HAPPY CHRISTMAS YOUR ARSE…
December 13th, 2012Lyrics…
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SALLY KRISTEN RIDE, 1951-2012…
July 23rd, 2012America’s first woman in space is gone… (Until I watched this Wilson Pickett video, I had no idea that the “Ride, Sally Ride” refrain apparently came later. In that vein, I offer what may be my favorite recording of the song by The Committments: movie version; concert version.)
CAT STEVENS, SITTING, 1972…
July 22nd, 2012Shortly after my 17th birthday, Cat Stevens released Catch Bull At Four and the first song on the album was Sitting. In my full blown, dark moments of the soul/adolescent angst self, that song was what I played over and over and over. Sitting now in the dark, I find myself thrown back to those [...]
THIS LAND IS MY LAND…
June 15th, 2012Woody Guthrie sat down to write what I’ve always believed ought to be our national anthem in 1940 in response to Irving Berlin’s God Bless America. More than 70 years later the song remain as powerful as any song can be. The first phase of the epic land battle for the soul of Riverdale, Pennsylvania [...]
I THINK MR. ROGERS WOULD APPROVE…
June 12th, 2012Whenever I read about Mr. Rogers, I remember the strip by John Backderf (I would provide a link, but sadly, Derf’s art is not well indexed on the web) where he once got a ride from Mr. Rogers while he was attending art school in Pittsburgh. What a moment that must have been. [Update: 0938 [...]
EARL SCRUGGS, 1924-2012…
March 30th, 2012Earl Scruggs, banjo; Glen Duncan, fiddle; Randy Scruggs, acoustic guitar; Steve Martin, second banjo solo; Vince Gill, first electric guitar solo; Marty Stuart, mandolin; Gary Scruggs, harmonica; Albert Lee, second electric guitar solo; Paul Shaffer, piano; Jerry Douglas, dobro; Leon Russell, organ; Glenn Worf, bass and Harry Stinson, drums (the guy who hangs out with [...]
RALPHY DOES THE BLUES…
March 16th, 2012http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=812350928
THE ROOT SOUNDTRACK FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA…
February 6th, 2012Via The Root: No. 2 Second Time Around by Shalamar. No. 3 Changes by 2Pac No. 4 One Nation Under a Groove by Funkadelic. No. 5 Higher Ground by Stevie Wonder. While I will not be voting for President Obama a second time and I do wish him well, I think the idea of a [...]
CATHERINE GRACE: TO NITE…
January 19th, 2012Music written and performed by Clevelander Catherine Grace…
THE LONGEST NIGHT BEGINS, HAPPY SOLSTICE…!
December 22nd, 2011Tonight will be a roaring fire, wassail and… Then there’s the animated version…
