Good stuff!!  Thanks.  I went through years of denying metal totally.  Then, in November, my friend and I did 10 days in a car, and he has a killer stereo in the car.  He had some metal with him, and at first when he put it on, I just groaned, to myself, of course.  But, soon as he was singing along with it, I started hearing  in the lyrics.  As a matter of fact, I liked it so much, he sent me 3 albums of the same group.  I don't think they are together anymore, but it was Scatterbrain.  Fine Line  Don't Call Me Dude

Also born today, Too Slim - Riders in the Sky  OK, maybe it's a little way out for some, but I know these guys.  They are outrageously funny, and sterling fellows.  Oh, and did I say talented?  Too Slim plays bass.

Thank you, Jim the Dandiest.  I needed that to defuse me.  I'm voting for John Lennon.  Of course, pictures of the Beatles as they progressed through MY years were nice, but his voice, and his passion really showed up in that clip.  Have a GREAT Saturday.  

Happy birthday to a couple of my favorites.  She has not really enjoyed an easy time in this country, but I'm quite fond of Alanis.  My favorite song of hers is You Learn.  It's old, but I never get tired of it.  I didn't like any of the videos on YouTube, though.  But, I got to hear her sing it 3 times.  You picked a good one, though, Nirvana.

Jim Dandy:  You can tease me with Ted Nugent any day.  And, that's all I'm going to say, today.   
Caruso - be still my beating heart.  Hey!  There's one that's older than me!!!!  Haha!  Such a thrill to hear him on a recording that is of his vintage.

Nirvana:  That was great!  Talented boys, hey?  Don't forget to watch the one with Carols Santana.  There are a few drop outs in it, but it's still worth a look-see.

baddessi: Oh yeah!  Thanks for the John Fogerty.  As always he makes us smile, and tap our feet.  That guitar really is a trip.  I don't believe I've ever seen one quite like that.  I wonder how you string it?  I have stringing guitars on my mind these days, as you know.  Hahaha!

Thanks, everybody.  I needed that.

Jim Dandy:  Go for it!  Let us know what you find.

Was it Los Lonely Boys?  Actually, baddessi was the first to post about them.  I'd never heard of them, but now I have.  You commented on them "I checked out Los Lonely <span>Boys,not bad.Kinda reminded me of Stevie Ray Vaughn's sound in the clip I watched",  

Jim Dandy: 

Thank you, Eriisa.  I've already hugged my veteran today.  

Jim Dandy:  Thanks for that little piece.  How do people get soooooo talented, I just want to know.  I had a little discussion with a man at lunch the other day about the word musician.  His idea was that only classical musicians were musicians, and everybody else is amateur.  I knew I was in trouble at that point, and I just let it drop.  He got no validation, and I knew I was right.  I happen to be both, or have been, and it's nice to know I have knowledge beyond the imagination of some people.  

Papa John Creech - isn't it funny how our parents, well my parents, I'm older than everybody here, thought rock 'n roll was such a screech genre.  And, here's Papa John, born 1917 (previous to THEIR own births) out there rockin' with the best.  Thanks for the trip down memory lane, Nirvana.

And then, there's John Fogerty.  That boy (little over a year older than me) is still rockin' today.  What I kept coming back to while watching that 1969 performance was your comment below, Jim Dandy, "Eddie Money is on the bill I see,he sure has got alot of milage out of one good album."  One might say the same of Fogerty, except he's done a lot of good stuff since.  But, he seems never to drop the great hits of the 60s.  I don't think he's changed one lick of "Down on the Bayou" since 1969. 

Two weeks after Woodstock was the Texas International Pop Festival.  It was an awesome event, especially seeing that it took place in the middle of redneckville.  There is a website put up by a guy who was there.  He has included this story about a festival we have every year here in the Dallas area.  It's pretty funny, but only us oldies can REALLY relate.  Hahaha!  Enjoy Wilting Wildflower for yourself.

Thank you for that, Nirvana.  Interesting reading.

I watched that, Eriisa.  It was really funny!!!

Haridaspal:  Bo!  That's some awesome flat pickin'.  We have a picker (well several, but he's my fav) named Bill Hearn.  There's nothing of his on You Tube, probably because no one has been able to film him.  But, he's blind, and he plays in the same style as Emmanuel.  It's amazing to me that he never misses a note.  His wife is also blind, and plays the piano and sings as well.  Someday, maybe I can get some information up about them.  Thanks for the flick.  I loved it.  It's obvious he loves performing too.

I've had a bit of a time with it, but whenever they cut on you, it just takes time.  That old appendix lasted me 60 years, and from what I understand, that's a loooooooong time.  My aunt had hers until she was into her 70s, though.  i figure we must have a very high longevity of parts quotient in my family.  But, it's gonna happen, sooner or later with this part.  I was just glad I went when I did rather than waiting until I'd hurt for several days, and let it rupture.  This was a lot easier.  They did it laparoscopically, so I only have 3 small incisions - no scars!  WooHoo, I can wear a bikini until I'm 90....if I wore a bikini anyway.  Hahaha!  I'm the only person in the world who wears sweats in the pool.

But, hilarity aside, thanks for thinking of me.  I will recover, I promise.

baddessi:  It looks interesting, I must say.  I didn't have a chance to peruse it myself, but maybe soon.

That group is pretty small.  I hope it grows for you, Bobes.

Mousetrap:  I'll make that three.  Lovely voice.

Joni Mitchell, even on her folk albums, was always a cut above.  The way she put words and notes together was astounding.  I truly, truly still love her.

I do like her.  I have other female artists I like better, but some of the stuff she does approaches jazz - I like those.

Of course, Carlos Santana is one of my all-time favorites.  And, BOY, have I ever loved Alex Ligertwood forever!  "...musta been lust."   Fiona Apple I've just come around to.  Maybe I settled down a little, but I really enjoy her too. 

Andersp:  Well, that was totally cool!  Thanks for sharing it.

Andersp: That's pretty amazing! Did you know that corps existed?

nivabef: That was cute. It reminded me of Ellen DeGeneris - she wanted to work with animals.

Tuesday: You're welcome. Anytime.

Tuesday:  You can find out all you ever wanted to know here.  You can do it yourself, or you can hire an attorney to do it for you.  

Today in 1969:  The Beatles performed as a group for the last time in public in a 45-minute gig on the roof of their Apple Records headquarters in London during the filming of ''Let it Be"
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T-Bone Burnett is 59 today.  Don't miss him!! 

Iris Dement is 46 today.  It's unfortunate that the video quality on this clip is flakey, but the last half is pretty good.  It's one of my favorite songs she does, and MAN, would I have loved to have been at that jam!!!!

Nirvana: Ewwwwwwww! Don't let that thing in MY house.

Oh yeah!  That's such a wonderful song - real tear jerker.  It reminds me of how much Hank III sounds like him.  Maybe III has worked to get that sound, but he really does sound like his grand-daddy.

December 31, 2006 was the 53rd anniversary of the death of Hank Williams Sr.  I had to give that one a little extra moment.

Jim Dandy: I'll remember that!

Jim Dandy: Wow! And, the price is right!!!

Odetta is 76 years old today.  She performed Midnight Special in just about every performance I saw.  

MadMonkey: I can believe it. Imagine is a song that will be remembered for centuries.

gogul: I know. What a time to lose one of the greats.

MagicDragon: MD, good to see you. I think we were talking about John Lennon, not John Denver.

awesome: Awesome.

Keith Richards is 63 today.  Happy birthday, baby!!

On the blues scene, Lonnie Brooks (73), and Rod Piazza (59) both have birthdays.

Elliott Easton (The Cars) is 53 today.

DJ Lethal (Limp Bizkit) turns 34

prettymama:  Yeah, the longer version is a lotta funny.

Nirvana:  Thanks for getting us out there!!

baddessi: How could I not when I saw John Mayall, and Ringo Garza?

Nirvana: Thanks! I'll have to dig further into her material.

Nirvana: Thank you, Nirvana. Beautiful girl. Wonderful, full voice. Funny, I used to sing Leaving On A Jet Plane in the 60s. Does she write any of her stuff?

Stardust:  Where does she live?  Can we hear her somewhere?

Today is baddessi's not-tellin'teenth birthday.  She shares this day with some formidable musicians:


John Mayall    Blues singer-musician   73
Denny Doherty    Singer (The Mamas & the Papas)    66   
Chuck Mangione    Composer-musician    66
Jody Miller    Country singer    65
Felix Cavaliere    Pop singer-musician (The Rascals)    62
Wallis Buchanan    Musician (Jamiroquai)    41
Martin Carr    Rock musician (Boo Radleys)    38
Jonathan Knight    Singer (New Kids on the Block)    38
The Game    Rapper    27
Ringo Garza    Rock musician (Los Lonely Boys)    25

On a more somber note, 2001Rock musician George Harrison of the Beatles died at age 58 following a battle with cancer.

Extrapolated from Today in the News - ©DallasNews.com

I did just exactly that.  Do you have a favorite off this CD?

Bwild: Have you heard the whole CD? I have it, and was listening to it a lot yesterday. I guess it's just the fiddle, and the guitar style that smacks of country to me. Not that it makes any difference,but the Robison brothers play backup guitar on the CD, and they are almost pure country. Not that I'm complaining. Hahaha!

Jim Dandy:  Yikes!  Now I'm getting really concerned.  Hahaha!

Jim Dandy: Hmmmm maybe. One forgets it's a business and not all for creativity's sake. I guess I just hope some people won't sell out. You think they are?

Jim Dandy:  Yes, me too.  But then, one might argue about whether that kind of analysis was .  I think not, but I tend to be a little over-analytical when it comes to the human condition.

I've spent today listening to Dixie Chicks Long Way Around.  It's echoing in my mind as I type.  It surely sounds country to me.  The rest of the world seem to think this album "lifted them up out of the realm of country music."  Maybe the rest of the world, with this album, finally sees the depth and richness of country music as a part of the medium itself?

I promise I'll be alright in a few days.  Right now, I'm rest-deprived.  As soon as I hit California, and get settled into my hotel room, I'm going to take a monumental nap.  Maybe when I get back to Texas, I will have stopped this arm-chair philosophizing.

Good assessment, Jim Dandy.  I believe one MUST be a tortured genius to create.  There is a level of emotion one has to reach to take sustenance from his/her own performance.  I think I've known this for a long time, but I also think I am just coming to understand it fully.  Therefore, might we say one should be grateful for the abuses perpetrated upon them that shaped them into the tortured genius?  For those abuses will only live on in the abused.