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Short and Sweet...
I had a comment on my last blog that it was too wordy. Okay, I can do requests. I did a YouTube search tonight and found a video titled Short and Sweet. The amazing thing is, one of my favorite guitarists David Gilmore performs the song.
Jeremiah
Listen, if you get a friend request from a guy called Jeremiah, it's okay to accept.
He's a bullfrog, and a good friend of mine.
Today's earworm courtesy of Biff
If you are puzzled, go to first comment and be swiftly returned to a rather nice decade.
He's a bullfrog, and a good friend of mine.
Today's earworm courtesy of Biff
If you are puzzled, go to first comment and be swiftly returned to a rather nice decade.
Songs about D R U G S...
Long before I was born, people were writing songs about drugs. Due to censorship many had hidden meanings. The 1960's changed all that. The first I can recall was Steppenwolf with The Pusher. On a sweeter note, the Beatles recorded Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. I read that was about their experiences with LSD.
It doesn't end there and though I respect a musicians passion for recording music about drugs, drug addiction and recovering from broken lives from the use of drugs, it sits oddly that there's such a great audience who want to listen to songs about drugs.
She's divorced with two kids in middle school, has a great job, nice house, eats healthy, non-smoker, rarely has more than a social drink with the girls, concerned about the environment, dedicates time for the gym, seeing to it that her kids make it to soccer practice and attend school marathons. She gives 100% support for all women's causes and has a pink ribbon bumper sticker.
Do you know her? There's a few on every block. At the Bar-B-Que she's friendly and enjoys the music... the transformation occurs when they play a Clapton song. That's were she has her arms in the air... well at least one as the other is holding her drink. Bumping butts with the other girls who want to be like her and all the single guys are wanting to be with her.
What Clapton song? Cocaine.
Maybe that's not the right song to sing in front of your kids.
Come sing it with me...
"If you wanna hang out, you've gotta take her out... Cocaine
If you wanna get down, down on the ground... Cocaine
She don't like, she don't lie, she don't lie... Cocaine
If you got bad news, you wanna kick them blues... Cocaine
When your day is done, and you wanna run... Cocaine
She don't like, she don't lie, she don't lie... Cocaine
If your thing is gone, and you wanna ride on... Cocaine
Don't forget this fact, you can't get it back... Cocaine
She don't like, she don't lie, she don't lie... Cocaine
She don't like, she don't lie, she don't lie... Cocaine"
(song & song lyrics credit: Eric Clapton)
It doesn't end there and though I respect a musicians passion for recording music about drugs, drug addiction and recovering from broken lives from the use of drugs, it sits oddly that there's such a great audience who want to listen to songs about drugs.
She's divorced with two kids in middle school, has a great job, nice house, eats healthy, non-smoker, rarely has more than a social drink with the girls, concerned about the environment, dedicates time for the gym, seeing to it that her kids make it to soccer practice and attend school marathons. She gives 100% support for all women's causes and has a pink ribbon bumper sticker.
Do you know her? There's a few on every block. At the Bar-B-Que she's friendly and enjoys the music... the transformation occurs when they play a Clapton song. That's were she has her arms in the air... well at least one as the other is holding her drink. Bumping butts with the other girls who want to be like her and all the single guys are wanting to be with her.
What Clapton song? Cocaine.
Maybe that's not the right song to sing in front of your kids.
Come sing it with me...
"If you wanna hang out, you've gotta take her out... Cocaine
If you wanna get down, down on the ground... Cocaine
She don't like, she don't lie, she don't lie... Cocaine
If you got bad news, you wanna kick them blues... Cocaine
When your day is done, and you wanna run... Cocaine
She don't like, she don't lie, she don't lie... Cocaine
If your thing is gone, and you wanna ride on... Cocaine
Don't forget this fact, you can't get it back... Cocaine
She don't like, she don't lie, she don't lie... Cocaine
She don't like, she don't lie, she don't lie... Cocaine"
(song & song lyrics credit: Eric Clapton)
Bluesy...
I had a carpenter scheduled to replace some wood fascia this morning, but he cancelled at the last minute citing, the rainy weather we had all week put him behind in commitments. That's understandable... except he fell one rung on my ladder of reliability. That was something he should have announced last night. Actually, 2 rungs... he cannot read email from the new phone purchased. I was going to give him a drawing of something I needed done (instead of email) now it will get delayed a little more.
My plan was to work online from home while he was here, but I'll head to the office after a few errands. One of my old monitors is 'blanking out' from a faulty power supply, so I need to switch things around and do computer maintenance that I haven't had time for.
I already started on a few YouTube videos this morning... Jim, thanks for linking the Kamala Harris grilling Brett Kavanaugh. That was great!
I'm an upbeat person, but I like to listen to blues. British Blues to be specific.
I know, I know... they learned the blues from Black Americans. It's their interpretation I like so much about it. To me, It's inspirational not depressing.
Of my favorites... Free. They started as a blues band and later changed to rock.
My plan was to work online from home while he was here, but I'll head to the office after a few errands. One of my old monitors is 'blanking out' from a faulty power supply, so I need to switch things around and do computer maintenance that I haven't had time for.
I already started on a few YouTube videos this morning... Jim, thanks for linking the Kamala Harris grilling Brett Kavanaugh. That was great!
I'm an upbeat person, but I like to listen to blues. British Blues to be specific.
I know, I know... they learned the blues from Black Americans. It's their interpretation I like so much about it. To me, It's inspirational not depressing.
Of my favorites... Free. They started as a blues band and later changed to rock.
Jimi Hendrix 75th birthday today
If he was still alive, he would be 75 today.
Would he scream at his grandkids..."turn that music down !!" ?
Probably not.
Here's some interesting history on Jimi from his official website,
which I copied and pasted the beginning below.
You can read the whole thing by going to the link I included further below;
Widely recognized as one of the most creative and influential musicians of the 20th century,
Jimi Hendrix pioneered the explosive possibilities of the electric guitar.
Hendrix’s innovative style of combining fuzz, feedback and controlled distortion created a new musical form.
Because he was unable to read or write music, it is nothing short of remarkable that Jimi Hendrix’s meteoric rise
in the music took place in just four short years. His musical language continues to influence a host of modern musicians,
from George Clinton to Miles Davis, and Steve Vai to Jonny Lang.
Jimi Hendrix, born Johnny Allen Hendrix at 10:15 a.m. on November 27, 1942, at Seattle’s King County Hospital,
was later renamed James Marshall by his father, James “Al” Hendrix.
Young Jimmy (as he was referred to at the time) took an interest in music, drawing influence
from virtually every major artist at the time, including B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Buddy Holly, and Robert Johnson.
Entirely self-taught, Jimmy’s inability to read music made him concentrate even harder on the music he heard.
Al took notice of Jimmy’s interest in the guitar, recalling, “I used to have Jimmy clean up the bedroom all the time
while I was gone, and when I would come home I would find a lot of broom straws around the foot of the bed.
I’d say to him, `Well didn’t you sweep up the floor?’ and he’d say, `Oh yeah,’ he did.
But I’d find out later that he used to be sitting at the end of the bed there and strumming the broom like he was playing a guitar.”
Al found an old one-string ukulele, which he gave to Jimmy to play a huge improvement over the broom.
By the summer of 1958, Al had purchased Jimmy a five-dollar, second-hand acoustic guitar from one of his friends.
Shortly thereafter, Jimmy joined his first band, The Velvetones. After a three-month stint with the group,
Jimmy left to pursue his own interests. The following summer, Al purchased Jimmy his first electric guitar,
a Supro Ozark 1560S; Jimi used it when he joined The Rocking Kings.
In 1961, Jimmy left home to enlist in the United States Army and in November 1962 earned the right
to wear the “Screaming Eagles” patch for the paratroop division. While stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky,
Jimmy formed The King Casuals with bassist Billy Cox. After being discharged due to an injury he received
during a parachute jump, Jimmy began working as a session guitarist under the name Jimmy James.
By the end of 1965, Jimmy had played with several marquee acts, including Ike and Tina Turner, Sam Cooke,
the Isley Brothers, and Little Richard. Jimmy parted ways with Little Richard to form his own band,
Jimmy James and the Blue Flames, shedding the role of back-line guitarist for the spotlight of lead guitar.
Throughout the latter half of 1965, and into the first part of 1966, Jimmy played the rounds of smaller venues
throughout Greenwich Village, catching up with Animals’ bassist Chas Chandler during a July performance
at Caf‚ Wha? Chandler was impressed with Jimmy’s performance and returned again in September 1966
to sign Hendrix to an agreement that would have him move to London to form a new band.
Switching gears from bass player to manager, Chandler’s first task was to change Hendrix’s name to “Jimi.”
Featuring drummer Mitch Mitchell and bassist Noel Redding, the newly formed Jimi Hendrix Experience
quickly became the talk of London in the fall of 1966......
For the rest go here;
https://youtu.be/gnOjNCZvWew?t=1m13s
Would he scream at his grandkids..."turn that music down !!" ?
Probably not.
Here's some interesting history on Jimi from his official website,
which I copied and pasted the beginning below.
You can read the whole thing by going to the link I included further below;
Widely recognized as one of the most creative and influential musicians of the 20th century,
Jimi Hendrix pioneered the explosive possibilities of the electric guitar.
Hendrix’s innovative style of combining fuzz, feedback and controlled distortion created a new musical form.
Because he was unable to read or write music, it is nothing short of remarkable that Jimi Hendrix’s meteoric rise
in the music took place in just four short years. His musical language continues to influence a host of modern musicians,
from George Clinton to Miles Davis, and Steve Vai to Jonny Lang.
Jimi Hendrix, born Johnny Allen Hendrix at 10:15 a.m. on November 27, 1942, at Seattle’s King County Hospital,
was later renamed James Marshall by his father, James “Al” Hendrix.
Young Jimmy (as he was referred to at the time) took an interest in music, drawing influence
from virtually every major artist at the time, including B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Buddy Holly, and Robert Johnson.
Entirely self-taught, Jimmy’s inability to read music made him concentrate even harder on the music he heard.
Al took notice of Jimmy’s interest in the guitar, recalling, “I used to have Jimmy clean up the bedroom all the time
while I was gone, and when I would come home I would find a lot of broom straws around the foot of the bed.
I’d say to him, `Well didn’t you sweep up the floor?’ and he’d say, `Oh yeah,’ he did.
But I’d find out later that he used to be sitting at the end of the bed there and strumming the broom like he was playing a guitar.”
Al found an old one-string ukulele, which he gave to Jimmy to play a huge improvement over the broom.
By the summer of 1958, Al had purchased Jimmy a five-dollar, second-hand acoustic guitar from one of his friends.
Shortly thereafter, Jimmy joined his first band, The Velvetones. After a three-month stint with the group,
Jimmy left to pursue his own interests. The following summer, Al purchased Jimmy his first electric guitar,
a Supro Ozark 1560S; Jimi used it when he joined The Rocking Kings.
In 1961, Jimmy left home to enlist in the United States Army and in November 1962 earned the right
to wear the “Screaming Eagles” patch for the paratroop division. While stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky,
Jimmy formed The King Casuals with bassist Billy Cox. After being discharged due to an injury he received
during a parachute jump, Jimmy began working as a session guitarist under the name Jimmy James.
By the end of 1965, Jimmy had played with several marquee acts, including Ike and Tina Turner, Sam Cooke,
the Isley Brothers, and Little Richard. Jimmy parted ways with Little Richard to form his own band,
Jimmy James and the Blue Flames, shedding the role of back-line guitarist for the spotlight of lead guitar.
Throughout the latter half of 1965, and into the first part of 1966, Jimmy played the rounds of smaller venues
throughout Greenwich Village, catching up with Animals’ bassist Chas Chandler during a July performance
at Caf‚ Wha? Chandler was impressed with Jimmy’s performance and returned again in September 1966
to sign Hendrix to an agreement that would have him move to London to form a new band.
Switching gears from bass player to manager, Chandler’s first task was to change Hendrix’s name to “Jimi.”
Featuring drummer Mitch Mitchell and bassist Noel Redding, the newly formed Jimi Hendrix Experience
quickly became the talk of London in the fall of 1966......
For the rest go here;
https://youtu.be/gnOjNCZvWew?t=1m13s
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