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It’s Only Rock And Roll But . . .
It’s Only Rock And Roll But . . . But . . . before I get to the point of this post . . . I a product of the 50s, the mid 50s to be more specific. As such I have seen a great deal of fairly amazing (good and bad) things happen in the world. The Kennedy assignation (I recall it was a very sad day / week), the first man on the Moon (I watched on TV), Vietnam (I protested in high school), the sexual revolution (still working on this one) , the jet age (but I love piston driven engines), Nixon / Watergate, and many, many more. Another product of the mid 50s is Rock and Roll. My first clear recollection of music other than what my parents listened to (Sinatra, Como, and Martin – which I like) was The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show. My dad was not fond of what he heard or saw. I think Elvis was about as “far out” as he could go. Me, I got myself a transistor radio and listened all the time and went through a lot of those rectangular batteries. When my dad started driving some neighborhood and me to school he got a half hour dose of rock. I recall when Tommie Roe came out with “Dizzy” my dad would say “That damn song is making me dizzy”. “Growing up” in Los Angeles I was close to some fairly famous clubs (The Troubadour, Whiskey A Go-Go, Gazzarri"s) where some well known bands (Eagles, Linda Ronstadt) got their starts. It was also where “Surf” and “Hot Rod” music got rolling – the Beach Boys, The Surfaris (Wipeout), and Jan and Dean. J & D went to the same high school I did and I lived near and drove through “Dead Man’s Curve” (Sunset Blvd just west of N. Whittier Drive) on a regular basis. I got my first speeding ticket not very far from there. Rock has been the soundtrack playing while I did a lot of things for the first time and when I did some of them many other times. “So RedRock, why are you telling us this?” Good question whoever asked that. Because the nominations for the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame came out today. You, yes you, can vote for 5 of them to be inducted into the HoF. The first 5 are who I voted for, the rest are meh IMO. Who would you vote for? And feel free to throw in why if you’re so inclined. Def Leppard Rufus featuring Chaka Khan Stevie Nicks (I loves me some Stevie) The Zombies Todd Rundgren Devo Janet Jackson John Prine Kraftwerk LL Cool J MC5 Radiohead Rage Against the Machine Roxy Music The Cure When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. |
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10/29/2018 9:10 pm |
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Ye must've at least heard of Hector Lavoe?? Biggest salsa singer ever, died in the '90s I think from AIDs related illness, from needle sharing. Think Fania All Stars. Think bigger than Marc Anthony, and probably Michael Jackson too! And how the hell are ye big fellae?? I'm good, just dealin with life stuff happening - it will all work out OK. How's about you - you went MiA for a wee bit. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Ye must've at least heard of Hector Lavoe?? Biggest salsa singer ever, died in the '90s I think from AIDs related illness, from needle sharing. Think Fania All Stars. Think bigger than Marc Anthony, and probably Michael Jackson too! And how the hell are ye big fellae??
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You're welcome When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Alright oldies, get on to you tube and check these out. Title-Artist Go-public service broadcasting For the rabbits-sara beth tucek Nature boy-nick cave and the bad seeds Anything by Eleanor Friedberger; PJ Harvey About a bear-purson Koroshitai kimochi-bo ningen Formed a band-art brut Making a tape-wild billy childish Great leap forward-billy brag. And thats ignoring the greats like Bowie, Hendrix, Dylan I could go on.
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There's some surprises on that list but I'm glad to see the Brits represented. Radiohead, The Cure, Roxy Music and Def Leppard. I'd pick Ian McNabb or Richard Hawley When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Def Lappard & Stevie Nicks for me. Not sure about the others. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Well we were like 13 or 14 at the time..so it was hard to get into a regular bar. LOL When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Where's Hector Lavoe in all of this?? When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Let me see here these are who I would vote for.. Def Leppard..No Rufus featuring Chaka Khan..Most Definitely Stevie Nicks (I loves me some Stevie)..Hell yea The Zombies...No Todd Rundgren...NO Devo...No Janet Jackson...Most Definitely as she so deserves it John Prine..NO Kraftwerk..,.NO who are they LL Cool J...Yes MC5...No Radiohead.....No Rage Against the Machine....No Roxy Music....No The Cure....No When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Todd Rundgren's best-known songs would be "Hello It's Me" and "I Saw the Light" from the 70s. He has also written and produced a lot of other people's songs. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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There's some surprises on that list but I'm glad to see the Brits represented. Radiohead, The Cure, Roxy Music and Def Leppard. I'd pick Ian McNabb or Richard Hawley
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Def Lappard & Stevie Nicks for me. Not sure about the others. ~~Anais Nin~~
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Really, Stevie Nicks, Zombies and Todd Rundgren should have already been in. I doubt I would have gone to a non-alcoholic club back then. " I refuse to belong to any organization that would accept me as a member" Groucho Marx
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You and I are usually on a similar plain but here . . . not-so-much. What ya gonna play in the garage?
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Where's Hector Lavoe in all of this??
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Let me see here these are who I would vote for.. Def Leppard..No Rufus featuring Chaka Khan..Most Definitely Stevie Nicks (I loves me some Stevie)..Hell yea The Zombies...No Todd Rundgren...NO Devo...No Janet Jackson...Most Definitely as she so deserves it John Prine..NO Kraftwerk..,.NO who are they LL Cool J...Yes MC5...No Radiohead.....No Rage Against the Machine....No Roxy Music....No The Cure....No
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I'd have to put the Cure and Rage against the machine in there somewhere. Stevie should have already made it. Speaking of bands getting their start. In the 70's there was a non alcoholic club in SA called the Teen Canteen. Underaged teens would go there to listen to bands, rock..and of course sneak out back to smoke weed. First place I saw a little band called ZZTop. Before they even had a album out. Oh..and no beards. LOL I doubt I would have gone to a non-alcoholic club back then. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Stevie would get mine, my vote that is. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Stevie Nicks and Def Leppard would get my vote. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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I'd have to put the Cure and Rage against the machine in there somewhere. Stevie should have already made it. Speaking of bands getting their start. In the 70's there was a non alcoholic club in SA called the Teen Canteen. Underaged teens would go there to listen to bands, rock..and of course sneak out back to smoke weed. First place I saw a little band called ZZTop. Before they even had a album out. Oh..and no beards. LOL " I refuse to belong to any organization that would accept me as a member" Groucho Marx
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10/10/2018 5:32 am |
Stevie would get mine, my vote that is.
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Stevie Nicks and Def Leppard would get my vote.
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It annoys me that so many classic rockers seem to wait forever to even be nominated. Stevie Nicks should have been inducted long before Janet Jackson was nominated. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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I don't even know who John Prine is I'll have to check him out. Thanks for dropping in (to see what condition my condition was in.) When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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the cure When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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I can't even name an LL Cool J song When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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The MC5...Damn, Primal, Loud, Obscene...Devo I can appreciate...Kraftwerk...ProtoMusic...John Prine simply for the breadth of his works...Janet...Miss Jackson...Yeah...Roxy Music...ProtoMusic again...The rest..."Meh"...About sums it all up...The American Breed gets in sideways as Rufus...Chaka Khan!...I'll be in the Garage... When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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It annoys me that so many classic rockers seem to wait forever to even be nominated. Stevie Nicks should have been inducted long before Janet Jackson was nominated. Check out my profile or and become a "watcher" of my blog FMAOPLS,to learn more about me, and for intelligent, lively, smartassy and fun discussion, with a little irreverence thrown in. "Like" or comment on my photos, and I promise I'll add more. Thanks.
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the cure
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The MC5...Damn, Primal, Loud, Obscene...Devo I can appreciate...Kraftwerk...ProtoMusic...John Prine simply for the breadth of his works...Janet...Miss Jackson...Yeah...Roxy Music...ProtoMusic again...The rest..."Meh"...About sums it all up...The American Breed gets in sideways as Rufus...Chaka Khan!...I'll be in the Garage...
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One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock, rock Five, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock, rock Nine, ten, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock, rock We're gonna rock around the clock tonight When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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