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It has been too long since I’ve posted a new offering. I was sidetracked by some circumstances and it has taken me a while to get my focus back. But my problems don’t compare to those suffering the environmental circumstances in and around the beautiful Los Angeles, California. For those of us with family or…
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Some said he went “Vegas.” The story was he’d seen Neil Diamond perform there and had the idea of a real production for his live show. He hired Jerry Weintraub to manage his career. He had assembled the largest band he has ever had: Sax, keyboards, percussion, drums, lead guitar, violin, 3 backing vocalists, and…
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The tremendous Amy Jade Winehouse was born 41 years ago today in Southgate, London, England. What an incredible artist. She sang like no one else, even when one could hear her influences. Her songwriting would have been off the charts by now. She couldn’t catch a break. She was surrounded by people of questionable judgement,…
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Happy Labor Day to one and all. And especially Thank You to all doing those things we each rely on, and, let’s face it, sometimes take for granted. Or maybe even complain about from time to time when something along these lines may not have been done the way we like. But it was done,…
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Some people may feel the Big Bang of Rock and Roll was Elvis’ “That’s Alright Mama.” It’s an incredible recording. Seismic. Musically speaking, “That’s Alright Mama” may very well be the music Big Bang of Rock. To me, a huge, non-musical event takes the title. It took place 60 years ago today, towards the late…
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Keith Richards, many decades ago, called him “the greatest R ‘n B singer this side of the Atlantic.” Less than a year ago, he called him “the best frontman any band could hope for.” The man of whom he speaks, Michael Philip MICK Jagger, turns 81 today. He remains the greatest frontman in Rock and…
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55 years ago today, July 11, 1969, Mercury Records releases (in mono) David Bowie’s “Space Oddity,” rush releasing it five days before the launch of Apollo 11. The single hit #1…in 1975. At the time of its release, “Space Oddity” sold poorly, despite rave reviews. It eventually reached #5 in the UK, though it fell…
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News. You can’t escape it. Could be about someone else, could be about you. Could be politics. Could be sports. Could be financial. Could be anything. Pete Townshend said “too much of anything is too much for me.” Bob Dylan said “too much of nothing can make a man feel ill at ease.” Sometimes, bad…
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Bob Dylan said that. I don’t want to add my feelings to the national discussion on last night’s debate. I just can’t get over the simple fact that these two people are the choice out of a country of 330,000,000. One has my vote no matter the performance. The other one has the same from…
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The tremendous James PAUL McCartney is 82 today. Wow. It would be nearly impossible to write up a blog encompassing so huge a life. He is currently in his 67th year of performing, with shows scheduled in South America and Europe. No less an authority than Bob Dylan said the following: “I’m in awe of…
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