Vacation ramblin’, ramblin’ thoughts and ramblin’ music
Ah, vacation.
The family wedding and reunion went off beautifully. My brother, sister and I, along with marital units, took in a game at Fenway Park Wednesday (the BoSox, alas, lost 4-0). On Thursday, we went fishing for bluefish and bass off Nantucket and caught probably 40 fish in a few hours. It was crazy. My wife was the day’s top fisher(wo)man, nailing a 36-inch striped bass. Fresh fish for dinner last night.
One of the benefits of having grown up all over the country as a military brat, and working in every corner of the country as an adult, is feeling a connection to all the places I’ve lived over the years. You’re a native nowhere, but a stranger nowhere as well.
As the great Allman Brothers put it …
– Jay Bookman
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Uncle Jed
August 19th, 2011
6:02 pm
Your family keeps your jeans in a pool, @@?
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Sometimes tight jeans go on better wet, but most people get a really bad headache during the tumble dry cycle. Anyway, here is a little Janis Joplin; tight jeans; and ….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFqhzdXFA9g
JamVet
August 19th, 2011
6:05 pm
“Tank and tonic”
Superb.
I just had a wonderful friend call me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU7JjJJZi1Q
It makes everything OK, (And typing is getting real tough!)
out of the blue
August 19th, 2011
6:05 pm
“new to Django…the greatest that ever was and even BB King says that” Like I said, I have never heard of him before, but that was before you just introduced him. I think a couple of his CD’s could find a place at the top of my collection!
Uncle Jed
August 19th, 2011
6:05 pm
need to put the sweep on the pool
+++++++++++++++++++++
careful the jeans don’t get in the skimmers
josef
August 19th, 2011
6:08 pm
Uncle Jed…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuTEk2uqzTA&feature=related
Bruno…
We don’t agree on much, but when it comes to Django…no argument…any guitarist worth his or her salt bows that direction and prays thrice daily…
Aquagirl
August 19th, 2011
6:09 pm
Pleasant weekend, all -
Always some fascist, telling me what kinda weekend to have…
Everybody enjoy the type of evening they personally desire, Gawd Bless ‘Merica.
josef
August 19th, 2011
6:12 pm
blue…
read up on him, too…
“At the age of 18, Reinhardt was injured in a fire that ravaged the caravan he shared with Florine “Bella” Mayer, his first wife.[6] They were very poor, and to supplement their income Bella made imitation flowers out of celluloid and paper. Consequently, their home was full of this highly flammable material. Returning from a performance late one night, Reinhardt apparently knocked over a candle on his way to bed. While his family and neighbours were quick to pull him to safety, he received first- and second-degree burns over half his body. His right leg was paralysed and the third and fourth fingers of his left hand were badly burned. Doctors believed that he would never play guitar again and intended to amputate one of his legs.[7] Reinhardt refused to have the surgery and left the hospital after a short time; he was able to walk within a year with the aid of a cane.
His brother Joseph Reinhardt, an accomplished guitarist himself, bought Django a new guitar. With rehabilitation and practice he relearned his craft in a completely new way, even as his third and fourth fingers remained partially paralysed. He played all of his guitar solos with only two fingers, and used the two injured digits only for chord work.”
—from the wikipedia article….
JamVet
August 19th, 2011
6:13 pm
That Curiosity Killed The Cat was really fine. Loved the sax. (no kidding.)
Black Dog, Arguably the greatest LZ song ever,
Uncle Jed
August 19th, 2011
6:16 pm
“JETHROOO…bring the truck around, boy. Me and youz goin’ downtown.”
josef-
“You want I should fetch Granny and Ellie May, Uncle Jed?”
“I gotta have a long talk with that boy one day.”
“NO JETHRO, just fetch the truck and shut up.”
Soothsayer
August 19th, 2011
6:16 pm
Jam-man: too bad John was * (I can’t bring myself to type the word) by a lunatic and George smoked himself to death.
Good little liberal
August 19th, 2011
6:17 pm
Great music. The Almond Brothers and all those add-ons, including gospel chick singers.
I know there are not a lot of country music fans here, but tonight I return to the stadium of my high school for the first time in over 30 years. I turned down a playing gig for this. It’s not the Braves, it’s not the Falcons, its my little high school and Friday night football:
http://www.cmt.com/videos/kenny-chesney/547722/the-boys-of-fall.jhtml
Bosch
August 19th, 2011
6:17 pm
Keep!
Apollo has been lethargic all day and that got him up and going! Thanks!
Bosch
August 19th, 2011
6:19 pm
I’ll bet md was much more fun back in her gin days.
J/K
Soothsayer
August 19th, 2011
6:20 pm
I thought I heard someone mention Jethro
josef
August 19th, 2011
6:22 pm
ZamVet
Curiosity is really a pretty good bunch…
Bruno, blue, Thulsa,,,
A little fambly sidelight…as y’all know, we’ve got a l’il Romany Princess grandbaby…Youngest Boy, a studio drummer, has recently gone off on the guitar…he’s a big Django fan and one of our “shared” moments is Gogol Bordello…he’s been doing a composition for his niece with Romany themes..played part of it for us…I know its parental pride, but sh*t, he’s f*ckin good! I just hope she appreciates it…
JamVet
August 19th, 2011
6:25 pm
Aquagirl, Paul, is the coolest ever. And I’m embarrassed, but not afraid to say so,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPOTg-7pV64
getalife
August 19th, 2011
6:25 pm
Looks like fun Jay.
I have never seen a Boston game live.
Sweet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_uh8XjgLTE
Bosch
August 19th, 2011
6:29 pm
I think it’s safe to assume Aquagirl was just kidding (not that I want to be a dick and say what people believe and all that
)
josef
August 19th, 2011
6:30 pm
GLL
Country music fans? Here? Stick around. Be surprised just how many there are here at FNM at Jay’s Place…lot of ‘em a liberals, too… and here’s a registered Democrat singing for us, we love FNM
“…we got…”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Fulz4ytZ54&ob=av2n
Soothsayer
August 19th, 2011
6:33 pm
So that’s how they do it!
Bruno
August 19th, 2011
6:34 pm
Howdy again, gang. Just wanted to report a Hillbilly sighting over at Kyle’s. I let him know that he’s missed here at JB’s place and that everyone was wishing him well.
Uncle Jed
August 19th, 2011
6:34 pm
Soothsayer
August 19th, 2011
6:20 pm
+++++++++
NICE
(I have to go meet a potential client–wish me luck–it will help the economy)
Bruno
August 19th, 2011
6:35 pm
(not that I want to be a dick and say what people believe and all that)
Bosch–Is it just me, or do you have a “dick fixation” lately???
out of the blue
August 19th, 2011
6:35 pm
Keep the pride man. Sounds like he is a real winner. What little boy do I know that would write, and play for his little sister….No one!
Congrats on you and your young-uns….
Soothsayer
August 19th, 2011
6:37 pm
Good luck, Uncle Jed!
Bruno
August 19th, 2011
6:39 pm
I know its parental pride, but sh*t, he’s f*ckin good! I just hope she appreciates it…
josef–As critical as I am about so many things, musical effort isn’t one of them. If someone takes the chance to play an instrument or sing in front of others, I support them all the way. Elton John said as much in a recent interview. He states that he’s always honored when someone plays one of his songs, however it comes out.
josef
August 19th, 2011
6:40 pm
BOSCH
A little gin and the whole world is beautiful….hell, I might even like Helen Thomas tonight!
Bosch
August 19th, 2011
6:41 pm
Bruno
I didnt want to say anything, but that picture Normal posted of Bachmann eating that corndog did some serious mental damage. I feel it will take lots of alcohol to recover.
Bosch
August 19th, 2011
6:45 pm
Josef!
Wow! That is some gin Unmentionable has! Are you sure it’s not laced with pixie dust? I mean YOU saying that about Helen?
josef
August 19th, 2011
6:46 pm
BRUNO
“Bosch–Is it just me, or do you have a “dick fixation” lately???”
This party’s gettin dirty…may have to put my clothes on and go home…
Is it the GWIDLN crowd…?
And. yep, proud of our young uns. As Unmentionable says, “we must have done something right.”
out of the blue
August 19th, 2011
6:49 pm
For all ya who’s got your glass full of whatever….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzPQe8JYJns
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
August 19th, 2011
6:50 pm
I didnt want to say anything, but that picture Normal posted of Bachmann eating that corndog did some serious mental damage. I feel it will take lots of alcohol to recover.
Well, welcome to the club. I been drinking like a fish ever since Soothsayer posted that picture three days ago. The missus wants to know why I’m going thru a extra 6-pack every night, and I wouldn’t dare tell her the truth. I keep seeing those eyes rolling back in her head, sort of like a shark chowing down.
josef
August 19th, 2011
6:50 pm
BOSCH
Well, I’ll always be able to claim it was the alcohol talking! Unfortunately, I can’t say anything about it (dammit!) but I’m happy as a pig in sh*t tonight. Just say that revenge is a dish best served cold!
Bruno
August 19th, 2011
6:53 pm
We don’t agree on much, but when it comes to Django
Well, you certainly ARE the smooth operator, josef. Here I was thinking that we agreed on lots of stuff……
At any rate, Elton John composed this number forty years ago last week:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBWfUc5jKiM
One of his best sing-along songs ^^^^^^
Bruno
August 19th, 2011
6:55 pm
With everyone hitting the bottle tonight, this place is likely to get sloppy before it’s over. I may have to fix one myself, since none of the good stuff is available right now.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
August 19th, 2011
6:56 pm
Well certainly we should be fair and provide equally regardless of sex. Bachmann is not the only corn dog eater:
http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2011/08/16/rick-perry-latest-gop-candidate-photographed-eating-corn-dog
JamVet
August 19th, 2011
6:58 pm
My ears are full of tears. My lovely Trice called to console me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncdwBB9KIME&feature=related
josef
August 19th, 2011
7:00 pm
BRUNO
Ssshhh…we can’t let that little secret out! Meanwhile, I’m still your…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TYv2PhG89A&ob=av2n
josef
August 19th, 2011
7:09 pm
okay, drunks…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3zkkLckeyM&ob=av2e
Schrodinger's cat
August 19th, 2011
7:09 pm
But Cash is King
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7K4jH7NqUw
Bruno
August 19th, 2011
7:12 pm
Sadly, Hillbilly Deluxe stated that he won’t be coming back to the JB blog. No particular reason given, though. On behalf of the crew I thanked him for the great times and great music.
getalife
August 19th, 2011
7:14 pm
doom drunk yet?
We are close to seeing a dead daffy ans assad is next.
Freedom:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu3rsha1ZtI&ob=av3e
Jm
August 19th, 2011
7:14 pm
Like chris Matthews. He’s legit….
Liberals like Reagan jr, not so much
Bruno
August 19th, 2011
7:14 pm
Well, if we’re going with the drinking theme, I can’t think of a better one than this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL9O0B0gzZE
Matti, Matti, where are you tonight???
Bruno
August 19th, 2011
7:16 pm
josef, AmVet, help me think of a great song to send over to HD. I know he really liked that Civil War song, but can’t think of the title.
Help me out, gang, we need to send HD a good number.
Jm
August 19th, 2011
7:18 pm
Elizaeth Warren wants to run against Scott brown in MA. Whatever lady. Her outsized ambitions are obvious. Glad she won be running the consumer agency. She is too political. She is likely to end up in the dustbin of history. Bye lib.
out of the blue
August 19th, 2011
7:19 pm
I guess this day has passed us by….but, partay on!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxyIdiKj8bM
Jm
August 19th, 2011
7:21 pm
Hardball questions for reince priebus about perry on Matthews
Bruno
August 19th, 2011
7:21 pm
I think I’m going to go with this number for HD:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFHJ41ktt3Q
Bruno
August 19th, 2011
7:24 pm
josef, AmVet, come on over to Kyle’s for a few minutes to pay tribute to HD. getalife dropped by already. We owe it to the man.
Jm
August 19th, 2011
7:26 pm
Decent answers from priebus
Soothsayer
August 19th, 2011
7:28 pm
“josef, AmVet, help me think of a great song to send over to HD. I know he really liked that Civil War song, but can’t think of the title.”
He really likes the live version of “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” by The Band
Jm
August 19th, 2011
7:28 pm
Russia has been stocking up on treasuries. Watch out….. We’ve given Machiavellian Putin a very big weapon
Soothsayer
August 19th, 2011
7:29 pm
Did you say Jimmy Buffett?
Bruno
August 19th, 2011
7:29 pm
Alright Sooth, I’ll put that one up from you.
Soothsayer
August 19th, 2011
7:30 pm
Kinda like this!
out of the blue
August 19th, 2011
7:31 pm
Jm
August 19th, 2011
7:18 pm
You do know that on Friday’s almost everybody puts politics aside. and we share one anothers music. And, have, I would say a good time.
But, since you brought Elizabeth Warren up…Scott Brown, if Elizabeth runs is toast…Bank on it.
josef
August 19th, 2011
7:32 pm
Well, just in case Brother Hillbilly should ever decide to check in, we shared a love of our own “soul music” and I miss him and this is for you…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_vtOd_d40o&feature=related
BRUNO
I’m not sure the song…scout would know it better…
Jm
August 19th, 2011
7:34 pm
Out of the blue
You dint run this blog.
Friday inevitably turns to politics at some point or another
If you want to go complain I guess you can go complain to Kay
The rest of the liberals here go whine to him constantly. join the club
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
August 19th, 2011
7:36 pm
Matti, Matti, where are you tonight???
Well, the only advise I got for Bruno is this one from Buck Owens. Beleive me, she’d chew you up and spit you out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBeOddejiGw
Joe the Plutocrat and closet honey badger
August 19th, 2011
7:36 pm
you want a good “civil war” song, try The Day After Tomorrow by Tom Waits; Iraq’s civil war, but a masterpiece by an otherwise apolitical master.
Jm
August 19th, 2011
7:37 pm
As for Warren, sure maybe she could beat brown. But that’s all unfounded conjecture given you’re not a pollster or political strategist. So I’m 100% certain I don’t buy your opinion
Unrelated, Economy looks shaky but I think it will eventually hold up
out of the blue
August 19th, 2011
7:39 pm
I think i’ll throw this one into the mix.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43T0HdVNOD8
Joe the Plutocrat and closet honey badger
August 19th, 2011
7:41 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKMfozWmfX4
Joe the Plutocrat and closet honey badger
August 19th, 2011
7:43 pm
Sooth, I’m pretty sure Jimmy Buffett doesn’t think he needs to pay more taxes
Jm
August 19th, 2011
7:44 pm
I’m starting to think the VP slot really is the senate babysitter job due to the 60 vote filibuster hurdle…
Guess we r going to have VP senators for a while
Jm
August 19th, 2011
7:46 pm
Chris Matthews wallowing in Hillary fantasies
Matthews is the most likable liberal around
Bruno
August 19th, 2011
7:49 pm
Beleive me, she’d chew you up and spit you out
She already did, RC. I didn’t stand a chance.
getalife
August 19th, 2011
7:51 pm
jm,
This is a music thread:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRzMtlZjXpU&ob=av3e
out of the blue
August 19th, 2011
7:52 pm
Ya know josef, and I’m pretty sure you do that django recorded with the Verve label…and, verve use to be the holy grail of jazz music. Now, how in the hell did I miss him?
Jm
August 19th, 2011
7:59 pm
Glife don’t worry I won’t write u back.
The bookman throttle is on
Keep whining if you feel the need to do so
C Matthews wants something exciting out of obama’s new plan.
We shall see
Thulsa Doom
August 19th, 2011
8:03 pm
josef,
Hillbilly D may have disappeared from here but he’s around plenty. Now that college football season is upon us I’ve seen a few of his entries on the various football blogs on here.
Thulsa Doom
August 19th, 2011
8:09 pm
That’s a good pic of Jay. He looks nice and relaxed but dadgum I thought he would have gotten a tan when he was in New Mexico or wherever it was out west a couple of weeks ago.
Bluefish? I’ve gone down to gulf shores and taken the boat out right off the beach and caught tons of bluefish. Once you stumble upon a school you can literally just throw your line in and yank them out of the water every few seconds. Fun and super easy fish to catch. 36 inch striper? I’m definitely jealous of his mom cause that dwarfs any bass I’ve ever caught. Great thing about fishing in the ocean is that you can be the world’s worst fisherman and still catch all kinds of fish- different ones and lots of em too.
josef
August 19th, 2011
8:10 pm
blue…
Django was more the “phenominon” in his native Europe…here in the US of A. he never really received the promotion he was due, but among aficionados, he was a g-d…
Bruno
August 19th, 2011
8:14 pm
So many great Django songs, but this one still stands out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqqpkQzQPns
Schrodinger's cat
August 19th, 2011
8:16 pm
appropriate for my namesake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYcsnO-EwX4
Bruno
August 19th, 2011
8:19 pm
Schrodinger–Can you believe those lamers earlier today challenging my grasp of Science?? They wouldn’t know Schrodinger’s equations or even Maxwell’s equations if they bit them on the butt.
Brosephus
August 19th, 2011
8:21 pm
From the guy who introduced the honey badger to the world…
http://www.youtube.com/user/czg123#p/c/2A9D6BFCC78EDB71/18/alrOwDNb_y8
Gunnery sergeant doesn’t give a sh*t either.
Also, the most religious reptile in the world…
http://www.youtube.com/user/czg123#p/c/2A9D6BFCC78EDB71/1/HaNJPlXk2uM
josef
August 19th, 2011
8:23 pm
BRUNO
This Maxwell….?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD5hz8EnyaE
Schrodinger's cat
August 19th, 2011
8:24 pm
Bruno – funny you would mention Max…I’m an optics guy
I throw stuff out there for the peeps to think about….but most won’t entertaine the idea of looking at things objectively…as a research scientist…I’m wrong more often than right…I’m okay with that, I learned something
Bruno
August 19th, 2011
8:28 pm
From the guy who introduced the honey badger to the world…
Brosephus–WTF was THAT?????
.but most won’t entertaine the idea of looking at things objectively…as a research scientist…I’m wrong more often than right…I’m okay with that, I learned something
Schrodinger–Not asking you to pick sides, of course, but did what I have to say make more sense than my “critics” earlier?? They seem to confuse dogma with real science….
Brosephus
August 19th, 2011
8:35 pm
Bruno
Something to laugh about… We already know honey badger don’t give a sh*t. It just takes what it wants.
Schrodinger's cat
August 19th, 2011
8:36 pm
I’m on board….the Eng in me would have corrected you if I thought you were over the edge…it’s part of my job…I side with Werner Heisenberg….You can’t know ANYTHING with complete certianty…I don’t see faith and science mutually exclusve….I live science, but have been touched by God…forgive my typos…I don’t have opposable thumbs as a cat
Jm
August 19th, 2011
8:37 pm
Our government. Now run out of Beijing thanks to our debt and deficit
Brosephus
August 19th, 2011
8:40 pm
Bruno
And if you think that honey badger is the only one that doesn’t give a sh*t, you’re wrong!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSQrtrIVepo&feature=related
Bruno
August 19th, 2011
8:40 pm
I live science, but have been touched by God
And I live God, but have been touched by Science. Harvey Mudd’s version, anyway. Are you familiar with my alma mater?? Quite a number of famous grads, including some of my classmates.
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
August 19th, 2011
8:43 pm
Well, I’m having 2nd thoughts about Bachmann and her corn dog. I read someplace that a overseas news network innervued a guy that use to date Bachman when she was just out of high school. He claimed she made him memorize Bible verses and recite them to her before she would agree to go out with him. Weird.
Now when I was a young buck I could pound a Bible with the best of them. It impressed the girls and made them think I never had on my mind what I had on my mind. But that’s just a act. It gets real serious when you have to recall a bunch of Bible verses just to get a date. It sort of makes things go limp, if you know what I mean. That’s taking things too far.
Bruno
August 19th, 2011
8:45 pm
Brosephus–You’re one crazy MoFo.
BTW, almost time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oW7AsVLW7w
Schrodinger's cat
August 19th, 2011
8:48 pm
No idea of your alma…Just did the HM google…but if I exposed my grad school work I’d get ripped to pcs here…it’s not where, it’s what did you learn….undergrad might for some teach you to think…grad will teach you how to write….where’s don’t matter…whats do
Schrodinger's cat
August 19th, 2011
8:53 pm
Y….there you have it
Brosephus
August 19th, 2011
8:56 pm
Bruno
Crazy is my middle name.
This year, I’m gonna slow that train down a bit and let it smooth out. Kinda something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kat-5Gd4rOQ
Bruno
August 19th, 2011
8:57 pm
where’s don’t matter…whats do
I’m with you, SC. Some of the most intelligent, accomplished people I’ve ever met didn’t finish HS.
While at Mudd, I ran into two classes of intellectuals. The very smartest were all humble people who realized how limited our knowledge is and appreciated all the assumptions that go into the equations . The others could parrot a few formulas, but that was about it.
out of the blue
August 19th, 2011
9:00 pm
it seems kind of blase here to night…so I’ll just wander off.
and leave you with this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtT7Og2LBbE
Schrodinger's cat
August 19th, 2011
9:01 pm
diffy q’s was an eye opener…sometimes equations don’t have solutions
who knew?
Brosephus
August 19th, 2011
9:02 pm
Y’all have fun. Just dropped in to post a few vids for comedy effect. Catch up with y’all sometime this weeked.
josef
August 19th, 2011
9:07 pm
BROSEPHUS
I kinda like Rahm myself…Hebrew Tarzan…
BRUNO
Looks like HD’s not only just gone over to Kyle’s…he’s taking the best of FNM with him…
Bruno
August 19th, 2011
9:18 pm
Looks like HD’s not only just gone over to Kyle’s…he’s taking the best of FNM with him…
Like I said, if we can’t get Mohammed to the mountain, then we’ll bring the damn mountain to Mohammed.
Bruno
August 19th, 2011
9:20 pm
diffy q’s was an eye opener…sometimes equations don’t have solutions
who knew?
Probably the most difficult branch of mathematics IMO. From my understanding, a high percentage of math research today focuses on Differential Equations. I’d like to see some of the lamers from earlier today solve a few. They wouldn’t know where to begin.
Bruno
August 19th, 2011
9:22 pm
AmVet–If you poke your head in, get your ass over to Kyle’s Blog for a Hillbilly Reunion.
1811/0311
August 19th, 2011
9:38 pm
out of the blue @ 5:59
Hey pal, you catch on quick ! Stay tuned for another one !