Rock ‘n roll heaven a little more crowded
According to the Sunday Times of London, organizers of the 2012 Summer Olympics approached the manager of Keith Moon recently to ask if the Who drummer would be available to play as part of the closing ceremonies in this year’s games.
The manager replied that unfortunately, Keith was booked at another venue and would be unable to appear.
Keith will now have to share that gig with another famous rock drummer, the great Levon Helm of The Band, who died this week after a long fight with throat cancer. Helm, an Arkansas boy who never lost touch with his roots, played a central role in American rock history in the ’60s and ’70s.
And then, of course, there was the passing of America’s oldest living teenager, Dick Clark, longtime host of American Bandstand. Clark, too, played a critical role in the development of rock and roll, helping to convert it from a dangerous, rebellious form of music to a mainstream business opportunity. To Clark’s credit, he performed that function without ever seeming to lose respect for what that music really was. He was rock’s ambassador to mainstream American culture.
I thought for a while about how to mark the passing of both Helm and Clark. The most obvious way would have been to post an appearance by The Band on American Bandstand, but I’m quite sure without even researching the question that such a thing never happened. Let’s just say that Clark and Helm moved in different circles.
So, as a compromise, we turn to the Righteous Brothers:
– Jay Bookman
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Don't Forget
April 20th, 2012
8:39 pm
Josef, I didn’t know that about Levon, thanks. Don’t know if you’ve seen this but I though it was pretty funny except for one pretty tasteless joke. Hope you agree.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XLUrW_4ZMs
Don't Forget
April 20th, 2012
8:42 pm
back a little later
Normal Free, plain and simple
April 20th, 2012
8:43 pm
godless heathen
April 20th, 2012
7:58 pm
Thanks.
I had a adverse reaction to a medication and it somehow affected my kidneys. They are assessing the damage now. Time will tell. I too old to sweat it though.
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The last song a suicide bomber sings…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB6l4i-zA_Q&feature=related
PlatinumBlack
April 20th, 2012
8:45 pm
Every time I see you handle I think of Bruno the Brillo Pad. Seems to fit somehow.
How dare you insult the House of Bruno like that. Hrrrmmmph.
http://www.houseofnames.com/product/Family+Crest+Image+%28JPG%29+Heritage+Series+-+300+DPI
Normal Free, plain and simple
April 20th, 2012
8:45 pm
…or maybe it was….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoRLIJJSG4o
josef
April 20th, 2012
8:46 pm
OSCAR
Big Billy Joel fan myself…no apologies…
my favorite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PThPI1kLGU8
and what is really his best, imuo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xxugNQUtpE
Bruno
April 20th, 2012
8:46 pm
PB is convinced this is our child:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0699bczcS0&feature=related
Bruno
April 20th, 2012
8:47 pm
Ooops–8:45 was from Bruno, not PB. Forgot to change the handle…….
Bruno
April 20th, 2012
8:50 pm
Some Billy for my baby:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4D40r-E7yk
ld
April 20th, 2012
8:51 pm
EXCELLENT CHOICE.
Thanks.
Oscar
April 20th, 2012
8:52 pm
josef
thanks. I like this one. Moving Out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykeh0EkEXnc&feature=relmfu
godless heathen
April 20th, 2012
8:53 pm
Normal, yea best thing is to not sweat it, hope it works out ok.
On the theme of great rock musicians that have gone on, how about the greatest slide player of all time with a chillin song for Bruno and Oscar.
http://youtu.be/TXrcINvsRE
Bruno
April 20th, 2012
8:56 pm
heathen–Link no good. Who did you mean??
Oscar
April 20th, 2012
8:58 pm
godless heathen
April 20th, 2012
8:53 pm
This is what came up when I clicked on your link:
An error occurred during validation.
Sorry about that.
godless heathen
April 20th, 2012
9:01 pm
Let’s try that one again.
http://youtu.be/TXrcINvsREU
getalife
April 20th, 2012
9:02 pm
“I had a adverse reaction to a medication and it somehow affected my kidneys. They are assessing the damage now. Time will tell. I too old to sweat it though.”
Yeah, my doctor tried a new drug that lowered my kidney function.
I don’t trust the drug regulators so enough with the new drugs.
Recon 0311 2533
April 20th, 2012
9:03 pm
I was still in single digits when I heard this for the first time. Among the first rock n roll platters to come out and I along with my young buddies were captivated. Life sure is short.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CXFXB4uknI
Bruno
April 20th, 2012
9:03 pm
and what is really his best, imuo
You just like it because he says “closet queen”
A great piano number from BJ’s first effort for my baby:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khYRDanL7k8
Bruno
April 20th, 2012
9:05 pm
heathen–For some reason I knew you were going with SkyDog when you said “greatest slide player of all time” …..
Jerry was an awesome slide player as well.
godless heathen
April 20th, 2012
9:08 pm
Bruno, If you get down to Macon, check out The Big House (Allman Brothers Museum). Way cool stuff in there.
Oscar
April 20th, 2012
9:09 pm
godless heathen
April 20th, 2012
9:01 pm
_________
Good. You ever go to Piedmont Park and listen to them play free concerts on Sunday afternoons around 1969
PlatinumBlack
April 20th, 2012
9:10 pm
A Bowie cover…
http://youtu.be/QA6NIjK5bTw
PB representin’.
Bruno
April 20th, 2012
9:14 pm
PB rockin the place @ 9:10.
Back at ya, babe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7aNZlNnyvI
Bruno
April 20th, 2012
9:15 pm
Bruno, If you get down to Macon, check out The Big House (Allman Brothers Museum). Way cool stuff in there.
I’ve been meaning to go there to see the GA RNR Hall as well. Might make a nice day trip. As the crow flies, Macon isn’t that far, but there’s no easy way to get there from here.
godless heathen
April 20th, 2012
9:18 pm
Oscar, No, just a little bit before my time.
PlatinumBlack
April 20th, 2012
9:20 pm
For my little Bruno Bee:
http://youtu.be/T8YfabRu4yc
godless heathen
April 20th, 2012
9:24 pm
Sorry to say that the Georgia Music HoF closed last year. Just can’t get them damn tourists to get off the Interstate when they got their sights set on Micky World. But there other places to see in addition to the Big House. You can still have lunch at H&H Restaurant next to the old Capricorn Records studio and you can have a beer in Grant’s Lounge.
Bruno
April 20th, 2012
9:24 pm
Another popular group from the Woodstock II era, although I think they’re all still alive. Extra credit to PB for posting a dead one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAEQCA4iYUA
PlatinumBlack
April 20th, 2012
9:27 pm
For Bruno Jones:
http://youtu.be/VuHVZ_-b868
Bruno
April 20th, 2012
9:30 pm
Sorry to hear that @ 9:24, heathen.
BTW, I think kayaker and moonbat betty may be your neighbors.
Back at my hot rock and roll biker chick:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIYOzL3cp5k
josef
April 20th, 2012
9:31 pm
BRUNO
That’s ONE of the reasons I like it so much…gotta remember when it came out, there were a lot of things you didn’t talk about, and Captain Jack broke through on more than one of them…waaaay ahead of it’s time
and another of his I’ve always been right fond of…his “deep” side…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgD_-dRZPgs&ob=av2e
Bruno
April 20th, 2012
9:43 pm
Nice deep cut, josef.
More early 90s music for my baby:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfLs9JJ_p7M
PlatinumBlack
April 20th, 2012
9:52 pm
Keepin’ the mojo goin’:
http://youtu.be/C-Naa1HXeDQ
Bruno
April 20th, 2012
9:57 pm
Hon, it’s looking like we ARE the mojo tonight. Looking forward to JamMan poking his head in.
Sweet song from the early 90s:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KljnseRqCA
PlatinumBlack
April 20th, 2012
10:04 pm
Sentiments of those who choose to come up against Bruno in a verbal sparring match:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LODkVkpaVQA
Word of advice: Just agree.
Bruno
April 20th, 2012
10:06 pm
For all you guys lusting for PB:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyEE0qpfeig
PlatinumBlack
April 20th, 2012
10:10 pm
4U:
http://youtu.be/YzIasfqlO1k
Bruno
April 20th, 2012
10:15 pm
Jump Around:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNHjgd2k8l8
godless heathen
April 20th, 2012
10:26 pm
After all the discussions of dogs here this week, let’s have one for our best friends.
http://youtu.be/2HT9NO5Fc9s
Bruno
April 20th, 2012
10:28 pm
Out for a short while…..
Don't Forget
April 20th, 2012
11:06 pm
Bruno, my oldest friend is down at Wanee this weekend. Texted me this setlist from Furthur:
Not Fade Away, Brown Eyed Women, Alligator>Ripple, Brother Esau, Scarlet>Fire>Eyes>Caution>Jam>King Solomon’s, Unbroken Chain, Death Don’t, Lovelight E:Touch of Grey
Only saw one of these, Alpine Valley 1987
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RczcfjtWEHw
They BOTH suck
April 20th, 2012
11:50 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FK2Mnt5kHo
They BOTH suck
April 20th, 2012
11:59 pm
fn super star……………….. Elton was, is and well always be the man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTa8U0Wa0q8
Mick
April 21st, 2012
12:02 am
Rock n roll heaven?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xoke1wUwEXY
Mick
April 21st, 2012
12:07 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njvgjZbjoR4
They BOTH suck
April 21st, 2012
12:09 am
awesome pop tune
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTa8U0Wa0q8
Mick
April 21st, 2012
12:09 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU0MF8pwktg
Mick
April 21st, 2012
12:16 am
RIP – keith moon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTUG49Uj-s0
They BOTH suck
April 21st, 2012
12:17 am
Mick
I saw SRV at the San Diego sports arena two months before he was killed
I went out to see a friend of mine who I grew up with here in GA…………. what an fn show that was
Joe Cocker opened up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTa8U0Wa0q8
He was a master taken from us way too soon
Mick
April 21st, 2012
12:22 am
Take that back – john entwhistle RIP
keith moon – keep rockin it
Mick
April 21st, 2012
12:25 am
they both
Consider yourself supremely lucky, never got to see him live but bought every album. This guy is still kickin-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opVpTkoCCeo
They BOTH suck
April 21st, 2012
12:28 am
Mick
have you checked out the Joe Bonamassa I have been posting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46UFXQVSnKs
They BOTH suck
April 21st, 2012
12:33 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWty_lD1ZLA&feature=relate
They BOTH suck
April 21st, 2012
12:43 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5D07bmyqr8&feature=related
They BOTH suck
April 21st, 2012
12:52 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SMjL5u5D40&feature=related
cloudodust
April 21st, 2012
9:21 am
Oldies but goodies with a current prostitutional (is that a word..?) twist.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NDJGW9g_JY&feature=related
cloudodust
April 21st, 2012
9:30 am
..but if we want the same effect with all the dance steps of a day gone by, then this one is the ticket…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&v=9mvf0rBl81Q&NR=1
JamVet
April 21st, 2012
10:54 am
From The Last Waltz…
May God bless and keep you always
May your wishes all come true
May you always do for others
And let others do for you
May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung
May you stay forever young
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB5v8vntxsw&feature=related
paulo 977
April 21st, 2012
11:39 am
Levon’s journey……….RIP Levon
“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.”
Ursula K. Le Guin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm2_7o8DGtI&feature=related
Bruno
April 21st, 2012
12:15 pm
Paulo–Saw you referencing Shunryu Suzuki recently. Good job, he’s my spiritual hero.
paulo 977
April 21st, 2012
12:28 pm
Bruno …..flute music?
_________________________________
Love it ….and from the other side of the world
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IK74V5bMoY
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
April 21st, 2012
2:40 pm
Tearjerker for some of you ladies out there:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFeTea1R1L8
Jm
April 21st, 2012
4:18 pm
Power mustve gone out in the ATL
Dead thread
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
April 21st, 2012
5:00 pm
Jm:
Yep !
kayaker 71
April 21st, 2012
5:50 pm
Celtic prayer for those that travel…..
May the road rise up to meet you
May the wind be at your back
May the sun shine warm upon your face
May the rain fall gently upon your fields
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of his hand.
Recon 0311 2533
April 21st, 2012
6:10 pm
Chuck Colson R.I.P.
Bruno
April 21st, 2012
6:56 pm
I meant to play this Goo Goo Dolls number last night for PB:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuBpPSHTLGY
JamVet
April 21st, 2012
7:03 pm
From one of the greatest albums in all of rock history.
From the very beginning to the very last note, the thing is simply superb…
Close your eyes
Its about to begin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82T40cvySlg
Bruno
April 21st, 2012
7:06 pm
Sweet Trower, Jam. Still have that one on vinyl.
Bruno
April 21st, 2012
7:09 pm
A little warmup for you, buddy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPZkivm1xhA
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
April 21st, 2012
7:17 pm
Who says white people can’t rap ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4thNIrzqUXs&feature=email
Bruno
April 21st, 2012
7:30 pm
Who says white people can’t rap ?
Charles Barkley had a great line a couple of years ago:
“You know it’s gone to hell when the best rapper out there is a white guy and the best golfer is a black guy.”
JamVet
April 21st, 2012
7:32 pm
B, I’m pretty certain I will never grow tired of those wonderful ELP songs.
More dripping sweet, phase shifted, Trower wah wah …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIVwPuwiHa4
Bruno
April 21st, 2012
7:34 pm
Jam–I put that one up the other night as being my favorite Trower song. When I’m depressed, I can play it over and over again.
JamVet
April 21st, 2012
7:43 pm
The Caucasian Todd Rundgren made a great quasi-rap record in 1993 called No World Order. But unlike many albums in that genre there is stellar musicianship on it.
B, cool. I just love the upbeat feel of this one.
Lady love, I heard a voice and it soothed me
Lady love, a simple tune and it moved me
Move me and sooth me
Leading me home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BHRDXZwApw
The drummer in that band, the non-Caucasian Reg Isidore, just smokes on the entire record…
http://members.shaw.ca/skytower/Reg%20Isidore%20Page.htm
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
April 21st, 2012
7:53 pm
And it was used to great effect here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQEDojPZ7YI&feature=related
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
April 21st, 2012
7:56 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmDWoMjNQPM
Recon 0311 2533
April 21st, 2012
8:07 pm
0311/8541,
Interesting that the successful tactics employed in the Vietnam battle of Hue were utilized in the second battle of Fallujah with outstanding success.
Bruno
April 21st, 2012
8:08 pm
Kam–They used to play a lot of Euge Groove on the Smooth Jazz station in Atlanta. I guess they didn’t draw enough listeners, and were forced to change formats a few years ago.
Bruno
April 21st, 2012
8:13 pm
My favorite Smooth Jazz artist with a famed Philly singer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXGoDSzuSdI
Bruno
April 21st, 2012
8:21 pm
Can only imagine being at this show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0oxkwvO4_4
St Simons - he-ne-hah
April 21st, 2012
8:21 pm
now you’re just somebody that i used to know…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY&feature=related
St Simons - he-ne-hah
April 21st, 2012
8:22 pm
that was a dedication to my once great Georgia
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
April 21st, 2012
8:24 pm
Bruno
More than a few people (our host included) have dissed the smooth jazz genre on account of a few artists that have homogenized jazz and r&b into a melody friendly format.
Can some of that sound be more than a little contrived?
Sure.
Here’s one from a smooth jazz favorite that made his name doing a sax solo on an obscure David Bowie Number called, Young Americans.
David Sanborn’s Slam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vtyq7YNmrY
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
April 21st, 2012
9:15 pm
Some acid jazz from Paul “Shilts” Weimar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SufvQtFO4U
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
April 21st, 2012
9:44 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvURG9-wK3w
Mick
April 21st, 2012
10:01 pm
Kam
Here’s some cool benson-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGy2xIH7TQs
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
April 21st, 2012
10:16 pm
Recon 0311 2533:
Funny you should mention that. I am reading an great book now about that very subject ……. Fallujah.
“No True Glory (A Frontline Account of the Battle of Fallujah)” by Bing West
In his dedication the author states “Corporals are the backbone of the infantry” ………………..
)
Mick
April 21st, 2012
10:23 pm
1811
Enjoyed that full metal jacket-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKaQzQAlNn4&feature=related
Mick
April 21st, 2012
10:37 pm
I report
That’s what I like about this place, very cool ac/dc, never heard that tune before! They are great-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVtdYKVXYhI
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
April 21st, 2012
10:42 pm
Mick:
Have you seen the movie? Especially the intro. ?
Mick
April 21st, 2012
10:51 pm
1811
Oh hell yes, my bootcamp was very similar, except our DI was a mean bastard but totally cool, not an a-hole like some of the other company’s got, never the less, it was intense and the screw ups paid dearly…I thought jail would be better…
Mick
April 21st, 2012
10:52 pm
1811
Oh hell yes, my bootcamp was very similar, except our DI was a mean basturd but totally cool, not an a-hole like some of the other company’s got, never the less, it was intense and the screw ups paid dearly…I thought jail would be better…
Mick
April 21st, 2012
10:54 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8MYsii4DZY
Mick
April 21st, 2012
11:07 pm
Three on a match, got to break the jinx-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBx_D42opkI
Mick
April 21st, 2012
11:22 pm
What the hell-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HQdl4ai3tk&ob=av3n
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
April 21st, 2012
11:30 pm
Mick:
How about this for a contrast ………… and as far as I can determine he doesn’t curse even once !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riYfFQMPIP0
Mick
April 21st, 2012
11:39 pm
1811
I’d have to say my DI was more in that vein, he had these taps on the bottom of his shoes and you could hear him ominously coming…it was a trip and if its one thing we still do right now is how to make young men into soldiers in 12 weeks. We still can’t teach a select few some damn common sense however…
Mick
April 21st, 2012
11:56 pm
Late night rendezvous, so I’ll keep posting until I’m with her-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEoWaP4skv8
Mick
April 22nd, 2012
12:03 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRzef-3KtJo&feature=related