A little Eagles music to ease into the weekend
Ah, the Eagles. They’re playing tonight at the Verizon Amphitheater in Alpharetta, I see. Tickets top out at $185 a pop, which is a lot more than I’m willing to pay to see any act, living or dead, especially when it’s likely to turn into a two-hour sing-a-long.
OK, I’ll take that back. I’d pay that much to see Elvis or Frank or Jimi, but since they’re dead, that’s not likely to happen. And if it somehow did, I imagine the scalping price of that $185 ticket would move to the right a few spaces.
Anyway, back to the Eagles. In the day, they were the West Coast version of country rock, which like West Coast jazz was a little more slick, smooth and cool than its rough-hewn cousin. They were Hollywood. But their songbook holds up well over time, and I always appreciated the lyrics in a lot of their best songs. They told stories, complete with characters and plot. And they are an essential part of the soundtrack for the ’70s.
For example:
– Jay Bookman
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Real Scootter
May 6th, 2012
9:00 pm
More than a mouth full is a waste! At least that’s what I always heard.
Midori
May 6th, 2012
9:02 pm
Normal – not a brag. I HATE it
I’m a clothes whore, and you can’t look good in your clothes with all that crap throwing the fit off
Midori
May 6th, 2012
9:05 pm
LOL, Scout
great video
Normal Free, plain and simple
May 6th, 2012
9:06 pm
Real Scootter
May 6th, 2012
9:00 pm
Scooter,
That’s tacky
Back in the Navy it was said that women didn’t have hair on their chest because grass can’t grow on a playground. See? I know tacky, too.
DebbieDoRight - A Do Right Woman
May 6th, 2012
9:06 pm
josef – hahaha!! no, I’m not THAT far off my rocker. I work in a LAW firm you know — gotta be “circumspect”. They’re full not all that big, 32DD — I though would like to maybe go up to a 40DD. Maybe when I’ve finished my “time” with the firm and strike out on my own I’ll do it. For now, I’ll just idolize Dolly Parton fro afar……
Scout – thanks for the tune. I’ve never heard of Wanda Jackson before, NOW i’ve got to go on Amazon.com and buy up all her stuff! Thanks a lot!!
Real Scootter
May 6th, 2012
9:06 pm
I try not to stare at a womans boobs but I will always listen to them!
Normal Free, plain and simple
May 6th, 2012
9:08 pm
Real Scootter
May 6th, 2012
9:06 pm
That’s Zen…
Real Scootter
May 6th, 2012
9:10 pm
Hey Normal!! Good to see you,If thats what you say on a blog.
Normal Free, plain and simple
May 6th, 2012
9:14 pm
Good to “see” you too Scooter. I don’t get much time on the blog anymore, but when I do, I want to be as tacky and crude as possible.
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
May 6th, 2012
9:20 pm
Debbie/Midori:
She can “sing” but you sure wouldn’t want to be married to her ……………….
godless heathen
May 6th, 2012
9:23 pm
Just checking in on the Bookmaniacs fter a super weekend, and the conversation has turned to breast enlargements. LOL. I’ll share this story of woe.
A woman that used to work for us got a divorce when she was in her late 20s. I think her hubby cheated on her. She married an older guy that worked at the same place as her ex. He was already in his late fifties and had raised a family. Can’t really say, Sugar Daddy, cause he was just a foreman at the factory. She wanted children but they weren’t having any success. I guess he wanted big breasts to play with because he sold his Harley to finance a pair. Well she got her money’s worth because they were gawkingly huge. They bought a big house. Then they started fertility treatments. They got triplets. When the kids got about 2 he got mean and she threw him out. She’s got the house, his child support is pretty large and he has no Harley and no playthings. I heard he is living in a travel trailer. I sometimes think I’ve made some bad choices in life, but this poor old man is not enjoying the autumn of his life. I guess he has the memory of big uns to get him through.
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
May 6th, 2012
9:25 pm
They’re full not all that big, 32DD
32? They must look like a couple cans of them Pringles.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
May 6th, 2012
9:26 pm
godless heathen
Karma.
Josef
May 6th, 2012
9:29 pm
Heathen
Great story….
DebbieDoRight - A Do Right Woman
May 6th, 2012
9:29 pm
redneck – no one can compare to your Missus. We can’t all be a Triple E and live with the best, most sexy, absolutely adorable, beer truck driving man on this blog! She just got luck.
DebbieDoRight - A Do Right Woman
May 6th, 2012
9:31 pm
lucky — damn these nails! They’re history by the end of this week!
Real Scootter
May 6th, 2012
9:33 pm
Never buy your wife boobs! In every case I know of they had to show them to more men than just their husbands.
Jus sayin….
DebbieDoRight - A Do Right Woman
May 6th, 2012
9:40 pm
well, I’m out. Ya’ll have a terriic Monday!
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
May 6th, 2012
9:43 pm
Never buy your wife boobs! In every case I know of they had to show them to more men than just their husbands.
Interesting.
Were the husbands upset that their wife did the girls gone wild thing?
If the husbands didn’t want everyone to notice, why did they finance this procedure?
Were the husbands suspicious that this behavior would lead to infidelity?
Human insecurity is a curious thing.
godless heathen
May 6th, 2012
9:53 pm
“Never buy your wife boobs! In every case I know of they had to show them to more men than just their husbands.”
This blog thing needs a Facebook like, “Like” button. If it did I would hit “Like” on that post and I would start getting breast enhancement ads on my news feed.
getalife
May 6th, 2012
9:54 pm
You buy them if your wife is a stripper:)
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
May 6th, 2012
9:54 pm
We can’t all be a Triple E and live with the best, most sexy, absolutely adorable, beer truck driving man on this blog! She just got lucky.
Well, I just have to say it’s too bad there’s only one of me.
Real Scootter
May 6th, 2012
9:54 pm
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
May 6th, 2012
9:43 pm
I don’t know about all that stuff Kam but I do know that all 3 friends found out about their wives cheating and they got divorced. Better safe than sorry as far as I’m concerned.I got married 1 time and my wife had everything she needed except a good husband!
godless heathen
May 6th, 2012
9:56 pm
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
May 6th, 2012
9:26 pm
godless heathen
Karma.
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Ain’t it great!!
godless heathen
May 6th, 2012
9:57 pm
getalife
May 6th, 2012
9:54 pm
You buy them if your wife is a stripper:)
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Business expense. Totally deductible.
godless heathen
May 6th, 2012
10:01 pm
Redneck Convert (R–and proud of it)
May 6th, 2012
9:25 pm
They’re full not all that big, 32DD
32? They must look like a couple cans of them Pringles.
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No, silly. Them’s 16oz Budweiser Tall Boys.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
May 6th, 2012
10:02 pm
Real Scootter
I’m thinking that it wasn’t the implants that made the wives cheaters.
Real Scootter
May 6th, 2012
10:04 pm
Bedtime y’all.Good to see you again.later!
Real Scootter
May 6th, 2012
10:05 pm
You are probably right Kam,can’t argue that one!
BADA BING
May 6th, 2012
10:23 pm
The French believe that any breast that can’t fit in a martini glass is too much. I feel the same way except with a 5 gallon bucket.
adam
May 6th, 2012
11:00 pm
another farewell to farewell tours? Cher Bono warming up for these has beens?
G Mare 71( got the living' the red state BLUES!)
May 6th, 2012
11:29 pm
I always figured quality beat quantity. Jay, maybe it’s time to put us kids to bed? Okay, reread that: it’s NOT WHAT I MEANT
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Rightwing Troll
May 7th, 2012
7:46 am
“Of course the Protocols is a hoax, but it has been resurrected and is gaining currency and if you don’t believe it, just read what one of our conspiracy theorists posts…
And look at your own terminologies…the “jewish nation.” I know you can do a two-step around that, but…pardon me if my “jewish” ears perk up…
The State of Israel does deserve criticism.
And it just intrigues me to read posts such as yours…not passing judgment per se, beyond it interests me…
And you seem to be in the Carlos cabal of finding fundamentalist Christians hiding behind the drapes and under the bed. Certainly, I keep an eye on them and the Apocalyptic, but to put them all into the category of wanting it to come tomorrow? No, they don’t all think like that anymore than all left wing liberals are out to see the Jews of the State of Israel thrown into the sea…”
So we can’t use the “N” word and now we must refer to folks of jewish persuasion how?
I don’t read all that is written here so forgive me for not being up to speed on “read what one of our conspiracy theorists posts”. Is there a left leaning soul here posting that we should be throwing Israel into the sea?
I don’t believe that we should throw Israel into the sea. But I do believe that until they start showing their captives some modicum of dignity and respect, and until they stop raising their ultra orthodox up higher than all others, until we get some sort of return for our investment (besides kick ass drones), our money would be better spent elsewhere.
IMHO the Israel takes our money with one hand and flips us a bird with the other, all the while playing the victim in worldwide politics. I also believe that they won territory fair and square, but they should consider making some sort of concessions and compromises towards settling the issue(s) once and for all.
And having extremists throwing up a mobile home on some poor Arab’s land and calling it a settlement is not the concession I would move towards first. Kowtowing to the extremists just because they are the loudest, and because they are out-breeding the moderates, well we see how well that’s working on this side of the pond…
Israel is playing games with us, our money, and our international relations and it’s costing us more than dollars, it’s costing us lives and a way of life. The more we are odds with the Middle East, the higher our gas costs, and that has an impact on everything.
Plus as the “Arab spring” matures and as we see that countries like Iraq, Egypt, Libya, et al… are NOT moving towards democracy, but in the opposite direction, the more tenuous our energy situation becomes. What becomes of Israel when Egypt becomes radical like Iran?
I’m becoming more and more convinced that globalization is only good to a certain degree, and after that we must look to our own. We need to make more of our own goods, we need to stop meddling in other countries sovereignty, we need to ask that the countries we blindly support be a little more accommodating to our needs.
Junior Samples
May 7th, 2012
11:16 am
they are the 1% er’s for sure.