Time to put on those travelin’ shoes and go a-fishin’
The first time I saw the great Elvin Bishop, we were both younger men. It was back in the early ’70s, in Raleigh, N.C., right about the time he put out his excellent and underrated album “Let It Flow.” Looking through the song list from that album — “Travelin’ Shoes,” “Stealin’ Watermelons” — is like going back in time.
That album also included Elvin’s classic celebration of fishing, the aptly titled “Fishin’.” It’s a critically important theme, so important that Mr. Bishop felt obligated to revisit it at more length in a later song, the equally aptly titled “Gone Fishin’ Again,” as in “me and my no-good friends are gone fishin’ again.”
Which of course we are. See ya’ll back here in a couple of weeks. Be good, be cool and be wishin’ you were with us, ‘cuz we plan on having us a damn good time.
– Jay Bookman
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Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
July 22nd, 2012
7:00 pm
Why, Redneck, what a surprise to see you here. I hope you and the Missus had a wonderful lunch at Ryan’s today! I shore hope the Missus ain’t hungry after eatin’ all that!
Well, the missus was a bit off her feed today, Sooth. She only made two trips to the salad bar and three to the main buffet. And she couldn’t hardly finish the slice of pecan pie and the banana pudding she got for dessert. I hope she ain’t coming down with something or maybe going on one of those diets that make her so cranky. I got enough problems without her going on a rampage with that big iron skillet.
Normal Free, Human Rights Thug...and liking it!
July 22nd, 2012
7:01 pm
Bro,
I still play Red Baron 3D. I have one computer just for Windows 98 games. Red Baron is an excellent flight sim, especially when played in the “authentic” mode.
Soothsayer
July 22nd, 2012
7:01 pm
Well, now, I’ve done got me all these “hammers.” Now, I just need to find me some “nails.”
Normal Free, Human Rights Thug...and liking it!
July 22nd, 2012
7:02 pm
Recon 0311 2533
July 22nd, 2012
6:57 pm
Which ones? I’d really like to know. I did not know of any and I’d like donate too…
Recon 0311 2533
July 22nd, 2012
7:03 pm
Time to cook on the grill…Y’all enjoy the evening. Out
Keep Up the Good Fight!
July 22nd, 2012
7:04 pm
Well, I guess someone is missing the brain power to comprehend that footnotes point to the information source… oh wait, they just post nonsense with no links and claim its true.
G Mare
July 22nd, 2012
7:04 pm
Sooth@6:16, good one.
Recon 0311 2533
July 22nd, 2012
7:07 pm
Normal,
Try Whispering Hope for starters. We contribute to others that support and promote adoption. Google them but research them before you give your money.
Soothsayer
July 22nd, 2012
7:08 pm
Well, I’ve got to go for a while. If any of you hear from that sorry Bookman, tell him to get off his sorry ice and get us a new thread.
Vacations are for people who aren’t “dedicated.” You don’t want Ann Cox Chambers to think you ain’t dedicated, do you?
Why, she might just replace you with some young Indian. And I ain’t talking about the kind that shoot bows and arrows!
Old Goober
July 22nd, 2012
7:10 pm
Try Whispering Hope for starters. We contribute to others that support and promote adoption. Google them but research them before you give your money.
Translation: Don’t you dare use any of my tax money to support these s*uts that have babies out of wedlock. I hope there are a few charities that will take care of these kids.
Normal Free, Human Rights Thug...and liking it!
July 22nd, 2012
7:13 pm
Old Goober
July 22nd, 2012
7:10 pm
You read my mind…
Keep Up the Good Fight!
July 22nd, 2012
7:44 pm
Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol on Sunday broke with fellow conservatives and backed restrictions the sales of “assault weapons” like the AR-15 that was allegedly used to kill at least 12 people and wound 58 others in Aurora, Colorado last week.
“People have a right to handguns and hunting rifles,” Kristol told Fox News host Chris Wallace. “I don’t think they have a right to semi-automatic, quasi-machine guns that can be used to shoot a hundred bullets at a time.”
Fred ™
July 22nd, 2012
7:44 pm
Yo Del:
I went trap shooting today (http://www.deshotelsarms.com ) . First time I’ve shot a shotgun in probably 20 years. I hit like 7 the first 25 and then 19 the second. I feel like if I had done a couple more rounds I could have been back up to no misses. It was nice to know that some things you never forget. You should try it if you don’t already.
Erwin's cat
July 22nd, 2012
7:47 pm
Kristol thinks there’s a gun that can shoot hundreds of bullets at a time?
They BOTH suck
July 22nd, 2012
7:50 pm
Fred
I go there a few times a year. Not a bad way to spend an afternoon.
Erwin's cat
July 22nd, 2012
7:51 pm
oh mis read…he said “a hundred bullets at a time”….i thought he was exaggerating or just misinformed
Doggone/GA
July 22nd, 2012
7:52 pm
“Kristol thinks there’s a gun that can shoot hundreds of bullets at a time?”
Belt-fed guns can. But “not at a time” – one after the other
godless heathen
July 22nd, 2012
8:05 pm
“I don’t think they have a right to semi-automatic, quasi-machine guns that can be used to shoot a hundred bullets at a time.”
I don’t think people have a right to own an automobile that will travel over 70 mph. Many innocent Americans are killed every year by drivers exceeding the posted speed limit, frequently in excess of 70 mph. Nevertheless, many models of cars are sold that will exceed 100 mph. Some will go in excess of 150 right off the showroom floor. Why do we allow it? Could it have something to do with freedom?
godless heathen
July 22nd, 2012
8:09 pm
Kristol thinks there’s a gun that can shoot hundreds of bullets at a time?”
Like this. (May be disturbing for some viewers)
http://youtu.be/ICsujYpRI8A
JamVet
July 22nd, 2012
8:14 pm
heathen, good question.
There is no regulation that can prohibit stupidity.
And no legislation that can mandate morality.
These are the consequences of a free society…
I’ve been living with a lie for so long now, baby
I gotta set my soul free, I can’t take it no more
That’s why I gotta
Sing and shout it, tell the world about it
The truth is sweet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSvm3DuhvKI
They BOTH suck
July 22nd, 2012
8:20 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl3AvpE4U_U
Recon 0311 2533
July 22nd, 2012
8:22 pm
Fred,
I have shot trap and it’s a great sport but haven’t done so in a long time. I’m sure you could beat my scores.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
July 22nd, 2012
8:23 pm
wow, cars that can exceed 70 mph and still we regulate them and limit their speed. And yet till some will break that limit…. in conned world that means we should not even have speed limits.
They BOTH suck
July 22nd, 2012
8:25 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHOjZjKfjfI
Keep Up the Good Fight!
July 22nd, 2012
8:26 pm
TBS… one of my fav albums.
Recon 0311 2533
July 22nd, 2012
8:28 pm
Goober and Normal
Unfortunately, lack minds that think freely.
They BOTH suck
July 22nd, 2012
8:32 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfQVbvC12os
Recon 0311 2533
July 22nd, 2012
8:45 pm
I remember many years ago when music influenced my thinking but that was years ago. Strange that many adults on this blog can’t allow their thoughts to formulate apart from musical stimulation. I guess that’s due to ideologically induced left wing mind control. So sad that that grown men and women can be so weak.
Erwin's cat
July 22nd, 2012
8:51 pm
and…
JamVet
July 22nd, 2012
8:51 pm
BOTH, I like that version much better than Reed’s and hadn’t heard it in ages.
Ta, mate.
Long live power pop. Especially the kind with that rockin’ edge to it.
A lot of informed by the Beach Boys, the Turtles, the Cars and these guys…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mFUYm5QFUE
G Mare
July 22nd, 2012
8:52 pm
I understand that there are many people (civilians) who value guns for hunting & for protection. What I do not understand is why any law abiding civilian would need or want the kind of heavy fire power carried by the Aurora shooter, nor do I understand why these same civilians are so against banning assault & multi-round weapons. From what little I know about guns, it seems to me that there is no animal that can’t be brought down by so-called conventional weapons. Yeah, I am probably going to get flack (no pun intended) for this post, but I am truly hoping for enlightenment here.
Mick
July 22nd, 2012
8:53 pm
Music influences thinking? Maybe it just sounds good…
Erwin's cat
July 22nd, 2012
8:53 pm
anyone remember “dude where’s my car”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7luMp6lb9M
They BOTH suck
July 22nd, 2012
8:53 pm
Jam
Show Friday was great.
Guess someone is into their usual bottle. Can tell by the heightened blather and rhetoric. Oh so Christian of them
Make it a double
getalife
July 22nd, 2012
8:55 pm
Go for the kill:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrQjXSboKb0&feature=related
JamVet
July 22nd, 2012
8:56 pm
Jeez, some of these Republicans are really hung up, huh?
Like I’ve noted before, way old before their time and truly ancient now…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo6zBKMQO7w
Doggone/GA
July 22nd, 2012
8:57 pm
“What I do not understand is why any law abiding civilian would need or want the kind of heavy fire power carried by the Aurora shooter,”
It doesn’t matter if you understand or not. I don’t understand why everryone doesn’t like dogs and cats, but as long as they aren’t abusing them it’s none of my business why they don’t.
If they are law abiding, why wouldn’t they have what they enjoy?
They BOTH suck
July 22nd, 2012
8:58 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tkP-33KalM&feature=related
UShouldTalk
July 22nd, 2012
8:58 pm
The Person with the long name says: …and bottom line…if you really want to prevent abortion, then promote contraceptives and quit trying to legislate morality. Human being are going to have sex, it’s the way God made us and religion should stay the hell out of our bedrooms!
Out of our bedrooms, our bathrooms and for the women, our vaginas.
JamVet
July 22nd, 2012
9:01 pm
BOTH, I bet.
I did some community work at Chastain yesterday and I just smiled thinking about all of the killer shows I’ve seen there, the Doobie Brothers, Jackson Browne, Kenny Loggins, Dan Fogleberg, the Pointer Sisters, Mary Chapin Carpenter, the New Cars, Carole King, Peter Gabriel and on and on…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QX7sT_ZL4o
Recon 0311 2533
July 22nd, 2012
9:01 pm
G Mare ,
What you’re missing are the many collectors who enjoy, as a hobby collecting military weapons. They harm no one. I know a few who have BAR’s and light 30 machine guns with no ammunition for either as they’re only collectors.
They BOTH suck
July 22nd, 2012
9:01 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeNYhL6Z0Zk
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
July 22nd, 2012
9:03 pm
What I do not understand is why any law abiding civilian would need or want the kind of heavy fire power carried by the Aurora shooter, nor do I understand why these same civilians are so against banning assault & multi-round weapons. From what little I know about guns, it seems to me that there is no animal that can’t be brought down by so-called conventional weapons.
Well, G Mare, that squirrel might look small and helpless but they’re sneaky little devils—quick and fast. If you’re hunting them with a plain old weapon you don’t stand a chance. But if you got something that fires, say, 150 rounds a minute, then you can overwhelm them with firepower. And if you can’t hit them you might at least bring down the limb or tree they’re in. Besides, most of us don’t have time to reload.
I hope this explains everything to you. But if it don’t, then just remember that great American that even played Moses and was the Voice of God and what he said: “You’ll take my machine gun when you can pry it from my cold, dead hands.”
barking frog
July 22nd, 2012
9:05 pm
Romney/Redneck 2012.
Here we go!
July 22nd, 2012
9:09 pm
I miss Jay!
They BOTH suck
July 22nd, 2012
9:09 pm
Dedicated to those who cry about other bloggers listing songs on a thread set up each Friday for bloggers to link songs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5kmCgVhADY
Hope you enjoy
JamVet
July 22nd, 2012
9:11 pm
…just remember that great American that even played Moses and was the Voice of God…
Personally, a lot of the celluloid heroes never did that much for me, RC.
Now Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant, that’s a different story.
And how about this for a brilliant sentiment?
“God give us Dan back, you can have Justin Beiber.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFNIs4giDj4
Recon 0311 2533
July 22nd, 2012
9:14 pm
Gnite y’all, Taps.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
July 22nd, 2012
9:15 pm
Strange that many adults … can’t allow their thoughts to formulate apart from musical stimulation. I guess that’s due to ideologically induced left wing mind control. So sad that that grown men and women can be so weak.
guess it all comes from the church hymnals…..
They BOTH suck
July 22nd, 2012
9:19 pm
“guess it all comes from the church hymnals…..”
Guess it was irony on the grill…………..
They BOTH suck
July 22nd, 2012
9:21 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW3ASB3SqRU
getalife
July 22nd, 2012
9:30 pm
I like to unload clips in old discarded appliances out in the woods.
Just to make sure there are no jams.
Bud Wiser
July 22nd, 2012
9:34 pm
Just something a little different from the late great Gerry Rafferty.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo6aKnRnBxM
G Mare
July 22nd, 2012
10:10 pm
Recon, that is why I asked. Thanks for a serious reply.
Doggone, I asked because I wanted to try to understand. Your reply was not helpful.
G Mare
July 22nd, 2012
10:13 pm
And to the poster who said, “I miss Jay,” amen, Sister or Brother. Gonna’ be
a LONG 2 weeks.
They BOTH suck
July 22nd, 2012
10:15 pm
Bud Wiser
Great choice
Everyone have a great night and an even better tomorrow
Fred ™
July 22nd, 2012
10:17 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE1pMLkwLKU
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
July 22nd, 2012
10:32 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeKxoEh-Y4I
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
July 22nd, 2012
11:14 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOXuGfIow2Q
dawgdom
July 23rd, 2012
6:12 am
Jay dont fish,he would never get blood on those hands!
godless heathen
July 23rd, 2012
7:03 am
wow, cars that can exceed 70 mph and still we regulate them and limit their speed. And yet till some will break that limit…. in conned world that means we should not even have speed limits.
Noone said that. We don’t limit the speed of the cars that are sold. We limit how the car is used.
The point that flew right over your head, was that the freedom to drive to own a car capable of going over 100 mph remains, even if it is illegal to do so.
Doggone/GA
July 23rd, 2012
7:08 am
“Noone said that. We don’t limit the speed of the cars that are sold. We limit how the car is used”
That’s not quite right. We don’t limit HOW the car is used, we limit WHERE it can be used to it’s fullest potential. You can’t drive 100 mph on public roads, you CAN drive that fast on a race track.
Jerome Horwitz
July 23rd, 2012
7:45 am
Kamchak – The Blues (and Man U) were both lucky over the weekend! Was cool watching Futbol in Yankee Stadium.
godless heathen
July 23rd, 2012
8:02 am
That’s not quite right. We don’t limit HOW the car is used, we limit WHERE it can be used to it’s fullest potential. You can’t drive 100 mph on public roads, you CAN drive that fast on a race track.
OK, but the point is the same.
stands for decibels (SfBA)
July 23rd, 2012
8:05 am
Just something a little different from the late great Gerry Rafferty.
Thanks, Bud. I never realized that the song had rated an official video (such promotional efforts were hardly an automatic thing back when it was released in [looking it up...] 1978.)
godless heathen
July 23rd, 2012
8:05 am
What I do not understand is why any law abiding civilian would need or want the kind of heavy fire power carried by the Aurora shooter
Two words: Zombie Invasion
stands for decibels (SfBA)
July 23rd, 2012
8:07 am
…and I assume you’ve probably heard the Foo Fighters’ cover of “Baker Street,” but if not…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO1qcWa6blQ&feature=related
it’s pretty great.
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
July 23rd, 2012
8:19 am
Heathen,
I’ve been thinking the same thing about assault rifles…..can any of the gun people on this forum please let me understand why it is a right to carry a weapon that can kill 100 adults or otherwise living creatures at a clip?
USinUK - pro-gay-marriage thug and former Girl Scout
July 23rd, 2012
8:26 am
“Two words: Zombie Invasion”
godless – are you actually my husband in disguise???
USinUK - pro-gay-marriage thug and former Girl Scout
July 23rd, 2012
8:30 am
“can any of the gun people on this forum please let me understand why it is a right to carry a weapon that can kill 100 adults or otherwise living creatures at a clip?”
well, evidently, the deer population can be rather wily …
godless heathen
July 23rd, 2012
8:31 am
Stevie Ray: please let me understand why it is a right to carry a weapon that can kill 100 adults or otherwise living creatures at a clip?
OK, I let you understand it.
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
July 23rd, 2012
8:35 am
Does anyone other than me think that, on the surface, giving guns to cartel members or any other enemy is ridiculous? That’s same as increase your credit card limit to pay your bills….life is getting so confusing…oh yeah, and lets give 100 round clips to the local, possibly mentally unstable rednecks while we are at it….
Seems the whole assault rifle thingy is small dick related….having so much velocity behind an ejaculation must be thrilling to some…
Imagine no private money in politics…
G.I. Joe
July 23rd, 2012
8:37 am
Holmes needs a speedy trial followed just as fast by his execution. No need to waste ta dollars on this punk.
stands for decibels (SfBA)
July 23rd, 2012
8:43 am
Holmes needs a speedy trial followed just as fast by his execution. No need to waste ta dollars on this punk.
just so it’s clear, you will waste far fewer tax dollars on this punk if you simply lock him up for life, rather than executing him.
G.I. Joe
July 23rd, 2012
8:43 am
To bad someone in the theater wasn’t packing so they could put a round between Holme’s eyes. Guns can kill. Guns can also save lives. No – I don’t think people need uzzi’s. I keep a hand gun just in case some punk like Holmes has a death wish. To me Holmes is the ultimate bully.
stands for decibels (SfBA)
July 23rd, 2012
8:44 am
To bad someone in the theater wasn’t packing so they could put a round between Holme’s eyes
the stupid is strong with this one.
stands for decibels (SfBA)
July 23rd, 2012
8:45 am
Anyway, y’all can indulge your stupid revenge fantasies and ignore policy changes that might actually make a difference (that’s ok, the rest of the country will as well).
Gotta go produce…
carlosgvv
July 23rd, 2012
8:45 am
News headline: “global economy in worst shape since 2009″
The Bush Depression continues. And most of you dummies who gave Bush two terms and allowed him to wreck the world economy not only blame Obama but, incredibley, want to give another Bush clone four years(at least) to do even more damage. And, to add insult to injury, you say Obama is a socialist who wants to wreck America. Far out!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Doggone/GA
July 23rd, 2012
8:46 am
“any of the gun people on this forum please let me understand why it is a right to carry a weapon that can kill 100 adults or otherwise living creatures at a clip?”
As I told G Mare last night: as long as they are law abiding citizens, it doesn’t matter if you understand or not
G.I. Joe
July 23rd, 2012
8:51 am
Decibels…….. the court system is to lawyer friendly. Three months to trial, three months to appeal, three months to execution – not the usual 18 years on vacation in the Big House. If it costs a little more then sometimes things are worth paying. He has already shown that he doesn’t want to die by getting a lawyer. To bad – cook him.
G.I. Joe
July 23rd, 2012
8:55 am
Decibels – Don’t be so hard on yourself. Quit calling yourself stupid. Just let us handle the common sense if it is to much for you to comprehend. Not revenge to exterminate rabid animals. Sometimes they need putting down.
USinUK - pro-gay-marriage thug and former Girl Scout
July 23rd, 2012
9:14 am
Joe is about as GI as I am …
Illegal Alien
July 23rd, 2012
9:22 am
In my country Holmes would already be dead.
Tundra Dude
July 23rd, 2012
9:24 am
the court system is too lawyer friendly. Three months to trial, three months to appeal, three months to execution – not the usual 18 years on vacation in the Big House
Maybe he just needs some anger management therapy…??
Keep Up the Good Fight!
July 23rd, 2012
9:26 am
Doggone, I have to disagree. We don’t allow just anyone to own C4 or dynamite, we regulate certain large purchases of chemicals, we dont hand out nuclear bombs to citizens and just hope they will act lawfully. If there is a legitimate reason for someone to own megaclips and assualt rifles, then we should regulate it (licensing, insurance, background checks, requirements as to control and lock down of the weapons). I understand that some enjoy using these weapons, then fine, they can meet the regulations (or their gun clubs can and rent the guns for use there).
Oblama
July 23rd, 2012
9:26 am
Time to revisit the idea of bringing back the electric chair for mass murderers like Holmes. It could be done on Pay Per View to cover the cost.
HOT AIR
July 23rd, 2012
9:28 am
Tundra dude – After Holmes gets his anger management can he come live at your house?
Doggone/GA
July 23rd, 2012
9:35 am
“We don’t allow just anyone to own C4 or dynamite, we regulate certain large purchases of chemicals, we dont hand out nuclear bombs to citizens and just hope they will act lawfully”
My comment had NOTHING to do with regulating those devices and chemicals. I’m only saying that it isn’t neccessary to UNDERSTAND why someone wants them, as long as they are law abiding. And law abiding means following the rules, regulations and licensing for them.
Hell, I don’t understand how people can stand to listne to jazz…but you don’t see me calling for it to be banned.
Erwin's cat
July 23rd, 2012
9:36 am
NCAA put the heavy hammer on PSU
USinUK - pro-gay-marriage thug and former Girl Scout
July 23rd, 2012
9:41 am
ooooooooooo … Penn State fined $60M for Sandusky case
Peadawg
July 23rd, 2012
9:41 am
“NCAA put the heavy hammer on PSU” – Ya no kiddin’. 4 yr bowl ban. $60M fine going to charities. 10 initial scholarships loss and 20 each each yr for 4 years. And wins vacated to 1998.
Hello to the new king of wins…Bobby Bowden.
Peadawg
July 23rd, 2012
9:44 am
And don’t forget Joe Paterno’s statue came down yesterday.
the cat
July 23rd, 2012
9:47 am
Someone needs to tell the Paterno family to shut their mouths and go far away.
Joe Hussein Mama
July 23rd, 2012
9:52 am
SfD — “the stupid is strong with this one.”
Indeed. The solution to gunplay in public is not *more* gunplay.
godless heathen
July 23rd, 2012
9:54 am
Someone needs to tell the Paterno family to shut their mouths and go far away.
Second that. Have they no shame?
Brosephus™
July 23rd, 2012
10:21 am
Hello to the new king of wins…Bobby Bowden.
Only if you limit it to the D-I or FBS level. In all of NCAA, Bowden will move from #4 to #3 with Paterno’s wins being vacated. I don’t think anybody will challenge the top two for a long time.
#2 Eddie Robinson: HC @ Grambling University
Years Coached: 1941-1997
Record: 408-167-16
#1 Joe Gagliardi: HC @ Carroll and Saint John’s
Years Coached: 1949-2010
Record: 478-129-11
godless heathen
July 23rd, 2012
10:29 am
Be on the lookout for the Wal-Mart toe sucker.
http://www.ajc.com/news/man-sought-in-walmart-1477589.html
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
July 23rd, 2012
10:32 am
Jerome
Good for both of us. I saw those evil Red Devils play Barca in Philly 2003. While these kinda of exhibition games are fun, there is really nothing at stake except for bragging rights and with unlimited substitutions, the favorite players are in and out in no time.
My goal (pun intended) is to go to London for both an EPL and UCL match the same week at The
Bridge.
Oscar
July 23rd, 2012
10:41 am
What I do not understand is why any law abiding civilian would need or want the kind of heavy fire power carried by the Aurora shooter
___________
My guess is that it gives a feeling of power.
Or some people just like guns. Why do some people collect stamps, etc.
Oscar
July 23rd, 2012
10:42 am
I think Penn State got off lightly. SMU got the death penalty. Whatever they did, it can’t be as bad as what Penn State did.