Yeah, Les Paul passed away today. If you don't know who Paul was, look him up on wikipedia! Ok, seriously, Les Paul was a musician/inventor/innovator/guitar god. He helped introduce to the world the solid body electric guitar, & changed the way music is recorded & performed. Rock & Roll simply would not exist as it does if it weren't for Les ( Read more... )

Ok, so tonight I've been mining youtube, lookin' for Joan Jett. I found a clip of an interview w/her idol, Suzi Quatro, who stated that her (Suzi's) idol was, of course, Elvis Presley. . . And, for the record, Joan didn't write, or originally record 'I Love Rock & Roll'. No, that was origally done way back in the 70's by an English group called ( Read more... )

David Bowie & Annie Lennox, 'Under Pressure', rehearsal:

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And, in concert:

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Chokes me up. . .now if I could only find the version Queen did w/Billy Squier, on Saturday Night Live.

I actually went lookin' for Lemmy's cover of Johnny B Goode, from the film Johnny be Good, but couldn't find it. Did find this, though, Cheap Trick, w/the late great Bon Scott. Enjoy. . .

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Did I mention that I'm a rocker?

I just read a press release that says that Van Halen has re-formed, w/Wolfgang VH on bass, & Diamond David Lee (blue-grass god)Roth back up front. Wow. I can't WAIT till that gets released. . .

Okay, so 6 mos or so have gone by since I last posted anything; let's see what all's changed. . .it's daylight savings time again, & I'm listening to more Sammy Hagar, so not much new there. about all I can say is I really wish Allen would have gotten to work at the IRS w/me & Rob. For his sake. Poor boy. Also, I'm upset w/myself & the way ( Read more... )

Well, so I'm awake again. I was asleep, but then I awoke. Ah, the cycle of life. Humbling, isn't it? I believe I mentioned last time that I was dead broke. Still am, & I'm out of medicine, which has resulted in my waking up in the middle of the night w/an upset stomach & fluid in my lungs . I believe I suffer from chronic bronchitis, which ( Read more... )