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I went to the swap meet today and met two fried ex/current-hippie guys. I stumbled upon their humble tent and found myself smack-dab in the center of Xanadu. There were cds everywhere and I liked every band I saw. There was ? and the Mysterians, Pretty Things, MC5, everything great from the garage and psych scenes of the late 60's. Some of the bands had the greatest names like: The Yellow Payges. Who the hell has that sort of taste these days. Band names today are, for the most part, uninspired. Anyway...I had narrowed my choices down to three cds when one of the guys decided to start suggesting all these bands I hadn't even heard of, but which looked wonderful. I ended up with three cds after much inner turmoil. The Hook is the band that stood out the most. They sound like the MC5 but with more of James Brown influence. Great stuff. They even cover a Kinks song! I noticed that a lot of the bands I hadn't heard of either had Lennon-McCartney covers(something I knew) or Ray's stuff(which I was unaware of). I knew the Kinks were popular but I always assumed they were kind of snubbed in their time when it came to influencing their contemporaries(aside from the acknowledged influence on a mister pete townshend). You learn something new every day, don'tcha?
Side note: They also had an assortment of videos. Some Beatles, some Yardbirds. I asked for The Kinks, which they lacked, but they promised to track down a video for me and acted as if they could easily do that. I know they'll forget, but I told them I'd be back next weekend and, damn it, I mean it. I really want old Ready! Steady! Go! footage. I already have a Kinks dvd with some good songs on it, however it's unabashedly lip-synced. Don't get me wrong, I love watching my boys play, but they sound perfectly well live and shouldn't have to resort to that.
I'm reading a fascinating book right now. It's simply called A.D. 1000, but it's more than a boring history book. Richard Erdoes doesn't resort to typical "this king did that, that pope did this" sort of stuff. He gets down to the good stuff like forest bandits, eunuchs, pretentious Arab philosophers, and kings who would make their silk-clothed servants suddenly go on impromptu hunts (simply because he considered them dandies and would gloat when their beautiful silks returned muddy and torn). The stuff you don't hear about the Dark Ages. He writes it in an interesting narrative way rather than in a boring factual manner.
I want to be a medieval history major and I mean that most sincerely. It's my dream, but is it pratical? Does that matter?
Side note: They also had an assortment of videos. Some Beatles, some Yardbirds. I asked for The Kinks, which they lacked, but they promised to track down a video for me and acted as if they could easily do that. I know they'll forget, but I told them I'd be back next weekend and, damn it, I mean it. I really want old Ready! Steady! Go! footage. I already have a Kinks dvd with some good songs on it, however it's unabashedly lip-synced. Don't get me wrong, I love watching my boys play, but they sound perfectly well live and shouldn't have to resort to that.
I'm reading a fascinating book right now. It's simply called A.D. 1000, but it's more than a boring history book. Richard Erdoes doesn't resort to typical "this king did that, that pope did this" sort of stuff. He gets down to the good stuff like forest bandits, eunuchs, pretentious Arab philosophers, and kings who would make their silk-clothed servants suddenly go on impromptu hunts (simply because he considered them dandies and would gloat when their beautiful silks returned muddy and torn). The stuff you don't hear about the Dark Ages. He writes it in an interesting narrative way rather than in a boring factual manner.
I want to be a medieval history major and I mean that most sincerely. It's my dream, but is it pratical? Does that matter?