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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"
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Passinwind
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We had Bugs Henderson in for a feature set at an open mike I ran. No one wanted to play the slot in front of his killer band, so it fell to me:
"Hello Northshore Bar and Grill! Are you ready for some blues?"
<crowd> "Squeeee!"
"OK, we're gonna give you the blues."
Not sure that's what they had in mind, but we delivered.
We occasionally have someone request some blues. No matter what 'blues' tune we do it isn't the one they wanted to hear. We even ask "what kind of blues?" Crickets.We had Bugs Henderson in for a feature set at an open mike I ran. No one wanted to play the slot in front of his killer band, so it fell to me:
"Hello Northshore Bar and Grill! Are you ready for some blues?"
<crowd> "Squeeee!"
"OK, we're gonna give you the blues."
Not sure that's what they had in mind, but we delivered.
We occasionally have someone request some blues. No matter what 'blues' tune we do it isn't the one they wanted to hear. We even ask "what kind of blues?" Crickets.
Flip Flop And Fly lends itself well to an older crowd. Without horns, piano or harmonica can do it. Even a good guitarist.
With horns, David Rose’s The Stripper goes over very very well. Oldies like stripping music. The drummer needs a china splash.
Passinwind
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The last thing in the world I was gonna do was play a blues or surf set before Bugs. Wouldn't be prudent...We occasionally have someone request some blues. No matter what 'blues' tune we do it isn't the one they wanted to hear. We even ask "what kind of blues?" Crickets.
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Had to look up David Rose. No eyebrows raised that he was a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia - Wikipedia
My parents owned that Stripper LP. No telling why they would find that music entertaining
My parents owned that Stripper LP. No telling why they would find that music entertaining
What parents listened to was called old fogey music. Buddy Holly was born in 1936. He was part of the hip generation. Not that much younger than parents that were born in the 1920’s.
WWII helped make a generation way older. But that generation couldn’t wait to grow up, a suit and a fedora was a young man’s sign of adulthood.
WWII helped make a generation way older. But that generation couldn’t wait to grow up, a suit and a fedora was a young man’s sign of adulthood.
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And now The Doors is old fogey music.
And, if you don't like the Doors, there's the door.And now The Doors is old fogey music.
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A standout in my memory of The Doors is a ̶b̶o̶o̶t̶l̶e̶g̶ open source concert tape of When the Music's Over. There was an extended opening vamp as a recording of a live television news broadcast of the 1968 Democratic Convention plays. Jim Morrison screams at a "moment of impact".
Both people I know who were present at the 68 convention were members of the press. One was a reporter for the AP on a year-long assignment to "see what is going on out there with these kids". The other was there as a protestor and left hours before the ugliness got really ugly. He went on to a distinguished career in newspapers.
Making no claim to any of these events myself, The Doors made the zeitgeist very real for me.
Both people I know who were present at the 68 convention were members of the press. One was a reporter for the AP on a year-long assignment to "see what is going on out there with these kids". The other was there as a protestor and left hours before the ugliness got really ugly. He went on to a distinguished career in newspapers.
Making no claim to any of these events myself, The Doors made the zeitgeist very real for me.
I do like dogs! Nice furry kids. They always manage a smile for the camera.
The one above is the hero Injured military dog who chased down al-Baghdadi. He will make a full recovery and was returned to full duty.
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At the risk of varying degrees of wrath, I'll admit to never liking "The Doors". I especially disliked their bass player, Claude Rains.
Usually pretty safe with "The Thrill is Gone" or "Stormy Monday". Or "Every Day" for up tempo.
...or Sweet Home Chicago.
on yer own lawn!......
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Must have been dogs. Dreamed of Odin all night. Woke up when he wanted to go out to find him still asleep by me, and only dreamed he needed to go out.
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