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[bscinstnct]

@miamistomp conspicuously absent during the 80s music ❤️ fest 🤣

 

Cheers, ms! Hope you’re good ; )

 

 

Meantime, I just snapped these literally 5 minutes apart! Crazy how quick the angle of the sun changed it all

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 14, 2023 by bscinstnct

[aenemated]

17 minutes ago, Fellaheen51 said:

 

Before GP and Grievous Angel.  Before the Burrito Brothers.  There was Sweetheart of the Rodeo. The first Alt Country record?  As a Byrds aficionado, was certainly different than their prior albums.  Took some listens to fully appreciate it.  Now 50 years on, recognized for what it is.  A seminal recording.

 

 

 

Cuz of Gram. 🙂

 

Gram changed everything. He changed the damn Rolling Stones.

 

If I had to realy get into an argument ... I'd argue Gram was the most important writer. 

 

 

You'd have a hard time trying to tell me that ain't the greatest song ever written. 

 

And man ... Emmylou. 

Edited August 14, 2023 by aenemated

[BIG STU]

3 hours ago, aenemated said:

 

Oh, yall gym weirdos are just picking stuff up and putting it down for a lil bit.

 

Come play 300bpm for a few hours in a spot that doesn't believe in AC after loading in and loading out. 😂

The bands I worked around in the Charlotte Area I was not only the sound man but the equipment and transportation manager as well. The last part was due to me having a genuine 1954 Ford Bread truck. I always kept the drummer cool especially in places with no A/C. On outdoor venues with tube type amps we used to shield the amps with a tarp and have an outside fan blowing on them. I had like 4 squirrel cage fans out of old mobile home furnaces for that. I did pretty well with the bread truck charged like $75 a gig to transport. I ended up selling the bread truck to a guitar player after he complained I charged too much. Sold him that truck and quit that band period. He thought he would get my fans included. LOL I told him those were extra. I only did the gigs on the weekend since I drove a truck for a living then

[BIG STU]

59 minutes ago, aenemated said:

For chi ...

 

 

I got a gig because I could play that tune.Then we went nuts; my guitar player and producer pal influenced all this ... 

 

 

So much nonsense. What's fun there is ... that cymbal setup from like '98ish ... 

 

 

Back to RUDEs. Debut'd them Saturday night. Keeping the Sigs for studio time. 

Nice drum set up!!!----

[braincramp52]

8 hours ago, chisag said:

.... I was 12 yrs old and just got my first transistor radio. At night I could get AM stations from New York and Chicago and Paper Back Writer had just been released. I would hear it and then try other stations to hear it again, having absolutely no clue I would be working at one of the radio stations later in life! 

 

 

 

There's just something about Paperback Writer that made it one of my favorite Beatles songs. The vocals and guitars were so good for that period of time.

[BIG STU]

7 hours ago, Petethreeput said:

My first record was given to me on my 7th birthday bc my brothers were sure I would scratch their records so I wasnt allowed to use/listen to them
 

 

I can remember my first 45--- Twisting USA by Chubby Checker--- Chubby is still kicking and lives about 50 miles SE of me in Andrews SC

[aenemated]

Ok, I lied. Every song on Tom Wait's "Rain Dogs" is the best song ever  written. 

[aenemated]

Oy,Tom just makes me want to make bad decisions like play guitar ... 

 

 

(Look how much not black is there, TS! Also, many books 😂) 

[braincramp52]

6 hours ago, aenemated said:

 

 

@chisag $5 if you can pick out the especially egregious Bonham ripoff here (it's full of it but there's one I CONSCIOUSLY do) 😂 

 

I gotta say Aen, having that woman on stage running around all over would drive me out of my damn mind. 😅 

[Fellaheen51]

4 hours ago, aenemated said:

Then over here ... Kate Pierson is some manner of goddess ... 

 

 

 

Diversion reflection.  The couple of times I saw the Stooges, playing at Mt. Holly Ski Lodge and Sherwood Forest, several thoughts crossed my mind.  The were a loud but average band, Iggy was over-the-top outrageous, and he'll never make it to 30.  Little did I realize at the time, the Stooges would become the Godfathers of Punk.  And Iggy would be 76 years old.  Good grief!!!

[aenemated]

11 minutes ago, braincramp52 said:

I gotta say Aen, having that woman on stage running around all over would drive me out of my damn mind. 😅 

 

Sigh. I make no comment. 

[braincramp52]

3 minutes ago, aenemated said:

 

Sigh. I make no comment. 

As a retired musician, I totally understand.😀

[miamistomp]

57 minutes ago, BIG STU said:

I can remember my first 45--- Twisting USA by Chubby Checker--- Chubby is still kicking and lives about 50 miles SE of me in Andrews SC

 A friend of mine bought his 61 Cadillac in the 80's when Chubby ( he lived a few blocks from me) got divorced

Very cool car- no air but a fan on the dashboard

[miamistomp]

36 minutes ago, Fellaheen51 said:

 

Diversion reflection.  The couple of times I saw the Stooges, playing at Mt. Holly Ski Lodge and Sherwood Forest, several thoughts crossed my mind.  The were a loud but average band, Iggy was over-the-top outrageous, and he'll never make it to 30.  Little did I realize at the time, the Stooges would become the Godfathers of Punk.  And Iggy would be 76 years old.  Good grief!!!

 We opened for Iggy about 5 years ago when he was singing in French and trying to be Leonard Cohen

 He seeme like an alright guy

[miamistomp]

7 hours ago, touch said:

We can't leave the 80's music discussion without a mention of this band. Doing so would be unacceptable. I'm envious Montana Man. 

 

 

 

 

 

 U2 might be my most disliked band- ( or maybe Kiss)

Pompous azz Bono

[braincramp52]

40 minutes ago, Fellaheen51 said:

 

Diversion reflection.  The couple of times I saw the Stooges, playing at Mt. Holly Ski Lodge and Sherwood Forest, several thoughts crossed my mind.  The were a loud but average band, Iggy was over-the-top outrageous, and he'll never make it to 30.  Little did I realize at the time, the Stooges would become the Godfathers of Punk.  And Iggy would be 76 years old.  Good grief!!!

I LOVED the Stooges. Curly was my favorite! I never liked Joe.😅

[braincramp52]

1 minute ago, miamistomp said:

 U2 might be my most disliked band- ( or maybe Kiss)

Pompous azz Bono

I wouldn't go across the street to see U2 for free. 

[miamistomp]

1 hour ago, Fellaheen51 said:

 

Before GP and Grievous Angel.  Before the Burrito Brothers.  There was Sweetheart of the Rodeo. The first Alt Country record?  As a Byrds aficionado, was certainly different than their prior albums.  Took some listens to fully appreciate it.  Now 50 years on, recognized for what it is.  A seminal recording.

 

 

 I saw that tour at St Joe's University

Clarence White was amazing

He also invented the B Bender for the guitar

 

 

 

[miamistomp]

4 minutes ago, braincramp52 said:

I wouldn't go across the street to see U2 for free. 

 I pass gas in their general direction ! to quote the Pythons

 

Ok - an 80's favorite

 

 

Edited August 14, 2023 by miamistomp

[Fellaheen51]

8 hours ago, chisag said:

 

 

... I have the DVD Standing In The Shadows Of Motown and it is just an amazing documentary. (Tiscape wouldn't even have to read anything) But these great Detroit jazz musicians would play the clubs til 5 or 6 in the morning, then head over to the Motown "studios" which were basically a converted house and lay down tracks for Big $$$. Said playing pop for cash allowed them to play what they wanted, where they wanted, with who they wanted in the clubs and didn't have to worry about pleasing anyone but each other and true Jazz lovers. Finish at Motown, get some sleep and do it again the next day. They were living the dream. 

 

Hitsville U.S.A.  2648 West Grand Boulevard (Barry Gordy Jr. Boulevard).  What struck me when we visited the Motown Museum ~10 years back was how small the original Studio A was.  Barry Gordy lived in the second floor, the studio was on the first.  Granted, Motown soon expanded into the house next door as the main recording studio.  Then into several houses along the boulevard.  Was a very cool experience, channeling all that had transpired in those storied buildings.  Then and now:

 

 

 

_____________________________________

 

One of my more memorable musical events was going to a Motown Revue at the Fox Theater downtown.  Two cars of white teenage kids from the far-flung exurbs heading into the big, bad city to hear the music.  Was during Christmas break, 1968 (had to verify by a MI concert database that I use to jog the memory).  Temps, Gladys and the Pips, Stevie Wonder, et. al.  All cool, no hassles, everyone was there for the music.  Peeps dancing at their seats, in the aisles.  

[touch]

53 minutes ago, Fellaheen51 said:

 

Diversion reflection.  The couple of times I saw the Stooges, playing at Mt. Holly Ski Lodge and Sherwood Forest, several thoughts crossed my mind.  The were a loud but average band, Iggy was over-the-top outrageous, and he'll never make it to 30.  Little did I realize at the time, the Stooges would become the Godfathers of Punk.  And Iggy would be 76 years old.  Good grief!!!

 

And Fella drops the name of the ski hill where I learned to ski in fifth grade. 🙂

[miamistomp]

Or this

 

 

[bscinstnct]

16 minutes ago, miamistomp said:

 U2 might be my most disliked band- ( or maybe Kiss)

Pompous azz Bono

 

🤣

My best buddy, whenever we would come out of one of the Allman Brothers shows at the Beacon

 

hed be all fired up and sarcastically yelling 

 

U2 is better!

 

U2 is so much better!

 

🤣
 

keep in mind I love old U2, definitely not the newer stuff 

Edited August 14, 2023 by bscinstnct

[aenemated]

19 minutes ago, miamistomp said:

( or maybe Kiss)

 

KISS migjht be the worst thing that's ever happened. 

[Petethreeput]

Mark me as a U2 fan.  Also mark me as a guy who also finds some of Bono’s soliloquies and pet projects as over the top, though he puts his money with his mouth and I do respect that.

 

Not only would I cross a street to see them I would go to a big ball in Vegas.  I don’t love the album they are celebrating but there is something about them live, hard to take your eyes off them, even when they are doing nothing special.

 

 

[bscinstnct]

You guys would know better, but this looks like a fresh ride…

 

 

[Fellaheen51]

27 minutes ago, touch said:

 

And Fella drops the name of the ski hill where I learned to ski in fifth grade. 🙂

 

Don't know if you were still in the area, but Mt. Holly was one of many venues for the local music scene.   During cold weather, the groups would play in the lodge.  During the summer, there was a bandstand setup at the base of a hill.  And just 10 minutes up Dixie Highway from Clarkston, where I grew up.  Was a regular spot to go to listen to music and dance.  There was also the Silverbell Ski Lodge on M-24 and Silverbell road.  Became known as the Silverbell Hideout.  They had all the Michigan based bands as well.  Plus, groups of greater renown.  Saw Peter Green era Fleetwood Mac there.  Was like 20' from the small stage.  A 20 minute rendition of Oh Well was cosmic.  

 

Place and time, there was an abundance of music to experience.  

 

 

Picture of early Alice inside the Mt. Holly Lodge.  Those beams were as low as they appear. And no, Alice Cooper did nothing for me.  

 

 

 

Edited August 14, 2023 by Fellaheen51

[bladehunter]

Well. Sunflowers are in full bloom as of today…. These are about 7 feet tall on average… see my house as reference on the left.  This front field is right at 5 acres.  There’s 3 more acres  in sunflowers down by the barn. But we had alot of grass come back in that section and it choked them down shorter.  I’ve planted my wife this patch for about 10 years now.  This year at the end we will combine them for seeds and see what we can do with them ( oil , sell as bird feed etc) …. But mostly we just supply local florists and wedding venues etc so my son and wife will be cutting flowers in the evenings for a month or so.  They cut a pickup truck load last night for her office and surgery center. I love this time of year ! The yellow finches , the indigo finches and bees flock to our place !  You can’t see those birds anywhere else in the numbers I see them. There’ll be thousands ! ( that’s my driveway on the last pic ).     We get sooo many people taking pictures it’s hilarious… and just to blow your mind.  The cost to plant those fields is about $370 in today’s economy….. was as low as $200. But fertilizer is crazy.  Best $400 entertainment on earth.  

[bladehunter]

9 minutes ago, Fellaheen51 said:

 

Don't know if you were still in the area, but Mt. Holly was one of many venues for the local music scene.   During cold weather, the groups would play in the lodge.  During the summer, there was a bandstand setup at the base of a hill.  And just 10 minutes up Dixie Highway from Clarkston, where I grew up.  Was a regular spot to go to listen to music and dance.  There was also the Silverbell Ski Lodge on M-24 and Silverbell road.  Became known as the Silverbell Hideout.  They had all the Michigan based bands as well.  Plus, groups of greater renown.  Saw Peter Green era Fleetwood Mac there.  Was like 20' from the small stage.  A 20 minute rendition of Oh Well was cosmic.  

 

Place and time, there was an abundance of music to experience.  

 

 

Picture of early Alice inside the Mt. Holly Lodge.  Those beams were as low as they appear. And no, Alice Cooper did nothing for me.  

 

 

 

He has a hammer on his tool belt !? 😂

[braincramp52]

15 minutes ago, Petethreeput said:

Mark me as a U2 fan.  Also mark me as a guy who also finds some of Bono’s soliloquies and pet projects as over the top, though he puts his money with his mouth and I do respect that.

 

Not only would I cross a street to see them I would go to a big ball in Vegas.  I don’t love the album they are celebrating but there is something about them live, hard to take your eyes off them, even when they are doing nothing special.

 

 

And that's why music is the best. It makes no difference that I don't like them. My hatred for them is from a little bit of jealousy because as musicians they just aren't that good.