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Now Normal Chronicles or: Hard to Hold

23 Thursday Jul 2020

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Music, Rick Springfield, Sammy Hagar, Video

Salutations™!!

Today is the 36th anniversary of both Rick Springfield’s Hard to Hold and Sammy Hagar’s VOA. I went with this one as I really hate we didn’t get to do those songs that night that someone got stupid. Just do a search for Rick Springfield on this blog if you don’t know what I mean. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“I can see the path you’re cutting. It cost me a little piece of my heart. I can see the doors you’re shutting ’cause they were open at the start. Baby loving you has been hard on me. You’re such a tough little sister just looking for Mr. Right on the wrong side of town. You better love somebody, it’s late. You better love somebody, don’t wait. You better love somebody, don’t tempt fate. You’re gonna push it just a little too far one night.” – “Love Somebody” (Springfield)

Sounds Like Saturday or: The Gig That Wasn’t

14 Saturday Sep 2019

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Salutations™!!

Last night we were supposed to do our set of Springfield songs but the Forsyth County Sherrif’s department of the Village of Clemmons had other plans. So, here’s a bit of what you missed with us not playing.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Cause every man sees in the younger man the hope. Every woman sees in the younger girl the dream. Everybody lives the pride and passion of the young. From the womb to the tomb we will remember what it means.” – “Celebrate Youth” (Springfield)

In Da Club or: Springing for Action

13 Friday Sep 2019

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Clemmons, Doug Davis, Friday Night Music Club, Huey Lewis & The News, J Geils Band, Rick Springfield, Rizzo's

Salutations™!!

Tonight, at Rizzo’s in Clemmons, the Friday Night Music Club is putting on their September gig. It’s a triple-billed shindig with Huey Lewis & The News, J Geils Band and Rick Springfield!

No, Huey Lewis, Peter Wolf nor Rick Springfield are actually going to be there.FNMC

Friday Night Music Club is the brainchild of Doug Davis (yes, that Doug Davis) and offers shows to raise money for local organizations and charities. This month it’s all about Authoring Action. Find out more about them at their website. But, the shows are basically tributes to genres, bands, years, and sometimes a “rock lottery” that is bands made up of people who put their names into a hat for a specific instrument or vocal.

Tonight, it’s three bands doing the aforementioned artists. Tonight is also Clay Howard’s birthday (who is playing the part of Rick Springfield because, well, of course). I’m playing the part of Springfield’s bass player. You should come out and see it. There is a cover of $5 but it all goes to Authoring Action.

Rizzo’s is at 6353 Cephis Dr. in Clemmons.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“So celebrate youth, those who have it. Celebrate youth. Give them sight. The future of the world’s in the hands of the children. So, celebrate youth. Teach them right.” – “Celebrate Youth” (Springfield)

Affair of the Hard or: Don’t Talk to Blisters

06 Friday Sep 2019

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Bass Guitar, Clay Howard, Friday Night Music Club, Music, Rick Springfield

Salutations™!!

Today, I picked up my bass guitar for the first time in over a year. Yep. A year. I love playing bass. I love when I play with my friends. What I don’t love is learning songs and I don’t like rehearsals. Both are necessary evils, though. And I get that.

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So, I picked up the bass to learn ten Rick Springfield songs to play with Clay for Friday Night Music Club next week. Springfield isn’t known for complex tunes, necessarily. But, what is difficult is keeping up with all the changes. That’s really the hard part.

To make matters worse is that outside of “Jessie’s Girl,” there’s not a lot of tablature of his songs. To non-musicians, that means someone has taken the time to do music notation, including what fret on what string and so on, for us. I don’t necessarily have to have that, but being as I’m a year out of practice, it was harder for me to pull down the progressions. Of the ten songs, I have seven of them that I feel confident that I can pull off for rehearsal (ugh) on Tuesday. The other three, I’m not even familiar with so that’s going to be a little more difficult. One of those has no bass at all. It’s all synths and it’s arpeggio sequencing (the synth is set up to play these automatically). But, Clay wants me to make up a bass line from that. I can’t even figure out what key it’s in. whine-stomp-moan

I spent 3 hours playing these songs yesterday. I had to use a different method that before because I’m out of writable CDs. So, I had to play through my stereo system and have my bass amp there to play out loud. I decided to stand instead of sit because I sit way too much. I ended up getting over 7000 steps yesterday. About 5500 of it was from this. This means that I learned songs, I got exercise, I sweat like I was on stage, my feet hurt, my back hurts, my shoulder hurts, even though I have a light bass, and I feel good about it. So there.

Okay, I’m off to bed, early.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Fais l’amour avec moi. Viens dormir, mon amour. Je t’aime donne moi ton coeur ce soir” – “Don’t Talk to Strangers” (Springfield)

Venus in Overdrive or: Running Late

29 Monday Jul 2019

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Salutations™!!

Today is the 11th anniversary of the Rick Springfield album Venus in Overdrive and since my buddy Clay Howard is such a fan, and since we are recording a new podcast tonight, here’s a vid of Rick doing this in 2009. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Alone in a world of 6 billion, I was feeling my soul rust. Yeah, I saw that everything was broken. Everything was ashes, everything was dust.” – “Venus in Overdrive” (Springfield)

Spinning Sunday or: The Haul 9/15/18

16 Sunday Sep 2018

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Aztec Camera, Blue Oyster Cult, Discogs, Henry Mancini, K-Tel, Music, New Order, Records, Rick Springfield, Rod Stewart, Simple Minds, Sly and the Family Stone, The Less Desirables, Underdog Records, Wang Chung

Salutations™!!

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It was a rather dreary day in WSNC yesterday and will continue to be for a few days. There were minimal folks out because no one knows what Florence is going to do. So, The BCPF and I made sure to get some good listening material at Underdog Records. And, we did! Here’s what:

  • Sly & The Family Stone – Fresh — #186 on the RS List and I love good funky rock and that’s what this is. Great stuff. Yellow label UK pressing, I believe. It’s in VG++ condition.
  • The Blue Öyster Cult – Tyranny And Mutation — This was the 23rd entry on the Eugeology list from last year. I stated at the time that I didn’t care to hear it again. I do want my list stuffs on vinyl, so here it is in my listening realm again. VG+.
  • Aztec Camera – High Land, Hard Rain — I had heard of Aztec Camera but knew nothing of them. I had seen a few AC albums and thought nothing of it. I didn’t know it was The BCPF’s kind of thing. She said it was and we got this one. I could tell right away that it was definitely her kind of thing. It’s VG++.
  • Simple Minds – Once Upon A Time — There are a lot of great songs on this album and I was very happy to have it. It was a VG++ rated album and we really enjoyed listening to it. Simple Minds are a great band and I’ll buy pretty much anything from them I find.
  • New Order – Low-life — This wasn’t purchased from Underdog Records but was given to us there by our pal Clay Howard. Clay’s the only person we know that will give you gifts for his birthday! It was a great listen and The BCPF was singing along with the whole thing. At least mouthing the words, she won’t sing in front of me for whatever reason. VG++!
  • Wang Chung – Points On The Curve — I will never understand what in the wide-world-of-sports they’re talking about on “Dance Hall Days” but I really like the song. There were several great tunes on this album, and I’ll venture to say it was one of my favorite listens yesterday. Good early 80s pop and the best part is we found it in the $1 bin. I will go as far as saying it was VG++.
  • Henry Mancini – The Best Of Mancini — I love Henry Mancini and his smooth and groovy jazz stylings. He does it really well not only as musical releases but in television and movies, as well. It was a $1 bin find and is VG+.
  • Rod Stewart – Never A Dull Moment — It was funny to watch both The BCPF and me trying to figure out how to get the vinyl out of the sleeve. It was some weird double-flapped gatefold type thing. It turns out you get the vinyl from the back of that. It’s difficult to explain. We just had never seen one like that. Anywhat! It was a $1 bin find and I was surprised how much I liked the album. Some of Stewart’s older albums are a bit bluesy for me. VG.
  • Rick Springfield – Success Hasn’t Spoiled Me Yet — Another great pop album from the early 1980s. Speaking of Clay Howard, the first time we talked about playing music together was him asking about doing a Springfield tribute band. “Don’t Talk to Strangers” is on this one. Great stuff. VG+.
  • Various – Hit Machine — My friend Taylor Chamberlin contacted me on my Instagram post about this. He asked if I had it and I said I didn’t, which was odd because I have such a vast collection of K-Tel albums. He left it at Underdog Records for me. That was a swell gesture of him, I think. Thanks, TC. It’s G+.

So, not a huge haul but a very satisfying one. We got to all but the BOC and K-Tel album yesterday. It was a great listen day. I’ll have some news about The Less Desirables and Underdog Records this week. But, let me say that you can find a lot of cool records both used and new at Underdog. A lot of the stuff from the late 80s and into the 00s that were not even really released on LP is not being re-released in that format and Underdog Records gets them. Be sure to listen to The Less Desirables to hear what the TLD/UDR exclusive deal of the week is.

Discogs is my go-to for cataloging my albums and listing them here. It’s the easiest way to keep up with your collection, too. And, they have a great marketplace for selling or buying your records, cassettes or CDs.

Until tomorrow, keep spinning…
Scorp out!

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“What you gonna do when things go wrong? What you gonna do when it all cracks up? What you gonna do when the love burns down? What you gonna do when the flames go up? Who is gonna come and turn the tide? What’s it gonna take to make a dream survive? Who’s got the touch to calm the storm inside? Who’s gonna save you? Alive and kicking.” – “Alive and Kicking” (Kerr/Burchill/MacNeil)

Sounds Like Saturday or: Double Bill

24 Saturday Feb 2018

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Salutations™!!

Since I’m in Asheville and can’t play this day’s releases on vinyl, let’s concentrate on a video, instead. Two records of importance (at least to me) came out on this day. Led Zeppelin’s Physical Grafitti in 1975 and then six years later, Working Class Dog by Rick Springfield arrived. So, let’s give them both some love.

And… for something a little different…

Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Down by the seaside see the boats go sailin’. Can the people hear what the little fish are sayin’? Oh, oh, the people turned away.” – “Down By the Seaside” (Page/Plant)

Sounds Like Saturday or: Under the Milky Way

14 Saturday Oct 2017

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Salutations™!!

“Under the Milky Way” by the Church is one of my new obsessions. I love that song and I look for a lot of recreations. Since I’ve spent a lot of time with Clay Howard this week (and will again tonight), and one of the first conversations he and I ever had was about doing a Rick Springfield tribute band, and this is a pretty good cover, then here ya go. Enjoy (and come to Test Pattern tonight)!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Lower the curtain down on Memphis. Lower the curtain down all right. I got no time for private consultation under the Milky Way tonight. Wish I knew what you were looking for. Might have known what you would find.” – “Under the Milky Way” (Kilbey/Jannson)

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