Rants and Ravings of a Misguided Dreamer and Observer
Salutations™!! Today is the 55th anniversary (US) of The Kinks’ The Kinks Kontroversy album. I truly am not a huge fan of The Kinks so I know just a little. That doesn’t mean I don’t like them, I just am not that familiar with them. But this album has this song that most 70s and…
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Salutations™!! Today is Christmas Eve. To me, that’s Christmas. It’s traditionally been when we do our thing. I prefer it to Christmas Day. So, Merry Christmas to all of you. And, while you’re at it, here’s some Kinks. Until tomorrow, Merry Christmas!Scorp out! —“The greatest Christmas song ever. Not only is it punk but it’s…
Salutations™!! Today is the 49th anniversary of the Kinks’ Muswell Hillbillies album. I usually don’t like when British bands do “country” music. It just doesn’t seem genuine. Then again, outside a select few, what country artists are “genuine?” Yeah, not many. Anywhat! I don’t really care one way or another about this album. But, here’s…
Salutations™!! Johnny Cash’s At San Quentin is 51 today. The Kinks’ One For The Road is 40. Motörhead’s Another Perfect Day is 37. Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A. is 36 (exactly one month before July 4). Squirrel Nut Zippers’ Hot and Bryan Adams’ 18 til I Die and Metallica’s Load are 24. Paul McCartney’s Memory Almost Full…
Salutations™!! Yesterday, The BCPF was to get her hair cut and that got us to Underdog Records earlier in the day. Like, 11am early. Her cut was next door at Hair Bomb with Cynthia Platt-Miller so we did that before eating. The BCPF has lived here her entire life and had never eaten at Grecian…
Salutations™!! In addition to The BCPF’s and my usual Saturday routine, we had to go by Lowe’s to pick out stuff for the renovation project from the “Flood of 2019.” But, we had fun doing that. We also got to go to our happy place which is Underdog Records. We picked up some good stuff…
Salutations™!! Today is the 47th anniversary of the Kinks album Muswell Hillbillies and in searching for a cover, I found Ray Davies doing this version in some “storyteller” setting and thought it was hard to beat. So, here ya go. Enjoy! Until tomorrow, same blog channel… Scorp out! — “Don’t want to get myself shot down…