tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post2443906166162908389..comments2024-02-26T05:51:17.859-05:00Comments on Economic Disconnect: Freefall FridayEconomicDisconnecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02802078645713106743noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-43740418459210019432013-01-09T01:48:20.240-05:002013-01-09T01:48:20.240-05:00By the way, the copyright to this article is owned...By the way, the copyright to this article is owned by Good Guy. What Is Forex Trading And Why Should I care? Two riveting performance by two giants of the screen.) But if money can only be created out of loans, how can society ever beLeehttp://ftp.fhw.gr/groups/test/wiki/4644c/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-18360389440328188012011-06-05T04:07:20.292-04:002011-06-05T04:07:20.292-04:00Well, Watchtower, the old saying goes, if you reme...Well, Watchtower, the old saying goes, if you remember the 70s, you weren't there.<br /><br />One band, among several, I left off the above list is Bad Company. Their first two albums were superb. In fact, I'm going to make my request for Friday Night Entertainment early. Bad Company, "Shooting Star."GawainsGhosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16719480047404817864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-87665925058229339262011-06-04T22:03:34.982-04:002011-06-04T22:03:34.982-04:00Gawains, that is of course if you wanted to go bac...Gawains, that is of course if you wanted to go back to that time, and frankly who the hell wouldn't (at least for awhile)?<br />When I was young I remember those bands that Gawains spoke of being played on my little transistor radio and in dad's car.<br />Instead of Lady GaGa or Britney Spears, you could actually hear Foghat's Fool For The City, or CCR's Run Through The Jungle.<br />Can you imagine that, instead of some prepackaged shit where everyone is beautiful with perfect teeth, you had real people making real music.<br />Oh hells yes I would go back.watchtowernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-61124967910704414902011-06-04T21:32:28.210-04:002011-06-04T21:32:28.210-04:00Gawains you are the man, I thoroughly enjoy readin...Gawains you are the man, I thoroughly enjoy reading your comments on the old school bands.<br />I know you didn't see Led Zepplin back in the day, but if I had a time machine I'd send your ass back there just so I could get your take on them!watchtowernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-61951906202319595872011-06-04T20:55:51.171-04:002011-06-04T20:55:51.171-04:00Great stuff Gawains! Loved all the videos.Great stuff Gawains! Loved all the videos.EconomicDisconnecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802078645713106743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-20625897443817441182011-06-04T19:21:21.272-04:002011-06-04T19:21:21.272-04:00Oh, and speaking of great American bands, one of t...Oh, and speaking of great American bands, one of those who tranformed the music scene, did you know that three of the founding members of Alice Cooper were track stars at a high school in Arizona?<br /><br />Yeah, one year for the talent show they put mops on their heads, air guitared and lip synched a rock and roll band. They had so much fun they taught themselves to play instruments and formed a real band.<br /><br />It was an ongoing joke in the early days at the LA club scene. People would pay good money for tickets to see Alice Cooper, fill the venue, then walk out before the second song was over. Until Frank Zappa discovered them and produced their first album.<br /><br />Alice was one of the pioneers of glam rock in the US, along with Bowie and T. Rex in the UK.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86-XrU8sh60<br /><br />They broke up because Alice wanted to take a more theatrical approach, but the musicians wanted to maintain their rock and roll roots. The result was Welcome to my Nightmare, which is a phenomenal album.<br /><br />Oh, and just to correct an earlier comment, the three members of ZZ Top were indeed all born in Texas. They had moved to New York to cover the blues scene, but then later moved back to Houston and formed that Little Ol' Band from Texas.GawainsGhosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16719480047404817864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-16460085179658922182011-06-04T15:34:50.739-04:002011-06-04T15:34:50.739-04:00By the way, GYC, check out this new video by Free ...By the way, GYC, check out this new video by Free Reign.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihacN3mh098<br /><br />Hard to believe that a group composed of Cowboys linemen could form a metal band, eh?GawainsGhosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16719480047404817864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-28403955887696331572011-06-04T14:27:47.113-04:002011-06-04T14:27:47.113-04:00Nice lineup last night, GYC.
I remember Hitman He...Nice lineup last night, GYC.<br /><br />I remember Hitman Hearns. He was an excellent boxer, had that long reach and punishing jab, and he was a class act. I'll never forget when he took on Marvelous Marvin Haggler for the middle weight title. Now that was a fight.<br /><br />I'm glad you liked the Foghat. They were quite the band back in the day, made it big when their album Fool for the City came out. The title track, "Slow Ride" and "Stone Blue" were mega-hits. And Foghat Live is one of the best live albums of the era.<br /><br />Did you know they were from London? Yeah, they were part of the second wave of the British invasion, along with bands like the Who, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Black Sabbath, David Bowie, and Dire Straits, the Irish invasion which included bands like Thin Lizzy, Nazareth, and later U2, and the Australian invasion led by AC/DC.<br /><br />I find it fascinating how these guys from the other side of the pond could so perfectly capture what is essentially an American form of music and improve on it. They were heavily influenced by pioneers like Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, of course Elvis, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, but it was when Jimi Hendrix toured London that everything changed. He blew Pete Townsend's mind.<br /><br />Not that there weren't some great American bands at the time, like Credence Clearwater Revival, Grand Funk Railroad, Kiss, Alice Cooper, Tom Petty, George Thoroughgood, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Steely Dan was also prominent, but they didn't tour.<br /><br />Sadly, rock and roll is dead today. It was a zeitgeist of limited duration, say from 1965 to 1980. During those fifteen years, all the best bands recorded their best music. Then it all fizzled when MTV was launched.<br /><br />There were some good bands in the 80s, a few in the 90s, but in the 00s, all the real talent is in country. Lady Antebellum is excellent.GawainsGhosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16719480047404817864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-34317139213452824172011-06-03T22:11:15.890-04:002011-06-03T22:11:15.890-04:00Oh and I do so love Friday night posts too!Oh and I do so love Friday night posts too!EconomicDisconnecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802078645713106743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-36928654731273511602011-06-03T22:10:18.766-04:002011-06-03T22:10:18.766-04:00Both the pug and cat are indoors, except for walki...Both the pug and cat are indoors, except for walking the dog! We have huge hawks as well, no little ones out after dark around here. Just 30 miles north or Boston, weird, yes?<br /><br />I so love that doll parts song, unreal.EconomicDisconnecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802078645713106743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-59189599779725137422011-06-03T22:02:30.606-04:002011-06-03T22:02:30.606-04:00This is why I love Friday Night Vids, I had forgot...This is why I love Friday Night Vids, I had forgotten 'Doll Parts' by Hole, that will be downloaded and on my MP3 before bedtime.<br /><br />Holy cow do you live by a nature preserve or something?<br />Deer, fishers, and possibly a coyote or fox?<br />I hope the cat is kept inside, lol.watchtowernoreply@blogger.com