An Indy Saturday

Today was spent camped out in front of the TV and the laptop. I watched the entire Indiana Jones series of movies. That is four of them now. Word has it that Harrison Ford will reprise role one more time. I did have music going as well. This is the first chance I had to report on the goings on for the day. Sorry is it so late in the day.

Music for today was:

Grateful Dead
October 8, 1989
Hampton Coliseum
Hampton, VA
listen here

Grateful Dead
October 14, 1989
Meadowlands Arena
East Rutherford, NJ
listen here

Grateful Dead
October 15, 1989
Meadowlands Arena
East Rutherford, NJ
listen here

Grateful Dead
October 16, 1989
Meadowlands Arena
East Rutherford, NJ
listen here

Grateful Dead
October 19, 1989
The Spectrum
Philadelphia, PA
listen here

Black Friday Post Holiday Stuffed To the Gills Blues

Where are you at today? Slaving for a sale? Spending time with the family? Wondering where the hell your resolve went when it came to all the food you ate yesterday? Depression sets in when you realize that you still have piles of leftovers in your refrigerators that will last you until the next round in a couple of weeks. Of course, I mean the Winter holiday of your choice. I don't want to discriminate here. I have my personal nightmare holiday where fun is crammed down your throat until you feel like screaming or withdrawing into your self that you long for the deep freeze that is January. I think it is more of the disease talking than anything at this moment. So, what I try to do to do to get out of the mental funk is to be of service to others. I have to get out of my rotten melon. When I go to Florida to visit family, I will plan on making a meal for everyone. I will have to give it some thought. Here are songs for Black Friday: Black Friday By Steely Dan and Black Friday Rule by Flogging Molly


Music for today:

The Dinosaurs
August 12, 1982
The Cotati Caberet
Cotati, CA
listen here

The Dinosaurs
November 21, 1982
The Cotati Cabaret
Cotati, CA
listen here

David Nelson Trio
January 6, 2009
Iron Springs Brewery
Fairfax, CA
listen here

Donna Jean and The Tricksters
listen here
I learned something new tonight. Yay for new stuff!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Today is the day that we give thanks to our creator or higher thought processes for the the blessings that we have received for the past year. In spite of my decreased mental capacity, I have been able to do a lot of travel this past year: Ohio, Ireland and upcoming Florida. I plan on spending the day with my brother and his roommates eating turkey and watching football. Later on tonight, I plan on continuing the marathon of music. More on that later.

Here are a couple of clips that are quite topical for today. The first is a traditional telling of Alice's Restaurant by Arlo Guthrie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_7C0QGkiVo

The second is a clip from the old show WKRP in Cincinnati. To set up the clip, they had a stunt by dropping turkeys out of a helicopter. They just plummeted straight to the ground and spattered. The clip is regarded by TV Guide as the funniest ever uttered on TV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FXSnoy71Q4

Ninja Assassin for Breakfast

I got woken up to the worst news possible concerning my PC. In order to fix it, they have to do a complete system restore which will put it back to a like new status. All the programs that I had on it will be gone. I was making fun of all the women shoppers for the upcoming Black Friday shopping spree by comparing them to Ninja Assassins (the new movie that starts today). Well, the attack that I got had it lasting repercussions that totaled my PC. I better watch what I laugh at or it will bite me in the ass. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMD7Ezp3gWc

I have stuff to do today that will keep my mind off this bad news. I am making a green bean casserole for tomorrow. I am also picking up a pumpkin pie with whipped cream topping for dessert. I will have much more to say on this all.

Shows for today:

David Bromberg Band
August 26, 1978
Calderone Concert Hall
Hempstead, NY
http://tela.sugarmegs.org/ (put in the search for David Bromberg to stream show)

Grateful Dead
July 17, 1989
Alpine Valley Music Theatre
East Troy, WI
Matrix (Offically released as "Downhill From Here")

Grateful Dead
July 18, 1989
Alpine Valley Music Theatre
East Troy, WI
http://www.archive.org/details/gd1989-07-18.mtx.hansokolow.96231.flac16

Grateful Dead
July 19, 1989
Alpine Valley Music Theatre
East Troy, WI
http://www.archive.org/details/gd1989-07-19.mtx.hansokolow.96232.flac16

I was at all three shows. It rained for the entire third show. I saw a sign in the parking lot that read, "It isn't a Grateful Dead concert until it rains." I have an article written by contributor to one of the many scholarly books describing the Grateful Dead experience. This one consists of 16 pages and discribes the happenings of Alpine Valley that weekend. If anyone is interested in reading it, let me know. I will email you a copy.

Grateful Dead
August 6, 1989
Cal Expo Amphitheatre
Sacramento, CA
http://www.archive.org/details/gd1989-08-06.sbd.miller.89966.sbeok.flac16

Hail! Hail! Rock and Roll

Earlier this summer, I gave a gift to girl who was turning sweet sixteen. The gift? A CD of Chuck Berry's Greatest Hits. I also asked a friend to help me with this quest. He gave me a disc of 31 choice tunes. When these songs came out originally, they made a huge impact on our English neighbors. Most of the music that came from England during the early 1960s was the same music that was not being heard by the white audience. That is why the "X" (if you missed this, look back at the earlier posts on Pirate Radio) was so influential. I am including a rare recording of Roll Over Beethoven: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz1VOQWR6cA I am also including what I feel is the best cover of this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxXl4oS9wss Chuck Berry is alive and doing well these days. He still performs once a month in his hometown of St. Louis, MO at Blueberry Hill. http://www.blueberryhill.com/

Music for today:

Grateful Dead
September 18, 1987
Madison Square Garden
New York City, NY
http://www.archive.org/details/gd1987-09-18.mtx.hansokolow.96139.flac16

Grateful Dead
June 30, 1988
Silver Stadium
Rochester, NY
http://www.archive.org/details/gd1988-06-30.sbd.miller.96071.sbeok.flac16

Chuck Berry
31 selections from Chess Box Set

I'm gearing up for a Thanksgiving Music Feast. More on this later.

The Sky was yellow and the Sun was blue....

This picture of the sun was taken through special filters that made it appear blue. http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap091104.html It brings to mind the the lyrics of the song "Scarlet Begonias" by Garcia/Hunter. It is included in one of the shows that I listened to today. Here is the link for more great astronomy photos: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/

The shows on today's menu are:

Grateful Dead
December 1, 1979
Stanley Theater
Pittsburgh, PA
http://www.archive.org/details/gd79-12-01.sbd.miller.29429.sbeok.flacf

Grateful Dead
March 30, 1980
The Capitol Theatre
Passaic, NJ
http://www.archive.org/details/gd1980-03-30.fob.glassberg.motb-0082.96014.flac16

Grateful Dead
May 2, 1980
Hampton Coliseum
Hampton, VA
http://www.archive.org/details/gd1980-05-02.fob.glassberg.motb-0085.96450.flac16

Grateful Dead
May 7, 1984
Silva Hall
Eugene, OR
http://www.archive.org/details/gd1984-05-07.sbd.walker-scotton.miller.96297.sbeok.flac16

Human Struggle for dominance

Its football Sunday again, and the Minnesota Vikings played the Seattle Seahawks in the scheduled match. I have family living in the Seattle area that are fans of the Seahawks. It was not their finest hour. I was very reluctant to be a Farve backer when he came to the Vikings, but now that we are second in the NFC at 9-1, I feel that it is possible that we can make it to the big show. We have some big games still left to play, so it is not yet wrapped up.

Two other games that come as a complete surprise to all are: Kansas City Chiefs (3-7) beats Pittsburgh Steelers (6-4) by a score of 27-24 in overtime; and Oakland Raiders (3-7) defeats Cincinnati Bengals (7-3) with a score in regulation of 20-17. The Little guy can defeat the big guy. This story is is very old, and it continues to this very day.

I bring this all up in comparison to a show I just caught on public TV about fire walkers from Fiji. They were walking on stones that had been heated to a temperature of 1200 degrees. This is still being done today. The challenge of overcoming the elements and one's self has been an integral part of the culture of mankind. We like to think of ourselves as men and women of peace. The letting go self and becoming apart of larger part is only a piece of this puzzle. The mind is very powerful tool if used correctly.

The music for today is back to the Grateful Dead. This hard drive file did not get sorted, so everthing is kinda disjointed.

Grateful Dead
August 5, 1971
Hollywood Palladium
Hollywood, CA
http://www.archive.org/details/gd1971-08-05.sbd.miller.96540.sbeok.flac16

Grateful Dead
August 6, 1971
Hollywood Palladium
Hollywood, CA
Matrix

Grateful Dead
June 30, 1974
Civic Center
Springfield, MA
http://www.archive.org/details/gd1974-06-30.sbd.miller.96275.sbeok.flac16

Grateful Dead
March 19, 1977
Winterland Arena
San Francisco, CA
http://www.archive.org/details/gd1977-03-19.mtx.hansokolow.96856.flac16