Thursday, December 9, 2010

Shellac -vs- Vinyl

There are lots of variables when playing "records". One of the main ones is the difference between Shellac (organic coupound) and Vinyl (synthetic)... Both substances can deteriorate with time and wear from use.. As far as shellac goes:

You can play a 78 on a newer player and not wear a needle out too much to play your vinyl later. In my opinion, a vintage table top, school house type record player is better for playing 78s than a modern turntable unless you have one of the higher end turntables and a quality stylus. Most stylus have an LP side and a 78 side.

Playing a 78 on a Victrola likely does wear it out faster.

78 RPM records are differentiated by their production years. Records produced from 1900 to 1942 (before World War II) are designated "Pre-War" and 78s from the late 1940s through 1960 are designated "Post-War"


If you want the Victrola sound, only play your pre-war 78s on a crank phonograph.. The likelyhood is they have been there before.. Your post-war 78s will be hurt on a Victrola.. The pre-war 78s were built to destroy the needle. (the needles were built to submit)... Until you get to know which is post-war and which is pre-war then try to go by the size of the label. If the label is a little larger then it's OK to play.

I will play only late 1920s through 1930s 78s on my Victor Orthophonic players all the time.

I'll play about any pre-war 78 on about any Victrola but only occasionally.

I'm not scared to play my 78s on just about anything that's not junk.

While considering the value of your records and equipment and their subsequent wear, also consider the level of value received via your ear.

I'll offer my opinions on vinyl in a future blog.


Shellac is a resin secreted by the female lac bug
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2 Victrolas & A Megaphone

Rich Hynes spins Barbecue Bob on Columbia and a Harlem Hamfats Decca 78 on his dual Victor VV-2-55 Victrolas


Tuesday, November 9, 2010

have harmonica, will travel.

Rich Hynes Is available for bass or chord harmonica session work.

Rich Hynes and his Hohner Bass Harmonica are available for sessions - Please send Rich a message for the details.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Charlie McCoy and Bo Chatman - Brunswick Records 78 "Corrine Corrina"

Chatman is credited with writing this much covered tune and this is considered to be the first recording of the song

Saturday, November 6, 2010

‎''Sleepy'' John with Kazoo Band

Sleepy John Estes - Decca Records 78 - "I Wanta Tear It All The Time" on my old Victrola




Tampa Red & Georgia Tom - Vocalion Records 78 It's Tight Like That

Tampa Red with Georgia Tom a.k.a. Thomas A Dorsey (The Father of Gospel Music) doing a great old hokum song on a Vocalion Records 78 "It's Tight Like That" played on my old Victrola

Friday, November 5, 2010

Cliff Edwards/Ukelele Ike - Perfect Records 78 - I Want To Walk Again Blues

Some great hot jazz uke on my old Victrola

Bob Hill and his Melody Boys - Nabor Records 45 - This Old Train Is Leaving My Blues Behind

When I was growing up in Naptown there were 45 rpm records everywhere! There were a lot of people who had 45 rpm singles of their own recordings and there seemed to be a lot of small record labels here in Indianapolis. Radio Corporation of America (RCA) did a considerable amount of pressing at their facilities here in Indy. I remember an Eddy Arnold 45 that came out in 1960 that read on the side of the label "The One Billionth Record Record Pressed at the Indianapolis Pressing Plant" ... Wow, One billion 45s and that's four years before The Beatles hit The States. RCA Custom Pressing did job lots for people and smaller, independent record labels as well.. Many of these records were gave away by the artists, to their fans at local shows with a few selling here and there. Many more of these records were miserable memorabilia of record company owners, remnants of failed ventures with past artists, some of which perhaps, they did not part company on good terms.. For whatever reason, many of these local discs sat around for years, unwanted by most but wanted and gathered by me. There were times through the 80s that Brits or Germans would look around town for artists or records but for the most part, the idea of an Indiana 45 being a collectors item began to become more popular in the early 90s... When I first met Jason Yoder, I never thought much of my Indiana 45 collection per se.. I gave Jason a number of Indiana 45s and through his hard work and tireless digging he has complied the most magnificent web site on the subject www.indiana45s.com I have made videos of some of the Indiana and Ohio 45s I currently have as well as some artists that are closely associated with Indy
Here's a cool country bopper from Bob Hill and his Melody Boys on a Nabor Records 45 - This Old Train Is Leaving My Blues Behind - Check out the cool train sound effect at the end of the tune.

The Four Labels - Gra Low Records 45 - Lookin'

When I was growing up in Naptown there were 45 rpm records everywhere! There were a lot of people who had 45 rpm singles of their own recordings and there seemed to be a lot of small record labels here in Indianapolis. Radio Corporation of America (RCA) did a considerable amount of pressing at their facilities here in Indy. I remember an Eddy Arnold 45 that came out in 1960 that read on the side of the label "The One Billionth Record Record Pressed at the Indianapolis Pressing Plant" ... Wow, One billion 45s and that's four years before The Beatles hit The States. RCA Custom Pressing did job lots for people and smaller, independent record labels as well.. Many of these records were gave away by the artists, to their fans at local shows with a few selling here and there. Many more of these records were miserable memorabilia of record company owners, remnants of failed ventures with past artists, some of which perhaps, they did not part company on good terms.. For whatever reason, many of these local discs sat around for years, unwanted by most but wanted and gathered by me. There were times through the 80s that Brits or Germans would look around town for artists or records but for the most part, the idea of an Indiana 45 being a collectors item began to become more popular in the early 90s... When I first met Jason Yoder, I never thought much of my Indiana 45 collection per se.. I gave Jason a number of Indiana 45s and through his hard work and tireless digging he has complied the most magnificent web site on the subject www.indiana45s.com I have made videos of some of the Indiana and Ohio 45s I currently have as well as some artists that are closely associated with Indy

Is this a Garage Band or is it a soul band? Did this record really come out in 1959? I don't know anything about The Four Labels on Gra Low Records 45 - Lookin'

Lattie Moore

When I was growing up in Naptown there were 45 rpm records everywhere! There were a lot of people who had 45 rpm singles of their own recordings and there seemed to be a lot of small record labels here in Indianapolis. Radio Corporation of America (RCA) did a considerable amount of pressing at their facilities here in Indy. I remember an Eddy Arnold 45 that came out in 1960 that read on the side of the label "The One Billionth Record Record Pressed at the Indianapolis Pressing Plant" ... Wow, One billion 45s and that's four years before The Beatles hit The States. RCA Custom Pressing did job lots for people and smaller, independent record labels as well.. Many of these records were gave away by the artists, to their fans at local shows with a few selling here and there. Many more of these records were miserable memorabilia of record company owners, remnants of failed ventures with past artists, some of which perhaps, they did not part company on good terms.. For whatever reason, many of these local discs sat around for years, unwanted by most but wanted and gathered by me. There were times through the 80s that Brits or Germans would look around town for artists or records but for the most part, the idea of an Indiana 45 being a collectors item began to become more popular in the early 90s... When I first met Jason Yoder, I never thought much of my Indiana 45 collection per se.. I gave Jason a number of Indiana 45s and through his hard work and tireless digging he has complied the most magnificent web site on the subject www.indiana45s.com I have made videos of some of the Indiana and Ohio 45s I currently have as well as some artists that are closely associated with Indy

Lattie Moore from Scotsville KY. also spent manyy years in Indianapolis and is still much loved here in Indy so we'll claim him. 

King Records 45 - Drunk Again



Speed Records 78 #101 Juke Joint Johnny


Pat Davis - Acts Records 45 - Spinner Hub Caps

When I was growing up in Naptown there were 45 rpm records everywhere! There were a lot of people who had 45 rpm singles of their own recordings and there seemed to be a lot of small record labels here in Indianapolis. Radio Corporation of America (RCA) did a considerable amount of pressing at their facilities here in Indy. I remember an Eddy Arnold 45 that came out in 1960 that read on the side of the label "The One Billionth Record Record Pressed at the Indianapolis Pressing Plant" ... Wow, One billion 45s and that's four years before The Beatles hit The States. RCA Custom Pressing did job lots for people and smaller, independent record labels as well.. Many of these records were gave away by the artists, to their fans at local shows with a few selling here and there. Many more of these records were miserable memorabilia of record company owners, remnants of failed ventures with past artists, some of which perhaps, they did not part company on good terms.. For whatever reason, many of these local discs sat around for years, unwanted by most but wanted and gathered by me. There were times through the 80s that Brits or Germans would look around town for artists or records but for the most part, the idea of an Indiana 45 being a collectors item began to become more popular in the early 90s... When I first met Jason Yoder, I never thought much of my Indiana 45 collection per se.. I gave Jason a number of Indiana 45s and through his hard work and tireless digging he has complied the most magnificent web site on the subject www.indiana45s.com I have made videos of some of the Indiana and Ohio 45s I currently have as well as some artists that are closely associated with Indy.

Pat Davis - Acts Records 45 - Spinner Hub Caps

Pat Webb - Meadowlark Records 45 - Wild Stallion

When I was growing up in Naptown there were 45 rpm records everywhere! There were a lot of people who had 45 rpm singles of their own recordings and there seemed to be a lot of small record labels here in Indianapolis. Radio Corporation of America (RCA) did a considerable amount of pressing at their facilities here in Indy. I remember an Eddy Arnold 45 that came out in 1960 that read on the side of the label "The One Billionth Record Record Pressed at the Indianapolis Pressing Plant" ... Wow, One billion 45s and that's four years before The Beatles hit The States. RCA Custom Pressing did job lots for people and smaller, independent record labels as well.. Many of these records were gave away by the artists, to their fans at local shows with a few selling here and there. Many more of these records were miserable memorabilia of record company owners, remnants of failed ventures with past artists, some of which perhaps, they did not part company on good terms.. For whatever reason, many of these local discs sat around for years, unwanted by most but wanted and gathered by me. There were times through the 80s that Brits or Germans would look around town for artists or records but for the most part, the idea of an Indiana 45 being a collectors item began to become more popular in the early 90s... When I first met Jason Yoder, I never thought much of my Indiana 45 collection per se.. I gave Jason a number of Indiana 45s and through his hard work and tireless digging he has complied the most magnificent web site on the subject www.indiana45s.com I have made videos of some of the Indiana and Ohio 45s I currently have as well as some artists that are closely associated with Indy.

Pat Webb - Meadowlark Records 45 - Wild Stallion


Nanny Miller - Gideon Records 45 - Mean, Mean Daddy

When I was growing up in Naptown there were 45 rpm records everywhere! There were a lot of people who had 45 rpm singles of their own recordings and there seemed to be a lot of small record labels here in Indianapolis. Radio Corporation of America (RCA) did a considerable amount of pressing at their facilities here in Indy. I remember an Eddy Arnold 45 that came out in 1960 that read on the side of the label "The One Billionth Record Record Pressed at the Indianapolis Pressing Plant" ... Wow, One billion 45s and that's four years before The Beatles hit The States. RCA Custom Pressing did job lots for people and smaller, independent record labels as well.. Many of these records were gave away by the artists, to their fans at local shows with a few selling here and there. Many more of these records were miserable memorabilia of record company owners, remnants of failed ventures with past artists, some of which perhaps, they did not part company on good terms.. For whatever reason, many of these local discs sat around for years, unwanted by most but wanted and gathered by me. There were times through the 80s that Brits or Germans would look around town for artists or records but for the most part, the idea of an Indiana 45 being a collectors item began to become more popular in the early 90s... When I first met Jason Yoder, I never thought much of my Indiana 45 collection per se.. I gave Jason a number of Indiana 45s and through his hard work and tireless digging he has complied the most magnificent web site on the subject www.indiana45s.com I have made videos of some of the Indiana and Ohio 45s I currently have as well as some artists that are closely associated with Indy. 




 

Nanny Miller - Gideon Records 45 - Mean, Mean Daddy

Monday, November 1, 2010

on Indiana/Ohio 45 RPM Records & Artists

When I was growing up in Naptown there were 45 rpm records everywhere! There were a lot of people who had 45 rpm singles of their own recordings and there seemed to be a lot of small record labels here in Indianapolis. Radio Corporation of America (RCA) did a considerable amount of pressing at their facilities here in Indy. I remember an Eddy Arnold 45 that came out in 1960 that read on the side of the label "The One Billionth Record Record Pressed at the Indianapolis Pressing Plant" ... Wow, One billion 45s and that's four years before The Beatles hit The States. RCA Custom Pressing did job lots for people and smaller, independent record labels as well.. Many of these records were gave away by the artists, to their fans at local shows with a few selling here and there. Many more of these records were miserable memorabilia of record company owners, remnants of failed ventures with past artists, some of which perhaps, they did not part company on good terms.. For whatever reason, many of these local discs sat around for years, unwanted by most but wanted and gathered by me. There were times through the 80s that Brits or Germans would look around town for artists or records but for the most part, the idea of an Indiana 45 being a collectors item began to become more popular in the early 90s... When I first met Jason Yoder, I never thought much of my Indiana 45 collection per se.. I gave Jason a number of Indiana 45s and through his hard work and tireless digging he has complied the most magnificent web site on the subject www.indiana45s.com I have made videos of some of the Indiana and Ohio 45s I currently have as well as some artists that are closely associated with Indy. 


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Here's a country bobber from Russell Spears and The Darts on a Yolk Records 45 "Beggin' Time"



Friday, October 15, 2010

On the subject of public schools with "balanced calenders"

Year Round School?
There are people still alive today that got their
education from a one room country shack.


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http://www.pittsborooneroomschool.org/

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There's a lot of neighborhoods that have intelligent children that need attention.. You just can't tell that they're intelligent because they stay quiet from fear of ridicule.. All different types of children bully other children who are smarter or who always seem to get the answer right.. If you get too many answers right, you learn to start being quiet. It doesn't take too long before people think the kid's a dumbass because they never say anything... In the tougher neighborhoods, those people are sitting in the same class right next to the paste eaters and the teacher may or may not be paying attention to either one of them.. We shouldn't punish the paste eaters or the strong silent types just because Dad chose to live in Vegas because it’s central to the carnival circuit or because Mom is concentrating on her career position down at Classy Chasse.. Vitamins are a supplement for the needed nutrition we consume from food.. Schools should be a supplement for the needed education we receive from our parents, guardians, mentors and families but more often that is not the case We are probably never going to get slacker parents to step up and if we don’t pay attention to their kids it won’t be too long before
they’re snatching our purses and stealing our car radios. (Yeah, the kid totally
destroyed our dashboard for an AM - FM radio not even worth $2) .. There are
gobs and gobs of people still alive who went to school in a one room shack.. The
public education system in The US is mostly a by-product of our victory in World
War II, so we really don’t have a lot of experience in educating the masses.
 Things are better than when I was a kid living in a rough neighborhood but
there are rougher neighborhoods now and there seems to be a lot more of them..
Maybe we need to stop digging into these Baghdad and Kabul neighborhoods and
start working on our own.. For my kid, I’d prefer ten weeks of summer vacation
but there’s no doubt in my mind that for these and a ton of other reasons we
will not be allowed to ignore the children of slacker parents.  

Monday, October 11, 2010

Music Events Of The 1950s

Here's some cool music events from the 1950s

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  • January 3, 1950  - Sam Phillips launches Sun Recording Studio at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee.
  • Patti Page becomes the first (and only) artist to have a Number One record on the Pop, R&B and Country charts concurrently.
  • Sam Cooke replaces R. H. Harris as lead singer of The Soul Stirrers.
  • The original version of "Rocket 88" is recorded at Sun Studios by Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm as Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats
  • Disc jockey and music promoter Alan Freed broadcasts his first Rhythm and blues radio program from station WJW in Cleveland, Ohio. Freed uses the term "Rock & Roll" to describe R&B, in an effort to introduce the music to a broader white audience.
  • March 27, 1952 - Sun Records begins operations
  • Bill Haley and His Saddlemen change their image to become Bill Haley & His Comets
  • First edition of Bob Horn's Bandstand is broadcast as a local show from station WFIL-TV in Philadelphia, It is later renamed American Bandstand.
  • July 18, 1953 - Elvis Presley makes his first recordings.
  • "Crazy Man, Crazy", recorded by Bill Haley & His Comets, becomes the first rock and roll single to make the Billboard national American musical charts.
  • February 1, 1954 - Johnny "Guitar" Watson records "Space Guitar" pioneering reverb and feedback techniques on guitar.
  • "Rock Around the Clock" is released as the B-side of "Thirteen Women (and Only One Man in Town)". The song is only a moderate success until it is featured in the film Blackboard Jungle the following year.
  • July 5, 1954 - Elvis Presley has his first commercial recording session at Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. He sang That's All Right (Mama) and Blue Moon of Kentucky.
  • October 16, 1954 - Elvis Presley makes his first appearance on a radio program in Shreveport, Louisiana called the Louisiana Hayride.
  • A cover version of Big Joe Turner's "Shake, Rattle and Roll" by Bill Haley and His Comets becomes the first internationally popular rock and roll recording.
  • Record companies deliver 7 inch 45 rpm record singles to radio stations instead of 78s..
  • Les Paul commissions Ampex to build the first eight track tape recorder, at his own expense.
  • The Isley Brothers make their first recordings, featuring only the three eldest brothers, O'Kelly Jr., Rudolph and Ronald.
  • The Newport Jazz Festival is established.
  • January 14, 1955 - In New York City, Alan Freed produces the first rock and roll concert.
  • February 26 - For the first time since their introduction in 1949, 45 rpm discs begin to outsell standard 78s
  • Colonel Tom Parker becomes Elvis Presley's manager
  • May 21, 1954 - Chuck Berry records his first single, "Maybelline" for Chess Records in Chicago.
  • July 9 - "Rock Around the Clock" becomes the first Rock & Roll single to reach Number One on the American charts.
  • Little Richard records "Tutti Frutti" with significantly cleaned up lyrics (originally "Tutti Frutti, good booty").
  • October 15, 1954 - Elvis Presley plays a concert in Lubbock, Texas. Opening act is local duo Buddy and Bob. Buddy is future rock star Buddy Holly.
  • Bo Diddley makes his debut TV appearance on Ed Sullivan's "Toast Of The Town" show on CBS.
  • November 22 - Colonel Tom Parker signs Elvis Presley to RCA Records.
  • December 15 - Sun Records releases "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash
  • January 26, 1956 - Buddy Holly's first recording sessions for Decca Records take place in Nashville, Tennessee
  • Roy Orbison signs with Sun Records
  • Elvis Presley's single "Heartbreak Hotel" / "I Was the One" is released. It goes on to be Elvis's first #1 hit.
  • January 28 - Elvis Presley makes his national television debut on The Dorsey Brothers Stage Show.
  • Carl Perkins' single "Blue Suede Shoes" enters the R&B charts, the first time a country music artist has made it on the R&B charts.
  • March 22 - Carl Perkins is injured in a car accident near Wilmington, Delaware, on his way to New York City to make an appearance on the Ed Sullivan show. He spends several months in hospital.
  • The first regularly scheduled nationally broadcast rock & roll show, Rock 'n Roll Dance Party, with Alan Freed as host, premières on the CBS Radio Network.
  • Elvis makes his first appearance on The Milton Berle Show.
  • Paramount Pictures signs Elvis Presley to a three-picture deal.
  • Gene Autry's Melody Ranch, a CBS Radio Sunday evening program on the air since 1940 (except for a hiatus from 1942–45), ends its run.
  • May 2, 1956 - For the first time in Billboard magazine history, five singles appear in both the pop and R&B Top Ten charts. They are Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" (#1 pop, #6 R&B), Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes" (#4 pop, #3 R&B), Little Richard's "Long Tall Sally" (#9 pop, #1 R&B), The Platters' "Magic Touch" (#10 pop, #7 R&B) and Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers' "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (#7 pop, #4 R&B). Presley's and Perkins' singles also appeared on the country and western Top Ten chart at #1 and #2 respectively.
  • Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements.
  • Dick Clark hosts American Bandstand for the first time.
  • September 9, 1956 - Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show.
  • The Nat King Cole Show was first broadcast.
  •  December 4, 1956  - Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash record together at Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. The sessions are later released under the name, the "Million Dollar Quartet"
  • February 8, 1957 - Bo Diddley records his songs "Hey Bo Diddley" and "Mona" (aka "I Need You Baby").
  • Elvis Presley purchases a mansion in Memphis, Tennessee and calls it Graceland.
  • John Lennon and Paul McCartney first meet at St. Peter's Church garden fete in Liverpool, England.
  • March 24, 1958 - Elvis Presley enters the U.S. Army.
  • April 14 - Gladys Presley, Elvis´ mother dies.
  • RCA introduces its first stereo LPs.
  • January 12, 1959 - Tamla Records is founded by Berry Gordy Jr. in Detroit, Michigan.
  • Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper are killed in a plane crash in Iowa. This date becomes known as "The Day the Music Died". Future country star Waylon Jennings was scheduled to be on the plane, but instead gave his seat up to The Big Bopper.
  • New Orleans blues and R&B guitarist Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones dies of pneumonia in New York City.
  • The first of two recording sessions for the extremely influential Miles Davis album Kind of Blue takes place.
  • Rich Hynes is born while is family lives in a two room country shack outside of Nashville, Indiana.
  • Bill Haley & His Comets end their groundbreaking association with Decca Records, for whom they had recorded since 1954. Their first recording for the label, "Rock Around the Clock", helped usher in the rock and roll era. Haley signs with Warner Bros. Records.
  • The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences sponsors the first Grammy Award ceremony for music recorded in 1958.
  • Roy Orbison signs with Monument Records.
  • The Supremes are founded as a quartet ("The Primettes").
  • Jimi Hendrix buys his first electric guitar: a White Single pickup Supro Ozark 1560 S.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Rock & Roll Will Never Die! ... but

Rock & Roll will never die! ... but

by Rich Hynes on Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 2:14pm
 
When I was a kid the battle cry was "Rock & Roll will never die! Rock & Roll is here to stay!". Well, with only fab two of the fab four remaining, Stephen Stills drawing Social Security from the U.S. Government and Elvis celebrating his 75th birthday, I offer this list;

Rock & Roll will never die! ... but it does smell strongly of prune juice and Ben-Gay®

Rock & Roll will never die! ... but it does draw full Social Security compensation.

Rock & Roll will never die! ... but it does have a gall bladder operation scheduled for next Thursday.

Rock & Roll will never die! ... but it will shake it's cane at you and tell you to get the hell off it's lawn.

Rock & Roll will never die! ... but it will also never drive above 42 MPH

Rock & Roll will never die! ... but it is dreading that annual prostate exam.

Rock & Roll will never die! ... but it will try to comb-over it's male pattern baldness

Rock & Roll will never die! ... but it is considering the purchase of a Hoveround®

Rock & Roll will never die! ... but it will fumble in it's coin purse for exact change.

Rock & Roll will never die! ... but it will wear black socks with Bermuda Shorts.

Rock & Roll will never die! ... but it does seriously need to trim it's ear hairs.

Rock & Roll will never die! ... but it will describe every detail of it's out-patient knee surgery.

Rock & Roll will never die! ... but it clear it's mucus anytime and anywhere.

Rock & Roll will never die! ... but it does have the thermostat set for 82º

Rock & Roll will never die! ... but it will go on about how hip it is since it's hip replacement.

Rock & Roll will never die! ... but it will say "what?" after every single thing you say.

Rock & Roll will never die! ... but it does have $27,356.74 in it's checking account.

Rock & Roll will never die! ... but it will show you pictures of every single one of it's grandchildren.

Rock & Roll will never die! ... but it does have all of it's medication sorted by day of the week.

Rock & Roll will never die! ... but it does remember that day in 1956 while forgetting the events of the last ten minutes.

Rock & Roll will never die! ... but it does let out at least one good Malox® belch for every other thing it says.

Rock & Roll will never die! ... but it has upgraded to DEPEND® Super Plus Absorbency.

Rock & Roll will never die! ... but it does keep it's '64 Nash in immaculate condition.

Rock & Roll will never die! ... but it will always tell you what it was like when it was a kid..

Rock & Roll will never die! ... but ______________________________________




Feel free to add your own… Happy New Year Everybody!







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      Debbie Toplis ‎..it will still pinch your cheeks and smooch you on the lips!
      January 3 at 2:19pm ·
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      Bryan Hodge In other words it will be like every other form of music....(gasp) its not eternaly 16...OMG
      January 3 at 2:26pm ·
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      Bryan Hodge GOD LOVE KEITH RICHARDS ...AT ANY AGE
      January 3 at 2:26pm ·
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      Bryan Hodge Rich , I hope you never stop playing music either
      January 3 at 2:28pm ·
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      Mike Brown But you will never believe what was found during its colonoscopy!
      January 3 at 2:58pm ·
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      Gabrielle Price ‎...but it's wallet condom expired before the last Who Farewell Tour.
      January 3 at 3:58pm ·
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      Mark Edward Cutsinger Rock& Roll will never die...but, What's the difference between a musician and a Mutual Fund?
      One will eventually mature and make some money.
      January 3 at 4:30pm ·
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      Rich Hynes This one came via e-mail: ... "Rock & Roll will never die ... but it will continue to provide sustenance for subterranean bacteria long after putrefaction"
      January 4 at 10:49am ·
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      Rich Hynes Rock & Roll will never die! ... but it will also never miss an episode of Matlock.
      January 5 at 9:21am ·
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      Rich Hynes George Handlon ,,,,Rock & Roll will never die! ... but it does have hard plastic covers on all of it's living room furniture.
       
      January 5 at 9:24am ·
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      Rich Hynes Rock & Roll will never die! ... but it has taken a part time position as a greeter at Walmart®
      January 8 at 9:08am ·
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      Rich Hynes Mark Allan::: Rock & Roll will never die! ... but it is playing a lot more golf these days
      January 8 at 10:21am ·
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      Arthur LaSalle rock n roll will never die...but it is changing the will every week.
      January 25 at 9:45pm ·
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      Rich Hynes Rock & Roll will never die! ... but it will always be a little bit leary of direct deposit.
      August 17 at 9:15am ·
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      R.t. Todd Edwards Rock-n-Roll will never die...as long as there is Mylanta.
      August 17 at 9:30am ·
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      Mike Butler Rock and Roll left the arena years ago
      August 17 at 11:39am ·

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Happy Birthday B. B.

It's real easy to be a fan of Riley "Blues Boy" King born September 16th 1925 outside of Indianola, Mississippi.


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I don't know how many times I've seen B. B. perform but it's well in to double digits.. The last time, in Spring of 2009 I thought he was great.


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It would be a good idea to cut down the set time to about 35 minutes.

I've got a ton of B. B. King 78s and 45s. Here's a couple of his 1950s 78 RPM records:


Saturday, September 11, 2010

September 11th 2001

I spent a large part of my adult life without children. I wanted to be a dad but I wasn't. I became a father by age 40, so I had spent 20 years waiting to hear my child's voice. On 9-11-2001 my daughter was two years old. She was talking of course, in fact, sometimes she wouldn't stop. But on the morning of 9/11 she saw how distraught I was so she looked up at me and for the first time formulated to words "I love you dad" in a sentence. Hearing those words for the first time is what I remember most about 9/11.

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Thursday, September 9, 2010

The Good Ol' USA

Leave it to the USA to succeed in spite of it's self..

The leaders and the citizens of The United States are all worried half to death that a bunch of other people somewhere else on the planet is going to get pissed because some dumbass preacher has the freedom to burn a book or two hundred.. The network news showed footage of the demonstrations, the protesters were violently burning an American flag.

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These are the people we're worried about pissing off? Really? They're burning Old Glory and we're worried about them getting pissed? YES.
Yes we are. Because that is how we are... "They" could be taking a dump on a picture of Thomas Edison and we wouldn't flinch.. "They" could call Shirley Temple a two bit whore and we would just nod and rub our collective chins.. "They" could somehow effect capitalism and the flow of oil and/or the flow of assets to the profiteers,,, well, we would draw the line there I'm sure BUT just about any other expression is supported by the ideas of freedom and those ideas are still held dear here in The Good Ol' USA.


Please don't burn any books.. Not because you're worried about angering others, because it just doesn't make sense.

In this day of greater communication and expanded knowledge it's easier to see our country's weakness and faults but The Good Ol' USA is a positive force in the world and all of our hopes and dreams are still as possible as ever,, as long as we keep learning and growing.

If your ego is itchin' so bad that you have to tell everybody you're going to burn a book just to get some attention then please try to remember this: "It is better to know no fame than to be known worldwide as a blithering idiot"

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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Luther Allison


Luther Allison was a blues singer and guitarist
that I saw perform live on several occasions. I traveled to Bloomington, Indiana
with a couple of friends to see Luther at The Bluebird early in 1997, several
months before he died.. Luther and I spoke for a short bit before the show..
After the show we went over to DJ Jimi Hurley's house and hung out for most of
the night, into the early morning. When we left Hurley's we decided to go for
breakfast at the downtown Waffle House. When we got there the place looked a
little busy so we headed north on old 37 and went to the Denny's north of town..
When we got to Denny's there seemed to be no one there. We entered the
restaurant about 5:30 AM and the server led us back through the place around the
corner past all of the empty tables back to a corner of the restaurant were the
only other people at the joint was Luther Allison, his manager, keyboard player
and guitar tech as they were starting to order breakfast. we sat and talked and
ate for a couple of hours and by the time we left I felt like I'd known Luther
for years and years. Luther Allison was truly a special citizen of this world.


 



Bottom line: Keep looking up
G



Monday, September 6, 2010

Welcome


As if I didn't have a
hundred ways to express myself here's a blog,

Blog blog blog blog,,,,,,
blog blog blog blog BLOG !!!!!!!!!  (Doesn't have the same effect in print, think Perry Mason theme)


anyway,,, NO holds barred
here, so to speak... I enter and/or post any dern thing I feel like and I don't
care if you're offended or otherwise upset (well, I guess I do
care 'cause I'm one of those care about people kind of peoples).



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#1 Politics is great but politicians are lame.. They're
like little children sniping and bickering at each other.. I think of a song,
I think the band was "Steeler's Wheel" but the line was "Clown's to the left,
jokers to the right" ,,, yeah, you do remember that song, right? ... anyway,,,
Political correctness has ruined democracy. There are no strong leaders and the
people we need to lead are more interested in private life and understandably
so..

Say it with me boys & girls - Genuine compassion  GOOD -
Political correctness BAD - OK?


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Politics would be better if people like me would get
off of their asses and get more involved.



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#2 You don't have to believe in Jesus or even
believe there is a Jesus to believe that some people need to believe in Jesus..
You may feel like you're stronger than they are but that doesn't mean you are
nor does it mean that you are better or smarter than they are... Regardless of
all of the good and/or bad things that have happened in the name of religion it
seems logical that there is a supreme being. There's always a higher power..
Everyone you look up to has someone they look up to. Whatever you do best,
there's always someone who you learned it from. Following that logic leads me to
believe there is an ever changing supreme being... ... if a person seeks
guidance or protection or redemption from this being, I can't logically
determine if that is right or wrong...




It is what it is...



You may look up to Louis Armstrong though Satchmo looks up to King Oliver


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You may think B. B. is "The King Of The Blues" but B. B. will tell you how much he loves Django


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Bill Monroe "The Father Of Bluegrass" 
learned it all from his Uncle Pen



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Bottom line: Keep looking upG