It's a New Year and the snow piles up - "Most snow since I was a kid", states 40 year old lifelong resident - "We used to get more snow than this when I was a kid", states 80 year old lifelong resident - "It's like I brought the snow with me from Ontario", states 46 year old 1 1/2 year long resident -
and the talk about the
weather
continues
to fill the silent voids
of our conversations...
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The Guru has been off throughout the xmas holidays healing her knee and enjoying life as a bum - even though I can tell she's getting restless - she's not a true bum like some of us!
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I've worked through the xmas season at both my jobs.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
Poor little Harvey Dog...
hey, I ain't no
Chimney Sweeper!!!!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I saw that CBC (or CBS? who cares?) is having some kind of contest for people to submit Cancon songs to send Obama to fill up his Ipod...
at first -
What the fuck is this? [anger] This is soooooooo gay!!!! [disbelief]
second thought -
It's only a fucking song contest!!!
Take a CHILL PILL!!!!!
OK - so what Canadian songs are somewhat representative of our country?
well...
"American Woman" by The Guess Who comes to mind...
B.T.O's "Takin' Care of Bizness"?
Neil Young's "Tonight's the Night"? ha - that be funny,
but Neil's gotta be in there somewhere...
how bout, "Impeach the President"?
hahahaha
I'm killing myself here!!!!
Actually any Cancon song about drinking beer would work...
Forgotten Rebels "Surfin' on Heroin" anyone?
The Hated Uncles, "Why Do I Live in Canada"?
OK OK OK OK
When I become self-referential it's time to move on and change the topic...
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So...HOW ARE YOU??????
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The Guru is a bit of a Captain Beefheart fan (I know I know!!! How lucky am I?), so we settled in to watch "Captain Beefheart: Under Review". We got through about 20 minutes when the Guru couldn't take the talking heads (NOT byrne, harrison, weymouth or frantz) anymore, so I flicked it off for future reference.
She WAS right. I enjoyed hearing the old band members, but the critics are so full and sure of themselves it's pretty nauseating. The clown speaking from a pulpit in a church with stained glass windows behind him was a bit too much. Could have been hilarious, but I wasn't picking up any irony coming from the guy. There were a couple of times, where I thought, "you don't know that's what he was thinking." or "this is revisionist history" --- BUT the unseen to my eyes clips of the Captain in action is more than worth the price of admission.
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Recent Listens
Parliaments: Testify - Best of the Early Years (2000) this is an excellent primer before George and the boys discovered Linear Self Development
ensconced the brain inside the maggots
ate the young
and freed the mind to save the ass!!!
Burton Cummings: Above the Ground (2008) his first solo in ages and his best since his solo debut (or at least Dream of a Child from 1978)...this could have been cut down to be a lean mean fighting 5-6 songs a side lp instead it's a 19 song cd. still...his best stuff in 2-3 decades.
Warren Zevon: Preludes - Rare and Unreleased Recordings (2007) a collection of demos and miscellany from the LA genius. i'm a fan so this is a welcome release...i especially dig the electronic sounding "werewolves of london"...
Nurse with Wound: Huffin' Rag Blues (2008) these crazy dudes
dissect the blues
throw the blues in a juicer
put in the oven for 50 years at 100 degrees
remove
let cool
insert into computer gadgetry
printout the data
in an auditory format....
voila!
the new Nurse with Wound album!
very interesting and more listens should reveal the true power of a nurse with the blues...
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds like the record companies are going after youtube...sigh...they absolutely refuse to adjust to the new technology.
Believe me - I am all for enabling artists and musicians to be able to make a living at their craft, their art...this is vital for any culture!!
BUT
when the hell have most artists or musicians been able to make a living at their chosen artistic skill????
there has to be another way instead of resolutely sticking to a past system that didn't work in the first place.
The record companies represent capitalism at it's most greedy and selfish end. Do ya really think record companies have anything to do with
art
culture
quality of music?????
Nah - it's about the profits baby, but when you charged more for cds than lps...THAT was the beginning of your downfall.
Nah - when the record companies realized that through marketing you can sell shit to a pig...THAT was the beginning of your downfall.
Nah - when human existence first began and the words "me" and "more" were exploited...THAT was the beginning of your downfall!!!
So sayeth Harvey Dog, esq.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
While youtube still exists here's Warren Zevon doing the absolutely brilliant "My Shit's Fucked Up"!!! Genius!!!!!!
and the talk about the
weather
continues
to fill the silent voids
of our conversations...
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
The Guru has been off throughout the xmas holidays healing her knee and enjoying life as a bum - even though I can tell she's getting restless - she's not a true bum like some of us!
###################
I've worked through the xmas season at both my jobs.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
Poor little Harvey Dog...
hey, I ain't no
Chimney Sweeper!!!!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I saw that CBC (or CBS? who cares?) is having some kind of contest for people to submit Cancon songs to send Obama to fill up his Ipod...
at first -
What the fuck is this? [anger] This is soooooooo gay!!!! [disbelief]
second thought -
It's only a fucking song contest!!!
Take a CHILL PILL!!!!!
OK - so what Canadian songs are somewhat representative of our country?
well...
"American Woman" by The Guess Who comes to mind...
B.T.O's "Takin' Care of Bizness"?
Neil Young's "Tonight's the Night"? ha - that be funny,
but Neil's gotta be in there somewhere...
how bout, "Impeach the President"?
hahahaha
I'm killing myself here!!!!
Actually any Cancon song about drinking beer would work...
Forgotten Rebels "Surfin' on Heroin" anyone?
The Hated Uncles, "Why Do I Live in Canada"?
OK OK OK OK
When I become self-referential it's time to move on and change the topic...
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
So...HOW ARE YOU??????
@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
The Guru is a bit of a Captain Beefheart fan (I know I know!!! How lucky am I?), so we settled in to watch "Captain Beefheart: Under Review". We got through about 20 minutes when the Guru couldn't take the talking heads (NOT byrne, harrison, weymouth or frantz) anymore, so I flicked it off for future reference.
She WAS right. I enjoyed hearing the old band members, but the critics are so full and sure of themselves it's pretty nauseating. The clown speaking from a pulpit in a church with stained glass windows behind him was a bit too much. Could have been hilarious, but I wasn't picking up any irony coming from the guy. There were a couple of times, where I thought, "you don't know that's what he was thinking." or "this is revisionist history" --- BUT the unseen to my eyes clips of the Captain in action is more than worth the price of admission.
()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()
Recent Listens
Parliaments: Testify - Best of the Early Years (2000) this is an excellent primer before George and the boys discovered Linear Self Development
ensconced the brain inside the maggots
ate the young
and freed the mind to save the ass!!!
Burton Cummings: Above the Ground (2008) his first solo in ages and his best since his solo debut (or at least Dream of a Child from 1978)...this could have been cut down to be a lean mean fighting 5-6 songs a side lp instead it's a 19 song cd. still...his best stuff in 2-3 decades.
Warren Zevon: Preludes - Rare and Unreleased Recordings (2007) a collection of demos and miscellany from the LA genius. i'm a fan so this is a welcome release...i especially dig the electronic sounding "werewolves of london"...
Nurse with Wound: Huffin' Rag Blues (2008) these crazy dudes
dissect the blues
throw the blues in a juicer
put in the oven for 50 years at 100 degrees
remove
let cool
insert into computer gadgetry
printout the data
in an auditory format....
voila!
the new Nurse with Wound album!
very interesting and more listens should reveal the true power of a nurse with the blues...
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds like the record companies are going after youtube...sigh...they absolutely refuse to adjust to the new technology.
Believe me - I am all for enabling artists and musicians to be able to make a living at their craft, their art...this is vital for any culture!!
BUT
when the hell have most artists or musicians been able to make a living at their chosen artistic skill????
there has to be another way instead of resolutely sticking to a past system that didn't work in the first place.
The record companies represent capitalism at it's most greedy and selfish end. Do ya really think record companies have anything to do with
art
culture
quality of music?????
Nah - it's about the profits baby, but when you charged more for cds than lps...THAT was the beginning of your downfall.
Nah - when the record companies realized that through marketing you can sell shit to a pig...THAT was the beginning of your downfall.
Nah - when human existence first began and the words "me" and "more" were exploited...THAT was the beginning of your downfall!!!
So sayeth Harvey Dog, esq.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
While youtube still exists here's Warren Zevon doing the absolutely brilliant "My Shit's Fucked Up"!!! Genius!!!!!!
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