Mind Thoughts while watching Shawn Michaels - Bret Hart from Wrestlemania XII 3/31/1996

I watched this as it happened back in the day...but it's been 12 years, so time to visit this considered classic between 2 of the best...

Preliminary

I've got Poobah hanging out with me and Trouble. The Guru is off partying in Ontario! Lucky! I'm jealous...I just listened to Frank Zappa's "Wazoo" live 1972 released 2007 and sounding mighty fine on first listen. wazoo! wazoo! it's the wazoo band!!

alright ladies and gentlemen let's set er up for the main event of the evening the champion Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels in a 60 minute iron man match for the WWF World Heavyweight Champion (said howard co-harvey style)

first - we'll finish listening to cd 1 of Zappa: Wazoooooooooooooooooo

..then a little herbal essence...

Oh My God...why is Hebner talking so s l o w l y?????

The Main Event

4:33 - lawler's been good so far...these guys don't make mistakes...everything crisp clean basic but good...

7:47 - stu and blassie lookin' pretty sharp...stu looks almost alive - hahahaha

14:40 - this has been great...love bret when he shows heel...

15:03 - wow what a spot!! did that timekeeper guy get levelled or what!?!

17:07 - that was funny - bret to ref: "ask him ask him...it's not a staring contest"...was great...he sounded so ticked off...

18:32 - does mcmahon never shut up???

19:30 - these guys smooth like ice cream or chips ahoy double chocolate chewy ummmm goood

21:16 - really i mean is mcmahon trying to be this irritating???? he's starting to stroke a certain wrestler's (initials: SM) shorts...

31:02 - great reaction to bret's piledriver..fantastic match

32:51 - big high spot from shawn - almost as high as I am...harharhar....

41:16 - both guys have been great the cookies were favulous thank you very much

So, I got wrapped up in it, probably too high or something and just watched the rest of the match and didn't write to the blog. It was great stuff. It was awesome at the end and they had the crowd, baby, they had the crowd...2 of my favs at their peak (or close to it!) There's so much drama between these two!!!

Read both their books, and Bret's the better of the two. Shawn's was a bit thin...Bret was detail central and it was a great read. What a fucking family...lifestyle...incredible!

Over and out Gorilla!

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YouTube: Classic Kinks 1972!!!

I just finished listening to Arthur (1969) by The Kinks, and it's got me feeling somewhat kinky. I searched youtube and found this awesome clip of The Kinks doing "Waterloo Sunset" and "Village Green Preservation Society" from the Rainbow Theatre in London, 1972. Fantastic stuff!! Thanks a million PranksterPrairie!!!

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Questions! Questions! Questions! Answers?

Musical Questions

Why do so few people know about Kevin Coyne? When will the Kevin Coyne renaissance take place? It’s OK for him to be popular now – he’s dead.

How’s Captain Beefheart doing these days?

Why haven’t The Kinks had a proper box set done on them? It could be a greatest hits + rarities OR better yet for fans, a collection of all the rarities out there + live stuff. I’d like some archival Kinks please!! How about live sets from the Preservation, Soap Opera and Schoolboys tours?

I absolutely love King Crimson during their 1st phase (late 60s through 1975), but have never gotten into them once they came back in the 80s. Why is that? The best thing since they got back together? The Projekts box set from 1999. Thanks for asking.

Will Michael Jackson really make a comeback?

When did The Rolling Stones lose significance? I’d say after Tattoo You 1981...or maybe after Exile on Main Street?

When did The Who lose significance? I’d say after Keith Moon died...or maybe after Quadrophenia?

Does anyone else miss the old days of really cool album art? Cds just can’t provide the coolness of a fold-out lp with lyrics inside. Ah youth…lying on my bed with lps around me.

What will the next media be for music? Can lps ever make a significant comeback?

Where did The Hated Uncles: Kill Morrissey ep ever end up?

Does anyone have a copy of The Hated Uncles first recording session featuring “Name on a Gravestone”, “At Peace” and “Anger” on it?

Who is the Third Man?
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King Crimson: Larks' Tongue in Aspic from 1972. Jamie Muir rules! thanks cincoperros

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Guru gone for a month, my mind is full and the tunes are still rockin'!!

I just got back from dropping the Guru off at the airport. She's off to Vancouver for a conference, then off to Ontario to see family and friends. The Bah and I are going to miss her, but hopefully the time will pass quickly.

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4 weeks to go on my Life Skills contract and the mind is full thinking of my next assault to grab some of the money tree.

There's a library job that would be cool...even though it's only til April. There seem to be some interest in doing some Life Skills stuff, but it's all part-time.
OR
I may pursue my own business - web design, tutoring and whatever else...gotta work on the business plan. There's a program out there for us (soon-to-be) unemployed folk that assists in getting our own business started. At least this gets me back into the computer field - since that's what I went back to fucking school for!!
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Rockin' Tuneage

The Mystic Tide: Solid Sound (1994) Who the fuck were these guys?!?! Wow!!!!! I was absolutely blown away by them. Some kind of combination of Les Rallizes Denudes and The Velvets with some garage punk thrown in. Awesome!!! Here's Julian Cope's assessment. So - some of these recordings were done in the 90s?...so fucking what!!! Great music is great music.

I found some Kinks bootlegs from Japan on Telhados do Mundo that I'm drooling over.

Man, one of the reasons I actually wouldn't mind going to Ontario for is to see some live music. We're pretty isolated here. Just thinkin' bout that summer watching George Clinton, Van Morrison and Neil Young would make any music lover salivate.

Guru Guru: Essen 1970:
call it what you will -
krautrock
prog rock
jazz rock
rock'n'roll
weird shit
This is an awesome document of a band at their beginning. The energy is impeccable, the sound is great and I can't stop singing: Boooooooooooooooooooooo Diddley!!!
One of my fav bands.

Steve Hillage: Fish Rising (1975) This was a very pleasant surprise (well - it really shouldn't be a surprise), and sounded like classic Gong with Daevid Allen and Gilli Smyth's space whispers intact.
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Back from Moresby Adventure Camp

...with a bunch of mentally ill and brain-injured people. Oh yeh - there were clients there as well!

It was quite the adventure. Here's a few fun things that happened.

a) First off the food that we were supposed to bring was a little anal health wise. I mean, the clients couldn't afford this health food even if they liked it. One client called drunk and left a message on the answering machine at work: "It has come to my attention that there are no hot dogs being brought. I think it would be egregious not to bring hot dogs to the camp." Classic! Especially using the word egregious! So - we did end up bringing some hot dogs, marshmallows & chocolate chips for smores and some potato chips. Wise move!

b) I couldn't talk the boss into letting us bring pop - cause there was a diabetic going. So guess who was the only person who snuck pop into the camp? That's right. The diabetic!

c) Real personality problems between 2 of the clients. They both know everything about everything - of course, one has a sense of humour about it and the other is deadly serious. I saw them cursing each other a few times.

d) One of the clients wanted to go home on day 3. This after another client picked up his bag (probably 20 pounds - at least) and started walking home. We were in the middle of nowhere. I got in the jeep and looked around for him. No luck. Getting back to camp the other guy wanted to go home, so I said I'd drive him to the ferry and we'd search for the other guy on our way. 6 1/2 km outside camp we came upon our missing camper. He hopped in the jeep and we drove to the ferry. 6 1/2 km man came back with me and the other guy went home. Not bad. We only lost 1 guy...and for 4 nights that's pretty good.

e) There was a bear hanging around our campsite. Coming back from a hike, a client and myself came upon the bear exploring the front of the cabin. I said let's make noise and head to the longhouse. The bear stared at us, but wandered off.

f) 2 of the clients were eating hot dogs over the fire - I thought I'd grab one myself, but noticed the dogs looked somewhat green. They didn't seem to mind this. I passed on the hot dog.

g) We ate well, since one of the clients was a great cook and loved to share his expertise.

h) On the day before we were to go home, 6 1/2 km man decided he wanted to go swimming. I thought the water would be a little cold, but said I'd go down with him and keep an eye on him. I was shooting the shit when all of a sudden he jumped in! I thought "fuck you dude, I'm going in too." So, I went back to the longhouse and put on my shorts and went back down. I hesitated then yelled "MOTHERFUCKER!!!!" and ran off the dock into the incredibly cold water. I came right out, but it was invigorating and we ended up getting most of the campers to jump in as well. A great bonding experience.

i) On our 2nd last day, 6 1/2 km man got angry with another counsellor and wanted to go home. I said I'd stay back and talk to him. He ended up sticking it out, so we drove to town and I grabbed a couple of pops! Ah, sweet coca-cola!!!!

Overall: It was a fun experience. I missed the lack of showers and plumbing (and pop!), but for 4 nights it was alright. Everybody seemed to have a good time, and I do get 2 days to take off down the line. Here's the Moresby Adventure Camp link.

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youtube delights: Guru Guru, Kraan, and a classic from Kirk/Clapton/Bruce/Heckstall-Smith/Hiseman/Burton/Martin

YouTube Delights

Guru Guru doing "Electric Junk" in their upstairs apartment funking the shit out!! Put on your karutrock hats and do the electric junk! thanks orangefunk

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Kraan: Sarahs Ritt durch den Schwarzwald (1972) A band I've started exploring and thoroughly enjoy. Now - this is a cool jazz-rock-funk stew. thanks thegrisgris

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roland kirk, eric clapton, jack bruce, dick heckstall-smith, jon hiseman, ron burton, vernon martin absolutely kickin' out the jams in 1969!! Incredible!!!! Where? What were the circumstances that led to this??? Whatever! Just enjoy this masterpiece from youtube. thanks musikavideosl

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Isaac Hayes R.I.P

Isaac Hayes R.I.P 1942-2008

I was sad to hear about Isaac Hayes dying. He seemed to be in such great shape. I've been a fan ever since my Dad bought me "Live at the Sahara Tahoe" in grade 7 and I played it at school and got in shit for playing the "Theme from Shaft", you know, with the swear words in it.

HUSH!!!!!

Hey - it was a fucking Roman Catholic school!

I realized how much I loved his voice when I was into watching every episode of the classic "South Park" and could hardly wait for Isaac as Chef singing the most explicitly sexual songs possible. He was awesome in the role and damn it - should have won an Emmy.

In the past couple of years I got back into appreciating Isaac - especially when I picked up "Hot Buttered Soul" (1969). Great great great album. Since then I've also picked up "To Be Continued" (1970), "Black Moses" (1971) and the classic soundtrack "Shaft" (1972).

Here's his discography: (AMG rating: Rate Your Music rating)
Presenting Isaac Hayes (1967) **** 3.04
Hot Buttered Soul (1969) ***** 4.13 this is classic!!
The Isaac Hayes Movement (1970) ****1/2 3.76
To Be Continued (1970) **** 4.02
Shaft (1971) ****1/2 3.90
Black Moses (1971) ***1/2 3.84 loved it...overblown and crazy!
Joy (1973) **** 3.56
Live at the Sahara Tahoe (1973) ** 3.66 a personal fav
Tough Guys (1974) ** 3.56 1st of 2 soundtracks...i liked isaac as an actor as well...especially his recurring role as Rockford's sidekick in The Rockford Files!
Truck Turner (1974) *** 3.80
Chocolate Chip (1975) *** 3.47
Disco Connection (1976) ** 3.28 the disco era officially begins!
Groove-A-Thon (1976) ** 2.90
Juicy Fruit (1976) **1/2 3.18
A Man and a Woman (1977) w/ Dionne Warwick **1/2 3.52
New Horizon (1977) *** 2.38
For the Sake of Love (1978) *** 2.76
Hotbed (1978) ** 3.63
Don't Let Go (1979) *** 3.13
And Once Again (1980) *** 2.50
Royal Rappins (1980) w/ Millie Jackson ** 3.21
Lifetime Thing (1981) ** no rating
U Turn (1986) ** 2.27
Love Attack (1988) *** 2.02
Wonderful (1994) **1/2 3.38
Branded (1995) **** 3.95
Raw & Refined (1995) **1/2 3.71 bought this for $1.99 in Chatham...excellent and well worth it!

Here's his web site:
Official Site.
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The Guru is getting ready for Canadian Idol. She's a big fan, and I'm at the computer while she watches it so I get sucked in...a little. The music is irrelevant, but the drama can be intoxicating. The contestants seem much more likeable than say - American Idol. Us Canadians are so much nicer. :)
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Recent things I've liked (music and otherwise), Facebook dilemma and The Missing Link in the WWF!!!

Recent likes

I was walking around Spirit Lake with The Bah and listening to the old mp3 player, and I really got into Mars Bonfire's "Faster Than the Speed of Light" (1969). I mean I like John Kay's rock'n'roll gruff of a voice, but Mars' more understated voice works pretty damn good as well! I loved the Steppenwolf songs (of course, written by Mars aka Dennis Edmonton aka Dennis McCrohan) especially "Ride With Me" which caused me to start singing at the top of my lungs...it also helps to warn the bears!!! Great fucking album that gave me great pleasure.

Another thing I liked was walking around Spirit Lake once again.

The awesome weather when we went to Prince George.

November's first 2 albums: En Ny Tid Ar Har (1970) and 2:a November (1971). This Swedish band plays awesome hard rock with a slight prog edge...and they mainly sing in their own language which I think is a plus - even though I have no clue what they're singing. If you're into dark, early 70s hard rockin psych prog...check this baby out!

My mp3 player.

Doldinger's Motherhood (1970): This was the album prior to starting Passport and I loved it! Hard rockin' jazz with some krautrock touches and you have a hell of an album! I'm also digging Passport!

Blogs that offer downloads. I'm all for supporting the artist, and I still buy all I can afford - but by downloading I discover artists and musicians I otherwise would never have heard...which means, I would never have been able to support. Artists who embrace the Internet are the ones who I feel will be supported in the long run. Believe me guys - your sales start dropping and do you think your record company will show you loyalty?

YouTube.
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Inner Thoughts of the Dog (To Facebook or not to Facebook...that is the question)

The Guru has been getting into Facebook and is loving finding groups from her old days in Welland (ie. people who skated at the roller rink, her old grade school etc.) and making old contacts. It's a very social environment, which is what keeps me away from it.

It has made me think of the past, and the way I left Ontario for BC. Ya see, I was going through a lot of changes - quit drinking, dealing with a major MAJOR depression imbued with lots of anxiety, and I felt no support from my oldest friends. They were openly hostile towards the Guru and seemed to blame her for my going through changes. They wanted the old Harvey Dog with beer in hand. Me. I wanted to leave the old Harvey Dog behind and move on to the next stage of my life...take the Harvey Dog to new adventures.

This caused some friction near the end, and I haven't been in contact with a couple of them. One emailed me, but I didn't respond. I had too much anger? disappointment? hostility? Ya see - he thought I should start drinking again and my problems would go away - and also leave the Guru (which ain't going to happen) so this made me question his friendship. It seemed selfish.

BUT - am I being too hard? am I expecting too much? I don't really know. In situations like this each individual has their own viewpoint and think they're actions are justified. I hate conflict - confrontation, so I fade away instead of dealing with the situation. I've been dealing with the ol' depression and have started enjoying life once again since moving to Haida Gwaii. Working in Life Skills has also opened my eyes and to be more understanding of other people's shortcomings - as well as my own. We're all just trying to deal with the cards life has dealt us and doing the best we can. Now - if you're not trying, then I have no time for you. We all gotta try to become better human beinz. This, to me, is what life is all about. Doin' the best you can. It's never too late to try.

So - should I join Facebook and open myself up to social contact with people from the past OR move on and keep the blog going (good lord, they can contact me through the blog or my email - and I would actually respond these days) and focus on the future letting the past rest where it may?

I really don't know the answer...for today I'm not joining Facebook, but tomorrow????
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Here's my wrestling mentor, The Missing Link in a rare match in the WWF with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan managing! Great stuff! thanks a lot beeyo56!!
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Back from Prince George!!!

Back from a nice break...

Went back to Prince George to assist the Guru with her dental needs...4 visits in 7 days!!!

Took The Bah and was able to have a bit of a holiday.
Noah's Ark!!!
The Dark Knight!!!
A & W!!!!
Gramma's (sic) Inn!!!
The Highliner!!!!
BBQ Chicken at Buddah's!!!!
Hubble Homestead!!!!
Smithers!!!
Terrace!!!
Walmart!!!!
Bought Shawn Phillips "Living Contribution" dvd!!!!
Some wrestling dvds!!! Flair!!!! Austin!!!! The Rock!!! XPW!!!!
External dvd recorder!!!!
2 Ferry Rides!!!!
Over 1500 km travelled by a rusted out beat up car!!!
Rubber flying off tires at 100 km/h!!!!

good times good times
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animals in our chimney, bats on the brain, can dvd and tex carman wants to recruit you!!!

fuel the fire
feed the birds
there's an animal in our wood stove!!!

Man - we're city folk, we ain't into removing birds, squirrels or whatever the fuck it is from chimneys!!!
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I listened to Tex Carman's "Chippeha" recordings from 1947 to 1957 and I thought it was great...it made me smile, and when the recordings for air force recruitment came on...well, I busted a gut!! Ah, times seemed so innocent back then - even drafting kids to get blown up sounded quaint...
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I remember in Chatham, I had to go down to the basement, and chase bats around with a broom and whack at them until they got dazed enough that I could finish off the job.

good times good times
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I watched the doc on the Can dvd, and it was fantastic!!! I loved the vintage footage. Can were more punk than I realized. They were exploring there own path and not giving a shit...which is what I think true punk is.

I love Damo's maniacal dancing...Karoli gets so into his playing...they're all great!

It was fun watching Damo and Mooney meet for the first time. It certainly sounds like singing for Can could get you a little "out there"!

Here's the link to order the Can DVD from amazoni kanada...

The doc was prob the best part of the dvd, followed by the free concert from 1972 (really a blast - jugglers and dancers and all kinds of fun stuff going on), then the Can notes done around the Sacrilege time period. That was a lot of fun, and a good chance to get into some of the personalities that made up Can.

I'm really happy with it and for a little over $20??? Well, good deals good deals rabbit!!!
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Bands I've Been Enjoying
Getting Into
Grooving On

Ghost
Focus
Passport
Circus 2000
lord forgive me...Spooky Tooth
Groundhogs
Colosseum
Bintangs
so many so many

not enough ears to listen
not enough tongues to taste
not enough senses to understand

the mystery
the unknown
the balance of pleasure
and pain
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Here's a classic from the Sensational Alex Harvey Band: "Give My Compliments to the Chef" (1975). Wonder if he's related?? Hey - I got Scottish blood in me! thanks brainfish!
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Always an Honour....& Jandek, Faust, Wildfire and some pondering on quantity vs. quality!!!

...for Harvey Dog to be mentioned in the same sentence with someone as great as Jandek. Read here at e-Mole's blog.
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Speaking of Mr. Jandek - the more I listen to Jandek, the more I love his art (and it's art - make no mistake!!), and find new layers to explore. Here's a link for the Guide to Jandek.
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On the cd player now: Faust: Faust Wakes Nosferatu (1998) This is my first listen to this platter, and I'm finding it pretty great. Minimalist and probably more appropriate to be listening to this on headphones - while watching Nosferatu - while eating popcorn...still - pretty great latter-day Faust.
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I heard Wildfire: Smokin' (1970) and was pretty blown away by the fuzzed up guitars and driving hard rocking music. This was a real find! I love this kind of music!!! Click here for a great bio on these guys and a free illegal download!
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I was pondering the other day about quantity vs. quality. When I was younger I would listen to the same album many times over, on a daily basis...the words became memorized, I could sing along, layers of musical depth were explored. As I've become an older, more ancient man, I relish exploring and finding new bands to hear - new albums to rock my world - new albums to jazz my soul - avante-gardize my brain...BUT this has also led to hearing great albums, and then not putting them on again for months!!

What's better?? Fewer albums, more listens OR more albums more musical discoveries??? I get physical sensations of pleasure when I discover something new, something obscure with riches to offer...then again, I lose the pleasure of having an album become part of my life, part of my soul...now, it's more likely for a band to become part of my soul rather than a particular album. The closest I've come to the old days, is by listening to tons of Can, and becoming more and more familiar with their albums. In fact - I think after Faust, Can's: Monster Movie (1969) may be next on the player.

Yoo Doo Right!!!!
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Here's Jandek doing "Real Wild" from 2004 in his first ever live performance in Scotland. Yeh!!! Let's all make the decision....to get....real wild!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks cjmarsicano.

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Rant: A beer garden available during the day at Hospital Days

Rant on a Beer Garden being run on Hospital Days

Hospital Days on Haida Gwaii - a beer garden! Look. This is supposed to be a family event, except for the dance at night, where I have no problems with it being licensed.

The alcohol problem is incredible here in Skidegate. Listen - it's a brutal problem on all reserves. I have a clubhouse member in the hospital because of his alcoholism [aside: when I mentioned this in a debate with a committee member in support of the beer garden, he said "whatever" and walked away. Sometimes - I really don't like people!], and at our clubhouses for Friday lunches, I have a terrible problem with guys coming to the clubhouse all pissed up.

So - the fucking hospital...is organizing a BEER GARDEN during the day. Hear me out - yesterday I was helping booths together and one guy was so fucking blitzed they called the cops to take him away. This was at noon. These guys will show up bombed, and now with the beer garden, there will be even more...

The fucking dances here end up with violence because of this alcohol problem. I know what I talk about cause I dealt with 20 years of my own alcohol problem, and it sucked
and it increased my natural depression
it wasted so many days hungover - I can't even imagine
it made me say terrible things to people who did not deserve my irrational wrath
it made me an asshole
it gave me a skewed view of life
that everything revolved around drinking.

It's an issue in our society, and for the FUCKING HOSPITAL to have a beer garden available just makes me think the people running the show are greedy fucking bastards or are totally desensitized and insensitive to the issues here on Haida Gwaii. I hope it's the latter.

There are times and places where if you wanna get juiced - go for it...BUT...the hospital supporting this????? What's the door prize??? A carton of cigarettes????????

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Next post - back to the music. I'm listening to Ghost "Lama Rabi Rabi" from 1996 and it's fucking awesome!!!
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Peter Brotzmann, Roky Erickson, the amazing Fugi and Embryo drop by with a couple of youtubes!!!!!

Rat a tat tat Peter Brotzmann's Machine Gun (1968) exploding in my brain...
this is some wild shit!!
Not sure I could listen to it every day, but when you're in the mood
for a little bit of
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it can sure fill the bill,
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I know what dvd I'll be ordering next from amazoni.com..."You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson" (2007) Looks fucking incredible. Even better than "The Devil and Daniel Johnston"????? [aside: which was pretty fucking great]
We shall see rabbit
we shall see
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Listened to Embryo: Live in Italy 1980 - this is a primo -- and I mean PRIMO bootleg. This band has yet to let me down. There's an inherent beauty in this concert. This was around the time of "Embryo's Reise" and as the dreaded 80s approach, Embryo still sound VITAL!! If you're a fan check out Elastic Rock for this concert download. This is also an awesome site to find some great (are there any other kind?) Miles Davis boots from the 70s.
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Fugi: Mary Don't Take Me On No Bad Trip (1968) is incredible!! Funkadelic sized funk with great gritty street lyrics...who was this guy???
where did he go????
does anybody really know what time it is?????
who's the next canadian idol????
why does nobody know about the fugi man????
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It was the Guru's b-day yesterday!!
Happy Birthday Guru Guru!!!!
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Embryo's "Try To Do" from 1979. Great stuff!! thanks molestik

And here's Embryo with the Karnataka College of Percussion getting it on in the street in 1979. From a film by Werner Penzel - man, I'd love to see that!!! thanks ekp34!
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Weekly Ramble: Amon Duul II, Haida Gwaii, I'm Not There, dogs, shit and sunshine!!!

Weekly Ramble

I ramble
cause
I'm scattered

Another day on Haida Gwaii, how many more? The Guru's had enough of her job...Time continues to run out on my contract, and no FT computer job on the horizon. Gotta enjoy the beauty of the land while we're here! It is beautiful!!

Amon Duul II: Tanz Der Lemminge (1971) reminded me why I love krautrock so much. It blew me away...again! I love the stoned jamming, the stoned lyrics. There's some kind of exploratory research going on here and we don't know what is, do we Mr. Normal!

6 months without mary-ju-wanna and I wanna I wanna...I can get it from about 4-5 sources BUT they're all fucking clients!!! Can't risk my job...not yet, anyway...

Watched "I'm Not There" (2007) and it took me around 10-15 minutes to get into the pace and the structure of the movie. Once I did, though, I really enjoyed it a LOT. There was some pretty good acting going on. I really liked Marcus Carl Franklin and Cate Blanchett in this. Even Richard Gere was fine! Nice cameo by Jim James & Calexico and Richie Havens. Definitely a movie to watch a second time.

Listened to some more Bintangs (Genuine Bull from 1975) and loved it!! These guys rock, man!!

If you can't have fun with small dogs, when do you have fun???

Listened to the 2nd Comus album "To Keep From Crying" (1974) and what a come-down from the brilliant 1st album "First Utterance" (1971). I mean, it wasn't brutal or anything, but no comparison to the 1st one.

I'm feeling shortchanged at work lately. It's a little stressful to put on lunch for 15 schizo / depressed / mentally unbalanced broke guys every week, with no help whatsoever. Wait...a couple of the guys do actually help out, but no other Life Skills worker or Clinician. A bit of a stressor!! Oh well, I guess we plod on doing the best we can.

Been writing more poetry lately...at work. It's a nice relief and stress reducer. I feel the words are flowing better than they have in the past 10 years. Ya gotta let the shit simmer...I mean sometimes you want to put out all the demons in your mind and feed it to the page, then you think you're nothing but a downer...
gotta remember there's a ying and yang to everything...
a balance...
shit and sunshine in every breath
we're all on this roller coaster
who knows when we'll crash
but we will
and until then
might as well go with the flow...

I'm listening to HP Lovecraft's 1st album from 1967, and I really enjoy these guys. Great psychedelic folky stuff. Check em out.
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Here's some Amon Duul II from 1970 doing "Soap Shop Rock". thanks Louisfilth!
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Pre-I'm Not There Musical thoughts and ramblings

The Guru and I are just about ready to watch Todd Haynes' "I'm Not There". I saw a youtube clip of Cate Blanchett doing Dylan, and was very impressed. Let's see how the movie holds up. Why does one guy portraying Dylan on the back look like Eric Clapton???
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Speaking of whom - I just finished Patti Boyd's "Eric and George and me in a drunken drugged stupor getting abused constantly and loving it" memoir, and I did find it quite entertaining. George certainly came across as a nicer person than Eric, who came across like a spoilt rich rock star [aside: um, which I guess he is]. Not a bad read at all.
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Miscellaneous Musical Ponderings while waiting for The Guru

The Impressions were pretty shit hot.

I really like Nine Days Wonder...I was listening to "The Best Years of Our Lives" while walking The Bah and I was absolutely grooving to it. Singing out loud, pulled out the harmonica, and got into it's head space.

Dusk by Olivia Tremor Control was nothing like I expected. Beatles psychedelic pop mixed with some cool experimental shit. Very enjoyable! I'm not really sure what I was expecting.

Roky Erickson was a fun guy.

The Faces were quintessential rock'n'roll.

To show that I don't praise everything under the sun connected to krautrock - I found Da Capo's self-titled 1970 album pretty so-so. The odd cool groove, but overall pretty mediocre.

See?!

Time to watch the movie dudes.
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