Xmas Shoutouts

Xmas Shoutouts

Dudes and dudettes it's the time of year where full of good cheer we belch out civilities towards our families and friends. Here are my belches of the season:

JK: Got your package yesterday and it absolutely blew me away! The Hated Uncles "Special Edition" was so well done and professional you could sell it as a collectible box set - 2 dvds, 2 cds, 1 cd of images, pictures in an awesome package - I absolutely loved it, and showing Tammy old Uncle shows was a blast. I had completely forgotten about the show at the Rat! I cannot thank you enough for all the hard work you did. The card was so well done too! And your kids are beyond adorable!! I'll send you lyrics and I'll put together a couple of cds worth of Harvey Dog's weird and wonderful compilations.

Randy: Man, considering how busy you must be with a new additon to the family, I couldn't believe you had time to send a package. I did not have Japrocksampler in hard cover! And I didn't have about 75% of the music!! If I had 1 album from an artist you somehow sent the other one I needed...amazing! Thank you so much, and I'll continue putting aside tuneage for you. All the best to you and your family in the coming new year!

Andrew: I'm so glad you've kept in touch with me. Thanks! All the best to you and Sandra in the coming year!

Brant: My Nelson, BC music trading buddy. Thanks for all the great tuneage you've sent! All the best to you and yours in the coming year!

Dave: Maybe I'll see you this coming summer! Thanks for keeping the Guru entertained when she was in the Hammer this past summer. She needed a dose of your insanity! We all do!!

Mole: Keep on rockin' (or twangin'?) the hammer with your cult-like personality. Got a couple of things to send your way...eventually...

Mom & Dad: 'tanks...

I'm a bad bad boy...still haven't sent my parents their xmas gifts yet...my excuse is I haven't stopped working this xmas and I'm old and somewhat damaged from years of self-abuse and time passes
and passes
at a rapid rate
ya know -
that's why I'm
always late!

I'm also late with 2 more posts - 1 a miscellaneous babblefest and the other I'll explore the 2008 releases added to the collection.

Merry Xmas everybody!!
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Reviews of Knud Rasmussen

Reviews of "The Journals of Knud Rasmussen"

"Deeply moving" - Rick Green The Globe and Mail

"Hypnotic. Exquisite." - Glenn Sumi Now Magazine

"It was slowly moving" - John Harvey blogger / poet / ex-wrestler

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2 jobs, great vid from amazoni, thoughts and questions, youtube: The Hated Uncles "I Don't Wanna Die On Heroin"

Thoughts on 2 Jobs

I'm settling into my second job now.
life skills
life skills
all the little children needs their life skills!!

The library job is rolling along
books come in
books go out
and I snarf the good ones!!!
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I still haven't joined Facebook...
there's something about it
that leaves me....
wary of the whole thing...
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One of the nice things about living on the coast is the weather. Ya hear people complain about the weather here...too much rain blah blah blah, but it don't compare to the storms and unpredictability of Southern Ontario or the bitter fucking cold [aside: Why Do I Live in Canada, indeed] and snow of Prince George. It's about 5 Celsius now, with the sun trying to shine through. It may rain later, but so what? I don't need no stinking snow shovel!!!
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Amazoni

I'm working on an amazoni order - when you're this isolated, this is how you do your shopping. No record stores, No used LPs, No cd stores, No regular concerts, No touring bands...instead, you spend more time getting together an amazoni order. In addition to some wrestling dvds...ROH, XPW and the Eddie Guerrero and Mr. Perfect collections, I'm thinking of Julian Cope's Japrocksampler and a Psychedelia: Ultimate Anthology dvd with this great lineup:

Atomic Rooster - Black Snake
Bonzo Dog Do Da Band - Here Comes the Equestrian Statue
Curved Air - Vivaldi
Family - Strange Band
Gong - Radio Gnome
Hawkwind - Ejection
Lucifer's Friend - Ride the Sky
Nektar - Ned the Elephant
Renaissance - Island
Soft Machine - The Tale of Taliesin
UFO - Boogie
Van Der Graaf Generator - A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers

I mean, I'm sorry...I can't pass this one up for $15!! Family!!! Gong!!!! Hawkwind!!!! and others I really really enjoy: Atomic Rooster, Lucifer's Friend, VDGG, Soft Machine, Curved Air - damn, there's nothing I'm not at least curious about! I'd love to get Miles Davis: On the Corner Complete Sessions, but at $125 I'll wait until the credit cards are paid off....
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Thoughts and Questions Dag-Nabitt

Are the early krautrock and japrock bands - the predecessors to the punk that came after the mid-70s? One John Lydon is a huge krautrock fan!

Is punk anything that defiantly fights against the norm?

The dogs are running rampant in the village of Skidegate!!! Let the dogs run wild and feast on deer carcasses that grace the side of our roads!!!

What the hell were the SWF Sessions in Germany in the early 70s. Coupla Prog & Kollectiv are 2 bands who were involved in these sessions...anyone else?

I wish houses could become clean through the power of thought process....* sigh *

Here's a couple of blogs where you can download and hear some pretty cool tuneage: Soundweave for exposure to new bands doing some great music, and Big O Worldwide for live shows and unreleased stuff.

Still digging into and exploring the wild jazz of Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp and Anthony Braxton (esp. with Corea in Circle!), and now Cecil Taylor. All these gentlemen have large discographies and are well worth researching! Dig in people dig in!!

Has it really been almost 2 weeks since my last real blog!? Man, for the past month I haven't had 2 days off in a row...until this weekend! The joy of 2 jobs, but I ain't complainin'...the jobs are fine.
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Here's another video from The Hated Uncles archives courtesy of JK. This is "I Don't Wanna Die on Heroin" a little ditty about dabbling in the medicine chest. thanks jkubu0!
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youtube: Hated Uncles video 1992 "For You"

JK's gone crazy posting Hated Uncle videos on youtube. Here's a love song called, "For You" (i'll get you a beer or two!) thanks jkubu0

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BC Ferry Hell, MP3's Save the Day!!! youtubes: Nick Cave, Mudhoney, Magical Power Mako!!

We went to Prince Rupert on the weekend for a funeral...sad sad scene man...and we had (another) ferry ride from hell.
check in 4 am
wake at 3:15
call to verify check-in time (ya see...we're learning!)
check in now at 7:30
wake 6:45
check-in
board the ferry at 9
10:00 ferry still in dock
11:00 ferry still in dock
Noon ferry still in dock
1:00 ferry still in dock
2:00 ferry still in dock
3:00 ferry still in dock
3:15 ferry leaves dock
up and down
up and down
the waves toss the ferry
to and fro
10:15 ferry docks in Prince Rupert
11:15 pm finally check-in at the hotel....

Another typical ride aboard BC Ferries
HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!!
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My mp3 walkman helped the ferry ride incredibly…without it man, I'd have been an anxious shaking straitjacket-ready kook looking for the nearest pot bar or digging up mushrooms searching for a ticket to the great unknown…

Here’s what helped me through ferry ride from hell (alphabetically!)….

Acid Mothers Temple: Univers Zen Ou Zero A Zero (2002) this tab of acid is highly recommended for all you acid lovers out there. i happen to love acid very very much!

Blues Creation: Demon and Eleven Children (1971) loved the first listen to this japanese blues monster...i've become a sucker for early 70s japanese rock blues weirdness.

Nick Cave: Dig Lazarus Dig (2008) nick is one of those guys that has aged gracefully and strongly and the bad seeds are the perfect band for him. catchy clever...well, he is nick cave.

thanks MuteChannel

Dungen: 4 (2008) this modern psych band from sweden is excellent. still fairly new to me, but i'll continue checking these guys out.

[aside: I'm listening to Magical Power Mako's self-titled release from 1974 and it's insane!!! I can certainly see why the Acid Mothers named an album after him...amazing fucking shit!!!]

Eulenspygel: 2 (1971) early krautrock...first listen...very good, and i love saying the name u-len-spie-gul - 4 syllables slowly drawn out...come on, do it...it's fun!!! u-len-spie-gul...* sigh * oh yeh...this is their 1st album which is why they call it 2 cause calling it 1 would be too obvious and the drugs were great back then and let's call it 2 cause we are u-len-spie-gul!!!!!

Funkadelic: Music for Your Mother (1992) disc 1 - after witnessing early funkadelic goodness on youtube i couldn't resist putting this on the ol mp3...classic....5 stars....*****....A+....however you want rate this, you gotta rate it a-one 100% funky goodness for all our souls!!! all praise clinton!!!! and fuzzy hawkins and eddie hazel and billy bass nelson and tiki fulwood and raymond davis and tawl ross....one of my top 5 bands of all-time!!!

Hawkwind: Doremi Fasol Latido (1972) another classic i've written about raved about and it still sounds awesome and time we left this world today is one of my all-time fav songs...of all-time...i'm singing it in my head now....

Kin Ping Meh: II (1972) great krautrock! great cover of come together!!! a big help on ferry ride from hell...

Mudhoney: The Lucky Ones (2008) wow!!!! i L O V E D this one!!!!! the title song is awesome...if i did top 10 lists of 2008 this would be on it...heartfelt stooges-like rock that stirs my soup soul...WHAT????? Rate Your Music only has this at 3.29!!!!???? am i deaf??? am i losing it??? nah...this is fantastic and everyone else is insane!!! that's right...in-fucking-sane!!!!!! I am Blogger!!!! I am strong!!!!!

thanks spacemetalizer - live at the Horseshoe in good ol T.O 9/19/2008!

[aside: magical power mako is kicking some serious ass right now!!!]

thanks moto717

Sly & The Family Stone: Essential (2003) disc 2 sly was (is?) great and there's a riot going on is a heavy drug album that makes ya feel like you're strung out alone in a scuzzy apartment with the tape machine going and words slur out with clarity and perception and it all makes dark dark dark sense...pssst...pass the needle will ya?????

[aside: of course, the above is merely metaphorical...]

Yamashita Yosuke: At the Blue Note (1975) disc 2 (of 3) is it yosuke yamashita OR yamashita yosuke [aside: i'm putting it at 70% it's yamashita yosuke but willing to be corrected...also i am absolutely digging magical power mako!!!] great piano based jazz from someone i'm just learning about....

I cannot imagine what life was like pre-mp3...that ferry ride would have increased my medication levels to new highs, instead, I remain calm and relaxed singing songs and dancing on air mattresses on the high high high seas, I mean on the high high high oceans!!!!!
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Hey - did ya see Rowdy Roddy Piper sucking on a bong at a nightclub? He's on medical marijuana as a survivor of Hodgkin's Lymphoma & also had a hip replacement...Hey - Roddy, if you're ever on Haida Gwaii come on by for a visit!! Don't forget your medicine!!!!
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babies born
babies dying
the cries of the new
the silence of death

intermingle
to create
the mystery
of tomorrow
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Why is Billy crying????? He needs to do the Last Pogo!!!

Harvey Dog quoted on "Last Pogo" poster!! Ego Runs Rampant!!!!

Here's the poster for the great doc "The Last Pogo". Ya gotta check out if you have any interest in late 70s Toronto punk.



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youtube: Hated Uncles video 1992 "Why Do I Live in Canada"

Thanks to JK (ya beat me to it!), here's a youtube of The Hated Uncles from a Toronto show in 1992. I'm the guy with the dirty army jacket screaming about being fucking cold! John Kinsella on bass, John Battaglia on guitar, Paul Settle on trumpet and Dave Turcotte on drums. thanks jkubu0

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Sad times in Skidegate...

Off to Prince Rupert for a funeral...still very hard to deal with and talk about....Tammy will be doing the eulogy. Will be back Monday.

Thanks to Andrew, Mole and Odette for recent comments. I appreciate them all!
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Odds and Ends Odds and Ends I should drink more Orange Juice!!!!

Musical Chit Chat

Friday Night August the 14th!!!!
Friday Night August the 14th!!!!
Friday Night August the 14th!!!!

Man - I just finished watching that youtube video of Funkadelic (again and again and again) and it wraps me up and sends me off to different galaxies
and intensities
and emotions
I just wanna fucking
SCREAM
...with passion...

Note to Mole (and everybody else): I listened to JD King & The Coachmen, and thought it was great. I had it on my Walkman and didn't know who it was: I thought - wow, a cool garage instrumental version of "Sweet Jane" - about time. I checked it out and it was JD. Very interesting guy...Thanks Mole!

I'm enjoying Budgie's solid 70s hard rock approach. No frills.

Elephant9: Dodovoodoo (2008) Loved this slice of Norwegian progressive acid organ jazz. Maybe I'm looking under the wrong rocks and swimming the wrong oceans and walking the wrong lanes...BUT I don't hear enough new modern jazz, so this went down beautifully and soothed the soul.

I have discovered lots of great new music (including Elephant9) on the blog called Soundweave. Great job guys! Much appreciated!!

Hey, enough of this modern stuff
hahaha
here's an old obscure classic worth hearing: Euclid: Heavy Equipment (1970) Check out this fuzzed out psych rockin' trip on ChrisGoesRock.
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Miscellaneous Chit Chat

I'm glad Obama beat McCain (oh Lord another 8 years of selfish aggressive xenophobic sons of bitches...I think not) and hopefully he lives up to the hype. I'm cynical about politicians in general, but I'm rooting for him...I guess we'll see. I hope he really is about change, and I mean
SERIOUS FUCKING CHANGE
not a little tune up.

I start the Life Skills job on Wednesday and am pretty anxious (and excited) to find out about my responsibilities. The library job is really good.

Our 18 year old cat "Trouble" is still hanging in there. He's started showing his age...then again, I calculate his age to be 90, and if I'm doing as well as him when I'm that age...well, as Barry Manilow once wisely proclaimed:
"It's A Miracle
a true blue spectacle
a miracle come true" - or something like that.

Hope all went well at my friends Andrew and Sandra's wedding on Halloween. Hamilton seems so far away...literally. Hope they had a great time and are enjoying married life!
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Got A Light?? youtube: Old Cigarette Ads

Came across some hilarious tv ads for cigarettes. Well - maybe not so hilarious for the people that believed the commercials and died of lung cancer! Here's 3 classic ads.

1) Finally the Medical Profession talks sense!!!!!!!!!! From 1949...thanks graficsfx


2) Ah...that cute little penguin is giving me cigarette cravings!!!....thanks SukiDremere


3) Hey - if smoking is good enough for Dick Van Dyke...it's gotta be good enough for me!! Also, that must have been one hot cigarette girl to make MTM so jealous! thanks weenielongus

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Jobs Jobs Jobs, War Dance, Mole, Amazon, Sparks and Stevie Wonder on Sesame Street!!!

Jobs Jobs Jobs

We all gotta work to get by and buy
BUY
BUY!!!!!

The past couple of weeks has seen me take jobs, refuse jobs, trying to get a
b a l a n c e
in life and
pocketbook...

TAKEN -----
Yeeha!!! 1) Permanent PT (21 hrs/wk) doing life skills here in skidegate AND 2) Casual at the QC Library to fill in the rest of the time....

REFUSENIK ------
1) CDC on-call computer tech - even though it's a computer job and I'd die for a FT computer job - but NOT hardware networking troubleshooting kind of stuff --- not my field dude ---
i wanna be a cowboy
i wanna be your fool
i wanna be your dog
and i wanna be a
FT computer programmer
not your on-call
troubleshooter!!!
2) contract position at the life skills place doing some kind of separate project - this would have been good if I didn't get the ol library job...
3) I was actually offered the "circulation supervisor" position (temp til april) but had to turn it down when I got the Life Skills job...this would have been a temporary hi hi hi high...

The beautiful thing about it is: this is the first time I finished up a job and actually had choices to make. I've NEVER had a choice - ya take what you can get babybob....
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Well - enough of the boring old job shit that we all gotta do (well, most of us)...let's get to more exciting shit...

Went to see War Dance last night. It's a doc on Northern Uganda kids deep in the heart of the war torn country who go to Kampala for a music festival...they do great and the kids are great and the music and dancing was fantastic, BUT - it should have been so much better. Dare I say it was boring at the beginning...and it's about war, children and music! It should not be boring. It was too manipulated by the directors to feel for the kids, which was totally unnecessary. Let the audience make up it's own mind. [aside: the host started explaining about the politics in Uganda and how bad Idi Amin was - did we really need this explained to us? I mean - get out! - Idi Amin was a bad man?!?!?! I better look him up - never heard of Idi - Amin?]

Doesn't Kin Ping Meh's "Too Many People" sound like some Lighthouse song - I think "Good Day"?? That's not a bad thing, ya know...

The Mole sent me a package of some tuneage and it's quite an exciting package! [aside: thanks bruce!] New Simply Saucer (excellent!), JD King & The Coachmen (on my mp3 player and coming up mole!), Burnt Sugar (also on my mp3 player and coming up) Battleship Ethel, Shangs and a couple of movies including the primo 26 minute doc of "The Last Pogo" (now THIS is a fucking documentary!!!!) I'll post my little commentary on JD soon!

This American election is depressing. Obama and McCain are just 2 more of the same old...The old guard is certainly secure when it comes to American politics! Obama may be black, youngish and (I guess to some) charismatic...but, he seems like just another bullshit politician to me. Still - compared to McCain, all I can say is - "Let's go Obama!!!!"

Acid Mothers Gong: Nagoya 2003 is a pretty crazy exciting live document. Check out Acid Motherhood first though! That is one mother of an album. Great cover too!

I'm giving Sparks another try right now. I've sorta liked the stuff of theirs I've heard, but it's never got it's hooks into me completely. It's just started and sounding pretty good. Hum....

Since I just got me some jobs it's time to order from amazoni kanada. What to get? What to get? Maybe a couple of wrestling vids - definitely the Curt Hennig dvd set! A music dvd? Is The 8 dvd Beat Club series available?? That would be sweet!!! A box set? Hum...which one? A computer book? Nah...I've got a couple I'm still working through. * sigh * so many choices...

Sparks are sounding good...I can see why they didn't get their hooks in me. Too kitschy for a cynical son-of-a-bitch like me. I'm more in the mood for kitsch today, so it's sounding quite good.
All the best to Andrew Rodwell and Sandra Etherington on their upcoming wedding on Hallowe'en. Beautiful choice for a beautiful day. Unfortunately, The Guru and I can't make it since, you know, we're all the way across the country. We both wish the best for the soon-to-be newlyweds!!!!
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I've leave this blah blah blah blog with a youtube.

Here's some absolute genius: Stevie Wonder doing "Superstition" on...get this...on Sesame Street!!! Live!!!! Real!!!! Funky!!!!!!! Stevie in his absolute prime. Enjoy. thanks RSLweblog!
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R.I.P: Frank Kerr (aka Frankie Venom) dead at 51

R.I.P Frankie...

Here's a classic pic of Teenage Head in their prime. Frank's in the striped shirt.

Teenage Head were my local (along with The Forgotten Rebels) punk band growing up - so lots of fond memories of going to Teenage Head concerts. Thanks for the memories!
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youtube: Hilarious Price is Right contestant & a friendly message from your local artists

You Tubes

This guy cracked me up...of course, it was after 420 when I watched it....thanks RonMcRae


JKs (John Kinsella for those not in the know) first youtube video...a little message from the arts community. thanks jkubu0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utJZAR-vFy4
[aside: jk your embed didn't work...]
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My mind is a-roaming roving through the...canyons of my mp3 list

jigsaw jangle of the jumbled jungle....

as my Life Skills contract winds up and I muddle through the chaos of this whole, ya know - employment thing.
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depot bitch
never smiles
as we bring in
bags and bags
of bottles
and cans
bottles and cans...

just clap yer hands

nothin
will ever satisfy
the
depot bitch

you will never
be right
so bow down
to the
Queen of the Depot
...and DON'T Fuck Up
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Got 2 beautiful prints as a going away present.
Joe Mandur Jr.: "Frog with a Heart" and Bill Reid: "Haida Frog". They will both look very very nice on our walls.
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The Guru's back Monday!!!!!!!!
Praise the Bah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Is bitch the female equivalent of asshole?
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Naked City (zorn, frith, frisell, baron, horvitz, eye) is some pretty insane shit. check it out
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the sun shone
the rain fell
out of one job
into another
tomorrow...
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Got on at the library as a casual...can't get away from the library can I Randy?
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Listened to The Viletones "A Taste of Honey" recorded 1977 released 1996 and wondered why I hadn't any Viletones in my collection until now. I mean, I've seen them live a couple of times. One time I even helped him break a guitar...well, actually I think I fell on my ass...but whatever! Opening for Johnny Thunders with Teenage Head backing him. Great show...um, got pretty drunk and almost got in a fight...good times! good times!
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What's on my mp3 player? Glad you asked MacMan....

bebop deluxe (raiding the archive - still trying to get into them...) boredoms (rebore, vol. 0) gene clark (no other - starting to really appreciate the quiet byrd...) cream (1st disc of the box) csny (deja vu live - does neil dominate let's hope so) ray davies (other people's lives - i've been alternating with the new one and the new one slightly better but this is good...) dylan (genuine basement disc 1 - gotta luv dem boots...) focus (hamburger concerto - i've been enjoying prog again does that make me a bad person question mark question mark...) marvin gaye (here my dear - never heard this love album snicker snicker) sugarcane harris (flashing time - love the sound of his violin love his stuff with zappa) d.r hooker (the truth - who knows????) la neu (gold regan - another mystery holmes another mystery...) led zeppelin (iii - my annual zep listen is this quiet classic...) john mayall (usa union - with sugarcane on it!!!) mungo jerry (in the summertime - not bad sir not bad...) no neck blues band (qvaris - loved the one they did with embryo) nurse with wound (spiral insana - check out the nurse with wound list) will oldham (master and everyone - as bonnie prince billy enjoying oldham thanks randy) out of focus (not too late - there's that damn prog again!!!) hermeto pascoal (slave's mass - this should be fun) passport (doldinger jubilee 74 - a recent discovery for me) pearls before swine (the use of ashes - a pretty unique band) rascals (peaceful world - sorta like their later stuff) replacements (let it be - taken me a long time to get these guys but i think i have now i think i have...) residents (duck stab / buster & glen - couple of eps put together gotta love them eyeballs) sam roberts (we were born in a flame - i read a couple of rave reviews of this guy so thought i better check him out again) sbb (sbb - from 1974 i don't care if it's prog this is a monster!!!) the seeds (the seeds - old classic) sun ra (disco 3000 disc 2 - disc 1 was fucking fantastic so this probably will as well shine on sun ra shine on...) taj mahal travellers (july 15, 1972 -i honestly thought this was taj mahal and a band and i'm a lameass and somebody should high fidelity my ass!!!) various (goodbye babylon disc 4 - praise the lord brother and let the spirit move ya!!!) yeahs yeahs yeahs (show your bones - got this from the library is it any good do they deserve their rep we shall see doctor van selsquick we shall see...) neil young (maple leaf gardens disc 1 1973 - had to take a listen to this one) zippo zetterlink (in the poor sun - let the krautrock research continue)

that is all and wasn't that exciting???
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Now I gotta go and watch those Funkadelic youtube's again...see ya later dudes...
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It's a Funkadelic weekend!!

Wow! More Funkadelic Greatness!!

Here's Eddie Hazel and Michael Hampton doing "Maggot Brain" from 1983. Mind-bending guitar playing. thanks supergolfer257!

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youtube: Funkadelic funking goodness!!!

IT'S FUNKING
FUNKADELIC!!!

Oh My God...Oh My God...
I'm freaking out freaking out

I came across George Clinton & the Parliaments going totally funky and psychedelic and crazy and rockin' and hypnotic and everything! From 1969!!! 8:11 of a Funkadelic medley of Testify / I Was Made To Love Her/ Friday Night August the 14th / Music for My Mother!!

freak out freak out...it's the power of Funkadelic
click
HERE for your daily dose of brain damage...

10 million thanks to MissFunkentelect!!!
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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.
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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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