Archive for September, 2009
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Tai chi: polka on Valium.
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“Different strokes…” Rock & Roll Wisdom from Sly and the Family Stone
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“Different strokes for different folks.”-Sly and the Family Stone
The idea of different strokes for different folks is all about diversity. And you thought diversity was merely celebrating and appreciating the beers and wines from different countries.
Each and every person on this planet views the world from a different perspective. [...]
Attention Lynryd Skynyrd Fans near NYC !
Submitted by Layla’s Classic Rock Blog
Just heard about this so am passing it along:
iheartradio is hosting a private show from Lynyrd Skynyrd on Wednesday, September 30th. This is a special invite only show for only 200 guests in NYC. We are giving away tickets through our contest. All of the details and rules are [...]
Pink Floyd: Rock & Roll Wisdom
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“Fearlessly the idiot faced the crowd smiling.”-Pink Floyd
This is how I begin most of my speaking engagements. When I take the stage I survey the audience with a big grin on my face until people begin to get slightly uncomfortable. Then I share this lyric from Pink Floyd and [...]
Incredible: Rock & Roll Dictionary
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Incredible: what the improbable seems to those who thought it was impossible.
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“People Are Strange…” Rock & Roll Wisdom from The Doors
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“People are strange when you’re a stranger.”-The Doors
When you opt to stand out from the crowd by being who you are without regard to fitting in, people will often treat you like a stranger. They will also make assumptions about you without knowing anything about you. Love them anyway.
I [...]
Inertia: Rock & Roll Dictionary
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Inertia: a basic law of physics stating that a body at rest will remain at rest…until the boss walks into the room.
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Unity Hospice: Rockin’ Customer Service
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I was privileged and honored to speak for Unity Hospice yesterday at their annual staff development luncheon in Green Bay.
These folks do phenomenal work and are the very model of rockin’ customer service. What an amazing group of dedicated, caring, compassionate, loving and absolutely wonderful people!
We had a ton [...]
Bruce Springsteen: Rock & Roll Video
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I couldn’t let The Boss’ birthday slide by without a video. Here he is with the E Street Band 31 years & 4 days ago on a rambunctious version of “Prove It All Night.”
This is rock & roll at its best, kids!
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees
Submitted by Layla’s Classic Rock Blog
Thank goodness I don’t have to bitch about the stupidity of these “rock and roll” nominees this year and list all the bands that have been ignorantly overlooked.
Just go read Seano’s blog. I would have said the exact same thing, but of course in a much more ladylike and much [...]
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees
Submitted by Layla’s Classic Rock Blog
60 years old never looked so appealing - full of energy, in great shape and still rockin!
Bruce, my friend, may you have many more (and many more tours) you make my life happier!
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Happy Birthday, Bruce!
Submitted by Layla’s Classic Rock Blog
60 years old never looked so appealing - full of energy, in great shape and still rockin!
Bruce, my friend, may you have many more (and many more tours) you make my life happier!
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The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out (1959)
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I’ve always liked jazz, but I’m far from an expert, which is why I seldom write about the genre sometimes known as “America’s Classical Music.” I don’t want to come off looking foolish. However, Dave Brubeck’s Time Out, the first instrumental jazz album to sell one million copies, is celebrating it’s fiftieth [...]
“Stop Making Sense” Rock & Roll Wisdom from the Talking Heads
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“Stop making sense.”-Talking Heads
Why do things always have to make sense? They don’t! Not everything in life needs to make sense, except to people who pride themselves on being anal-retentive (does anal-retentive even have a hyphen?).
Sometimes the need to make sense out of every situation interferes with the integrity [...]
Company policy: Rock & Roll Dictionary
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Company policy: the corporate equivalent of your parents saying, “Because I said so!”
David Allan Coe’s response: “Take this job and shove it.”
Yes, Johnny Paycheck had a hit with it, but David wrote it.
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Adventure: Rock & Roll Dictionary
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Adventure: an experience that is always more fun when you are telling the story than it was when it actually occurred.
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Elton John: Rock & Roll Wisdom
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“Don’t give us none of your aggravation…”-Elton John
Do you know people who always seem to heap their aggravation on you? These are the people who always have numerous reasons to complain about everything, yet nothing is ever their fault. It is as if they deliberately seek out reasons to [...]
Carlos Santana: Rock & Roll Quote
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“Most people are prisoners, thinking only about the future of living in the past. They are not in the present, and the present is where everything begins.”-Carlos Santana
Note to self: All of our power is concentrated in the present moment.
Another note to self: The greatest gift we can give [...]
Tributes to Freddie Mercury
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I’m really glad the blog is accepting comments again, as I just got one regarding the post I did on Freddie Mercury of Queen earlier this month. It had a link to tributes to Freddie from other musicians, including Elton John and David Bowie.
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Distress: Rock & Roll Dictionary
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Distress: discovering that your luggage has earned twice as many frequent flier miles as you have.
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Billy Corgan “Meets” My Son :)
Submitted by Layla’s Classic Rock Blog
WOW - this is one fun thing to share, I am so jazzed. My son hasn’t even heard about this yet!
Here is the story: First of all, Keven’s favorite band is Smashing Pumpkins. He thinks Billy Corgan is “the man” and he indentifies with him because of some of the [...]
Springsteen poll: What’s next for Bruce and the band?
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Springsteen poll: What’s next for Bruce and the band?
I decided to steel this from my buddy Pete. Bruce fans only please, no smart alec remarks, Pete is a very serious fan I would not want to offend him in any way
How can I Manage to See Him One [...]
Mary Travers: R. I. P.
Submitted by Bloggerhythms Blog
Folk-rock hit it big in the mid-60s. It became one of the dominant sub-genres of rock for about a decade with bands like Buffalo Springfield and The Byrds leading the way. Even today many bands continue to fuse folk music with their rock ‘n roll. However, there was a time in the [...]
“Come Together” A New Appreciation for a Beatles’ Classic
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I’ve developed a new appreciation over the past couple years for the Beatles’ classic tune, “Come Together.” I realized that recently as I listened to one of the Dead shows from their spring tour.
I’ve always loved the song, as well as the Desert Island Disc from whence it hailed, [...]
Struggle: Rock & Roll Dictionary
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Struggle: effort supplemented by desperation.
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