Just Loving It. . .
Looking at this and that, odds and ends on a Monday night. Cleaning up some work stuff, finishing up a post here, etc. Why not an another Jeff Beck post? I needed some music, background...
Category: The Red Eye
Ginsberg’s Howl on Trial – Sixty Four Year Ago
It was on March 25th 1957 that US Customs confiscated five-hundred-and-twenty copies of Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl”, a collection of poetry Ginsberg recently had published. That was sixty-four years ago. US Customs had claimed that Ginsburg’s...
A Dash of Rock History
Facebook has moved from politics to history. Or perhaps it is I who has moved. Either way, the below is another instance where history is seen. Celebrated. On March 26, 1976 Thin Lizzy released Jailbreak....
A New Yardbird
It was this date back in 1965 that Jeff Beck joined the Yardbirds. He was replacing Eric Clapton, who went on to join John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers and after that Cream. Beck was the Yardbird’s second...
More than a Weekend at Bernie’s
This past week was more than just a Weekend at Bernie’s. It was two years this Wednesday that we lost Bernie Torme to viral pneumonia. Wednesday, March 17, Saint Patrick’s Day. The next day, March...
Late Night Wanderings on YouTube
Cyndi Dawson recently interviewed the singer / guitarist Tuk Smith, which can be found here on the Wild West. Anyway, wandering YouTube, I found this tune from Biters, which Tuk Smith was with for ten...
What Are You Listening To? (A Noble Experiment. . .)
This weekend I reached out to a range of folks, and just asked, “What are you listening to lately?” Below are the responses: Paul Zdepski came back with:I haven’t been listening to much new stuff,...
Patti Smith and and Lenny Kaye celebrate 50 Years!
I typically have stayed away from streaming events during this Covid period. Just not my thing. Covid and streamed events just make me appreciate a live show that much more. I did share the Arlene’s...
A Final Nod
Saw Chris Goercke play a bunch of times with GSX and the X’s a long-time ago. Was just a pleasure. He was at it before those bands. He continued on after them. When I was...
Weekend at Bernie’s – Episode #3!
For those of you who know the band Gillan, you most likely have heard this tune and with it, its intro. Just classic. “No Easy Way” found on the Glory Road album. If you know...