Finally. . .
NYC is having live shows again! Finally! Limited capacity, yes, socially distanced, yes, but still it is a live show. Things are looking up!
Alice Cooper is Happening. . .
I have been an Alice Cooper fan for a long time, but sadly I have neglected him. This might be the first time he is referenced here on the Wild West. I actually have given...
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...
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...
Weekend with Bernie (on FB) #97
It is once again the weekend and with that we offer up Kyoko Cooley’s Weekend at Bernie’s! Weekend with Bernie (on FB) #97 How I played ‘Are You Sure?’ from Glory Road (from Youtube Boleslaw...
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...
Live Shows after all this. . .
Jay Shepard of Shepard the Breeze offers up ten basic rules. . . guidelines to keep in mind when we do make it back to concerts, which should be happening sooner than later! Yep. The...
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...
Weekend with Bernie (on FB) #95
Once again lifted from Facebook, always focused on Bernie Torme, and always courtesy of Kyoko Cooley! Weekend with Bernie (on FB) #95 “Gear I use & abuse! Guitar Pedals and Amps” (from Youtube Boleslaw the...