Shimmy shimmy koko bop, shimmy shimmy bop!
posted by jm at 4:06 AM
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
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- Name: jm
I am a brilliant creation of the universe formed from the cosmic protoplasm sailing into eternity. I have two hands, two feet, a couple of great ears, and I'm clipping through life at a moderate pace; minding my p*s and q*s, crossing my t*s, dotting every i.
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Damn if that don't look like Rush Limp-Baugh!!
Singin' scat! kewl.
You're in fine fettle this morning.
Tseka, not yet but next weekend we're planning to get away. I finally have some paid time off coming to me. And this time I will bring a proper camera so I can show y'all how beautiful it is there, assuming the weather cooperates.
One thing I want above all is for just one clear night so I can see the stars. Nothing is quite as humbling as seeing the vastness of the cosmos to reorient you to your relative size. Not many stars make it through the city glare, although I did notice that Orion is rising already. *sigh* Winter is coming.
This is a copy of Joe's comment from a couple of posts back . . . I wanted all to read it! Love the observation about the night sky & the stars as a humbling experience. And since Winter is preceded by FALL (my favorite season) it's approach is not such a bad thing!! :-)
Hey ho everybody!!!
Time to party with Limp-Baugh!
The Rethugs are goin down!
And BTW.....In the key of A:
Everrrreeeething I do gonna be funky...
From now on!
Maybe joe can catch some zzzzzz's under that night sky.
Nothing is quite as humbling as seeing the vastness of the cosmos to reorient you to your relative size.
Joe always says things that make me take pause.
The vastness of the cosmos is what comforts me through everything. It reorients all things sizewise. The mundane details have never dominated for me and I was in trouble while witnessing the daily horror of Republican rule. I had to remind myself forcefully of the cosmic connection and I hope to relax completely soon into my normal spiritual walk.
It's interesting the way we jumped the marching line and came over here to talk about life, and not just ugly people. Mostly ourselves, who I find infintely more interesting, speaking of the vast cosmos.
And I almost forgot...
(((((Donnie!)))))
(((((Juno)))) Glad to have you back.
(((((casey, neith, and jm))))))
"Maybe joe can catch some zzzzzz's under that night sky."
I bought a $3 hammock from the local thrift store, fell asleep in it a couple of nights ago, my grumpy cat, Miss Foo laying atop, keeping me warm. I woulda slept out there all night had my husband not come out looking for me. Love the night sky,,,Orion is my fave constellation...J
Really, Juno, Orion? He's one of my favs too. I don't know what it is about him.
Miss Foo and a husband that comes looking for you. What a life!
Yeah I know, life has it's ups-n-downs but I am a lucky effin' sag...my son's 16th birthday is today, not long to go! yay
yaaaaaaayyyyy!!!!! The little genius's birthday!
I don't know how you juggle all these things J. And still have time to rap with us.
Party tonight?
Well, well, well.
Hell's Bells.
I'm not the only one! Some of you like our illustrious poet Bob Dylan and here is what he just said:
CDs are small. There's no stature to it."
Modern Music Worthless?
Total matter of personal opinion, but I like it live. Like to see my singers bodies in motion, shimmying away the night
From a purely musical point of view, CD's are missing the round bottom of sound. They are thin compared to analog. The bass has difficulty in translation, the treble, less so. For example, the brushes or snares in the drum kit do OK, but the deep kick drum doesn't really kick and reverberate. This effects rhythm and dancing too.
It's absolutely true that it's the only way to hear a lot of music but I would like to see an improved technology down the road, especially if I record myself.
The best example of the digital bass problem is in home theaters. The loud booming bass just isn't convincing.
OMG, jm, Ol' Bob is getting to be one of my favorites. If you read my blog, you'll notice every week, my comments on Bob's latest theme on his Radio Hour. The man LOVES the old stuff from the 30s-50s. Blues, country, pre-rock'n'roll pop. He'd feel right at home here with our blues quotes and scat singing. Though he can't carry a tune in a bucket, he is aware of singing technique.
And he has the most wicked sense of humor. His radio hour is like a stream-of-consciousness flow of poetry, jokes, songs, all with a definite flavor of the 50s radio call songs.
His show is on tomorrow but, unfortunately, I have clients then. Grrrrr. So I'll have to catch the rerun on Thursday.
I always thought Bob had an unfailing talent for social and political criticism. I can tell he sees. And an unsentimental defiance, although he can write a love song as good as the best. I sing It's all Over Now Baby Blue, It Ain't Me Babe, One Too Many Mornings, Don't think Twice, Just Like a Woman, and Hey Mr. Tambourine Man. But I love Do You Mr. jones? I should add that one. I also like sad-eyed Lady of the Lowland.
I was in Woodstock in its heyday when he and the Band lived there as well as so many others. I lived with Tim Hardin and his people, if you remember him. It was a rich time culturally and musically.
Is his radio show on the Internet only? I have dialup. Can I get it?
I believe it's time for me to tune in.
I always believed that when I came on the scene it would be when music was ready for a renaissance. I hope I was right.
After 16 years of domination by Hip Hop which was without melody the desire is probably cycling back.
I always thought Bob had an unfailing talent for social and political criticism. I can tell he sees. And an unsentimental defiance, although he can write a love song as good as the best. I sing It's all Over Now Baby Blue, It Ain't Me Babe, One Too Many Mornings, Don't think Twice, Just Like a Woman, and Hey Mr. Tambourine Man. But I love Do You Mr. jones? I should add that one. I also like sad-eyed Lady of the Lowland.
Love his songs, especially sung by other singers. . . doesn't he have one called "the yellow door", or something like that, putting down the "God is on our side" groups?
I can't believe it!!!!! This thing is really striking a chord. More on Dylan's comments and these are great!
Bob said:
I remember when that Napster guy came up across, it was like, 'Everybody's gettin' music for free.' I was like, 'Well, why not?It ain't worth nothing anyway.'
People are still making some fine music here and there, but Dylan's onto something. The sound isn't right. That's partly because it's digital, which I guess is Bob's primary complaint. But I think the other reason the sound is wrong is because the music isn't coming from the dark corners of the country, or of the soul, anymore.
Shows like Dylan's are the wave of the future.
the soul of music
I think Zimmie's real complaint is that the music is all synth, drums, overdubbing, and even the sentiments seem fake or shallow.
His program is on satellite radio (XM) which I CAN'T. LIVE. WITHOUT. My little radio goes from home docking station to car docking station to work docking station. There are over 200 channels catering to very specific audiences with NO COMMERICIALS. It's heaven.
When you lived in Woodstock was Van still living there? This is from an interview with his ex-wife about that period of their life:
A year later, the Morrison family--Van, Janet and her son Peter--moved to a sprawling mountaintop ranch house in Woodstock, N.Y. Janet says they moved to Woodstock largely to be in the vicinity of Bob Dylan, who was living there at the time.
"Van fully intended to become Dylan's best friend, but the whole time we were there they never met." She winced at the memory. "Every time we'd drive past Dylan's house--Van didn't drive, I did--Van would just stare wistfully out the window at the gravel road leading to Dylan's place. He thought Dylan was the only contemporary worthy of his attention. But back then, Bob just wasn't interested in him."
They later became friends...in fact I can blame my current addiction to Van on Dylan. I was watching a Bob Dylan special on Breakfast with the Arts and in the final few minutes, he and Van joined up in Greece, overlooking the Aegean, sat on a rock and blew their harmonicas together. OMG. Then I borrowed a bunch of Van's 80s cds from a friend and now, 36 albums later, I cannot go a day with some form of Van playing.
Here's the link to XM radio, which will show you their station list. I turned to it when our classical station abruptly changed to salsa one night.
http://www.xmradio.com/programming/full_channel_listing.jsp?sort=number
Today's theme is Friends & Neighbors -- and we're starting with Porter Waggoner. See, that's what make Bob so darn interesting -- it's the mix. This is pure 50s country.
I LOVE 50's COUNTRY!!!!!!
OMG!!! And Westwern swing. Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys sent me into ecstasy.
Casey, I think Van had just gone when I got to Woodstock.
I also love radio. There is something very comforting to me about the murmer of voices, the music, and the freedom to go about my business doing things round the house.
I'm so glad to see this resurgence. People's radio. Also the imagination involved in what people on the radio look like. It never matches my fantasy when I see them.
I'm not a salsa fan either. I love Haitian, and most Caribbean....merengue, calyso, and reggae the most.
Being a Texan, of COURSE, I love Bob Wills. I am a terrible Texas chauvinist and the very perversity and eccentricity of the state is what I love the MOST about it.
I don't hate salsa, per se, it was just appalling that we went from Schubert to salsa. And then a few days later, permanently, to "easy listening." Boring.
OF COURSE IS RIGHT! A TEXAN!
I happen to love some things Texan. Bob Wills was a magician. He did a version of "Sittin on Top Of the World" that almost makes me weep in its perfection.
Bob had a Venus/Jupter conjunction in late Aries and his love of himself, his body, music, and the spotlight were magnificent. One of the best dancers known to man. Sexy, funny, and a great musician.
He also had a Saturn in Aquarius and he shared the spot completely with his stellar musicians. Everyone wanted to be in his band. They shared the singing too. Of course no one did the caterwaul like Bob did!
I love him so much.
Caterwauling? That's Texas yodeling...an art form that still surfaces every once in a while.
Of course!
Yodeling Texas style!
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