tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62653934234466543022024-03-05T00:09:36.433-06:00Daddy-o DillyDaddy-o Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10946646939549773398noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265393423446654302.post-76137069367026883422024-02-04T21:33:00.002-06:002024-02-04T22:15:57.052-06:00My Twentieth Anniversary of Having Ménière's Disease<p> </p><div dir="auto"><div class="x1iorvi4 x1pi30zi x1l90r2v x1swvt13" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id=":r2j0:"><div class="x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u"><div class="xu06os2 x1ok221b"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqnppIFv5lg1PikDkejDBv1podHSxcuwDO4EOMTncK17Z6gejIZAKi3iA45llLP3S75o5S-EOfTkpakWMcCd1Qbk_BzgFIHwc-iaGi6OVW8pCpSCta1pwS_9dSMNCTdhPkfeVn-tg6bKIC81IrN3gb6wECbvToSH2Fx6dUtODfDQwbIJPrN-IBHitsgU/s550/innerear.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="550" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqnppIFv5lg1PikDkejDBv1podHSxcuwDO4EOMTncK17Z6gejIZAKi3iA45llLP3S75o5S-EOfTkpakWMcCd1Qbk_BzgFIHwc-iaGi6OVW8pCpSCta1pwS_9dSMNCTdhPkfeVn-tg6bKIC81IrN3gb6wECbvToSH2Fx6dUtODfDQwbIJPrN-IBHitsgU/w400-h283/innerear.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></div></div></span><div class="" dir="auto"><div class="x1iorvi4 x1pi30zi x1l90r2v x1swvt13" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id=":r428:"><div class="x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u"><div class="xu06os2 x1ok221b"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Today, February 4, 2024, marks the twentieth anniversary of me having daily symptoms of Ménière's Disease, which is an inner ear disorder that causes dizziness, vertigo, and balance disorders. It was on the morning of February 4, 2004, when I got out of bed and noticed I felt dizzy and that it was not going away the way brief dizziness does, for instance, after falling down. Clearly, the dizziness was coming out of my left ear and I could feel it running up and down the left <span></span>side of my body and not the right side. Imagine a localized sense of dizziness that does not affect your entire body. That might be hard to imagine! Twenty years later, I still feel the same way. Doctors at Topeka Ear, Nose, & Throat and Tallgrass Balance, Hearing & Physical Therapy diagnosed me about a year apart during 2004 and 2005 as having Ménière's Disease. On this post I am resisting the urge to describe the chapters in this twenty year journey. Instead, in the following paragraphs I will describe something I very rarely see in print: there are different KINDS of dizziness. Let me describe what I have learned and experienced and why I consider myself luckier that other sufferers of Ménière's Disease and the related Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV). If you are bored at this point, you may stop reading, since I realize many people fortunately will never be affected or know anyone who will.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Dizziness and balance is controlled by an organ in both of your ears. Illustrations show the Semi-Circular Canals of the inner ear, three circular-shaped tubes, attached to a bone. That organ is located above the Cochlea, a separate organ, shaped like a spiral, that controls the sense of hearing. Both are terribly important. Both are sealed in solid bone that are, surgically, not easy to reach. Each of these two organs have a dedicated nerve stem that reach the brain, sending their respective sets of information.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Of those three circular shaped tubes described above, the TOP one points generally upward from the bone to which it is attached. If a person's dizziness makes them feel like they are falling forward or backwards, likely it is THIS tube that is malfunctioning.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Similarly, if a person feels like they are falling to the left or right, it is likely the MIDDLE tube is malfunctioning It generally points outward at about forty-five degrees. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">If the sufferer feels like they are shifting horizontally to the right or left or both at the same the likely affected tube is the BOTTOM one, which points generally at ninety degrees outward from the bone. It is THIS kind of dizziness that I experience ALL the time. Some random head or eye movements will cause a momentary spike in my dizziness which will settle down in a minute, down to my normal level of dizziness.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">My guess is that if a person had to pick the least dangerous of the three positional forms of dizziness described above, in order to minimize the risk of falling, the best one would be the third one. You may be miserably dizzy, but this type of dizziness would least likely make one feel like that they are BEING PULLED DOWNWARD. It is for this reason that I feel at least a little bit lucky, given the circumstances.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Another point about different kinds of dizziness:</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">It is common for people feeling dizzy to have the condition exacerbated by motion, such as riding in a vehicle, aircraft, boat, or bicycle. This type of dizziness often causes nausea, up to the point of vomiting, best known as motion sickness. Fortunately, I do not have this kind of dizziness. In fact I have the opposite. My experience is that driving or riding in a vehicle or an aircraft actually MASKS my sense of dizziness to a notable degree. My dizziness is more acutely felt when sitting still and quietly. I have no trouble going to or staying asleep. But when I get up in the morning I feel very dizzy and almost always remain so until the early afternoon. My head then clears up some by then. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">There is more to share but this essay is probably more than enough. The last thing I want is for anyone to be frightened by the descriptions of this particular condition. But Ménière's Disease is real with no known cure and very few effective treatments. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">One last thing: I gave up bicycle riding and amusement park rides twenty years ago!</span></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Daddy-o Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10946646939549773398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265393423446654302.post-28255993113220515372023-08-23T22:10:00.002-05:002023-08-23T22:17:59.947-05:00Universal Tape Vault Fire and its Continuing Revelations<div dir="auto"><div class="x1iorvi4 x1pi30zi x1l90r2v x1swvt13" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id=":rtf:"><div class="x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u"><div class="xu06os2 x1ok221b"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4muWc1kUyy1fvW9XrnLILz09X7BUqabegNOj-d0QOYdNtEAAZxY7Py9dETVjqFZsPap3xRxdWjVshfuSJrE1xW4rwrke3wjVSyaAmYNsW3O4dCI5paBujxWUqoZynsxyyZAPowVoB0h-l1R7-HnIzlWAjbH3uXZDKDwHsznWUJYOLCnYBGRGgwxHDXw/s300/EttaJamesLP.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4muWc1kUyy1fvW9XrnLILz09X7BUqabegNOj-d0QOYdNtEAAZxY7Py9dETVjqFZsPap3xRxdWjVshfuSJrE1xW4rwrke3wjVSyaAmYNsW3O4dCI5paBujxWUqoZynsxyyZAPowVoB0h-l1R7-HnIzlWAjbH3uXZDKDwHsznWUJYOLCnYBGRGgwxHDXw/s300/EttaJamesLP.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4muWc1kUyy1fvW9XrnLILz09X7BUqabegNOj-d0QOYdNtEAAZxY7Py9dETVjqFZsPap3xRxdWjVshfuSJrE1xW4rwrke3wjVSyaAmYNsW3O4dCI5paBujxWUqoZynsxyyZAPowVoB0h-l1R7-HnIzlWAjbH3uXZDKDwHsznWUJYOLCnYBGRGgwxHDXw/w226-h226/EttaJamesLP.webp" width="226" /></a></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">On Sunday, June 1, 2008, a fire erupted at the tape vault at Universal Studios in Hollywood. Universal's record division was on its way to becoming the largest record label in the U.S. Universal was already a huge and storied record company dating back to 78rpm records, released under brand names Decca, Coral, Brunswick, Vocalion, Kapp, Uni, & MCA. Add to that the numerous labels that Universal had acquired like Chess and ABC (ABC itself had acquired several great vintage r&b labels before leaving the record business in 1979, all of which was acquired by Universal.). News of the fire in 2008 was brief, short on detail, and quickly removed from the news cycle. </span><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4NJ2w-Re_x996bTNj8O-7tOyhysSxkgDwmaJIq8Tqtz6El50wFgUSpb6mrPMejiQXqnCOVbZtSOKAzPAypQ2mZLLkCce6GoZ_xVTsCuq3Tfb8dLQc54VGdpO0EE1dcRVLl5hjn5uo7mzMI0yCKKd-oxkAdIgulSooZCOsudzfWJ8D7p49R_wpJWCvp0/s425/PatsyClineLP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="425" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4NJ2w-Re_x996bTNj8O-7tOyhysSxkgDwmaJIq8Tqtz6El50wFgUSpb6mrPMejiQXqnCOVbZtSOKAzPAypQ2mZLLkCce6GoZ_xVTsCuq3Tfb8dLQc54VGdpO0EE1dcRVLl5hjn5uo7mzMI0yCKKd-oxkAdIgulSooZCOsudzfWJ8D7p49R_wpJWCvp0/w219-h219/PatsyClineLP.jpg" width="219" /></a></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">In 2019, eleven years after the fire, the <i>New York Times Magazine</i> published a heartbreaking article about what was thought to have been destroyed. To record collections and fans of vintage rock 'n' roll and rhythm 'n' blues, the initial news in 2008 and the Times article was nearly as shocking as the bombing of Japan in World War 2. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJjfSy0rJoqfbDsntb1mh24DXVpp3FYztgrAL6kFC8aEw4o570V23H0nNWxfXc4g64XNx2A2eWejm7ZHIH3K5hJwe1OWvJ6ZKbuVd1_arUlhyKgDUT-mDyKd0b3L1bqGs6S3gRrcjqSbUiNeHfV8ScmFwRILOnariCHmqky5Vm3IrHUjt3q9nW9hu8vU/s200/BuddyHollyLP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="197" data-original-width="200" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJjfSy0rJoqfbDsntb1mh24DXVpp3FYztgrAL6kFC8aEw4o570V23H0nNWxfXc4g64XNx2A2eWejm7ZHIH3K5hJwe1OWvJ6ZKbuVd1_arUlhyKgDUT-mDyKd0b3L1bqGs6S3gRrcjqSbUiNeHfV8ScmFwRILOnariCHmqky5Vm3IrHUjt3q9nW9hu8vU/w217-h214/BuddyHollyLP.jpg" width="217" /></a></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">On August 9, 2023, a website called Tracking Angle posted a video on YouTube nearly one hour and forty-five minutes in length of a tour of Universal Record's tape vault near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The startling point made in this video and the accompanying article is that the warehouse that caught fire was in the process of being emptied and its contents being transferred to Pittsburgh. Further, the author asserts that among those master tapes lost in the fire, first generation copies of many were safely stored by Universal Music at facilities elsewhere, such as Germany. Earlier reports suggested there were no duplicates anywhere, which I doubted, considering how many reissues and compilation albums by vintage artists are released in the European countries and Great Britain. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOp_Th0eCQzSee0YCvAJhXrAoGg3OUTjsywPQjqeHyb9I4vKtKjFnTg_o8qZc1ukjXFswLtw9wh7VLtI9jkW6dqhS_TIeORXd0OE6haHQppGj6G5DuWmx46tUHZSDrQYmnjCBwJuRQoLk-INVeJd0Dokf3t9GBnImgln6l-raxH0Vcs3Pz9uOpNecwec/s200/BoDiddleyLP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOp_Th0eCQzSee0YCvAJhXrAoGg3OUTjsywPQjqeHyb9I4vKtKjFnTg_o8qZc1ukjXFswLtw9wh7VLtI9jkW6dqhS_TIeORXd0OE6haHQppGj6G5DuWmx46tUHZSDrQYmnjCBwJuRQoLk-INVeJd0Dokf3t9GBnImgln6l-raxH0Vcs3Pz9uOpNecwec/w213-h213/BoDiddleyLP.jpg" width="213" /></a></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">So, if you are interested in this process of reissuing vintage recordings on CDs and records (physical formats), I am sharing links to the video and relevant articles.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" 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Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10946646939549773398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265393423446654302.post-44481730278357531762023-04-11T16:58:00.017-05:002023-04-11T17:42:45.164-05:00The Five Australian Football League games I attended.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This is likely of importance to very few people but it is something I think about every day. I am a fan of <b>Australian rules football</b>.
It is my favorite sport. My fellow Americans are largely unaware that
Australian rules football exists. It is neither American "grid iron"
football, soccer, or rugby. It is a unique "code" of football. It is
hugely popular in Australia where the sport has been played since the
1850s. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">In
2013 my wife and I had a wonderful trip to Japan and Australia. Our
youngest son and family were stationed in Japan in the U.S. Air Force
for three years. We visited them for six days, then spent six days in
Australia, then four more days in Japan before returning to the U.S. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">While in Australia, we attended all five <b>Australian Football League</b> games held in <b>Melbourne, Victoria,</b>
during the first weekend of August. Of the ten teams playing in
Melbourne that round, nine of them are teams I like or at least respect.
Those were among the happiest days of my life. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">On Friday we took the <b>guided tour</b> of the <b>Melbourne Cricket Ground</b>
(the MCG), an outdoor stadium that seats one hundred thousand people.
Aussie rules football is played during Winter and cricket during Summer,
so stadiums like this nationwide are in use year round. Friday evening
we saw the <b>North Melbourne Kangaroos</b> beat the <b>Geelong Cats</b> at <b>the Docklands</b>, a stadium with a retractable roof that seats 55,000 people.<i> The coaches of both teams were twins!</i> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">On Saturday afternoon we saw the <b>Richmond Tigers</b> beat the <b>Hawthorn Hawks</b> at the <b>MCG</b>. Saturday evening we saw the <b>Fremantle Dockers</b> beat the <b>Carlton Blues</b>, again at the <b>Docklands</b>.<i> The Dockers would play their first <b>Grand Final</b> (the Super Bowl equivalent) later that year.</i> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>See highlights of Carlton V Frementle:</i> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIyOLFEI-5I">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIyOLFEI-5I</a></i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">On Sunday, back to the <b>Docklands</b> again, we saw the<b> Sydney Swans</b> <i>(that year's champions, which Aussies call <b>"Premieres"</b>)</i> beat the <b>Western (Melbourne) Bulldogs</b>. Then a quick commuter train ride to the <b>MCG</b> again to see the <b>Collingwood Magpies</b> <i>(my favorite team)</i> beat the <b>Essendon Bombers</b> for the second time that year, mostly under the lights after sunset. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>See highlights of Collingwood Magpies V Essendon Bomber</i></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>s:</i></span></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21zFG10ajDw"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21zFG10ajDw</b></i></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></b></a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">That week, the <b>Hawthorn Hawks</b> were number one on the ladder, and the <b>Geelong Cats</b>
were number two. In spite of the fact that both teams lost, they
retained their ladder positions. The Grand Final that year, played in
late September, pitted the <b>Hawthorn Hawks</b> versus the <b>Fremantle Dockers</b>. It would be the first of three in a row Grand Final wins for Hawthorn (2013, 2014, & 2015).</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The graphs seen here are screenshots from < <a href="http://www.australianfootball.com" target="_blank">www.australianfootball.com</a>
>, a superb website, perhaps the best online resource that documents
the games of Australian rules football played in its home country.
Here, one can see which team members played at each game and how well
they performed. <b><i>Click on individual charts to enlarge.</i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i> </i><br /></b></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzif8SifdJKREqFqlWzsltrrl5pQXWPbGfQ6eL-DwgOKOLjLO3tzxafgirW1qfrY_pFWl1gmY6fhNhECnnOK2XhIEvcJOlh9wEmuKqNIOHeZiC4-OLDUcwmS--fSeXH9gJ1kBesNGa8Yiq0FQLqmtNHBkp-SFcIzWiFuehXwCaWv9CByOxlmTpKFFg/s1132/001_round19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="731" data-original-width="1132" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzif8SifdJKREqFqlWzsltrrl5pQXWPbGfQ6eL-DwgOKOLjLO3tzxafgirW1qfrY_pFWl1gmY6fhNhECnnOK2XhIEvcJOlh9wEmuKqNIOHeZiC4-OLDUcwmS--fSeXH9gJ1kBesNGa8Yiq0FQLqmtNHBkp-SFcIzWiFuehXwCaWv9CByOxlmTpKFFg/w640-h414/001_round19.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHJHs227Qx7B4PslTe8k_sLNBWTL6cjgANkTVBCY-iV4BBUj87mxqhP6XP31RT70vVjTj1Z_ZyHcPYcx-hCM8vNb6oaDZi7E4pqfx883Mik5hwQoi92SB8leyDx_tPqp4p_XYor9tFLD04npoEJYRh2203tYy5OdgizNbdEg8eCO6LtRbc-FfNUmA/s300/Love_Me_Do.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHJHs227Qx7B4PslTe8k_sLNBWTL6cjgANkTVBCY-iV4BBUj87mxqhP6XP31RT70vVjTj1Z_ZyHcPYcx-hCM8vNb6oaDZi7E4pqfx883Mik5hwQoi92SB8leyDx_tPqp4p_XYor9tFLD04npoEJYRh2203tYy5OdgizNbdEg8eCO6LtRbc-FfNUmA/s1600/Love_Me_Do.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>Here's
my story about the "Love Me Do"/"P.S. I Love You" picture sleeve on
Tolie/VeeJay: I was eleven years old when the Beatles became a hit here
in the U. S. I really wanted the "Love Me Do" 45 with the picture
sleeve. So, one cold and rainy Saturday I had my
mom drive me around to find the record. She sat in the car while I went
into four stores and came out empty handed. Her patience had run out and
wanted to know why I couldn't find the record. I confessed the stores
had the record but in the plain sleeve, not the picture sleeve. (We
didn't used standardized terms like "picture sleeve" back then.) She
blew her top and told me to go back in the store and buy the record with
the plain sleeve. That evening I made my own picture sleeve by cutting
out the faces of each Beatle from a wrapper of Beatles bubble gum cards
and glued them onto the sleeve. Not what I wanted but I had made a
unique creation.</span></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclsxhMeLksWGRrzMwlsv6JdVSoYPGJM1kLc29B2tmz4ISnuhj4YslFIqum__bNOUJec7YwmKmzn2AicuCuY5rTStlWPIjl-xhlUHL6q1dKOssPkrB_KqGW1Co1cJ-CcwcU06LvFh7qSOGl_u2jCx4p5pwu1MSzYR65xeZiulNALooq83DkbJz2umI/s2086/2022-08-23Beatles01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2086" data-original-width="2080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclsxhMeLksWGRrzMwlsv6JdVSoYPGJM1kLc29B2tmz4ISnuhj4YslFIqum__bNOUJec7YwmKmzn2AicuCuY5rTStlWPIjl-xhlUHL6q1dKOssPkrB_KqGW1Co1cJ-CcwcU06LvFh7qSOGl_u2jCx4p5pwu1MSzYR65xeZiulNALooq83DkbJz2umI/s320/2022-08-23Beatles01.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><br /> <br /><p></p>Daddy-o Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10946646939549773398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265393423446654302.post-74670682200525977092021-05-07T12:06:00.011-05:002023-12-21T19:00:16.868-06:00Tim Tams No Longer Exported to the United States<div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"> </div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UksTiVhlByy7SiTjQd_MbLiSYYN0C_sah4kwOyNi443iUb7PjcyhZBOV-YRzH4KZ33070SZLwUtMShX6_NDedBhnKciJzSvXAo0NFD8WsZTo3XfXyaNYwFavt7asfOpfvuBcWlGWiN0/s750/timtam002.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="303" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UksTiVhlByy7SiTjQd_MbLiSYYN0C_sah4kwOyNi443iUb7PjcyhZBOV-YRzH4KZ33070SZLwUtMShX6_NDedBhnKciJzSvXAo0NFD8WsZTo3XfXyaNYwFavt7asfOpfvuBcWlGWiN0/s320/timtam002.webp" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span>Update
on September 8, 2021: All indications are that World Market stores in
the U.S. are again well-stocked with original milk chocolate Tim Tams:</span></i></b> <a href="https://www.worldmarket.com/search?store=store245&q=Tim%20Tam&lang=en_US">https://www.worldmarket.com/search?store=store245&q=Tim%20Tam&lang=en_US</a></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: large;">OLD NEWS but worth leaving here:</span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>This sucks so godawful bad. No more Tim Tams. G'day, mate my arse.<br /></span></span></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>In late 2019 a private equity firm named <span>Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) acquired Arnott's, the Australian company that has made Tim Tam chocolate cookies since 1964.</span></span></span></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqOrlNC3jtzWjea1NH9L1ZuXl8mrvm5CvbH5JYmrmsLaoPw47yQUI5QDdsHyiHt6BgXLKKx1HgSEka2Ij2dbFpWJ9vpmXym5XPuOZkkLSCuojOIeiHi9CzQVvpeutMAeeciGkVWMDFTs/s275/timtam001.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqOrlNC3jtzWjea1NH9L1ZuXl8mrvm5CvbH5JYmrmsLaoPw47yQUI5QDdsHyiHt6BgXLKKx1HgSEka2Ij2dbFpWJ9vpmXym5XPuOZkkLSCuojOIeiHi9CzQVvpeutMAeeciGkVWMDFTs/s0/timtam001.jpg" /></a></div>Prior
to this Arnott's was owned by the Campbell Soup company here in the U.
S. It is very common for successful Australian companies to be bought by
bigger American companies giving them lines of credit, tech,
manufacturing, marketing, and management resources.</span></span></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>Holden automobiles = General Motors</span></span></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>Smith chips = Frito-Lay</span></span></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>Network Ten = CBS</span></span></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>Woolworth's = Safeway<br /></span></span></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>etc.</span></span></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>Campbells spun-off Arnott's to KKR.</span></span></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>Private
equity firms are notorious for sucking their acquisitions dry of cash,
then selling off the company and leaving the employees to fend for
themselves.<br /></span></span></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>So, what's new at Arnott's?</span></span></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>All exporting of products (including Tim Tams) has ended. Everywhere, including the U. S. <br /></span></span></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrzo0bFdzwzb1MoHODgx_0TAHHhiN-vM5SlsUZlUOw8Az79gbGokBX0K3gfGuTqVaru_2N-YwyCScefhZs370Kn8S0glfP0pKtevHKK9KLqOZsx0UnG9VrLPsDAyASx4lWdCsVvI3YYc/s1439/810-tim-tam-double-coat-1.webp" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1439" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrzo0bFdzwzb1MoHODgx_0TAHHhiN-vM5SlsUZlUOw8Az79gbGokBX0K3gfGuTqVaru_2N-YwyCScefhZs370Kn8S0glfP0pKtevHKK9KLqOZsx0UnG9VrLPsDAyASx4lWdCsVvI3YYc/s320/810-tim-tam-double-coat-1.webp" width="320" /></a><span>Arnott's,
under direction of their corporate overlords, are now issuing
complaints to the two biggest supermarket chains in Australia,
Woolworth's and Coles, that they are being charged too much for shelf
space in their stores. So, watch the big Tim Tam end caps in the
cookie/biscuit isle like we saw at a Woolies in Melbourne to come to an
end. <br /></span></span></span></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>Tim
Tams can be ordered from foreign third party sellers on Amazon. The
prices are ridiculous and customer reviews report receiving damaged,
melted goop. A risky option.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>I
have received email replies on this matter from Arnott's (who were
reluctant to say much), World Market (probably the most reliable U. S.
retailer for Tim Tams), and Keebler, who were the U. S. distributor
(owned by Campbell's).</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>For me, this means no more Tim Tams, especially during the AFL Grand Final in September.</span></span></span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioXHfA0s_G0">Even Boris Johnson loves Tim Tams</a></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/retail/how-kkr-cooked-up-a-3-2b-arnott-s-deal-20191028-p534w4">Chronology of Arnott's takeover</a></span></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-24/arnotts-sold-by-campbells-to-private-equity-group-kkr/11341190">another change of ownership</a> </span><br /></span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span> Update on September 8, 2021: All indications are that World Market stores in the U.S. are again well-stocked with original milk chocolate Tim Tams:</span></i></b> <a href="https://www.worldmarket.com/product/arnott%27s+tim+tam+original+chocolate+cookies.do?searchTerm=Tim%20Tam">https://www.worldmarket.com/product/arnott%27s+tim+tam+original+chocolate+cookies.do?searchTerm=Tim%20Tam</a></span><br /></p>Daddy-o Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10946646939549773398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265393423446654302.post-18832648512096377132020-02-28T12:48:00.003-06:002020-02-28T12:52:30.091-06:00A Golden Era of Broadcasting Lost To Reusable Tape<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've been heartbroken by this for years. When videotape started being used in 1958 it quickly became a popular means of prerecording television programs that previously were usually broadcast live. Using videotape, it eliminated the process of developing film, if used. It allowed post-production editing which made stage programs end on time and eliminate missed cues by actors/personalities, cameras, microphones, & lights. It also allowed recording programs at decent times of the day instead of any time the program was scheduled for broadcast. What turned out to be a problem was that videotape was reusable. So a lot of videotaped programs, especially throughout the 1960s, were erased and the videotape reels were reused. It was rarely thought that most programs would be of any interest in the future. The sale & rental of old programs for use on home video equipment hadn't even been thought of. So, the wide belief was that the TAPE ITSELF was more valuable than what was recorded on it. Perhaps the worst offender was BBC in the United Kingdom. Its budget was mostly from a tax rather than the sale of advertising spots so this network saved money where it could. What is doubly bad about this is that so many wonderful programs were aired on BBC. It was during years like these that this television & radio network built upon its stellar worldwide reputation which remains to this day. By the 1970s television & radio networks realized the value of maintaining archives for several reasons, one of which was for copyright purposes, for protecting their intellectual property. The following article explains the process of worldwide searches for programs thought to be lost. </span></span><br />
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<a href="https://getpocket.com/explore/item/wipe-out-when-the-bbc-kept-erasing-its-own-history?utm_source=pocket-newtab"><span class="oi732d6d ik7dh3pa d2edcug0 qv66sw1b c1et5uql a8c37x1j s89635nw ew0dbk1b jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id">https://getpocket.com/explore/item/wipe-out-when-the-bbc-kept-erasing-its-own-history?utm_source=pocket-newtab</span></a>Daddy-o Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10946646939549773398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265393423446654302.post-4868602875715712312020-02-08T18:47:00.006-06:002023-04-11T15:47:03.787-05:00"Wrestling Polka" Theme Song<div style="text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zwcVa1txC_DqtddUz8e0IdwXHN11fT3gO4nhHcOHZpgYk1Argz_HNgev3ccqjN1qHF7r3PqL0hpHwYpYwX8-M2niSG935HEQ3kazNJxVNXcVBvbE3L5ywWNmSgosInOp9V727_ErT50/s1600/wp2.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="518" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zwcVa1txC_DqtddUz8e0IdwXHN11fT3gO4nhHcOHZpgYk1Argz_HNgev3ccqjN1qHF7r3PqL0hpHwYpYwX8-M2niSG935HEQ3kazNJxVNXcVBvbE3L5ywWNmSgosInOp9V727_ErT50/s200/wp2.JPG" width="145" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wcul5yORarrbLMxvIpFEHBVTDKaHNJcI1OPNhWOO-DHWcPUjPuYcgKaZN_M266ZJteRPLcvSMFhhlpU53aU_tKS-rVHDJSzj3S1HQ9yZg_InK6CuCSp-6H5KgF7X8zPo6ej72SGCZRM/s1600/wp4.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="496" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wcul5yORarrbLMxvIpFEHBVTDKaHNJcI1OPNhWOO-DHWcPUjPuYcgKaZN_M266ZJteRPLcvSMFhhlpU53aU_tKS-rVHDJSzj3S1HQ9yZg_InK6CuCSp-6H5KgF7X8zPo6ej72SGCZRM/s200/wp4.JPG" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>"The Wrestling Polka" was used as the theme song on some professional wrestling television programs during the 1950s & 1960s. I heard it throughout the 1960s on "Wrestling With Bob", later "Big 2 Wrestling" on television station KFEQ, later, KQTV, in St. Joseph, Missouri. But here is the 78rpm of "Wrestling Polka" by the Satisfiers, a five-member vocal group who sang backup on a lot of Perry Como records. It appears the song was originally recorded for use by the wrestling promotion in Chicago run by Fred Kohler in 1954. How many other wrestling programs over the years used it I have no idea. But I heard it throughout the decade. This television station in St. Joseph, Missouri, was ninety miles away and reception was never great, using our rooftop antenna to pull it in. Even at the time, I thought "Wrestling Polka" was really corny but this was many years before any kind of rock music was heard on professional wrestling television programs. A generational shift would be necessary before that would happen. Still, "Wrestling Polka" was burned into my memory forever. Hearing it again on this 78 rpm record after all these decades is a thrill. UPDATE: I now also have the 45rpm record! Listen here: </span><br />
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<span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/daddyodilly/49489944196/">https://www.flickr.com/photos/daddyodilly/49489944196/</a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>UPDATE: I now have the 45 rpm, also. <br /></span></span></span></div>
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<br />Daddy-o Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10946646939549773398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265393423446654302.post-5652702300210797892019-10-25T23:10:00.003-05:002022-09-05T21:16:04.526-05:00Visit To the Everly Brothers Childhood Home in Shenandoah, Iowa<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglyqSjEY1vjFutFw-MzY9jmLq0Irjf-LvKWMNJ6Jr0bEPMyYrPVM-dF7WZZ6hs6Goggv7qEJs1hIDrAoiPUY0bLxRTMcaQ-Fjm9FL28joJZYA8-favAfSiZpY9lRugXegB-PcdhKXdZc/s1600/48955405173_f80ec4d62e_k.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglyqSjEY1vjFutFw-MzY9jmLq0Irjf-LvKWMNJ6Jr0bEPMyYrPVM-dF7WZZ6hs6Goggv7qEJs1hIDrAoiPUY0bLxRTMcaQ-Fjm9FL28joJZYA8-favAfSiZpY9lRugXegB-PcdhKXdZc/s320/48955405173_f80ec4d62e_k.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">On Wednesday, October 23, 2019, Cindy & I drove 150 miles almost
straight North to Shenandoah, Iowa, to see the childhood home of the
Everly Brothers. We visited Shenandoah in 1987 at which time the one room
house was still a private residence on the same lot as when the Everly
family lived in it in the 1940s & 1950s. Our tour guide told us that
the house was not originally on that lot but that it was one of a few
one-room shacks on the side of town used as housing for railroad workers
when repairing tracks in the area. When the railroad no longer
wanted the shacks a local person bought one and moved it to 6th Avenue
where it stayed until 2006. Now, the restored house sits next door to the
Greater Shenandoah Historical Society Museum. Inside the museum on display
we saw lots of photographs, newspaper & magazine clippings related to
the Everly Brothers (Don & Phil), their parents Ike & Margaret and
the two radios stations where they sang and played guitars on live radio
broadcasts on a daily basis.</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8w24M3oBPlFXea5K03qZuEZuesVjOplXT8BlP0aycLkCqXzqiduKlJ-79Typ4YmDQcxoOkWAch1odGrI2z_7jxgjmS_1aQDvF_Ab9S6-2tqfUoUrntr2d-YtQVKQcxAl8TkDRSVEIn4/s1600/48956150312_9facfed6a2_k.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8w24M3oBPlFXea5K03qZuEZuesVjOplXT8BlP0aycLkCqXzqiduKlJ-79Typ4YmDQcxoOkWAch1odGrI2z_7jxgjmS_1aQDvF_Ab9S6-2tqfUoUrntr2d-YtQVKQcxAl8TkDRSVEIn4/s320/48956150312_9facfed6a2_k.jpg" width="320" /></a>Across the street is the Depot Deli, an old railroad passenger depot
converted into a restaurant & bar. The interior is a filled with
lots of Everly Brothers memorabilia and other artifacts of the era.
The Depot Deli is owned and run by Bill Hillman, who has been the
instigator of most/all of the local efforts made to acknowledge Shenandoah
as the boyhood hometown of Don & Phil Everly. In 1986, Hillman and his
crew brought the Everly Brothers back to Shenandoah to play an outdoor
concert which attracted thousands of people including hundreds of people
who lived there the same time as the Everly family.</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvSZ-sVpTAHC9BdwOyzHo-lxesLRlNyBckKs_R4T9ULhJH2eiDDvqEpVEcZs8xorgvUSO0vIblsdcR2tjRBVIIGLg9wNCxPyhJMQzexpXe8_R9LRP7ZtohzaSV5YebLH6xpPH_db9grs/s1600/48956022871_1aceb533a7_k.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvSZ-sVpTAHC9BdwOyzHo-lxesLRlNyBckKs_R4T9ULhJH2eiDDvqEpVEcZs8xorgvUSO0vIblsdcR2tjRBVIIGLg9wNCxPyhJMQzexpXe8_R9LRP7ZtohzaSV5YebLH6xpPH_db9grs/s200/48956022871_1aceb533a7_k.jpg" width="200" /></a>The Everlys moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in the 1950s. In a few
years, Don & Phil were recording hits records that were heard on radio
stations around the world like "Bye Bye Love", "Wake Up Little Suzie",
"When Will I Be Loved", & "On the Wings of a Nightingale" (written for
them by Paul McCartney). They became among the biggest stars of
first generation rock 'n' roll music. Their hit records &
concert tours continued into the 1970s at which point they had an
acrimonious break up that lasted for ten years. Upon patching up their
relationship they made fresh, contemporary music that retained the essence
of their sound. Today, Don Everly survives the passing of his
younger brother Phil. <i>(UPDATE: Both of the Everly Brothers have passed. Phil on </i></span></span><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">January 3, 2014, Don on </span></span></i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>August 21, 2021.)</i> The Everly Brothers still have millions of fans
everywhere.</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHyhaOTLwkC_kTcrmb4Sc0DoVIf0jOVUm0Cam252H-5-NSWQxHDRr4cHSxwBL9bKEIVv9MhBCu27wjS6M2REiWHjsbGnvDFnn4tzJI52tinPxO1WYfn8keV_hLXvTfVRcgzzVczxHm-JU/s1600/48956153367_b47f37ed8f_w.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHyhaOTLwkC_kTcrmb4Sc0DoVIf0jOVUm0Cam252H-5-NSWQxHDRr4cHSxwBL9bKEIVv9MhBCu27wjS6M2REiWHjsbGnvDFnn4tzJI52tinPxO1WYfn8keV_hLXvTfVRcgzzVczxHm-JU/s200/48956153367_b47f37ed8f_w.jpg" width="200" /></a>Cindy & I thank everyone in Shenandoah who made our day there
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Now here are the photographs I took, all with captions. Feel free
to share these photos--do with them whatever you like.
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Daddy-o Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10946646939549773398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265393423446654302.post-67255602736465579652019-07-10T19:40:00.003-05:002022-09-05T16:55:22.394-05:00Frostie Root Beer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkewp2cH0veuREXLXPbAzE9hulXeguSzS-v_EGd_LuUc0ct9pmA9vTC75tSRxO6Nmamo8sKigCaNltKpXkb987ObtM8vepEqmWU8mGodyuKYddxWet_3QSXO04pwkAcHA9simLlilQcMM/s1600/8465833_1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="638" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkewp2cH0veuREXLXPbAzE9hulXeguSzS-v_EGd_LuUc0ct9pmA9vTC75tSRxO6Nmamo8sKigCaNltKpXkb987ObtM8vepEqmWU8mGodyuKYddxWet_3QSXO04pwkAcHA9simLlilQcMM/s200/8465833_1.jpg" width="165" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span dir="ltr"><span class="_3l3x">My Frostie root beer story:
In the 1960s we never had Frostie in Kansas. Every year my parents and I
would drive on the (newly built) interstate highways to Southern
Indiana to visit the grandparents. Frostie was not available in
Southern Indiana, either. On perhaps our first drive there I managed to
buy a bottle at a gas station and discovered it was (back then) the
best tasting root beer I'd ever had, every bit as good as A&W, which
in those days was not available in bottles or cans. You could only get
it at A&W drive-ins in frosted mugs. Frostie had a thick sweet
taste and a foamy head which would just sit there on the top of my
glass. I could eat it with a spoon. Hence, every time we traveled back
to Indiana, I would plead with Dad to fill the car up at a station next
to a grocery store so I could spend my allowance money on a couple of
six packs (which I would space-out for about six months, usually
drinking the final bottle on New Year's Eve). Anywhere in Illinois East
of St. Louis grocery stores were likely to carry Frostie. Even the
bottles were unique, slightly wider and thicker than other brands of
soda with a a textured surface to mimic frost (just like those shown
above). And what about the bearded character on the bottles, cartons,
and promotional materials? No name that I am aware of. Santa Claus?
Jack Frost? Old Man Winter? Or just Frostie? </span></span></span><br />
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<span>Another thing, if you
remember seeing Frostie in stores back then or look it up on eBay now,
it becomes apparent that the Frostie company thought highly of back-lit
clocks bearing the names and logo. Over the years Frostie made lots of
different designs for clocks and thermometers for display at retailers.
Like so many brands, Frostie has spent the last several decades caught
in the corporate conglomerate vortex. It's availability remain elusive.
In its current configuration, the Frostie name is put on several
different flavors of soda. In spite of claims on the cartons that the
original 1930s recipe is still used, I think Frostie root beer now
tastes thin and watery. There is no foamy head anymore, just some
momentary bubbles. </span><br />
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These days, I recommend Dang! as the best root beer,
found at micro-brand soda boutiques that have proliferated in many parts
of the country.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span dir="ltr"><span class="_3l3x"><br /></span></span></span>Daddy-o Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10946646939549773398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265393423446654302.post-85387495790956475372019-06-11T18:46:00.006-05:002022-09-05T16:56:02.782-05:00Definitive History of the Collingwood Magpies<div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oHGcD2LNDVQ9iZZ_an1VZ13hPvnMFOCnuqkz0yBDOZ9r4rsa6dqCVMahO8UobDPqnN06XlAEfumFuI0Kln2oQ4UBtpIMEinrqeEGe0dEn356uwCAttBbXBqGc0JLqY0Wn9L34MgYHi8/s1600/book.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="319" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oHGcD2LNDVQ9iZZ_an1VZ13hPvnMFOCnuqkz0yBDOZ9r4rsa6dqCVMahO8UobDPqnN06XlAEfumFuI0Kln2oQ4UBtpIMEinrqeEGe0dEn356uwCAttBbXBqGc0JLqY0Wn9L34MgYHi8/s320/book.JPG" width="210" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>In 2018, a Collingwood Magpie super-fan from Melbourne very
generously sent me a copy of the book "Kill For Collingwood", which he
described as the good, bad, and ugly history of the football club from
its earliest origin through the time of the book's publication in 1985.
I was very surprised at this kind gesture. My offer to pay, at least
for the airmail postage, was politely declined. So, I made a donation to
his favorite local charity* and informed him.</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>
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</span></span></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>
Author
Richard Stremski is an American who moved to Australia to teach at La
Trobe University. His tenure at La Trobe included his research and
writing of this book. My friend says that the author is qualified as an
unbiased perspective on the subject matter having not grown up in the
culture of Australian rules football. Still, Stremski digs deep into
every source available to come up with this account of the origins and
growth of the club. Printed materials on the subject appear to be
exhaustive and dozens of people from as many decades as possible are
quoted at length.</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>
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</span></span></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>
Stremski stresses the point
that Collingwood was a poor suburb of Melbourne from its beginnings.
Australian suburbs like Collingwood were more like neighborhoods in the
American sense, where a street marks the boundary between them and not
at all far from the central business district. Even in the 1880s there
were civic disputes like where manufacturing and processing plants could
dump waste. Personal transportation was very limited in those days so
it was common for people to pretty-much stay in their own part of town.
A trip to the other side of Melbourne was considered a major excursion.</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>
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</span></span></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>
It
was in this environment that the new, fast growing sport of Australian
rules football had lots of local fans and many young men willing to play
it either for fun or for local fame.</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>
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</span></span></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>
The
circumstances of how the Collingwood Magpies came to exist may not be a
whole lot different than that of other clubs, and the author really
doesn't make comparisons. I confess to not knowing the origins of
competing clubs so I'm no expert. Still, the Magpies, the players, the
fans, the investors, and the organization's higher-ups seemed to never
shake the feeling of sensitivity to their impoverished roots. Competing
clubs never stopped reminding them. It was energy borne of this
feeling to prove themselves that has been a source of inspiration to the
club. The author uses phrases like "most loved and the most hated team
in Australia" (1) and "fanatical devotion or detestation" (2). This
quote encapsulates the story of the Magpies' early decades:</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>
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</span></span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><i>"Collingwood has been on the receiving end of this kind of animosity </i>[from the Carlton Blues]<i>
for eighty years. The extraordinary success of the Club generated this
reaction. By 1922 Collingwood had only missed the VFL finals twice,
had competed in twelve of the 25 grand finals and had won five flags.
No team had competed in the finals or the grand final as often as
Collingwood. Only Fitzroy </i>[the Lions]<i> had won more premierships,
and Fitzroy was beginning its long descent while Collingwood's golden
years were just on the horizon. The reason why other teams sought
victory over Collingwood is obvious: the Magpies were the team to beat;
they were the yardstick by which others could measure their own
success." </i>(3)<i><br /></i></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>
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</span></span></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>
Structural growth
of the club is also described year by year, including who stepped
forward to manage and finance the club, the animosities and subterfuge
between club leaders, the construction of ovals, the various
permutations of seating and accommodations for spectators, the coaches,
the players, and by the post World War 2 era, the sudden appearance of
massive amounts of money pouring into sport as a whole including the
Magpies. As big business assumed club leadership, the Magpies' humble
beginnings seemed to appear ever more distant but never forgotten.</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>
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</span></span></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>
As
the book concludes, the Collingwood Magpies were experiencing an
extended drought of Premierships. The 1990 Grand Final was five years
in the future and couldn't come fast enough. The nickname <span> "Colliwobbles" had become very old.</span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>
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</span></span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVlAT7p0lIHjm3z0w33Oj9Cc_-qnezN5r8y_UeXtKvtBKooEPQMjtlLoo4-eRTo-iOS7nDPCQMRxqSJIosBQs-XoH4XTSW9nMHXN8CUCuw_3_OEA0UASMCRDl3aDUUj7GexUpM_guKxU/s1600/Joffa.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="567" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVlAT7p0lIHjm3z0w33Oj9Cc_-qnezN5r8y_UeXtKvtBKooEPQMjtlLoo4-eRTo-iOS7nDPCQMRxqSJIosBQs-XoH4XTSW9nMHXN8CUCuw_3_OEA0UASMCRDl3aDUUj7GexUpM_guKxU/s320/Joffa.JPG" width="317" /></a><span>My
thanks to Joffa Corfe for his gift of this informative book. Rare book
websites offer copies at prices too rich for my blood. I hope this was a
spare copy of his.</span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>*<a href="https://www.epilepsyfoundation.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.epilepsyfoundation.org.au/</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span id="ydpe0a4dad8publish-date"><span>1. R. Stremski, <i>Kill for Collingwood</i>, (Sydney,<span> <i></i>Allen & Unwin, 1986)</span></span>, back cover</span><div>
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<span id="ydpe0a4dad8publish-date">2. Ibid., ix</span></div>
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<span id="ydpe0a4dad8publish-date">3. Ibid., 75</span> </div>
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Daddy-o Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10946646939549773398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265393423446654302.post-61474757500398767362018-05-23T20:16:00.002-05:002022-09-05T16:56:48.511-05:00Albert King - 1980<span class="UFICommentActorAndBody"><span><span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody _1n4g"><span><span>I
dig Albert King soooo much! I love Freddie and BB, to, but Albert is
my fave. Once I saw Albert in concert. It was in 1980 and amazingly
here in Topeka. It was at the older exposition hall at the fairgrounds.
There was room for over 500 but ther</span></span><span><span><span>e
were only about 200 people there. The acoustics were terrible. Worst
of all, there were a dozen Shawnee County deputies fully armed and with
billy clubs and teargas there and I think they must have been selected
for duty based on their size! The audience was mostly middle aged and
older black folks. The only white people there were me and Cindy and
Carl "Crazy Legs" Palmer and Janice. This was back when Carl could
really dance like James Brown which the crowd loved. Problem is, every
time anybody tried to get up and dance these deputies would form a line
in front of the stage and glare at the audience. It was intimidating.
Albert even commented from the stage but in muted language. It was a
shame that the only time I ever saw Albert King in person was under
conditions that were far from conducive to celebration. This was
probably the last time I ever saw those old-fashioned "telephone pole"
gig posters. I still have one.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Daddy-o Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10946646939549773398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265393423446654302.post-87777603711469533292018-05-12T00:00:00.003-05:002022-09-05T17:01:20.393-05:00BABYMETAL = "Three Dog Night Minus One" or "Peter, Paul But Not Mary"<div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;">I've never attended a concert that was immediately followed by
widespread disappointment expressed online. We saw <b>Babymetal</b> at the
<b>Uptown Theater</b> last night,<b> May 8, 2018, in Kansas City, Missouri.</b> The
place was packed full and the anticipation was jubilant.<br />
</span></span><div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>1.) For me:</b></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;">
</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;">
A.) It was the first "metal" concert I've ever attended.<br />
B.) It was the first time I've ever seen a band from Japan.<br />
C.) It was the first time I've even seen a rock concert where choreography was a key element. <br />
</span></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;">
D.) I wore ear plugs plus my headphone ear cover, the one I use while
mowing grass. I'm sure it reduced the volume by 50 decibels and was very
necessary. Still, the throbbing of the bass sounds bounced off my
chest and cause my teeth to vibrate, so I'm certain it was an unhealthy
environment for me. No effect on my permanent vertigo so far. No
increase in lifelong tinnitus. (I have Meniere's Disease and going to loud concerts is something I have not done for over a decade.)</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0-VpQCopcE3wTSQuNeiHtC132QZBXOrLTn7eqabkMG7aDxus2x9v0L3IOQPJckiJJS2NcpC6Yr39772A0ZARin8CnuBHf_0gtIpc0WiGW2zPQJp5aUuxnK6DTq1NUKo1QdygY2hoVas/s1600/babymetaltrio.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="982" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0-VpQCopcE3wTSQuNeiHtC132QZBXOrLTn7eqabkMG7aDxus2x9v0L3IOQPJckiJJS2NcpC6Yr39772A0ZARin8CnuBHf_0gtIpc0WiGW2zPQJp5aUuxnK6DTq1NUKo1QdygY2hoVas/s320/babymetaltrio.JPG" width="320" /></a><b>2.) Points of explanation:</b></span></span></div>
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A.) Babymetal is a trio of young ladies. <br />
1.) The lead singer is Suzuka
Nakamoto (Su-metal). She is 20 years old (as of this writing) and taller than the other
two. She was the center of the show last night. At previous concerts
she would occasionally leave the stage while the other girls would sing
as a duo. At other times all three would take a break as the band, the
Kami (spirit or ghost) Band would come forward and play instrumentals.
Not so last night. She carried the whole show. <br />
2.) Yui Mizuno
(Yui-Metal) is one of the two younger and shorter girls who perform
backing vocals for Su-metal and do synchronized dancing with partner
Moametal. She is 18 years old. <br />
3.) Moa Kikuchi (Moametal) is 18 years old. She performs as a duo with Yui-Metal.<br />
B.) The Kami band is their hugely loved and respected band. One of its two guitar players, Mikio Fujioka,
died from injuries in Japan in January 2018 after falling over a railing on
the roof of building. The band members wear face paint and white floor
length robes to make them look like ghosts, which can make them somewhat
unrecognizable facially. The bass player was definitely the same.<br />
C.) The performance in Kansas City on May 8 was the first of an eight
city tour of the Southeastern United States where the band has never
toured before. Previously, Babymetal has headlined their own shows in
New York and Los Angeles and has performed at a few outdoor metal rock
festivals in the U. S. and Canada. Babymetal has also played as the
warm-up act for Lady Gaga and Korn. Almost all of these shows were in
the Western states.<br />
D.) In the days leading up to this tour there has been a number of press releases from the band's management. <br />
1.) There had been reports that Babymetal would be the subject of a
comic book. The latest news is that this will be a 144 page graphic
novel and will be published in October, including an edition published
in the United States. <br />
2.) Babymetal has started a line of fashion wear for young ladies, beyond the t-shirts sold at concerts. <br />
3.) Babymetal is starting a record label in the U.S.<br />
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4.) Babymetal released a new song and video the day before the tour.
None of the members of Babymetal appear in the video.<br /></span></span>
<div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;">
5.) Now here is where everything gets confusing. Babymetal has
always operated with a fictional back story about how they are three
spirits chosen by the Fox God (which is an ancient character from
Japanese folklore and is interesting to read about). And as these
spirits sing and dance their way through the cosmos, each new concert
tour and album represent a new chapter in their saga, very much like the
chapters of the Star Wars saga. The new chapters are even introduced with a
narration complete with tilted type scrolling upward on screens just
like Star Wars, telling their symbolic stories (which I think are rather
corny). The latest chapter has included this row of human figures
draped from head to toe in shrouds, sometimes seven of them, sometimes
eight, sometimes ten, almost like they were undecided how many there
ought to be. Who these characters are and what they are supposed to be
was never explained and it made the fans nervous, fearing it was a hint of personnel changes.<br />
E.) So, with all that has been announced about Babymetal in the
last week, absolutely nothing was said that Yui-metal was apparently no
longer in the group. She missed two performances in Hiroshima in
December and that raised yellow flags among fans. At
these shows in Hiroshima it was announced in advance that she was ill.
An open and honest explanation like this from Babymetal is rare, instead
of crafting a chapter in the back story. Finally, the group's management released a short statement that Yui-metal is still a member of the group...and nothing else.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjO45NKkLsUNlfYlkDhWueQGTdaM-TjQIELYHToZgunRDns48xj0-X4qkK3PlsR7YnkADlBTLlC7-Z6aNejPG5kLPnDlcIkJ-zPx4Ah6j5GpCJVdHzLlWCLJIVfXSZkBZhF4CFZFMXyw/s1600/babymetalKC.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="644" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjO45NKkLsUNlfYlkDhWueQGTdaM-TjQIELYHToZgunRDns48xj0-X4qkK3PlsR7YnkADlBTLlC7-Z6aNejPG5kLPnDlcIkJ-zPx4Ah6j5GpCJVdHzLlWCLJIVfXSZkBZhF4CFZFMXyw/s320/babymetalKC.JPG" width="319" /></a><b>3.) Reaction to first performance on this U. S. tour:</b></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;">
A.)
There was no appearance or mention of Yui-metal (and it may well be
that they choose not to discuss personnel onstage and that's OK)<br />
B.) There was no tribute the passing of guitarist Mikio Fujioka (ditto).<br />
C.) There were two additional dancers who appeared onstage throughout.
They did not sing. Whether or not they are considered part of Babymetal
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D.) Moametal's singing and dancing was minimal and looked awkward like they couldn't figure out where to put her.<br />
E.) There were so many lights flashing and strobing from the back of
the stage toward the audience it obstructed a clear view of the
performers. That was the effect. I do not know if this was intentional
to further detract from the absence of Yui-metal.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;">
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F.) After one hour a white curtain was quickly lowered and a video was
screened on it. I actually thought it was an intermission, but, no, it
was the end of the show. The audience had no opportunity to applaud
the group or request an encore, unlike previous concerts as shown on the
groups DVDs. It felt like a quick abrupt ending to prevent the audience
from giving a tepid or negative reaction.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;">
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everything looked and felt awkward and clumsy. Granted, it was the first public performance of the new Babymetal show, so there is that to consider. The internet exploded
immediately. Reactions were stunned, disappointment, confusion, and some
anger. Some fans were determined to cheerfully accept whatever the new Babymetal show had to offer. I think everyone was taken off guard.<br />
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<br />Daddy-o Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10946646939549773398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265393423446654302.post-71798538420000864712016-12-04T21:33:00.002-06:002022-09-05T17:07:36.214-05:00Sun Records history by Colin Escott and Martin Hawkins<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5U9XVTH9H5vmPV9fMx4yqgCAoYw5Ps13wakmv8fSipLaHPYBqkNrN33uOJfZkbScbdI0u7Nap_5cAWmq43qox_ktwlvZfaaKfiHDOuoxLgG-HvKbH85E1IvNJe4eyD0VDmiB3QJDFlM/s1600/2016-11-26_05-31-02.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5U9XVTH9H5vmPV9fMx4yqgCAoYw5Ps13wakmv8fSipLaHPYBqkNrN33uOJfZkbScbdI0u7Nap_5cAWmq43qox_ktwlvZfaaKfiHDOuoxLgG-HvKbH85E1IvNJe4eyD0VDmiB3QJDFlM/s320/2016-11-26_05-31-02.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>Between 1975 and 1991 there have been three editions published of the history of Sun Records by Colin Escott and Martin Hawkins. The first edition was published only in the UK. The 1991 edition might well be the definitive edition as it has remained in print ever since and there has never been word of another revision. The second edition was like the first book I ever had about Buddy Holly. Neither left my side upon purchase and I would read a few pages at every opportunity. These books were really my introduction to rockabilly music beyond the music itself.</span><br />
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<span>I'd seen pictures of the first edition. Since the 1980s it was extremely rare and if I ever saw a copy for sale (maybe twice) it was just too expensive. Last week I checked Amazon's other sellers and found two copies at very reasonable prices, one for a mere ten bucks. I suspect these books have become so old that few people know it exists, hence the cheap price possibly due to low demand. Well, by God it's mine now and I am glad to have it along side the two newer editions. This is a gem in my music and book collection.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span><span>There have been several books written about <b>Buddy Holly</b> since his rescue from obscurity thanks to the 1977 biopic starring <b>Gary Busey</b>. Fans of Buddy Holly are in pretty solid agreement that <b>John Goldrosen's </b>biography is the best. It was the second biography of Buddy published. My entrance to rockabilly fandom was in the late 1970s shortly before the publication of the second edition of Goldrosen's book, entitled <b>"The Buddy Holly Story"</b>. This second edition has a lot more in it than the first. <b>Nikki Sullivan,</b> rhythm guitarist in<b> the Crickets</b>, had not yet been interviewed when the first edition was published. He is quoted throughout much of the second edition. His recollection of those years was very sharp and he was an articulate man. I've met him personally and found this to be true. <b>Bill Griggs</b> and the<b> Buddy Holly Memorial Society </b>make up a new chapter. The aforementioned biopic was out by then and also warranted a chapter. Since then the book was revised further with the addition of very helpful appendices. And it has been translated into German.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span><span>But my interest here is the first edition, entitled<b> "Buddy Holly, His Life and Music"</b> published in 1975 by the Bowling Green (Ohio) University Popular Press. I never had a copy until a few days before writing this. An autographed copy came up cheap on Amazon and I now finally have added it to my collection. When we attended the Buddy Holly Memorial Society convention in Lubbock, TX, in 1982, one of the other fans there had a copy of this first edition in hardback. They said the hard cover edition had a very small print run. But I am happy to have the paper cover edition.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>
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Daddy-o Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10946646939549773398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265393423446654302.post-60453052488472710112016-10-13T09:47:00.006-05:002022-10-15T19:50:47.902-05:00An Appreciation of the Yellow Submarine movie<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span>This Simpsons staffer totally gets Yellow Submarine. He pours his heart out about it. Even many Beatle fans, who really ought to have known better, dismissed the Yellow Submarine motion picture as “just a cartoon”, a phrase I’ve always heard and loathed. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/nov/19/beatles-yellow-submarine-simpsons-shrek">https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/nov/19/beatles-yellow-submarine-simpsons-shrek</a></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span> <br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span> <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjZipWSkzWoxEvAe22Me2TvKLLtA9kEJXmO68Dfrri-BaH9cMvQdX4dhyphenhyphen9dSvuWd8icMQMOvbRgE87ygVl7tkzFEoxq8HX3OWqRINU-SKCcS6pJmsANkg0QZJmPcmIhYvCfJMCfYU4T0/s1600/YSub01.tiff" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjZipWSkzWoxEvAe22Me2TvKLLtA9kEJXmO68Dfrri-BaH9cMvQdX4dhyphenhyphen9dSvuWd8icMQMOvbRgE87ygVl7tkzFEoxq8HX3OWqRINU-SKCcS6pJmsANkg0QZJmPcmIhYvCfJMCfYU4T0/s320/YSub01.tiff" width="320" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;">
<span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span>New visually brilliant animated cartoons started slipping out of sight as early as the 1950s. The first (of two) closures of the Warner Brothers cartoon studios in the 1960s marked the end of an era, although Chuck Jones kept his crew together and moved to MGM where they continued to make great cartoons for a decade. Disney became unexceptional and even more irrelevant. UPA, Paramount, and Hanna-Barbera had seen their best days come and gone. Local TV stations were abandoning their after school cartoon shows which limited airtime for syndicated single-episode cartoon series. Jay Ward–Bill Scott Productions gave up making television series in the late 1960s, although they continued to make cereal commercials for another fifteen years. It just seems so weird that with their largest potential audience ever, the baby boomers, at its peak in size the animated cartoon industry just seemed to give up. It’s not that there was no new talent willing to come into the business. It is because studios chose not to spend money on cartoons anymore. For the next two decades you had two studios grinding out hours of dull, uninspired cartoons that continued to fill-up five hours on three networks on Saturday morning. Those were Hanna-Barbera and Filmation. These two studios produced so many series they would have two of their own series on at the same time on competing networks. They looked liked moving coloring books.</span></span><br />
<span><span><br />This is why I always felt that Yellow Submarine was a wonderful example of a then-dying art. It was the death throe of a once vigorous living creature. It was an inspiration for future generations beyond the coming Dark Age. It was a way to say goodbye. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br />
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<br /></div>Daddy-o Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10946646939549773398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265393423446654302.post-64880961160300196782016-09-30T08:41:00.003-05:002022-09-05T21:34:07.106-05:002016 Grand Final weekend in Australia<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;">If you know anyone in Australia or know any Australian expats, please don’t ask them to do anything this weekend. This is <b>Grand Final</b> weekend. It is their equivalent of the <b>Super Bowl</b>. It is not just one sporting event but two. One each for separate sports. Australian rules football has its <b>Australian Football League Grand Final</b> on Saturdays in Melbourne. On Sundays, it is the <b>National Rugby League Grand Final</b> in Sydney. It turned out that this year both Grand Finals will include one team each from Melbourne and Sydney, the two largest cities in Australia. The opportunity exists for either city to claim supremacy if both hometown teams win their respective sporting championship. Near 100,000 people will attend each game.<br />
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The <b>AFL Grand Final</b> will have the <b>Sydney Swans</b> versus the <b>Western (Melbourne) Bulldogs</b>. The Bulldogs have only ever won a single Grand Final back in 1954. The last time they played and lost a Grand Final was 1961. In two years the Bulldogs have become a winning team and their efforts have taken them this far. A victory by this team would possibly be greater than if the Sydney Swans win in light of the Swans’ superb performances for many years.<br />
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The <b>NRL Grand Final</b> will pit the <b>Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks</b> from southern Sydney versus the <b>Melbourne Storm</b>.<br />
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The <b>NRL Grand Final</b> will be seen on television in the U. S. on <b>Fox Sports 2</b> which is now widely available as a basic cable channel. The AFL’s typical self-destructive decision making has limited the U. S. viewing of their <b>Grand Final</b> to <b>Fox Soccer Plus</b> which costs extra each month to view only on those cable/satellite companies that offer it and online which also has a pay wall. And on both viewing sources Americans are likely to see the game only and none of the pre- or post-game coverage due to expensive royalties owed if copyrighted background music gets heard, something that has been a problem for years. Those curious or eager enough to watch the games will penetrate any media barriers.<br />
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<br />Daddy-o Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10946646939549773398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265393423446654302.post-44420867265925139582016-09-01T11:55:00.002-05:002022-09-15T19:52:22.630-05:00Popular Mechanics magazine article on Sun Records echo<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;">Who would have ever thought that <b>Sun Records</b> in Memphis, Tennessee, would be the subject of an article in <b>Popular Mechanics</b> magazine? This article explains the decaying reverberation <b>echo</b> heard on most Sun records made in the 1950s. Sam Phillips transferred the flat recorded sound to a separate tape recorder to add on the electronically created echo, described many times as a “<b>slapback echo</b>”. Most other recording studios of the era would create a resonance-based echo by feeding the flat studio recording through an actual echo chamber. <b>Duane Eddy</b> recorded at a studio in Arizona that had a <b>metal water tank</b> obtained cheap at a scrap yard for an <b>echo chamber</b>. The audio engineer ran cables to the inside of the tank with a speaker and a microphone to capture the sound of the metallic resonance to add to the recordings. The <b>Chess studio</b> in Chicago had a long piece of <b>sewer drain pipe</b> suspended horizontally from a steel beam in their building, with a speaker and microphone on each end. The <b>Norman Petty studio</b> in New Mexico had the attic of their building with the walls lined with <b>ceramic tiles</b>, installed professionally by Buddy Holly’s father and his three sons. In the middle of the attic was an <b>odd-shaped blob</b> made out of a ceramic type material specially designed by a university audio acoustics professor for the purpose of deflecting sound. Again speakers and microphone were placed inside. In every case the flat sound of a band and singer recorded in their small studio rooms would be fed through a speaker inside these echo chambers to create more resonance which would then be recorded separately and then added to the original flat recording. <b>Sam Phillips</b> at <b>Sun Records</b>, on the other hand, used an <b>electronically created echo</b>. Echo chamber <b>resonance spreads out and diffuses sound</b>. Sam Phillips’ echo, on the other hand, would repeat rapidly, a <b>staccato</b>, getting <b>quieter with each repetition</b>. The Phillips echo is a pretty unique sound, actually the opposite of most other types of audio "echo". It is described in a little bit of detail in this article.<br /><br />During this era there were also much <b>larger studios</b>, usually older, that were built with the intention of recording large orchestras. These studios often did not need added echo or resonance as the size and designs of the rooms created their own that could be separately mic’d and added to the mix. The Capitol Tower studio in Los Angeles and the Pythian Temple studio in New York are two such examples.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/music/a22237/sam-phillips-sun-studio/">http://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/music/a22237/sam-phillips-sun-studio/</a><br />
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George
Harrison was always my favorite Beatle. Most young people had a
favorite and it always impressed me that George seemed to occupy the
space between the gigantic personalities of John Lennon & Paul
McCartney. George was usually relegated one song per LP side, if that
much, on the Beatles records and it was his songs that were always a
welcome change of pace from one masterpiece after another by John &
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As
the Beatles breakup was becoming a real thing, many were surprised to
see George be the first to establish a solo career. "All Things Must
Pass", "The Concert For Bangla Desh", and "Living In the Material World"
all proved George's ability as a rock/pop singer, songwriter, and
guitar player, both in the studio and onstage. So it
was that George Harrison would be the first member of the now-disbanded
Beatles to schedule an American concert tour, in November 1974. </span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;">
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It
must be stressed how much slower information traveled in the era before
the internet. Bill Graham, the rock concert promoter at the highly
successful Fillmore West ballroom in San Francisco and Fillmore East
theater in New York was the promoter for George's concert tour. A press
conference would be held. Likely the same day press releases were
delivered to news organizations. <i> Rolling Stone</i> magazine, at the time,
had become a crucial outlet for news of this sort. By the mid-1970s,
mainstream media organizations like the television and radio networks,
the newspaper wire services, nationally distributed news magazines and
major newspapers had accepted the Beatles (and rock music in
general) as a force to be reckoned with, so the announcement of a
nationwide concert by George Harrison was met with urgency and respect.
No time would be wasted disseminating this news.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;">
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Honestly,
I no longer remember how I learned of the itinerary of George's tour.
But I did know that St. Louis, Missouri, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, would be
the two closest cities to my hometown of Topeka, Kansas, where George
would play. Tulsa was pretty quickly dismissed for two reasons: 1.)
There was, and still is, no four-lane highway between Topeka and Tulsa.
US 75 highway runs directly South to Tulsa and was two lanes running
through every small town along the way, which would take forever. 2.) To
this day I have never been to the city of Tulsa. I don't know a soul
there and have never had a reason to visit. St. Louis, on the other
hand, was much more inviting. Interstate 70 runs straight East to St.
Louis. I had been in St. Louis many times and had a decent idea where
things are located.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;">
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Again,
it needs to be stressed how differently thing were done in the decades
before the internet. eCommerce hadn't been created yet. Even
Ticketmaster didn't exist yet, but would start two years later in 1976.
Even though rock concerts had become a gigantic business by now and
municipalities were starting to build new stadiums with the express
intention of luring concert revenues into city coffers, the manner of
selling tickets had not changed for decades. Concert promoters would get
tickets printed, then drive around town to record stores, and by the
late 1960s to head shops, and give the manager a stack of tickets with a
rubber band around them. They would be tossed carelessly into the cash
register. Then when someone would ask for tickets they would be pulled
off the stack and sold for cash, which would be collected later by the
promoter. This antiquated system resulted in certain stores getting
preferential treatment from the promoter by being given reserve seat
tickets for the best seats, while other stores got back-of-the-venue
tickets that might not sell until closer to the show date. Whole stacks
of tickets would get swiped from cash registers while employees were
distracted by various methods.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;">
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So, how did I manage to get tickets to see George Harrison and Friends and the Ravi Shankar Music Festival From India orchestra?</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;">
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I
did not have any like-minded friends in St. Louis who would get
tickets, take me to the show, and put me up for the night. That would
have been nice. But, on trips through St. Louis I loved listening to
KSHE, which in those days a great progressive rock radio station that
played numerous selections from LPs, not just the hit singles like on
Top 40 radio stations. KSHE was every bit as good as the progressive
rock stations in Kansas City at the time. So, I phoned KSHE from work
weeks in advance of George's concert to get information about ticket
sales. As luck would have it, I got a DJ who said he had just finished
his shift on the air. He said tickets would be on sale in a few days.
He offered to buy tickets for me and mail them to me if I would send him
cash and a stamped, self-addressed envelope. I figured KSHE was
probably staffed with honest people, seeing as how these were the waning
days of peace, love, and giving a hand to your fellow man, so I agreed and
had the cash in the mail that day for three tickets.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;">
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The
tickets arrived by return mail very quickly and I was set to go. One
buddy of mine I had known since grade school was anxious to go. He had
been out of town in college for a couple years and I saw a lot more of
him upon his return to town. A buddy from high school who had planned
to go dropped out leaving me with a spare ticket. No one else I knew was
willing to go, so I called a local Top 40 radio station and told the DJ
I was offering the ticket and a ride to anyone with cash. The DJ was
very willing to share my offer on the air. Within minutes I got a call
from a guy who sounded OK and I invited him to go with us.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;">
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it would take six hours to drive to St. Louis we left Topeka around
11:00am to give us time to find The Arena, the 18,000 seat hockey stadium
across the street from Forest Park and get something to eat. The drive
was uneventful. The weather was typical Autumn with some clouds. So, on
the night of Wednesday, November 20, 1974, with an old friend and a new
one, and 18,000 other stylish-looking young people from the Midwest I
saw in the flesh for the first time ever, a member of the Beatles, Mr.
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First
on stage was the legendary sitar player from India, Ravi Shankar. I
have loved India classical music ever since I first started seeing Ravi
on TV in the 1960s. I had seen Ravi Shankar with his trio in 1972 at
Cowtown Ballroom in Kansas City so I knew what to expect. What was
different here was Ravi leading a full orchestra of about twenty
musicians showcasing many instruments including the sarod, the veena,
the santoor, male & female singers, and a huge assortment of
percussion instruments, every shape imaginable, led by Ravi's trusty
tabla drum player, Alla Rakha. Ravi's own showcase on the sitar was
short as the idea for this orchestra was to allow as many instruments as
possible to solo. I, for one, was delighted to see and hear this
orchestra. Others there maybe not so much. In spite of George being an
advocate for Indian music for most of a decade at that point, the more
casual observers there seemed to express some discomfort. In his
introduction, George asked everyone to settle down, get quiet and
contemplative, and allow this different kind of music to reach inside.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;">
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After
the break came George and his group. As on all shows on this tour, George
sang his own songs and a few Beatle songs, like "Something" and even
"In My Life".. But it wasn't all George. Billy Preston was the keyboard
player on this tour, much like on George's records. But Billy was
really hot in the 1970s. At the time of this concert "Nothin' From
Nothin'" was a huge hit, Billy's fifth hit in the 1970s, so he got to
play his own songs on the show. Robben Ford, a memorable blues
guitarist, was also in the band and played a few selections. (I have a
Charlie Musselwhite LP with Robben Ford on guitar.) So with George
playing the likes of "Living In the Material World", "Bangla Desh"',
"All Things Must Pass", "Isn't It a Pity", and "Here Comes the Sun", the
set ended with "My Sweet Lord", which was extended by repeated
calling-out of the names of the Prophet-Founders of the world's great
Faiths, to supplement the names of Hindu deities sprinkled through out
the lyrics "My Sweet Lord". ("Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Moses, Moses,
Moses, Moses, Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, Buddha", etc.) Above the stage
were two giant illuminated "Om" symbols in Sanskrit surrounded in yellow
circles to graphically display the ultimate form of invocation in
Hinduism.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;">
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So,
this was the George Harrison of 1974. So much different than the
George Harrison from 1964. Gone were the hollow body Rickenbacker
guitars, replace by the solid body Fender. Gone were the ringing tones
of first generation rock 'n' roll guitar George copied from records
featuring Scotty Moore, Chuck Berry, and Chet Atkins. Gone were the
songs that spoke of George's alienation and need for solitude. Gone were
the bangs of hair combed forward over the forehead. Here was a slender
but toned body, new lines in the face, shoulder length hair, four years
separated from the Beatles, making ever effort to share with the world
his love and fascination with the music, art, and spirituality of India
and the varied forms of Hinduism. Never mind that his voice would be
alarmingly hoarse throughout the tour and would be there for all to hear
on the "Dark Horse" album which did not get released until AFTER the
tour, so as not to warn fans to stay away from the concerts. On stage
that night in St. Louis, George Harrison proclaimed that early shows in
the tour were met with tepid audience response and some empty seats, but the
show this night was indeed one of the best so far and that the audience
was the very best. The way Billy Preston almost violently shook his
head yes suggested to me that George hadn't said these words before.
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As
we filtered out of the hockey area there was a guy selling unauthorized
posters of a picture of George onstage at the Concert For Bangla Desh.
I bought one. It was cold enough to see my breath. The three of us
piled into my Volkswagen Beetle and headed West back to Kansas. It
would be 4:30am by the time I arrived home. Those last 50 miles I
really couldn't keep my eyes open.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;">
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Daddy-o Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10946646939549773398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265393423446654302.post-81421528463822958792014-12-20T15:51:00.002-06:002022-09-15T19:53:31.427-05:00Australian rules football in Melbourne makes changes requested by fans<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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was appointed, AFL fans in Melbourne furiously let loose with a list of
pent-up demands that Demetriou world never listen to. Substantial
numbers of long time fans insisted the game day experience was too
different than it had been in previous decades. Average stadium
attendance in Melbourne was down almost 20% in 2014. The grumbling of fans was
plenty loud enough to attract a lot of newspaper & broadcast
coverage. The new commissioner has quickly responded since taking
office. Melbourne fans are at this moment dizzy with surprise and don’t
yet know quite how to react because they have been given
almost everything they asked for.<br /><br />• <b>Ticket prices</b> are frozen for
all games, including the Grand Final (in response to complaints that the
AFL was pricing itself out of too many fans.)</span></div><span style="font-size: large;">
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1419109651957_6949" style="font-size: large;"><br />• <b>“Variable ticket
pricing”</b> has been scrapped (If a game appeared likely to fill the
stadium beyond approximately 75% capacity, ticket prices were increased
by 15%, even for those who had purchased tickets in advance or had
season tickets. You would have to pay 15% more upon your arrival at the
stadium. Fans REALLY hated this!)</span></div><span style="font-size: large;">
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1419109651957_6949" style="font-size: large;"><br />• It is now permissible to bring
<b>your own food</b> into Etihad stadium (in response to complaints of too high
prices of stadium food. Example: one meat pie & beer at $16.00.)</span></div><span style="font-size: large;">
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1419109651957_6949" style="font-size: large;"><br />•
No more <b>Sunday night games</b> (in response to complaints that Sunday night
is a work/school night for most folks and it is too late to be at a
stadium. Some Thursday & Monday night games remain on the schedule.
The TV channels like prime time games. Thursday, Sunday, and Monday
night NFL games on TV in the U. S. are a big hit and the AFL, 7 Network,
and Fox Sport want to imitate that success in Australia.)</span></div><span style="font-size: large;">
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1419109651957_6949" style="font-size: large;"><br />• All
Sunday afternoon games at the MCG & Etihad are <b>free to kids</b> under 15
years of age (in response to complaints of ticket prices being too high
plus the opportunity to recruit new, young fans.)</span></div><span style="font-size: large;">
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1419109651957_6949" style="font-size: large;"><br />• More <b>Saturday
afternoon game</b>s in Melbourne. (In an attempt to spread out games
nationwide there have been no Saturday afternoon games in Melbourne on
some weekends. To fans in footy’s city of origin this is equal to not
having church on Sunday morning. Many Melbournians insist there always
be a footy game at the MCG on Saturday at 2:00pm, not one hour sooner or
later. Every Saturday at 2 at the MCG just like it was for decades.)</span></div><span style="font-size: large;">
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<b> Team cheer squads</b> may go back to having larger sections at the goal
posts, especially the front row and may go back to having bigger signs
and banners. (Downsizing cheer squads came in response to regular fans
claiming their view was being blocked. Cheer squads called the move
repressive and site the cheer squads at Australian soccer games as being
examples of what cheer squads at AFL games could be like.)</span></div><span style="font-size: large;">
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1419109651957_6949" style="font-size: large;"><br />• Several
minor on-field <b>offenses</b> that would have been under the scrutiny of the
Match Review Panel & the Tribunal are now automatic with small cash
fines, eliminating occasional rulings thought to have been too severe.<br /><br /><b>Referee calls</b> thought to be too arcane and confusing to everyone are expected to be simplified. More coming here.<br /><br />The
malaise among footy fans seems to be largely confined to the city of
Melbourne. Footy broadcasts from other cities show packed stadiums full
of cheering fans and exciting games. Possibly fans in Melbourne have
had their way for too long. Or maybe the burden of supporting nine
teams in one city is becoming unsustainable. At any rate, some absent
fans may never come back even in light of the AFL agreeing to a long
list of demands in Melbourne. How these changes will work toward
getting butts on seats will be seen in 2015.</span></div>
Daddy-o Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10946646939549773398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265393423446654302.post-49082241644776556912014-12-06T21:49:00.010-06:002022-10-15T19:52:04.809-05:00Charlie Rich burns card with John Denver's name on it: CMA 1975<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have been waiting for several decades to finally see this video.
Apparently it never made it to the internet until earlier this year.<br />
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a presenter at the <b>Country Music Association</b> awards in 1975, the
unpredictable<b> Charlie Rich</b> got the chore of handing out the <b>Country
Entertainer of the Year Award</b>, even more difficult to get through
because that year’s winner was<b> John Denver</b>, a figure loathe to
honky-tonk fans. On live network television, upon pulling the card from
the envelope at the podium, the annoyed Charlie dryly read the name,
simultaneously pulling his cigarette lighter from his pants pocket and
proceeded to set the card ablaze. I never knew until seeing the video
just now that Denver himself was watching his named reduced to ashes
live via satellite in Australia. Denver’s smiling gosh-gee golly
reaction was as expected.<br />
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Country music was really getting
stylistically reamed-out in the 1970s, as was rhythm ’n’ blues and rock
at the time as well. But the platinum record awards, packed stadiums
and soaring tickets prices all seemed to conceal the musical reality
happening for a few years until musical stylists wishing to return to
form found themselves again en vogue. But at that moment a guy like<b>
Charlie Rich</b> who knew a country song when he heard it, felt boxed in and
needed to fight back, ignoring the potential damage to his own
appearance fees and royalty rates.<br />
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<b>John Denver</b> was not a product
of the dives that produced the likes of Hank Williams, George Jones, or <b>
Charlie Rich</b>. Those who were felt themselves being made obsolete and at
least to some degree would remain loyal to the beer swilling, blues
tinged music of the honky-tonks. No new fresh faced kid like Denver was
gonna get a country music award without first being told by those who lived
and breathed the real thing that they were insulted.
The video of Charlie Rich burning the card at the podium appears infrequently online and often gets removed. Following are past & current links to at least part of the video. What is especially delightful is the incoherent speech he gives beforehand, which if anything else, reveals a flash of resentment that would frighten most people.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Update: 10-15-2022: The video of Charlie Rich's bizarre behavior at the CMA award ceremony is rather elusive online. The YouTube version linked below only shows the part where the envelope is clumsily opened, the card set alight, and the name announced. There have been two earlier versions which include Rich's rant, something about, possibly poverty and authenticity, along with audience reactions of nominated stars. Especially amusing is trying to read the lips of Conway Twitty and his wife, which might have gone something like: Her: "Oh. God, Charlie is drunk again." Conway, with teeth clenched: "Keep smilin', honey. We're on camera." If I ever see a longer version again, I am going to record it.</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday, I managed to to see the grave of Charlie Starkweather, the notorious mass murderer who killed eleven people in Nebraska (one in Wyoming) in December 1957 and January 1958. Following his execution in 1959 he was buried in a downtown cemetery in Lincoln, Nebraska.</span></div><span style="font-size: large;">
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1.) Charlie somewhat physically resembled Elvis Presley and James Dean, thus justifying beliefs among particularly older people that "these rock 'n' roll types are no good, just like we said".</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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2.) Television was really new in the Midwest. I'm sure this was the first time Nebraskans had anything this scandalous in their hometown to see on their TV screens. No doubt this had a big impact.</span></div><span style="font-size: large;">
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Just by a stroke of luck while in Lincoln, NE, I also managed to stumble across the Zoo Bar, Nebraska's best place to see and hear live performances of blues music. Blues bands, especially from Chicago, have played there for decades. And as well for Recycled Sounds, long-time used record and CD store.</span></div><span style="font-size: large;">
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Even though I live only three hours from Lincoln this is only the second time I have ever been there. My wife and I attended a wedding. Turns out the Zoo Bar was almost across the street from the wedding reception hall and Recycled Sounds is caddy corner from the downtown Holiday Inn where we spent the night.</span></div><span style="font-size: large;">
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<br />Daddy-o Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10946646939549773398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265393423446654302.post-88868009112061005342011-07-24T17:17:00.001-05:002022-09-15T19:48:22.187-05:00Willie Dixon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyT-QUhaQbQfU0kqDYOxYg9DsDK9VkxpKuo2KmJRsuG_Xnf8M5W-qPtBWSGUAjD0won0U96xantXTT2D1sp_KH-ZG5Scx3ClZNWqR0QHv5wzVY0uL9UYJvzkB0bXqokNBQ8lg9NNew6a4/s1600/KS0301011a015.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633063686097487170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyT-QUhaQbQfU0kqDYOxYg9DsDK9VkxpKuo2KmJRsuG_Xnf8M5W-qPtBWSGUAjD0won0U96xantXTT2D1sp_KH-ZG5Scx3ClZNWqR0QHv5wzVY0uL9UYJvzkB0bXqokNBQ8lg9NNew6a4/s320/KS0301011a015.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a>
<div><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: large;">Having read <b>Deke Dickerson's</b> essay on seeing <b>Willie Dixon</b> in person in his home town (<i>http://muleskinner.blogspot.com/2011/06/willie-dixon-blues-songwriter-and-bass.html</i>) I am inspired to do same. Like Deke, I was a pretty new fan to blues music at the time in the early 1970s, but I was of legal age and needed no chaperone as he did!
<b>Willie Dixon and His Chicago Blues All-Stars</b> played a six-night gig at the <b>Red Baron</b> in <b>Lawrence, Kansas</b> (not to be confused with the Red Dog Inn downtown), in March 1973, six months after <b>Muddy Waters</b> did a similar six nights. Just like with Muddy's gig, I chose to see the Saturday night show, the final night. Willie's band that night included the great <b>Lafayette Leake</b> on piano, <b>Carey Bell</b> on harmonica, <b>Buster Benton</b> (of "Spider In My Stew" fame) on guitar, and I think <b>Clifton James</b> on drums. At this point I know I had never seen anyone play the upright bass, an instrument I would become extremely used to seeing as the rockabilly revival started up in a few years. Everybody in the group took turns playing their own tunes and of course Willie sang oh-so-many tunes he wrote for hitmakers at <b>Chess Records, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Koko Taylor, Sonny Boy Williamson, Bo Diddley, and Chuck Berry</b>. Lafayette played great piano that sounded the way he did on records and unlike any rock band player I'd ever heard. Willie played his bass solo a couple of times where he plucks the strings not unlike the rockabilly doghouse bass players. After the show I asked Lafayette what he likes to play for himself at home. He looked at me with utmost seriousness and said "Chopin and spirituals" as if it offered him release from those dirty ol' blues. <b>Carey Bell</b> then offered us canned Budweisers. Having politely declined, I suspect he was sensing some religious convictions so he exclaimed "Oh well, hallelujah then." The perfect response.
Almost a decade later, <b>Willie Dixon</b> returned to <b>Lawrence, Kansas</b>, again shortly after what would be <b>Muddy Waters'</b> last appearance in our area, at the larger <b>Lawrence Opera House</b> in October 1981 (I still have my ticket stubs to all of these shows.) A funny thing happened regarding the opening act. They were a local group of young, black, local musicians who played then-contemporary R&B, somewhere in the funk/disco/rap range that met with stone cold silence from the white blues fan audience. …crickets… After their set, the members of this band set up camp at a table near the stage. They were laughing their heads off. I could overhear part of the talk. They seemed to think that if the audience didn’t like <i>them</i> they would certainly walk out on this old man who uses a cane. I was set to watch their expressions when they saw the audience response to the appearance of <b>Willie Dixon</b>. Well, not at all surprisingly, the audience jumped to its collective feet and screamed frantic applause before Willie’s last name was said by the announcer. Indeed Willie hobbled out on a cane, having had a foot removed due to his diabetes. The funk dudes’ jaws dropped to the floor. They could not figure out why everyone in the place was already at volume 10. I don’t think they ever got it. Well, at this show, Willie had sons <b>Butch & Freddie</b> on bass and piano. The real treat for me was <b>Snooky Pryor</b> on harmonica, another Chicago blues legend. He wore an old fashioned gray suit. When he cupped the harmonica to his mouth and stood at a profile angle, with that old suit on I swear he looked just like the black and white photos of <b>Sonny Boy Williamson.</b> And he sounded as good, too. Another great night of South side Chicago blues, performed in a Midwest town less than a day’s drive from Chicago, to a very with-it but younger audience.</span></span></div>Daddy-o Dillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10946646939549773398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265393423446654302.post-57491692897524162292009-12-13T17:48:00.000-06:002022-10-15T19:54:09.450-05:00Daddy-o Gives You a Bonanza of Box Sets in 2009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHucm0_CX8PVmVQcLPdqFGmvRDjv3l9hMusarN8eFkiZMUsTNdJtIj-AjK3Cs1CFRuPZE3CUBicQlvqwxR_Vb8Jn5vVg3EHpWRlpwlr9xVKyQlJovYfUfOPfwZymDaTMhJLWMqG35vpA8/s1600-h/CDboxsets2009.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414872283633703666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHucm0_CX8PVmVQcLPdqFGmvRDjv3l9hMusarN8eFkiZMUsTNdJtIj-AjK3Cs1CFRuPZE3CUBicQlvqwxR_Vb8Jn5vVg3EHpWRlpwlr9xVKyQlJovYfUfOPfwZymDaTMhJLWMqG35vpA8/s400/CDboxsets2009.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 331px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 400px;" /></a><i>Here is my annual review of compact discs and records that I think were exceptional!
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2008 was a slow year for me as far as there being a number of extraordinary compact discs and records released. Some yes, but not a lot. I thought the lousy economy had something to do with it and I expected the trend to continue in 2009. Not so. Early in the year, a number of multi-disc sets came out that had me in orbit! By years end there were several multi-disc CD sets released that I had dreamed about for years. They finally materialized and the discs were spinning madly at home and in my car. They are all pictured here and merit an alphabetical mention for each.
<b>Hank Ballard and the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Midnighters</span></b> <i>"Nothing But Good (1952-1962)",</i> Bear Family <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">BCD</span>16795<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">EK</span>
Let me start off by saying that in 2008 I swear I could hear vintage 1950s recordings on Bear Family compact discs with ever greater audio quality than ever. I am sure newer digital transferring methods are being used by Bear Family because their compact discs sound better than ever before and their <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">CDs</span> in 2009 confirm what my ears are hearing. This five disc set contains everything Hank Ballard and the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Midnighters</span> recorded for the King label in Cincinnati. Hank Ballard actually stayed on the label into the 1970s making solo recordings that went ignored by most. <b>James Brown</b> remained a champion for Ballard's cause which is a good explanation for his continued releases on the label. Those solo recordings are promised as a future box set as stated in the booklet contained in this box set. As for these recordings, having the opportunity to hear them all leaves me thinking that Ballard and company were very prolific and as such not every tune is a classic. The number of jaw-dropping tunes is pretty high, but there are some tunes where the ensemble sounds a little uninspired or tired. Complete sets like this make this apparent to the listener but that is what is nice about box sets like this. We get to hear them all and decide for ourselves which tunes are great and which are so-so. Hank Ballard and the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Midnighters</span> also help make clear the distinctions between <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">doo</span>-wop groups and tough-sounding rhythm 'n' blues vocal groups that come a lot closer to rock 'n' roll. Ballard had a handful of early hits about a loose girl named Annie, which inspired other rock 'n' rollers of the period to name-drop Annie in their songs. Then he invented the Twist and managed to make some of his best later hits while <b>Chubby Checker</b> claimed the hit version of "The Twist". My wife and I saw Hank Ballard and the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Midnighters</span> onstage in 1987. It was one of the wildest concerts I ever saw! When he first appeared onstage with his close-cropped hair, snug-fitting suit, and dancing my wife exclaimed "My God, he's the black <b>Pee-Wee Herman</b>!".
<i>While on the subject of the King Record label, here is a good place to urge you all to read two excellent books about King Records. Can you believe it has taken this long for someone to write books about King? <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Shoulda</span> happened decades ago! As it is we can thank these two authors:</i>
<b>"King of the Queen City: the Story of King Records"</b><i> by Jon Hartley Fox, University of Illinois Press (This publisher has some really fine books on early rock 'n' roll and rhythm 'n' blues!)</i> As expected the book is full of outrageous stories about label boss Syd Nathan, plus there are separate chapters about each type of music released on King and its subsidiary labels. The author goes to great pains to stress how the different types of music of that period drew inspiration from each other and is easily able to site specific examples that took place under the roof of King Records.
<b>"King Records of Cincinnati"</b> <i>by Randy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">McNutt</span>, Arcadia Publishing (This book is one of a large series of books in a series called "Images of America")</i> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">McNutt</span> became known to rockabilly fans years ago with his mostly-picture book entitled "We Wanna Boogie". This is a similar but more professionally produced picture book with very well written lengthy captions depicting the scenes of rhythm 'n' blues, country 'n' western and rock 'n' roll music that poured forth from the studios and pressing plant at King Records from the 1940s through the 1960s. While you are at it, you should read <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">McNutt's</span> other book in this series entitled <b>"The Cincinnati Sound"</b> which covers the music scene of the entire area, including the also fondly remembered Fraternity record label.
<p><b>The Beatles</b>: the stereo (16 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">CDs</span> + DVD) and mono (13 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">CDs</span>) box sets</p><p>The Beatles recordings for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">EMI</span>/Capitol/Apple Records have been freshly remastered and reissued in individual albums as originally released in the U. K., and also in these box sets. There are subtle differences in these <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">CDs</span> in the way we have heard these same songs for decades on records, radio, and the older <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">CDs</span>. The big difference, I think, is that there are instruments and voices that were more buried in the mix on earlier versions that are heard here more clearly--not more loud but more separated and I like it. I listened to these discs and often remarked that in places I heard things I never noticed before. By no means did they change things and screw them up. I have had to explain to younger people the reason why there were mono and stereo Beatles albums in the first place is because for a decade EVERYONE released their new <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">LPs</span> in both mono and stereo because not everyone had stereo record players yet. There were format wars even back then, like a few years ago when movies were released on both video cassettes and DVDs--not everyone owned a DVD player yet. Now, in the case of the Beatles, we have heard especially since the 1980s that the difference between Beatles stereo and mono songs went beyond different mixes. In many cases significantly different takes and edits were used between the two. I am not going to list them for you here. I will say that I have heard both box sets and can tell there are a number of differences apparent. Enough people care about these differences to warrant the trouble of putting both stereo and mono versions on separate box sets. The limited edition of the mono box quickly sold out causing a panic so a second pressing was made, same as what happened when the <b>Traveling <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Wilburys</span></b> were reissued in a limited deluxe edition.</p><p>Allow me a few lines here to comment on the curious phenomenon of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Beatle</span>-bashing that seemed to start in the 1990s when the Beatles "Anthology" project was completed (The Internet started about the same time and is likely responsible for giving voice to this complaint). There seems to be two groups of people who gripe about the Beatles. The smaller, older group are those who were rock 'n' roll musicians in the early 1960s, mostly playing in surf or frat bands, who overnight found themselves musically out of style. I almost feel sorry for them. Then there are those younger folk who were a little too young to have experienced Beatlemania firsthand but liked punk rock in the 1970s. Many rockabilly revival fans seemed to have been part of the punk scene and often express disdain for the Beatles and the whole psychedelic era. I keep some distance from both camps because I have always liked the Beatles ("like" puts it too mildly, actually) and I heard psychedelic music in the 1960s that I still like today. For me, it was heavy metal that brought an end to my enthusiasm with new styles of rock music. So, for all my love of first generation rock 'n' roll music and its musical <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">kissin</span>' cousins, you won't find me among the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">Beatle</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">bashers</span>. Nope. Not me. All you need is love. </p><p><b>Chuck Berry</b> <i>"You Never Can Tell: His Complete Chess Recordings 1960-1966"</i> Hip-o Select 93783</p><p>This is the second four-CD set containing the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">Chuckmeister's</span> complete recordings for Chess Records. When Chuck got out of jail, he made some of his very best records in 1963 and 1964. They are among his biggest hits, too. In 1965, Chuck's guitar started sounding strangely out of tune all the time and his music went to Hell. There have been a very few flashes of brilliance from him since. This CD set is necessary because there is some very good music on it. At this point, Chuck left Chess for Mercury. Since Universal Music owns both labels these days they could put all of his Mercury recordings on another four CD set. It won't be pretty. Chuck returned to Chess near the end of the decade and remained until the label folded up in 1976. All of those later Chess records could come out on a final CD set. Completest fans will add both to their collections but few will enjoy the music as much as that heard on this and the first CD set. Again, it is nice to hear it all and judge for ourselves which songs are good.</p><p><b>Eddie Cochran</b> <i>"<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">Somethin</span>' Else: the Ultimate Collection"</i> Bear Family <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">BCD</span>15989<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">HK</span></p><p>A four CD box set by Eddie came out in the 1980s. Then the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">Rockstar</span> label was created largely for the purpose of releasing rare and previously unreleased recordings by Eddie Cochran. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">Rockstar</span> has put out MANY Eddie records and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">CDs</span> some of them featuring Eddie playing guitar on other peoples' records since he was a daily fixture in Los Angeles recording studios before he was offered the opportunity to make records of his own. We will likely never hear the end of obscure records by singers no one remembers with Eddie plucking strings on them. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">Rockstar</span> Records should be around for some time (even though they still don't have a website!). So it was indeed time for a fresh comprehensive collection of Eddie Cochran. This eight CD box set fills the bill. Discs 1 - 4 contain Eddie's studio recordings of his own. There are two discs of radio and television performances and interviews. There is one disc of Eddie playing guitar and singing on other artists' records (remember I said there are many more discs of this stuff elsewhere). The box ends with a disc of alternate takes of songs heard earlier in the box set. What is really smart is the fact that this box set was released on the 49<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">th</span> anniversary of Eddie's death rather than on the 50<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">th</span> anniversary as one would have expected. The reason being that as stories in the news about the 50<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">th</span> anniversary of his death rolls around this CD box set will already be in stock in stores and mail order firms thus making it easier to be purchased. Too bad a similar marketing strategy wasn't in place for the 50<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">th</span> anniversary of the death of Buddy Holly.</p><p><b>Link Davis</b> <i>"Big <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">Mamou</span>"</i> Bear Family <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36">BCD</span>16523AR</p><p>Back in the late 1970s when I first started listening to rockabilly music I got two really nice various artists compilation <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37">LPs</span> called "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_38">Starday</span>-Dixie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_39">Rockabillys</span>" Volumes 1 & 2. I really like the tunes heard there by Rudy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_40">Grazell</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_41">Groovey</span> Joe <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_42">Poovey</span>, and Link Davis. Many years later I got CD compilations by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_43">Grayzell</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_44">Poovey</span> that further proved their impressive talent. There have been earlier compilations by Link Davis but in '09 Bear Family worked their particular reissue magic with this CD. By the way, this is the ONLY new <i>single disc</i> CD I heard in 2009 that really knocked me out. Link Davis, it would seem, cared little for the real world and was forever drawn to the muse and vibe of music and the good times where he played it. And what different styles he excelled at! On this disc you'll hear the most amazing Cajun music you will ever hear, honky-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_45">tonk</span> stuff, and truly unhinged rockabilly! Link played fiddle on the Cajun tunes and saxophone on the rockabilly tunes. What a combination of instruments! He played guitar, too. It was the tune "Sixteen Chicks" that attracted me to Link Davis long ago. That tune is here along with everything else he had released on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_46">Okeh</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_47">Starday</span> labels. All of it just fantastic stuff. You really don't think of country musicians playing polyrhythmic music but, my God, wait until you hear "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_48">Slippin</span>' and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_49">Slidin</span>' Sometimes". There are percussionists beating out multiple African-sounding rhythms that are hypnotising. Unbelievable. Look at these photographs of Link, portraits and onstage shots. He always has a "What? me worry?" look on his face. </p><p><b>Buddy Holly</b> <i>"Not Fade Away: the Complete Studio Recordings and More"</i> Hip-o Select B0012875-02</p><p>In 1979 a six LP box set came out with all then-known recordings by Buddy Holly. The rockabilly revival was in full swing at the time and fans were thrilled to hear all this music. More recordings by Buddy have surfaced over the years which were duly released on unauthorized records and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_50">CDs</span>, some with very impressive sound and packaging. Rightful owners of Buddy's recordings are just now making legitimate release of all these recordings on this six CD set. It is very nice to have here the biggest collection of Buddy's music to date. The sound is really very good on the master recordings. Still, Buddy Holly fans are very hard group to make happy. Online forums list known recordings not included. A few alternate takes are curiously not heard. From the beginning we knew that this CD set would not include any of Buddy Holly's recorded interviews or guitar and vocal performances on other artists' records. These omissions are disappointing seeing as how those recordings are considered to be important and so much effort was otherwise made to make this CD set complete. Why not take that extra step and include everything? I have said in other posts on this blog that I greatly prefer compacts discs housed in jewel cases rather than any other kind of packaging. Major American CD labels really have this awful thing about making multi-disc sets with the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_51">CDs</span> put in pockets that scrape the playing surface every time the disc is removed and put back. I REALLY don't like that and I want this practiced stopped. As I have said many times before, I prefer multi disc sets packaged in cube, long box, or LP sized boxes with all the discs in jewel cases. As Holly historian and consultant Bill <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_52">Griggs</span> recently said, if nothing else we get to hear recordings by Buddy Holly here that have never been legitimately released before.</p><p><b>George Jones</b> <i>"Walk Through This World With Me"</i> Bear Family <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_53">BCD</span>16928<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_54">EI</span> (5 discs) and <i>"A Good Year For the Roses"</i> Bear Family <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_55">BCD</span>16929DI (4 discs)</p><p>These two box sets combined contain everything George Jones recorded for the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_56">Musicor</span> label, which covers the years 1965-1971. George has said he recorded too many songs for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_57">Musicor</span>. That comment is explained in the booklets enclosed with these CD sets. At the time these recordings were made George had been making records for ten years. At this point he had truly mastered the art of singing and the art of studio recording. He knew the studios, the musicians, and the engineers intimately. These people were able to make subtle shadings in their performances that were easy to hear and appreciate. Everything was in place to make brilliant recordings. And they did, many times. The only real weak spot were some of the compositions themselves. By the time these records were made, songwriting in Nashville had become a 9 to 5 job, with dozens of new titles published weekly with the hope that now and then some artist would breathe lyrical art in a few of them and convince the listening public to appreciate them. It sounds here like George and the band was pulling lead sheets off the top of a stack and giving them a whirl while the tape rolled. That may be just what happened. George's singing and the band were right on target almost every time. It is only the weakness of the lyrics and the repetition of rhythms and instrumental solos that make this body of work short of consistent brilliance. I'm not complaining, though! This really is excellent country music by one of the three greatest country singers of all time.</p><p>George Jones is the absolute champion when it comes to singing with a chip on his shoulder. This man's songs are so full of self-doubt, personal inadequacies, moral weakness, and suspicions of other people. A poster boy for mental health he ain't. Therein lies one of the fascinations people have with country music. That anyone can sing these kinds of songs or listen to them with a straight face is truly beyond me. I always listen to music like this with tongue firmly in cheek and I often burst out laughing during these songs when I am sure the artists meant nothing funny by them. I clearly don't take these songs seriously. Forgive me if I don't. But I do really enjoy country music.</p><p><b>Freddie King</b> <i>"Taking Care of Business (1956-1973)"</i> Bear Family <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_59">BCD</span>16979GK</p><p>When I first started to listen to blues music in the early 1970s after I got out of high school, one of the very first things I was taught about the blues is that the best guitar players were all named King. That turned out to be close to the truth. There are few blues fans who don't love some of the records of <b>B. B. King</b> (the most famous blues musician of all time), <b>Albert King</b> (my personal favorite of the Three Kings of the Blues), and Freddie King, the most rocking sounding of the three. Freddie didn't start making records for Federal Records (a subsidiary label of the heralded King Records) until 1960, so he is considered younger than the <b>Muddy Waters/Jimmy Reed/<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_60">Howlin</span>' Wolf </b>generation of Chicago blues musicians. Freddie is famous for his guitar/piano/bass/drum quartet heard on many of his Federal records. No rhythm guitar, no horns, no harmonica. Just a solid quartet with Freddie playing all of the guitar parts and constant rhythmic support from <b>Sonny Thompson</b> on piano who never seemed to run out of ideas for piano counterpoint to Freddie's guitar. It was a formula that worked over and over on both vocal and instrumental tunes. Of course, they knew better than to use this instrumentation on EVERY song. On some they indeed added a couple saxophones for great effect. Freddie's recordings for all labels except one are heard here. His final recordings for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_61">RSO</span> at the end of his young life are the only ones not included. The Atlantic and Shelter sides are here, too, on this seven disc set. But it is those steady <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_62">rockin</span>' tunes for Federal in the 1960s that made him a star, not the least of which is "Hideaway".</p><p>I saw Freddie King on stage one time, just a couple years before he died. He was the warm-up act for the <b><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_63">Bachman</span>-Turner Overdrive</b> at a sold-out municipal auditorium show on a Monday night here in my hometown. By then he used a quintet group, again with himself as the only guitar player but flanked by an organ and a piano player as heard on his Shelter recordings of the period.</p><p><b>Little Walter</b> <i>"The Complete Chess Masters (1950-1967)"</i> Hip-o Select 97841</p><p>Little Walter is universally regarded as the best blues harmonica player of them all. I agree. <b>Sonny Boy Williamson II </b>and <b>Big Walter Horton</b> are my other favorites. In listening to all of Walter's own recordings on this five disc set, time and again I am amazed at how he would deliberately start and stop his own playing and singing in many measures in his songs a bit early or a bit late. Casually one would think this is simply sloppy playing. NO! He was doing this on purpose to keep his band members and listeners on their toes. No complaciency was allowed when it came to Little Walter Jacobs. When it was time to play or listen you had to be on edge to keep up with him. Now, even though you hear all of his Chess/Checker records under his own name here, remember that Little Walter was a frequent harp player on other records by Chess artists, notably those by <b>Muddy Waters</b>. You will have to hear those tunes elsewhere. And I urge you to seek them out. Blues music was at its ever lovin' best on the Chess label. </p><p>This CD set won a Grammy award. Richly deserved!
</p><b></b><p><b>Hank Williams</b> <i>"Revealed"</i> Time-Life 24922-D</p><p>This is the second three disc set to include radio performances by Hank Williams and his famous Drifting Cowboys from live morning radio broadcasts on WSM radio, sponsored by Mother's Best flour and cornmeal. There are a lot of radio broadcast recordings of Hank, and many fans have come to prefer these performances over his studio recordings as he sounds more relaxed and naturally emotional and the band sounds more adventurous. A real memorable tune here is his take on "On Top of Old Smokey", which he gives a feel of lament which you've likely never heard attached to this song before. Reviews of the first CD set in this series complained that there was too little between-song banter. In direct response, the producers cheerfully complied on this new CD set, even going so far as to include a complete start-to-finish 15 minute radio program at the end of each disc. This is not the last CD set in this series. There is more to come.</p>
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