tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73358142024-03-27T20:52:15.965-04:00ListmakerListmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.comBlogger1417125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335814.post-89436080842332856042024-03-19T17:27:00.008-04:002024-03-20T13:58:47.273-04:00Winter 2024 Playlist<p>I got Covid. I saw Cat Power do Dylan in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. I also saw Hurray for the Riff Raff and Jonathan Richman. I went to Puerto Rico where Bart and I almost came to blows over his how to improve Brian Eno's music ideas but bonded over our love of <i>Abandoned Luncheonette</i>. I listened to a lot of old stuff, but new to me, like<i> Physical Graffiti </i>which I have now realized deserves all of the accolades. I spent as much time as I could with my favorite Brazilian, not to be confused with Eric Bazilian. I got a tattoo while Land Del Rey's cover of John Denver played in the tattoo parlor AND then also heard a cover version at a bar a few weeks later in Portsmouth. <i>And</i> I read a Lou Reed bio and listened to A LOT of Sir Lou. </p>
<iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="352" loading="lazy" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/1QYLdct8WbIdnSs8GyeKEj?utm_source=generator" style="border-radius: 12px;" width="100%"></iframe>Listmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335814.post-17250442150399240102024-03-10T20:45:00.002-04:002024-03-19T17:54:15.259-04:002023 Movie List<div><b>MY LEAST FAVORITE MOVIE OF THE YEAR</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/07/shazam-fury-of-gods.html">Shazam! Fury of the Gods</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>NOT GOOD BUT STILL BETTER THAN DC</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/05/ant-man-and-wasp-quantumania.html">Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-marvels.html">The Marvels</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/08/guardians-of-galaxy-vol-3.html">Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>I LIKED ELEMENTS OF THESE BUT OVERALL A BIT BLAH</b></div><div><div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2024/03/napoleon.html">Napoleon</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/12/sly.html">Sly</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/06/creed-iii.html">Creed III</a></i></div><div><br /></div></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/07/renfield.html">Renfield</a></i></div><div><br /></div></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/12/maestro.html">Maestro</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2024/01/saltburn.html?sc=1704761105050">Saltburn</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/05/air.html">Air</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/11/dream-scenario.html"><i>Dream Scenario</i></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>I SHOULD PROBABLY GIVE THIS ANOTHER CHANCE</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-wonderful-story-of-henry-sugar.html">The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>I THOUGHT I DIDN'T LIKE THIS BUT I KEEP THINKING ABOUT IT</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/04/beau-is-afraid.html">Beau is Afraid</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>SO SILLY BUT SO FUN</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/03/cocaine-bear.html">Cocaine Bear</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/03/m3gan.html">M3GAN</a></i></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>BEST MOVIE THAT REMINDED ME A LITTLE OF HEATHERS</b></div><div><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/09/bottoms.html"><i>Bottoms</i></a></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>BEST INDIANA JONES MOVIE OF THE YEAR</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/07/indiana-jones-and-dial-of-destiny.html">Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>BEST THREE PLUS HOUR MARTIN SCORSESE MOVIE OF THE YEAR</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/11/killers-of-flower-moon.html">Killers of the Flower Moon</a></i></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>BEST PLANE CRASH MOVIE OF THE YEAR</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2024/02/society-of-snow.html">Society of the Snow</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>SOME SERIOUS MOVIES I LIKED</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2024/01/rustin.html">Rustin</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2024/02/origin.html">Origin</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/11/how-to-blow-up-pipeline.html">How to Blow Up a Pipeline</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>BEST MOVIE INFLUENCED BY HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2024/03/american-fiction.html">American Fiction </a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>RELATIONSHIPS ARE HARD, SOMETIMES THEY AREN'T</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/08/passages.html">Passages</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2024/01/all-of-us-strangers.html">All of Us Strangers</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2024/02/sanctuary.html">Sanctuary</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2024/01/rye-lane.html">Rye Lane</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>FIRES ARE SCARY</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/08/afire.html">Afire</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>HITMEN ARE SCARY</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-killer.html">The Killer</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>CHILDREN OF DAVID CRONENBERG ARE SCARY</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/07/infinity-pool.html">Infinity Pool</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>I WASN'T IN THE RIGHT MOOD WHEN WATCHING THESE BUT THEY ARE GOOD</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/08/they-cloned-tyrone.html">They Cloned Tyrone</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/11/spider-man-across-spider-verse.html">Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse</a></i></div><div><br /></div></div><div><b>SOME GOOD ARTHOUSE FILMS</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-eight-mountains.html">The Eight Mountains</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-quiet-girl.html">The Quiet Girl</a></i></div><div><br /></div></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/06/monica.html">Monica</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/11/priscilla.html">Priscilla</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2024/01/tori-and-lokita.html?sc=1704761105050">Tori and Lokita</a></i></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>SECOND BEST ACTION MOVIE OF THE YEAR</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/07/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part.html">Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>I LIKED THESE DOCS</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/05/personality-crisis-one-night-only.html">Personality Crisis: One Night Only</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/06/we-are-fugazi-from-washington-dc.html">We Are Fugazi From Washington, DC</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/11/20-days-in-mariupol.html">20 Days in Mariupol</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/05/reggie.html">Reggie</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/07/wham.html">Wham!</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/05/judy-blume-forever.html">Judy Blume Forever</a></i></div></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-saint-of-second-chances.html">The Saint of Second Chances</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-elephant-6-recording-co.html">The Elephant 6 Recording Co.</a></i> </div><div><br /></div><div><div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/12/albert-brooks-defending-my-life.html">Albert Brooks: Defending My Life</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #0000ee; font-style: italic; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/11/little-richard-i-am-everything.html?q=little+richard">Little Richard: I Am Everything</a></span></div><div><span style="color: #0000ee; font-style: italic; text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/10/32-sounds.html">32 Sounds</a></i></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div><div><b>BEST DOC OF THE YEAR</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/05/still-michael-j-fox-movie.html">Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>BEST MOVIE ABOUT REDEMPTION THIS YEAR</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/05/master-gardener.html">Master Gardener</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>BEST NON ROALD DAHL WES ANDERSON MOVIE OF THE YEAR</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/07/asteroid-city.html">Asteroid City</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>BEST MOVIE CRAZE OF THE YEAR</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/08/barbie.html">Barbie</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/08/oppenheimer.html">Oppenheimer</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>MY FAVORITES</b></div><div><div><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/12/may-december.html"><i>May December </i></a></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-zone-of-interest.html">The Zone of Interest</a></i></div></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2024/01/fallen-leaves.html?sc=1704761105050">Fallen Leaves</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2024/03/perfect-days.html">Perfect Days</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-holdovers.html">The Holdovers</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/11/anatomy-of-fall.html">Anatomy of a Fall</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2024/01/poor-things.html">Poor Things</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/06/past-lives.html">Past Lives</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/07/showing-up.html">Showing Up</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>MY FAVORITE MOVIE OF THE YEAR AND I CAN'T QUITE BELIEVE IT</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/04/john-wick-chapter-4.html">John Wick: Chapter 4</a></i></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSsNMaKjtJ_RLrF_8tuzCzz3Kigy2_KETf5ThVCxTjSXEp0TU-7_EtC6jzwwlYTq-SQTUU3OC-dFqupB_bC1cskVC53RNKqSE7MqDnViV3YuVr4nqeeDYrKRAHbi84hwYrliJ9dpycdS2qfORB8YUZfKYDmw0XvxldawIx1u4268KKNJsfKE2/s1020/Screenshot%202024-03-10%20at%208.34.12%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="788" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSsNMaKjtJ_RLrF_8tuzCzz3Kigy2_KETf5ThVCxTjSXEp0TU-7_EtC6jzwwlYTq-SQTUU3OC-dFqupB_bC1cskVC53RNKqSE7MqDnViV3YuVr4nqeeDYrKRAHbi84hwYrliJ9dpycdS2qfORB8YUZfKYDmw0XvxldawIx1u4268KKNJsfKE2/w246-h320/Screenshot%202024-03-10%20at%208.34.12%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="246" /></a></div><br /></b></div><div><i></i></div>Listmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335814.post-7555498216203605572024-01-24T11:30:00.001-05:002024-01-24T11:30:00.152-05:002023 Fall (and some early 2024 Winter) TV<div style="text-align: left;"><i>Salem's Lot</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I liked the book, but couldn't get into the show. Sorry Tobe Hooper and Hutch and the woman behind Jeremy and me in line at the Kingston coffee house. </div><div><br /></div><div><i>Platonic</i></div><div>Thanks to Eric and Amie for this recommendation! I probably wouldn't have bothered with this show if it weren't for their love of it. It is a perfect blend of fun, lightness, and a little bit of levity. Seth Rogen and Rose Bryne for the win. </div><div><br /></div><div><i>Our Flag Means Death</i></div><div>I'd gladly watch an episode of this show every day. </div><div><br /></div><div><i>Slow Horses</i></div><div>I liked the third season more than the second. As long as Gary Oldman is walking around saying funny things while looking rumpled, I'm in. </div><div><br /></div><div><i>Sex Education</i></div><div>The fourth season felt a little rushed by the end but that didn't stop me from being moved by it. A satisfying conclusion to a very good show. </div><div><br /></div><div><i>The Other Two</i></div><div>I watched all three seasons of this. It went down easy. Ken Marino and Molly Shannon, yes. But Josh Segarra as Lance consistently stole the show. </div><div><br /></div><div><i>John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial</i></div><div>Too much of a true crime vibe to this but I still watched it. So much great footage and fascinating interviews. To quote Sir Paul, "<i>It's a drag isn't it</i>?" </div><div><br /></div><div><i>Monarch</i></div><div>My kids loved the first two episodes and the last two episodes. The other six were deemed somewhere between okay and trash. I was just happy to be allowed the privilege to watch a show with them. </div><div><br /></div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbaLAWS5SpIqo8Ee0zIiant23FRacMjpGWAuwPrYIohmjSwMJjd9XVk2KukZk65RnY8HrRRbMkwgbt2zjELgjP7OTDs7SuIjPX5uqDQgfEiYtWJPwjGQQKB4u5UlKOeReiq1wL0pIwpTnhn9FIE8nOW9RWVOPlmH9c-qTc7JmdT06frJ1QI98/s1104/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-23%20at%206.58.01%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1104" data-original-width="738" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbaLAWS5SpIqo8Ee0zIiant23FRacMjpGWAuwPrYIohmjSwMJjd9XVk2KukZk65RnY8HrRRbMkwgbt2zjELgjP7OTDs7SuIjPX5uqDQgfEiYtWJPwjGQQKB4u5UlKOeReiq1wL0pIwpTnhn9FIE8nOW9RWVOPlmH9c-qTc7JmdT06frJ1QI98/w268-h400/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-23%20at%206.58.01%20PM.png" width="268" /></a></div>The Curse </i></div><div>Um ... Nathan Fielder continues to confound me. What a show! Has to be seen to be appreciated. This guy continues to expand his vision of craziness. </div><div><br /></div><div><i>Fargo</i></div><div>How does this show continue to be so brilliant? I love it so so much. Perhaps the answer this season can be summed up in four words: Jon Hamm's pierced nipples. </div><div><br /></div><div><i>Loudon Wainwright: Surviving Twin</i></div><div>This guy. </div><div><br /></div><div><i>Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?!</i></div><div>I liked this more than I thought I would. I found it laugh out loud funny at times. </div>Listmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335814.post-7226379305276260952024-01-03T11:30:00.003-05:002024-01-08T19:16:05.247-05:00Books I Read in 2023<div style="text-align: left;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rKY5yMF4nOHie-F7acA7PCyVrWpXQaByjk5lPYu2tdndDsHFKVtoNJT9hPDVyPNS4IV6nyx1Us8TaOZ3WHZfLxDh3WMtC9RD2bpuZ3V893F6qxWPR0gEJT7NOVq8EO1Hdb-0tcwaPXpOVeoXoL-KkjhTR0GAy3II4Z8wdvQSM8DJX8SptGw-/s1474/Screen%20Shot%202023-12-31%20at%206.50.53%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1474" data-original-width="998" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rKY5yMF4nOHie-F7acA7PCyVrWpXQaByjk5lPYu2tdndDsHFKVtoNJT9hPDVyPNS4IV6nyx1Us8TaOZ3WHZfLxDh3WMtC9RD2bpuZ3V893F6qxWPR0gEJT7NOVq8EO1Hdb-0tcwaPXpOVeoXoL-KkjhTR0GAy3II4Z8wdvQSM8DJX8SptGw-/w271-h400/Screen%20Shot%202023-12-31%20at%206.50.53%20PM.png" width="271" /></a></div>RJ Smith - <u>Check Berry: An American Life</u>, 2022</div><div>Stephanie Bennett -<u> Johnny B. Bad: Chuck Berry and the Making of Hail! Hail! Rock "N' Roll,</u> 2019</div><div>Chuck Berry - <u>Chuck Berry: The Autobiography</u>, 1987</div><div>2023. The year I became obsessed with Chuck Berry. Thanks Eric! The RJ Smith book is a must read. The autobiography is a hoot. The oral history about the making of <a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/03/chuck-berry-hail-hail-rock-n-roll.html?q=chuck+berry">the movie</a> is downright disturbing. </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Emily St. John Mandel -<u> Last Night in Montreal</u>, 2009 & <u>Station Eleven</u>, 2014</div><div style="text-align: left;">I never read books twice but since I proposed <u>Station Eleven </u>for a school book club, I had no choice. I actually liked it better the second time.<u> Last Night in Montreal</u> is good but definitely not one of my favorites of hers. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />N.K. Jemisin - <u>The City We Became,</u> 2020</div><div style="text-align: left;">Speaking of the school book club ... I could NOT get into this one. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Iain Reid - <u>I'm Thinking of Ending Things</u>, 2016</div><div style="text-align: left;">I can't stop thinking about<a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2021/04/im-thinking-of-ending-things.html?q=i%27m+thinking+of+ending+things"> this movie</a>. I need to see it again. The movie definitely helped clarify some things for me that I was a little unsure about in the movie. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Joel Selvin - <u>Altamont: The Rolling Stones, The Hells Angels, And the Inside Story of Rock's Darkest Day</u>, 2016</div><div style="text-align: left;">Mick Jagger. What a wanker. I really liked this book! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Jimmy McDonough - <u>Tammy Wynette: Tragic Country Queen</u>, 2010</div><div style="text-align: left;">Wow. That's all I've got to say. Another Eric recommendation. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Brandon Sanderson - <u>Tress of the Emerald Sea</u>, 2023</div><div style="text-align: left;">Another school book club book. I liked this one better than <u>The City We Became</u> but I didn't love it. I liked the first half quite a bit but I lost interest after awhile. Still, I'm curious to read more Sanderson. I also could see how this would be an amazing movie. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Bob Spitz - <u>Dylan: A Biography</u>, 1989</div><div style="text-align: left;">Not nearly as good as the Spitz book on the Beatles but good enough. Still, it kind of ends in 1980. I want more! Young Dylan sure sounds like a real nightmare. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">David Lee Roth - <u>Crazy From the Heat,</u> 1997</div><div style="text-align: left;">I borrowed this from Eric when I was in Memphis in January. It's as nutty as you can imagine. And apparently Henry Rollins ghost wrote it? I still find this hard to believe. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">David Grann -<u> The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder,</u> 2023</div><div style="text-align: left;">Now I can get behind my school book club if all the books are this good! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Stephen King - <u>Carrie</u>, 1974</div><div><div>Stephen King - <u>The Shining</u>, 1977</div><div>Stephen King - <u>The Dead Zone,</u> 1979</div></div><div>Stephen King - <u>Salem's Lot,</u> 1975</div><div>Stephen King - <u>Pet Sematary</u>, 1983</div><div>We read <u>Carrie </u>in my Zoom book club and then Dave and I started our own spinoff book club, not on Zoom. LOVED <u>The Shining</u>. Such a fun comparison between the book and <a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/07/the-shining.html?q=the+shining">movie</a>. I liked <u>Carrie</u> a lot as well. <u>Pet Sematary </u>absolutely rules. <u>Salem's Lot</u> was pretty good. <u>The Dead Zone</u> was good if not a bit long. </div><div><br /></div><div><div>Richard Hell - <u>I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp</u>, 2013</div><div>And with this book, my fourth book club commenced. I loved this book. Made me even more fascinated by him. </div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Elmore Leonard - <u>City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit</u>, 1980</div><div><u>Swag</u>, 1976</div><div><u>Stick</u>, 1983</div><div>All three are book clubs. I liked <u>City Primeval</u> but I didn't completely love it. I's better than the latest <i>Justified </i>though. I liked <u>Swag,</u> not so much <u>Stick.</u> </div><div><br /></div><div>John Hersey - <u>Hiroshima</u>, 1946</div><div>I read my grandparents' original copy of this. Harrowing, obviously. </div><div><br /></div><div>Dan Jenkins - <u>Semi-Tough,</u> 1972</div><div>The book that almost killed Zoom Book Club. </div><div><br /></div><div>Angie Cruz - <u>How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water,</u> 2023</div><div>Read this for my school book club but then had to miss the actual discussion. That's okay. I wasn't really into it. </div><div><br /></div><div>Andrew Grant Jackson - <u>1973: Rock at the Crossroads</u>, 2019</div><div>Michaelangelo Matos - <u>Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year</u>, 2020</div><div>The 1973 book was a gift from Jeremy. The 1984 book was the second read in my music book club. Both are well worth reading but sometimes feel like a series of Wikipedia entries. Still, 1973 rules! And the Live Aid stuff in the Matos book is pure gold. Plus, this was the book where I learned about Rollins ghostwriting Roth's book. </div><div><br /></div><div>Carl Gottlieb - <u>The Jaws Log</u>, 1975</div><div>Not as good as I was hoping. I wanted<i> The Shark is Broken</i>!</div><div><br /></div><div>Mark Ribowsky - <u>The Big Life of Little Richard</u>, 2020</div><div>Charles White - <u>The Life and Times of Little Richard</u>, 1985</div><div>Come for the orgies, stay for the birth of rock and roll. These books and the<a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/search?q=little+richard"> doc</a> were a great way to end my year. </div></div>Listmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335814.post-7991372081311070262023-12-22T19:10:00.005-05:002023-12-22T19:10:34.422-05:00Fall 2023 Playlist <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3nmP8aGrEFCnJPmad2EkA8hfOXUEHUrRwfWCIYcoTFOeYLK-CSAFmY7pkE-fzla-X63bTFafgQsnG8cKdiFJrb99gWrfwpxmARhODYPPHw_guel_weUMdUWk6ykxINj890ze9YTczMTYBWeow6ko5el9wM8BUXyyF9rMhCmquF6sBitgICys/s4032/IMG_7035.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3nmP8aGrEFCnJPmad2EkA8hfOXUEHUrRwfWCIYcoTFOeYLK-CSAFmY7pkE-fzla-X63bTFafgQsnG8cKdiFJrb99gWrfwpxmARhODYPPHw_guel_weUMdUWk6ykxINj890ze9YTczMTYBWeow6ko5el9wM8BUXyyF9rMhCmquF6sBitgICys/s320/IMG_7035.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This fall I saw a lot of shows. Five at Kings Theatre alone! The Breeders, Janelle MonĂ¡e, Nice Cave, Dylan, and Liz Phair.<div><br /></div><div>I also saw The Violent Femmes with Jeremy in Kingston. Cut Worms and Nice Lowe in Jersey (10 time seeing him in 10 different venues!) rounded out the season. <div><br /></div><div>I finally began digging out from a broken heart, started the Replacements book, saw the <i>Jaws</i> play on Broadway (<i>She's Gone</i> and <i>Teenage Head</i> make appearances from the DJ set the night before at Rullo's), and became obsessed with Little Richard. </div><div><br /></div><div>And you know, listened to some other stuff as well. </div><div> <iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/537WimbjDtFoC9RkIL7DEG?utm_source=generator" width="100%"></iframe></div></div>Listmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335814.post-27499134037750316822023-10-11T11:30:00.006-04:002023-10-11T11:30:00.136-04:002023 Summer TV<p> So many shows ... </p><div style="text-align: left;"><i>The Bear</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The second season was even better than the first. I think I need to become a guy that wears suits. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Poker Face</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Even better than I was hoping it would be. Finally watched an episode of<i> Columbo</i> the other day - the first episode directed by Spielberg. I appreciate <i>Poker Face</i> even more now. What a show! Natasha Lyonne is the best. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Such crazy fun. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's always fun to see cast members in Iceland. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>The Righteous Gemstones</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">This has got to be the end, right? It went out with a bang! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Dave</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I love this show so much. I know it's not for everybody but my gosh, I love it. Will he ever mature? Who cares? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>George and Tammy</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I read the Tammy Wynette book and listened to all of the George Jones season on the<i> Cocaine and Rhinestones</i> podcast. I had to watch this show. Well worth watching. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Arnold</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">3 part doc on Netflix. I never get tired of this guy. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo47VVXDkYMKOFwzKWytvT3d6zyhCXHIKiXlKXfxbeGmj_swM0rIIj5ZRQA28NKrRVZFvy3tFi3WrUleMrkcvEqv-C-N0qjiARrWxEG8I7xEcW1bJeX20jYfXd45_9v-1LAbf1ShtsqlvyEVJz7je8r9JcwMcAm7lCXKWrgycrvXXyAHoqpiEE/s1076/Screen%20Shot%202023-10-10%20at%209.02.32%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1076" data-original-width="714" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo47VVXDkYMKOFwzKWytvT3d6zyhCXHIKiXlKXfxbeGmj_swM0rIIj5ZRQA28NKrRVZFvy3tFi3WrUleMrkcvEqv-C-N0qjiARrWxEG8I7xEcW1bJeX20jYfXd45_9v-1LAbf1ShtsqlvyEVJz7je8r9JcwMcAm7lCXKWrgycrvXXyAHoqpiEE/w265-h400/Screen%20Shot%202023-10-10%20at%209.02.32%20PM.png" width="265" /></a></div>Bad Sisters</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">This show was clever and fun and so many charming cast members. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Painting with John </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Fishing with John</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I can't believe there are actually 3 seasons of <i>Painting with John</i>. It puts me in a trance in a good way. I had to go back and watch <i>Fishing with John</i> as well. I don't think I had actually seen all of them. Perfect. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>How to John Wilson</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Pinman! Goddamn this show is perfect. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Reservation Dogs</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Speaking of perfect. This show is one of the best shows ever. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>What We Do in the Shadows</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">This show is so consistently good! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Black Mirror </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">This season was a bit hit or miss to me. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Ahsoka</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Fine. It's fine. Everything is fine. Sigh. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Only Murders in the Building</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I liked the 3rd season more than the 2nd. I think I just love Paul Rudd. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">John Mulaney - <i>Baby J</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ronnie Chieng - <i>Speakeasy</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sarah Silverman - <i>Someone You Love</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I also liked standup sometimes! </div>Listmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335814.post-79468466829657864842023-09-21T11:30:00.006-04:002023-09-21T11:30:00.139-04:00Summer 2023 Playlist<iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/60QxJMuDd2q4z6rBmIEW2M?utm_source=generator" width="100%"></iframe> <div>This summer I saw 14 shows, 5 of them were Pavement. I went to Iceland (to see Pavement). I saw The Pretenders and Springsteen for the first time. And it was pretty much the first time I saw Joan Jett, not sure if I really count the two songs I saw her do opening for The Who as really seeing her.</div><div><br /></div><div>I saw the Elephant 6 doc and Robert Schneider was there to play a couple songs. I listened to the George Jones season on <i>Cocaine and Rhinestones</i> as well as watched <i>George and Tammy</i>. I finally got into The Beths. I read the Richard Hell memoir for the first ever music book club with Jeremy, Jack, and Josh. And after having my dad's Robert Gordon albums in my possession since 1995, I finally listened to them! </div>Listmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335814.post-85334992802125670302023-07-24T11:57:00.003-04:002023-07-24T11:57:18.774-04:00Playlist as Memoir: Daniel In the Lions' Den<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/61aANPk4G7OL8XnNrh11XD?si=d7cc6327d243428d">Link</a> to playlist. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Big Star - <i>Way Out West</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Alex Lahey - <i>Perth Traumatic Stress Disorder</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Penny & the Quarters - <i>You and Me</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The new decade began much like the previous one did. Peta Peta Peta. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Aldous Harding -<i> Imagining My Man</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Molly Burch - <i>To the Boys</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I spent the first few months of 2020 pining over a woman in Australia while also dating in Brooklyn. There was definitely a romantic melancholy to it all. These two songs remind of listening to songs in bed drifting off to sleep not even remotely thinking of some sort of respiratory disease in other parts of the world. Jacob and I bought tickets to see Molly Burch for April 2020. By the time the show was rescheduled for fall 2021, Jacob had moved to Brazil. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Kiwi jr. - <i>Nothing Changes</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ah, but soon EVERYTHING was about to change. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">On another note, I fell hard for this band right before the pandemic. Talk about the passion with this one. YES, PLEASE!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sloan -<i> Money City Maniacs</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Archers of Loaf - <i>Raleigh Days</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">2/20/20: Sloan doing <i>Navy Blues </i>in order at Bowery Ballroom. </div><div style="text-align: left;">2/21/20: Archers of Loaf <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4UnOJ2GbrXaRt8L2ed76Dp?si=d096a71033104dad">at Cat's Cradle</a>. My last show until summer 2021. Even at the time, I remember Jack and I making uneasy jokes about the coronavirus and how being at a packed show might not be that smart. Whatever! Only a few people had it in Seattle. Plus, you can't keep us from the indie rock! Hearing the first new Archers of Loaf song in 22 years live was worth dying for, right? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PJdipRMfotY8zXo2wfJhcAQ5j5QSBNUJLG5czYZcbd7qZn3WZxPVTvgwjYYPRAsk6yVuDQ6c3nZPSfOEDCmcUDw3zU6yDqDmUblErxHNrNf9z39Lb3DlQ3O_DCmFeEXYqVVPv2YJtCFYXy4D800nuqRIii_QF3hLEG87pLaoYJgWg9MZTJOk/s1600/332188B2-90B8-4375-BD01-81771C194204.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1546" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PJdipRMfotY8zXo2wfJhcAQ5j5QSBNUJLG5czYZcbd7qZn3WZxPVTvgwjYYPRAsk6yVuDQ6c3nZPSfOEDCmcUDw3zU6yDqDmUblErxHNrNf9z39Lb3DlQ3O_DCmFeEXYqVVPv2YJtCFYXy4D800nuqRIii_QF3hLEG87pLaoYJgWg9MZTJOk/w386-h400/332188B2-90B8-4375-BD01-81771C194204.jpg" width="386" /></a></div>Upon my arrival in the airport on my 47th bday, I was greeted by all the NY paper front pages touting Bernie's big win in Nevada the day before. Did any of February, 2020 actually really happen or was it all a dream?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Cure - <i>Grinding Halt</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Queen - <i>Keep Yourself Alive</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Cramps - <i>What's Behind the Mask</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I made a <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4oPTNUYwB9NXJSNk9fKvP6?si=2f50a188e6aa47d0">Covid playlist </a>during those first few scary months, as did everyone else. These songs are on it. When I was putting together this playlist, these three really stuck out to me as far as the 1-2-3 punch of it all. The lead up to things shutting down felt like a slow motion car crash. 3/11/20 - the day the NBA shut things down AND Tom Hanks announced he had Covid! 3/13/20. My school shut down for the kids a day early before our two week Spring Break but the teachers went in to learn how to teach online. You know, just in case. I left there and went to Commonwealth where it was absolutely packed. I made out with a Hope Davis lookalike. It all seemed like the world was about to end. Ray, Steve, and I went to Sidecar for dinner and then back to an empty Commonwealth by 9:30. Did the packed crazy atmosphere of 90 minutes earlier EVEN HAPPEN? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3XhPJIolt2MNd3KO-mymx3282Fr1-4WTUafeUXPc5cs6CSBtqS8dJH7EwFhCuk7JcRVMr9HTyI18scW5qTtFFlI08VmG00c_5nAiqVL4tALhCrEeHOVRshtBUMsbp3e_tJidufJYXVN1hX_-4rsMpMs224KN7VCzdk_TtqUtDSK6g5KH2Vyp/s1451/IMG_2811.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1451" data-original-width="1119" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3XhPJIolt2MNd3KO-mymx3282Fr1-4WTUafeUXPc5cs6CSBtqS8dJH7EwFhCuk7JcRVMr9HTyI18scW5qTtFFlI08VmG00c_5nAiqVL4tALhCrEeHOVRshtBUMsbp3e_tJidufJYXVN1hX_-4rsMpMs224KN7VCzdk_TtqUtDSK6g5KH2Vyp/w494-h640/IMG_2811.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0DDdpCnSmQZudzuQh_KlkU6AlKx4sBb5AyEiGYoaY-OCMyHuCF8WZ1iLct7gWSGztMhXntEQVjZrYNn1Wpj4ug5lLjYGIoXO0QZkDjcQlxZXuJhT0ulRz-vFgay142ODFNqeEsyfv2VtsUUorvqzlX3vvpQqdYxZfeGTJkFvrmeCKSBR5qbz/s1440/D61FE592-4B3A-4B03-84CC-2847E309118D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0DDdpCnSmQZudzuQh_KlkU6AlKx4sBb5AyEiGYoaY-OCMyHuCF8WZ1iLct7gWSGztMhXntEQVjZrYNn1Wpj4ug5lLjYGIoXO0QZkDjcQlxZXuJhT0ulRz-vFgay142ODFNqeEsyfv2VtsUUorvqzlX3vvpQqdYxZfeGTJkFvrmeCKSBR5qbz/w640-h640/D61FE592-4B3A-4B03-84CC-2847E309118D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Robyn Hitchcock -<i> Queen Elvis</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Robyn Hitchcock and Emma Swift were the first artists that I was paying attention to who started doing quarantine shows when Covid started. They did the shows from their couch in Nashville. It was a connection to the outside world (or at least to everyone else's quarantine world) on Wednesday nights. I watched several of there. They were only five bucks and they were so much fun. Sometimes they did all Bowie songs. Sometimes they did Hitchcock albums in order. It was always different. This song was a particular standout for me. It was fun trying to set it up so other friends would watch at the same time as me. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3XeSab3Z70PiO0JF-TNwJTI2LIOQ-YmnCrr5WgWNStPIJCZuESaBtVLS-wp4yxHzPT8G5XD-JeaX6VfOriMQCZUIQSJJdkYM3st5SgSCPVB4URhJiYOcbRpPB5GIibhQ1icTLJVSFRzhKpoK_m8ZEfXA_XipPlCRx7GCeX_cWR19Lo2cejxp/s1170/IMG_2809.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1157" data-original-width="1170" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3XeSab3Z70PiO0JF-TNwJTI2LIOQ-YmnCrr5WgWNStPIJCZuESaBtVLS-wp4yxHzPT8G5XD-JeaX6VfOriMQCZUIQSJJdkYM3st5SgSCPVB4URhJiYOcbRpPB5GIibhQ1icTLJVSFRzhKpoK_m8ZEfXA_XipPlCRx7GCeX_cWR19Lo2cejxp/w640-h632/IMG_2809.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The Beatles - <i>Baby's In Black</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">One of the things I started during this time was paying my kids to draw classic album covers from my dad's collection. They drew a couple Beatles albums including <i>Abbey Road</i> which led me to listen to some of my dad's weird U.S. releases of early albums. I guess any excuse to listen to the Beatles especially during a GLOBAL PANDEMIC!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKit3DSC4GJdvE1T8z5XI0qgHzbhEGbEo5stKCQvN_2sAAZ3MFjFzlA5WQs5VqTXN6ktmGejUQ8QMOZc0Hnq_vFTN2y5bpmqtYdTtkJmbtpw3PIQwDef16jtnxNx5EuC59dzVuUcrevCMHbpqJcM8OJfUKjPJHLP8cZKXxP6YRPkVlzh_mis_/s1225/5458C18E-C772-4B05-B272-0204FD913482.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="1225" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKit3DSC4GJdvE1T8z5XI0qgHzbhEGbEo5stKCQvN_2sAAZ3MFjFzlA5WQs5VqTXN6ktmGejUQ8QMOZc0Hnq_vFTN2y5bpmqtYdTtkJmbtpw3PIQwDef16jtnxNx5EuC59dzVuUcrevCMHbpqJcM8OJfUKjPJHLP8cZKXxP6YRPkVlzh_mis_/w640-h478/5458C18E-C772-4B05-B272-0204FD913482.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></i>Ezra Furman - <i>Love You So Bad</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I was familiar with this album before Covid but it was watching the first season of <i>Sex Education</i> during Covid that really pulled me in. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Waxahatchee - <i>Can't Do Much</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Fiona Apple - <i>Cosmonauts</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Stephen Malkmus - <i>The Greatest Own in Legal History</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I was working 80 hours a week at one point during the spring of 2020. It was absolutely crazy. These three albums came out either right before Covid or during it. All three helped keep me sane during those first couple of months of the pandemic. <i>St. Cloud </i>finally pushed me firmly into the I love Katie Crutchfield club. <i>Fetch the Bolt Cutters</i> was my entryway into the Fiona Apple club. And <i>Traditional Techniques</i> was my first foray into loving Malkmus for the first time in YEARS. It also didn't hurt that the Waxahatchee and Fiona Apple songs are EPIC love songs that captured my mood perfectly. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Side note: I didn't gave Fiona Apple a chance back in 1996 and then never really paid attention to her. I'm so glad to have finally gotten into her. <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/03/23/fiona-apples-art-of-radical-sensitivity"><i>The New Yorker </i>profile </a>really stuck with me when I read it that spring and gave me some context about the whole Jonathan Ames thing. I love that guy! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sam's drawing of how ridiculous I looked. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFiThm-mCI_IDG8g5-4NaOrVcFAuukQdB9zJIVJbNPTu1f_ARy6lj7nK4k4nw6XpXT9mFJZVAsYPq3AGtxY4NJDGSN-U-M5DCnaQY1h95MHta22VXfkvzb83h9qsmx5-wGg77shEAaFvqA-47MGFY_iCwpJuu4fBe3kt_SOUCKLrtGmjLOqbI/s1199/B5B54653-986A-450C-9A41-DCFCA0D4580D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="942" data-original-width="1199" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFiThm-mCI_IDG8g5-4NaOrVcFAuukQdB9zJIVJbNPTu1f_ARy6lj7nK4k4nw6XpXT9mFJZVAsYPq3AGtxY4NJDGSN-U-M5DCnaQY1h95MHta22VXfkvzb83h9qsmx5-wGg77shEAaFvqA-47MGFY_iCwpJuu4fBe3kt_SOUCKLrtGmjLOqbI/w640-h502/B5B54653-986A-450C-9A41-DCFCA0D4580D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF55lntlRbL-2ycOVlrU5-z7jvaPjAD70336NcWk24sFKMaecbzYmIzJ2LTQeAZBEY_7WBgRXNy-ED6V1aI2i1OZxg2n9AblYrHlavVU-Rcdokkx1_s4-YzO9YSL225aJmLyAMckMeKDBPbGmpcxfSPPF0sgsEhVCyvDtTzUMo4kG9NBaOmDO3/s1600/IMG_4723.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1202" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF55lntlRbL-2ycOVlrU5-z7jvaPjAD70336NcWk24sFKMaecbzYmIzJ2LTQeAZBEY_7WBgRXNy-ED6V1aI2i1OZxg2n9AblYrHlavVU-Rcdokkx1_s4-YzO9YSL225aJmLyAMckMeKDBPbGmpcxfSPPF0sgsEhVCyvDtTzUMo4kG9NBaOmDO3/w640-h480/IMG_4723.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Bob Dylan -<i> I Contain Multitudes</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">This album came out right as things were easing up a little. I can't listen to this album w/o thinking of the world (slowly) opening up again. Or of Anne Frank, Indiana Jones, and them British bad boys, the Rolling Stones. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Gary Lewis & The Playboys - <i>Green Grass</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">As summer 2020 neared, I made <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0FnPZlFZ8fkbwhU9efIJHl?si=302f8efdfcf04fca">a playlist</a> of summer songs. This was on it. I connected with Anna on a dating app and we texted for a few weeks before meeting because the world was still scary AND more importantly her mom had been staying with her for the entire pandemic up to that point. In one of those early texts, I sent the summer playlist to Anna. She replied within seconds something to the effect of how much she loved Gary Lewis & The Playboys. What? She loved Gary Lewis & The Playboys??? Who was this woman? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Kiwi Jr. - <i>Murder in the Cathedral</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">As a young child, I loved the story of Daniel in the Lions' Den. I literally had no choice. This album continued to be the soundtrack of 2020 for me. Little did I know that I was about to enter a lion's den of sorts in real life. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Nina Simone - <i>Exactly Like You</i></div><div>At the end of June, I finally met Anna. And then it was on! The first record she played for me on the night we met was this Nina Simone album. </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My first time on the train in three months, on the way to meet Anna. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8Q01nR5mXrtSR5dTr8XnFd0ObeS9Bm1-FpnSk0OH4yG_xkmRq5qaozmFgz48lzvEFtwQ-EUneGLQrNEIilE4LkxeRLsl28iSW9g8ibiFyo67kqddGFo2gS8mFGMmWof6LdQO9WcR2Fhc4JxRRYmFMkkyHeGvOPDjYqsSt_XeWAdMCDrYPp5E/s2048/IMG_6123.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8Q01nR5mXrtSR5dTr8XnFd0ObeS9Bm1-FpnSk0OH4yG_xkmRq5qaozmFgz48lzvEFtwQ-EUneGLQrNEIilE4LkxeRLsl28iSW9g8ibiFyo67kqddGFo2gS8mFGMmWof6LdQO9WcR2Fhc4JxRRYmFMkkyHeGvOPDjYqsSt_XeWAdMCDrYPp5E/w640-h480/IMG_6123.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Cody Chesnutt -<i> Boylife In America </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I knew nothing about Cody Chesnutt before meeting Anna. Summer 2020 involved a lot of listening to his album <i>The Headphone Masterpiece</i>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Kinks - <i>She's Got Everything</i> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The Drifters -<i> Up on the Roof</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Kinks have really been a thing for me since my marriage ended. Anyway, Anna loves the Kinks. Around this time, I ended up framing this album for a wall in my apt. Make of the title of the song what you will. We also spent a bit of time on her roof that summer. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMzZImSKi-dDuKAAn_8hXGGEoGjbdQRv9XgGXOohq9elY_UKTCzCNxjgRXZTqyMqJKlV24zljco2f6zEVdferfvP1OPEWL6jo0r8guPNVrd2OGLQJ4O5OodDvdJdzB3JD84ywXmwhcxWAkupOWp832IPFy9PWprP7lZPTcNePUcqo9wGqjxTKt/s2048/F9202AA2-DB9D-4878-8C33-3841A859261C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1208" data-original-width="2048" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMzZImSKi-dDuKAAn_8hXGGEoGjbdQRv9XgGXOohq9elY_UKTCzCNxjgRXZTqyMqJKlV24zljco2f6zEVdferfvP1OPEWL6jo0r8guPNVrd2OGLQJ4O5OodDvdJdzB3JD84ywXmwhcxWAkupOWp832IPFy9PWprP7lZPTcNePUcqo9wGqjxTKt/w640-h378/F9202AA2-DB9D-4878-8C33-3841A859261C.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Waxahatchee - <i>Fire</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">During Covid Summer, Katie Crutchfield did a series of live streaming shows. I watched the<i> St. Cloud</i> one and fell more deeply in love with all things Waxahatchee. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Beatles -<i> I've Got a Feeling</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I listened to the Naked version of Let it Be for the first time this summer and was blown away by it. I like it a lot more than the original version. All hail Sir Paul! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Bob Dylan - <i>One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Emma Swift put out a Dylan covers album in the summer. I liked it quite a bit but the end result was that it just sent me back to the source more. This also reminds me of a couple great trips upstate with Anna that summer. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXrG7_TYsdMb6Cn3p3thp1Cb6JIea4KNAgzgnN64BFHJpzmUaRYjUdiY-N6otNfekSczJl5dv-q_-ZVeZMr4OmaDkLcOxvawJ8zo_xqSHhuPAlJx1gr62g2YaE34r5ZG7cX4zQSrexuIz0IW20qyFkZq9HcuJqA9za0tjsFm3YRb7wjTLbynQ/s1440/5EF44B6C-D5F0-4CD3-985A-EC018AF359BD.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXrG7_TYsdMb6Cn3p3thp1Cb6JIea4KNAgzgnN64BFHJpzmUaRYjUdiY-N6otNfekSczJl5dv-q_-ZVeZMr4OmaDkLcOxvawJ8zo_xqSHhuPAlJx1gr62g2YaE34r5ZG7cX4zQSrexuIz0IW20qyFkZq9HcuJqA9za0tjsFm3YRb7wjTLbynQ/w640-h480/5EF44B6C-D5F0-4CD3-985A-EC018AF359BD.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Waxahatchee <i>- I Think I Love You</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Big Thief - <i>Real Love</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Just two songs that I got into this summer. In retrospect, perhaps they were more on the nose than I was thinking at the time. For a variety of reasons, I was way too resistant to really think of things with Anna too seriously. Sigh. The Big Thief song reminds me of Bettie Serveert a bit. Maybe I'm crazy. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKKz-PltNQ5D0_ECiKQQ5nwDeeyKVS2ybztIHHyxhgRoOD3FYkkcBRF0GdJhAvHUeo4H4zv5km8gWYdWopFc2uh2CB1k1xuS6iubHIUUENyfKZVSwnGIN-tysmVZ-pTFyDrSr5rRxlYM857cZD5ZPs12WlLD0G7jvGGQOGRIcFs0hhOc1_Xej/s2048/IMG_6919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1539" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKKz-PltNQ5D0_ECiKQQ5nwDeeyKVS2ybztIHHyxhgRoOD3FYkkcBRF0GdJhAvHUeo4H4zv5km8gWYdWopFc2uh2CB1k1xuS6iubHIUUENyfKZVSwnGIN-tysmVZ-pTFyDrSr5rRxlYM857cZD5ZPs12WlLD0G7jvGGQOGRIcFs0hhOc1_Xej/w480-h640/IMG_6919.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcFnLmniMg9kc1_a88F8ahbnVvqSSMbiS5eAWmA5vD9rNsIalUU5oBsIl644VnBuoZCkW-nak6B9z5UhdUjzWYNzQ7kDbtvpm-e-ORasRvrZA1p3I2Bn1WfhRNdkDDp2xdgwNo4w4aOLROaGtXM_hZyf7QXtR5sp3mJJpSAKHN4HtWoceNKhJ/s2048/IMG_7761.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1539" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcFnLmniMg9kc1_a88F8ahbnVvqSSMbiS5eAWmA5vD9rNsIalUU5oBsIl644VnBuoZCkW-nak6B9z5UhdUjzWYNzQ7kDbtvpm-e-ORasRvrZA1p3I2Bn1WfhRNdkDDp2xdgwNo4w4aOLROaGtXM_hZyf7QXtR5sp3mJJpSAKHN4HtWoceNKhJ/w480-h640/IMG_7761.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Cate Le Bon - <i>I'm a Dirty Attic</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Cate Le Bon deep dive commenced this summer. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Replacements -<i> Fuck School</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Do I need to say more? The 2020-21 school year was completely absurd and more than a bit stressful. It's always fun to be told what to do by people who don't have to live out themselves the decisions being made by them for you. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQaX07Xd4J2EHYHhyiq2wFwXI_DI_1GfltU0OuZUoq3YFj0haH2JvzMapX-6MG8WO6W6ebxuYWppEY4D87JWrsl55C9WFGVw32JD9_D3OnjGduFH9uShSLGm1lLjtJgwfNctOsQekvcQoZzGk6gkU4PYA_wFN9TDw8nM3Dpb_q12XddZ6sgBhd/s1440/F3C1B6EC-A50E-4969-BF30-C97241C1ECDE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1440" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQaX07Xd4J2EHYHhyiq2wFwXI_DI_1GfltU0OuZUoq3YFj0haH2JvzMapX-6MG8WO6W6ebxuYWppEY4D87JWrsl55C9WFGVw32JD9_D3OnjGduFH9uShSLGm1lLjtJgwfNctOsQekvcQoZzGk6gkU4PYA_wFN9TDw8nM3Dpb_q12XddZ6sgBhd/w640-h638/F3C1B6EC-A50E-4969-BF30-C97241C1ECDE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It wasn't all bad. I mean, this kid was wearing a mask. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEer0g645UqDywADEOJharnI2xXrN0GO0NDTzKkpFdHusHNiNPabt9wGh-xKkNNXwPDSFNJ913LK07fi2KsGIUA7sbgvIcT-dWu1pabObTmyzjk30AVHrF9df71zfbB1Zs8Fd0S-CE2dPyCox8FXuRw19hjKcsOeQb9z40ubv4V4FYal_9pZ_8/s2048/BBB869AA-E4DA-4BCB-80D0-185546A1FD30.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1874" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEer0g645UqDywADEOJharnI2xXrN0GO0NDTzKkpFdHusHNiNPabt9wGh-xKkNNXwPDSFNJ913LK07fi2KsGIUA7sbgvIcT-dWu1pabObTmyzjk30AVHrF9df71zfbB1Zs8Fd0S-CE2dPyCox8FXuRw19hjKcsOeQb9z40ubv4V4FYal_9pZ_8/w586-h640/BBB869AA-E4DA-4BCB-80D0-185546A1FD30.jpg" width="586" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Kurt Vile and John Prine - <i>How Lucky</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">John Prine's death from Covid was still fresh when Kurt Vile released this fantastic EP. I didn't know this song before the EP came out or that this was even a John Prine song. So lovely and so fall 2020. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Kevin Morby - <i>Don't Underestimate Midwest American Sun</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Cut Worms - <i>Sold My Soul</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">As are these two albums. Fall 2020 with the election during the pandemic ... Did we all actually live through that?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Kinks - <i>Victoria</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Moving into the winter, Peta finally got the hell out of Perth and moved back east. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This was fun. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxDlQCDi5qMiKfcvkoYGjo_FEw9H6PH7KUvteHXNApdxjb8ORGWJ97UMArEax0G4XgncEKfrun4RySc2f8v2UdhES_XawYvst4ORMJbj9a8PU-f37f4AJsufUQwDp07EUfqeWETT62tw_Nn8m6E1y6bxoAWTyxU7GrVOr8Q9lbcHaYf5RGU5P/s1440/F761BD88-8A9C-4DD3-8A2B-BAA17F087498.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxDlQCDi5qMiKfcvkoYGjo_FEw9H6PH7KUvteHXNApdxjb8ORGWJ97UMArEax0G4XgncEKfrun4RySc2f8v2UdhES_XawYvst4ORMJbj9a8PU-f37f4AJsufUQwDp07EUfqeWETT62tw_Nn8m6E1y6bxoAWTyxU7GrVOr8Q9lbcHaYf5RGU5P/w640-h480/F761BD88-8A9C-4DD3-8A2B-BAA17F087498.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Purple Mountains - <i>That's the Way I Feel</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I didn't have it in me to listen to the Purple Mountains album when it first came out. Winter 2021 was the time. And oh wow, I fell in love with hit. I wasn't expecting it be so funny. I mean, it's dark but so incredibly funny and catchy and great. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6BHikeQpGUu3joaSdQP_eoLB-svhFyPHwdwHw4fszLjoGDlNCQt4GZLrFEokjGmiaGq-gAdg3mqjOJn1MsLXwysM26zLu5UVxu7Vpf1XrMv4-7yM9IcZ9HHB5keDhNV7uOW4UFb3IsLNP_5qUUroz-ICxu9hTwW2wqpQkwrgs5hBfANnx5NZT/s2048/IMG_9533.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1539" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6BHikeQpGUu3joaSdQP_eoLB-svhFyPHwdwHw4fszLjoGDlNCQt4GZLrFEokjGmiaGq-gAdg3mqjOJn1MsLXwysM26zLu5UVxu7Vpf1XrMv4-7yM9IcZ9HHB5keDhNV7uOW4UFb3IsLNP_5qUUroz-ICxu9hTwW2wqpQkwrgs5hBfANnx5NZT/w300-h400/IMG_9533.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Tom Petty - <i>You Don't Know How it Feels</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I saw Petty a few months before he died. It was the only time I saw him live. He did a lot of songs from Wildflowers, an album I didn't really know. I still don't know how this brilliant album escaped me in 1994 (ok, yes I do, I was in indie rock land) but why did it take me over three years after the Forest Hills show to listen? This album is locked in for me in that crazy ass winter of teaching in the auditorium, of sharing lunches with my friends in the library, of getting admonishing emails from admin about how we all had to eat by ourselves, and accidental bike rides in the snow. Tom Petty forever and ever! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Donovan - <i>Happiness Runs</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">That spring, I started following the <i>Now Playing</i> group on Facebook a lot more. In particular, I fell in love with Todd Hanson's posts. I discovered several albums from his writing about them in those months. He was living near me at the time. We almost met up to spin some tunes for each other but it didn't happen. This song is from one of the albums he touted. Loved the album! Thanks Todd!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Richard Hell - <i>The Kid With the Replaceable Head</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">How did I sleep on this album for so long? Yah! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Kiwi jr. - <i>Waiting In Line</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">At least I didn't sleep on the second Kiwi jr. album! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">School assemblies were bizarre. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcziEMG87_Nb-5nJ0kzkBS9ch75Rmw7rqOqARae5Hk7VJ-4PJMwMpV8Wk6nsbrEnDEMSnOgVmZ7bf-fnsk33A2cSusiFVE5rF3Vh2Wke2G7dT1lAUuP9BCe21L4buXjha9fsLN-zU_GbIBUfwHYQR2sgdQaK5PEEsmRIBR9bqbictlVOuhB6r/s2048/IMG_8751.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcziEMG87_Nb-5nJ0kzkBS9ch75Rmw7rqOqARae5Hk7VJ-4PJMwMpV8Wk6nsbrEnDEMSnOgVmZ7bf-fnsk33A2cSusiFVE5rF3Vh2Wke2G7dT1lAUuP9BCe21L4buXjha9fsLN-zU_GbIBUfwHYQR2sgdQaK5PEEsmRIBR9bqbictlVOuhB6r/w640-h480/IMG_8751.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Purple Mountains - <i>Maybe I'm the Only One for Me</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">"<i>If no one fond of of fucking me / Maybe no one's fucking fond of me</i>" has got to be one of the best lines of any song ever. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">One good thing about the pandemic is I got really into bike riding. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_yUS1SJ0ERdZg7OAbuwuejrUhEyfxHy8W1EndkYujcj9Ub8MkZANzoKSrnatriwnhS-qVdm9h1_IIvqA-K6JZB42obYBTJP8N81yqZ-Zz_1ySGsxMphyjBddSAa5lg7xPkCP28eDu9rWROmgc67KhXVRr3f9REQsTNZVgQb1ln3cYq5YRR8GO/s1800/96863D29-074A-43A1-98A6-91078C23A84F.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_yUS1SJ0ERdZg7OAbuwuejrUhEyfxHy8W1EndkYujcj9Ub8MkZANzoKSrnatriwnhS-qVdm9h1_IIvqA-K6JZB42obYBTJP8N81yqZ-Zz_1ySGsxMphyjBddSAa5lg7xPkCP28eDu9rWROmgc67KhXVRr3f9REQsTNZVgQb1ln3cYq5YRR8GO/w512-h640/96863D29-074A-43A1-98A6-91078C23A84F.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Fleetwood Mac - <i>Rhiannon</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">As that miserable Covid school year mercifully came to a close, I had the worst date of my life with a woman named Rhiannon. It's long and involved but let's just say that I actually feared for my life at one point. And there was way too much of me being made to watch Radiohead videos late at night. I didn't mind being forced to watch Dana Carvey standup though. There were also moments that reminded me of <i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2017/09/after-hours.html?q=after+hours">After Hours</a></i>. In fact, too many moments. It was such a strange, surreal event. Since I survived, I pay tribute to the song she was named after. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Lana Del Rey -<i> Fuck it I love you</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Also as the school year was ending, Anna got back in touch with me. We had been off again / on again for awhile, pretty much due to the long involved drama of me BEING IN THE LION'S DEN. Anyway, this song title about sums it up as the summer began and we were most definitely ON again. </div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Chefs - <i>Sweetie</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok, it's no Dave Berman or anything but every time I hear the line "<i>I have to brush my teeth / 'Cause you're so sweet</i>" makes me smile. And it's as good a place as any to end this playlist as I headed into the summer of 2021. </div>Listmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335814.post-1319452395442211262023-06-27T14:52:00.004-04:002023-06-27T14:59:53.138-04:002023 Spring TV<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwKwDyVQv9xBEMiAW1RBvLGSmoLsiYvRMfGuHZJu_Tz5TxQlzp4dL1aDRwdLupadtBtYxa8uXp9qe6Y_XsKkxboADB_KtNW9YxWA_7AXrPGX_cn4faHeaZhbbKxdw9QfDvcXVbNzjqEaSrN7XX7hEvLzU9eId4i5O2cqQQBn_B6TNyx5Pe0Uc/s1581/ptd3-303-021922-0399-a-1800x1200C.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1054" data-original-width="1581" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwKwDyVQv9xBEMiAW1RBvLGSmoLsiYvRMfGuHZJu_Tz5TxQlzp4dL1aDRwdLupadtBtYxa8uXp9qe6Y_XsKkxboADB_KtNW9YxWA_7AXrPGX_cn4faHeaZhbbKxdw9QfDvcXVbNzjqEaSrN7XX7hEvLzU9eId4i5O2cqQQBn_B6TNyx5Pe0Uc/w400-h266/ptd3-303-021922-0399-a-1800x1200C.webp" width="400" /></a></div><i>Party Down</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I loved this reboot! I need more as soon as possible. It retained what I loved about it years ago while being a realistic portrayal of time passing and dreams continuing to be deferred. Nazi jokes are always funny! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Pretty Baby</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Pretty fascinating Brooke Shields doc. I really didn't know much at all. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Beef</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hell yeah! One of my favorites of the season. I have no idea if there'll be more. If not, it ended perfectly. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>The U.S. and the Holocaust</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Nothing like some light watching of a Ken Burns doc. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>The Mandalorian</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Not as good as the first two seasons but still fun. I need more <i>Andor</i>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Abbott Elementary</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">It was one thing to have a great first short season, it was another to have a full 22 episode follow-up. They stuck the landing. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Succession</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Barry</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Speaking of sticking the landing. LOVED both of these shows and how they ended. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Derry Girls</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">First two seasons were good. I was a bit bored by the final season. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Ted Lasso</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Whatever. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Somebody Somewhere </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">This show is perfect. Sweet, heartbreaking, realistic, tender.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Yellowjackets</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Second season was not good. Not sure I even care about a third season. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Jury Duty</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I gave this two episodes and jumped ship. I should watch the second season of<i> Joe Schmo</i> that I've never seen. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98S8kKouK9p35o81zuOb80IzwpL8gl9Cd8ZOBvufpPsvwToMag23WPKA8TBrvMl9TL5OEHQmWJaxzKrCDG7fMiVuJzI8Ul8wPgOc1t82u8p86hHwlCnMaLL-kMnX6E_azqyx0lmzGW24YB5_8x2wmI7nIEK_W7c3vyInjXCgDmdh7gjJ5nizI/s1200/230427-couples-therapy-hero_x8gpob.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98S8kKouK9p35o81zuOb80IzwpL8gl9Cd8ZOBvufpPsvwToMag23WPKA8TBrvMl9TL5OEHQmWJaxzKrCDG7fMiVuJzI8Ul8wPgOc1t82u8p86hHwlCnMaLL-kMnX6E_azqyx0lmzGW24YB5_8x2wmI7nIEK_W7c3vyInjXCgDmdh7gjJ5nizI/w400-h225/230427-couples-therapy-hero_x8gpob.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Couples Therapy</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I wish this was on 52 weeks a year. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Nora From Queens</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Same with this show. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Dead Ringers</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I had kind of the same feeling watching this that I did when watching the Cronenberg movie in high school. Wtf? But I couldn't look away! I really liked it. I want more reimaginings of classic movies if they are going to be like this. </div>Listmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335814.post-41618681213305429042023-06-23T12:48:00.005-04:002023-11-22T18:06:33.058-05:00Playlist as Memoir: The Matt Raphael Chronicles, Part 3<a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6ityUI6dl01bPfPCO3BqIl?si=ccf4d18c83f043b3">Link</a> to playlist. <div><br /></div><div>This playlist traces the birth of STONE GROOVE. Or 1986 - the present. Matt Raphael might have died in 2011 but Stone Groove will live forever. </div><div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsOT1rfqcwYAeXYzqoQ3ncMM3J_XZQOQnCnB3c5TXdOgks-eJjtAdT0ppq37X5wJOTR36OBs_exTjblIUrwxIBHbEgHPvB1OuWGl1SZs2he_7liLAKgPHVeWx8c-IHufvflRNclWHfDlkle0NjArXGJeOf1fq1Esj1l5ZF0IJhM5W-FmBLKg7/s360/7bb605.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="296" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsOT1rfqcwYAeXYzqoQ3ncMM3J_XZQOQnCnB3c5TXdOgks-eJjtAdT0ppq37X5wJOTR36OBs_exTjblIUrwxIBHbEgHPvB1OuWGl1SZs2he_7liLAKgPHVeWx8c-IHufvflRNclWHfDlkle0NjArXGJeOf1fq1Esj1l5ZF0IJhM5W-FmBLKg7/w263-h320/7bb605.jpg" width="263" /></a></div>R.E.M -<i> Cuyahoga</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">As high school loomed, Richard Ross played a big part in introducing me to a lot of music. The Smiths, The Replacements, The Housemartins, Hoodoo Gurus, The Smithereens, Violent Femmes, The English Beat and on and on. But it was his brother Brian who used to come over with friends and try to convince my dad to like R.E.M. My dad had no interest until <i>Lifes Rich Pageant</i>. He liked the album but was also quite amused by the liner notes. "<i>This is where we walked, this is where we swam"</i> was featured in the liner notes. And also featured on the R.E.M. poster I bought. I got into this album as 8th grade ended just as I got into all those other bands. And then right as high school began, <i>Document </i>came out. I still love that my dad had an R.E.M. album before I did. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ramones - <i>Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">He had a few Ramones albums. I think this one was big for him because of Phil Spector. I know this song was one of his favorites. My dad did remember rock 'n' roll radio. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Blondie - <i>One Way or Another</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Joe Jackson -<i> Is She Really Going Out With Him?</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - <i>Here Comes My Girl</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">So glad to have inherited all of these on vinyl. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Byrds - <i>Feel a Whole Lot Better</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Tom Petty cover of this song definitely helped me appreciate the Byrds more as a snot nosed Tenth Grader. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Buffalo Springfield - <i>Mr. Soul</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">With no Neil Young on Spotify, I feel like I have beaten him at his own game! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Grass Roots - <i>Let's Live For Today</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">From a <a href="http://listmaker.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-ten-albums-i-listened-to-in-high.html?q=grass+roots">previous blog entry</a> -- </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: #1d2129; text-align: justify;">When</span><span style="color: #1d2129; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; text-align: justify;">Don't Tell a Soul</span><span style="color: #1d2129; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; text-align: justify;">came out,</span><span style="color: #1d2129; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; text-align: justify;">I'll Be You</span><span style="color: #1d2129; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; text-align: justify;">was a modern rock hit on WHFS. I remember a Grass Roots song was on the radio one day and my dad told me he'd buy me a CD if I could tell him who was singing the song. I nailed it. Off we went to Kemp Mill Records to buy the Mats.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d2129; text-align: justify;">My dad never stopped talking about this. He was so shocked I knew who the Grass Roots were. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d2129; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d2129; text-align: justify;">Traveling Wilburys - <i>Handle With Care</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d2129; text-align: justify;">When I think about the beginning of the CD era, this is one of those albums I think of. Once CDs came out, my dad didn't look back. This was one of his early CD purchases. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d2129; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d2129; text-align: justify;">Roy Orbison - <i>Only the Lonely</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d2129; text-align: justify;">Listening to Matt Raphael try to sing along to Roy Orbison was one of life's great small pleasures. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d2129; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d2129; text-align: justify;">The Lovin' Spoonful - <i>You Didn't Have to Be So Nice</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d2129; text-align: justify;">Buffalo Springfield - <i>Sit Down I Think I Love You</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">He never really let me borrow his vinyl because he said my needle was inferior to his and he didn't want me messing up his records. CDs on the other hand were fair game. As he began to buy CDs to replace what he on vinyl, it was new opportunity for me. Both of these bands were in heavy rotation for me at the beginning of high school. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">Texas Tornadoes - <i>Who Were You Thinkin' Of</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">And thus starts the whole Doug Sahm thing on this trilogy. I mean, sort of. I had one song on the previous playlist. And plenty of Doug Sahm on other playlists as part of this project. But it was high school and after when Doug Sahm really began to be someone I was more aware of. At first, like when he used to play this album that came out in 1990, I wasn't into it. I didn't get it. I thought this song was annoying when I was 17. I was wrong. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">Bull Moose Jackson - <i>My Big Ten Inch Record</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">He bought a bunch of Rhino compilations on CD. He loved one called 50s Risque R & B that had this song on it. He could not hear this song without cracking himself up. Same with the Screaming Jay Hawkins song <i>Constipation Blues</i> that I just couldn't bring myself to put on a playlist. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">Warren Zevon - <i>Werewolves of London</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">He LOVED Warren Zevon. I LOVED listening to him sing along to this song. Luckily, I have this!<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mZ3kGIQYSdg" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">Bram Tchaikovsky - <i>Girl of My Dreams</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">He also bought a number of Rhino power pop comps. He was super happy to become reacquainted with this song when he bought the CD. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">Flamin' Groovies - <i>Shake Some Action</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">This was on one of those comps as well. I later got into the entire album but nothing beats this song for pure Matt Raphael pop happiness. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">Bob Dylan - <i>Pledging My Time</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">When I went to college, I really started getting into Dylan. <i>Blonde on Blonde</i> was one of my dad's favorites. As it should be. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">Uncle Tupelo - <i>Give Back the Key to My Heart</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">Sir Douglas Quintet - <i>She's About a Mover</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">There was a show on WXJM called the Regressive Progressive show. It was a show that was supposed to trace the roots of TODAY'S ALTERNATIVE ROCK! One weekend when my parents were visiting, I hosted the show with my dad. We played the Uncle Tupelo cover of a Doug Sahm song (complete with a Doug Sahm guest vocal) and then followed it with <i>She's About a Mover.</i> What a day! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">The Byrds - <i>Have You Seen Her Face?</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">I got a Byrds box set in college as well which continued to help me realize why my dad loved the Byrds so much. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcs-9Ai6h1j_c-HcTCVQCSXT4wkCNGCVuORA_0ZL5BMWMocEYTXGq_62RSPvnaDE1iofNzCtKG08PcafaxLgkepzpNvlUUNSfuLXzNB6IZaAtDUuo3Blt0j785ABXpYbcRLk1oZaLb0hxlrFpiXksK3GSiOt_v6DY_uc8eo-lE2-0Guw26brSv/s4032/IMG_2288.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcs-9Ai6h1j_c-HcTCVQCSXT4wkCNGCVuORA_0ZL5BMWMocEYTXGq_62RSPvnaDE1iofNzCtKG08PcafaxLgkepzpNvlUUNSfuLXzNB6IZaAtDUuo3Blt0j785ABXpYbcRLk1oZaLb0hxlrFpiXksK3GSiOt_v6DY_uc8eo-lE2-0Guw26brSv/w640-h480/IMG_2288.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #1d2129;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><br /></span></div>The Merry-Go-Round - </span><i style="color: #1d2129;">Live</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">The Shangri-Las -<i> Give Him a Great Big Kiss</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">Eddie Cochran <i>- Twenty Flight Rock</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">After graduation, my dad sold off his vinyl in preparation to move to a different house. I still don't know why he did this. He should have kept them! Oh well. He hit it off with the guy from Joe's Record Paradise who bought the records which in turn helped me get a job there two summers later. I also took a few hundred of the records. When I moved to NC at the end of summer 1995, I included A LOT of music from his collection on mix tapes for Jeremy, some of which can be found on this<a href="http://listmaker.blogspot.com/2021/03/playlist-as-memoir-portrait-of-young.html?q=jeremy"> playlist</a>. These are three songs that were part of the stash of vinyl I listened to a lot in my year in NC. <i>Live</i> was one of his all time favorite songs. I had only known it from the Bangles cover. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">Archers of Loaf - <i>Bumpo</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">Bill Justis - <i>Raunchy</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The song <i>Bumpo </i>was named after my dad's favorite cat. In fact, the original idea for the song was that Eric was going to loop parts of a recording <a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a>my dad made ripping into the Archers of Loaf and how bad they were. This recording was made at the request of Eric Bachmann. My dad liked to make fun of the Archers just for fun and Eric thought it would be funny to loop some negative comments about the band into the song. I’m not quite sure how this all came about. I think it was all a big joke about Eric trying to win my dad over. My dad was a bit sheepish when he actually had to record himself but he eventually got into it. My favorite line was "<i>The singer's voice makes Bob Dylan sound like Caruso</i>." My dad was nothing but polite the time that Eric hung out with us on Royal Forest Court. All bark, no bite that guy. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Eric decided not to use my dad’s recording but he did name the song after Bumpo. After my dad eventually heard the final version of the song he said he liked it but that it was no Raunchy. Zing!</span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What I didn't write was that after he first heard <i>Bumpo</i>, he said he liked it but that it was no <i>Raunchy</i>.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Amy and Bumpo! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1ngXtHZeYq4OzFHFs6Zux1KoT-cEa2CI7yhXeFhKTw5NRhQXbghQ6216EVw8rYtrcUfqb0ZMgdTBQT-9TAJ6mNPJX2_cwc37PCQdBiDuBRWGjDQ-ylvyDBsViJ4LYO3_zOWiyW3CF4E_dDNGgh5-TXNGFeyVig9fHL-RvgRf8Teg1XZMm0QH/s4032/IMG_2285.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1ngXtHZeYq4OzFHFs6Zux1KoT-cEa2CI7yhXeFhKTw5NRhQXbghQ6216EVw8rYtrcUfqb0ZMgdTBQT-9TAJ6mNPJX2_cwc37PCQdBiDuBRWGjDQ-ylvyDBsViJ4LYO3_zOWiyW3CF4E_dDNGgh5-TXNGFeyVig9fHL-RvgRf8Teg1XZMm0QH/w640-h480/IMG_2285.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">The Rolling Stones - </span><i style="text-align: justify;">Street Fighting Man, Let it Bleed, Dead Flowers</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">The year I lived back with my parents and sister (1996-1997) had its moments. I got more into the Stones! These songs are from the 1-2-3 punch of albums that my dad liked the most. I think Let it Bleed was his overall fave. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">Sam Cooke - <i>Get Yourself Another Fool</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">Elvis - <i>My Baby Left Me</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">Ray Charles - <i>Bye Bye Love</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">The Everly Brothers - <i>Have You Ever Loved Somebody?</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">All four of these songs remind me of the year back in MD. The Sam Cooke album was a new CD purchase for my dad. There was a lot of discussion about Elvis in 1956. I saw Ray Charles for the first time during this year. My dad liked the country album quite a bit. I mean - it had an Everly Brothers cover! And I listened to my dad extol the virtue of the <i>Two Yanks in England</i> album. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">The Kinks - <i>Where Have All the Good Times Gone?</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">Sleater-Kinney's <i>Dig Me Out </i>came out when I was living in MD. My dad was very happy to tell me that the cover was just a Kinks ripoff. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRWYutx7J_dlpBuB1e_01ac6n3OGHagYhMbxSkJ47qL8H5yTI4MIBjGt-DN_d9z5CISKRJ9PdQyBUxCp7m_ueV9Yhm1ztlub1aANnBgnbEVufpAcuzYmjunJPAnEwfAsq16ptE09rCBiam6dY_UYTMRsnvd1jJBhJ6RFsWHn9hYmDhyMa8YZo/s300/1965_-_The_Kink_Kontroversy_-_front.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/AVvXsEgbRWYutx7J_dlpBuB1e_01ac6n3OGHagYhMbxSkJ47qL8H5yTI4MIBjGt-DN_d9z5CISKRJ9PdQyBUxCp7m_ueV9Yhm1ztlub1aANnBgnbEVufpAcuzYmjunJPAnEwfAsq16ptE09rCBiam6dY_UYTMRsnvd1jJBhJ6RFsWHn9hYmDhyMa8YZo/s1600/1965_-_The_Kink_Kontroversy_-_front.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIuEJuqwE-f3BNSZPPihZi8JD4m0oJckIaWbcCnPmJ7bvQcdFFQNJf09A_WdtHGkxA2B-ggDkVdPW7x7aQGcxgP_FV5n1SerqJeTJP_GCLyu-KL6L7QOrgBGDNxViBKjbOP7zpSWmmAQz0cjBxHSqOKa-6060y8S3OAu-Ob4f0t2z1HRm7RcLt/s300/SleaterKinneyDigMeOut.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/AVvXsEiIuEJuqwE-f3BNSZPPihZi8JD4m0oJckIaWbcCnPmJ7bvQcdFFQNJf09A_WdtHGkxA2B-ggDkVdPW7x7aQGcxgP_FV5n1SerqJeTJP_GCLyu-KL6L7QOrgBGDNxViBKjbOP7zpSWmmAQz0cjBxHSqOKa-6060y8S3OAu-Ob4f0t2z1HRm7RcLt/s1600/SleaterKinneyDigMeOut.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">Sloan -</span><i style="color: #1d2129;"> The Good in Everyone</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">Fountains of Wayne -<i> Radiation Vibe</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">Old 97's -<i> Indefinitely </i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">And then I moved to New York. These are all from albums my dad had before I did. The first two are from 1996, before I even moved to New York. I don't remember him listening to them when I was around though. But I was impressed when I did eventually get into these bands that he ALREADY had their CD's. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">The Flying Burrito Brothers - <i>Sin City</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">A band who I ridiculed their name when I was younger. I was wrong. Sorry, dad! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfhiA_LJlHhjEU3Hrqj__gzRI05ALctYyS4NQLooiatYMKUspnIy-1HdMHvQQslSJqqyf0FQdBuI_EJx3ENSTHaXBT5g_jKx3jEmJw8aO72om-D9iQzzuea9nxUEYe6lJm_hkqxdfCyPXSHBFgb4PzzsXHfbneWrgnefaSu2V-V-75l7lyzROO/s4032/IMG_2286.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfhiA_LJlHhjEU3Hrqj__gzRI05ALctYyS4NQLooiatYMKUspnIy-1HdMHvQQslSJqqyf0FQdBuI_EJx3ENSTHaXBT5g_jKx3jEmJw8aO72om-D9iQzzuea9nxUEYe6lJm_hkqxdfCyPXSHBFgb4PzzsXHfbneWrgnefaSu2V-V-75l7lyzROO/w640-h480/IMG_2286.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMiOe1_SyZcFEqXYSa28Kw5McCjdB4JsiPEHlPtPXe-H4BzaD-mKC5XWrFwj5fFeIUUWJsb1Jnc9wTRxh6ef6TGIrqj1MZyW-F7ipY5HGZwuQyFxn0jyTv9DHs4P32Yjk0DhvaPgxpoTEyZA7tIFh7nDPNDwJyAv4k-zlCZR1jBqi67VKcRGC/s4032/IMG_2287.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMiOe1_SyZcFEqXYSa28Kw5McCjdB4JsiPEHlPtPXe-H4BzaD-mKC5XWrFwj5fFeIUUWJsb1Jnc9wTRxh6ef6TGIrqj1MZyW-F7ipY5HGZwuQyFxn0jyTv9DHs4P32Yjk0DhvaPgxpoTEyZA7tIFh7nDPNDwJyAv4k-zlCZR1jBqi67VKcRGC/w640-h480/IMG_2287.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #1d2129;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><br /></span></div>The Zombies - </span><i style="color: #1d2129;">Can't Nobody Love You</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">The CD that Sujan and I made as a wedding favor was a big hit with my dad. This song, in particular, made him very happy. He had the CD in constant rotation in his car for years. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">Phantom Planet - <i>California</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">This is the last "new" song I remember my dad loving. He was obsessed! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">Sir Douglas Quintet - <i>Lawd, I'm Just a Country Boy</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">My love for Doug Sahm was definitely a slow burn. In college, I realized I liked some of the Sir Doug stuff, perhaps helped by Uncle Tupelo. After college, I remember Anne extolling the virtues of all things Doug Sahm. I told my dad and he couldn't believe that someone in their 20s would know, let alone like, Sahm. There was the Bottle Rockets cover album. There was me listening to more of his music and realizing it was good, a stone groove if you will. There was Eric playing lots of Sir Doug at backyard parties in Memphis. There was <a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2018/02/sir-doug-and-genuine-texas-cosmic-groove.html?q=sir+doug">the great doc</a> which he would have loved! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">There's this story from my dad's last year:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xe2HcDRPfUk/TRlIQod6siI/AAAAAAAAN7A/zECPboFVF_4/s1600/IMG_1166.jpg" style="background-color: white; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;">My dad has been in and out of the hospital and rehab centers</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"> since mid September. He just came home today and hopefully things will go well. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Obviously none of this has been fun for him but he did come out with one great story. He had one day where he was really doped up on painkillers.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">At one point, he was asked who he was and he said, "Doug Sahm" (of The Sir Douglas Quintet and The Texas Tornadoes fame.) Later he insisted that he was in the hospital because they were shooting a remake of the </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">The Buddy Holly Story</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"> and he was playing Holly. I'm not sure if he meant that he was playing Holly or he thought that he was Doug Sahm playing Holly. Either way - pretty great.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After he died, listening to the Sir Doug made me feel closer to him. In the last year of his life, he bought the book his son wrote about him. I took it after his death but didn't read it until about a year or so ago. I found the Amazon receipt in the book which made me feel even closer to him for some odd reason. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuV23kG8N_uJAjIYj2kt0E-jBuRTMfuqo1UPTPIORbe6rwddieKzkapsND0XIMHgX5RidAKIAE6iOKtMQ0WUppbTKQGvyLE4nbUm-O-EB_47pcXbCHslz6mFrmzqTj9HC-WZE1F1nU0RJ49kSIJIWQ5aKZNn1IyY-J9eurXFMGMgWimy38baNF/s4032/IMG_2289.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuV23kG8N_uJAjIYj2kt0E-jBuRTMfuqo1UPTPIORbe6rwddieKzkapsND0XIMHgX5RidAKIAE6iOKtMQ0WUppbTKQGvyLE4nbUm-O-EB_47pcXbCHslz6mFrmzqTj9HC-WZE1F1nU0RJ49kSIJIWQ5aKZNn1IyY-J9eurXFMGMgWimy38baNF/w640-h480/IMG_2289.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Sir Douglas Quintet - <i>Stoned Faces Don't Lie</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Doug Sahm - <i>Groover's Paradise</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Huey Lewis & the News - <i>We're Not Here for a Long Time (We're Here for A Good Time)</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My dad was always amused by the <i>Stoned Faces Don't Lie</i> lyrics. He also loved saying things were a stone groove. He also really liked the 2001 Huey Lewis album <i>Plan B</i>. In October 2001, Eric met my dad. We were talking about Plan B and my dad was disappointed in me for not particularly caring for it. He said, "But Daniel, it's a STONE GROOVE!" Eric loved this! And a nickname was born.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">R.I.P Stone Groove. I love you. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHqG1Hif4RqXXeMKvItlDZBXCkSH_caXCxrUb30VC4VmxEXPKRYkl5LEkp9yk2W3rfEt1RLPip80vqpDDQIUcnpR-zo-vHp3Lp05s-kK2cPVJMbQ8p6YV2e9KH5wK3D_Zfozv3Xwol3STCTwQe0Arb9Z0z7VeowoEOy0uR_tq_pVe8YpE7yM3/s1080/IMG_7814.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHqG1Hif4RqXXeMKvItlDZBXCkSH_caXCxrUb30VC4VmxEXPKRYkl5LEkp9yk2W3rfEt1RLPip80vqpDDQIUcnpR-zo-vHp3Lp05s-kK2cPVJMbQ8p6YV2e9KH5wK3D_Zfozv3Xwol3STCTwQe0Arb9Z0z7VeowoEOy0uR_tq_pVe8YpE7yM3/w640-h480/IMG_7814.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_-TZ-D_LxFt0RR1zSRckQkGZs2Huef-sfXGSOw-0ztfYW_ULybetd0CsgAVsKe8Qu-r650wEH9U8HQYbaF_UEZ-wW4azlQA6RORDLkj2gn8IKXvm6vD72_IhiiQ06yNibGjJTg6F1TzjYGM5fpYvKPm16iyh-nMSJb8-aHDQaw1pZwCRR56V/s4032/IMG_2290.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_-TZ-D_LxFt0RR1zSRckQkGZs2Huef-sfXGSOw-0ztfYW_ULybetd0CsgAVsKe8Qu-r650wEH9U8HQYbaF_UEZ-wW4azlQA6RORDLkj2gn8IKXvm6vD72_IhiiQ06yNibGjJTg6F1TzjYGM5fpYvKPm16iyh-nMSJb8-aHDQaw1pZwCRR56V/w640-h480/IMG_2290.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Listmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335814.post-2936821421686741222023-06-20T12:44:00.000-04:002023-06-20T12:44:01.241-04:00Spring 2023 Playlist <div style="text-align: left;"> I began the spring seeing Archers of Loaf in Chapel Hill and Robyn Hitchcock in NYC. I read a Tammy Wynette bio, finished the Dylan bio, and read Chuck Berry's autobiography. I listened to a lot of early Stones and became really into Thin Lizzy and Roxy Music albums. I also actually listened to some 2023 releases too!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/3XpRYasuXhst4NayxKkTUh?utm_source=generator" width="100%"></iframe>Listmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335814.post-3156438568003827402023-05-28T16:28:00.001-04:002023-05-28T16:41:04.957-04:00Playlist as Memoir: The Matt Raphael Chronicles, Part 2<div style="text-align: left;">Link to playlist <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4EJAVrqoxvXwzhIMcJ7qIx?si=6bc60b7e0ff54e23">here</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7GQB6vEzF6ETfqum9SbZUuAu4Ey969S7w8uAadeN1U_PRkdChRisaX_Q07SMBGEg8IGHts-S3E9uCim2nPZwp9QepIN0ecF1aSwQEAjhHH9BBHKWttC3hNnRGVYgOLm_Vj0BtBjz5qUyX_9anQj5vaDWd6t0DPn2FEGby7d07MLY2_FeMrg/s4032/IMG_1986.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7GQB6vEzF6ETfqum9SbZUuAu4Ey969S7w8uAadeN1U_PRkdChRisaX_Q07SMBGEg8IGHts-S3E9uCim2nPZwp9QepIN0ecF1aSwQEAjhHH9BBHKWttC3hNnRGVYgOLm_Vj0BtBjz5qUyX_9anQj5vaDWd6t0DPn2FEGby7d07MLY2_FeMrg/w640-h480/IMG_1986.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Part two of the Matt Raphael trilogy where I was wrecked by Rockpile. This is music I equate roughly with the first half of the 80's. And a lot of it I equate with my dad making dinner and the entire house smelling of smoke. The salad days! Or at least the burnt steak days! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dave Edmunds - <i>I Hear You Knocking</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I love all the 50s legends being name dropped. This song kills me every time. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Chuck Berry - <i>Thirty Days</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Between this song and <i>Summertime Blues</i>, I learned what the United Nations was. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Beatles - <i>Magical Mystery Tour</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I still have a pretty vivid memory of going to see a screening of<i> Magical Mystery Tour</i> at White Oak library with my parents. I might have been 7? I know my dad was excited to see it for the first time since the 60s and he kept saying how silly it was on the way. But I think he was optimistic it would be better than he remembered it was. It wasn't. We left before the movie was over. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Nick Lowe - <i>Stick It Where the Sun Don't Shine</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">One of many words or phrases my dad taught me because of a song. Around this time, I got in trouble for telling a mean kid (too loudly) to STICK IT at recess. I was sent to the principal's office for the first and last time. The principal clearly was perplexed as to why he had to deal with me over such a minor infraction. He told me not to say it again and then we ended up talking about the Orioles. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5wp0qToQ7wntIr5W4pab4eOV1Vvfr16Nym4fAN4qYnehXLWFi6CaDw7D46GdXKEORQOm1ruDZQsnCbgiuXsKONG2j3n-mfy6DkQiZZQ1YI3_0egwWBDMlCJ5xMAJydeak6OWgZJ9ZVyoLaZvnNi9GPOt6mj73wA_Kbwo5JRfGe7HYq9NhQ/s1000/51+lGARac8L._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="1000" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5wp0qToQ7wntIr5W4pab4eOV1Vvfr16Nym4fAN4qYnehXLWFi6CaDw7D46GdXKEORQOm1ruDZQsnCbgiuXsKONG2j3n-mfy6DkQiZZQ1YI3_0egwWBDMlCJ5xMAJydeak6OWgZJ9ZVyoLaZvnNi9GPOt6mj73wA_Kbwo5JRfGe7HYq9NhQ/w400-h356/51+lGARac8L._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Huey Lewis & The News - <i>Stop Trying</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">My dad bought the first Huey Lewis album and didn't care much for it. He claimed that he thought the picture on the back of the album made him think they were going to be a surf band. When I became obsessed with all things Huey a few years later, I thought it was the coolest thing ever that my dad had their first album. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Joe Tex - <i>Hold What You've Got </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Impressions - <i>It's All Right</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Huey used to do these songs live. So, of course, my dad had to introduce me to the originals. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTui7-yhvcapJ-ZSSm01KCEPU0giH49yedKkRXmZfNEPK33IY_I2w7FjJqJ71M6sp5gKYgjuDG1h4zfqyP_8HPtPUAz0BJ13BkUEVc1rHboQy0hro2IXRyP17iWFoktPzK8_nwjz2kPuwANnRJXs57kmr9v57uOo6v-ORN1ivHdKNb743oQ/s1500/81d+DEdTDiL._SL1500_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1484" data-original-width="1500" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTui7-yhvcapJ-ZSSm01KCEPU0giH49yedKkRXmZfNEPK33IY_I2w7FjJqJ71M6sp5gKYgjuDG1h4zfqyP_8HPtPUAz0BJ13BkUEVc1rHboQy0hro2IXRyP17iWFoktPzK8_nwjz2kPuwANnRJXs57kmr9v57uOo6v-ORN1ivHdKNb743oQ/w320-h317/81d+DEdTDiL._SL1500_.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">NRBQ -<i> I Want You Bad</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">He thought the cover of this album was one of the most clever album covers ever. It's hard to argue. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Petula Clark - <i>Downtown</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Lovin' Spoonful - <i>Do You Believe in Magic? </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">John Fogerty - <i>Centerfield </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">O R I O L E S</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4nIinM-ZcgTyfe2dcYUJkc4M3qtWwwPuutHbbeGKQaF6wGyUk8xBhtH6zWY-alNrTmC2A3LiT4ap3TPISOJ_LLhGxqn8FSN_sI1DCRXZjuH8WLkyPGtx22GyQpt5FU4xXwzAEHU3jeqmlWBxutnse604gku2hGkt2KB5ajWi0vMYzZv8OLg/s1536/wevhyoyyxjnu7pbeytft.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1536" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4nIinM-ZcgTyfe2dcYUJkc4M3qtWwwPuutHbbeGKQaF6wGyUk8xBhtH6zWY-alNrTmC2A3LiT4ap3TPISOJ_LLhGxqn8FSN_sI1DCRXZjuH8WLkyPGtx22GyQpt5FU4xXwzAEHU3jeqmlWBxutnse604gku2hGkt2KB5ajWi0vMYzZv8OLg/w400-h225/wevhyoyyxjnu7pbeytft.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">CCR - <i>Travelin' Band</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">My dad and I saw Fogerty at Merriweather Post in the mid 80s promoting <i>Centerfield</i>. It was a good show, of course. But he refused to play any Creedence songs. I had to wait until 2014 to hear some CCR songs live! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sir Douglas Quintet - <i>Nuevo Lardeo</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">In these years, I definitely remember my dad playing Sir Doug but he wasn't yammering on all the time about him. Or if he did, I tuned it out. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Joe King Carrasco - <i>Party Weekend</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">My dad loved this album. I hated it. A few years later, I feel like Weasel on WHFS used to play it every Friday before leaving for the weekend. Then I began to appreciate it. I mean ... if Weasel liked it, it had to be cool, right? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dave Edmunds -<i> Here Comes the Weekend</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">John Fogerty - <i>Almost Saturday Night</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Nick Lowe - <i>7 Nights to Rock</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Continuing on the weekend vibes. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUegCszVaPexyhFqQydStl21H62_JSUyZAlNGXr6fxEWefZr_lYdb_OqWjFWKiuUiEJTUSTEom-Kz1D1xS3P-Z3ojK_ZeOHiEDPK7xMLiJv0SCrMkDyyblQJA2ZSpMtelsH7hhxizeJtvBcQMywoHw_WqNwXeVdC3ZDW5LVF6PPacOGei6Q/s1100/71K2y6189sL._SL1100_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1093" data-original-width="1100" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUegCszVaPexyhFqQydStl21H62_JSUyZAlNGXr6fxEWefZr_lYdb_OqWjFWKiuUiEJTUSTEom-Kz1D1xS3P-Z3ojK_ZeOHiEDPK7xMLiJv0SCrMkDyyblQJA2ZSpMtelsH7hhxizeJtvBcQMywoHw_WqNwXeVdC3ZDW5LVF6PPacOGei6Q/w400-h398/71K2y6189sL._SL1100_.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The Mama's & The Papa's - <i>Monday, Monday</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">My dad loved the cover of this album. He pointed it out to me on more than one occasion. He thought it was hilarious. They are in the bathtub, Daniel! In the bathtub! No one is getting fat except for Mama Cass, Daniel. No one! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Marshall Crenshaw - <i>Mary Anne</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Bangles - <i>Dover Beach</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">These two debut albums were almost definitely in my dad's top ten favorite albums from the 80s. That is, if he were a list making kind of guy which he most assuredly was not. "<i>We could steal away like jugglers and thieves</i>" from the Bangles song was a line he would point out as a line he really liked. Every time the song was on. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzphtcVaJEKpm6tEa125lEt4bdz9JxHMtONNXMonDoHwo_6i9PFCk5Hcrq7c2SjGjrZBkwIjNHbi8HBmHHXLEdUNDdcZhcHGi41KRapLooIjUVEdcNUudYSH4AJlspJLKh3eaQoJEzWKSiJ13c9bhcizSryGd8TQkCx0EZgExQ1urGXJKlg/s4032/IMG_1981.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzphtcVaJEKpm6tEa125lEt4bdz9JxHMtONNXMonDoHwo_6i9PFCk5Hcrq7c2SjGjrZBkwIjNHbi8HBmHHXLEdUNDdcZhcHGi41KRapLooIjUVEdcNUudYSH4AJlspJLKh3eaQoJEzWKSiJ13c9bhcizSryGd8TQkCx0EZgExQ1urGXJKlg/w640-h480/IMG_1981.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The Byrds - <i>It Won't Be Wrong</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I might have made up the memories of my dad yammering on about Doug Sahm all the time in the early to mid 80s. But he definitely wouldn't shut up about The Byrds. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Beatles - <i>You Won't See Me</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Rubber Soul </i>was my dad's favorite Beatles album. Hard to find fault with that. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dave Edmunds - <i>Crawling From the Wreckage</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I don't think he could listen to this song in my presence w/o pointing out how clever he thought the sentiment of it was. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs - <i>Wooly Bully </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">He couldn't say this band's name and/or describe the way they dressed w/o laughing. When this song was in <i>Splash</i>, I realized "<i>Hey, my dad is kind of cool! He knows stuff!</i>" I know it. Darryl Hannah knows it. Tom Hanks knows it. John Candy knows it. Everyone knows it! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Blondie - <i>I'm Gonna Love You Too</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Linda Ronstadt - <i>When Will I Be Loved</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Covers of Buddy Holly and the Everly Brothers make aging Baby Boomers happy.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Creedence Clearwater Revival -<i> Lookin' Out My Back Door</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I remember having no interest in my dad's answer when I asked him who Buck Owens was. Country? Um... I've already tuned out. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjNOYuDPw-tDAvCzbvRyiSUMR2eiz3L0E1UkzLGfU2ezxsOZL2_KCXYOrQjUa23N_J_ebiMzTH5iO4AOjKg7rBKfqVt8wobRdKH1N55nkXwkUBqiphzCliewFUnyQYzixsbhlAYKwm6OAkA2fGQAGUgJhVQji_4Hiv2ZTDQWZeixY3_BdSA/s4032/IMG_1982.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjNOYuDPw-tDAvCzbvRyiSUMR2eiz3L0E1UkzLGfU2ezxsOZL2_KCXYOrQjUa23N_J_ebiMzTH5iO4AOjKg7rBKfqVt8wobRdKH1N55nkXwkUBqiphzCliewFUnyQYzixsbhlAYKwm6OAkA2fGQAGUgJhVQji_4Hiv2ZTDQWZeixY3_BdSA/w640-h480/IMG_1982.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Rockpile - <i>Teacher Teacher</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dave Edmunds - <i>Get out of Denver </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Two of my all time favorite songs that make me think of my dad. I know that <i>Get out of Denver </i>is a Bob Seger song but Edmunds owns it in my mind. "<i>You look just like a commie. You might just be a member, baby</i>." Yes!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Monkees - <i>Daydream Believer</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">He'd always get a far away look in his eye when he'd reminisce about how silly the Monkees TV show was. And then talk about how they were actually a good band and could never get the respect they deserved. Be careful what you hope for, Daniel. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Johnny Rivers -<i> Mountain of Love</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">This was a 14805 Eastway Dr STAPLE! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Byrds -<i> He Was a Friend of Mine</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">James Brown - <i>Say It Loud - I'm Black and Proud</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Creedence Clearwater Revival - <i>Fortunate Son</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I inherited a love of 20th century history from my dad. For him, a lot of it was sharing with me things he had lived through. JFK's assassination, the aftermath of MLK's. Viet Nam. All three of these songs remind me of my dad talking about those events. He and a friend went to go see Brown in DC shortly after the assassination. This live version is from right around that time. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Nick Lowe - <i>Half a Boy and Half a Man</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dave Edmunds - <i>Deborah</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>"She's a fox and she knows it well</i>." What a late 70s / early 80s line! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1D9ExWUYscErARNdbgKmfdsd38C2H9MOCJgEF_cw1QIaykcJ-q8cZmdc2-r7yg6yWrtRMUKUhOeGjgxkfEMT1I70qVu3L0VR3T8aFdOxxIz12uFPSqB19_JBp_MgcC2JHO2oAX6gQxKHG30G4EqT59Da63Mqxw_9D_t-wYqFm_Mj8bOOCg/s4032/IMG_1983.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1D9ExWUYscErARNdbgKmfdsd38C2H9MOCJgEF_cw1QIaykcJ-q8cZmdc2-r7yg6yWrtRMUKUhOeGjgxkfEMT1I70qVu3L0VR3T8aFdOxxIz12uFPSqB19_JBp_MgcC2JHO2oAX6gQxKHG30G4EqT59Da63Mqxw_9D_t-wYqFm_Mj8bOOCg/w640-h480/IMG_1983.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The Temptations - <i>Get Ready</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">We saw The Four Tops and The Temptations after a Bullets game in the mid 80s. Hell yes! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Beatles - <i>I'm Only Sleeping</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Byrds - <i>Eight Miles High</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm pretty sure<i> Revolver </i>was my dad's second favorite Beatles album. And he definitely was amused by <i>Eight Miles High</i>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Nick Lowe - <i>Born Fighter</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dave Edmunds - <i>Warmed Over Kisses (Left Over Love)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">So so so much Rockpile goodness on this here playlist. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Beatles - <i>Getting Better</i> & <i>Good Morning Good Morning</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Beatles arriving on CD was a big deal. <i>Sgt. Pepper </i>came out in the spring of my 8th grade year. Spring 1987. Because, you know - IT WAS TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY! Anyway, my dad was super excited about it. He liked some of the post Sgt. Pepper output but it was never the same for him after this album. Which I kind of liked, if for no other reason, I didn't really discover the brilliance of <i>The White Album </i>or <i>Abbey Road</i> until I was in college. </div>Listmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335814.post-87575419194317442262023-03-31T11:12:00.006-04:002023-04-01T09:30:48.660-04:00Playlist as Memoir: The Matt Raphael Chronicles, Part 1<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3iky6X4sU5kiwSOg_G9EV4rQh8WkZ-KxAW96XQ1mN_k-0QN5S_DhO3GmxCkzWiGA12iQ6ifYMjd0X-1vTb4uPIPAraselC8bV1A8VyQFvzBLEmxv0v4Ui_ZT0amUKnzSVFA0gm8IBQNjIk-ZWrTgUq1HBATdA2o1b84Wm_QYXA4opSUdVQ/s669/01%20(1).jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="521" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3iky6X4sU5kiwSOg_G9EV4rQh8WkZ-KxAW96XQ1mN_k-0QN5S_DhO3GmxCkzWiGA12iQ6ifYMjd0X-1vTb4uPIPAraselC8bV1A8VyQFvzBLEmxv0v4Ui_ZT0amUKnzSVFA0gm8IBQNjIk-ZWrTgUq1HBATdA2o1b84Wm_QYXA4opSUdVQ/w311-h400/01%20(1).jpg" width="311" /></a></div>This is the first of a trilogy of playlists centered on my dad. This one is music that all came out between the 50s - 1965. And it's all music that I associate with listening to for the first time when I was very young. Like Second Grade and younger. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Some of these songs, like the first three, I've been saving specifically for this playlist. Other songs have already been put on many of the other playlists I've made so far like <i>Glad All Over,</i> so I went with another song. Obviously, my dad's influence on my music tastes permeates throughout this entire project. Wrecked by the Beau Brummels indeed. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/02AXMItJ5KfTMFTCfIXhd6?si=4996814a80d74d17">link</a> to the playlist. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Del Shannon - <i>Runaway</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">My dad always said that this was the best song ever recorded. I remember telling that to a punk rock hipster kid in high school expecting him to scoff. He paused for a moment and said that he agreed with that sentiment. MIND BLOWN! This song never does get old. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Searchers - <i>Needles and Pins</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is another one of those songs that is so so so so my dad. I loved that he thought that the line "<i>She feels those needles and pins</i>" was just the funny British way of saying "<i>She follows those needles and pins</i>." You know - "<i>She feelows those needles and pins</i>." Which makes absolutely no sense. There is a slight chance that I'm misremembering this but since he's not here to defend himself, I'm going to go with it. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Buddy Holly & The Crickets - <i>That'll Be the Day</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">From the first album my dad ever bought. I have it framed hanging on my wall. I love that he would always tell me that the lyric is from <i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2009/02/searchers.html?q=searchers">The Searchers</a></i>. "<i>That'll be the day</i>" is John Wayne's catch phrase in the movie. AND that The Searchers named themselves after the movie. I'm guessing that was a Buddy Holly tribute for them? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEB5nHnAERZoBH3jJc3c50uMJYN86yqKh4irkK-LfPjzipxMD_VDxsW4fX0e0m7zVWxmliHqTWi0NYI10vS7PhVFbyk9CQMNwRWvFg99BAA5juwjLTmjo2PNqwPYaUJREipKXuTfnS8Pvt8A6G6HpJ52XbKGTp1ujeQNHrX3HZXK6z9VuZg/s3553/IMG_1503.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="3553" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEB5nHnAERZoBH3jJc3c50uMJYN86yqKh4irkK-LfPjzipxMD_VDxsW4fX0e0m7zVWxmliHqTWi0NYI10vS7PhVFbyk9CQMNwRWvFg99BAA5juwjLTmjo2PNqwPYaUJREipKXuTfnS8Pvt8A6G6HpJ52XbKGTp1ujeQNHrX3HZXK6z9VuZg/w640-h470/IMG_1503.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The Hollies - <i>Bus Stop</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Speaking of naming your band as a tribute to Buddy Holly. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Everly Brothers - <i>Bye Bye Love</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I know the whole joke is that I was wrecked by the Beau Brummels. But I was really wrecked by the sweet sweet harmonies of The Everlys, the Hollies, and the Searchers. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dion - <i>Runaround Sue</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh man, my dad loved Dion. There are definitely songs on here that I'm not entirely sure were his favorite by that artist. All I know though is that there are some songs like this one that I can picture him singing along to in the car. To be honest, this song makes me think of both of my parents singing along together in the car. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Chuck Berry - <i>Maybellene</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I remember being really little and my dad trying to show me Berry's duck walk. I wasn't that impressed by the whole idea. It wasn't until I actually saw Berry do it that I understood that Berry rules and Matt Raphael drools. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Little Richard - <i>Long Tall Sally (The Thing)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">My dad made it very clear to me that Little Richard and Chuck Berry were kings. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Elvis - <i>Don't Be Cruel</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The day my dad taught me about Elvis the Pelvis is probably the closest he ever got to talking to me about the birds and the bees. His favorite part to sing in this song was the "mmmmmmmmm" part. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1OKLLaw4_7F0bpvt4NUJORn2bGvY_sd9MvbnHFGX7pNXF8H0YMem_FDHCcbnDzRCJ5ynufRK61EiQCZT0XcWa_HhoOJWOV2M3BIdqHwViFbiUQwRvvw1BTdwoof7MKiauD6EpHL0l0SjOsQqKKm2lQVbh0Nt12zezWfPzp97H2D-tVH6_g/s2834/IMG_1502.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2834" data-original-width="2730" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1OKLLaw4_7F0bpvt4NUJORn2bGvY_sd9MvbnHFGX7pNXF8H0YMem_FDHCcbnDzRCJ5ynufRK61EiQCZT0XcWa_HhoOJWOV2M3BIdqHwViFbiUQwRvvw1BTdwoof7MKiauD6EpHL0l0SjOsQqKKm2lQVbh0Nt12zezWfPzp97H2D-tVH6_g/w385-h400/IMG_1502.heic" width="385" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The Beatles -<i> From Me to You</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I was very upset when he told me that Del Shannon rushed his song out before the Beatles could arrive in America. What a jerk! My dad didn't seem too torn up about it. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Marvelettes - <i>Please Mr. Postman</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Buddy Holly - <i>Words of Love</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Carl Perkins - <i>Honey Don't </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Falling in love with the Beatles at an early age led him to start introducing me to some of the songs they covered. At least THEY didn't try to put the songs out BEFORE the originals came out. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Peter and Gordon - <i>A World Without Love</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Fourmost - <i>Hello Little Girl</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">When he told me that Paul was so nice that he even gave away songs to other bands, I couldn't believe it. The Beatles were sooooo generous! And when he told me that the Beatles were so popular that other bands tried to trick people into thinking that THEY were the Beatles, I thought that was the funniest thing ever. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Freddie & the Dreamers - <i>You Were Made for Me</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I already put Freddie's big hit on a previous mix because of <a href="https://listmaker.blogspot.com/2004/09/do-freddie.html?q=freddie+and+the+dreamers">my class being obsessed </a>with <i>Doing the Freddie </i>twenty years ago. But this band had AT LEAST one other good song, didn't they? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Gerry & the Pacemakers - <i>How Do You Do It?</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I feel like this band is the quintessential British Invasion pop band. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Searchers - <i>Don't Throw Your Love Away</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Kinks - <i>A Well Respected Man</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">My dad liked the Kinks but no one could touch The Searchers for his true affections. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Zombies - <i>She's Not There</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I can still see my dad playing the air electric piano to this song. AND trying to hit the high notes in the vocals. He was better at playing the air piano. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Who - <i>The Kids Are Alright</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Rolling Stones -<i> It's All Over Now</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Neither of these bands were my dad's favorites. Not enough harmonies? I don't know. He did like them though. Two quick memories: He couldn't talk about <i>Squeeze Box</i> w/o chuckling. He also was so amused that the Stones had to change the words of<i> Let's Spend the Night Together</i> when they were on Ed Sullivan. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dave Clark Five - <i>Bits and Pieces</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I already put the big hit on a previous mix because of<a href="https://listmaker.blogspot.com/2007/05/glad-all-over.html?q=dave+clark+five"> a bet I had with my dad</a>. But this band had AT LEAST many other good songs! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Supremes - <i>Where Did Our Love Go? </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">He definitely had a soft spot for the Motown stuff. I remember him explaining to me why the other members of the band were annoyed at Diana Ross. Perhaps he shared this information after after seeing <i>The Wiz</i>? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Del Shannon - <i>Handy Man</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">This song is ridiculous. Ridiculously awesome. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DQSkEvP68ByOlGkOSxiyJaDds0EfOyOSaVF6-qdsoYkQWyk2y1L2BBcloRZ4-w5RoXdbIaVhMm4JjwexzXzpNLPOZpjYh2kOTYW17gmxghzmzpQAlvF1tYKH2SPC_qms5BYOHURYA6TgRgDqsW4PrsGj4q84VXTX60rS7PLtDuYarDMXtQ/s4032/IMG_1504.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DQSkEvP68ByOlGkOSxiyJaDds0EfOyOSaVF6-qdsoYkQWyk2y1L2BBcloRZ4-w5RoXdbIaVhMm4JjwexzXzpNLPOZpjYh2kOTYW17gmxghzmzpQAlvF1tYKH2SPC_qms5BYOHURYA6TgRgDqsW4PrsGj4q84VXTX60rS7PLtDuYarDMXtQ/w640-h480/IMG_1504.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5AwXRIQIk6rBvimHu_n-YDbQ3aSAfMRdXwJegCCFWXHEsvqbUsM1Twm-GY7HMNaXnRYXj-A9ve-IRZ9CXW-BiYffa-7JBcm9qtHuwuyVkvUPQ4G4V1dBPJqvnmKTJfSsLVUXDphXhbGcvk-gXhhRV47nym3YulXsc32HXKzMOUrvVlv-Ag/s4032/IMG_1505.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5AwXRIQIk6rBvimHu_n-YDbQ3aSAfMRdXwJegCCFWXHEsvqbUsM1Twm-GY7HMNaXnRYXj-A9ve-IRZ9CXW-BiYffa-7JBcm9qtHuwuyVkvUPQ4G4V1dBPJqvnmKTJfSsLVUXDphXhbGcvk-gXhhRV47nym3YulXsc32HXKzMOUrvVlv-Ag/w640-h480/IMG_1505.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The Searchers - <i>Someday We're Gonna Love Again</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Always a good choice for a post breakup mix tape. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Bobby Fuller Four -<i> I Fought the Law</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Poor Bobby Fuller might not have lost to the law, but he definitely lost to somebody. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Beatles - <i>If I Fell</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">My dad really liked the movie<i> A Hard Day's Night</i>. I remember watching it with him as a kid and having a hard time understanding what the hell anyone was saying. I was more of a <i>Compleat Beatles </i>kid I guess. I do remember how much I loved the performances in the movie though. Especially the <i>I Should Have Known Better </i>one on the train. Paul's grandfather never ceased to crack my dad up. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Buddy Holly - <i>I'm Gonna Love You Too</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Goddam the Buddy Holly hiccup gets me every time. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dion - <i>Lovers Who Wander</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Betty Everett - <i>The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Everly Brothers - <i>Cathy's Clown</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The only thing these songs have in common is my dad <i>tried</i> his best to sing along to these songs. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Crystals - <i>Da Doo Run Run (When He Walked Me Home)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Chiffons - <i>He's So Fine</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">He loved loved loved a lot of the Phil Spector stuff. Especially the early girl group sound. I know the Phil Spector Christmas really well. My dad had no interest in anything Christmas related except for some select Christmas albums, the Spector one being his favorite. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPEVZl2QIPM06ozJluC2_Hjf6HoRMwclwYCr7pjhK4x47s0vn657DEep7KOA2d3y2uadYR_0nIJ1humWI0nzC30r5WOVFxpNnDcwwubSzV22znLhf6XVNy1yKCV7sAEMWWEHjrmjUzhDkyfgLvRnyd8njOs7Emo6bqujqWx_RS0evMqsNHIg/s3689/IMG_1507.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3689" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPEVZl2QIPM06ozJluC2_Hjf6HoRMwclwYCr7pjhK4x47s0vn657DEep7KOA2d3y2uadYR_0nIJ1humWI0nzC30r5WOVFxpNnDcwwubSzV22znLhf6XVNy1yKCV7sAEMWWEHjrmjUzhDkyfgLvRnyd8njOs7Emo6bqujqWx_RS0evMqsNHIg/w400-h328/IMG_1507.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhwNOKK2xEmDw00KRDacQUSOOTBqwYMt7mHwkCyb-7eTrtoz8Qw_gDUZRgqyB9S-fEjTHzD1SGV9QZyVTasZXEOP4M59V19599eDWfcBQJtudSWiz8QMMYB6p-iSBpQSB802Ea4BGNqx4SHVpRq-KPuGPiMsweAVMzo18flRAKoH5Pe0Jpw/s3979/IMG_1509.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3979" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhwNOKK2xEmDw00KRDacQUSOOTBqwYMt7mHwkCyb-7eTrtoz8Qw_gDUZRgqyB9S-fEjTHzD1SGV9QZyVTasZXEOP4M59V19599eDWfcBQJtudSWiz8QMMYB6p-iSBpQSB802Ea4BGNqx4SHVpRq-KPuGPiMsweAVMzo18flRAKoH5Pe0Jpw/w400-h304/IMG_1509.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Del Shannon - <i>Two Kinds of Tear Drops</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Lesley Gore - <i>It's My Party</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - <i>The Tracks of My Tears</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Everly Brothers - <i>Crying in the Rain</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The first time I ever saw my dad cry was when he broke down in tears trying to give a speech at my Bar Mitzvah. It was MY party and my dad cried because he wanted to. Let's see ... some other memories. He explained to me that Del Shannon's songs often were about wallowing in misery. He loved the sentiment of the Lesley Gore song. He once tried to explain to me why women liked Smokey so much. I didn't understand. Something about his eyes? I also needed an explanation as a little kid why the Everlys did all their crying in the rain. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Buddy Holly - <i>Listen to Me</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>American Pie</i> is an overplayed song, no doubt. But the day the music died was a real thing on Eastway Dr.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Beatles - <i>You're Going to Lose That Girl</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">He definitely preferred <i>A Hard Day's Night</i> but he couldn't not laugh when explaining to me the plot of <i>Help</i>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Hollies - <i>On a Carousel</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Beach Boys - <i>Don't Worry Baby</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Everly Brothers - <i>All I Have to Do is Dream</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Never saw the Hollies of course. Or the 80s era Beach Boys which is a blessing. But I did see Crosby, Stills, and Nash, as well as the Everlys in the early to mid 80s at Merriweather Post with the old man. Even as a youngster, the mellow teach your children well 60s vibe of CSN kinda irritated me. I liked the Everlys show but my dad was a bit disappointed their voices didn't sound like they did in 1964 anymore. Father Time is a bitch. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Fats Domino - <i>I Hear You Knocking</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I hear the second playlist knocking. But it can't come in. Yet. Another thing I learned from my dad is the nonstop corny jokes. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7KyjvpSiVUrP6FxP6L9Z-gzlM12lBLr-SA__DX9yAgkmAXllPyg3GfFB7x3ta_YIWSMuvcph4Tk9O-3mxHSrEGoZ-QICNI13fxoR7_sytKxc_n4jOC0WnFRazSmnc1UIO22pt3g7t5kw-31YBT9Kt2URd7g5-oV1Sxm-9RYjqcmyYao5Jw/s4032/IMG_1506.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7KyjvpSiVUrP6FxP6L9Z-gzlM12lBLr-SA__DX9yAgkmAXllPyg3GfFB7x3ta_YIWSMuvcph4Tk9O-3mxHSrEGoZ-QICNI13fxoR7_sytKxc_n4jOC0WnFRazSmnc1UIO22pt3g7t5kw-31YBT9Kt2URd7g5-oV1Sxm-9RYjqcmyYao5Jw/w400-h300/IMG_1506.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Listmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335814.post-8496155935939688952023-03-23T11:30:00.001-04:002023-03-23T11:30:00.175-04:002023 Winter TV<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><i>Fleishman is in Trouble</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">I liked the book a lot. I liked the show enough. But man, Jesse Eisenberg is hard to watch. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><i>Ziwe</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">I'm obsessed. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><i>Country Music</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Ken Burns for the win. Again. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><i>Couples Therapy</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Why does this stuff fascinate me so? </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>Big Mouth</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;">I keep watching but it isn't the same. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>Our Flag Means Death</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;">So absurd. I loved it. </span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Scenes From a Marriage </i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I liked this a lot. I was wary but updating the Bergman classic to the U.S. in modern times was perfect. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Marc Maron: <i>From Bleak to Dark</i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Nikki Glaser: <i>Good Clean Filth</i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Chris Rock: <i>Selective Outrage</i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Loved the Maron. Of course. Was amused by the Glaser. Liked parts of the Chris Rock. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7Nxag-hdKrarLpPYmU96fh9414whHp_0850e_fzJUXR_5aknFNYxKweQIdkzXcYpW3xj8lxhohfpBTeIZdx-oSCPDmHwAwJ-6DPl_zSv67dH7XS5EdjOBCPi6jc_x4f--K5l0Sozp2bPyfZl64Ik-eLahG01rVBNIHSc-ZVPAt4BNHUayA/s1180/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-22%20at%205.49.14%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7Nxag-hdKrarLpPYmU96fh9414whHp_0850e_fzJUXR_5aknFNYxKweQIdkzXcYpW3xj8lxhohfpBTeIZdx-oSCPDmHwAwJ-6DPl_zSv67dH7XS5EdjOBCPi6jc_x4f--K5l0Sozp2bPyfZl64Ik-eLahG01rVBNIHSc-ZVPAt4BNHUayA/w276-h400/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-22%20at%205.49.14%20PM.png" width="276" /></a></div>The Last of Us </i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I LOVED this. The description I read about this being the perfect hybrid between<i> Station Eleven </i>and <i>The Walking Dead</i> sums it up. So good. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>For all Mankind </i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Marc and Jim loved this show. It was definitely a slow burn for me but I'm all caught up on all three seasons. I like it but definitely not as much as those guys and their constant POSITIVE loop. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Paul T. Goldman </i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Wow. Just wow. Whoever is reading this blog, please watch this show so we can talk about it. Pretty please! </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Cunk on Earth </i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If Sacha Baron Cohen were a woman, less in your face, and on the BBC, you might get a show like this. </span></div>Listmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335814.post-80205976898627136782023-03-21T11:30:00.002-04:002023-03-22T17:50:27.929-04:002023 Winter Playlist <div style="text-align: left;"> This winter, I saw Yo La Tengo for the second time as part of the annual Hanukkah celebration. This time, it was on Christmas Eve. And I fell in love with that Flo & Eddie cover they did. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Terry Hall, David Crosby, and Tom Verlaine died. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I went to St. Louis with Eric and Amie to see Archers of Loaf. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I became obsessed with Chuck Berry. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I turned 50 and had some feelings about it. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I read a book about the early early years of Van Halen, a book about Alamont, and more of the Bob Spitz bio on Dylan. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I finally listened to <i>Abandoned Luncheonette</i> (in the car from St. Louis to Memphis). </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I also finally gave that famous Cowboy Junkies album a twirl. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And then there were many other gems such as listening to Bill Fox with the Plumleys in Memphis AND falling in love with late 60s Del Shannon. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/26Cwx6C2l0e67OcYEDWiT4?utm_source=generator" width="100%"></iframe>Listmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335814.post-37969300458191892802023-03-12T18:51:00.019-04:002023-08-14T09:21:02.094-04:002022 Movie List<p>Another year, another list. I can't say I even hate my least favorite movie of the year but something's gotta take that spot. And for at least, the third year in a row, I didn't have a definite number one movie. But I'm happy with my choice! </p><div>And apparently, I like movies with donkeys these days. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>MY LEAST FAVORITE MOVIE OF THE YEAR</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/08/bullet-train.html">Bullet Train</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>I'M SORRY BUT I'M JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/03/jackass-forever.html">Jackass Forever</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-black-phone.html">The Black Phone</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/10/elvis.html">Elvis</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/06/jurassic-world-dominion.html">Jurassic World Dominion</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/07/lightyear.html">Lightyear</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-batman.html">The Batman</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/07/thor-love-and-thunder.html">Thor: Love and Thunder</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/05/doctor-strange-in-multiverse-of-madness.html">Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>I LIKED ELEMENTS OF THESE MOVIES</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/06/the-survivor.html">The Survivor</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/05/apollo-10-12-space-age-childhood.html">Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/05/the-unbearable-weight-of-unbearable.html">The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/05/tony-hawk-until-wheels-fall-off.html">Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/10/x.html">X</a></i></div><div><br /></div></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/12/crimes-of-future.html">Crimes of the Future</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/05/men.html">Men</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/01/white-noise.html">White Noise</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/03/after-yang.html">After Yang</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/09/on-count-of-three.html">On the Count of Three</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/07/three-thousand-years-of-longing.html">Three Thousand Years of Longing</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/10/nothing-compares.html">Nothing Compares</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>I LIKED THESE</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/07/travelin-band-creedence-clearwater.html">Travelin' Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-princess.html">The Princess</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/11/poly-styrene-i-am-cliche.html">Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliche</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/06/sr.html"><i>Sr.</i> </a></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/05/she-said.html">She Said</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/11/say-hey-willie-mays.html">Say Hey, Willie Mays!</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/01/bros.html">Bros</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/02/descendant.html">Descendant</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/06/louis-armstrongs-black-blues.html">Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/02/pleasure.html">Pleasure</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/01/women-talking.html">Women Talking</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/06/the-house.html">The House</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/09/prey.html">Prey</a></i></div><div><br /></div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/03/turning-red.html">Turning Red</a></i><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/08/happening.html">Happening</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/01/guillermo-del-toros-pinocchio.html">Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/03/triangle-of-sadness.html">Triangle of Sadness</a></i></div></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/04/all-beauty-and-bloodshed.html">All the Beauty and the Bloodshed</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/02/navalny.html">Navalny</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/08/fresh.html">Fresh</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/11/barbarian.html?sc=1669583504099">Barbarian</a></i></div></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/05/bodies-bodies-bodies.html">Bodies Bodies Bodies</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/11/meet-me-in-bathroom.html">Meet Me in the Bathroom</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/11/fire-island.html">Fire Island</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/12/is-that-black-enough-for-you.html">Is That Black Enough For You?!?</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/03/armageddon-time.html">Armageddon Time</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/02/all-quiet-on-western-front.html">All Quiet on the Western Front</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/06/pearl.html">The Pearl</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/01/glass-onion-knives-out-mystery.html">Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/11/decision-to-leave.html">Decision to Leave</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/08/till.html">Till</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/10/petite-maman.html">Petite Maman</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/04/rrr.html">RRR</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/08/nope.html">Nope</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-fabelmans.html">The Fabelmans</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>BURNING UP</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/02/black-panther-wakanda-forever.html">Black Panther: Wakanda Forever</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/09/the-woman-king.html">The Woman King</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/06/the-northman.html">The Northman</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/01/fire-of-love.html">Fire of Love</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/04/everything-everywhere-all-at-once.html">Everything Everywhere All at Once</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/01/the-menu.html">The Menu</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/03/violent-night.html">Violent Night</a></i></div><div><br /></div></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/11/weird-al-yankovic-story.html">Weird: The Al Yankovic Story</a></i></div></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/06/kimi.html">Kimi</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/07/cow.html">Cow</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/07/good-luck-to-you-leo-grande.html">Good Luck to You, Leo Grande</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/05/no-bears.html">No Bears</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/06/to-leslie.html">To Leslie</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/11/hit-road.html">Hit the Road</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/08/paris-13th-district.html">Paris, 13th District</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>NEAR THE TOP</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/11/aftersun.html?sc=1669583504099">Aftersun</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/06/top-gun-maverick.html">Top Gun: Maverick</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/11/moonage-daydream.html">Moonage Daydream</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/10/emily-criminal.html">Emily the Criminal</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/12/speak-no-evil.html">Speak No Evil</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>SO CLOSE</b></div><div><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/01/eo.html"><i>EO</i></a></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2023/03/tar.html">TĂ¡r</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>MY FAVORITE FILM OF THE YEAR</b></div><div><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/11/the-banshees-of-inisherin.html?sc=1669583504099">The Banshees of Inishirin</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a 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style="text-align: left;">Gary Shteyngart - <u>Our Country Friends</u>, 2021</div><div style="text-align: left;">Bring on the pandemic novels! So this is what it was like for all the lucky ones that escaped upstate, huh? Seems like a party! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjms1BqJl-wiQTcRSbr_JgFb73hHn29ua0rkwpF8OFfS-wPxW5Ndos8KeZXXFYFHf5PyTX9F_uy2XYDondV55Q_8znJtHlKMTE40z5QrpMs7Yc3dRF7CwfHk9OAVMzGDS0RltwfP6NArjBjp9vjB7b4KINrmS5hAS3REPncnoV2bj7tLfD8iA/s990/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-27%20at%201.18.40%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="990" data-original-width="662" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjms1BqJl-wiQTcRSbr_JgFb73hHn29ua0rkwpF8OFfS-wPxW5Ndos8KeZXXFYFHf5PyTX9F_uy2XYDondV55Q_8znJtHlKMTE40z5QrpMs7Yc3dRF7CwfHk9OAVMzGDS0RltwfP6NArjBjp9vjB7b4KINrmS5hAS3REPncnoV2bj7tLfD8iA/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-27%20at%201.18.40%20PM.png" width="214" /></a></div>James L. Swanson - <u>Manhunt: The 12 Day Chase For Lincoln's Killer</u>, 2006</div><div style="text-align: left;">Between this and the Hampton Sides book about James Earl Ray, I think I've found my new favorite genre. I loved this book. As I was reading it, I realized just how little I actually knew about John Wilkes Booth and his days on the run. Let alone his death. Fascinating stuff. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">William Lindsay Gresham - <u>Nightmare Alley</u>, 1946</div><div style="text-align: left;">I liked this enough but the 2021 movie is much better. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Jan Reid with Shawn Sahm - <u>Texas Tornado: The Times and Music of Doug Sahm,</u> 2010</div><div style="text-align: left;">My dad bought this book a couple months before his hip surgery in in the fall of 2010, a surgery he never really recovered from before his death about a year later. I don't even know if he read this but I hope he did. I'd love to talk to him about it. I found the Amazon receipt in the book which made me happy. The book was better than I thought it would be. For whatever reason, I didn't have the highest expectations for it. After reading this, I want to go back and watch <a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2018/02/sir-doug-and-genuine-texas-cosmic-groove.html?q=sir+doug">that doc</a> from a few years ago again. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Noah Hawley - <u>Anthem,</u> 2022</div><div style="text-align: left;">I wanted to like this more than I did. It's very of the moment politically but it wasn't that interesting to me overall. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Grace Elizabeth Hale - <u>Cool Town: How Athens, Georgia, Launched Alternative Music and Changed American Culture</u>, 2020</div><div style="text-align: left;">Jeremy recommended this to me. I liked it a lot. Yes, there was a lot of R.E.M. but there was plenty of other stuff in here too, not just music either. It definitely put the whole Athens scene of the late 70s through late 80s into context for me. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ira Levin - <u>Rosemary's Baby</u>, 1967</div><div style="text-align: left;">Many in my Zoom Book Club feel that this was the best combination of book/movie we've had since <u>The Last Picture Show</u>. It's hard to argue. I like<a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/07/rosemarys-baby.html"> the movie</a> but was a bit surprised by how much I liked the book. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ian McGuire - <u>The Abstainer</u>, 2020</div><div style="text-align: left;">I loved McGuire's previous book <u>North Water</u> a lot. I liked this one quite a bit as well, even if it isn't nearly as intense. That's probably a good thing. McGuire is a a great writer. Tons of double crossing and Irish nationalism and underground goings on. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Warren Ellis - <u>Nina Simone's Gum</u>, 2021</div><div style="text-align: left;">This book, much like, Nina Simon is a goddamn work of art. Warren Ellis is such a kook he even surprises Nick Cave. Yes, he took Simone's gum that she took out of her mouth to perform in 1999. Yes, this book is about that very piece of gum and its meaning to Ellis over the years. I should have proposed this book and <a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/06/20000-days-on-earth.html">the Nick Cave doc </a>for my Zoom Book Club. That would have gone over incredibly well, I think. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Joan Didion -<u> The White Album</u>, 1979</div><div style="text-align: left;">I have only read one other Didion book and I really liked it. I'd heard of this one for years. I must admit, I wasn't that into this. I guess I don't care that much about her take on 1960s/ 70s California? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ger Duany - <u>Walk Toward the Rising Sun: From Child Soldier to Ambassador of Peace</u>, 2020</div><div style="text-align: left;">I powered through this in preparation for Ger's visit to my school. His visit was one of my all time favorite days as a teacher. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Art Spiegelman - <u>Maus</u>, 1986 and 1991</div><div style="text-align: left;">I read the first book back in the mid 90s when Jeremy gave it to me as a gift. For whatever reason, I never ended up reading the second book. Otis had to read them both for school and was struggling to write an essay about them. I thought it was the perfect excuse for me to revisit the first book and finally read the second. Oh yeah, fuck censorship. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Kyle Buchanan - <u>Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road</u>, 2022</div><div style="text-align: left;">I loved every single word of this book. What a crazy ride. You can see why the movie ended up being such a one of a kind experience. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sol Yurick - <u>The Warriors</u>, 1965</div><div style="text-align: left;">Worst book we've read in our Zoom Book Club. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Paul Kix- <u>The Saboteur: The Aristocrat Who Became France's Most Daring Anti- Nazi Commando</u>, 2017</div><div style="text-align: left;">A quick fun read that Eric passed along to me. The title says it all. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz - <u>Beastie Boys Book</u>, 2018</div><div style="text-align: left;">A fun, brisk read. Much better than <a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/07/beastie-boys-story.html?q=beastie+boys">the doc</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZd6npRWh4rJmtX0NSxK07cx1ZR15f9b2m7MNKrSur74mQEPdPT0FtT2QQE9_huo_UsI07zUY6qNnkj-oMRjVy7AEkpmWuXO9wSRSAnUmsfNlmLO_PjlcBY-FroWIql2bSmd0GaqiZSwLjICmy92RjUqeRA67RUjexBDfY19SGem3GQ2aRYg/s1020/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-27%20at%201.23.49%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="674" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZd6npRWh4rJmtX0NSxK07cx1ZR15f9b2m7MNKrSur74mQEPdPT0FtT2QQE9_huo_UsI07zUY6qNnkj-oMRjVy7AEkpmWuXO9wSRSAnUmsfNlmLO_PjlcBY-FroWIql2bSmd0GaqiZSwLjICmy92RjUqeRA67RUjexBDfY19SGem3GQ2aRYg/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-27%20at%201.23.49%20PM.png" width="211" /></a></div>Emily St. John Mandel - <u>Sea of Tranquility</u>, 2022 and <u>The Glass Hotel,</u> 2020</div><div style="text-align: left;">I liked the former even more than<u> Station Eleven</u>. I love how she uses time travel in a way that serves the story rather than the other way around. <u>Sea of Tranquilit</u>y was one of my favorite books of the year. I also really liked the latter quite a bit as well. Bernie Madoff inspired. I think I saw her while I was eating brunch in my neighborhood this past summer but I can't be 100% sure on that. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dorothy Porter - <u>The Monkey's Mask</u>, 1994</div><div style="text-align: left;">A spin on the typical noir detective story, told in poetry and by a powerful female detective. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Kotaro Isaka - <u>Bullet Train,</u> 2010</div><div style="text-align: left;">This book was so ridiculously fun. Maybe a little too much Thomas the Tank Engine talk but otherwise it was a perfect summer read. The <a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/08/bullet-train.html?q=bullet+train">movie</a> was not a perfect summer watch. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sean T. Collins - <u>Pain Don't Hurt</u>, 2020</div><div style="text-align: left;">365 essays on the ins and outs of the great American classic, <i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2020/06/road-house.html?q=road+house">Road House</a></i>. What the what? Thanks again to Josh for changing my life, one Swayze truism at a time. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hiroo Onoda - <u>No Surrender: My Thirty-Year War</u>, 1974</div><div style="text-align: left;">Werner Herzog -<u> The Twilight World</u>, 2021</div><div style="text-align: left;">I had heard of Onoda for years but had never bothered to learn more. He's the Japanese soldier who hid for almost thirty years in the jungle of a small island in the Philippines. Then Herzog put out a book based on his conversations with him in 1997. But Onoda wrote his own book right after he came back to Japan. Both were quick reads and complemented each other quite well. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Tom Perrotta - <u>Election</u>, 1998</div><div style="text-align: left;">Tom Perrotta - <u>Tracy Flick Can't Win</u>, 2022</div><div style="text-align: left;">I found <u>Election</u> in one of my free little libraries this summer as I was heading to the train to head to the airport. It ended up being a perfect read for my Pacific NW trip. I liked the sequel as well. The two plus <i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2008/05/election.html">the movie</a></i> made for a rousing Zoom Book Club. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Stephen King - <u>Later</u>, 2021</div><div style="text-align: left;">I had been wanting to read a Stephen King book for a bit and then this one showed up in the closest free library. It was okay. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">V.C. Andrews - <u>Flowers in the Attic</u>, 1979</div><div style="text-align: left;">Louiza mentioned she was reading this back in the summer. I had heard of it but didn't know much about it. I will never be the same. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1c5JO1AC7r-OeEvEVX8biMOE1ZDyOSJVrUgo9Zzo3dYqqLLSB1EFMri8RPSrGz27Sj7z2ZOHDMQGmw9nRr_N4Fmv-8jW1c2milbYMiz77r2gqsQSmuoNn2jr6gMiR1vDG5rGv9LKExh5AJHqefNo2aAzGtFma8TGjTD5KQgRBIGv4ZKqKw/s1004/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-27%20at%201.26.22%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1004" data-original-width="654" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1c5JO1AC7r-OeEvEVX8biMOE1ZDyOSJVrUgo9Zzo3dYqqLLSB1EFMri8RPSrGz27Sj7z2ZOHDMQGmw9nRr_N4Fmv-8jW1c2milbYMiz77r2gqsQSmuoNn2jr6gMiR1vDG5rGv9LKExh5AJHqefNo2aAzGtFma8TGjTD5KQgRBIGv4ZKqKw/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-27%20at%201.26.22%20PM.png" width="208" /></a></div>Noel E. Monk - <u>Runnin' With the Devil: A Backstage Pass to the Wild Times, LOUD ROCK, and the Down and Dirty Truth Behind the Making of Van Halen,</u> 2017</div><div style="text-align: left;">Greg Renoff - <u>Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal</u>, 2015</div><div style="text-align: left;">Two books into my Van Halen book reading journey and I feel like I've just gotten started. I need more! I liked the Monk tell all version. But I also liked the building of the myth. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Viv Albertine - <u>To Throw Away Unopened</u>, 2018</div><div style="text-align: left;">This book was DARK! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Lenny Kaye - <u>Lightning Striking: Ten Transformative Moments in Rock and Roll</u>, 2022</div><div style="text-align: left;">This book was good but it really needed a section on the Harrisonburg / New Market scene of the early 90s. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Charles Willeford - <u>Cockfighter</u>, 1962</div><div style="text-align: left;">I couldn't stop thinking of this <a href="https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/if-women-wrote-men-the-way-men-write-women">article</a> while reading this. Zoom Book Club choice, of course. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Rob Jovanovic - <u>Perfect Sound Forever,</u> 2004</div><div style="text-align: left;">After seeing Pavement twice in October, I became absolutely obsessed with all things Pavement the rest of the year. It was hard to track this down since it's going for a lot of money online. The one copy in the Brooklyn library was due in mid Oct and was not returned. Luckily, the higher class Manhattan library system still had their copy. Fun stuff! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Bob Dylan - <u>The Philosophy of Modern Song</u>, 2022</div><div style="text-align: left;">Sort of like his <i>Theme Time Radio Hour.</i> But it's not quite as good unless listening to Bob spin his genius. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Listmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335814.post-25812338457412591192022-12-22T11:30:00.001-05:002022-12-22T11:30:00.165-05:00Fall 2022 TV<div style="text-align: left;"><i>Reservation Dogs</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The second season was a bit stranger than the first season. But it was just as good. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3w2Ha2edttj18ri-TK147Yei-JMm3c3rPFuSdCXHthYyYTeMPGWbzqaKYR_-47cRJyk-W8bDVd1lCYjRGFpoubZ1qYzL6X2ujjoia_PaXccDdogLUOykwP1ei_3cokOUc_OfwWQU4mgPbrFyv9x25xKyR_Mew5JkQzdaqpTfFMzuZzFptCw/s1230/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-19%20at%205.08.10%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1230" data-original-width="870" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3w2Ha2edttj18ri-TK147Yei-JMm3c3rPFuSdCXHthYyYTeMPGWbzqaKYR_-47cRJyk-W8bDVd1lCYjRGFpoubZ1qYzL6X2ujjoia_PaXccDdogLUOykwP1ei_3cokOUc_OfwWQU4mgPbrFyv9x25xKyR_Mew5JkQzdaqpTfFMzuZzFptCw/w283-h400/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-19%20at%205.08.10%20PM.png" width="283" /></a></div>Abbott Elementary</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Not sure why I didn't give the first season much of a chance when it was first on. I think I'm just a network TV snob. As in, I was super dismissive of anything on network TV. Or maybe I thought the whole fake documentary sitcom was played out? I don't know. But now I'm fully into it. So good! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Cobra Kai</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The show keeps getting more and more ridiculous but I continue to love it. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>The Handmaid's Tale</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I liked where this season headed. For awhile, I've enjoyed the show but wasn't quite sure what they had planned for it other than keep sending June back to Gilead. This season finally felt there was forward motion in the story line. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Ramy</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">One of the best shows on TV. I'm consistently surprised at where this show goes. Ramy in Israel was something else. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Andor</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I hope this signals a new direction in Star Wars related movies and TV. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>The White Lotus</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I was worried about the second season maybe being a letdown. I couldn't have been more wrong. Absolutely brilliant. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Atlanta</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">This show will go down as one of the best shows ever made. This last season was great. I am tempted to go back and watch the first couple of seasons again even though I don't usually go back and watch shows again. </div>Listmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335814.post-20405931037810588792022-12-20T12:05:00.004-05:002022-12-26T13:21:54.576-05:00Fall 2022 Playlist <iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/4B6a2CwLslM3sv8NVIzEtV?utm_source=generator" width="100%"></iframe><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> Link to playlist is <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4B6a2CwLslM3sv8NVIzEtV?si=8df9f27787d34a51&pt=092a3e3f4da020024bc3251766551c89">here</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This fall, I saw a lot of oldsters perform live. Willie Nelson, Pavement, Archers of Loaf, The Lemonheads, Barrence Whitfield, and Yo La Tengo. Only one of them though, did I talk about the Mets with for 10 minutes until a persnickety patron shushed us. I also saw one performer under the age of 50 and that was Cate Le Bon. Heck, she's younger than 40! Such a baby. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I loved the Bowie doc! I also watched the Poly Styrene doc. I read a book by the Van Halen manager. I read the Lenny Kaye book about different music scenes over the years. I read a book about Pavement. I read the first 1/3 of the Bob Spitz doc about Dylan. Josh and I watched <i>The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus</i>. I got into The Yeah Yeah Yeahs after watching <i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/11/meet-me-in-bathroom.html">Meet Me in the Bathroom</a></i>. Dirty Mac! And I fell in love with the Old 97's as part of the MCU. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And Jerry Lee and Loretta shook off this mortal coil. </div>Listmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335814.post-1436272854028254402022-12-06T20:18:00.005-05:002024-03-18T14:18:11.678-04:00Playlist as Memoir: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Rfh4rnbs6XGSf23Oh8pq6?si=fd0a0e2c3956416e">Link</a> to playlist. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This playlist is an assortment of older stuff I was listening to (most recent song is from 1981) from my earliest memories up through 1992. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKpyXvYHy94BQtiMLfX7qSuPW5iOeXdGIplpZsq1McoThplQd366r5f3K6js2GH4Kf7hJjU2X2z2U6T6IlcS3URdXw6o9MHdVG_Sbq88ytE5ol3XH9JyuQ6eIcaf7I8sPb54b01KOM5OogXSHRe_WIs0_3qXwErfIl4sBhP1VwO1kHxpmXw/s959/IMG_8363.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="852" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKpyXvYHy94BQtiMLfX7qSuPW5iOeXdGIplpZsq1McoThplQd366r5f3K6js2GH4Kf7hJjU2X2z2U6T6IlcS3URdXw6o9MHdVG_Sbq88ytE5ol3XH9JyuQ6eIcaf7I8sPb54b01KOM5OogXSHRe_WIs0_3qXwErfIl4sBhP1VwO1kHxpmXw/w355-h400/IMG_8363.jpg" width="355" /></a></div><br />The Kinks - <i>You Really Got Me</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Nonstop British Invasion for me growing up. I knew these songs from my dad, of course. The thing with him though is that he wouldn't let me borrow his records because he said the needle on my turntable would mess up his records. So a lot of my memory of REALLY knowing some of the stuff was when he made the move to CDs when I was in 7th or 8th grade. He bought a great British Invasion comp that Rhino put out. Not that I needed that comp to know the Kinks biggest hits by any stretch. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Little Richard - <i>Tutti Frutti</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Little Richard was a constant for me as a little kid. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Buddy Holly - <i>Everyday</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">As was Buddy Holly. I had a best of Buddy Holly on vinyl once I got my first turntable for my 10th bday. I remember thinking that the melody of this song would be so great if one day an indie rock savant would swipe it for one of his songs. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Beatles - <i>Strawberry Fields Forever</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">This was always one of my favorites as a kid. And why not? It's perfect. The one Beatles album I owned on vinyl was a collection of their #1 hits. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Queen - <i>Fat Bottomed Girls</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Queens' Greatest Hits really is unbeatable. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Steve Miller Band - <i>Rock 'n Me</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I don't know why this memory sticks out but I remember listening to Steve Miller's Greatest Hits on my first Walkman at dinner one night while out at Sir Walter Raleigh's or Ferdinand's (my grandparents' two favorite restaurants, based mainly on proximity) with my family. I thought it was the coolest thing ever to listen to music while the grownups talked about whatever it is they were talking about. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Darryl Hall & John Oates -<i> Rich Girl</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is a great song, no doubt. But as a kid, the real draw was that he sang "bitch." Not once, not twice. But THRICE! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Chuck Berry - <i>School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I wore my Chuck greatest hits album out! Hail hail Rock 'n' Roll!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sam & Dave - <i>Soothe Me</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-blues-brothers.html?q=blues+brothers">The Blue Brothers</a></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Creedence Clearwater Revival - <i>Bad Moon Rising </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2021/04/an-american-werewolf-in-london.html?q=american+werewolf+in+london">An American Werewolf in London</a></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Beatles - <i>We Can Work It Out</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">From my 45 Songs entry. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"</i></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>My mom bought me a paperback book of the lyrics to every Beatles song. I read them over and over and used it to sing along to the songs I knew.</i></span></span><span face=""Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"> </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">I remember becoming friends with this kid Conrad in my after school day care situation. And I would read him the lyrics to the songs just because. And he would politely sit and listen. Poor Conrad."</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">That isn't nearly as cringey as my memory of this song. I was only in First Grade when I was reading Conrad songs from the Beatles book. This song though ... I was in some sort of argument with a friend in elementary school. I asked him to come over so we could WORK IT OUT. We went to my room where I put on this song. And spoke over the song reminding him that we could indeed work out our differences. He sat politely but had a complete look of "<i>WTF is wrong with Daniel?</i>" on his face. Good question. What <i>was</i> wrong with me? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl6qLjwwdL3Bzh8JnED1zCnRodQdhTz5xOC69ARYiM4LpezHdt89jzXvMP6K27cCL6lw-YEE1F8Er4Rws1jp3B2l3akEp7Pkuj-4QoEMhvZHSYG0f7DyV9kI8qqwIjboceGcQ5-VFqWFCqna7cMt5_qft8QJr9YkR0KrmXmtZbrWKYrVed1g/s614/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-04%20at%208.04.25%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="614" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl6qLjwwdL3Bzh8JnED1zCnRodQdhTz5xOC69ARYiM4LpezHdt89jzXvMP6K27cCL6lw-YEE1F8Er4Rws1jp3B2l3akEp7Pkuj-4QoEMhvZHSYG0f7DyV9kI8qqwIjboceGcQ5-VFqWFCqna7cMt5_qft8QJr9YkR0KrmXmtZbrWKYrVed1g/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-04%20at%208.04.25%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Manfred Mann - <i>Do Wah Diddy Diddy</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Stripes</i> made this song ubiquitous. We used to sing this song while marching around at recess. Rich and I sang a completely horrendous version of this at Ocean City live onto cassette on the boardwalk. I still have that cassette. Luckily, I don't have a cassette player anymore. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Who - <i>Substitute </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">This band's later stuff confounded me as a youth but the Greatest Hits I had was perfect for me as an elementary school kid. Between this song and that Ricky Schroder show, I really became well versed about the meaning of plastic spoons and silver spoons. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Leonard Bernstein, Russ Tamblyn, Johnny Green, and the West Side Story Orchestra - <i>West Side Story: Act 1: Jet Song </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I loved <i>West Side Story</i> as a kid. This song in particular sticks out for me because of first sleep away camp experience in the summer before Fifth Grade. The counselor in charge of my bunk (Bunk 23!) taught us to sing the first verse of the song before we played other bunks in competition. He also taught us the lyrics to <i>Big Balls</i> but we never sang <i>that </i>song before a match. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ray Charles - <i>Night Time is the Right Time</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Rudy! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Little Richard - <i>Good Golly, Miss Molly</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I loved Little Richard of course. But it was Eddie Murphy as Little Richard Simmons that really made me fall in love with all things Richard Penniman. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Buddy Holly - <i>Rave On</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Marshall Crenshaw's cover of this is what really led to my love of this song. And my dad trying to do the Buddy's hiccup. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Chuck Berry - <i>Johnny B. Goode</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hey Chuck! You know that new sound you've been looking for? Well, listen to this! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sam Cooke - <i>(What a) Wonderful World</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Kelly McGillis and Harrison Ford in a barn. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Beatles - <i>No Reply </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">When the Beatles albums first started coming out on CD when I was in high school was when I really began to delve deeper into the Beatles. <i>Beatles for Sale</i> is so good! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Rolling Stones - <i>Paint it Black</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>China Beach! </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Kinks - <i>All Day and All of the Night</i> &<i> Destroyer</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>All Day and All of the Night</i> because. Just because. <i>Destroyer</i> I heard for the first time in the back seat of a car with a girl I worked with at my first job in the summer before 10th grade. I had a huge crush on her and she put this song on. It sounded incredible in the back seat of her car. I didn't realize at the time just how much of an homage to / ripoff of <i>All Day and All of the Night </i>it was. And the <i>Lola </i>references flew over my head as well. This song is perfect for being included on an album titled <i>Give the People What They Want.</i> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxxxaRuVbRVP_GEOKSCqhsbr9xbVhQpSUGh4AQOcXfQkIv7h-zEUIu9Q_eoFrKzozK31DWz94m5HJgHcU7-Ah8hgFTBcC-RZH9OnJ4V5xyL7WSAOQoU22W1mcq1A5pvJfcDrsMgVTMvmh9y4yQrEBq7wfGQr4_EZkEY8_uLsgn2jOeRVvh_Q/s1296/major_league_-_charlie_sheen_-_photofest_-_h_-_2016.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="1296" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxxxaRuVbRVP_GEOKSCqhsbr9xbVhQpSUGh4AQOcXfQkIv7h-zEUIu9Q_eoFrKzozK31DWz94m5HJgHcU7-Ah8hgFTBcC-RZH9OnJ4V5xyL7WSAOQoU22W1mcq1A5pvJfcDrsMgVTMvmh9y4yQrEBq7wfGQr4_EZkEY8_uLsgn2jOeRVvh_Q/w400-h225/major_league_-_charlie_sheen_-_photofest_-_h_-_2016.webp" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>The Troggs - <i>Wild Thing</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I always liked this song but <i>Major League </i>is what brought this song out of the shadows forever! And in 1989, Gregg Olson did his part. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Doors - <i>(Break on Through) To the Other Side</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Do you remember how ridiculous the two CD jewel cases were back in the day? That's my first thought when I think of listening to the Doors in the high school. That and the kid in my high school who were his Mojo Risin jean jacket every single day, come rain or shine. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Lou Reed - <i>Vicious</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I loved <i>Walk on the Wild Side</i> as much as the next kid but <i>Vicious</i> being on constant rotation at one point on WHFS is what sealed the deal for me. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Otis Redding - <i>Try a Little Tenderness</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I loved (<i>Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay</i> as much as the next kid but it was <i>The Commitments</i> (and maybe The Black Crowes) that sealed the deal for me. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Beatles - <i>She Said, She Said</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Revolver</i> forever and ever. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Joe Cocker - <i>With a Little Help From My Friends</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">John Belushi and <i>The Wonder Years</i>!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ray Charles -<i> Mess Around </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2020/08/planes-trains-and-automobiles.html?q=planes+trains+and"><i>Planes, Trains, and Automobiles</i></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Creedence Clearwater Revival - <i>Up Around the Bend</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Once I started driving, I realized just how great CCR was to listen to while cruising down New Hampshire Ave at 40 MPH. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Monkees -<i> Last Train to Clarksville</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Robert & Johnny - <i>You're Mine</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2017/09/after-hours.html?q=after+hours">After Hours</a>. </i>Teri Garr as Miss Beehive 1965, gay men in leather, and being hunted by vigilantes in a Mr. Softee truck while being covered in paper mĂ¢chĂ©. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Beatles -<i> Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">This was one of those Beatles songs that I knew when I was really little but it wasn't until high school that I began to understand what the hell it was about. Sort of. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Bob Dylan -<i> Subterranean Homesick Blues</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dylan invented rap, right? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Velvet Underground - <i>Sweet Jane</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I still remember my dad dismissing this song by saying that this was Lou Reed just trying to sound like Bob Dylan. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Kinks - <i>Lola</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Walk on the Wild Side would have been a better 1-2 punch here. Oh well. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sex Pistols -<i> Anarchy in the U.K.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I still remember listening to this album for the first time in my bedroom on Eastway Drive. I wasn't quite sure what to make of it other than I knew I had never quite heard anything like it. I wasn't expecting it to be so funny. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp92VPntqIMWJ8FFeYhY2TCeTf2zrl6pFZ92e9fsGheswWaVkaQrCvAsW7qRdcusHqilfimUBRHoMHZuJ-ASiZDjFoHPRsJyNF4lzhMUjvGiJXZDvbtMEuM2TBANz52vMvawJ6969AIlZJxte-doybSchXEDBpqtpofgWq5Jf1XyROVvy7mA/s1432/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="1432" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp92VPntqIMWJ8FFeYhY2TCeTf2zrl6pFZ92e9fsGheswWaVkaQrCvAsW7qRdcusHqilfimUBRHoMHZuJ-ASiZDjFoHPRsJyNF4lzhMUjvGiJXZDvbtMEuM2TBANz52vMvawJ6969AIlZJxte-doybSchXEDBpqtpofgWq5Jf1XyROVvy7mA/w400-h169/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Them - <i>Baby, Please Don't Go</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Elvis - <i>Love Me </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps -<i> Be-Bop-A-Lula</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="http://listmaker.blogspot.com/2005/02/im-making-my-lunch.html?q=wild+at+heart">Wild at Heart</a> </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Harry Dean Stanton in the car, weirdos walking down the street in New Orleans, Nicolas Cage crooning. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Otis Redding - <i>Stay in School</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Once I got the Otis Redding comp that had this song on it, it became a mainstay on mix tapes. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Jerry Lee Lewis - <i>Great Balls of Fire</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Obviously, I knew this song my entire life. But I think mostly of this song as being played at Camden Yards every game during their first season in 1992. Rich and I went to a crazy amount of games that year. Rich changed the lyrics to the song and we'd sing it as loud as we could when the song played. </div><div style="text-align: left;">"<i>Goodness gracious / I married my cousin.</i>" And then later, "<i>I'm off to love you like a cousin should / You're fine / just nine</i>." Being 19 is fun! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">David Bowie - <i>Changes</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I was anti Bowie for a long time because I didn't like <i>Let's Dance </i>I think. And I was not into the theatrics of <i>Ziggy Stardust</i> etc. don't know. But I did like <i>Rebel, Rebel, Suffragette City</i>, and this song whenever I heard them. I liked this song the most because of hearing it at baseball games during pitching changes made me happy.</div>Listmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335814.post-35245206614599583112022-10-10T15:05:00.004-04:002023-07-07T17:16:24.599-04:00Playlist as Memoir: Born in the '70s<div style="text-align: left;">Hazy memories from before 1980 ... </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2RBK5TKo9rS0vCgI8Hhp2q?si=865a8cefcb664df6">link</a> to the playlist. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Always so pensive. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkqfCIbVyFyiGGnTUqpvevFL-D0TgJI11W6_NHZk0wMuJPTGDQPZsTG2GbhCuqpcqiiy73LI-UxD7NH_l1HrJAYzWVTi-sMIecxj-DX4tXwF7Gwr2VZh_iiMzJDgn2KEA4n49_XJ-ffdzG8Uh8wJ5LhWjrvAbwmtq4Sm_o-bS9XEH4JItIg/s514/IMG_8146.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="503" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkqfCIbVyFyiGGnTUqpvevFL-D0TgJI11W6_NHZk0wMuJPTGDQPZsTG2GbhCuqpcqiiy73LI-UxD7NH_l1HrJAYzWVTi-sMIecxj-DX4tXwF7Gwr2VZh_iiMzJDgn2KEA4n49_XJ-ffdzG8Uh8wJ5LhWjrvAbwmtq4Sm_o-bS9XEH4JItIg/w391-h400/IMG_8146.JPG" width="391" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Shirley R. Cohen - <i>Maccabee March</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I was all in to Sunday school. I loved the stories. I loved there was one about Daniel and lions. I loved marching to Maccabee songs. I loved potato pancakes. I loved groggers and booing Haman at Purim. Years later I was a preschool teacher at a Jewish preschool in MD and got to lead my very own Maccabee March! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5TaFEJAUA5dOZsAnq3DPYFEmUnTnFOxcY-duN5bV45_r6zJOjTPdTgAIP1FRFmegbpk4oFh8EkRGoa1-zho9YzfDViSZRWRp3wgT5g1EFH1pYH_HPd_RimaZ-ibgoc8ND3iK61FToK_JRfYbE-vK3GiaomDGLWw1y1zJcyF26mqDde2olgg/s4032/IMG_9746.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5TaFEJAUA5dOZsAnq3DPYFEmUnTnFOxcY-duN5bV45_r6zJOjTPdTgAIP1FRFmegbpk4oFh8EkRGoa1-zho9YzfDViSZRWRp3wgT5g1EFH1pYH_HPd_RimaZ-ibgoc8ND3iK61FToK_JRfYbE-vK3GiaomDGLWw1y1zJcyF26mqDde2olgg/w400-h300/IMG_9746.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Peter, Paul and Mary - <i>If I Had A Hammer</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">A classic for a reason. My dad liked Peter, Paul, and Mary but I equate them more with my mom. She never knew words to songs other than the chorus and would just sing Do Do Do to the verses. Years later, I saw Peter, Paul and Mary at Merriweather Post with my parents. From a <a href="http://listmaker.blogspot.com/2009/12/wrecked-by-bowzer.html?q=sha+na+na">2009 blog post</a>, I wrote, "<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">I remember Paul or Mary inviting fans to come up onstage after the show to say hi and to get autographs. I was one of the first to get up on stage and then Peter yelled at me to get the hell off. Apparently, he didn't know that fans had been invited. Either that or he hated little Jewish suburban boys.</span></i><span face=""Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;">"</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The New Seekers -<i> Free to Be ... You and Me</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I was such a sensitive little boy because of <i>Free to Be ... You and Me</i> and <i>Sesame Street</i>. Every time I hear any song from <i>Free to Be ... You and Me</i>, I think about being a little kid hanging out at Forest Glen Park with my mom. Painting and doing other assorted sensitive boy things. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Pointer Sisters - <i>Pinball Number Count</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I loved Sesame Street with all my heart and soul. As an adult, I've grown to appreciate Mr. Rogers but as a kid, he was a bit too milquetoast for me. I also liked <i>3.2.1. Contact </i>and <i>Electric Company</i> a lot. Side note: I had no idea this song was by the Pointer Sisters. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Barry Louis Polisar - <i>Don't Put Your Finger Up Your Nose</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">From a 2009 blog post, "<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">My favorite musician as a preschooler was a Silver Spring resident named Barry Louis Polisar. My mom used to take me to see him perform. I loved his records. My memories of seeing him are hazy at best but I think he might have even played at my school at one point.</span></i></span></div><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;">His songs were whimsical but with an edge. Years later, I reread the liner notes of one his late 70's albums and they were full of messages along the lines of </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;">Don't Trust the Man. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;">With song titles like </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;">Shut Up in the Library</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;">I'm a 3-Toed, Triple-Eyed, Double-Jointed Dinosaur</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;">I Don't Believe You Are Going to the Bathroom</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;">, and my personal favorite, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;">Don't Put Your Finger In Your Nose</span></span></i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">, the man was a genius! A genius</span></i><span face=""Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;">!"</span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Read on for even more<a href="http://listmaker.blogspot.com/2009/12/at-least-juno-is-good-for-one-thing.html?q=barry+louis+polisar"> of the post</a>, including comments left by Mr. Polisar himself. I love the intro to this song where he quips "<i>The times REALLY are a-changin</i>." Takoma Park in the 70s man, must have been a WILD place. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Grandpa and me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggaFIssKGycYtFqm-_cQ0s_ZmhusUm911TAW98obgFlOh97nlckIah5pgttN0484nePCslHpcmK8CiaqFe5SiZsWElvB39vvTfW_XOSOhncE7e_TpiUYyQbIeieVEC61yJqorK2XLYoE2eU_PjkA5ujMO87YazNSniJqurwkY0bgyJMADP1A/s3814/IMG_9733.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3005" data-original-width="3814" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggaFIssKGycYtFqm-_cQ0s_ZmhusUm911TAW98obgFlOh97nlckIah5pgttN0484nePCslHpcmK8CiaqFe5SiZsWElvB39vvTfW_XOSOhncE7e_TpiUYyQbIeieVEC61yJqorK2XLYoE2eU_PjkA5ujMO87YazNSniJqurwkY0bgyJMADP1A/w400-h315/IMG_9733.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The Beatles - <i>Please Please Me</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have no idea how old I was when I started listening to the Beatles but they definitely form some of my earliest music memories. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Big Bopper - <i>Chantilly Lace</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Cadillacs - <i>Speedo</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">These songs still kill me to this day. How is <i>Chantilly Lace</i> so good? It is utterly ridiculous. Regarding Speedo, as a young child, I used to think Mr. Earl in the song was a reference to Earl Weaver. Missed opportunity! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOczM_NCncpW31FxMDoasS24WLtaZ6XKP-ByJ6ioqKIE_fqI0-sUBH-Kt5XpeT_uZvYdghNB-60zmcnL-wS-eMecS4hfNZZXLHlng3svUin-FzdTyvP1i60b9ubri24NXljDUF7orGvFzKu9RfHLUetvVvs_eh65WRT8SkOBrKHXM313GslQ/s514/IMG_8144.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="503" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOczM_NCncpW31FxMDoasS24WLtaZ6XKP-ByJ6ioqKIE_fqI0-sUBH-Kt5XpeT_uZvYdghNB-60zmcnL-wS-eMecS4hfNZZXLHlng3svUin-FzdTyvP1i60b9ubri24NXljDUF7orGvFzKu9RfHLUetvVvs_eh65WRT8SkOBrKHXM313GslQ/w391-h400/IMG_8144.JPG" width="391" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The Searchers - <i>Ain't That Just Like Me</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Everly Brothers - <i>Bird Dog</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Two of my dad's all time favorites with songs that definitely spoke to me as a 4-year-old. I still don't think I know what a bird dog is and I don't think I want to know. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Beatles - <i>Do You Want to Know a Secret</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">My mom and I used to do an awesome duet of this song together. Thats not weird, is it? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlq1HD7OduSX5MOMH6pMP0pZJr1gxmYWORY6IgK4WGpKYEs6DQcfFXPTywDO-hm9nGSu74UrIGyJbz452HOvJMIiyELu3qjTXzRVDEEB55965C3JZXj_rNgMtvqio1NQ4y-eMK0V7Cb60EaOEnJl4QaOeyBkj_3uk5Kk0n7fBW27j-n1RXg/s3691/IMG_9731.heic" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3691" data-original-width="3022" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlq1HD7OduSX5MOMH6pMP0pZJr1gxmYWORY6IgK4WGpKYEs6DQcfFXPTywDO-hm9nGSu74UrIGyJbz452HOvJMIiyELu3qjTXzRVDEEB55965C3JZXj_rNgMtvqio1NQ4y-eMK0V7Cb60EaOEnJl4QaOeyBkj_3uk5Kk0n7fBW27j-n1RXg/w328-h400/IMG_9731.heic" width="328" /></a>The Coasters - <i>Yakety Yak</i><br />Years later, I read the book <u>The Watsons Go to Birmingham -- 1963</u> to my class. This song was talked about a lot in it because it was the favorite song of the characters. I realized then what I knew as a 4-year-old. This is one of the BEST SONGS EVER!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Barry Mann - <i>Who Put the Bomp</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">This song is so ridiculous, it makes<i> Chantilly Lace</i> seem like <i>Sad Eyed Lady of Lowlands</i>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Chuck Berry - <i>Sweet Little Sixteen</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I loved all the references to places. I learned a lot!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Beatles - <i>Roll Over Beethoven</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Always one of my favorite Beatles covers. The joy of it all. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Elvis Presley - <i>Blue Suede Shoes</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I liked counting songs. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Marcels - <i>Blue Moon</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">A few years after I was introduced to this song, I heard it again in <i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2021/04/an-american-werewolf-in-london.html?q=american+werewolf">An American Werewolf in London</a></i>. More on that later. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUvZmyn-WAhixPEJAA5iaizE8MYdEJOVVcdD_T6StcnCL4UtOuNE52e75sdnWUHlDkqj9opeJT883rO_auWxGJHE2sRCUIE-wUmrUJtqTEn_om4CvKX6BoWtvkHsXfOVrOvTmIGQ5EZLLgAbeqd2aqtojer3v-oPhs7FRnxIF8O-jqZK-77A/s1366/nightmare.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="990" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUvZmyn-WAhixPEJAA5iaizE8MYdEJOVVcdD_T6StcnCL4UtOuNE52e75sdnWUHlDkqj9opeJT883rO_auWxGJHE2sRCUIE-wUmrUJtqTEn_om4CvKX6BoWtvkHsXfOVrOvTmIGQ5EZLLgAbeqd2aqtojer3v-oPhs7FRnxIF8O-jqZK-77A/s320/nightmare.png" width="232" /></a></div>Bobby Lewis -<i> Tossin' and Turnin' </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I don't think I had any idea that this song was about a guy not being able to get a lover out of his head. I most likely was thinking it was about a kid being afraid of a monster in his closet. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Bill Haley & His Comets - <i>(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I still remember my dad telling me about <i>The Blackboard Jungle</i>. The birth of ROCK. Well, not really. But I was 4 or so. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Beatles -<i> This Boy</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Why would a boy take away his love? Being little is SO confusing! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Beatles - <i>Help!</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">While I didn't have the chance of enjoying Beatles albums as they came out and seeing how they evolved over the years, I kind of did that. I started with <i>Please Please Me</i> and <i>Meet the Beatles</i> and <i>She Love You</i> and <i>I Want to Hold Your Hand</i>. But as I got closer to kindergarten, I was definitely sophisticated enough for <i>Help!</i> Oh yeah. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Little Richard -<i> Lucille</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">You woulda thought I would have been more ready for bands that screamed when I got older after listening to so much Little Richard as a pee wee. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Neal Hefti and His Orchestra -<i> Batman Theme</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">60s <i>Batman,</i> now and forever. On another note, I still remember jumping off the swing set in the backyard by singing "<i>Superman, Superman / POOPERMAN!</i>" </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Coasters - <i>Charlie Brown</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">"<i>Why's everyone picking on me?</i>" used to make me laugh every time. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Beatles -<i> Can't Buy Me Love</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yet another song I needed my mom to explain to me. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Beatles - <i>Ticket to Ride</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">This song perplexed the hell out of me. If she was driving you mad, wouldn't you want her to go away? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Fats Domino - <i>Blueberry Hill</i></div><div>I was fascinated by the idea that his nickname was Fats because he was fat. People are SO funny! Also, in my 4-year-old head, this song was somehow linked to the<i> On Top of Spaghetti</i> song. Hills. Food rolling off of things. Blueberry hill! </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Coasters -<i> Poison Ivy</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I learned what calamine lotion is from this song. I was fascinated. I had no idea what this song was really about. Calamine lotion won't help with that. Even an ocean of it. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Searchers - <i>Love Potion No. 9</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>"I told her I've been a flop with chicks / I've been this way since 1956"</i> has to be one of the best lyrics ever written. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">John Sebastian - <i>Welcome Back (Theme from Welcome Back Kotter)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh man, this show. I think this was the first pop culture step that began to convince me that I needed to move to NYC one day. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Beach Boys - <i>Barbara Ann</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Who? What? Where?<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lQR2isjXLZc" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Beatles - <i>Eight Days a Week</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I don't understand. There are only SEVEN days in a week! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Buddy Holly and the Crickets -<i> Oh Boy!</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I think when I was little, I liked a lot of songs that had the word boy in the title. Because I was a boy! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Jason, me, an amazing amount of orange, and <i>Star Wars </i>cards. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5XG0LTVeF4nxKGoYY8qIroM9mm9jW0SoKazwd_3mPKXfl_HtqTXaVAVb-prbmBxAj9sgtFEaZ1O2keim2m7bNjHAmn04Fs-zFMLjCKD4oMIBbNaWiQJge2ZzsKlnlV02-zkJSR5e6_xwTyUZPhyxHknqrRWecrhoH0_ElzDWO1XJYFRjWPg/s604/IMG_8148.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="419" data-original-width="604" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5XG0LTVeF4nxKGoYY8qIroM9mm9jW0SoKazwd_3mPKXfl_HtqTXaVAVb-prbmBxAj9sgtFEaZ1O2keim2m7bNjHAmn04Fs-zFMLjCKD4oMIBbNaWiQJge2ZzsKlnlV02-zkJSR5e6_xwTyUZPhyxHknqrRWecrhoH0_ElzDWO1XJYFRjWPg/w400-h278/IMG_8148.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Little Richard -<i> Keep-A-Knockin'</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Angels - <i>My Boyfriend's Back</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Little Richard might not have primed me for Black Francis but The Angels prepared me for Kathleen Hanna. </div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Beatles - <i>Chains</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I love that the Beatles didn't change the lyrics to any of the girl group songs. That made quite an impression on my young mind. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Henry Mancini - <i>What's Happening!!</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Pratt and McClain - <i>Happy Days </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Two of my favorite shows! What's there to say? I loved Rerun. I love the Fonz. I loved everything about these shows. And the theme songs. I never did learn how to start a jukebox like the Fonz did. Still a life goal. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Aaayyy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewebROu21ibehYlsEQ9BtFKO7CSiDSz2Lom47tnubitKKF4_VGD6XlifvK0JFb4-rgvxP-zEkMaztubVEcb_BtzGUSv9AJfou2GmlHh85q85gTZ4USgvA4rP7taWaolYfkbn75AidLJt9BR1-aoUyfsOmG0ucCWCD0YUQ0qE3PIbolAVNag/s4032/IMG_9745.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewebROu21ibehYlsEQ9BtFKO7CSiDSz2Lom47tnubitKKF4_VGD6XlifvK0JFb4-rgvxP-zEkMaztubVEcb_BtzGUSv9AJfou2GmlHh85q85gTZ4USgvA4rP7taWaolYfkbn75AidLJt9BR1-aoUyfsOmG0ucCWCD0YUQ0qE3PIbolAVNag/w400-h300/IMG_9745.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3mIwTWGOMY0" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0Hwfg2hnjxVwgqAaABTx8jPMDM_LKMnMXNW_-SarxWPPNNi8mNVLMyO9E2DWj9IbW1JSCvbYLnfeUZOEdY9pDJqP5fnwbQ9Uu3qVD_3jA9FhDB9rG5sqrxKbTZQuEBemDaBReDrNSXxAJrTqTKg8CyL-dbQiIWh7sGoROVwxSCryDC1OOA/s1001/4A9E79B4-15DC-496F-8269-1E08DFF94BD6.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="910" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0Hwfg2hnjxVwgqAaABTx8jPMDM_LKMnMXNW_-SarxWPPNNi8mNVLMyO9E2DWj9IbW1JSCvbYLnfeUZOEdY9pDJqP5fnwbQ9Uu3qVD_3jA9FhDB9rG5sqrxKbTZQuEBemDaBReDrNSXxAJrTqTKg8CyL-dbQiIWh7sGoROVwxSCryDC1OOA/w364-h400/4A9E79B4-15DC-496F-8269-1E08DFF94BD6.jpg" width="364" /></a></div>Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta - <i>Summer Nights</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Never mind the Beau Brummels, <i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/search?q=grease">Grease</a></i> is really what wrecked me. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Silhouettes - Get a Job</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Del-Vikings - Come Go With Me</div><div style="text-align: left;">Danny and the Juniors - At the Hop</div><div style="text-align: left;">I loved loved loved Sha Na Na. With no disrespect to Barry Louis Polisar, they were <a href="http://listmaker.blogspot.com/2009/12/wrecked-by-bowzer.html?q=sha+na+na">my first concert</a>. Well, at least my first concert not at a public library or an elementary school assembly. I loved them in <i>Grease</i>. I loved their show. But I just couldn't put a song of theirs on here. They just aren't that good recorded. But .... these three songs are all songs that I feel like they did on their show or at least should have. Sha Na Na! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Beatles - It Won't Be Long & Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds</div><div style="text-align: left;">A month or so after seeing Sha Na Na at Cole Field House (yes I googled), my dad <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/7335814/3524520661459958311">took me to see <i>Beatlemania</i></a><i> </i>at Warner Theatre. While I was pumped to enjoy the earlier Beatles, I still remember how trippy <i>Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds</i> was. Not that I knew what that meant. It was just like a giant kaleidoscope. I liked kaleidoscopes! I want a marshmallow pie! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Listmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335814.post-26005401005660625362022-09-27T11:30:00.001-04:002022-09-27T11:30:00.165-04:002022 Summer TV<div style="text-align: left;"><i>Stranger Things</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">All hail 80s hits! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Slow Horses</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I don't usually fall for British intelligence type shows but I liked this show. Graham Yost for the win!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIWvuzSeOw899hhXkSsIooOn1rRmV6ZQsjmnHXiiG3zFDtLWtgICq5SEdsOIp0S6n9iUjbMqP9LFuBdvyOFo4YhhGKdBgFbYD71Cw9dTizbX2us5J2D4QpUQBdehelQI0yFypR1BiRWrDr6X9989lnvUoluFm4TxWACQ-SjjIoPSuNv8YhEw/s1388/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-26%20at%206.42.12%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1388" data-original-width="932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIWvuzSeOw899hhXkSsIooOn1rRmV6ZQsjmnHXiiG3zFDtLWtgICq5SEdsOIp0S6n9iUjbMqP9LFuBdvyOFo4YhhGKdBgFbYD71Cw9dTizbX2us5J2D4QpUQBdehelQI0yFypR1BiRWrDr6X9989lnvUoluFm4TxWACQ-SjjIoPSuNv8YhEw/w269-h400/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-26%20at%206.42.12%20PM.png" width="269" /></a></div>Dave</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh man. I fell in love with this show at the beginning of the summer. So absurd. So awkward. So incredibly well written and acted. So so so funny. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Gary Gulman: The Great Depresh</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I didn't know anything about Gulman before this. I really liked it. I'm digging these recent confessional type standup specials. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>The Bear</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Definitely lived up to the hype. And Jon Bernthal is a DEAD RINGER for Bart in the one scene he was in. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>The Old Man</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The first three episodes of this show were incredibly great. The final four not so much. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Dark Winds</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I liked this quite a bit. <i>Reservation Dogs</i> is just the beginning! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>The Rehearsal</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">This was insane even by Nathan Fielder standards. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Better Call Saul</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">What a great ending! Such a great way to end this series. I doubt I will but I am curious to watch some of the early episodes again. This show really was a bit of a slow burn and I might have been a bit too impatient for it to get going at the beginning. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Only Murders in the Building</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">So self referential in the second season. This should have just been one season. Will I actually watch any of the third season? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>What We Do in the Shadows</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sign me up for ten more seasons. Especially if I get baby Colin Robinson every few seasons. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Joe Pera Talks to You</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">This show puts me in a good place. I can't get enough. Season 3 is so good. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>The Last Movie Stars</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I knew next to nothing about Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. I wasn't sure I wanted to watch six hours of this but I did and I really liked it. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Listmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335814.post-41974011923755914762022-09-19T11:30:00.009-04:002022-09-19T11:30:00.170-04:00Summer 2022 Playlist <p>My first day of summer, I saw the new <i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2022/06/top-gun-maverick.html">Top Gun</a></i> movie. Also this summer -- I read the <u>Beastie Boys Book</u>, I fought off the Summertime Blues, I saw Bikini Kill, Kiwi Jr., Nick Lowe, AND Eric Bachmann THREE TIMES! I watched <i>Dave</i>. I visited the Pacific Northwest where a lot of the songs near the end of the playlist are from, including a song about the<a href="https://baseballdiaries.blogspot.com/2022/09/seattle-dreamy-sunsets-and-dreamy-eyes.html"> latest Mariners phenom</a>. Well, sort of. I also spent a lot of time listening to great songs at Rullo's. And I'm finally caught up on all the St. Vincent and Fiona Apple albums. </p><p>Also ... the Queen died! I moved to NYC the day after Diana died 25 years ago. The Queen marked that momentous anniversary for me by dying within a week or so of that mark. So thoughtful. </p><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/5yBR6IhXHagebGQVmUG2Jw?utm_source=generator" width="100%"></iframe>Listmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335814.post-81741326544226183932022-08-17T11:30:00.007-04:002023-12-22T15:18:19.356-05:00Playlist as Memoir: Spanning Time<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3wcvpxRAbGCne3Ty1I9PKm?si=24f7270127db4c92">Link</a> to playlist.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://listmaker.blogspot.com/2019/02/elementary-school-daniel.html?q=elementary+school+daniel">Link</a> to first Elementary School playlist. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://niel.html?q=elementary+school+daniel">Link</a> to first Middle School playlist. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Cars - <i>Just What I Needed</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Pat Benatar - <i>Heartbreaker</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Pretenders - <i>Brass in Pocket</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Blondie - <i>Call Me</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">These songs exist somewhat in a dream state for me. By around 1981, when I was 8, I definitely have memories of when certain songs were out. But these three are songs that were popular before I really was putting a date on everything, so to speak. I remember them being part of the zeitgeist and I love them but they don't necessarily call up tangible memories for me. I did have the Cars Best of on vinyl though. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dave Edmunds - <i>Girls Talk</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">As opposed to this song and so many others which is 100% Stone Groove. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Speaking of Stone Groove. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAi4MBRgJXXxniqTjLOFLh9UdRyrgkWtO9e3LVGaa058j5F4DMZJRLWJyAmCdR9Ucx_-GixzWkpZ59qpyVDl85WE-Lo-YGKgmpuBOrwg-w3rWIlpvyxgSKFQxZPbXZUrfqmeBQ7TdsHNa16gQGQv9vwOPn4n2q0mWGu4VpXYr4LRIhm1WmDA/s4032/IMG_8420.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAi4MBRgJXXxniqTjLOFLh9UdRyrgkWtO9e3LVGaa058j5F4DMZJRLWJyAmCdR9Ucx_-GixzWkpZ59qpyVDl85WE-Lo-YGKgmpuBOrwg-w3rWIlpvyxgSKFQxZPbXZUrfqmeBQ7TdsHNa16gQGQv9vwOPn4n2q0mWGu4VpXYr4LRIhm1WmDA/w640-h480/IMG_8420.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Queen - <i>Crazy Little Thing Called Love</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Bruce Springsteen - <i>Hungry Heart</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hall & Oates - <i>You Make My Dreams (Come True)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">These three are somewhat in the same boat as the first three songs on the playlist. but the Queen and Hall & Oates songs are a little different in the respect that I had the best of albums of both of these bands so I really got into these songs. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Cars - <i>Shake It Up</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is where I was actively paying attention to music and recording songs from Casey Kasem's Top 40 show. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The J. Geils Band - <i>Freeze - Frame</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Including this makes the whole <i>Centerfold</i> vs. <i>Freeze-Frame</i> debate of 2019 seem like a big waste of time. Oh well. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Greg Kihn Band - <i>The Breakup Song</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Rick Springfield - <i>I've Done Everything for Yo</i>u</div><div style="text-align: left;">A nod to my first ever real rock concert. 1982. Merriweather Post Pavilion. Greg Kihn Band opened for Rick Springfield. I wanted to put Don't Talk to Strangers on here but to be honest, we all know Working Class Dog is where it's at! I do love the cover of <i>Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet </i>though! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Get it! The followup to <i>Working Class Dog!</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCX2ftE0BOSJ5JSkDFoNMXFnTHXk5KEl08hQ9Dv4e4kxfSfEwGmI3woj_B9CX6Kjy7HRbO_DVD7lV4uj2OeWpV53_l8ewxc3ANE_FOlHxTpDxmI0SA0zdk7gRvPYKuwGb-d5Zkfy60CXGiq7i9iMLL29P7sNfKUyGMKENFPMjL9m31JB62ig/s240/Succes_Hasn't_Spoiled_Me_Yet_-_CD_album_coverA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCX2ftE0BOSJ5JSkDFoNMXFnTHXk5KEl08hQ9Dv4e4kxfSfEwGmI3woj_B9CX6Kjy7HRbO_DVD7lV4uj2OeWpV53_l8ewxc3ANE_FOlHxTpDxmI0SA0zdk7gRvPYKuwGb-d5Zkfy60CXGiq7i9iMLL29P7sNfKUyGMKENFPMjL9m31JB62ig/w320-h320/Succes_Hasn't_Spoiled_Me_Yet_-_CD_album_coverA.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicV8yFLUfqQlhmrI7UsP5qQyRNUFT7a-BRjeH442FDehKNNrEmHfOK8DCvv5rbtGwI_1RTkZCHqFEjSAL2OLFiWG9cVgPvXLi6mICBX8sJkQ6SUHzPsU7ZElRD-gucduDe5yrLIGafF9Hw7g4O0Abeo7LqubO8qhYiTGF9WNUOZOYuZQtd1A/s300/Working_class_dog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="296" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicV8yFLUfqQlhmrI7UsP5qQyRNUFT7a-BRjeH442FDehKNNrEmHfOK8DCvv5rbtGwI_1RTkZCHqFEjSAL2OLFiWG9cVgPvXLi6mICBX8sJkQ6SUHzPsU7ZElRD-gucduDe5yrLIGafF9Hw7g4O0Abeo7LqubO8qhYiTGF9WNUOZOYuZQtd1A/w316-h320/Working_class_dog.jpg" width="316" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - <i>Stop Dragging My Heart Around </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I never got into Stevie Nicks solo stuff as a kid but this song was such a huge hit that I knew it well. And I would not change the station when it came on. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dexys Midnight Runners - <i>Come On Eileen</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I learned two things from this song. My dad told me who poor old Johnnie Ray was. And I learned a dirty joke (not from my dad). What's grosser than sweat on Olivia Newton-John? #toosoon? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Stray Cats - <i>Rock This Town</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have such a soft spot for this album. Dave Edmunds produced! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Go-Gos -<i> Vacation </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Go-Gos always hit the spot. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Speaking of vacations. Jason and me in Florida. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgssYQN19e5prrDSJUOn4d80ka-te_Mp9I07s1VR6l64tQ4P8hA6O-MSMx3eDeZ0M5APRCkjIOez6h-HpS4mRcSk584FNhKWPYsE2OwcvKPmMPH7UJQOheaapsUgxjjguoHph2w7cEHVj4L_QJp218gd6R7qwKM1GwVKjWKb1LYTqwlgb8O_A/s604/IMG_8147.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="604" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgssYQN19e5prrDSJUOn4d80ka-te_Mp9I07s1VR6l64tQ4P8hA6O-MSMx3eDeZ0M5APRCkjIOez6h-HpS4mRcSk584FNhKWPYsE2OwcvKPmMPH7UJQOheaapsUgxjjguoHph2w7cEHVj4L_QJp218gd6R7qwKM1GwVKjWKb1LYTqwlgb8O_A/w640-h450/IMG_8147.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Men at Work - <i>I Can See It In Your Eyes</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Business as Usual</i>. Is it possible that this album is actually underrated? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I wanted to run away from the NYC subway. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZXPnEhxi_3obykkdnnydYBK-EnGBeC4L6fn6O_uH8YP7t0TjYhMToXdfYGDl3Tom0sKEQpXABg8UfPDW6MI5ygkL137W3pDEy5VCWS9jtPa34_e3edCMLEaVj07n72jnZ61aHfAxbupEqCd7uryeTkR7ubKH33P3Koyo30QpQyaiTQNtIQ/s750/IMG_8281.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="750" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZXPnEhxi_3obykkdnnydYBK-EnGBeC4L6fn6O_uH8YP7t0TjYhMToXdfYGDl3Tom0sKEQpXABg8UfPDW6MI5ygkL137W3pDEy5VCWS9jtPa34_e3edCMLEaVj07n72jnZ61aHfAxbupEqCd7uryeTkR7ubKH33P3Koyo30QpQyaiTQNtIQ/w640-h470/IMG_8281.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Billy Joel - <i>Laura</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm all for Allentown and Pressure but I'm a bit sick of those songs. I always loved this song and I think it might be the first song I ever heard that had the word FUCK in it! Between that and how Beatles-esque the song is, how could I not have liked it as a 10-year-old? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> Marshall Crenshaw - <i>Whenever You're On My Mind</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">My dad and I were a bit disappointed by Crenshaw's second album but it is good! This was the brief window when it seemed like Crenshaw might become a pop star. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Tracey Ullman - <i>They Don't Know</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I loved this song back in 1983 and still love it today. This is one of those songs that has aged so well that you'll hear it mixed into an FMU show on occasion. That and because everyone loves Kirsty MacColl</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Human League - <i>(Keep Feeling) Fascination </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">This and <i>Don't You Want Me</i>. Timeless, timeless, timeless. Yet so of their time. So brilliant. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Eddy Grant - <i>Electric Ave</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh yeah. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Lindsey Buckingham - <i>Holiday Road</i></div><div>I need to see <i>Vacation</i> again. </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Huey Lewis & the News - <i>Bad is Bad</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I didn't know until years later that Dave Edmunds did a version of this song on <i>Repeat With Necessary</i>. Don't get me wrong Dave, but the Huey version is much better! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band - <i>On the Dark Side</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">My second favorite song of 1984 or so says my Top 5 book - sandwiched by two Huey Lewis songs. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Bruce Springsteen - <i>No Surrender</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Was any rock star bigger than Bruce was in the mid 80s? I mean, sure, I guess. But not in my lifetime. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Montana, summer 1985. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-eVNG9inRINW7-CEk741z0BlK1ajWP_k4CQ4NkgZap-cZ0Q4mbsu7x93y0V66vubxotOGpHQPj5ODsiRAZsAbAXYzVxd5s5WOCkQqw1BmA_82ZOkjOe0k5O4M1x4QrKYh1r-YmfZCv1M9yQr6BMNatac685Op7TKJH6kAnHSPGgi2_igRsw/s2048/IMG_8142.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1372" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-eVNG9inRINW7-CEk741z0BlK1ajWP_k4CQ4NkgZap-cZ0Q4mbsu7x93y0V66vubxotOGpHQPj5ODsiRAZsAbAXYzVxd5s5WOCkQqw1BmA_82ZOkjOe0k5O4M1x4QrKYh1r-YmfZCv1M9yQr6BMNatac685Op7TKJH6kAnHSPGgi2_igRsw/w428-h640/IMG_8142.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Madonna - <i>Crazy for You</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">7th grade bday sleepover. We saw <i>Wildcats</i> during the day and watched <i>Vision Quest</i> at night. Hell yeah! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Speaking of 7th grade. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wc2J3shqEjFgys9-kIf_4h2K0bQA8Uy0P2RKu14G5yI8D3-0iEbF_vR8ctuxUJP4a6LTkeT74Z9hHixI0qG13fJnmx2MP8_SVGYNzhX2Np5Ok7RILla8JTwBXR0WIWKx0RYTpK0845c4Aqem6WuYAegJH05X6nGNGpkog8w5jg23RYBs6Q/s2048/IMG_6822.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wc2J3shqEjFgys9-kIf_4h2K0bQA8Uy0P2RKu14G5yI8D3-0iEbF_vR8ctuxUJP4a6LTkeT74Z9hHixI0qG13fJnmx2MP8_SVGYNzhX2Np5Ok7RILla8JTwBXR0WIWKx0RYTpK0845c4Aqem6WuYAegJH05X6nGNGpkog8w5jg23RYBs6Q/w640-h480/IMG_6822.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YzOSbF24YVXYh2YyOWgKGu9kpFloLmv5qsEvtn19T7ESh_3Uq5J6g46MMYv2fT0Rzb_h1qua9M0ukH5jigFE0LpKXG1UChz48LKXsMfUgxHP9hoOG_TTZUl-iqiyUsoc6n6d9WtxiaHica-KK2YMj5Jt_i0JFRFqboCJ2tVkOrazbc-u7w/s741/IMG_8282.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="739" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YzOSbF24YVXYh2YyOWgKGu9kpFloLmv5qsEvtn19T7ESh_3Uq5J6g46MMYv2fT0Rzb_h1qua9M0ukH5jigFE0LpKXG1UChz48LKXsMfUgxHP9hoOG_TTZUl-iqiyUsoc6n6d9WtxiaHica-KK2YMj5Jt_i0JFRFqboCJ2tVkOrazbc-u7w/w638-h640/IMG_8282.jpg" width="638" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> Huey Lewis & the News - <i>Whole Lotta Lovin'</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I saw Huey live a number of times during these years. I wore the hell out of his <i>Video Hits </i>and live show that I had on video. <i>Whole Lotta Lovin' </i>was one of my favorite songs on <i>Fore </i>and an important part of the Couples interview tape I made as a silly 8th grader. <i>Big enough for a party of five</i> was used in a dirty way. Oh yeah. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Georgia Satellites - <i>Keep Your Hands to Yourself</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">It was good in 1986. It's good now. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime</div><div style="text-align: left;">An older song that I wasn't aware of until Talking Heads got really big in the mid 80s range. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Bangles - <i>If She Knew What She Wants</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Jules Shear forever! Or at least this song. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Crowded House - <i>Love You 'til the Day I Die</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">This album was such a bridge for me between what I had been listening to and what I started listening to as high school was about to begin. It was good AND it was a huge hit. Because as Huey Lewis always says on his Apple radio show, the 80s was all about the hits! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">One of the two people in this picture was willing to learn Huey Lewis lyrics. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDTgcFDTm9Sf4zJxwdI7vUyNG2C9tSScfJkdnMURQkwy9BjhjXIMY5KKVKjx7cgcCKoZBRATc5_fe48EARKDlSr_1x3xEyWHtTo58oMjm4bcmZzhKk6V7aT1CTf7FEqQl_mEX_lc7mpFjOnLDeZ04xr6YerEU2e5xt6A0kd6YOEdgYVuf4g/s759/320540_291298800900036_2061649057_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="517" data-original-width="759" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDTgcFDTm9Sf4zJxwdI7vUyNG2C9tSScfJkdnMURQkwy9BjhjXIMY5KKVKjx7cgcCKoZBRATc5_fe48EARKDlSr_1x3xEyWHtTo58oMjm4bcmZzhKk6V7aT1CTf7FEqQl_mEX_lc7mpFjOnLDeZ04xr6YerEU2e5xt6A0kd6YOEdgYVuf4g/w640-h436/320540_291298800900036_2061649057_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Listmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335814.post-70812191976901940942022-08-08T11:30:00.016-04:002024-03-24T20:04:08.046-04:00Playlist as Memoir: A Pistol Hot Cup of Rhyme <div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7BERQy3Et91qwZzv1TIyNF?si=82c8c5bbc42a4695">Link</a> to the playlist </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This project has definitely taken on a life of its own. When I started it, my original idea was to just have one -two playlists per major chunk of my life. I kind of blew that idea out of the water once I got to the college playlists and just let the music dictate how many playlists per era there would be. Anyway, now that I've reached 2020 and a pause on moving forward in time, it's time to go back in time. First off, I needed one more high school playlist to fill in some gaps. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The other two high school playlists were organized by music that came out <a href="http://listmaker.blogspot.com/2019/07/high-school-daniel.html">while I was in high school</a> and by <a href="http://listmaker.blogspot.com/2019/08/silver-spring-md-inside-out.html">music that came out before</a>. This playlist is a mixture of both. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Summer 1987 - Summer 1991</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGa0c-CLFTmOCQdCAvP8SnMxGyD1Uv_uW5yDlKwdMO8m90T6SCQiORvlnpNunP5GZL4A2P86zOU_4w0tb1Sz-XOwe3mOgFNzl5neS6wv8FOOESC4jkVu4-9BQfeTn6kY_dPc1ucL-VbEV0Lhn8u7D7Y9n_xRkx5VMrYlBJxyG9erk63UTj7A/s1547/F70E6246-BA94-474F-8F85-D68D77624BFC.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1547" data-original-width="1216" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGa0c-CLFTmOCQdCAvP8SnMxGyD1Uv_uW5yDlKwdMO8m90T6SCQiORvlnpNunP5GZL4A2P86zOU_4w0tb1Sz-XOwe3mOgFNzl5neS6wv8FOOESC4jkVu4-9BQfeTn6kY_dPc1ucL-VbEV0Lhn8u7D7Y9n_xRkx5VMrYlBJxyG9erk63UTj7A/w315-h400/F70E6246-BA94-474F-8F85-D68D77624BFC.jpg" width="315" /></a></div>R.E.M. - <i>Harborcoat </i>& <i>Driver 8</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Summer 1987 was time to catch up on all things R.E.M. Often while playing Strat-O-Matic by myself. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Housemartins - <i>Get Up Off Our Knees</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Smiths - <i>Girlfriend in a Coma</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The whole me mistaking The Smiths for the Housemartins story has been told before. But if you are so inclined, this is from my <i><a href="http://listmaker.blogspot.com/2018/02/45-songs.html">45 Songs</a></i> entry. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;">Richard brought over a Housemartins CD one day. I loved it. But when I went to Kemp Mill, I mixed the Housemartins up with the Smiths and bought their new album (</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;">Strangeways, Here We Come)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;"> instead. I came home excited to listen to it and was surprised to hear Morrissey growling about a rush and a push and some land being his. I was disappointed to say the least. This was not the melodious, subversive stylings of P.D. Heaton!</span></i></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It was the melodious, subversive stylings of Morrissey though!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Smithereens - <i>Groovy Tuesday</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Violent Femmes - <i>Prove My Love</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Two more bands that Richard Ross introduced me to in the summer before 9th grade. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">House of Freaks - <i>40 Years</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I loved this band in high school. More Richard Ross influence here. So stripped down. So John Lennon like. I ended up booking these guys in college. And I still think about <a href="http://listmaker.blogspot.com/2006/01/harvey-family-rip.html?q=house+of+freaks">Bryan Harvey and his family</a> a whole hell of a lot. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">R.E.M. - <i>It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Document</i> came out right as my high school career started. I saw them that October and bought a t-shirt. Many people at school thought it was a U2 shirt. I felt frustrated by that but also kind of cool. Now, if only all those girls wearing The Cure and Depeche Mode t-shirts had given me the time of day. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Housemartins - <i>Five Get Over Excited</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll never get tired of P.D. Heaton and the rest of the lads. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Smiths - <i>Ask</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I love how Morrissey was so inspired by that bomb shelter scene in <i>Grease 2 </i>to write this song. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">XTC - <i>Season Cycle</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Dukes of Stratosphear - <i>You're My Drug</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm not sure exactly when I got into XTC but I'm going to guess it was when <i>Oranges and Lemons </i>came out. I know I quickly went backwards from there with <i>Drums and Wires, Skylarking</i>, and <i>Waxworks</i>. This early love of XTC is very much tied into talking to Jamie about them in Journalism class. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians - <i>Sleeping With Your Devil Mask</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">This song seemed so damn weird to me back in 1988. I guess it still is kind of strange. I loved discovering these seemingly normal looking guys that were really super strange. I <i>wonder why</i> that appealed so much to me. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Replacements - <i>Kiss Me on the Bus </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I always loved the super poppy Replacements. Not a surprise. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There is so so so so much going on in this picture. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsGyo1pixuhL_4RFf08--7j3j2aENtEYe36ibFHRQ_EEa6dTajthYGp7FpxYxiMAZ02see_xWKPr3Lee_85U2m-cJVsF_ItppoA58uKL6L9qHZGAsSW9mt-yTPg-02BZQvwbA7s9eLon5-ALHBNAkMMVKpcEP2eitJtPAWivtv_LDa4KjxA/s4032/IMG_6824.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsGyo1pixuhL_4RFf08--7j3j2aENtEYe36ibFHRQ_EEa6dTajthYGp7FpxYxiMAZ02see_xWKPr3Lee_85U2m-cJVsF_ItppoA58uKL6L9qHZGAsSW9mt-yTPg-02BZQvwbA7s9eLon5-ALHBNAkMMVKpcEP2eitJtPAWivtv_LDa4KjxA/w640-h480/IMG_6824.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">They Might Be Giants - <i>They'll Need a Crane</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">R.E.M. - <i>You are the Everything</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">From my first high school playlist writeup:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;">I'll never forget seeing them do </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;">They'll Need a Crane</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;"> on Letterman and then heading the very next day by myself to Kemp Mill Records in Georgetown to get the CD signed. In line, I remember talking about R.E.M. - </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;">Green</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;"> to somebody. The Johns must have overheard me because they signed the CD like they were R.E.M. And they signed the </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;">Lincoln</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;"> poster with a big TMBG SALUTES DANIEL. I can't believe I don't have that poster anymore.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Crowded House - <i>Better Be Home Soon</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I alway have had a soft spot for <i>Temple of Low Men</i>. It was unfairly ignored. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">R.E.M. - <i>Wendell Gee</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I feel like this song is a big divisive amongst R.E.M. fans. But I always liked it. And when I met a girl in my first year of college who had a dog named Wendell Gee, my head almost exploded. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Violent Femmes - <i>Dating Days</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The first Violent Femmes album to come out after I had started listening to them and IT WAS SO EXCITING! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Smiths - <i>Frankly, Mr. Shankly </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The big pop hit? Perhaps. But don't forget ... I was the guy who still was very much ruined by the Beau Brummels at this point. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Replacements - <i>Alex Chilton</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm pretty sure I didn't know who Alex Chilton was at this point. I mean, Westerberg even mentions Big Star in this song and R.E.M. talked about Big Star in every interview I read. I don't know. No excuses for the 15-year-old version of me. On another note, I'm 100% sure that I didn't realize how much time I'd spend in Memphis when I got older. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">XTC - <i>This is Pop?</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Love the ?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Joe Jackson - <i>One More Time</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Clash - <i>Rudie Can't Fail</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Specials -<i> Blank Expression</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">More more journalism class hits. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Elvis Costello and the Attractions - (<i>What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Nick Lowe - <i>So It Goes</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ramones - <i>I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">XTC - <i>Are You Receiving Me?</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I knew all of these songs well from the best of CD's I had of each artist. I mean, the Costello song was on WHFS a lot, Nick Lowe was a mainstay on my dad's turntable, and the Ramones song was the one that played over and over in my head about every girl I had a crush on but was too scared to actually do anything about. And I was listening to A LOT of XTC. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Wreckless Eric - <i>Whole Wide World</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)</div><div style="text-align: left;">Rhino comp!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDuBVy-b48jmQfrh-_HuSNYPTBrvy3wTtxYZAuWs4PqXgEfK6NScYJLaJ1TV2c_O7VzLuLkfEw7j00Rgc-meakwjBq0D4r6oBSLiMXDbfOSbauRnOexmjdU6WE8TOpc_oRZhbx3dYSpyG_RxOpGh7jhLeoTt1YmHQvPnekOMZMIVjcJJGtw/s4032/IMG_6818.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDuBVy-b48jmQfrh-_HuSNYPTBrvy3wTtxYZAuWs4PqXgEfK6NScYJLaJ1TV2c_O7VzLuLkfEw7j00Rgc-meakwjBq0D4r6oBSLiMXDbfOSbauRnOexmjdU6WE8TOpc_oRZhbx3dYSpyG_RxOpGh7jhLeoTt1YmHQvPnekOMZMIVjcJJGtw/s320/IMG_6818.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>R.E.M. - <i>Carnival of Sorts (Boxcars)</i> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Chronic Town</i>. Always and forever. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">R.E.M. - <i>Pale Blue Eyes</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">VU covers by a drunk R.E.M. were my jam in high school. I knew this version for a long time before ever hearing the original. Obviously, the VU version is better but the sad High School Daniel who was always pining for a girlfriend singing along to the R.E.M. version at the top of his lungs, alone in his bedroom is more true to the spirit of this playlist. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Lou Reed - <i>Halloween Parade</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok, after a 13 song interlude of songs that came out before I was actually in high school, it's back to the present. 1989.<i> New York</i>! Which begs the question of how much more Lou Reed can you get? The answer. None. None more Lou Reed. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Lightning Seeds - <i>Pure</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I really don't have tons to say about this pop gem other than I would have put it on my original high school playlist from 2019 if it had been on Spotify. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians - <i>Madonna of the Wasps</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I didn't like Queen Elvis as much as A Globe of Frogs but there are definitely some great songs on it. Like this one. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hindu Love Gods - <i>Raspberry Beret</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">This seemed like the coolest thing in the world to me at the time. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Elvis Costello - <i>Accidents Will Happen</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Adding to my collection. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Smiths - <i>I Want the One I Can't Have</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The story of my life was written before I had even ever kissed a girl. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">R.E.M. - <i>Turn You Inside Out </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I saw R.E.M. twice during the<i> Green </i>Tour in 1989 after seeing them once in 1987 as part of <i>The Work Tour.</i> That would be the last time I saw them until 2003. And I watched <i>Tourfilm </i>a lot. I mean, a lot! Anyway, I loved <i>Green </i>but always felt like the live versions of the songs were better. Anyway, bring out the megaphone and the screaming! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Moody teen and his little sister. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIru5dJBu1C24lQ2uuPWflP2wa65MEw_YmsKttdsCTuYv-rX9cq6QOj1T4WWYcNswdPjeg1ZTjpMLw2m7RWXOfdbyM15LO9SVy5XOZJB3vd2t-bJoObK6fcqHIQjC_7PHWYvmxozFcb74yd5gpO3bo92Hfy6UDoMRqLtx2WgCnvH1v1UUUlQ/s4032/IMG_6825.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIru5dJBu1C24lQ2uuPWflP2wa65MEw_YmsKttdsCTuYv-rX9cq6QOj1T4WWYcNswdPjeg1ZTjpMLw2m7RWXOfdbyM15LO9SVy5XOZJB3vd2t-bJoObK6fcqHIQjC_7PHWYvmxozFcb74yd5gpO3bo92Hfy6UDoMRqLtx2WgCnvH1v1UUUlQ/w480-h640/IMG_6825.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Violent Femmes - <i>Special</i> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I've got plenty of 1990 releases on my first high school playlist. But none of this one! I guess I was all tapped out for this playlist. Anyway, this song is from 1986 but I most equate it with 1991 when I was dating Erika. We both liked this song a lot. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The La's - <i>I Can't Sleep</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">This album came out spring of my senior year. An absolutely timeless album. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">R.E.M. - <i>Belong</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">As did <i>Out of Time</i>. I loved that I had first heard this song during the <i>Green</i> tour TWO YEARS EARLIER! I felt so in the know when it finally came out. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Smiths -<i> Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">R.E.M. - <i>Swan Swan H</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">More than one person quoted from this Smiths song for their senior quote. I had three senior quotes! None of them were by Morrissey. One of them was "<i>How Bout Them O's?</i>" One was "<i>There's a fine line between stupid and clever</i>" from <i><a href="https://listmakeratthemovies.blogspot.com/2021/04/this-is-spinal-tap.html?q=spinal+tap">This is Spinal Tap</a></i>. And the final one was "<i>Hurrah, we're all free now</i>" from <i>Swan Swan H</i>. I close out my high school years with this great version from <i>Athens Ga, Inside Out</i>. It would still be another six months or so before I would finally be happy in the haze of a drunken hour. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">John Wesley Harding - <i>Headful of Something / The Devil in Me</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The summer before college, Erika and I saw John Wesley Harding open for The Violent Femmes in Baltimore. Still one of my all time favorite shows. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My first car, my first girlfriend, and my childhood home, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdH0pjta9B5eWTZrI7MsBWjm5Tdpo_VdNEtUbdLSxdGaOSlgwLDexM_w0ct516jM2JU0sgG49D8qZgdh8Ocjj5CegXJO5UTeJGbBasdt7fS3O9D1nLz7h3efhqgm9IJjV6oDpf5qzXzbggb90vj9jIY7G1oaJ-vgcnRFu_OOzx3F6vXRen5g/s4032/IMG_6826.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdH0pjta9B5eWTZrI7MsBWjm5Tdpo_VdNEtUbdLSxdGaOSlgwLDexM_w0ct516jM2JU0sgG49D8qZgdh8Ocjj5CegXJO5UTeJGbBasdt7fS3O9D1nLz7h3efhqgm9IJjV6oDpf5qzXzbggb90vj9jIY7G1oaJ-vgcnRFu_OOzx3F6vXRen5g/w640-h480/IMG_6826.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Listmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.com0