@thane16  @whisht

I was there for this. It was as wild as it looks.

By the end of the riot, the cops brought out the firehoses.

They maybe got through not even half of their set.

Place was brand spanking new when this happened. Owners sold the place not long afterwards. They rebuilt…[Read more]

@whisht @thane16

Can either of you tell me why this song was not a big hit off of this record?

I mean Eddie is going nuts here, the riff is better than “You Really Got Me”, I think.

@mudlark  @arbutus

I can’t be the only one who is grateful that Roy “The Voice” Orbison had the chance to hook up with these other dudes before he was gone, Tom Petty too.  🙂

@thane16

This one is for me because…I don’t need no stinkin’ reason to post this. Just enjoy the madness.

Young Thane needs to hear th…[Read more]

@thane16  @mudlark  @whisht   @arbutus

Great minds think alike because I was on my way here to post this. Dr. Demento anyone? These are both from his show.

Also…this! Can’t believe I found this one. God, I remember watching this when MTV first showed it back in the early 80s. Talk about bringing a smile to some…[Read more]

@thane16   I think Mum would say “the sound was found as early as the 3rd century BC in…Crete.”

This made me smile. I once heard June Tabor introduce a song that she dated back to the 19th century. When she began, I recognized as originating in the Renaissance. Nothing’s as new as you think it is. Maybe some 16th-century listener knew it from his…[Read more]

@thane16

Basically, the problem is that you keep going into ‘you are talking in platitude/sacred belief’ and I’m going ‘uh, no, I’m talking about something that’s been happening in the US and UK in the past three years.’ Which is why I’m suggesting moving this to the pub.

The academic term is ‘epistocracy’.

Glad to hear that it hasn’t reached…[Read more]

@mudlark @thane16 @whisht

And the Nobel prize goes to….

This guy.

Congratulations this guy…. you get it.

He gets it folks…. the maker of this video gets it, a big round of applause for this guy.

@thane16 @whisht

Yes, I do love Phil Ochs and yes I’m a proud liberal.

This probably all leads back to this guy so…cut to the chase.

@thane16

Which is your favorite Bowie song?

Here’s one of mine.

@bluesqueakpip

I didn’t actually start it 🙂 I am 18, so maybe arguing is still a ‘thing?’

The platitude -sacred belief issue is one quite common to those in certain areas of journalism, preaching etc. It tends to be used a lot when no-one is ‘arguing’ that a particular point is otherwise.

No-one has said “poor” don’t have access to Oxygen…[Read more]

@whisht @thane16

It’s a classic in my book, but you can never tell what somebody else’s musical background is like. As you can see, mine is all over the place.

I was hanging out with the Metal heads, the Goths, the skateboarders and the stoner burnouts all at the same time.

Getting back to something @mudlark and I were discussing. I just…[Read more]

@whisht @thane16 @arbutus

Hmm…I watched the episode last night and besides really liking it overall, my favorite part was when Graham called Edison and Tesla “AC/DC”.  😀

I put on my finest thinking cap and then had to toss it when it caught on fire from the very stuck and grinding gears in my head. Thankfully I’ve slightly recovered since…[Read more]

@whisht @thane16

No worries, if I’m posting too much music too often could somebody let me know. Not sure of protocol on these forums.

Until then….

Those Dead songs are from their early “Psychedelic” period. They changed into a Americana/folk band soon afterwards. Crosby, Stills and Nash were a big influence on these next ones from…[Read more]

@thane16 @mudlark @whisht @arbutus

These two bands always remind me of each other. Not an exact match in musical style, but in musical spirit they are congruent.

Remedy – The Black Crowes

Up on Cripple Creek – The Band

@thane16

No-one is claiming they are more important, more significant or better able to argue.

Okay, if you wish to continue this argument, you need to move it to the pub. Because we’re moving outside this particular episode, and I can’t attempt to refute your belief that I’m talking in ‘platitudes’ without moving outside this episode.

@thane16 @mudlark @whisht @arbutus

Sad news for fans of American folk music, David Olney passed away peacefully on stage during a performance at a festival in Florida last night. It was reported that he collapsed on stage but fans said that the singer said “I’m sorry” and lowered his head.

Never dropped his guitar.

This is what the l…[Read more]

@harrykeogh

@thane16

@whisht

Third Doctor

Colony in Space – Quick Summery

Ruthless mining company (In space!) uses fake monster attacks to drive away colonists so they can richer faster. Oh yeah, the Master wants a Doomsday weapon (Who doesn’t?).

You’re right, no message there about corporate greed or using fear to achieve your…[Read more]

@thane16

To cast the debate about whether self -funded retirees have the right to protest about Oxygen RN is a compromise block attitude leading to a discussion about limitations of government & whether everyone really deserves it & how dare people protest who have paid tax all their life & who’ll fund every single thing they’ll ever need & the…

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@thane16 @whisht @arbutus

Hello there young Thane,

I think you are ahem….”dead” on with your thoughts about what your Mom would say. 😃

It’s 4am here and I should be asleep but when duty calls, I must be there to be a new version of  the Merry Pranksters. I must spread the message… The good word, if you will.

If you enjoy the Grateful…[Read more]

@thane16

@whisht

I don’t want to “hippie” it up too much in here.

But I thought @thane16 might like this one.

See if you can recognize the sound of a gyroscope being used on a piano wire to create a sound that probably didn’t even exist at the time.

This whole ablum is worth listening to.