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Hasil Adkins-We Got A Date






Lord Luther- I Was A Teenage Creature

JUNIOR BROWN RETURNS TO CAVE CREEK


Just got home from seeing Junior tear it up tonite. 3rd time that I get to see him make mince-meat out of his "guit-steel" . This time he was at the world famous Buffalo Chip Saloon. Always a good show. An EXTREMELY underated guitarist for sure!


Junior Brown-Catfish and Collard Greens


Also check Junior in action at Austin City Limits HERE

Halloween is tomorrow..... get ready for the scary lil mugs attacking your front door.


The Endtables-Trick or Treat

Words of advise for upcoming holiday...........


The Sonics-The Witch (AlternateTake)

S K
9/03/22 - 10/27/05




Well it’s been one year to the day that I lost my Dad to cancer. Although truth being, it wasn’t the cancer that took him but complications post surgery. He had a saying that “Doctors bury their mistakes”. That may have applied here. But in any event, at 83yrs old, he did what he wanted to do up to the end!

Somewhat of a private man about his past, I’ve learned more about him after his passing while sifting through an old army locker he kept locked up for many years. Tons of photos & memorabilia. Wish I could have talked to him about it. Nuts!


Clowning around at a carnival (?) age 23

Speaking of nuts, my wife learned that the “nut” doesn’t fall from the tree. Numerous long distance conversations the two had, gave her insight on my running gears.

Distant memories remind me of riding in the many cars he owned listening to (state of the art—back then!) various 8-track tapes. One artist in particular we both enjoyed was Johnny Cash. Being weened on the Man in Black is not a bad thing.

In one of his many cars (no that's not me playing the part as the toddler)


R.I.P.

You are greatly missed…..


Johnny Cash-Home Of The Blues (Undubbed Master)

\~~~~~~~ SNAKE=======:>

Found this little bugger hiding near my garage yesterday. Fairly docile until I provoked him!

Remained coiled all day, left in the early evening.


Rusty & Doug Kershaw-Rattlesnake

~~~ HELLOWEEN TREATS IV ~~~

Just completed the fourth HELLOWEEN compilation !! Time to contact Amazon to see if I can market it....

Kwentin Qwisp-The Way Out Mummy

Just around the corner..... time to get a scare


Wall of Voodoo-Tse Fly

For all my south of the border criticizing comrades;;;;;;

*** usted es el número uno ***

Trio Los Panchos-Solamente Una Vez

Everybody around the office knows....

Don't mess with Chonga!!!!

The 5 Du-Tones-Monkee See Monkey Do

____ Coffee please kick in _____

Johnny "Guitar" Watson-Too Tired

High Sheriff Ricky Barnes & The Hoot Owls !!!!!

Dug out the first two LPs from my 2nd favorite band from Columbus, Ohio (Gibson Bros. hold top rank!) and burned them to cd.

From the mid '80s, real country & NOT that marketed crap getting all the play these days.

Ricky Barnes-Lost Track Of Time

A REQUEST!!!:

Ricky Barnes-In Dreams

BONUS CUT-(Buck Owens cover):

Ricky Barnes-I'm A People

Weds...... a l_o_n_g work week ...


Need to decide.....

The English Muffins-Leave or Stay

::::::: Trying again to post a stinkin' image.... LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS :::::::::::


Even if it works... I have to do some FTP file clean up :(

I guess "free stuff" is not as good as it used to be !

Willie Mabon-I'm Mad

SINCE BLOGGER IS BEING A ROYAL F?CK..... NO IMAGE

Anyway.... the Historic punk club in NYC, CBGBs is officially closing tonite. Seems the city doesn't want to preserve a piece of rock history. But wait... didn't they save the Apollo?? Hmmmm.... must be a white thang...

I visited NYC in '88 and hit CBGBs ... but in the afternoon... so no stories of great bands...

Here's a taste of some of the acts that started there:

Patti Smith Group-'til Victory

Richard Hell & the Voidoids-You Gotta Move

The Dead Boys-Down in Flames

Ramones-Loudmouth

~~FRIDAY ~~ THE ~~13th~~~

Be safe....be cautious.. BEWARE

The 13th Floor Elevators-Tried To Hide

Creepy Bonus Track:


The Druids Of Stonehenge-Six Feet Down

FLATHEAD at The Rhythm Room :::::::

Went to see local AZ favs.. Flathead last nite. Always a good show! Check out the band here

Flathead-Hitch

THE KILLER STILL ROCKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Jerry Lee Lewis was one of the best artists to emerge from the legendary SUN studios in Memphis. However, he never really got as much attention as that other artist who sold out to movies. Even tho Jerry kept recording once he left SUN, nothing would compare to the quality of him POUNDING them 88s. I'm still a bit mad at the prick for not showing up for a show last summer in Camp Verde. Yep, we stood in the heat & he never showed. Oh well... I guess that's rock n roll!!


I got to listen to a few tracks of his new cd today. Here's proof that a couple of geezers still can make noise:


Jerry Lee Lewis w/Jimmy Page-Rock And Roll

Train I ride .....................

I Highly recommend the Verde Canyon Railroad trip to anyone in or visiting AZ! Nice sights, cool ride & friendly staff. Sadly, most passengers were bussed in seniors. I guess the "young-ins" don't care to experience fine nature. Still a great day especially weather-wise (even had some rain while the sun was shining).


Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n Roll Trio-Lonesome Train (alt. take)

Rock n Roll .....TRAIN!!!

Gonna head up north to ride the Verde Valley Railroad (see HERE )


Looks like a great thing to do especially this time of the year.... more to follow in the coming days!


Charles Sheffeld-Rock n Roll Train

Keep it simple...it's Saturday....


Here's a cool instrumental .......




The Corvettes-Shafted

Friday Morning!!!


Just incase something goes wrong with your cup of Joe……


Here’s a kick in the brain via the ears…

(Some Coffee)

Electric Frankenstein-Action High

(a Kick of Expresso)

King Automatic-Drive Too Fast

Major discovery this week of Aztec ruins in Mexico City. I'm always interested in what can be dug up from the past. Amazing.....



Dick Dale-Mexico

Sometimes it seems like I work with,,,,,,,,,,,













Baby Huey & The Babysitters-Monkey Man

The Velvet Underground


Is one of my favorite '60s bands. Andy Warhol helped with the formation & promotion of the band in NYC. Many later bands site the Velvets as influential. I have seen Lou Reed live several times & John Cale once. The Velvets did reunite briefly for a short tour in the early '90s but ended early to (I believe) problems amongst themselves.

Here's a couple from the V.U. LP which came out in '87 & consisted of some previously unreleased tracks.



The Velvet Underground-Foggy Notion


The Velvet Underground-I Can't Stand It

Just started working on the HELLOWEEN IV mix-disc !!! Due to major issues last season, I was unable to complete & distribute the annual treat. With that, I have lots of goodies collected through-out the 2-year time frame since last edition. My FAVORITE holiday !!

No Halloween would be complete without the sounds of at least one CRAMPS tune. Another HUGE fav of mine, as this band opened my ears to the odd, demented & rare '50s/60s gems. They actually took some of these lesser known tunes & added their psycho-twist on them! During my college days, I got to meet and become friends with Lux's brother Mike. He played in a band called The Walking Clampetts that played the Northeast Ohio circuit. One night, at a sleazy punk rock bar, on the bad side of town, in the cold winter-time near Christmas..... Lux and Poison Ivy showed up to see The Clampetts... stood right next to them...rockin' thru the nite!

Here's The Cramps:
The Cramps-I Was A Teenage Werewolf


And here's their inspiration:


The Shades-Strollin After Dark

I want it louder ..... I want it louder ...... I WANT IT LOUDER .....


Hope this satisfies.... been used in my mp3 player for my trail-runs...

A real kick in the ........


The Young Losers-All Gone

Bob hits the half century mark!!!

Local blues enthusiast Bob Corritore had a 50th Birthday bash at the Rhythm Room last nite. Headlining the event was guitar legend Hubert Sumlin, guitarist for the late Howlin' Wolf. Check out: Hubert
Bob owns the Rhythm Room here in Phoenix. Home of some cool shows: Rhythm Room Bob does a blues show called Those Low Down Blues on Sunday nites starting at 6:00pm on KJZZ 91.5 FM
Many a Sunday nite meals enjoyed here with the Blues as background thanks to Bob!

Here's a taste of what you might hear on any given Sunday nite:

Howlin Wolf-So Glad


Sonny Boy Williamson-Shuckin Mama