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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 25, 2015 23:01:38 GMT -5
This is crazy ... Cheers. |
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Post by CentreHice on Jun 1, 2015 8:30:06 GMT -5
Dick Van Dyke at 89, and his wife, Arlene Silver, 42.
How about that? Talk about a guy who's had (and is still having) quite a life….
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Jun 11, 2015 17:26:22 GMT -5
... not sure where I found this one, but I keep coming back to this one ... Sister Rosetta Tharpe influenced such greats as Little Richard, Elvis, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis ...
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Post by Polarice on Jun 12, 2015 8:41:27 GMT -5
Nice find Dis!!
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Post by blny on Jun 13, 2015 21:25:42 GMT -5
I think that Sharpe clip was featured in one of the Foo Fighter's Sonic Highways episodes.
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Post by CentreHice on Aug 20, 2015 9:34:35 GMT -5
A scrollable Top 100 songwriters' list, according to Rolling Stone. I'm sure there are omissions and disagreements….good for discussion, regardless. I know Rolling Stone is a very political institution. There are some groups/artists who will never be recognized by them…either on a Top list or as inductees to their Hall of Fame. In this list, they covered blues, folk, country, rock & roll, R&B, soul, funk, pop rock, MOR, rap/hip-hop, grunge, punk…. BUT…seeing as they've included Burt Bacharach and Hal David….then where are the writers of classic Broadway/show tunes that were heavy contributors to 20th century culture? Prolific writers like George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, etc. How about Andrew Lloyd Weber? Talk about prolific. Where are Jimmy Page and Robert Plant? Other eras/genres not touched: Big Band era (1940s), which evolved from the blues and led directly to rock & roll. Metal, hard rock, progressive rock, and jazz are missing, too. Not musically comprehensive by any means. But politically sound, I suppose. ROLLING STONE'S TOP 100 SONGWRITERS |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Jan 10, 2016 0:24:24 GMT -5
A young Bob Seger ... groovy
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Post by CentreHice on Jan 10, 2016 16:37:39 GMT -5
Another signature singer/songwriter of Rock/R&B.. Thanks, Dis! Before they were The Bob Seger System....they were Bob Seger & The Last Heard....and had a hit called, "Heavy Music". Soundtrack of my childhood. Fondly recall this one playing on CKLW (Windsor/Detroit) back in the day. Seger will be 71 this year....and I think he's still touring. Hasn't got the range he once had....but few do as they age.... |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 6, 2016 11:37:16 GMT -5
... now, this is a jam session ... a great trigger from back in the day ...
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Apr 27, 2016 21:02:04 GMT -5
... one of those nights ...
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Apr 3, 2017 20:19:23 GMT -5
... it's between periods ...
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Post by CentreHice on Mar 2, 2019 23:52:31 GMT -5
I'm really sipping on a gin and tonic....  Andy and Barney are one of the best TV comedy duos ever created....right up there with Kramden and Norton. No wonder Don Knotts won 5 Emmys (1961, 62, 63, 66, 67) for Best Supporting Actor. Brilliant! This clip is from a 1965 Special, featuring Dep. Fife's classic backfiring hubris. They did the same sort of scene in an episode, but the topic was the Preamble to the Constitution. |
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Post by Willie Dog on Mar 28, 2019 12:01:49 GMT -5
A scrollable Top 100 songwriters' list, according to Rolling Stone. I'm sure there are omissions and disagreements….good for discussion, regardless. I know Rolling Stone is a very political institution. There are some groups/artists who will never be recognized by them…either on a Top list or as inductees to their Hall of Fame. In this list, they covered blues, folk, country, rock & roll, R&B, soul, funk, pop rock, MOR, rap/hip-hop, grunge, punk…. BUT…seeing as they've included Burt Bacharach and Hal David….then where are the writers of classic Broadway/show tunes that were heavy contributors to 20th century culture? Prolific writers like George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, etc. How about Andrew Lloyd Weber? Talk about prolific. Where are Jimmy Page and Robert Plant? Other eras/genres not touched: Big Band era (1940s), which evolved from the blues and led directly to rock & roll. Metal, hard rock, progressive rock, and jazz are missing, too. Not musically comprehensive by any means. But politically sound, I suppose. ROLLING STONE'S TOP 100 SONGWRITERSYour not kidding, what a variety... its funny the Notorious BIG is there but Tupac isn't, he's written some great songs |
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Post by Polarice on Mar 28, 2019 15:15:31 GMT -5
List was probably written by a 20 year old....no one from Pink Floyd, Jim Steinman, Desmond Child, Jim Morrison, Kiss etc.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Mar 29, 2019 21:37:13 GMT -5
I was surprised not seeing Boyce and Hart on the list ... see The Monkees, etc ... I remember my parents first telling me who B&H were and as time went on I realized just how much of an impact they made ... Cheers. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Mar 29, 2019 22:30:30 GMT -5
It's dated 2013, but Rolling Stone Magazine released their 10 Best Metal/Hard Rock Albums of the 1970s ... here are some triggers from those albums ... I used to own all of these albums less two (Aerosmith/Montrose) ... Black Sabbath "Master of reality" was the 2nd Album I'd ever bought ... saw a local Ottawa rock band, Fist, do a near-perfect rendition of Zepplin's "Kashmir" at Barrymore's ... never had the time for ACDC until I met my future wife ... it was one of her favourite bands and I actually ended up liking them after all ... my son is a bit ACDC fan, too ... "Machine Head" was an unbelievable album ... I think it has a case for the top album on the list ... we used to warm up in drama class to "Paranoid" ... something about shaking the sillys out ... it was the 3rd album I'd bought and ended up with Sabbath's first six albums when I stopped buying them ... Cheers. |
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Post by Polarice on Apr 1, 2019 10:05:23 GMT -5
At one point I've had everyone of those albums!!
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Apr 4, 2019 10:00:15 GMT -5
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Post by Polarice on Apr 4, 2019 10:01:47 GMT -5
You wanted the best....you got the best!!  |
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Post by Willie Dog on May 1, 2019 11:35:44 GMT -5
My cousin went and he said it was a great concert but that prices for merchandise were unreal. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Aug 19, 2019 21:30:26 GMT -5
The video doesn't hook me in like the tune does. Thornetta Davis - Cry |
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Post by duster on Sept 2, 2019 11:57:46 GMT -5
Nice find Dis. Listened to it while sipping on a very fine Sheringham Seaside gin and tonic. They went perfectly well together  |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Sept 4, 2019 11:21:58 GMT -5
Nice find Dis. Listened to it while sipping on a very fine Sheringham Seaside gin and tonic. They went perfectly well together Thanks, duster ... I don't know a lot of Thornetta Davis' material, but this one hooked me in ... haven't heard of Sheringham Seaside gin, though ... I looked it up on the LCBO site and it didn't come up, but I'm always looking to try products I haven't tried before ... I'm kind of partial to Bombay Saffire gin, myself ... Beefeater is a quality gin, too ... Cheers. |
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Post by duster on Sept 9, 2019 15:18:43 GMT -5
Nice find Dis. Listened to it while sipping on a very fine Sheringham Seaside gin and tonic. They went perfectly well together Thanks, duster ... I don't know a lot of Thornetta Davis' material, but this one hooked me in ... haven't heard of Sheringham Seaside gin, though ... I looked it up on the LCBO site and it didn't come up, but I'm always looking to try products I haven't tried before ... I'm kind of partial to Bombay Saffire gin, myself ... Beefeater is a quality gin, too ... Cheers. There a quite few good distilleries popping up on Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland that are producing high quality spirits. Sheringham Seaside Gin won World Gin Awards World's Best Contemporary Gin 2019. It's made in a small distillery outside of Sooke BC. I also tried their Kazuki Gin which uses cherry blossom and green tea as aromatics and found it equally outstanding. I've heard they also make a world class whisky which apparently sold out within days. Their cocktail recipes are pretty good too. They do ship within BC for sure. Not sure about Ontario. I'm not a big fan of gin but this stuff made an immediate impression. |
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Post by CentreHice on Sept 10, 2019 8:20:11 GMT -5
Thanks, duster ... I don't know a lot of Thornetta Davis' material, but this one hooked me in ... haven't heard of Sheringham Seaside gin, though ... I looked it up on the LCBO site and it didn't come up, but I'm always looking to try products I haven't tried before ... I'm kind of partial to Bombay Saffire gin, myself ... Beefeater is a quality gin, too ... Cheers. There a quite few good distilleries popping up on Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland that are producing high quality spirits. Sheringham Seaside Gin won World Gin Awards World's Best Contemporary Gin 2019. It's made in a small distillery outside of Sooke BC. I also tried their Kazuki Gin which uses cherry blossom and green tea as aromatics and found it equally outstanding. I've heard they also make a world class whisky which apparently sold out within days. Their cocktail recipes are pretty good too. They do ship within BC for sure. Not sure about Ontario. I'm not a big fan of gin but this stuff made an immediate impression. Sheringham's sounds delicious. My go-to at the moment is Hendrick's--distilled in Scotland. Great for martinis. Infused with cucumber and rose. There's a gin distillery in my area. I find their aromatics so strong, there's no sense mixing it--unless you'd like a perfume martini...or a kerosene G&T. Best to drink it straight, because that's all you taste anyway. Then again, I'm open to my gin palate needing more experience/education. Distillery tour! |
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Post by franko on Sept 17, 2019 17:40:42 GMT -5
look what age does to us . . .
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Post by Willie Dog on Sept 30, 2019 15:44:38 GMT -5
There a quite few good distilleries popping up on Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland that are producing high quality spirits. Sheringham Seaside Gin won World Gin Awards World's Best Contemporary Gin 2019. It's made in a small distillery outside of Sooke BC. I also tried their Kazuki Gin which uses cherry blossom and green tea as aromatics and found it equally outstanding. I've heard they also make a world class whisky which apparently sold out within days. Their cocktail recipes are pretty good too. They do ship within BC for sure. Not sure about Ontario. I'm not a big fan of gin but this stuff made an immediate impression. Sheringham's sounds delicious. My go-to at the moment is Hendrick's--distilled in Scotland. Great for martinis. Infused with cucumber and rose. There's a gin distillery in my area. I find their aromatics so strong, there's no sense mixing it--unless you'd like a perfume martini...or a kerosene G&T. Best to drink it straight, because that's all you taste anyway. Then again, I'm open to my gin palate needing more experience/education. Distillery tour! Hendricks is a great Gin... I bought some gin from Kinsip in Prince Edward county and it was nice. MY fav right now is Empress 1908... goes really well with Elderflower tonic water. |
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Oct 1, 2019 21:59:48 GMT -5
Sheringham's sounds delicious. My go-to at the moment is Hendrick's--distilled in Scotland. Great for martinis. Infused with cucumber and rose. There's a gin distillery in my area. I find their aromatics so strong, there's no sense mixing it--unless you'd like a perfume martini...or a kerosene G&T. Best to drink it straight, because that's all you taste anyway. Then again, I'm open to my gin palate needing more experience/education. Distillery tour! Hendricks is a great Gin... I bought some gin from Kinsip in Prince Edward county and it was nice. MY fav right now is Empress 1908... goes really well with Elderflower tonic water. My favorite gin is Scotch. Ever the contrarian, I dislike the perfume smell. Prefer blended to single malt but no real favorite. Whatever is on sale. |
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Post by Willie Dog on Oct 2, 2019 6:42:25 GMT -5
Hendricks is a great Gin... I bought some gin from Kinsip in Prince Edward county and it was nice. MY fav right now is Empress 1908... goes really well with Elderflower tonic water. My favorite gin is Scotch. Ever the contrarian, I dislike the perfume smell. Prefer blended to single malt but no real favorite. Whatever is on sale. It's funny, you'll get scotch elitists that will only drink single malt, but I was over at my cousins and he gave me a wee dram of Johnnie Walker Blue Label and daaaammmmmnnnnn is it a smooth scotch, it rivaled the 21 yr old Aberfeldy and the 25 year Tomintoul I had tried, but at $300 CDN a bottle, it's expensive. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Oct 2, 2019 17:23:26 GMT -5
My favorite gin is Scotch. Ever the contrarian, I dislike the perfume smell. Prefer blended to single malt but no real favorite. Whatever is on sale. It's funny, you'll get scotch elitists that will only drink single malt, but I was over at my cousins and he gave me a wee dram of Johnnie Walker Blue Label and daaaammmmmnnnnn is it a smooth scotch, it rivaled the 21 yr old Aberfeldy and the 25 year Tomintoul I had tried, but at $300 CDN a bottle, it's expensive. Single-malts, eh ... Talisker 10 is my favourite ... anything in the Obin line is just fine with me, too ... Balvenie Double Wood is up there, too ... I've pretty much boycotted anything in the Johnny Walker line (both the Black and Red labels are bathwater, IMHO), but I'd like to try the Blue at some point ... as an aside, I can't remember the Kentucky Bourbon I was sipping on at HFLA's place, but that was aces, man ... by the way, my new go-to beers are Michelob Ultra and Miller Genuine Draft ... Cheers. |
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