Otis Redding, Jr. 1941-1967 Born in Dawson, Georgia, Otis Redding's father was a Baptist Minister which explains Otis' musical influence. At the age of five (5) his family moved to Macon, Georgia and at an early age he began his career as a singer and musician in the choir of the Vineville Baptist Church. Otis attended Ballad Hudson High School and participated in the school band. Determined to help his family financially, he dropped out of high school and went on to work with Little R...
I just found out and I had to do it. Better late than never for the Prince of Darkness. I bow to thee, o prince. hahahaha. I love Black Sabbath. A lot of religious people say things like, "Their Satanic gimmick is dangerous." It's not Satanic; or at least it didn't start out with that intention. In the interview segment on their concert DVD "The Last Supper", Ozzy says, "We used to rehearse in a building that was across the street from a movie theatre that only showed horror films. One d...
An article on favorite Beatles songs has already been done, so how about his post-Beatles songs? Imagine, Happy Xmas (war is over), Whatever Gets You Through the Night. Your turn.
The innovative, bizarre, funny, excellent guitarist, enemy of the PMRC died of Pancreatic Cancer. Some of my favorite Zappaisms: "There are more love songs than anything else. If songs could make you do something we'd all love one another". - quoted from Cyber Nation's quotations section. "I wrote a song about dental floss but did anyone's teeth get cleaner?" -- Senate Hearing on "Porn Rock", 1985, in response to Tipper Gore's allegations that music incites people towards deviant beh...
Probably the funniest female comedic actor ever. Mel Brooks' favorite. Is it any wonder he chose her for Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein? There'll never be another like her.
I saw this on TV last night. The priest said the Church isn't going to investigate because these things usually turn out to be natural phenomenon. SACRAMENTO (AP) — Carrying rosary beads and cameras, the faithful have been coming in a steady stream to a church on the outskirts of Sacramento for a glimpse of what some are calling a miracle: A statue of the Virgin Mary they say has begun crying a substance that looks like blood. It was first noticed more than a week ago, when a priest a...
It's a shame that his movies of the past 20 years or so haven't been up to snuff. I think he hit his peak with Radio Days . Before that, Annie Hall and Manhattan are outstanding. I don't much care for the dramas. Another Woman, Interiors ... They just aren't what I want from a Woody Allen film. Bullets over Broadway is pretty good. What are your favorites?
The quiet Beatle. The one who wrote Old Brown Shoe, Taxman, Something , and What is Life? to name just a few. The one who organized the first benefit concert to fight hunger in a third world country. The one who incorporated the sitar into pop music and introduced Ravi Shankar to America. Another Day the Music Died.
Born Oct. 1, 1932, Leona, Texas, died Nov. 24, 1993, Las Vegas, Nev. Albert Collins was a passionate instrumentalist and singer who became known as the "Master of the Telecaster" for the distinctively pure "icy" tone he produced from his Fender Telecaster electric guitar. Collins learned piano and guitar as a teenager in Houston, Texas, and played in local clubs as a band musician and pickup guitarist for other performers. On his first record, "The Freeze" (1958), he introduced the bare-fing...
For me, there are two major ones. First, Jefferson Starship's 1976 release Spitfire . Not necessarily because she's (I guess that's supposed to be Grace Slick), getting high, but also because of how the smoke curves around and becomes the dragon she's sitting on. Second, Deep Purple's 1970 Deep Purple in Rock . Looks like a better use of Mount Rushmore to me. So, what album covers make you say, "Wow, heavy, man!"? Please don't post huge pics.
Last night, Steven E. Jones, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Brigham Young University was interviewed on MSNBC. He wasn't given enough time to make his points, but he said his paper is online. So here's a sample: Why Indeed Did the WTC Buildings Collapse? In writing this paper, I call for a serious investigation of the hypothesis that WTC 7 and the Twin Towers were brought down, not just by damage and fires, but through the use of pre-positioned explosives. I consider the offici...
More than just a best-selling artist, respected guitarist, expressive singer, and accomplished songwriter, Bonnie Raitt has become an institution in American music. The release of Souls Alike, her eighteenth album, marks yet another brave, exhilarating step in a legendary body of work. Born to a musical family, the nine-time Grammy winner is the daughter of celebrated Broadway singer John Raitt (Carousel, Oklahoma!, The Pajama Game) and accomplished pianist/singer Marge Goddard. She was ra...
Last night on Fox News' Heartland , John Kasich interviewed Senator Hank Erwin ( R -Al.), starting with this written statement: "New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast have always been known for gambling, sin and wickedness...it is the kind of behavior that ultimately brings the judgement of God." - Weekly Newspaper Column 9/30/05. Kasich: "Don't you think you're driving people away from religion? I know you're not trying to do that, but don't you think it has the opposite effect?"...
It was yesterday. Oops. My bad. Janis Lyn Joplin was born January 19, 1943 and died October 4, 1970. In between she led a triumphant and tumultuous life blessed by an innate talent to convey powerful emotion through heart-stomping rock-and-roll singing. Born and raised in Port Arthur, Texas, a small Southern petroleum industry town, she gravitated to artistic interests cultivated by parents Seth and Dorothy Joplin. Janis broke with local social traditions during the tense days of racia...
The funniest story about Chapman I've heard is one that John Cleese has told. When Monty Python went to Germany, they were invited to tour Dachau. When they got there, it was closed so they couldn't go in. Chapman said, "Tell them we're Jewish." Cleese didn't say if it worked. If anyone thinks Benny Hill was funnier than Python.....maybe your brain hurts.