I'd rather be the pauper of Scranton than the King of Wilkes-Barre
i was born 30 years too late. i say this often. look at all the amazing things i missed.
the crazy world of arthur brown only had one hit (“Fire”) but put on an awesomely bizarre show.
the crazy world of arhur brown at the rockpile in toronto:
(photos from nashtheslash.com)
Enters the stage from an egg:
Arthur as Jesus:
Arthur as the Pope:
“I bring you… FIRE!”:
Carl Palmer thinking why am i doing this:
the shit on the streets of our town
come in different shades of brown
what i mean can be seen and be found
take a stroll and look down on the ground
sometimes a man can’t understand
about mother natures grand plan
what is chocolate and golden and tan
where we walk around or just stand
some has a slight reddish hue
a bright yellow is quite common too
there’s a rainbow in that residue
to be witnessed by me and byyou
and out of some doggie’s behind
comes a rare an an unusual find
its that chalky white albino kinda
it blows and it boggles my mind
the shit on the streets of our town
come in different shades of brown
what i mean can be seen and be found
take a stroll and look down on the ground
1. Outfield – Your Love
2. Jimmy Cliff – If I Follow My Mind
3. The Boy Least Likely To – Fur Soft As Fur
4. The Magic Numbers – Mornings eleven
5. Howlin’ Wolf – Spoonful
6. Sufjan Stevens – Romulus
7. The Magic Numbers – Love Me Like You
8. The Boy Least Likely To – I’m Glad I Hitched My Apple Wagon To Your Star
9. Elliott Smith – Let’s Get Lost
10. Jason Collett – Hangover Days
11. Kristofer Astrom & Hidden Truck – Oh Lord
12. Mattias Hellberg – Power Failiure
13. Travis – Sing
14. Johanna Berhan – To Hide This Way
15. The Velvet Underground – Sweet Jane (Full-Length Version)
16. Thomas Dybhal – Dreamweaver
17. Tarantula – Browngreen Pounding Eyes
18. Dido – White Flag
19. Chicago – Make Me Smile
20. Tom Petty – Time To Move On
1.2 hours
before a long night of socializing, i often stop at the [tag]Wawa[/tag] for a 20oz. i find the caffeine helps keep me awake when inbibing brings me down. so this defintely isn’t the first time i’ve acknowledged a need for [tag]Buzz Beer[/tag], but after reading these two articles today the demand grows:
so bring back Buzz Beer, we’ll all be better for it.
[tags]beer, coffee, alcohol, caffeine[/tags]
I’ve been educating myself with the history of funk and soul music by getting my hands on as many of the best compilations I can find. I’ve ignored Detroit/Motown… because you probably already know most of it.
New Orleans:
(5-Stars)
(4-Stars)
(3-Stars)
Chicago:
(5-Stars)
(4-Stars)
Philadelphia:
(4-Stars)
(3-Stars)
Mid-West:
(3-Stars)
Texas:
Texas Funk: Black Gold from the Lone Star State 1968-1975 (4-Stars)
Seattle:
(4-Stars)
San Francisco:
Bay Area Funk Vol. 1 (4-Stars)
(3-Stars)
Miami:
(3-Stars)
Others:
(5-Stars)
Raw Funk (3-Stars)
The Funky 16 Corners (4-Stars)
[tags]funk, soul, chicago, philadelphia, new orleans, texas, mid-west, san francisco, chicago[/tags]
if you’re going to try, go all the
way.
otherwise, don’t even start.
if you’re going to try, go all the
way.
this could mean losing girlfriends,
wives, relatives, jobs and
maybe your mind.
go all the way.
it could mean not eating for 3 or 4 days.
it could mean freezing on a
park bench.
it could mean jail,
it could mean derision,
mockery,
isolation.
isolation is the gift,
all the others are a test of your
endurance, of
how much you really want to
do it.
and you’ll do it
despite rejection and the worst odds
and it will be better than
anything else
you can imagine.
if you’re going to try,
go all the way.
there is no other feeling like
that.
you will be alone with the gods
and the nights will flame with
fire.
do it, do it, do it.
do it.
all the way
all the way.
you will ride life straight to
perfect laughter, its
the only good fight
there is.
– Chas. Bukowski