If you catch me in the right mood, I can be agreeable to almost anything. I was in that kind of mood when I said:" Yes. I will fill a two-hour slot with music early Sunday morning. But only once."That was seven months ago.
I've been doing it every Sunday since then.
Similarly, I will occasionally partake in a meme. Like now. I am doing this at the bequest of my new blogpal Cowbell, who wants me to list eight things about myself and then force this chain of confession on eight of you.
I am refraining from doing that. My blog circle is small and incestuous and the resulting tags would likely have webbed toes and harelips.
Feel free to tag yourself.
I'll use my playlist to talk about myself. My list of eight starts with #2.
Peter Tosh- I'm The Toughest
This song is about me.
2) I can do drugs that would kill a lesser mortal.
Witness:
This morning I stopped at 7-11 for coffee and they were selling a scorched brown liquid called "Energy Coffee", which is really just bad coffee with extra caffeine and guarana added. (Guarana is to caffeine what corn syrup is to sugar - the same, only more so.) They also had a box of single-serving non-dairy screamers -a sign advertised :" Espresso Flavor Shots...40mg caffeine per serving."
They were free.
It took 48 of them to fill a 24 0z. coffee cup.
I filled a second cup with "Energy Coffee."
Fuck with me now, you bastards.
Chris Spedding- Breakout
Chris never did break out on his own, but he played with some greats- Eno, Cale, Nilsson. This song sounds like Joe Strummer.
Joe Strummer- All in in a Day
This song also sounds like Joe Strummer. It doesn't sound like Chris Spedding, though.
Red Hot Chili Peppers- Behind The Sun
Songs about dolphins are cool.
3) I once played in a band that opened up for the Chilis. They weren't famous then, but you could tell they would be. We were not a hard act to follow.
Steve Hillage - Motivation
The title of the album is Motivation Radio.
Loreena McKinnett- Mummer's Dance
This song is six minutes long. That should be enough time for a coffee achievement.
Altan- The Trip To Cullenstown
4) I would like to visit Ireland one day.
Damien Dempsey- Marching Season/Seize the Day
5) If you asked me, right now, who my favorite band was, I'd tell you "Dempsey."
Fiona Joyce- Trees
5a) "Joyce."
West of Eden- High Ground
5c) Not West of Eden. They're OK, but I miscued this disc. The espresso shots are taking over.
Steeleye Span- The Storyteller
6)Among other reasons, I love blogging because it helps keep the art of storytelling alive.
Be Bop Deluxe- Love is Swift Arrows
7) Cupid is a drunken knife-thrower and I am on his spinning target wheel.
Talking Heads- Don't Worry About The Government
8) I am distraught over the current state of American Government.
Steeleye Span- The Blacksmith
Back in the day, the village blacksmith was often considered to be quite a stud; Maddy Pryor sure sounds enthusiastic as she lustfully sings of doing her duty. Once you've had blacksmith...
Bob Dylan- Gotta Travel On
Been stuck around this old town too long.
Ten Years After- I'd Love To Change The World
It is possible.
The Kinks- Starstruck
Ye Olde Rocke Gossiper sez : the original lyric "...addicted to wine and cocaine... gonna drive you insane" was changed to to "wine and champagne" at the last minute by the record company, which really angered Kinks songwriter Ray Davies. Davies then went on to write concept albums about how much he hated the music biz.
Pretty Things- Trust
Excuse me. Please.
Pentangle- In Time
Another five minute song. I'm glad there's a radio in the bathroom.
Jefferson Airplane- Pretty as You Feel
I hope that you are feeling beautiful, because you are.
Patti Smith -Privilege
Playing Patti on Sunday mornings gives me something to live for.
Fairport Convention- Tale in Hard Time
Dude, just play 4/4 like the rest of us. Kidding! I love this band- their first few albums sound especially good.
Neil Young - Vampire Blues
Neil singing about Big Oil back in 1974..."I'm a vampire, babe, sucking blood from the earth."
Flaming Groovies - Headin' for the Texas Border
Flee! Get out while you still can!
Funkadelic- I'll Stay
Don't go! I'll wait!
ELP- In the Beginning
Damn. This remind me that I was planning on playing some Genesis. Too late now.
Blonde Redhead- Cure
I wonder if the Cure have a song called 'Blonde Redhead?'
I used to know a blond redhead...sigh...where are you now? I could use some asylum.
6 comments:
OK, the caffeine bit had me dying, here. That's some funny shit. Or maybe just to other caffeine addicts? Anyway, time to go start the coffee here ...
Oh, cool way to play with the playlist and all.
"I can do drugs that would kill a lesser mortal."..You and I are cut from the same cloth buddy!
I once did something my friend told me was Hawaiian woodrose,supposed to be an hallucinogen.Turns out it is more commonly referred to as Belladonna..I puked for three days,but I didn't die.
heh heh... have you come down yet? were you speaking in fast forward? nice selection... what happened to 5b?
DAYUM! And you wonder why you get anxious! I'll bet that stuff has a half-life.
ahh, the good old days when drugs were good and cheap...I took cocaine 2 times in my life..first time i thought i was going to die as I couldn't swallow..freaked me out..second time i thought it was meth and got so fucked up i could not write my name..that freaked me out too...i liked acid the best..i still get flash backs if i stay up for long periods of time..sorta fun..
These lists are always so great.
That coffee sounds awesome but I wouldn't sleep for days..not now anymore.
I can't believe that me and my mates actually exited from the 70s. Why exactly did we try so hard to freak our beak?
Keep moving those boundaries, let's see what is on the other side of nowhere baby!
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