blog balzer on google: A squirrel's life varies from day to day. From the simple carefree to the dangerous hair raising . My life is " charmed ". The fickle finger of fate reached out to me at birth . Been " lucky" ever since. Great , if somewhat " noisy " or " stealthy " friends, + a great Ma and Dad. Observations of life just seem to come my way. Join me, won't you. i am getting older and grayer . Peanut .
Sunday, March 29, 2020
Ambrosia You're the Only Woman 1980 Live & Remastered
AND THAT " VIXEN VAMPIRE I ALREADY MET. EVELYN IS HER NAME, FROM THE " BLUE MARTINI"(NOW GONE) SOME 13 YRS AGO. WHILE SHE " DRAINED ME MENTALLY, I SHELTERED MY VITALS( HEART NOT INCLUDED} BLOOD WILL ALWAYS BE REPLACED OVER TIME. MADE FOR SEVERAL " GREAT SONGS" AND ALMOST FINISHED "2ND" SCI STORY " ABOUT A "VAMPIRE" LADY<ABLE TO TURN INTO A FELINE, STRIVING TO SAVE HER SPECIE(HER BEING THE LAST) I'VE WRITTEN ABOUT HER & OUR " MISADVENTURES.
Ambrosia - How much I feel (video/audio edited & remastered) HQ
AND THAT " VIXEN VAMPIRE I ALREADY MET. EVELYN IS HER NAME, FROM THE " BLUE MARTINI"(NOW GONE) SOME 13 YRS AGO. WHILE SHE " DRAINED ME MENTALLY, I SHELTERED MY VITALS( HEART NOT INCLUDED} BLOOD WILL ALWAYS BE REPLACED OVER TIME. MADE FOR SEVERAL " GREAT SONGS" AND ALMOST FINISHED "2ND" SCI STORY " ABOUT A "VAMPIRE" LADY<ABLE TO TURN INTO A FELINE, STRIVING TO SAVE HER SPECIE(HER BEING THE LAST) I'VE WRITTEN ABOUT HER & OUR " MISADVENTURES.
Thursday, March 26, 2020
Cher - Gypsys Tramps And Thieves
CAUGHT MS. CHER IN 2004?(FAREWELL TOUR AT THE ICE PALACE.)SHE BLEW MY MIND. ALWAYS DUG HER MUSIC, FROM EARLIEST SONY/CHER THRU TODAY. WE R FROM THE SAME ERA; HOWEVER, MS. CHER IS A PHENOMENAL SINGER, PERFORMER, PERSON, WHILE MERE MORTAL ME, AN AMATEUR SAX/VIOLINIST, SONG & LITERARY WRITER, WOULD HAVE TRIED TO DATE HER BACK IN DAAY, IF SHE WAS SINGLE & INTERESTED. STILL FEEL THE SAME WAY. TOO BAD, SHE WILL NEVER FIND OUT& ILL TAKE THIS LITTLE DITTY, ALONG W/MY "CRUSH" ON "MARILYN MONROE", TO MY GRAVE, IN NEW JERSEY, NEXT TO "MOM & DAD".
Cher - Walking In Memphis (Official Music Video)
CAUGHT MS. CHER IN 2004?(FAREWELL TOUR AT THE ICE PALACE.)SHE BLEW MY MIND. ALWAYS DUG HER MUSIC, FROM EARLIEST SONY/CHER THRU TODAY. WE R FROM THE SAME ERA; HOWEVER, MS. CHER IS A PHENOMENAL SINGER, PERFORMER, PERSON, WHILE MERE MORTAL ME, AN AMATEUR SAX/VIOLINIST, SONG & LITERARY WRITER, WOULD HAVE TRIED TO DATE HER BACK IN DAAY, IF SHE WAS SINGLE & INTERESTED. STILL FEEL THE SAME WAY. TOO BAD, SHE WILL NEVER FIND OUT& ILL TAKE THIS LITTLE DITTY, ALONG W/MY "CRUSH" ON "MARILYN MONROE", TO MY GRAVE, IN NEW JERSEY, NEXT TO "MOM & DAD".
HSUS "I Need A Hero"
YOU TUBERS UNITE FOR THIS "HUMANE ANIMAL CAUSE, THAT COST MS. GRIMMIE HER LIFE. ELEVATE TO OVER 250 MILLION CURRENT VIEWS, PLZ.
Fleetwood Mac - Landslide 1975
NOTE: (AS IF ANY ONE EVEN CARES): TOOK ME TILL AGE OF 22 YRS. TO WRITE/PLAY MY 1ST(PROBABLY MY VERY BEST)POTENTIAL #1 BILL BOARD HOT CHART HIT. TOTAL TIME,LESS THEN 16 MINUTES/I'M NO "1 HIT WONDER YET, NOR HAVING A FRACTION OF MS. STEVIE'S TALENTS, MY TIME MAY STILL ARRIVE B4 I DIE(OLDER EVERY MINUTE OF EACH DAY, IN ALMOST EVERY WAY)..CREDIT TO MY BEST "SISTER-IN-LAW(SAT ME AT PIANO, TO DIRECT WRITING NOTE FOR WORD ON MUSIC PAPER, & 1ST COUSIN(HE MET ME AT A QUEENS SUBWAY, BACK TO THE HOUSE, TO " SING SEVERAL TIMES, "TRYING TOO HARD".STILLHAVE ORIGINAL CASSETTE & SHEET MUSIC & PLAY IT SOMETIMES.
FLEETWOOD MAC ~ Rhiannon '76
NOTE: (AS IF ANY ONE EVEN CARES): TOOK ME TILL AGE OF 22 YRS. TO WRITE/PLAY MY 1ST(PROBABLY MY VERY BEST)POTENTIAL #1 BILL BOARD HOT CHART HIT. TOTAL TIME,LESS THEN 16 MINUTES/I'M NO "1 HIT WONDER YET, NOR HAVING A FRACTION OF MS. STEVIE'S TALENTS, MY TIME MAY STILL ARRIVE B4 I DIE(OLDER EVERY MINUTE OF EACH DAY, IN ALMOST EVERY WAY)..CREDIT TO MY BEST "SISTER-IN-LAW(SAT ME AT PIANO, TO DIRECT WRITING NOTE FOR WORD ON MUSIC PAPER, & 1ST COUSIN(HE MET ME AT A QUEENS SUBWAY, BACK TO THE HOUSE, TO " SING SEVERAL TIMES, "TRYING TOO HARD".STILLHAVE ORIGINAL CASSETTE & SHEET MUSIC & PLAY IT SOMETIMES.
Thoughts About Roxanne
FOR MYSELF, EACH BAND MATE IS A GENIUS OF MUSIC IN THEIR PROFESSED SPECIALTiES(J. ALMOND ON TENOR, ALTO SAX & FLUTE). WHILE I WAS TRANSFIXED, THEN TRANSFORMED FROM YEARS ON VIOLIN TO THE " TENOR", TAUGHT MYSELF ON THE ALTO-for my high school band audition=passed w/flying colors), back to tenor 4ever, w/ berg larsen metal & ebonite 110.1, 120/1) & rico royal ,had to reduce from 4/5's to 3's-jaw surgery(years of playing both took their toll).JAMMING W/ LATE JOHN ALMOND RIVALS " FANTASY SEX W/LATE "MARILYN MONROE(M.M. IN " SOME LIKE IT HOT", TOLD : TONY CURTIS she "fell for tenor sax men-I WORKED, SAVED,THEN BOUGHT 1ST NEW ITALIAN ORPHEUS TENOR, WENT ON TO THE BEST). TENOR=ECSTASY. JAMMING W/J. ALMOND & "ALLMAN B.B.(FILLMORE)= MIND BLOWING SWEETNESS FOLLOWED BY EARTH SHATTERING CONTROLLED CHAOS.
So Hard To Share
FOR MYSELF, EACH BAND MATE IS A GENIUS OF MUSIC IN THEIR PROFESSED SPECIALTiES(J. ALMOND ON TENOR, ALTO SAX & FLUTE). WHILE I WAS TRANSFIXED, THEN TRANSFORMED FROM YEARS ON VIOLIN TO THE " TENOR", TAUGHT MYSELF ON THE ALTO-for my high school band audition=passed w/flying colors), back to tenor 4ever, w/ berg larsen metal & ebonite 110.1, 120/1) & rico royal ,had to reduce from 4/5's to 3's-jaw surgery(years of playing both took their toll).JAMMING W/ LATE JOHN ALMOND RIVALS " FANTASY SEX W/LATE "MARILYN MONROE(M.M. IN " SOME LIKE IT HOT", TOLD : TONY CURTIS she "fell for tenor sax men-I WORKED, SAVED,THEN BOUGHT 1ST NEW ITALIAN ORPHEUS TENOR, WENT ON TO THE BEST). TENOR=ECSTASY. JAMMING W/J. ALMOND & "ALLMAN B.B.(FILLMORE)= MIND BLOWING SWEETNESS FOLLOWED BY EARTH SHATTERING CONTROLLED CHAOS.
al stewart year of the cat 1979 long live version
SAXOPHONE & GUITAR LAY THE "TRACK" FOR A FANTASY FLIGHTOF LYRICS{TAKES ME BACK TO "1977"{MY YEAR OF THE CAT STILL GOING STRONG TODAY}:CATS RULE, DOGS R RASCALS & LOYAL, " ITS HUMANS THAT S..K(IMO). LETS HEAR IT FOR "1977:" THE YEAR OF THE CAT": YEAR OF OUR MARRIAGE, & ADOPTION OF " SANDY"(LUCKY CAME HOME MUCH LATER FROM " BIDDA WEE"), A BEACH CRUISIN' FELINE (MORRIS LOOK-ALIKE).
Jefferson Airplane - Wooden Ships
UPDATE: *(FROM A MOST SENIOR FORMER BRONX BORN, LONG ISLAND RAISED CITIZEN): YESTERDAY IS NO DIFFERENT FROM TODAY. THREATS OF TOTAL ANNIHILATION ARE THE SAME IN ANY LANGUAGE, FROM ANY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, CAUSED BY THE SAME THINGS THRU THE CENTURIES. WILL " WOODEN SHIPS" & "PURPLE BERRIES" ACTUALLY SERVE THE PURPOSE SUNG BY J.A. & CSN&Y?. DOUBTFUL. WISHFUL DREAMING.IF SO, I'D RATHER RIDE THE MUSHROOM WITH MY SAX IN HAND, PLAYING THIS OR OTHER MEANINGFUL WORKS OF ART. "RIDE THE WIND, BLOWIN' OVER MY SHOULDER FROM THE SOUTH".
Monday, March 23, 2020
Sade - Is It A Crime (Live Video from San Diego)
TENOR PLAYERS NEED A " CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMIT" TO PERFORM IN PUBLIC, SO POTENT IS THEIR "AXE". (I SHOULD KNOW)
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black (Live Acoustic - SXSW)
SADLY, FOR MYSELF, JUST AFTER I "DISCOVERED AMY, LOADED HER CD IN MY 2004, 6 SPEED TSX, SHE WAS TAKEN. MY "LITTLE MERCEDES" WAS TAKEN TOO, IN A HORRIFIC CRASH, BUT IT "SACRIFICED ITSELF WHILE SAVING OUR LIVES, ALONG WITH AN UNKNOWN HIGHWAY ANGEL(JIM MORRISON?). WHY DIDN'T SOMEONE CLOSE TO MS. AMY SAVE HER"????
Rare Version: To Know Him Is To Love Him - Amy Winehouse (Alternate Vers...
SADLY, FOR MYSELF, JUST AFTER I "DISCOVERED AMY, LOADED HER CD IN MY 2004, 6 SPEED TSX, SHE WAS TAKEN. MY "LITTLE MERCEDES" WAS TAKEN TOO, IN A HORRIFIC CRASH, BUT IT "SACRIFICED ITSELF WHILE SAVING OUR LIVES, ALONG WITH AN UNKNOWN HIGHWAY ANGEL(JIM MORRISON?). WHY DIDN'T SOMEONE CLOSE TO MS. AMY SAVE HER"????
Rosie and The Originals Live Footage
REST IN PEACE, " ANGEL BABY " TO THE WORLD. "WE" DANCED TO YOUR MUSIC AT " MAKE OUT PARTIES" IN EAST MEADOW, LONG ISLAND BASEMENTS, IN JUNIOR HIGH.
Angel Baby - Jeanette Jurado (full version) HQ
RECENTLY, THESE EXTREMELY TALENTED LADIES(VOICES, LYRICS, MUSIC, DANCING,NOT TO MENTION "LOOKS")INSPIRED ME TO CREATE A NEW SONG(NOTHING LIKE THEIRS), ABOUT " ANGST, LOSS,LIFE STRUGGLES(HEY, SOUNDS SUSPICIOUSLY LIKE "MY LIFE"..HMM),NOW, IF ONLY "EXPOSE" WOULD AGREE TO RECORD IT"< THINK I WOULD PROBABLY DIE & GO TO MUSICAL HEAVEN(IF SUCH A PLACE EXISTS). I CAN DREAM, CAN'T I?????
Sunday, March 22, 2020
Vanilla Fudge - Some velvet morning 1969
HAVE TO INFORM U: U " MISSED 2 OF THEIR GREATEST SHOWS(TIM BOGERT, OF COURSE) AT " THE ACTION HOUSE"("OCEAN SIDE/ISLAND PARK). CONTROLLED MAYHEM, SHOULDER TO SHOULDER STOOD THE FANS(SOME SNEAKING RECORDERS-SMALL SONY FIT UNDER MY ARM PIT, PASSES DOOR CHECK); WORMED MY WAY TO THE STAGE, ALMOST, 1X. "MOUNTAIN" W/LESLIE WEST OPENED(" MISSISSISSIPPI QUEEN")-THEY BLEW MOST OF THE ROOF, "FUDGE" SENT THE REMAINDER ALL THE WAY TO THE " ATLANTIC OCEAN"( WE FOUND PIECES AT " HEMPSTEAD BEACH", MY WIFE'S FAV LONG ISLAND BEACH. MINE=" SHINNECOCK INLET"/"BEACH"(SCUBA DIVING OFF THE FRONT OR BACK DOCK,; DRINKING "BEER", " SOUTHERN COMFORT" ON " THE BEACH"(TALKING BOUT "THE 70'S, B4 RICH SONS OF BITCHES RUINESDTHE FREE ACCESS W/ACCESS PERMITS BY ZIP CODES, & ENFORCED & TICKETED/TOWED PARKING LAWS.
The Beatles - A Day In The Life
"ALTHOUGH THE NEWS WAS RATHER SAD, I JUST HAD TO LAUGH, I SAW THE PHOTOGRAPH"HE BLEW HIS MIND OUT IN A CAR. HE DIDN'T NOTICE THAT THE LIGHTS HAD CHANGED",
The Doors - The End - Live At Hollywood Bowl 1968
MY HIGH SCHOOL NITES WERE FILLED W/JIM & THE DOORS. JUST ASK MY ONLY FRIEND, MY BROTHER, NEARING "HIS END". WHAT'S THE POINT OF GOING ON ONCE HE'S GONE???DON'T KNOW, HAVE TO WRITE SOME STUFF, PLAY SOME SONGS, drink some "southern comfort"??
Janis Joplin - Ball & Chain - Monterey Pop
SPECTACULAR PERFORMANCE. MAMA CASS'S REACTION IS JUST "CLASSIC"(R.I.P. TO BOTH LADIES OF ROCK). JANIS PLAYED MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SAME TIME/NITE AS JIM MORRISON & DOORS. CAUGHT 1ST DOORS SHOW, AT TICKET LOBBY, TICKETS FOR BOTH LATE SHOWS STILL AVAILABLE, HAD TO "DECIDE. WENT ACROSS STREET, DOWED A " SOUTHERN COMFORT" SHOT, RETURNED, MY HEAD WAS CRYING OUT FOR "DOORS, THEIR 2ND SHOW JUST AS WILDLY SPECTACULAR AS THE 1ST. THEN, OCT, MS. JANIS DIES, THEN "HENDRIX" & JULY 3RD, 1971, "JIM MORRISON "BREAKS ON THROUGH", TOO.
JANIS JOPLIN "Summertime" (Live -1969)
SUMMERTIME_WHEN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN WARMS JUST ENOUGH TO TOLERATE A DEEP WRECK DIVE W/1/4 INCH WET SUIT&HOODED VEST/GLOVES&BOOTS FOR 28 MINUTE 1ST DIVE ON USS SAN DIEGO & REPETITIVE BOUNCE DIVE>THANKS MS> JANIS U TAKE ME BACK TO THOSE TREASURED TIMES/MY PARENTS & DIANE>( A TIME PASSAGE{"AL STEWART"}
Janis Joplin - Summertime
SUMMERTIME_WHEN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN WARMS JUST ENOUGH TO TOLERATE A DEEP WRECK DIVE W/1/4 INCH WET SUIT&HOODED VEST/GLOVES&BOOTS FOR 28 MINUTE 1ST DIVE ON USS SAN DIEGO & REPETITIVE BOUNCE DIVE>THANKS MS> JANIS U TAKE ME BACK TO THOSE TREASURED TIMES/MY PARENTS & DIANE>( A TIME PASSAGE{"AL STEWART"}
Commodores - Sail On
OH HOW WELL I HAVE LIVED THIS PART. HER PARENTS HATED A SEMI-HIPPIE WHO WASN'T ATTENDING LAW SCHOOL, WHOSE PARENTS WEREN'T UPPER MIDDLE CLASS, LIVING IN AN OLDER SECTION OF EAST MEADOW, DRIVING AN OLDER KOOL THUNDERBIRD W/TRIPLE RED RACING TIRES, SPORT SUSPENSION, & NO A/C/. "SHE" WAS SET UP & MARRIED A DIAMOND JEWELER'S SON, TRAVELED THE WORLD SEARCHING FOR GEMS; NEVER "GOT " THE BABY GIRL SHE WANTED(MY LADY CAME THRU 1ST TIME); LAST ENCOUNTER AT HER/MY GRAD SCHOOL, I " SAILED ON",NEVER LOOKING BACK;YEARS LATER AT "NUNLEY'S FREEPORT(CLOSED),SHE W/BABY BOY & HATEFUL MOM,MYSELF, W/WIFE & BABY GIRL,WALKED UP TO HER, SIMPLE GREETING, POINTED TO "OUR" LITTLE DAUGHTER" IN STROLLER,SPUN AROUND ON HEELS & "SAILED ON" FOR LAST TIME. YEARS LATER "SAIL ON SURFACED TO EASE MY PAIN AFTER GETTING CAUGHT IN A "VAMPIRE'S WEB OF DECEIT". USED TO ATTEMPT TO SING THIS TO "PEANUT", MY "B.F.F. RESCUE SQUIRREL, AS WE PLAYED IN THE LARGE BATHROOM, TILL, FULL GROWN, W/ A GIANT PARROT CAGE, MOVED HER INTO THE FAMILY ROOM, WITH TONS OF RUNNING ROOOM THRU THE LIVING ROOM. REST IN PEACE, MY LITTLE FRIEND, " HEY PEANUT"(HOW I WOKE HER EVERY MORNING-AROUND 4 A.M.).
Patti LaBelle - On My Own (Official Music Video) ft. Michael McDonald
BOTH ARTISTS, WITH GREAT VOICES,COME TOGETHER TO CREATE A PERFORMANCE FOR THE AGES, WITH DIFFERING STYLES JOINING, CONTRASTING PERFECTLY.(IMOHO)
Patti LaBelle Michael McDonald - On My Own (Live In LA)
BOTH ARTISTS, WITH GREAT VOICES,COME TOGETHER TO CREATE A PERFORMANCE FOR THE AGES, WITH DIFFERING STYLES JOINING, CONTRASTING PERFECTLY.(IMOHO)
Friday, March 20, 2020
Graham Nash Wants to Fix his Relationship with David Crosby
(IMOHO)AND CONSIDERING CREAM'S "1ST FAREWELL CONT " AT ALBERT HALL(I RECORDED IT) BACK IN 69?70?, THESES "3" ICONIC WONDERS EXCEEDED EVERY OTHER RENDITION/PERFORMANCE. EACH "GUY:" BRINGS HIS EXPERTISE/STYLE/INTERPRETATION TO THIS MOMEMT, BLENDING, COMPLIMENTING, BACKING, AT TIMES SOLOING, TO CREATE THE "MOST PERFECT LIVE SONG" EVER CREATED.
Cream - Spoonfull (Royal Albert Hall 2005) (2 of 22)
(IMOHO)AND CONSIDERING CREAM'S "1ST FAREWELL CONT " AT ALBERT HALL(I RECORDED IT) BACK IN 69?70?, THESES "3" ICONIC WONDERS EXCEEDED EVERY OTHER RENDITION/PERFORMANCE. EACH "GUY:" BRINGS HIS EXPERTISE/STYLE/INTERPRETATION TO THIS MOMEMT, BLENDING, COMPLIMENTING, BACKING, AT TIMES SOLOING, TO CREATE THE "MOST PERFECT LIVE SONG" EVER CREATED.
Layla (40th Anniversary Version / 2010 Remastered)
DITTO HERE. "LAYLA, ERIC, DUANE, JIM & ERIC'S "B.F.F. " GEORGE HARRISON HAVE GIVEN MUCH DELIGHT THRU THE YEARS, PROPELLING ME FROM DARK TO LIGHT OVER AGAIN. AS A " 1.2 A***D MUSICIAN/SONG WRITER(BOOK & SCI-FI TOO). I;M TRANSPORTED BRIEFLY TO ANOTHER DIMENSION ACCOMPANYING THIS & THEIR OTHER TUNES(WHILE MY GUITAR" LIVE & " SOMETHING"(TOKYO LIVE) ON MY HORN/VIOLIN(ELECTRIC) & PIANO'S. ARTHRITIS, MISSING THUMB JOINT & JAW REPAIR ALL CONSPIRE AGAINST ME. YET, LIKE THE PROVERBIAL "PHOENIX" I JUST KEEP ON "RISING". PROBABLY BE BLOWING ON MY "BERG LARSEN 120/1 W/RICO ROYAL #3 WHEN I GO.QUESTION IS?? TO WHAT SONG?/THEIR'S?THIS? OR ONE OF MINE??("TRYING TOO HARD")
Santana - Soul Sacrifice 1969 "Woodstock" Live Video HQ
TAKES MY BREATH(WHATS LEFT) AWAY. THAT CRAZY, OH SO KOOL DRUMMER BOY(YES, A MERE KID-HAS HIMSELF ON A VIDEO WITH EXTENDED PLAY) ON THIS SONG HERE). ONE FAV PAST TIME= TRYING TO PEEP PACE W/MR. SANTANA ON SOME OF HIS MANY SONGS("SMOOTH" W/ROB THOMAS, & " GYPSY QUEEN/BLACK MAGIC WOMAN" TOO.)KEEPS ME HUMMING ALONG, HEART PUMPING , HIGH OCTANE BLOOD FLOWING, MIND ENGAGED IN ANOTHER DIMENSION, OBLIVIOUS TO ALL AROUND ME. BLACK MAGIC WOMAN SOUNDS GOOD ON A "TENOR/VIOLIN")
Jackson Browne - BBC 1978 - Running On Empty.flv
LOOKIN INTO THEIR EYES. I SEE THEM RUNNIN TOO. RUNNIN BLIND. ALL THOSE YEARS & THOSE LADIES. I JUST KEPT RUNNIN TOO, NOW I/M , GAVE UP RUNNIN' TOO. STUCK HERE, WHEREVER MY ANCHOR LANDS, GAVE SEARCHING FOR THAT " PROMISED LAND", FILLED AIR WAVES W/MY SONGS, "HER" PRECIOUS EYES GUARDING MY HEART, SO I GAVE HER ALL ITS PARTS, TIILL I DEPART.
Atlanta Rhythm Section - Imaginary lover (video/audio edited & remastere...
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
George Michael - One More Try
JUST SO U KNOW, U R IN "GOOD, AMPLE" COMPANY .MANY FAns out there traveled a similar path(myself w/ my few " cherished artists) some i fortunately caught live, others missed 4 ever( as they dissapeared) L.P. ALBUMS, C.D.'S, CASSETTES AND Y/TUBE MUST SUFFICE, TILL WE TO R GONE, LEAVING A STAINED TRAIL OF TEARS AS OUR MONUMENT & TESTIMONY " OF OUR LOYALTY"
Some Velvet Morning (2007 Remaster)
ALONE AT PARENTS HOUSE(EAST MEADOW, LONG ISLAND, B4 HOFSTRA CLASSES BEGAN THE DAY, ONLY MY "2 BFF'S, WINDY & TIPPY"(MOM & DAUGHTER MIXED SHELTY/SHEPARDS),AT MOM'S UPRIGHT, I CARESSED THE IVORIES, STARTING W/PIANISMO, BUILDING TO RACOUS FORTISSIMO PLAYING THIS TUNE, ALONG W/ "KEEP ME HANGING ON", TESTING THE LIMITS OF BOTH MY FINGERS & THE KEYBOARD. CAUGHT " FUDGE" 2X AT "THE ACTION HOUSE"( OCEANSIDE/ISLAND PARK??). WITH " MOUNTAIN" & LESLIE WEST OPENING 1X. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THEY ALL BLEW THE ROOF OFF( A WEATHER SATELLITE OBSERVED THIS "ROOF" HEADING ALONG THE GULF STREAM, SOUTH.)
That Girl Could Sing
DAVID LINDLEY. MASTER VIOLINIST &MASTER STEEL LAP GUITAR & MASTER ELECTRIC GUITARIST, PLUS UNUSUALLY HIGH FALSETTO, IS A WONDER, SO CRUCIAL TO JACKSON'S SOUND & SONGS; ADD ROSEMARY BUTLER, THE OTHER BACK UP SINGER, THE PIANIST, ORGANIST, BASSIST & JIM GORDON ON THE DRUMS(LAYLA), THIS IS THE ONE & ONLY "JACKSON BROWNE".TURNED ON TO J.B. LATE IN LIFE, WILL NEVER PUT HIS MUSIC DOWN(FAV="FOR A DANCER", "RUNNING ON EMPTY" & "THE LOAD OUT/STAY
Monday, March 16, 2020
Strange Days
I HAVE(IMOHO),, THEN IT METAMORPHISIZED INTO " EVELYN" THE VAMPIRESS" FROM THE DEFUNCT " BLUE MARTINI". HOW U MAY ASK?? " WELL, U SEE. " STRANGE DAYS" WERE THERE FOR ME, ANYTHING & ALMOST EVERYTHING HAPPENED TO ME(NEW DWELLINGS, DIVORCE, NEW SONGS/BOOK WRITTEN, ABORTED POLITICAL ASPIRATION, LOSS & GAIN OF EMPLOYMENT, TOO MUCH "STRIFE in life, yey frtom this turmoil(still), flow (imoho) some amazing works of art.
Fleetwood Mac - Landslide (Official Music Video)
I LIVE A VERSION OF THIS STORY EVERY DAY & NITE, STILL IMPRISONED BY MY OLD FASHIONED BELIEFS/VALUES/MORALS.
Fleetwood Mac - Silver Springs (Official Music Video)
I LIVE A VERSION OF THIS STORY EVERY DAY & NITE, STILL IMPRISONED BY MY OLD FASHIONED BELIEFS/VALUES/MORALS.
Nicole Scherzinger - Memory - Olivier Awards 2015
(IMOHO) EACH ONE IN THEIR OWN WAY , KEEPS "HOLDING ON TO YESTERDAY"(AMBROSIA BIG HIT TOO). "I" FIND MYSELF AT THE STEREO/COMPUTER ON Y/TUBE/JAMMING ON MY HORN, AND THE WORDS JUST "SPRING FORTH", WHETHER FROM MY BRAIN AND OR HEART AND OR SOUL". UNABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY I'M SO DRIVEN, SO I ACCEPT THIS "THING" AND " MARVEL AT THE PROCESS. I DON'T " SEE YOUR FACE" EVERY TIME MAKING LOVE", BUT THEN I HAVE NO SPECIAL LOVE, EXCEPT MY CHERISHED " HORN".
Ambrosia - How Much I Feel
(IMOHO) EACH ONE IN THEIR OWN WAY , KEEPS "HOLDING ON TO YESTERDAY"(AMBROSIA BIG HIT TOO). "I" FIND MYSELF AT THE STEREO/COMPUTER ON Y/TUBE/JAMMING ON MY HORN, AND THE WORDS JUST "SPRING FORTH", WHETHER FROM MY BRAIN AND OR HEART AND OR SOUL". UNABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY I'M SO DRIVEN, SO I ACCEPT THIS "THING" AND " MARVEL AT THE PROCESS. I DON'T " SEE YOUR FACE" EVERY TIME MAKING LOVE", BUT THEN I HAVE NO SPECIAL LOVE, EXCEPT MY CHERISHED " HORN".
Jefferson Starship - Miracles (Official Audio)
TODAY, YES, IT DAWNED TO THOUGHTS OF YOU. DO I STILL MISS YOU?. YOU WILL NEVER KNOW. DEEP WITHIN THE RECESSES OF MY BRAIN, REMNANTS OF US STILL REMAIN, TO BE CALLED UPON ON CERTAIN MOMENTS, WHERE ONLY YOU ARE ABLE TO FILL MY NEEDS FOR THAT MOMENT, THEN TO RE-ENTER THE SUBTERRANEAN DEPTHS , READY TO BE SUMMONED UPWARD AS NEEDED, ALWAYS THERE LIKE MY ROCK OF GIBRALTAR.
Sunday, March 15, 2020
Janis Ian and Richard Bona performing At Seventeen
MY GRAND PARENTS FORBID "DATING " OUTSIDE OUR RELIGION", BUT NOT OUTSIDE OUR RACE. TOOK YEARS, & SOME LEVEL OF GUTS(COLLEGE) TO DATE "OUTSIDE RACE & RELIGION. MARRIAGE , ON THE OTHER HAND, WAS RESERVED FOR " OUR OWN KIND". I FOLLOWED THEIR WISHES, YET NEVER BELIEVED THEIR TENANTS. MY "KIDS" R TRULY "FREE"OF THOSE ARCHAIC PREHISTORIC BELIEFS & PRACTICES. LOVE "JANIS IAN" 4 EVER.
Janis Ian-Society's Child (1967)
MY GRAND PARENTS FORBID "DATING " OUTSIDE OUR RELIGION", BUT NOT OUTSIDE OUR RACE. TOOK YEARS, & SOME LEVEL OF GUTS(COLLEGE) TO DATE "OUTSIDE RACE & RELIGION. MARRIAGE , ON THE OTHER HAND, WAS RESERVED FOR " OUR OWN KIND". I FOLLOWED THEIR WISHES, YET NEVER BELIEVED THEIR TENANTS. MY "KIDS" R TRULY "FREE"OF THOSE ARCHAIC PREHISTORIC BELIEFS & PRACTICES. LOVE "JANIS IAN" 4 EVER.
Saturday, March 14, 2020
LAURA NYRO and when i die
AND WHEN I DIE, WHEN I'M GONE", WHO WILL BE LEFT TO CARRY ON MY MUSICAL COMMENTS ON Y/TUBE. SO, B4, I "DEDICATE" MY CREATIVE SOUL TO MS. NYRO'S MEMORY.R.I.P.(I WON'T)
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Harry Chapin Six 6 String Orchestra (Soundstage)
WOW.1ST TIME FOR ME. ALWAYS A "HARRY " LOVER. THIS IS AS " KOOL AS A JEWEL"
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
'The Doors at The Whisky A Go Go'
I " CAUGHT" JIM, RAY, ROBBIE & JOHN AT THE PINNACLE OF THEIR CAREER PERFORMANCES 3X'S= MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, FLUSHING MEADOW SINGER BOWL( FORMER WORLD'S FAIR SITE) &, SADLY, 1X MINUS JIM AT long island u.'s c.w. post dome, along with tragic " bad finger, WHO HAD 2 BAND MEMBERS COMMIT SUICIDE(MGR. STOLE THEIR $$, ETC. + GEORGE HARRISON(HELPING THEM MUSICALLY) WENT ON TO BIGGER THINGS( " BAD FINGER WAS ON THE WAY OF BECOMING " THE NEXT BEATLES").
Quarterflash - Night Shift (1982)
LOVE A SAXOPHONE( I'M A TENOR GUY); IN LOVE PLUTONICALY WITH WOMEN, COMBINED WITH A GORGEOUS SAX PLAYING, FANTASTIC SINGING VOICE, EVER SO " KOOL" BRIAN DAVID WILLIS ON DRUMS, + GREAT GUITARISTS(HUSBAND MARV & other guy, great bassist & keyboardist= ONE OVER THE TOP, IMOHO," SUPER GROUP".
Monday, March 9, 2020
Dan Fogelberg - Leader of the Band (from Live: Greetings from the West)
MY " LEADER OF THE BAND" WAS LET DOWN BY # 2 SON, NOT AN ENGINEER( HIM AND MY BROTHER), NOT AN ATTORNEY(MOM'S DREAM); YES, A BUDDING MUSICIAN(PLZ DON'T GO ON ROAD), ASSISTANT " N.A.U.I. SCUBA INSTRUCTOR(TAKE THIS $$,GO BUY BEST AQUA LUNG/SAFETY VEST STUFF, SO U DON'T DROWN-HE WAS AN ENGINEER, WHO INSISTED ON " BEST EQUIPMENT, NO MATTER HOW SKILLED/TRAINED U R( WHEN I " NEEDED IT, THAT " STUFF" WORKED AS PLANNED, SAVING MY BACON-"DAD & MOM WERE ALMOST ALWAYS "RIGHT"-TOOK YEARS TO ACCEPT THIS FACT. DAD " LED ME" BY EXAMPLE, DEDICATION TO FAMILY, LOVE OF BEST EQUIPMENT TO DO THE JOB"(HE " LOANED HIS CREDIT CARD" TO ALLOW PURCHASE OF MY " CLASSIC HORN" AT "SAM ASH MUSIC STORE", HEMPSTEAD, LONG ISLAND(CLOSED, MOVED TO " WESTBURY , ACROSS FROM " FORTUNOFF'S"). REST IN PEACE " LESTER AND SHEILA", "2" GIFTED SOULS IN TOTALLY DIFFERENT FIELDS, FROM " THE BRONX".
Come Monday - Jimmy Buffett
" WE" TOOK THE " NORMAL, TRADITIONAL ROUTE, COURTING, THEN THE " RING", SAMPLING DIFFERENT SPREADS AT LONG ISLAND HALLS, PICKEF " THE BAND"( leader promised a sax player; my lady asked me to play " more then the greatest love" on sax=my fav " BERG LARSEN METAL 110/1 IN MY TUX POCKET; ALREADY " AUDITIONED" FOR " HER" B4;); AND, WHO COMES W/THAT BAND?=TRUMPET OF COURSE), A FEW PRE CEREMONY " KERFUFFLES" AMONG HER RELATIVES( SHE REFUSED TO ALLOW HER UNCLES TO WALK W/HER , SHE WENT "SOLO"). AFTER " WE DO" AND B4 KISS, " MY " LADY" STARTS TO SPRINT BACK THE WAY SHE CAME( COULD SHE HAVE MADE IT TO BELLMORE(MOM'S HOME)???. " got her",a "kiss" & on to " party & THERE WENT " OUR LIVES", COME MONDAY, BAck to work to " SAFEGUARD" MY COMING COMMISSIONS, THEN " TUESDAY" BYE BYE, OFF TO " SOON TO BE" " RAINY BERMUDA"(TRAVEL AGENCY NEGLECTED TO MENTION" RAINY SEASON- I WANTED " HAWAII". " QUE SERA SERA"(WHAT WILL BE WILL BE-" DORIS DAY MOVIE"
Friday, March 6, 2020
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
The Allman Brothers Band - In Memory of Elizabeth Reed ( At Fillmore Eas...
"NO QUESTION, SIMPLY PUT, " THE BEST", PASSES THE TEST, ABOVE THE REST ,FINALLY, THE HOLY GRAIL QUEST CAN BE PUT TO REST. ALLMAN BROS." FILLMORE" & "SOUTHERN COMFORT" WILL NEVER BE SURPASSED."
George Harrison and Eric Clapton - While my guitar gently weeps
LISTEN TO " GEORGE'S" VIDEO RE: PATTI BOYD & ERIC: ERIC CAME TO HIM AT GEORGE'S PLACE(PERHAPS A SMALL GATHERING OF FRIENDS), AND "ASKED" FOR GEORGE'S "PERMISSION" FOR PATTY. GEORGES RESPONSE:"TAKE HER".......CHECK IT OUT YOURSELF B4 CALLING ANYONE A " THIEF" OR OTHER WISE>
A Taste Of Honey Boogie Oogie Oogie
I'M STILL BLOWN AWAY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS & SO MANY GROUPS/SOLO ARTISTS. THESE LADIES(BAND MATES TOO) . THEY OWN THE STAGE, AUDIENCE & SONG. SMOOTHER THEN ICE.FANTASTIC. BOOGIE ON.
Monday, March 2, 2020
Taylor Dayne - Can't Get Enough Of Your Love
1ST THINGS 1ST: MS.DAYNE IS ALWAYS INVITED TO RECORD ANY OR ALL OF MY SONGS(ALL POTENTIAL #1, HOT 100 BILL BOARD CHARTERS); 2ND: MS. DAYNE'S VIDEO(THIS & "DON'T RUSH ME" & OTHERS COMMAND, DESERVE TO RECEIVE CLOSE TO "TWO MILLION" YOU TUBE VIEWS. NONE CAN DENY THE SHEER QUALITY, MAGNETISM, APPEAL & SENSUALITY OF TAYLOR DAYNE'S VOICE.(NAYSAYERS MAY TRY TO DENY HER FABULOUSNESS, BUT THEY FAIL ABYSM
Elvis Presley Live - My Way
I BREAK DOWN & SHED TEARS FOR THE MOST WONDEROUS.MONUMENTAL. ICONIC PERFORMANCE BY , TRULY, THE GREATEST VOICE(IMOHO) IN ALL OF MUSIC'S HISTORY. HE PASSED "2"DAYS" AFTER OUR WEDDING, A FEW MINUTES. MILES FROM MY CHILDHOOD EAST MEADOW HOME. WE, EATING BREAKFAST , IN THE "REEFS". IN BERMUDA, WERE SHOCKED UPON BEING TOLD THE TRAGIC NEWS. NEVER CAUGHT "ELVIS". DARN
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