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crazy world of arthur brown

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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:

colours – loudon wainwright – lyrics

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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

playlist 33

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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

coffee + beer

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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:

  • Coffee may reduce liver disease: Drinking coffee could reduce the risk of alcohol-related liver disease.
  • Beer Ingredient May Fight Prostate Cancer: compound xanthohumol, found in hops

    • so bring back Buzz Beer, we’ll all be better for it.

    [tags]beer, coffee, alcohol, caffeine[/tags]

    funk & soul across the USA

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    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]

    roll the dice

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    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

    i love interleague play

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    i dont see what people dislike interleague play. quit being such a snob. major league baseball is in such a state of disrepair that i dont think interleague play has/will save it (its almost 10 years old now) but it defintely adds some excitement. its better than making ballparks smaller.

    its more than just the the local rivals, its about watching american league pitchers bat, and national league teams use the DH. its about the strategy, the coaches and teams out of their element. AL vs NL. power hitting vs sacrifice flies. i love it all.

    extra special this year we get the one year old washington nationals starting a rivalry with the baltimore orioles. the implications are high. the addition of the washington team has had a significant impact on the breadth of orioles fans, attendance and $. if the orioles want to cull the exodus of fans they need to make a stand this weekend and remind the mid-atlantic region why the senators left 35 years ago: washington is not a baseball city.

    then you get to see:

  • the subway series: mets vs yankees
  • the crosstown classic: cubs vs white sox
  • the freeway series: angels vs dodgers
  • the battle of the bay: giants vs athletics
  • the buckeye series: reds vs indians
  • the lonestar shootout (thats gay!): rangers vs astros
  • the citrus series (even gayer!!): devil rays vs marlins
  • the show-me series (gayest!!): cardinals vs royals

    • they have started calling the orioles vs nationals series the beltway series… nah, i dont like it. change it. BAL-WSH… The BAL-WASH Series! Its sounds sexy, lots of people will flock to get their balls washed.

    rivalries id like to see:

  • brewers vs padres: everyone knows beer was originally brewed by monks…seems natural
  • braves vs indians: a good old pow-wow
  • mariners vs pirates: a natural water battle
  • blue jays vs cardinals: an obvious match-up of crowned eastern North American birds that live in deciduous forests

    • Kristofer Astrom

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    Listening to Cowboys In Scandinavia compilation

    I found myself listening to the song “Oh Lord” by [tag]Kristofer Astrom[/tag] and the Hidden Truck on repeat non-stop…

    As always no lyrics on the webernet so as transcribed by me:

    And it all comes down
    To being hard
    And I won’t ever find
    What lies behind
    And the lord won’t give me slumber
    And I can’t forget you under

    Don’t you worry
    The lord will rise again
    Don’t feel sorry
    The lord will ease my pain

    If the/a Church played songs like this I’d probably go again.

    There are mp3s on myspace.

    And more from the album at:
    Everything Is Fire

    Havre de Grace, MD

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    I visited Havre de Grace’s 25th Annual Decoy & Wildlife Art Festival this weekend.
    The Chesapeake Bay is a very awkward place. It’s a weird amalgamation of the privileged and the redneck. The beauty of the bay overcomes class…sorta… I guess it can’t decide whether you live in a shanty or a estate.

    John Water’s Pecker introduced my friends and I to the pit beef sandwich. This weekend was my first taste. Simply put its a smoked beef sandwich maybe of lesser quality than a traditional roast beef sandwich. The brisket looking slap of beef is sliced and smoked (probably in a pit at one point, but now modern smokers abound) with a secret seasoning only know to the Chesapeakeans or maybe they’re Chesapeakers… I prefer the first because it rhymes with Puerto Rican. It was pricey at $5… but I think we were taken advantage of because of its convenience.

    I tell my lady friends…”Give a man a pit beef sandwich… and he’ll be back for seconds”…. All Baltimore loves a pit beef sandwich! – Memama

    Havre de Grace
    Here are some pictures:













    View Album
    Havre de Grace Decoy Museum

    Here is what pit beef sandwich looks like:

    Almost sexual isn’t?

    Jimmy Cliff vs. Led Zeppelin

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    I noticed a strong similarity between the bass lines in [tag]Jimmy Cliff[/tag]’s “If I Follow My Mind” (If I Follow My Mind, 1976) and [tag]Led Zeppelin[/tag]’s “The Rover”(Physical Graffiti, 1975).

    Just one of those things. I searched around and didn’t find any connections… so I just made one.

    “If I Follow My Mind” – lyrics by Jimmy Cliff as transcribed by me

    if i follow my mind
    i’ll never go wrong
    i woulda sing that song
    it wouldn’t take so long
    never never could do wrong
    baby

    if i follow my heart
    i’d live by emotions
    in my every notion
    it would lead me astray now
    each and every day now
    baby
    if i follow my heart

    my mind is a fine mind
    my mind is a right mind
    my mind is a clear mind, clear mind

    if i follow my mind
    i’ll never go wrong
    i woulda sing that song
    it wouldn’t take so long
    never never could do wrong
    baby
    if i follow my mind

    my mind is a fine mind
    my mind is a right mind
    my mind: mighty fine mind, fine mind
    if i follow my mind

    if i follow my heart
    i’d live by emotions
    in my every notion
    and it would lead me astray now
    each and every day now
    baby

    if I follow my mind
    i’ll never go wrong
    i woulda sing that song
    it wouldn’t take so long
    never never could do wrong
    if i’d follow my mind
    if i’d follow my mind
    if i’d follow my mind
    if i’d follow my mind

    Market Street Bridge

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    How many pieces of plate metal do you use before deciding to replacing the bridge?

    [tag]Market Street Bridge[/tag], [tag]Scranton[/tag], PA

    I miss the rattling noise.