April 30, 2021
Wonderful debut for Violet Grohl. As always, great to play with Dave. And, very nice to meet and play with Dave Lombardo and Greg Kurstin.
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April 13, 2021
EASY SLEAZY - Mich Jagger with Dave Grohl
This is a very pleasant surprise. But not really surprised it ROCKS! Been listening over and over – as all good music compels the soul. Two of my favorite musicians collaborating. I see Dave's part was recorded at 606.
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April 10, 2021
Here is a the concluding paragraph of Anatole France’s Penguin Island (1908) L'Île des Pingouins BOOK VI. MODERN TIMES. THE AFFAIR OF THE EIGHTY THOUSAND TRUSSES OF HAY There are many stories that comprise Penguin Island and BOOK VI. is a parody of the Dreyfus Affair. The parody, if not the real event, is relevant to today's politically polarized United States. The character Bidault-Coquille reflects in the aftermath of what happened in France's story from the ideal setting of his celestial observatory. The words below resonate.
“You considered yourself sublime when you had but candor and good-will. Of what were you around, Bidault-Coquille? Of having been one of the first to know that Pyrot was innocent and Greatauk a scoundrel. But three-fourths of those who defended Greatauk against the attacks of the seven hundred Pyrotists knew that better than you. Of what then did you show yourself so proud? Of having dared to say what you thought? That is civic courage, and, like military courage, it is a mere result of imprudence. You have been imprudent. So far so good, but that is no reason for praising yourself beyond measure. Your imprudence was trifling; it exposed you to trifling perils; you did not risk your head by it. The Penguins have lost that cruel and sanguinary pride, which formerly gave a tragic grandeur to their revolutions; it is the fatal result of the weakening of beliefs and character. Ought one to look upon oneself as a superior spirit for having shown a little more clear-sightedness than the vulgar? I am very much afraid, on the contrary, Bidault-Coquille, that you have given proof of a gross misunderstanding of the conditions of the moral and intellectual development of a people. You imagined that social injustices were threaded together like pearls and that it would be enough to pull off one in order to unfasten the whole necklace. That is a very ingenious conception. You flattered yourself that at one stroke you were establishing justice in your own country and in the universe. You were a brave man, an honest idealist, though without such experimental philosophy. But go home to your own heart and you will recognize that you had in you a spice of malice and that our ingenuousness was not without cunning. You believed you were performing a fine moral action. You said to yourself: ‘Here am I, just and courageous once and for all. I can henceforth repose in the public esteem and the praise of historians.’ And know that you have lost your illusions, now that you know how hard it is to redress wrongs, and that the talk must ever be begun afresh, you are going back to your asteroids. You are right; but go back to them with modesty, Bidault-Coquille”
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April 7, 2021
Good for Over the Bridge with promoting healing regarding mental health in the music community. Seriously. However, some folks fed all of the Nirvana tunes into a Google app, which used artificial intelligence to produce a generic Nirvana tune. Fair enough. Nevertheless, the bass line in their result sucks!!! It is nothing like a Nirvana bass line. Give me a few minutes and I could turn that dreadful tune around!!!!
There's more......
I am on the air tomorrow the 8th with KMUN radio. You can stream my program from most anywhere in the world, 1 to 3pm Pacific (2000 to 2200 GMT). I play a lot of vinyl from many periods of the Rock era. This week you can hear new Hearty HAR and also and more! Two hours of jams! Also, pitching for the station's spring pledge drive, so you'll be hearing my spiel more than usual. Click here to make a contribution to the station.
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April 5, 2021
MISSED!!!
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April 4, 2021
YAKIMA VOTER is a digital pamphlet proposing petitioning a federal court, which imposed Yakima’s current voting system, to change to a modified at-large / district hybrid system. It's a good resource for this developing issue.
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Did some flying last week. Passing over the Cascade range with great views of Rainier and St. Helens.
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March 23, 2021
Here are Cicero and Edmonia. I rescued them a few weeks ago. The night before they joined my home, I came around a corner and almost hit these two creatures standing in the middle of the dark road. I stopped by their human's house the next day and told the dude that what happened was not right. Those goats were always in the road in daylight. He said he was tired of 'em and they could go with me. I accepted. Darbury named them as I never bothered to ask their names — to them or the dude! Cicero has the most messed up goat horns I have ever seen. Somebody sawed off parts! Edmonia is from another planet–a true alien with a very odd disposition. More on her later.
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This image came up on my YouTube feed. It is so fake!!!! Dave's house does not look like that, and he does not drive that kind of car. It is certainly true he and Jordan do look fabulous! BTW/ Listening to "Waiting For A War" right now!
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I am on the air this Thursday the 25th with KMUN radio. You can stream my program from most anywhere in the world, 1 to 3pm Pacific (2000 to 2200 GMT). I play a lot of vinyl from many periods of the Rock era. This week you can hear new Foo Fighters and also Ringo Starr. Parliament, Lips Inc., Ken Nordine, Chuck Berry and so much more! Two hours of jams! Also, pitching for the station's spring pledge drive, so you'll be hearing my spiel more than usual. Nevertheless, Click here to make a contribution to the station.
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March 15, 2021
From the Easy Rider film paperback, "They see a free individual, they get scared...Not running scared....they get dangerous"
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February 25, 2021
Hello readers. I have been really busy as usual and not going online much, except for some news and to watch Spanish lessons on the YouTube. Jillian and I have been recording demos and have four songs at the moment. Looking forward to hearing how Giants in the Trees interprets them. I have been acquiring new microphones and am into Neumann. My Piper Aztec is getting two new Hartzell "Scimitar" propellers installed and hope to be flying again in a couple of days. Rescued a couple of goats. Keeping the "Goatel" animal enclosure clean. And, oh yes, spring is around the corner!!!!
Will try to upload some images of the endeavors mentioned above soon.
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February 17, 2021
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