10at10 Club
Main Discussion Area => KFOG's 10@10 => Topic started by: mshray on June 29, 2006, 09:59:06 AM
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Yay, Bowie to start.
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Yay, Bowie to start.
Our tacky things, we put them on... again.
Hope Dave honors us with a breakout. I'm guessing '60s or a theme tomorrow (haven't done a VT in a while).
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Good to hear "Let Me Roll It" -- I dig that riff. I remember listening to "Wings Over America" endlessly -- I think my aunt gave it to me. But I did think he was saying, "You gave me loving in a common man". I thought Paul was talking about some gay encounter he'd had. Certainly colored my perception of the song as a 10-year-old, or whatever I was then.
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BOS Macca, "Let Me Roll It". Amazing how well this LP holds up. Truly his artistic peak.
Yesterday someone called Dean on CG and requested "Helen Wheels", which he couldn't get his hands on -- he promises to play it today.
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a double dip of the dan, darlin'. proxy of you-know-you.
"have you ever seen a squonk's tears?"
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great album, when exactly did this come out?
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Wow, now here's a rarity, if not a bustout: Joe Walsh, Meadows.
BOS1
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BOS Macca, "Let Me Roll It". Amazing how well this LP holds up. Truly his artistic peak.
Yesterday someone called Dean on CG and requested "Helen Wheels", which he couldn't get his hands on -- he promises to play it today.
That would be cool. For all you etymologists out there, from whence cometh the term Hell On Wheels?
Ooh, BOS from me for Joe Walsh "The Meadow", great riffing.
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Naturally, BOS for the Dan, a song I've tried to master on the guitar for years. And VHM for the wildman Joe and the James Gang. (Not the Gang? Oh well.)
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Wow, now here's a rarity, if not a bustout: Joe Walsh, Meadows.
BOS1
Ditto the BOS
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BOS Macca, "Let Me Roll It". Amazing how well this LP holds up. Truly his artistic peak.
Yesterday someone called Dean on CG and requested "Helen Wheels", which he couldn't get his hands on -- he promises to play it today.
That would be cool. For all you etymologists out there, from whence cometh the term Hell On Wheels?
Ooh, BOS from me for Joe Walsh "The Meadow", great riffing.
Wasn't it the slogan of a WWII infantry battalion? Sorry, can't recall which one, but I'm betting you know.
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Wow, now here's a rarity, if not a bustout: Joe Walsh, Meadows.
BOS1
certainly not a bustout (I wouldn't even say rarity, but then I'm picky about such things) But sounding very nice today.
Ah, Shuggie and his Strawberry thang.
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More HM for Shuggie Otis, though I still like the Brothers Johnson version a lot better. I'm not fond of Otis' voice -- it's kind of a Bob Welch thinness to it. Though I have to admit, the BJ's arrangement is quite the ripoff of this one.
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but I prefer the Brothers Johnson version
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Wow, now here's a rarity, if not a bustout: Joe Walsh, Meadows.
BOS1
Bustout within the limitations of my archive anyway.
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Is J Geils the original?
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More HM for Shuggie Otis, though I still like the Brothers Johnson version a lot better. I'm not fond of Otis' voice -- it's kind of a Bob Welch thinness to it. Though I have to admit, the BJ's arrangement is quite the ripoff of this one.
wow, you're dead on again -- he does sound like Mr Welch.
BOS2 Bobby W! I'm lookin, I'm lookin'...
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For all you etymologists out there, from whence cometh the term Hell On Wheels?
Wasn't it the slogan of a WWII infantry battalion? Sorry, can't recall which one, but I'm betting you know.
Of course I know, silly, I don't generally ask rhetorical trivia quesions.
Anyway it dates from the mid 19th century.
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Bobby's lookin' for a love, but also looking for someone to do some housework. Hilarious :lol:
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Is J Geils the original?
Nope, I think the Womack version is.
ETA: Yep, unless the song that Sam Cooke did by that name is the same one.
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ELO
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Bobby's lookin' for a love, but also looking for someone to do some housework. Hilarious :lol:
Reminds me of the comment in Betting Fool's column on sfgate today, about KNBR's Ralph Barbieri, and how he always calls himself a feminist. Yeah, Ralph, that's why you couldn't find any women in SF to marry you. LOL!
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Is J Geils the original?
Nope, I think the Womack version is.
ETA: Yep, unless the song that Sam Cooke did by that name is the same one.
J. Geils version came out in 71
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Wet Katrillie, "Keep on Smilin'"
Did the double entendre of their name just go right over the heads of radio programmers?
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ELO
Dave has really cut back on his ELO fixation. In the 15 months from Apr '05 thru May '06 he played only 16 ELO tunes total. In the preceding 11 months he played 26, more than double the frequency.
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BOS Jazzman. Blow dem horns.....
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Carole King sings to her bra!
"Lift me, won't you lift me..."
and the Gaz-man's testifyin'!
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When the Jazzman's testifying a faithless man believes.
I believe this is my BOS #3 (or is it #4?)
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VHM Eagles, "On the Border", one of Mr Henley's earliest stabs at political commentary.
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VHM Iggles "On the Border"
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I was trying to sing "On the Border" in the shower the other day. Have no idea why it came to me. I wasn't too good, which is kind of sad.
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Is J Geils the original?
Nope, I think the Womack version is.
ETA: Yep, unless the song that Sam Cooke did by that name is the same one.
J. Geils version came out in 71
Ah, I see the problem. The J. Geils version doesn't abbreviate "lookin'" where the Sam Cooke and Womack versions do. I was looking at the listing for the abbreviated name, which didn't include the Geils because of the spelling variation.
Anyway, it seems Sam Cook & the Valentinos did the original, Geils came later, and Womack after that.
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Gotta say Dave didn't disappoint after his hiatus.
ETA: And no mention of Jose, though he did get a recommedation from Lisa Simpson. What's next? Bart?
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damn, I removed my Lisa Simpson avatar too soon!
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Gotta say Dave didn't disappoint after his hiatus.
Likewise. Ginger's '75 set was awesome & then this. And I'm guessing we get a tasty 60's set tomorrow.
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Is J Geils the original?
Nope, I think the Womack version is.
ETA: Yep, unless the song that Sam Cooke did by that name is the same one.
J. Geils version came out in 71
Ah, I see the problem. The J. Geils version doesn't abbreviate "lookin'" where the Sam Cooke and Womack versions do. I was looking at the listing for the abbreviated name, which didn't include the Geils because of the spelling variation.
Anyway, it seems Sam Cook & the Valentinos did the original, Geils came later, and Womack after that.
Wait, Wait! It's a twisted story. For some reason, I Googled when I should have been working, and what I've come up with is that the songwriters are someone else altogether (James Alexander / Zelda Samuels) and some lyrics site says: Also recorded by: Sam Cooke; Jack O. & The Tearjerkers; Steve Marriott; The Small Faces; Rufus Thomas; The Valentinos.
So I finally track down the Sam Cooke reference (he's one of my all time faves) and it turns out to be on this album of tracks from Sam's label, SAR. Bobby Womack was in the Valentinos back then! The sound sample on Amazon has that gruff thing going on. Billy Preston is supposed to be one of Sam's artists back then too.
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So the good Foghead took Annalisa's b r o a d hint and picked door number one - Roxy Music "Out of the Blue".
Yippee!
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For all you etymologists out there, from whence cometh the term Hell On Wheels?
Wasn't it the slogan of a WWII infantry battalion? Sorry, can't recall which one, but I'm betting you know.
Of course I know, silly, I don't generally ask rhetorical trivia quesions.
Anyway it dates from the mid 19th century.
No, I meant that you knew which battalion it was, like the 53rd Infantry or some kinda thing. I figured you knew the answer to the question.
Anyway, so WWII is off, but it dates from the mid-1800s. Can you expand on that? Or rather, would you?
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For all you etymologists out there, from whence cometh the term Hell On Wheels?
Wasn't it the slogan of a WWII infantry battalion? Sorry, can't recall which one, but I'm betting you know.
Of course I know, silly, I don't generally ask rhetorical trivia quesions.
Anyway it dates from the mid 19th century.
No, I meant that you knew which battalion it was, like the 53rd Infantry or some kinda thing. I figured you knew the answer to the question.
Anyway, so WWII is off, but it dates from the mid-1800s. Can you expand on that? Or rather, would you?
I'm guessing it has theatrical roots?
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1. David Bowie - Rebel Rebel
2. McCartney & Wings - Let Me Roll it
3. Steely Dan - Any Major Dude
4. Joe Walsh - Meadows (BEST OF SET!!)
5. Shuggie Otis - Strawberry Letter 23
6. Bobby Womack - Lookin' For a Love
7. ELO - Boy Blue
8. Wet Willie - Keep on Smilin'
9. Carole King - Jazzman
10. Eagles - On the Border
BONUS TRACK: Roxy Music - Out of the Blue
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For all you etymologists out there, from whence cometh the term Hell On Wheels?
Wasn't it the slogan of a WWII infantry battalion? Sorry, can't recall which one, but I'm betting you know.
Of course I know, silly, I don't generally ask rhetorical trivia quesions.
Anyway it dates from the mid 19th century.
No, I meant that you knew which battalion it was, like the 53rd Infantry or some kinda thing. I figured you knew the answer to the question.
Anyway, so WWII is off, but it dates from the mid-1800s. Can you expand on that? Or rather, would you?
I'm guessing it has theatrical roots?
No, it's a surprisingly literal reference. It comes from the Union Pacific RR Co. building the eastern half of the transcontinental railroad. Unlike the Central Pacific, which after few months was largely employing well-behaved Chinese, the Union Pacific employed anyone who could get there; an incredibly volatile mix of humanity with the largest numbers coming from three groups: Irish immigrants, ex-Confederate soldiers, and ex-slaves. Vice & violence were endemic, and the U-P bosses also quickly learned that they had problems with turnover. So as both a profit-making scheme & a way to keep their labor supply more dependent on the company wages, they either set up or actively encouraged brothels, gaming dens, saloons, etc. The scene of all this activity adjacent to the laborers' camp became known as Helltown. And every 20 miles or so the whole thing had to pull up stakes and move west with the newly laid track, thus it became Hell quite literally On Wheels.
According to one book I read on the subject, Hell on Wheels had essentially no law enforcement and averaged roughly two homicides per night.
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For all you etymologists out there, from whence cometh the term Hell On Wheels?
Wasn't it the slogan of a WWII infantry battalion? Sorry, can't recall which one, but I'm betting you know.
Of course I know, silly, I don't generally ask rhetorical trivia quesions.
Anyway it dates from the mid 19th century.
No, I meant that you knew which battalion it was, like the 53rd Infantry or some kinda thing. I figured you knew the answer to the question.
Anyway, so WWII is off, but it dates from the mid-1800s. Can you expand on that? Or rather, would you?
I'm guessing it has theatrical roots?
No, it's a surprisingly literal reference. It comes from the Union Pacific RR Co. building the eastern half of the transcontinental railroad. Unlike the Central Pacific, which after few months was largely employing well-behaved Chinese, the Union Pacific employed anyone who could get there; an incredibly volatile mix of humanity with the largest numbers coming from three groups: Irish immigrants, ex-Confederate soldiers, and ex-slaves. Vice & violence were endemic, and the U-P bosses also quickly learned that they had problems with turnover. So as both a profit-making scheme & a way to keep their labor supply more dependent on the company wages, they either set up or actively encouraged brothels, gaming dens, saloons, etc. The scene of all this activity adjacent to the laborers' camp became known as Helltown. And every 20 miles or so the whole thing had to pull up stakes and move west with the newly laid track, thus it became Hell quite literally On Wheels.
According to one book I read on the subject, Hell on Wheels had essentially no law enforcement and averaged roughly two homicides per night.
Damn! sounds like an HBO series, if they didn't already have Deadwood.
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For all you etymologists out there, from whence cometh the term Hell On Wheels?
Wasn't it the slogan of a WWII infantry battalion? Sorry, can't recall which one, but I'm betting you know.
Of course I know, silly, I don't generally ask rhetorical trivia quesions.
Anyway it dates from the mid 19th century.
No, I meant that you knew which battalion it was, like the 53rd Infantry or some kinda thing. I figured you knew the answer to the question.
Anyway, so WWII is off, but it dates from the mid-1800s. Can you expand on that? Or rather, would you?
I'm guessing it has theatrical roots?
No, it's a surprisingly literal reference. It comes from the Union Pacific RR Co. building the eastern half of the transcontinental railroad. Unlike the Central Pacific, which after few months was largely employing well-behaved Chinese, the Union Pacific employed anyone who could get there; an incredibly volatile mix of humanity with the largest numbers coming from three groups: Irish immigrants, ex-Confederate soldiers, and ex-slaves. Vice & violence were endemic, and the U-P bosses also quickly learned that they had problems with turnover. So as both a profit-making scheme & a way to keep their labor supply more dependent on the company wages, they either set up or actively encouraged brothels, gaming dens, saloons, etc. The scene of all this activity adjacent to the laborers' camp became known as Helltown. And every 20 miles or so the whole thing had to pull up stakes and move west with the newly laid track, thus it became Hell quite literally On Wheels.
According to one book I read on the subject, Hell on Wheels had essentially no law enforcement and averaged roughly two homicides per night.
this is why is tick around here, folks. where else are you going to hear shit like this in the midst of all the good music? :)