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Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: urth on July 27, 2005, 10:00:13 AM
Is dave going to exhort us all to gamble on it?

Yep, and now we're up to $10 a pop-didn't he used to say $2?

Ah, 1975.
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: Rastermon on July 27, 2005, 10:01:25 AM
O.K. Which of these posts will have critical mass
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: urth on July 27, 2005, 10:03:16 AM
Quote from: "Rastermon"
O.K. Which of these posts will have critical mass


Well, technically Mshray's was first, but I don't think you can delete a thread that's been responded to (or maybe that's up to the moderator...oh wait, that's me...)
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: RGMike on July 27, 2005, 10:03:37 AM
Quote from: "Rastermon"
O.K. Which of these posts will have critical mass


this one.  and an EASY "mystery year" of 1975.  cue the Ambrosia and the 10cc!
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: RGMike on July 27, 2005, 10:06:23 AM
VHM George... who apparently has been communicating with Macca from beyond the grave. Writing songs together, they are.  Yeesh.
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: Rastermon on July 27, 2005, 10:06:48 AM
Quote from: "RGMike"


this one.  and an EASY "mystery year" of 1975.  cue the Ambrosia and the 10cc!


I was gonna guess 1974 - didn't pay too much attention to the radio when I was 10
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: RGMike on July 27, 2005, 10:09:10 AM
Dave continues his streak of BBC clips.  fall of Saigon --> "Pick Up the Pieces". har har.
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: mshray on July 27, 2005, 10:10:10 AM
Quote from: "Rastermon"
O.K. Which of these posts will have critical mass


Dammit I first!!!!!

Oh well.  Got a call from a customer immediately as I hit 'Submit' & thus missed the first 10 minutes.
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: Beej on July 27, 2005, 10:10:21 AM
VHM Average White Band, "Pick Up the Pieces" (and an excellent song to follow the fall of Saigon).
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on July 27, 2005, 10:12:06 AM
Quote from: "Beej"
VHM Average White Band, "Pick Up the Pieces" (and an excellent song to follow the fall of Saigon).



Great flashback song.  Where are my Levi Big Bells?
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: Beej on July 27, 2005, 10:13:11 AM
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VHM George... who apparently has been communicating with Macca from beyond the grave. Writing songs together, they are. Yeesh.

Why not John? I'll tell you why- John would probably tell him to "get stuffed".

Whatever you need to do to promote yer new album, Sir Paul. Me? I'll be buying Ringo's new disc, thankyouverymuch. You remember HIM, right? Kinda ugly, the only other surviving Beatle.... am I ringing a bell here?
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: Alicat on July 27, 2005, 10:13:34 AM
so sloooooowwwwww.
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: RGMike on July 27, 2005, 10:14:20 AM
Quote from: "Beej"
VHM Average White Band, "Pick Up the Pieces" (and an excellent song to follow the fall of Saigon).


segue JINX!

Wasn't there a book they used to advertise in the back pages of Playboy and Rolling Stone called "How to Pick Up Pieces"?

"Strange Magic"  -- that was '76, no? Unless Face the Music came out in Dec of '75.
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: Alicat on July 27, 2005, 10:14:52 AM
Quote from: "Rod"
Quote from: "Beej"
VHM Average White Band, "Pick Up the Pieces" (and an excellent song to follow the fall of Saigon).



Great flashback song.  Where are my Levi Big Bells?

I can't imagine you in big bells now! :lol:
I used to have platforms and the goal was to have the big bells cover the shoes. It was a groovy outfit.
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: mshray on July 27, 2005, 10:16:27 AM
Quote from: "RGMike"
Dave continues his streak of BBC clips.  fall of Saigon --> "Pick Up the Pieces". har har.


I BOS'ed it via phone & Dave says it was intentional.  I said I always dig on his segues & he said well thanks for noticing.  I then asked him if next time we hit '76 he could play "Shake Some Action" by the Flamin' Groovies, which (true story) has become my 5-yr old son Adrian's favorite song from the tape I made of last year's "SF Rock from the 70's" set.
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: urth on July 27, 2005, 10:18:02 AM
Quote from: "Rod"
Quote from: "Beej"
VHM Average White Band, "Pick Up the Pieces" (and an excellent song to follow the fall of Saigon).



Great flashback song.  Where are my Levi Big Bells?


I used to wear those too--they were about a foot wide at the hem.
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: RGMike on July 27, 2005, 10:18:47 AM
VHM2 DTB.  haven't heard a BOS yet.
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: urth on July 27, 2005, 10:19:32 AM
Quote from: "mshray"
Quote from: "RGMike"
Dave continues his streak of BBC clips.  fall of Saigon --> "Pick Up the Pieces". har har.


I BOS'ed it via phone & Dave says it was intentional.  I said I always dig on his segues & he said well thanks for noticing.  I then asked him if next time we hit '76 he could play "Shake Some Action" by the Flamin' Groovies, which (true story) has become my 5-yr old son Adrian's favorite song from the tape I made of last year's "SF Rock from the 70's" set.


Way to go, Way-way! (or is he Di Di?) (sp?)
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: Beej on July 27, 2005, 10:19:46 AM
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Wasn't there a book they used to advertise in the back pages of Playboy and Rolling Stone called "How to Pick Up Pieces"?

LOL! Somebody's currently got an mp3 from a "How to Pick Up Girls"-type audio tape (not sure when it was made) posted on one of their music blogs. I'm totally addicted to music blogs now.
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: mshray on July 27, 2005, 10:21:02 AM
Quote from: "urth"
Quote from: "Rod"
Quote from: "Beej"
VHM Average White Band, "Pick Up the Pieces" (and an excellent song to follow the fall of Saigon).



Great flashback song.  Where are my Levi Big Bells?


I used to wear those too--they were about a foot wide at the hem.


In September 1980, when I arrived at college in Tacoma, Washington, kids were still wearing those.  I was wearing 501's that I got at the Gap (back when the Gap still sold Levi's) and all my dorm-mates thought I was SO cool.

I thought they were SO dorks.
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: Beej on July 27, 2005, 10:21:04 AM
HM "Nights oOn Broadway". But, I still prefer the Amelia Ray cover.
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: Alicat on July 27, 2005, 10:21:32 AM
BOS BeeGees
Title: BOS 1
Post by: ggould on July 27, 2005, 10:22:28 AM
Bee Gee's!
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: urth on July 27, 2005, 10:22:54 AM
BOS2 to Nights on Broadway. Another band I need to get a good comp of (as with the Hollies, mentioned yesterday).

My BOS1 was George, btw.
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: RGMike on July 27, 2005, 10:23:00 AM
Quote from: "RGMike"
VHM2 DTB.  haven't heard a BOS yet.


but now I have: "Nights on B'way".
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: urth on July 27, 2005, 10:24:28 AM
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Quote from: "Rod"
Quote from: "Beej"
VHM Average White Band, "Pick Up the Pieces" (and an excellent song to follow the fall of Saigon).



Great flashback song.  Where are my Levi Big Bells?


I used to wear those too--they were about a foot wide at the hem.


In September 1980, when I arrived at college in Tacoma, Washington, kids were still wearing those.  I was wearing 501's that I got at the Gap (back when the Gap still sold Levi's) and all my dorm-mates thought I was SO cool.

I thought they were SO dorks.


80 was about when I made the switch to straight legs. Went to a Devo show in my bells and realized this was NOT going to play any longer. Ditched the bells the next day.
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: mshray on July 27, 2005, 10:25:12 AM
Quote from: "urth"
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Quote from: "RGMike"
Dave continues his streak of BBC clips.  fall of Saigon --> "Pick Up the Pieces". har har.


I BOS'ed it via phone & Dave says it was intentional.  I said I always dig on his segues & he said well thanks for noticing.  I then asked him if next time we hit '76 he could play "Shake Some Action" by the Flamin' Groovies, which (true story) has become my 5-yr old son Adrian's favorite song from the tape I made of last year's "SF Rock from the 70's" set.


Way to go, Way-way! (or is he Di Di?) (sp?)


Wei-wei is the soon-to-be kindergartner (crikey, they grow up fast!).

Di-di is the 3-yr old, and his favorite song (which I also mentioned to Dave) is the Dixie Cups original version of "Iko, Iko", as it appears on the compilation of 1965 songs that I made to accompnay the '65 set we heard on 3-18-05 for my brother's b-day.
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: Beej on July 27, 2005, 10:25:29 AM
My sister thought they were singing "straight to my hot dog" instead of "straight to my heart songs".

I know I say that everytime but it never fails to crack me up. My sister's hilarious without ever telling jokes.
Title: Born to Run
Post by: ggould on July 27, 2005, 10:26:17 AM
funny, this morning, the intro sounds so obvious, it's like a cartoon.
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: yessongs on July 27, 2005, 10:26:20 AM
My BOS:  Born to Run ... I know it's overplayed, but it's still SUCH a good song.   :)
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: urth on July 27, 2005, 10:26:22 AM
Quote from: "urth"
BOS2 to Nights on Broadway. Another band I need to get a good comp of (as with the Hollies, mentioned yesterday).

My BOS1 was George, btw.


Followed quickly by BOS3--Bruuuuuuuce! Late summer of 75 was all about this song.
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: Beej on July 27, 2005, 10:26:46 AM
BOS The B-O-S-S even if it's his most-played.
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: mshray on July 27, 2005, 10:26:55 AM
BOS - BTR!

Ho-oah!
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: RGMike on July 27, 2005, 10:27:29 AM
VHM3 Louise Fletcher.

remember the SNL parody where Raquel Welch as Nurse Ratched starts speaking in sign language to Belushi-as-Nicholson?
Title: VHM the Quaalude song
Post by: ggould on July 27, 2005, 10:30:22 AM
Jackie Blue
Title: Re: VHM the Quaalude song
Post by: RGMike on July 27, 2005, 10:30:57 AM
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Jackie Blue


"from the album... Past Tense"
Title: Re: VHM the Quaalude song
Post by: urth on July 27, 2005, 10:32:00 AM
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Jackie Blue


Why the quaalude song?
Title: Re: VHM the Quaalude song
Post by: ggould on July 27, 2005, 10:32:03 AM
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Jackie Blue
"from the album... Past Tense"

I kinda dig the languid slide solo in the middle of the frantic drumming.
Title: Re: VHM the Quaalude song
Post by: ggould on July 27, 2005, 10:32:36 AM
Quote from: "urth"
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Jackie Blue
Why the quaalude song?

That's what this song is reputedly about.
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: RGMike on July 27, 2005, 10:33:26 AM
Quote from: "urth"
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BOS2 to Nights on Broadway. Another band I need to get a good comp of (as with the Hollies, mentioned yesterday).

My BOS1 was George, btw.


Followed quickly by BOS3--Bruuuuuuuce! Late summer of 75 was all about this song.


I may have told this before, but Bruce had a very close relationship with NYC's prog rocker, WNEW-FM, and he gave them a demo of BTR in the summer of '74 and they played it a LOT. So by the time the LP came out the following year, it was an old song to me.
Title: Re: VHM the Quaalude song
Post by: mshray on July 27, 2005, 10:34:07 AM
Quote from: "ggould"
Quote from: "RGMike"
Quote from: "ggould"
Jackie Blue
"from the album... Past Tense"

I kinda dig the languid slide solo in the middle of the frantic drumming.


Another BOS vote from me...

...Moonlight and Stars in your strawberry wine, you'd take the world but you won't take the time...
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: Alicat on July 27, 2005, 10:34:33 AM
Jackie Blue and now the Doobs. Heavy airplay in the day.
Title: Doobies
Post by: ggould on July 27, 2005, 10:34:39 AM
is this the beginning of when Jeff Baxter joined the band?
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: RGMike on July 27, 2005, 10:36:02 AM
BOS2 the Doobs, a fine fine cover of a great song.
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: mshray on July 27, 2005, 10:36:15 AM
Is there another band with the initials OMD?  We could get a really interesting My 3 Songs going with Ozark Mountain Daredevils and Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark...
Title: Re: Doobies
Post by: mshray on July 27, 2005, 10:37:51 AM
Quote from: "ggould"
is this the beginning of when Jeff Baxter joined the band?


per Allmusic:

Keith Knudsen replaced Hossack as the group's second drummer for 1974's What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits, which launched their first number one single, "Black Water," and featured heavy contributions from former Steely Dan member Jeff "Skunk" Baxter. Jeff "Skunk" Baxter officially joined the Doobie Brothers for 1975's Stampede.
Title: speaking of languid
Post by: ggould on July 27, 2005, 10:38:25 AM
JT's "Mexico" sounds pretty smooth.
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on July 27, 2005, 10:39:29 AM
Quote from: "Alicat"
Quote from: "Rod"
Quote from: "Beej"
VHM Average White Band, "Pick Up the Pieces" (and an excellent song to follow the fall of Saigon).



Great flashback song.  Where are my Levi Big Bells?

I can't imagine you in big bells now! :lol:
I used to have platforms and the goal was to have the big bells cover the shoes. It was a groovy outfit.


I was MUCH skinnier back then, rail thin.  My big bells were alway too long (32/36), so I was always trailing about a foot of frayed string behind me.  And, oh my god, I wore Wallabys.  Yikes.
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: mshray on July 27, 2005, 10:39:45 AM
a VHM for one of my favorite JT songs, not least because we are taking a week in Huatulco, departing exactly 1 month from today!
Title: Re: speaking of languid
Post by: RGMike on July 27, 2005, 10:39:49 AM
Quote from: "ggould"
JT's "Mexico" sounds pretty smooth.


I'd give it an HM, but it's a proxy WOS for Gaz. "LA session musicians -- they're a helluva drug."
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: mshray on July 27, 2005, 10:41:41 AM
LOL - "I'm Alejandro, THE Alejandro..."
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: RGMike on July 27, 2005, 10:42:01 AM
OMG -- it's THE Alejandro!!!  And he sounds just like Gerardo...
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: mshray on July 27, 2005, 10:43:53 AM
"...but we'll do it again tomorrow..." although I'll be day-trippin' up to Sacto & Roseville.
Title: story songs
Post by: ggould on July 27, 2005, 10:44:03 AM
in addition to Jackie Blue, How Long was supposed to be about a band member leaving, not a love song.
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: mshray on July 27, 2005, 10:44:52 AM
Quote from: "RGMike"
OMG -- it's THE Alejandro!!!  And he sounds just like Gerardo...


special all-caps italicized JINX!
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: Davefish on July 27, 2005, 10:48:34 AM
Quote from: "mshray"
Quote from: "RGMike"
OMG -- it's THE Alejandro!!!  And he sounds just like Gerardo...


special all-caps italicized JINX!

Is that Dave's old boyfriend?  Or his still-boyfriend?
Title: Re: story songs
Post by: RGMike on July 27, 2005, 10:51:53 AM
Quote from: "ggould"
in addition to Jackie Blue, How Long was supposed to be about a band member leaving, not a love song.


and "Mexico" was actually about Lithuania. And not a lot of people know that... :wink:
Title: Re: story songs
Post by: ggould on July 27, 2005, 11:06:32 AM
Quote from: "RGMike"
Quote from: "ggould"
in addition to Jackie Blue, How Long was supposed to be about a band member leaving, not a love song.
and "Mexico" was actually about Lithuania. And not a lot of people know that... :wink:

fill us in!
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: RGMike on July 27, 2005, 11:12:37 AM
Quote from: "Davefish"
Quote from: "mshray"
Quote from: "RGMike"
OMG -- it's THE Alejandro!!!  And he sounds just like Gerardo...


special all-caps italicized JINX!

Is that Dave's old boyfriend?  Or his still-boyfriend?


the ex. but they're apparently still good friends.
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: mshray on July 27, 2005, 11:16:33 AM
Quote from: "RGMike"
Quote from: "Davefish"
Quote from: "mshray"
Quote from: "RGMike"
OMG -- it's THE Alejandro!!!  And he sounds just like Gerardo...


special all-caps italicized JINX!

Is that Dave's old boyfriend?  Or his still-boyfriend?


the ex. but they're apparently still good friends.


Dave giggled when he played the call back.
Title: Wednesday July 27--it's a Year o' Mystery...(shhh, 1975)
Post by: urth on July 27, 2005, 11:50:32 AM
Quote from: "mshray"
Is there another band with the initials OMD?  We could get a really interesting My 3 Songs going with Ozark Mountain Daredevils and Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark...


That reminds me of another pair of bands that share initials. A friend of mine sent me a recording that was labelled "DMB." I was completely taken aback, as neither of us likes the Dave Mathews Band. Turned out it was the Del McCoury Band. Whew!