31 May 2011: it's... 1978

[mshray]

funny how things change...in 1978 I had become a dedicated prog-rocker nerd & absolutely hated Disco & anything associated with it, which meant hating not only Saturday Night Fever & the Bee Gees, but John Travolta generally, Olivia Newton-John generally, Abba, etc.  (and some definite inner conflict since I'd bought the 45's of "Have You Never Been Mellow" & "Knowing Me, Knowing You" the previous couple years...oh, and also "Mandy"  ).

Now the only one of those I still cringe at is HYNBM, but I still want to go back & watch Grease (for the first time).

While I was typing I had a BOS for Rod, who I was becoming ambivalent about that year, and OH WOW, here's another one for "Home & Dry".  I think this is my favorite Gerry R. song.

[ggould]

BOS for me from what I've heard, even if a Katrina

[mshray]

BOS3 and proxy of shray, Mr Rafferty, home, dry, and sly.

thanks man!  I only caught a few snippets of 10at10 last week in real time & missed the marathon altogether in favor of a daytrip to the mountains (colder than desired & sometimes rainy, but my first bonafide 4-wheel drive action!).  But when I realized I wasn't going to get to hear the Sat. replay I had the clear thought:  I wonder how many 'proxy of Shray' from Mike I missed.

ahh well.

[Wayback]

funny how things change...in 1978 I had become a dedicated prog-rocker nerd & absolutely hated Disco & anything associated with it, which meant hating not only Saturday Night Fever & the Bee Gees, but John Travolta generally, Olivia Newton-John generally, Abba, etc.  (and some definite inner conflict since I'd bought the 45's of "Have You Never Been Mellow" & "Knowing Me, Knowing You" the previous couple years...oh, and also "Mandy"  ).
Now the only one of those I still cringe at is HYNBM, but I still want to go back & watch Grease (for the first time).
While I was typing I had a BOS for Rod, who I was becoming ambivalent about that year, and OH WOW, here's another one for "Home & Dry".  I think this is my favorite Gerry R. song.

I felt/feel the same, though I really enjoy Rafferty's work with Steelers Wheel (beyond 'Stuck In The Middle')!

[RGMike]

funny how things change...in 1978 I had become a dedicated prog-rocker nerd & absolutely hated Disco & anything associated with it, which meant hating not only Saturday Night Fever & the Bee Gees, but John Travolta generally, Olivia Newton-John generally, Abba, etc.  (and some definite inner conflict since I'd bought the 45's of "Have You Never Been Mellow" & "Knowing Me, Knowing You" the previous couple years...oh, and also "Mandy"  ).

Now the only one of those I still cringe at is HYNBM, but I still want to go back & watch Grease (for the first time).

"at long last, sir... have you NEVER been mellow??"

it's still cringe-worthy.  As is Grease -- beloved as it is by a generation, it's not a very good movie and the orig stage production (I saw it off-B'way in '72) was much more fun.

[Wayback]

[Tinka Cat]

Another encore from this past week's AT40.  It's A Heartache, call 9-1-1!

[princessofcairo]

Chuck always sounds good!! I think I have to change my vote. Again.

[Wayback]

Is the flugelhorn considered a metal instrument??

[RGMike]

OMFG!! Chuck Mangione, direct from the Mega-Lo-Mart! (and our 3rd Casey K repeat track).

[sundaygal]

It's been a while since I got a request played!  BOS to Mr. Mangione.

[mshray]

OH. MY. GOD. 

The biggest sledgehammer of my entire life is Chuck Mangione.  I've got a pretty cool anecdote for this, but I can summarize in two words:

First Kiss.

[RGMike]

Is the flugelhorn considered a metal instrument??

even heavier than a flute!

[Tinka Cat]

Right arm!  Rochester's own Chuck Mangione on the flugelhorn.  



if you look up "smooth jazz" in the dictionary, you'll find this.

[mshray]

It's been a while since I got a request played!  BOS to Mr. Mangione.

this is you!?  dang it, you have to show up the next time we get together, you seem to have waaaaay to many shared tastes with me.