afterthegoldrush

Post Dated...

2012-02-02T19:37:00.001-05:00

I was blog surfing a few minutes ago and came up with this untitled post dated Sept. 2007. The video had been removed for terms of violating policy. I try to never violate policy, so I found a "good" link to replace the previous masterpiece.

And a much more "watchable" addendum...

So you think you can tell.......

2012-02-02T18:43:00.000-05:00

Hey, Hey, My, My...Rock, Rock and, and Roll, Roll...

2012-02-01T17:19:00.001-05:00

will never die...

David Sedaris and the Snail

2012-02-01T16:24:00.000-05:00

sorry...LOL!

2012-02-01T16:10:00.001-05:00

It happened to me...

2012-01-31T18:10:00.003-05:00

This is one of my favorite "Groundhog Day" scenes.
Probably, because it reminds me of a prank that my best buddy, Jeff aka Hollywood, pulled on me and my 'baby's mama' in the late 1980s.
Unbeknownst to us, satellite T.V. had allowed him to watch the program earlier in the day. He was hitting every answer and we were amazed! He did, however, let us in on his secret.

I also like any variation of this scene.

And of course, this one...

and especially, this one...

GDTRFB...

2012-01-30T15:12:00.001-05:00

Comments welcomed...

2012-01-30T13:19:00.006-05:00

Stop rollin' down hills, like a snowball headed for hell...

2012-01-29T15:59:00.001-05:00

Ring of Fire...

2012-01-29T13:45:00.000-05:00

Has it really been almost 22 years?

2012-01-29T13:20:00.001-05:00

October 3, 1954 ~ August 27, 1990.

KICK ~ ASS!!!

2012-01-29T02:46:00.001-05:00

Feelin' Good, feelin' Good, feelin' good.

2012-01-29T02:33:00.001-05:00

*****

2012-01-27T16:16:00.001-05:00

"The Stumble"...cover.

2012-01-27T15:54:00.000-05:00

"Flip-side".

2012-01-27T15:15:00.001-05:00

I'm sorry...that was not in the form of a question.

2012-01-27T11:27:00.003-05:00

Judgement cometh, and that right soon.

2012-01-26T21:39:00.000-05:00

Thank God for the wayback machine!

2012-01-26T20:20:00.001-05:00

eargasm...

2012-01-26T19:50:00.000-05:00

I recommend watching this on youtube for the best sound.

50*...near salisbury.

2012-01-25T18:49:00.002-05:00

SHOUT OUT!

2012-01-25T18:12:00.002-05:00

I started reading a new blog called MONKEYBUTT. This girl did a review of 2011 by month. I thought that that was cool!
So, I decided to recap my month of January(I gotta stop writing 2011 on checks!)by picking my favorite video from the third day of 2012.
I feel like things are going just swimmingly(whateverthehellthatmeans?).

LZ: 'C B/D & C'.......

2012-01-25T17:55:00.001-05:00

My State of the Union Address.

2012-01-24T17:16:00.004-05:00

'Tax the rich...feed the poor'.

I could go on some metaphor-tainted rambling about how I was the third born to a staunch Republican father and a bleeding-heart Democratic mother, or I could just go to the video.

But in reality, when the balance of power tilts this far wrong, something has to be done.

ctrl c...ctrl v (I love history).

2012-01-23T20:16:00.000-05:00

Growing up, it was a toss of the coin, if I was to become John Wayne or Ernest T. Bass...I guess that ya'll have figured it out by now?

2012-01-23T19:32:00.002-05:00

Wake Up Everybody - Original Version (Teddy Pendergrass, Harold Melvin &...

2012-01-22T16:45:00.000-05:00

Daryl Hall.

2012-01-22T16:18:00.000-05:00

It's only me...

2012-01-21T18:15:00.001-05:00

?QUE PASA?

2012-01-21T17:26:00.001-05:00

i LIKE THE FACT THAT THERE ARE SUBTITLES HERE.
Why shouldn't other peoples enjoy this music?

"Must Be The Rain...".

2012-01-21T17:11:00.001-05:00

Too Country for Rock...

2012-01-21T16:32:00.000-05:00

Europa.

2012-01-20T22:00:00.000-05:00

Musha-ring-dum-a-do-dum-da...

2012-01-20T20:28:00.001-05:00

HEAD EAST.

2012-01-20T19:56:00.000-05:00

Etta.

2012-01-20T18:59:00.002-05:00

When I first started this blog, my brother had less than one year to live.
I would often call him with a "music" question and sometimes he would ask me to find a song. And of course, I would always post it. One such song in particular was "I'd Rather Go Blind" by Etta James.
The first thing that crossed my mind, when I heard that Etta James had passed away was the thought of my brother.

Like Fine Wine...

2012-01-19T17:15:00.000-05:00

How I missed this group growing up, is beyond me.

2012-01-18T15:17:00.000-05:00

A Belated Tribute To CC.

2012-01-18T14:26:00.000-05:00

YouTube goes 3-D.

2012-01-18T13:55:00.000-05:00

Cat under a hot tin roof.

2012-01-18T13:42:00.000-05:00

Hold On (artist: Jet).

2012-01-18T12:22:00.002-05:00

a little help...

2012-01-18T11:20:00.000-05:00

Worth a listen...

2012-01-17T19:54:00.000-05:00

Sometimes, words have two meanings...

2012-01-17T19:01:00.000-05:00

Timeless...

2012-01-16T16:23:00.000-05:00

On MLK Day.

2012-01-16T15:48:00.003-05:00

I think that this would be a good day to tone back my involvement on the internet.
Communicating by keyboard has it's dangers of transmitting miscommunications also.
I had a religious person message me the other day and berate me for using the word "shit" on a facebook post. She started with...'How can you call yourself a Christian(1 point for her for capitalization)...' or something to that effect/affect. I had to tell her to un-friend me. Excuse my mutha' fuckin' ass, but who are you to decide that I am not a good Christian...ya bitch! Yep, I could have said that, but I turned the other cheek.
So maybe I will start communicating here, where I know who my friends are.

Lauryn Hill & Ziggy Marley - Redemption Song LIVE

2012-01-15T12:50:00.000-05:00

Who determines normal?

2012-01-14T17:48:00.000-05:00

Roy Buchanan & Albert Collins - Further On Down The Road

2012-01-14T17:27:00.001-05:00

SRV & Lonnie Mack - Double Whammy

2012-01-14T16:52:00.001-05:00

The Big Picture...

2012-01-12T17:39:00.000-05:00

ROCK HISTORY 101...

2012-01-11T20:34:00.000-05:00

Music: It's what I do...

2012-01-11T19:49:00.003-05:00

Irregardless of what I might say here, it always comes back to my tagline.

But, it also comes down to "good" vs. "evil".

Choose "good", people...

This is sooooooo good!

2012-01-10T17:35:00.001-05:00

* insert feelings: at a later date...

2012-01-09T10:54:00.001-05:00

"It's a Gift"...

2012-01-08T14:49:00.000-05:00

Bluedy Muse...

2012-01-08T12:45:00.000-05:00

What she said...==================================>

2012-01-08T11:51:00.003-05:00

Bruce Springsteen - Jungleland (Live in New York 2001)

2012-01-07T13:59:00.003-05:00

messin with the kid " rory gallagher live at beat club german television

2012-01-06T15:24:00.000-05:00

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - I've Got My Mojo Working (From "Blues at Mo...

2012-01-06T14:30:00.001-05:00

"I Know You're There" - Casting Crowns

2012-01-05T16:09:00.000-05:00

Joe Cocker - With A Little Help Of My Friends (LIVE in Basel) HD

2012-01-05T14:19:00.000-05:00

Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan, Robert Cray...

2012-01-05T13:37:00.000-05:00

Dave Matthews Band w\ Greg Allman - Melissa Live Piedmont DVD

2012-01-05T12:47:00.000-05:00

Born Under A Bad Sign - ALBERT KING w John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (1982 NJ)

2012-01-03T17:55:00.000-05:00

Psalm 51.

2012-01-03T15:51:00.003-05:00

I was gonna write a post about how I finally broke the disorder of trichotillomania, that had affected me since the 1960s, but I found this video instead.

2011: The "Shit"...

2011-12-31T19:38:00.002-05:00

this year has been one of the best years of my life.
ranks right up there with 1973, 1983 and 1987.
i really don't feel like re-hashing those years, at the moment.
all i want to do is move forward.
in order to move forward, one must have a plan in place.
i do.

Wishbone Ash - Blowin Free (HQ)

2011-12-23T21:35:00.000-05:00

Walter Trout - Dust my broom

2011-12-20T16:12:00.000-05:00

Chuck Berry / JOHNNY B. GOODE

2011-12-16T17:38:00.000-05:00

ZZ Top - I Thank You

2011-12-15T17:04:00.001-05:00

i guess that i should update this blog if i want to stay in the running for the best local blog contest on monoblogue.us.
atgr made it into the 2nd round again and i did nothing to manipulate the poll.
i voted several times for julie b. and once for jonathon t. and once for myself by pc and once by sp.
i do feel like my blog is the best local blog, because it is about me expressing my feelings to the world wide web.
but most important is that i am expressing my feelings to myself.
i would hope that all the blog writers in this poll feel the same way as i do...

$25 Thousand a Year?

2011-12-09T19:21:00.002-05:00

I made that same figure 30 years ago...and I make that same figure today!

Guess what?

I am happier, now, than I have ever been.......

Empty Garden.

2011-12-08T19:18:00.000-05:00

don't be a johnny...be a Jesus.

2011-12-07T22:11:00.000-05:00

Gettin' Busy...

2011-12-03T17:31:00.002-05:00

Gotta straighten up the front parlor; company's comin'!

Yes, it is that time of year again when Michael Swartz' blog: monoblogue.us does his third annual "Best Local Blog" contest; that for some reason, I have been able to win both times.

Both years, I beat SBYNEWS, mainly because he did not know about the contest. Last year, I was able to manipulate the rounds by voting early and often(and encouraging my friends to do the same)for the weaker of the opponents; thus beating out my friend, Jonathon Taylor's blog: Salisbury Grinch.

Why did I do this?

Because I could.

Listen friends: I got ADHD and I manage it the best way that I know how.
And that is by keeping my forever "racing" mind on the move.
It is not such a bad thing to have; in fact, I kind of like it and I hope that my friends like me, because I am not changing...

Enough of the "rambling", I gotta straighten the front parlor...

In the meantime, enjoy some tunes.......

This Bitch is Bad !!!!!!!

2011-11-29T20:01:00.000-05:00

Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton - Joe Turner's Blues (DVD rip)

2011-11-25T21:13:00.000-05:00

The girl who silenced the world for 5 minutes

2011-11-25T20:47:00.000-05:00

Social Networking:101.

2011-11-25T00:09:00.001-05:00

The Conclusion to the Stories of afterthegoldrush.......

2011-11-21T20:54:00.001-05:00

The "Chili Bowl".

2011-11-20T12:17:00.002-05:00

For several years in the early 1980's, family and friends had a short-lived tradition called the "Chili Bowl", whenever the Cowboys visited the Redskins. The most memorable was in 1983.
My friend, "Hollywood", was not the best housekeeper in the world, plus he had a huge yellow lab that shed quite a bit. He and his mom would spend the weekend before the game vacuuming and dusting and vacuuming and wiping everything down until the place shined. Did I mention vacuuming?
Come game time, the crowd of maybe 15, was well into partying mode and the most popular comment heard that evening was..."This chili is not hot enough".
So everybody and their brother(Sissie was there too, and was more than likely the main offender)kept adding spices to the pot. Man! was that some hot chili...
Luckily, we had plenty of beer to put out the fires!
I believe that the Cowboys overcame a 20 point deficit at half-time and rallied for a 31-30 win.
Not to be deterred, the festivities continued, despite the mainly Redskin partisan crowd. We cranked up the stereo and the dance floor was over-flowing. Before long the embedded dog hair started to surface. We were dancing atop a virtual sea of tumbleweeds of yellow lab sheddings!

What was old, is new again...

2011-11-19T16:56:00.003-05:00

I go a message from my brother's oldest daughter telling me to 'check out a new band with an old sound that her and her sister were obsessed with'; so, I did and they are right. Nothing wrong with leftovers...I kinda like 'em!

Allman Brothers - Blue Sky

2011-11-17T11:51:00.001-05:00

I must be doing something right, right?

I had my best results from my doctor since I started seeing him 11 years ago.

My blood pressure and main concern was as low as it has ever been.

110 over 73.

My cholesterol levels were 185/69/102.

So, I ain't changing a damn thing!

AC/DC - Rock N Roll Train (Black Ice promo clip)

2011-11-16T19:59:00.001-05:00

Eric Clapton - After Midnight (Live At Madison Square Garden)(2009)

2011-11-15T00:32:00.000-05:00

Gotta Be One Of The Greatest Versions Of This Song To Ever Cross Youtube

2011-11-14T20:33:00.001-05:00

Led Zeppelin Knebworth 1979 - Black Dog

2011-11-14T19:54:00.000-05:00

perhaps my fav. led zeppelin song...

Bob Dylan.

2011-11-14T09:50:00.001-05:00

Modern English - I Melt With You

2011-11-13T18:12:00.001-05:00

sometimes words have two meanings, don't they?

2011-11-12T20:33:00.000-05:00

Led Zeppelin live [HD] - Communication Breakdown - Dazed and confused - ...

2011-11-12T19:34:00.001-05:00

I was just typing a message to a friend on facebook, concerning her 30 year old daughter, who I think has finally grown up.
Bettye has 3 other children , but this one is the only one to ever give her any trouble.
I responded, that "i am just blessed to have a child that has only given me joy and no sorrow."

This song always reminds me of my daughter. I think that it may be her favorite Led Zeppelin song (She has the ability to refute this claim).
However, the point of this post is not about child rearing, but about child hearing.
Hearing is one of the 5 senses, too.

Just Close your eyes - Waterproof Blonde (Lyrics)

2011-11-11T20:10:00.000-05:00

Bruce springsteen born in the usa live in New York city

2011-11-11T17:06:00.000-05:00

An awesome version, that I had never heard before today.

Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

2011-11-11T16:26:00.000-05:00

The Doors - L.A. Woman Official Video HQ

2011-11-10T19:02:00.000-05:00

i just had to share this with all you mofo's. excuse my language; i did not mean to say share.
drum roll, please!
hey, i am here all night, folks!
(i hope anyway.......)

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Alter.

2011-11-10T17:11:00.002-05:00

Several days ago, I got an email from a free dating site that I joined several years ago. I have met quite a few girls on these sites, have gone out with a few and have "friended" a few on facebook.
A few people warn me of the perils of the internet. You got to beware of who you come in contact with. There are bad people out there. You have to be wary.
Well, duh! There are bad people walking amongst us everyday in plain sight. We all have to be wary, but we do not have to be scared.
I offer only honesty and expect the same in return from old and new friends alike.
Many people have found their "soulmates" on the internet. My daughter for one.
So, before anyone says "but?"...let me say that I am a grown man who is not easily fooled by a pretty face or slick talker: I can see through a brick wall with my glasses off.
I have been "talkin' to"(as the young people say) many women, from 28 to 71. Are any of them my "soulmate"? Probably not. But they have become my friends, nonetheless.

Now for the 'rest of the story', as Paul Harvey would say.

Several days ago, I got an email from a girl on a dating site. She lived in Salisbury and she found my profile pic interesting because I looked like another local guy that she had always had a crush on; so she messaged me.
While she was "chatting" online with me, a close friend of her daughter, who rented a room from her, came in the room and asked her what she was doing. She said that she was chatting with "this hot guy" that she met on a dating site. The 22 year old, soon to be graduated, girl looked at my picture and exclaimed...

"Oh my God, that is my uncle!"

Friends, I could not make this shit up, even in my wildest dreams!

Rory Gallagher - Tattoo'd lady (Rockpalast 1979)

2011-11-09T13:58:00.000-05:00

share and share alike

Word of Mouth.

2011-11-07T06:55:00.002-05:00

A few months ago, my buddy's brother turned him onto Colt Ford. A few days ago, my buddy turned me on to him. Last night we ventured a mere 14 miles up the road to see Colt Ford and his band perform.
Being the "music freak" that I am, I soon found myself standing a foot from the stage, surrounded by a sea of twentysomethings rockin' and singin' to this six-piece amalgam of good musicians: I mean, how can you go wrong with an electric fiddle player?
Colt Ford reminds me a little of Charlie Daniels' Band, back when I was a twentysomething: a lot of Country, mixed with a good helping of Rock and sprinkled with a touch of Rap.
Before I get to the music, I would like to add one personal touch to this story. I was standing next to a young couple and the girl was noticeably pregnant. After the encore ended, a stage hand gave the new father to be the copy of the set list. I told the young man..."When your kid gets a little older, you can show that to him or her and say that they were at the show". He nodded in agreement and smiled.