tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post1500113307042546706..comments2024-03-28T18:40:51.572-04:00Comments on Tilting at Windmills: Time Machine week 61CWMartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-90922127501773709002016-02-22T15:56:47.043-05:002016-02-22T15:56:47.043-05:00When I got done and saw Ringo at the top, I laughe...When I got done and saw Ringo at the top, I laughed out loud. Scrappy thought I was nuts.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-75599888805866404062016-02-21T17:48:05.445-05:002016-02-21T17:48:05.445-05:00Chris:
1964 - well that takes me back to my pre-hi...Chris:<br />1964 - well that takes me back to my pre-high school days...LOL.<br />--I DO recall the whole Beatlemania thing...radio stations LOVED to play their tunes - they were short enough so they could do multiple songs between commercials and call-signs...heh.<br />--And, my Dad was a big Al Hirt fan, so I heard JAVA whenever it came on...lol.<br />--Eleanor Friedberger - yeah, a keeper.<br />--That list of percentages...bravo (really cool, too).<br />--Jolly Olde England has some interesting "tastes" in (our) music...must be that WARM lager.<br />--Very cool backstory to the Rip Chords, too. Didn't know about the seminary gig. Good to see he stuck at it, too.<br />--RINGO STARR...would have NEVER guess he'd have the highest percentage..well done.<br /><br />Very good trip this week.<br /><br />Keep those hits comin' up there, brother.<br />--Bob G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09222203353717749897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-55610766686867435822016-02-21T08:12:32.369-05:002016-02-21T08:12:32.369-05:00That's what music is about- capturing the memo...That's what music is about- capturing the memories.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-56370721847119545112016-02-21T08:11:58.031-05:002016-02-21T08:11:58.031-05:00I had an anti-Beatles time myself. When songs get...I had an anti-Beatles time myself. When songs get played (or overplayed) that much, they can drive an even bigger wedge between those who like something and those that just don't care for it that much. Laurie is a huge Monkees fan, and we grew up to a couple of their albums as well.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-36725652290568757922016-02-21T08:10:12.646-05:002016-02-21T08:10:12.646-05:00First time I ever hurt it was in an old Avengers c...First time I ever hurt it was in an old Avengers comic book in a wisecrack by Hawkeye.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-54743255595311475762016-02-21T08:09:33.202-05:002016-02-21T08:09:33.202-05:00Sorry it took so long to get back to anyone. If I...Sorry it took so long to get back to anyone. If I had a dollar for every time I told myself while in the middle of something else to "git 'er done", I could pay off the dollars I owe for each time I said, "What was it I needed to do?"<br /><br />Shady's Law might be a bit restrictive, but it certainly has a good foundation. Precious few of the M10 songs have made the hot 100, that's for sure.<br /><br />One Piece Topless Bathing Suit cracked me up. Laurie has in her collection the Ames Brothers doing The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane (friend of yours?) and I mentioned that this song let us know what kind of girl she grew up into!CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-74063718035615762402016-02-21T07:59:31.114-05:002016-02-21T07:59:31.114-05:00Confession: I used to listen to Donna Summer when ...Confession: I used to listen to Donna Summer when I was a little girl. I vaguely remember my parents drinking fancy fruity drinks, like pina coladas and putting on Last Dance, then dancing around the living room with them. Good times!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-11386929500449792462016-02-19T17:16:11.934-05:002016-02-19T17:16:11.934-05:00Ok now don't faint or get or weird but I was n...Ok now don't faint or get or weird but I was never a fan of the fab 4 aka The Beatles yeah some people are shocked when I say that. I did like some of their songs but wasn't that interested in them. Tim was always a fan of the Monkees and listen to them all the time made me like them too. Jo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-68116595974601459772016-02-19T11:40:27.063-05:002016-02-19T11:40:27.063-05:00Al Hirt....wow, first time I've seen that name...Al Hirt....wow, first time I've seen that name in decades.Al Penwasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052950809151897315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-86892820747327361562016-02-19T10:28:26.830-05:002016-02-19T10:28:26.830-05:00Hi, Chris!
I was there - front row seat! At 14 I...Hi, Chris!<br /><br />I was there - front row seat! At 14 I was the perfect age to experience the excitement of Beatlemania and I remember the Liverpool Lads clogging the upper reaches of local and national charts with their many megahit singles.<br /><br />Just about every song in the post is a "greatest hit" on the soundtrack of my youth so I will focus on your stories and new music. Eleanor F was okay, but I doubt I'd pay for her music. (Maybe someday I will get into her Fiery Furnace.) I know it's Furnaces, plural but - too late - you already laughed and reminded Laurie that you created a monster. Scrappy just peed on the rug to express his disapproval.<br /><br />I appreciated your paragraph listing acts that frequently finished in the top 10. To me, the findings prove Shady's Law which states that chart position has absolutely nothing to do with a song's greatness or coolness. If a recording is too commercial and panders to the masses, I usually don't buy it.<br /><br />I admire the sound Melcher and Johnston created as producers and recording artists. I remember Jan & Dean's version of "One-Piece Topless Bathing Suit" and have it in my collection. Here are The Legendary Masked Surfers lip syncing their latest schlock-surf rock single on Where The Action Is:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F72f-cjCnpU <br /><br />I look forward to time traveling to 1967 next time, good buddy! Have a Scrappy weekend!Shady Del Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03839935472941264414noreply@blogger.com