Today's column from Gary Mason, a long time contributor to Canada's Globe & Mail newspaper, dealt with how people are throwing "freedom" around these days.  He effectively concluded with "freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose"

CLARIFICATION:    The point is, the Globe & Mail is the country's source of business news and not a place where one would expect to find a reference to Kris Kristofferson lyrics.   But of course everyone is familiar with those lyrics.    Freedom!     Not just another word!    

G.

Flo wrote:

    he would have gone on to be the most successful of the three.  There are many ways to be successful,  In addition to his own songs, he already had two major hits under his belt as a writer

Old musicians never die; they just decompose


 

Accuweather's forecast for the next three days is cold w. some overcast but not stormy

s/b safe for everyone planning to fly out tomorrow night, after the Surf Ballroom's annual memorial

G.

Jim Southern wrote:

   they were the primary contributors of "Top 40 " instrumental music to the LP charts in the early days 

What LP charts, please & thankyew

G.
 

Little Rich wrote:

   for whatever reason, they kind of faded off into the sunset, with solo guitarists, like Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, stealing the spotlights   

Pure instrumentals (examples being  those of Duane Eddy, Santo & Johnny, Bill Doggett, Bill Justis, Mason Williams, the Surfaris, Booker T, Link Wray, Dick Dale, Zamfir, the Champs, Sandy Nelson, Cozy Cole, Dave Baby Cortez and Johnny & the Hurricanes, among others) except for movie themes, ALSO faded off into the sunset as we moved into the 60s.     
 

gopher wrote:

  being a gopher, it beats me why sonny curtis would be splashing again now 

Not being a gopher, it beats me why anyone would question a decision to interview sonny curtis within a couple weeks of the anniversary of February 2 & 3, 1959
 

While visiting Kitchener, Oldies Music Board contributors might want to stop by Home Hardware on Weber Street North, formerly the Glenbriar Curling Club, where "American Woman" was accidentally created by Burton Cummings & Randy Bachman in 1969.      You might also decide to stay at the fleabag Hwy 8 motel where Roger Miller wrote "King of the Road" in 1964.    While on Hwy 8, drop by the site of the former Lulu's Roadhouse famous for having the world's longest bar and its manager the late Kenny Hollis, lead singer of Copper Penny "You're Still the One"    

WGBH, Boston's PBS affiliate, just ran it.     EXCELLENT

gopher wrote:

G. wrote:

. . . that he will not perform at any venue that requires attendees to provide evidence of having been vaccinated.    What do you think about that? 

G. (had two jabs)

if people can't grasp the difference between perceived authoritarian politics, and common sense public health policy, screw 'em   

What the Goph said goes for me too.
 

With all the differing rules & legislations in different venues (outdoors/indoors/no doors) he might get a few surprises from promoters 

aflem wrote:

It's weird how these odd anomalies sometimes sneak into hit records. A previous post indicates that Otis Redding whistling at the end of Dock of the Bay was a placeholder until he could finish the song   

Regular visitors to this message board who also watch JEOPARDY 5 nights a week, likely applauded them/our selves while hollering "Who was Otis Redding" in today's Final Jeopardy

 

Bobby Gentry's Pa was clearly part of the problem.   For example "Billie Jo never had a lick of sense".   What kind of remark is that about someone who died that very morning?     

"And pass the biscuits please".    For heaven's sake throw a couple ricochet biscuits at the old feller

Speculation has been all over the map,   Maybe they practiced throwing each other off Tallahatchie bridge, and she chickened out @ the last minute

 . . . the news 'bout Billy Joe
Brother married Becky Thompson
They bought a store in Tupelo
A pandemic went around and  many died this spring
And now survivors don't wanna do much of anything
I spend a lotta time pickin' flowers up on Choctaw Ridge
And drop them into the muddy water
Off the Tallahatchie Bridge

 

 

It says:  krautrock has been goin' downhill ever since Lolita charted in 1960 w. "seamann, deine heimat ist das meer".      Verstehe?

Herr G.