tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70310772024-03-13T07:30:46.861-05:00(Questionable) Brain ActivityDefinitely questionable...klcheshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354883010224722578noreply@blogger.comBlogger157125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031077.post-74348666373295464292020-11-07T12:49:00.006-06:002020-11-07T12:50:34.516-06:00XTC Album Ranking<p>One of my favorite music channels on YouTube is <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZF6XvqkFb9lURwIPePFU5w" target="_blank"><i>Sea of Tranquility</i></a></b>. Lots of content on classic rock, prog, and heavy metal (well, two out of three ain't bad). This past week they posted video ranking the albums of <b><a href="http://chalkhills.org" target="_blank">XTC</a></b>, who, if you know me, is one of my favorite bands. Here is the video, and beneath that is my ranking of the albums of <b><a href="http://chalkhills.org" target="_blank">XTC</a></b>. </p>
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So here is my list. <div><br /><div>12. White Music </div><div>11. Go2 </div><div>10. Drums and Wires </div><div>09. Wasp Star </div><div>08. Apple Venus </div><div>07. Nonsuch </div><div>06. Oranges and Lemons </div><div>05. The Big Express </div><div>04. Mummer </div><div>03. Skylarking </div><div>02. Black Sea </div><div>01. English Settlement </div><div><br /></div><div>The top 5 are so close, especially <b>Black Sea</b> and <b>English Settlement</b>. But even below that, I may not like the albums as much as a whole, but the songs I do like are masterpieces. </div><div><br /></div><div>If you are a fan too, please share your list in the comments.</div></div>klcheshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354883010224722578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031077.post-49109929458258761202020-11-07T12:29:00.000-06:002020-11-07T12:29:19.243-06:00Some thoughts and stuff<p> So, let me begin with some 'toons.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l74E00d3w6w/X6bkMvjpqgI/AAAAAAAACrs/jBJPecIKAS0B2bTw-BMDxuVLrm65-RJtwCLcBGAsYHQ/crspe201107.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="300" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l74E00d3w6w/X6bkMvjpqgI/AAAAAAAACrs/jBJPecIKAS0B2bTw-BMDxuVLrm65-RJtwCLcBGAsYHQ/s16000/crspe201107.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-boyCYYtjw7s/X6bkM-3VsiI/AAAAAAAACr0/UEO4wMv2Ij4YYwJUu7Nzb__LOlsdHsoZACLcBGAsYHQ/crrub201107.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="300" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-boyCYYtjw7s/X6bkM-3VsiI/AAAAAAAACr0/UEO4wMv2Ij4YYwJUu7Nzb__LOlsdHsoZACLcBGAsYHQ/s16000/crrub201107.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-D6yksgJUY_4/X6bkMn-QsII/AAAAAAAACrw/nq3HlLHt2JQ806w7jJUw8VObEKjatq3gQCLcBGAsYHQ/tmloo201107.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="351" data-original-width="300" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-D6yksgJUY_4/X6bkMn-QsII/AAAAAAAACrw/nq3HlLHt2JQ806w7jJUw8VObEKjatq3gQCLcBGAsYHQ/s16000/tmloo201107.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
<hr /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's now four days past election day and not all of the results are in. However, this morning various news media have declared Joe Biden as the official winner. If this turns out to be true, I shall be VERY disappointed. Not just in the election results, but that so many of our people believe so much crap. My further prayer is that the Republicans retain the Senate. We must have checks and balances.</div><p style="text-align: left;">Regardless, my God is firmly seated on His throne. And while my skepticism in the government remains higher than ever, I put my trust in Him.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>klcheshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354883010224722578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031077.post-63955369747863949622020-05-13T09:12:00.002-05:002020-05-13T09:12:35.367-05:00Midweek Rant: Masks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<img align="right" border="0" data-original-height="1692" data-original-width="1336" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--sFvN1GXAxQ/Xrv9nzgdFaI/AAAAAAAACbI/E_nUSrUiflUH6ObzplwmvB8dbAiQb-7aACK4BGAsYHg/w158-h200/IMG_2579.JPG" width="158" />I know many people have made up their minds about the "to mask or not to
mask" issue. I respect both sides. The science is all over the place. And
whereas, I have pretty much made up my mind about it, I keep reading on
it.
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<div><br /></div><div>But more and more, I read conflicting "data" and "statistics", even from
my favorite sources that I have found reliable for years. We have to face the
face that we may never understand how it all works. Hindsight is ALWAYS
20/20.
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So, here is my point. For everyone who is being pissy, judgmental, and
condescending about it: GROW UP!! The world doesn't revolve around you. If
someone, for example, me, has more than one "underlying condition" and want to
play it safe, that's cool. Whereas I don't think I would die if I caught C19,
I don't need or want to spend time in the hospital gasping for breath and
feeling like crap. Personally, I do think A LOT of the hype is just that,
hype. I look forward to being about to go out again. But I will do it
cautiously.
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klcheshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354883010224722578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031077.post-69544496804963890402020-05-03T13:00:00.002-05:002020-05-03T13:00:50.539-05:00My Top 40 Radio Pop Hits of the 1980's<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One of the characteristics of 80s pop is the expanded use of electronic keyboards. This turned a lot of rock fans off. I didn’t make assumptions and judge each band on their own merits. As long as they were using the electronics in a creative way that appealed to me. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So, here is my similar list or the 80s. These are in no particular order and my only restriction is only one entry per artist. There are many more other than these. But these are just a sampling.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> 1. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Don’t Stand So Close to Me - The Police</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> 2. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Better Be Home Soon - Crowded House</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> 3. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> 4. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>There She Goes - The La's</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> 5. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>White Wedding - Billy Idol</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> 6. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benatar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> 7. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Higher Love - Steve Winwood</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> 8. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Town Called Malice - The Jam</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> 9. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">10. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>They Don't Know - Tracey Ullman</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">11. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wouldn't It Be Good - Nik Kershaw</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">12. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Stepping Out - Joe Jackson</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">13. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime - The Korgis</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">14. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Change - Tears for Fears</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">15. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>In A Big Country - Big Country</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">16. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>My Ever Changing Moods - The Style Council</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">17. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Breakout - Swing Out Sister</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">18. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Our House - Madness</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">19. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I Ran (So Far Away) - A Flock of Seagulls</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">20. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The Doctor - The Doobie Brothers</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">21. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Senses Working Overtime - XTC</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">22. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Lessons In Love - Level 42</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">23. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">24. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Fashion - David Bowie</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">25. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It’s My Life - Talk Talk</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">26. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">27. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Back on the Chain Gang - Pretenders</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">28. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I Melt With You - Modern English</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">29. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Mexican Radio - Wall of Voodoo</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">30. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Voices Carry - Til Tuesday</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">31. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Tenderness - General Public</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">32. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Love Plus One - Haircut 100</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">33. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Under the Milky Way - The Church</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">34. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Overkill - Men at Work</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">35. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Come Back and Stay - Paul Young</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">36. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>More Than This - Roxy Music</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">37. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Always Something There to Remind Me - Naked Eyes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">38. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Pleasure and Pain - Divinyls</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">39. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">40. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Rio - Duran Duran</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'd love to hear your thoughts, additions, etc., in the comments.</span></div>
klcheshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354883010224722578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031077.post-24594076953435197382020-04-26T10:13:00.000-05:002020-04-26T10:18:34.582-05:00My Top 40 AM Radio Pop Hits of the 1970's<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have never been a Top40 radio guy. For as long as I can remember, I’ve always “searched” for music that appeals to me. Sure, there has been music on the radio that I liked, but it was mostly earlier in my life. Even as far back as the 70s I was searching. Then, through the 80s and after, there was less on the radio and the search intensified. By the 90s I had given up on commercial radio completely.<br />
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Last night I was watching one of my favorite YouTubers (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/SeaofTranquilityProg" target="_blank">Sea of Tranquility/Pete Pardo</a>) list the songs he remembered liking hearing come on the radio when he was a kid in the 70s. This guy, being a fan of heavy rock, surprised me with his “pop” favorites. This, of course, prompted me to consider the same.<br />
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So, here is my similar list. These are in no particular order and my only restriction is only one entry per artist. There are many more other than these. But these are just a sampling.<br />
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1. Venus - Shocking Blue<br />
2. Brother Louie - Stories<br />
3. Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes<br />
4. American Pie - Don McLean<br />
5. Green-Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf<br />
6. Draggin’ the Line - Tommy James<br />
7. Temptation Eyes - The Grass Roots<br />
8. Diary - Bread<br />
9. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan<br />
10. Summer Breeze - Seals and Crofts<br />
11. Ventura Highway - America<br />
12. Rocket Man - Elton John<br />
13. Shambala - Three Dog Night<br />
14. Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren<br />
15. Jackie Blue - Ozark Mountain Daredevils<br />
16. You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt<br />
17. Fooled Around And Fell In Love - Elvin Bishop <br />
18. She’s Gone - Darryl Hall & John Oates<br />
19. We Just Disagree - Dave Mason<br />
20. Just Remember I Love You - Firefall<br />
21. Feels So Good - Chuck Mangione<br />
22. My Sharona - The Knack<br />
23. Hold The Line - Toto<br />
24. Lonesome Loser - Little River Band<br />
25. Maggie May - Rod Stewart<br />
26. Listen To The Music - The Doobie Brothers<br />
27. Operator (That's Not The Way It Goes) - Jim Croce<br />
28. Hitchin' A Ride - Vanity Fare<br />
29. How Long - Ace<br />
30. Ride Captain Ride - Blues Image<br />
31. Rainy Night In Georgia - Brook Benton<br />
32. Mr. Bojangles - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band<br />
33. I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash<br />
34. Me And Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul<br />
35. Without You - Nilsson<br />
36. Drift Away - Dobie Gray<br />
37. You're So Vain - Carly Simon<br />
38. Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel<br />
39. Show And Tell - Al Wilson<br />
40. Just You 'N' Me - Chicago<br />
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I may return to this theme with songs from the 80s, who knows?<br />
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I'd love to hear your thoughts, additions, etc., in the comments.klcheshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354883010224722578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031077.post-34606313561567265692020-02-08T09:29:00.001-06:002020-02-08T09:29:18.509-06:00Ten Albums In Ten Days - Day 10<b><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ten Albums In Ten Days That Changed You </span></i></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I discovered this album very late in the game. I think it was 1978, again during my first semester at FSU. I was still living with my parents and the drive made it necessary to find places on campus to kill time or study when I had large blocks of time between classes or rehearsals. This was before portable music so I would go to the music library where I could listen to albums while studying. However, at the time, they didn’t have much to choose from for rock music. But I found “Moondance”, and I didn’t seem to have much of a choice anyway. I am so thankful I did. To me this is like a greatest hits album. Every single track is pure aural gold. There is pure soul in both Morrison’s voice as well as the songs. To listen closely one can hear instruments slightly out of tune or not quite playing together. But somehow it all works. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Favorite tracks: "Moondance", "And It Stoned Me", "Into the Mystic", and "Brand New Day". </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> This is the last of my 10 albums, but there are so many more. Who knows, maybe I’ll do a “Part 2” sometime. Please comment with your albums that changed you. Questions are also welcome.</span>klcheshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354883010224722578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031077.post-41845396758823230802020-02-07T09:01:00.000-06:002020-02-07T09:01:55.589-06:00Ten Albums In Ten Days - Day 9<b><i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Ten Albums In Ten Days That Changed You </span></i></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> Day 9 - “War” - U2 (1983) </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> In the late 70s and early 80s, I spent a lot of my time playing in a rock band. Much of this time I was also attending worship at the FSU campus ministry, Campus House. A the time there wasn’t any commercial contemporary Christian music that interested me. All I heard was the super-sweet pop style or the real heavy rock style. I never heard anything in the middle and these didn’t interest me. The conflict of playing secular rock and being a Christian was always in my mind. One day I visited my friends, Tripp and Joann Andersen. Tripp was really into hard punk music. It was not a genre that I liked but our friendship transcended that difference. Tripps was one of the most beautiful souls I have ever met. Anyway, while there he put on a new album he just got. U2’s “War”. I was not familiar with it but he just let it play. As it played I started getting into the sound. After it finished, he played it from the beginning a second time with the sounds turned up a little more. The opening track is “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and I listened to the lyrics that described the horror felt by Bono if the troubles in their home in Northern Ireland. It was very powerful. But that’s not what caught my attention. At the end of the song, just before it faded out, Bono sings, “And the battle’s just begun to claim the victory Jesus won on [Sunday Bloody Sunday]. This was the first time I’d heard rock music with a Christian message without the band being a “Christian Band”. They were rock musicians that were Christian. Since then U2 has mostly drifted into a more “humanist” approach to Christianity. But at this time, they were more direct in their faith. I loved their music, but they helped me to believe that whatever I do as a career, even music, I can be an outspoken Christian too. I loved their first five albums before their style wandered into another direction. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> Favorite tracks: "Sunday Bloody Sunday", "New Year's Day", "Two Hearts Beat as One", and "40".</span>klcheshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354883010224722578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031077.post-15010527014623695162020-02-06T18:29:00.000-06:002020-02-06T18:35:06.512-06:0025 Facts On Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side Of The Moon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1- ‘Brain Damage’ is the only track on The Dark Side Of The Moon which mentions the title of the album.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">2 - ‘The Great gig In The Sky’ became the first Pink Floyd song to be used in a TV commercial; advertising Neurofen painkiller tablets.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">3 - The chiming clocks heard on The Dark Side Of The Moon were originally recorded as a quadraphonic test tape by studio engineer Alan Parsons for EMI records.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">4 - The Dark Side Of The Moon is a reference to the occult name for the subconscious.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">5 - Roger Waters wrote all the lyrics on The Dark Side Of The Moon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">6 - The album was very nearly called Eclipse.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">7 - ‘Money’ was released as a single with ‘Any Colour You Like’ on the B-side. A two-sided white label promotional version of the single, with mono and stereo mixes, was sent to radio stations. The mono side had the word ‘bullshit’ removed from the song – leaving ‘bull’ in its place – however, the stereo side retained the uncensored version. This was subsequently withdrawn; the replacement was sent to radio stations with a note advising disc jockeys to dispose of the first uncensored copy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">8 - An early working title for The Dark Side of The Moon album was – ‘Dark Side of the Moon – A Piece for Assorted Lunatics’.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">9 - Roger Waters created the early demo tracks for the album at his Islington home in a small studio built in his garden shed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">10 - Pink Floyd devised and recorded unconventional sounds for the album such as an assistant engineer running around the studio’s echo chamber (during ‘On the Run’), and a specially treated bass drum made to simulate a human heartbeat (during ‘Speak to Me’, ‘On the Run’, ‘Time’ and ‘Eclipse’).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">11 - Some of the profits from The Dark Side Of The Moon were invested in the film production of Monty Python and the Holy Grail.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">12 - Clare Torry who’s vocal can be heared on The Great Gig in the Sky has also performed as a session singer with Kevin Ayers, Olivia Newton-John, Shriekback, The Alan Parsons Project, Culture Club, Meat Loaf and Tangarine Dream. The singer also covered the Dolly Parton single ‘Love Is Like a Butterfly’ for the opening titles of the BBC TV series Butterflies, which ran for four series between 1978 and 1983.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">13 - Recording the track ‘Money’ Roger Waters had created effects loops from recordings of various money-related objects, including coins thrown into a food-mixing bowl taken from his wife’s pottery studio.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">14 - The Dark Side Of The Moon remained in the US charts for 741 weeks from 1973 to 1988, longer than any other album in history.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">15 - Engineer Alan Parsons received a Grammy Award for ‘best engineered album’ for The Dark Side of the Moon in 1973.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">16 - In 2000 The Squirrels released The Not So Bright Side of the Moon, which features a cover of the entire album. The New York dub collective Easy Star All Stars in 2003 released Dub Side of the Moon, in 2009 The Flaming Lips released a track-by-track remake of the album. The group Voices on The Dark Side released the album Dark Side Of The Moon A Cappella, a complete a cappella version of the album.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">17 - ‘Us and Them’ was originally a 21 minute track intended for use on the Zabriskie Point soundtrack, but found it’s way onto the album.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">18 - English saxophonist Dick Parry who played the parts on ‘Money’, started his career as a friend of David Gilmour and was part of a mid-1960s band also including Gilmour called Joker’s Wild.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">19 - If you listen close to the end of ‘Eclipse,’ the album’s closing track, a passage from an orchestral version of The Beatles’ ‘Ticket to Ride’ can be heard; the song was apparently playing in the background at the studio while Abbey Road doorman Gerry O’Driscoll (who delivered the immortal lines, ‘There is no dark side of the moon, really. Matter of fact, it’s all dark. The only thing that makes it look light is the sun.’) was being recorded.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">20 - The album was originally released in a gatefold LP sleeve and the band were so confident of the quality of Waters’ lyrics that, for the first time, they printed them on the album’s sleeve.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">21 - During recording sessions for the album Roger Waters a supporter of Arsenal Football Club, would often take a break from recording to see his team compete.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">22 - In a Rolling Stone readers poll ‘The Great Gig in the Sky’ was selected as the second greatest vocal performance of all time behind ‘Bohemian Rhapsody‘.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">23 - The five tracks on each side of the album reflect various stages of human life, beginning and ending with a heartbeat, exploring the nature of the human experience, and (according to Waters) ’empathy’.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">24 - Dark Side of the Moon: A Piece for Assorted Lunatics, as it was then known, was performed in the presence of an assembled press on 17 February 1972 – more than a year before its release – at the Rainbow Theatre,London, England and was mainly critically acclaimed. A review in Melody Maker was less enthusiastic: ‘Musically, there were some great ideas, but the sound effects often left me wondering if I was in a bird-cage at London zoo.’</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">25 - With estimated sales of over 45 million copies, The Dark Side Of The Moon is Pink Floyd’s best seller, and one of the best-selling albums worldwide.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b>Day 8 - “English Settlement” - XTC (1982) </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This one was a HUGE discovery for me. Once upon a time, there was a record store named The Record Bar. And like most record stores at the time, they would play albums on the store-wide sound system. I used to just go and casually hang out just drifting through the record binds and listen to what they played. Normally it wasn’t anything earth-shattering but I liked the environment. One day one of the store employees put on this now-classic. The first song, “Runaways”, caught my ear. I liked it very much. As I hung out, I listened to the entire album. The songs were very different from one another but were still wonderful. Needless to say, I walked out with the album (purchased, not stolen). My ear had been irrevocably changed for the better. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Favorite tracks: "Runaways", "Senses Working Overtime", "Jason and the Argonauts", and "No Thugs in Our House".</span>klcheshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354883010224722578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031077.post-35025115914350283362020-02-05T09:00:00.000-06:002020-02-05T09:00:10.167-06:00Ten Albums In Ten Days - Day 7<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i>Ten Albums In Ten Days That Changed You </i></b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Day 7 - “Outlandos d’Amour” - The Police (1978) </b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“Roxanne”. Possibly the catchiest of all new wave classics. I had just graduated from high school. I was in the middle of my first catastrophic semester at Florida State University (that’s another story). I’m sitting at the dinette table in my parent's house with the radio in the window. Suddenly the song begins to play and everything seemed to stop. I don’t remember if the DJ said anything about the song or not. But it stuck in my head and I couldn’t wait to check the record store for it. My love for The Police wained with each passing album, but their first three albums will always have a special place in my heart. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Favorite tracks: "Roxanne", "Hole in My Life", and "Born in the '50s".</span>klcheshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354883010224722578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031077.post-45234005218412597412020-02-04T09:56:00.000-06:002020-02-04T09:56:30.593-06:00Ten Albums In Ten Days - Day 6<i><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ten Albums In Ten Days That Changed You </span></b></i><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Day 6 - “Born to Run” - Bruce Springsteen (1975) </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Some may be familiar with my story of how this album kept me from “giving up” on pop music in 1975. At a time where most of my access to music was commercial radio, the airwaves at this time were becoming more and more dominated by disco and terrible soft rock and pop. Even Elton John at this point was losing his “edge”. I was getting increasingly discouraged and wanted to, literally, just give up on music. So, talking to God about it, I said, “I’ll make a deal with you. I’m going to turn the radio on, if I like what is playing, I’ll stay with music. If I don’t like it, I’m chucking the radio and giving up.” Yep, I said that. So, with nerves humming, I turned on the radio. Coming through the speakers was the first time I’d ever heard the title cut to Born to Run. It completely grabbed me. After the song finished playing, I said to God, “Ok, I’ll hang on with music.” At least I knew there was something else out there. I just had to find it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Favorite tracks: "Born to Run", "Jungleland", and "Night".</span>klcheshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354883010224722578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031077.post-13153948308479035172020-02-03T08:51:00.001-06:002020-02-03T08:51:33.682-06:00Ten Albums In Ten Days - Day 5<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i>Ten Albums In Ten Days That Changed You </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b>5. “Yessongs” - Yes (1973) </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My first real dive into progressive rock. Their first live album, I actually bought it out of sheer curiosity. The fact that it was three discs long was part of it. And whereas the recording is not exceptional technically, the performance certainly is. Composed largely of material from their two most recent albums (“Fragile” and “Close to the Edge”), it features the most iconic of Yes’ many member lineups. Yes is still, by far, my favorite progressive rock band to this day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Favorite tracks: "Heart of the Sunrise", "Close to the Edge", and "Starship Trooper".</span>klcheshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354883010224722578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031077.post-61155528165992691102020-02-02T13:33:00.000-06:002020-02-02T13:33:01.100-06:00Ten Albums In Ten Days - Day 4<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i>Ten Albums In Ten Days That Changed You </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Elvis Costello’s second album came out just months before my high school graduation. It was my introduction to the new wave genre which, at the time, could only be found played college radio stations at the time (WFSU, anyone?). My late must mentor at the time, Skip Parvin, played this album for me to show off his massive component stereo system. The album and sound system blew my mind. Always in search for new and different sounds in music this pointed me in a whole new direction. A direction I pursued vigorously for decades to come. His early catalog continues to be a favorite of mine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Favorite tracks: "Pump It Up", "Hand In Hand", and "Lip Service".</span>klcheshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354883010224722578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031077.post-49896395574876593022020-02-01T08:35:00.000-06:002020-02-01T08:35:58.351-06:00Ten Albums In Ten Days - Day 3<b><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ten Albums In Ten Days That Changed You </span></i></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Originally given to me by Jeanie Begley (if I remember correctly), it slowly blew my mind. I’d never heard jazz incorporated into rock in this way. It didn’t grab me instantly, but I couldn’t help but play it over and over, peeling back the layers with each listen. Like other artists, Steely Dan is one of my top 10 favorite artists ever. And this is them at their best. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Favorite tracks: "Aja", "Peg", and "Home at Last".</span>klcheshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354883010224722578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031077.post-70867736437900148542020-01-31T08:45:00.001-06:002020-01-31T08:45:42.934-06:00Ten Albums In Ten Days - Day 2<b><i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Ten Albums In Ten Days That Changed You </span></i></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This one was discovered alongside on Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon”, listening to it late at night on AOR radio. It was my first introduction to The Who, of whom I have been a strong fan of to this day. And this is my favorite of all their albums. Arguably, it includes their best and strongest songs ever. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> Favorites: "Behind Blue Eyes", "Won't Get Fooled Again", and "Bargain".</span>klcheshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354883010224722578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031077.post-74158121743580315042020-01-30T19:11:00.001-06:002020-01-30T19:11:48.250-06:00Ten Albums In Ten Days - Day 1<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i>Ten Albums In Ten Days That Changed You</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This album needs no introduction to any one of my generation, whether you like it or not. Mine was in high school from a new AOR radio station at the time. During a particular summer, I would spend the night at my friend Bobby’s house, his parents had one of those huge record cabinets. We would set up a pallet on the floor in front of it to sleep and listen to the station all night. One of the best things about the AOR format was they would play entire albums or sides of albums at a time. TDSOTM was one of those albums they frequently played this way. And to those of us that love the album, that’s the only way to listen to it. Absolutely mesmerizing.
</span>klcheshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354883010224722578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031077.post-87261018828646612382020-01-28T12:03:00.005-06:002020-01-28T12:03:53.716-06:00Some Favorite Debut Albiums<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've been listening to music for over 50 years now. There have been so many artists, bands, and styles during that time. As most people, I suppose, as I've gotten younger, there is less "contemporary" music or artists that I like as time passes. And even though I keep searching, I usually end up going back to the "good stuff".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've always loved discovering new artists. Especially when they break on to the music scene with am incredible debut album. Listening to such an album always fills me with hope and anticipation for future musical goodness from the artist. Many have fulfilled that expectation, but many have not.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But here are but a few of those albums over the last half a century. The order is alphabetical rather than by preference. Rating them would be almost impossible. Please list some of your favorites in the comments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Amy Winehouse - Frank (2003)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Bad Company - Bad Company (1974)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Barenaked Ladies - Gordon (1992)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Billy Joel - Piano Man (1973)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Bruce Springsteen - Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. (1973)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield (1966)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Crowded House - Crowded House (1986)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Danny Wilson - Meet Danny Wilson (1987)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dire Straits - Dire Straits (1978)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Donald Fagen - The Nightly (1982)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Elvis Costello - My Aim is True (1977)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Elton John - Empty Sky (1969)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1970)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jackson Browne - Saturate Before Using (1972)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jefferson Airplane - Takes Off (1966)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced? (1967)</span><br />
<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lyJtl8hK1BM/XjB18mTsOBI/AAAAAAAACWM/Uj2hFjnstIo3r1zkRkQMMW1FHI8zEtKnQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/dreamboat-annie-albums-photo-u1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="100" data-original-width="100" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lyJtl8hK1BM/XjB18mTsOBI/AAAAAAAACWM/Uj2hFjnstIo3r1zkRkQMMW1FHI8zEtKnQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/dreamboat-annie-albums-photo-u1.jpeg" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Joe Jackson - Look Sharp! (1979)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kansas - Kansas (1974)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin I (1969)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Michael Hedges - Breakfast in the Field (1981)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Paul Carrack - Suburban Voodoo (1982)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life (1976)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Phil Collins - Face Value (1981)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pink Floyd - The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (1967)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pretenders - Pretenders (1979)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Steely Day - Can’t Buy a Thrill (1972)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Stephen Stills - Stephen Stills (1970)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Talk Talk - The Party’s Over (1982)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Tears for Fears - The Hurting (1983)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">The Alarm - </span><span class="s2" style="background-color: white;">Declaration</span><span class="s3" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> (1984)</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Allman Brothers Band - The Allman Brothers Band (1969)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Cars - The Cars - (1978)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Doobie Brothers - The Doobie Brothers (1971)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Doors - The Doors (1967)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Fixx - Shuttered Room (1982)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The James Gang - Yer’ Album (1969)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Producers - The Producers (1981)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Sundays - Reading, Writing and Arithmetic (1990)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Vapors - New Clear Days (1980)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Who - My Generation (1965)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Three Dog Night - Three Dog Night (1968)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">U2 - Boy (1980)</span><br />
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One of the hardest things about growing old is giving up dreams. I've had to do that many times over the last twelve years. </div>
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Now I find myself having to give up another dream. It's sometimes hard for me to do. I am, by nature, a dreamer; having been taught from an early age to dream big, envision those dreams, and to work hard to achieve them. </div>
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I wish giving up dreams was easy, like throwing or putting something away. But it's not because our dreams are a part of us. A part of our mind, and often, a part of our heart. And, of course, some are easier to give up than others.</div>
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So, here I am again. I am asking God's help to let this dream go. To just take it from me. He can do that if He wants. I think it's what He wants me to do. And, therefore, I trust Him that whatever follows will be better. </div>
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God has blessed me abundantly throughout my life. Even in this, my most difficult time. Someone told me the other day, "just hang on", which is what I always tell others. I said that I will. I must. I don't know what else to do. There is only one way I could abandon God, and that is unthinkable. There is too much at stake. </div>
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And as my heart is very heavy at the moment, a part of that weight is for a few of my friends that are struggling too. Some even more than I am. Some know Christ personally, but some don't. I wish I could swoop in and "save" them. But we know that's not possible. So I continue to pray constantly for God to show me who or what He wants me to be in their lives. And for me, that can be tough because it's so much easier to "fix" someone else's life than it is our own, right? <span class="_5mfr" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px 1px;"><span class="_6qdm" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/ta4/2/16/1f926_200d_2642.png"); background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: contain; color: transparent; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; height: 16px; text-shadow: none; vertical-align: text-bottom; width: 16px;">🤦♂️</span></span></div>
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Tomorrow I go back to see my counselor for the first time in about two years. Probably this is long overdue. I have <b>ALWAYS</b> felt better after my sessions. So why have I waited so long? Partly because it feels as if nothing has progressed in my life since then. Any real progression has been in the negative. And, whereas I know I will feel better, I won't be "healed". The next day will come and everything will probably be the same. But as perspective becomes more difficult to see, through the lens of depression and anxiety, my counselor is invaluable in regaining that perspective. </div>
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I continue to pray for my friends. I continue to pray that I see myself and others through God's eyes alone. I pray for guidance and a job where I can be productive again, and regain my footing financially and economically. I pray for the peace and joy that I've been missing for a long time. That I can help my friends the way that they have helped me. And I pray for a new dream that I yet may still live the rest of my life with my own family. I had such a small taste of that before it was taken away. I gave up on that for years following. But I'm taking up that dream again. It may not happen. And whereas I feel I have a lot to offer, the woman for me would have to be very special indeed. Not because I'm so "wonderful", but because I'm so weird. <i>(I know some of you are probably nodding your heads right now)</i></div>
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klcheshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354883010224722578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031077.post-77047675195924975042018-10-12T13:28:00.000-05:002018-10-12T13:28:02.413-05:00Poli-Toons for October 12, 2018And the circus continues.<br />
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klcheshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354883010224722578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031077.post-61226796117091957882018-09-26T13:32:00.000-05:002018-09-26T13:32:22.919-05:00Poli-toons for September 26, 2018It's getting to the point that I'm almost afraid to check the news anymore. When I do, I don't recognize the world any longer. I'm praying that if it be Gods will, Kavanaugh will be confirmed and seated on the bench. But the realization is that either way, our society remains to decline. But for now, let's try to find a little humor in it all.<br />
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klcheshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354883010224722578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031077.post-26021679656728163202018-09-18T10:12:00.003-05:002018-09-18T10:12:55.429-05:00Poli-Toons for September 18, 2018<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YMRE2oouxfE/W6EVrlO-mDI/AAAAAAAACO0/gUhEeAs1efInP2dUDg9xEiHea5X059GRwCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/wplbe180918.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YMRE2oouxfE/W6EVrlO-mDI/AAAAAAAACO0/gUhEeAs1efInP2dUDg9xEiHea5X059GRwCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/wplbe180918.jpg" /></a><br />
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klcheshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354883010224722578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031077.post-3581596678562288192018-09-07T10:28:00.000-05:002018-09-07T10:28:43.071-05:00Confirmation Blues, Part 3<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y49d-uYbN8E/W5KY2iz74aI/AAAAAAAACOU/IH_Waazv0lMtstpj_WTvontB5fRTAs7tQCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/wplbe180907.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y49d-uYbN8E/W5KY2iz74aI/AAAAAAAACOU/IH_Waazv0lMtstpj_WTvontB5fRTAs7tQCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/wplbe180907.jpeg" /></a><br />
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klcheshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354883010224722578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031077.post-83745802084880961222018-09-06T11:37:00.000-05:002018-09-06T11:37:59.083-05:00To Really Sacrifice Everything & More Confirmation Blues<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kAzByIk16UI/W5FXVpbsdcI/AAAAAAAACNo/6d4QPXQu8g8ACUZGVOERj4p392rudC6hwCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/payn180905.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kAzByIk16UI/W5FXVpbsdcI/AAAAAAAACNo/6d4QPXQu8g8ACUZGVOERj4p392rudC6hwCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/payn180905.jpeg" /></a><br />
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klcheshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354883010224722578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031077.post-38918205361673335682018-09-05T12:10:00.000-05:002018-09-05T12:10:55.933-05:00Confirmation Blues<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xqR3c1rito0/W5ANmhnCA3I/AAAAAAAACMw/_wPfWk9FChshuipG3V2gHwqX4_F1gO4ngCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/wplbe180905.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xqR3c1rito0/W5ANmhnCA3I/AAAAAAAACMw/_wPfWk9FChshuipG3V2gHwqX4_F1gO4ngCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/wplbe180905.jpeg" /></a><br />
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klcheshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354883010224722578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031077.post-36836613892706396272018-08-20T10:43:00.002-05:002018-08-20T10:43:17.606-05:00Poli-Toons for August 20, 2018Monday is here again. How about some laughs to begin our week?<br />
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