i did not care for this book. too much crack smoking and not enough music for me. the digging for crack pieces on the carpet chapter ruined it for me. i got it for christmas, read it and took it back for 'no country for old men' by cormack mccarthy...much better. i'm currently re-reading 'psychotic reactions and carburetor dung' by lester bangs. more than awesome record and concert reviews from the '70's, excellent essays on the state of rock and roll and punk and the musicians that inhabit it. highly recommend...

charlie rose! that was the program....here is one clip:Visit My Websitecharlie rose here is another one from a local newcast interview during 'fate of nations' tourfate of nations interview he talks about janis in both of these... enjoy!

i've read this and saw the interview as well. he did speak of her reverently. i found it odd that the subject had never really come up before. i need to look this up....

beatbo's last 6 sunday morning jam begin the begin - r.e.m. more bounce (to the ounce) - zapp and roger i whupped batman's ass - wesley willis river deep, mountain high - tina turner another nail in my heart - squeeze shake your hips - slim harpo

that is truly one kick ass shirt....

do you mean this-'dance tonight' i quite like it... this one 'ever present past' i thought was lyrically personal, musically 'pop' paul, and the video entertaining if not slightly derivative.

i'd have to say 'before i get old' by dave marsh. he's not my favorite writer but this is his best book and it was pretty much straight from mostly pete's mouth. he had access to everyone in the band, they've never disowned it or acted like they hated it, and it's very sympathetic to keith moon. fav anecdote from the book: moon runs into a pub to meet a writer for an interview (after missing some 4 previously scheduled appointments) he's carrying a shoulderbag which he throws on the table, opens and pulls out a hatchet, slams it into the table top and says: 'thats for roger....'aven't seen 'im 'ave you?"

very nice pictures of ALL of you- so....here's me in a bar in the french quarter/new orleans

moaning at midnight: the life and times of howling wolf james seagress and mark hoffman. my second read of this killer blues bio. wolf is one of my favorite vocalists and i loved this book the first time i read it.

pick up 'who's the bass player-the ox anthology'. all the best of his solo stuff with some live versions of ox's who songs. here's his website:http://www.johnentwistle.com/

'desire' is considered dylan's best by many. i love it myself. ignore that dope. i've been digging the live album 'hard rain' recently. excellent for-your-life versions of 'big girl now', 'idiot wind', many more. check it out if you haven't.

i'd dig up the re-release of 'big brother & the holding company featuring janis joplin' on columbia/legacy cr66425: 'bye, bye baby', 'call on me', 'down on me' and plenty more. reissue has 4 bonus tracks. check it out (for cheap thrills)

you guys gotta see this: bob dylan meets the beatles-the meth minute. THIS THING IS HILARIOUS!

all symbols have multiple meanings, that is their purpose. the meaning of the designator, and the meaning of the observor(s). symbols are fun, but as joe perry once said "let the music do the talking". or, as the late george carlin once said: "symbols are for the symbol-minded."

this is a kick ass tune. they won't let you post it. i think this was stolen from page many years ago.

doc, you seem pretty cool. you are only posting what you know. that's awesome-thanks for that. now let me tell you this, and you will not only know what you know, but you will know what i know, as well. that will make you twice as smart. i grew up in southern illinois/st.louis. lived in chicago for over a decade. spent some childhood in western kentucky, and have pretty much travelled the entire US. i graduated high school in 1980. i was a freshman in 1976. in 8th grade, i stood in line at a record bar (mall music store) waiting all night so that i could buy one of the first copies of physical grafitti. i first was turned on to zep in the 5th grade by a stoner/highschool aged neighbor who gave me 2 8-tracks: zep 4 and zep 2 (thanks, wayne!). take my word for it-when the 70's hit and people on the east and west coast were snorting coke to disco music, we were smoking weed to led zeppelin. disco came and went, but we didn't know it. the multitude of those millions that you quoted were sold thoughout that decade-everytime a new zep album came out, evrybody bought all the others as well. but to say that it was only the midwest would be wrong-listen to the boots. some of the greatest shows and the most rabid fanbase were on both coasts (the south, too-royal orleans, remember?). but fads were slow or non-existent in the midwest, to that i can attest. once something of quality caught on, people that live in rural areas held on to it for DECADES. number one band in southern illinois in 1975? led zeppelin. number one band in 1985? led zeppelin trust me.... your friend, beat

looks like les harvey. edit: but it couldn't be if this is a photo from 1975. harvey died in '72.

i highly recommend him as well. he may not sound inexpensive, but you will get what he says it is. right now, i'm into russian bootleg vinyls of zeps catalogue. i've got several copies of 1 and 4, even 4 with HOTH in a double with idiotic crazy graphics. i have a 2 and and looking for a good PG next. i'll try to scan 'em this weekend and show you guys. as for past obsessive collecting, i not only did zep but tons of beatles and dylan. lost most to katrina, but saved a few suprises, like most of the books and vinyl. i did also save some lithos of jimmy shot by jim marshall, '77 tour (not a copy-there are many) and earls court programs.

nice! remember merit? rick is very committed...

george jones will recover a guitar that was stolen from him in '62. some hope for jimmy?

there and back was my fave....simon phillips was a monster, still have my jersey from that show. i bought a ticket to see rod stewart with beck in the '80s-he didn't play. did he play any concerts on that tour? the show with stevie ray (guitar shop tour) was kick ass, too...