Great interview from the Rock Hall's site. Lemmy speaks about the importance of Chuck Berry's music Rock Hall: Do you remember the first time you heard Chuck Berry's music? Lemmy Kilmister: It was on a jukebox where I lived in North Wales, which is pretty desolate, so we didn't get stuff like London did – there were no TV shows then with rock and roll on them, and there was no way to hear because the radio didn't play it. You had to tune into Radio Luxembourg, which was in Luxembourg, in Europe, so that was very dodgy with the reception. You'd often find that a song would come on and you didn't find out who played it until three weeks later – the fucking tuner would fade out. So, I first heard Berry on the jukebox, in the local cafe that we used to go to – I think it was "Sweet Little Sixteen," I'm not sure. Would've been 13-14. RH: It must've made quite an impression on a teen living in North Wales, no? Lemmy: There were only two things to be then: you were either in or out. You were either straight or rock and roll. Some songs just spoke to you and some didn't, and Berry's songs always did. We'd already heard Elvis and Little Richard and, I guess, Johnny Burnette –people like that filtered through. But [berry] was the first one who really told stories. RH: Berry had a way with words, a sense of humor, a certain economy of language… Lemmy: Berry always had humor even though he was going through shit in his life. That was about the same time he went to jail for that bullshit charge involving a minor, which you wouldn't have ever heard about if it were a white man. He always gave you all the details, even in the car songs, which were kind of state of the art – he'd give you all the makes of the cars, the things he was having done to them to make them fine. In just a few words, he'd lay it all out, and that was his great skill. He was the first one. RH: Between Motörhead and your rockabilly outfit the Head Cat, you've covered a number of Berry tracks, including "Let It Rock." What about that track caught your ear? Lemmy: It's just a good song. And the words are great about the railroad crew, gambling on the tracks and the train comin'. When that came out originally, it was the b-side, I think, of a song called "Go Go Go," which was like really forgettable. It was good in the very lyrical way, but it wasn't a very inspired tune. And then ["Let It Rock"] was on the b-side. It was hurried out when he was in jail – it came out just when he was being released. Then I went to see him in Manchester, I think it was, (or Birmingham) with the Moody Blues. He came over to Britain and toured as soon he'd been released, and he played it that night, so it was great. It's a great song. RH: That was yet another Berry gift: great b-sides, including some of his more bluesy cuts, like "Wee Wee Hours" and "Deep Feeling"... Lemmy: I had that [second] album of his, One Dozen Berrys [1958], and I thought every track on that was a standout, which is incredible, because the albums in those days had a lot of filler on them usually. There were a lot of bad b-sides in those days, and Chuck Berry was certainly no slouch in that direction. RH: In Lemmy's guide to the galaxy, what does the entry for Chuck Berry read like? Lemmy: Chuck Berry was a seminal figure in rock and roll, still playing at the age of 86. And a great lyricist and poet. And a great fighter for his rights. RH: And where would rock and roll be without him? Lemmy: Nowhere. It took a lot of people to make rock and roll, but he was one of the cornerstones. RH: Where's rock and roll headed? Lemmy: I don't understand these people in plaid shirts looking at their shoes. If you're gonna be a fucking rock star, go be one. People don't want to see the guy next door on the stage, they want to see a being from another planet. You want to see somebody you'd never meet in ordinary life, for a start. You want to see a being from somewhere else, who comes to your planet, fucks you up and goes away again. That's the idea with rock and roll. It should be amazing from start to finish and not ordinary.

Goodnight Sweet Josephine – The Yardbirds

Some plates moving the last few weeks: Recent Earthquakes M 6.8, 52km NNE of Shwebo, Myanmar Sunday, November 11, 2012 01:12:38 UTC M 4.3, 13km W of Whitesburg, Kentucky Saturday, November 10, 2012 17:08:14 UTC M 6.3, 186km SSW of Port Hardy, Canada Thursday, November 08, 2012 02:01:51 UTC M 7.4, 35km S of Champerico,Guatemala Wednesday, November 07, 2012 16:35:47 UTC M 3.9, 8km SW of Parkin,Arkansas Monday, October 29, 2012 12:39:24 UTC M 3.9, 21km NNE of Soledad, California Monday, October 29, 2012 04:25:16 UTC M 6.3, 177km SSW of Masset, Canada Sunday, October 28, 2012 18:54:16 UTC M 3.9, 7km NNW of San Fernando, California Sunday, October 28, 2012 15:24:23 UTC M 3.9, 9km SE of Valle Vista, California Sunday, October 28, 2012 07:47:03 UTC M 7.8, 137km S of Masset, Canada Sunday, October 28, 2012 03:04:09 UTC M 6.5, 12km WNW of Nandayure, Costa Rica Wednesday, October 24, 2012 00:45:32 UTC M 5.3, 26km ENE of King City, California Sunday, October 21, 2012 06:55:09 UTC M 4.0, 4km W of Hollis Center, Maine Tuesday, October 16, 2012 23:12:23 UTC

" Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have ever made a difference in the world, but the Marines don't have that problem." Ronald Reagan

When I Was a Child - Page / Plant

Do You Take This Man? - Diamanda Galás & John Paul Jones

It is by no means an irrational fancy that, in a future existence, we shall look upon what we think our present existence, as a dream. Edgar Allan Poe

Ponoy (w/ my 3yo daughter)

Brother Ray - Robert Plant

Sun, Moon & Stars - Thievery Corporation

Tie Dye On The Highway - Robert Plant

Under the Sun/Every Day Comes and Goes - Black Sabbath

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PUB1ko1vOo&feature=fvwrel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdZps_2j2Tc

Communication Breakdown With Ron Wood February 13, 1975 Nassua Coliseum

Down to the River to Pray - John Paul Jones

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVrmwJbnK5w&feature=related

Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975) (Full Album) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJJPbLFJ91E

Ancient Aliens on History (this show would be so much better if they had a sceptic in the cast)

Great Spirit - Robert Plant

The Fort Worth Botanic Garden March of 2007

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She's a Woman - Jeff Beck

"Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment." - Benjamin Franklin

Conspiracy Theory With Jesse Ventura on tru tv