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| Location: | The Woodlands |
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| Interests: | Music, beer, hiking, traveling, movies, cooking, beer |
| Occupation: | retired |
| Number of Posts: | 4442 |
| Registered on: | 4/20/2013 |
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re: Kyler Murray named Vikings starter over JJ McCarthy
Posted by bleeng on 8/11/26 at 5:25 pm to Stealth Matrix
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re: What are YOU listening to?
Posted by bleeng on 8/10/26 at 6:32 pm to hipstersquid195
Spinning Jennies: So Far So Good
on Jango.com (have never heard of this website before)
this is the oldest beer I've ever had.
1902 Bass Kings Ale.
It was in drinkable condition-barely..
re: Louisiana Top 20 Largest Cities Challenge
Posted by bleeng on 8/6/26 at 12:48 pm to BayouNation
19/20. Ruston is a drive by on I-20
Atomic Bomb Dome (taken by me last year)
pic of Hiroshima after the bomb
mushroom cloud pic taken by citizen
deformed glass bottle in the memorial museum
Weather Report-Black Market
re: What are YOU listening to?
Posted by bleeng on 8/1/26 at 6:23 pm to Incheon Sinchan
XTC-English Settlement (1982)
re: What are YOU listening to?
Posted by bleeng on 7/31/26 at 6:07 pm to Dandy Lion
The Stranglers: Aural Sculpture (1985)
AMZ up 15% today ($36).. I can afford that fall vacation now.. :cool:
Ray Gomez:
Born in Morocco in 1953 and relocated to Spain when he was twelve, Ray’s first tryst with success was with POP-TOPS whose take on the perennial “Mamy Blue” became a massive hit in 1971, but two years later Gomez found himself in the UK thanks to an invitation extended by fellow guitarist, George Harrison, and soon after a jam with Carmine Appice resulted in the youngster’s move to the US.
A supergroup with the drummer didn’t happen, though, and neither did Ray’s stint with John Lennon, yet once there, it didn’t take him long to get acquainted with Stanley Clarke – and the star was born. Ray’s work on “School Days” and a few more of the bassist’s records over the following decade is exemplary, as is what Gomez did on Lenny White’s “Big City” and several Narada Michael Walden’s platters.
Later, he shone on albums by Cat Stevens and Chaka Khan, Jeremy Spencer and Roy Buchanan, Jack Bruce and Aretha Franklin, Alphonso Johnson and Joachim Kühn.
Born in Morocco in 1953 and relocated to Spain when he was twelve, Ray’s first tryst with success was with POP-TOPS whose take on the perennial “Mamy Blue” became a massive hit in 1971, but two years later Gomez found himself in the UK thanks to an invitation extended by fellow guitarist, George Harrison, and soon after a jam with Carmine Appice resulted in the youngster’s move to the US.
A supergroup with the drummer didn’t happen, though, and neither did Ray’s stint with John Lennon, yet once there, it didn’t take him long to get acquainted with Stanley Clarke – and the star was born. Ray’s work on “School Days” and a few more of the bassist’s records over the following decade is exemplary, as is what Gomez did on Lenny White’s “Big City” and several Narada Michael Walden’s platters.
Later, he shone on albums by Cat Stevens and Chaka Khan, Jeremy Spencer and Roy Buchanan, Jack Bruce and Aretha Franklin, Alphonso Johnson and Joachim Kühn.
Sweet: Greatest hits-1969-1978
Recovered this from the past...
re: The San Francisco Arts Commission thinks San Francisco is not part of the USA
Posted by bleeng on 7/10/26 at 3:53 pm to Dawglovertoo
British Columbia Canada is spewing the same nonsense on their provincial park websites..
quote:
Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples
BC Parks honours Indigenous Peoples’ connection to the land and respects the importance of their diverse teachings, traditions, and practices within these territories. This park webpage may not adequately represent the full history of this park and the connection of Indigenous Peoples to this land. We are working in partnership with Indigenous Peoples to update our websites so that they better reflect the history and cultures of these special places.
No particular order:
Richard Thompson
Al DiMeola
John McLaughlin
Jan Akkerman
Terry Kath
Richard Thompson
Al DiMeola
John McLaughlin
Jan Akkerman
Terry Kath
re: Rank these 4 bands: The Eagles, Boston, Chicago, Steely Dan
Posted by bleeng on 7/6/26 at 6:44 pm to State Bird
Chicago up to VII (even though VIII was ok)..the last 2 Kath albums were miserable then after that it was elevator music as Cetera took over)
Steely Dan (discounting Gaucho & Everything Must Go).
Boston (only 2 good albums)
Eagles
Steely Dan (discounting Gaucho & Everything Must Go).
Boston (only 2 good albums)
Eagles
Victor Edward Willis (July 1, 1951 – June 30, 2026) was an American singer-songwriter, who co-founded the disco group Village People. He performed as their lead singer and was co-songwriter for all of their most successful singles. In the group, Willis performed costumed as a policeman or naval officer. The son of a Baptist preacher, Willis developed his singing skills in his father's church. With training in acting and dance, Willis went to New York and joined the prestigious Negro Ensemble Company. He appeared in many musicals and plays, including the original Broadway production of The Wiz in 1976, and subsequently, the Australian production.
Willis wrote and recorded several albums in the mid-1970s for independent labels and eventually was introduced to French disco producer Jacques Morali. Morali, who dubbed him the "young man with the big voice", approached Willis and said, "I had a dream that you sang lead vocals on my album and it went very, very big".[
Willis wrote and recorded several albums in the mid-1970s for independent labels and eventually was introduced to French disco producer Jacques Morali. Morali, who dubbed him the "young man with the big voice", approached Willis and said, "I had a dream that you sang lead vocals on my album and it went very, very big".[
re: Endless Sleep - The Obituary Thread
Posted by bleeng on 6/26/26 at 10:52 am to hogcard1964
David Clayton-Thomas (born David Henry Thomsett, (September 13, 1941 – June 24, 2026) Blood, Sweat & Tears singer has died. He was 84.
The voice behind hits including “You Make Me So Very Happy” and “Spinning Wheel” is said to have died peacefully at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto on Wednesday. A spokesman didn’t give a cause of death.
One of his two Grammy Awards was for the band’s self-titled record, which topped the Beatles “Abbey Road,” Johnny’s Cash’s live album from San Quentin, the 5th Dimension’s “Age of Aquarius” and Crosby, Stills & Nash’s debut to win album of the year in 1970.
Clayton-Thomas was a petty hoodlum in Canada before he found his calling as a musician. Despite leading a nine-piece band complete with a horn section, Clayton-Thomas said in 2023 that he considered himself a blues player.
“Give me three chords and I’ve got a song,” he told bestclassicbands.com.
Clayton-Thomas was onstage with Blood, Sweat & Tears in 1969 when they were one of the bigger acts at Woodstock. The band performed nine songs including the aforementioned hits. They also providing music for the 1970 Barbra Streisand movie “The Owl and the Pussycat.”
Clayton-Thomas left the group in 1972. He recorded more than a dozen solo albums and toured on his own.
He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1996.
That organization’s website describes him as “a homeless street kid” who ran away from an abusive home as a teenager and learned to play guitar in jail when a fellow inmate left his instrument behind.
Clayton-Thomas headed to New York City in 1966, where he got noticed by Blood, Sweat & Tears drummer Bobby Colomby and joined the band.
He discovered he needed surgery to fix a defective heart valve in 2010 while performing in Toronto. That scare is credited with inspiring him to make positive lifestyle changes.
“Through the years, he lost none of the attributes that made him one of the greatest vocalists of his generation,” the Canadian Hall of Fame notes. “That unmistakable voice is soaring and sunny, but a dark, sombre shade of blue.”
The voice behind hits including “You Make Me So Very Happy” and “Spinning Wheel” is said to have died peacefully at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto on Wednesday. A spokesman didn’t give a cause of death.
One of his two Grammy Awards was for the band’s self-titled record, which topped the Beatles “Abbey Road,” Johnny’s Cash’s live album from San Quentin, the 5th Dimension’s “Age of Aquarius” and Crosby, Stills & Nash’s debut to win album of the year in 1970.
Clayton-Thomas was a petty hoodlum in Canada before he found his calling as a musician. Despite leading a nine-piece band complete with a horn section, Clayton-Thomas said in 2023 that he considered himself a blues player.
“Give me three chords and I’ve got a song,” he told bestclassicbands.com.
Clayton-Thomas was onstage with Blood, Sweat & Tears in 1969 when they were one of the bigger acts at Woodstock. The band performed nine songs including the aforementioned hits. They also providing music for the 1970 Barbra Streisand movie “The Owl and the Pussycat.”
Clayton-Thomas left the group in 1972. He recorded more than a dozen solo albums and toured on his own.
He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1996.
That organization’s website describes him as “a homeless street kid” who ran away from an abusive home as a teenager and learned to play guitar in jail when a fellow inmate left his instrument behind.
Clayton-Thomas headed to New York City in 1966, where he got noticed by Blood, Sweat & Tears drummer Bobby Colomby and joined the band.
He discovered he needed surgery to fix a defective heart valve in 2010 while performing in Toronto. That scare is credited with inspiring him to make positive lifestyle changes.
“Through the years, he lost none of the attributes that made him one of the greatest vocalists of his generation,” the Canadian Hall of Fame notes. “That unmistakable voice is soaring and sunny, but a dark, sombre shade of blue.”
re: OU Baseball Team
Posted by bleeng on 6/23/26 at 10:26 pm to Jauquismos
Just watched game 3 tonight and congrats to the Sooners. Hard to stay off the sports channels and websites even for a day and not catch any spoilers.
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