Today's Forgotten Oldie...

I remember the Who breaking onto the rock scene but the first song they did that I really liked was "Magic Bus".  The song was written by Pete Townshend during the time that My Generation was being recorded in 1965. However, it was not recorded by The Who until 1968 and officially released in the US in September 1968. It has become one of the band's most popular songs and has been a concert staple, although when released, the record only reached number 26 in the United Kingdom and number 25 in the United States.  But DJ's loved the song and played the heck out of it in the fall of '68.  It has since appeared in video games (Rock Band 2), movies and TV shows, but it seems to have been forgotten on the radio...

Hurricane Sandy

With millions without power, thousands of homes underwater, 17 people confirmed dead, and billions of dollars damage, hurricane Sandy will affect Americans in the East for many months.  If you'd like to help, a donation to the Red Cross is the best way.  Visit www.redcross.org, call 1-800-red-cross or text the word redcross to 90999 to make a $10.00 donation.  Prayers always help too.
I won't show a picture of the devastation or the flooding, but here's a picture someone made that might give someone in the East a chuckle.  The caption is "how windy did it get in NYC?"

Giants World Champs!

The San Francisco Giants swept the favored Detroit Tigers in four games... winning game four last night 4-3 in 10 innings at Comerica Field,  They impressively won seven games in a row to win the title.  For those listeners that remember, I feel great about it since I picked the Giants to win it all on the day the playoffs began.  So, since I obviously missed the boat by not betting some money in Vegas... at least I can brag about picking the World Series Champions!

Survivor... or not?

The last four seasons I've done re-caps of each week's Survivor episode.  I truly believe the game has suffered, mostly because the producers keep bringing people back from previous seasons.  I've never been a fan of these "All-Stars".  And this season they brought back three former competitors that were all evacuated from the game due to various injuries or illnesses.
But I'm un-decided about doing blog re-caps this season.  Especially lately because they keep voting off the good looking bikini women that are a big reason many guys watch the show... myself included!  Should I re-cap or not?  Look at the pictures below of two contestants voted out recently... and then you tell me!

Today's Forgotten Oldie...

The "(Theme from) The Monkees" is a 1966 popular song, written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart as the theme song for the TV series The Monkees.  It later appeared on their album The Monkees.  Originally just an album track, it was later released as a single in several countries including Australia, where it became a hit, reaching #8.  It also made Billboard Magazine's "Hits of the World" chart in both Mexico and Japan, reaching the Top 20 in Japan and the Top 10 in Mexico.  Ray Stevens did a version of the Monkees Theme song in the 1980s featuring a German group of singers that argue during the refrain of the song. (Hey Hey Bist Du Monkees".)  Although never an official hit, the song received heavy airplay in the USA the entire first season of the TV show.  The song was being sung by every teen in the country...

Monday...

Okay, so it's Monday... and I couldn't think of anything to pump me up.  So... I went to my happy place... female super heroes!!  So guys, don't you feel better about Monday now too?!?!?

Today's forgotten oldie...

Isaac Hayes was a performer, songwriter and producer, instrumental in the success of Stax Records. In early 1971, Hayes composed music for the soundtrack of the film Shaft. The title theme, with its wah-wah guitar and multi-layered arrangement, would become a worldwide hit single, and spent two weeks at number one in the Billboard Hot 100 in November. The remainder of the album was mostly instrumentals covering big beat jazz, bluesy funk, and hard Stax-styled soul. The other two vocal songs, "Soulville" and "Do Your Thing," would be edited down to hit singles. Hayes won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the "Theme from Shaft," and yet the song seems to be forgotten today.  Number one hit... Oscar winner.... and forgotten oldie.

Last Saturday night...

I keep getting calls from listeners that want to see some pictures of the band. So here you go, a couple shots of "Viagara Falls" last Saturday, October 13th, at All Star on LaCrosse's south side.

Friday Funny...

Gotta love it when Aunt May takes Spidey to the doctor...

Today's Forgotten Oldie...

Today one of my favorite songs from the 70's.  Liar was Three Dog Night’s single release after their chart topping song of 1971, Joy To The World. The song peaked at number 7. The song was on their 1970 album Naturally and was the third and last single released off of the album. According to Chuck Negron, Danny Hutton recorded the studio version of this song by singing it into a toilet, with his head just a few inches above the water. It makes sense since there is an eery vibration in the vocal.  I have never understood why this song is largely forgotten. A top ten hit, a great song and my all-time favorite from Three Dog Night!

I Love This!!

This is no joke... it could save your life!

Today's Forgotten Oldie...

Today a record that was one of the first big garage-band hits, and is credited with pioneering punk-rock. The Seeds "Pushin' Too Hard" broke into the top 40 in February of 1968 and stayed on the charts for 11 weeks. Sky Saxon was the writer and vocalist on the song, which he wrote sitting in a car waiting for his girlfriend to finish grocery shopping. The song is on the soundtrack of several movies, and was selected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's list of the 500 songs that shaped rock and roll. I just think it's a great song... and it gets my vote as one of the top five forgotten oldies!

Have you ever...

Ever lost a little coffee on your computer when you see something funny online?  This picture did it for me... the one and only Daffy Duck!!