Hmmm…perhaps I worry too much about the current creative climate.This is from a nifty New York Review of Books piece entitled, “Stravinsky: The Last Interview”…(March 17, 1971)NYR: Does the state of the arts really depress you?I.S.: Oh no. We live in a very exhilarating time, a little short of a Golden Age, perhaps, but, well, [...]
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Igor Stravinsky said…
The best song in the world, right now this morning (6-15-09) is…
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“Satisfied Mind” by Porter Wagoner.As always, when you get back from West Plains, click pause on the music player located in the side bar before playing the YouTube.Copyright 2009 Pribek. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking [...]
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Me And Old Crazy Bill
Actually, “Me And Old Crazy Bill” is a song that Bill Dees and Wes Helm wrote back in the 70s. Loretta Lynn cut it. So did Dinah Shore. This is a photo from a sort of house concert a few weeks back…Bill and I have been working on a duo thing. It’s really Bill doing [...]
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The best song in the world, right now this morning (6-14-09) is…
“Lights of a Satellite” by Sun Ra……eerie……lovely…As always, it is said that the path to awareness includes contemplation of space so, click pause on the music player located in the side bar before playing the YouTube.Copyright 2009 Pribek. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in [...]
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Epiphone Wilshire
Hunh!!??Usually, I’m pretty good at identifying old guitars when I see them but, the one Johnny Winter was playing in this morning’s clip stumped me.Special thanks to Stratoblogster for his eagle eye and vast knowledge. Strato pointed out that JW was weilding an Epiphone Wilshire. Here is a 1966 example that Elderly had a while [...]
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Carl Sandburg said…
Anger is the most impotent of passions. It effects nothing it goes about, and hurts the one who is possessed by it more than the one against whom it is directed.Early this morning, I read this poem and it struck a chord… “Cool Tombs” [...]
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The best song in the world, right now this morning (6-13-09) is…
“Be Careful With A Fool” by Johnny Winter.What kind of guitar is Johnny sporting there?As always, fool me once and click pause on the music player located in the side bar before playing the YouTube.Copyright 2009 Pribek. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your [...]
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The best song in the world, right now this morning (6-12-09) is…
“Back At the Chicken Shack” by Jimmy Smith.Smith…dude was breathing different air. Guitar heads-check out Phil Upchurch here; greasy/funky/inside/outside.Herman Riley on tenor, and Jimmy Jackson drums.As always, bust that pentatonic bubble and click pause on the music player located in the side bar before playing the YouTube.Copyright 2009 Pribek. This Feed is for personal [...]
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When Scenery Attacks Part 2
Brett Michaels is a good sport about his recent blunder during the Tony awards. He has released photos of his injuries at his MySpace page.Hmmm…I’ve done worse damage packing my amp out to the car after a gig.Copyright 2009 Pribek. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this [...]
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Bob Dylan on the deep end
From LP Cover Lover, check out Bobby D on the Fender Bass…To quote the infamous, anti-social yet highly musical drummer…“Bass player’s gotta have the boogie in his butt. That’s all there is to it, man”.Git it Bob!Copyright 2009 Pribek. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material [...]
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The best song in the world, right now this morning (6-11-09) is…
“G-spot Tornado” by Frank Zappa.Big fun watching FZ conduct a swinging orchestral piece. Bonus, groovy interpretive dance.As always, let’s hear it for another great Italian and click pause on the music player located in the side bar before playing the YouTube.Copyright 2009 Pribek. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are [...]
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Gattone
Check out this little jewel from Louis Electric…Named in honor of legendary guitarist Danny Gatton after his death in 10/4/94, I created a special commemorative amplifier that I hope Danny would have loved as much as his LE58 Twinmaster. A custom cabinet design spreads sound in an acoustically perfect manner to produce a [...]
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The best song in the world, right now this morning (6-10-09) is…
“Gimme Gimme” by Z.Z. Hill.Sweet groove.As always, you KNOW you got a good thing so click pause on the music player located in the side bar before playing the YouTube.Copyright 2009 Pribek. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you [...]
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Mindless Yobs In The News Vol. 27
Location; Imperial Beach, California. From Breitbart/AP…The Border Patrol said a man has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle 24 pounds of marijuana ashore on his surfboard off the San Diego County coast. The man was spotted Sunday morning about 200 yards off Imperial Beach, near the Mexican border.The Border Patrol said the man threw [...]
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Chef Ramsay Cooks Up A Pot Of Down Under Stew
You know what I find entertaining?Gordon Ramsay going red ass on some culinary wanna be.This…IS…..RAWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!Don’t know why but, it just gives me the giggles.Well, Gordon is currently in Australia and has caused a big enough stir that the Prime Minister has weighed in. From Rueters…Foul-mouthed British chef Gordon Ramsay was rebuked on Tuesday by Australian [...]
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The best song in the world, right now this morning (6-9-09) is…
“Thorazine Shuffle” by Gov’t Mule.Nice nice live clip here. All these cats play like a house on fire…Matt Abts is a locomotive.As always, take your meds and click pause on the music player located in the side bar before playing the YouTube.Copyright 2009 Pribek. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you [...]
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When Scenery Attacks
OK…this thing has been making the rounds and, I don’t know what Hair Rocker, Brett Michaels, was doing at the Tony Awards but, he got stoved in by a scenery drop. As always, know your cues and click pause on the music player located in the side bar before playing the YouTube, Brett, you truly [...]
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I Want My Coffee!!!
From Web MD, here are some reasons why people should NOT try to change my coffee routine…Reduced Risk Of DiabetesReduce Risk Of Parkinson’s DiseaseReduced Risk Of Colon CancerMood ElevatorReduced Risk Of CirrhosisReduced Risk Of GallstonesHelps Manage AsthmaStops HeadachesPrevents Cavities It’s a freakin’ WONDER DRUG!!!!!Copyright 2009 Pribek. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use
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The best song in the world, right now this morning (6-8-09) is…
“Squeeze The Weasel” by Ray Flacke. Great stuff from the other British, country Tele guy.As always, grab your socks and click pause on the music player located in the side bar before playing the YouTube.Copyright 2009 Pribek. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your [...]
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Marilyn Spanks The Plank
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Yeah I know; another picture of Madonna holding a guitar, so what?Well, at first I thought it was kind of cool. That was until I saw this at LP Cover Lover…Turns out it’s just another Marilyn Monroe image heist.Copyright 2009 Pribek. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading [...]
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