I am not a gambler. I think in my lifetime I have thrown away less than $10 gambling- for real. Yet in the olden days I used to gamble on CDs – making a purchase based on a review alone. This is always a risky proposition. But, after reading a glowing review (by John Borack?) of Richard X. Heyman in Goldmine, I gambled on this CD and won, big-time. I’ve since collected all of the music of RXH, and am eagerly awaiting more. How much do I like the guy? I’m one of the “boosters” that send him money, in advance, when he is recording a new CD so he can afford to do it. Richard is steeped in the music of the 60s, and cites particularly the early records of the Byrds as an influence. He and his wife Nancy (who plays bass for him and looks spectacular in tight leather pants – ‘nuff said) live in NYC with many cats. I've seen him (and Nancy) perform live twice - once in a club in NYC and once in a private home in New Jersey - a "house concert" with an audience of maybe 30-40 people. One of my favorite concerts ever. The Time Machine has posted about Richard in the past, and is another huge fan. Give this a listen.
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"Cornerstone" is a fave to this very day since it's release. Love it!
I actually did gamble once...in Vegas (go figure). Are you ready for this? I started with a nickle which was I had in my pocket. Dropped in the nickle slot and won $1.00. That was easy so I changed those nickles into paper and looked for the quarter slot machine. First quarter bet resulted in a twenty dollar win. This was too easy. I looked for a fifty cent slot machine and couldn't find one. I ran across the dollar slot machine and slid the buck inside. Holy smoke! An instant win of nearly $1000.00! I was baffled because no money or tokens were pouring out and the light on top of the one arm bandit was blinking. Did I break it? Do something wrong. Felt uncomfortable until a clerk came up and said that the paper jammed. She fixed it and handed me a piece of paper that stated my winnings. Wow! I cashed it and then looked for a five dollar machine! They were behind some ropes blocking the entrance stating that it was for high rollers only and gave me the impression with the ropes that it was closed and nobody was allowed beyond the ropes. I stepped over them and took out a five and it happened again! Not spectactular like the last win but a couple hundred bucks. All this took place in about five minutes. As we say in Hawaii, "Unreal" (pidgin english for "unbelievable"). I was there on business and to see Paul McCartney in concert. That unexpected amount of cash had me purchasing every freakin' piece of merchandise at the concert. T-shirts, mugs, magnets...the whole nine yards. It was like that gamble made up for all of the gambles on albums based on reviews or cool covers. It also covered the gamble of purchasing the McCartney ticket on eBay from someone in New Jersey and it paid for another show with McCartney in Denver one month later. Naturally when I showed my friends the "magic" machine that resulted in that big win - they all lost money.