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Thanks sparquelito, I appreciate that, as we remember when a favorite band first appeared on TV or when a landmark albums was released, or the death of a star, what better than the day was Rock and Roll born? I know it's frivolous trivia but who cares, it's all in fun.

So I'm a day late Happy Belated Birthday, Good night Karen, wherever you are.

On this day, October 31, 1952: When his original guitarist has a stroke just before a New Year's Eve gig, popular St. Louis boogie-woogie pianist Johnnie Johnson hires a 26-year-old hairdresser named Chuck Berry for his group The Sir John's Trio. And the blues had a baby called “Rock ’n’ Roll.”

I never made it to the old Gibson shop, but the hidden gem in Kalamazoo is the Air Zoo. https://www.airzoo.org/

In the 1980s I worked for Allen Test Products, marketing automotive diagnostic instruments and emissions testing equipment, the headquarters were in Kalamazoo, Michigan right across the street from the old Checker Motors Company building, which was at the time a museum with a collection of the company's cars from the 20s till they closed. I spent more than a few hours wondering around the showroom.

Trane was always my favorite, he was on his own planet.

RIP Killer,

40 years ago I had a neighbor who owned a Clipper, a wonderful car, you could adjust the torsion bar suspension from the drivers seat the mother ran so quiet I had to lift the hood to visually see that it was running. As Kdaddy pointed out, reversible seat covers plus this one had pivoting footrest for the bacck seat passengers.

Passive aggressive are we now?

Next up, Wouldn't that make a funny video? A rock god walks out on stage, claps his hands twice to turn on his amp, starts playing, but every time so done applauds his amp turns off, then on then off, etc

WELL shut my fking mouth! How dare I comment on anything you have ownership of. Excuse my existence.

Better check the front ones

Jazz is a rich art form, the best way to learn about it and appreciate it is to listen to various artist from all the styles of Jazz. The easy way to do that is listen to Jazz Beyond the Sky, from the roots of Jazz to the biggest names to the new artist and everything in between https://tunein.com/radio/Jazz-Beyond-the-Sky-with-John-McCarthy-p473800/

Woman unearths dusty old acoustic guitar in her back room – and discovers it’s a Martin from the 1870s https://www.guitarworld.com/news/martin-parlor-guitar-1870s There are treasures out there, you have to keep looking

A very personal and dark song by a man facing his end, not the typical uplifting of witty stuff Queen did. There's a foreboding vibe to. Reminded me of Blood Rock's song that was so gloomy it was barred from airplay.

The average 13 year old in 1963 didn't know who Lonnie Mack was. We can debate details, But The point we are both trying to make is if you weren't there, you may not understand why the Beatles made such an impact. I can't speak for others, but the first wave of rock stars circa the mid 1950s had lost momentum, Rock it self was without a direction. The Kingston Trio were an established group, but even they were losing traction in the folk scene because folk music had shifted , now you had to be socially aware, protest songs were all the rage in Folk music, Dylan was just making his presence known, but remember how the folk cans turned on him a few years later when he plugged in his Strat. Those folk fans were the original wokies! The Beatles gave us something different, Rock will always be looking for the next big thing. That is the take away here.

At this point in my life, I just pray none of my neighbors ever do anything close to this.

I can't speak for others who also witnessed The Beatles Feb. 9, 1964 appearance, but for myself and my high school chums, the Fab Four were a welcomed change for sure. I was 13, Rock and Roll had gone by the wayside, Blue Velvet, My Boy Friends Back, Wipe out, and Judy's Turn to Cry were the big hits of 63. The King had abandoned RnR for cheesy movies,, Chuck Berry, and Jerry Lee Lewis had bern for all practical purposes been banned because of scandals related to underaged girls, an aircraft had crashed into an Iowa cornfield and ended the lives of four promising stars, , the Everly Brothers had bern inducted into the Marine Corps, and believe it or not. The only guitar rock king was Duane Eddy. (Does anyone under the age of 50 remember him?) We had just survived the closest of calls due to the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the assassination of JFK was still fresh in our minds, my brother and brother in law were both Marines, botn were being prepared for a war which was just a rumor then. In the US it was a very gloomy time, but on that Sunday night, four young, energetic lads with a new look, a new sound and more than anything else four obviously happy young men, (George was still 19) were playing a driving rythym , an upbeat sound and message. "SHE LOVES YOU " Those who lived in Great Britain knew these four lads were consummate entertainers. We in the US had no idea how polished and prepared they were for just that moment. They already had over 200 hours of live TV and radio on it time. But to us young Americans it was fresh air, much needed and just in time.. They say timing is everything, I believe that is true, for many, the Fab Four were the first reason to smile and be happy in a long time, the rest is history as the saying goes.

Our pets are so important to us, losing a pet is like losing a family member because they are family. In my 71 years I have been without a dog a total of 3 years... On my cell phone the scree shot is of Simba, my flatcoat retriever, he passed away in 1982. I still miss him, and I give the same love and attention to the two small dogs who have been with us for the past 12 years, and I'm preparing myself for "That day," but wishing it never comes again. Love 'em while you have 'em, but remember, there are so many dogs and cats waiting for homes they can bring love to.

That's sick! Rockabilly heaven!

That little amp rocks! By restoring it you preserved a part of Gibson history, WELL DONE!

RIP Queen Elizabeth, you were a class act, and will be a hard one to follow. God's Peace.

Billy started out playing what we would consider rockabilly in the early fifties, but through the years he embraced every rock/pop style including surf. In the 60s he became partners with Mac Davis and co-wrote many of Mac's hits, mainly as an arranger. In the Getto was one of those hits. But he actually had his own orchestra for many years made up of players from The Wreaking Crew,. The Billy Strange Orchestra they toured with Frank Sinatra in the late 50s and throughout the 70s, Frank personally picked Billy to be Nancy's producer and they became a formidable team with One Fine Morning, These Boots are made for Walking, and Bang Bang (which became Chef's big hit.) He also recorded with Nat King Cole, listen to Rambling Rose, that was his arrangement and his orchestra playing on Cole's release . He was as you put it so well one of the obscure artist that was an intrigal part of the music scene, an insider. He was also the house guitarist for the LA tv show Hollywood Go Go .