Yes, it's time once again for Battle Of The Bands (BOTB).
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On July 11th, I wrote this to our friend [link> dIEDRE:
"Next Battle will be pretty unique. Here's a big clue: What do Speed Racer, Speedy Gonzalez, and The Roadrunner have in common?"
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Tha-aaa-t's right! They're all cartoons very fast.
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Today's Battle features two songs sung very fast. I very cleverly call this "speed-singing". Today we have Johnny Cash and his recording of 'I've Been Everywhere' (1996) against 'Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)' which was a #8 Billboard smash for the one-hit-wonder group Reunion in 1974.
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I have never made a secret of the fact that I think Johnny Cash was one of the very most overrated music "artists" of all time. I only like two of his songs (the grifter didn't write either one of them). And, helck, as the old saying goes: Even a broken, nutty squirrel finds a blind clock twice a day.
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One of those two Cash recordings I like is the super-fast 'I've Been Everywhere'. Of course, Johnny didn't write it because he couldn't have -- he simply didn't have that much talent. But he DID record a good rendition of it. (If you're curious about the history of this interesting song, click HERE.)
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I haven't been EVERYWHERE, but I have been to many places. Some examples:
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I have been to Winnemucca, Mac. I have been to San Fernando Valley; Monument Valley; Silicon Valley; Simi Valley; Death Valley; and Goblin Valley.
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| Goblin Valley, Utah |
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| STMcC with a big ol' bottle of Almaden wine in Goblin Valley. |
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I have been to Dogtown and to Prairie Dog Town.
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| STMcC and Muddy in Prairie Dog Town. |
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I've been to Chicago; Chattanooga; New Orleans; New York City; Boston, Mass. and Hannibal, MO.
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| STMcC in "that great city Babylon". |
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| Tom Sawyer's (i.e., Mark Twain's) boyhood home. That's STMcC's Marvelous Ma in Hannibal, MO. |
I've been to Saint Louie; and Oklahoma City looks mighty pretty.
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| STMcC's brother, Judge Al Bondigas, in St. Louis, 1984. |
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| ...photo by STMcC. |
I've seen Flagstaff, Arizona - don't forget Winona - Kingman; Barstow; San Bernardino. (In fact, I got a speeding ticket just outside of Barstow in 1980.)
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| STMcC & Muddy hitchhiking on the original Route 66. |
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I've gotten to Amarillo by morning, and I've been seen standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona.
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| Judge Al Bondigas, STMcC & Muddy standing on a corner in Winslow, AZ. |
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I've been to Colorado; Kentucky; Washington, D.C. and the Devil's (other) Tower in Wyoming.
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I've seen Grants Pass, Oregon; jumping frogs in Calaveras County; and I've fallen in love with the cute cashier at the Santa Fe drug store.
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I've been in Maine; Mississippi; Minnesota; and Butte, Montana.
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I've been to Tonopah; Tucson; Tombstone; and Toontown. I've seen Gotham City; Bullhead City; Virginia City; the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia; and Hawkeye's "Swamp" in Korea.
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| Judge Al Bondigas & STMcC in Virginia City, NV. (circa 1975). |
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| Okefenokee Swamp, GA., where I got completely lost one night with nothing but a flashlight and only one Lowenbrau beer to sustain me! The alligators were closing in and the hoot owl was "WHOooo"-ing. *I'm NOT kidding!* |
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By the time I got to Phoenix, it was 1995 (degrees). I've been ON, ABOVE and UNDER the Vincent Thomas Bridge; and 40 years later, the authorities are still looking for me on Catalina Island!
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I once made a wrong turn and 12 miles later I found myself in McGill, Nevada. (Nah, I'm just joking. Nobody "finds himself" in McGill. McGill is a place you LEAVE in order to find yourself.)
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| Oops! Wrong turn. |
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I've been to Appleton; Sheboygan; and Weyauwega, Wisconsin.
(Why the helck was I in Weyauwega??!!)
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I've been in Kansas... (wait for it... wait for it...)
... but I don't think I'm in Kansas anymore.
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I have been in the state of Confusion and the state of Despair. I've been in Hot Water and A-Day-Late and A-Dollar-Short. I've been lost at sea in a fifth of Bacardi. I have hallucinated on the road out of Vegas, and I've gone to jail in Mexico.
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| Daphne Moon and I NEVER should have hired those undercover cops posing as "male escorts"!! |
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I've even been in Monstro.
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The beast swallowed me while I was watching the birdie. [Photo by the one & ONLY "Countess". Don't be fooled by cheap imitations like Jeanne Moreau!]
But worst of all, I've been in Fringe & Paisley...
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...and I killed a bottle of bourbon in Reno just to watch it die.
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| The hangover I had when I took this picture in 1986, no mortal man could have survived. *I'm NOT kidding!* |
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But unlike Johnny Cash, I haven't been EVERYWHERE... man.
I never went to Katmandu, and I've never seen holy Toledo!
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Alright, let's get on it. Let's get ON this thing!...
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I'VE BEEN EVERYWHERE - Johnny Cash (1996)
[link> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov4epAJRPMw
.That was damned fast singing, wasn't it?
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Reunion says, "Hold my beer."
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LIFE IS A ROCK (BUT THE RADIO ROLLED ME) - Reunion (1974)
[link> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzfsH4eRSPo
.Which of those two speedy songs do you like better? Please vote in the comment section.
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Q: Will Cash beat Reunion?
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~ Stephen T. McCarthy
DogGtor of Alcohology &
King of Inebriation Nation
That dadgum sidekick might actually get one right this time! And yet dern tootin' that Cash is overrated. My father HATED Cash, and thought he was a low-life ex-con with no redeeming features. As you know, my dad studied voice for many years, he HAD a great voice, and he loved opera… all this is very opposite of shooting a guy “just to watch him die.” But I've come to like Cash just a BIT more than I used to because he is a favorite of my father-in-law. He's an old-school country guy, a 93 year-old Korean War vet who loves Johnny Cash, so I have ended up listening to more than I did in the past. I only really like a few Cash songs, and this is one of them.
ReplyDeleteBut as you said... it ain't really his song. Because of this battle I read up on the song and was surprised at its history. I had no clue that it was written by an Aussie and that various people had altered the lyrics to suit the continent thru the years.
In checking all the places in the North American version, I discovered that: 1) many of the places in the N.A. version are not in N.A., which I find weird, and 2) that I personally have been almost everywhere. There are only about ten U.S. locations named in the song that I have missed, and those are primarily in the south (Alabama, Georgia,) and Alaska, with an occasional tiny town in Minnesota etc. And other than Alaska (which I have never visited,) the places I DID miss I did not miss by much.
Anyway, although the Reunion song IS indeed very fast, that is not my only criteria for finding a song appealing. And I don't really like it much, consarn it. I like the girl dancing at the 2:40 mark. I like the song when it incorporates other, good themes into the melody just after that. Other than that, bleh.
But the Cash song is really fun and I've always liked it. So it gets my vote in this strange and fun battle.
Sheboycabinboy Six
CABINBOY McSIX ~
Delete>>... "And yer dern tootin' that Cash is overrated."
And yer dern-betcha he is! I will "scientifically" prove that fact tomorrow, while I'm drinking 6.5 cups o' joe (MMWJ) and responding to the comments here. And when I say "scientifically", I am referring to much, Much, MUCH better "science" than the Covid-666 scam was based upon.
Make no mistake about this: I really DO dig Johnny's rendition of this song. But Johnny was still a musical criminal. "Son-the-pitch" shoulda been locked up in that same jail cell with me in Ensenada, Meh-He-Co... the "son-the-pitch!!" When I die and go to hell, I'm gonna kick the ass of 'The Man In Black'. We'll see just how tough the fat "tough guy" is when he doesn't have Waylon there to protect his plagiaristic butt. (Hmmm... Come to think of it, Waylon'll protly be in hell with us, also. ...Well, I'll play the situation by ear when my sorry soul gets there.)
~ Al B. Doggonehellbound
CABINBOY McSIX ~
Delete>>... That dadgum sidekick might actually get one right this time!
As of this moment, Cash leads by 1 vote. This Battle is much closer than Psychic Sidekick (or I) thought it might be. I really don't wanna wind up with another tie!
>>... And yer dern tootin' that Cash is overrated.
Cash is a testament to the power of marketing. Consider these facts:
1) He didn't play any musical instrument with genuinely notable proficiency (a true "master" of none).
2) He couldn't really sing. Most of his songs are essentially just him talking in a monotone baritone which left little opportunity for meaningful vocal inflection that could convey more subtle feeling.
3) The majority of his most famous songs, he didn't even write. (Including the only two Johnny Cash recordings I've ever really enjoyed - namely, 'A Boy Named Sue' and 'I've Been Everywhere'.)
4) His very famous song 'Folsom Prison Blues', he outright stole; it was a very conscious, premeditated act of theft, for which he was sued and settled out-of-court for a substantial amount of money. Check out this video if you have the time and inclination:
[Link> Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues vs Jenkins's Crescent City Blues
5) Johnny was a musical thief. And when he wasn't plagiarizing others, he was plagiarizing himself. Listen to [Link> 'A Boy Named Sue' sometime, and then immediately listen to [Link> 'One Piece At A Time'. Hear any similarities in the beat and in the talking cadence? Sheesh!! Of course, Johnny didn't write either one of those "songs", but he sure knew how to make them sound alike.
Johnny Cash?
B-O-R-I-N-G-!
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O-V-E-R-R-A-T-E-D-!
However, all that having been said, I still dig his recording of 'I've Been Everywhere', and it's definitely made this a close Battle (and fun for me, in a reminiscing kinda way).
Thanks for contributing, McBrother Six!
~ D-FensDogG
Off the bat I'll disagree with your opinion about Johnny Cash. A guy just doesn't accomplish what he did over a career span of over half a century with no talent. He had a talent for something and I would say that includes music. I've enjoyed his music throughout the years and he has had a powerful influence in the music business.
ReplyDeleteDon't quite recall the Reunion song, but there is so much of a mish mash of other songs that I can't quite be sure. I find it to be a somewhat silly novelty song, but I guess it's catchy enough where it would start to grow on me after a while. And the concept is clever so I've gotta give it that.
The Cash song is certainly a novelty song as well, but it's more like a geography lesson or a jolt to my memory of places I've been in my life. I can remember being at a lot of those places. I was surprised to read the origin of the song, but apparently it struck a chord with musical artists throughout the world. Guess you could make a song out of an extensive grocery list or that proverbial telephone book that people used to know about if you can sing a string of place names.
I am a long time Cash fan and I've liked "I've Been Everywhere" from the first time I heard it (probably back in the nineties). And I love hearing the names of places in the good ol' U.S.A. That's why I'm voting for Johnny Cash.
Yes, Cash for me! (singer as well as the stuff and I'd rather have a bit more of the stuff).
Arlee Bird
Tossing It Out
BOIDMAN ~
DeleteDa god o' da blog has spoken. ;^)
However, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Thus says the 1st Amendment, the 2nd Amendment, the 10th Amendment, and the 86th Amendment.
I may not agree with your opinion, but I would be willing to fight to the last drop of Jim Beam for your right to hold it and state it.
One of Johnny's greatest longtime friends (and a former roommate in their early 'Rough & Rowdy Days') was Waylon Jennings. Now *THAT* guy had major talent! Really good singing voice; wrote most of his own songs; was a very clever, witty lyricist; and was one heck of an entertainer (my #1 favorite concert memory). But, of course, that's just my opinion, Brother.
~ D-FensDogG
Hey Stephen,
ReplyDeleteI like some of the Man in Black's song but in this battle I'm gonna have to go with Reunion. "Life Is A Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)" put the wiggle in my move. It's been a long time since this song crossed my ears, so it was a lot of fun to listen to. Have a bandtastic day, my friend.
Die Another Day BOTB Showdown
Howdy, CAThy! It's This Me!
DeleteThanks for stopping by with two cents for the BOTB kitty!
I find it surprising how rarely I've heard 'Life Is A Rock' on the radio (or anywhere else) over the ensuing decades, considering the fact that it was a massive #8 Billboard hit and everyone I knew knew it and liked it. It was fun trying to figure out what that guy was singing. Even to this day, I'm not sure *ANYONE* has deciphered the lyrics with 100% accuracy.
~ D-FensDogG
Yo S-Man,
ReplyDeleteThe state of Confusion and Despair phrase is especially funny and part of your journey sounds a version of Route 66 lyrics, And valleys and travels can sometimes seem an analogy although you got there. That you were in Silicon Valley could mean "move to Texas" to save on taxes. Willie Nelson thought he was told he owed Texas and had to be told, "Willie, you owe Taxes, Taxes". (You likely know the story, how he owed taxes).
I didn't keep going on and on on your other page, figuring you'd get increasingly annoyed. And I didn't use the phrase buxom bosom as it's way too Oedipus-ical (he was one crazy mofo) but prefer petite women and phrases "taut tummy, pert posterior," and with poetic license on rare occasion "peachy derriere" with exceptions for Slav women with their long limbs and oriental mixed with Eastern European features because so many Russkies died in a century the guys remaining had their pick of the litter thus good top breeding without weirdo eugenics rather Natural Selection (I don't know what that two words phrase means) plus Slav women weren't killed in witch-hunts for being too good looking ("a 10! She's getting all the good men! A witch I say!") so the genepool.. I won't go on and on, and in contrast to the above, won't.
Since Kylie Minogue, who is from Australia and adds a twist in proving the points above isn't a music choice.. The psychic sidekick is hubristic (I'm proud of using that word) and getting on my nerves.. Gus, I'm gonna call him "Grumpy Gus" and see if he hits me in the jaw. A vote for Johnny Cash and his one song though I think he has more than a few good ones. Hee Haw!
I very much enjoy your/yalls journey tour post and didn't know you were in Nevada back when so - arrogant of me to make the assumption - you were perhaps drawn back to the area. And Catalina, there's sharks and undercover cops in those waters.. especially if chumming by circling around and throwing coffee.
That took some courage to go before and/or back to TJ with a hard time bid. And the babe next to you doesn't look Hispanic, variety is the spice of life and your buddies would have given you high-fives if your scoring a 10 wasn't consistently expected.
Apropos of not much of anything except Smokey and The Bandit is a, well, The main reference of country music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN_Ir2gedvQ
Cheers,
G Dogg
PROFESSOR DOGG ~
DeleteBelieve it or not, I've never seen 'Smokey And The Bandit'. I've tried to watch it on several occasions but I always wound up watching 'The Longest Yard' instead. "GAME ball!"
>>... The state of Confusion and Despair phrase is especially funny
Thanks, Brother. I had fun putting this thing together. It kind of fell into place gradually over several days. The part about finding myself in McGill literally found me while I was in the shower one day.
>>... Natural Selection (I don't know what that two words phrase means)
I think it refers to when you're in the liquor store trying to decide which beer to buy and then you settle on a six-pack of Natural Light.
>>... The psychic sidekick is hubristic (I'm proud of using that word) and getting on my nerves.. Gus, I'm gonna call him "Grumpy Gus"
That's a good word - hubristic. I think it refers to when you're in the liquor store trying to decide which beer to buy and then you settle on a six-pack of Hubristic. (Hmmm.... Somehow, that line seemed to work better the first time.)
'Grumpy Gus' (or 'Gabby Hayes' as his mother and as Barney Fife called him) isn't going to be around long if his prognosticating skills don't improve dramatically and quickly!
>>... And Catalina, there's sharks and undercover cops in those waters.. especially if chumming by circling around and throwing coffee.
...and doughnuts.
>>... That took some courage to go before and/or back to TJ with a hard time bid.
So, Fun Fact(?) : The little "misunderstanding" that got me a tiny room one night in Ensenada, Mexico, took place in April of 1983. I felt like I needed to "get back on that horse", so in 1985, I visited Tijuana one night with kinda-sorta semi-coworkers. We left for the border when they got off work at about 5:00 PM; drove to TJ and had a couple margaritas; and then drove home again. A *VERY* spontaneous trip. Lots of driving, no sleep. I think the guy's name was John(?) - very cool, interesting guy. And the two gals? I can't recall their names and I don't think I ever saw either one of them again after that night. I also never saw Mexico again after that night.
~ D-FensDogG
You have been in bad clothes just like me but mine was the 70s while you only need the coonskin cap and sing Davey Crocket. I have not seen much h of the stated but would like to take Route 66 even if it's broken up. I would jot want to be in tgat swamp...you're lucky you were not an alligator sandwich. I don't mind Johnny Cash but this is not a fav. Of mine but I still vote for Cash because the other one I found annoying and irritating..lol. oh well. Right now, my travels consist of going to get groceries and walking the dog.
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Delete>>... You have been in bad clothes just like me...
Those "bad clothes" sure were hip & cool back when I was wearing them. My Ma probably bought them at a place called The Smuggler on the old Santa Monica mall. The Smuggler had the wildest, trendy stuffs in the late '60s / early '70s. I remember a skull necklace I used to love which also came from The Smuggler.
I still have my fringe vest and paisley shirt stored in a box in my closet. Since all clothing fashions eventually seem to come back around in popularity, I'll be ready to slip back into my "fringe & paisley" when that time comes. ;-)
~ D-FensDogG
Hey there, Stephen T!
ReplyDeleteInteresting battle! I’m glad we could see the lyrics or I might have leaned toward Cash’s tired little ditty (what a pity). I think I’ve simply heard it too many times. The Reunion gets my vote for a lightning-quick citation of an impressive catalogue of musical artists. Very cool ;-) I had no idea the Mississippi Queen killed her Mountain King (Pappalardi)
Were you a Z-boy? I was fascinated by Prairie Dog Towns until I discovered Meercat Manor, any animal that can eat a live scorpion and live to tell about it is pretty awesome in my book ;-) Do you suppose the Sawyer house was always that off-kilter? Somewhere I have a picture of that exact same corner in Winslow!
Howdy, dIEDRE! ~
Delete>>... I had no idea the Mississippi Queen killed her Mountain King (Pappalardi)
Ha! Clever you.
Nah, I was not a Z-Boy. They were all a couple grades behind me, but a few of them DID go to the same high school I did, and I remember them walking around the campus wearing their Zephyr T-shirts. Also, my younger Sister knew Jay Adams and a couple other Z-Boys, I believe.
One more Z-Boy story: My great friend, Eric, once briefly shared a hospital room with Tony Alva. I think that was circa 1977-'79. Eric later told me that the "parade of babes" that were constantly streaming into the room to see Alva was absolutely astonishing! If Eric hadn't already been into skateboarding, *that* "parade of babes" probably would have been enough to get him on a board.
>>... Do you suppose the Sawyer house was always that off-kilter?
I suppose it was. And THAT might explain why Samuel Clemens himself was always a bit off-kilter. ;^D
Thanks for your input, my friend!
~ D-FensDogG
Hi-Ho, Steverino!
ReplyDeleteI actually like both of these songs, and would vote for both if I could, but I'll go with Reunion this time. It was the last rock song played on WCFL in Chicago before they went "Beautiful Music," so I have a soft spot in my heart (and head) for it...
JOHN ~
DeleteYeah, I would like to be able to vote for BOTH of these songs as well. Neither one's a bad choice, in my opinion, and the tight race to the finish line seems to indicate that it was a quality match-up.
And that was actually pretty clever of WCFL in Chicago to go "out" on the Reunion song. Seems like kind of a nod and goodbye to a whole lot of radio history that they undoubtedly participated in.
~ D-FensDogG
What a great battle, and I'm digging not just the pictures, but the stories told. I didn't realize you did THAT much traveling. Meanwhile, what I lack in traveling quantity, I definitely make up for in (potential) quality. Errr, maybe just novelty. I've walked Hollywood Boulevard with a popstar wannabe, fended off the homeless on Miami Beach, and once sang karaoke with a Major General of the Thai Army in Bangkok, Thailand. So there's that.
ReplyDeleteAs for the music, I had no idea Johnny Cash didn't write that song. I've also never been the biggest fan of his, either. Mistakenly, I had thought that life was a highway, but I guess it's a rock, so I'll give my bote to Reunion, which I just like a tad more.
Also, to quote a comedy sketch from long ago, I once shot a man just to watch him die... but then I got distracted and missed it. Oh, my friends tried to describe it to me, but it just isn't the same. Ah, never mind me, you've got your own problems, anyhow.
~ Chief J S-A
JULIO (Down By The Trainyard) ~
DeleteI'm pleased as spiked punch that you enjoyed this BOTB travelogue.
Funny, but considering how much I liked traveling when I was young, that's how much I dislike it now in my old-- er... older age. Back in the day, I could stay on the road for three weeks or more, living in campgrounds and driving a crazy number of miles in a day. Now, I don't even like to be away from my house longer than it takes me to go to Walmart for groceries and to Cowboys Liquor for... well... "Evidence".
>>... once sang karaoke with a Major General of the Thai Army in Bangkok, Thailand. So there's that.
I think there's a whole comedy skit and song in there somewhere. We need to work on that. ;-)
>>... Mistakenly, I had thought that life was a highway, but I guess it's a rock
Actually, I think it's a Not-So-Merry-Go-Round.
Thanks fer yer bote. Reunion is still very much alive in this contest.
~ D-FensDogG
[Link> "Discovered by Pooh"
ReplyDelete("Pooh found it")...
Got an error when trying to submit my vote. Not sure if it went through…
And Stephen,
I will get right to the point, my vote is for Johnny Cash, just a better song lyrically.
Now about your Tampico Tilly's photo, your friend and the woman next to him have their hands on each other and I am proud to notice that you only have your hand on your Margarita... as Walsh would say, "You did the right thing."
Some of the other photos I been had remembered taking. I was surprised by the youts in the 1975 Virginia City photo. I didn't realize you'd gone there so long ago. I bet that was a much better next morning than... never mind... too dark a memory to want to dig up and throw up agin. JW, and HBD,
Poooooh
..AND, POOH, THAT'S NOT ALL...
Delete>>... you only have your hand on your Margarita... as Walsh would say, "You did the right thing."
Ha! I needed some stability that night. And what's more stable than a maggie on the table?
>>... I was surprised by the youts in the 1975 Virginia City photo. I didn't realize you'd gone there so long ago.
1975 may have actually been the third time I was in Virginia City (or "1876", as I often refer to it now). I know my family took our first trip there in '72 or '73 -- or maybe BOTH '72 AND '73. So, 1975 wasn't my first Virginia City rodeo.
Thanks for checking in with two cents for Kitty. I appreciate it, Mr. Bones!
~ D-FensDogG
This contest, she is good listen. From on top of Quebec I was have a listen to country wand west musique,adn John le Cash plays like chateau on fire. Big hot song of the bad man from Folsom Bastille much on top than le Reunion on it.
ReplyDeleteJ. Le Pétomane
Quit fartin' aroun', Guvnuh, and tell us how you really feel about this Battle!
Delete~ D-FensDogG
Al Bondigas here. Dang man, Yo momma sho dressed you funny when you was young. Embarrasin!!! I'm so glad I never went to school like that. Anyway, I guess I'm rulin' fer Reunion. I probably never would have heard that song again, or even thought of it, had you not put it up in this battle. Wise choice of songs for sure. I've never really been a fan of Johnny Cash either. Like you and some others here, there are a couple amusing songs such as "A Boy Named Sue" and "I've Been Everywhere" that I like, but other than that, not much. Rulin' fer Reunion!! That's it!! That's muh rulin'.
ReplyDeleteWhatchoo talkin' 'bout, WILLIS?! Whatchoo say 'bout my Mama?! Don't be talkin' 'bout my Mama, punk. I'm-a whup yo'... as if I own ya! Meet me at the bike racks after school!!
DeleteTread lightly, Judge. Do you remember a certain brown shirt designed to look something like a Nehru jacket that had a loud, shiny gold-threaded pattern in it, which someone used to wear in conjunction with a big brass-colored chain and medallion? About 1969? I have a picture of that boy in that goofy "costume", and I also has the computer skills to make it viewable on the worldwide web. Tread lightly, Judge, tread lightly. :^D
Thanks for yer rulin'.
~ D-FensDogG
POSTSCRIPT:
You're lucky I was wearing my good school clothes, or I would-a been there at the bike racks waitin' fer you, punk!
I’ve got to vote for Reunion, because we all need to come together. I’m worried about families and elderly grandparents and what — their lives at stake. There must be a Reunion. Every one — every one — every one is a little harder. So, you know — so mom can — grandmom can walk out without having — out of her porch — without worrying about falling, can take care of herself, can be left alone. They’re going to keep working to pay the bills.
ReplyDeleteAnd that is why I can’t vote for Johnny Cash. Everyone needs a second chance, especially ex-cons, which is why I let so many of them out of prison. But I can’t support someone in it for money, like cash. I mean, we all need cash. So I am announcing today that I am signing an order sending out another $500 cash to every man, woman, child, child that identifies as a woman, man that pole dances with animals… I mean, come on, man! You gotta love that. And that is why I am going to the polls today (and tomorrow and the next day) to vote for Reonion!
Cornpop
I don't know why we have to have voting, anyway. I mean, why does there even have to be winners and losers? I just want to say, you know, can we, can we all get along? Can we get along?
DeleteUm, can we stop making it, making it hard for the older people and the kids and I mean ... It's just not right. It's not right. It's not going to change anything. Let there be Truth, Justice, and the United Way.
I love -- I'm neutral, I love every -- I love people with different musical tastes I'm not like they're... making me out to be.
We've got to quit. We've got to quit all this taking sides stuff. You know, after all, I mean, I could understand the first two Battles, but to go on, to keep going on like this -- this is Battle number one hundred and sixty-eight.
It's not right (Howard). It's just not right, because some of these musicians will never win a Battle, and I mean, please, we can get along here?
We all can get along. We've just got to stop. You know, I mean, we're all stuck here for a while. Let's, you know, let's try to work it out. Let's try to work it out.
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OK, the books have now been balanced:
One vote for Cash by a gassy Governor, and one vote for Reonion by a breakfast cereal.
1-1=0. No harm, no foul.
Now... can we all just get along?
~ D-FensDogG
My vote is for Cash, liked the song better
ReplyDeleteMIKE ~
DeleteThat's a pretty flimsy reason for voting for Cash, but... I'll let it slide... this time.
~ D-FensDogG
ATTENTION PEOPLES!
ReplyDeleteIf you are interested in seeing the final vote tally for this 'BATTLE OF THE BANDS' installment and my closing thoughts on it, you can put the following URL into your browser:
https://stmccpresentsbattleofthebands.blogspot.com/2022/08/botb-results-aug-1-2022-or-speed.html
~ D-FensDogG
'Loyal American Underground'