tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post717833385576657654..comments2024-03-26T20:35:39.291-07:00Comments on STMcC Presents 'BATTLE OF THE BANDS': RESULTS: BOTB 2016, 3/15 (OR, BOBBY "BLUE" BLAND VS. VAN MORRISON)Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-3149574748968880452016-03-27T08:34:09.934-07:002016-03-27T08:34:09.934-07:00Okie-dokie, Smokey.
~ D-FensDogGOkie-dokie, Smokey.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogGStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-35407473147825851862016-03-27T08:14:47.009-07:002016-03-27T08:14:47.009-07:00Almost missed this. Didn't want you to think I...Almost missed this. Didn't want you to think I didn't appreciate the tribute Van. I really like his stuff ;-)farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-11408409645738386762016-03-26T12:31:56.663-07:002016-03-26T12:31:56.663-07:00But he had his hands full with Bobby, DOC. For awh...But he had his hands full with Bobby, DOC. For awhile there I really wasn't sure Van was going to get the win.<br /><br />And a Happy Easter to you, too! I'm stocking up on stuffs now, because I refuse to buy anything on Easter Sunday. That's a commerce-free day to me. (Christmas also.)<br /><br />~ D-FensDogGStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-3963768051537029742016-03-26T11:51:47.753-07:002016-03-26T11:51:47.753-07:00Van Morrison is a real live legend. He's a tou...Van Morrison is a real live legend. He's a tough one to beat and I'm not going to help anyone try to do it, ha ha. So, we are in agreement!<br /><br />Happy Easter, bro!Cherdohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264612202714933480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-40141737185883835722016-03-23T13:02:33.484-07:002016-03-23T13:02:33.484-07:00Oops, I meant, again-duh, not agenda. Ha!Oops, I meant, again-duh, not agenda. Ha!Dixie@dcreliefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11558671709412200904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-41526629531728462072016-03-23T04:44:56.627-07:002016-03-23T04:44:56.627-07:00Winner! Winner! Chicken dinner!
(I guess that make...Winner! Winner! Chicken dinner!<br />(I guess that makes the chicken the loser, eh?:-)<br /><br />~ D-FensDogGStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-56285582813145642942016-03-22T21:29:29.109-07:002016-03-22T21:29:29.109-07:00Yay, my pick won :)
Kim (ReInVintaged)Yay, my pick won :)<br /><br /><a href="http://reinvintagedgoods.net/" rel="nofollow">Kim (ReInVintaged)</a>ReInVintagedGoodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978624558024348072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-82437235166572738972016-03-22T20:09:34.682-07:002016-03-22T20:09:34.682-07:00PIGTAILS ~
This Battle was a bit different. How? W...PIGTAILS ~<br />This Battle was a bit different. How? Well, I think most of us start out with BOTB match-ups that we expect to be pretty close, and sometimes they turn into blowouts instead, leaving us mystified how that could happen.<br /><br />In this case though, I kind of thought - based on "name brand" - that Van would probably win by a 2 to 1 vote margin. And instead, this turned into a neck-and-neck race that went right down to the wire.<br /><br />I don't think ANYONE will ever come to fully understand BOTB. I feel I do pretty well at figuring out what will be good match-ups, but I'm still wrong almost as often as I'm right.<br /><br />See ya at the April Fool's Day Battles. Mine isn't anything outrageous but I think it's going to "fool" a few people, in that they'll come in believing it will be an easy vote and they'll find it far more difficult than they ever could have imagined. ...Then again, I could be wrong... again.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogGStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-4570116256048545932016-03-22T18:00:24.662-07:002016-03-22T18:00:24.662-07:00Wow! This is some outcome! Good deal.
I'm not ...Wow! This is some outcome! Good deal.<br />I'm not blue, even though i voted for Bobby.<br />I,too wanted Van's band & Bobby's voice.<br /><br />Looking forward to April's agenda (?) Dixie@dcreliefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11558671709412200904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-89007091367626389212016-03-22T10:52:32.069-07:002016-03-22T10:52:32.069-07:00Those are the most fun Battles, when it's very...Those are the most fun Battles, when it's very late in the contest, you know that there are only a few votes still outstanding and the Battle could still be won by either contestant.<br /><br />I don't think I'll ever have a Battle more exciting than BRASIL '66 Versus CHRIS BOTTI was.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogGStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-64319385586224213572016-03-22T09:39:42.617-07:002016-03-22T09:39:42.617-07:00I hate hearing live music when I'm listening t...I hate hearing live music when I'm listening to my favourite Pandora station. BUT, I do love live CD's. When I'm listening to them in their entirety.<br />Glad to see you had such a great battle here. My battle was just as intense. I literally had no idea who was going to win, and for the person who is care-taker to all the comments, that means a lot.Jeffrey Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06973104877310669196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-17286951852106726802016-03-22T08:43:58.524-07:002016-03-22T08:43:58.524-07:00-------- BECKY --------
Did Van Morrison even have...-------- BECKY --------<br />Did Van Morrison even have enough hits for a 'Greatest Hits' album? (I just jest.)<br /><br />-------- DEBBIE --------<br />Glad you liked that Honky Funk. That one gets me goin' ever' time! Yeah, I love the close Battles, so long as they aren't so close they end in a tie.<br /><br />-------- POP GOES THE EVIL TART --------<br />Glad to have you aboard. I was once a major Van fan, so I knows some stuffs about 'im.<br /><br />-------- LEE --------<br />I got into Van early at the beginning of my record buying, starting with 'ASTRAL WEEKS'. Wish I had a brain cell for every one I killed listening to that album alone in my darkened bedroom and drinking myself into a mysterious state.<br /><br />'It's Too Late To Stop Now' has several other R&B / Blues covers that would make good BOTB material for anyone needing a song.<br /><br />-------- 6-B --------<br />I did NOT know that FUN FACT. I like how you often dig up interesting trivia after we've watched something. It may be a movie I love and have seen many times, but you add some interesting info to my reservoir.<br /><br />As far as I know, Van has never done any acting, and for some reason I can't imagine him being good at it. Still, it's an amusing thought. That guy who played Joey "The Lips" though was very "right" for that part. Hate to say it, but I think I'm glad they didn't get Van "The Man" for the role.<br /><br />-------- FAE --------<br />Actually, no, I can't really imagine it.<br /><br />-------- BIRGIT --------<br />That's funny that I can't even picture the album cover you're referring to, and at one time I owned every Van Morrison album there was (up through about the mid-'90s). <br /><br />~ D-FensDogG<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-89660602301008842622016-03-21T16:58:39.748-07:002016-03-21T16:58:39.748-07:00Ha, ha, ha! Can you imagine Van in THAT movie? I w...Ha, ha, ha! Can you imagine Van in THAT movie? I would pay real money to see THAT!farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-86666158377977945162016-03-21T11:13:14.975-07:002016-03-21T11:13:14.975-07:00This was a good battle. i remember there was one a...This was a good battle. i remember there was one album of Van Morrison's where it is his face and he has long hair-he reminded me of my brother back then who also had wavy long hair and gentle eyes...I wanted to genuflect everytime I saw my brother<br />Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-51400826113750512672016-03-21T10:22:42.324-07:002016-03-21T10:22:42.324-07:00Wait, Van Morrison is a white boy from Ireland? I ...Wait, Van Morrison is a white boy from Ireland? I always thought he was black!<br /><br />"Do you not get it, lads? The Irish are the blacks of Europe. And Dubliners are the blacks of Ireland. And the Northside Dubliners are the blacks of Dublin. So say it once, say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!"<br /><br />I guess it only makes sense that Van's got so much of that Irish soul. You may have already known this, but I saw this fun fact after we watched that flick:<br /><br /><i>Alan Parker originally wanted Van Morrison for the role of Joey "The Lips" Fagan</i><br /><br />~6BA Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-48529677484534361992016-03-21T08:48:12.641-07:002016-03-21T08:48:12.641-07:00It was a tough choice for me and made for a good B...It was a tough choice for me and made for a good Battle in general. Nice job of choosing. I've got a Van song or two in my future line-ups, but now you've inspired me to use a Bobby Bland song as well and I found an excellent one.<br /><br />Never thought about Van's voice in the earlier years since I didn't really "discover" how much I liked him until his 1985-87 releases and then I started going back to some of his earlier stuff. I always liked his work with Them, but I was never enthralled enough to buy any of those records. Maybe it was his voice later on that captivated me, but I think it was also the songs and the music.<br /><br />Arlee Bird<br />A to Z Challenge Co-host<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-66160237956972841042016-03-21T08:16:05.032-07:002016-03-21T08:16:05.032-07:00A great outcome, though it was hard come by. I esp...A great outcome, though it was hard come by. I especially appreciate your notes on Van.<br /><br />Thanks for letting my in BOTB! <br /><br />AngeleViL pOp TaRthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15039755407564122331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-73027154207413604872016-03-21T06:16:58.545-07:002016-03-21T06:16:58.545-07:00Close battles are the most fun. Nice to be on the ...Close battles are the most fun. Nice to be on the winning side here. Van Morrison has an impressive body of work. Thanks for the musical interlude. That was some cool funk!Debbie D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/13153118405565035071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-82029248199340243862016-03-21T05:35:29.426-07:002016-03-21T05:35:29.426-07:00YAY! My man, Van, won the BOTB!! There's no ot...YAY! My man, Van, won the BOTB!! There's no other voice like his....I'm doing the happy dance to Van's....can't choose a song at the moment...so, it'll be Van's Greatest Hits! :)BECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.com