tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post7847625893180236925..comments2024-03-26T20:35:39.291-07:00Comments on STMcC Presents 'BATTLE OF THE BANDS': ARE YOU READY FOR SOME RESULTS? BOTB RESULTS?!Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-88224691043825435822016-01-16T22:03:51.246-08:002016-01-16T22:03:51.246-08:00>>... Baby I didn't know you had that ma...<i>>>... Baby I didn't know you had that many words in you.</i><br /><br />Oh, yeah, I'm full of it. ...Words, I mean.<br /><br />And sometimes... I wanna yak about ME!<br /><br />I can always go to Roxy's and order a virgin Marga-- aww, never mind. No, I can't.<br /><br />I'll just have to have a glass of wine, I guess. Or maybe try a shot of that 150 year old Grand Marnier they have available.<br /><br />We'll see how this goes. I may determine that life without booze ain't worth living. Then we can get ripped at Roxy's and take a taxi cab to 'Boomtown' to visit Willie.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogGStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-79541729649376495062016-01-14T21:39:41.967-08:002016-01-14T21:39:41.967-08:00"Is it over yet? Did I win?"
Baby I did..."Is it over yet? Did I win?"<br /><br />Baby I didn't know you had that many words in you. Here's your sign - er, song.<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxUuDPNbkJk<br /><br />Hmm, I know what you mean about voting against your usual preferences - Hank Jr is hard to vote against, and that was one hell of a fun song. I remember I used to like fun, lol.<br /><br />Shame you're swearing off this drinking life, but I seem to recall Jesus turning the water into wine, so maybe you can still share a glass or six with me when I make it up there. Dang, sure hoped you'd show me Roxie's, but peach schnapps and cream is as close as I come to buttermilk.<br /><br />Sorry I'm so late to this party :) Don't sleep in too late on your day off.dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-39620101467393053172016-01-11T04:46:53.551-08:002016-01-11T04:46:53.551-08:00Thanks, MICHELE.
Avocados, Green Chiles, Chipotle ...Thanks, MICHELE.<br />Avocados, Green Chiles, Chipotle Peppers, Ice Cream, Buttermilk, Grand Marnier, Roy Rogers... these are a few of my favorite things.<br />[:o)<br /><br />~ D-FensDogGStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-58725207146247400112016-01-10T22:47:24.535-08:002016-01-10T22:47:24.535-08:00Avocados are cool. :)
I'll look forward to you...Avocados are cool. :)<br />I'll look forward to your 1/15 battle. You always create suspense leading up to your battles!<br />XOXOMichele at Angels Bark https://www.blogger.com/profile/15891713963440451090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-61764667892042695062016-01-09T20:58:20.599-08:002016-01-09T20:58:20.599-08:00Howdy, MICHELE! Thanks for stopping by. And glad y...Howdy, MICHELE! Thanks for stopping by. And glad you liked my buttermilk and Jesus line. It just popped into my head and I feel it was particularly inspired.<br /><br />I really do love buttermilk and Jesus. Avocados, too. But "Avocados and Jesus" doesn't have the same pizzazz somehow.<br /><br />Cool story about your bar. I can see what a headache that could be, but I too have occasionally thought I'd like to own one. I've spent so much time in them that I think I know what it takes to create a memorable one with lots of style. And, yes, MUSIC would play a key role in establishing the personality of any bar I'd own.<br /><br />I'm glad you got to scratch one off the bucket list and that you're happy now.<br /><br />Yes, I'm signed up for the Lost & Found Valentine's blogfest. I'm not planning to do anything other than post a BOTB installment that coincides with the theme, and mention the blogfest with a link to it.<br /><br />But yes, my Feb. 1st 'Battle' will definitely relate to it. More like "Found & Lost Love". It's a song I've wanted to use in BOTB from the very beginning and it will fit in perfectly with the idea of the festival.<br /><br />See ya there... but 1/15/2016 BOTB comes first, and I'm ready for that one, too. Mine'll be very different, despite being the same. (You'll understand that when the time comes.)<br /><br />Thanks again for the visit. Take care, my friend.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogG<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-43351534210412330992016-01-09T20:44:33.758-08:002016-01-09T20:44:33.758-08:00DIXIE, MY FAVORITE PIGTAIL POLKA ~
I fully underst...DIXIE, MY FAVORITE PIGTAIL POLKA ~<br />I fully understand why your vote had to go Johnny's way. I'd have felt the same way with a hot history teacher named Jolene.<br /><br />Glad it was entertaining though. It was tremendous fun for me because both songs are such fun and they elicited some wonderful comments, yours among them.<br /><br />Ha! Yeah, Nappy and I have a pretty well developed secret lingo. In fact, much of what we say are references to other things understood by the few, the proud, the hungover. Some of my buddies from 'The League Of Soul Crusaders' are still in touch and our conversations are always filled with references to old situations, discussions, fights, and movies.<br /><br />"What about my elbow?!"<br />"Wha'dja do?"<br />"Filly Waggit."<br />"Have you seen THIS one?"<br /><br />So many silly little things we say that appear meaningless but have an understood history behind them.<br /><br />Thanks! I'm pretty sure I'll find what I'm looking for before I get called Home.<br /><br />In fact, I don't think anyone's really lost. We all just get a little turned around sometimes.<br /><br />Yak Again, Sister...<br /><br />~ D-FensDogG<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-32428366954465195492016-01-09T15:05:31.683-08:002016-01-09T15:05:31.683-08:00"Buttermilk and Jesus, Here I come." - L..."Buttermilk and Jesus, Here I come." - Lol! That cracked me up Stephen! I wish you luck in your purification process. I know how hard it can be to say goodbye to a bar. Roxy's looks like a cool place. I used to own a bar, back in the 90s. It was just a little beer & wine joint with a few pool tables and a kickass jukebox (I handpicked all the music and people would come in and say they heard about my jukebox and that's why they came to my bar. I was so proud of my music there. :) It was really fun for awhile but then it became a PITA. I had started an advertising agency so I was spending less and less time at the bar -- which you can't do! I had beer going out the back door and money disappearing out of the register. I used to hire a private investigator to sit and watch my bartenders and give me reports on who was stealing from me. My ad agency was really taking off so I sold the bar. Sometimes I miss it. Most times I don't. I'm happy with my dogsitting business and jewelry business now and happy that I don't have to be somewhere at a certain time and be stuck there until closing time. It was a ton of fun for awhile and I'm so glad I did it because it had always been a dream of mine to have a neighborhood bar. So I can check that one off my bucket list...<br />I'm sure Roxy's will miss you!!! Don't be a stranger. You can always stop in and have a cup of coffee... :)<br /><br />Are you going to do the Lost & Found Valentine's blogfest to coincide with the Feb 1st BOTB? I hope you do. I'm working on my post right now.<br /><br />Have a great weekend Stephen. I'll think of you next time I see a carton of buttermilk... :)<br /><br />Michele at <a href="http://angelsbark.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">Angels Bark</a>Michele at Angels Bark https://www.blogger.com/profile/15891713963440451090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-23623170247715118312016-01-09T13:08:10.459-08:002016-01-09T13:08:10.459-08:00~D-FensDogG... this was a touch choice for me too....~D-FensDogG... this was a touch choice for me too. I guess my lost & found memories, of Mr. Johnson, pushed me over the edge to vote for Horton. (I wonder what he would think of Bocephus' version? He'd probably laugh in that 'boyish' way he had, (smile). If, for no other reason than Mr. Johnson - this battle will stay in my heart. Thanks for that.) Who says a 'crush' isn't energizing?! Whew!<br /><br />Okay, so now I know that you and brother Nappy use a foreign language, not quite privy to the majority. I can sit back and laugh anyway. You TWO are funny!!<br /><br />Stay strong - you'll find what you're looking for, and He is closer than you think, right?!<br /><br />DPPDixie@dcreliefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11558671709412200904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-88314377828370572222016-01-08T14:31:54.919-08:002016-01-08T14:31:54.919-08:00Cool. I'm glad FAE's on board. No, I haven...Cool. I'm glad FAE's on board. No, I haven't read your SES, but would love to read it!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-91487741241867769402016-01-08T08:36:51.238-08:002016-01-08T08:36:51.238-08:00GIRL WONDER ~
Oh, yeah, just from the picture I sa...GIRL WONDER ~<br />Oh, yeah, just from the picture I saw of you and yer Pa in Vegas, I have no doubt he's the kind of guy who would appreciate 'TBOHW'. My Pa would have loved it, too. LOVED IT!!<br /><br />Yes, 'TSP' is what we've discussed before, except now it's a 4-Way (FAE's with us).<br /><br />My work schedule just changed from 62.5 hours per week to 37.5. All hours worked in 3 days, so that gives me 4 days off every week (barring emergencies or unforeseen crapola).<br /><br />I need to finish my 'SES' first, and then we'll all get on the same page and get started. (Buttermilk is optional, but Jesus is not.)<br /><br />Have I sent you what I've written so far of my 'SES' ('Spiritual Enlightenment Series')? The story of how I found Jesus (or, more accurately, how and when He came for me)? If not, I can if you're interested in reading it. Or wait until I complete it? Either way, it's not necessary for 'TSP'.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogG<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-19266681605802144932016-01-08T08:26:13.484-08:002016-01-08T08:26:13.484-08:00UGH! I can't even laugh about that.
~ D-FensD...UGH! I can't even laugh about that.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogGStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-27403467868249395972016-01-08T08:14:28.020-08:002016-01-08T08:14:28.020-08:00As you say, you were expecting Horton to win (he d...As you say, you were expecting Horton to win (he did), but TBOHW fared pretty darn well. That song is so darn funny I had my mom listen to it. About the second or third time I played it (for myself), I said, "Hey dad, you listenin' to this???" I'm pretty sure he was:)<br /><br />I know. Right, right.<br /><br />When you say the spirituality project... are you talking about our 3-way? If so, I think I need some directions. I don't drink alcohol, so I don't need buttermilk. Right, right.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-59816752716264650012016-01-08T08:09:02.965-08:002016-01-08T08:09:02.965-08:00Them hairs in the pork rinds are like a natural to...Them hairs in the pork rinds are like a natural toothbrush--help keep my teeth cleaned and then scrub out my innards.<br /><br />Arlee Bird<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-79967728790634437322016-01-08T07:46:52.273-08:002016-01-08T07:46:52.273-08:00LEE ~
Yeah, once again, our votes were at odds wit...LEE ~<br />Yeah, once again, our votes were at odds with each other. That's normal. But in this case, mine could have gone either way. I love both songs thoroughly and it really did hurt me to vote against Horton. I don't mind his classic bar-rousing song taking the win. Yes, it probably deserved to. A tie would have pleased the hell out of me though.<br /><br />Oooh! I'll definitely pass on the pork rinds. How can you eat that? Don't look too closely or you'll start noticing all the little black hairs still attached to that fried skin. YUCK!<br /><br />Make mine buttermilk (I have some in the fridge as I type), cornbread, and maybe afterwards a glass of red wine, newly made from water by my lunch Companion.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogG<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-71359033017279910512016-01-08T07:40:42.008-08:002016-01-08T07:40:42.008-08:00Thank you, BIRGIT!
Actually, I thought it might ...Thank you, BIRGIT! <br /><br />Actually, I thought it might have ended even closer than it did, but I expected Johnny Horton to win.<br /><br />I knew you would love 'THE THIN MAN' series. How could you not? Great old Black & White stories, clever writing, great cast, and Martinis on the house! Ha!<br /><br />Nick and Nora are two of my all-time favorite movie characters.<br /><br />"Classy joint" - right on! If it were just classy, they wouldn't let me in. And if it were just a joint, I wouldn't WANT to be in. (OK, that last part was a lie.)<br /><br />I watched both movies last night and made my decision. It wasn't easy though. And, yes, Val Kilmer's portrayal of Doc Holliday is one of the most charismatic in film history. That guy stole the entire movie.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogGStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-59778775017932873722016-01-08T07:34:47.648-08:002016-01-08T07:34:47.648-08:00Thanks, MIKE!
Yeah, I thought it was a pretty good...Thanks, MIKE!<br />Yeah, I thought it was a pretty good one, too. And I'm super-curious to see how my next one will go.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogG<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-47722534582451300482016-01-07T21:43:41.253-08:002016-01-07T21:43:41.253-08:00I'm not going to say anything about my vote an...I'm not going to say anything about my vote and how your vote turned. These days whenever I think of Tim Horton I think of muffins and coffee, but when I think of Johnny Horton I think of TBONO and when I think of that song I think of that thread where we met. It's a great song that deserved the win here.<br /><br />Buttermilk and Jesus sounds good to me. Add some pork rinds or cornbread and I've got me a good ol' southern style communion lunch.<br /><br />My results will show up on Friday.<br /><br />Arlee Bird<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-37148424586624583772016-01-07T19:49:29.715-08:002016-01-07T19:49:29.715-08:00This was a great battle and I didn't think Han...This was a great battle and I didn't think Hank Williams would get as many votes as he did. Love the Thin Man series!! This bar looks like a classy joint. The 2 words go hand in hand with this place. Enjoy Heaven Can Wait and Tombstone which is the one I prefer over the Kevin Costner one (although I like that one too). I thought Val Kilmer was perfect as Doc Holiday. Enjoy your spiritual journey and looking forward to your top 25 film list:)Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-86191152277482778872016-01-07T16:36:12.196-08:002016-01-07T16:36:12.196-08:00Pretty good battle to start the New Year! Look for...Pretty good battle to start the New Year! Look forward to your next battle!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000518512016364412noreply@blogger.com