tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post3141840558320593841..comments2024-03-26T20:35:39.291-07:00Comments on STMcC Presents 'BATTLE OF THE BANDS': 2018, MAY 1: BATTLE OF THE BANDS (Or, PERCY FAITH VERSUS CHET ATKINS)Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-45938246966606691972018-05-07T14:29:20.053-07:002018-05-07T14:29:20.053-07:00ATTENTION PEOPLES!
If you are interested in seeing...<b>ATTENTION PEOPLES!</b><br />If you are interested in seeing the final vote tally for this <b>'BATTLE OF THE BANDS'</b> installment and my closing thoughts on it, you can put the following URL into your browser:<br /><br />http://stmccpresentsbattleofthebands.blogspot.com/2018/05/botb-results-2018-may-1-or-percy-faith.html<br /><br />~ D-FensDogG<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-37848146955836286742018-05-07T10:47:32.068-07:002018-05-07T10:47:32.068-07:00"Liquid Crack Malt Liquor"
Ha! Oh, man, ...<b>"Liquid Crack Malt Liquor"</b><br />Ha! Oh, man, just based on the name alone it would be a big seller. At least, in the area where I was raised, it would be. (That would've put OE-800 outta bidnizz!)<br /><br /><i>>>... That means I can drink 5 instead of 4.</i><br /><br />Huh? WTH you talkin' 'bout, Willis?! They come in six-packs. Thus, the recommended serving size is <b>SIX</b>. Regardless of calories or ABV, one is <i><b>SUPPOSED</b></i> to drink 6. Not 4. Not 5. But 6!<br /><br />Dude, you've been chronically a beer low. It's a wonder your engine runs at all!<br />;^)<br /><br />~ D-FensDogG<br /><b><a href="http://stephentmccarthyreviews.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Stephen T. McCarthy Reviews...</a></b>Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-73332775346133096922018-05-07T10:35:26.970-07:002018-05-07T10:35:26.970-07:00That is truly GREAT news, CATHY! Thank you so much...That is truly GREAT news, CATHY! Thank you so much for updating me on the situation and I will surely be saying some prayers of gratitude!<br /><br />~ D-FensDogG<br /><b><a href="http://stephentmccarthyreviews.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Stephen T. McCarthy Reviews...</a></b>Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-56690837092948948612018-05-07T04:18:52.947-07:002018-05-07T04:18:52.947-07:00Stephen,
I didn't get a chance pop over this ...Stephen,<br /><br />I didn't get a chance pop over this weekend after your comment on my site and hopefully you saw my response but if not let me say here how much we appreciated your thoughts & prayers. DH's surgery went very well and he's doing fine. The retina surgeon did replace the oil bubble with an air bubble which will dissolve in about 7-9 days. The one good thing he noticed since both surgeries is the green tint that was present for more than year is now gone. So, that's a huge relief. I think everything is going to be okay. God is awesome to hear our pleas and to answer our call favorably. Again, thank you for being such a great friend! God blessings to you!!Cathy Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01056276734145310231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-85189592614897309232018-05-06T19:50:36.406-07:002018-05-06T19:50:36.406-07:00"DOG BITE High Gravity Lager" hahahahaha..."DOG BITE High Gravity Lager" hahahahaha I saw you use that brand name before and thought for sure you made up the name with clever over the top words. Googling it - it's real. Next ad men brainstorm: Liquid Crack Malt Liquor. <br /><br />Calor-- calo--- in the abstract thought Coors was around 120 per can. Looking, 102 ca- per can. That means I can drink 5 instead of 4. That's match, that's science. <br />Cheers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09117229416864032647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-41729486616648891262018-05-06T10:07:55.849-07:002018-05-06T10:07:55.849-07:00JUDGE AL ~
In our world, all it takes is one littl...JUDGE AL ~<br />In our world, all it takes is one little pebble (like "Have a bitchin' Summer" or "Station 26") to start a whole avalanche. Ha!<br /><br />Shared memories are like fine wine. Er-- well... in our case, more like Thunderbird and Lucky Lager puzzle caps. <b>:^D</b><br /><br />~ D-FensDogG<br /><b><a href="http://stephentmccarthyreviews.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Stephen T. McCarthy Reviews...</a></b>Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-11090670449574754172018-05-06T10:02:27.651-07:002018-05-06T10:02:27.651-07:00Hey, PEETIE WHEATSTRAW ~
Your vote is greatly appr...Hey, PEETIE WHEATSTRAW ~<br />Your vote is greatly appreciated! Thanks for taking the time to listen and submit $0.02, ol' chum!<br /><br />I would have guessed you as a voter who'd lean more toward the guitar-centric version by Chet. Which, A) goes to show ya what I know, and B) goes to show ya why BOTB remains interesting after 5 years.<br /><br />Nice to see ya here!<br /><br />Yak later, Bluesman.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogG<br /><b><a href="http://stephentmccarthyreviews.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Stephen T. McCarthy Reviews...</a></b>Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-92080051221753924472018-05-06T09:39:25.024-07:002018-05-06T09:39:25.024-07:00GIRL WONDER ~
I thank you very much for stopping ...GIRL WONDER ~<br /><br />I thank you very much for stopping by to listen and vote! <br /><br />Yeah, I smell that suntan lotion, too. Heck, I can even feel the sand between my toes, and my back is itching like crazy from the dried saltwater!<br /><br />I gotta get home now, take a shower and make me an egg salad sandwich. ...You know, the regular routine after a day of body-surfing and girl-watching. <b>[;-)</b><br /><br />~ D-FensDogG<br /><b><a href="http://stephentmccarthyreviews.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Stephen T. McCarthy Reviews...</a></b>Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-68026773174632444162018-05-05T18:48:17.164-07:002018-05-05T18:48:17.164-07:00I vote for the first one. It certainly has a certa...I vote for the first one. It certainly has a certain feel to it.<br />I don't like Hawaiian music too much so the 2nd one doesn't compare.PGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-59651179279077245782018-05-05T18:16:57.599-07:002018-05-05T18:16:57.599-07:00If I was unclear, that was a vote for Percy Faith....If I was unclear, that was a vote for Percy Faith.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362240669287746770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-55442718726210710072018-05-05T18:16:19.840-07:002018-05-05T18:16:19.840-07:00I think the 8 ball got this one right for me. I ha...I think the 8 ball got this one right for me. I haven't read the comments, so I don't know how the voting is going. But Percy Faith captures the essence of summer. I can practically smell the suntan lotion.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362240669287746770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-90359219937197321542018-05-05T14:55:07.860-07:002018-05-05T14:55:07.860-07:00BROTHER DOGG ~
You did not REALLY just now express...BROTHER DOGG ~<br />You did not REALLY just now express even the mildest concern about calories consumed, did you? (You know what that can do to a guy's Man Card, right?)<br /><br />Look, this NEVER happened. I wasn't there and neither were you. We were both out of the country at the time. ...And let us not speak of it again!<br />[;^)<br /><br /><b>"vaklempt"</b> -- NICE! I had to look it up. You win THIS round, Snidely Whiplash. But I'll be Bach!<br /><br />Say, until the day that retirement arrives and you can get yose'f REAL dogs, what I recommend is...<br /><br /><b><i>24 oz. cans of DOG BITE High Gravity Lager</i></b><br /><br />So damn good that it actually made ME throw-up once! Man, any beer that can cause ME to barf goes immediately to the top of The A-List & E-Ticket Brew List! That's a beer that's hard to bite... er-- I mean, "beat".<br /><br />~ D-FensDogG<br /><b><a href="http://stephentmccarthyreviews.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Stephen T. McCarthy Reviews...</a></b>Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-50852783261733411412018-05-05T14:40:06.778-07:002018-05-05T14:40:06.778-07:00Ha!-Ha! J S-A, you are a true friend to be so conc...Ha!-Ha! J S-A, you are a true friend to be so concerned about your cohort!<br /><br />And indeed, the only way to know for certain just how much your friend drinks is to drink with him and then count them up... if you're able to.<br /><br />If you actually lose count because there's so many, then it means your buddy IS DEFINITELY an alcoholic. You will need to explain your concerns to him and let him know you're worried about his drinking. I suggest doing that over a few beers, as it's a casual, relaxing setting and may help him to take the bad news better.<br /><br />If the first attempt fails, a truly good friend will try, try again!<br /><br />Thanks for the botes, BRYAN & OTHER B! Nice to see Chet actually staging something of a comeback!<br /><br />Happy 5th of May. May I suggest Modelo Negras, and many OF them! (Certainly the only Mexican beer worth popping the top off of.)<br /><br />~ D-FensDogG<br /><b><a href="http://xtremelyun-pcandunrepentant.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Ferret-Faced Fascist Friends</a></b>Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-3120542519163184942018-05-05T14:30:52.515-07:002018-05-05T14:30:52.515-07:00LELLY ~
Muchos Gracias for the vote, Brother! (I w...LELLY ~<br />Muchos Gracias for the vote, Brother! (I would have just said "thank you", but it IS 'Sink-o With Mayo). <br /><br />Truly sorry to hear that the childhood was sad. That actually makes me kind of sad. It always bums me out a little bit when I learn of unhappy childhoods because mine was so happy, joyful, carefree, and I wish everyone could experience a childhood like I did.<br /><br />Another bote por de Chet Atkins! Good deal! <br /><br />~ D-FensDogG<br /><b><a href="http://stephentmccarthyreviews.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Stephen T. McCarthy Reviews...</a></b>Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-56947878137866578832018-05-05T14:06:53.566-07:002018-05-05T14:06:53.566-07:00I'm glad to hear that you're not a One Tri...I'm glad to hear that you're not a One Trick Pony. But you may still be Crazy After All These Beers. I know I am.<br /><br />I'm going against seemingly the majority bote (and the reinvigorated Magic 8-Ball), but I liked the uniqueness of Atkins/Cramer. It sounds like the perfect song to listen to while sitting on the beach, drinking a cold one. My cohort agrees with that, but that's not saying much, because he'd listen to pretty much anything while sitting pretty much anywhere if it meant a chance to drink a cold one. I think he may be an alcoholic. Let me pop another beer with him and find out.<br /><br />Two botes for Atkins/Cramer.A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-306654444289272272018-05-05T09:06:07.342-07:002018-05-05T09:06:07.342-07:00Cool, glad you enjoy it. I enjoy the Sandra Dee an...Cool, glad you enjoy it. I enjoy the Sandra Dee and Troy Donahue reference better - That sums it up big time. <br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Fellow Atkins/Cramer voter. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09117229416864032647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-37735345038177639962018-05-05T09:02:21.906-07:002018-05-05T09:02:21.906-07:00It looks fancy but there's only a 6-pack for a...It looks fancy but there's only a 6-pack for a fancy hand-tailored cup. For the same price and calories I could get 14 Coors Light. Livin the dream.<br /><br />Hound Dog - that took the mind's eye to a whole new level. I'm getting vaklempt. Not because of Old Yella... but because I have to wait to retirement to get dogs. They don't like to be left alone for 12 hours a day. Upon retirement, moving from the suburbs to a nice plot and living off the fat of the land throwing Frisbees and racquetballs (don't throw dogs tennis balls the threads mess up their teeth) to a few dogs. Everybody likes Labs so at least one of those and I think Dalmatians are sharp. The dream to soon live. I know I'm rambling. You brought it up. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09117229416864032647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-2611147314043229562018-05-04T12:42:59.536-07:002018-05-04T12:42:59.536-07:00Well I'm going to have to go with Chet here, a...Well I'm going to have to go with Chet here, and not just for the six string Magic. Percy's version is is connected to way too many memories of sad Childhood Days coupled with adolescent hangovers. Perhaps TMI for the both but the Percy version never fails to conjure up old ghosts. Chet all the way for the win.Larry aka Lellyhttp://www.reverbnation.com/larryrguitarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-10904720646842034272018-05-04T07:15:10.135-07:002018-05-04T07:15:10.135-07:00Well, dang, LEE, I've never ever heard of a fu...Well, dang, LEE, I've never ever heard of a funeral being described in such a way. It almost makes me wish I had known the person and could have attended the funeral. (Now there's something I don't say every day, Chauncey!)<br /><br /><i>>>... Still, the Percy Faith version wells something up inside me unlike many songs.</i><br /><br />Yeah, see there's that thing we have discussed before. That "thing" that NO ONE can really explain because it's Spiritual and goes deeper than words are capable of describing. It's that unfathomable quality of music. And the reason that I've been saying for so long that music is the most Spiritual art form. <br /><br />You and my Brother and Sheboyganboy and I, and probably a few others here, have noted that there's some mysterious, sort of melancholic quality to this melody that hearkens back to a "past", whether a real past or not. And how can that possibly be explained in human terms?<br /><br />~ D-FensDogG<br /><b><a href="http://stephentmccarthyreviews.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Stephen T. McCarthy Reviews...</a></b>Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-66774573662858199462018-05-04T07:01:38.254-07:002018-05-04T07:01:38.254-07:00>>... Did Mr Lundy ever touch you?
(In thos...<i>>>... Did Mr Lundy ever touch you?</i><br /><br />(In those immortal words of Warren Zevon...) <b><i>"I don't wanna talk about it."</i></b><br /><br />Look, ma-aaaa-n! Unlike you smart fellers, an 'A' grade did not come easily to me. And if I ever came home with anything less than an 'A', my Mama woulda beat my ass!<br /><br />So... sometimes getting that 'A' required a little "Extra Credit" Project.<br /><br />Now leave me alone. Me 'n' Mama are trying to fuhgeddaboudit.<br /><br /><b>[;^)</b><br />~ D-FensDogG<br /><b><a href="http://xtremelyun-pcandunrepentant.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Ferret-Faced Fascist Friends</a></b> Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-61474326329993025732018-05-03T19:55:19.085-07:002018-05-03T19:55:19.085-07:00I'm back from one party to the next. The fune...I'm back from one party to the next. The funeral I had to attend was one of the best as well as most interesting that I'd ever been to.<br /><br />Since I'm late to the party I'm not going to read other comments until I've entered mine.<br /><br />I'd never heard the Chet Atkins version of "Summer Place" and it's really great. But next to the Percy Faith version to me it was like going to the best sock hop in the world where the best sock hop band was playing. And I don't mean that in a bad way. It's just the mental image that was in my head while listening to the music. I really liked the music.<br /><br />Still, the Percy Faith version wells something up inside me unlike many songs. My mother had the album with that song and I heard it a lot. Now hearing that song version evokes so many thoughts in my head.<br /><br />No doubt that the Atkins version is super duper good, but Faith is in my blood.<br /><br />I vote for the lush sound of Percy Faith.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-49006363189386585722018-05-03T18:10:16.234-07:002018-05-03T18:10:16.234-07:00But did anyone say you were wacko? Loved Al's ...But did anyone say you were wacko? Loved Al's "perhaps I have said too much" may me laugh out loud so it did. <br /><br />Class president? I don't recall hearing that before but then again it probably wouldn't have come up unless we were drinking El Presidente. <br /><br />Did Mr Lundy ever touch you? <br />JW,JW!<br />PoohPooh Lynthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105973977534065414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-91355280197275287962018-05-03T16:58:13.882-07:002018-05-03T16:58:13.882-07:00Thinkin' maybe I don't?!
~ D-FensDogG
Fer...Thinkin' maybe I don't?!<br /><br />~ D-FensDogG<br /><b><a href="http://xtremelyun-pcandunrepentant.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Ferret-Faced Fascist Friends</a></b>Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-63781149968484458632018-05-03T16:36:22.352-07:002018-05-03T16:36:22.352-07:00Maybe you have Sheboygan boy VI cents too.Maybe you have Sheboygan boy VI cents too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-18037364007947258792018-05-03T16:02:14.730-07:002018-05-03T16:02:14.730-07:00I knew you would say that. Every single word of it...I <b><i>knew</i></b> you would say that. Every single word of it.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogG<br /><b><a href="http://xtremelyun-pcandunrepentant.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Ferret-Faced Fascist Friends</a></b>Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.com