tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30431672640599514872024-03-28T20:29:43.392-07:00STMcC Presents 'BATTLE OF THE BANDS'Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comBlogger355125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-33493507304050449482024-03-22T16:52:00.000-07:002024-03-22T16:52:25.662-07:00BOTB RESULTS: 2024, MARCH 15 (Or, ERIC BURDON & WAR VERSUS UB40)<span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-n6pJPNDhLr0jchu9S7RReC0XvTS7Ip-bmpM3veFUYn4qeHWBaC6XTk0LIIwNiIqNevEs5CjeZNtwY6cx7towfefXcSvrdM2tnCVSeXMxRA4sQKQQWl6RIEMmTiAcFaUL8m7IyfYNk-d4jVmlR2h45F2id5xMD5zOt58ta4H9fLBWVECOuuMGOUAO28/s666/!%20-%20Battle%20In%20The%20Bar%20%236.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-n6pJPNDhLr0jchu9S7RReC0XvTS7Ip-bmpM3veFUYn4qeHWBaC6XTk0LIIwNiIqNevEs5CjeZNtwY6cx7towfefXcSvrdM2tnCVSeXMxRA4sQKQQWl6RIEMmTiAcFaUL8m7IyfYNk-d4jVmlR2h45F2id5xMD5zOt58ta4H9fLBWVECOuuMGOUAO28/w300-h400/!%20-%20Battle%20In%20The%20Bar%20%236.png" width="300" /></a></div></span><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Well, shit in me doughnut! I</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> was pert-dern sure that Eric Burdon & War was a-gonna win my last </span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Battle Of The Bands' Battle Of The Booze</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> contest, but I didn't think they was a-gonna win by such a Large Marge-in. </span></span></div><div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The songs were <span style="color: #cc0000;">'SPILL THE WINE'</span> (Eric & his WARriors) and <span style="color: #cc0000;">'RED RED WINE' </span>(UB40), and the contest took place <b><i><a href="http://stmccpresentsbattleofthebands.blogspot.com/2024/03/battle-of-bands-2024-march-15-or.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></i></b>.</span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Even if the song <span style="color: #cc0000;">'Spill The Wine'</span> truly is about injecting heroin into one's body, which some websites claim (<span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><i>and which would be an incredibly stupid thing to do</i></span>), I loved the song when I was 9 or 10 years old, and I still like it today at 64 or 65 (or... 12). So, I too voted for <i><b>spilling the wine</b></i> (or, <i>shooting up the horse</i>).</span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">FINAL TALLY:</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">Eric Burdon & War = 9 votes </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #2b00fe;">UB40 = 3 votes</b></span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In other words, <b>Eric & his <u>WAR</u>riors</b> will advance to the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTBs' BOTB</span> playoff rounds, and <b>UB40</b> will go back to the <b>U</b>nemployment <b>D</b>epartment, where they belong, and will submit another form <b>40</b> for taxpayers' help.</span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Because she is a big fan of <u>Eric</u> <u>Burdon</u>, I dedicated this <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle</span> to our friend <b>Debbie the Doglady</b>. Her blogs can be found <b><a href="https://botb-by-debbie-d.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a></b> & <b><a href="https://thedogladysden.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. (Check her out, because she's got some really interesting stories and <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB</span> contests.) It's fittin' that Eric & the <u>WAR</u>riors won this contest in true blowout fashion.</span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My thanks to everyone who took the time to <span style="color: #cc0000;">spill or drink some wine</span> in my March 15th <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB</span> installment. I 'preciate youz all! I intend to return here on <b>April 1st</b> (<span style="background-color: #fcff01;">April Fools' Day</span>) with an appropriately fun & silly <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle</span> for y'all to "bote" in. </span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Here's a sneak preview of my next <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTBs' BOTB</span> contest. (423.83% kudos will go to <i><u>anyone</u></i> who can guess the two songs I'll be using, based on these two photos.)</span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana;">.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbzKslC96b30SfINqSyENXwZRS6CunM8Gj51wHklTtznhWqPpduXLWUzstp6TEVzluiXZzK0gpkZMCkX1UoLWByvOcXzKkfksSCAQvdCCOxqy9ITF-wF3myO6ol5C2N14VjdwhuQQ8E3tvm7wBuWk68hadV0ht5LkEE6yBqEhk-CvPRKfCdg3J0Rc7sQ/s1000/Tuesday%20Weld.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbzKslC96b30SfINqSyENXwZRS6CunM8Gj51wHklTtznhWqPpduXLWUzstp6TEVzluiXZzK0gpkZMCkX1UoLWByvOcXzKkfksSCAQvdCCOxqy9ITF-wF3myO6ol5C2N14VjdwhuQQ8E3tvm7wBuWk68hadV0ht5LkEE6yBqEhk-CvPRKfCdg3J0Rc7sQ/w320-h400/Tuesday%20Weld.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Qe0pebogysJoYk0NKZComRhlDLf6-HHDiaWj5KyfxJO1hSI7glc79F2OY5X1bo22PLKTx5d9Yz9lckCMYrPKO9tVaA9Oo-FU-UnWHFi1qJ1m2Qu8n2_wuTjy8nvKgZqTBroYnLpYN1SsyQr5u-N2SKx2G68mvPo_JgAA5OO3e51Q1c6cxHx60ZUioqE/s363/John%20Birch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="363" data-original-width="275" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Qe0pebogysJoYk0NKZComRhlDLf6-HHDiaWj5KyfxJO1hSI7glc79F2OY5X1bo22PLKTx5d9Yz9lckCMYrPKO9tVaA9Oo-FU-UnWHFi1qJ1m2Qu8n2_wuTjy8nvKgZqTBroYnLpYN1SsyQr5u-N2SKx2G68mvPo_JgAA5OO3e51Q1c6cxHx60ZUioqE/w303-h400/John%20Birch.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b><u>Fuhgeddaboudit</u>!</b></i> Ain't no one who can guess the two songs (unless they're given Holy Spirit help from God Himself!)</span></span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">"See ya soon!"</span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">~ <i>Stephen</i></span></div></div>Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-82036373016458311402024-03-15T00:08:00.000-07:002024-03-15T00:08:00.131-07:00BATTLE OF THE BANDS: 2024, MARCH 15 (Or, SPILLING RED RED WINE)<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJUKCxPt4Ls5DvnAjTUZBxP8CK7KOX6af9-vJjPS0mhj9X4VvDgGK1jik9EETInfPGXxaPY5faQINkozomIKflsSDUngQajsHY5iGWydFFj9egkCtnYy-kMujRvrjLqG9W379LgyOPyJCwugwiZZ9RzalOKmvjdD7_Ke6m5wjJlMa20Bh8dJ61LXCyPQ/s972/!%20-%20BATTLE%20OF%20THE%20BANDS'%20BATTLE%20OF%20THE%20BOOZE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="972" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJUKCxPt4Ls5DvnAjTUZBxP8CK7KOX6af9-vJjPS0mhj9X4VvDgGK1jik9EETInfPGXxaPY5faQINkozomIKflsSDUngQajsHY5iGWydFFj9egkCtnYy-kMujRvrjLqG9W379LgyOPyJCwugwiZZ9RzalOKmvjdD7_Ke6m5wjJlMa20Bh8dJ61LXCyPQ/w400-h206/!%20-%20BATTLE%20OF%20THE%20BANDS'%20BATTLE%20OF%20THE%20BOOZE.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Hello, ALL! Welcome to my sixth installment of <span style="color: white;"><b style="background-color: #2b00fe;">Battle Of The Bands' Battle Of The Booze</b></span>, which is an ongoing challenge between songs that mention a <i><b><u>type</u></b></i> of <b>booze</b>, a <b><i><u>brand</u></i></b> of <b>booze</b>, or a <i><b><u>cocktail</u></b></i> made with <b>booze</b>. (No Shirley Temples need apply!) <br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />On February 27th, I read an Email that I had received from one of our loyal BOTBers, <b>Debbie the Doglady</b>. (She can be found <a href="https://botb-by-debbie-d.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a> and <a href="https://thedogladysden.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.)</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Shortly afterwards, I found myself at my <span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">'<b>Goldenshadowland</b>'</span> YouTube playlist. (I live there a lot these days, reminiscing about people, places and events I have loved.) The video for the 1976 hit song 'Summer' by War began to play. And 12 seconds into the song, the video showed a photo of <u>Eric</u> <u>Burdon</u> and <u>War</u>. <br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_80hl6Q6olLMtUJnKSoGTKNxQgAMC2L5ZjKnzTnZMDRQXbBGOzRLeXOpMYIfliuq-cNN7wwnE6q7QmjdKQLMNdULbsMA4DF3ZKFoe_4ZJ7S-oj0rx8T7RhMZVGjmtgApjU9snb1ABSoZ-EoBMlt6EfmKU7mUB7bcRVIs1MzoeXEODet7NLV04iex88w4/s792/!%20-%20BOTB'S%20BOTB%20-%20Eric%20Burdon%20&%20War.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_80hl6Q6olLMtUJnKSoGTKNxQgAMC2L5ZjKnzTnZMDRQXbBGOzRLeXOpMYIfliuq-cNN7wwnE6q7QmjdKQLMNdULbsMA4DF3ZKFoe_4ZJ7S-oj0rx8T7RhMZVGjmtgApjU9snb1ABSoZ-EoBMlt6EfmKU7mUB7bcRVIs1MzoeXEODet7NLV04iex88w4/w387-h640/!%20-%20BOTB'S%20BOTB%20-%20Eric%20Burdon%20&%20War.png" width="387" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />At that very moment it hit me: </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><u>UHP</u>! <u>I'M</u> <u>AN</u> <u>IDIOT</u>!! <br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />I knew that <b>Eric Burdon</b> was one of Debbie's all-time favorites. Later that day, I sent Debbie an Email saying in part:<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><i>It suddenly dawned on me that a song by one of your very favorite musical artists wasn't even on my song list of future <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB's BOTB</span> challengers! The damn list was 114-songs long, BUT it <u>DIDN'T</u> have this particular song on it, which was a massive favorite of mine when I was a good deal younger than I am today. So, my <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB's BOTB</span> song list is now up to 115, and I intend to use this mystery song (in your honor) on ... March 15th.</i><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Therefore, regardless of which song wins the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle</span>, <b style="background-color: #fcff01;">this <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB</span> installment is dedicated to Debbie D'Doglady</b>. (Gee, I wonder who Debbie gonna vote for. <i>Hmmm....</i>)<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b>Today's question is: <span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #cc0000;">Are you going to <u><i>spill</i></u> or <i><u>drink</u></i> the red red wine? </span></b><br /><b><u>Fun</u> <u>Fact</u>:</b> In constructing this Battle, I learned that <b>UB40</b> actually stands for <b>U</b>nemployment <b>B</b>enefits, form <b>40</b>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Guffaw-😂ut-Loud!<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In ye olde comment section, please vote for which you like better betwixt these two <strike>wino</strike> wine songs, and then please visit the other wonderful <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB</span>ers and also drop your two cents in their comment sections.</span><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">*</span></b> See the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB</span>er links over there <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #cc0000;">---></span></b></span></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />I will return here on or about March 22nd with my own vote and the final tally.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Alright, let's get <i><u>ON</u></i> this thing! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">"See ya soon!"<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><span><b><span style="background-color: #cc0000; color: #fcff01;">SPILL THE WINE </span></b><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">by Eric Burdon & War</span></span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRtAKcyl-54" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRtAKcyl-54</a></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NRtAKcyl-54?si=FvTjnP-r2dUGm0K5" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jN3b3g9nJd3G7355bAmY6d8CzjJnBIm3Ay7ieOeZzS47cMP_CYT372vVU-BC9hPiGjJaiMGgeoWK5dTbg23XQt96ahWgSNIfIaANPpMZYOZL0qMZFUtMD9wznEXGrXFA61v3UgOcLaBG3aCTgrE52yjE_xr8SFQrbJUhCDJm7rPW4esn7QxE7yFF_vs/s1280/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20Battle%20In%20The%20Bar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jN3b3g9nJd3G7355bAmY6d8CzjJnBIm3Ay7ieOeZzS47cMP_CYT372vVU-BC9hPiGjJaiMGgeoWK5dTbg23XQt96ahWgSNIfIaANPpMZYOZL0qMZFUtMD9wznEXGrXFA61v3UgOcLaBG3aCTgrE52yjE_xr8SFQrbJUhCDJm7rPW4esn7QxE7yFF_vs/w240-h320/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20Battle%20In%20The%20Bar.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><span><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">RED RED WINE </span></b><br /><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">by UB40</span></span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_NMgwW5Ufw" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_NMgwW5Ufw</a><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u_NMgwW5Ufw?si=5-6mrNeim4yr8GDE" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />~ <i>Dr. Stephen </i></span></div></div>Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-65178902830606970062024-03-08T08:54:00.000-08:002024-03-08T08:54:28.964-08:00BOTB RESULTS: 2024, MARCH 1 (JIMBO'S BEER VERSUS DONALD'S BEER)<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxTUA0Fsacl5VPtSGEqrjd7iW-p4lNixkYOx6t-c_JOPQH6Ji593QTCQDgAq6t4EKnQbl-iTqnQ5CaxdkY0KP3IVSjqiw-rPNR8nNJvGSv5w230K6nmuBQdTGBsf1ucigp6sla829cPJNJI1uHXXE4rqZTth6PgSGOtD3wcROQJ8Lyy4ejikuvTjfSQs/s666/!%20-%20BOTB%20-%20Battle%20In%20The%20Bar%20%235.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxTUA0Fsacl5VPtSGEqrjd7iW-p4lNixkYOx6t-c_JOPQH6Ji593QTCQDgAq6t4EKnQbl-iTqnQ5CaxdkY0KP3IVSjqiw-rPNR8nNJvGSv5w230K6nmuBQdTGBsf1ucigp6sla829cPJNJI1uHXXE4rqZTth6PgSGOtD3wcROQJ8Lyy4ejikuvTjfSQs/w300-h400/!%20-%20BOTB%20-%20Battle%20In%20The%20Bar%20%235.png" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;">.</span></div></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There was a nice turnout for my most recent <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle Of The Bands</span> installment which took place <b><a href="http://stmccpresentsbattleofthebands.blogspot.com/2024/03/botbs-botb-2024-march-1-or-jim.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. It was between <b>Jim Morrison</b>'s beer ('<u>Roadhouse</u> <u>Blues</u>') and <b>Don Henley</b>'s beer ('<u>Sunset</u> <u>Grill</u>'), and <span style="color: #cc0000;">I thank every one of you who came by and contributed your two cents and a pint of "evidence" to the punch bowl</span>. </span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Judge Al Bondigas had predicted a blowout in favor of The Doors. I knew going in that Don Henley was probably the underdog, but I also envisioned a much closer outcome. Like, perhaps a 3-vote margin of victory between winner and loser. After all, '<u>Sunset</u> <u>Grill</u>' had been a Billboard hit song at #22, while '<u>Roadhouse</u> <u>Blues</u>' was not even in the Top 40. However, it seems that Judge Al may be <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB</span>'s new psychic. Because (after including my own vote for The Doors' song), the contest was indeed no "contest"!</span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"><u>FINAL</u> <u>TALLY</u>: </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">Jim & The Doors = 10 votes </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">Don Henley = 4 votes</span> </b></span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">So, '<u>Roadhouse</u> <u>Blues</u>' will move on to the eventual <span style="color: #2b00fe;">'Battle Of The Booze'</span> playoff rounds, while Don Henley just... rides off into a tequila sunset.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I suppose the thing that surprised me the *<i>most</i>* about this <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle</span> was that no one in the comment section - not even the four folks who voted for '<u>Sunset</u> <u>Grill</u>' - mentioned the intensely energetic horn segment at the end of Henley's song. To me, that is clearly the highlight of the piece, which sounds as good as most classic Big Band stuffs which I greatly love. </span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Anyway, <span style="color: #cc0000;">thanks again, my friends, for taking time to visit my blog and participating in my music</span> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle</span>! I intend to post a new <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB</span> contest here on <b><i><u>March</u> <u>15</u>th</i></b> and I hope you'll return for that one. Until then, may you all... </span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Bless & Be Blessed!!</span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">~ <i>Stephen</i> </span></div>Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-89493678020150903202024-03-01T00:08:00.000-08:002024-03-01T00:08:00.143-08:00BOTB'S BOTB: 2024, MARCH 1 (Or, JIM MORRISON'S BEER VS. DON HENLEY'S BEER)<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNHL6ADvKQ8dNmw9RkxpqgW8fQzSf4q_XevS7UbdHJfzTPhFe-MvK4PkjTPwnupavx1ab3Q1O_pGZef7oRYIR-dZ_DGiB-o8yNdSfecoQWs4oY5UPa0nFqCBZiJq1EcDPXZj-0aBY_n8RpTlEALfmo7B0qX_sRxLtUC2DvNZnYUys-UNh3ws10YzEIsg/s972/!%20-%20BATTLE%20OF%20THE%20BANDS'%20BATTLE%20OF%20THE%20BOOZE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="972" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNHL6ADvKQ8dNmw9RkxpqgW8fQzSf4q_XevS7UbdHJfzTPhFe-MvK4PkjTPwnupavx1ab3Q1O_pGZef7oRYIR-dZ_DGiB-o8yNdSfecoQWs4oY5UPa0nFqCBZiJq1EcDPXZj-0aBY_n8RpTlEALfmo7B0qX_sRxLtUC2DvNZnYUys-UNh3ws10YzEIsg/w400-h206/!%20-%20BATTLE%20OF%20THE%20BANDS'%20BATTLE%20OF%20THE%20BOOZE.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Music-Lovers! </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hear Ye! Hear Ye! I'm pleased as spiked punch to announce <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle Of The Bands</span> has a new participant! He's an E&I (Educated & Interesting) fellow named <b>Boromax</b> (a.k.a. <b>Ed</b>) from the blog titled </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">[link></span></i> <b><a href="https://trivialmusicsilliness.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: white;">Trivial Music Silliness</span></a></b>. Please be sure to welcome him, vote in his <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle</span>, and add to your <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB</span> blogs a link to <i><u>his</u></i> blog! Thank ye.</span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is my 5th installment of <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Battle Of The Bands' Battle Of The Booze</b></span>, an ongoing musical challenge in which winning songs will eventually meet other winning songs in the postseason Playoffs. (It's kind of like the NFL but not rigged.)<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><u>Brief</u> <u>reminder</u>: Every song I use in <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB's BOTB</span> must mention a <b><i>type</i></b> of booze and/or a <b><i>brand name</i></b> of booze or a <b><i>cocktail</i></b> made with booze.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In Round 5 we have <b>The Doors' <span style="color: #2b00fe;">'</span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;"><u><i>Roadhouse</i></u> <i><u>Blues</u></i></span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">'</span></b> against ex-Eagle <b>Don Henley's <span style="color: #2b00fe;">'</span><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;"><i><u>Sunset</u></i> <i><u>Grill</u> </i></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">'</span></span></b>. </span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In my teens & early twenties I was a major <b>Doors</b> fan; and as a <i><span style="color: #cc0000;">[link></span></i> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6jFtB7plN8&list=PLNBztZRTnDxAVFxf6HV_SXdKmbzFnRX9R&index=1" target="_blank">League Of Soul Crusaders</a> member, I could really wrap my mind around a <i>"hair of the dog"</i> line like this:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">I woke up this morning and I got myself a <u style="background-color: #fcff01;">beer</u>. The future's uncertain and the end is always near.</span></b></i> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">(I consider that lyric important in the development of the Punk Rock timeline.)<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In 'Sunset Grill', <b>Don Henley</b> sings:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Maybe we'll leave come Springtime</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Meanwhile, have another <u style="background-color: #fcff01;">beer</u></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>What would we do without all these jerks anyway?</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Besides, all our friends are here</i></span></b></div><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Very late one night-- <i>er...</i> about 3:30 or 4:00 one <i><u>morning</u></i> in 1985, my friend <span style="color: #cc0000;">></span> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0171118/" target="_blank">Lin</a> and I were driving around <i>dark & deserted</i> Hollywood in her Volkswagen Beetle. We had an open keg of <b><i><u style="background-color: #fcff01;">beer</u></i></b> in the backseat with the dispensing tube running up to the front seats. We'd just pour another beer straight from the keg whenever we felt like it. </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">(It </span><u style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #fcff01;">would</i></u><span style="font-family: verdana;"> have been </span><b style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">the all-time ultimate "<u>open</u> <u>container</u>" citation</span></i></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> ...</span><b style="font-family: verdana;"><i><u style="background-color: #fcff01;">if </u></i></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> the cops had caught us!)</span></span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0171118/" target="_blank">Lin</a> was enrolled in film school, preparing for that career as an editor. She and her team needed to produce a 20-minute movie for the final exam.</span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">At one point, we pulled up to the curb, parked right in front of the <i><span style="color: #cc0000;">></span></i> <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset_Grill_(song)" target="_blank">Sunset Grill</a></b>, and poured us a couple of beers.</span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7yswtqxEa44BHESaVxjSrhGSud66iAUwST1qgTxSxU5urmNfljqEZLycPT2HIyEnV29jEEmLjzJNd7YCAIIxqcUFsPbzneVQCe28RI6PAqhuFe-9uuTTAiRPU8ogTb9Yn8n_BnEMvZVClnU2kLH2SPNqjQS4GrarItHnhANYfWY4qvp1GbdAUaDBJ-eo/s305/Sunset%20Grill.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="165" data-original-width="305" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7yswtqxEa44BHESaVxjSrhGSud66iAUwST1qgTxSxU5urmNfljqEZLycPT2HIyEnV29jEEmLjzJNd7YCAIIxqcUFsPbzneVQCe28RI6PAqhuFe-9uuTTAiRPU8ogTb9Yn8n_BnEMvZVClnU2kLH2SPNqjQS4GrarItHnhANYfWY4qvp1GbdAUaDBJ-eo/w400-h216/Sunset%20Grill.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">Curb in front of the 'Sunset Grill'</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It was <i><u>there</u></i>, in her VW Bug parked directly in front of the Grill - while drinking beer from the backseat keg - that Lin yakked me into writing a screenplay for her film school project. It would be <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">'<u>A</u> <u>Day</u> <u>In</u> <u>The</u> <u>Life</u> <u>Of</u> <u>Jim</u> <u>Morrison</u>'</span>.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Before long, Lin had also yakked me into playing the role of Morrison. I then yakked <strike>Alice</strike> <a href="https://i.imgur.com/Y4hmOBY.jpg" target="_blank">Amy</a> In Wonderland into playing Pamela Courson, Jim's girlfriend. (I'd have done <i><u>anything</u></i> for the sake of Cinematic art! 😇)</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span>That was the last bit of </span><i>"acting"</i><span> I ever did... </span><i>in <u>front</u> of a camera.</i><span> And it was 6 years before Val Kilmer portrayed Jim Morrison in the Oliver Stone movie. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So, Morrison, The Doors, and the Don Henley song 'Sunset Grill' are <i><u>all</u></i> very much connected in a personal way for me.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In fact, "Matt-Guy" (brother of the legendary <i><u>Countess</u></i>), used to insist that I looked like Jim Morrison. <i>Mmm-maybe</i> a li'l bit:</span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJCUjWZcUKMA0Wcysqbx6ckJ7L0cCrzgpG4pCvFGXmXbohegMG21OmxbytDSi05LbfEtyX6AxWwGGfKsqXdCu-Q4gIlvIPvGPYzD-q64AResPEpnVuTdGX3dpBcSwsX3rxkjQSN0yoIOH5IRShlp5jE6aVAZ9USaIOvLnaYb9bPsddM5emIWE_Ok0XV30/s1594/Me%20in%201977%20or%201978%20-%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1594" data-original-width="1032" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJCUjWZcUKMA0Wcysqbx6ckJ7L0cCrzgpG4pCvFGXmXbohegMG21OmxbytDSi05LbfEtyX6AxWwGGfKsqXdCu-Q4gIlvIPvGPYzD-q64AResPEpnVuTdGX3dpBcSwsX3rxkjQSN0yoIOH5IRShlp5jE6aVAZ9USaIOvLnaYb9bPsddM5emIWE_Ok0XV30/w207-h320/Me%20in%201977%20or%201978%20-%201.jpg" width="207" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by <b>Kelly "Andy" Anderson</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVs_TLr0pr8y9-v7K3rotd7xLAUCL00aemJ7HaO6Mkw4aK-hfk_JpncRJST6svWOv8z955hBOpqfjMDEmCyiW7NY6iUDcUm99Q0lO8dB7Bs92Zxjov4HMtU6OdSiB3BSt84mGB4V4jYzTsmNu3dwtWcq5MpiLkdhQSl8gRlbpdY-zeiECEAhU8it6eQeg/s1678/Me%20at%20Disneyland,%20Sept.%201989.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1678" data-original-width="1120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVs_TLr0pr8y9-v7K3rotd7xLAUCL00aemJ7HaO6Mkw4aK-hfk_JpncRJST6svWOv8z955hBOpqfjMDEmCyiW7NY6iUDcUm99Q0lO8dB7Bs92Zxjov4HMtU6OdSiB3BSt84mGB4V4jYzTsmNu3dwtWcq5MpiLkdhQSl8gRlbpdY-zeiECEAhU8it6eQeg/w214-h320/Me%20at%20Disneyland,%20Sept.%201989.jpg" width="214" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by <b><u>The</u></b> <b><u>Countess</u></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">OK, enough <i>yakking!</i> Let's get <i><u>ON</u></i> this thing!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">n ye olde comment section, please vote for which</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><i style="font-family: verdana;"><u>song</u></i><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">you liked better betwixt these two, and then please visit the other wonderful</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">BOTB</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">ers and also drop your two cents in their comment sections.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">*</span></b> See the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB</span>er links over there <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #cc0000;">---></span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">Roadhouse Blues</span> by The Doors</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vrbUtXBdSw" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vrbUtXBdSw</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-vrbUtXBdSw?si=p-bm_k11hNssqrC3" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_k1K1vJujEr9YmagRwxxFt4QPiWWsnxToGQE04jiRq1A7OaNRONBxWDKh8Ceem9Tr4jO109Rw38AZYZ3VBnXFsTS_eJvrnFA_fofvJ44DRIXAFejUE5TZ-xD7We7aRJMXmxti9H7D_dQzr5Wpjfn-_mTTb1tqOQuEOJGHLVcuR-g5zo3OHZQDy36-E0/s1280/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20Battle%20In%20The%20Bar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_k1K1vJujEr9YmagRwxxFt4QPiWWsnxToGQE04jiRq1A7OaNRONBxWDKh8Ceem9Tr4jO109Rw38AZYZ3VBnXFsTS_eJvrnFA_fofvJ44DRIXAFejUE5TZ-xD7We7aRJMXmxti9H7D_dQzr5Wpjfn-_mTTb1tqOQuEOJGHLVcuR-g5zo3OHZQDy36-E0/s320/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20Battle%20In%20The%20Bar.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">Sunset Grill</span> by Don Henley</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRIKNINTFls" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRIKNINTFls</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JRIKNINTFls?si=QLgFm65K-qsCW7p7" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe></span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">~ <i>Stephen </i>by Stephen</span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><strike>POST</strike> <strike>TOASTIES</strike> POSTSCRIPT: </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I will post the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB </span>voting<span style="color: #2b00fe;"> Results</span> at this blog on or about <span style="color: #cc0000;">March 8th</span>. </span></div>Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-90856885908282628462024-02-22T19:31:00.000-08:002024-02-23T08:05:03.964-08:00BOTB RESULTS: FEB. 15, 2024 (Or, NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND VS. BRUCE BLACKMAN)<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRqoS7yrYDQK-bbQM7yxzGhi-CErZnyH_poSsk-ClM5Y2-cKQqniZblO5ysj04cS6G6MExVqApxmDOIUkwIZ17BzZeG8rM17VGBhSUa-JgJrnc-qzU8NB7JYuypLS9QrW0vd9BBYD_MuwiRZky0D_7JBQDfjqD0mAs8358-L_RtvkG74IUrkr5JOFjEM/s666/!%20-%20Battle%20In%20The%20Bar%20%234.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRqoS7yrYDQK-bbQM7yxzGhi-CErZnyH_poSsk-ClM5Y2-cKQqniZblO5ysj04cS6G6MExVqApxmDOIUkwIZ17BzZeG8rM17VGBhSUa-JgJrnc-qzU8NB7JYuypLS9QrW0vd9BBYD_MuwiRZky0D_7JBQDfjqD0mAs8358-L_RtvkG74IUrkr5JOFjEM/w300-h400/!%20-%20Battle%20In%20The%20Bar%20%234.png" width="300" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />As always, first & foremost, <span style="color: #cc0000;">my sincere thanks to each and every one of you who took the time to visit my </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle Of The Bands </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">installment</span><span style="color: #cc0000;">, listened and submitted a "bote" in the comment section</span>. Y'all Cool Cats! The Musical Battle took place <b><a href="http://stmccpresentsbattleofthebands.blogspot.com/2024/02/battle-of-bands-feb-15-2024-or-nitty.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>, and it was between <span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">'An American Dream'</span> by the <b>Nitty Gritty Dirt Band</b> and <span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">'Doing Nothing'</span> by <b>Bruce Blackman</b>.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />This was a close contest. <i>"Ya see?"...</i><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><u>FINAL</u> <u>TALLY</u>:</span><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">Nitty Gritty Dirt Band = 7 votes </span><br /><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">Bruce Blackman = 5 votes </span></b><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Anyone who was paying even the least bit of attention already knew from my comments in the Comment Section that I was going to vote for <b><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Bruce Blackman</span></b>.<b> </b>After all, as I wrote, Mr. Blackman (unbeknownst to him) really helped me to overcome my immense shyness! <i>I know! I know!</i> I know what y'all thinkin': "No way was STMcC ever shy!" <br />"Wrong again, Fishface!" (as my dearly beloved Ma used to say).<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />I was so shy that I flunked out of Kindergarten. My teacher called me <i>"anti-social"</i>. (I wish she could see me <i><u>now</u>!</i>)</span><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Right after graduating from high school, Bruce Blackman helped me in overcoming my shyness. (How? See the <a href="http://stmccpresentsbattleofthebands.blogspot.com/2024/02/battle-of-bands-feb-15-2024-or-nitty.html" target="_blank">comment section</a>.)<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Here's the comment I posted on Bruce Blackman's '<u>DOING</u> <u>NOTHING</u>' YouTube video 7 years ago:<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />@D-FensDogG<br />7 years ago<br /><span style="color: #cc0000;">I can't believe I'm saying this, but I think "DOING NOTHING" may be my favorite Bruce Blackman song of all time. Yes, even more so than "Moonlight Feels Right". I think... maybe. Sheesh! That's a tough call, but I do know that over the last few years I've become very fond of saying</span> <i><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #38761d;"><b>"I NEED A COLD MOJITO"</b></span></i><span style="color: #cc0000;">. (And most of the time I do, too! Ha!)</span><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />And Mr. Blackman replied:<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />@StarbuckMusic<br />7 years ago<br /><span style="color: #cc0000;">+D-Fens DogG I've been known to down a mojito or two, or three on occasion.</span><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2Y9tAqI322RQx9Ipm4AhPTEf6jOtYNthrq5xdPN-y4Fm7SVb1K00Gdr58nS-kp2DnF9BKwUM-pMlWijWkZQDMN01jxjlGcgBsJRVJhVL25iGd6ppjbdGwSq6lVvKEs1udgsXB3Ssdc_OVoiT9nFrfM2TP2glSuuPXynvPDWiczZnjsnnpnkUskdwI_U/s1600/I%20NEED%20A%20COLD%20MOJITO!.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2Y9tAqI322RQx9Ipm4AhPTEf6jOtYNthrq5xdPN-y4Fm7SVb1K00Gdr58nS-kp2DnF9BKwUM-pMlWijWkZQDMN01jxjlGcgBsJRVJhVL25iGd6ppjbdGwSq6lVvKEs1udgsXB3Ssdc_OVoiT9nFrfM2TP2glSuuPXynvPDWiczZnjsnnpnkUskdwI_U/w225-h400/I%20NEED%20A%20COLD%20MOJITO!.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />By the way, *<u><i>that</i></u>* <span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #38761d;">m</span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #38761d;">ojito</span>, pictured above, was the best one I ever had! Courtesy of the bartender at the Claim Jumper restaurant in Reno. The <i>first</i> <span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #38761d;">mojito</span> I ever had was at <a href="https://www.abuelos.com/restaurants/peoria/" target="_blank">Abuelo's Mexican Restaurant</a> in Phoenix. Abuelo's is also where I invented the word </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">[link></span></i><b style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNBztZRTnDxCpmdfH1dCxsQhkbwF4IW2a" target="_blank">"goldenshadow"</a></b></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: white;">.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sadly, of the 114 songs I still currently have listed to eventually use during my <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB's Battle Of The Booze</span> series, <b>Bruce Blackman's '<u>DOING</u> <u>NOTHING</u>'</b> was my #1 absolute favorite. I <i>really</i> thought he would win this contest and go on to clobber a whole lotta other songs in <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB's BOTB</span> future Playoff rounds. As Waylon Jennings sang: <i><span style="color: #cc0000;">[link></span></i> <b><i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NZtpapVHmA&t=3s" target="_blank">"WRONG!" </a></i></b><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Oh well, that's how the cocktail glasses break in a dive <strike>bar</strike> <i>blog</i> like this one. <br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">(I once ordered a martini in a bar called <i>Remedy's</i>. The bartenderess asked me if she could serve it to me in a cocktail glass, because she didn't have any real martini glasses. Then she added, <b><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">"I'm surprised the martini glasses lasted as long as they did... in a dive bar like this."</span></i></b> That was perhaps the second funniest thing I ever heard in a bar!) </span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Well, anyway... although my very favorite song that mentions booze has already been eliminated from <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB's Battle Of The Booze</span>, <i><b>the show must go on!</b></i> So I will return here on <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #cc0000;">March 1st</span></b> with a new round of <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB's BOTB</span>. Until then, may you all...</span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Bless & <u><i>Be</i></u> Blessed!! </span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">~ <i>Stephen</i></span></div></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><u>POSTSCRIPT</u>: Bruce Blackman's 2018 <b>'<span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;"><u>THE</u> <u>ROAD</u> <u>TO</u> <u>MOONLIGHT</u> <u>FEELS</u> <u>RIGHT</u></span>: <i><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">The Story Behind One Of The Most Popular Songs Of The '70s</span></i>'</b> is an extremely entertaining book! I highly recommend it. (And it goes great with </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #38761d;">"a cold mojito"</span></b>.)</span></div>Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-85004422206606936422024-02-15T00:08:00.000-08:002024-02-15T00:08:00.133-08:00BATTLE OF THE BANDS: FEB. 15, 2024 (Or, THE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND VERSUS BRUCE BLACKMAN)<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7CdlRtNf9WKSEgl92URlb_9KxcSD_TyVFNt4uOHgjjcwKeABTK_6Mj1r1q3bzIlKxwYqWZTun_34sh0zEqXfxJpoMjKW4xy5WUsqDmaPJ5nLA6dSmKub4JvHTOo6QoFIrdyYqlLhiy3JRAK9J3E7qqoeAx1R1g4xRbeAA10fWvqnswIawdWg2XOyxE8/s972/!%20-%20BATTLE%20OF%20THE%20BANDS'%20BATTLE%20OF%20THE%20BOOZE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="972" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7CdlRtNf9WKSEgl92URlb_9KxcSD_TyVFNt4uOHgjjcwKeABTK_6Mj1r1q3bzIlKxwYqWZTun_34sh0zEqXfxJpoMjKW4xy5WUsqDmaPJ5nLA6dSmKub4JvHTOo6QoFIrdyYqlLhiy3JRAK9J3E7qqoeAx1R1g4xRbeAA10fWvqnswIawdWg2XOyxE8/w400-h206/!%20-%20BATTLE%20OF%20THE%20BANDS'%20BATTLE%20OF%20THE%20BOOZE.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><i><b><u><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #cc0000;">CONGRATULATIONS!</span></u></b></i> <i>You found it.</i> This is the 4th installment of <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle Of The Booze</span>, my new <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle Of The Bands</span> theme (also know as <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB's BOTB</span>). <br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />You DogGs & DogGettes who have been paying attention know that so far <b>3 songs</b> have been slated to appear in a future Playoff round. So far we've got these winners: <br /><b style="color: #274e13;">'</b><u style="color: #274e13; font-weight: bold;">Tequila</u><b style="color: #274e13;">' </b>by Xavier Cugat <br /><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">'<u>My</u> <u>Name</u> <u>Is</u> <u>Bocephus</u>'</span></b> by Hank Williams Jr. <br /><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">'<u>Hotel</u> <u>California</u>'</span></b> by The Eagles <br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><u style="font-family: verdana;">Brief</u><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><u style="font-family: verdana;">reminder</u><span style="font-family: verdana;">: Every song I use in </span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">BOTB's BOTB</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> must mention a </span><b style="font-family: verdana;"><i>type</i></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> of booze and/or a </span><b style="font-family: verdana;"><i>brand name</i></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> of booze or a </span><b style="font-family: verdana;"><i>cocktail</i></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> made with booze.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />This week, the two songs vying for a Playoff spot share a kind of <i><span style="background-color: #3d85c6; color: #04ff00;"><b>tropical island getaway feeling</b></span></i>. <br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />First up this time is the song <span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">'<b><u>An</u> <u>American</u> <u>Dream</u></b>'</span> by <span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band</span> - a #13 Billboard hit:</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Keep on talking, mama, I can hear<br />Your voice, it tickles down inside of my ear<br />I feel a tropical vacation this year<br />Might be the answer to this <b style="background-color: #fcff01;">hillbilly beer </b></span></i><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">I think Jamaican in the moonlight<br />Sandy beaches, drinking <b style="background-color: #fcff01;">rum</b> every night<br />We got no money, mama, but we can go<br />We'll split the difference, go to Coconut Grove</span></i><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />What is <b style="background-color: #fcff01;">"hillbilly beer"</b>? Is that Hamm's? Schlitz? Lone Star? Lucky Lager? (<i>Does anyone out there remember Lucky Lager?!</i>)<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Challenging The NGDB for that Playoff position is the song <span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">'<b><u>Doing</u> <u>Nothing</u></b>'</span> by <span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">Bruce Blackman</span>. Who he? He's the man what gave us the massive 1976 hit song <i><span style="color: #cc0000;">[link></span></i> <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4ZrKfrshP4" target="_blank">'Moonlight Feels Right'</a></span>. And here's some of what Mr. Blackman is dreaming of in <span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">'Doing Nothing'</span>:<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Well, I'm looking good and smiling big; I've got it made <br />Just wait until the evening sun pulls down its shade<br />A long tall senorita making a <b style="background-color: #fcff01;">margarita</b> just for me<br />Hoo-Wee!</span></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><span style="color: #cc0000;">Well, I'm underpaid and under-slept; ain't nothing new</span><br /><span style="color: #cc0000;">The ocean calls my name in twenty shades of blue</span><br /><span style="color: #cc0000;">I need <b style="background-color: #fcff01;">a cold Mojito</b></span><br /><span style="color: #cc0000;">Gotta get away from where I'm at</span><br /><span style="color: #cc0000;">I can flat do that! </span></i><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />So, we've got <b><u>hillbilly</u> <u>beer</u></b> & <b><u>rum</u></b> going up against a <b><u>margarita</u></b> and <b><u>a</u> <u>cold</u> <u>mojito</u></b>. </span><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #cc0000;">Remember:</span></b> This is really about the <b><i><u>songs</u></i></b> and <u><b>not</b></u> the <i><u><b>booze</b></u></i>. So, in ye olde comment section, please vote for which <i><u><b>song</b></u></i> you liked better betwixt these two, and then please visit the other wonderful <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB</span>ers and also drop your two cents in their comment sections.</span><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">*</span></b> See the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB</span>er links over there <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #cc0000;">---></span></b></span></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />I'll return here on or about <b>February 22nd</b> with my own vote and the final tally.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Alright, let's get on it (said <a href="http://stmccpresentsbattleofthebands.blogspot.com/2019/05/2019-may-1-battle-of-bands-or-howlin.html" target="_blank">Howlin' Wolf</a>)<br />Let's get <u><i>ON</i></u> this thing (said <a href="http://stmccpresentsbattleofthebands.blogspot.com/2019/05/2019-may-1-battle-of-bands-or-howlin.html" target="_blank">Lightnin' Hopkins</a>)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">AN AMERICAN DREAM <br />by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band </span></b><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvHgPE6Se_0" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvHgPE6Se_0</a><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JvHgPE6Se_0?si=BgHGMxWI_8PUBwoj" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPnA6wqUxBWycjY82aSEsP2t_Vu6xW5FDaVkHzWclpkpxSI0iO7eqSrhvwjYEDuN18mJp65dcxg8nbNYa4AlHY0euNoLXjBFmCe-ZMFScEsYNAEXkPD9pyzPnMCaFfLslv7TAbuyRnQPsJDjFNTj1HIBbigSg70aPqPNuELgHjC0QutKY1gABBDEsD40/s1280/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20Battle%20In%20The%20Bar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPnA6wqUxBWycjY82aSEsP2t_Vu6xW5FDaVkHzWclpkpxSI0iO7eqSrhvwjYEDuN18mJp65dcxg8nbNYa4AlHY0euNoLXjBFmCe-ZMFScEsYNAEXkPD9pyzPnMCaFfLslv7TAbuyRnQPsJDjFNTj1HIBbigSg70aPqPNuELgHjC0QutKY1gABBDEsD40/s320/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20Battle%20In%20The%20Bar.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">DOING NOTHING <br />by Bruce Blackman </span></b><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNIaOBUY4vY" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNIaOBUY4vY</a><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uNIaOBUY4vY?si=05cmkq5U6FGMry0R" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><i>~ Stephen T. McCarthy</i></span></div></div></div></div>Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-3354488829105535072024-02-07T20:52:00.000-08:002024-02-07T20:52:33.878-08:00BOTB RESULTS: 2024, FEB. 1 (Or, THE BEATLES VERSUS THE EAGLES)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7aLNmkleUgVrBjSrf7bnJe4FLqmhxnIJUHoIeA9McCYNgQk075ifOyg5G3ZI9Uqy3X6kRLMgkImSPhBCtmWimNJqNrOvzj7vUPa35Eu4R5XEv5D0JWQeu8UNKWgEYbZMQm4NyhuA5Tgx8LqedFzlD-j3gr9kPMa43TD4Y4svo9OFbLLKNwLNJAjSTDKI/s666/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20Battle%20In%20The%20Bar%20%233.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7aLNmkleUgVrBjSrf7bnJe4FLqmhxnIJUHoIeA9McCYNgQk075ifOyg5G3ZI9Uqy3X6kRLMgkImSPhBCtmWimNJqNrOvzj7vUPa35Eu4R5XEv5D0JWQeu8UNKWgEYbZMQm4NyhuA5Tgx8LqedFzlD-j3gr9kPMa43TD4Y4svo9OFbLLKNwLNJAjSTDKI/w300-h400/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20Battle%20In%20The%20Bar%20%233.png" width="300" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Well, I <i>did</i> expect <b>The Eagles</b>' '<b><i><u>HOTEL</u> <u>CALIFORNIA</u></i></b>' to win my most recent <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle Of The Bands</span> contest <b><a href="http://stmccpresentsbattleofthebands.blogspot.com/2024/02/battle-of-bands-feb-1-2024-or-gin.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b> against <b>The Beatles</b>' '<b><i>Rocky Raccoon</i></b>'. However, I also thought it would be a bit closer than it was. <span style="color: #cc0000;">Nevertheless, I appreciate each and every one of you who took time to visit 'n' vote!</span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Unfortunately, what surprises me <u>most</u> of all (<i style="background-color: #ffe599;"><u>not</u> <u>really</u></i> - <i style="background-color: #ffe599;">I believe most people have lost their sense of curiosity</i>) is that no one asked me about the meaning of this dialogue in my '<u>League</u> <u>Of</u> <u>Soul</u> <u>Crusaders</u>' manuscript:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTapFwjfVs4jE1A9p5C_SlDXw5hOA5-uUa6kqCzt1b08KPfyXeqo-GFUcPzVc5vfF0U3ViLHURnDJjxCoq15A2VdZaqhNbyv-LAl8sQHAhKwTrQKDQgVD8yYCpI-2C1_uaFXDGRy337a806cLW2IgSsjbfn-OrfubYI6POv3NURh0oF4GsDJtFgvhcK6A/s2142/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20-%20League%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="2142" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTapFwjfVs4jE1A9p5C_SlDXw5hOA5-uUa6kqCzt1b08KPfyXeqo-GFUcPzVc5vfF0U3ViLHURnDJjxCoq15A2VdZaqhNbyv-LAl8sQHAhKwTrQKDQgVD8yYCpI-2C1_uaFXDGRy337a806cLW2IgSsjbfn-OrfubYI6POv3NURh0oF4GsDJtFgvhcK6A/w400-h143/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20-%20League%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif">That shtick came from the <b>Laurel & Hardy</b> movie '<b><u>Our</u> <u>Relations</u></b>'. <span style="color: #cc0000;">Click</span> <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfT9rxGSxP4" target="_blank">HERE!</a></b> League members routinely quoted from the greats, such as Laurel and Hardy, W. C. Fields, Monty Python, Benny Hill, Wally George, and Mister R. P. McMurphy! </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Aside from the fact that both songs in the contest mentioned a type of booze (gin, wine & champagne), both songs also had a theme that pertained to checking into a rented room. <b>Rocky</b> checked into a hotel room above a saloon and found... <i>"Gideon's Bible"</i>. The <b>delusional dreamers</b> checked into the Hotel California and found... <i>they could</i> "</span><i><u>never</u></i><span face="verdana, sans-serif"> <i><u>leave</u>!</i>" </span></span></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yes, 'Hotel California' - the massive #1 hit by The Eagles - was way overplayed (and probably still is!) But a song *<u>that</u>* famous and *<u>that</u>* good, which happens to mention <i><u>two</u></i> types of hooch, just <u>HAD</u> to be included in my <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB's Battle Of The Booze</span> series. It's definitely a well-crafted song with one of the most melodically memorable electric guitar solos EVER recorded! The song is justifiably considered a Classic. </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Even so, I like 'Rocky Raccoon' better, although I certainly like The Eagles better than I do The Beatles! I just have too many (<i>hazy</i>) memories associated with that particular Beatles song. Plus, I love the loose rambling style of it (so unlike so much of the overproduced, drugged-out, artsy-fartsy crap The Beatles usually recorded during that same time period); and I really <b>dig the "jig"</b> sections in that tune. Oh, how many times did a hungover D-FensDogG dance in circles to that? God only knows... and He's protly tryin' to erase it from His Memory!</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: medium;">FINAL TALLY: </span></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: blue; color: yellow;">The Beatles = 4 votes</span> </span></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: yellow; color: blue; font-size: medium;"><b>The Eagles = 8 votes</b> </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So, '<span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">Hotel California</span>' advances to the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB Playoffs</span> (to occur at some future time). And I plan to return here again on <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">February 15<u>th</u></span></b> with a new musical <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle</span> for your consideration. Until then, may you all be well and... </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">...Bless & Be Blessed!! </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">~ Stephen T. McCarthy </span></i></div>Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-70666261716889067182024-02-01T00:08:00.000-08:002024-02-01T00:08:00.166-08:00BATTLE OF THE BANDS: FEB. 1, 2024 (Or, GIN Versus WINE & PINK CHAMPAGNE)<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0u7ZQxF0ZeiY3aGHFV4jy_2yjOF472WxCY6ACc9zirmJ617mRSnS1ecdnIHJX2StMZ5SlIVjvDgyNfkoz7GmEBqK23OmkHcEj4izCC7PAmIksmXIXvhF_2I8B2GXMLWHYGq8UAw7Jx48XAgYZGkZiYegHz9MQbfhMhpAhUf_CFB83VPh4a8ddEEjGxw/s972/!%20-%20BATTLE%20OF%20THE%20BANDS'%20BATTLE%20OF%20THE%20BOOZE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="972" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0u7ZQxF0ZeiY3aGHFV4jy_2yjOF472WxCY6ACc9zirmJ617mRSnS1ecdnIHJX2StMZ5SlIVjvDgyNfkoz7GmEBqK23OmkHcEj4izCC7PAmIksmXIXvhF_2I8B2GXMLWHYGq8UAw7Jx48XAgYZGkZiYegHz9MQbfhMhpAhUf_CFB83VPh4a8ddEEjGxw/w400-h206/!%20-%20BATTLE%20OF%20THE%20BANDS'%20BATTLE%20OF%20THE%20BOOZE.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Welcome to my 3rd installment of <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle Of The Bands' Battle Of The Booze</span> (<span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB's BOTB</span>). This time we have two of the most famous bands in Rock music history battling it out for a future Playoff spot. It's <b style="background-color: #fcff01;">GIN</b> (<span><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"><i>The Beatles</i></b><span style="background-color: white;">)</span></span> versus <b style="background-color: #fcff01;">WINE & PINK CHAMPAGNE</b><b style="background-color: white;"> on ice</b> (<b style="background-color: #fcff01;"><i>The Eagles</i></b>).<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><u style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Brief</u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"> </span><u style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">reminder</u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">: Every song I use in </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">BOTB's BOTB</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"> must mention a </span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><b>type</b></i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"> of booze and/or a </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><i>brand name</i></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"> of booze or a </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><i>cocktail</i></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"> made with booze.</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />As most o' youz peoples know by now, in my very early twenties I was a member of <span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>[link></i></span> <b>'<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6jFtB7plN8" target="_blank">The League Of Soul Crusaders</a>'</b>, perhaps the funniest, most unusual and outrageous drinking gang of all time. Below are a few excerpts from "the book", if you're interested in reading them.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkTM3iXxhP3lt0XrXmbUlrpQhgIso3h-HLklI8fkkbfFr67EObqVFyFs8m4m_jgaxzp_O8jPer_mYAh431kiwHHjOTBOUXr9ntywD8hyphenhyphenGGXSgNyo89RJM7t5fkmL8_fnaa8SmpDltHK-ddi9mscR2iaeFws8unbnCAEIkTyULpbBUph6HxsjC1TYknpQ/s649/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20-%20League%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="649" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkTM3iXxhP3lt0XrXmbUlrpQhgIso3h-HLklI8fkkbfFr67EObqVFyFs8m4m_jgaxzp_O8jPer_mYAh431kiwHHjOTBOUXr9ntywD8hyphenhyphenGGXSgNyo89RJM7t5fkmL8_fnaa8SmpDltHK-ddi9mscR2iaeFws8unbnCAEIkTyULpbBUph6HxsjC1TYknpQ/s320/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20-%20League%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span>Click photos to enlarge:</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijByibSZEuKbqEd3EemjZTqpGIq1t9ufpUET5Fb0sX-1nHsmtGxFKF5aZVVKRuTqQicOACshPPJ74J78VVWXvoK2x8MGqHqqDol4CS1OSrmqzfm_2J7m2AJHfdfoIeb_wDh6i8vzbPqx4X8Adn0F9S_ywK97eodWnE5pN4JXRzNmZ_Zk-GtMVdfuXk49U/s2109/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20-%20League%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="376" data-original-width="2109" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijByibSZEuKbqEd3EemjZTqpGIq1t9ufpUET5Fb0sX-1nHsmtGxFKF5aZVVKRuTqQicOACshPPJ74J78VVWXvoK2x8MGqHqqDol4CS1OSrmqzfm_2J7m2AJHfdfoIeb_wDh6i8vzbPqx4X8Adn0F9S_ywK97eodWnE5pN4JXRzNmZ_Zk-GtMVdfuXk49U/w400-h71/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20-%20League%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1O8EcpTJVVgXJLyiYeqnGM3KfTAAhzfur2bEsBq6MlR4WeVXOZmTmRyHw7xP6rQikc9tusnr2_MQQxok5-j5LeIfWTES2i5_8_guBmZDc8ORuOmHiJC2z-TjBUB325tspVd3bUdtKM8yJKGQcpD6bu73emoi-LO8s7k6EpGfaVVsUjolBmanXkdAq18/s2182/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20-%20League%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="2182" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1O8EcpTJVVgXJLyiYeqnGM3KfTAAhzfur2bEsBq6MlR4WeVXOZmTmRyHw7xP6rQikc9tusnr2_MQQxok5-j5LeIfWTES2i5_8_guBmZDc8ORuOmHiJC2z-TjBUB325tspVd3bUdtKM8yJKGQcpD6bu73emoi-LO8s7k6EpGfaVVsUjolBmanXkdAq18/w400-h134/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20-%20League%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoST_C9LQ_1hQuTLBwWkBOBrLMODVP4btgfplLzHWbwCoBu3xvZaTUmcQNZJ3dGk5rNMLYYPcdxm1pQ7oJfM9LlrWmJ4XTQqZpd7cXe6-d87szm6w7ZjvaDeOXMsOPM5RVpQuHAq33wILNfkEJrFmeDaj32_fmNNZcIfhD6LZmv1ChAR2Co79OIlmQGo/s2142/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20-%20League%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="2142" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoST_C9LQ_1hQuTLBwWkBOBrLMODVP4btgfplLzHWbwCoBu3xvZaTUmcQNZJ3dGk5rNMLYYPcdxm1pQ7oJfM9LlrWmJ4XTQqZpd7cXe6-d87szm6w7ZjvaDeOXMsOPM5RVpQuHAq33wILNfkEJrFmeDaj32_fmNNZcIfhD6LZmv1ChAR2Co79OIlmQGo/w400-h143/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20-%20League%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAqxZD5LorWTT2pbtKaJ-3z__18RFSNA_ztruC3Cnb0Wp0g2TEwZZkxo6KSSAtuXLNCsaAeNp7ntveweq9zqTlxSQClOC-AJtmZ3GlpvHyNLOa6Uq66cfrGJeskF1S7OwMvn7KzHwnyJPU1xKDlU5A9ucw8ToNq0L8TF57foMNqAUcaNu-fqPncwMoMg/s2104/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20-%20League%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1139" data-original-width="2104" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAqxZD5LorWTT2pbtKaJ-3z__18RFSNA_ztruC3Cnb0Wp0g2TEwZZkxo6KSSAtuXLNCsaAeNp7ntveweq9zqTlxSQClOC-AJtmZ3GlpvHyNLOa6Uq66cfrGJeskF1S7OwMvn7KzHwnyJPU1xKDlU5A9ucw8ToNq0L8TF57foMNqAUcaNu-fqPncwMoMg/w400-h216/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20-%20League%205.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />'<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">ROCKY RACCOON</span>' is the fifth track on the second side of The Beatles' "White Album", and it was also the center and highlight of "<u>The</u> <u>Hangover</u> <u>Waltz</u>". It includes these lyrics:<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Now, the doctor came in, stinking of <b><u>GIN </u></b><br />And proceeded to lie on the table<br />He said, "Rocky, you've met your match"<br />And Rocky said, "Doc, it's only a scratch<br />And I'll be better, I'll be better, Doc, as soon as I am able"</span></i><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />In 1977, The Eagles had a massive #1 Billboard hit titled '<span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">HOTEL CALIFORNIA</span>':<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">So I called up the Captain<br />"Please bring me my <b><u>wine</u></b>"<br />He said, "We haven't had that spirit here<br />Since 1969"</span></i><br /><span style="color: white;">. </span><br /><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Mirrors on the ceiling<br />The <b><u>pink</u> <u>champagne</u></b> on ice<br />And she said, "We are all just prisoners here<br />Of our own device"</span></i><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><u>Remember</u>:</span></b> This is really about the <i><b><u>songs</u></b></i> and <u>not</u> the <b><i><u>booze</u></i></b>. So, in ye olde comment section, please vote for which <i><u>song</u></i> you liked better betwixt these two, and then please visit the other wonderful <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB</span>ers and also drop your two cents in their comment sections. <br /><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #cc0000;">*</span></b> See the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB</span>er links over there <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #cc0000;">---></span></b><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />I'll return here on or about <b>February 8th</b> with my own vote and the final tally.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Alright, let's get on it. <br />Let's get <i><u>ON</u></i> this thing!<br />.<br /><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">ROCKY RACCOON </span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDcDCZGcZj8" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDcDCZGcZj8</a><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sDcDCZGcZj8?si=HUAOxraPKy7891rI" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdorMbqSyQqKJ5uCzRyKNuuU-jvSMfSieWK-fnGUSVJdQluDxYgSYuMSLKXEv39oIMDtISfmnl7M_gj84yVq9UcpUp31HNN6_hoPzbpXQFAnlqDUsnx6FvJT-0IhnYTqkV57iOaFpSD30adk5e820lHHR7FvbSDgY95VrytUEtgM8nxSE4jR4T3aPoxfs/s1280/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20Battle%20In%20The%20Bar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdorMbqSyQqKJ5uCzRyKNuuU-jvSMfSieWK-fnGUSVJdQluDxYgSYuMSLKXEv39oIMDtISfmnl7M_gj84yVq9UcpUp31HNN6_hoPzbpXQFAnlqDUsnx6FvJT-0IhnYTqkV57iOaFpSD30adk5e820lHHR7FvbSDgY95VrytUEtgM8nxSE4jR4T3aPoxfs/s320/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20Battle%20In%20The%20Bar.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">HOTEL CALIFORNIA </span></span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BciS5krYL80" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BciS5krYL80</a><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BciS5krYL80?si=cM_ypT26SS2XJXpg" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><i>~ Stephen</i></span></div>Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-45733639331455514682024-01-22T00:08:00.000-08:002024-01-22T00:08:00.130-08:00BOTB RESULTS: 2024, JAN. 15 (Or, LYNYRD SKYNYRD VERSUS HANK WILLIAMS JR.)<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2emMO0mgjfYgNzyyvP99C-Z75anf9esA7dSaMkx7GVXNjI-new8rjOKv7-RslJ-TsG9Rslrd8DA1CpwB3N52pcPgQvY4P5nFEXcEkHnlJ4CyLrma_Uu435c0Wbkz8kQayZuwGD3VKBEiL5iEMOd-sQgackq4WyxihIedF7SXkegC4UALynTdlxtHn9mw/s666/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20Battle%20In%20The%20Bar%20%232.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2emMO0mgjfYgNzyyvP99C-Z75anf9esA7dSaMkx7GVXNjI-new8rjOKv7-RslJ-TsG9Rslrd8DA1CpwB3N52pcPgQvY4P5nFEXcEkHnlJ4CyLrma_Uu435c0Wbkz8kQayZuwGD3VKBEiL5iEMOd-sQgackq4WyxihIedF7SXkegC4UALynTdlxtHn9mw/w300-h400/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20Battle%20In%20The%20Bar%20%232.png" width="300" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><span style="color: #cc0000;">Hey, <b><i><u>FRIENDS</u></i></b>, thank you for taking time to visit and participate in my second installment of</span> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB's Battle Of The Booze</span> which took place <b><a href="http://stmccpresentsbattleofthebands.blogspot.com/2024/01/botbs-battle-of-booze-jan-15-2024-or.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. I had fun, and I hope you did too. It was a <span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><b><i>whiskey versus whiskey</i></b></span> contest between <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Lynyrd Skynyrd's</span> <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">'<u>Whiskey</u> <u>Rock</u>-<u>A</u>-<u>Roller</u>'</span> and <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Hank Junior's</span> <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">'<u>My</u> <u>Name</u> <u>Is</u> <u>Bocephus</u>'</span>. <br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />When I was a young man (yes, I <i><u>WAS</u></i>!), I really liked Lynyrd Skynyrd. But as I got older, my taste in music changed pretty drastycally. Today, there are really only about three Skynny Lyzyrd songs I still like pert-goot: 'That Smell', 'T For Texas' (which to me means "Route 66, Arizona") and 'Whiskey Rock-A-Roller'. </span><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My very favorite part of that last song is at the beginning, when we hear that woman laugh and say, <i><span style="color: #cc0000;">"Ha-Ha-Ha! Whiskey, baby"</span></i>. Who was that woman? I think I knew her in my youth (Yuh-<i><u>huh</u>!</i>) Or maybe there's a bunch of hers all over the country? Perhaps I met her one night in Vegas, baby. Or in that old saloon in Rock Springs? The bar in Nashville? The hooch parlor in Tallahassee? Well, wherever I met her, I'm still in love with her voice! <i><span style="color: #cc0000;">She liked to drink Old Grand-Dad, and her shoes did shuffle around.</span></i> (I love that lyric, too!)<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />I figured Bocephus was the underdog in this match-up and Lynyrd Skynyrd would win because... <i>Lynyrd Skynyrd</i>. However, I voted right along with the majority:<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><u>FINAL</u> <u>TALLY</u></span><br /><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">Lynyrd Skynyrd = 4 votes </span><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">Hank Williams Jr. = 8 votes</span></b><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />That's why we play these games. Sometimes the underdog wins. And this means that sometime later (God willing) this Bocephus song will show up again on this blog when the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB's Battle Of The Booze</span> playoff rounds begin. (<u>Playoff</u>-<u>bound</u>: 'Tequila' by Xavier Cugat; 'My Name Is Bocephus' by Hank Williams Jr.)<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><span style="color: #cc0000;">Thanks again for playing along, peoples!</span> I'll have a legendary, monumental-like <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle</span> for ya'll here on <b style="background-color: #fcff01;">February 1st</b> (God willing). <i style="background-color: #ffd966;">The third one's going to be a charm!</i><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><i>~ Stephen T. </i><br />DogGtor of Alcohology & <br />King of Inebriation Nation</span></div>Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-30369650545378159712024-01-15T00:08:00.000-08:002024-01-15T00:08:00.130-08:00BOTB's BATTLE OF THE BOOZE: JAN. 15, 2024 (Or, LYNYRD SKYNYRD VERSUS HANK "BOCEPHUS" WILLIAMS, JR.)<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2Yus6QkXYOsRMrQ6gwyQGQw703KxiaTk3OZgfZCA4wZ2-mLr2rRrn2rZUrzTTfcCkfbbr8im0sKdwBX5UwOcYPZylf40RutxSIK57c6xAOFgPoQz3T_7ll44lwt1_j6Z80bxsUVTqOArSj4urSTIRIgi7PPXDhKz1pY7C4_qLYuF2YUTTmBq76Rkr4k/s972/!%20-%20BATTLE%20OF%20THE%20BANDS'%20BATTLE%20OF%20THE%20BOOZE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="972" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2Yus6QkXYOsRMrQ6gwyQGQw703KxiaTk3OZgfZCA4wZ2-mLr2rRrn2rZUrzTTfcCkfbbr8im0sKdwBX5UwOcYPZylf40RutxSIK57c6xAOFgPoQz3T_7ll44lwt1_j6Z80bxsUVTqOArSj4urSTIRIgi7PPXDhKz1pY7C4_qLYuF2YUTTmBq76Rkr4k/w400-h206/!%20-%20BATTLE%20OF%20THE%20BANDS'%20BATTLE%20OF%20THE%20BOOZE.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />This is the second installment in my <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle Of The Bands' Battle Of The Booze</span> series. (I can't even remember the last time I posted a mid-month <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB</span> installment.)<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><u>Brief</u> <u>reminder</u>: Every song I use in <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB's BOTB</span> must mention a <i><b>type</b></i> of booze and/or a <b><i>brand name</i></b> of booze or a <b><i>cocktail</i></b> made with booze.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />We have two live recordings here, one by <span style="color: #cc0000;">Lynyrd Skynyrd</span> called '<b>Whiskey Rock-A-Roller</b>' and the other by <span style="color: #cc0000;">Hank Williams Jr.</span> titled '<b>My Name Is Bocephus</b>'. We could call this <i><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">"<u>Whiskey</u> <u>&</u> <u>Old</u> <u>Grand</u>-<u>Dad</u> <u>versus</u> <u>Whiskey</u> <u>&</u> <u>Beer</u>"</b></i>.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijWJhWn04DC4wz4KiNapZ6sXFubETgQswSiUztIfwcSD071lYHIMvSj3LcC8WIakE0vTwY16ntbiWHIl3BfWKQ3Kd7U2K1dtEjqX65W0nrV87QTpD3WOiLEUjKbogoeqDXC0FOnZHVODzugaRNsVEeoNhbxYD4X4LThKdvRKLcyTtibkBxD9uL2FTZGpg/s1634/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20Bourbon.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1199" data-original-width="1634" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijWJhWn04DC4wz4KiNapZ6sXFubETgQswSiUztIfwcSD071lYHIMvSj3LcC8WIakE0vTwY16ntbiWHIl3BfWKQ3Kd7U2K1dtEjqX65W0nrV87QTpD3WOiLEUjKbogoeqDXC0FOnZHVODzugaRNsVEeoNhbxYD4X4LThKdvRKLcyTtibkBxD9uL2FTZGpg/w400-h294/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20Bourbon.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'll bet only 3 of my regular voters can name the movie that this photograph was taken from.</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Before we get this <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle</span> started, here are some <u>FUN</u> <u>FACTS</u> you ought to know: <br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #cc0000;">*</span></b> The legendary Country music singer Hank Williams nicknamed his son, Hank Williams Junior, "Bocephus" after Grand Ole Opry comedian Rod Brasfield's ventriloquist dummy.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #cc0000;">*</span></b> Bocephus mentions Lynyrd Skynyrd in his song. <br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #cc0000;">*</span></b> <u>Old</u> <u>Grand</u>-<u>Dad</u> is a brand of bourbon. <br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #cc0000;">*</span></b> Bourbon is the term for a whiskey made from a grain mixture that is at least 51% corn. Bourbon gets its name from Bourbon County in Kentucky, and most bourbon is still produced in the state of Kentucky.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #cc0000;">*</span></b> Several decades ago, I saw Bocephus perform at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. It was a great show, and Bocephus was the only person at the concert who was drunker'n I was! 😎</div><div><span style="color: white;">.</span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBK7MuUAop7dA7BJLZQoji3o7qxdjBtLl79JFrGuqqhB_Ufw1DOlTPQwAW3rDPf2CySe2chit0fZeq0WP-CMHuAFW2TL9rBItOW1MtYkXbhbmpL_2Dxq740YHKCEP5vq3ZZFszIQtJz4N3YczmOLwgM26V-PZRgY2NKNVDaPYDY0-NYzpHaOA0jWbOuY/s1360/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20Greek%20Theater.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1360" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBK7MuUAop7dA7BJLZQoji3o7qxdjBtLl79JFrGuqqhB_Ufw1DOlTPQwAW3rDPf2CySe2chit0fZeq0WP-CMHuAFW2TL9rBItOW1MtYkXbhbmpL_2Dxq740YHKCEP5vq3ZZFszIQtJz4N3YczmOLwgM26V-PZRgY2NKNVDaPYDY0-NYzpHaOA0jWbOuY/w400-h300/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20Greek%20Theater.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L.A.'s Greek Theatre</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="color: white;">.</span></div><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxwsNNguK4T0ButNnk4VdvT2V5zxncNrkUVndnvDKnaL4BGig55WTw9_gS5jGe7ggLMsMYDiMK9MapWUgU6fBeygexNr77qWXtiDFFDDuj1gUzW3xIWUEk0H0qEGPTTYExqnocBfo6ak42INRy9zcjvDMoA6bF3q6FqMiASgBS-tug-baIEMWQL3O_vU/s669/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20Greek%20Theater%20-%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="669" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxwsNNguK4T0ButNnk4VdvT2V5zxncNrkUVndnvDKnaL4BGig55WTw9_gS5jGe7ggLMsMYDiMK9MapWUgU6fBeygexNr77qWXtiDFFDDuj1gUzW3xIWUEk0H0qEGPTTYExqnocBfo6ak42INRy9zcjvDMoA6bF3q6FqMiASgBS-tug-baIEMWQL3O_vU/w400-h266/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20Greek%20Theater%20-%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="color: white;">.</span></div><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">"Take me down to Memphis town; bus driver, get me there<br />I got me a queenie; she got long, brown curly hair<br />She likes to drink <u>Old</u> <u>Grand</u>-<u>Dad</u>, and her shoes do shuffle around"</span></i><br />~ Lynyrd Skynyrd </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">(from <i>'Whiskey Rock-A-Roller'</i>)<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">"I'll tell you something now: they ain't real<br />They got no scars, they got no feel <br />They can't cut no guitar <u>whiskey</u>-bent and hell-bound!"</span></i><br />~ Hank Williams Jr. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">(from <i>'My Name Is Bocephus'</i>) <br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Alright, let's get on it. <br />Let's get <i><u>ON</u></i> this thing!</span><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">Whiskey Rock-A-Roller </span></b></div><div><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">by Lynyrd Skynyrd</span></b></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5OQa5QMtCs" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5OQa5QMtCs</a></div><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/m5OQa5QMtCs?si=pK3gL1pDjQLlmCC5" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe></div><div><span style="color: white;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8sHONiuKEm3_M3krrROcA8ytcOKVr5nCNx9sQ_qcQRqbYd4PGkmXvtotlZEOeeA_0Ip217Lz0jTZIABTvvr7gBNfoEyjx5MuGK_989CBQN7bX13737FU-HiIeacCDtkt1d0YLWoASKmo4s5exMZYuhPTnQJUXAEq5sNhrNRZa6OVmP8WgiQQleeCueY/s1280/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20Battle%20In%20The%20Bar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8sHONiuKEm3_M3krrROcA8ytcOKVr5nCNx9sQ_qcQRqbYd4PGkmXvtotlZEOeeA_0Ip217Lz0jTZIABTvvr7gBNfoEyjx5MuGK_989CBQN7bX13737FU-HiIeacCDtkt1d0YLWoASKmo4s5exMZYuhPTnQJUXAEq5sNhrNRZa6OVmP8WgiQQleeCueY/s320/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20Battle%20In%20The%20Bar.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div><b><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">My Name Is Bocephus </span></b></div><div><b><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">by Hank Williams Jr.</span></b> </div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9AZCeKO3H0" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9AZCeKO3H0</a></div><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/t9AZCeKO3H0?si=sXMbJqLETAbXoyST" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe></div><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span><div>In ye olde comment section, please vote for which song you liked better betwixt these two, and then please visit the other wonderful <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB</span>ers and also drop your two cents (not your wallet) in their comment sections. <span style="color: #cc0000;">*</span> See the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB</span>er links over there ---></div><div><span style="color: white;">.</span></div><div>I'll return here on or about January 22nd with my own vote and the final tally.</div><div><span style="color: white;">.</span> </div></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">~ Dr. DogG<br />Stephen of Alcohology & <br />King of Inebriation Nation </span></div></div>Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-4599265269667857772024-01-08T00:08:00.000-08:002024-01-08T08:45:41.643-08:00BOTB RESULTS: 2024, JAN. 1 (Or, XAVIER CUGAT VERSUS BUDDY MORROW) <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Zd-Fp44HFbd4VgpU5WgAfK_Kz3k6nV310eRPv49lhGJPfJDY48EhbkcccbsWk9nx5hYDZtYugEo3Ot_6B8vpY-KN2AbrV214Q2syleUYFFdFqJ53So9OkrhhSbIF1GcnRWjQlJtUfKhMod6DdsamPys1xs0tB1MvXecjbkcqf2u911mHssQHg8mX4Ig/s972/!%20-%20BATTLE%20OF%20THE%20BANDS'%20BATTLE%20OF%20THE%20BOOZE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="972" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Zd-Fp44HFbd4VgpU5WgAfK_Kz3k6nV310eRPv49lhGJPfJDY48EhbkcccbsWk9nx5hYDZtYugEo3Ot_6B8vpY-KN2AbrV214Q2syleUYFFdFqJ53So9OkrhhSbIF1GcnRWjQlJtUfKhMod6DdsamPys1xs0tB1MvXecjbkcqf2u911mHssQHg8mX4Ig/w400-h206/!%20-%20BATTLE%20OF%20THE%20BANDS'%20BATTLE%20OF%20THE%20BOOZE.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><span style="color: #cc0000;">First of all, my <b>thanks to everyone</b> who participated in my latest </span><span style="background-color: #38761d; color: #fcff01;">'Margarita Day'</span><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle Of The Bands</span><span style="color: #cc0000;"> contest</span>, which also happened to be my first <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle Of The Bands' Battle Of The Booze</span> contest. It took place <b><a href="https://stmccpresentsbattleofthebands.blogspot.com/2024/01/botbs-battle-of-booze-jan-1-2024-or.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. The song was <span style="background-color: #38761d; color: #fcff01;">'Tequila'</span> and the contestants were <u>Xavier</u> <u>Cugat</u> & <u>Buddy</u> <u>Morrow</u>. <br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />I love BOTH renditions of the song and grade them both a solid 'A'. However, I like the Buddy Morrow version just a wee tiny bit more. Perhaps because of the slightly slower tempo which allows for more tension between the instruments. And then of course there's that filthy sax. There are prostitutes who aren't even that filthy!<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />At any rate, my first <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB's BOTB</span> (a.k.a. <span style="color: #2b00fe;">The Battle In The Bar #1</span>) was a fairly competitive affair.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b><span style="background-color: black; color: #fcff01;">FINAL TALLY:</span></b><br /><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">Xavier Cugat = 8 votes </span><br /><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">Buddy Morrow = 5 votes </span></b><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_Ss-PIV01hBli9nszu8Rbl0uRO7kAoJ7efDbpVxYv3kTbGXcbbFLI87bHgknEB_7evbio1CX_cpDz_maTgHQgObcWJME795YfkeqE-vX2-F2tS6H9VRLsSFf1Z9n-Jkt9oAOXpLwXIPuBw0EWO_N7oSQFE4a-1FpztoXUChn-BQElK0JtDw-R9FlqfA/s666/Battle%20In%20The%20Bar%20%231.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_Ss-PIV01hBli9nszu8Rbl0uRO7kAoJ7efDbpVxYv3kTbGXcbbFLI87bHgknEB_7evbio1CX_cpDz_maTgHQgObcWJME795YfkeqE-vX2-F2tS6H9VRLsSFf1Z9n-Jkt9oAOXpLwXIPuBw0EWO_N7oSQFE4a-1FpztoXUChn-BQElK0JtDw-R9FlqfA/s320/Battle%20In%20The%20Bar%20%231.png" width="240" /></a></div></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b><i>I am posting another <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><u>BOTB's</u> <u>BOTB</u></span> installment on <span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">January 15th</span></i></b>, so I hope you all will check back in then. I believe a lot of people are going to be surprised by the musical variety and the possibilities inherent in <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle Of The Bands</span> contests in which hooch (a.k.a. "Evidence") is a primary ingredient / theme.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Until next time... <br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Bless & Be Blessed!!<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><i>~ Stephen </i><br />DogGtor of Alcohology & <br />King of Inebriation Nation </span></div></div>Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-58226308734391301802024-01-01T00:08:00.000-08:002024-01-01T00:08:00.141-08:00BOTB's BATTLE OF THE BOOZE: JAN. 1, 2024 (Or, XAVIER CUGAT VS. BUDDY MORROW)<div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjg_YmkDaO9AMBiQHpdfI78kn_kRNK4OyUAFctA8zwrNt5omwQNi9PR1iZ9k5nuwN6-B7UZRRdQiNWYq3ST38FqIvt8x-Azw26-2bW9mvkDmUBRt1w3wmqy8K4hZLu5-rVj56l0iyErG4g3CQ0EtpkT2EZQ6FAnEzc2BwT6WtlfAotCZWkGiSBVXpRgqI/s588/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20Margarita%20Day%20Tradition.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjg_YmkDaO9AMBiQHpdfI78kn_kRNK4OyUAFctA8zwrNt5omwQNi9PR1iZ9k5nuwN6-B7UZRRdQiNWYq3ST38FqIvt8x-Azw26-2bW9mvkDmUBRt1w3wmqy8K4hZLu5-rVj56l0iyErG4g3CQ0EtpkT2EZQ6FAnEzc2BwT6WtlfAotCZWkGiSBVXpRgqI/w340-h400/!%20-%20BOTB's%20BOTB%20Margarita%20Day%20Tradition.png" width="340" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div></span></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">First things first: My <span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #38761d;">Pa</span> started the <span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #38761d;">Margarita Day</span> tradition on Jan. 1st in 1986. Git you one today or... <i>I'll know the reason why!</i></span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxN4aftqqHNZ91pQi4JSvPD8BND7q96FairpxZHubVCSMo8uHtbbRg4X5xSNp2KIsV49yLmq-msqBqvL1t3fQmCzz97FgkvaLw50f8vU0t3q9ZgFkQU0Mlyqf5mQcRZM-wH-8_h83WBa_nc6iw-Jc6T8V4nVtEUbQ87qx-lVJIbvDhDU4uIUTW2G1SCo/s259/Margarita%20Day%20gif.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="220" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxN4aftqqHNZ91pQi4JSvPD8BND7q96FairpxZHubVCSMo8uHtbbRg4X5xSNp2KIsV49yLmq-msqBqvL1t3fQmCzz97FgkvaLw50f8vU0t3q9ZgFkQU0Mlyqf5mQcRZM-wH-8_h83WBa_nc6iw-Jc6T8V4nVtEUbQ87qx-lVJIbvDhDU4uIUTW2G1SCo/s1600/Margarita%20Day%20gif.gif" width="220" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Now, on to other matters . . . </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I'm using <span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #38761d;">Margarita Day 2024</span> to announce my new theme. I call it <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><u>Battle</u> <u>Of</u> <u>The</u> <u>Bands</u>' <u>Battle</u> <u>Of</u> <u>The</u> <u>Booze</u></span></b>.</span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5EtULbBz_Oo2UcsNWwPMnkXumAaO3tOqQ5YlMTPbE8ABjxcxbXF3wjeZWXm6Gekxk2lbuLtxvkk6f97PNn8sDBqhzKKg1wB5TG_xJyoynah-3D7THaA8uwghfT4P6HmGi3nQRnLWdRS0PwYkLZSC2BIeCb75EK9kvX_9_T4PxZyuXLlvNtff3T5cyVzU/s972/!%20-%20BATTLE%20OF%20THE%20BANDS'%20BATTLE%20OF%20THE%20BOOZE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="972" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5EtULbBz_Oo2UcsNWwPMnkXumAaO3tOqQ5YlMTPbE8ABjxcxbXF3wjeZWXm6Gekxk2lbuLtxvkk6f97PNn8sDBqhzKKg1wB5TG_xJyoynah-3D7THaA8uwghfT4P6HmGi3nQRnLWdRS0PwYkLZSC2BIeCb75EK9kvX_9_T4PxZyuXLlvNtff3T5cyVzU/w400-h206/!%20-%20BATTLE%20OF%20THE%20BANDS'%20BATTLE%20OF%20THE%20BOOZE.png" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"><u>My</u> <u>self</u>-<u>imposed</u> <u>rules</u> <u>for</u> <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><u>BOTB's</u> <u>BOTB</u> </span><span>are. . .</span></b></div><div>Every song I present in <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle Of The Bands' Battle Of The Booze</span> will contain <i><u>at</u> <u>least</u> <u>one</u></i> of these three references: </div><div><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><u>1</u></span></b> -- The name of some <u style="background-color: #ffd966;">type</u> of booze (e.g., gin, bourbon, tequila, etc.), or <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #cc0000;"><u>2</u></span></b> -- the <u style="background-color: #ffd966;">brand</u> <u style="background-color: #ffd966;">name</u> of some kind of booze (e.g., Beefeater, Old Grand-Dad, Jose Cuervo, etc.), or <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #cc0000;"><u>3</u></span></b> -- the name of some sort of <u style="background-color: #ffd966;">cocktail</u> made with booze (e.g., salty dog, mint julep, margarita, etc.) </div></span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">STMcC's "BOTB's BOTB" </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">#1</span> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Let the hooch flow like water! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This being <span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #38761d;">Margarita Day</span>, I am kicking off my new <span style="color: #cc0000;">2024</span> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB</span> theme with <span style="color: #274e13;">"Tequila"</span>. Let's <strike>drink it!</strike> listen to it!</span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #38761d;">Tequila -- Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra</span> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzJ9D1HHKDI" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzJ9D1HHKDI</a> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OzJ9D1HHKDI?si=HNi2z7NEGcS733HT" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe></span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">"Alright, let's slow it down a little" so we don't pass out before the evening's entertainment is over.</span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCua5GRFTatc-DHcJyNkuAXaZeAP0dtveW3qjMKPh4pL2CPIJZGZY7aYou3vuyLy9JU4r-MntFA6ntY8kzSvrB7UNgZLY2wpc02Cs9zw9SlFrkSSsDR-w-OPMddBef1uTZg9Al7BjxL1FPrCL1-e2vzMdUeviobIxuoCeTdKBLXeaHjBBEJnoxsUeDtU/s1658/Let's%20Slow%20It%20Down%20A%20Little.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="1658" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCua5GRFTatc-DHcJyNkuAXaZeAP0dtveW3qjMKPh4pL2CPIJZGZY7aYou3vuyLy9JU4r-MntFA6ntY8kzSvrB7UNgZLY2wpc02Cs9zw9SlFrkSSsDR-w-OPMddBef1uTZg9Al7BjxL1FPrCL1-e2vzMdUeviobIxuoCeTdKBLXeaHjBBEJnoxsUeDtU/s320/Let's%20Slow%20It%20Down%20A%20Little.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #38761d; color: #fcff01; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Tequila -- Buddy Morrow & His "Night Train" Orchestra</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA26WyGW2o8" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA26WyGW2o8</a> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iA26WyGW2o8?si=nnqkYFIqJIK83D4i" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe></span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Please let me know in the comment section which Tequila you liked better, <span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #38761d;">Xavier's</span> or <span style="background-color: #38761d; color: #fcff01;">Buddy's</span>. And then please visit all the other <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB</span>ers (*see links in right sidebar) and support their music battles, too.</span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I'll return here on or about <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">January 8th</span></b> with my own vote and the Results of the first <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle in the bar</span>.</span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhQwQpcZT6L7Ju5v6kXe6umyU-MrknY6dxyPMQqoOT5WkCtW4Cs55T2u_cPRoIkWkPQu31bzQWKV0ouj2Ho4tmE8IgUXbFxQNJ8zu7X0fW2nDnX6Q3OBiFwcaMqOEfkwRPNbEkXyNwR5yDVrrFyx2a4Ne0sHusoB0pa23PPqeEjdG_rlp_gkoijcB31g/s666/Battle%20In%20The%20Bar%20%231.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhQwQpcZT6L7Ju5v6kXe6umyU-MrknY6dxyPMQqoOT5WkCtW4Cs55T2u_cPRoIkWkPQu31bzQWKV0ouj2Ho4tmE8IgUXbFxQNJ8zu7X0fW2nDnX6Q3OBiFwcaMqOEfkwRPNbEkXyNwR5yDVrrFyx2a4Ne0sHusoB0pa23PPqeEjdG_rlp_gkoijcB31g/w300-h400/Battle%20In%20The%20Bar%20%231.png" width="300" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>~ Stephen</i> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">DogGtor of Alcohology & </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">King of Inebriation Nation</span></div>Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-27981417205369440732023-12-09T17:15:00.000-08:002023-12-09T17:15:30.088-08:00BOTB RESULTS: DECEMBER 1, 2023 (Or, MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER VERSUS LAWRENCE WELK & COMPANY)<span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcGTJEbg5N9NeWmEu_uVDlQFN5xoHpQcsyhnP8vWMdlqWV-2rOELFnOIm4b9BWDXOGcvzpmiqy0LcjjjRjv_XOhz0spmmsNBH3LwyUxUGHZpv3P5xPAkcirAbey-qrw5sLz_yMMjHJ0EYHHnM1Yfsa0gW9ci83bjQtRoBFF8cwHY-2cPzuqX3rk5STKlk/s826/BOTB%20RESULTS%20-%20NATIVITY%201.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="826" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcGTJEbg5N9NeWmEu_uVDlQFN5xoHpQcsyhnP8vWMdlqWV-2rOELFnOIm4b9BWDXOGcvzpmiqy0LcjjjRjv_XOhz0spmmsNBH3LwyUxUGHZpv3P5xPAkcirAbey-qrw5sLz_yMMjHJ0EYHHnM1Yfsa0gW9ci83bjQtRoBFF8cwHY-2cPzuqX3rk5STKlk/w400-h243/BOTB%20RESULTS%20-%20NATIVITY%201.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background-color: #cc0000; color: white;">CHRISTMAS & HOLIDAY GREETINGS, All Y'all!</span></b><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b><span style="background-color: #38761d; color: white;">I thank you all for giving me the only gift that really matters (i.e., a vote in my </span><span style="background-color: #38761d; color: #2b00fe;">Battle Of The Bands</span><span style="background-color: #38761d; color: white;"> installment</span> <a href="http://stmccpresentsbattleofthebands.blogspot.com/2023/12/battle-of-bands-dec-1-2023-or-mannheim.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>).</b> The song was <i>'<u style="font-weight: bold;">CAROL</u> <u style="font-weight: bold;">OF</u> <u style="font-weight: bold;">THE</u> <u style="font-weight: bold;">BELLS</u>'</i> and the contestants were <b>Mannheim Steamroller</b> and <b>Lawrence Welk & Company</b>. I won't go quite so far as calling it a "<u>Christmas</u> <u>Miracle</u>", but Larry & his Goils completely wiped out Mannheim & his Steamroller! It wasn't beyond my ability to imagine Lawrence Welk winning this <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle</span>, but I surely thought that it would be a close reindeer race.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />I like the Mannheim version quite well, except for that section around the midway point in the song when they introduce about 20 seconds of very un-Christmassy electronic robot voice & sound effect stuffs. Thankfully, the music quickly returns to a majestic Christmas sound (as is proper).<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />For so many of the same reasons that Welk voters mentioned in the comment section, I also prefer Champagne Larry & his bubbly Goils' version.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><u>FINAL</u> <u>TALLY</u>:</span><br /><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">Mannheim Steamroller = 2 votes</span><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">Lawrence Welk = 11 votes</span></b><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Beginning on <b>January 1, 2024</b>, I will be presenting a brand new <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB</span> theme and ongoing song challenge. I think it's going to be a lot of fun and will include an extremely wide range of different musical styles. So I hope you'll all rejoin me in the New Year. Until then, <b>I wish for each and every one of you a joyful Christmas and a very safe, healthy and Happy New Year!</b><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />If you're looking for a great playlist to enjoy during these next two or three weeks, check out my YouTube... <br /><span style="color: #cc0000;">[link></span> <b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNBztZRTnDxBO1zb7Br7gbYuUwu1UVt_x" style="background-color: #fcff01;" target="_blank">E-Ticket Christmas Song Videos! (<i>playlist</i>)</a></span></b><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZNcVfGuaAl0CoVqJviIi1iWP7W16plXn3el5huFBtcOghUJFawJ-wZlGXuJnBGvYJIIfEa4fDS49DioL3ngb4VB3oLYqnRbj-cwEHk8cc7F6rY-rv0bfb_ym8xJqsByoAAObfGbJpWQb9btXfhb3ooB8VGx2Pe2X7yjFjzoaMKQ_k4yNFkjhzxAq6KI/s2297/Xmas%20Day,%202022%20-%20Nativity%20Set%20-%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2297" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZNcVfGuaAl0CoVqJviIi1iWP7W16plXn3el5huFBtcOghUJFawJ-wZlGXuJnBGvYJIIfEa4fDS49DioL3ngb4VB3oLYqnRbj-cwEHk8cc7F6rY-rv0bfb_ym8xJqsByoAAObfGbJpWQb9btXfhb3ooB8VGx2Pe2X7yjFjzoaMKQ_k4yNFkjhzxAq6KI/w251-h400/Xmas%20Day,%202022%20-%20Nativity%20Set%20-%203.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />I'll leave you all for now with this bit of weirdness from me, D-FensDogG, your favorite Christmas Canine:<br /><span style="color: white;">. </span><br /><span style="color: #cc0000;">God is Love & Jesus Christ is our Sinless Savior!! </span><br /><span style="color: white;">. </span><br /><span style="color: #cc0000;">Me? I have a twisted sense o' humor and it's just not quite Christmas until I've heard <b style="background-color: #fcff01;">Tiny Tim <i>coughing</i> his way through '<u>Amazing</u> <u>Grace</u>'</b> in his '<u>O</u> <u>Come</u>, <u>All</u> <u>Ye</u> <u>Faithful</u>' medley. </span><br /><span style="color: white;">. </span><br /><span style="color: #cc0000;">Every year on Christmas Day, my Brother and I drop a coin into a body of water and <b>make a wish</b> that someday <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Tiny Tim</span> will have a second hit song!</b> This December 25th tradition is now roughly 20 years old. But I believe <b>2024</b> is the year the Tiny Tim wish will finally come true (...<i>maybe</i>). Please join us on Christmas Day and <b style="background-color: #93c47d;">"Make A Wish For Tiny Tim"</b>.</span><br /><span style="color: white;">. </span><br /><b><span style="color: white;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_8RMaLnrg4&list=PLNBztZRTnDxBO1zb7Br7gbYuUwu1UVt_x&index=130" style="background-color: #01ffff;" target="_blank">O Come, All Ye Faithful (medley) -- Tiny Tim</a></span></b></span><br /><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E_8RMaLnrg4?si=TQajelvJQKWjzL9s" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">~ Stephen</span></span></div></div>Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-38856749489734587362023-12-01T00:08:00.000-08:002023-12-01T00:08:00.135-08:00BATTLE OF THE BANDS: DEC. 1, 2023 (Or, MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER VERSUS LAWRENCE WELK & COMPANY)<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNGntn3q3g0pH4AjvlqMCDJbeecQN1AGqzMOBse4117mrxBL5-ftgWHGaCms_TEl1sAnSwr3OD0p54CME_vn0EjAGJ0gIDsaj3EAI_1AtWK0UtFCDF2Qx9qfXo8HpHO4UyH29c9afpBV-Ukymtyv2QHHHTWwVBt0O2-9jXIuliiUp7sz-5G6KY-SGV6o/s599/GOLDENSHADOW%20CHRISTMAS%20CARD%20-%20A1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNGntn3q3g0pH4AjvlqMCDJbeecQN1AGqzMOBse4117mrxBL5-ftgWHGaCms_TEl1sAnSwr3OD0p54CME_vn0EjAGJ0gIDsaj3EAI_1AtWK0UtFCDF2Qx9qfXo8HpHO4UyH29c9afpBV-Ukymtyv2QHHHTWwVBt0O2-9jXIuliiUp7sz-5G6KY-SGV6o/w334-h400/GOLDENSHADOW%20CHRISTMAS%20CARD%20-%20A1.png" width="334" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><i><b><span style="background-color: red; color: white;">Howdy, Xmas DogGs and DogGettes.</span></b></i> </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Welcome to my traditional <span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Christmas / Holiday</b></span> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle Of The Bands</span> installment!<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />How many of you remember this really old television commercial?<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B8iSaFn7x0M?si=nJip8BfYyeLa43ys" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: white;">.</span></span><br />When I was a kid, that <b><i>Andre Champagne</i></b> TV commercial always merrily reminded me that Christmas (my very favorite Holiday) was right around the corner. I've never particularly liked champagne, but I still love that commercial in a very heartwarming, nostalgic kind of way. It probably wasn't until I was about 21 years old that I learned the music used in that Andre commercial was a real, genuine Christmas song titled <span style="color: #cc0000;">'<b>Carol Of The Bells</b>'</span>. Today, that is amongst my all-time favorite Christmas songs. And I really appreciate that it's about <span style="color: #cc0000;">"<u>The</u> <u>Reason</u> <u>For</u> <u>The</u> <u>Season</u>"</span>:</span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Fj3jdwIuwOVQWjjV-dtbH5Qw3gtw73vl3cL1Oicq9_fm1OKSH2gR-l7px_-wFJia91oczxZCyPPa_FKQD9qd9CtUqqVZ79fqP24SFRdIOk37umVoAvhwF6xd3Q_8roohBBaEDoL5uhcBUk3wVxCSB0pGmlmvvlV-ga0pnhqgSxZDUIaCmZ_mqq4E2dQ/s1679/I%20LOVE%20L.A.%20-%20Jesus%20%20Saves%20-%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="1679" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Fj3jdwIuwOVQWjjV-dtbH5Qw3gtw73vl3cL1Oicq9_fm1OKSH2gR-l7px_-wFJia91oczxZCyPPa_FKQD9qd9CtUqqVZ79fqP24SFRdIOk37umVoAvhwF6xd3Q_8roohBBaEDoL5uhcBUk3wVxCSB0pGmlmvvlV-ga0pnhqgSxZDUIaCmZ_mqq4E2dQ/w400-h293/I%20LOVE%20L.A.%20-%20Jesus%20%20Saves%20-%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo credit: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcADqxnQA_4&list=PLNBztZRTnDxAVFxf6HV_SXdKmbzFnRX9R&index=4" target="_blank">'I Love L.A.'</a> music video by Randy Newman</td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So, I've chosen two versions of </span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;">'<b>CAROL OF THE BELLS</b>'</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> to share with you in this </span><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;">December</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">BOTB</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> contest. One is instrumental-<i>ish</i> and the other is a song with singing and harmonizing and stuffs like that. I like them both. (It'd be difficult to really mess up this great carole.)</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Pour yerself a glass of champagne (or Revel Stoke Roasted Pecan Whisky & ekker nog) and vote for your preferred rendition in the comment section below. And then please be sure to visit all of the other <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB</span>ers (links in the column over there somewheres ---->) and vote in their <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battles</span> also.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />I intend to return here on or about <span style="color: red;">December 8th</span> to cast my own vote and announce the winner.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Alright, let's get on it. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Let's get <i><u>ON</u></i> this thing!<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;"><b>CAROL OF THE BELLS -- </b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;"><b>Mannheim Steamroller</b></span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8405nEFJXpk" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8405nEFJXpk</a><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8405nEFJXpk?si=q8uRxWrwNMt41iu2" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhD8HCxA1V4KvWrYN5iEcxQmxfOKlLJookvze9HYoV7x5XW2FIPFqmhZf2Q5sa4kYApODpgTXcZJm9RP7gsYOA568IP4noLib-Gf0CkSMEA6soEPrthXk_k6jFCLTFnxfRroTMjKFDlfvVVIrxGL4Zs7oiKHP3bfEAxbXLGkWiD98TrpzYQuD-AKhXT0s/s951/SANTA%20BEEE!.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="951" data-original-width="909" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhD8HCxA1V4KvWrYN5iEcxQmxfOKlLJookvze9HYoV7x5XW2FIPFqmhZf2Q5sa4kYApODpgTXcZJm9RP7gsYOA568IP4noLib-Gf0CkSMEA6soEPrthXk_k6jFCLTFnxfRroTMjKFDlfvVVIrxGL4Zs7oiKHP3bfEAxbXLGkWiD98TrpzYQuD-AKhXT0s/w383-h400/SANTA%20BEEE!.jpg" width="383" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Santa signals the <i><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">"<u>BEEE</u>!"</span></i> sign. (Some of you Al K. O'Holics know what that means. <span style="font-size: medium;">😉</span>)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;"><b>CAROL OF THE BELLS -- </b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;"><b>Lawrence Welk Orchestra & Chorus</b></span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIntt9md7ok" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIntt9md7ok</a><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YIntt9md7ok?si=QVOmlHQr7TmGpBVn" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />We'll yak again soon.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />May you all...<br /><span style="background-color: #cc0000; color: #93c47d;">Bless & Be Blessed!!</span><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />~ Stephen T. McClaus</span></div></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">POSTSCRIPT:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><b>LEARN <u>THE</u> <u>HOLY</u> <u>BIBLE</u> IN 15 MINUTES!</b></span></div><div><b><a href="https://i.imgur.com/MqGeqGW.jpg" target="_blank">Part 1</a> & <a href="https://i.imgur.com/Hvlsdeq.jpg" target="_blank">Part 2</a></b></div></span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div>Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-81674274412248155902023-11-08T14:19:00.002-08:002023-11-09T13:18:46.002-08:00BOTB RESULTS: NOV. 1, 2023 (Or, JONNY LANG VERSUS JOHNNY HORTON)<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJo-B5_itLrxlk4O-_XhIsVRu53WDTQfHyq4uP6Tn8VM2oRQ9hru9zgK5WJFgmS13375jT6jVLBM9nMCHpZFIyFrYgcBxhf_MZYDeyxI8VoRNExTwV5Kcgb-vtoLwbnZjofb71dx7gW_Y-oKuTpU8IexhhepKXSzp_1NZ8bds747T5lXUzE5Jkx4XIYc/s888/!%20-%20BOTB%20RESULTS%20-%20$ilver%20Dollar%20$aloon.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="888" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJo-B5_itLrxlk4O-_XhIsVRu53WDTQfHyq4uP6Tn8VM2oRQ9hru9zgK5WJFgmS13375jT6jVLBM9nMCHpZFIyFrYgcBxhf_MZYDeyxI8VoRNExTwV5Kcgb-vtoLwbnZjofb71dx7gW_Y-oKuTpU8IexhhepKXSzp_1NZ8bds747T5lXUzE5Jkx4XIYc/w400-h225/!%20-%20BOTB%20RESULTS%20-%20$ilver%20Dollar%20$aloon.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Former bar owner, Stephanie, at far left.</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />I sincerely thank every one of you who stopped by to cast a vote in the "Super Bowl" (final round) of my <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle Of The Bands</span> <b><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">$ilver Dollar $aloon $ong Challenge</span></b> which took place <b><a href="http://stmccpresentsbattleofthebands.blogspot.com/2023/11/battle-of-bands-nov-1-2023-or-jonny.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. After six months of Battles, we have our champion!<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />This was a really terrific Battle; exactly the sort of neck-&-neck competition I had hoped to see in our <span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">$D$$C</span> Super Bowl. And it seemed very fitting that a Jonny Lang song would wind up vying for the championship, since it was the <span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">Silver Dollar Saloon</span>'s former owner, <b>Stephanie</b> (now dwelling in the Spiritual realm), who made me aware of Jonny Lang in December of 2019.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />I like the Jonny Lang song '<u>Lie</u> <u>To</u> <u>Me</u>' quite well. Apparently The Kid was only 15 years old when this was recorded. What a talent! (This kind of nearly unreal "prodigy" stuff is one of <i>many</i> things that convince me of the truth of reincarnation. You don't come into "this world" with talent like that unless you honed it to some degree in a previous lifetime.)<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Beforehand, I felt certain about how Debbie D'Doglady would vote (no "Purple Waylon Effect" this time), and also certain about how Judge Al Bondigas would "rule". And since I knew their votes would cancel each other out, a shutout was out of the question. I didn't feel confident in predicting how my other friends would vote, so I was anticipating a possible blowout... or a tie. <br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />I love the Johnny Horton novelty song '<u>The</u> <u>Battle</u> <u>Of</u> <u>New</u> <u>Orleans</u>' too much, and have far too much personal history wrapped up in it to possibly vote against it. My Ma bought the 45 single but we wee kids (my Brother, my Sister, and I) played it more than she did. I must have spent hours studying the record's dust sleeve.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLpaWnBjI95cdBgXrJ3fotNBPty53wEDEu_zTofaaQPTonxQSB2eQRzSS1Ihr6egJhrRQSbDyoSoi4xjr6Oky1Xrgj-B8WaZp3eGiO4qAsxxrmcNSVJvrGpJ1i6XWairBG06L0sWJSoBuVFas9ztpwskYb-r9WdGvNHOIR9AybEb2G4siqEp2Qw6cBsQw/s320/BATTLE%20OF%20NEW%20ORLEANS%20-%201.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLpaWnBjI95cdBgXrJ3fotNBPty53wEDEu_zTofaaQPTonxQSB2eQRzSS1Ihr6egJhrRQSbDyoSoi4xjr6Oky1Xrgj-B8WaZp3eGiO4qAsxxrmcNSVJvrGpJ1i6XWairBG06L0sWJSoBuVFas9ztpwskYb-r9WdGvNHOIR9AybEb2G4siqEp2Qw6cBsQw/w400-h400/BATTLE%20OF%20NEW%20ORLEANS%20-%201.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEbV3DURZCBTfHeIeHa1M-YkGOCrFaJ21nGKxkei4Vcqqp0oiLwm_gr3EULDHcYg8DmyitPi_7bCmTVlt9WoXGzkpl2FaW2sGp7HosmYWXxthPBIL9HkEI0-LLkn0N-2AMiEoTZN5_RiTQ73UF4siEm_RjGU7Yff-r9qVuaAauhZwHnhOOT3ZrD43Qz90/s320/BATTLE%20OF%20NEW%20ORLEANS%20-%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="320" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEbV3DURZCBTfHeIeHa1M-YkGOCrFaJ21nGKxkei4Vcqqp0oiLwm_gr3EULDHcYg8DmyitPi_7bCmTVlt9WoXGzkpl2FaW2sGp7HosmYWXxthPBIL9HkEI0-LLkn0N-2AMiEoTZN5_RiTQ73UF4siEm_RjGU7Yff-r9qVuaAauhZwHnhOOT3ZrD43Qz90/w400-h399/BATTLE%20OF%20NEW%20ORLEANS%20-%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />What all that boils down to is...<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">FINAL TALLY </span><br /><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">Jonny Lang = 5 votes </span><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">Johnny Horton = 6 votes</span></b><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">'<u>The</u> <u>Battle</u> <u>Of</u> <u>New</u> <u>Orleans</u>'</span> by Johnny Horton is (in this blog's opinion) the supreme song of the <b>Silver Dollar Saloon in Virginia City, Nevada</b>. The Silver Dollar Saloon, the <span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>only essential dive bar in Virginia City</i></span>, <i><span style="color: #cc0000;">where dogs are welcome and people are tolerated</span></i>:<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiniY0XDptZDizO_EOVCd3KP9F16WZL_Evtv0i7TRxkcNMg565zOB60fKCT-_etqiUCpMdWIb0jjVo5zsR6hU-b8Fbf8RNK3vu6TOBoJcxpd-_sFrQm__QFy1ONHHXRuSJMGA5-C930r2S5gCweOerjPvNc2Gk5Zl7aaquMxuiEqgYSwf-0XUTcAfnsg2Q/s908/!%20VC%20-%20Silver%20Dollar%20Saloon%20-%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="276" data-original-width="908" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiniY0XDptZDizO_EOVCd3KP9F16WZL_Evtv0i7TRxkcNMg565zOB60fKCT-_etqiUCpMdWIb0jjVo5zsR6hU-b8Fbf8RNK3vu6TOBoJcxpd-_sFrQm__QFy1ONHHXRuSJMGA5-C930r2S5gCweOerjPvNc2Gk5Zl7aaquMxuiEqgYSwf-0XUTcAfnsg2Q/w400-h121/!%20VC%20-%20Silver%20Dollar%20Saloon%20-%2013.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKBOlBT0r99ihg5X8A0CW3IaXWOH56nMtrAbpDt16Qn6dSuCfdNTlUv3ml-UR5orUkNdjCKJzXYMgrLlmxmmdxeQTt44eOdSdBoZAaQ5Rg59x0KRBEj6FVGKF83vt7DKmeRDWzCplU3jLJqn0WotzfaTQaUKvdvoNd0NOtA7fw7JAQE1qqPK1hJHFnEk/s480/!%20VC%20-%20Silver%20Dollar%20Saloon%20-%20Dogs%20Welcome,%20People%20Tolerated.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="480" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKBOlBT0r99ihg5X8A0CW3IaXWOH56nMtrAbpDt16Qn6dSuCfdNTlUv3ml-UR5orUkNdjCKJzXYMgrLlmxmmdxeQTt44eOdSdBoZAaQ5Rg59x0KRBEj6FVGKF83vt7DKmeRDWzCplU3jLJqn0WotzfaTQaUKvdvoNd0NOtA7fw7JAQE1qqPK1hJHFnEk/w400-h355/!%20VC%20-%20Silver%20Dollar%20Saloon%20-%20Dogs%20Welcome,%20People%20Tolerated.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"><u>Fun</u> <u>Fact</u>:</b> Did you know that the <span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">Silver Dollar Saloon</span> was once included in a <b>Rocky & Bullwinkle cartoon</b>?<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ccwkR9GE38PTYIqVnvz4_5q78UglsNaYR-tPr9uIMXqpYrd7os-IpXYL4QenTkDLd2wSFTFxi3sVzWNXSWk2kknBuhekEJ9mUDwYnSlRAc_Q1q4TtTmjJ_qOD2MsmDjMZveNGE17EKj6Cte5CZscJO7yyrdMZEsGjVeJFMznq52NqLeJKh81Z0x2YAY/s1776/!%20-%20BOTB%20-%20Silver%20Dollar%20Saloon%20Song%20Challenge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1377" data-original-width="1776" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ccwkR9GE38PTYIqVnvz4_5q78UglsNaYR-tPr9uIMXqpYrd7os-IpXYL4QenTkDLd2wSFTFxi3sVzWNXSWk2kknBuhekEJ9mUDwYnSlRAc_Q1q4TtTmjJ_qOD2MsmDjMZveNGE17EKj6Cte5CZscJO7yyrdMZEsGjVeJFMznq52NqLeJKh81Z0x2YAY/w400-h310/!%20-%20BOTB%20-%20Silver%20Dollar%20Saloon%20Song%20Challenge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><div><span style="background-color: #b45f06; color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">SPEND 1 MINUTE INSIDE THE </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #b45f06; color: #cccccc;"><i><u>REAL</u></i> SILVER DOLLAR SALOON:</span> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>CLICK RIGHT <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/3EgO9wiNI68?si=tKbWf4UHIV2IDhWE" target="_blank">HERE</a>!</b><br /></span><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Well, <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">thanks again all y'all</span></b> for making my <span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">$ilver Dollar $aloon $ong Challenge</span> lotsa fun! I intend to return here again on <b><span style="background-color: #cc0000; color: #6aa84f;">December 1st</span></b> with a <span style="background-color: #38761d; color: #cc0000;">Holiday themed</span> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle</span> for your consideration. I hope you'll be here, too! Until then...<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Happy Trails to you, and may you <br />Bless And Be Blessed!!<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />~ <i>Stephen </i><br />DogGtor of Alcohology & <br />King of Inebriation Nation </span></div></div>Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-43809613134015371292023-11-01T00:08:00.021-07:002023-11-01T00:08:00.126-07:00BATTLE OF THE BANDS: NOV. 1, 2023 (Or, JONNY LANG VERSUS JOHNNY HORTON)<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vuGDNqegFIJ3dCXqBCY2udnlbRCdR78VAPKJnBr2gsIXS6vZZz90c0Ri7JYURA_xEJzwoZWRll-dS6BitrZ81lEvqcJ74-N77P9SJPldXnafFvqFxx93M-VgN50D4HRQ6kCE4YAuT40W8Mp3h-xi1-Qo0Qccbm2QRiOlfdyNvapnsUMGDV2ZbBR8aVE/s1453/!%20VC%20-%20Silver%20Dollar%20Saloon%20-%20T-shirt%20purchased%20on%208-8-2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="1453" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vuGDNqegFIJ3dCXqBCY2udnlbRCdR78VAPKJnBr2gsIXS6vZZz90c0Ri7JYURA_xEJzwoZWRll-dS6BitrZ81lEvqcJ74-N77P9SJPldXnafFvqFxx93M-VgN50D4HRQ6kCE4YAuT40W8Mp3h-xi1-Qo0Qccbm2QRiOlfdyNvapnsUMGDV2ZbBR8aVE/w400-h390/!%20VC%20-%20Silver%20Dollar%20Saloon%20-%20T-shirt%20purchased%20on%208-8-2022.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Welcome to the <b><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">$uper Bowl</span></b> of the <b><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">$ilver Dollar $aloon $ong Challenge!</span></b> For you folks who don't know nut'n 'bout football, that means <i>this</i> is the <u>LAST</u> installment in this Challenge, and whoever wins is "the best", and they'll be going to <strike>Disneyland</strike>... <strike>Knott's Berry Farm</strike>... Virginia City, Nevada (my favorite place whole the world!)<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiolpXiG-PZ66QVQK37_f5q7LSpfTcSNhmko7-3DBZvgQlz2wCnbBzj6NSRVWCIk0kTb8kxZmHfvvoRSAAhBZB2D2YEulVdW261RPtPaA-2GnWzMbiNBVPRj-H0pYJsFtLVZhhto_e_vrPvseagEMj5LN3O45qTZwRtPIwgmjON5C6EVzPztrvqlnlvSeE/s2240/!%20VC%20-%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1244" data-original-width="2240" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiolpXiG-PZ66QVQK37_f5q7LSpfTcSNhmko7-3DBZvgQlz2wCnbBzj6NSRVWCIk0kTb8kxZmHfvvoRSAAhBZB2D2YEulVdW261RPtPaA-2GnWzMbiNBVPRj-H0pYJsFtLVZhhto_e_vrPvseagEMj5LN3O45qTZwRtPIwgmjON5C6EVzPztrvqlnlvSeE/w400-h223/!%20VC%20-%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><u>ONLY</u> songs that I have heard played at the</span> <span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">Silver Dollar Saloon</span> <span style="color: #cc0000;">in Virginia City have been eligible to participate in this contest.</span></b> That's the common thread: I've heard them at one time or another in one of the funkiest bars I've ever had the pleasure to pass out in! <br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBA3ZMskE0UUvcm9Hfpdn447I3HZQj1kAKjc7GjLmZkjw110Q1nz1oUbLUjXYO0AUOmeH5yTMFIKYnLWKl5dNKqrEdPudaQVpcIODK2PlRWGVnqqK17mo-C_SJcrqxgWqpoG8fC_ky5n8cg3Odc-3vsbxPKMIv2V_dKPe3FhFncvXJ0TnrmonnnzvaDRU/s480/!%20VC%20-%20Silver%20Dollar%20Saloon%20-%20Dogs%20Welcome,%20People%20Tolerated.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="480" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBA3ZMskE0UUvcm9Hfpdn447I3HZQj1kAKjc7GjLmZkjw110Q1nz1oUbLUjXYO0AUOmeH5yTMFIKYnLWKl5dNKqrEdPudaQVpcIODK2PlRWGVnqqK17mo-C_SJcrqxgWqpoG8fC_ky5n8cg3Odc-3vsbxPKMIv2V_dKPe3FhFncvXJ0TnrmonnnzvaDRU/s320/!%20VC%20-%20Silver%20Dollar%20Saloon%20-%20Dogs%20Welcome,%20People%20Tolerated.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />No, the sign isn't a joke. Dogs <u>ARE</u> welcome at the Silver Dollar Saloon; and I have been tolerated there many times since February, 1992.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_uQR4qP6g8NJzYTEwhQQRF-lh9Se38-86S_xjjdItL10YxOxLmDIUKm2joNc3Srdp_ibM_RHI_pNC5yJ4yMt2Z3IDhaOgDHt0CgJJ76X1g7jkShfrL4KZcqQxG0BfzBROB2JrtvE3CBThZ5BMnC0jIqXJUk8UsgMNnJ4geRKnesrh-qN8FC26RjZnAI/s2560/!%20VC%20-%20Silver%20Dollar%20Saloon%20-%20DOG%20-%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2560" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_uQR4qP6g8NJzYTEwhQQRF-lh9Se38-86S_xjjdItL10YxOxLmDIUKm2joNc3Srdp_ibM_RHI_pNC5yJ4yMt2Z3IDhaOgDHt0CgJJ76X1g7jkShfrL4KZcqQxG0BfzBROB2JrtvE3CBThZ5BMnC0jIqXJUk8UsgMNnJ4geRKnesrh-qN8FC26RjZnAI/w400-h225/!%20VC%20-%20Silver%20Dollar%20Saloon%20-%20DOG%20-%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQ1HhCQVksmHEZa_fLlvHmCM9uEaPACNWtzfFRRtAXiCkmtYXeC6LymkxECW4FO02QpstjZM0HusUu6fMP_ffM1oilZ5exVWA3V7nvGc2HaC48g6b2xF-JSWhZRk8AUfM0Zkt7HIVZjDShwmkxOR9VC-6YLe8HX0tjEmOHc9oqJ49YU52I81rv_Q3iw8/s1210/!%20BOTB%20DOG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="1007" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQ1HhCQVksmHEZa_fLlvHmCM9uEaPACNWtzfFRRtAXiCkmtYXeC6LymkxECW4FO02QpstjZM0HusUu6fMP_ffM1oilZ5exVWA3V7nvGc2HaC48g6b2xF-JSWhZRk8AUfM0Zkt7HIVZjDShwmkxOR9VC-6YLe8HX0tjEmOHc9oqJ49YU52I81rv_Q3iw8/w333-h400/!%20BOTB%20DOG.jpg" width="333" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />A quick recap of what's brought us to this point:<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b>Dr. John</b> (11) <b>beat The Average White Band</b> (4) in February, 2022.<br /><b>Dr. John</b> (9) <b>beat Jonny Lang</b> (4) in January, 2023.<br /><b>Dr. John</b> (10) <b>beat Greg & Steve</b> (3) in February.<br /><b>Dr. John</b> (8) <b>beat Waylon Jennings</b> (3) in May.<br /><b>Jonny Lang</b> (9) <b>beat Dr. John</b> (4) in August.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">'<u>Lie</u> <u>To</u> <u>Me</u>'</span></b> by <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;"><i>Jonny Lang</i></span></b> is our current reigning champion. I heard this song in the Silver Dollar Saloon on December 8, 2019. In this Grand Finale showdown, it is going up against <b><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">'<u>The</u> <u>Battle</u> <u>Of</u> <u>New</u> <u>Orleans</u>'</span></b> by <b><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">Johnny Horton</span></b>, which I heard in the Silver Dollar Saloon on August 8, 2022.</span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I consider Horton's recording to be </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">one of the all-time greatest American bar songs. In my 2016, </span><b style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: #38761d; color: #fcff01;">"Margarita Day"</span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><b style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle Of The Bands</span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> post, I explained why I feel this way, and how this song </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">connects </span><b style="font-family: verdana;">Arlee Bird</b><span style="font-family: verdana;">, </span><b style="font-family: verdana;">Sixgun McItchyfinger</b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> (a.k.a. Sheboyganboy Six) and </span><b style="font-family: verdana;">myself</b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> together into a </span><b style="font-family: verdana;">Terrible Trinity!</b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> If'n anyone is interested in that old story, you can read it </span><b style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://stmccpresentsbattleofthebands.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Battle+Of+New+Orleans+Johnny+Horton" target="_blank">HERE</a></b><span style="font-family: verdana;">. (In a funny and twisted roundabout way, if you like Lee's blog, and if you like the April 'A To Z Challenge', you can probably thank Johnny Horton's song for their existence.)</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b>It's <span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">JONNY</span> versus <span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">JOHNNY</span></b> "for all the marbles", as we kids used to say in the early 1960s on the playground at Iva Meairs Elementary School in Garden Grove. Jonny (<i><u>without</u></i> an h) or Johnny (<i><u>with</u></i> an h) - which one are you voting for in the comment section below?<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">LIE TO ME by Jonny Lang</span></b></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tigVYfHVmQ" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tigVYfHVmQ</a></div><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3tigVYfHVmQ?si=Thjud-N4ngALK_yk" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe></div><div><span style="color: white;">.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ntBntcXAaUTtYVfqmZSmEMMvLNQ7ASwzHd83lBumHlX3V16gaAH1g8RLKTuEqPBkhNyypNOzgx5rBt4Ll3xm_EgBsroKBmPEE2MkFwcti0-3aO-vhPsR7rG72WMS9Ab00ZDBd0vsUXn9zcNIh_LZCDz3ZEq9S2u59GM0x-Q-qmv07mHgHxfDbfCQ4OE/s2433/!%20BOTB%20$ILVER%20DOLLAR%20$ALOON%20$ONG%20CHALLENGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1237" data-original-width="2433" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ntBntcXAaUTtYVfqmZSmEMMvLNQ7ASwzHd83lBumHlX3V16gaAH1g8RLKTuEqPBkhNyypNOzgx5rBt4Ll3xm_EgBsroKBmPEE2MkFwcti0-3aO-vhPsR7rG72WMS9Ab00ZDBd0vsUXn9zcNIh_LZCDz3ZEq9S2u59GM0x-Q-qmv07mHgHxfDbfCQ4OE/w400-h204/!%20BOTB%20$ILVER%20DOLLAR%20$ALOON%20$ONG%20CHALLENGE.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><span style="color: white;">.</span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS </span></b></div><div><b><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">by Johnny Horton</span></b></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50_iRIcxsz0" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50_iRIcxsz0</a></div><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/50_iRIcxsz0?si=cstPGa--R6_XQ_6I" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe></div><div><span style="color: white;">.</span></div>After you vote here, please be sure to vote in the other <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB</span> contests. (See the Participants links in the right-hand column of this blog.)<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />I will return here on or about <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">November 8th</span></b> to cast my own vote and announce the final winner of <span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">THE $ILVER DOLLAR $ALOON $ONG CHALLENGE!</span> Be here or be really, Really, REALLY uncool!<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Bless And Be Blessed!! <br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><i>~ Stephen T. McCarthy </i><br />DogGtor of Alcohology & <br />King of Inebriation Nation </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div><span style="color: white;">.</span></div><div><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"><u>POSTSCRIPT</u>:</b></div><div>If you'd like to view a beautiful 5-minute tour of Virginia City, Nevada, photographed from above by a drone, don't miss this super-bitchin' video:</div><div><span style="color: white;">.</span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: #783f04; color: #fcff01;">VIRGINIA CITY by Drone World</span></b></div><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Rpxyvaqkpwg?si=bNGOGusY7-2THTBn" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe></div><div><span style="color: white;">.</span></div></span></div></div></div></div>Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-29133664126249413922023-10-08T11:20:00.000-07:002023-10-08T11:20:41.566-07:00BOTB RESULTS: OCT. 1, 2023 (Or, SINATRA & THE MOB VS. THE DOCTOR & HIS NURSE)<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjD8g_Cmbyed0wj67Xrs_bHrpLrY-xkDDCv_J0EuvabC9vBTrkABdds1fhVqDw38Jc1B-9hMWc-Ba8DLx8lYw3i_1xixiGobYHlLWTjxzXpBPxo7alfV4_dB_gkZagV3JIdfS0RHUzjF1WYVX08bVLlosabYT3FzDQ2ZbhWUhmtAHNR5NdsRiZChbYo0/s500/botb%20makin'%20whoopee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjD8g_Cmbyed0wj67Xrs_bHrpLrY-xkDDCv_J0EuvabC9vBTrkABdds1fhVqDw38Jc1B-9hMWc-Ba8DLx8lYw3i_1xixiGobYHlLWTjxzXpBPxo7alfV4_dB_gkZagV3JIdfS0RHUzjF1WYVX08bVLlosabYT3FzDQ2ZbhWUhmtAHNR5NdsRiZChbYo0/w400-h400/botb%20makin'%20whoopee.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The song was <b>'Makin' Whoopee'</b> and the contestants were <i>Frank Sinatra</i> versus <i>Dr. John & Rickie Lee Jones</i>. The <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle</span> (if we can use that word) took place <b><a href="http://stmccpresentsbattleofthebands.blogspot.com/2023/10/battle-of-bands-oct-1-2023-or-ol-blue.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.</span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Before I go any further, as always, <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">I thank each and every single one of you who took the time to stop by, listen, and submit a vote</span></b> (a.k.a. "spiking the punch" and "feeding the kitty"). This was a nice turnout... although the contest turned out nothing like I expected it would. <br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Personally, I like both of the recordings, and I thought that John & Jones had a decent chance of squeaking out a win. However, since Ol' Blue Eyes is the "Chairman of the Board", I figured that made John & Jones the underdog(s) in this contest. <br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hokey-Smoke! Look at these results:</span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">FINAL TALLY :</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #2b00fe;">Frank Sinatra = 3 votes</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">Dr. John & Rickie Lee Jones = 10 votes</b></span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My own vote also went to <b>John & Jones</b>. I really like that slow, funky groove they had going on, and I also thought that <i><u>this</u></i> song worked great as a male / female duet.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Please join me here again on <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #cc0000;">November 1st</span></b> for the final (Super Bowl!) installment of my <b><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">$ilver Dollar $aloon $ong Challenge</span></b>. Until then . . . .<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Bless & Be Blessed!!<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">~ Stephen T. McCarthy<br /></span></div>Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-86573727277047732992023-10-01T00:08:00.001-07:002023-10-01T00:08:00.145-07:00BATTLE OF THE BANDS: OCT. 1, 2023 (Or, OL' BLUE EYES VERSUS THE DOCTOR & HIS NURSE)<span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaucUpkMIa9ryc3el6Aa58NLcQfB8vaSNzQTBh3OgGAeRrh1vPuJFXWEhO6uil_rhIWZ8Izxc2xhkUOPPrvinDYfY_d54sMxFn9Ut6lQakauNoEhjTKR8Vl8kD5qFtYnjGqOzzZC7qIAgpQl6F-ujh9xjItooXNcQeSPqVeS1qmJJpicxI733x2i_19kA/s500/botb%20makin'%20whoopee.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaucUpkMIa9ryc3el6Aa58NLcQfB8vaSNzQTBh3OgGAeRrh1vPuJFXWEhO6uil_rhIWZ8Izxc2xhkUOPPrvinDYfY_d54sMxFn9Ut6lQakauNoEhjTKR8Vl8kD5qFtYnjGqOzzZC7qIAgpQl6F-ujh9xjItooXNcQeSPqVeS1qmJJpicxI733x2i_19kA/w400-h400/botb%20makin'%20whoopee.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b><i>Howdy, Friends!</i></b> How all y'all?<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Next month, on November 1st, we will be determining the ultimate winner of my year-long <b><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">$ilver Dollar $aloon $ong Challenge</span></b>. I'll be introducing the final challenger and it will be the <span style="color: #cc0000;">Super Bowl</span> of the <b><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">$D$$C</span></b>. Be here or be... <i>the drunken dog in the saloon!</i><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />As you'll recall, <b>Dr. John</b> was wiping out all the competition in the <b><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">$D$$C</span></b> until that punk kid, Jonny Lang, threw him off the throne. And you'll recall that last month in an unrelated <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle Of The Bands</span> match-up, <b>Ol' Blue Eyes</b> (with help from the Mob) beat Kenny Loggins in the '<span style="color: #cc0000;">Lady Luck</span>' <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle</span>.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Well, this week, we're going to put those two - <b>The Good Doctor</b> & <b>Ol' Blue Eyes</b> - up against each other on '<b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #cc0000;">Makin' Whoopee</span></b>', a song that's considered a Jazzy Standard. Dr. John will be getting some help in his duet version from <b>Rickie Lee Jones</b>. (Long-time Friends of my <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB</span> contests will remember that <i><span style="color: #cc0000;">[link></span></i> <a href="http://xtremelyun-pcandunrepentant.blogspot.com/2014/04/battle-of-bands-18-or-john-and-jones.html" target="_blank">John & Jones beat John, Krall & Costello on this same song back in 2014</a>.)<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />OK, let's see if <b>Sinatra & the Mob</b> can beat <b>The Doctor & his Nurse</b>. Please vote in the comment section, and then be sure to visit all the other <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB</span>ers and vote in their <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battles</span> also... or the Wolfman's gonna getcha!<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiem5A66ggFrCqEdpVzZVO232abIxdTBK0P_sTSLjTXfkKdnr6A_EjwCDYA3OhE0YSCwtMpa0WZax872yHBPiQzHwopHqGZTX7akaWHnbnHAuT3TsnnzqiC_aMi0c9nNqFQLTzRr4o2-4cvqmpAfAhK5D6U5gmBmghGKcXWC7wo0SfWuH14fRVdXpcMZfM/s220/botb%20sinatra.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="219" data-original-width="220" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiem5A66ggFrCqEdpVzZVO232abIxdTBK0P_sTSLjTXfkKdnr6A_EjwCDYA3OhE0YSCwtMpa0WZax872yHBPiQzHwopHqGZTX7akaWHnbnHAuT3TsnnzqiC_aMi0c9nNqFQLTzRr4o2-4cvqmpAfAhK5D6U5gmBmghGKcXWC7wo0SfWuH14fRVdXpcMZfM/w200-h199/botb%20sinatra.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpTU48GIl5ugvb2JWEg3PLopdaG6r6ASN47cGiyiBtrQOtr0vOdc8SAG85IF3X1ok2XWtEst9fhYnERzIxWcbZ5RpFEThdj1kHxj5JCyWmtCEjV8DcX7l3h27gqB2tghNc_K4xaOVUMoLKW_QqkLXyIl3fEAoWouqPjgFBgnwIAFfGq2TLcGq513K3W8/s316/botb%20dr.%20john.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="316" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpTU48GIl5ugvb2JWEg3PLopdaG6r6ASN47cGiyiBtrQOtr0vOdc8SAG85IF3X1ok2XWtEst9fhYnERzIxWcbZ5RpFEThdj1kHxj5JCyWmtCEjV8DcX7l3h27gqB2tghNc_K4xaOVUMoLKW_QqkLXyIl3fEAoWouqPjgFBgnwIAFfGq2TLcGq513K3W8/w200-h200/botb%20dr.%20john.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Alright, let's get on it. Let's get <i><u>ON</u></i> this thing! . . . <br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">MAKIN' WHOOPEE -- Frank Sinatra (& the Nelson Riddle Orchestra)</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsMhSwMkJU0" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsMhSwMkJU0</a><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RsMhSwMkJU0?si=_3m6iC5kWDUtdZjF" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">MAKIN' WHOOPEE -- Dr. John and Rickie Lee Jones</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNKEyN6_mtY" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNKEyN6_mtY</a><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zNKEyN6_mtY?si=_wwQ7d0lS2U3l0dV" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />I'll return here with my own vote and the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle Results</span> on or about <b>Sept. 8th</b>.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Bless And Be Blessed!!<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><i>~ Stephen T. </i></span></div></div>Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-46067533934693852302023-09-08T00:08:00.041-07:002023-09-12T09:42:13.672-07:00BOTB RESULTS: SEPT. 1, 2023 (Or, FRANK SINATRA VERSUS KENNY LOGGINS)<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEOjkSDjBc1-CP1NZdR4sUiTNEWu6i57BlmVR5myz-zH664EuY25Mh4kvnri310cdmE4vE909pnx8cZUtHL8bXq1ltehBL7wOK6tJWzmUaajK59Dvn661WjuMFsGmqfIGvb6_QkHkcchiEPK8L5sM01vBXkRU3qgWHcDDYE0HeZfLjK6oJWyaK7b0EI8/s750/BOTB%20LADY%20LUCK%20RESULTS.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEOjkSDjBc1-CP1NZdR4sUiTNEWu6i57BlmVR5myz-zH664EuY25Mh4kvnri310cdmE4vE909pnx8cZUtHL8bXq1ltehBL7wOK6tJWzmUaajK59Dvn661WjuMFsGmqfIGvb6_QkHkcchiEPK8L5sM01vBXkRU3qgWHcDDYE0HeZfLjK6oJWyaK7b0EI8/w400-h266/BOTB%20LADY%20LUCK%20RESULTS.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />First and foremost, <span style="color: #cc0000;">as always, <b>I sincerely thank you</b> -- each and every one of youse who took the time to visit and drop <b><i>"<u>two</u> <u>bits</u>"</i></b> into my September 1st </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">BATTLE OF THE BANDS</span><span style="color: #cc0000;"> slot machine <b><a href="http://stmccpresentsbattleofthebands.blogspot.com/2023/09/battle-of-bands-sept-1-2023-or-frank.html" target="_blank">here</a></b>.</span><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULIO2twuJaWHx3seM_fc5SVEvijKyqFu7LfGPIjk_Yq1HtSaL2_4PcW7ZAfY6-0j6pF-1g-FmNwUgCS3rmGm5G_7wsVsQCbEEldHRYj7IOw_It1x01vG0dCYvfwNXfbvBw0PliOPP8nXmpmgNeRGS1bMiMEU0xx_kWj0IlYHkRj2aOD_7CAoGR0pKDS4/s1705/Hollywood%20Or%20Bust%20-%20Slot%20Machine%20-%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1324" data-original-width="1705" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULIO2twuJaWHx3seM_fc5SVEvijKyqFu7LfGPIjk_Yq1HtSaL2_4PcW7ZAfY6-0j6pF-1g-FmNwUgCS3rmGm5G_7wsVsQCbEEldHRYj7IOw_It1x01vG0dCYvfwNXfbvBw0PliOPP8nXmpmgNeRGS1bMiMEU0xx_kWj0IlYHkRj2aOD_7CAoGR0pKDS4/w400-h310/Hollywood%20Or%20Bust%20-%20Slot%20Machine%20-%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Martin & Lewis in 'Hollywood Or Bust'</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />We were playing with a <b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><u>Lady</u> <u>Luck</u></span></b> (or, <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><i>"Blow On The Dice"</i></b></span>) theme featuring <b>'Luck Be A Lady'</b> by Frank Sinatra and <b>'Lady Luck'</b> by Kenny Loggins. The conversation in the comment section was fun -- kind of like how Las Vegas used to be. The only thing missing was <b><span style="color: #38761d;">three olives</span></b> surrounded by a Martini.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJ0jl89F_tjYet0HvNV24t-8vq7a7tojKiRNlY9l3rCm-d7u3lN0A70SzrdX3mHZgG49Ff4kbnSTYmFMyDB-EwHbK9mB42bO_-EyIGmgLuqEEPZ38tWC8Xk5lN955aMZctSfQbExGyfADKwg5ruUiuEJcE7xotSMRmtvLAf8nsi5oqotxOuxU56Xb158/s1538/Hollywood%20Or%20Bust%20-%20Craps%20-%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1187" data-original-width="1538" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJ0jl89F_tjYet0HvNV24t-8vq7a7tojKiRNlY9l3rCm-d7u3lN0A70SzrdX3mHZgG49Ff4kbnSTYmFMyDB-EwHbK9mB42bO_-EyIGmgLuqEEPZ38tWC8Xk5lN955aMZctSfQbExGyfADKwg5ruUiuEJcE7xotSMRmtvLAf8nsi5oqotxOuxU56Xb158/w400-h309/Hollywood%20Or%20Bust%20-%20Craps%20-%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidmm6tZkLVUGjsyk2dyua3gtyTKiN4Kr3KK-tjf9wHQcDzsRN63-82cywMc9_RQ1-JA5o7soT2zav4Kt_cqGvcdrmupuuHRm-dU3SomyJkcQ6W-xrSTbU2irS7I1Motv_grRb_naRnpVa2I4RQlAIQy0pxfbz_VWx55lDB0X3dW_W6P7qghaoPJJXJgsc/s1530/Hollywood%20Or%20Bust%20-%20Craps%20-%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="1530" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidmm6tZkLVUGjsyk2dyua3gtyTKiN4Kr3KK-tjf9wHQcDzsRN63-82cywMc9_RQ1-JA5o7soT2zav4Kt_cqGvcdrmupuuHRm-dU3SomyJkcQ6W-xrSTbU2irS7I1Motv_grRb_naRnpVa2I4RQlAIQy0pxfbz_VWx55lDB0X3dW_W6P7qghaoPJJXJgsc/w400-h290/Hollywood%20Or%20Bust%20-%20Craps%20-%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />My <strike>Spidey sense</strike> Doggy sense told me in advance that Ol' Blue Eyes was destined to win this contest, but I felt it could be a pretty tight horse race. As the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle</span> went along, it felt like Frankie was clobbering Kenny. But to my surprise & delight, after adding in my own vote for Kenny, I discovered that the end result was indeed a tight horse race:<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">FINAL TALLY</span><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">Frank Sinatra = 7 votes </span><br /><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">Kenny Loggins = 5 votes</span></b><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />In my opinion, Kenny Loggins' 1977 debut solo album <b>'Celebrate Me Home'</b> was the best music he ever recorded! I did like a little of what he recorded with Jim Messina. Kenny's massive hit, <b>'Footloose'</b>, got played regularly in Los Angeles clubs in 1984 & '85. I always liked '<u>Footloose</u>', primarily because it was the *<u>only</u>* song that I thought I could actually dance to fairly well. (When '<u>Footloose</u>' played, I'd ask a gal to dance and I'd <i>get on down with muh bad self!</i>) <br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Sure, the title track, <b>'Celebrate Me Home'</b>, eventually became a Holiday staple. But otherwise, the album was completely ignored despite containing what I feel was Kenny's most impressive and expressive singing ever. It also included musical contributions by some exceptional players such as Bob James, Richard Tee, Lee Ritenour, Tommy Tedesco, Eric Gale, Robben Ford, Dean Parks, and Steve Gadd (one of my favorite drummers ever).<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiram_Bullock" target="_blank"><b>Hiram Bullock</b>'s</a></i> playing at the end of <i><span style="color: red;">[link></span></i> <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClnyOy-xyeU" target="_blank">'<u>Lady</u> <u>Luck</u>'</a></span></b> has always been on my short list of very favorite electric guitar solos! <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">That guitar is so amped up that you can hear the crackling of electricity just before Hiram hits the first <u><i>searing</i></u> note of his <i><u>searing</u></i> solo!</span></b> <b style="background-color: #fcff01;">"Cranked up to twelve, Baby! <i><u>TWELVE</u>!!</i>"</b> (Play it <u><i>LOUD</i></u> or... <i><span style="color: #741b47;">eat your prunes, brush your teeth and go to bed!</span></i>) <br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />I consider this album to be one of the all-time most <u>underrated</u> by anyone! Kenny's singing -- his control and range (sweet & guttural) -- *still* knocks me out, and 'Celebrate Me Home' remains one of my most frequently played compact discs. If I were going to recommend just *<u>one</u>* song from the recording to highlight the greatness of it -- Kenny's vocals & the terrific musicianship -- I think I would point people to 'Daddy's Back'.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">'Daddy's Back'</span> by <i>Kenny Loggins</i></b> </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLVdA6l3S38" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLVdA6l3S38</a><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MLVdA6l3S38?si=TCwACyIWTNjjCM3W" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Well, <span style="color: #cc0000;">thanks again all y'all</span> for giving me another successful <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB</span> installment. Daddy'll be back on <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">October 1st</span> for another round o' fun. Until then, may you all have <b><i><u>The</u> <u>Best</u> <u>Of</u> <u><span style="color: #cc0000;">Luck</span></u></i></b> and continue to...<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZEE3-pW0tbmxr7ibelm9QGkbTva2ZGCqXJKVlD7SJVq8YM_izzPhtP9nX_-zFOq_3g7cpDxmt9OgHwUDbCG13n6mrf3rku3R9I7jxYv78SU8GeGC-v02OdLiVIrOZUV47ybN5OTP4Nq6NLNDX7-sI70xIJN3x6mMcs2znXWnkecYYhpGPl2Gr-WVh9U/s2560/Video%20Poker%20-%202%20-%20Peppermill%20-%209-4-2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2560" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZEE3-pW0tbmxr7ibelm9QGkbTva2ZGCqXJKVlD7SJVq8YM_izzPhtP9nX_-zFOq_3g7cpDxmt9OgHwUDbCG13n6mrf3rku3R9I7jxYv78SU8GeGC-v02OdLiVIrOZUV47ybN5OTP4Nq6NLNDX7-sI70xIJN3x6mMcs2znXWnkecYYhpGPl2Gr-WVh9U/w400-h225/Video%20Poker%20-%202%20-%20Peppermill%20-%209-4-2023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>...Bless And Be Blessed!!</i><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />~ Stephen <br />(D-FensDogG & The Joker Of Clubs)</span><br /></div>Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-3580325362605522042023-09-01T00:08:00.049-07:002023-09-01T00:08:00.141-07:00BATTLE OF THE BANDS: SEPT. 1, 2023 (Or, FRANK SINATRA VERSUS KENNY LOGGINS)<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: white;">.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdcpEWs70zwEEQhqXERyiw1PgHecd35YQQLVN46cdG4UeT1PtR4CfQtO8WYi2vC7BJfgBCkmlBtcwogDffl4Xv28hc9FtS8MObg9oEzYgPImhg2s0tPrYhlW8hHZhTcZUyFgFhM-TFHS4Psd3pJpLVIxWtTAFcKkcv38bGjcoA5NXVtAoDRSi1CWFys0/s838/!-A%20BOTB%20VEGAS%20-%20Top%20Photo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="838" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdcpEWs70zwEEQhqXERyiw1PgHecd35YQQLVN46cdG4UeT1PtR4CfQtO8WYi2vC7BJfgBCkmlBtcwogDffl4Xv28hc9FtS8MObg9oEzYgPImhg2s0tPrYhlW8hHZhTcZUyFgFhM-TFHS4Psd3pJpLVIxWtTAFcKkcv38bGjcoA5NXVtAoDRSi1CWFys0/w400-h239/!-A%20BOTB%20VEGAS%20-%20Top%20Photo.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Two or so weeks ago, my Brother and I were returning from a trip to a small casino in our area, when today's <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle Of The Bands</span></b> theme occurred to me. I feel a strong affinity for Las Vegas themes - the flash, the glitz, Old School "Rat Pack"-like casinos & lounges - because, according to my dear departed <b>Ma</b>, I was actually conceived in this historic Vegas Hotel / Casino:<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFe14yRljt-3En7KtKcnFOIfy3-LUsHsGneLipNZsT7IzbEgaeh5cuswnjPFXgyfca92Pwc4TmSwlRwPE-1nj1cqSMzVPivte8vERP-ZSqIrmtzIi5QgJO-SnS-S_kuhVtlohQnMkym7oAWkR2pAVhXqt2zAoiK_j1C4lyl0XmEHSrYOU9-3HJsYlLA0/s400/!-A%20BOTB%20VEGAS%20-%205.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFe14yRljt-3En7KtKcnFOIfy3-LUsHsGneLipNZsT7IzbEgaeh5cuswnjPFXgyfca92Pwc4TmSwlRwPE-1nj1cqSMzVPivte8vERP-ZSqIrmtzIi5QgJO-SnS-S_kuhVtlohQnMkym7oAWkR2pAVhXqt2zAoiK_j1C4lyl0XmEHSrYOU9-3HJsYlLA0/w400-h300/!-A%20BOTB%20VEGAS%20-%205.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQCf8qATTo6nWjXHSJhb7ms9EX8ruEH-99SqfTQmDFCHDs4ukkaGmNEw1z0G0kmcRjUa2FAKNZyTB2O5DAUqOkNB7Nu_TtNngDviiefif_Nth78lNZLMicqXgp1V6m9cYNGDrIMucDW8MKaDDV2yWBez1KW21N03xhzK4GfOB90wawCSc0R4q81ElG8I/s320/!-A%20BOTB%20VEGAS%20-%206.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQCf8qATTo6nWjXHSJhb7ms9EX8ruEH-99SqfTQmDFCHDs4ukkaGmNEw1z0G0kmcRjUa2FAKNZyTB2O5DAUqOkNB7Nu_TtNngDviiefif_Nth78lNZLMicqXgp1V6m9cYNGDrIMucDW8MKaDDV2yWBez1KW21N03xhzK4GfOB90wawCSc0R4q81ElG8I/w300-h400/!-A%20BOTB%20VEGAS%20-%206.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />As I recently mentioned to Lee <a href="https://tossingitout.blogspot.com/2023/08/whirlwinds-and-hurricanes-botb-results.html" target="_blank">here</a>, <span style="color: #cc0000;">"I used to like Las Vegas a great deal and went there often in the 1970s through the early '90s. But 'Classic Vegas' probably disappeared in the mid-'90s and I have no desire to ever visit there again. The last few times I was driving in the area, I went right through Vegas without ever even considering getting off the highway. No thanks. Like everything else, it ain't what it used to be."</span><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Everything eventually deteriorates, but I sure do remember and miss Old School Las Vegas, doggone it! One of my favorite Vegas memories is of seeing my Pa cleaning up in a Blackjack tournament at downtown's <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Lady Luck</b> <b>casino</b></span> in 1988. Sadly, today, my <b>Pa</b> is gone, and so is the <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Lady Luck</span></b>.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjsh_vHJk4jVE6TVV1hAhP0nA9XtYea3pmjSqtksBa5Cl2QMWurhOTZ1ZEKDJ0CvkU31GCcQwLQJf-KMY8KjVDhEYsCqsOcX47q6dAVbdlIvbYmH4berE9PF9MNi1whtFn_Eh-K-QKEw2AXdJ3HQYg3PRvSS6tf22eOfy3RNZF1K6zkaRocEN_uvyFTQ/s1712/!-A%20BOTB%20VEGAS%20-%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1267" data-original-width="1712" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjsh_vHJk4jVE6TVV1hAhP0nA9XtYea3pmjSqtksBa5Cl2QMWurhOTZ1ZEKDJ0CvkU31GCcQwLQJf-KMY8KjVDhEYsCqsOcX47q6dAVbdlIvbYmH4berE9PF9MNi1whtFn_Eh-K-QKEw2AXdJ3HQYg3PRvSS6tf22eOfy3RNZF1K6zkaRocEN_uvyFTQ/w400-h296/!-A%20BOTB%20VEGAS%20-%2013.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Also gone is <i><span style="color: #cc0000;">[link></span></i> <b><span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algiers_Hotel" target="_blank">The Algiers</a></span></b>, my all-time favorite Vegas establishment. What a trip back in time that place was! Even in 1990 the joint felt like 1956!<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKecpE43cNTp-2hZGv2JlKDVlrwBLrXGEWbVkVCYzT6-317OBRgqPn_aK91AfrFyeuSblvAyMdhwDueKeUqR1wPn2JY7Vn4FElRQYtCOSfgzOr2m3xt6_UKYIp7XzbL9VHXLb79WAGCVB0JfS7_mAEk6y3pC9ds2PUksP1onHnej_ag_p8Pae-QaZtKFg/s320/ALGIERS%20-%20Misty%20Blue.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="309" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKecpE43cNTp-2hZGv2JlKDVlrwBLrXGEWbVkVCYzT6-317OBRgqPn_aK91AfrFyeuSblvAyMdhwDueKeUqR1wPn2JY7Vn4FElRQYtCOSfgzOr2m3xt6_UKYIp7XzbL9VHXLb79WAGCVB0JfS7_mAEk6y3pC9ds2PUksP1onHnej_ag_p8Pae-QaZtKFg/w386-h400/ALGIERS%20-%20Misty%20Blue.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIA_ujYLv5dCoZuACcuanLhFVGXDTd-wGq82ipBh0PPMSDBbFoyxXwUHWl3zd6Y18t_4bM2z59TB63tP64Akyf3F5ZRrAUTWL_ojfoUuzcPntkpBVEWxXa5_VXhcEEuFSMc0mO-vGanyK5qEOwgIB7UwSbRA9ExLZG0yqeKhN5C9trJyjjiuUrKo6x-90/s1570/ALGIERS%20(H.O.B.%20best).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="1570" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIA_ujYLv5dCoZuACcuanLhFVGXDTd-wGq82ipBh0PPMSDBbFoyxXwUHWl3zd6Y18t_4bM2z59TB63tP64Akyf3F5ZRrAUTWL_ojfoUuzcPntkpBVEWxXa5_VXhcEEuFSMc0mO-vGanyK5qEOwgIB7UwSbRA9ExLZG0yqeKhN5C9trJyjjiuUrKo6x-90/w400-h290/ALGIERS%20(H.O.B.%20best).jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkTxHsczz58Peh18x-v_X8Le-XS3JeVMak7YYMPZ-WjLFhbx3Zo8P3CjDakpPTYXTsRxmI01r5hcs5JfL8cp6HFeVibbuHc76OnrwlYvvLqBn-bfG_PKLoFFdJ1HS-7GXCbKVTM2fPx205ERJxQP2wuEK2sesbBdwGxb1RGJf0xXjn53w8QXoXl5p3A0/s1676/!%20ALGIERS%20-%201%20-%20The%20Lounge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1676" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkTxHsczz58Peh18x-v_X8Le-XS3JeVMak7YYMPZ-WjLFhbx3Zo8P3CjDakpPTYXTsRxmI01r5hcs5JfL8cp6HFeVibbuHc76OnrwlYvvLqBn-bfG_PKLoFFdJ1HS-7GXCbKVTM2fPx205ERJxQP2wuEK2sesbBdwGxb1RGJf0xXjn53w8QXoXl5p3A0/w400-h296/!%20ALGIERS%20-%201%20-%20The%20Lounge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Although I always loved the atmosphere of Vegas, I've never really been a big gambler. The <u><i>ONLY</i></u> thing I know about <b>poker</b> is this:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Don't you draw the Queen of Diamonds, boy.<br />She'll beat you if she's able.<br />You know the Queen of Hearts is always your best bet.</span></i><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Well, speaking of my conception, Classic Vegas, The Algiers, and the Rat Pack, let's have some fun with a <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"><u>LADY</u> <u>LUCK</u></b></span> (or <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"><i>"Blow On The Dice"</i></b></span>) music theme. Below are two songs for your voting consideration. Please vote for whichever of the songs you dig the most. And then please make sure you visit all of the other <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTBers</span> (see <b>participation list</b> in the right column--->) and drop your <i><span style="color: #cc0000;">two bits</span></i> into their <i><span style="color: #cc0000;">slot machines</span></i> also.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Alright, let's get on it. Let's get <u><i>ON</i></u> this thing!<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;"><b>LUCK BE A LADY</b> -- Frank Sinatra (1963)</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfiKk4wxiVM" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfiKk4wxiVM</a><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MfiKk4wxiVM?si=kE__iuayL8MLWFfW" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDCQgWc08tF0Ne9H-O9-YauxICgqB9VCJnmTjiCJpYjGJ_QXyitB3cKUxPsnoLRUEItwr4opka336gvQquCONmJwqT55WgOKCkRBO2y6_iBAdA21h49aXEXud525VcsDCeX0Td798NQd1aBVAknKE5tpZR5A7oc8JGiSd-gYd2LfQyghxXzWxN03aolP8/s400/!-A%20BOTB%20VEGAS%20-%204.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDCQgWc08tF0Ne9H-O9-YauxICgqB9VCJnmTjiCJpYjGJ_QXyitB3cKUxPsnoLRUEItwr4opka336gvQquCONmJwqT55WgOKCkRBO2y6_iBAdA21h49aXEXud525VcsDCeX0Td798NQd1aBVAknKE5tpZR5A7oc8JGiSd-gYd2LfQyghxXzWxN03aolP8/s320/!-A%20BOTB%20VEGAS%20-%204.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;"><b>LADY LUCK</b> -- Kenny Loggins (1977)</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClnyOy-xyeU" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClnyOy-xyeU</a><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ClnyOy-xyeU?si=6ATGuna8PLhMAmyU" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />I'll return on or around <span style="color: #cc0000;">September 8th</span> to announce the winner.</span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsKwECyQLdZ-G7D_ooM6lIcNQehQdm0stD_yreXa6q_dMuvuSfdpwNrJn3m_SLRGg2BHhR5IffQlf3iXtKpP-dXtgIgZT68IxsGSectHSbQ3Vnv9LJjut6AIjVGfGOF-axit6cGnD6tE9BE__mpjYW56o-TP-Z9BzFpZn1SAnpQljuZEXVE70QMUNDO8/s320/!-A%20BOTB%20VEGAS%20-%203.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsKwECyQLdZ-G7D_ooM6lIcNQehQdm0stD_yreXa6q_dMuvuSfdpwNrJn3m_SLRGg2BHhR5IffQlf3iXtKpP-dXtgIgZT68IxsGSectHSbQ3Vnv9LJjut6AIjVGfGOF-axit6cGnD6tE9BE__mpjYW56o-TP-Z9BzFpZn1SAnpQljuZEXVE70QMUNDO8/w150-h200/!-A%20BOTB%20VEGAS%20-%203.JPG" width="150" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />~ <i>Stephen T. McCarthy</i> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">(a.k.a. The Joker Of Clubs)</span></div></div>Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-65728205626295733982023-08-08T00:08:00.003-07:002023-08-08T00:08:00.140-07:00BATTLE OF THE BANDS RESULTS: AUG. 1, 2023 (Or, THE DOCTOR VERSUS THE KID)<span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJeMWF_my3YJUJO7Cm2-jrDVehC3EkdBql_hMN0ckSKP73gTIe9qB88VM5X-lXUnVvuSt_D9rsvvfWBc6rfeoNyF5PIGWAzRYufve02Ei28RYFisqSLZr9oCZwKnHyLfEiGLRopSv3PieTlyU4o35OlRwq6uBwauLS8xwt8D24cZKTxDAYyLz4_vB8Jng/s888/!%20-%20BOTB%20RESULTS%20-%20$ilver%20Dollar%20$aloon.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="888" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJeMWF_my3YJUJO7Cm2-jrDVehC3EkdBql_hMN0ckSKP73gTIe9qB88VM5X-lXUnVvuSt_D9rsvvfWBc6rfeoNyF5PIGWAzRYufve02Ei28RYFisqSLZr9oCZwKnHyLfEiGLRopSv3PieTlyU4o35OlRwq6uBwauLS8xwt8D24cZKTxDAYyLz4_vB8Jng/w400-h225/!%20-%20BOTB%20RESULTS%20-%20$ilver%20Dollar%20$aloon.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">My thanks to <u>EVERYONE</u> who participated in my latest</span> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle Of The Bands</span> <span style="background-color: black;"><b><span style="color: #cccccc;">$ilver Dollar $aloon $ong</span></b> <b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Challenge</span></b></span><span> which took place </span><b><a href="https://stmccpresentsbattleofthebands.blogspot.com/2023/08/battle-of-bands-2023-aug-1-or-jonny.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b><span>.</span></span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: large;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">After wiping out the competition in four previous rounds of this challenge, <b>Dr. John</b> (song: <b>'Right Place, Wrong Time'</b>) finally lost to a <b>15-year-old Kid</b> (song: <b>'Lie To Me'</b>). <i>"</i><i><u>Inconceivable!</u>"</i> However, in a way, this seems like kind of a fitting tribute to </span><b style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #cc0000; color: #fcff01;"><i>Stephanie</i></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;">, the former owner of the </span><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">Silver Dollar Saloon</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> who turned me on to Jonny Lang back in 2019 and unfortunately passed away earlier this year. Maybe this underdog victory was in the stars, or in the cards (i.e., predestined to occur somehow).</span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: large;">. </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I expected </span><b style="font-size: large;">Jonny Lang</b><span style="font-size: medium;"> to do pretty well, but figured </span><b style="font-size: large;">Dr. John</b><span style="font-size: medium;"> would be the one moving forward to the final round of the </span><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">$ilver Dollar $aloon $ong Challenge</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> in </span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">November</span><span style="font-size: medium;">. Reason being is because I, myself, actually like Lang's song </span><i style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">[link></span></i> <b style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HkSkjnBJNQ" target="_blank">'Rack 'Em Up'</a></b><span style="font-size: medium;"> better'n I do 'Lie To Me', and 'Rack 'Em Up' lost to Dr. John's song by a fairly large margin back in January. </span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: large;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">My own </span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">Battle bote</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> went to 'Right Place, Wrong Time', but the Good Doctor needed a whole lot more help than I could provide him with:</span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: large;">.</span><br /><b style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><u>FINAL</u> <u>TALLY</u></span><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">Jonny Lang = 9 votes </span><br /><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">Dr. John = 4 votes </span></b><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: large;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Oh, well, so the Battle rolls. There was some surprising BOTB "boting" going on in this round, and it has given birth to a new term: </span><span style="background-color: #800180; color: #fcff01; font-size: large;">The Purple Waylon Effect</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> (thanks, Debbie! 😎)</span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: large;">.</span><br /><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i>The Super Bowl</i></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> of the </span><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">$ilver Dollar $aloon $ong Challenge</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> is scheduled to occur on </span><b style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">November 1st</span></b><span style="font-size: medium;">. Jonny Lang will be the defending champion going up against a song that actually has notable history connected with Lee, Sixgun McItchyfinger and myself. I'm real curious to see how that ultimate </span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">Championship Battle</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> is going to turn out!</span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: large;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Meanwhile, I plan to be back here again for a different sort of </span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><b>Battle</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> on </span><b style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #cc0000;">September 1st</span></b><span style="font-size: medium;">, and I hope all y'all will return here for that one, also. Until then...</span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: large;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Bless And Be Blessed!!</span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: large;">.</span><br /><i>~ Stephen T. ("D-FensDogG") McCarthy </i></span></div></div>Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-73404839693503491852023-08-01T00:08:00.028-07:002023-08-01T00:08:00.135-07:00BATTLE OF THE BANDS: 2023, AUG. 1 (Or, JONNY LANG VERSUS DOCTOR JOHN)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dLKzqR4J7Rz0j1C-CT6Gx7rFHXazeD7VBdl1C3RVpyI9YvzjNcGfx6MJmRWcCEXe0k4RUzjJjtqJngdHotOWO5maEITPqdHDhSFWQ8KOwIUpggriq-3RA5UufmLynsFqUF0QUr4ZtumJbfYNCozTZcW1k8agHRLruH1VXsXvdtuPs6mEgb42_hp3dc0/s888/!%20VC%20-%20Silver%20Dollar%20Saloon%20Song%20Challenge.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="888" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dLKzqR4J7Rz0j1C-CT6Gx7rFHXazeD7VBdl1C3RVpyI9YvzjNcGfx6MJmRWcCEXe0k4RUzjJjtqJngdHotOWO5maEITPqdHDhSFWQ8KOwIUpggriq-3RA5UufmLynsFqUF0QUr4ZtumJbfYNCozTZcW1k8agHRLruH1VXsXvdtuPs6mEgb42_hp3dc0/w360-h640/!%20VC%20-%20Silver%20Dollar%20Saloon%20Song%20Challenge.png" width="360" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white; font-size: large;">.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">TODAY IS THE</span><span> <span><u><span style="color: #fcff01;">10th</span></u><span style="color: white;"> </span></span><span style="color: white;">ANNIVERSARY OF</span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><u style="color: white;">THE</u><span style="color: white;"> '</span><span style="color: #fcff01;"><u>BATTLE</u> <u>OF</u> <u>THE</u> <u>BANDS</u></span><span style="color: white;">' </span><u style="color: white;">SERIES</u></span></b></div><span style="color: white; font-size: large;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Wow! Time flies when you're listening to Rock, Jazz, Blues, Folk, Country, Gospel & Show Tunes!</span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: large;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm also pleased to announce that </span><b style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">'Battle Of The Bands'</span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"> has a new participant. Kindly welcome </span><b style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><u>Christine</u></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"> @ </span><b style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://christinebialczak.com/" target="_blank">STINE WRITING</a></b><span style="font-size: medium;">. And please be sure you visit her debut </span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">BOTB</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> installment, cast a vote, and add her to your linked list of </span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">BOTB</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> Participants. </span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Christine</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> is one of us now. </span></span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;">[Link></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7hsVa18yfA" target="_blank">HA!-HA!-HA!-HA!</a></i><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />After a two-month break, we are revisiting the ongoing <b><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">$ilver Dollar $aloon $ong Challenge</span></b>. This is the penultimate match-up in this series. You'll recall three things: <br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #cc0000;">1)</span></b> In order for a song to be eligible in this challenge, I *<u>must</u>* have heard it played at one time or another in Virginia City's <b>Silver Dollar Saloon</b> (<i><span style="color: #cc0000;">where dogs are welcome and people are tolerated</span></i>).<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwMg4_vVnAjj9U_z4i93dm6sV_LNftjI_tD6n5lkdhrlFyScQlrA1YecHTbnuF4VuP9AQhI6uGUhh8kcloVHPhH3cMMUvqeCXNO1C96KTlTZCCObVquqAsUjQVceF_6NP1PnTDsOsfGy-8yGTKv0KmYffK9M_GyMfJaVLcxkqNKjKT93N8BINEyZzhzs/s480/!%20VC%20-%20Silver%20Dollar%20Saloon%20-%20Dogs%20Welcome,%20People%20Tolerated.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="480" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwMg4_vVnAjj9U_z4i93dm6sV_LNftjI_tD6n5lkdhrlFyScQlrA1YecHTbnuF4VuP9AQhI6uGUhh8kcloVHPhH3cMMUvqeCXNO1C96KTlTZCCObVquqAsUjQVceF_6NP1PnTDsOsfGy-8yGTKv0KmYffK9M_GyMfJaVLcxkqNKjKT93N8BINEyZzhzs/s320/!%20VC%20-%20Silver%20Dollar%20Saloon%20-%20Dogs%20Welcome,%20People%20Tolerated.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLZ3-MzqwD55sUQGnF5a15XlTmjUCPe4NfN1yekZNUvaTTS7t8xgPTDyWKdC6d9vKyictXrmE9QCEhJpoCURWrdeT4aeQlh5hxlTvJdqnQnQh7fKfokz8uLNE2cY2RdvmLDnrc3HVb3U4CIWovR-YD0BptDmocrOLGuvcMQ3-k9J4N0rZ2Ml4sUsfdj4/s2560/!%20VC%20-%20Silver%20Dollar%20Saloon%20-%2012%20-%20Lost%20Dog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLZ3-MzqwD55sUQGnF5a15XlTmjUCPe4NfN1yekZNUvaTTS7t8xgPTDyWKdC6d9vKyictXrmE9QCEhJpoCURWrdeT4aeQlh5hxlTvJdqnQnQh7fKfokz8uLNE2cY2RdvmLDnrc3HVb3U4CIWovR-YD0BptDmocrOLGuvcMQ3-k9J4N0rZ2Ml4sUsfdj4/w225-h400/!%20VC%20-%20Silver%20Dollar%20Saloon%20-%2012%20-%20Lost%20Dog.jpg" width="225" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #cc0000;">2)</span></b> <b>Doctor John's 'Right Place, Wrong Time'</b> has been running the table in this contest, having already clobbered these artists:<br /><b>The Average White Band<br />Johnny Lang<br />Greg & Steve<br />Waylon Jennings</b><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #cc0000;">3)</span></b> Although he lost the Battle back in January, so many voters were impressed by that kid, <b>Jonny Lang</b>, that I promised him a rematch against The Doctor. <br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />I recently learned that <b style="background-color: #fcff01;"><u>Stephanie</u></b>, the owner of the <b><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">Silver Dollar Saloon</span></b>, passed away some months back. It was Stephanie who, on December 8, 2019, made me aware of Jonny Lang by playing two of his songs for me in her saloon. Therefore, this installment in the <span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">$ilver Dollar $aloon $ong Challenge</span> is <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #cc0000;">*</span></b><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><u>DEDICATED</u> <u>TO</u> <u>STEPHANIE</u><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">*</span></b></span>. May she Rest In Peace.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzDVH2M5hB6JvxHdCm3oUHb6slA590XRbfA4BHrDeFTc59KAbSG96fbULdVHEGuzWin_6fY9ge-Ee2nPfSTVxxEXm1a1L3O5GYgB_PipFofR2UUCp8kjUgrSjqlPdNKcFET8j7TsCuew-nJQQlBPVRmhD4zSj07Nvocwu6Gj7o17KCXDCszg0rtflTno/s2560/!%20VC%20-%20Silver%20Dollar%20Saloon%20-%20Old%20Codgers%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2560" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzDVH2M5hB6JvxHdCm3oUHb6slA590XRbfA4BHrDeFTc59KAbSG96fbULdVHEGuzWin_6fY9ge-Ee2nPfSTVxxEXm1a1L3O5GYgB_PipFofR2UUCp8kjUgrSjqlPdNKcFET8j7TsCuew-nJQQlBPVRmhD4zSj07Nvocwu6Gj7o17KCXDCszg0rtflTno/w400-h225/!%20VC%20-%20Silver%20Dollar%20Saloon%20-%20Old%20Codgers%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Alright, let's get on it. Let's get <u><i>ON</i></u> this thing!<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />We'll start with Jonny Lang. Although he is 42 today, he was only 16 years old when he released 'Lie To Me'. Sheesh! Shaking-My-Head!! I was still reading Encyclopedia Brown & The Hardy Boys when I was 16!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">LIE TO ME -- JONNY LANG</span></b><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tigVYfHVmQ" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tigVYfHVmQ</a><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3tigVYfHVmQ" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_iOb9fJeGbYvGG4EwMc6ZvIEsq95MphXtzSuaL6ehsP_eifmPvIbepeJECiSEUeJtC8MCcnrtNjgoLETFC6k_WioahGILgSU778bcZPgwilzaGVMCO4IL1kr1XrGG7QNV7ZEHo6XcEbscBLVXmTxcHP7efRiMfmOZlKhQOF9qW1cNX1eR_n9FU7hQ0I/s1453/!%20VC%20-%20Silver%20Dollar%20Saloon%20-%20T-shirt%20purchased%20on%208-8-2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="1453" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_iOb9fJeGbYvGG4EwMc6ZvIEsq95MphXtzSuaL6ehsP_eifmPvIbepeJECiSEUeJtC8MCcnrtNjgoLETFC6k_WioahGILgSU778bcZPgwilzaGVMCO4IL1kr1XrGG7QNV7ZEHo6XcEbscBLVXmTxcHP7efRiMfmOZlKhQOF9qW1cNX1eR_n9FU7hQ0I/s320/!%20VC%20-%20Silver%20Dollar%20Saloon%20-%20T-shirt%20purchased%20on%208-8-2022.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />And here's the defending champ, Dr. John:<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">RIGHT PLACE, WRONG TIME -- DR. JOHN</span></b><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuvIrvgoCag" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuvIrvgoCag</a><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DuvIrvgoCag" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Please vote for <b>The Doctor</b> or <b>The Kid</b> in the comment section. Then please be sure to visit the other <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTBers</span>, and don't forget about our new member of the family, <span style="color: #cc0000;"><u>Christine</u></span> @ <a href="https://christinebialczak.com/" target="_blank">STINE WRITING</a>. I will return here on or about the <b>8th of August</b> to cast my own vote and announce the winner.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />~ <i>Stephen T. McCarthy</i> (the D-FensDogG)</span><br /></div>Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-5594057837134090962023-07-24T21:19:00.002-07:002023-07-24T21:25:37.392-07:00A BOY LEFT WAITING<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">[Link></span></i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><b style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://christinebialczak.com/2023/07/24/quadrille-180-pouring-out-our-poems/" target="_blank">Quadrille #180: Pouring Out Our Poems</a></b></span></p><p><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><u>A</u> <u>BOY</u> <u>LEFT</u> <u>WAITING</u></span> </b></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>He lies on the new dock and listens to the water </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>As it gently spanks the shore in contempt </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>In the midst of this solitary scolding </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>He can do nothing but think back on that dream </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>And recall her soft face and tender ways</b> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">~ D-FensDogG</span></span></p>Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-92213549118482712492023-07-08T15:01:00.008-07:002023-07-08T22:31:34.740-07:00BOTB RESULTS: JULY 1, 2023 (PLUS, 'THE LONELIEST ROAD' VACATION NOTES)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBeswrlBqpvugIkzEavLch1Fj0w1kAkV52TMRzveOgGupM6bNQjkyarRRd1Mnx8rIKw7MUczEsQfYyDm4JbPSZE-IkMSOwHPZysc-kuBQ3BFfxAu4sTwUZquJXnxUHCC0igmm_QLJINutpLnqbzuiuEqh92YJqlwmbpZtCtLI3Z8yC_1D3PG4nPmgnpo/s888/Loneliest%20Road%20-%202023,%20July%201-3%20-%20BOTB%20Results.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="888" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBeswrlBqpvugIkzEavLch1Fj0w1kAkV52TMRzveOgGupM6bNQjkyarRRd1Mnx8rIKw7MUczEsQfYyDm4JbPSZE-IkMSOwHPZysc-kuBQ3BFfxAu4sTwUZquJXnxUHCC0igmm_QLJINutpLnqbzuiuEqh92YJqlwmbpZtCtLI3Z8yC_1D3PG4nPmgnpo/w400-h225/Loneliest%20Road%20-%202023,%20July%201-3%20-%20BOTB%20Results.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">I thank each and every one of you who participated in my July 1st</span></b> <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle Of The Bands</span> installment <a href="https://stmccpresentsbattleofthebands.blogspot.com/2023/07/battle-of-bands-july-1-2023-or-glen.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </b><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />I only escaped a shutout by the skin of my teeth, but I still really enjoyed the contest despite the massive blowout. I knew in advance that this would be an easy win for <b>Glen Campbell</b>, but I still wanted to share with y'all the uniquely different but lovely, lively version of <b>'Wichita Lineman'</b> by the great <b>Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66</b>.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />It's pretty ironic that the iconic Glen Campbell rendition of the song is so saturated in <i><span style="color: #cc0000;">[link></span></i> <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudade#Music" target="_blank">saudade</a></b>. That's what one would have expected from the Brasil '66 version instead. Saudade is the way of Brazilian music / Bossa-Nova. Perhaps Sergio Mendes recognized that Glen had so thoroughly owned the saudade element in this great song that he should take it in a very different direction. It's a terrific song, either way, and I don't think Sergio could have recorded something bad even if he tried to.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Oh, yeah, I broke one of the cardinal <strike>rules</strike> suggestions of <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB</span> by putting a relatively unknown cover up against a big hit by someone as exceedingly talented as Glen Campbell (member of the legendary "Wrecking Crew"). But I took a chance and managed to get away with it (thanks, John & Bryan), even though I was pretty much begging for a shutout.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b>My vote went to Glen</b>. I sided with the majority of "boters" this time. My ears say that Glen's 'Wichita Lineman' is a perfect song. With Glen's vocal tinged by that melancholic underpinning, and the unusual, remarkable string arrangement -- no, not even Sergio Mendes could beat that! </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And as if that weren't enough, I even have </span><b><span style="font-size: medium;">a Spiritual connection</span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"> to Campbell's version. On </span><b><span style="font-size: medium;">July 22, 2001</span></b><span style="font-size: medium;">, my Pa used the song to contact me from </span><i><span style="font-size: medium;">The Other Side</span></i><span style="font-size: medium;"> (Pa passed away on April 10, 1996). At the time, I thought Pa was just acknowledging that he knew I would be going on "a small vacation" in a few weeks. It was in hindsight I realized that Pa was actually indicating that this upcoming "small vacation" was going to change the </span><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">"<u>Course</u>"</span></i></b><span style="font-size: medium;"> of my life through an encounter with Jesus Christ (in Reno of all places!)</span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: large;">.</span><br /><b style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">FINAL TALLY:</span><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">Glen Campbell = 10 votes </span><br /><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 = 2 votes </span></b><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: large;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>That takes care of this </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle Of The Bands</span><span> installment. </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">Thanks again to everyone who made it a success</span><span>, and I hope to see you here again for my </span><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">August 1st</span> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB</span> <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">contest</span></b><span>.</span></span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: large;">.</span><br /><b style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">==================</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">**********************<br />==================</span></b><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: large;">.</span><br /><b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">VACATION NOTES FROM </span></b></span><b style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">"THE LONELIEST ROAD IN AMERICA":</span><span style="background-color: white; color: white; font-size: large;"> </span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">My Brother, Judge Al Bondigas, and I had a very nice trip driving <b>Highway 50</b> completely across the middle of Nevada to Utah and back. I had done this alone once before, in April 2019. But this time it was better without the snow / threatening weather; having someone to share the driving and experience with; and having <b>proper road music</b>. We started the drive with my compact disc <i><span style="color: #cc0000;">[link></span></i> <b>'<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNBztZRTnDxAdfBEgAHD65DEg68v7JgBS" target="_blank">ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Cruise Control</a>'</b>. You just can't go wrong by beginning the road trip soundtrack with the <span style="background-color: #0b5394; color: white; font-style: italic;"><u>Pat</u> <u>Metheny</u> <u>Group</u></span> ('<u>Are</u> <u>You</u> <u>Going</u> <u>With</u> <u>Me</u>?')...</span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLNBztZRTnDxAdfBEgAHD65DEg68v7JgBS" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe></span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Some other musical selections that blended beautifully with the road for us were Percy Faith's <b>'Theme From <u>A</u> <u>Summer</u> <u>Place</u>'</b>; Oliver's <b>'Good Morning, Starshine'</b>; <b>'Rainy Day People'</b>, '<b>Sundown'</b>, <b>'Beautiful'</b>, <b>'If You Could Read My Mind'</b>, and <b>'Carefree Highway'</b> by Gordon Lightfoot. (The big disappointment for me when I did this drive in 2019 was that I didn't have any <b>Pat Metheny Group</b> music to play. I have always felt that the Pat Metheny Group's melodies are the world's greatest road music, and this time I had my self-compiled disc <b>'The Best Of The PMG'</b> to keep us rollin' along in the wide open spaces.)</span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I saved my CD <span style="color: #cc0000;">[link></span> <b>'<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNBztZRTnDxBfqpSe8OOSoTv4rq9ctvgm" target="_blank">ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Pedal To The Metal</a>'</b> for the last leg of the journey, when we were <i><u>pushing</u></i> for home. <span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>(Again I wish to express my extreme gratitude to <b>McBrother "Beer Boy" Bryan</b> for recording my two <b>'<u>On</u> <u>The</u> <u>Road</u>'</b> playlists on CDs for me some years back. I find them to be truly <u>essential</u> for road trips!</i></span><span style="color: #cc0000;">) </span></span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLNBztZRTnDxBfqpSe8OOSoTv4rq9ctvgm" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe></span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">We saw lots of gorgeous scenery and several hauntingly enchanted 1800s old mining towns. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ufEZpU0XmknorcwYF1nf4ezc3pd3dC4_3hLv0KHx2sUvCY6IH5gj6QzZuBrbWefMKdGH7KpqrDoRs_m9fePfrzeJv-VBqO3uHDLGgG8V784hGNAYZGe5H2msB8RSPMWmOIqdMrJcbkvtMVoTvTjILbxEPxqLBnSKus79wYzEMswHaf-qZ7rzBSOXT7c/s2560/Loneliest%20Road%20-%202023,%20July%201-3%20-%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2560" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ufEZpU0XmknorcwYF1nf4ezc3pd3dC4_3hLv0KHx2sUvCY6IH5gj6QzZuBrbWefMKdGH7KpqrDoRs_m9fePfrzeJv-VBqO3uHDLGgG8V784hGNAYZGe5H2msB8RSPMWmOIqdMrJcbkvtMVoTvTjILbxEPxqLBnSKus79wYzEMswHaf-qZ7rzBSOXT7c/w400-h225/Loneliest%20Road%20-%202023,%20July%201-3%20-%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sadly, the tiny restaurant in tiny Austin that had the fantastic pizza has not survived the You-Know-What:</span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYADBnd-0T-etf1ur9ZiDcS66PPSbu2qC31vrnLiu5MFq3ez2IhVvKd41ELs6YVcVA_1lRDhyW_s2TgDUNtUMsDWzdChPCxddhmQy8xOk9mdA4Vdx_lwU4Pi2PqiW7olyvLGRqYa_-nvWlBVGmm9ETc_WhmSCmiexS_tWwaXOr03LCiuLsvZoQGEQJ8DE/s2560/Loneliest%20Road%20-%202023,%20July%201-3%20-%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYADBnd-0T-etf1ur9ZiDcS66PPSbu2qC31vrnLiu5MFq3ez2IhVvKd41ELs6YVcVA_1lRDhyW_s2TgDUNtUMsDWzdChPCxddhmQy8xOk9mdA4Vdx_lwU4Pi2PqiW7olyvLGRqYa_-nvWlBVGmm9ETc_WhmSCmiexS_tWwaXOr03LCiuLsvZoQGEQJ8DE/w225-h400/Loneliest%20Road%20-%202023,%20July%201-3%20-%208.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But here are the <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">two peculiar incidents</span></b> that occurred on this "small vacation":</span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUvcxPxG1o5pOxoSwY88HIfsn4UEzP5CKfYmb8a8oQOCUjYj2yydUKhsvpzNnZ_yPzUVHaCmjE2OMIoC7RWHn19ZtbSyzWoVkXOxSdJezYzwIrJZtWu16tbsujAS6PeLcO1JXis8Hk4_GttWh37A4XupQYqdlAkscejwYE15tRD7IW1hrpUCTm4XEc69I/s2560/Loneliest%20Road%20-%202023,%20July%201-3%20-%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2560" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUvcxPxG1o5pOxoSwY88HIfsn4UEzP5CKfYmb8a8oQOCUjYj2yydUKhsvpzNnZ_yPzUVHaCmjE2OMIoC7RWHn19ZtbSyzWoVkXOxSdJezYzwIrJZtWu16tbsujAS6PeLcO1JXis8Hk4_GttWh37A4XupQYqdlAkscejwYE15tRD7IW1hrpUCTm4XEc69I/w400-h225/Loneliest%20Road%20-%202023,%20July%201-3%20-%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQVB6-V_KhL-OuYFZpW_fCwGJH9LKC-RwxOaJq-B7YAL71hzAzrL_XcX3jzkrJ8BydoDcuZUHjP7EIAPqozA-CctYxsw-VzAMC75Ns-y-6X0ysdLgLFXpO2OhDduD8dSRvsYANiUrAmIO7WNB3db-HQ4FeoVGeqeO1hLsfnxycXjsnFBCFj90-BEfXr8/s2560/Loneliest%20Road%20-%202023,%20July%201-3%20-%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2560" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQVB6-V_KhL-OuYFZpW_fCwGJH9LKC-RwxOaJq-B7YAL71hzAzrL_XcX3jzkrJ8BydoDcuZUHjP7EIAPqozA-CctYxsw-VzAMC75Ns-y-6X0ysdLgLFXpO2OhDduD8dSRvsYANiUrAmIO7WNB3db-HQ4FeoVGeqeO1hLsfnxycXjsnFBCFj90-BEfXr8/w400-h225/Loneliest%20Road%20-%202023,%20July%201-3%20-%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We stayed two nights at the <b>Jackson House Hotel</b> next to the <b>Opera House</b> in <b>Eureka</b>. One night I was suddenly, inexplicably *<u><i>compelled</i></u>* to look closely at the towel rack on the wall in the bathroom. Here's what I found: </span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGJyJbuc90Kz7Ld3SUp0c6Y4nbAgRQ-wgpy0Skj2w3QI2a_SliWF7dWcfjIkobmEOO7u3G0pvaBHBOq0h015rg7bA9X3Ht9yDfsGVMA6uxE4RGqRb2gGnW0h7Urvu9WNTw3C4fGiWE0_czTM7MdwZ8NP-hxz-iErnPjdB5sVf27v3RSyPhJCFPyk1df4/s2560/Loneliest%20Road%20-%202023,%20July%201-3%20-%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGJyJbuc90Kz7Ld3SUp0c6Y4nbAgRQ-wgpy0Skj2w3QI2a_SliWF7dWcfjIkobmEOO7u3G0pvaBHBOq0h015rg7bA9X3Ht9yDfsGVMA6uxE4RGqRb2gGnW0h7Urvu9WNTw3C4fGiWE0_czTM7MdwZ8NP-hxz-iErnPjdB5sVf27v3RSyPhJCFPyk1df4/w225-h400/Loneliest%20Road%20-%202023,%20July%201-3%20-%204.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCQs6tDnWDiXPV_pUq-DcaT8f3dimBX0TfvqLi7hsAjfJdUq4afV0b_pE5UH2RGCVaWJsGv9rU-fkiGVuERuzFNJlEewrh00L3iR1JFjoreloWAZZjzyKEWgQNJYOTr2NwBfc6oTTSa1UxpWE3e8UCdBJx6_NDkI3_fmCKpU24SzSVvmdXHVpjpdZ4iQ/s2560/Loneliest%20Road%20-%202023,%20July%201-3%20-%205.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2560" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCQs6tDnWDiXPV_pUq-DcaT8f3dimBX0TfvqLi7hsAjfJdUq4afV0b_pE5UH2RGCVaWJsGv9rU-fkiGVuERuzFNJlEewrh00L3iR1JFjoreloWAZZjzyKEWgQNJYOTr2NwBfc6oTTSa1UxpWE3e8UCdBJx6_NDkI3_fmCKpU24SzSVvmdXHVpjpdZ4iQ/w400-h225/Loneliest%20Road%20-%202023,%20July%201-3%20-%205.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Yip! Made in <u>Wichita</u>! How odd considering that I had this <b>'<u>Wichita</u> Lineman'</b> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Battle</span> running, and considering that the song is an otherworldly connection between my Pa and I, going back to July 22, 2001. Mere coincidence? Maybe. But why was I suddenly *<u><i>compelled</i></u>* to get an up-close and personal look at the towel rack? Trust me, I don't normally go around examining items in the rooms I rent; and especially not in BATHROOMS!</span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRaQW7Tw7iO8ziNrldkaNMM84g4EbCl4mSBB6ih9N2kTE-1mJcf4LHsf0cdJjI8P1AoiM3UFl5SZ-N3e7Kq4BaM-6Bj2_YaiuzVVXpzEIXZRxWEB2MugQETOZvLUSD4jGtG2Sj4Vzq08K1rD9nORxdRDAssZvr08Yq9mfs9HAsqNKbgLh0NDQ_FICCIlA/s2560/Loneliest%20Road%20-%202023,%20July%201-3%20-%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2560" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRaQW7Tw7iO8ziNrldkaNMM84g4EbCl4mSBB6ih9N2kTE-1mJcf4LHsf0cdJjI8P1AoiM3UFl5SZ-N3e7Kq4BaM-6Bj2_YaiuzVVXpzEIXZRxWEB2MugQETOZvLUSD4jGtG2Sj4Vzq08K1rD9nORxdRDAssZvr08Yq9mfs9HAsqNKbgLh0NDQ_FICCIlA/w400-h225/Loneliest%20Road%20-%202023,%20July%201-3%20-%2010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>That's some beautiful scenery!</b> But I suppose it would get old pretty quickly if you were stranded on <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">'The Loneliest Road In America'</span></b> and <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">walking through miles and miles and miles of that terrain</span></b> in <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">89-degree heat</span></b>.</span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Judge Al was driving, and having left Ely, Nevada, we were heading eastbound for Baker, which is 7 miles from the Utah border. Somewhere in the middle, we saw a man in his mid- to late 30s walking westbound toward Ely. <i>What the--?!</i> Then about 3-4 minutes later (we were going 75 miles-per-hour) we saw an abandoned car in the brush off the side of the road. Despite my poor math skills, even I could do this addition: <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>1 + 1 = Man Stranded On 'The Loneliest Road In America'</b></span>. </span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The Judge and I were certain that someone would come along going westbound and give him a ride into Ely, the nearest & biggest town on 'The Loneliest Road'. Yeah, the traffic is sparse out there in the middle of Nowhere, U.S.A., but still cars *do* use Highway 50 in both directions.</span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">We dinked around in Baker, then drove to Garrison, a wide spot in the road a stone's throw from Nevada, just across the Utah border. Then we turned around and began driving westbound, stopping to dink at two different Visitor's Centers at <b>Great Basin National Park</b>. Finally, we were going back toward Ely in earnest, and then on to our hotel in Eureka. </span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">With me behind the wheel now, I remembered that guy and his car out in the middle of nowhere. The Judge and I discussed it and agreed that we would pick him up if we saw him anywhere on the way; although we were both about 99.9% certain that at this point someone would have already come along and helped him out.</span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">After awhile, we drove past the man's abandoned vehicle. And then sometime later I pointed out to the Judge what looked like it could be a man walking along the highway up ahead. A few moments later I changed my mind, thinking it was just a fence post in the distance. But then suddenly the "fence post" *<u><i>DID</i></u>* turn into a walking man! My Brother and I were <i><u>ASTOUNDED</u></i> that this guy was still trudging along toward Ely and that <i><u>NO</u> <u>ONE</u></i> had stopped to help him!! At this point he had been walking for 2 to 2.5 hours in approximately 89-degree heat (He later said the heat hadn't been "too bad".) </span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I put on my emergency flashing lights and pulled over ahead of the man. He came up to the window and asked if we would give him a ride to Ely. I made some room for him in the back seat and we headed west again. The man's name was <b>Chris</b>. We introduced ourselves and offered him some water, peanuts and pretzels -- all of which he declined. He said that he had recently rebuilt the engine in his car and had been out camping when the vehicle mysteriously died on him. </span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I asked him where he wanted us to take him in Ely and he said that any gas station would do. So, traveling at our customary 75 miles-per-hour, we saved Chris from having to walk an additional 16 miles, and I pulled into a very big Chevron station. While getting out of the car, he thanked us for the ride and then started <i><u><b>limping</b></u></i> toward the gas station convenience store. I called out to him, walked up and offered him a little money. He declined that as well.</span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Chris was rather uncommunicative during the drive (too exhausted maybe?) 2 to 2.5 hours walking in that heat, and he didn't even want some of the water we had with us? Nothing to eat? On our way back to Eureka, Judge Al and I agreed that there was something very *<i><u>peculiar</u></i>* about the man and the entire scenario.</span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Yeah, I know it's dicey in 2023, and Highway 50 isn't exactly crowded with traffic, but I still have trouble believing that <u>NO</u> <u>ONE</u> offered this man a ride for at least 2 hours. Judge Al and I surmised that Chris was possibly <b><i><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #cc0000;">a criminal or an angel</span></i></b>. Maybe no one else on the road could see him? Perhaps only the Judge and I could see Chris because he was an angel in disguise, and the entire scenario was a test to see if my Brother and I would do the "Christian" thing.</span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span><br /><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: medium;">Let brotherly love remain in you. And forget not hospitality toward strangers; for thereby some were worthy to entertain angels unawares. </span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;">~ Hebrews 13:1-2</span></span></b><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Judge Al and I had a very nice "small vacation", and we've even considered driving <b>"The Loneliest Road In America"</b> again sometime in the future. But for me, the most memorable part of this trip -- the <b><u><i>one</i></u></b> thing that will stand out <u><i>most</i></u> in my mind years from now -- is helping out Chris when he was stranded in the middle of pretty much Nowhere, U.S.A. Hopefully, if I ever find myself in a similarly bad situation, a "Chris" will come along and assist me. For as <b><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">The Good Book</span></b> says:</span><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span><br /><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">...whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">~ Galatians 6:7</span></span></b><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Bless And Be Blessed!! </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>~ (alias) Stephen T. McCarthy </i></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>(pseudonym) STMcC </i></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>(a.k.a.) D-FensDogG </i></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>(nom de plume) Mr. Brenda Lee <br /></i></span><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">.</span></span><br /></div>Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-39048462512154270882023-07-01T00:08:00.008-07:002023-07-01T00:08:00.133-07:00BATTLE OF THE BANDS: JULY 1, 2023 (Or, GLEN CAMPBELL VERSUS SERGIO MENDES & BRASIL '66)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWwS9ia3m_m3Z-DL3dkN1Lfs3OFdS6fl27rXX9fAlb3TmDy89grUfkZ6tm4cn-akw28ce_uTVGGK1QpUqRS7-lE-g31l0ibvxs35QQ62T14BfqVWvsjANlCMHxhHe_EkLE0RgRM1V_8fIUPHnc1QvBHVHdG7rdPvoVzKS2gbd-cAXk8nC0ZEC_9Q6FN8k/s1092/!%20-%20BOTB%20Loneliest%20Road%20Highway%2050.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1092" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWwS9ia3m_m3Z-DL3dkN1Lfs3OFdS6fl27rXX9fAlb3TmDy89grUfkZ6tm4cn-akw28ce_uTVGGK1QpUqRS7-lE-g31l0ibvxs35QQ62T14BfqVWvsjANlCMHxhHe_EkLE0RgRM1V_8fIUPHnc1QvBHVHdG7rdPvoVzKS2gbd-cAXk8nC0ZEC_9Q6FN8k/w400-h184/!%20-%20BOTB%20Loneliest%20Road%20Highway%2050.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span><br /><b><i><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: white;">"I know I need a small vacation..."</span></i></b><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">~ The Wichita Lineman</span><br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Dear Doggs & Doggettes ~ <br />By the time you read this, I will already be on <b>"The Loneliest Road In America"</b>:</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzf5a3u9p5YuWLmzl4h-a_c2XoLvSFANyortS0CrMj3hV8dKCB-MwPwkSKOyVhW35W6nruMUhX7T4djk-nv9TN-O6AKkPaN3RKIy36kANImfPYmxH9qZYj5wTFhLympvnSkd_J2YKecG_80AV45l8Bsgzo4ZxJLCUS53deG4TaWHU7KAi5MdkTYhiXT7U/s2560/!%20-%20BOTB%20Loneliest%20Road%20-%20Road%20Sign.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzf5a3u9p5YuWLmzl4h-a_c2XoLvSFANyortS0CrMj3hV8dKCB-MwPwkSKOyVhW35W6nruMUhX7T4djk-nv9TN-O6AKkPaN3RKIy36kANImfPYmxH9qZYj5wTFhLympvnSkd_J2YKecG_80AV45l8Bsgzo4ZxJLCUS53deG4TaWHU7KAi5MdkTYhiXT7U/w225-h400/!%20-%20BOTB%20Loneliest%20Road%20-%20Road%20Sign.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTM4FZUfbXYfvIMSbnP2tQMgjtFDSWA7lEQMR_szIlC5IrKRmAwcbAlTZh4AaK16ozsXGDVH7G15YD5UN--DU3j5AWTarU16A-FlE6iUl4kACYVs66Kft9f4dRZkuEx_fqrE_Cjmpy51a7srKo7yoVqYMlqCueI309D-A7OMYaCXOGGo7qgatBBcSsEzY/s1767/!%20-%20BOTB%20Loneliest%20Road%20In%20America.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1767" data-original-width="1230" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTM4FZUfbXYfvIMSbnP2tQMgjtFDSWA7lEQMR_szIlC5IrKRmAwcbAlTZh4AaK16ozsXGDVH7G15YD5UN--DU3j5AWTarU16A-FlE6iUl4kACYVs66Kft9f4dRZkuEx_fqrE_Cjmpy51a7srKo7yoVqYMlqCueI309D-A7OMYaCXOGGo7qgatBBcSsEzY/w279-h400/!%20-%20BOTB%20Loneliest%20Road%20In%20America.jpg" width="279" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />My best friend (you know him as Judge Al Bondigas) and I decided we <i><b>needed a small vacation</b></i> (to quote the Wichita Lineman). So from July 1st to the 4th of July, we are driving through the middle of nowhere, <i><span style="color: #cc0000;">[link></span></i> <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKPSelEFjZU" target="_blank">"merrily on our way to nowhere in particular"</a></b>.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />In 1986, Life magazine described Nevada's Highway 50 as the "Loneliest Road In America", and stated that there were no attractions or points of interest along the route. It warned drivers not to risk traveling Highway 50 unless they had "survival skills". Well, I have no survival skills, but I <u><i>DO</i></u> have a 4 liter bottle of Burgundy. What could go wrong?<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />I made this trip across "The Loneliest Road In America" back in April of 2019. But I was alone on that drive, and it was kind of lonely. This time I'm going with Judge Al Bondigas, who has never made the trip before. Judge Al is a nice fella -- the sort of fella who would never USE A SHRUB unless the shrub granted him permission to do so:<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHr9O0Ye_2AIXlvloDctWTUEXaAK-S53LEuq6jhOQsCqt00_z8puLiRhZHsdqcQz9A0cSh7qyI6LHjPXR6RDT8BvpuUWQFPJvEKLJ-IOK59hgpbaxsXEeBtLOkVPwGyutf3iK6q3dONh8jeMrxHSWoRFBi_oZf0MCM0YUeex_DT_kNp2_G4SEtEczPPZE/s679/OK%20TO%20USE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="471" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHr9O0Ye_2AIXlvloDctWTUEXaAK-S53LEuq6jhOQsCqt00_z8puLiRhZHsdqcQz9A0cSh7qyI6LHjPXR6RDT8BvpuUWQFPJvEKLJ-IOK59hgpbaxsXEeBtLOkVPwGyutf3iK6q3dONh8jeMrxHSWoRFBi_oZf0MCM0YUeex_DT_kNp2_G4SEtEczPPZE/s320/OK%20TO%20USE.jpg" width="222" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNje5UNSi-hT2s19eZ4N1Go_k7BPPNidP-n257SSjDTX1onBAXL99DbGbHbFn7rc_geq-hw-6k3usgChGuNptpkDcEn2Y5XWiClv80fJ8oWMRSrhC7sZE6QpgVcojntGqVlO9C8u_kQyL0UakTGjWSMU9W1n6Zo_OZAMcSmrsgzp3q5smrXjJJc8UQurs/s2560/Hike%20-%20C.C.%20-%202023,%20June%2025%20-%20Nappy%20USING%20THE%20BUSH.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNje5UNSi-hT2s19eZ4N1Go_k7BPPNidP-n257SSjDTX1onBAXL99DbGbHbFn7rc_geq-hw-6k3usgChGuNptpkDcEn2Y5XWiClv80fJ8oWMRSrhC7sZE6QpgVcojntGqVlO9C8u_kQyL0UakTGjWSMU9W1n6Zo_OZAMcSmrsgzp3q5smrXjJJc8UQurs/w360-h640/Hike%20-%20C.C.%20-%202023,%20June%2025%20-%20Nappy%20USING%20THE%20BUSH.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Austin, Nevada -- population: 101. </b></span><br />Austin is one of the few tiny towns on Highway 50. Four years ago when I did this drive, I stopped in at a tiny restaurant in Austin and ordered a pizza. I was <u>ASTOUNDED</u>! It was <b><i>one of the very best pizzas I've ever had!</i></b> I told this to the waitress and she said, <b><i>"Yeah, we hear that all the time."</i></b> Population: 101.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4yPNFyYH2Kz97H4W0AaQhS19qWCQ_rM47SVUTxbHWWZRt9CzOX50trO_g0PGreo3kzJnkhDbjryllNC9Eyj1qV_pMaOWTPTMuHgr8zHARU32A9CUpEoOGth-buFTbFQ2iHsuDIaYY86ZTyOTx8QM_XFExnMuGQTmRrRefQuXlR_4-ADJU4mqLxDdU1w/s2325/!%20-%20BOTB%20Loneliest%20Road%20-%20Pizza.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1207" data-original-width="2325" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4yPNFyYH2Kz97H4W0AaQhS19qWCQ_rM47SVUTxbHWWZRt9CzOX50trO_g0PGreo3kzJnkhDbjryllNC9Eyj1qV_pMaOWTPTMuHgr8zHARU32A9CUpEoOGth-buFTbFQ2iHsuDIaYY86ZTyOTx8QM_XFExnMuGQTmRrRefQuXlR_4-ADJU4mqLxDdU1w/w400-h208/!%20-%20BOTB%20Loneliest%20Road%20-%20Pizza.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />I really hope that tiny restaurant in that tiny town managed to survive the 2020 Plandemic, because I want Judge Al to taste their pizza.<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />Meanwhile, please vote for your favorite between these two renditions of <b style="background-color: #fcff01;">'Wichita Lineman'</b> below. And then please vote on the other <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB</span>ers' <span style="color: #2b00fe;">BOTB</span>s. I'll reply to comments and be around to cast my own votes <strike>if I survive "The Loneliest Road In America"</strike> after I conquer "The Loneliest Road In America"<br /><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #2b00fe;">Wichita Lineman -- Glen Campbell</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8P_xTBpAcY" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8P_xTBpAcY</a><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VsVn-FH-814" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe></span></div><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_UnCo-qMhurxPMuppOjD2YHWQ3OSOup1VAPZ78QoqPqWWYgPgBgzUKT4sGuPHwVBPgKeDt5XzmdanaTk20TV9o8K2EdjCXJVyj_Xwf4EYokTtEEp03atLJHmcbgz9B9RUfbaTbv9njxrWSmKRo7EL0EW1efiBREDa7-ozpK3oRNjgI-LCXCjLUDOQQMA/s2560/!%20-%20BOTB%20Loneliest%20Road%20-%20Mountains.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2560" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_UnCo-qMhurxPMuppOjD2YHWQ3OSOup1VAPZ78QoqPqWWYgPgBgzUKT4sGuPHwVBPgKeDt5XzmdanaTk20TV9o8K2EdjCXJVyj_Xwf4EYokTtEEp03atLJHmcbgz9B9RUfbaTbv9njxrWSmKRo7EL0EW1efiBREDa7-ozpK3oRNjgI-LCXCjLUDOQQMA/w400-h198/!%20-%20BOTB%20Loneliest%20Road%20-%20Mountains.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: #fcff01;">Wichita Lineman -- Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 </span></b><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GX8Z6IC03c" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GX8Z6IC03c</a><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/im7qqHUcoHU" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />~ STMcC </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">(a.k.a. Mr. Brenda Lee)<br /></span><br /></div>Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.com28