Firesign Theatre, First Family 466, 465, 464

ALBUMS:  Firesign Theater: ‘Don’t Crush that Dwarf, Hand me the Pliers” (1970);  Eat Or Be Eaten (1985);  and, The First Family Vaughn Meader. (1962) This is comedy which is hard to keep fresh once infused in beloved vinyl. Firesign Theatre was a brilliant  comedy troupe from another time. America’s Monty Python, sort of. They did …

My Vinyl Countdown Updates — Hoops, summer reading, CD’s

UPDATE ON UPDATE: Am planning on making my train song announcement by end of day tomorrow. WEDNESDAY.   Coupla, three, four  things: We are working on putting together the second  annual Mike’s Madness 3 on 3 basketball tournament to raise money and awareness for Lewy body dementia. Keep checking for details  here, but should be …

Rhymes with Reason

‘ Rhymes with Reason When does knowledge hit the ceiling Nothing there revealing -=-=-=-=-=–=-=-=-=-=-= I’m standing at the intersection of flesh and spirit Groans gain ground Can you hear it? No corners in a round Make the circle sound in season Anything that rhymes with reason -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= When do the words stop meaning? I see …

Is there time?

Tell me if you do this. I set clocks ahead of the real time. For example, if it’s 10 a.m., the clock by my bed will say 10:09. Same in the car, though it might say 10:08. I’m already feeling the smiles of recognition as you read this. I, and you who do this, are …

Average White Band — 668

  AWB (1974) MVC Rating: 4.0/$$$ Is this name a self-deprecating move? Maybe what they want you to believe is that they are pretty funky for some average white guys from Scotland. This band is tight. They jam. They make you jump up and shake your groove thang. Dang, these average white boys. All they …