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UTCzech III

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  1. She’s doing quite well, pretty impressive. She’s speaking well, campaigning well, she’s doing everything it takes to win. So you know what you guys do when she gets to the White House? You pat her on the back, say congratulations, and tell her not to serve curry. Or collard greens or whatever the hell she serves…. Ok? Got it
  2. Hackemack's Hofbrauhaus. Good friends with Gene Hackemack, he plays accordion in my band sometimes. What a character, met John Wayne in Vietnam, served on the medical staff for the Apollo moon missions and helped train the astronauts, was in Iran when the Shah was run out and the hostages were taken. Probably some other things in his past he's never told me about... He has a video from the 1990s on his facebook page from the Hofbrauhaus with the band playing and all, trying to figure out how to share it or save it so I can post it here, good times. edit; I don't know if this link will work or not... https://www.facebook.com/gene.hackemack/videos/527948418297067
  3. One of my favorite meals back in the 80's when we were dirt poor. Package of hamburger meat (step-father was foreman on a ranch, so we got free beef from his boss), taco seasoning, package of flour tortillas, onion, can of chili, block of rat cheese, under $10. My brothers and I would help our mom making beef, bean, cheese and onion burritos assembly-line style, fry them up in a couple of inches of Crisco and cover in chili and more cheese. Good thing is there would always be left over burritos that went in the freezer for an after-school snack later in the week.
  4. It wasn't a big role, but I always enjoyed his acting in Matewan. RIP sir.
  5. Yep, GOO (how’s that for a message board throwback)
  6. While yelling “go fuck yourself”
  7. Whatever makes sense
  8. Just left Boone IA headed east to Cedar Rapids today, should be passing through Ames any time now
  9. KKL is a nutjob, but can we pour one out for Norman? He seemed like a good dog and no telling the atrocities she put him through... RIP Normie
  10. I thought they didn't watch the woke NFL, so why they give a fuck?
  11. Friend of a friend got this in her mailbox this afternoon, out in Fairchilds south of Rosenberg (and near Needville, so it fits…)
  12. Gary gets stuck in a rut sometimes but he's picked it up lately. Love the rubes who still buy it...
  13. Sorry for the longcat, but a really good read (original twitter post for reference, quote is substack copy of same thread)
  14. UTCzech III

    Oldies

    Let's do a little street corner singing, doo wop baby: goddam I love this song: Seriously had no idea this was 4 white boys from Canada, it kicks ass: All these songs had the same chord structure (I-vi-IV-V), same goes for the classic 12-bar blues progression, but damn they all sound good:
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    Oldies

    Fuckin-A, Dion rules. Here's another favorite:
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    Oldies

    One additional post - if you are really into the history of rock and roll, I cannot recommend this podcast strongly enough - you will learn not just the stories behind the songs, but how songs develop, all the insiders behind the bands, managers, money men, etc and how they all intertwine. It takes a while to get used to the host's delivery style, but seriously you will learn a ton of shit you did not know about the music business.. I listen on Spotify but you can listen at the website as well, and you really do need to start at the beginning and work your way forward to get the full impact of the influence of styles and people from one song to another... https://500songs.com/
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    Oldies

    Anyway, just a tiny sampling of some of my faves. I actually have a folder on a hard drive of mp3s, Top 40 rock and pop hits chronoligically from basically the dawn of rock and roll (the first one is from 1951, the Five Keys "Glory of Love") up to the end of 1999. About 6200 songs, kind of a history of rock and roll. A few faves: LOVE Fats Domino: This sax solo just rips: The way this one just builds, damn Sixties? Ok Very first Beach Boys single: Sound familiar? (Hey Monkees, where'd you get that theme song from?) Uno mas - I've posted this one before. Classic Brian Wilson, easily a pre-cursor to Pet Sounds, great Wrecking Crew backing. Given to Glen Campbell as a "thank you" for Glen helping out on tour when Brian was having panic attacks from flying. Can easily hear Brian singing this one, and in fact you can hear him on the background vocals.
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    I could go for days, so will try to limit myself. Back when I was around 10 or so (1976), we got this collection, 4 record box, actually bought one off of ebay a couple of years ago, still holds up. Also, when I was in high school, there was a mail order company called Sound Choice. Had a catalog with tons of 50's and 60s songs, you could pick 12 for like 5 buck or so, send your order in and they would send you a cassette back with your songs on it. Really cool. (Stupid formatting, since I can't insert images and then keep typing, I'll add some of my favorite tunes in a separate post...)
  19. Keep going..: after an afternoon of drinking in the pool followed up by pizza and beer at Tony C’s, sweet tooth is calling
  20. I would plow that shit, lots of good Czechs in Nebraska, same goes for pasties, had quite a few this summer in the UP.
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