Entertainment & Style

Was not able to find any topics in regard to the LP record or Vinyl as it is more commonly called. I was wondering if any others are out here who still buy, sell and collect records. I have a modest collection of 2500 records or so with a couple of turntables etc. and listen on a regular basis.  Although the sale of vinyl has been growing every year it still only represents a small fraction of total music sales and I feel it is a generational thing that will say within the next 25 years be gone expect for perhaps a few diehards.I just don’t see the next generation having the patience to deal with records, especially since they seem to be song orienteered not album orienteered and we know records don’t lend themselves well to playing side 1 track 2 and 5 and then switching to another album side 2 track 4.

Four people recount life-changing experiences they had at Woodstock in 1969. Patrick was studying to be a priest, JoAnn was a 19-year-old daughter of a New York City cop, Hoff was in law school, and Mary was a local who lived near Bethel, New York. One festivalgoer found true love, one wound up onstage, one took advantage of nearby cornfields, and one still hears about what she did from her sister — 50 years later.   Do you have a first-hand experience to share?    

The Super Bowl Half Time shows!  Millions of viewers in prime time!! Sone of the best of the best have performed.  Who were your favorites  https://www.simplemost.com/super-bowl-halftime-shows-ranked-from-worst-best/

Cadillac RanchBruce Springsteen James Dean in that Mercury '49Junior Johnson runnin' through the woods of Carolin'Even Burt Reynolds in that black Trans AmAll gonna meet down at the Cadillac ranch  

I'll start with Eternal Flame:  Bangles

  This time of year brings weather changes, holidays,memories and mixed emotions.  Post songs, videos or photos for the seasons or holidays. Either meaningful or just plain fun. No particular order. Don't worry about repeats.

Were you there? Or, maybe you just experienced the spirit from afar. Share your stories of what you remember and how the festival affected you.

Don't know if this has been done before. There are songs with questions in the titles, either with a question mark or implied one. So, there should be an answer to the questions in other song titles. Thought it would be fun. Here are two examples. Q: "Should I Stay or Should I Go?"   - The ClashA: "Go Now"   - The Moody Blues Q: "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?"   -  Frankie Lymon and the TeenagersA: "I Can't Explain"   -  The Who What can you find?

What are some of your favorite songs to slow dance to?One of mine is Ebb Tide by The Righteous Brothers.

 As in Musicals, plays, lectures, operas, singers, etc…      I’ve enjoyed Food Network’s, Alton Brown’s stage shows every year for a while.  He makes cooking and science fun!  Always interesting and amusing at the same time! My favorite musical was CATS, which I saw many years ago.I like supporting community theater as well, and our area has a wonderful one at decent prices for their productions.  I’ve seen several plays that I’ve enjoyed there.   

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As I’m coming to two years of the worst times of my life, both personally and professionally, I’ve noticed there are a lot of rock songs out there that deal with the Stressors/Pressures of everyday life. I thought it would be a great topic to explore. Songs with pressure in the title are obvious, but I’m hoping this will bring out other, more subtle songs that address these issues. I will start with one of my all time favorites in this area-”We gotta get out of this place” by The Animals

So let's see how many of songs With these labels we can think of!🤔  

I'll start with: The River:  Bruce

I found this today and thought "hmmm..." then remembered when Mom forced ugly permed hair on me in mid- late-60s... So let's discuss bad/ugly stuff from our childhood we'd NEVER force on our kids or grandkids... "Time After Time" interview: Cyndi Lauper on hairstyle in her early in life,,, 

  https://department.va.gov/veterans-day/  I want to thank all veterans for caringto serve in any capacity.  Please share music (any genre), videos,stories or memes.

I would like to start a sports conversation forum. I am a big Dallas Cowboy fan would like to talk football with others .

Thanksgiving is less than three weeks away.Songs about turkey, potatoes, pie or whatevermeans Thanksgiving to you. Either in the titleor in the lyrics. Let’s have fun!I’ll start with:  Cold Turkey    John Lennon

Jimmy Kimmel lost his life long friend Cleto the other day. Instead of his standard monologue, he remembered his friend.  Intermittently unable to hold back tears, he brought tears (and laughs) to my eyes as he reviewed the life long friendship he had had with Cleto since age 9. Chronologically revisiting their life together as children, teenagers, and men was one of the most heartfelt eulogies I had ever heard.  Cleto, as a younger man, became somewhat famous regionally as a saxophonist but when Kimmel became nationally famous, he begged the producers to hire his friend as the band leader. They hired him. They even hired Cleto's dad who still is in the Kimmel show's band.  Cleto died young at age 59 and must've been sick because Kimmel thanked a long list of caregivers at the end of the monologue honoring his friend.

      For me it would have to be James Taylor, at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, recently. I don’t think anything will ever top that entire experience!  😀  Billy Joel, as well as Bruce, would be next on my list of concerts that I’ve been to that were absolutely fantastic.      Any concert that tops your list, or one you hope to go to?     

My mom is moving this weekend, as she says for the last time, by choice, to a wonderful independent living community, I thought I might explore moving through song, creating a playlist of songs with the word Move or Moving in their title. Some moving song greats include Billy Joel’s “Movin’ Out,” UB40 or Bob Marley’s “Keep On Moving,” George Thorogood’s “Move It On Over,” Celine Dion’s “Love Can Move Mountains,” Carole King’s “I Feel The Earth Move,” James Taylor’s “Something In The Way She Moves,” Bob Seger’s “Night Moves,” and Maroon 5’s “Moves Like Jagger.” Then there are several that want to actually make us get up and move, perhaps to the beat of the song, including “Move Ya Body,” “Move Your Feet,” “I Like To Move It,” “The Way You Move,” and maybe the song that started such songs, “Bust A Move.” https://listentothemusicblog.com/movin-out-move-s-moving-songs/

     I’d like to play several aluminum disc recordings that have been passed down.  They are quite dear to us as they contain a family member singing.  I believe these were recorded in one of those old record-your-voice booths, I think.   I remember as a child, someone trying to play it on a traditional record player with not much luck.  I’ve heard that it can wreck those needles, so don’t want to try. Anyone know of a way to do this, or a way to transfer the recordings professionally by a company.  Thanks!

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 We haven't done Halloween themes in a while. There are favorites, from "Monster Mash" to "Thriller". There are some music videos with a spooky theme that may or may not have anything to do with the song. Some are quite a production. Some are funny. Some instrumentals are quite spooky. So, have fun posting the music videos, or instrumentals or just the songs.  This is one of those videos that have nothing to do with the song, but it's a lot of fun.The guys transform into a Werewolf, a Phantom of the Opera, a Jekyll & Hyde, a Dracula and a Mummy.   Everybody (Backstreet Boys are Back) - Backstreet Boys (1997)  

The Demon of UnawarenessWhile I was waiting to have my bi-weekly blood drawn at the diagnostic lab, I saw for the first time two framed photographic copies of Oahu mountain ridges on the wall to my left.  One of these renditions was realistic; the other one was surrealistic. Regardless of how I related to them, what struck me the most was that I had never noticed the landscapes until today. What a revelation! Most of the time, I pride myself on how much I enjoy art in all of its incarnations, whether it be displayed in a museum or a flea market.From now on, I will prod myself to be more observant of my environment. Who knows what  ah-ah moments that I might appreciate, if not revel in. Despite the horror of it all, I envy Linda Blair’s uncanny ability to simultaneously have grisly 360 degree perspectives at the end of The Exorcist. Or, to be less graphic, you can’t be a fly on the wall unless you can see the wall.