LIKE A ROLLING STONE

photo by Andrew Currie

Rolling Stone magazine is celebrating 50 years.  I don't know that it's the biggest act in the show anymore, but it certainly had its day!  Seasons come and seasons go.    news    

 

Principle in the type:  "Sometimes we procrastinate the closing and opening of our doors.  Habits we would like to break, new projects we would like to embark on, great things we say we are going to do ... New doors can be opened anytime we choose, and the old ones can be closed , even today."     Robert L. Backman

       

'ELLA NEWS

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Biggest Coachella news I think so far: Guns N' Roses.   "The band played a 2 1/2-hour set of its biggest hits and deep cuts . . ."    Critics say they came, they played, they kicked butt'ola.   I vote GNR relevant in rock history.  They have their sound, made their mark, and all that.   Side note:  I read a while back some of guitarist Duff McKagan's book 'How to Be a Man: (and other illusions).'   I'm a sucker for a good "I'm clean now, love my family, and life is a beautiful thing" story.     news

Principle in the type:  "I think that one may contribute (ever so slightly) to the beauty of things by making one's own life and environment beautiful, as far as one's power reaches.  This includes moral beauty."        Robinson Jeffers          

EASY FEELING

photo by Steve Alexander

Glenn Frey passed away Monday, at 67 years of age.  R.I.P.        

Personally it shakes me a little, like this article says, because frankly the Eagles were literally "the anthem" of the kids just ahead of me in school.  "One of the best selling bands of all time," (link) --by the way.    It's a longer post today because I walked a bit down memory lane.  Thank you, Glenn Frey for that.                

When I went to an Eagles' concert a few years back, I remember Frey saying he always saw their music, being all about the harmony.  The band's signature even.  He also cracked, "For the record, we never broke up ... we just took a 14 year vacation."  Ha!   They played this song (video below).  It's newer.  I thought it was very Eagle'y, and lovely.  The video's slide show rounds today's thoughts out. 

((And click here if you need Hotel California in all it's glory.  This one, it's real good.   Freakin love this song.  The Hub's fav ... and he's right, it's gold.))

Always important to me in my old-days-music:  Who I thought was cutest in a band.  In the Eagles? --Joe Walsh.                       But for now, Glenn has all our hearts.



          

                               

Principle in the type:  "We learn the dance steps with our minds, but we hear the music with our hearts."       Wilford W. Andersen     

FEELING LOVE'LY

photo by Benurs - Learning and learning ...

Stumbled upon this oldie but goodie.  Were The Beetles any more adorable than in this video?  (Ladies?  Guys?)   I think I'm mostly feelin' Ringo here, even though Sir Paul is da'bomb, John's dashing, and George is every girl's sweet dream.    Ahhhhh.   I digress. 
And what a song.  Love.  Love is the thing.





                                      

Principle in the type:  "We can begin to become more diligent and concerned at home by telling the people we love that we love them.  Such expressions do not need to be flowery or lengthy.  We simply should sincerely and frequently express love."            David A. Bednar

                                                                              Get your Beetles on Peeps!  Happy Weekend!

PEACE, LOVE, AND ROCK AND ROLL

photo by Eva Rinaldi

Ringo Starr celebrated 75 years of age the old fashioned way, at a record store.   Peace and love was the day's theme.  (Always better than aging eyes and a drop belly!!)    story 

 Principle in the type:  "Life is not meant to only be appreciated in retrospect."   Dieter F. Uchtdorf