Monday, March 12, 2012

Today's Happy Hour Soundtrack...

... featured a couple o' tunes by Jefferson Airplane.  First:

One begins to read between
The pages of a look.
The sound of sleepy music,
And suddenly, you're hooked.
I saw you, I saw you,
Coming back to me.

You came to stay and live my way,
Scatter my love like leaves in the wind.
You always say that you won't go away,
But I know what it always has been,
It always has been.
We'll not go anywhere near there, coz it's the same ol', same-frickin'-ol'.  We get tired o' that crap after a bit.

And then...


Ah... that's more like it.  Both of these tunes were on Surrealistic Pillow but it's the second tune that foretold the creation of Hot Tuna, a group about which I own many more albums than I do of the Airplane or that abominable follow-on band, J.Starship.  For the musicianship that's in it/them, of course.  And since we're talkin' about Hot Tuna, there's this...


...which we didn't hear on Pandora today, but which we own on a couple o' different Hot Tuna albums.  The mind often wanders, and it often wanders into GOOD places.  So good, as a s'matter o' fact, that we shut down Pandora and loaded up three Hot Tuna albums on the stereo for the balance o' Happy Hour.  The WX is cooperating with us today, in that we have our windows and door wide open to take advantage of (a) the mid-70 degree temps and (b) our own music collection.

And a couple o' cigars and three beers.  At last count.
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  1. Anonymous12 March, 2012 21:20

    Reminds me of your Carole King post re: you can't go home again. I liked Hot Tuna when my ex played all their albums all the time before we were married. After our divorce...not so fond of the band anymore.

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    1. Buck13 March, 2012 13:42

      Now this here's the FIRST time I can point to something "good" about my divorce. TSMP, when leaving, said "I don't suppose I can have any of the Van Morrison CDs?" "NO" was my reply, significantly emphasized and elaborated upon. She and I share a love of several artists, to this day.

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  2. Bag Blog13 March, 2012 05:15

    I was never a big fan of Jefferson Airplane/Starship/Tuna whatever. I remember some stuff I liked, but I was always such a country girl. The WX sounds wonderful. It was so nice here yesterday, I wore sandals.

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    1. Buck13 March, 2012 13:43

      There's a lot o' the Airplane and Hot Tuna to like, there's NOTHING about Starship to like. Ain't Spring great?

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  3. phoenix medical marijuana13 March, 2012 06:52

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    1. Buck13 March, 2012 13:44

      Use another name when commenting here, Phoenix.

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  4. Barco Sin Vela II13 March, 2012 07:07

    Heh. Your happy hour soundtrack has led me into the 'tube where I have gone from Airplane's to Steve Allen interviewing Kerouac.
    http://youtu.be/BMEacD_4VdI

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    1. Buck13 March, 2012 13:45

      Thanks for that, Darryl.

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    2. Barco Sin Vela II13 March, 2012 14:23

      Steve Allen tickling the ivories while Kerouac raps (While Sober!). Total coolness.

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  5. Suldog13 March, 2012 10:37

    HOT TUNA has always been somewhat underrated. Certainly not much airplay, that's for sure, unless we count "underground" stations and the like. It's music that involves listening, of course, so it has that handicap to start.

    (That's not as facetious or stupid as it might sound. Some music is more for dancing than listening. Some is created for various purposes other than true listening - background for sex, as commercial fodder, etc. - and then some is made to truly be listened to attentively.)

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    1. Buck13 March, 2012 13:46

      That didn't sound stupid or facetious at all, Jim. I understand exactly what ya mean.

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  6. Dapper Dan13 March, 2012 11:52

    Buck, I actually enjoyed all of these, even the "Coming Back to Me." And the Tuna's "Keep your lamps trimmed," excellent. Good stuff.

    Weather yesterday as we drove to GA and back was miserable, rain...heavy rain with a 90% chance of 18 wheelers.

    Today, however, is great like yours yesterday. Sunshine. 70s. It lifts the spirits.

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    1. Buck13 March, 2012 13:53

      Dang. I hate driving in rain, especially when trying to pass 18-wheelers. We're not as young as we used to be, and we scare more easily. Well, I do, anyhoo. I'm glad you're home safe and the WX is better.

      I'm also glad ya liked today's selections. ;-)

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  7. Craig15 March, 2012 08:52

    Funny. . . my half-sister has a sometime gig making food for Hot Tuna after their concerts. . .

    And @Suldog, I'm curious about this whole 'background for sex' genre. . .

    ;)

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