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OT/Music again.
Since OT seems to be the holiday theme....
On Friday I went into Costco for my usual healthy choice afternoon meal, a large hot dog & drink for $1.50. After inhaling this combo, I walked back into the store with no particular thing in mind. I moseyed down the CD aisle. Three disc compilation of The Mamas & the Papas - $18.00. Hmmm... I loved this group (especially Michelle, heh-heh) & have the vinyl & cassettes scattered about the house somewhere. But I considered that I had an holiday party to attend that evening & it was raining, & the party was a good hour's drive away. So I bought the CD package to keep me company. I walked past a Y****w Suby Baja on display at the store's exit. This has no bearing upon this thread, but maybe somebody cares. So, after going home to shower & change clothes, I set off in the darkness & rain with my beloved '60s group compressed into shiny plastic pancakes lying on the passenger seat. I slip disc 1 into the totally stock SVX CD with its totally stock paper speakers everywhere, & listen to the start-up silence between slaps of the wipers. Then I hear California Dreamin'. Then more. Forgive the continued geezin', but John, Michelle, Denny & my real true love, Mama Cass, created something almost 40 odd years ago that still enraptures me. What a sound. What a time it was. The party was fine, but I couldn't wait to get back in the car to play Disc 3 on the way back home. It was still raining. I didn't care. I know - 40 years from now the "kids" will be saying the same things about Eminem & "What ever happened to (good) music"?, as they're transported in their propulsion modules with the music chips imbedded in their molars blasting away the "oldies". Oh, well - I've had a good run. Life is good. "Words of Love" (Thanks again, Cass)- Ron.
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Thanks, Ron - that was a fun read. When I have my molar chips implanted, I'll make sure to listen to a little 'The Mamas & The Papas' just for you.
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MOR music
Ron, you are showing our age here. I do agree the Mamas and the Papas were unique, and their music has a timeless quality to it. Lot of the Carpenters' stuff and Burt Bacharach will be just as enduring.
On a more negative note, I have recently had an Eagles compilation with me on my travels, and I am less enchanted. What you get is a lot of well produced country pop, nothing much to mark it out, other than the rollercoaster success they were in their time. Hell just thawed out again, unfortunately. Joe
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I think they're all right (the mamas and papas). Here are some older bands I really dig:
CCR, The Doors, Santana (old stuff), Hendrix, ... but overall CCR is my fave. - Ca$h |
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Ron,
If Mama Cass had given that ham sandwich to Karen Carpeter instead of wolfing it down, they both might be with us today.
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Yeah, I guess you might be right at that. Cass Elliot, Karen Carpenter and Janis Joplin are three exceptional artists and brilliant performers. All lost to lifestyle problems. C'est la vie.
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Uh,oh. Does Rosie know about your dark side, Larry? Cass Elliott's real name was Ellen Naomi Cohen. Not exactly a candidate for a ham anything. The choking story was a myth (I heard it was a chicken bone). She actually died of a massive heart attack, not related to anything recently devoured, but definately related to what she had devoured for many years. Big woman - big voice - big loss. Ron. PS - Joe. Did you ever get my PMs or e-mail?
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PM blues
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Got no emails from forum for a long time. Wonder if my email address has been corrupted or something?? Will PM you Joe
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Ron,
I have to agree that CD is the best to listen to on road trips!!! I bought the greatest hits CD last year and I love to listen to it on long drives.
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Good call Ron!
For some reason, California Dreamin' gives me the shivvers everytime I hear it. What a great song!
Todd
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Re: MOR music
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Hey Ron!
Mama Cass also went to Forest Park High School right here in Good Old Maryland. |
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Re: Re: MOR music
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If I may quote Bob Hope: "Thaaaaanks for the mem-o-reees"
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one of the little things i like about the svx is the single disc cd player. i have other cars with changers in the trunk and am too f***ing lazy to ever go in and change the discs. with the svx i take my wallet with 20-30 single discs and pop what ever i am in the mood for.
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Yeah, Joe - I knew she spent some time in our home state as a kid. I think her family moved to northern VA later. How's the beast runnin'? Ron.
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