RichC | October 15, 2018
It’s an on the road Music Monday … and I realized my OLD iPod Shuffle is loaded with almost all Jack Johnson songs. No problem picking one out … how about track two from Johnson’s 2005 Curious George album called Broken … although can’t think of any music he has recorded that I dislike? While […]
RichC | September 10, 2018
Once I started listening to music and heard Jackson Browne in the 1970s … I was hooked and have not really stopped enjoying his songs and his long spanning music career. So, after a rainy weekend, here’s a little pick-me-up song for Music Monday from side A (cut 4 ) of Jackson Browne‘s 1972 first […]
RichC | September 3, 2018
Have a great Labor Day! Let’s kick back and celebrate the dedication of all the workers (hopefully some of us) who contribute to the social and economic strength of America by working hard all year long.Although I no longer work as hard as when I was younger, it is still nice to be enjoy the […]
RichC | August 27, 2018
With a bit of rain this past week, it was appropriate to listen to some "mellow music" on The Bridge channel on the SiriusXM iPhone app. Rain you say? Last Thursday was the wettest August day ever and the second wettest day ever for Cincinnati. A whopping 5.02 inches of rain was recorded at the […]
RichC | August 20, 2018
Last week we lost the singer and pianist Aretha Franklin at age 76 who’s trailblazing career began in the turbulent 1960s when America was being torn apart (sounds eerily familiar). I was in grade school when her R and B records were popping on the charts and being played on AM radio; I didn’t really […]
RichC | July 30, 2018
While listening to music from a few decades ago on SiriusXMRadio, and having just included Juice Newton in a previous Music Monday post, I heard a “before my time” rendition of Angel Of The Morning … thinking, “that’s not the version I remember?” After the 1968 Merrilee Rush recording peaked my curiosity, I wondered who […]
RichC | July 23, 2018
When I think of “SUNSHINE,” it almost always lifts my spirits … even if it is a song with a “go away today” line … and dealing with a challenging time for many in the late 1960s and 70s. Still with all the depressing Vietnam War news and anti-war music, having one country folk song […]
RichC | July 16, 2018
Nothing like remembering summer fun from the summer of 1977 some 40 plus years ago and the upbeat song "Dancing Queen" by the Swedish group ABBA (from their October of 1976 released Arrival album). It was a hit for them during the mid-70’s disco era … and Europop, which is Europe’s equivalent. Generally I was not […]
RichC | July 9, 2018
It may only be my music taste … or due to heading of to the music listening college days … but the Fleetwood Mac album "Rumours" album was probably the best of 1977 — I still think every cut was excellent. While cooling off in the pool this weekend after outdoor chores (and some sunburn), […]
RichC | July 2, 2018
Brenda and I are still a bit old fashion when it comes to watching new release movies; we I still pick up the DVDs at a Redbox rather than streaming. BUT … no matter how you decide watch the movie "I Can Only Imagine," it will be well worth your time and the rental (or […]
RichC | June 25, 2018
In keeping with the Music Mondays theme, the Steve Miller Band concert was last week at Riverbend in Cincinnati. It is hard to believe the band has been playing over 50 years … and still being enjoyed by fans (this year Peter Frampton joined the tour). I recall listening to the 1970s albums on 8-track […]
RichC | June 18, 2018
When two "roundabout" mentions pop up at the same time, it makes me think that this is a most necessary post! Obviously neither has anything to do with each other, but I happened to be reading an article highlighting Construction starts this month on Butler County’s 17th roundabout in our local paper, the Pulse Journal, […]
RichC | June 5, 2018
Happy Anniversary to my partner in life for 36 years; what a great life we have (photo from Hueston Woods near Oxford Ohio when in grad school at Miami University 36-1/2 years ago, which was just a couple months after our August 12th 1981 engagement). Little River Band Happy Anniversary […]
RichC | May 28, 2018
It is not my ordinary Memorial Day post honoring those who died in service to our country, but I enjoyed watching a couple older Star Wars movies this weekend and couldn’t get the theme song out of my head. It has been a while since I enjoy watching the original 1977 Star Wars (IV – […]
RichC | May 14, 2018
David Lee Murphy has finally recorded again with a little coaxing from Kenny Chesney after going dormant after his 2004 Tryin’ to Get There album. The new music is just as good from what I can tell as I particularly enjoyed his "Everything’s Gonna Be Alright" which was also set to a NewsOfStJohn.com video posted […]
RichC | April 30, 2018
Brenda and I have a favorite TV series and are anxiously waiting for the next season, unfortunately Amazon seems to have delayed production — we waiting on season 3. So while we wait, we are re-watching both season one and season two … AGAIN; The Man in the High Castle is a terrific show and has […]
RichC | April 16, 2018
According to Elton John‘s lyricist Bernie Taupin, "Daniel" was the most misinterpreted song that the pair had ever written. As much as I enjoy the ballad and listening to the talented musician, I really had know idea as to the reason it was written or that of its controversial Vietnam era content. I must not […]
RichC | April 9, 2018
(click for larger) I read an interesting article about music in Wired this past weekend and in particular a World Song Map image that instead of a "place name" there is a "song name." It may not be the best song selection for the place, but it did trigger an old song from 1967 by […]
RichC | April 2, 2018
This Music Monday post has been in the "to be included folder" for a while now. This week since I’ve been pre-occupied with taxes, packing and some organization, I pulled it out to both listen to it again and post. Back when I was in college, my taste in music ranged from what was popular […]
RichC | March 19, 2018
During a couple evenings last week I enjoyed a Twitter back and forth with Charlie Wilde, a disc jockey filling in for the vacationing JJ Walker on SiriusXM 70s on 7. Our conversation turned to Cincinnati and the radio industry we both remembered a few years ago … and of course the hit 70s TV […]
RichC | March 12, 2018
Music listening took a quirky turn for this Music Monday after running across an odd social media posted photo of what was dubbed the "Sheatles," for obvious reasons. Besides being a weird Beatles mash-up photo of the original "Fab Four" from the 1960s and having mention them when listening to a podcast earlier this year […]
RichC | February 26, 2018
Sailing by Christopher Cross was an easy music pick for a dreary February 2018 for this Music Monday. I heard it as one of my Pandora music channel this past weekend and "takes me away to where I’ve always heard it could be." I hope it does the same for others. Sailing | Christopher […]
RichC | February 19, 2018
Although I’m no longer enjoying the warm weather and beautiful sunrises (from Encore‘s cockpit on photo left), last week’s trip was a positive one as I accomplished what I indented to get done; a successful splash and back in the water, as well as checking on the Delray Condo renters and a visit with old […]
RichC | February 12, 2018
Although I’m partial to the the Old Crow Medicine Show version of Wagon Wheel, I definitely enjoy watching the music video version by Darius Rucker from his 2013 True Believers album on YouTube above – I also enjoy seeing the Duck Dynasty gang in it. I haven’t posted as much of the “country sound” music […]
RichC | February 5, 2018
One of the longest running names in “R&B” and “doo wap” music is the Hall of Fame vocal group called The Drifters. They have been performing and recording music since the early 1950s (according to Wikipedia their “Years active are 1953 – present day!”) Obviously I did not know them from that early era, but […]
RichC | January 8, 2018
Our Amazon Echo Dot Christmas gift is the gift that keeps on giving now that I’m learning new “skills.” There isn’t anything earth-shattering it is currently doing, but the “easy” interface to Amazon’s cloud server for content and function may be limitless … at least looking into the future. It is an impressive device; perhaps […]
RichC | December 25, 2017
While reading about the Winter Solstice, songs we call “carols” were not originally what come to mind today. I Saw Three Ships (carol – written in 1410) The first songs/carols in Europe were not Christmas Carols, they were pagan songs sung while dancing around stone circles on the shortest day of the year – […]
RichC | December 18, 2017
Now that so many of us listen to music while connected to a smart device or computer, little bits of history can surprise us. Here’s a tidbit from one of my favorite artists that I didn’t know: On Jackson Browne‘s 1977 tribute to the roadies, his song called "The Load-Out," segued into "Stay" which […]
RichC | December 11, 2017
While getting my haircut last week, the conversation of holiday themed entertainment was being discussed. The stylist asked me if I had seen the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Brenda and I had not, but I know it is something we would enjoy, especially Brenda with her classical violin background. I may check our schedule as they will […]
RichC | November 27, 2017
Another group in my reminiscing of 1970s music was the band America. Surprisingly, with such a US oriented name, the trio of Dewey Bunnell, Gerry Beckley and the late Dan Peek started in London, England. They were high school musicians and sons of US Air Force personnel. After graduation the produced an album in 1971 […]
RichC | November 20, 2017
The advantage of Fox Business being on in the background most of my day is that "some" older hosts slip in music during commercial breaks. Varney & Co played a few seconds of an old favorite, Gordon Lightfoot on his birthday last week; it is hard to believe this Canadian singer-songwriter turned 78 79. Here […]
RichC | November 13, 2017
While posting something newer on last week’s Music Monday blog post, I wanted to include For a Dancer from Jackson Browne‘s 1974 Late for the Sky album … but it was once again from the 1970s. So this week I’ll post from Browne again, but return to something older. Enjoy. Jackson Browne | […]
RichC | November 6, 2017
It is easy for me to fall back into my oldies groove (1970s) and include something I regularly listen to for Music Monday, but will purposely deviate just a little bit … but a very little bit. Jackson Browne spans the ages and is always on my list, so it is pretty easy to add […]
RichC | October 25, 2017
Although Fats Domino was before my time, I do know my parents and grandparents played his music … such as “Ain’t That A Shame” and “Blueberry Hill.” He died Tuesday and was 89. Most think of him as a 200 pound 5-feet-5 big smiling guy with a flattop haircut as seen on his album covers. […]
RichC | October 23, 2017
I don’t know many baby boomers who came of age in the 1970s who didn’t enjoy David Gates, be it as a part of Bread or solo. Most albums and his music will no doubt lower ones blood pressure a bit and relax even the most uptight listener. Both Brenda and I pause a moment […]
RichC | October 18, 2017
It looks like “old” Jimmy Buffett fans will be treated to some new OLD music on November 17th? A few years ago, when legendary Nashville producer Buzz Cason sold his recording studio, there was some cleaning up to do. That is when Jimmy learned that they had found a sizeable collection of 1⁄4-inch tapes that […]
RichC | October 16, 2017
This past week the "Years Ago on this Day" center column of My Desultory Blog I noticed a Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers post from October 2014. The post was their first video after they moved from a "van" (aka: Van Sessions) to a larger bus. It was a fun "from the road" Brewer and […]
RichC | October 9, 2017
You’re getting old when you can say that you were listening to Jimmy Buffett music when only on vinyl, although it could have been on 8-track or cassette tape? Thankfully I was not listening to his song The Wino and I Know on 78s as the lyrics in the song goes (a vinyl record format […]
RichC | October 2, 2017
After hesitantly upgrading my iPhone 7 plus with Apple‘s new iOS 11 it was time to play with a few of the added features. One really interesting feature is capturing what is displaying on the screen in real time as a .mov file and storing it with your photos. What I did not expect was […]
RichC | September 29, 2017
After slowly giving up on ever really making my “90% hearing loss” right ear useful again (due to Ménière’s disease – posts 1 or 2), I had a chance to try out my buddy Jeff’s After Shokz bluetooth headset a couple weeks ago. I’m not saying it was like I was binaural again, BUT the “bone conduction” […]
