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Dave Matthews Band Ultimate Guitar Giveaway Sweepstakes

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Eagles - Earlybird Live from 1973

Eagles - Earlybird
Live from 1973
Guitar/vocals - Glenn Frey
Banjo/vocals - Bernie Leadon
Bass/vocals - Randy Meisner
Drums/vocals - Don Henley

This, and the previous post below are truly a FLASHBACK
to 1973 /74.I was a Junior in High School.
I was also very into the culture of the day.
I was fairly popular in the general school culture,
mainly due to athletics. But I was also well known
for breaking athletic training rules, and neck-deep in the party/drug culture.

Thru all that, NEVER have I ever heard 'Earlybird' by the Eagles until
earlier today. ( 1am early at Blip.fm) I was so blown away that I had
to post it here. As a student of stringed instruments that can deliver an
element of TWANG, I have watched it at least 10 times today in hopes
of memorizing chord shapes & switches, but mostly, just to soak in
MORE from the era. (like I really need more) I plopped 'Take It Easy'
in below just to get another taste of the sweetness this band delivered,
not to mention that Linda Ronstadt was also guesting,
along withJackson Browne. Linda, one of my 1st 'rockstar' crushes.
Don Felder was now also part of the mix, which signaled a more
sophisticated sound was in the works. I actually remember this
Don Kirschner appearance. I hope you can gain some enjoyment
from both video's. (what would we do without YouTube?)

-steve

Eagles - Take It Easy Live from 1974

Eagles - Take It Easy
Live from 1974 - Don Kirschner's Rock Concert
Guitar/vocals - Glenn Frey
Lead guitar - Don Felder
Guitar/vocals - Bernie Leadon
Bass/vocals - Randy Meisner
Drums/vocals - Don Henley

ZZ-Top on Vh1 & Vh1classic - Storytellers!

A new VH1 Storytellers episode
starring ZZ Top will premiere
June 27 on the cable network.
The show, which commemorates
the Texas blues-rock trio's 40th
anniversary, was taped March 31
at Chicago's Congress Theatre.
The program also will debut July 4
on the VH1 Classic and Palladia channels.

Meanwhile, frontman Billy Gibbons reports
that ZZ Top are hoping to release their
upcoming studio album "before we celebrate
our 41st anniversary."

PR Newswire

Imagine ZZ-Top playing a LIVE set in your living room.......that's what this was like!
I was thrilled to be seated on stage for the entire taping, a mere 5 feet from the band as they played thru their set. (stage left, 2nd row) One of the
questions I submitted prior was used for this session,
so obviously, I was afforded the opportunity to ask the
question myself.
Yet another item to check off my bucket list!

-Steve

One more......LIVE at Rockfest

Tickets go on sale soon! ~STYX~ w/REO Speedwagon

Just a few more days before tickets go on sale
for ~STYX~ & REO Speedwagon at the MN
State Fair over the Labor Day weekend.
The photo above was taken almost 5 years ago.
It has been almost 4 years since I've last seen
them LIVE, that being a show here in Rochester,
MN.

Hubble needs to be pursued beyond Hubble!

As a species, we could certainly do worse with
regards to spending tax dollars on questionable
projects. In my view Hubble should be considered
a 1st step. You?

2 hour season finale in less than 15 minutes...(tick, tock, tick, tock)

We know that Jack will make it because FOX has said
they are already to start working on next season.
So......who will NOT make it to next season?

Keith Urban returned to St Paul Thurs. evening

Photo: Tom Wallace, Star Tribune
Please use the URLs below to view photos & video,
along with a typical local-yocal concert review from
the St Paul Pioneer Press. (I thought one was enough)
http://www.xcelenergycenter.com/videoplayer.jsp?IS_PLAY=Y&MM_FILE_ID=128
http://www.xcelenergycenter.com/photogallery/gallery.jsp?SECTION_ID=52
http://www.twincities.com/entertainment/ci_12375532?nclick_check=1

THE BASICS: 2 hour show, which included a 2 song encore.
I have always wanted to get a dose of Keith Urban guitar
fretboard wizardry. Well, I got it! At times, even jaw-drop good!

Enjoy the links!

-steve

Mission accomplished (cont.)

Mission accomplished ! (ROUND ONE)

A nice road trip to

SE WI. It's always
enjoyable visiting
the old stomping
grounds, even
though I really
don't STOMP
much anymore.

The blue-haired
woman running
the greenhouse
had no clue about
the righteous history
of this particular
strain of pepper,
so I brought her up-
to-speed. (she got
my best pepper-rant)




I ended up giving some plants to all three of
my daughters, and my brother Jerry who I
knew would be absolutely thrilled to get his
hands on some of these.

The plants transplanted nicely and are on the deck hardening
to their new environment as I type this. It's kind of cool &
blustery today as a cold front has just plowed through.
ROUND ONE is well underway!

A pepper run to SE Wisconsin!

Beaver Dam Pepper
A Hungarian heirloom local favorite brought to Beaver Dam,
WI by the Joe Hussli family in 1929 (my Great Uncle- RIP).
Elongated 5 to 8 inch slightly wrinkled peppers have excellent
flavor with flesh that's crunchy and mildly hot when seeded.
It gives a nice zip to sandwiches, stuffed peppers and salsa.
The 15 to 18 inch plants yield an amazing number of
fruits that ripen from lime-green to red.

Last year I was able find my plants right here in Minnesota. Sadly,
the grower who mailed my plants to me thru the US mail last year
passed away earlier this year. His family has canceled their mail
order program for this growing season.

This means road trip to south eastern Wisconsin early Tuesday
morning, arriving in Beaver Dam around 9 am. Of course,
this also means that I should be able to surprise some family
and friends.

Hmm?? I better take at least 1 guitar, too!
(I feel a jam-session coming on)

-Steve