Kanada Kev

Take a look at the video in real time. There's now way that he is sitting in that crease thinking "hmmmm ... well, he does have a visor so this shouldn't hurt much or do damage ... time to get my backswing ready, and whamo chop chop. It was deliberate. Classic Billy Smith/Ron Hextall (fuck i hated those guys). Smith almost amputated Gretzky's foot that one year, swinging stick from one side of the net over to the other. Later . . . Kanada Kev =8)

Last night was the "short" version of Roxanne? Cool.

Sting "It's all coming back to me, i'm 24 and i'm mad" Cool seeing them 'remember' some of this shit live!!

My Sharona - bass solo by Sting LOL

rape and pillage across the globe

Theme: Drinking songs 1. Moxy Fruovis - The Drinking Song 2. Traditional - 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Thanks for the tip ... now let's get these corporate mucks off the stage! Bestbuy.com rewards members get first access to tix ...pfft. Maybe Bestbuy should help defray some of the costs of the tix (much like OZZY). Donating some proceeds to Water Aid for safe water around the world. I guess the bottles of water at the shows will still rival the costs of beers :)

Weir's cool about it ... however, Jerry is mentioned, so I gotta watch out for the EWK [Evil Widow Koons]! C U Next Tuesday, Debb. Later . . . Kanada Kev =8)

ROFLMAO ... Great picture comparison :)

1. Beach Boys - Little Deuce Coupe 2. Jan and Dean - Dead Man's Curve 3. The Clash - Brand New Cadillac 4. Justin Timberlake - Let's take a ride 5. Dire Straits - Heavy Fuel 6. Bruce Springsteen - Pink Cadillac 7. Tom Waits - Old '55 8. Buck 65 - Wicked and Weird 9. Rush - Red Barchetta 10. Prince - Little Red Corvette 11. 12.

Theme: Songs About Cars 1. Beach Boys - Little Deuce Coupe 2. Jan and Dean - Dead Man's Curve 3. The Clash - Brand New Cadillac 4. Justin Timberlake - Let's take a ride 5. Dire Straits - Heavy Fuel 6. Pink Cadillac - Springsteen 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Grateful Dead co-founder and guitarist Bob Weir isn't one to wax poetic about the Summer of Love in San Francisco. Love's 40th anniversary By Jim Harrington MEDIANEWS STAFF For everything, there is a season. And for love, it was the summer of 1967. Or, at least, that's what folks were told -- and that's what many believed. That's why thousands of young men and women, known to the world as hippies or flower children, descended on San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district for months of fun, live music and mind-altering substances. That time came to be known as the Summer of Love. Some indeed came looking for love, the kind where all people -- regardless of race, political affiliation or economic status -- would accept one another as true brothers and sisters. Forty years later, that dream still sounds pretty good. Yet the reality was closer to a nightmare for many who lived in the Bay Area before that summer. Surprisingly, one person who doesn't have such warm memories is Bob Weir, who -- as a founding member of the Grateful Dead -- was one of Haight-Ashbury's premier attractions. When asked what he first thinks of when he hears a reference to the Summer of Love, he says, "It was time to get out of the city." The Summer of Love "was not all that great," the 59-year-old vocalist-guitarist said during a recent interview at his home of 35 years in Mill Valley. "The summer before was wonderful." Looking beyond the cultural implications, many thought of the Summer of Love as the ultimate party. But, like most good parties, it soon grew crowded. And some folks clearly weren't on the guest list. Drawn by intense media coverage, the Haight was bombarded by an estimated 100,000 new arrivals that summer. They included a fair share of teen runaways, con artists, thieves and drug dealers, who together would irrevocably change the essence of the neighborhood, which quickly became a place cops looked to for an easy drug bust. Many locals felt pushed out. The neighborhood's most famous residents, the Grateful Dead, hightailed it to Marin County soon after a well-publicized drug bust at the band's house at 710 Ashbury in late '67. Still, the summer of '67 would be romanticized as nothing short of a revolution. Indeed, change was in the air, blowing through big cities including London and New York as well as college campuses across the nation. San Francisco, however, was the focal point. Great experiment Some saw the whole thing as a great human experiment, an attempt to create a gentler, more enlightened society, one that would value flowers over firearms and poetry over possessions. That was the dream. The reality, as Weir points out, was less lovely. But why let reality get in the way of a good story? Let's, for the moment, focus on the positive elements that sprang from the Summer of Love. The season gave birth to, or helped solidify, several key movements, including free speech, gay rights and civil rights. Those are some of the reasons why many people will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of San Francisco's most famous season for most of this year. A highlight will likely be the recently announced Summer of Love celebration concert on Sept. 2 in Golden Gate Park. The lineup has yet to be set -- but there should be no shortage of willing participants. Organizers will host a launch party for the event Wednesday in San Francisco. Don't expect Weir to be there waving a heart-shaped Summer of Love banner. He'll be busy that night fronting his current band, Ratdog, at the most hallowed of all '60s venues, the Fillmore. Plus, 40th anniversary or not, the Summer of Love feels pretty distant these days to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. "It's back there a ways," Weir says. "Other stuff that proceeded that seems a little closer. I don't know. Stuff gets mixed up." Well, let's clear things up a bit. Weir, whether or not he wants the credit, is at least partially responsible for there having been a Summer of Love. One of the biggest draws to Northern California during that time was the live music scene, of which the Grateful Dead was arguably the most significant member. Dead ahead Ironically, for a band forever linked with San Francisco, the Grateful Dead got its start on the Peninsula. There are several jumping off points for the story, but, for our purposes, it makes sense to begin in 1963 -- New Year's Eve 1963, to be exact. That's when young Weir, just 16, was strolling through Palo Alto and heard some acoustic tunes ringing from Dana Morgan's Music Store. He followed the sound and found Jerry Garcia, who would become his musical mentor. Today, it's hard for him to fathom what he'd be doing now if he hadn't hooked up with Garcia that night. "I have no idea," says Weir, who attended several schools on the Peninsula. "I know I would probably still be doing music. It's all I've ever wanted to do since I was 8 or 9." Weir and Garcia became fast friends and, along with bassist Phil Lesh, drummer Bill Kreutzmann and vocalist-keyboardist Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, formed a band in 1965 that would later take the name Grateful Dead. Influenced by a huge array of musical styles, the group sounded vastly different from everything else in the music business. The Dead would find an audience for its eclectic mix when it began performing at author Ken Kesey's famed acid tests. Along with the likes of Jefferson Airplane and Quicksilver Messenger Service, the Dead pioneered a style of music that would become known as the "San Francisco sound." In turn, the band helped usher in the psychedelic era and indirectly influence everyone from the Beach Boys to the Beatles. The Dead was the de facto house band for San Francisco's psychedelic period. Notably, the group performed at the Human Be-In -- which drew more than 20,000 flower children to Golden Gate Park in January 1967 and is widely considered to be the kickoff to the Summer of Love. Five months after the Be-In set things in motion, the Dead also performed at the year's most famous concert, the Monterey Pop Festival. That event brought some 200,000 music fans to the Monterey County Fairgrounds to see a dizzying array of talents, including Jefferson Airplane, Otis Redding, the Who and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Two years later, the Dead was on hand for both the apex of the Summer of Love movement (Woodstock) and its nadir (the tragic Altamont Free Concert, where the Dead didn't take the stage). After the Love The Dead, of course, would far outlive the Summer of Love and become one of the most successful touring acts of all time. The band kept right on truckin' until its hesitant bandleader, Garcia, died in 1995. All of the surviving band members, however, have remained active in the music business. Weir still sees a lot of old Deadheads when he's out on the road with Ratdog. But it's not all familiar faces. "There's a huge influx of 19- to 24-year-olds in our crowd now," he says. "That's great to see, because we are hitting a new generation." Write Oakland Tribune music editor Jim Harrington at jharrington@angnewspapers.com. Read Harrington's Concert Blog at www.insidebayarea.com/music. This is the first in an occasional series of stories about the people and events of the Summer of Love, which turns 40 this year. FOR MORE INFO • To find out more about the Summer of Love 40th anniversary celebration, visit www.2b1records.com/summeroflove40th. • For details on Bob Weir and Ratdog's show at the Fillmore, visit www.livenation.com.

I thought it was Debbie Koons who was suing. I'm suprised that she wasn't there to "wave" as well. Later . . . Kanada Kev =8)

It looked even weirder while he was performing. It just didn't move!!!

this makes no sense to me. If he'd done a big dance number' date=' people would rag on him for being all show and no depth. Dude sits down at a piano and sings a song he helped write, and now he's accused of being manipulative??? Isn't the very act of performing in front of an audience, in any manner, an attempt to project your talents? [/quote'] MarcO, I agree with you. If he had only done a dance number people WOULD have ragged on him. What I was trying to say, is that when Justin is on stage behind a piano and not prancing around, his musical talents don't carry him or capture as much interest. Therefore, imho, his talent is much more centred on his stage performance and choreography than sheer musicianship. He's very "Vegas". Must be part of the boy-band-syndrome Later . . . Kanada Kev =8)

Dixie Chicks ROCKED! What a performance. I enjoyed the "jazzy stylings" of the Police . What else should they have played? At least that arrangement of Roxanne allowed them to stretch it out a bit and change the pace a little. I'm glad they didn't do some retrospective medley or something. I even enjoyed Beyonce's performance. Shakira's hips didn't lie ... she looked like she was having a lot of fun up there. Don't know how she did it without a "wardrobe malfunction". Tony Bennett's plug for Target was tacky. I can't believe he did that. Burt Baccarach's request to work with Seal was awkward and out of place. What the FUCK is up with Smokey Robinson's face! Talk about too many facelifts. He's permanently surprised. Then he sings the lyrics "Take a good look at my face ..." I was laughing hysterically. When will the Black Eyed Peas go away? That Justin Timberlake hand-held camera was ridiculous. Who came up with that? I wasn't overly impressed with his performance either. He sat at the piano to try and convince the people of his musical talent. If he had at least teased Dick In A Box, it would have been more entertaining. And hey, since when did Justin start getting called "JT"? Messes with my head, because the JT that I always associate with those initials is James Taylor. John Mayer and those other two, who performed all together were boring. Was/is Mayer trying to rip off SRV? The guy playing piano was lame. Corinne Bailey Rae was intriguing. Something unique about her voice. Gnarles Barkley was fun, but went on for wayy too long. Having to listen to James Blunt is painful. Stupid song with pathetic lyrics. Get over it dude, she doesn't care about you! WTF was up with Mary J Blige and her laundry list of thank yous. I wasn't impressed at all with that tribute to the Eagles. That band drives me nuts (the one doing the covers that is). That lead singer's vocal style cheeses up ever song he sings. They are the ones who also did Tom Cochrane's Life is a Highway for the Cars movie. You'll see 'em again at the Oscars I'm sure I'm so glad that I PVR awards shows. I couldn't imagine watching that tripe from start to finish with all the breaks, etc. Give the attendees cocktails ... would provide for more entertainment. Later . . . Kanada Kev =8)

LOL ... nope, just one of the few that understand the "Genesis Thing" Later . . . Kanada Kev =8)

Ollie and I will be there!

Appropriately enough, you can get all of this series on OINK http://oink.me.uk/browse.php?search=rockabye+baby&sort=added&d=d Later . . . Kanada Kev =8)

I've got JUST what you need. PM me and i'll fire you off a copy: http://www.babyrockrecords.com/web/page.asp?pgs=product&catid=41&id=1049 We couldn’t think of a band more deserving of the lullaby treatment than Pink Floyd. The sounds of this legendary group speak to the parts of the brain that are wide awake during that lovely dream state called REM. They are musical journeys to the bright side of the moon and beyond. While your child is comfortably sleeping, these lullabies will work to open their mind’s eye as only Pink Floyd can. Your crazy little diamond is going to shine on in a dreamland courtesy of Baby Rock. You’re gonna wish you were there. +++++++++++++++++++ My daughter just went to sleep to this. She LOVES it. She calls it "PIG MUSIC" SHe also has an amazing fascination with everything PIG.

Can't promise anything, but keep your eye on the CBC board. You just never know ... they let me in here!!! http://cbc.radio-canada.ca/jobs/current.shtml Later . . . Kanada Kev =8)

Congratulations on retrieving all your data. Tenacious 'Bamaman, way to go. Thanks so much for that link too. I'm going to d/l and burn a few copies. Later . . . Kanada Kev =8)

MamaPink ... Ok, that's one of my tasks this weekend (and it won't take long). I'll get you copies of the couple of Richard Scarry DVDs that I have (Busy People and one other). We have a few more on VHS. I should look at the vid store to see if they're available (gotta love the kid's rentals at $1 a piece ). http://www.amazon.com/Richard-Scarrys-Best-Video-Ever/sim/B00005QFDY/1/ref=pd_sexpl_s_d/105-3174690-1326840?ie=UTF8&pf=dvd I loved Richard Scarry books when I was a kid. I've passed my copies along to my kids and they are getting a lot out of them too (did you ever look for Goldbug on every page of Cars and Trucks and Things That Go?)

If find that a lot of tv works better that way . I'll have to give Aqua Teen a try soon. In the meantime, I've gotta get caught up on season 3 of Drawn Together Some seriously twisted shit on this show ... fucking great Season 2 is classic. http://video.glath.com/drawntogether.php