Before The Drugs Wore Off (A-C)
Aerosmith
Toys In the Attic
Rocks
Whiplash hard rock courtesy of the Toxic Twins, Steve Tyler and Joe Perry. You can almost hear the lines being chopped on "Nobody's Fault" and "Round and Round."
The Beach Boys
Smiley Smile
Lots of great singles came from the California harmonists, but this album, Brian Wilson's last, self-destructive bid to top Lennon and McCartney, reflects his and the group's evolution from surf and sun to pot and pills. Contains the luminous "Good Vibrations."
The Beatles
Rubber Soul
Revolver
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Fabs rising to their drug-abetted peak. Certified masterpieces in any condition, but virtual revelations for tokers and trippers in '65, '66, and '67 and still packing a head-twist today.
Big Brother and the Holding Company
Cheap Thrills
Southern Comfort psychedelia from the tortured mistress of white girls' blues. Highlights: "Piece of My Heart," the cover of Gershwin's "Summertime," and the Monterey showstopper "Ball and Chain."
Black Sabbath
Master of Reality
Vol. 4
Most Sabbath discs are distinctly "drug records," but these two, from 1971 and 1972, respectively, are among their most explicit. "Sweet Leaf" and "Snowblind" remain anthems of cannabis and cocaine.
David Bowie
Diamond Dogs
Young Americans
Ziggy with Zig-Zags and the Thin White Duke getting thinner and whiter.
The Byrds
Mr. Tambourine Man
Electrified Dylan covers from Crosby, McGuinn, and Co. defined folk-rock, and the fish-eyed cover shot was an early glimpse of acid imagery.
Cheech & Chong
Cheech & Chong's Greatest Hits
Collection of the duo's best-known routines, like "Dave" and "Let's Make a New Dope Deal." Amusing enough when straight, comic genius when stoned. Go figure.
Eric Clapton
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (as Derek and the Dominos)
461 Ocean Boulevard
Slowhand
Not so much drug albums as albums by a man descending into and then emerging from devastating drug addiction, though "Bell Bottom Blues," "I Shot the Sheriff," and "Cocaine" are unmistakable songs of indulgence and dependence.
Cream
Disraeli Gears
"Strange Brew" and "Tales of Brave Ulysses" are wah-wah-what psychedelic guitar and lyrics were all about.
Crosby, Stills, and Nash
Crosby, Stills, and Nash
From the group originally called the Frozen Noses, these three superstars set the standard for record industry wealth and hedonism; this debut is also a fine record of idyllic vocals, delicate acoustic guitar, and sensitive lyrics.
To Be Continued...
Reviews by George Case
From his book Out of Our Heads
published by Backbeat Books, 2010
Unrelated:
Blackhawks vs. Flyers
Advantage Chicago re: "Official Wager"
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Share The Road
A Bike Tool Kit
Here are some essentials you'll want to have in your bicycle tool kit:
* Stamped steel wrenches with tire irons for handles.
* A 6-inch adjustable wrench, which works when the stamped-steel wrenches don't.
* A pocket knife, complete with an array of different blades.
* Needlenose pliers with a built-in wire cutter to cut cables and clamp a brake or derailleur cable.
* Pocket-size Channelock arc-joint pliers for gripping all sorts of parts.
* A repair kit for flat tires
Rodale's Book of Hints, Tips & Everyday Wisdom
pg. 336
published 1985
Rodale Press, Inc.
Here are some essentials you'll want to have in your bicycle tool kit:
* Stamped steel wrenches with tire irons for handles.
* A 6-inch adjustable wrench, which works when the stamped-steel wrenches don't.
* A pocket knife, complete with an array of different blades.
* Needlenose pliers with a built-in wire cutter to cut cables and clamp a brake or derailleur cable.
* Pocket-size Channelock arc-joint pliers for gripping all sorts of parts.
* A repair kit for flat tires
Rodale's Book of Hints, Tips & Everyday Wisdom
pg. 336
published 1985
Rodale Press, Inc.
On A First & Last Name Basis
Santorum has some advice for tea partyConservative champion says Rand Paul-types go too far. He also dismisses Sestak as "loose cannon."
Campaign 2010/2012 By Thomas Fitzgerald
INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
HARRISBURG - Former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, a potential Republican presidential candidate, warned Monday that conservatives should be wary of the libertarian strain of thought in the "tea party" movement.
Santorum was responding to a question about Kentucky's Republican Senate nominee Rand Paul, who last week said the federal government had no right to bar private businesses, such as restaurants, from discriminating on the basis of race, as it did in the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
"I don't think the libertarians have it right when it comes to what the constitution is all about . . . or when it comes to our history," Santorum said at the Pennsylvania Press Club. "When there are clear wrongs in society, injustice in society - sure, you handle it at the local level if you can - but when the local and state governments are in cahoots with the injustice, then the federal government has to step in and do something."
After denunciations from the left and right, Rand backed away from his position and affirmed support for the public-accommodations section of the law. Santorum, along with most Republican officials, supported Paul's opponent in last Tuesday's primary, Trey Grayson.
Santorum also dismissed Pennsylvania's Democratic Senate candidate Joe Sestak as "a loose cannon" and predicted a November victory for Republican Pat Toomey.
Santorum said he notices a "sense of anxiety" among Americans as he stumps for conservative causes. Repeat trips to Iowa, South Carolina and New
See Santorum on B8
A.A.(P) Editor's Note: If you choose to click the link and read the 2010/2012 column jump, be prepared to be appalled by Former Senator Santorum's view & opinions though it really shouldn't be a surprise to those who know his record.
Random Coinage
Yesterday, after drinking a 16 oz. can of Yeungling Premium at Dakotah's ($1.25 all the time), left a $0.75 tip of three quarters.
They were:
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Philadelphia Flyers Advance to Lord Stanley Cup Finals Against Chicago Blackhawks
Flyers Win Eastern Conference; Defeat Montreal Canadiens
Recap:
Game 1 - Flyers, 6-0
Game 2 - Flyers, 3-0
Game 3 - Canadiens, 5-1
Game 4 - Flyers, 3-0
Game 5 - Flyers, 4-2
Recap:
Game 1 - Flyers, 6-0
Game 2 - Flyers, 3-0
Game 3 - Canadiens, 5-1
Game 4 - Flyers, 3-0
Game 5 - Flyers, 4-2
Monday, May 24, 2010
Blinking Red Traffic Light Needed
Link: A blinking red traffic light strung here would be good.
Note: At the corner of Aramingo Ave. & Norris St., three one-way streets (Aramingo, Norris, and Moyer St.) meet. Drivers on Aramingo Ave tend to turn onto Norris St. at a high speed. Also, there are blind spots for drivers and pedestrians on all corners/directions.
Unrelated:
The Police - Roxanne
Note: At the corner of Aramingo Ave. & Norris St., three one-way streets (Aramingo, Norris, and Moyer St.) meet. Drivers on Aramingo Ave tend to turn onto Norris St. at a high speed. Also, there are blind spots for drivers and pedestrians on all corners/directions.
Unrelated:
The Police - Roxanne
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