Malarkey & Mayhem

Before It’s Done

Mark — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:30:21 +0000

It has been awhile since I have been to the Daytrotter site and then I find myself listening to their sessions incessantly now … It started with the Male Bonding session and led to the Vivian Girls, the Local Natives and then the Dodos. This will make a fine soundtrack to my next road trip, especially those Barnstormer sessions!
And now here’s a video …

BOOK of the day

Mark — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:30:28 +0000

Starting today, I will be reading a book a day until September. It may be a children’s book, or a graphic novel, or a collection of poetry, or perhaps even a wordless book of images like this one by Jim Woodring called Trosper. Jim Woodring is an incredible creator of disturbing surreal comics and art. Trosper is a short surreal masterpiece. It’s the story of a small elephant and his ball. It’s all fun and games, until the three eyed frog guard gets attacked from behind by a masked intruder …

A new endeavor

Mark — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:30:30 +0000

YES, it’s true, I have finally decided to unload some of my belongings and sell them on eBay ~ Like most people in America, I have too much STUFF, and I would like to redistribute these objects to others as well as raise some much needed money for my latest pipe dream – ROAD TRIP USA! Please visit MY STORE on eBay and help support my fund raising effort to save some money for an All American Road Trip to see some National Parks, camp under the stars, visit Seattle and travel this great nation in a Prius! My ultimate goal was to drive out to Michigan for a family reunion in August, but I’m already realizing how crazy that sounds.

Born by the river

Mark — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:30:14 +0000

And so we end our week of 60s classics with one of the most powerful songs of all time …

Pick up every stitch

Mark — Mon, 31 May 2010 00:30:50 +0000

I love the way this song builds up and plateaus ~ “Beatniks out to make it rich!”

Out Of Sight

Mark — Sun, 30 May 2010 00:30:12 +0000

More sunshine for the soul …

As The Sun Greets The Dawn

Mark — Sat, 29 May 2010 00:30:05 +0000

Another fine song from NUGGETS …

I Can’t Explain

Mark — Fri, 28 May 2010 00:30:36 +0000

This is one of those songs that I can listen to again and again without ever decreasing my enjoyment of it. And since it is TAKE COVER THURSDAY, we have the Scorpions version of I Can’t Explain followed by David Bowie’s smoldering take on it and then lastly we have The Who’s original golden masterpiece …

Turn off your mind

Mark — Thu, 27 May 2010 00:30:08 +0000

Another fine choice for Way Out Wednesday ~ The Beatles at their most psychedelic, plus a purple dancing moose!

Tighten Up Tuesday

Mark — Wed, 26 May 2010 00:30:53 +0000

Another classic from the 60s …