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    Google says that's Diane Webber and Wikipedia says she died in 2008 (was married for 31 years, but divorced in…

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    Wouldn't she be getting up there in age by now? And hey! You're never too old for love! Great music,…

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Category: Music

Happy Prue Day

Just got off the phone with Prue, wishing her a very Happy 83rd Birthday. She continues to live in Spain, playing tennis and bridge.

Posted on April 24, 2024May 11, 2024Categories Prue Bury and Swinging LondonLeave a comment on Happy Prue Day

One Pill-ow Makes You Larger

Jefferson Airplane’s Surrealistic Pillow was featured here in March.

Conceived in ’66, Born in ’67

The album is now included in the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress.

The Sounds of America: ‘Surrealistic Pillow’

Posted on April 23, 2024April 23, 2024Categories MusicLeave a comment on One Pill-ow Makes You Larger

Where’s Ringo?

Ringo is with the Associated Press, talking about being left-handed…

… and about the long-awaited re-release of the original Let It Be movie…

… that’s coming to Disney+ in May.

Posted on April 21, 2024April 21, 2024Categories BeatlesLeave a comment on Where’s Ringo?

McCartney-Lennon

Sean wrote this with Paul’s son James. (Paul’s name is actually James, but you knew that.)

Posted on April 17, 2024April 17, 2024Categories BeatlesLeave a comment on McCartney-Lennon

The Bad Boys of Rock

I like to imagine someone was brave and/or crazy enough in 1967 to tell Mick Jagger, “He’s better looking than you, a better singer than you, and he doesn’t just pretend to be dark and dangerous.”

Posted on April 16, 2024April 26, 2024Categories MusicLeave a comment on The Bad Boys of Rock

Bass, Guitar and Drums

I think I shared this once before, probably when it first appeared, almost fifteen years ago. It’s simple, direct, and sincere. R.I.P. Dex Romweber.

Posted on April 16, 2024April 16, 2024Categories MusicLeave a comment on Bass, Guitar and Drums

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