Subtle sighs subsidize the highs

The lows stand in line in decline moaning simple one line lines

It's not to late to find what's mine what's LOST my mind, the Mime

In time we stood for the greater good, the gift dead horse

And with a smile and no remorse it ate us, ill fated

I wonder what we taste like, weighted and waiting

Ingest and digest

We can't help avoiding the aberrant wording

It's hurting and keeps scoring (scaring)

Our anomie or…

I met my Wife in 2000. At the time, she wasn't my Wife, but quickly became the love of my life. After 7 years, I guess we finally decided, that we could live with one another, successfully enough, put up with each other's "vision",  and drive each other a little more crazy (in a good way, though) and still function, so we decided to make it official and tie the knot.  We loaded up our our Best Man Dan and his Family, Lynn's parents, and our girls, KT & KC, and headed to Alabama to get…

LAYNE STALEY, KURT COBAIN : GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN





Twenty five  years ago today, a troubled man entered his garage with a

shotgun. Three days later his body was found. His death was eventually

ruled as suicide. Nirvana arguably, the biggest band on earth, at the

time, had lost the driving force , behind their music.

Guitarist/vocalist Kurt Cobain, the reluctant rockstar dead at the…

Fourteen years ago, a crazed gunman entered a Ohio nightclub...30 seconds

I find myself thinking about that old dog on the end of the chain. That's how I thought of him. I never knew his name. He lived behind the chain length fence on the corner of South Morris Street and Dresden Ave. I walked by there every day on my way to school and every afternoon on the way home, which if pocket change permitted, often involved a trek to Cotton's Gameroom, but I digress. The old dog at the end of the chain wasn't always on the chain. Sometimes he'd be sleeping in the…

Good Sunday morning and welcome back to the record collection. On Friday night we have the pleasure of seeing one of Polk County's living legends, Jim Stafford Up Close & Personal at Lundyville - Lake Juliana Boating & Lodging . We got to shake his hand, get a picture with him and get two of our records by him, signed by him. With that we give his second album, Not Just Another Pretty Foot , a listen. Released in 1975 on the MGM label, the country-rock-novelty LP spawned two singles…

Good morning gang and welcome to Stuck In The Vinyl Again's Random Record Friday. That's right folks, this morning we stumbled into a darkened room and (after stepping on the Cat's tail) we grabbed a random record that happened to be Colour By Numbers by  new wave pop band, Culture Club. Released in 1983 on the …

Good morning gang and welcome to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today (September 22, 2016) marks the 65th Birthday of former Deep Purple, current Whitesnake vocalist David Coverdale. With that in mind we turn our collective ear towards the 4th record by Whitesnake,  Come an' Get It.   The hark rock, blues driven record was released in 1981 on the Mirage/Atlantic labels.  It reached #151 on the Billboard 200 and #2 on the UK album charts. The disc…

Good morning gang and welcome to the Wednesday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today (Sept, 21, 2016) is Canadian singer, songwriter, poet and novelist, Leonard Cohen's 83rd Birthday . To mark this day we give his 6th studio album, Recent Songs, a listen. Released in 1979 on the Columbia label the LP heralded a return to Cohen's acoustic folk music,…

I told you about the whispers

The birds and the breeze

I told you about the branch 

And all about it's tree

I told you about the fruit 

And it's flowers 

And what the heart screamed.

The funniest thing 

I never told you

About me.

Like a voice calling out from beyond the heavens
and the ages
A cold and thrilling invitation to get lost again
in the pages
A seduction so subtle it barely registers
a whisper
This familiar cadence transforms thy love
A warm rush of blood informs it could
only be that
The table is set
The guests have arrived
For tonight we dine with de Lioncourt
The one they call

Lestat.

It's now been 24 hours since the cold hard truth of Robin Williams' death, caused the world to cry out "NO!" in unison. Losing a talent like him, who inspired, captivated,  and brought so much joy to the masses is a heartbreaking moment regardless of the cause of death. That being said when suicide is revealed to be that cause it adds a weight of extra emotion and leaves so many wondering how could this happen. Many of us have dealt with or know   someone who has…

We continue our series today, with the spotlight on Alice In Chains, particularly original vocalist Layne Staley and original bassist Mike Starr, who both have moved on to that big recording studio in the sky. The origins of the band can be traced back to 1984 when, Staley then a drummer , landed a gig as vocalist in a glam metal band called Sleze. During this time Layne met guitarist Jerry Cantrell The two quickly became friends and roommates. Sleze changed their name to Alice N'…

Today's spotlight centers on the band Mother Love Bone and particularly their vocalist Andrew Wood . Our story begins in Columbus, Mississippi on January 8. 1966 when Andrew Patrick Wood the youngest of three brothers was born. At an early age Andrew was influenced by Queen, Aerosmith, KISS and Marc Bolan. After moving to Washington at age 14, Wood formed his first band, Malfunkshun with his brother Kevin.…

I only go there when I sleep

That place where all the familiar things creep and crowd around me.

Drowning out what comes crashing in

I heard a voice crawl across my skin

Per usual I didn't listen

For those seconds or eons I slept

You stood there beside what we'd built

What you'd kept I had forgotten

You saw fortified walls

I felt downtrodden.

Perhaps sensing time was short

I reached for your hand to pull you to safety

To pull you to me…

So let's review. Five dudes break into a hotel with the intent to wiretap the DNC

they are caught and time reveals that they were flying monkeys from Nixon's

personal stash. See Nixon really wanted to win re-election (sound familiar) and after The New York Times had outed Nixon on his Cambodia secrets he organized a unit to spy on reporters and government officials. As with most scandals there was a cover-up and eventually the Nixon…