Yer Ol' Uncle D

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jul 13, 2023

"Scotty Moore plays one of the first really amazing riffs in rock history on Heartbreak Hotel with Elvis Presley ... it was dangerous, it scared everybody's parents, which was part of the attraction then - as it still is now... it totally blindsided me and made me want to get a guitar and do that." - Roger McGuinn, born this day in 1942.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jul 6, 2023

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jul 2, 2023

"What we're thinking about is a peaceful planet. We're not thinking about anything else. We're not thinking power, any kind of struggle, revolution or war or any of that. That's not what we want. Nobody wants to get hurt. Nobody wants to hurt anybody. We would all like to live an uncluttered life. A simple life, a good life. And think about moving the whole human race ahead a step, or a few steps." - Jerry Garcia

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jun 25, 2023

"Everyone has problems, and learning to share them is essential. Hiding pain requires an enormous amount of energy; sharing it is liberating. A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is enabled by her scars. I just want to show off my scar proudly and not be afraid of it." - Carly Simon, born this day in 1945.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jun 24, 2023

"I don’t care about the rules. In fact, if I don’t break the rules at least ten times in every song, then I’m not doing my job properly. Emotion is much more important than making mistakes, so be prepared to look like a chump. If you become too guarded and too processed, the music loses its spontaneity and gut feeling." - Jeff Beck, born this day in 1944. So true. Thanks for everything.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jun 15, 2023

3 Red Hot Chili Peppers Songs That’ll Make You Say, “Okay, That’s Enough.”

Red Hot Chilli Peppers are just a band. Sure, I've heard a few parts of their songs, and yeah, I might have become a little irritable listening to them, but one time, I made it through an entire Sugar Ray album without snapping. That's some real mental fortitude.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jun 15, 2023

"I felt guilty. I thought for some reason... I was alive, and Buddy and those boys were dead, and I didn't know how, but somehow I'd caused it." - Waylon Jennings, who gave up his seat on the plane to Buddy Holly, born this day in 1937.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jun 15, 2023

"I was on acid, and I looked at the trees and I realized that they all came to points, and the little branches came to points, and the houses came to point. I thought, "Oh! Everything has a point, and if it doesn't, then there's a point to it". - Harry Nilsson, born this day in 1941.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jun 10, 2023

"I couldn't do no yodelin', so I turned to howlin'. And it's done me just fine." - Howlin' Wolf (Chester Burnett), born this day in 1910.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jun 5, 2023

"Life is the best thing we have in this existence. And if we should desire to believe in something, it should be a beacon within. This beacon being the sun, sea, and sky, our children, our work, our companions and, most simply put, the embodiment of love." - Patti Smith

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jun 4, 2023

Hatbird cheats death another year. Right on. Cheers @Corycm.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jun 3, 2023

I've committed to a second year of Vinyl Me, D - A Free Record Club with some changes to make it more accessible to more folks. Tell me how it should go...

Vinyl Me, D - A Free Record Club Year 2 - Let's Run It Back - 36 Folks Win - Vote!

The first year of Vinyl Me, D has been a blast. I've had so much fun doing this. I hope @Djxfactor511, @MadLucas and @scotthilk have had as much fun as I have. If you missed it, here's the hijinks so far... https://www.needlesandgrooves.com/threads/vinyl-me-d-a-free-record-club.2171/ When the...

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jun 2, 2023

"The world of this is a load of crap. You get all these bloody people, so incredibly sycophantic." - Charlie Watts, born this day in 1941. Miss you, brother. You were right. Sadly, nothing's changed.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• May 31, 2023

I move like a cat, talk like a rat, sting like a bee, babe I wanna be your man...

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• May 28, 2023

"I think if it wasn't for the blues, there wouldn't be no jazz." - T-Bone Walker, born this day in 1910.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• May 23, 2023

"Everything has some consciousness, and we tap into that. It's about energy at its most basic level. Part of what I do is a craft, part of what I do is a science. The craft comes in knowing what science to use and what science not to use. I was never worried that synthesizers would replace musicians. You have to be a musician in order to make music with a synthesizer." - Robert Moog, born this day in 1934.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• May 18, 2023

"Rebellion is obsolete - change things from the inside working out." - Mark Mothersbaugh, born this day in 1950.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• May 16, 2023

"Some people try to pick up girls and they get called an asshole. Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole." - Jonathan Richman, born this day in 1951.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• May 8, 2023

"Some people tell me that the worried blues ain't bad. Worst old feelin' I most ever had." - Robert Johnson, born this day in 1911.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• May 4, 2023

"Hendrix was the bass player for Little Richard. We were both left-handed, but we would use a right-handed guitar held upside down and backwards. He developed my slides and my riffs. In fact, he used to say, and this is documented, 'I patterned my style after Dick Dale.' " - Dick Dale, born this day in 1937.