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Landing(s) Some Trillion Dollar Treats with Jex, Grace Scheele and Mr. Chipmunk

A wise man once said, “Life is like a box of chocolates.  You never know what you’re gonna get.”  MarriedandHeels declined to participate for her scheduled time slot.  I booked this afternoon off for her.  So, this week’s box of chocolates includes some sweet surprise guests!  Jex Russell co-hosted, and harpist Grace Scheele dropped by for a bit to talk about her cassette tape Landings.  The end result is one of my favourite shows!  Top ten?

Max the Axe’s garage sale scores were the main focus of the show, with a second on cottage stories and musical memories.  We told the previously unrevealed tale of Max’s carbon monoxide detector collection.  We tributed the man himself with song after song, going over two hours!

Best of all:  a first.  A chipmunk visiting the show, captured on camera, live.  Twice.

Addendum: Here’s the funny thing.  MarriedandHeels was still welcome to appear on this show, and declined to show up.  Why?  Because she scheduled her own stripshow at the same time on OnlyFans.  However, the gods disapproved, and she failed due to technical issues!  She could have joined me, but karma and the universe worked together to spite her.   Oh well!  Hope she enjoyed her day at home alone, not making any money or having any fun with us.

Life is like a box of chocolates indeed!  I say, eat on.  The No More Heels tour of 2023 begins!  

Back to Basics Friday on Grab A Stack of Rock

GRAB A STACK OF ROCK…

Episode 19: Back to Basics Friday

I must apologize for the suddenly cancelled show last week.  A lot of stuff went down about 30 minutes before showtime, and I was occupied with another priority.

It can now we said:  This episode was supposed to be for MarriedandHeels.  I booked the afternoon off FOR HER.  And now we have to go on without her.  Thanks a lot.

Today I need to take it easy, so we’re going back to basics.  My first solo show in years.  I want to do it in the afternoon, not evening, so it’ll be 3:00 PM E.S.T.

I’ll be reading from Tim Durling’s book Unspooled.  I have my treasures from Max the Axe’s garage sale to show.  We have a demo of the Kenwood tape deck featuring the music of Grace Scheele.  I’ll be unboxing new discs, and otherwise just winging it!   Hope to see some of you then.  I know it’s not an ideal time, but I don’t want to be broadcasting live during sunset!  So afternoon it is.

Friday May 12 at 3:00 P.M. E.S.T.  Enjoy on YouTube or on Facebook!

Youtubin’: Todd in the Shadows – TRAINWRECKORDS: Run-D.M.C.’s “Crown Royal”

I love getting a musical education from Todd in the Shadows!  He’s musically educated and far more knowledgeable about pop and hip-hop than I’ll ever be.

Run DMC are not my thing, and I was largely ignorant of their influence and their unique style.  Todd demonstrates their beats and importance with plenty of video clips.  But his main focus this time was their “comeback” album Crown Royal.  An album that took years to make and release, due to legal wranglings over guest appearances and DMC’s lack of involvement.  Todd conjectures that a disapproving D didn’t record a single note for this album.  He could be right.  A trainwreckord indeed, Crown Royal sounds like a desperate attempt to meet Y2k head on, and failing.  No amount of Fred Dursts or Third Eyes Blind could save this record commercially and artistically.

This was a 30 minute viewing that flew right by.  Entertaining and educational.

 

Youtubin’: Davey 504 CRUSHES Watch Mojo’s “Top Ten Hardest Bass Riffs”

Weaksauce, Watch Mojo!  Weaksauce!  Never trust non-music people to come up with decent music lists.  Is that gatekeeping?  Damn right – and Davey 504 is the gatekeeper.  There were a couple songs that he considered worthy of the list…and many he just made mincemeat of.

Watch and learn.

 

Cottage Weekend! April 28-30 2023 at Lorne Beach

Not a lot to tell this weekend.  No speeding tickets (four cop cars though!) and no glasses burned in fires.  It was a quiet, simple weekend and the video tells the whole story.  Enjoy this rainy weekend at the lake.

Surprise! RSD and Japanese Import Magic with Harrison, Kevin, Rob Daniels, John T. Snow & Jen!

First cottage show is done for the record books!

Two surprise guests made this nice extra special:  John T. Snow of 2Loud2OldMusic, and my wife Jen!  Together with Harrison, Kevin and Rob, we looked at:

  • THE WEIRDEST CD WE HAVE EVER SEEN
  • Very rare Eric Carr and Van Halen RSD discs
  • Tons of blues!
  • Japanese imports!
  • Rare soundtracks!
  • Grab A Stack of Rock merch!
  • Van Halen bootlegs!
  • And as usual, we had “Ask Harrison” with Tee Bone Erickson and @marriedandheels.

Thanks for watching everyone!

It’s Friday Night, and Grab A Stack of Rock is Back with Harrison, Kevin, and Rob Daniels!

GRAB A STACK OF ROCK…with Mike and the Mad Metal Man
Episode 18:  New Arrivals (and some books)

It’s finally that time.  First cottage show of the year!  We have been looking forward to this since November.

This week, we plan on looking at some new musical arrivals with Harrison, Rob Daniels and Kevin “Canadian Grooves” Simister.  I’ll have some books to go over, and of course, we have “Ask Harrison” with a question from the California Girl.

Notes:  This being the first cottage show of the season, please allow for —

  • Wifi/power issues
  • Weather/potential indoor show
  • Murphy’s Law

But the show must go on, and we hope it will!  Please allow for any difficulties that a cottage show in April may cause, especially the first one.  Who knows if the internet will work in the weather we are expecting.  If all goes well, see you then!

Friday Apr 28 at 7:00 P.M. E.S.T.  Enjoy on YouTube or on Facebook!

 

#1057: “To Each Their Own!” – The P*ss Blanket Story

RECORD STORE TALES #1057: “To Each Their Own!” – The Piss Blanket Story

Guilty as charged.  I was filming a dumpster diver.

I was leaving for work Friday morning when I saw this guy picking through the bottles in recycling, as they often do.  He was soon joined by a second guy, and they tore through the recycling looking for anything of value.  When the second guy jumped into the dumpster, I couldn’t resist.  The bad part of me wanted a video, so I shot a little bit of video and then pocketed my phone again.

I watched as the guy found a box with a deep fryer in it, but then my jaw dropped as I saw him liberate a large, white blanket….

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As I drove off, I saw the two guys riding the bikes, with the one fellow clutching the piss blanket holding his precious deep fryer.

Weird Friday.