Thank you for joining us on Friday April 25 for Grab A Stack of Rock’s 100th episode. We actually had a lot more material backlogged for that episode, which you’ll be seeing here, so like and subscribe for more!
This fun short video features Harrison walking us through his very first CD collection photo. You can see Young Harrison was already into Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden, but why, and how? Harrison walks us through them all in this fun nostalgia (and metal) filled episode.
RECORD STORE TALES #1141: 100 Years Old and Counting!
Weekend Report – Parties Complete, CD Re-organizing Continues
It’s official! Grandma turned 100, and she had not one but two parties. Seems appropriate given the circumstances! It was a whirlwind of a weekend and difficult to sum up.
Friday afternoon began with a reunion of cousins! I have not seen Cousin Geoff in over 10 years and I swear he is still growing. I gave him a big hug, and the chitter chatter did not cease for the entire time. It was like no time had passed, even though we had so much to catch up on. He’s now a dad with two kids.
That day, we had a birthday party at the home for Grandma. She was fashionably late, as is her right. She received some nice gifts and plants, but was not impressed with her letter from King Charles. The plants she got from people she knew meant a lot more than the King. I am sure that Charles is now weeping at this rejection. He certainly tried!
Funny thing about 100th birthdays. They are very difficult to find cards for. In fact, Grandma received three identical cards due to lack of selection!
We had a barbecue for family that night, and resumed the 100th birthday party the following day. This party was for family only, which didn’t stop a couple people from the old folks’ home from trying to gatecrash! I can’t say I blame them. The food and cake were incredible. The cake was probably the best I ever had, while I also stuffed myself with six sandwiches. By the end of the celebrations, I think I was as exhausted as Grandma. But that wasn’t the end of the weekend for me.
Who knew that a 100th birthday party would be so exhausting? I’ve never even met a centenarian before, let alone partied with one. I can tell you that centenarians like cake.
As for me, I had CDs to file. I bought a third shelf, assembled it, and began filing. I am done A and B, moving onto C.
It feels good to have all of A and B on shelves again. I keep finding the odd A and B within the rest, but we’re getting closer every week. I’m going to buy a couple more shelves in the near future, but here’s what the situation looks like this week.
I have also repaired my Metallica Live Sh*t box set lid.
It’s not perfect, and you can see the glue from the inside easily, but it’s solid again.
Things are finding themselves in order again, though it will likely take the rest of the summer to get everything organized again. Which is good, because when Grab A Stack of Rock returns for its 3rd season in the fall, I’ll be really ready to grab stacks of rock once again – in alphabetical order!
Next party: mine! Join us Friday at 3:30 PM EST. Let’s keep it rolling.
A huge thank you for watching this show with me last night! It so happens that John and Henry in the comments are currently buying Alice Cooper albums, and I showed off a few of ’em on this show. In other timely circumstance, I also had on hand a rare Slash CD, in time for Slash to put out his new video on the same day, for “Killing Floor”! Lots of great stuff happening in music right now.
In this episode we also looked at the very obscure “Vinyl Disc” format with a release from the Hellacopters. We dove into huge chunks of Deep Purple, King’s X, Faith No More, and Marillion. Indeed, when it came to Purple and Marillion, we ran into live album after live album, which simply have not received the time and attention they deserve. Why?
Too much music.
I hope you enjoyed this show! Look for a new episode of Rock Daydream Nation featuring John Clauser and myself this weekend, and a live episode of Grab A Stack next Friday. Cheers!
GRAB A STACK OF ROCK With Mike and the Mad Metal Man
Episode 54: Too Much Music Part 3
Welcome to the third (and final?) “Too Much Music”, a series on Grab A Stack of Rock where I simply grab a stack of nearby random CDs and show them to you, the rock fan! Inevitably, I run into multiple discs that have never been played, or have gone unplayed in years. That’s why we call this series “Too Much Music”!
On this show, we will dig through some of the following:
All this and more. I do not think I will be able to do the comments section due to illness.
Friday March 8 at 7:00 P.M. E.S.T. / 8:00 P.M. Atlantic. Enjoy on YouTube, or (HOPEFULLY) Facebook!
Get well soon, Harrison! The Mad Metal Man was unable to co-host tonight’s show with Jex Russell, so what did Jex do? He grabbed the bull by the horns, the guitar by the neck, and the stack of rock by the stones! It was the historic first-ever episode of Grab A Stack of Rock with Mike and the Mad Metal Man…without Mike, or the Mad Metal Man.
Jex, you dapper handsome movie star. I admit, I had it coming. It was not unearned. But vengeance shall be mine. ;)
On with the show: Dressed to the nines, Jex pulled out all the stops tonight. Tonight’s musical physical media included:
Jex with buying tips, some psychedelic rock, Hard Rock Gold, Over 60 Minutes With…, some Vital Idol, Deep Purple, DEVO, Pat Benatar, Ten Years After, Jimi Hendrix, Billy Squier, and Motley Crue ’94!
Jazz, soul & blues provided by Aaron “Mr. Books” of the KMA with: Tobin Sprout (only 1000 made), GBV, Hilliard Ensemble, John Lee Hooker, Prince, Ry Cooder, Simply Red, Gojira, Matt Costa, Oscar Peterson, Rheostatics, Kurt Vile, Live at Leeds, a live album in Toronto, the sound of Starbucks, Phil Collins, Blues Brothers, Hootie, Debussy, Yo-Yo Ma, Hans Zimmer, and dad memes. Sadly no opera and “y’all-ternative country” (with apologies).
John T. Snow from The Collection brought on the hard rock side of things. We had his early thoughts on the new Ace Frehley 10,000 Volts (red transparent vinyl and lentincular cover CD), KISS final show merch and memorabilia, new Collective Soul 8-track (!!), a Canadian gift from Aaron, and new Jeff Scott Soto.
Metal Roger on marital harmony, comedy relief, heavy metal and screamo. He brought some Metallica, Death Cab, Papa Roach, Queen, Guns N’ Roses, and books!
Thank you guys for doing the show and giving me a night to just watch and enjoy. I’ll be back Monday with Tim Durling for a special episode on the complete Journey discography!
GRAB A STACK OF ROCK With Mike and the Mad Metal Man
Episode 52: Jex, Aaron, John and Metal Roger!
First order of business: Get well soon, Harrison! The Mad Metal Man is unable to co-host tonight’s episode, so filling in for him will be Jex Russell.
I don’t know precisely what the guys will be showing off, but new arrivals are guaranteed! We will see Kiss, Metallica, Billy Idol, The Who, Chuck Berry and a whole whack of fresh jazz from Mr. Books.
The panel tonight:
Historically speaking, this is the first ever episode of Grab A Stack of Rock with Mike and the Mad Metal Man, without Mike or the Mad Metal Man. But fear not, Mike will be back on Monday with Tim Durling for a very special Journey episode for Jon Cain’s birthday!
Friday Feb 23 at 8:00 P.M. E.S.T. / 9:00 P.M. Atlantic. Enjoy on YouTube, or Twitter!! (Facebook has been problematic of late.)
Wanna see that “Holy Grail” CD I spent $300 Canadian for in 2001? Then check out this episode. This week’s CD show & tell is for fans of Metallica, Alice Cooper, The Four Horsemen, Coney Hatch, The Who, Sting, The Police, Pink Floyd, Rainbow, Deep Purple, Rock Candy, deluxe reissues with bonus tracks, jazz, Japanese imports, Canadian content, and Guns N’ Roses!
Revisit memories of the Mike Bullard show, and Mrs. LeBrain’s Mom. Find ingenius way to make your own 2 CD deluxe editions. See Rorschach blots on two different albums. Hear about Listening stations and recommendations from Martin Popoff. Listen to me rant about having to buy multiple deluxe copies of the same CD to get “all the tracks”. Witness amusing stories about customers who accused me of selling them “scratched up crap”. Hear me drop a couple F-bombs. And of course, a big thanks to those who watched last night, and a “BOOOO!” to Metal Roger who missed me razzing him over Metallica’s much maligned Lulu album!
In the spirit of the CD bonus track, if you stay tuned to the end, you’ll get to see a very cool musical instrument made of little plastic bricks….
If you missed it, enjoy this 45 minute episode below.
Next week:
Harrison, Jex, John Snow, Aaron and Metal Roger go LeBrainless!
GRAB A STACK OF ROCK With Mike and the Mad Metal Man
Episode 51: Too Much Music 2?
Welcome to Part 2 of “Too Much Music?”, a new solo series I’m doing here on Grab A Stack of Rock. These are shorter, pre-recorded episodes, but the first one was popular so why not do another? The concept is, I grab a random stack or two of CDs from my collection, show them, and discuss. I often have no idea what I’ll be showing prior to taping. And, sadly, there are always CDs I have not played yet. That’s why we call this series Too Much Music! Because this is what happens when we have too much music!
On display in this episode:
I hope you enjoy this special episode which goes “live” tonight at 7:00 PM E.S.T. I try to comment along, but I can’t guarantee where I’ll be. Please do leave some comments and I promise I’ll address them as soon as I can!
Friday Feb 19 at 7:00 P.M. E.S.T. / 8:00 P.M. Atlantic. Enjoy on YouTube, or Twitter!! (Facebook has been problematic of late.)
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