We're back...and I mean "we". I'm dog sitting this week so that means that Sooky the lap hound is true to his name. Any typos are all his. Sparky, as is normal for him, is snoring in the corner.
Weddings, Parties, Anything - Knockbacks in Halifax (live) - https://youtu.be/oY_ro_ZYibw
I'm a racing car, passing by like Lady Godiva
I'm gonna go, go, go
There's no stopping me..." Queen, Don't Stop Me Now (with long lost guitars), 1978/2011.
A Perfect Circle - Dog Eat Dog - https://youtu.be/OktIuQohC8k
Everyone knows that I've been working on completing my collection of AC/DC CDs. The Australian releases naturally as the song order that appears on some of the overseas releases just sounds wrong to me. Anyway, it's done. There are 17 studio albums, many of which I already had, but a couple were a bit tricky to track down without a Lotto win in the bank! In the end the cheapest one was about $10 and the most expensive....ahem...$135. And yes, I have the live albums too, the boxsets etcetera, etcetera. I will not however, as has been suggested, begin to track them down on cassette too. That's just silly.
AC/DC - Stick Around - https://youtu.be/BY_LumPgM3g
I read this week about a band that the author thought were the Canadian version of The Pogues. I dunno about that but I did quite enjoy the music I listened to from Great Big Sea, Whereas The Pogues are pretty rough around the edges and have a punk influence, Great Big Sea are more mainstream and smooth for the most part.
Great Big Sea - Ordinary Day - https://youtu.be/-wcjBU8zbdY
There are plenty of Australian musicians with a Celtic influence in their material. I remember seeing Weddings, Parties, Anything at an outside concert and thinking how much better they were than on their records (and their records are great). Mick Thomas is one of my favourite songwriters.
Weddings, Parties, Anything - Knockbacks in Halifax (live) - https://youtu.be/oY_ro_ZYibw
On Friday, a bread knife got the better of me and I made a small mess of two fingertips on my left hand. Blood everywhere, dogs underfoot and the phone ringing too (hi Marty!) The most annoying thing has been that, as a result, I can't practice the guitar. I'm meant to be whacking out a couple of tunes on Friday night so fingers crossed (oh dear!) that they heal up. Here's a song I'd been working on...with the acoustic guitar.
Rainbow - Long Live Rock & Roll - https://youtu.be/nRKz4bqsUxc
Other than dog sitting, I had my first experience of racing on the indoor rowing machines yesterday. I did two 500m races and one 1000m gut buster. In my first race I managed to forget most of the technique I'd been taught and I fell off the seat....twice. I did recover though and wasn't last. The other two races were much better although 1000m is a long way and I almost spewed at the end. We were lucky to have great coaches and support and now there's some training to do before competing at the Australian Indoor Championships in a month!
Alice Cooper - Working Up A Sweat - https://youtu.be/bsaWPjZa8fc
Finally, in this week's slimmed down, calorie controlled episode, I went to an art exhibition today. The newest exhibition at the Australian War Memorial is called Ink In The Lines and it focuses on tattoos. I think this is the best put together exhibition I've seen at the AWM. The layout, the use of video and the photography are all stellar. Even if tattoos aren't your thing, the depth of feeling and the stories behind many of them are extremely interesting. If you're in Canberra you should visit, if not it's online too.
Dropkick Murphys - Rose Tattoo - https://youtu.be/9d8SzG4FPyM
Rose Tattoo - Stuck On You - https://youtu.be/cMUBh8G02aI
That's it folks. Be kind to each other.
Rob
"I'm a shooting star, leaping through the sky
Like a tiger defying the laws of gravityI'm a racing car, passing by like Lady Godiva
I'm gonna go, go, go
There's no stopping me..." Queen, Don't Stop Me Now (with long lost guitars), 1978/2011.
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