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Rockcast Monday.10.06.08a; AC DC, Queen & Paul Rodgers, Jack White & Alicia Keys, Baseball Project, Elvin Bishop, All American Rejects, Lady GaGa
After one hundred years of futility the ChicagoBaseball Cubs looked poised to finally break throughand win a championship. Then again I am a Cubs fanso it doesn't surprise me they have faded faster thanthe Beatles on the end of Hey Jude. Swept right out ofthe playoffs by the LA Dodgers of all teams. My Grannywas 89 when she died and never saw the Cubs win. I ambeginning to think it will never happen. Being a Cubs fanwill prepare you for failure. Just like the real world. Soanother end to th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Tuesday.09.30.08a; Buckcherry, Kings Of Leon, Jesus & Mary Chain, David Gilmour, ELO2, Styx.Today is my brother Big Vic's birthday. He is 11 monthsolder than I am. Every year for about 5 weeks we arethe same age. Today he pulled ahead again. Many moreBig guy.On a extreme note, My Mother in law has passed away.I will be off to Florida for her memorial tomorrow andRockcast will not be produced for the rest of the week.Please feel free to peruse the archives until then.Rock on.rockcast1. Buckcherry - Rescue Me2. Kings Of Leon - Crawl3. The Jesus & Mary Chain - All Things Must Pas ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Monday.09.29.08a; Saliva, Everlast, Mott The Hoople, Hinder, Exit Wound, Plain White T's. My Chemical Romance, Bruce Springsteen.Where do I start? In the last 17 days I have had awild ride. Highlighted by a total loss of electrical powerfor two weeks. Ever go without power for that long?It became surreal after ten days. I was beginning to feellike Vin Diesel in Pitch Black. Wind speeds on Sept. 12threached 110 before my wind gauge blew off the building.The "Livable' forest I live in became a mangle of extremelylarge pine trees. I was extremely fortunate to have no treesfall in my yard. My trees fell in the neighbors ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Friday.09.12.08a; Der Letzte Schrei, Faster Pussycat, Incredible Bongo Band, Hanoi Rocks, AC DC, Oingo Boingo, Dead Kennedys, Tommy BolinWell it looks like it is a big one Elizabeth! Yep Ikeis taking a hike right through my front yard. Prepfor the storm is always a lot of manual labor. I donot bother with boarding up any windows. First,I have hurricane windows. Second, Insurance. Lotsof insurance baby. Enjoy the set I have to go tiedown some lawn furniture. It is the actual calm beforethe storm everybody always talks about.rockcast vs the mighty wind next1. Der Letzte Schrei - Rocking All Over The World2. Faster Pussycat - B ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Wednesday.09.10.08a; WASP, Sixx AM, Papa Roach, Chicago, Jonny Lang, Foreigner, Daughtry.Back in 2006 the University of California at Berkleywas attempting to build a new sports facility. TreeHuggers united when they saw the trees in the areawould be cut down to make room. The huggers climbedup in the trees and have been there for 21 months. Sittingin the tree tops in protest. Until yesterday. The school andthe huggers came to an agreement. The university hasagreed to plant a new tree for everyone cut. The huggersafter 21 months agreed to take a bath.Rock Music Rock Music Rock ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Tuesday.09.09.08a; Queen, Joe Walsh, Badfinger, Golden Earring, Everlast, Grateful Dead, Foreigner, REO, Camper Van Beethoven.Houston Texas is home to thousands of miles ofconcrete freeways covering over 800 square miles.Over the years I have seen some very wild and crazythings go on. Like the gold Benz convertible with a flat.When I passed it in the afternoon the tires were allgone and the convertible top. The next morning as Ipassed the doors and hood were missing. Or the timeI saw the cops had a biker pulled over. He was bentover the hood of the cruiser cuffed. As I passed I noticedhe was wearing biker vest &am ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Friday.09.05.08a; American Minor, Eagles Of Death Metal, Steam, Nils Lofgrin,Under The Influence Of Giants, Unified Theory, Uriah Heep, Muse.The Republicans made it look like it was a partylast night. Rousing speeches and some very bizarreentertainment. It made for great commercial fillerfor the ball game I was watching. What?! You know I'ma sports nut. Have a safe weekend. I'll be at the Natatoriumgetting ready for the swim season then it's some NDfootball.Slick production is the name of today's set. Eightvery tight rock cuts with insight follows.This is a Theraminrockcast1. American Minor - Walk On2. Eagles Of Death Metal - Sp ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Thursday.09.04.08a; Subdudes, James Hunter, Vaughan Brothers, The Move, Love, Nick Gilder, Devo, Pousette Dart Band, Friendly Fires.I was totally taken by surprise yesterday when Iattempted to check on the days post on the blog page.I was informed I was denied without a password. Thatscreen kept popping up as I tried again to gain access.Well I had not made any changes to anything so it wastime to call customer support. This wise ass was in NewDeli and had an accent so thick I could not tell what he wassaying. he kept saying I had changed this and that. I toldhim I had not and was very familiar with the workings ofthe w ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Tuesday.09.02.08a; Klaatu, Kid Rock, Triumph, Prince, Flaming Groovies, Pink, The Nazz, Placebo, Fratellis.The Tale Of the Mutant BananaLiving in a sub tropic climate allows me to growBananas in my back yard. Not just the trees butactual fruit. The only difference between my bananasand Chiquita is the taste and size. Mine are shorter andfat. With an outstanding flavor. So, I was picking a bunchfor a smoothie or two. I noticed one was about 5 or 6 incheswide. Only one stem on top but it had two bottoms. Youknow, the end of the banana. I wondered if it had two insideor just one John Merrick banana ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Wednesday.09.03.08a; Ralph Sall Experience, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Sam Champion, Chris DeBerg, Nazz, TV On Radio, Bliss Band, ForeignerMan you talk about an eclectic mix of rock and poptunes. That's what is in todays set. Every now andthen I find about 8 to 10 songs piled up on the deskjust not really fitting into any other set. So it's only anatural to give these songs their own set. Today isone of those. Crank it loud and scare the neighbors.rockcast1. The Ralph Sall Experience - Rock Me Sexy Jesus [Big's Twist Mix]2. Ozark Mountain Daredevils - Tidal Wave3. Sam Champion - Direct4. Chris DeBerg - Don't Pay The Ferryman5. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Monday.09.01.08a; Blasters, Electric Touch, Ian McGlynn, Outfield, Lou Reed, Ry Cooder, Swamees, UFO.A start to a new month, new week, new season. Thanksto all who tuned in for the month of August. It wasthe most listeners in Rockcast history. Plus it wasan adventurous Rockcast Summer as usual. Sotoday's set is a laid back farewell to the Summer of 08,It was a gas.. yeah at 4 bucks a gallon.The hurricane came and went and I didn't get one singledrop of rain. Or even a breeze for that matter. Of courseif I just watched the news you would thing it was an REM video.."It's the end of the world ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Thursday.08.28.08a; Wet Willie, Fire Inc., Bloc Party, Valencia, Fixx, Rick Nelson, Tom Petty & Heartbreakers.A few days ago I read where some nut was putting ona "Miss Sister" Pageant. Open to Nuns. As a formerCatholic School kid I can say that is a bad idea. I havea long list of trouble with Nuns. Why I was once labeledas insubordinate. Imagine that. I once asked a Nun howshe expected to get into Heaven acting like she was.There was even the paddling incident in which I gave theMother Superior a round house to the gut when she attemptedto give me whacks in front of the whole class. I was 8. I ran ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Wednesday.08.27.08a; Blind Melon, REO Speedwagon, 63 Burnout, E.L.O., Hall & Oates, Black Stone Cherry, Electric Touch, 10ccSo I figured with the little free time I had thismorning I would get the school supplies my kids need.This is the "in addition to" list. Already their large backpacks are chucked full of everything imaginable. Fromerasures to glue sticks, markers, pencils...etcetra. Thisstuff was from teachers whose classes had special needs.Like one class had each kid bring 4 boxes of Kleenex. Manthat's some snotty kids. My son has to have latex free glovesfor biology class. In my day we didn't have gloves ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Tuesday.08.26.08a; Nappy Brown, Omar Kent Dykes, Jimmie Vaughan, SRV, Albert King, Rory Gallagher, Climax Blues Band, Jim Stafford.So school is back in. I remember when I was a kidyou would just have to hop on the bus the first dayand you went to school. Today you have to attend"camps" and such to be familiar with all on the first day.Miss a camp or don't show up to get your schedule or lockerand you are screwed. Plus all the paper work I haveto do. Man 2 kids is a ton of papers to fill out. I imaginemy mom, who had 10 kids would of had us filling out our ownpaper work. Plus everybody wants a check for something.Public ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Monday.08.25.08a; John Lennon, Chicago, Weird AL, Dino Desi & Billy, Kinks, Hall & Oates, Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin.So the party is about to begin. Yes the DemocraticParty... er convention. So they can tell you what youalready probably know. Gee Obama, what a surprise.I am sure many will be watching as the networks prowlabout Denver. Not me I hate that crap. Protesters willalso undoubtedly be on hand but it just is a lame imitationof what protesting really was. 1968, Chicago. An actual pigwas nominated for President. Hundreds were beaten andincarcerated. The pig, he dropped out of the race and waslast se ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Saturday.08.23.08a; Wierd Al, Steppenwolf, Stereolab, Beatles, Rick Springfield, Boston, Foreigner, Sweet, Theory Of A Deadman, Chicago.Today's set is another celebratory Big AL Fest.A musical salute all of my friends born in August.The Hottest partyin'-ist month of the Summer.I am not kidding about friends of mine being bornin August. So many I have lost count. For some oddmystery of the universe I have always gravitatedtowards peeps with b-days in this month. Why evenmy beautiful wife & daughter were August babies. Myson, July, almost as cool. Happy Birthday to all of youloyal Sons Of Leo. Party Loud!Big AL Fest 200 ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Tuesday.08.20.08a; Assrock, Peter & The Test Tube babies, Rehab, Weezer, Kid Rock, Everlast, Steely Dan, Jet Black Stare.First let me say Hello to all the fine folks over atTotally Fuzzy. Second let me address the unknowncommentator who has asked me to stop "republishing"my blog page on Fuzzy. I do not republish anythinganywhere except on my own web pages. If you areseeing my blog else where than take it up with the folkswho present Totally Fuzzy. My podcast, Rockcast ispresented for all to hear. My blog page is simply foranyone who wants to stop by. By the way, You say thatis not what Totally Fuzzy is "all a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Tuesday.08.19.08a;Candlebox, Black Stone Cherry, Staind, Juliana Hatfield, Prince, Beatshifters, Boston.So last night as I sat in the chair beat, I realized itis close to being a sports watchers dream season.That's the time of year when pro sports overlap.Last night I watched The Olympics, Football andBaseball. 500 channels and only sports is watchableby the whole fam damily. Soon it will be Hockey andBasketball season also. For about two months a yearit is a sports junkies paradise. So here's to you Mistersport fanatic. This time of the year is for you. In closing,the Cowboys look good. The ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Monday.08.18.08a; Nazareth, S'cool Girls, Chris Montez, Joe Elliot & Phil Collen, Scars On Broadway, Montrose, 10cc, Glenn HughesMonday and I am getting tired of the Olympics.Yep I said it. After the swimming the track & fieldseems kind of bland. This coming from one of "Gino's"Boys. In the 70's we were synonymous with running soI know a little about track. And as the song goes, Baby I canfake the rest. Maybe some more of the Redeem Team in hoopswould be the ticket. No, They are showing the Dressage. Isn'tthat a weird name? The supper bell is ringing I better get going.Mull that over while listening to todays set ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Friday.08.15.08a; Crash Test Dummies, Marmalade, Kerli, Everclear, Voodoo Buddahs, Nick Cave Bad Seeds, Alice Cooper, Deep Purple.It is definitely the dog days. Summers hereare always punctuated with children being cookedto death after being left in a locked car. When tempsoutside are hovering around 100 the temp inside acar is fifty degrees hotter. You know this right? Thenwhy does it happen about 5 times a year? Tragic tohear every time. Stay safe this weekend. I need a nicecool root beer.rockcast1. Crash Test Dummies - Peter Pumpkinhead2. Marmalade - Hey Joe3. Kerli - I Want Nothing4. Everclear - Rich Girl5. Voodoo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Thursday.08.14.08a; Goo Goo Dolls, Mystics, Bob Seger, Amy Ray,Rick Springfield, Bedlam, Black Sabbath, 3 Doors Down.I have always been a huge fan of the Olympics.So it is not surprising with the tension between the USand China that the good ole media in America would belooking for a complaint. They have brought up the Lipsync-ing abilities of the cute little girl who sang in theopening ceremonies. Perhaps you saw. The Chinesegov. said the little girl lipped it because she was not the girlwho sang it originally. That little girl was deemed notthe image they were looking for to show the world. She hasher ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Wednesday.08.06.08a; Def Leppard, Be Bop Deluxe, Steve Cropper, Quite Riot, Small Faces, Razorlight, Guess Who, Grand Funk.Server troubles and a lot of rain . That sums upyesterday. Now I am heading out on the road.I will return next Tuesday. In the mean timewhy not visit the archives? See you in a week.rockcast is gone troppo1. Def Leppard - Bad Actress2. Be Bop Deluxe - Teenage Archangel3. Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliera - Full Moon Tonight4. Quite Riot - Ichycoo Park5. Small Faces - All Or Nothing6. Razorlight - Golden Touch7. The Guess Who - Let It Ride8. Grand Funk Railroad - Aimless LadyListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Monday.08.04.08a; John Lennon, Rick Springfield, Wings, Jimmy Hall, Steve Cropper, Felix Cavaliera, Booker T, Party Animals, Allman Brothers.I woke up this morning preparing to take Rockcaston the road for the August Road Tour. Only to find atropical storm is heading in my direction. This quickpop up tropical storm that happen all the time herehas people again acting the fool. Basically a storm likethis is nothing more than a lot of rain. Several inches toto a foot at least. Twelve inches of rain means about 2feet on the ground as it all runs down hill so there is thestrong possibility of a flash flood. So today being mylovely W ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Friday.08.01.08; Rick Springfield, ZZ Top, Foghat, Spooky Tooth, Joe Cocker, Pidgeon Detectives, Soul Benders, Be Bop Deluxe.Well it is definitely the Dog Days of summer asit is routinely over 95 every day. In the North youhave a couple of months a year were it is so coldyou would just as soon spend time inside. Well hereon the third coast we have the opposite. August isthe hottest month I think. I am sure statistics wouldprove me wrong but it's still hot. When it's hot like thisfor some reason I always think of some great hot summermusic. This set is one best blasted loudly amongst thediffenbachias. Rock in the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Thursday.06.12.08a; Sloan, Plimsouls, Peter Case, Nerves, Kansas, Big Kenny, Kings X, Charlie.Vinyl LP's make a comeback was the headline thatcaught my eye this morning. Yep the good ole VinylLong Play 33 and a third revolutions per minute platter.First introduced sixty years ago. Hailed as a major innovationin 1948 not only for it's superior sound to it's older brotherthe 78 rpm disc which only held about 5 minutes a side. An LPcould go up to 25 minutes a side. Now before you run out and buya turntable consider about 1 million LP's were sold last year incomparison to the roughly 49 ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Wednesday;06.11.08a; We Are Scientist, Super Furry Animals, Gruff Rhys, Sweet, Joe Walsh.Picked up my favorite science mag today and readan article dealing with the production of ozone by of allthings, dirty hair. As a kid I had to share a room withmy oldest brother. He was a filthy pig who always hada cloud of funk around his area. I use to tell my mom hewas probably gonna give me asthma or something fromthe human smog. She would tell me I was crazy. Now I haveproof! The dirtier the hair the more ozone smog produced.This in turn can cause health problems. They actually giveout ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Tuesday.06.10.08a;The Fratellis, Jakob Dylan, Aldo Nova, Styx, Supergrass, The Films, Lita Ford, Plastic Bertrand.I was way behind on my yardwork so I figuredI'd get up early and "damn the neighbors" get it done.Just as I started it started. Two or three drops at first.Ah that's not bad. Followed by a biblical proportion dumping.Complete with light show. Well Ok that plan is foiled let'sgo do some work inside. Electricity goes out from the storm.Comes on, Goes Off, Comes on, Goes off and stays off. For thenext two hours. Ever have a morning start like this? I have hadhundreds of them over the years for ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Monday.06.09.08a; Mick Ralphs, The Firm, Broken English, Big Kenny, REO Speedwagon, The Look, Triumph, Night Marchers.Now this is a fun set. Plenty of enjoyable agreeable sounds.I don't know what it was like over your weekend but hereit was hot. As I wandered a parking lot looking for my carI noticed it was 106. I figured that can't be right. SomedaysI am sure it was over 100 only to have the weatherman saythe high was 85 yesterday. well when I got in my car it alsosaid it was over 100. Topping at 105 actually. That's howhot a parking lot gets. Now imagine you left your dog orkid sleeping in the back. Temp ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Friday.06.06.08a; Peter Wolf, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Bobby Freeman, Bobby Comstock, Sweet, Weezer, 3 Dog Night, Funkadelic, Shwayze.Summer is definitely here as temps in Houston arehovering in the low 90's. That's not bad but the sunbeating down is a killer. It feels like you are just severalinches from the noon day sun. Wait a second, isn't that alyric from Santana? Well it is a hot one. Of course thedown side is going from the heat to the cool AC indoorsalways seems like I catch a cold. And those summer colds area different animal...wait, now I'm channeling a 60's coldremedy commercial. Guess I am out of original thou ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Thursday.06.05.08a; Yes, Joe Stump, Heart, Steely Dan, Be Your Own Pet, Cheech Y Chong, Bo Diddley, Grateful Dead.Dad's Delivery service, On time or it's free. That's whatI tell my kids every time I take them some where ontime. If you have kids then you know about the taxidriver you become. Not only that but people unwittinglygive out way too much information about their kids juston the back windows of SUV's. "Why that Mom on the phonewho just pulled out in front of me in a Suburban has a sonnamed Zach who plays baseball." I can understand being aproud parent but these stickers creep me out. You really ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Tuesday.06.03.08a; George Lynch, Joe Stump, Ted Leo & Pharmacist, LCD Soundsystem, Borislav Mitric, Steel Prophet, Liquid Tension Experiment.I was handing out cheapy toys at the pool the other day.Several of them were fancy looking squirt guns that didn'twork. To which I heard someone say "Ah it was only 2 bucks".None of the other 4 worked and I again I heard people sayno big deal they were cheap. Well that was $10.oo blownright there. Say the shipment was for several hundred thousandsay over two thirds of said shipment is of the quality I saw.It isn't cheap anymore. I see it as we payed someone two bucksto take a piece of trash ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Monday.06.02.08a; Sweet, Sugar Ray, J Geils Band, Joe Cocker, Electric Light Orchestra, Def Leppard, Scorpions.Monday and I need a rest. Man what a weekend. Oppressiveheat was a standard as I spent most of the time outdoors.At least Saturday Nights Steve Miller Band/ Joe Cocker showalso outdoors was a little cooler. About 85. If you think that'snot too cool, it is when the high was 100. Plus I was close enoughto the stage to catch the AC rolling off of it. Yes my left ear wasringing after 4 hours in the pit. Then yesterday I was the MC/DJfor a pool party for a swim team at a country club. It was lik ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Friday.05.30.08a;Inxs, Echo & The Bunnymen, Futureheads, Electrocute, Four Year Strong, Death Cab For Cutie, Wet WillieAt a gig I was doing last Saturday I was giving thecrowd the ole rockcast effort. People were coming upto me on the right and left freaking out on what they werehearing. Countless wanted to know if they could buy CD'sof the stuff I was laying on them. It was goofy. I loved it.It is a totally cool feeling when people are in the groove.All stops were pulled, I even was spinning some Motown.Which is not surprising but the crowd ate it up as if it wasthe first time they ever had heard it. Oh an ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Wednesday.05.28.08a; Phil Lynott, 3 Doors Down, Ace, Firefall, Ron Franklin, Devendra Banhart, Cheap Trick, Weepies.It was twenty years ago today I married my Wife.Yep twenty years since the wildest party the Southside has ever seen on the hottest day in Houstonhistory. yeah I can't party like that anymore. In thelast twenty years I have had the honor of her presence.She is truly an exceptional person. I never thought Iwould meet such a woman. She is all I ever thought ofin my younger days when I thought of the type of wifeI wanted. She has never waited on me hand and foot likesome people I know. And jum ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Tuesday.05.27.08a; Blind Melon, Styx, Queen, Kim Wilson, Sue Foley, Colin James, MustWhy is it every year it seems a couple of teens get killedin an auto accident just before graduation? Happened backin the stoned age when I was a Senior in High School. Coupledays ago two girls from the local high were tragically killedin an auto accident. It got me to talking with the fine folkswho reside on my street. Occasionally we all will be out andwill just ham things over. Here is the interesting thing,everybody had a similar incident when they were in HighSchool. Everybody. 16 is j ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
rockcast Monday.05.26.08a; Zox. Sonny Landreth, Mark Knopfler, Foreigner, 3 Doors Down, David Cook, Ian McGlynn, Peter Gabriel.It's an American holiday. Memorial Day is the usual startto the summer season. The holiday is of course a day ofremembrance for the Americans who died in defense of thetruth, justice and American way crap the Government willtry to serve up to you. In reality it's brothers and sisters.Fathers, Uncles, friends. Americans who put their lives onthe line for the few freedoms we have left. I issue a heartfelt"thank you " to all the veteran's and all who gave their lives. Just take a moment or tw ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Thursday.05.22.08a; Bell Rays, Kid Rock, Quiet Riot, Styx, Roger Hodgsen, Paul Carrack, Living In A Box.Man I hate when the darn thing's don't work.Case in point all the server problemas. Some guyin Pakistan tried to help but he couldn't understandmy assent. My what? "You have a heavy assent."Dude it's "AX sent". So he had to write a work orderfor repair. OK now don't start that again! Hopefully itwill be resolved and you will get this.rockcast1. The Bell Rays - Psychotic Hate Man2. Kid Rock - Rock N Roll Jesus3. Quiet Riot - Metal Health [Bang Your Head]4. Styx - Man Of Miracles5. Styx - Unf ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Wednesday.05.21.08a; 3 Doors Down, Foxboro Hot Tubs, Ozzy Osbourne, ELO, Ting Tings, Soledad Bros., Prydein, Kings X, Sonny Landreth.Dealing with the cable company is always fun eh?As you may know I am getting new windows so I hadto get the windows rewired for the alarm on my house.The conversation went like this: Me; I need some one tocome fix my alarm. Her; Are you a customer? Me; Yes Iam a customer. Her No sir, are you one of our currentcustomers. Me; I will be as soon as your guy fixes the alarm.Her; We don't do repairs sir. Me; Well what if I WAS acustomer and I called what do you do then? Her; I write arepair ticke ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Tuesday.05.20.08a; Bell Rays, Joe Cocker, Sleeper Car, Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry, Wilco, Matt Schofield, Appollo Four Forty.Best of both worlds as two of the three pro baseballteams I follow as a fan square off here in Houston.I am like many true baseball fans who have to followthe antics of more than one team a season. When I wasa kid you had to pick a team in every sport. And my fourbrothers and I all had different teams we rooted on. Mosthave one American League, one National League team. Ilive in a National League town so I have two, Cubs & Astros.American League is of course the Tigers. Many family andf ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Monday.05.19.08a; Steve Miller Band, Paul McCartney, Supergrass, Dresden Dolls, Los Straitjackets, Henry Gross, Bell Rays, Detroit Cobras.Welcome once again. Man I have been justaching to get to ranting. I have spent the betterpart of the last week having to deal with the majorincredible task of having windows put in my house.I had no idea it was going to be such a massive job.Well I knew it was a big one but this is more. 11 ofthe windows are 85"x56". Lots of busted glass. Twowindows in my dining room were busted out beforethe new windows were found to be 6" too wide. SoI had to spend Friday night with two pieces of plywoodf ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Wednesday.05.14.08a; Tim McGraw, Def Leppard, Bryan Scary, Theory Of A Deadman, Lokking Glass, The Archies.*Jimmy Loves Mary Anne is by Looking Glass.Not Sugarloaf. Looking Glass was led by Elliott Laurie.I came home yesterday afternoon and was lookingout my front window when I noticed a small furryanimal running up a tree. I thought it was a babysquirrel at first then I realized it was a rat. He satin the tree for a few seconds then ran back down.Kind of a hickory dickory rat thing. Just then I noticedto my left coming up the street, carrying a long tridentwas my neighbor Brad. He also was wear ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Tuesday.05.13.08a; Super Furry Animals, Redwalls, Klaatu, Stepenwolf, Kyuss, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phish, My Morning Jacket.I guess I do know someone who speaks Welsh.Super Furry Animals, the opening salvo band oftoday's set is from Wales in the UK. Their firstalbum is sung in Welsh which sounds really coolbut in print I haven't a clue on the enunciation.Then after I made the comment about not knowinganyone who speaks Welsh. I remembered my formerGood Morning Show partner Jesse Coltrane is Welsh!Funny thing about Jesse, she confessed to me she washaving a midlife crisis. I figured she would maybedump her boyfrie ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Monday.05.12.08a; Santana, Everlast, Jackie Lomax, Undertakers, Morning Benders, Fall Out Boy, John Mayer, Elvis Costello, Cowsills, The FallMonday, what a weird day. Over the weekend Houstoncelebrated the famous Art Car parade. Tragically, theDirector of the Art Car museum was run over and killedby a drunk driver. He was sitting in front of the museumwaiting on a person who had asked to use the restroom.The driver lost control and plowed him over. Tragic.The this morning I go to get some milk and cat litter. Twoof lifes nessecities at my house. I get to the store to hear andsee two 300 lbs employees yelling at each other at the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Thursday.05.08.08a; Anti Flag, Steppenwolf, People in Planes, The Sword, Santana, Rolling Stones, Socialburn, Shakira.I tried to buy guitar strings this morning. Usually I go toa certain website and order them then they get delivered.Not today. First I was told My usual password was wrong.I applied for a new one. I got the new one and tried but itwas still saying I didn't have the right PW. So I tried to setup a new account. Couldn't do that either. Told me My e-mailaddress was already in use on another account. Tried for anothernew password. Still didn't work. So, just when I was going to takemy business ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Wednesday.05.07.08a; Offspring, Coldplay, Coydogs, Electrocute, Every Mothers Son, Strawberry AlarmClock, Hombres, Victoria Williams,When I was a kid when ever I saw a quarter I didn'tsee twenty five cents, I saw a 45 rpm single. For only19 cents you could be the proud owner of two or threesongs. Plus tax, 23 cents total. I still have all my 45's.I just love them. When I first moved to Houston in81 I found a record store called Don's in Bellaire Tx.a burb of Houston. Don was in biz for a long time.You could not stump Don. He knew every song thenhe would take you right to it. He was a true vinyl jockey.We talked about mus ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Tuesday.05.06.08a; UFO, Elvis Costello, Ani DiFranco, Heart, Van Halen, Chicago, Tubes, Frightened Rabbit, The Fixx.Odd start to this set. I had it all ready to load onto the blog and I went to get a cup of coffee. When Ireturned I noticed the set was gone. The PC had rebootedfor some reason. Now ordinarily if it crashes the program Iuse will have an automatic back up. So after reboot I openthe program again and I pick up were I left off. Not this time.Fortunately, I was able to reproduce the set with one difference,a new end song. Yeah, after second thought the one I had didn'twork for me. So here is th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Monday.05.05.08a; Service, Triumph, Open Hand, Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett, Patrik Fitzgerald, Spies Who Surf, Boom Hank, Persiana Jones.I am not a gambling man. I don't bet on games. Or anythingfor that matter. I do how ever like to pick a horse in the goodole Kentucky Derby. Since Secretariat in the early 70's I have hadan uncanny knack for picking the winner. In fact in just the lastfive years for example I have picked four winners and finishedsecond last year. From Secretariat to Seattle Slew to Smarty Jones.So it was no surprise to my friends when my pick again won the derby.I just liked the name "Big Brown". I was a li ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Thursday.05.01.08a; Bryan Adams, Grateful Dead, REO Speedwagon, Caravan, Heloise & Savoir Faire, Roger Hodgson, Marie DigbyMay day, the first of the month is a national dayof prayer in America. The one day the Governmentrecognizes the act there of. Personally growing up asa Catholic boy I find it useful in helping to align the dailyinsanities that surround my life. So as you know it beinga personal thing and all, feel free to observe the day as youmay. On a lighter note how about that guy who forged acheck for 360 billion? Said he was going to start a recordcompany. Think big brother.Today's set is made up of a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Rockcast Wednesday.04.30.08a; Whitford St. Holmes, Mudcrutch, Jonathan Coulton, Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, Catch Blues Band, RTZ, Teddy Bears.First the crazy pics of that Hannah Cyrus kid fromDisneez. Only 15 the bareback pictorial from an out oftouch shutbug has all the talkin' heads waggin. Nowcomes word that former Yankee and Houstonian, Roger"My wife does HgH" Clemens had a , shall we say relation-ship with a certain troubled country singer. At the timeClemens was 28, she was 15. Now when I was 28 I didn'teven know any 15 year olds. And if any of my friends wereseeing any 15 year olds I would have said "What are youthinking?" ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | |
