Happy Fourth of July Jersey City!

It's everything you'd expect out of the Fourth of July, hot, hazy, humid with fireworks on tap all around the Jersey City Desk viewing area. Let's get this early-summer party started!

Steve Miller Band and 'Living in the U.S.A.'

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with THE STEVE MILLER BAND!

Putting the finishing touches on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee Music Series is an old Johnny favorite, Mr. Stevie "Guitar" Miller. Johnny fell in love with the Steve Miller Band listening to the Fly Like and Eagle mega-smash in his friend's car on an 8-Track people, and 8-Track! A cherry 1977 Buick Regal with a sunroof and an 8-Track player! It's easy to get to know all the songs on a doctoral level when you only have two to listen to driving back and forth to school all freshman year, Fly Like and Eagle and Changes One Bowie. Both tip top albums but yeah, two.

From the aforementioned two times already about to be three, 'Serenade' from Fly Like an Eagle.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with THE STEVE MILLER BAND!

Putting the wraps on our  look at America in rock music on this week's Music Series here's an oldie and a goodie, The Steve Miller Band with 'Living in the USA'

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with THE STEVE MILLER BAND!

Well would you look at that? The temperature warmed up outside, Johnny opened his windows and the mid 1970's blew in. The Steve Miller Band and one of Johnny's favorite songs by them, 'Serenade'

FRIDAY NIGHT MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with THE STEVE MILLER BAND!

Wrapping up another music series is a song we're guessing you haven't heard in years. From the incredibly successful Fly Like an Eagle album, (Side one-track four) here is 'Serenede' by The Steve Miller Band.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with THE STEVE MILLER BAND!

Growing up, Johnny's best friend 'R' was also 3 and a half years older than Johnny. R was always getting to do things ahead of Johnny. R was of course driving a good long while before Johnny could as well. He had a stunning blue 1976 Buick Regal. He waxed it three times a week and yes he drove Johnny and some neighborhood kids to school. The Regal had a state of the art speaker system for its day but was saddled with an 8-Track player. R owned 2 8-Track cassettes; Changes One by David Bowie and Fly Like and Eagle by The Steve Miller Band. Hearing this song made Johnny realize he left his science book at home and he has an open book quiz second hour.

The Steve Miller Band with 'Take the Money and Run'