If Johnny's house sold tomorrow would he have time to make sure he played this utter gem at least once on the Music Series? Well, probably, but let's take care of that right now.
Johnny's also going to get you out of the kick boxing/yoga/climbing/fitness class you have tomorrow. Here's your excuse note. You are either Pete Townshend or Keith Moon right now. You're in on air guitar or drums the whole way. No half-measures. Then if you played the Keith Moon part don't go take horse tranquilizers.
Great driving song as Johnny can attest. Keeps the blood pumping at 3:30 in the morning as one blows past Bellfonte in the fog. The Plimsouls with 'Million Miles Away' and If you didn't think of Valley Girl just now you get to the Netflix on the 'morrow.
No Music Series next week kids, Johnny's back to Michigan for the sad business of the memorial service for his wife and to look at places to live. Johnny should imagine a long drive this time will seem twice as long.
Hopefully we all meet back here two weeks hence. Be good. Don't be a moose puncher.
What a time to be alive, the Jersey City Desk Music Series is running their first (and last) Hippie Music Night brought to you by patchouli, sandalwood incense and Kool cigarettes. Now, first things first. Hippies can be both good and bad and we know from the documentary about them on South Park;
"Hippies, Hippies! They've everywhere, they say they want to save the earth but all the do is smoke pot and smell bad. Hiiiiipppppiiiiieeeeessss."
-- Eric Cartman
So it's settled, hippies, can't live with them, can't not enjoy some of their music. To that end let's get this VW Microbus push-started with 'For What It's Worth' by Buffalo Springfield and one quick cautionary note, if you're the bass player, hippies have no problem making you put your back to the camera. Also, Neil Young as cowboy hippie.
While not the national anthem of hippie music this is the song they play during the seventh inning stretch of hippie baseball. Everybody grabs a Coke, some flowers, and some hash and nobody cares who wins. We'll move this along because we know some of you have to get up for the anti-Nixon rally in the morning. 'California Dreamin' up next on Hippie Music Night
Whomever thought of the idea to give hippies instruments should be both lauded and swatted in the back of their melon, man. Johnny kids, he has fun with the hippies. Well, not really, he only ever knew one and well, he killed himself (true). But Johnny is a big enough man to appreciate and totally trash not the movement, but the man (and women).
We'll get right to The Tremeloes and the wild shirts and fringe buckskin jackets and MORE COWBELL on 'Here Comes My Baby'
Would you look at that, it's 4/20 today and it's Music Series night. Hmmmmm, how to combine those two facts. Johnny knows, how about a Smoke 'Em If Ya Got 'Em night? Let's do that shall we?
Now, when Johnny thinks a good 420-style song he thinks of one that would be a real treat for your ears through headphones. How about a nice sonic kickoff to tonight to keep your buzz going and get you into the music. Gorillaz (with former Clash members Paul Simonon and Mick Jones out front) and the highly addictive song, 'Glitter Freeze'
You can't have a 420 Music Series without Pink Floyd. Well, you CAN technically but it's no 420 Johnny would want to be a part of. 'Sheep' all up next in your headphones tonight. Don't get up, just push play, it's easy.
Just a perfect way to finish off the Music Series this week, with a classic 420 jam if there ever was one. Bob Welch on vocals with Fleetwood Mac and 'Hypnotized'
