This weeks steaming hunk alert comes not from the world of music, but from the world of tennis....
David (pronounced Daaahveed) Ferrer advanced today at the US Open.
You're welcome. ;)
Posted on 08/31/2007 4:11:17 PM PDT by Caramelgal
Events on this day in music history, August 31st:
2006 - Lil' Kim appears at the 2006 MTV Video Music awards fresh from prison, wearing a business suit that is a far cry from the skimpy getups of her past.
2004 - Carl Wayne, the former lead vocalist for the hit-making '60s U.K. band the Move and the latter-day singer for the Hollies, dies at his home in England after a battle with cancer. He is 61.
2002 - Steve Wariner receives the 2002 Minnie Pearl Humanitarian Award during the Grand Ole Opry's tribute to Minnie Pearl. The previous year's winner, Kathy Mattea, presents the award to Wariner.
2002 - Lionel Hampton, one of the last of the jazz giants, dies from complications of old age and a recent heart attack in New York City at the age of 94. Hampton, an innovative vibraphonist and bandleader, had been in failing health for several years after a series of strokes.
2000 - Songwriter Harold Clayton, who co-wrote the SOS Band hit "Take Your Time (Do It Right)," is killed in a hit-and-run accident in Los Angeles. He is 53.
1999 - Bluesman R.L. Burnside undergoes heart surgery in Memphis. The 72-year-old singer/songwriter/guitarist had recently canceled two shows due to shortness of breath and exhaustion; after extensive tests, it was determined that he required angioplasty surgery.
1998 - Madonna files suit against the YMCA to prevent it from building a high-rise residential tower near Lincoln Center in New York City. Madonna files the action because the building "creates a hazard for me and my child." Madonna uses the recent fall of scaffolding at a Times Square high-rise renovation as grounds for her suit.
1997 - James Brown becomes the first U.S. artist to appear in Lebanon following the recent lift of the ban on U.S. travel to the country. After playing in Beirut, Brown heads to Moscow where he performs in honor of the city's 850th anniversary.
1997 - The Microsoft Network webcasts U2's performance in Dublin. Internet participants are able to control remote PopCams at the concert, which allow users to see the performance from several perspectives. The event is accessible to any Internet user at http://u2popmart.msn.com.
1996 - Opera singer Ljuba Welitsch dies at the age of 83.
1995 - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum opens in Cleveland. The city is argued to be the birthplace of rock beginning in the rooms of radio station WMMS, where disc jockey Alan Freed coined the term ``rock 'n' roll'' in the early 1950s.
1991 - Metallica's self-titled album debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's pop album chart.
1987 - Michael Jackson's ``Bad'' video is televised for the first time on CBS-TV.
1974 - ``The Partridge Family'' television show ends, leaving David Cassidy free to pursue a solo music career.
1970 - Debbie Gibson is born on Long Island, N.Y.
1945 - Van Morrison is born in Belfast, Ireland. His biggest hit is the top 10 song ``Domino,'' released in 1970.
A little something for everyone. Happy Labor Day!
"Vibe Boogie" - Lionel Hampton and his Band
" RL Burnside - Jumper on the Line
" Metallica- Enter Sandman
I hope Lars doesn’t come get me tonight in my sleep for posting this…)
" Metallica in The Simpsons
" Crazy Love - Van Morrison and Bob Dylan
Wow, Grace can belt it out! What a great band. I’ve got a CD to buy. Thank you!
Obviously I’m a little late watching all of these videos, but I love that song. Blast from the past. Thanks for posting it.
This weeks steaming hunk alert comes not from the world of music, but from the world of tennis....
David (pronounced Daaahveed) Ferrer advanced today at the US Open.
You're welcome. ;)
It's amazing how well Elvis could perform while so obviously wasted. Kind of sad, actually.
I better post some actual music before I get kicked off the thread. ;)
I hope I didn't post this last week. Love the song, but the video is laughably pathetic. Enjoy!
Peter Gabriel-Modern Love
Um, HOS (husband over shoulder)! Lovely.
He may be from Tulsa but think he was born in Lawton,Oklahoma, home of Ft. Sill. I have loved Leon Russell since 1972 and I wish someone had a video of the original "Leon Live - Out in the Woods" performance. I also wish I could find "Cajun Love Song.", "Back to the Island" and my favorite, "Manhattan Island Serenade."
Sitting on the highway in a broken van
Thinking of you again
Guess I'll have to hitchhike to the sta - tion
With every step I see your face
Like a mirror lookin' back at me
Sayin' you're the on - ly one
Makin' me feel I could survive
And so glad to be alive.
Nowhere to run there's not a guitar to play
Messed up inside and it's been rain-in' all day
Since you went away, Manhattan Island Serenade
Sitting on the highway in a broken van
Thinking of you again
Guess I'll have to hitchhike down the high - way
With every step I see your face
Like a mirror lookin' back at me
Sayin' you're the on - ly one
Makin' me feel I could survive
And so glad to be alive.
Nowhere to run there's not a guitar to play
Messed up inside and it's been rain-in' all day
Since you went away, Manhattan Island Serenade
Since you went away, Manhattan Island Serenade
In retrospect very sad! I suspect cranking out performances may have caused some ennui too.
I do indeed. I haven't heard of her before but that song is very good, thanks!
Here is Mr. Sausage himself: Jimmy Dean - Big Bad John
And here is Mr. Hot Dog: Big Bruce - Steve Greenberg
What a queer thought, one of the first video faerie tails.
Do we get one more posting day because of Labor Day?
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