God Gave Rock and Roll To You...Gave Rock and Roll To You...Put It In The Soul of Everyone...You Gotta Put Your Faith in a Loud Guitar

wow!---now that's a line or two--from no --not a kiss song--although they covered but a fave band--of mine---who??--no not the who-gary don't go to animaniacs-skit--WHO-YOU MEAN THE BAND??YES--THE BAND--then they go to TRAFFIC?--anyway---argent--i first saw them--1970-at the old electric factory-venue-before frank rizzo-who was still a police commish-before he was our mayor--closed the place--ah-old philadelphia politics--sat on floor right down in front---uummm--gary---how do you remember that long ago??and why?--well like i said in first post--MUSIC really means a lot to me--and thankfully my family-so one of the things i'll be touching on--in my blurbs here will be how we all can SAVE THE MUSIC--not just what we see in cable tv world--anyone attemping help in this area of our lives--the more people involved in this pursuit--the merrier-so you;ll be reading MY RANTS as the SLICKS attempt to SAVE THE MUSIC

rant--number-one----------so at least here in philly there are three "rock"stations on standard f/m radio--actually you might class a few more but they are more
"speciality-oldie-or only 60's-70's" anyway-thank god for npr type station we have--only station i listen to--although thru-out my workplace i hear the "classic rock"off/on allday--and folks please ; please--pul-lezzzze--play the other 100--jimi hendrix songs--just a little spent on--the big three--won't even mention--but i will diverse----1970--may 16th---at TEMPLE STADIUM--i saw the MAN-play--yes jimi--mitch-billy cox----sorry--MR HUCKABEE--not noel redding--ha--i stood maybe 10 feet from center actually a lil left towards where this "god"stood--as other audience members--ha he said "member'huh-huh--anyway requests were being screamed--foxy lady---purple haze--well these two would get play but---"fire--jimi--fire"--this "dude"kept it up--and up---with some others--mr number one guitar god of mine---(more on this --oh probably next post)--looking very--un--happy--finally says--"i'm fucking so tired of THAT"---then turns to bandmates--breaks into a musically fantastic version--albeit----instrumental only--the whole song---except for when the time came he leaned toward the mic--"fire"----the only word--fot the 3 minutes or so length----see jimi wanted to showcase his "new"band--his music that was--to be on "the cry of love"--not the repeated set list of last three years--hmmmmm--sound like other great bands--maybe four mop tops--and yeah--they NEVER changed---(and yes-i'll be talking more on the boys)

SO-maybe my point is that there is sooo much--so much music--that just doesn't get heard--maybe that --even the artists want to grow//change-go forward--or backward--add an orchestra--or horns--wow---slow down gary--how about this -- i've seen my own children--yeah those two--their friends-and their friends time after time--get so excited when i play a obscure lp--or cd---man--or woman-i get excited--if i hear something new that strikes me--or a hidden gem--so i guess my real point is----i know corporately speaking---gaggggg--SOMEONE NEEDS A BUGGING--A PROD--A---WAKEUP SLAP--city hall is hard to fight--but if enough people e-mail--phone request--"what do you mean--you CAN'T play that song" or"you don't have that--check your computer"--maybe---you'll hear--rainy day--dream away--or nah--they never play 1983--but --somebody--yeah FRANK DID SAY--MUSIC IS THE BEST---i agree--------and as jimi said--(woodstock)--you can leave if ya want--we're just jammin----til next post--peace-love and MUSIC--gary