I Can See You - by Paddy Summerfield c. 1986

Monday, December 22, 2025

Kelly Eldridge Boesch - “CHRISTMAS" TOO

 Kelly Eldridge Boesch


"Another Christmas video I made trying out a surreal Christmas theme. It was (a) fun experiment. I made images in #midjourney then used #Nanobanana inside of Photoshop to turn them into a Christmas image. It added lights and snow and made them more festive. The original images were slightly Christmas but nano banana really worked well. Animated using #VEO3 and song made using @suno. Available on my Bandcamp. It’s just called Christmas “        Kelly

might sign off with this one for the night . . . plenty more to come tomorrow and I should just say I will prolly post something daily still as I don’t really do very much for Christmas ike going away or closing down for family gatherings . . . Watch this space if you need a place to hang out amongst the madness and the tons of tinsel!

HEAR ROCK CITY Season's Wassnames from Rick and Smoker!!

 The Herald Angels Sing...


Rick says
"The Fab Four - HARK! 2008 
Please post before you settle down for Christmas, 
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year To You And Yours, From Me And Mine! 
 This will let the site know we are celebrating! 
It will blow your mind!  Rick!



 If was religious at all (sic!) I would consider this as BLASPHEMOUS 
as it’s possible to get!
Haven't stopped laughing yet mind!






Remembering Joe Cocker (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014)

 May be a black-and-white image of one or more people and beard

In this June 1970 photo released by Linda Wolf, Joe Cocker appears in Los Angeles after the Joe Cocker — Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour and traveling party


Can you sing the blues without having suffered?

Joe Cocker: It's an emotion – a way of carrying an emotion. It's a very simple format but I find myself leaning that way as I get older. It's a very nice way to sing.

Where did your unique dancing style come from?

You mean my arm movements? I actually saw myself with Eric Clapton – you know you see all your old stuff on YouTube now – and I was horrified at myself, with my arms just flailing around. I guess that came with my frustration at never having played piano or guitar. If you see me nowadays I'm not quite so animated, but it's just a way of trying to get feeling out – I get excited and it all comes through my body.

You played at Woodstock, which looks like the worst experience on Earth from the movie. How was it for you?

We were kind of lucky because we got on stage real early. It took about half the set just to get through to everybody, to that kind of consciousness. You're in a sea of humanity and people aren't necessarily looking to entertain you. We did Let's Go Get Stoned by Ray Charles, which kind of turned everybody around a bit, and we came off looking pretty good that day. A lot of other artists didn't enjoy themselves at all.

The Guardian Interview 



For all my Visitors here . . . . . . many now become, well friends 
Seasons Greetings and Take it Easy out there . . . but take it!



Michael Hedges opens for Crosby, Stills,& Nash - 1989- UN Building, NY (FM) - Thanks to Speedy

 Crosby, Stills,& Nash - 1989-11-18 - UN Building, NY (FM)

Those of you who may read the comments will have spotted that Speedy dropped by to enlighten yours truly about Michael Hedges and sent us this link where he says he believes Michael plays along with the guys plus I managed to find Hedges’ own set before the CSN so this is very much a collaborative effort!

Crosby, Stills & Nash 
1989-11-18
Hungerthon 89
United Nations General Assembly Hall
New York NY
FM Broadcast


01. Wasted On The Way
02. Change Partners
03. Blackbird
04. The Lee Shore
05. Just A Song Before I Go
06. Helplessly Hoping
07. 4 + 20
08. Wind On The Water
09. House Of Broken Dreams
10. Tracks In The Dust
11. Almost Cut My Hair
12. Guinevere
13. Midnight Rider
14. Got It Made
15. Southern Cross
16. Wooden Ships
17. Our House
18. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
19. Teach Your Children
20. Daylight Again > Find The Cost Of Freedom

Speedy said:
As mentioned in several other posts, in 1975 by the late Harry Chapin and Bill Ayres founded Why Hunger, an organization whose goal was to put an end to hunger suffered by 49 million Americans and nearly 1 billion people worldwide. That same year, they came up with an idea to reach out for donations and aid using the power of the music and the radio. In conjunction with WNEW-FM (and later other stations), they launched Hungerthon, a 24 hour radio broadcast designed to raise awareness about the issue of hunger in the United States. Live music from rock artists concerned with this serious problem became a staple of each Hungerthon broadcast.  This FM broadcast captures CSN in support if Hungerthon on November 18, 189, 27 years ago today


UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS

Michael Hedges opens for CSN UN Historic concert 
UN General Assembly Hall, New York City, NY
 18Nov1989 Hungerthon 

00:00 Introduction by Pete Fornatale, WXRK, Radio host: If you are not familiar with our first guest, you're really in for a treat. He's been a regular visitor to my Sunday morning program and he's done a lot work recently with David & Graham. He's been described as a one man guitar army. You're about to see and hear why. Ladies and gentlemen, would you welcome please Windham Hill Recording Artist Michael Hedges ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป
00:33 Pinball Wizard (The Who)(classic New Age hit ☺️Violent Acoustic Guitar)
03:55 Rickover's Dream (Heavy Mental Guitar){submarine fantasy piece w a big beam of harmonics}
09:18 Ritual Dance(Savage Myth Guitar)what i dedicated my studio with - in sort of a ritual ceremony
12:02 She Drives Me Crazy (Fine Young Cannibals)
16:23 Aerial Boundaries {MH's masterpiece, written in the foothills of Yosemite - while looking at the sky, thinking about the sky)
21:21 The Rootwitch (Savage Myth Guitar), healer character
25:13 Woman Of The World - i'd like to dedicate this next tune to Mischa and Jasper and Ollie and their mom (Mindy, who MH  was once married to; Mischa + Jasper{MH's children})
30:23 Silent Anticipations (MH's first guitar solo composition) i'd like to dedicate this next tune to two wonderful guitar players that kind of set me on my way early on. One's Leo Kottke + the other's Stephen Stills.  i was backstage; he finally told me the tuning to Suite Judy Blue Eyes
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♡CSN♡UN Historic Benefit Concert♡UN Assembly Hall♡NY ♡18Nov 1989๐ŸŽŸ️ ➡️    • ♡Crosby, Stills & Nash ♡United Nations♡18N...    ๐ŸŽ™Fans are grateful to have this precious concert recording. ๐ŸŒŸ"CSN hit the stage for almost two hours of acoustic tunes soon after Hedges finished.~their guitar playing and vocal harmonies were perhaps the best they've ever been.~C/N~ witty selves" - full article in comments. ๐Ÿค—Imagine Michael enjoying the music of his friends/rock heroes; and being touched by their praise of him during the concert!  Upon hearing Croz's beautiful performance of "Almost Cut My Hair", i wonder if that was the moment Michael decided to one day cover it! ♡๐Ÿ—ฝOf note: this concert took place a few days before CSN would perform a mini-concert at the recent "fallen" Berlin Wall ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชon Nov 21๐Ÿ•Š 
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-I saw Michael Hedges perform with CSN at, of all places, the United Nations back in 1989. Dude did stuff with the guitar -- ACOUSTIC guitar -- he could get the strangest, most original sounds -- organically -- out of the instrument. If I knew what genius was, I'd guess he was one.
-It was broadcast live on WKRQ in New York with Michael Hedges opening for CSN. It was one of the most incredible concerts I have ever listened to. 
-I was at this concert back in 1989, when CSN performed at the UN. That was a historic event and I agree one of the best concerts ever. All the incredible energy that is present in the General Assembly Hall combined with the live music created an unforgettable event.
So Many Roads
A Speedy / Swappers Special

5 Easy Captain Beefheart Masterpieces - Far Out magazine

5 Easy Captain Beefheart Masterpieces - Far Out magazine

Callum MacHattie

Sat 20 December 2025 22:00, UK

Five Easy Masterpieces- an introduction to Captain Beefheart

This is really interesting and not what I expected an interesting choice . . . . he’s wrong obvs! but it is interesting!

I normally am rather critical of Far Out Magazine but . . read on



The Leopards - Dancing in the Snow (1978) | Guess I’m Dumb

 

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The Leopards - Dancing in the Snow (1978)

"A wonderful winter song from KC’s Leopards - as close to the Kinks as you’re ever gonna get.”

Guess I’m Dumb

The Velvet Underground - Pale Blue Eyes [The Complete Matrix Tapes 1969] | jt1674

 . . . always a favourite VU song 

https://www.tumblr.com/jt1674/803548629324431360/the-velvet-underground-pale-blue-eyes

Public Image Ltd - Poptones - [John Peel Sessions] | jt1674

         . . . . . . .speaking of favourite songs

https://www.tumblr.com/jt1674/803545978099662848/public-image-ltd-poptones-peel-session

Jorma Kaukonen - Lord Have Mercy [Quah] | jt1674

 

https://www.tumblr.com/jt1674/803482595625254912/jorma-kaukonen-lord-have-mercy

Sunday, December 21, 2025

Happy Winter Solstice!


Season’s Greetings!