can't keep away

A clip from the Robert Plant show a few weeks ago - a key to happiness is to see as much live music as possible throughout your life -[ this applies to all people! I love the audience participation in this one - Robert Plant forever!

Cynthia

Stayed up watching another one of those infomercials selling boxed sets of old music - the live music footage is amazing, like this clip from Sly & the Family Stone

Summer music 2015

Got tickets to see Robert Plant June 20

Judas Priest July 15th - you know you're jealous

and Earth, Wind & Fire August 26th - they're opening for Chicago, but I am only attending to see EWF - one of my favorite groups of all time

rock me gently

Found another amazing 70s pop collection informercial on TV the other night, hosted by Donny Osmond.  I can watch these all night for the vintage music footage, great music and fashions!

soul of the 70s

I found another awesome infomercial for a box set featuring old funk and soul music from the 70s.  Just like the soft rock one, the videos are beautiful and I love the music. 

soft rock

I love that Soft Rock infomercial that's been on TV this year - I love the music and beautiful 70s videos

oooh, I'm looking for clues

I love Robert Palmer, and this video:

- leather suit

- parade of animal head dancers

I'm in heaven

oh Herb

My very favorite Christmas record

Autumn jams

My latest iTunes download:

Claremont Records, founded by one of the guys in Can, released a 5 year anniversary compilation

Really nice collection of cover songs by my favorite foxy twins band

Yes I love her

Beautiful record by the guy from Yellow Magic Orchestra

I fell in love with them when I recently saw Big Easy Express

I love Detroit

because my friends are so much fun

host dog Kelly is so pretty

The Black Crowes rock

here's proof

sky study at the show

long live the mix tape

I recently purchased a small cassette to MP3 converter and have been rediscovering the few dozen old cassettes I've hung onto for decades.  Mix tapes that my brother made me (High Yield Turf Mix and Son of Vindaloo Radio, to name a few), tapes of late night radio shows I would record when I was a student in London in the 1980s, and best of all, the hilarious telephone answering machine messages my friends and family left me over the years.  I am so glad this audio is immortalized now as I am so sentimental about all of it - yeah technology

The Lijadu Sisters

I recently discovered The Lijadu Sisters, twins from Nigeria who made some great records in the 60s and 70s

Not to mention amazing album covers

'Come on Home', from this record, is my Summer jam

the Detroit part of the trip

I stayed with Captain America

Saw The Black Crowes at the Fillmore - best night ever

Chris & crew gettin' it

I love Captain America's Mama

Got my freekeh on

totally

From the thrift shop yesterday - such an excellent record, and album cover

wow: George & Donna

This is one of my favorite songs ever.  Note: pleather suit, mink epaulettes and sweet graphics.  Said I wanna know... if whatchu feel is real.

perfect.  But a true dem no know and ting!

George Johnson and Donna Reid are the same person.

Motor City paradise

My weekend in Detroit

The Renaissance Center forever!

hound of love Kelly

Raquel's laptop - 4 more years!  

We came upon a huge cycle group about 100 riders long - don't listen to anything saying Detroit is run down and dying - it was beautiful and vibrant and full of life everywhere

Randazzo's world of watermelons

yes it does

My dates for Dukes of September at Pine Knob

look out for that lowdown - Boz Scaggs gettin' it

Dave's new cat Oliver Pickles

The woodward Dream Cruise was going on - awesome classic cars everywhere you looked

Everybody Wu Chung tonight - Dave made me a mock duck salad with this stuff - delicious!

I'm in the mood for a melody

Raquel and I saw Band of Joy this weekend in Ann Arbor - it was great, Robert Plant is still totally rocking at 62, plus did a bunch of Zeppelin songs.  We were in awe.

euphoria or bust

Just came back from a great weekend in my hometown. Raquel + I saw The Black Crowes Friday night downtown at The Fillmore - the show was great, and our general admission tickets didn't keep us from arriving late, yet walking straight to the front row of the main floor and getting down with the band about 6 feet in front of us. Check out this clip from the show (I got this off YouTube) You can hear the audience singing along - such a great time.  We also drove all over the city, went to some farmers markets, made some great food and drank some great drinks.  I love Detroit, and Raquel and her family, very much.

Raquel took this one 

We went to a farmers market that was selling this jackfruit.  It was enormous, like a baby seal.

Spicy chick peas, quinoa and raw collard salad