Thursday, December 23, 2010

Mama's Opry

Here's one for the mama's boys and girls


Monday, November 15, 2010

A Little Respite From the Hustle and Bustle of St Cloud


So there's this park in St Cloud (actually Waite Park) called Quarry Park, and I've been spending some time out there during the glorious weather taking pics. Nothing exciting, but very very pretty.
I will not post the picture i took of the dead deer.








Sunday, October 31, 2010

it is all on













He looks like a born athlete to me....








Sunday, October 17, 2010

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

I am Back to Digging Thru the Archives

With all due respect, to hell with the new millenium and its music, here are two songs from 20 or 30+ years ago. the first one is 'Cruel to be Kind'...I know! how did I take this long to get around to posting this chestnut in my repertoire?

I am not going to tell you the name of the second one, because I want you to listen and think 'hmmmm...what a pleasant rough hewed, hard scrabble version of that smooth synth driven pop classic...umm, what was the name of that song...oh, why can't I think of it? It's right on the tip of my...OH MY GOD, NO!!!! WHY WOULD HE TRY THIS ONE? DOESN'T HE REMEMBER WHAT THEY DO IN THE CHORUS? WHY WOULD HE DO THIS TO HIMSELF...MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHY WOULD HE DO THIS TO US? WHAT HAVE WE DONE TO DESERVE HAVING THIS VISITED UPON US?!? But really, stick with me on this one, I don't think the chorus is quite the trainwreck one would imagine. Dast I say I handled it with quite the aplomb. But rest assured I understand your concern.





Saturday, October 2, 2010

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Midnight Train!



We finally got a chance to have a hootenanny with Mary singing 'Midnight Train to Georgia'. Jefe was able to 'pip' it up a bit, with the call and response. We found the pip's lyrics online and he ran through it a few times and badda-bing, Bob's yer uncle!

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

And As I'm on a Roll . . .

How'bout a couple pensive numbers to showcase my "sensitive" side? I hear it gets groupies. (. . . or maybe it's grupies?) These are very quiet -- sorry, but it's part of the emotional content performance. And I got all arty-film-school on your asses.



Another Teddy Thompson and a Judybats:




And Another Thing, SEHOP!

A coupla songs 'bout crim'nals and crim'nal activity. One is a Judybats song I think I figured out, and the other is an Everly Bros/Bob Dylan/Teddy Thompson number.


Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Guilting Provides Impetus, Rebuttal in Posting of Song Vids

So scuttlebutt on this blog from the over 50 crowd seems to be that they are the only ones posting. In response, I have a few "performances" of my own to showcase . . . even a much-in-demand-from-the-over-50s Culture Club number.



These songs are brought to you by the letter "M".






Thursday, August 19, 2010

I like to... kick!, stretch!, and KICK! I'm 50! 50 years old! 50 years old. Not afraid to hide my age, 50!

Well I guess this blog is all about Al these days, so fuck all y'all!!! I'm 50! 50 years old! I like to... kick!, stretch!, and KICK! (and play cover songs) I'm 50! 50 years old! 50 years old. Not afraid to hide my age, 50!

Continuing the trend in which I prove that this old dawg can still hunt, here are two more covers of songs from this millennium.






Not only am I listening to new music, but I am listening to it the MODERNE way...I got me an INTERNET! As a birthday present to myself I went and bought me a webTV (the only appropriate way for a 50 year old to watch all of the worldwide webs.) So now I can find videos of the originals to post here so you can hear how they are suppose to sound.



Saturday, July 24, 2010

Scenes from Al Fish's 50th Bday Shebang

Fiddles, fainting, a film crew, a video bday song tribute, Fish, and a Spam cake. You know how to throw a fete, Vermillion! Thanks to all who came and all who served, even Officer Jacobs who was a little, ahem, "soft on cake crimes."