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Alphonse Mouzon liked donuts Photo by Alan Nahigian, 2015 I’m gonna be honest: Today was a disaster, and it was all my doing. After not drinking for about a month I went from zero-to-sixty and that ended up not being a great move. Brett was able to carry things only so far as I slurred, forgot words, and would go on tangents that went nowhere. As a result, we didn’t even get to the final segment of the show. What is there to say? I didn’t listen back to the whole thing, but here are some things I noticed when doing a quick fix on the audio track before posting: Firstly, evidently, I forgot that a “watch band” was a thing, but I still maintain that The Chocolate Watchband is one of the worst band names I’ve ever heard. Secondly, somehow the subject of Elvis came up, and I stand behind the sentiment (though poorly expressed) that once Elvis put on the jumpsuit, he almost immediately went from being a slick, dangerous rocker, to being a bloated, red-neck lounge singer. I really don’t reme...

Steve Cropper, 1967 Photo by Jason Kempin Still in the middle of “Sober ‘Tober.” Is it bad that I fear I am boring when I have no chemical enhancement? Perhaps I am just being neurotic, or perhaps I don’t feel like I can free-associate with the same ease. I’m probably overthinking. In any event, once again, the first segment of the show was pretty much one long “in memoriam” segment. I was divided as to how, or if, to pay tribute to Ace Frehley of Kiss. On one hand, when he passed I saw, both in the news and on my social media feed, how many friends and musicians that I respect and admire were fans of his and how many were actually inspired to pick up the guitar because of him. On the other hand, he was a member of Kiss, which, if you have ever spoken to me, or read my blog, or listened to this show, you would know are one of the bands that I detest the most. Still, in the end, I decided to give him a bit of love, while avoiding featuring his more pretentious, less talented, and mo...

Terje Rypdal Started off today with a few more records from the trip. Having blown through most of the Italian prog rock, the unifying theme of the first part of today’s show (if it can be said that there was one), was English artists who are… I don’t know. I suppose a little off-center? The tunes from this day in history were pretty multifarious, genre-wise, including a couple of artists I’d never played before or paid enough attention to. That segment ended with a nice one-two punch of Dio, which was pretty groovy. To be honest, though, I think that internet issues messed things up the flow of the show a bit, and by the end, I kind of ran out of steam. I pulled a couple of nice cuts out of the back-burners and called it a day.   Click here to check it out: LIC Radio 10/7/2025     Terje Rypdal “Keep It Like That – Tight” (Terje Rypdal) From Terje Rypdal   (ECM, 1971)     Barclay James Harvest “Taking Some Time On” (John Lees) From Barclay James Harvest ...