JSS: That Nasty Carnival-- NTN in Bloomington-- That Rod Argent--

JSS-- Just Some Stuff I'be been up to.


1. THAT NASTY CARNIVAL-- If you're living in the Midwest and wondering why the weather has been so bad and unpredictable since Friday, I know the answer. That horrible Round Lake (Il) carnival is back in town. Since 1976, they have been coming and with the exception of one time, the weather has been horrendous.

It opened last weekend and runs through to this Sunday. Whoever it is that keeps having them back should stop.


2. NTN IN BLOOMINGTON-- This past weekend, we were on a Route 66 trip for the Red Carpet Corridor, a ninety mile stretch of the Mother Road from Joliet to Towanda, and played at two NTN Buzztime sites in Bloomington, Illinois: Maguire's and BW# (Buffalo Wild Wings).

They weren't new places to us though. We played at Maguire's back on our first Route 66 trip in March 2002. This is not one of your standard cookie cutter chains. Quite unique and claim to be THE PLACE FOR ST. PATRICK'S DAY and with a name like that, no big surprise.

BW3 was B-Dub as usual and even more crowded because of the Kentucky Derby


3. THAT ROD ARGENT-- I am listening to WNCT 1070 AM playing Beach, Boogie and Blues right now with Allan Vick on the internet. I'm also listening to the Zombies Greatest Hits, most famous for "She's Not there," "Tell Her No" and "Time of the Season." But, their other songs are pure Second Wave British Invasion 60s music and worth a listen. Especially "Don't Cry for Me," "I Can't Make Up My Mind" and "You Make Me Feel So Good."

I didn't know that Rod Argent was the keyboardest. he later went on to found the British band Argent in 1968, along with fellow Zombies Russ Ballard and Chris White and they had the big hit "Hold Your Head Up" which went to #5 in the US.

Just Some Stuff. --RoadDog


OXYMORON-- If a word is misspelled in a dictionary, how would we ever know?