Past Movie Scratches: Zoolander-- Apes-- Jurassic-- Jurassic-- Captain-- Thor

Movies seen on TV in 2016.

31.  ZOOLANDER--  2-7--  He's got the look(s).

32.  PLANET OF THE APES--  2-9--  .  Hercules the chimp saves the day and the interspecies kiss.

33.  JURASSIC PARK 2:  THE LOST WORLD--  2-10--  Dino roundup goes horribly wrong.

34.  JURASSIC PARK--  2-11--  Old T. Rex saves our folks.  Thanks Mr. T.

35.  CAPTAIN AMERICA--  2-13--  World War II and the comics.  I still like the Old Sgt. Rock and Easy Company comics.

36.  THOR--  2-14--  Have big hammer, will travel.

--RoadDog

Music Deaths: Walter "Bunny" Sigler "Mr. Emotion"

WALTER "BUNNY" SIGLER,

Died October 6, 2017

Songwriter and producer known as "Mr. Emotion."

Worked with most of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff's stable of artists including the O'Jays, Lou Rawls and Billy Paul.  As a recording artist, he appeared on the pop charts six times between 1967 and 1978:  "Let the Good Times Roll and Feels So Good" (#22-1967) and "Let me Party With You"  (#43-1978).

Movie Scratches: Dunkirk-- Castle-- It-- Blade

Movie Scratches--  Songs that I have seen in movie theaters this year.

45.  DUNKIRK--  August 8--  Woodstock, $5--  The stoic English civilian boar captain and all those tie-in stories.  It sure seemed that the British destroyers sank fast.

46.  THE GLASS CASTLE--  September 5--  Fox Lake, $5--  Kids of a really truly dysfunctional family cope with their crazy parents.  Woody Harrelson and the movie should get nominations for Academy Awards.

47.  IT--  Sept. 26--  Fox Lake, $5--  Or, how I spent my summer vacation.  "Kill my brother and I'll GET you!!"  Freddie takes a vacation.

48.  BLADE RUNNER:2049--  Oct. 24--  Fox Lake, $5---  Who's your daddy.  Sure miserable weather in '49.

Please Don't Sit Right In Front Of Me.  --RoadDog

MORE COFFEE SIGNS:  Your coffee mug is insured by Lloyds of London.  (I, too, have my favorite mugs."

Tom Grosvenor Marine Corps Birthday Breakfast-- Part 3: The Cake Ceremony

Continued from November 10.

The one aspect of the proceedings that I always like the most is the presentation of the birthday cake with the USMC emblem, provided every year by Lovin' Oven Cakery in Round Lake Beach, Illinois.

The oldest Marine present and the youngest are ushered to the front of the room.  This year it was Bobbi Briggs, a World War II veteran of the Marine Corps Women's Reserve, who turns 94 later this month.  The youngest was one of the active duty Marines who was born in 1994.

Four extremely squared away Marines in splendid dress blues escort the cake up to the front and then the Commandant of the Marine Corps Lake County Detachment 801 takes the ceremonial sword and cuts off a piece.  He then gives it to the oldest Marine who takes a bite and then passes the piece to the youngest who takes a bite.

This symbolizing the passing of knowledge and tradition from one generation to another.

A Very Striking Tradition.  --RoadDog

WLS Top Ten for November 24, 1967: "You Better Sit Down Kids"

1.  DAYDREAM BELIEVER--  Monkees
2.  RAIN, THE PARK & OTHER THINGS--  Cowsills
3.  INCENSE & PEPPERMINTS--  Strawberry Alarm Clock

4.  TO SIR WITH LOVE--  Lulu
5.  PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER--  Bobby Vinton
6.  EVERLASTING LOVE--  Robert Knight
7.  AN OPEN LETTER TO MY TEENAGE SON--  Victor Lundberg

8.   YOU BETTER SIT DOWN KIDS--  Cher
9.  WATCH THE LOWERS GROW--  Four Seasons
10.  BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE--  Bobby Vinton

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Your Mother is Staying But I'm Going Away."    Answer Below.  --RoadDog


MORE COFFEE SIGNS:  You don't get mad, you get steamed.

"You Better Sit Down Kids"

Music Deaths: Jimmy Beaumont: Lead Singer of the Skyliners

JIMMY BEAUMONT, 76  Died October 7, 2017.

Lead singer with the Skyliners.   Wrote "Since I Don't Have You" on his way to the recording studio.  It went to #12 in 1959.

They also had "This I Swear"  (#26-1959) and "Pennies From Heaven" (#24-1960).

The group broke up in 1964.  He performed as a solo artist, but just had a #100 and a #123.

My Picks for the Class of 2016 Rock Hall of Fame Inductees

All the groups listed are good, but if it were my pick for five, this is it:

Moody Blues--    Those spaced-out albums

Dire Straits--  Money for Nothing if necessary.

Zombies--  It's the Time of the Season to be inducted

J. Geils Band--  You had the R&B and then "Centerfield" era.

Cars--  With that many hit songs, how could they not be?

--RoadDog

Nominees for 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

October 5, 2017

First-time nominees:  Moody Blues,  Dire Straits, Eurythmics, Judas Priest, Kate Bush, Nina Simone, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

Nominated two or more times:  Zombies, Rufus (Chaka Khan), Link Wray, J. Geils Band, meters, Cars, Bon Jovi, Depeche Mode, L.L. Cool J., MC5.

My Five Picks In Next Post.  --RoadDog

WLS Top Ten for November 17, 1967: "To Sir With Love"

1.  TO SIR WITH LOVE--  Lulu
2.  RAIN, PARK & OTHER THINGS--  Cowsills
3.  INCENSE & PEPPERMINTS--  Strawberry Alarm Clock

4.  DAYDREAM BELIEVE--  Monkees
5.  PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER--  Bobby Vinton
6.  EVERLASTING LOVE--  Robert Knight   Sorry to see he died Nov. 5, 2017.
7.  OPEN LETTER TO MY TEENAGE SON--  Victor Lundberg

8.  IT MUST BE HIM--  Vicki Carr
9.  EXPRESSWAY TO YOUR HEART--  Soul Survivors
10.  WATCH THE FLOWERS GROW--  Four Seasons

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Og, I Could Hide 'Neath the Wings of the Bluebird As She Sings."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

MORE COFFEE SIGNS:  You don't tan, you roast.

"Daydream Believer"

Music Deaths: Skip Haynes "Lake Shore Drive" Aliotta, Haynes & Jeremiah

SKIP HAYNES, 71.  Died October 2, 2017.

Vocalist and guitarist with Chicago favorite Aliotta, Haynes & Jeremiah.  Wrote their signature tune, "Lake Shore Drive" which was recently featured in the movie "Guardians of the Galaxy II."

It is said that part of his ashes were spread over the city's famed highway.

One of the greatest songs ever.

Seven Bands That Changed Rock and Roll Music Forever

From the August 21, 2017, Cheat Sheet by Jeff Rindskopf.

1.  Elvis Presley

2.  Beatles

3.  Jimi Hendrix Experience

4.  Led Zeppelin

5.  Pink Floyd

6.  Clash

7.  Sonic Youth

He has his reasons.  Check them out at his site.

--RoadDog

MORE COFFEE SIGNS:   Your nervous twitch registers on the Richter Scale.

Music Deaths: Michael Johnson "Bluer Than Blue"

MICHAEL JOHNSON, 72.  Died July 25, 2017.

Had hits with "Bluer Than Blue"  (#12-1978), "Almost Like Being In Love" (#32-1978) and "This Night Won't Last Forever" (#19-1979).

he then moved to the country charts and had hits with "Give me Wings" (#1 County-1987) and "The Moon is Still Over Her Shoulder"  (#1 Country-1987).

Music Deaths: Bobby Taylor "Does Your Mama Know About Me" and Goldy McJohn (Keyboardist for Steppenwolf)

BOBBY TAYLOR, 83  Died July 22, 2017.

Leader of Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers.  The group included Tommy Chong of Cheech & Chong.  They had a hit for Motown "Does Your Mama Know About Me"  (#29-1969).

GOLDY McJOHN, 72  Died August 1, 2017.

Original keyboardist of Steppenwolf.  Played on the group's first seven albums until 1974, including all those great singles they had.

Movie Scratches: Cars-- Pirates-- Dunkirk-- Apes

Movies I have seen at the theater this year.

41.  CARS 3--  July 13--  Fox Lake, $6--  Battling the new hot-shot, faster rookies and Lightning gives his all for the Hudson.

42.  PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN:  DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES--  July 20--  Round Lake Beach, free--  Capn' Jack gets the Pearl back, a crew and a monkey.  Goodbye Barbossa.

43.  DUNKIRK--  July 28--  Fox Lake, $6--  The lines, the ships and boats, the planes, the horrors.  Simply surviving an ordeal.  This should get an Academy award nomination for Best Picture.  Definitely a movie that needs to be seen twice on the big screen.

44.  WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES--  August 3--  Fox Lake, $6--  Caesar's quest to get the Colonel and save the Apes.

Expensive, Expensive Popcorn.  --RoadDog

MORE COFFEE SIGNS:  You don't even wait for the water to boil anymore.

Doing My Bit for the Veterans and Marines

What with the USMC birthday yesterday and Veterans Day today, I have been busy.

SATURDAY, NOV. 4

I attended the USMC birthday/Toys for Tots breakfast at the Fox Lake, Illinois, American Legion (See the Tom Grosvenor posts in this blog).  Later, in the afternoon, Liz and went to the Legion to see a band.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1O

Since this was the Marine Corps' 242nd birthday, I posted about the Marines to all seven blogs.

I went to the flag-raising for Lance Corporal Matthew S. Medlicott at Waukegan, Illinois, High School.  He was killed in Iraq in 2007.

I also saw the movie "Thank You for Your Service" at Fox Lake Theater.  This was a hard movie about problems soldiers faced with PTSD on their return to civilian life after posting to the Middle East.  Later, we met the Usual Suspects at the Legion for the 50-59.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11

Since this is Veterans Day, I posted about veterans on all seven blogs.  (Yesterday, I posted about the Marines on all seven blogs.

I went to the 11 a.m. ceremony at the Fox Lake train station honoring veterans, complete with speeches and a 21 gun salute.  Later tonight we will go to the Legion for the Lakes Area Swing band show with all that great World War II Big Band/Swing music.

Can't Do Enough For Our Veterans.  --RoadDog

Heading Out for the Veterans Day Ceremony in Fox Lake, Illinois

In just a few minutes I will be leaving for the Veterans Day ceremony at the train station in downtown Fox Lake, Illinois.

It is a cold and blustery, cloudy day to honor our veterans.

I Hope That Everyone Today Does Something to Thank Our Veterans.  --RoadDog

Tom Grosvenor Marine Corps Breakfast-- Part 2 All Stood

Tables were set up for World War II veterans and we had six in attendance as well as eight for the Korean War and quite a few Vietnam veterans.

We had the presentation of colors, the U.S. and Marine Corps flags, by the Lake County Marine Corps League and then the National Anthem.  Unlike so many of the NFL players, everybody stood except one man sitting at the Vietnam veterans table.  But he sure had an excuse.  He was in a wheelchair and missing a leg.

We then had the message of General Lejeune read and listened to the Commandant's message.

--RoadDog

WLS Top Ten for November 10, 1967: "Incense & Peppermints"

1.  TO SIR WITH LOVE--  Lulu
2.  INCENSE & PEPPERMINTS--  Strawberry Alarm Clock  (How's that for hippie-dippie?)
3.  RAIN, THE PARK & OTHER THINGS--  Cowsills

4.  LET IT OUT--  Hombres
5.  HUSH--  Billy Jo Royal
6.  IT MUST BE HIM--  Vicki Carr
7.  PURPLE HAZE--  Jimi Hendrix

8.  PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER--  Bobby Vinton
9.  LOOK OF LOVE--  Dusty Springfield
10.  EXPRESSWAY TO YOUR HEART--  Soul Survivors

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Lately Things Don't Seem the Same."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

MORE COFFEE SIGNS:  You have a conniption over spilled milk.

"Purple Haze"