A Fitting Memorial for September 11, 2001

In all but one of my posts today, I wrote about September 11, 2001.

I always thought that it was too bad that they didn't find a way to stabilize the outer part of the World Trade Center as a fitting memorial to those who died that day.  See the picture to the right of this.

I also would have liked the part of the USS Arizona above the water after the attack to have also been stabilized and left as a memorial for Pearl Harbor as well.

But, regardless, both now have had suitable memorials built for them.

Back to the Summer of 1970, Part 13: "Looking Out My Back Door"

CRACKLIN' ROSIE--  Neil Diamond
SUMMERTIME BLUES--  Who (Live)
COTTAGE CHEESE--  Crow

HI-DE-HO--  Blood, Sweat & Tears
IN THE SUMMERTIME-- Mungo Jerry
LOOKING OUT MY BACK DOOR--  Creedence Clearwater Revival

CUT ACROSS SHORTY--  Rod Stewart
OUT IN THE COUNTRY--  Three Dog Night
FRESH AIR--  Quicksilver Messenger Service

GO BACK--  Crabby Appleton
FEELIN' ALRIGHT (Live)--  Joe Cocker
JUMPIN' JACK FLASH (LIVE)--  Rolling Stones

HONKY TONK WOMEN (LIVE)--  Joe Cocker
SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL (LIVE)--  Rolling Stones
WAR--  Edwin Starr   The number one song in the country.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Oh No There's Got To Be A Better Way, Say It Again."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"War"

Back to the Summer of 1970, Part 12: "Mississippi Queen"

 Songs on the radio (mostly WLS and WCFL in Chicago) and in your record collection (that's right, vinyl albums and even 45s perhaps) on September 6, 1970.  That would be fifty years ago.

I was a sophomore at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb and having a mighty good time as the original frat rat with that old fraternity of mine, Delta Sigma Phi.  We were more like the Deltas at "Animal House" and even had a guy who had been at college for seven years and was a sophomore named Czych.  Until the end, the movie could have been about us, but there was no parade scene.  I do, however, wish we had known about toga parties.  We definitely would have had to have one.

HOUSE AT POOH CORNER--  Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

HAND ME DOWN WORLD--  Guess Who

LET IT BE--  Beatles

MAN, WE WAS LONELY--  Paul McCartney   This would have been at the 10 am time.  As Bob Stroud always plays two Beatle songs then (which is when Terri Hemmert's Breakfast With the Beatles show on Chicago's WXRT ends.

MISSISSIPPI QUEEN--  Mountain

LONG AS I CAN SEE THE LIGHT-- Creedence Clearwater Revival  Off that great "Cosmo's Factory" album.

ALL RIGHT NOW--  Free   One of the best-ever rock songs.

IT'S UP TO YOU--  Moody Blues

SPILL THE WINE--  Eric Burdon

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "There She Stood In The Street Smilin' From Her Head To Her Feet."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"All Right Now"

Back to the Summer of 1970, Part 11: "Let It Rain"

 Bob Stroud continued his trip back to the summer of 1970 this past Sunday with part 4 of his yearly trip.  Fifty years ago, September 6, 1070, these were the songs being played on the radio and in your record collections.

25 OR 6 TO 4--  Chicago

THE SHAPE I'M IN--  Band

I KNOW (I'M LOSING YOU)--  Rare Earth

SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED, I'M YOURS--  Stevie Wonder

AIR OF GOOD FEELING--  Ides of March

LET IT RAIN--  Eric Clapton

TIGHTER & TIGHTER--  Alive & Kicking   Produced and written by Bob King and Tommy James.  Yep, that Tommy James.

THE BOMBER--  James Gang

INDIANA WANTS ME--  R. Dean Taylor  Drives my wife nuts when, every time we enter Indiana, I start singing this song.

Name That Tune (from the above songs): "Waiting For The Break Of Day, Searching For Something To Say."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"25 or 6 to 4"

K-Tel's 'Hit Machine' Album (1976)-- Part 2: "Let Your Love Flow"

 Continued from September 1.

These were the ten songs on the flipside of the album.

ISLAND GIRL--  Elton John

A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN--  Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band

LET YOUR LOVE FLOW-- Bellamy Brothers

WELCOME BACK--  John Sebastian (No Sweathogs allowed.)

EVIL WOMAN--  Electric Light Orchestra

TAKE A HAND--  Rick Springfield (Not Springsteen)

ROCK AND ROLL ALL NITE--  Kiss

I'M NOT LISA--  Jessi Colter

WHO LOVES YOU--  Four Seasons (What?  No Valli?)

DISCO LADY--  Johnnie Taylor

Lots of Bang for Your Buck, You Know.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Your Dreams Were Your Ticket Out."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Welcome Back"

WLS Top Ten for Week of September 7, 1970: 'Looking Out My Back Door'

 Fifty years ago today, the top ten songs in Chicago according to WLS AM 890.

1. WAR--  Edwin Starr

2.  LOOKING OUT MY BACK DOOR-- Creedence Clearwater Revival

3.  AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH--  Diana Ross

4.  NEANDERTHAL MAN--  Hotlegs

5.  PATCHES--  Clarence Carter

6.  GROOVY SITUATION--  Gene Chandler

7.  JULIE, DO YA' LOVE ME--  Bobby Sherman

8.  I (WHO HAVE NOTHING)--  Tom Jones 

9.  25 OR 6 TO 4--  Chicago

10.  IN THE SUMMERTIME--  Mungo Jerry

**************************************

DEBUTS

25.  OUT IN THE COUNTRY--  Three Dog Night

27.  INDIANA WANTS ME--  R. Dean Taylor

29.  THAT'S WHERE I WENT WRONG--  Poppy Family

30.  PEACE WILL COME (ACCORDING TO PLAN)--  Melanie

Name That Tune (from the above songs): "Bein' Alone At Night Makes Me Sad, Girl, Yeah It brings Me Down All Right."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Julie, Do Ya' Love Me"

Bob Stroud Goes Back to September 6, 1970, Today on Chicago's WDRV. 97.1 FM

 That would be the songs played on the radio and in your record collections FIFTY years ago today.  It streams from 9 am to noon CDST and will be repeated from 9 pm to midnight CDST.  This is the fourth and final Root Salute of the Summer of 1970.  Previous ones were on the first Sunday of June, July and August.

I was a sophomore at Northern Illinois University and living at the Delta Sigma Phi frat house out on Greenbrier in Greek Row.  This was my first year as an active, having pledged during spring semester as a freshman.  Probably the most fun I has while a college student (and I sure had a lot of good times).

The songs he will be playing will sure bring some memories back.  I will be recording the show on my cassettes (that's how far behind I am).  

Looking Forward to the trip Back.  --RoadFrat

Ten Songs from 1970 and That Dear Old Fraternity of Mine: Delta Sigma Phi-- 'But to Raise Hell While We're Here'

 Yesterday, Bob Stroud played ten songs from 1970 on his Ten at Ten at Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM.  I feel obliged to include them here for you.

Like I said yesterday, 1970 was the end of my freshman year, start of sophomore year at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb  It was also a fraternity year for me, pledging Delta Sigma Phi in the spring and as an active in the fall.  I figured being in a fraternity was going to be fun and it sure was.

Not to say that my grades suffered, but they did.  School got in the way of fraternity.  I was a real frat rat of the first order.  Like one of our old frat songs went:  "Well, it's not for knowledge that we came to college, but to raise hell while we're here!"

Anyway, Bob Stroud's Ten at Ten 1970 songs played Thursday, September 3.

CRAZY--  Van Morrison

FUNK #49--  James Gang

BELL BOTTOM BLUES--  Derek & the Dominos

LET'S WORK TOGETHER--  Canned Heat

SPIRIT IN THE SKY--  Norman Greenbaum

DEJA-VU--  CSN&Y

LOLA--  Kinks

CASEY JONES--  Grateful Dead

COME AND GET IT--  Badfinger

HAND ME DOWN WORLD--  Guess Who

The number one song on September 3, 1970:  "War--  Edwin Starr,  #1 album:  "Cosmos' Factory"--  Creedence Clearwater Revival,  #1 movie:  "Diary of a Mad Housewife."

Hoddy Toddy!!

Name That Tune (from the above songs:  "I Met Her In A Club Down In Old Soho."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Lola"

All-Vinyl Friday at Chicago's WXRT from 9am to Midnight

 

Chicago's WXRT, 93.1 FM will be having their All Vinyl Friday today starting at 9 am and going to midnight.  That means they will play one side of some of the best albums ever made from the first song to the last one on that side.  Always fun to listen to this day.

It streams at www.wxrt.com, so give it  a listenn.

--ToadDog

Bob Stroud Going to 1970 for His Ten at Ten Today at 10 am on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM

 In just a few minutes, Bob Stroud will be going back to the hood college year for me, 1970, while a freshman and sophomore at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.  Since the songs that came out in my high school and college days are by far my favorite, I am really going to enjoy this one.

It streams at ww.wdrv.com and will be replayed tonight at 10 pm.  All times CDST.

Give a listen.  I'll be recording the show on my audio cassette recorder.  Not that I'm a little behind times or anything.

Download?  --OldRoadDog

PONDER THIS:  Never take life too seriously.  Nobody gets out alive anyway.

K-Tel's 'Hit Machine' Album, 1976-- Part 1: 'Love Really Hurts Without You"

I bought this album at The Vinyl Frontier in McHenry, Illinois, on Saturday for Record Store Day for $3.

I had my eye on this album or possibly one about the old TV show "Hee-Haw."

For $3, I got twenty songs from 1976.

(SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY--  K.C.& the Sunshine Band
RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM--  Maxine Nightingale
MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT--  Starbuck

SUMMER--  War
WHEN WILL I BE LOVED--  Linda Ronstadt
HAPPY DAYS--  Pratt & McClain
OUR DAY WILL COME--  Frankie Valli

(YOU'RE) HAVING MY BABY--  Paul Anka
LOVE REALLY HURTS WITHOUT YOU--  Billy Ocean
DISCO DUCK (PART 1)--  Rick Dees  & His Class of Idiots

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "I've Been Cheated, Been Mistreated."  Answer below.  --RoadDog


"When Will I Be Loved"

WLS Top Ten for Week of August 31, 1970: 'In the Summertime'

That would be fifty years ago in case you're counting.  WLS and WCFL, both AM stations,  battled it out for domination in Chicagoland for pop music.

1.   WAR--  Edwin Starr
2.  25 OR 6 TO 4--  Chicago
3.  I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVING--  B,J, Thomas

4.  IN THE SUMMERTIME--  Mungo Jerry
5.  SPILL THE WINE--  Eric Burdon
6.  SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED, I'M YOURS--  Stevie Wonder
7.  HAND ME DOWN WORLD--  Guess Who--

8.  LOOKING OUT MY BACK DOOR--  Creedence Clearwater Revival
9.  AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH--  Diana Ross
10.  NEANDERTHAL MAN--  Hotlegs

**********************************

DEBUTS

27. CRACKLIN' ROSIE--  Neil Diamond
28.  RUBBER DUCKIE--  Jim (Ernie Henson)

29.  SNOWBIRD--  Anne Murray
30.  I KNOW (I'M LOSING YOU)--  Rare Earth

HBD.  PEACE WILL COME (ACCORDING TO PLAN)--  Melanie

******************************

If you are a big fan of 1970 music, make sure you listen to Bob Stroud this Coming Sunday, September 6, when he will close out his Summer of 1970 Rock and Roll Roots shows with three hours of the songs on the radio and in our record collections

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Waiting For The Break Of The Day, Searching For Something To Say."  Answer below.  --RoadDog


"25 or 6 to 4"

Well, I Went to My Local Record Store on Record Store Day Today

I drove to McHenry, Illinois, just a few hours ago and visited my usual mom and pop record store, The Vinyl Frontier.  I always thought that was a great name for a record store.  Quite catchy.

However, this year, the store was not participating.  Evidently there is a $1500 cost involved to be in it, and business has been so bad thanks to you-know-what, they are sitting this one out.

However, I did what I was going to do anyway and that was buy at least one album and five CDs.

***********************************

ALBUM

K-Tel Hit Machine  ($3)  1976  Those old K-Tel and Ronco collection albums were a great way to build up your record collection cheaply.  They usually had at least 20 songs.

Some of the ones on this album:

Shake Your Booty--  K.C. & Sunshine Band
Summer-- War
When Will I be Loved--  Linda Ronstadt
Disco Duck--  Rick Dees

************************************

CDs  The Vinyl Frontier always has a 5 for $20 special.

**Nuggets from Nuggets  Great Garage Rock.

**  The Copulation Compilation  Including "The Rodeo Song" and "The I-95 Song"

**  American Beauty--  Grateful Dead  I loved their studio albums, but hated their shows, but I hate jamming.

**  Some Girls--  Rolling Stones

**  Electric Barnyard--  Kentucky Headhunters

I Did My Part for the Mom and Pop Record Stores.  --RoadDog

PONDER THIS:  The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement.  Amen to that!

Record Store Day is Saturday, August 29: Tomorrow

It was canceled back in April, but rescheduled.  And, this year, something a little different.  To avoid the big crowds these events pull, instead of all the record releases being released on that one day, this year, they will be released over three different dates.

You've got to remember, these mom and pop record stores are usually on the small size, and any crowd seems to be a bit too much.  And, in these days of social distancing, not a good thing.

So, it is spread out over three days:

Saturday, AUGUST  29

Saturday, September 26

Saturday, October 24

I know I'll be heading over to my favorite local store, The Vinyl Frontier in McHenry, Illinois.

Old records.  Oh Boy!!  --RoadDog

PONDER THIS:  I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes.

Going All Out for the 47th Anniversary-- Part 1

Today marks the 47th anniversary of our wedding back on August 25, 1973.  That makes 47 years for those of you counting.

We got married at the Newman Center at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb and then  had our wedding reception at the DeKalb Holiday Inn on Illinois Highway 39, the Lincoln Highway and then that night, drove all the way out to the Mississippi River where we went to the Palace Motel.  We arrived about 2 am and our room had been left open for us.

I had just signed my contract to teach in Round Lake, Illinois, the day before and we had our rehearsal dinner at a Algauers in Mount Prospect on Milwaukee avenue.

To say this was a busy few days for me is a bit of an understatement.

Our honeymoon was cut short and I had to start teaching three days later.

Bust Times.  --RoadDog

School Has Started Again, Happy 15th Year of Retirement to Me

School started last week in Round Lake, Illinois, where I taught for 33 years before retiring in 2006.  But, as a teacher, your real retirement doesn't start on the last day of the school year, but on the first day school is back in session in fall (now, of course, in August).

As such, this is the start of my 15th year of being retired.  And, made even better not to be teaching in these days.

Though I have enjoyed retirement immensely, I do have to complain about how fast it has gone. Every month is like 2 weeks long these days.

I reckon time flies when you're having fun, even in this virus age.

Retirement Is Good. So Good.  Just Goes By Way TOO FAST.  --RoadTired

WLS Top Ten for Week of August 24, 1970: "25 or 6 to 4"

Fifty years ago on Chicago's WLS 890 AM, these were the hit songs playing over and over and over.

1.  WAR--  Edwin Starr
2.  I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVING--  B.J. Thomas
3.  SPILL THE WINE--  Eric Burdon

4.  SIGNED, SEALED & DELIVERED--  Stevie Wonder
5.  MAKE IT WITH YOU--  Bread
6.  IN THE SUMMERTIME--  Mungo Jerry
7.  25 OR 6 TO 4--  Chicago

8.  HAND ME DOWN WORLD--  Guess Who
9.  WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU--  Ronnie Dyson
10.  AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH--  Diana Ross

***********************************

DEBUTS

22.  JULIE DO YA LOVE ME--  Bobby Sherman
27.  SOLITARY MAN--  Neil Diamond
29.  CANDIDA--  Dawn

***********************************

HITBOUND

I KNOW (I'M LOSING YOU)--  Rare Earth
PEACE WILL COME (ACCORDING TO PLAN)--  Melanie

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Anybody Here See The Noise, See The Fear And Commotion."  Answer below.  --RoadDog


"Hand Me Down World"

Three New Inductees Into Country Music Hall of Fame-- Part 2: Marty Stuart and Dean Dillon

Marty Stuart is a five-time Grammy winner who started his career as a sideman before going solo.  He charted six Top Ten Country songs with :Hillbilly Rock,"  "Little Things" and "Tempted.

Dean Dillon is known for being the tunesmith behind George Strait dozens of hits, including "The Chair,"  "Oceanfront Property" and "Here for a Good Time.

With Linda Hargrove, he wrote the timeless classic "Tennessee Whiskey."  This song was originally recorded by David Allan Coe who had a #77  hit with it.  Then George Jones took it to #2.  But, by far the biggest version of the song is the one done by Chris Stapleton who had a #1 on the Country chart and #23 on the Billboard Hot 100.

When I'm at a bar, I like to play "Tennessee Whiskey" and follow it up with Darius Rucker's version of "Wagon Wheel."  Those two songs go really well together.

--RoadSong