As mentioned in other posts, I am a fan of the blues. I was thinking about how best to describe my journey of discovery from the early ’70’s to today, and I saw it in three phases: the original bluesmen, the adoption of that style by the young (at the …
We were just on vacation, taking the travel trailer from Calgary into Manitoba to visit family. We traveled along the TransCanada, and since we’re pulling the trailer, we suck more gas than usual, so we plan our stops such that we’re never lower than 1/4 tank. We did have an …
I did a fair amount of skipping school during high school. It certainly was a different time; there wasn’t a lot of chasing truants down or reporting home on absences. Whenever we were hanging out in a coffee shop, restaurant or pool hall, the employees didn’t appear to be overly …
It appears to me that we go through waves of nostalgic renaissances on a regular basis, showing up in TV series such as Mad Men, and the reliving of 1930’s adventures through the Indiana Jones movie series. I imagine that is due to our memories of good times in the …
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Listening to music today differs significantly from when I was growing up, very much thanks to the leaps and bounds of technology. Then Growing up, I used to spend hours in my room listening to music on my stereo. There were a couple of us that invested heavily in stereo …
I also touch on this subject in the Picking New Albums post. In my teen years, parties were a great place to discover new music. It seemed that the soundtrack was as important as the people at the party and the fun we were having. When hosting, we always took …
My playlists always have a theme related to the purpose for which they are created, for example summer parties, relaxing on the deck, cruising the internet or introspection. I keep my playlists fresh by adding theme appropriate songs I hear on the radio and on streaming services. I do have …
In my early days, there were certainly not as many tools available to help select new albums to buy as there are today. Personal computers and the internet did not exist, therefore preview clips were not available. Some record stores had copies of records available that they would play for …
I grew up in the sixties and early seventies. My musical tastes were shaped by those times, and by what we were listening to at friends’ houses and parties. I was also a music snob, and dare I say a Pompous Ass when it came to music that I was …
