Happy Birthday to Morrissey
Photo swiped from Google and there’s a photo credit, so we’re cool here!
Enjoy:
We Hate it When Our Friends Become Successful
And some goodies when he fronted The Smiths:
Maryanne's Jukebox
This WordPress.com site is the bee's knees
RIP Ray Manzarek
(Photo swiped from Google search)
RIP Ray Manzarek of The Doors, died of cancer today, age 74.
I always loved his unique keyboard sound with the Doors. I never met him, but I actually saw him in person at one of the Chiller Conventions. (And of course I was too young to see the Doors perform).
Here’s something cool I found on You Tube:
Another sad day. Our loss, heaven’s gain.
Happy Birthday Cher!
Happy Birthday to Cher who turns 67 today!
Cher has been one of my favorites since I was a little girl. I got to see her perform twice, once in the late 1980s and again in the 1990s (with Cyndi Lauper as warm-up act).
Cher has such a vast collection of work, but here are some goodies off the top of my head! (And it’s worth looking at every single one of these videos to see her outfits — of course!)
Cool Songs for Mother’s Day
In honor of Mother’s Day tomorrow, here’s a bunch of cool songs to enjoy!
Lena Zavaroni “Ma, He’s Making Eyes At Me”
Waylan Jennings “Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys”
Sonny & Cher “Mama Was a Rock ‘n’ Roll Singer and Papa Used to Write All Her Songs”
Rolling Stones “Mother’s Little Helper”
Cher “Mama (When My Dollies Have Babies)”
Three Dog Night “Mama Told Me Not to Come”
Rolling Stones “Have You Seen Your Mother Baby Standing in the Shadows”
Kate Bush “Mother Stands for Comfort”
Amanda Palmer “Look Mummy, No Hands”
Ozzy Osbourne “Mama I’m Coming Home”
The Runaways “Mama Weer All Crazee Now”
Paul Simon “Mother and Child Reunion”
Jack White “Mother Nature’s Son”
Sisters of Mercy “Dominion Mother Russia”
Jukebox Dreamin'
Don't you just love when you hear songs in your dreams?
Last night I heard two of my favorite songs while sleeping.
First up was "I'm Gonna Make You Mine" by Lou Christie. Now Lou Christie is one of my favorite singers of all time. I've discovered him within the past five years. He was a 1960s artist. I remember "I'm Gonna Make You Mine" as a little kid.
Happy Birthday Dick Dale!
Dick Dale, Me, Dennis (2007 or 2008?)
At the Surf Club (now demolished thanks to Hurricane Sandy)
Happy Birthday to legendary Dick Dale!
My husband and I make it a point to see him perform whenever he comes to New Jersey. For a few years he was struggling with cancer so he wasn't touring, but last summer we saw him again.
Jay Black, Tokens, Tommy Mara, and Much More at Izod, Saturday, June 1
Jay Black
Once again, Richard Nader Entertainment, Inc. is presenting a dynamic show of oldies icons on Saturday, June 1, 2013, 7 p.m. at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
This will be a special celebration for Jay Black and the Americans, as it's the 50th anniversary of their hit "Only in America." The iconic song was heard throughout New York during America's bicentennial celebration in 1976.
Chapter 5 of my book "On the Guest List"
My teenage idol, Johnny Lydon, aka Rotten
Chapter 5 of "On the Guest List" is called "I Was a Teenage Birth Defect"
In this chapter I talk about the punk band I was in, that ALMOST played CBGBs, more Plasmatics shows and finally meeting my idol, Johnny Lydon.
Enjoy and any critique is welcome!
Chapter 5 – I Was a Teen-Age Birth Defect…
Happy Birthday Amanda Palmer
Today is the birthday of dark cabaret artist, Amanda Palmer.
I’m a fairly new fan, of the last few years.
Here’s some cool stuff by her:
Dresden Dolls – Coin Operated Boy
Amanda Palmer & The Young Punx – Map of Tasmania
Happy Birthday Tommy James!
Tommy James, Maryanne, 2011
Happy Birthday to one of my favorite artists, Tommy James!
In honor of his birthday, I am directing you to a blog I wrote last year on my other blog page, "Maryanne's Jukebox" which describes my first experience going to see Tommy James perform back in 2010, and at the end includes an article I wrote about him that was published in several Patches online.
