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GARY PIG GOLD rides THE SMALL MACHINE THAT COULD
Posted in music, Opinion, Review with tags Bob Segarini, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Gary Pig Gold, Lindsay Buckingham, music, Records on October 12, 2020 by segariniGary Pig Gold – VERA RAMONE and her POISONED HEART
Posted in Interview, music, Opinion, Review with tags Bob Segarini, DBAWIS, Dee Dee Ramone, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Gary Pig Gold, music, Ramones, Records, Vera Ramone King on September 14, 2020 by segariniOver-intellectualizing about a subject as pure and simple in its perfection as the Ramones sort of defeats their entire purpose, now doesn’t it? The proverbial “dancing about architecture,” as Steve Martin (by way of Frank Zappa) might well say.
Consequently, I’ve shied away from most books and studies concerning Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee and Co. that have appeared over the years. So when a copy of Vera Ramone King’s Poisoned Heart came my way, I cracked it open with a wee bit of trepidation, I do admit.
Bob – Writer’s Block, and The Story of Malibu Bobby
Posted in life, music, Opinion, Review with tags Bob Segarini, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Herb Alpert, Highway 99, Hollywood, Johnny Hyde, KROY, KSTN, Malibu, music, Music Radio, Pacific Coast Highway, radio, Records, The New Breed, Tiny Naylor's, XKE on July 10, 2020 by segariniDear Diary …
The current case of Writer’s Block continues well into its 2nd month. It is a horrible feeling, not being able to put words into sentences that tell a coherent story, staring at a blank monitor screen for hours on end, wondering if I will ever be able to write again.
It happens to writers on occasion. It is visual laryngitis , intellectual paralysis, which has no known cure. Like the common cold, all you can do is wait it out, taking steps suggested by friends that may have worked for them, but do not work for me. The words cannot be forced, bribed, or cajoled into forming sentences that eloquently, humourously, or intelligently convey what is on your mind.
It is like being trapped at the bottom of a well, unable to cry out for help.
…and rather than leave the page blank, I have, this week, decided to reprint a column from 2011, when the juice was flowing and I could write three of these a week. At least there are some new links and pictures for your dining and dancing pleasure.
There are still more stories to tell, laughs to share, and adventures and opinions to commit to paper …and as soon as I can …I will.
In the meantime ….
GREG SIMPSON – RADIO MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE by Jaimie Vernon
Posted in life, music, Opinion, Review with tags Bob Segarini, Canadian Music, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Greg Simpson, Jaimie Vernon, music, radio, Records on June 8, 2020 by segariniSUNNY DAYS: THE SKIP PROKOP STORY (PART 8) by Jaimie Vernon
Posted in Interview, music, Opinion, Serialized Book with tags albert Grossman, Big Brother & The Holding Company, Bill Graham, Bob Segarini, Caesar's Palace, Carlos Santana, Cass Elliot, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Electric Circus, Electric Flag, Fillmore West, Harvey Brooks, Jaimie Vernon, Janis Joplin, Lighthouse, Mike Bloomfield, music, Paul Hoffert, Ralph Cole, Records, Sam Andrew, Skip Prokop, Steve Miller, Supersession, The Paupers on May 18, 2020 by segariniThrough most of 1968, Skip Prokop’s band The Paupers had been touring with new bass player Brad Campbell as they were making their way through recording and releasing their second album for MGM Records called “Ellis Island.” But Skip was getting a taste for session work and expanding his musical horizons beyond a 4-piece rock and roll ensemble. It was leading him to decisions that would change his life and Canadian music forever…
Gary Pig Gold has UNEARTHED MERSEYBEAT
Posted in music, Opinion, Review with tags Bob Segarini, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Gary Pig Gold, Mersey Beat, music, Records on May 11, 2020 by segariniIt was exactly 56 (!) May birthdays ago that I received my very first “big record” …yes, just like the countless Count Basie and King and I albums in mom and dad’s big oak record cabinet. Needles to say, Capitol Canada T-6054 remained lodged on the Pig Player clear through Christmas ’64 …when I received my second big one.
Segarini: 13 Albums You Should Have But Probably Don’t Redux
Posted in music, Opinion, Review with tags Asylum Choir, ‘Spider’John Koerner and Willy Murphy, Bobby Brown, Brothers Johnson, Cherry Cola's, Dave Brubeck, DBAWIS, Delaney and Bonnie and Friends, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Fourplay, Indie Music, James Brown, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Ray Charles, Records, Rita Coolidge, segarini, The Turtles on May 1, 2020 by segariniIf I didn’t know any better, I would say I am the victim of a Gypsy Curse.
Lately it seems that just walking down the hall has become an obstacle-laden course of Rube Goldberg slapstick and Orwellian conspiracy. Getting from Point A to Point B without slipping on a banana peel, having a piano fall on me, or tripping over my own two feet and landing in an Acme Wood Chipper has become totally impossible.
…and I’m not even chasing a road-runner.
SUNNY DAYS: THE SKIP PROKOP STORY (PART 6) by Jaimie Vernon
Posted in Interview, music, Opinion, Serialized Book with tags albert Grossman, Bernie Finkelstein, Bob Segarini, Brian Jones, Canadian Music, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eric Burden & The Animals, Fillmore West, Grateful Dead, Jaimie Vernon, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, Martha & The Vandellas, MGM, Monterey Pop Festival, Papa John Phillips, Records, Skip Prokop, The Association, The Paupers, Toronto on April 27, 2020 by segariniIn our previous installment, Yorkville Village heroes The Paupers had effectively ambushed New York City and taken the American music business by storm following their gigs at the Café Au-Go-Go. It landed them both a U.S. record deal with MGM/Verve-Folkways and a deal with Uber-manager Albert Grossman (Bob Dylan, The Band, Odetta, Peter Paul & Mary, Paul Butterfield, Janis Joplin). The wheels were in motion for The Paupers to conquer America. The band did a promotional tour across the U.S. to radio stations in preparation for the release of their debut album ‘Magic People’ and live dates to follow. Skip Prokop continues the story…
GARY PIG GOLD – N.Y. DRIVEN WOMEN # 12 & 35
Posted in music, Opinion, Review with tags Bob Dylan, Bob Segarini, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dylan's Girlfriends, Gary Pig Gold, Indie Music, music, Records on April 13, 2020 by segariniBob Dylan’s ex-wife sits on the bleachers in a smoky little Hoboken nightclub watching her latest son-in-law belting out his latest demo tape to an appreciative but slim audience of friends and scene-schemers. Bob Dylan’s ex-wife’s looks certainly belie her too many years of lawsuits and sleepless months: she’s still slim, dark, and her eyes still sparkle mischievously with the magics of eras gone by.