MLT Club Member Johnnypee Parker
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This is a great picture, Sarah. Meeting celebrities can be very fulfilling. That’s a great memory.
Thanks for sharing it.
JP
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Hi Sara,
Wow, you got everybody reminiscing with this one. The first album I bought myself was AC\DC Back In Black. I bought it at Record Town at the Mall down the road from our school. I think I was in tenth grade. I have an older brother and sister, so there was no reason for me to buy much up to that point. Now that I think of it, the first album I can remember is a Johnny Cash album. If I recall correctly, my parents told me it was mine, but I think it was just considered part of the house collection. Maybe one of ten. All I remember was it had every six year old’s favorite song on it. I think it was my favorite because it told a story, the singer’s name was the same as mine, and there may have been a cuss word in it. Was it bleeped for radio? I can’t remember. Wait a second, my first wife’s name was Sue, and, and…I have to think…did I subconsciously base any other life decisions on favorite childhood songs? Hmm, my Dad had an eight track player on our home stereo which I think came from a hardware store. I remember a couple of Christmas albums. I think we had an eight track in the car, also. I seem to remember Dad was a fan of greatest hits tapes. I’m hearing Tom Jones, and now I love cats. So that’s okay. I remember Blood Sweat and Tears “You Make Me So Very Happy”. That checks out. If music has unknowingly influenced any major life decisions, I better watch what I listen to. How old was I when I first heard Helter Skelter? Uh-oh.
JP
I can’t explain it. I remember it was my favorite
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Thanks for bringing eight billion into perspective. It’s quite overwhelming. We live in a very rural area. It is very easy to isolate. I can’t imagine…when you attempt this handshaking experiment will there be gloves? Will you have a chase crew to keep you nourished and hydrated?
I agree MLT is evolving with each original album. WWT has some great pop songs, and ballads, as well as a dabble into psychedelia with Nothing Is In Vain. Orange got a little edgier with the radio like opening of The Future, and then pop, rock, blues, ballads, and now Why? covering every question of life. I love songwriting like this when an artist can bring life’s question to the surface in a dreamy or bouncy song and the listener(s) realize they have been thinking about the same questionable topics themselves.💡
Songs like these will remain popular in the future because they are about now. Any Other Day can be today, or any other day fifty years from now, or fifty years ago. These songs are timeless. I have a feeling we will all adopt “Jump Ship” as our rallying cry when faced with a challenge. It will come in handy on the slopes.
I am hoping Janitor Joe makes a miraculous return on a future album. That could be a kool story. The possibilities are endless.
I did say they are evolving, but I can’t put one album over the other. When I listen to WWT, it still sounds as fresh as it did when I first heard it. I but I guess more new songs are always better, so MLT does get better with each album. I hope they keep the same production crew for future albums.
Eight billion with a “B” Don’t eat the Soylent Green.
JP
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Where’s that confounded bridge?
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Wish You Were Here
YouTube suggested their cover of WYWH and I clicked. I was blown away. There is a ton of poorly done Pink Floyd covers out there, so I may have been a little skeptic. Their cover is fantastic. They put their own touch on it and still captured every nuance of the original. After that YouTube suggested Once Upon A Time. Original songs? These are awesome! And then it was like a magical journey.Replay, replay, replay, join mailing list, dive into every MLT rabbit hole I can find, what? They have a website with a club and, and, and Why? I joined a couple of years ago and found this this group of great people enjoying this beautiful music that demands to be listened to over and over.
MLT Fans are the best!
JP
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Jung, I know it’s been said before,”You bring a lot of class to this place”. Your posts have been great. It is nice to read everyone’s different thoughts of Why? After digesting a new song and finding a personal connection with it, it’s always interesting to read everybody else’s thoughts.
I’ve kinda been waiting to listen to the CD in one continuous run, and guess what landed on my doorstep today. I am putting it on my phone now. Tomorrow’s going to be a nice ride to work, and even better going home. I will probably have some more thoughts after a few more commutes.
I was visited by my little friend Shwartz tonight. Schwartz is actually kind of large for a skunk. I was sitting outside scrolling through my iPad. Back up a sec. Ever since my initial encounter with this beast, I started reading up on skunks. I even found some good advice here. Everything said they are docile and that they will turn and scamper if you remain calm and speak loudly. So I feel a little braver and think I could get a good closeup pic. Besides, they only spray if they feel trapped.
I was sitting there scrolling through my iPad and in walks Schwartz. My first thought was now’s my chance. My mind said open the camera and turn the iPad toward the skunk. My right eye focused on the iPad while my left eye said that thing is bigger than we remember, and it’s about seven inches away from my feet. I thought it was the neighbor’s cat the way it strolled in. And then it realized I was there. No sudden moves,”Hey get out of here!” That was all I could do. It turned around kind of quickly and started to walk towards the front of the carport. So naturally I followed up with,”Go on then, get out of here!” I think I may have stomped my foot. My left eye yelled at me,”No sudden moves! It might feel threatened.” Meanwhile, my right eye had already measured the distance to the door and sent notice to my central nervous system to be ready. Both eyes turned to Shwartz who had paused for a second. It’s tail was rising. I yelled again and was through the door in an instant. It didn’t spray, but I wasn’t taking any chances.
Here I was all pumped up and ready to get a great pic. I mean I have been looking for Schwartz to come and visit again for a while. I was ready. Smile for the camera you stink’n varmint. So who walks in, and as soon as it looked up at me this little voice started screaming,”It’s gonna spray! It’s gonna stink! Run away quickly! Run away quickly!” I think I sat there for about five seconds before I first reacted.
I can’t figure out why I get so freaked out, and why does it seem so interested in me? Perhaps it is from some childhood trauma that I have blocked out. I have never been sprayed by a skunk? Could Warner Bros. be the one to blame? Maybe the answer is Why?
Okay, this went way longer than I thought it was going to. I hope you didn’t think I was going to end with I got sprayed. That would stink, but it would be hilarious. Picture me sitting in a lawn chair and casually holding my hand out to a skunk,”Here kitty, kittty…”
JP ☕️🦨😳
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Didn’t Lisa talk about Time of the Season in a Q&A’s, or it may have been an Ask the Twins post? I remember she said the guy that created the software she was using contacted her to complement her art. He liked what she created with the software he created
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Jacki,
It’s Halloween and then Thanksgiving. ????
Happy Thanksgiving!
JP
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Hi Diana,
Thanks, I have never seen that one. I like the audience shots, too. You can see by everyone’s body language that the hair is standing on the back of their necks. The band sounds incredible.
Since we’re having an Ah-Ha moment, this is my favorite cover of that song:
After that, look for her cover of Space Oddity.
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Does a piano/thimble intro count? This is pretty interesting.
Also Check out her take on “Take On Me” by Ah-Ha.
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David Yeargin,
Have you listened to Jump Ship yet? Good luck with your non-listening challenge.
Let us know how your weekend goes. ????
Marlo & JP
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That’s great Jacki!
I love this line:
The Album conveyed Freshly Squeezed APEEL ( appeal ) of Music Juicy Bliss
JP
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Wow David,
That’s some freaky coincidence ????
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Good one, Len ☕️
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That’s funny, David. Jump Ship has settled in my brain today. I will try to listen to something else to purge it from my mind. Why?
JP