Rockcast Wednesday.10.14.09a; Tommy Shaw, Bowling For Soup, Brendan Benson, Badfinger, Eddy Money, American Gun, Jackie Lomax, Rolling Stones, ZZ Top

I saw the sun for the first time in about a week
today. Now for Houston and for me that is a
long time to go in the gray. Of course the trade
off is that the pleasant 70's temps are replaced
by the usual 90 plus and killer humidity.
Today I got to wondering what ever happened to
Kelly Groucutt, Bass player extraordinare for the
Electric Light Orchestra. I was surprised to see he had
died of a heart attack in February. Basketball Diaries
Author and Singer of Friends Who Died, Catholic Boy
Jim Carroll Also. Then today I read Captain Lou
Albano, one of the funniest of the Big time Wrestlers of
the 1960's & 70's has also passed on. Well there's 3.
Three people who I was totally entertained by in my
youth. It seems we get a little bit older everytime a
part of our youth dies. Or at least I do.

There will always be a poem

I will climb on top of it and come
In and out of time,
Cocking my head to the side slightly,
As I finish shaking, melting then
Into its body, its soft skin


--Jim Carroll, "Poem"
from Void of Course (1998)

rockcast

1. Tommy Shaw - Sweet Emotion
2. Bowling For Soup - No Hablo Ingles
3. Brendan Benson - Poised And Ready
4. Badfinger - Shine On
5. Eddy Money - When I Come Around
6. American Gun - Mexican Restuarant
7. Jackie Lomax - Sour Milk Sea
8. Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil [Fatboy Slim Mix 05]
9. ZZ Top - Party On The Patio