What is Goldtop listening to?

[Goldtop]

Sunday morning. Here is a Sunday T-O-O-T.

In an earlier post I mentioned that yesterday I went to look for a book for a neighbor. The store I went to was a books/music/video chain called Hastings. While I was there, I had no choice but to look at the music too (you know how that is, right?). $1.99 later I had a Best Of CD of this guy. When I was younger, I loved this guy's music, but as happens sometimes - at least to me - I just gradually stopped listening to him for some unknown reason. Probably his biggest song was one that he wrote and Elvis recorded; "Kentucky Rain". I thought he was great at doing love songs like the two here.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0cvipfFF48


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNHEZ-Fq8LI

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Rabbitt

Goldtop Lloyd

[Goldtop]

Saturday Night March 30 in NYC at B.B. King's the ORIGINAL menbers of The Moving Sidewalks reunite for a gig. I'm sticking out my thumb tomorrow morning so I'll be able to make it up there in time (like there'll be any tickets left!). Billy G. on guitar, vocals, weird voices, weird whatever!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dK6OqQrOys

Goldtop Lloyd

[Goldtop]

For a Billy Gibbons and ZZ Top freak like me, this is a treat. It's not too difficult to draw line connecting these three tunes. (By the way, RIP Balinese.)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8ZtzqaxBYU


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQPyQb3uiO4


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na25s0F-jeg

Lloyd/Goldtop/Queen of Clubs

[Goldtop]

Oh, Baby! Mr. Willie Nelson is scheduled to play here tomorrow night, and I will be there. Tickets too rich for my blood, but I'm still going. I may even try to meet him and shake his hand. That would be nice, and an honor for me.

On a more personal note: Some of you may remember my writing about the first concert I attended waaaay back when. It was a Willie show, and by a twist of fate I ended up with a young(?) lady(?) sitting beside me. I never knew her name, but I've always thought of her as 'Connie', so... Connie, if you're reading this, I'll be looking for you tomorrow night. I don't look the same as I did back then. I don't imagine you do either, but that's cool with me. Three gold earrings on my left ear. ("My Trinity" as I call them... Their meaning changes frequently, but tomorrow they'll be in honor of Willie. Hugh. Nelson.). Medium beard, hair down to my butt, probably in a ponytail. I'll be in a Cheap Trick t-shirt. Look me up, Darling; I'll buy us a Geritol, we'll pop a Centrum Silver apiece and make some memories!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow-Cx9IX4So

Goldtop Lloyd

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usGObvP42GM

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

Okay, going to a gig tomorrow. working on my list now. Details to follow...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkSMalcRx2k

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

Hot Dog! (Owwww, I think I hurt my hip...)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BndMLWGQLRM

Hot Goldtop

[Goldtop]

I woke up with this one in my mind. As usual, no idea why. (The four dancers in the animal skin outfits? When the brunette with the little topknot on her head walks her dinosaur, I wanna go along...)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYKupOsaJmk

Goldtop Lloyd

[Goldtop]

Check out the unusual cameo in this one. I'd LOVE to hear the story of how and why Lemmy is in this!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHCsbrc8xKA

Goldtop Lloyd

[Goldtop]

Twelve hours from now I hope to be at the gig and waiting for Willie to take the stage. Already getting excited.

PERSONAL NOTE: Connie, if you're reading this, get it in gear, Girl!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXK4BBsYEhc

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bzz8jG2SO1Y

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

Some really cool pictures in this video I think.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMko5LelBdA

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

Willie and Keith.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkqdQ2dnPFg

Gold and top

[Goldtop]

Here's one that you probably don't hear every day: Willie and Carlos!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn_JuvLjLe8

Lloyd

[Goldtop]

Of my two hundred-or-so favorite Willie songs, this is one of the top five. Willie and Lee Ann. And maybe more importantly, Texas. This video says soooo much to me about the Texas I know and love. Out in the country, but not too far from the city. A crisp, clear night (according to Willie's breath). Millions of stars in the sky. A big back yard. Strings of lights hanging in the trees. The get-together's over and most everybody has gone home. A guy with a guitar. A beautiful woman - inside and out - in a pretty dress, slowly dancing on the grass in her bare feet. In Texas.

There haven't been enough nights like that in my life. But I'm not done yet...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgFGMkNgZ3w

Lloyd/Goldtop/QoC

[Goldtop]

Three Zappas and a number of celeb cameos in this video. I never hear Dweezil mentioned much, but I've always liked his playing.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbN3iAdWPi0

Goldtop Lloyd

[justmund]

Aww yeah!

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd272/hansomatic/FORUM_Graphics/PRS_Forum_PLATINUM_zps5d2f3767.jpg

[Goldtop]

Aww yeah!

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd272/hansomatic/FORUM_Graphics/PRS_Forum_PLATINUM_zps5d2f3767.jpg

That's cool. Thank you for that. And thanks to James for changing the title of this tread to include my username way back when. (Where are you James? I hope you're well. I haven't heard from you in a while...) Most of all, thanks to everyone who posts here. Hearing new music... Nothing like it! Let's all work together to keep it going. :five:

Lloyd/Goldtop

[Goldtop]

Remember The Alamo! In another thread, I talked about Texas, and the significance of today's date in our history. March 6, 1836, The Alamo fell. It was a terrible defeat of a few brave people who were outnumbered by as much as twenty to one by some accounts. It was also a turning point, and in many ways it was actually the beginning of Texas. I Love TEXAS!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNkucbM4wF0

Lloyd/Goldtop/Queen of Clubs/Plank Owner - TEXAN!

[Goldtop]

I went to see Willie last night. A great show. Two thousand seat auditorium; intimate as opposed to the ancient eight thousand seat all concrete hockey arena in the same complex. Better sound too, although it's always iffy here no matter where you go. Willie and Family with the bare necessities. For example, the two drummers (Paul English and his son) traded off; One would play bongos and percussion, and the other did the main job on a single snare(!). They traded back and forth almost every song. Willie front and center was the only guitar. The bass player alternated between a Precision and an upright, again switching for almost every song. Sister Bobbie on piano. She is SO underrated in my opinion. She can do classical, boogie, barrelhouse, rock and roll, country, jazz, you name it. And she is such a sweet, classy lady.

They did nearly two hours, much of it new from an album due out next month. And of course they had THE backdrop, the HUGE Texas flag. That same start as I wrote about in my post about the first show I ever attended. They come out, Willie straps on Trigger, hits a few chords, then BOOM! The Texas flag unfurls behind them, and off they go. It was as magical last night as it was all those years ago. Willie will turn eighty in April. See him while you can.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgYQXJo6c6Q

On a Personal Note: I didn't happen to see 'Connie' last night, but there were some ladies in the crowd who could very well have been her. But I did run into a casual acquaintance who was a real sweetheart. I've known her for years, and I've always thought she was special, and last night she proved it. So this is for her: Jennifer, thank you. I will never forget last night, and I love you for it. You're beautiful.

Lloyd

[Goldtop]

Man, what is wrong with you? You have Emmylou Harris, and that's the way you treat her? You drive her away? She deserves much better, you fool!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPNuzk_VV3A

Goldtop Lloyd

[Goldtop]

Django.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0VfkBBUqwM

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

One of the last of his kind. From another era. Saturday nights at The Opry, Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, live country music on the radio. Willie is almost 80, this man is 90+ and still going.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfYFx6MOTYU

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

A"T-O-O-T" for Saturday. One of these days...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzxqzHueqdg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIkppVm4s60

Lloyd

[Goldtop]

Happy Sunday everyone. The Mick Fleetwood Band.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBp99W_8Qsc

Lloyd

[Goldtop]

The 'oo!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0eu3fZnhgY

Goldtop Lloyd

[Mikegarveyblues]

On A Eurythmics bender at the mo...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=481GuSgiyI4

[Goldtop]

A Monday T-O-O-T.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRYZKSdgFbE


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UptDnvzT07o

Goldtop Lloyd

[Goldtop]

Short and sweet...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbje6cyAzqY

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

Announcement time: I LOVE J.B. Lenoir!!! And what a video of him this is! In the groove, on the groove, IS the groove. A little showmanship for taste, and that look at the end that says 'we're done'. Classic stuff to me. Proof that you don't always need 100,000 watts, fireballs, and strippers on stage.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azt0s4lLhTs

Goldtop Lloyd

[Goldtop]

"Do What I Say" and "What'd I Say". And the similarities don't end there...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG_zPiX1sTg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPP8w0wMRgQ

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

This is for Grover and everyone who will miss him...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCM8sI1RRDI

[Goldtop]

I watched "Crossfire Hurricane" again today, so here's what I'm listening to right now.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-atuvoMXVw

Goldtop Lloyd

[Goldtop]

Thursday T-O-O-T time. Tequila!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H6amDbAwlY


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c40eVSr6eUI

Lloyd/Goldtop/Queen of Clubs

[Goldtop]

Good Friday Morning in The USA! Good Boogie Morning (or Evening, Afternoon, Night, etc.) WHEREVER You Are! Speaking of Boogie, I woke up today feeling rotten and I need a pick-me-up. So here it is...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHYYHsBlqp4


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP3wg8Q0ctY

Lloyd/Goldtop/Queen of Clubs/Plank Owner

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4ufvY0YonY

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

A Sunday night "Three-On-One-Tune".

Crystal Gayle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89dld8yQUTI

Inedible

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc1es34ekyw

Joe Sun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJzhu3K5ztM

Goldtop Lloyd, who is ready for at least one or two things to get better...

[Goldtop]

Happy Monday (in America), People!!!

Weird, and perhaps uncomfortable, truth time. I found out last week that I need a new knee. (100% True.) I got some shots in it as a temporary fix, but it's ruined. On the plus side, the shots help the pain a little. Negative side, it is temporary, and I can already feel them wearing off. Today I got up, and my knee feels verrrry strange inside. It feels hot, it feels sticky... That's two out of three, right?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUeuAnMNDhA

Goldtop Lloyd, Plank Owner

[Shawn@PRS]

That sucks man, I hope everything works out OK for you!

[Steph]

Same here, hope this resolves quickly and easily!

[Goldtop]

Thanks, Shawn. It's no big deal. Just another signpost, you know?

Lloyd

[Goldtop]

Same here, hope this resolves quickly and easily!

Thank you, Steph. I think it will. Thanks for the kind words.

Lloyd

[Goldtop]

Funk #49! And maybe even Funk #50 too!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_qHU_6Ofc0

Goldtop #1!

[Goldtop]

'Hey there baby, you don't never miss.' So, does that mean she always misses? Double negatives can be tricky. And so can she!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkBju5ZuDgU

Goldtop

[tdarian]

Getting older, and everything's starting to go! Hey, my brain has not complete gone and I do remember a song about this. Had no idea it was a warning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxphoOOwTbo

Good luck Lloyd!

[Goldtop]

Getting older, and everything's starting to go! Hey, my brain has not complete gone and I do remember a song about this. Had no idea it was a warning.

Good luck Lloyd!

Hahahaha! Thanks for the Good Luck as well as the video. :laugh:

Happy Monday!

Lloyd

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-zZzWkHQ2Y

Goldtop Lloyd

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDPdyStyzBc

Goldtop Lloyd

[Goldtop]

Ain't it The Truth...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_o4omd8T5c


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfy6kD8icEM

Nobody's Goldtop But Mine (I Wish!)

[Goldtop]

ZZ from The Glory Days (To me anyway = pre-Eliminator).


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE1xO44FlME

LL Goldtop

[Goldtop]

Listening to the one above, and comparing it to this, the question that comes to mind is 'What happened?'. Troubling in my opinion. I for one am so glad that their 'techno era' is over. Hopefully. I saw them a few months ago, and at long last they seem to be back to doing what they do best.

'Let's see here... I'm part of a legendary blues/rock/boogie band. I'm one of the most well known and well respected guitarists in the world. Our band is a shining example of the simple beauty and power of hard work, dedication, and honoring our roots and those who passed this music down to us in the first place. We've spent a major portion of our lives getting to this point. What do we do next? I know! Let's stop using the incredible rhythm section we have, get some machines, pile on some studio gimmicks and buffoonery, and try to cover the uncoverable ie:Elvis! Then, we'll tour, and regardless of what other new music we release along the way, we'll use basically the same setlist on every tour for the next decade.'

Great plan, Billy. Thanks for that...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLUl8xkKSTk

Lloyd/Goldtop/QoC-PO

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXgtKUpu4Sw

Lloyd

[Goldtop]

Here is Mr. Grissom. Someday we'll meet, and I'll dig it so much I'll probably turn into a girley-man for a minute. Gotta stay cool, and gotta start working on it now...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6URdQJQtZMI

Goldtop Lloyd

[Goldtop]

I'm hot blooded - Check it and see.
But first, tell me - What is your fee? :flute:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c1m2BAg2Sc

Goldtop Lloyd/Owner of a Plank

[Goldtop]

'Larger than life'? Well, I admit that I have put on a few pounds, but to say that I'm 'larger than life' is just hurtful. What about you?!? You're not exactly slim yourself, you know... FUDGE AIN'T A FOODGROUP, BABY!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFmv0dP5xSc

Large enough to want/need/crave a GOLDTOP!

[Goldtop]

As I write this I'm watching "The Apostle" on the tube. I still like Robert Duvall even though he turned off the radio in the car while this song was playing. Criminal...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTpebclVU8A

Goldtop (Another crime is that I don't have a Goldtop DGT... YET.)

[Goldtop]

The late Buster Jones. There are several videos of him on YT, including a 30+ minute bio. Amazing player...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqTkUC3tk88

Goldtop Lloyd

[Goldtop]

Speaking of Jerry Reed, today was his birthday. He would have been 76 today.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv_dPN_8Drs

Lloyd

[Goldtop]

Mr. Travers! One of my faves since the first time I heard him. What a video - and set - this is. Living in Cow Pattie Texas as I do, I seem to miss TONS of cool gigs like this one. Intimate setting, bare bones stage set (check out the amps), and four super-talented guys doing music from the heart and soul. I'm all for a big production if it's done well, but there is no taking away from the plug-in-and-floor-it approach shown here. Note/Plea to Mr. Travers: PLEASE come back here sometime soon and play. It's not ideal, but my apartment is yours if you need it. PLEASE! You guys are MONSTERS! PLEASE!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8cSyJY0dKI

Goldtop Lloyd

[Goldtop]

More PT!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg7MnL24Kjo

GT

[Goldtop]

A Friday again. Let's hope it is a smooth, easy, fun Friday. Speaking of smooth, Dusty. Beautiful Dusty. I could sit and listen to her read a phone book. What a lady she was, at least from my viewpoint.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp4339EbVn8

Goldtop Lloyd, son of a truck driver man

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB8SOCtSJWs

GT-LPC-QoC

[Goldtop]

Zakk about his friend Darrell...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HUr9UKAxiY

Lloyd

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqXZr6ByVIk

Lloyd

[Goldtop]

REO SPEEDWAGON!!!!!!!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e36wzjlY4k8

Goldtop Keeps Pushin' On!

[Goldtop]

Everybody may not think so, but I lost track of how many ways this video is cool. I am ready to get Dave's CD as well as Orianthi's! Woooo!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTuOL-qreJc

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

A little Loverboy. I like Paul Dean's tone on this one...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtT9_HtsLpY

Goldtop Lover

[Goldtop]

Happy Weekend People!!! I hope you're having a good one; I know I am. A cold Coke in my hand, heart meds and pain pills in my system, and F1 practice on the tube. If that isn't enough, it's a pretty, cool day outside, which I got to enjoy for a few minutes this morning on my way to the dumpster and back. The view of the refuse is so lovely on a spring morning... A PRS SE One here by me at the ready, and life is pretty good today. I really hope everybody reading this is safe, happy, healthy and full of music. (Anything else you may be full of isn't any of my business, so no further comment there.)

I'm listening to a lot of Vince Gill at the moment. Here he is with Brent Mason. Seems worthy of a signature model in my opinion...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeJHnkUKg_M

Goldtop Lloyd, Coke Fiend (the cola kind)

[Goldtop]

Mr. Mason.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GySgHcZ-XcA

Mr. Goldtop.

[Goldtop]

Unlike in this video, it is not raining here. It's snowing, and the low tonight is supposed to be 5...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jfsp7z3AVs

Lloyd/Goldtop/Weather Watcher

[Goldtop]

What a thing to happen! Especially on a Sunday. (???) Finally got around and turned on the tube this morning, and there is a program called "Truck Stop Missouri". I've seen it a couple of times, but it's not the kind of thing I'm into so... Anyway, in this episode, they were having a Cow Bingo tournament. If you're not familiar with that, consider it a good thing. It reminded me of this song. I like Jim's 'guitar dance' in this video.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpapdB-bCFI

Lloyd/Goldtop

[Goldtop]

Now it all makes sense. Now I know why it happened. The reason the aforementioned program with the cow bingo tournament was on my tv this morning when I turned it on was so that I'd be on the right channel to catch this. An hour long show of Alan Jackson doing gospel songs. He has a gospel album coming out Tue. the 26th, and the program was a showcase/promo for it. Shot at The Ryman in Nashville, with his mom and other family in the audience, and Brent Mason playing guitar with him. Here's one of the numbers.

So, thanks cow bingo!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_noVIHkJJ8

Lloyd

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE-I4CvY2Fo

Lloyd/Goldtop/Queen of Clubs/Plank Owner

[tdarian]

Sunday Blues

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca8yE9LNH6I&nofeather=True

[Goldtop]

Guitar playing (the kind often seen in videos; magically, with no cord, and able to produce the sounds of many different instruments), rags and cloth recycling, and acrobatics all rolled into one. When I see how young he looks in this, I feel so old.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_P6miDhkHc

Lloyd, who wishes everyone a good day and start of a weekend

[Goldtop]

I haven't done one of these lately, so here is a "TOOT". A "Tuesday TOOT" at that! This is dedicated to Steve Tyler, who turns 77 today. Happy Birthday, Steve!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zRHovccHDo


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GU2Zy-Kjew

Lloyd/Goldtop/QoC Plank Owner

Note: Someone asked me about my post in this thread yesterday where I wished everyone a good start to their weekend. Yes, I realized it was only Monday here in the USA, but why wait til the last minute? Why not try to have that Good Friday Feeling all day every day? In the words of the late, great Warren Zevon, Enjoy Every Sandwich...

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQhEvfeJocM

Goldtop Rarely Sleeps

[Goldtop]

The studio version.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0iO5OM5I4c

Lloyd

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VMmy5w3ey0

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

A wee hours Wednesday TOOT.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vvybUB7B9A


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY75dw64sqI

Lloyd, who found out what he was looking for a long time ago, but he just hasn't made it to it. Yet.

[Goldtop]

Hit me wit yo rhythm stick; It's nice to be a lunatic!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WGVgfjnLqc

Goldtop Stick

[Goldtop]

This is "Some Good Years" by The Cowsills. There's a documentary/biography playing on Showtime this month called "Family Band - The Story of The Cowsills". It's all about the lives and careers of this group, and it may be of interest to some of you. The story of the family itself and some of the problems they've faced over the years, as well as a look at their music. They may be most famous to some as the inspiration for the TV series "The Partridge Family", but there's a lot more to them than that.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXLMfloHvus

Lloyd

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYDfwUJzYQg

Lloyd

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73mx10GmFsU

LPC

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xubCItLvNhE

LPC

[Goldtop]

Gary Moore.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0nKJFVVoYM

Goldtop Lloyd

[Goldtop]

'You walk without rhythm, and it won't attract the worm'... The very words by which I've tried to live my life.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ7z57qrZU8

Lloyd/Goldtop/QoC/Plank Owner/Rhythmic Walker

[Goldtop]

Friday in The USA. Have a good one everybody!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8zTefUMhbI

Flirtin' with a Goldtop

[Goldtop]

Art Malone died today. May he RIP. Who was Art Malone? This article tells just a little about him: http://www.nhra.com/story/2013/3/29/art-malone/


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPndJZquzYY

This entire video is interesting (at least to me), but the segment where Don Garlits talks about Art Malone begins at the 7:10 mark. They made history together several times, the greatest example of which he describes here.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cE36KqbByg

Lloyd

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qxCop2T8SQ

LPC

[Goldtop]

Forty years ago this week Led Zeppelin released the album "Houses of the Holy".


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IipG2uAB7iU

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houses_of_the_Holy

House of the Goldtop

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfbQA-Krx9Q

LPC

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiuQ1EbrT94

Lloyd

[tdarian]

Wondering what is going on with this guy's picking hand, and his generous hands in general but I do think this is nice! Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74IHXQSWn1A

[Goldtop]

This is for Richard Manuel, who would have been 70 today.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctKlYHZOkUQ

Goldtop Lloyd

[Goldtop]

Steve Wariner.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Hmjoqdj_XU

Lloyd

[Goldtop]

Queen!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgs7dWzWGQs

Queen of Clubs!

[Goldtop]

The Great Unknown!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwC8k1RaNUQ

The Great Goldtop

[Shawn@PRS]

Junior

[/url]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX9qOo5_dDY

[Shawn@PRS]

Here's something mellow for a Sunday afternoon. Opeth sings Black Sabbath's "Solitude" :top:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqxCSxxe-Lg

[themike]

Here's something mellow for a Sunday afternoon. Opeth sings Black Sabbath's "Solitude" :top:


They do a great Alice In Chains cover too!


http://youtu.be/yPFBBWxOaP4

[jfb]

Opeth rules. Seeing them here in STL in May with Katatonia.

[Goldtop]

An interesting Monday ahead. This is some of what I'm listening to so I can get ready for it. I hope you each have a good day.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMSyumchMWA

Goldtop Lloyd

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFNz0DPqLLY

LPC

[Mikegarveyblues]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYTmloLrfnI

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cRdgIZgobs

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

A Saturday TOOT. I'm thinking of Maryland, and how much I'd like to get there for The Experience...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diO2brnNVTE


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJIQ36HoLmk

Lloyd/Goldtop

[Goldtop]

From the new CD.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiXp3d4d3f0

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

Thin Lizzy. Phil writing and singing to his daughter, with a little visual aid from Scott.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaYVe_w-ikA

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

More sad news. Christina Amphlett passed away yesterday (4-21-2013). She had MS and breast cancer. My thoughts are with her husband Charley Drayton and those close to her. May she RIP.

'We're livin' in desperate times...'.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrBd96o7y4Y

Lloyd/Goldtop

[Goldtop]

This is for Bill, who died 31 years ago today. This was his favorite song, and he always told me he thought it was the prettiest thing he had ever heard.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBB0bREhjwM

Lloyd/Goldtop

[Goldtop]

Roy Orbison would have been 77 today. Born in Vernon (a small Texas town), and raised in Wink (a tiny Texas town).


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPqZs7Vl_xg

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

I want to celebrate some good news I received late yesterday, and what better way to do that than with Mr. Grissom tearing it up on one of his Signature hardtails?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQqKqGHeJdg

Goldtop Lloyd

[tdarian]

Glad you got good news, Lloyd, whatever it was, good is good.

[Goldtop]

Glad you got good news, Lloyd, whatever it was, good is good.

Thank you very much. I didn't get into it because I want to bore anybody. But you're right; good is good.

Lloyd

[Goldtop]

Handle Me with Care. Especially on a Friday.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8s9dmuAKvU

LPC/Goldtop/QoC

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_qftzILUGs

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

Here's a clip of Ricky Skaggs and his band on Austin City Limits many years ago. I could listen to Ricky and Ray Flacke trading licks all night long.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPYxj3QBkIs

LPC

[Goldtop]

Happy Birthday to ACE FREHLEY!!! He is 79 today (or at least his liver is...).


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKwv4bD_9No

Goldtop Lloyd

[prscat33511]

+1
Great stuff
Sorry for the resurrection

Sixx Am "Life is Beautiful"

[]-[ @ n $ 0 |v| a T ! ©]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF-Z-hQfF80

[Woundtight]

-[ @ n $ 0 |v| a T ! ©;69976']
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF-Z-hQfF80

That was great!

[Goldtop]

Happy Tuesday! And a special Happy Birthday to Willie Nelson, who turns 80 years old today. Bless You, Willie! Thank you for all of the music you've given to us. You are one of my heroes.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMko5LelBdA

Goldtop Lloyd

[Goldtop]

I'm posting this for Willie Nelson. Django is his favorite guitar player. I know Willie likes to keep things mellow, but I don't know if that's possible when listening to this.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6jwvS0mHwo

Lloyd/Goldtop/Willie Fan/TEXAN

[tdarian]

Willie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTE5RYTT3Zo&list=HL1367331306&feature=mh_lolz

[Goldtop]

Mr. Bernie Marsden!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwyx6Zg1PLE

Lloyd

[Goldtop]

A Wednesday morning TOOT.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGoA_slrYpo


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0MIQHymToA

LPC

[Goldtop]

Thank you Mr. Jones.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvEDgLgKXn4


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-hBAwaH6CI


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj3o0SUa-dA

Lloyd

[Goldtop]

This is for Barry Fey. He and his company were responsible for putting together so many incredible shows over the years. Personally, I came to believe that if an upcomming show had 'Feyline Productions' (or one of his other corporate names) attached to it then chances are it would be a fantastic and well-run event. If you are interested in the music world, and what goes on behind the scenes, then I suggest you read his book "Backstage Past".

I'm grateful to Barry Fey. May he RIP.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM4vblG6BVQ

Lloyd/Goldtop

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ONH6-9K4ho

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF5y_CbWlOs


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THtMHNS72-Y


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqpU8el04q0

Lloyd/Goldtop

[Goldtop]

FRIDAY in The USA! I for one am glad to see this week - as well as the entire month of April - finish up. Here's hoping that we all have a good, smooth patch for a long while now.

I Feel Good/Do You Love Me?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5HRzaOFhec

Lloyd/Goldtop/Proud Texan (like Mr. George Jones was)

[tdarian]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F4qLYq2BaE

[tdarian]

A favorite..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKqDQazgu0E

[Goldtop]

Happy Birthday to Robert Johnson, who was (supposedly) born on this date in 1911. This is one of my favorites of his. There's nothing like a good love song...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAS2FjFwUX4

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

Happy Birthday to Toni Tennille!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plNsdvWHIFo

LPC

[Goldtop]

Today is Billy Joel's birthday, so Happy Birthday to him! This is one of my favorite songs from Billy. One of my favorite videos too, although there are some good and bad points about it.

Good Point No. 1 - He's 'playing' a fine Goldtop Deluxe (?) in this.
Good Point No. 2 - There are a couple of girls in the crowd who do this shoulder shoulder hunching thing (one of 'em is at about the 1:55 mark). I don't know why, but I dig that.

Bad Point No. 1 - Billy breaks my Number One "Rule for The Making of Music Videos", which is to never, never, NEVER, EVER have your significant other in your video. NEVER! When it all goes South, and the odds are overwhelming that it will, then you're stuck with them in your video. A constant reminder of 'the days when things were okay...' is not a good thing. Plus, it's not The Rock and Roll Way. Follow the rules, Billy! Listen to KISS, man! Love 'em, Leave 'em, Give 'em cab fare!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yYchgX1fMw

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

More Billy. Again, he's breaking my Number One Rule in this. But in all fairness, I gotta give him a pass because he may not even be aware of said rules since we've never met. (Besides, I imagine his wallet has provided him a more profound teaching example of The Rule than I could have with my gibberish.)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCuMWrfXG4E

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

Starting my day with a little pop. It's Friday here in the USA so my musical tastes are bound to get a bit louder and stronger as the day progresses, but this is how it's all beginning. I wish you all a good day today and a great weekend!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOGEyBeoBGM

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

This is dedicated to my stalker. Yes, I have a stalker. It might be (slightly) funny if this person wasn't such a problem. A very odd situation; more on it later.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga_reU5lasQ

Lloyd/Goldtop

[Goldtop]

I'm a big fan of this record/CD. This is C.C. DeVille's side project one off (?) called Samantha 7. Something about the solo in this really hits me. Soulful, gritty, but not biting... I never get tired of listening to this one.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AAwifoHc0E

Goldtop Lloyd

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLDG5u2Ndb8

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

Happy Monday! I hope all of the Mothers had a great day yesterday. Here's a T-O-O-T to get the day going. I've been listening to a lot of old Sun Studios tunes lately for some reason. Red Hot!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1NMujbPnlo


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmfDwlqWWrY

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEsEUpk5rU8

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

Happy Birthday to fellow Texan Trini Lopez!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3FSRW2qFjM

Goldtop LPC

[Goldtop]

Happy Saturday! I got up this morning about 4AM, turned on the tube, and the first thing I saw was a Motorhead video. That's the way to start a day!

It's gotten hot where I live in the Texas pothandle. One day it's in the 70's, and overnight it turned into Summer. It's been in the high 90's here all week. Where did Spring go? I don't like hot weather. But I do like this song.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFpoIl_yhhM

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

This is a fairly new band that's had a false start or two; Heaven + Earth. Their CD "Dig" came out a few weeks ago, and I really like it. If Sammy Hagar and Deep Purple had a baby, first of all it would probably be very hairy. And it might sound like this...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvtZtVo_YFo

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

More Heaven + Earth.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur6b1p2Hxwk

Goldtop + Lloyd

[Goldtop]

Hot. It was hot yesterday, and it's supposed to be hot again today. It hit 100 degrees here yesterday. That's too hot! I hate hot weather, and if it's this hot already, just imagine what it'll be in July. Ugh. The only reason I live here is because it's supposed to be the coolest, northernmost city in the state. It's the only city up here in the cow pastures; everything else is a little podunk town. (When's the last time a band played a gig in White Deer? Or Umbarger? Ever try to buy a set of strings in Vega? Ever look for a new Putrid Stench CD in New Deal? Don't bother!) This place is advertised as having a 'moderate climate'... ONE HUNDRED DEGREES IN MAY IS NOT MODERATE!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8ewWSMNoHI


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZccIm5SDxJU

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

This young lady writes some great lyrics IMO, especially considering her age. I didn't watch the Billboard thing last night, but I understand she was on it. (Hopefully that won't be held against her.) With her, and The Alabama Shakes, the ladies are gettin' it done! C'mon guys!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ8pqPMVUW8

Goldtop Lloyd

[Goldtop]

Happy Birthday today to Susan Cowsill. I hope it was a nice one for her.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ5w7H0mpTc

Lloyd

[tdarian]

The Cowsills were my first concert experience, back when "Hair" was a hit and they were pushing milk.

[Goldtop]

The Cowsills were my first concert experience, back when "Hair" was a hit and they were pushing milk.

That's cool. Where was it?

There was a documentary about them on HBO or Showtime or ? a month or so ago. It was made by one of the brothers, and I thought it was great. Their father was a piece of work. They had some seriously rough times, but they made it through by taking care of each other. One of the brothers died in the New Orleans hurricane. Susan has a band and still plays some dates every year. I had forgotten how much I liked some of their music until I saw this doc.; it caused me to dig out some of their CDS.

Lloyd

[Goldtop]

Yes Sir! NO heatwave today! It started raining just before daylight, and it's still coming down. A slow, gentle, read-a-book-and-take-a-nap kind of rain.

I love this kind of weather, and I'm going to enjoy every second of it. But my thoughts and prayers are with the people in North Texas and Oklahoma. This season has already been bad for them.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKbh-R2eSag

Lloyd

[tdarian]

That's cool. Where was it?

There was a documentary about them on HBO or Showtime or ? a month or so ago. It was made by one of the brothers, and I thought it was great. Their father was a piece of work. They had some seriously rough times, but they made it through by taking care of each other. One of the brothers died in the New Orleans hurricane. Susan has a band and still plays some dates every year. I had forgotten how much I liked some of their music until I saw this doc.; it caused me to dig out some of their CDS.

Lloyd

It was Boston, MA. There is a band shell on the bank of the Charles River, very festive site.

[Goldtop]

Ahhh, rain. Rain on my head. (I went outside for a little while just to be in it.) Rain on my feet. (Okay, on my Doc Martens.) Rain on my mind. Here's one of my favorite slide players - Lowell George - workin' that socket.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN1pDIse9jg

Gold(wet)top Lloyd

[Goldtop]

It was Boston, MA. There is a band shell on the bank of the Charles River, very festive site.

I couldn't remember the name of that documentary I mentioned, even though I think I talked about it recently in another thread. So I looked in the TV listings and it's called "Family Band: The Cowsills Story". It runs again on Sunday June 2nd on Showtime if you or anyone else is interested.

LPC

[Goldtop]

Elvis! Swinging Down on a Wednesday. I hope everybody has a good one today...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMwf6mUvEBc

Swing Down Sweet Goldtop

[Goldtop]

A T-O-O-T for Thursday.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivAOLMJaZTg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXo6G5mfmro

Let's Work to a Goldtop

[Goldtop]

A long Holiday weekend coming up. Indy 500 (snore), CRASHCAR Twinkies 250 or 500 or whatever (snore), and F1 from Monaco (!!!). Lots of music at my place; Some on the radio, some on the CD player, some on YT... I may even play some myself. (To offset the hot weather, I've been doing some Christmas stuff lately; "Silent Night" and "Frosty the Snowman" at the moment.)

I hope everyone has a fun, safe weekend!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67gNWxHV0gk

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

My favorite part of the Indy Five Hunnert...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FQEgTQbnTo

Lloyd/Goldtop, who never won at The Brickyard

[Goldtop]

I'll start this post with an apology and a heads up. This video is nearly an hour long, and there are some words in it that some people may find objectionable. Nothing filthy, and none of the big F-word, but there are a f-e-w times (five or so) when someone uses a 'fecal synonym'. If the mods find it to be over the line and deem some sort of punishment necessary, then the buck stops with me.

This is a documentary from a few years ago about a song written and performed by Big & Rich. While doing a gig, they met a man who was a Viet Nam veteran. I'll let the video itself take it from there. It's quite a story IMO.

This is just one story about one person in one battle in one war. There are thousands and thousands of others that illustrate why I believe we all should remember and honor these brave people. If you or someone close to you is in any branch of the Service now, or is a veteran, thank you. Happy Memorial Day.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw_UJwwI_Is

Lloyd/Goldtop

[Goldtop]

Right now I'm reading Crystal Zevon's book about her ex Warren. I always liked his music, but this book makes me have a new respect for those who were around him.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk8SpJ9fHxg

Lloyd

P.S. - This video is dedicated to my stalker. (You don't like being turned down, do you? That's really the problem, isn't it?). No, you ain't my Honey, but you are a basket case!

[Goldtop]

A cool record in my book. Peter Frampton's "Thank You Mr. Churchill". I'd like to see him live again someday.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86aQz6Cbb_k

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

Autobiographical Peter Frampton in the Wee Hours.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDDscwAAwGY

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

A man, his thoughts, and his dog.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2CcW-OMT8Q

Lloyd Lee Goldtop

[Shawn@PRS]

Ei Jose'.

A little PRS love coming from our friends in Brasil


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9S-nplMuV0&feature=youtu.be

[aduayer]

Ei Jose'.

A little PRS love coming from our friends in Brasil


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9S-nplMuV0&feature=youtu.be
I really like O Rappa's version for Hey Joe. Wonder how that sounds for you. The solo intro, Xandao's is using a lot of very Brazilian licks and scales.

[Goldtop]

The movie "The Color of Money" made me sick of this one for a long time, but thankfully that's not the case anymore.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhSc8qVMjKM

Goldtop of Texxas

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr3Jp_aF1Ok

LPC

[Goldtop]

I'm in a slide mood today...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ_enIPeCeY

Goldtop Lloyd

[Goldtop]

I never got to see him live, but hopefully someday. May he RIP.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV_IRGzIBS0

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkXFo43xuJo

LPC

[Goldtop]

Thank you God for The Endless Wire...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDQJeHDM2sQ

Lloyd

[Goldtop]

Ready Freddie!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO6D_BAuYC

Crazy Little Thing Called Goldtop

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LertAlqDFGk

Lloyd

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGezEck1SZU

LPC

[Goldtop]

Saturday. A new weekend, new month. May everybody have a good one.

I read once (maybe in his autobiography?) that whenever he was home, George Jones went to his barber every day for a trim. I don't think anybody else in this video could say the same.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyRLTzdEv_k

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

Blackberry Smoke, who I'm starting to get into a bit lately, made me remember this one.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDKx9zWINqM

Gold Top

[Goldtop]

Better yet, what is see-thru plastic for?!?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IasCZL072fQ

Missing Goldtop

[Goldtop]

The man named after a barking dog nextdoor...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3smZTEeQ1k

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

Mix Country with Motown, and you get:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F58aRyqkgok

There's a Devil in the Bottle, so Just make mine a Goldtop.

[Goldtop]

Why, yes I do...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM1fXA2xGHQ

Holy Goldtop, Batman!

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qarzOMaC7zs

Goldtop Loves Josie Cotton

[Goldtop]

There's a little treat for PRS bass fans in this video. Jason D. Williams from 1989.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAuZgkk0nJE

Waitin' on Goldtop

[Goldtop]

Looks like another 'no sleep night'... Here's a wee hours Monday T-O-O-T. (That Ricky Skaggs dude has had used some fine guitars over the years. Now he's finally made it to The World of PRS. Way to go, Sir!)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3aoSLlt3SU


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Uk3tCmUag

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

Double T-O-O-T Time (sort of)! Thanks to MatthewBell for the inspiration and reminder that I have several favorite songs with the same titles. I dig the lyrics in both of these, although they come from vastly different places.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jkH7An7dKk


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFmv0dP5xSc

'I can't be bought or sold.' Amen to that! (But I admit that I might be temporarily tempted with the right Goldtop...)

[Goldtop]

My upper lip is stiff, but so is my knee. What does that mean?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Z8WIlaPH4

Stiff Upper Goldtop

[Goldtop]

Thank Heavens for headphones. Without 'em the neighbors might be out to get me after tonight...

I like this YouTube poster. He (?) seems to have his priorities in order; Dodges, Wimmens, and AC/DC. Pretty good combination to me.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msmzXBLVJEg

Who Made My Goldtop?

[Goldtop]

Who ever thought that in the 80's - or in any other time for that matter - somebody named Cyndi would come along, and with the help of some folks from the WWF (at that time; WWE now post lawsuit) would have a song and a video in which she would conjugate , uuhhhh, 'bopping' for us? Thanks MTV!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFq4E9XTueY

Goldtop Bop

[Goldtop]

I finally figured out one reason why I've been feeling so rotten lately. It's been too long since I had a Cheap Trick Fix!

This first video is a little odd. Obviously lip-synching for TV in Germany (?), but to the backs of many of the peoples' heads?!? Those wacky TV studio producers... :biggrin: (I still dig Rick's Flags Hamer.)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJs_L7yq5qE


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0iO5OM5I4c

Gold Top

[Goldtop]

Great memories...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocL_podCOu4

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofI96eRgQfY

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

Ohhhhhh Baby!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OhhwqKe-SM

El Goldtopo

[Goldtop]

Amazing.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtujdpsKzvc

LPC

[Goldtop]

With apologies to DG, I dig this record.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a6A6oTFdcw

Wonderin' About a Goldtop

[Goldtop]

This is fair warning to the streets of Hooterville: I'm gonna be out and about today getting meds and paying a bill or two, so kindly keep outta my lane! Here's Biff and The Boys.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a73mmBEdFrQ

Goldtop Wheels

[Goldtop]

BBS + BFG = :-)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VQ5EH8w_Tw

GT

[Goldtop]

Another Hump Day in The USA! May we each have a good one. A Wednesday T-O-O-T with a multi-singer twist...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAA_LUCb0QE


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDRbF80NKDU

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQR5_dbyueg

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

I made a terrible mistake last night. I tried to watch some of the Awards show on CMT. Ugh. So, in an effort to get rid of the bad taste it left in my mouth, I've been listening to some of what IMO is real Country Music. I should have known what was coming when the program opened with some silly skit about therapy with Dr. Drew, etc.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1pog3l-N-Y

Goldtop Lloyd

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwmGWCJOxnw

Goldtop Lloyd

[Goldtop]

TVZ.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7A5kkJG_YI

LPC

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qafnJ6mRbgk

LPC

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XQybKMXL-k

LPC

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B69CquvLHgY

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25EgFXCmWCY

Goldtop Lloyd

[Goldtop]

I've rambled on before about the fact that I'm almost as into drummers as I am guitarists. Mick Fleetwood, Bonzo, Bun E. Carlos, Tommy Aldridge, Bobby Rondinelli, Ronnie Tutt... What with the Big Band theme of some of my posts today, I can't forget Mr. Gene Krupa.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHr4XQ9SEcg

Goldtop, who once went into a music store to buy a set of drumsticks for a friend and freaked out the clerk by asking 'Whose name is this on these? Who is Ringo Starr?!?'.

[Goldtop]

Fry-Day in The USA! A good one to everybody, especially Tom Jones because today is his birthday. He's 36 or 37... Somewhere around there probably.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_3ghEaGt9s

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBPS7xTd45g

Holy Goldtop!

[Goldtop]

I'm not in love, but I'm probably a fool in one way or another anyway...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3ChiYa8hfs

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvvGgqV6SGo

Everytime I Think About a Goldtop

[Goldtop]

For me, too much Steely Dan won't do, but I do like this one.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZZTojpxW0k

Goldtop

[Goldtop]

VH.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-bt81UBDLI

GT

[Goldtop]

PPL, ppl.!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4xp2lgiAjY

Gldtp

[Goldtop]

Monday. Again. To help me get through some Mondays, I try the following: I put on my phones, turn this song up to 'Blasting', have a little of my morning caffeine fix, and repeat as many times as needed. In my experience, this is one of those great songs that no matter how loud it gets, it never gets painful. Nothing biting or harsh; just LOUDER. Just MORE.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hDeEIHlvwI

I'm Goldtop, and I'm a Monday Survivor

[Goldtop]

Monday T-O-O-T Time.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTHI5iDI1zw


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ0ItH32O7Y

Big Goldtop

[Goldtop]

S.D. Jr., #1 in 1972.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HDYgJCBIys

Sweet Goldtop

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYMAcV4S2Fg

LPC

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What a Tuesday. Temps flirting with 100 today and the rest of the week. :-(

I had an appointment first thing today to get injections in my left shoulder and right knee. They say the needle is 'only about three inches long', but that measurement isn't taken from the receiving end I promise you...

To treat myself afterwards, I hit the books and music store, and - BOOM! Cheap Trick/Rick Nielsen cover story on GP Magazine. On the way out, there waiting for me in the bargain bin - BOOM Again! Three CD set of CT in a neat little Checkerboard tin. For under a dollar! Just a few bucks on me until next month, but I didn't hesitate. Cheap Trick is one of "My Big Five"!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7eRo-kFQz8

Goldtop Lloyd, Proud Checkerboard Fan!

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A fairly rare item. A music video for a power ballad with a bit of humor in it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN1ATTN2ofQ

LPC, who gives a special 'thanks' to Bun E. for his spiffy Gold (Sparkle) Top Ludwigs...

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Happy Birthday Vince Lombardi! He would have been 100 yesterday.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyRSV9eqTUY

Lloyd/Goldtop, who needs a good version of this for a ringtone...

Edit - As of around noon today, Goldtop now has said ringtone. The only problem is that it is a 'fast repeat' version. I can just imagine it now: I'll be in a quiet, relaxed, social setting somewhere, and a frantic voice will start shouting 'What the H**l's goin' on out here?!?' over and over. Lovely...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6GV774FRO0

Not Too Many Ways to be Goldtop

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Certain songs have been a part of my life since the very first time I heard them. This is one from The Rolling Stones.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXRExocnpUw

LPC

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The first one ever played on MTV...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8h5OEivJdA

The Goldtop Star

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Go Jim Dandy! Go Ruby Starr! Go Ruby's 'Fro!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHVz8prFZ9c

Go Goldtop!

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Humble Pie + The Blackberries = "Black Coffeeeee"!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tNoSmlnxwQ

Gold Toppppp

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No Sex.
No Drugs.
No Wine.
No Women.
No Fun.
No Sin.
No You.
No Wonder It's Dark.

Ever wonder what frustrated Vapors sound like? There's your answer...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEmJ-VWPDM4

No Goldtop Either (YET!)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqDjMZKf-wg

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The 'orrible 'oo! Happy Saturday, Mate!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7FrIt352VE

'oldtop

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I haven't listened to this band in a long, long time. But for whatever reason, today was the day they popped into my mind again. (I still like the title...)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7_7COXa1yQ

Goldtop Goes Boom

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Yeah, that's more like it...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTP-8VfIvn0

Lloyd

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Sunday - and Father's Day - in the USA! I have no family, and never had kids, but I asked myself:

'If I was a dad, on this special day, what music might I want to hear? And what might I want to see in a video today?'

Naturally, those answers were: I'd want to listen to some Cher. And I'd want to see her on a ship with hundreds of sailors. Or maybe in a skimpy outfit on the back of a horse, singing about her make-believe Cherokee heritage...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsKbwR7WXN4


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6E98ZRaU1s

Goldtop, Non-Pop

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Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys. "Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas". Let me tell you; I live fifty miles south of Dumas. I live about a hundred miles north of where Bob Wills (sometimes) called home, which is Turkey Texas. Yes, Turkey! Add all of that together, and that puts me smack dab in the middle of 'Ding Dong Country'. You can imagine my joy...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S99Fokasa2Y

Goldtop, who loves Texas but is not​ a fan of The Pothandle.

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It's Father's Day. Time for some cold, hard truth... It's a Man's World. It's just that simple. Don't agree? Don't believe me? Well, would you believe James Brown and PAVAROTTI?!?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLAZA5Qu-Vc

Good God Goldtop!

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A little pulse pumpin' tune for Monday! Remixed/reissued ad nauseam, but this version isn't awful in my opinion.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfsGjcmDmYY

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As often happens, I woke up today with a particular song on my mind. It happens a lot, though I have no idea why. Today this was the song, so here's PeeWee with a little cameo from Cassandra Petersen aka Elvira, and then a full version...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVKsd8z6scw


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H6amDbAwlY

Ole! Goldtop!

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Styx. Most people seem to either love 'em or hate 'em. I'm not that extreme about it. At this point, I'm not about to injure myself getting upset about a band! It's no "Mr. Roboto", but I think this ballad is pretty.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZbbbzW3v8E

Mr. Goldtopo

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I said it before and I'll say it again - I dig this record! Cecil (aka C.C.) DeVille's side project Samantha 7.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2_p_7TXhhU

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What a boatload of talent in this clip! Incredible.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw4b5AFB-Mw

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Nobody asked, but I never thought Cher and Gene Simmons were a good match. I haven't met Cher (yet), but I have met Gene, and I just didn't see it. Of course, the same rules apply to them as do to the rest of us ie: their personal business is their personal business. But since they are in the public eye, I felt I was allowed to have an opinion, and that opinion was: Cher, you're too good for him!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWG7LsIo6nU

Goldtop Lloyd

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The Rockets!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzQtW81SYpE

Goldtop

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This morning I feel like eleven overloaded horse-drawn beer wagons ran over me. Here's hoping for a gentle, easy hump day. May you each have a good one yourselves.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVAnlke_xUY

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