tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26760453505281751932024-03-13T06:18:25.868-04:00BTB's Face Melting Music Blogbtbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565746664747630709noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676045350528175193.post-36424680259263197602012-06-28T10:38:00.001-04:002012-06-28T10:41:12.602-04:00Polaris "Death Cloud" 7/14/2000<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The famous Polaris "Death Cloud" turned all crunchy tacos soft that fateful day.btbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565746664747630709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676045350528175193.post-65591183532183409572011-06-25T15:28:00.002-04:002011-06-25T15:32:01.515-04:00Coventry: Face Melting Not So Much<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-znvSVCOa70o/TgY3dS4T9qI/AAAAAAAAAXA/iJIOncmcZME/s1600/Telluride.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-znvSVCOa70o/TgY3dS4T9qI/AAAAAAAAAXA/iJIOncmcZME/s400/Telluride.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622242161242404514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Check out that dorky dude in the Green "nuggets" shirt - cool lobstah necklace brosephbtbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565746664747630709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676045350528175193.post-47297575506283944412011-06-16T08:36:00.001-04:002011-06-16T08:37:30.265-04:00I Don't Care if the Pavilion Explodes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-76Un7hxefrM/Tfn5BeGbn6I/AAAAAAAAAW4/C7c9TVfNTnk/s1600/6180_889080877755_12439347_49543604_1977804_n.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-76Un7hxefrM/Tfn5BeGbn6I/AAAAAAAAAW4/C7c9TVfNTnk/s400/6180_889080877755_12439347_49543604_1977804_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618795813776629666" border="0" /></a>btbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565746664747630709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676045350528175193.post-52374734124504363602011-05-19T23:40:00.003-04:002011-05-19T23:42:27.526-04:00Face Melting Photos: 1994<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PmWeENTF0i0/TdXiuETCntI/AAAAAAAAAWs/wpLR-09FizI/s1600/1994%2BBitches.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PmWeENTF0i0/TdXiuETCntI/AAAAAAAAAWs/wpLR-09FizI/s400/1994%2BBitches.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608638192015285970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> JEDI</span></span>btbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565746664747630709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676045350528175193.post-17917216681077963322011-05-15T00:06:00.007-04:002011-05-15T00:17:55.172-04:00Group Face Meltage: Summer Jam 1973The Soundcheck Set<br /><br />July 27, 1973<br /><br /><object width="640" height="26" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"><param value="true" name="allowfullscreen"/><param value="always" name="allowscriptaccess"/><param value="high" 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v3.2.1']}"> </embed></object><br /><br />Set 1<br /><br />Bertha<br />Beat It On Down The Line<br />Brown Eyed Women<br />Mexicali Blues<br />Box Of Rain<br />Here Comes Sunshine<br />Looks Like Rain<br />Row Jimmy<br />Jack Straw<br />Deal<br />Playing In The Band<br /><br />Set 2<br /><br />Around And Around<br />Loose Lucy<br />Big River<br />He's Gone -><br />Truckin' -><br />Nobody's Fault But Mine Jam -><br />El Paso<br />China Cat Sunflower -><br />I Know You Rider<br />Stella Blue<br />Eyes Of The World<br />Sugar Magnolia<br /><br />Encore<br />Sing Me Back Home<br />Not Fade Away<br />Mountain Jam<br />Johnny B. Goode<br /><br /><br /><br />600,132 people listening to "Me & My Uncle"...wonder if there was any talking amongst the peanut gallery?<br /><br />10 points to the GD for conducting facemelting in front of 600,000 people<br /><br />2 points for playing Bird Songbtbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565746664747630709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676045350528175193.post-33754560531946050932011-05-14T01:15:00.003-04:002011-05-14T01:19:27.525-04:00Pink Floyd Reunion: My Face is Gone<iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VNRSChj6w4c" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />So someday we'll catch up on how Pink Floyd changed my life. From a historical stand point, there is no band that sounds like Pink Floyd, and simply, they cannot be replicated. Roger Waters, no doubt a complete prick, is a genius. He deserves the credit for PF's work. That being said, I'm a Gilmour guy. Either way, tonight was great for all PF fans.<br /><br />How about that Wall melting? Wow!btbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565746664747630709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676045350528175193.post-76497285406803213312011-05-10T22:24:00.002-04:002011-05-10T22:47:33.669-04:00Facemelting Driving Directions: How to Enter Blossom Music Center Like a Facemelting Pro<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q12LVKMr6Vg/Tcn4wKzoIsI/AAAAAAAAAWk/jMH0znc0YqY/s1600/Blossom%2B2.PNG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 359px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q12LVKMr6Vg/Tcn4wKzoIsI/AAAAAAAAAWk/jMH0znc0YqY/s400/Blossom%2B2.PNG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605284717657596610" /></a>btbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565746664747630709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676045350528175193.post-73113629561450827452011-05-02T23:18:00.008-04:002011-05-02T23:43:23.699-04:00Face Melting Americana: Osama Bin Laden is Fucking Dead<iframe width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IhnUgAaea4M" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />I might actually drink a Budweiser tonight<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JFBDnqtW0Cc/Tb91ydk8g6I/AAAAAAAAAWU/x-mhp4XfsOE/s1600/barack-obama.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 339px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JFBDnqtW0Cc/Tb91ydk8g6I/AAAAAAAAAWU/x-mhp4XfsOE/s400/barack-obama.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602325971265684386" /></a><br /><br />The Presidents reaction when they interrupted "Celebrity Apprentice." In all seriousness, you will see this picture again during the 2012 presidential election. It might be the most significant photograph of his presidency.btbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565746664747630709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676045350528175193.post-42577984057239166952011-04-28T01:17:00.009-04:002011-04-28T10:17:59.232-04:00Live From Darly's House: Carlos Boozer Stops By LFDH to Jam<iframe width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/v7Kz-xdqW-I" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Skip to 1:47 of the clip if you're short on time - humor follows. <br /><br />I had no idea Carlos Boozer could rip up the talk box like that! Love the jam at the end - bringing the heat!<br /><br />Let's see what Darly's fans have to say about this video...<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"I get chills when P-Thugg comes in on the talk box"</span><br />NickNapalm 1 year ago<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"You are so dang cool!! Amazingly talented and you restore old houses! Wow....so, so , so awesome!!"</span><br />Wivanunu 3 months ago <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"Where can I buy this DVD?"</span><br />MrJas1991 1 month ago <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"NOW THIS IS MUSIC!!!!"</span><br />TheOninnino<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br />"That's what I love, play the song,throw in the kitchen sink, tasty no long solos and get out..... A masterpiece!!!!! Love it"</span><br />backintimeband<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"WOW!!!"</span><br />mouseboy71<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"FOR -MI-DA-BLE"</span><br />BabsTen 2 months ago <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"Epic jam. Love it!"</span><br />fly049 2 months ago<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"I have been watching youtube for a few years off and on and LiveFromDarylsHouse is the BEST thing on this site. Great channel!"</span><br />01godkiller 6 months ago<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"Kick ass song. Kick ass video."</span><br />digitalmkii 7 months ago<br /><br /><br />BTB's 2 cents<br /><br />"This is definitely the funniest musical attempt I've seen in a little bit. Keep up the quality lulz"<br />brianthomasbuckeye 31 minutes ago<br /><br /><br /><iframe width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WOE1-2Fza5Q" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />The Encore!btbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565746664747630709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676045350528175193.post-50248033540344539642011-04-14T23:22:00.019-04:002011-04-27T00:53:10.438-04:00BTB Fest FAQ: The FAQ'ing Awesome Edition<span style="font-weight:bold;">What's the theme this year?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"Whatever you do, take care of your booze"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />What should I bring?</span><br /><br />Tent, water, chicken salad sandwiches, baby wipes, George Gershwin records, liquor-cycles, shirts that say "Just the Tip?", your favorite reggae mix, an Inn-n-Out burger, and a VI pack of some tremendous local/home brew. <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What not to bring?</span><br /><br />Oxy Pads, Wampon, Molly Ringwald, Hula hoops, Kenney Chesney CD's, Acid reflux medication, malnourished wo0k dogs, Jeggings, Cops, Nitrous Baloney, Honey Brown "Lager", and extra kidneys.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ALI8NdDn60w/TafC6agsqgI/AAAAAAAAAU8/DMU6oa7fBtk/s1600/Molly%2BRingwald.bmp"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 338px; height: 397px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ALI8NdDn60w/TafC6agsqgI/AAAAAAAAAU8/DMU6oa7fBtk/s400/Molly%2BRingwald.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595655370835798530" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Will camera's be allowed?</span><br /><br />Nope.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Can I camp in my car?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">You can camp where you want to...You can leave your friends behind!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Will this event kind of be like Telluride?</span><br /><br />Ummmm....not really.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nNSA944euHw/TafM3ZtxeEI/AAAAAAAAAVc/2V7E4dMIEb0/s1600/dsfs.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 313px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nNSA944euHw/TafM3ZtxeEI/AAAAAAAAAVc/2V7E4dMIEb0/s400/dsfs.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595666314198874178" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">May I make a campfire or use a stove to cook?</span><br /><br />There will be a massive bonfire. A toy Tonka truck will be available to move hot coals to a safe locale where you may construct a make-shift grill to toast up your veg burger.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">How much does this shindig cost?</span><br /><br />Freetabulous.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cw2T2dwJdqg/TafGOw2MOoI/AAAAAAAAAVE/n2IqNq2DFRc/s1600/untitled.GIF"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cw2T2dwJdqg/TafGOw2MOoI/AAAAAAAAAVE/n2IqNq2DFRc/s400/untitled.GIF" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595659018963794562" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">I heard there was a beer tasting? Is this BS or what BTB?</span><br /><br />There will be a beer tasting around 2-3pm on Saturday June 5th. We will be sampling the beers everyone brings as well as a stockade I have been saving. This will be official shit. Bring a clipboard.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Can we park wherever we want and move our cars once we are in?</span><br /><br />You will park where the Oompha Loompahs tell you to park.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Eqd0PI9grh4/TafOPTBNaJI/AAAAAAAAAVk/5AwmDfCyIsg/s1600/untitled.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Eqd0PI9grh4/TafOPTBNaJI/AAAAAAAAAVk/5AwmDfCyIsg/s400/untitled.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595667824229836946" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">How big is each individual camp site?</span><br /><br />10 paces by 3,000 millimeters.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Can I set up a Banana Stand?</span><br /><br />Based on last years sales, Chicken Salad Stand is probably the way to go.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E0xSR4iFSCs/TafHd9ycCMI/AAAAAAAAAVM/rqLaB0zHsXI/s1600/untitled.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E0xSR4iFSCs/TafHd9ycCMI/AAAAAAAAAVM/rqLaB0zHsXI/s400/untitled.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595660379647379650" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What's the nugget situation looking like?</span><br /><br />Good.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">If I have "BTB Close Camping" can I still go into the General Admission Camping to visit my friends?</span><br /><br />Nope.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Will single day tickets be available?</span><br /><br />No. Crickets keep me up at night.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Will there be a "Family/Quiet" Camping or "Sober" camping area?</span><br /><br />Yes. Please refer to the sleeping in your car question above.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Will there be payphones?</span><br /><br />Yes.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Will there be wi-fi?</span><br /><br />I'm looking into having a cyber cafe. Wait, no I'm not. Sike!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What is the security going to be like?</span><br /><br />Mounted horses shall keep the peace. Volunteer shoveler's needed shitshovelingexpertsneeded@gmail.com<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">All the time I've spent leading...should I have been following instead?</span><br /><br />I'm sorry, I wasn't listening.<br /><br /><br />Please contact me with any questions, comments, concerns, digressions, quips, remarks, thoughts, feelings, epiphany's, or restaurant recommendations you may have.btbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565746664747630709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676045350528175193.post-20651524968103167432011-04-06T09:28:00.004-04:002011-04-15T00:59:46.441-04:00BTB Fest: Site Map LeakTop secret plans leaked on Festilinks!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z_E4r6IxOmM/TZxqp4ybQmI/AAAAAAAAAU0/n-ekE_AO2W4/s1600/BTB%2BFest%2BSite%2BMap.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z_E4r6IxOmM/TZxqp4ybQmI/AAAAAAAAAU0/n-ekE_AO2W4/s400/BTB%2BFest%2BSite%2BMap.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592462105138381410" /></a>btbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565746664747630709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676045350528175193.post-67899487976556076992011-03-08T22:52:00.001-05:002011-03-08T22:54:39.798-05:00Taj Mahal: Corrina<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5SHHxMNkMl4?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Got a rainbow round my shoulder, shine like silver, baby look like klondike gold<br /><br />They just don't write music like this any morebtbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565746664747630709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676045350528175193.post-56440856292923964672011-03-05T23:07:00.003-05:002011-03-05T23:10:39.384-05:00BTB Fest 2011: Part DeuxClick for larger pic<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EsEA_W4Y_G4/TXMJIdv6UFI/AAAAAAAAAUA/RDZCQtHJUys/s1600/BTB%2BFest%2BPic.bmp"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EsEA_W4Y_G4/TXMJIdv6UFI/AAAAAAAAAUA/RDZCQtHJUys/s400/BTB%2BFest%2BPic.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580814404271362130" /></a>btbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565746664747630709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676045350528175193.post-55019010219624401542011-02-15T23:14:00.001-05:002011-02-15T23:15:55.307-05:00Face Melting Stares: One Look Says It All<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://17dots.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/kenny-g-and-miles-davis.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 490px; height: 400px;" src="http://17dots.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/kenny-g-and-miles-davis.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>btbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565746664747630709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676045350528175193.post-5365682171697240752011-02-03T22:19:00.013-05:002011-02-04T00:58:16.290-05:00Face Melting Music Oppression: The History of MANTECAListen to Dizzy Gillespie's Manteca<br /><br /><object height="28" width="335"><param value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/audio_embed?data=YTo2OntzOjU6ImFwaUlkIjtpOjQ7czo2OiJmaWxlSWQiO2k6MTE0MzQ1ODg7czo0OiJjb2RlIjtzOjEyOiIxMTQzNDU4OC0yOTkiO3M6NjoidXNlcklkIjtpOjA7czoxMjoiZXh0ZXJuYWxDYWxsIjtpOjE7czo0OiJ0aW1lIjtpOjEyOTY3OTI5ODQ7fQ==&autoplay=" name="movie"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/audio_embed?data=YTo2OntzOjU6ImFwaUlkIjtpOjQ7czo2OiJmaWxlSWQiO2k6MTE0MzQ1ODg7czo0OiJjb2RlIjtzOjEyOiIxMTQzNDU4OC0yOTkiO3M6NjoidXNlcklkIjtpOjA7czoxMjoiZXh0ZXJuYWxDYWxsIjtpOjE7czo0OiJ0aW1lIjtpOjEyOTY3OTI5ODQ7fQ==&autoplay=" height="28" width="335"></embed></object><br /><br />Manteca was co-written by Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo in 1947. It was one of the first examples of world music and Afro-Cuban influences being incorporated into mainstream jazz. The piece referred to racist tensions in America when Dizzy Gillespie is heard singing, "I'll never go back to Georgia" (Wikipedia). Ever since, a cloud of mystery and oppression has plagued the song and all who dare attempt to play it's infectious toe-tapping groove. As such, the tune remains the only Face Melting song with it's own Police Force and is kept far out of reach of today's pop music listening simpleton by sheer police intimidation.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_igAGLS69ryg/TUtw0dyYiFI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/IpbfTWk_Y9A/s1600/Manteca.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 162px; height: 180px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_igAGLS69ryg/TUtw0dyYiFI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/IpbfTWk_Y9A/s400/Manteca.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569669410825209938" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Of course, the most historic image of Manteca oppression is the infamous 1962 picture of Elvis being whipped by a member of the Manteca Police after performing the afro-cuban hit live during the heat of Cuban Missile Crisis.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_igAGLS69ryg/TUt6XUrBFQI/AAAAAAAAAQY/1mRjaZDO4OE/s1600/Manteca%2BElvis.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_igAGLS69ryg/TUt6XUrBFQI/AAAAAAAAAQY/1mRjaZDO4OE/s400/Manteca%2BElvis.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569679905278465282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />For these reasons, artists for decades have avoided playing the tune live. Even today, the 'man-teh-cu', is often found hidden by the band with balls big enough to play it in a Tweezer or Stash sandwich to avoid being noticed by authorities. Through the years the song has faced enthusiastic requests from Phanners, yet, the tune has only been played 11 times since 1990. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_igAGLS69ryg/TUuUscKyg4I/AAAAAAAAAQ4/lo1o_59BEDo/s1600/manteca2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 206px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_igAGLS69ryg/TUuUscKyg4I/AAAAAAAAAQ4/lo1o_59BEDo/s400/manteca2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569708855370351490" /></a><br /><br />Check out this scorching version from the University of Central Florida Arena, Orlando, FL 11/14/1995 back in the day when the band apparently had two drummers and before everyone in Central Florida got hooked on meth. <a href="http://florida.arrests.org/?page=2"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Proof </span></a><br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QAPIZwYxazo?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br />One last thing...<br /><br />Dizzy Gillepsie practiced the Bahá'í Faith, which was created by this guy:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_igAGLS69ryg/TUuQHvVBscI/AAAAAAAAAQw/AsmhFJa2zAE/s1600/Bahaullah.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 328px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_igAGLS69ryg/TUuQHvVBscI/AAAAAAAAAQw/AsmhFJa2zAE/s400/Bahaullah.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569703826811892162" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tell me he doesn't look like a pretty h3tty fellow who loves him some Manteca jam?btbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565746664747630709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676045350528175193.post-82081200164184182842011-02-03T21:21:00.005-05:002011-02-03T21:31:26.789-05:00BTB's Egyptian Thought of the Day<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="560" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wLwdt-GFS_U?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">This is why we can't have nice things</span>btbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565746664747630709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676045350528175193.post-17551877014078387562011-02-02T01:01:00.008-05:002011-02-02T09:30:01.690-05:00Face Melting Festival Announcements: Watkins Glen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_igAGLS69ryg/TUj0POcNLTI/AAAAAAAAAP8/FAcrLrN-MJw/s1600/Watkins%2BGlen.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_igAGLS69ryg/TUj0POcNLTI/AAAAAAAAAP8/FAcrLrN-MJw/s400/Watkins%2BGlen.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568969481655233842" /></a><br /><br />Wo0Ky Bobby's coming to your town<br /><br />He'll help you party downbtbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565746664747630709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676045350528175193.post-51773152790780247852011-01-28T12:45:00.002-05:002011-01-28T12:46:59.602-05:00Face Melting Beer of the Month: Bell's Hopslam Ale<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_igAGLS69ryg/TUMA3x7090I/AAAAAAAAAP0/plA6E72w1o8/s1600/hopslam.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 395px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_igAGLS69ryg/TUMA3x7090I/AAAAAAAAAP0/plA6E72w1o8/s400/hopslam.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567294522657142594" /></a><br /><br />Get some - trust mebtbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565746664747630709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676045350528175193.post-367451122836167662011-01-26T13:22:00.006-05:002011-01-26T14:12:15.610-05:00The State of the PhreunionMadam Speaker Skelton, Vice President Marshall, fellow Phanners, distinguished Newbs, and fellow Americans:<br /><br />Approximately 196 sets ago, Jon, Page, Mike and I returned to the stage amid two wars, an economy rocked by a severe recession, a financial system on the verge of collapse, and right on the heels of vocalist Steven Page leaving the Barenaked Ladies. Experts from across the musical spectrum warned that if we did not act, we might face a prolonged hiatus that would be insurmountable to return from ...so we acted -- immediately and aggressively – with a hair-raising Fluffhead opener. For those of you who made it to Hampton, we’d like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts -- those mug shots were priceless. We now find ourselves two years removed, the worst of the whale jams have passed, but the devastation remains.<br /><br />Today, Phans still run the risk of getting TTE’d. One in ten Phisheads still cannot find work. Liquid Time is still on the bench. Many lot grilled cheese operations have shuttered. Drum circles have declined. In this time of struggle, let us not forget about the suburban white kids in the Pacific Northwest who have been hit especially hard this go around as the touring recovery has left them high and dry - for those who'd already known hiatus in this region, life has become that much harder. Even TAB passed you up. Twice.<br /><br />This recession has also compounded the burdens that Phishead’s friends and families have been dealing with for over a decade -- the burden of shorter tours and longer travels for less jams; of being unable to save enough to buy a new snowboard or help your brah’s access quality buds during harvest.<br /><br />So I know the anxieties that are out there right now. They're not new. These struggles are the reason I started doing oxy in the first place. These struggles are what I've witnessed for years in places like Noblesville, Indiana; Bonner Springs, Kansas. I hear about them in the letters I receive and the PT posts that I read each night. The toughest to read are those written by disenfranchised, deep forest Wooks -- asking why they have to fly to Colorado so much or why the dirty south got the Harpua.<br /><br />For these Phisheads and so many others, jams have not come fast enough for you. Some are frustrated; some are angry. They don't understand why it seems like bad behavior on the lot is rewarded, but hard work at the Pizza Hut isn't; or why Burlington has been unable or unwilling to solve any of our problems. They're tired of the partisanship ‘WSP Sux’ attitude…the shouting and the pettiness. They know we can't afford it. Not now. Not with this many crunchy grooves at stake.<br /><br />So we face big and difficult challenges. And what the Phans hope -- what they deserve -- is for all of us to work through our differences; to overcome the numbing weight of our endless best-version-ever discussions. For the Phan base has different backgrounds, different stories, different beliefs, the anxieties they face are the same. Their aspirations to achieve IT are shared: a good hookup that pays the bills; a chance to get ahead; most of all, the ability to give their children a better life. <br /><br />You know what else they share? They share a stubborn resilience in the face of a Friday encore – a tragedy we dare not repeat. After 2009, arguably one of the most difficult years in our history, they remain busy traveling often long distances in rusted out cars, slanging hetty t-shirt merch, chasing the fluff, sharing hotels with their neighbors and even going back to Yonder shows or talking with old Clown Posse friends. One woman wrote to me and said, "We are strong, but hopeful, struggling but encouraged that the epic jams will once again return." <br /><br />Deep down inside, the spirit of Karissa is with us all. It's because of this spirit -- this great decency and great strength -- that I have never been more hopeful about Phish’s future than I am tonight. And I can assure you we will keep Golden Age in the rotation (Applause). Despite our hardships, our phreunion is strong. We do not give up on Halloween. We do not quit during the last show of the New Years run. We do not allow naked-streaker-dude fear or setlist anxiety to break our spirit. In this new decade, it's time the Phans get a Phish that matches their decency; that embodies their strength, and can remember what key Curtain is played in. (Applause). <br /><br />And tonight I'd like to mention about how together we can deliver on that promise.<br /><br />It begins with a rusty, yet enthusiastic, 4 night stint at Hampton on Memorial Day weekend, a warm-up tour through the northeast in early summer, culminating with a police infested festi in Watkins Glenn, NY. <br /><br />Yes we can.<br /><br /><br />Later,<br /><br /><br />Ray Anastasio<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_igAGLS69ryg/TUBnXpzyY_I/AAAAAAAAAPs/dk-UV58E8C8/s1600/2010-Trey.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_igAGLS69ryg/TUBnXpzyY_I/AAAAAAAAAPs/dk-UV58E8C8/s400/2010-Trey.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566562795487650802" /></a>btbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565746664747630709noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676045350528175193.post-46776246488324576092011-01-17T15:05:00.004-05:002011-01-17T15:16:01.142-05:00Happy January: Face Melting Chart of the Month<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_igAGLS69ryg/TTShVaSE8DI/AAAAAAAAAPc/LFHjqy1iHII/s1600/US%2BHapiness%2BChart.bmp"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_igAGLS69ryg/TTShVaSE8DI/AAAAAAAAAPc/LFHjqy1iHII/s400/US%2BHapiness%2BChart.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563248828913872946" /></a><br /><br />As you can clearly see:<br /><br />1) Happiness inequality has narrowed since 1980;<br /><br />2) The most happy have become less happy; and<br /><br />3) The least happy have become happier.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_igAGLS69ryg/TTSi48r1dcI/AAAAAAAAAPk/feRLssy9aqM/s1600/US%2BHappiness%2Bby%2BQuartile.bmp"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_igAGLS69ryg/TTSi48r1dcI/AAAAAAAAAPk/feRLssy9aqM/s400/US%2BHappiness%2Bby%2BQuartile.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563250538955765186" /></a><br /><br />Figure shows estimated percentiles in the happiness distribution implied by running a generalized ordered probit regression in which both the mean and variance of happiness are a linear function of year fixed effects.<br /><br />From this we can derive the following*:<br /><br />1) Inequality nowhere near what it was in 1928;<br /><br />2) Likely that inequality nowhere near what it was in late 1800s.<br /><br />*<br />Statistics don't lie unless they're impossible to figure out or have no relevance.btbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565746664747630709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676045350528175193.post-75551954179973275752010-10-15T15:31:00.002-04:002010-10-15T15:33:49.416-04:00Face Melting Video Dubs: Time Turns FantasticThis had to be somebody from PT - please step up and claim your prize<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FXUZVwbAnsU?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FXUZVwbAnsU?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />I'm a submarinebtbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565746664747630709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676045350528175193.post-77744576293971180842010-10-15T02:09:00.003-04:002010-10-15T02:14:59.781-04:00Lionel Richie Month: HelloGood thing this doesn't come across as slight creepy in any way<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/b_ILDFp5DGA?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/b_ILDFp5DGA?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />The last 30 seconds of this video is great....HELLO!!!btbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565746664747630709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676045350528175193.post-20764536919741578572010-10-15T01:11:00.002-04:002010-10-15T01:13:45.179-04:00Face Melting Children: Lil' Vic WootenMama is so proud!<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/M72xJDS8ZrM?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/M72xJDS8ZrM?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>btbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565746664747630709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676045350528175193.post-65553236138794926012010-10-14T08:46:00.004-04:002010-10-14T09:11:17.663-04:00Face Melting Auto-Tune News Parodies: Hide Your Kids, Hide Your Wife"We gon' find you" - Antoine Dodson<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hMtZfW2z9dw?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hMtZfW2z9dw?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>btbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565746664747630709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676045350528175193.post-29877373909563712322010-10-12T00:30:00.012-04:002010-10-15T02:16:32.054-04:00Face Melting Artist of the Month: Lionel Richie<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Is it October already?! BTB's Face Melting Music Blog presents a fallaciously awesome appreciation to our favorite R&B singer!</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_igAGLS69ryg/TLPiWCp0x_I/AAAAAAAAAOQ/rWacVWeJ1Ac/s1600/Lionel+Richie+2.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 344px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_igAGLS69ryg/TLPiWCp0x_I/AAAAAAAAAOQ/rWacVWeJ1Ac/s400/Lionel+Richie+2.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527010036011026418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Is John Legend the illegitimate son of Lionel Richie? I don't know, but Sr. Legend listened to a lot of Lionel Richie in his day whether that was a result of sperm or not remains a mystery. Also, you can start every thing this guy says with the phrase "according to Legend" - that's pretty dope so I put a picture of him on my blog </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://thegentlemensblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/cool-story-bro.jpg">broseph</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Lionel Richie Story according to Wikiipedia-kinda:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Lionel Brockman Richie, or "B-rock", was born June 20, 1949 and is a famous American singer-songwriter and record producer who has sold (solo or as group member) more than 150 billion records.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">As a student in Tuskegee, Richie formed a succession of R&B groups in the mid-1960s. In 1968 he became a singer and saxophonist with the Commodores. They signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records in 1968 for one record before moving on to Motown Records initially as a support act to The Jackson 5. Richie soon became the most well known African American in history after Harriet Tubman and before Oprah Winfrey.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_igAGLS69ryg/TLPsWKsyMZI/AAAAAAAAAO4/qjOUV3c9ls4/s1600/The+Commodores.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 342px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_igAGLS69ryg/TLPsWKsyMZI/AAAAAAAAAO4/qjOUV3c9ls4/s400/The+Commodores.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527021033287201170" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">By the late 1970s, he had begun to accept songwriting commissions from other artists. He composed "Lady" for Kenny Rogers, which hit #1 in 1980, and produced Rogers's album Share Your Love the following year. Richie and Rogers maintained a strong friendship in later years before their eventual falling out after a drunken Richie punched Kenny Rogers for not sharing the spices in Kenny Rogers </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">secret chicken recipe</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">. Rogers was quoted as saying, "Lionel punches like a girl...what do you expect from a guy named Lionel." </span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_igAGLS69ryg/TLPknyj6gUI/AAAAAAAAAOg/KG1-Ofeu2g8/s1600/KRR-logo.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 249px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_igAGLS69ryg/TLPknyj6gUI/AAAAAAAAAOg/KG1-Ofeu2g8/s400/KRR-logo.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527012539952169282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Later in 2004, he also appeared on the British motoring television series Top Gear in the "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" segment where he was interviewed by host Jeremy Clarkson. During his lap, the Suzuki he was driving lost a wheel due to hard cornering.</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_igAGLS69ryg/TLPoeH2A8vI/AAAAAAAAAOo/y9vs_ik_t8w/s1600/lionel_richie_1146933.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_igAGLS69ryg/TLPoeH2A8vI/AAAAAAAAAOo/y9vs_ik_t8w/s400/lionel_richie_1146933.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527016771913052914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In recent years, Richie has become a phenomenon in various Arab states, and has performed in Morocco, Dubai, Qatar and Libya.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">As ABC News reports:</span><br /><br /> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Grown Iraqi men get misty-eyed by the mere mention of his name. "I love Lionel Richie," they say. They can sing an entire Lionel Richie song. He has performed in Morocco, Dubai, Qatar and Libya. There is obviously something up there. The more we talked, the more he theorized as to the reasons his music might be so popular here. He thinks it is because of the simple message in his music: Love.[12]<br /><br />According to Richie, he was told that Iraqi civilians were playing "All Night Long" the night that U.S. tanks invaded Baghdad. Richie was against the war, but says he could see a day when he would come and perform in Baghdad. "I would love to be here for that."[12]</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_igAGLS69ryg/TLPqJz5qE9I/AAAAAAAAAOw/_6fUbhMKyf4/s1600/IRAQI+MEN+SIGNING+LIONEL+RICHIE.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_igAGLS69ryg/TLPqJz5qE9I/AAAAAAAAAOw/_6fUbhMKyf4/s400/IRAQI+MEN+SIGNING+LIONEL+RICHIE.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527018621985493970" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Other than that, not much happened other than his daughter does a lot of yak and has a little dog. A Sampling of Lionel's Work can be seen in the clips below. Let the good times roll! </span><br /><br /><object style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RaFJcJO3RH4?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RaFJcJO3RH4?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Once, twice...</span><br /><br /><object style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ewf0TnM4eKo?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ewf0TnM4eKo?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Endless...</span><br /><br /><object style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QiLziusKW4s?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QiLziusKW4s?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I have a reoccurring dream very similar to this...</span><br /><br /><object style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OdQDXs75Ulo?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OdQDXs75Ulo?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">We all know this is impossible - must be magic!</span>btbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565746664747630709noreply@blogger.com1