The Face Melting 1980s: Hall and Oates

Daryl Hall (born Daryl Franklin Hohl on October 11, 1946) and John Oates (born John William Oates on April 7, 1949) first met each other at the Adelphi Ballroom in Philadelphia in 1967. At the time they met, each was heading his own musical group, Hall with The Temptones and Oates with The Masters. They were there for a band competition when gunfire rang out between two rival gangs, and in trying to escape, they ran to the same service elevator. Because of their similar musical tastes and close proximity inside the elevator, they quickly became acquainted. - Wikipedia



"So...What kind of music do you like?"

::gun fire::

"Soul"

"Yeah, me too"



If it wasn't for being trapped in an elevator amongst the cross hairs of philly gang violence, "You Make My Dreams Come True" may very well have never been written.




Who didn't have this hanging above their bed?



Critics Stephen Thomas Erlewine and J. Scott McClintock write,[1] "at their best, [Hall & Oates'] songs were filled with strong hooks and melodies that adhered to soul traditions without being a slave to them by incorporating elements of new wave and hard rock." - Wikipedia



Guitarist Robert Fripp, who collaborated with Hall in the late 1970s and early '80s, has written, "Daryl's pipes were a wonder. I have never worked with a more able singer." - Wikipedia

"I wanted to yell cab driver you know...ooo...oooou.....ahhhhhhhhh" - Daryl Hall

The lyrics of "Elevator" are just as impressive as "Cab Driver"

Ele - vator

Take me up (oh oh)

Ele - vator

Cause I miss my floor (oh yeah)

Got to get back to my floor (real soon)

Push the button again

Take me up (oh oh)

Ele - vator

Take me up (oh yeah)



I had no idea Daryl Hall was Buddy Christ

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Face Melting Blues Solos: Trey Anastasio "Crossroads"

Around the 3:44 mark of this clip you might as well collect the dripping flesh that's falling off your face into a bowl and offer your freshly melted face to your neighbors with some tortilla chips. Nice to see a face melting version coming from a guy who "doesn't play the blues"

Face Melting Lights: Chris Kuroda

Help, my lips are singed and I can't feel my extremities!

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Face Melting Cover Songs: Stevie Ray Vaughan

One of the best that ever lived. Don't even bother picking your face up off the floor, your face belongs to SRV now.

2 points for face melting while wearing a goofy hat. 5 points for face melting with one hand technique.

Face Melting Children: Sungha Jung

No Woman No Cry. Please, I would tear this kid to shreds. Put down the guitar and go play with some barbie dolls kid, you've got no shot.

Enjoy

Face Melting Children: Derek Trucks

He really sucks. I could have done way better at 13. Just saying.

Enjoy.

The Life and Times of Ray Anastasio

Click on the images for full screen...

I think one of the artists took his prints down, so the "Ray Tesh" and the "16th Fret Langeurock" links wont work.



Hot off the presses! Ray w/ Will Ferrell on drums - $875 USD



NEW POST - "Wilsonstache" $1,750 USD



#1 - "Orgasm Ray" $175,000 USD



#2 - "Touch of Ray" $18,000 USD


#3 - "Ray for Dinner" $1,500,000 CDN


#4 - "Raytard" $87,000 USD


#5 - "Ray with Ed Pacino and Ike Gordon" $50,000 USD



#7 - "Punch You in the Nuts" $ 75,000 USD


#8 - "Ray in Wonderland" $ 3,000,000 USD


#9 - "Ray Marker" $ 6 USD


#10 - "Blind Ray" $ 5,000,000 USD
(personal favorite!)


#11 - "Ray Anastasio: Live at the Rodeo" $ 15 USD


#12 - "Four Finger Discount: Limited Edition 'Hosed' Print" $ 5,000 USD


#13 - "Ray are you Trey?" $ 10,000,000,000 USD


#14 - "Big Red, Little Head" $ 8,000 USD


#15 - "Ray: Very Bright Lights to my Left" $ 95,000 USD



#16 - "Geigh Ray" $ 50,000 USD



#17 - "Ray Features" $ 45 USD



#18 - "Ray the Cartoonist" $ 1 USD


#19 - "When I'm Tired, I Ray on the Ground" $25,000 USD


#20 - "Ray's 16 Fret Languerock Guitar" $67,000 USD



#21 - "Rayozhart" $3,000,000 USD


#22 - "Raytrippin420's Jambase Profile Pic" $ Free


#23 - "Really Windy Ray & Friends" $ 50,000



#24 - "Post Modern Ray" $ 200,000,000 USD


#25 - "Oxy Ray" $ 8 USD


#26 - "Limited Edition: Barbra Walters Interview Print" $ 500,000 USD



#27 - "Rayosaur" $1,000,000 USD


#28 - "Raydon, Raydon Go Boom" $30,000 USD


#29 - "Ray Tesh" $45,000 USD


#30 - "Raynimation" $700,000 USD


#31 - "Untitled'd" $10,000,000 USD


#32 - "Ray Blazer!" $ 180 USD (for real, this is on sale on ebay)


There you have it...an inside look at the life and times of rock legend Trey Anastasio's brother Ray Anastasio...

Tada!

Ekoostik Hookah Wo0k Handbook

Oldfields, Columbus, OH.

A rare species these days, the Ohio Ekoostik Hookah Wo0k (Cedus Wo0kus Amongus)can be found bumming menthol cigarettes at gas stations in the Stubenville, Ohio geographic region.



Spring Hookaville 2007


Ohio Ekoostik Hookah Wo0k Colloquial:

"Fuckin' Sweeney, man" - this is NOT a sexual request or advance. The phrase is a native eastern Ohio Wo0k call emphasizing admiration for the bands guitarist, Steve Sweeney.

"Fuckin' Katz, man" also sounds like an erotic advance in reference to having sex with kittens, but it is just a reference to the bands piano player, Dave Katz.

"Ledges brah" - reference to the site of many epic Ekoostik Hookah shows at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park. Also used in conjunction with the phrase, "Allegedly" as a combined word, "A - Ledges - Ly - Brah" to cast doubt on the epicness of said Hookah show at the NLQP.



The Ekoostik Hookah Wo0k may become enraged if you laugh at his insistence that Steve Sweeney was 2nd in line for the Allman Brothers guitarist opening. Also, it is important to remember the strong ties between Hookah fans and the Grateful Dead. When some of you jumped on face melting Phish Tour in 1995 after Jerry's death, others laughed and went straight for Hookah Tour (classified as dive bars and fields in Illinois, West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Indiana). "Phish Destroys America Tour" in 1997 pales in comparison to what Hookah was throwing down on a semi-monthly basis during their "Midwest Mojito's and Munchies" Tour.


The Ekoostik Hookah Wo0ks order of face melting rock guitarist allegiances is as follows: (1) Jerry Garcia, (2) Steve Sweeney, and (3)Gregg Allman.





Notable Wo0k hangouts include: Nelson Ledges Quarry Park, Hookahville, his Mom's house and Stubenville gas stations.





Ekoostik Hookah Wo0k's are commonly spotted by way of patchwork pants with little backward e's on them with mushroom prints on the side. If Wo0k identification is still uncertain, offer him or her a "purple dinosaur" and if they show interest in the proposal, Ekoostik Hookah Wo0k status is confirmed'd.





Get yourself some coffee brah!




me too...

Blossom Music Center: Cuyahoga National Park

The Trek 550 rocking my favorite Patagonia Sticker




Toe Path Bike Trail. The old Erie Canal Lock system turned National Scenic Trail.



Blossom Music Center sits on the other side of that hill. Above 700 ft up from the river.



The Lot. Overlooks a vineyard and art gallery across the way. BTB Fest Drop Point?!?!




The sign at the entrance.

This was the 1st nice weekend of spring about a month ago. All of these pics were taken within 2 miles of the venue. The Cuyahoga River (now surprisingly clean)runs through the National Park; Blossom is located on a hill / plateau at the top of the river basin.

BTB Fest

Here it is...

Details to follow...

Mike Gordon's Bass Rig

"But it isn't nearly dynamic enough for you..."