Delta Del made a spirited but ultimately futile defence of the genre a while back, and I got mugged in the comments for saying I preferred The Monkees version of Giant Step over Taj Mahal's (or should I say Henry Saint Claire Fredericks'? Hmmm?). So in the spirit of reconciliation, I axed noted bluesician Navin Johnson [shown relaxing in Farq's beachside H.Q., above - Ed.] to host what is to be a regular feature designed to redress the balance!
FT3: Without more ado - what cotton-pickin' L.P.'s have you tied to the whippin' post for us today, Navin?
NJ: [laughs] Well, Farq, which I brung three records by Chris Rainbow, whose smooth vocal stylings and light n' easy way with a melody hauntingly evoke life in a one-room country shack a thousand miles from nowhere!
FT3: May I get you a replacement paper umbrella for your cocktail?NJ: [croons] Gonna get me a new umbrella, fo' my cocktail drink ... Gonna get me a new umbrella, fo' my cocktail drink ... this one's all damp n' soggy ... gonna throw it in the sink ... [laughs]
FT3: [laughs]
Say, fellows - why not relax and enjoy these historic Alan Lomax field recordings?
Yacht rock before it set sail as a genre. Blissful harmonies, sunsoaked tuneage, the occasional clunker ... he's a Scot, which makes it all the more incredible, as they haven't seen the sun up there since the invention of the sporran [purse made out of a badger to hang on your skirt- Ed.].
ReplyDeleteYou want? Tell us a joke. Let's have some more jokes, fer crissakes, before the art is entirely lost.
Two kilt jokes...
DeleteQ What is worn under the kilt?
A Nothing - it's all in perfect working order!
Q What's the difference between a Scotsman and Walt Disney?
A A Scotsman wears kilt, but Walt Disney.
What's my prize?
My neighbor found out her dog could hardly hear so she took it
ReplyDeleteto the veterinarian. He found that the problem was hair in its ears.
He cleaned both ears and the dog could hear fine.
The vet then proceeded to tell the lady that if she wanted to keep
this from recurring she should go to the store and get some 'Nair' hair
remover and rub it in the dog's ears once a month.
The lady goes to the drug store and gets some 'Nair' hair remover.
At the register, the druggist tells her, 'If you're going to use
this under your arms, don't use deodorant for a few days.'
The lady says: 'I'm not using it under my arms.'
The druggist says: 'If you're using it on your legs, don't shave for
a couple of days.'
The lady says: 'I'm not using it on my legs either; if you must know,
I'm going to use it on my schnauzer.'
The druggist says: 'Well, then stay off your bicycle for a week.'
If there's a better joke than this, I've yet to hear it.
DeleteGood one Clarence!
DeleteA female peacock is called a peacunt!
ReplyDeleteIf there's a worse joke than this, I've yet to hear it.
DeleteWell, I laughed, so well done Kwai
DeleteThanks, Bambi!
DeleteI guess I didn't realize the jokes were to be humorous!
So, thanks for the laugh.
I dub thee Sir Loin Of Steak!
I didn't say it wasn't funny, I said it was terrible!
DeleteThis site is everything that I love about the Internet.
DeleteIt also isn't any of the things that I hate about the Internet.
I had to set up the 'I dub thee' joke somehow.
The real truth is that I felt like a lazy bum and the peacock joke was the shortest thing that I could type. Despite the haphazard chaos suggested by my keyboard habits... EVERYTHING I 'verbalize' on this site is carefully honed to perfection. I consider myself to be privileged in this realm of super wits and super thinkers. Whatever we are, we are the ONLY ones doing it. And we all enjoy ourselves while we do it. I can't say that about any other place. Knowledge can be funny but it doesn't have to be. At the Isle Of Foam, one cannot predict anything that's about to happen. Now, where is my veal...my typewriter...and, Larry Evans?
As an aside: I've known Kwai for many years now. He is one of the true, mythic, desert-dwelling Furthur freaks. Respect and love.
DeleteBaby seal walks into a club
ReplyDelete*snork*!
DeleteA dyslexic man walks into a bra.
DeleteSo a man walks into a bar in Denver and goes to the bartender, “Give me ANYTHING BUT Coors!!” And the bartender says “Dude, this is Colorado, we ONLY sell Coors here!” And the man says “But I have to drink something OTHER than Coors!! See, last night I drank a case of Coors, and I blew chunks!!” To which the bartender replied “Anyone who drank a case of ANY BEER would blow chunks!!” And the man replies “No, you don't understand, Chunks is my dog!”
ReplyDeleteDid you know that John Denver wasn't from there? And John Cougar wasn't really a cougar?
DeleteAs a Brit, on my one journey to the states in 2000, we couldn't believe how low alcohol Coors was (2.5% or something), however much we drank we couldn't get a hit, just full of fizzy beer. Fortunately the other half of the family we stayed with had lots of spirits, so we were happy. I expect they were keeping the stronger Coors away from us Brits, we are a bunch of piss-heads. (Sorry not a joke)
DeleteI'm not even sure how it qualifies as "beer" under FDA regulations.
DeleteBob Monkhouse:
ReplyDeleteThey laughed when I said I was going to be a comedian. Well, they're not laughing now.
I tend to sleep in the nude. Which isn't a bad thing, except for maybe on those long flights.
Steve Martin:
First the doctor told me the good news - I was going to have a disease named after me.
So, the bartender says "Oh, we've got a drink named after you"!
ReplyDeleteAnd, the grasshopper replies "You have a drink called Larry Evans"?
(see, the grasshopper's name was Larry Evans)
... are you here 'til Thursday, Kwai?
DeleteI really like veal!
DeleteHe's here 'til tuesday.
DeleteBut keep it hush hush. Voices carry...
*overloud, drunken laugh from table by the door, crockery breaking*
ReplyDeleteOh dear. I’m afraid the striking facial similarity between myself and Navin may have allowed him to con his way into Farq’s beachside HQ posing as a noted bluesician. In fact I am the bluesician of note, and he is a fraud, as evidenced by his choice of albums here. I suspect that his motive in this deception may be based on a long-held obsession with Myra, who he no doubt hopes to impress with his collection of pre-yacht rock and Lawrence Welk LPs. I urge all contributors to stop being so bloody amusing and to reject all reds oranges yellows greens indigos and violets and focus on the actual super-swell blues.
ReplyDeleteWhen Billie Holiday and/or Basie have the blues, I can listen. But more than one authentic gravel n' sawdust howl, every so often, is more than my Pilsbury Doughboy soul can take. Taj Mahal I never liked because he's as much "blues" as Ry Cooder, and can't play or sing as good as Ry. So basically I'm with Navin on this one!
Deletei searched and found i had one chris rainbow song in my collection. it was unplayed. i just played dear brian. now i know why it has remained silent, lo these many. navin is an evil man.
DeleteYebbut, Taj Mahal on "The Rock Machine Turns You On" opened another door for impressionable young me, for which I remain grateful. Not that he cares.
DeleteCheers, Peanuts Molloy.
The chicken and the egg are lying in bed. The chicken has a lazy smile on his face. The egg is restless, irritable. She says, "Now we know which came first."
ReplyDeleteHere's Chris Rainbow's œuvre [Fr. Egg - Ed.]. I think Young Gun & Silver Fox may have these in their record collection.
ReplyDeleteHere's
his wiki page.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Rainbow
Chris Rainbow = pablum for the masses
ReplyDeleteOh, right. That'll be what, pop music, then?
DeleteI've only just worked out Farqs joke (?), ha , ha. Chris Rainbow isn't the blues, hu, hu, hu.
ReplyDelete(see, the grasshopper's name was Larry Evans)
DeleteChris Rainbow. What a life in music he had, one to be envied. If he'd created nothing except "Dear Brian" he would have died fulfilled.
ReplyDeleteCheers, Peanuts Molloy.
The man made a career making records, singing and producing, which makes him enviable. I like his "Dear Brian" guilelessness, and I like his transparent love of harmony, and I admire his skill. I don't care for all of his songs, but hey! I'm still struggling with my first, so my criticism is froth on the daydream.
DeleteTalking on perfect harmony, here's one between Toyah & her shirt... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN7ivp5aQak
ReplyDeleteThose breasts are as much Fripp's as they are hers.
DeleteA compliment to his crimson king no doubt...
DeleteFripp singing cracks me up, marvelous. Did you know Fripp can dance too?
Deletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiJH8TenrrQ
What the F.....ripp?!?
DeleteTwo drums and a cymbal fell off a cliff.
ReplyDelete(Ba dum tsh)
IAGMAFTMQ (I am gleaning much amusement from this merry quip)
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