Obscure Musicology 101 – Another good one from Anon….. The first chord of “A Hard Day’s Night” – Never thought of it much, other than it was pretty cool and kicked the song off great… After finding out how it was done and that John, George, and Paul are ALL playing different parts on that single chord, I’ll never hear it in the same way again!…. I never noticed Paul’s Bass note before, or the double guitars with the complicated strange fingerings that John and George added…..  Timeless Music at it’s best!…..

Check it out for yourself: HDN Opening Chord

I woke up this morning to a weird smell coming from the kitchen…..  I found PD Bob busy at work making a mess….. Somewhere he came up with some Water Buffalo Ribs that he had been cooking in barbecue sauce all night long….  I think he actually expects to serve them for dinner today….  He’s prancing around, proud as punch with himself, so I guess I’m going to have to try them, no matter what…..  I’m calling him “Buffalo Bob” now….  I don’t even know if they have Water Buffalo in China!….  Anyone want to come for dinner?……

Here’s another snapshot that Anon sent me….. It was originally titled, “So much for that Global Warming/Endangered Species claptrap!!!!”, but, I know the inside story…. Whitey the  Polar Bear is merely being a good citizen and is offering the pedestrian on the passenger’s side of Whitey’s Ford pick-up a ride (Yes, Polar Bear’s can get Driver’s Licenses in Seattle)….  This pic was taken on Pine Street in the Capitol Hill District in Seattle……

As far as the Global Warming crap, I agree, it’s mis-named….. It should be called “Global Climatic Change” because most of World is experiencing more of the weather that they normally get, and, in some cases, complete reversal of the “Norm”….. In Oklahoma, we’re already getting Burn Ban Warnings…. We ended 2011 in an “Extreme Drought”, and, so far in 2012, we’ve had about two snowflakes of moisture….  As soon as everything burns to the ground, we will be an official “Desert”…..

Anon sent me this pic of Jimi Hendrix’s statue that’s located in downtown Seattle…..  Some ingenious pranksters turned Jimi into a snowman……  The other pic is one I took years ago without the snowman disguise……

Bottom Line: Don’t become a ground level statue if you can’t stand the attention…..

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Bill Moyer is back on PBS, “Bill Moyer And Company” ….Sunday nights at 6:00 here in Seattle. His first show was an interview with Hacker and Pierson about their new book “How Washington Made The Rich Richer – And Turned It’s Back On The Middle Class”. It didn’t happen by accident.
Glad a respected and challenging voice is back.

Our offices have just learned of the death of Jim “Motorhead” Sherwood on 25 Dec 2011.
Fans of Frank Zappa will know Motorhead as the head roadie, equipment handler, eventual Baritone Sax Player, and Teen Heartthrob When he was not hustling groupies. On the back cover of The 1968 Album “Were Only In It For The Money” He is the only one facing the camera. He passed in Los Angeles he was 69.
Suzy Creamcheese could not be reached for comment.

Here at MR Central Headquarters it is 2012…..  It is just barely 2012 by a minute or so – Oklahoma (CST) Time…..  I noticed the Blog’s log clock shows it’s an hour or so into the New Year – I guess it’s set to Eastern Standard Time – In any case, all of you West Coasters are “Living in the Past” because at the time of this Post it’s still 2011 there -HA!....

So-o-o, a big HAPPY NEW YEAR’S to everyone, even if it’s not New Year’s where you are yet……

…..to start that New Year’s Revolution list…..  As I said before, it will be a Revolution, not a Resolution, to my usual daily routine if I really follow through on any of the items I have in mind for the coming Year…..  I have little problem with the first part – The 1st half is thinking of the Revolutions, the 2nd half is writing them down, and here is the wall I run into - The 3rd half is actually doing them!…..  That 3rd half is a real bitch!….

Oh, Well, OUT with Old Man 2011, and IN with New Baby 2012!…..  I, at least, promise to do my best…..  Here’s one of my Revolutions:  I’ve been rather LAX on the Blog, so I hereby plan to Post More even if it’s something lame and mundane….  Simple things are sometimes most interesting if presented in the right way (what an excuse….eh?)…..

Anybody got any Revolutions they want to share with the Community?…..  We are ready to listen and cut them to pieces (did I write that out loud?)…..

Just updated the Blog…..  There are some changes, including how you upload media files…..  There is just a single icon labeled Upload/Insert on the Add New Post area…..  This covers all media – video, .jpgs, and audio….  Also you can drag and drop .jpgs directly into your Post…..  If you have any questions – Don’t ASK ME, but, I will pass them along to Jek if I can’t answer them……  It’s a better and more secure Blog, but, progress entails learning, sometimes that’s not the easiest of things for us old-timers……  New Year’s Revolution (or Resolution, if you prefer) for the Community – POST MORE, COMMENT MORE, and EVERYBODY WILL ENJOY MORE…..  Just a thought…..  Happy New Year……

I sincerely hope everyone is having a great Christmas Day…..  Enjoy……

To celebrate New Years, Oklahoma City has what it calls, “Opening Night” on New Year’s Eve…..  This event takes place in the section of OKC called, “Bricktown”…..  There’s music, food, entertainment, and fireworks…..  This year they’ve got two headliner music acts – The Flaming Lips, which is an Oklahoma group that made it fairly big, and, get this, which I still don’t believe – Yoko Ono (I pronounce it “Oh-No”) and The Plastic Ono Band with Sean Lennon…..  I’m speechless – I mean I didn’t think that there were more than a handful of people in the whole state of Oklahoma who had ever even heard of The Plastic Ono Band…..  Maybe the ones that booked the gig have never heard her sing (I use the term loosely)…..  On the other side – Why would anybody that’s internationally known want to perform in OKC?…  Truth is definitely stranger than fiction…..  I wouldn’t mind going just to check it out, but, at $120 a ticket, I think I’ll have to pass…..  I do know they’re not advertising it much – I caught it on the news…..  I’m going to check into it further as I would like to know just how this all came about – I’m stunned!…….

…..to Everybody in the MR Central Community and everybody everywhere!……  I can’t believe another year has gone bye-bye……  Where does the time go?……  I’ve already started on my New Year’s Resolutions……  I have to admit some of them are left over from years past…..  I hoping that I do better in the coming year and, at least, get to mark one of them off of my list!……

Anyway, Everybody have a SAFE and MERRY CHRISTMAS along with a HAPPY NEW YEAR…..  I know I’m going to have a GREAT Holiday Season, and, I wish you one too!…… (Fa-la-la-la-lah)…..

Our office was informed of the death Of actor Harry Morgan on Dec. 7 2011
Many of you will remember Harry Morgan as the Lovable but Tough, Homespun Col. Sherman T. Potter from the TV series M*A*S*H from 1975 until it’s end in 1983. Previously he starred with Jack Webb in Dragnet as Sgt Bill Gannon from 1967 until 1970. He also costarred in over 100 films over his career spanning 1942 until 2002. He was 96

Greetings all from sunny Ripon, CA. Beats the heck out of the snow and ice of the last 2 days in NM. and AZ. Hope all had a good turkey/ham day. Me, Mrs. JJ, MR and his sis in law let the restaraunt do the cookin’ & cleanin’. The hot topic of dicussion on the road is. Who do you think will be the GOP nominee? and do you think they can beat Obama? The floor is open.

I know I’m a day Early But Happy 69th Birthday to the worlds greatest guitar player. James Marshall Hendrix
Should be a national holiday.