Corner of solitude

Lately I’ve been listening to a bit of country, or is it country & western? Anyway I was going through my cousin’s stash of CD’s and found three albums that I really like. Juice Newton’s Country Classics, RCA Country legends by Jerry Reed, and Conway Twitty’s The #1 Hits Collection.

Songs in particular that I’ve been flogging constantly on my CD player and recently on my ipod and computer are Queen of Hearts by Juice (no the drink wasn’t named after her) Newton, Jerry Reed’s Amos Moses, and Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man by Conway Twitty doing a duet with Loretta Lynn.

These are songs done in the old school country, not like the shite that dribbles out nowadays from upstarts like Nicole Kidman’s hubby, whom I can’t even remember the name of. Anyway that guy is a boozed up junkie fag, I don’t even no what she sees in him.

Song of the day: Queen of Hearts by Juice Newton, Jerry Reed’s Amos Moses, and Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man by Conway Twitty doing a duet with Loretta Lynn.

Phil you are a legend mate. There are a lot of people who would like to thank you for the years we’ve worked with you, yours truly included, because it’s been a pleasure. So thank you!

I don’t think I could have gone through my apprenticeship without the help you gave to the apprentices. You always had our backs, especially when we’re pressured from the higher ups on jobs that clearly shouldn’t have been given to us. Anyway it’s too bad you are leaving, you’re probably the only one who was capable of doing their job among the staff members.

You also had good taste in music, and I’ll miss the stories you tell after going to live gigs. And our conversations on the merits of listening to your favourite band Rage Againts The Machine. Down Rodeo was my favourite RATM track, but you’ve always said out of all them that Freedom was exceptional. So much so that you regard it as the greatest song ever. So for today I’ll make it my Song of the day.

Anyways my highlight of the day will be tonight, because we are going to party, WOO!

The fellas would like to say good luck to you dude, and all the best.

Song of the day: Freedom

Highlight of the day: Partying with Phil the legend

Rest in peace Billy. He died yesterday morning after suffering a major heart attack overnight and taken to hospital.

Billy was a member of the old school pub rock band the Aztecs, but their albums along with his solo career have mainly been successful here in Oz, and thus considered a rock and roll legend by many australians.

A memorial service is being organised for sunday. He is the only person I know of whose funeral attendance will be handled by Ticketmaster. That’s right, as it is a public funeral service, people will be able to attend, but only if you have a ticket, which is available for free.

Song of the day: Some people I know think that I’m crazy.

Today I bought Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males’s first album sing the Tabloid Blues. As I was trawling through the cds at a discount music shop in the city, I spotted the album. I remembered I had wanted it for a very long time, but had forgotten about it as my albums-to-get-list just kept building up.

The first time I heard Dan Kelly belt out Checkout Cutie was at the BDO, I knew I just had to have the album just for that song alone. It is the first track on the album. Which is a great way to hook the listener for more of Dan’s bluesy-type earnest singing, music that can only be described as “rollicking” with Dan’s cracking guitar riffs, and lyrics reminiscent of old school pop rock which told hormonal driven stories of love, loneliness and booze.

Song of the day: Checkout Cutie