I'll Be Your Mirror - Songs 1967 FV

I'll Be Your Mirror for the songs of 1967. Songs that are in my collection of albums released that year. 

The Velvet Underground in the pic.

I'll Be Your Mirror - Songs 1967 FV

1. I'll Be Your Mirror - The Velvet Underground
2. You're Lost Little Girl - The Doors
3. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - Bob Dylan
4. Jackson - Johnny Cash & June Carter
5. Old John Robertson - The Byrds
6. Bedsitter Images - Al Stewart
7. Peter's Trip - The Electric Flag
8. Strangers In The Sky - Kim Fowley
9. Manic Depression - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
10. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor - The Yardbirds
11. Nobody To Love - 13th Floor Elevators
12. The Days Of Pearly Spencer - David McWilliams
13. Wonder - The Gants
14. Someday After A While (You'll Be Sorry) - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
15. Big Road Blues - Canned Heat
16. One More Headache - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
17. Uptown - The Chambers Brothers
18. She's Looking Good - Rodger Collins
19. You Keep Running Away - The Four Tops
20. Everybody Needs Love - Gladys Knight & The Pips
21. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love - Wilson Pickett
22. (The Love I Saw In You Was) Just A Mirage - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
23. Tracks Of My Tears - Johnny Rivers
24. Day and Night - Nina Simone
25. The Last Time - Big Brother & The Holding Company
26. How She Boogalooed It - The Beach Boys
27. I'm A Good Woman - The Generations
28. Here Comes The Nice - Small Faces
29. Love Hate Revenge - Episode Six
30. Foolin' Around (The Waltz) - The Youngbloods
31. Young Girl Blues - Marianne Faithful
32. I Love My Dog - Cat Stevens

The Walrus - Songs 1967 FV

The Walrus. A psychedelic mix of music from albums in my collection released in 1967. Hits and some very deep cuts from some interestingly obscure bands from that era.

The Beatles in the pic recording I Am The Walrus. 

The Walrus - Songs 1967 FV

1. I Am The Walrus - The Beatles
2. 2000 Light Years From Home - The Rolling Stones
3. Astronomy Domine - Pink Floyd
4. Flight From Ashiya - Kaleidoscope
5. I'm Five Years Ahead Of My Time - The Third Bardo
6. She Lives In A Time Of Her Own - 13th Floor Elevators
7. I See The Rain - The Marmalade
8. Hole In My Shoe - Traffic
9. Wind - Circus Maximus
10. Astrologically Incompatible - The Bonniwell Music Machine
11. Plastic Factory - Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
12. Hey Grandma - Moby Grape
13. She's Ready To Be Free - Clear Light
14. Desdemona - John's Children
15. The Madman Running Through The Fields - Dantalian's Chariot
16. Cucumber Castle - Bee Gees
17. Dance The Night Away - Cream
18. (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me? - Small Faces
19. I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain - Tim Buckley
20. People Are Strange - The Doors
21. I Dig Rock and Roll Music - Peter, Paul and Mary
22. Pretty Ballerina - The Left Banke
23. How Can I Be Sure - The Young Rascals
24. Pretty Golden Hair - Al Stewart
25. High Flyin' Bird - Richie Havens
26. Wayfaring Stranger - H.P. Lovecraft
27. Two Days 'Til Tomorrow - The Beau Brummels
28. Don't You Care - The Buckinghams

When I'm Gone - Late Night FV

This mix was originally a neo-psychedelic set that was part of my Orgone Bliss series. For the Final Version series I put it in with the Late Night group. 

When I'm Gone - Late Night FV

1. Know Me When I’m Gone – The Quarter After, 2005
2. Yoga Means Union – Ambulance LTD, 2004
3. Make Like Arthur Lee – The Pillbugs, 2007
4. Start to Dreaming – Wooden Shjips, 2007
5. 18th Street Shuffle – Darker My Love, 2010
6. Pounding – Doves, 2010
7. Stop – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, 2003
8. Doused – DIIV, 2012
9. Left to Wander – Toy, 2013
10. Blue Meanies – Opossom, 2012
11. Dandelion – Baby Woodrose, 2012
12. Godless (Extended Outro) – The Dandy Warhols, 2010
13. Walkabout – Noah Lennox and Atlas Sound, 2009
14. Concentrate – The Out Crowd, 2006
15. A Song is Not the Song of the World – Castanets, 2005
16. My True Body – Angels of Light, 2001
17. Sixties – The Essex Green, 1999
18. When Will You Come Home – Galaxie 500, 1998
19. Vacuum Boots – The Brian Jonestown Massacre, 1996
20. Lay Back in the Sun – Spiritualized, 1993

YouTube Concerts

Over the past several years I've been exploring the world of YouTube concert videos. I initially started out looking at old rock concerts that were mostly just a song or two. Then I discovered the various channels devoted to particular shows or artists where you could do a subscription. I did that with KEXP concerts, PBS Tiny Desk Concerts and others. We also started watching clips from Saturday Night Live, John Oliver and other late night shows. It was also a good place to catch up on some sports clips and the highlights of a particular game I might have been interested in. Most of the time we watched these shows at night before going to bed. Usually about a half hour at a time.

Then a couple of years ago I started putting on classical music and jazz concerts on during the day. It was like discovering a new world. So now I search for a particular artist and browse the results. Over time the system has greatly expanded the selections. I also started looking at folk music concerts too and an occasional rock concert.

It is interesting that there are so many jazz concerts online that were recorded over the past decades in Europe. It seems like there are very few archival footage of concerts recorded in the US. 

Most of the time now during the day I will put on either a jazz concert or a classical music concert and then let it run for a few hours. The system is pretty good with following up one concert with another similar one. Then it keeps them in my account memory for future use.

I always put on concerts that were recorded live at some time but it is also possible to put on music from albums with sound only and maybe just a photo of the record on the screen. I haven't done that yet but it certainly is an option. I have put live concerts on the TV for background music while we had people over. Sometimes folks would sit down and watch a few minutes while snacking on something or the concert would be a conversation starter.

There She Goes Again - Covers FV

This is another reworked and revised old mix from a decade ago. The earlier version was also a mix of cover songs and was part of my Happy Hour series. This mix is actually quite different other than sharing the same opening song, the mix title and the image. It runs for an hour and a half and is part of my Final Version covers series.

Link to Spotify mix.

There She Goes Again - Covers FV

1. There She Goes – The Boo Radleys (The La's)
2. She’s Still Bewitching Me – Mary Lou Lord (The Green Pajamas)
3. I Wanna Be Adored – The Raveonettes (Stone Roses)
4. Pale Blue Eyes – The Kills (Velvet Underground)
5. Ballad of Big Nothing – The Thermals (Elliott Smith)
6. Every Little Thing (He) Does Is Magic – Shawn Colvin (The Police)
7. Into Temptation – Renee Geyer (Crowded House)
8. Some Kind of Wonderful – Joss Stone (Soul Brothers Six)
9. Baby I Need Your Loving – Lulu (The Four Tops)
10. She’s Gone – The Bird and The Bee (Hall & Oates)
11. All Apologies – Sinead O’Connor (Nirvana)
12. Dreaming – Katy Goodman & Greta Morgan (Blondie)
13. Landslide – Britta Phillips (Fleetwood Mac)
14. We Will Become Silhouettes – The Shins (The Postal Service)
15. Two of Us – Aimee Mann & Michael Penn (The Beatles)
16. Hungry Heart – Jesse Malin (Bruce Springsteen)
17. All The Young Dudes – Gene Loves Jezebel (Mott The Hoople)
18. Ziggy Stardust – Margot and The Nuclear So and So (David Bowie)
19. He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother – The Hollies (Neil Diamond)
20. I Shall Be Released – The Band (Bob Dylan)
21. Summertime – Janis Joplin (Billie Holiday)
22. With A Little Help From My Friends – Joe Cocker (The Beatles)
23. Purple Rain – Etta James (Prince)
24. Let’s Stay Together – Aaron Neville & Chaka Khan (Al Green)

I Wanna Be Trash - Late Night FV

A redo of an old mix that I posted on the ZeRo mix making site. It is significantly different and updated although still has the same feel. It has the indie rock alternative sound of it's time. The photo is from one of the trash people installations by German artist HA Schult. This is part of my Late Night series and also a Final Version. The mix runs for about an hour and a half.

I Wanna Be Trash - Late Night FV

1. Trash – The Whip, 2009
2. Heads Will Roll – Yeah Yeah Yeah, 2009
3. Black Mirror – Arcade Fire, 2007
4. Optimistic – Radiohead, 2008
5. Strange Moon Rising – Smoke Fairies, 2010
6. Kingdom of Rust – Doves, 2009
7. Dancing On Our Graves – The Cave Singers, 2007
8. Roscoe – Midlake, 2006
9. Hooting & Howling – Wild Beasts, 2009
10. I Follow You – Melody’s Echo Chamber, 2012
11. Diamond – Lightning Dust, 2013
12. Every Morning – J Mascis, 2014
13. Tell Me (What’s On Your Mind) – Allah-Las, 2012
14. Don’t Swallow The Cap – The National, 2013
15. Loose Lips – Wooden Shjips, 2010
16. Turn It On – Franz Ferdinand, 2009
17. Houseclouds – Liars, 2007
18. So Far So Long – Nightlands, 2013
19. Let The Day Begin – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, 2013
20. I Was There – The War On Drugs, 2011
21. Solitude Is Bliss – Tame Impala, 2010
22. Future This – The Big Pink, 2012

I Got A Feeling - Songs 1967 FV

I Got A Feeling. Starts out with some soul music before getting into more hits from 1967. Lots of great songs here from albums in my collection released that year. A very good year.

The Four Tops in the pic.

I Got A Feeling - Songs 1967 FV

1. I Got A Feeling - The Four Tops
2. Baby I Need Your Lovin' - Johnny Rivers
3. Everlasting Love - Robert Knight
4. You're My Everything - The Temptations
5. A Love That's Real - The Intruders
6. Cover Me - Percy Sledge
7. The Wind Cries Mary - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
8. Take Me For A Little While - Vanilla Fudge
9. Smiling Phases - Traffic
10. Baby, You're A Rich Man - The Beatles
11. Take It As It Comes - The Doors
12. The Rain, The Park and Other Things - The Cowsills
13. Sunny South Kensington - Donovan
14. Season of the Witch - Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity
15. Sunday Morning - The Velvet Underground
16. Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye - Leonard Cohen
17. Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye) - Van Morrison
18. Leaving On A Jet Plane - Peter, Paul & Mary
19. By The Time I Get To Phoenix - Glen Campbell
20. Shadow in the Corner of Your Mind - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
21. Let's Spend The Night Together - The Rolling Stones
22. There's a Kind of Hush - Herman's Hermits
23. Don't Sleep In The Subway - Petula Clark
24. Creeque Alley - The Mamas & The Papas
25. Lonely Too Long - The Young Rascals
26. Here Comes The Night - The Beach Boys
27. Thank The Lord For The Night Time - Neil Diamond
28. I'm A Believer - The Monkees
29. You Got What It Takes - The Dave Clark Five
30. On The Other Side - The Seekers

Parked Cars

I noticed this morning that there were hardly any parked cars on our block. When we went to bed the street was completely parked up but now everyone has gone to work.

It has been three years now since the covid pandemic shut everything down. This time in 2020 everyone was either out of work or working from home. The city had to rescind the alternate parking regulations because there were so many people staying home. It has only been this past year or so that things have somewhat gone back to normal. One might say that actually there is a new normal.

Parking on our block has always been tight because of all the apartments across the street. Every house has a driveway but not enough room for all of the cars. We were lucky that our driveway could hold two cars.

I feel fortunate that the pandemic happened three years after we retired. We were able to travel before the restrictions happened and we had time to get used to being at home a lot more of the time. So when the pandemic hit and people were shut in their homes we were already somewhat used to the new reality. 

Echoes - Songs 1967 FV

Echoes from 1967. An interesting mix of songs from albums in my collection released that year. Some hits and some deep cuts. Obscure stuff too. Runs for an hour and a half as usual for my songs by year mixes.

Clear Light in the pic.

Echoes - Songs 1967 FV

1. Echoes - Gene Clark
2. I Looked At You - The Doors
3. The Red Telephone - Love
4. Broken Arrow - Buffalo Springfield
5. Groovin' - The Young Rascals
6. Heaven Is In Your Mind - Traffic
7. Hallucinations - Baker Knight & The Knightmares
8. The Golden Road - Grateful Dead
9. The Equestrian Statue - The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
10. Strawberries Fields Forever - The Beatles
11. Castles Made Of Sand - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
12. The Ballad Of You & Me & Pooneil - Jefferson Airplane
13. Zabadak - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
14. Four In The Morning - The Youngbloods
15. Once I Was - Tim Buckley
16. Chelsea Girls - Nico
17. Suzanne - Leonard Cohen
18. Ode To Billie Joe - Bobbie Gentry
19. Canadian Railroad Trilogy - Gordon Lightfoot
20. Matthew & Son - Cat Stevens
21. What's It Gonna Be - Dusty Springfield
22. Sunday Will Never Be The Same - Spanky & Our Gang
23. Pleasant Valley Sunday - The Monkees
24. Arnold Layne - Pink Floyd
25. Black Roses - Clear Light
26. Gettin' Hard - The Electric Flag

Andrew and the Rainbows

Sometimes we have rainbows in our home. Lots of them. But not very often. It all depends on the position of the sun and to make the rainbows happen it is usually in the morning when the sun is rising over the houses across the street. Very occasionally in the early spring the rainbows will appear much earlier in the morning when the sun is shining between the houses and is coming through our special front window. The rainbows will form on the floor, the walls and the ceiling and they will move about as the sun rises. Our grandkids get very excited when they see the rainbows. Sometimes I have sent pictures of them to the kids because they are not here very often when it happens.

This weekend Andrew saw the rainbows for the first time and understood what they were. He went around the living room trying to grasp the rainbows or letting them form in his hands and all his clothes. He was very happy.