Is This Thing On?: Weekend Jukebox
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One of my fav bands from years ago and for all UFO Spaceboys.
The new OCs record is at the Ybor City sorting facility and should be in my hands tomorrow. Hope it's better than the last one.
In honor of his upcoming show at the Beav, here's Luke Combs' wonderful cover of Tracy Chapman's 'Fast Car'. I think Combs brings out the 'country' spirit of the song which is akin to the kind of stuff you might hear in the 70s and 80s. Good sh*t.
Man, I was leaving Oahu just as the fires started raging. Awful, awful stuff. I don't know that there is a kinder, more patriotic state in the country. Hawaiians are so hospitable, accommodating, and thankful. So proud to be part of the US and they beam when given an opportunity to share their culture (only state with a royal family and palace). Lahaina is like the Waikiki of Maui; I've never been but hopeful they rebuild and recover as soon as possible.
This isn't 'Weekend Jukebox' stuff but will add anyway; traditional Hawaiian 'Kahiko' hula dancing is mesmerizing. It's powerful and sexual and hypnotic. Everyone gets worked up about the 'Haka' dance from New Zealand, but Kahiko is where it's at. This is Natasha Oda's amazing 2001 Merrie Monarch award winning performance (what many consider the greatest performance of Hula of all time):
Robbie is mostly secondary in this film but she makes the most of it. Routinely hear directors say she's the most hard working and talented actor working today (Tarantino, Gunn). I recently watched this movie (again) and think DiCaprio was robbed. His is the best performance in the film by far.
How Olyphant keeps a straight face through this is beyond me....:
(if you play the Humble Pie Live at Fillmore East version instead I won't be mad)
This baby might get me locked up …
And I just gravitate toward this underappreciated ditty.
And I just gravitate toward this underappreciated ditty.
Yeah I got hooked on these guys (and song) in high school as my tennis coach would be blaring them or Styx. Here's another I don't hear to often.
and in honor of The Brewery and the Eminent Domain battle:
Just don't tell the people who live(d) in Lahaina that it is like the Waikiki of Maui. I understand the point you are making, but Lahaina is a real community with a rich historic culture, and not there solely for tourists. To me, that has always been part of its appeal.
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