Live Music... Wednesday? Old Crow Medicine Show

Sorry, it's been months and it ain't Friday, but I was just feeling like it tonight. Myles, who will be 2 in a couple of weeks, and I were playing "jams" (as he calls them) this evening from Youtube through the DVD player. This is one of his favorites of all time. "Wagon Wheel" by Old Crow Medicine Show. OCMS is a true old-time string band. Fiddles. Guitars. Banjos. Double bass. The occasional harmonica, Great music. It's not really bluegrass and it's not really country, but it is authentic old timey Americana, the kind of music that rural Americans played on the farms, ranches and homesteads by themselves and for themselves before it became common to listen to music recorded by other people - via the radio.

This particular song, "Wagon Wheel," is listed with a co-writing credit between OCMS's lead vocalist and fiddler, Ketch Secor, and the legendary Bob Dylan. How does this happen? Well, young Ketch is a major music junkie, and he was in the process of listening to every bootleg and outtake available of Bob Dylan's and he heard this "Rock Me Mamma" chorus sung by Dylan on an old tape. It was really just an idea for a song that Dylan did for a movie soundtrack. Secor took that idea and finished it with several verses about hitchhiking from college in New York to get back home to his native North Carolina. Once OCMS started getting some local notoriety, Ketch realized that he really better get some rights to this song if they are going to sell it... I mean, it started as a Dylan song. They ended up with co-credits and the song became synonymous with OCMS.

These guys can play their instruments, but they also have ridiculous voices suited to this kind of music. Listen to Ketch on the leads, but keep an ear out for when the skinny, scraggly-haired guitarist chimes in with the high notes to harmonize with Ketch - if you like music, these vocal harmonies are fucking hair-raising - especially if you've had a few whiskeys and miss somebody or somewhere.

Great lyrics, simple heart-felt ideas, Americana imagery. Trike and I are committed to seeing these Carolina boys perform in their adopted new home of Nashville. Just hear how the home crowd goes nuts when he mentions the Volunteer State in this verse about trying to get home:

Walking due south out of Roanoke,
I caught a trucker out of Philly, had a nice long toke
But he's headed west from the Cumberland Gap
To Johnson City, Tennessee

Go ahead, treat yourself. Don't be shy about saying "gawdayam!" when you hear the fiddle parts between verses.

Humpday: Throwback Poon

In honor of Mad Men kicking off last Sunday I am giving you some classic hotties, from the Mad Men Era. Did anyone watch the first episode? I was a little disappointed but the ending was great, and I cant wait to see Don as a single man tearing up NYC. Pictures of Raquel Welch and Jane Fonda courtesy of The Netwerk.

Cmon Mom

This is pretty good, I wish the mom would just have the sense to let them go at it, after all she did put her son in hockey. I am not one to push a child into a certain sport or activity, but I am going to try my hardest to get my daughter into hockey, and believe me, if she throws the gloves down, I will not be yelling for her to stop.

"Gingers Do Have Souls"

A Hilarious Link Proving That Gingers Absolutely Suck courtesy of Uproxx. Make sure you watch the video at the end, really funny.

I Love Me a Fake Trailer

Brostitute with Tim Roth from Tim Roth

Please No Gay Stuff

The 8 Greatest Craigslist JO Sessions Courtesy of Buzz Feed

Wow, my life suddenly doesn't seem quite so pathetic.

Humpday: Doutzen Kroes

For more pics of this Dutch beauty click!

Why Didn't I Think of This

Model's Wanted For Fantasy Football Draft

Above is a link to a craigslist posting that is looking for sexy girls to model at fantasy football drafts. Putting up the names on the draft board, serving beverages, talking some playful smack. Basically providing some sex appeal to a draft party (really this is the only thing missing from most FFL drafts I have been apart of) I remember talking to a ripper once and asked her if she ever worked a draft party and she said her services would most likely be too expensive for a 4-5 hour draft as she typically brought in $400 for about 2 hours worth of work. If you could find a way for these "models" to work for $25-$35/hour I think you could make a killing selling their services.

How To Lose 50 lbs in 60 Days

I guess all you need is someone willing to offer you 2 million dollars. As proffesional poker player Ted Forest won a prop bet with Mike "the mouth" Matusow that won him 2 million dollars if he was able to lose 50 lbs in 2 months. Since I figured both are damn near impossible, what do you think is worse for your body losing 50 lbs in 60 days or gaining 50 lbs in 60 days?

Now I Can Watch This

My blog partner C$$$ (though I am not sure if he even wants anything to do with this blog anymore and I cant hardly blame him) got me turned onto the show Intervention. I have to admit I liked the show, but each episode was so hard to watch, becuase you are truly watching people hit rock bottom and that can be hard sometimes. Some times reality TV can be too real. basically I gave up on the show and haven't watched in over a year. I just recently saw the video below and I have to say it is genius in such a terrible way. Basically take the show intervention, add a laugh track, and bam comedy gold.



Hat Tip to Warming Glow

I Present....

Hot Chicks Eating Hot Dogs

Yeah I have been away for a while, but I have come back classy as hell!!!

Hometown Sweethearts...

Well, since C$$$ and Big Tasty appear to be taking an unannounced, unapproved hiatus, I will fill a gap with a plug for a friend's band. The Hometown Sweethearts are probably the best party-cover band you will ever hear. They specialize in playing songs you know and can dance to, to rock any bar, wedding or party that can afford them. They have a standing gig in Manhattan right now and split time between Madison and NYC. They do a helluva wedding/party business as well. They are currently doing a homestand at their old haunt, The Crystal Corner. Four straight Friday nights at the Crystal. Look, I know it ain't bad-ass, original rock, but it is a helluva fun time and you will see the honeys shakin' it at their shows. Check the sample vid below. Watch it all the way through, lest you miss a pimp-ass song they do. They's got chops. Scottie B., the drummer, is an old friend who used to play with Mad Trucker Gone Mad, still plays with Lorenzo's Music, and a whole busload of other groups and studios.

Red Fang: Decent band, decent tune, awesome video

Props to Trike for bringing this one to my attention. Just another reminder that the freaks and geeks will take over the world, no matter how hard the rest of us rock.

HAPPY 4TH

Hope everyone has a good 4th! I know I will. A little heads up this weekend, if you run into this chick or guy, no one knows its so Ninja. RUN THE OTHER WAY! Rumor has it she doesnt take shit from no one and she WILL and I repeat WILL FUCK YOU MOTHER FUCKERS THE FUCK UP. It will probably call you a pussy and a little bitch a lot. Consider yourselves warned...Happy Birthday America!