Since drummer week was well recieved, now we bring you bass player week.
I’m going to make it pretty simple. Just going to keep it to rock bassists, as I find that not as many people dig Mingus as I do.
Happy voting:
I ended up at the beach this weekend. For better or worse I despise last minute plans but since this idea was mine, I decided for once I’d let it go.
The salt air always seems to make me feel better. I don’t know if I’d actually call it relaxing, but the golf ball size pockets of anxiety that usually visit me every other hour were reduced to the size of butterbeans for a few days.
I know some folks dig the mountains, but let’s face it, the mountains are just big piles of dirt. The beach has the beautiful roar of the ocean, the cool junk shops littered across the landscape, and the occasional bikini. How many bikini’s do you ever see in the mountains?
Third of Never recorded a song called “Redneck Riviera” for our current album MOODRING 
. I wrote the song based around things that happened/things that I wish had happened at Emerald Isle. It’s a bit of a goofy song, but our buddy Carolyn in New Jersey digs it, so that’s good enough for me.
Help us all push back the Monday blues with some beach stories.
The person that leaves the best beach story will be sent a free MP3 of “Redneck Riviera”.
What a bargain.
Atlantic Beach, 1966
Swansboro
My vehicle is coming up on it’s 15th birthday. Ol’ blue drinks gas like a teamster drinks Pabst Blue Ribbon. The relic still runs and it’s paid for, so we may be together forever.
How old is your car?
Below we see what Johnny Carson did to David Letterman’s old truck:
Keith Moon got the most votes in the drummer poll, so congratulations Keith.
I have to tell you that after covering a tiny part of the primaries this week, along with the constant barrage of Obama/Clinton coverage, I’m thinking of going the way of the Jehovah’s Witness.
A friend of mine that is a Jehovah’s Witness told me that in their religion, they don’t get involved in politics….they don’t even vote. Rather, they pray for whomever gets into office. To me, this sounds more logical than voting for a bunch of schmucks that either get nothing done or do incredibly dumb things.
Little Feat and Mick Taylor get apolitical:
Larry King and Snoop discuss politics:
Here’s the list of drummers that got the most votes on my blog. The grand poo-baa will be fetted in style tomorrow. I’ve had enough politics to last a lifetime….more cowbell.\
Phil Rudd Keith Moon John Bonham Ringo Starr Ian Paice Clyde Stubblefield Al Jackson Zak Starkey Kurt Reil Alex Van Halen
Al Jackson:
Clyde Stubblefield:
Langston Booth:
Alex Van Halen:
Bill Ward:
Tommy Aldridge:
Ian Paice and Chad Smtih:
First off, happy to report that my band Third of Never has climbed from #25 to #7 on the Jam Band radio chart:
http://www.jambands.com/RadioCharts/content_2008_04_24.00.phtml
1.moe. Sticks And Stones
2.Waybacks Loaded
3.Victor Wooten Palmystery
4.North Mississippi Allstars Hernando
5.Donna Jean And The Tricksters Donna Jean And The Tricksters
6.Maceo Parker Roots & Grooves
7.Third of Never Moodring
8.Out To Lunch Excuse Me While I Do The Boogaloo
9.Col. Bruce Hampton & the Quark Alliance Give Thanks to Chank
10.Nelo Nelo
11.Oakhurst Jump In The Get Down
12.Drive-By Truckers Brighter Than Creation’s Dark
13.Kaki King Dreaming Of Revenge
14.Punch Brothers Punch
15.Eric Lindell Low On Cash, Rich In Love
16.Tea Leaf Green Rock N Roll Band
17.Waifs Sun Dirt Water
18.Widespread Panic Free Somehow
19.Wood Brothers Loaded
20.Markus James Snakeskin Violin
21.Ryan Montbleau Band Patience On Friday
22.Umphrey’s McGee Live At The Murat
23.Quarter After Changes Near
24.Four Finger Five Four Finger Five
25.Jack Johnson Sleep Through The Static
26.Black Crowes Warpaint
27.Stringbean & The Stalkers Ride Of Your Life
28.Jeff Coffin & Charlie Peacock Arc Of The Circle
29.Cipes And The People Conscious Revolution
30.Harlem Experiment Harlem Experiment
Also, I will start sending out the drummer match-ups today.
David Brinkley:
Terry Bozio:
Pat Mastelotto: