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When I was single, I used to hit on girls with tattoos. Why? I figured I'd have a better chance with a girl who is willing to do something that she will regret later. (drum roll and rimshot please)

Katmandu - Bob Seger

Flying Home - Illinois Jacquet

I read a pretty convincing piece that tattoos compromise your immune system. First of all, a couple of colors of ink used in the USA are banned in Europe as probable carcinogens. More important than that, the ink lodges in your lymph nodes which are major immune system components. When full of ink, the notes turn black, become hard as a rock, and no longer work as the filters, which is their primary function. I'm glad I never got a tattoo. Personally, I don't really find them attractive anyway. But to each his/her own. Notes ♫

Swivel? Turn Turn Turn - The Byrds

Discrimination against the people from Lesbania

I was almost famous once. I was in a band that played the college circuit all over the US east of the Rocky Mountains, and eventually we became the opening act for big stars of the day like The Four Seasons, The Association, The Kingsmen, and about a dozen others. Motown noticed us, and we worked with them for a while, being the opening act for many of the Great Motown groups including a big multi-group concert in Detroit's Cobo Hall. We were supposed to be the first all-white group to be released on the Motown family of labels. All-white wasn't a racist thing, as we never saw any racism at Motown, but Bob Seger was making #1 records on Detroit radio, and Berry figured that if that's what people want, he should supply it. At Motown all that mattered was whether you could play or not. The problem was Motown's last offer was 2 cents per record. Out of our royalties Motown would deduct inflated recording costs, inflated promotion costs and inflated distribution costs. In addition to that, they wanted all publishing rights and royalties, and they would assign a Motown 'ghostwriter' who would not contribute a single note or word to the song but get half the songwriter's royalties. When our manager stood our ground at a slightly better deal, Motown quit hiring and talking to us and picked their second choice, The Sunliners. Of course, as with all the Motown groups, Motown wanted to own the name of the group, so they could hire and fire at will, and have 4 or more groups with the same name touring the country working for union scale. So the Sunliners changed their name to Rare Earth. It was a great experience. It was my first taste of being treated as an equal to the stars of the day, we made very good money while it lasted, and we had a chance to hook up with a lot of young women who just seemed to be attracted to musicians. I have no regrets, it was a party for a couple of years. Later in life, I guess the best thing about never making it is that now I'm not a has-been. Notes ♫

Took a second ^^^

I surprisingly found this to be quite good. Leave The Door Open - Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic

Goodbye Cruel World - Pink Floyd

That looks exactly like my first computer. ▲ꜛ▲ My second was an Atari ST - It had MIDI built in.

Symphony #6 - Tchaikovsky - Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell conducting Tchaikovsky is said to have composed this while contemplating suicide because of his homosexuality. He said he wept while composing it, and died by drinking disease infected water soon after. IMO it's a great piece of music. Sometimes anguish can produce great art.

Ray Charles - I Wonder From his early days when he was a blues singer, which IMO is when he was best.

A polar bear walks into a bar and says to the bartender “I’ll have a rum …………………. and coke.” The bartender asks, “What’s with the big pause?” The bear shrugs. “I was born with them.”

Once you are a "you nick" it's not hard anymore ?

I couldn't resist... The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) - The Tokens with one of the worst alto sax solos in rock music - but it works. Notes ♫

Pŭssy Cat - The Ames Brothers (Sorry auto-censor, that's the name of the song)

Just because you are on a diet, doesn't mean you can't look at the menu.

Judas = Traitor so a double association Traitors Gate - Judas Priest

I feel for you Shane. Pets are like family members. I think I cried over my cat more than I did over my own mother. Time heals, remember the good times, that will help, and fell fortunate for the years you had together. Notes

Jelly Jelly Jelly - Bobby 'Blue' Bland I've probably posted this one before, but it's the absolute best version of this old classic blues tune that I've heard (so far)