“Got a few kids of my own, and some days I still don’t know where to turn. I hope that they’re not laughing too loud when they hear me talking like this to you.”~John Mellencamp

Yep…

I couldn’t let the grate Jack Bruce’s birthday pass without sharing this delightful version of Jack’s masterpiece, “Sunshine of Your Love.”

The good folks at Milwaukee World Festival, Inc just announced plans for a new Alternative & Modern Rock festival June 4-5 on the Summerfest grounds to kick off the summer festival season here in Milwaukee.

“The first weekend in June will provide music fans with nationally and internationally known alternative and modern rock bands. It will be a fun weekend and a great way to kick-off summer,” said Don Smiley, President & CEO.

To read more about the festival and the public naming contest, visit the Summerfest web site.

“The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There’s also a negative side.”~Hunter S. Thompson

One of my all-time favorites from Uncle Duke.

“Rock music is evil because it is to music what Dada and surrealism are to art–atheistic, chaotic, nihilistic.” David Noebel, author of The Legacy of John Lennon: Charming or Harming a Generation.

I thought this was supposed to be funny until I Googled this goofy dude.

Here’s another one of his books, just in case you wanna run right out and buy it as a holiday gift for the Commie/Beatles fan in your life:

Communism, hypnotism and the Beatles: An analysis of the Communist use of music, the Communist master music plan

My reply: Rockers of the world unite.

Common: the type of sense that is rarely common practice.

• Belief: an opinion to which you’ve developed intense loyalty. #
• The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame opened 14 yrs ago 2day. #
• Billy Joel released his classic album, “The Stranger,” 32 yrs ago 2day. #
• The Clash fired Mick Jones on this day in 1983. #
• Disciplined: a person who can meditate in an airport. #
• U2 released their first record 30 yrs ago 2day. #
• Jimi Hendrix went to see Elvis Presley perform at Sicks Stadium 52 yrs ago 2day. #
• Bruce Springsteen released the album “Nebraska” on this day in 1982. #
• Foosball: soccer disguised as shish kabob. #
• Boz Scaggs joined the Steve Miller Band 9/1/67. They had already played 2gether 4 several yrs. #
• Plasma: the type of TV U buy just in case U need a blood transfusion. #

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• 40 yrs ago 2day The Band appeared at the Isle of Wight Festival, performing a set b4 backing up Bob Dylan. #
• I think it would be really fun to have amnesia & deja vu at the same time. #
• Happy 64th birthday to the soulful & enigmatic Van Morrison. http://is.gd/2JELx #
• Celebrating Van Morrison’s 64th birthday by watching him perform “Caravan.” http://is.gd/2JFmj #
• Roger Waters, Van Morrison & The Band performing “Comfortably Numb.” http://is.gd/2JHBx #
• Meditate instead of watching 4 the light 2 turn green. The car behind you will be happy 2 let U know when it turns green. #
• Paradox: saving for your children’s college education while still paying for your own. #
• 44 yrs ago 2day The Beatles closed their US tour at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. #
• RT @gapingvoid According to US radio, “Classic Rock” doesn’t mean Stones, Dylan etc. It means idiots like Styx, Journey and Fereigner. #

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• Watching Neil Young: Heart of Gold, his beautiful 2005 debut of the “Prairie Wind” album at Nashville’s legendary Ryman Auditorium. #
• Bob Dylan’s masterpiece “Highway 61 Revisited” was released 44 yrs ago 2day. http://is.gd/2HNmN #
• Life coaches: psychology’s version of the drive-thru window. #
• Making a list of all the things for which I’m grateful. This could take hours. #

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• Feeling tremendously blessed & grateful this week, having some beautiful uninterrupted family time b4 kids head back 2 school next week. #
• RT @CoCreatorRadio Tools for Happiness: Say “I Love You” often. #
• #FollowFriday love goes out to @Barbara007 @TheDavidBowers @JamFanTweeting @thedeadblog @redbeardrocks @DanielNester @Jerry_Lee_Lewis #
• The Beatles played the first of 2 concerts at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in NY 45 yrs ago 2day. #
• The Beatles met Bob Dylan 45 yrs ago 2day. Dylan promptly introduced them to herb. #
• RT @dianacostello Bob Dylan: Holiday Album http://bit.ly/2j5UYW #
• Donovan’s “Sunshine Superman” hit #1 43 yrs ago 2day. #
• RT @BeatlesNews The Beatles performed live at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on this day in 1966. http://tibh.info #
• Televangelists: the professional wrestlers of the spiritual world. #
• To live without a sense of humor is downright senseless. #

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