Blame It All On My Roots....

ITS EASTER WEEKEND 2018 and I am READY TO BOIL....

so I am tossing out another THROWBACK.....from 2015

ENJOY






So lately I've been getting into karaoke, or should I say, drunk karaoke and every time I always sing "Friends In Low Places" by Garth Brooks....and yes I sing it well but who doesn't when they are drunk.....Well this morning I saw this video where Justin Timberlake starts singing "Friends In Low Places" during a show in Nashville and who comes onstage before the 2nd verse but Garth Brooks himself.....

and yes he sang the infamous 3rd verse...

LYRICS at bottom of this page....if you don't already know them


SO LEGENDARY....

History of the song:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_in_Low_Places

"Friends in Low Places" entered the Billboard country chart on August 18, 1990. It took only eight weeks to reach #1, where it stayed for four weeks, making it one of the biggest hits of the year


So its fall 1990 and I am in my 2nd official year at LSU and I had just returned from being in the ARMY Reserve Basic training....

I would go out almost every night and hear "Friends In Low Places" and quite honestly hated it because it was that sing along song for everyone at the bar and I was into Pantera's first album which came out in July 1990 so I probably had that angry sneer....



I never followed the path everyone has so the main reason why I hated "Friends In Low Places" at this time in 1990 was mainly because everyone else did....

Of course that doesn't explain why I love it so much now other than the fact that I am older and wiser and its truly a classic piece of music history....and a great sing along

So this blog is basically everything that happened in EVERYTHING from Sports to Movies the FAll of 1990 AFTER "Friends In Low Places" came out on August 18th.....

IN OTHER MUSIC...



I was very into Jane's Addiction as Ritual De Lo Habitual had just come out August 21, 1990 so I was listening to this....



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The Who, Simon and Garfunkel, 4 Seasons, 4 Tops, Hank Ballard, Platters and Kinks inducted into Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Top 5 for for the year 1990 in music are:

1. Hold On by Wilson Phillips

2. It Must Have Been Love by Roxette

3. Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinéad O'Connor
4. Poison by Bell Biv Devoe 
5. Vogue by Madonna


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August 20th Living Colour releases their follow up to Vivid titled Time's Up and became an instant favorite of mine.....see why

August 21st Firehouse released their soon to be double platimum self titled album...


and they played the same Red Rocks as U2, Phish etc....good grief

ALSO on August 21st a little known Seattle band named Alice in Chains released Facelift and it was listed under "Metal"....little did they know what was on the horizon....





September 11th Warrant releases Cherry Pie 


and the Bobbie Brown "Cherry Pie" video...UGH

....here she is then and now

....and another one of my favorite songs from this era....




BUT more importantly on Sept 29th "(Can't Live Without Your) Love And Affection" by Nelson peaks at #1 on pop singles chart



....THIS signals the unofficial END of the Hair Bands ....thanks record companies...

I will just leave it at that.....

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.....and Oct 3rd Florida record store owner Charles Freeman is found guilty of obsenity, for selling 2 Live Crew rap records


Oct 17th soon to be Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong drops out of school to pursue a career in music


In WORLD NEWS...

Wash DC, Mayor Marion Barry arrested in drug enforcement sting





Aug 29th Saddam Hussein declares America can't beat Iraq








Hard Rock Cafe opens in Las Vegas Nevada
Established: 6/7/1990 — Disestablished: 12/11/1998
 
Look closely you can see Bates Motel....

Sept 18th 500 lb 6' Hershey Kiss is displayed at 1 Times Square, NYC

In SPORTS.....

John McEnroe becomes 1st ever player to be expelled from the Australian Open


George Steinbrenner steps down as NY Yankee owner...yeah ok

Sept 10 - Sampras beats Agassi in US Open









In Major League Baseball, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Oakland A's in the World Series that year...WHO FUCKING CARES

Nov 12th "The Body Bag Game", in the days leading to the clash, Eagles head coach Buddy Ryan threatened a beating so severe that "they'll have to be carted off in body bags". Ryan's words were prophetic, as the Eagles defense scored three touchdowns in a 28–14 win and knocked eight Redskins out of the game, including two quarterback

The 1990 NFL season was also the first full season for Paul Tagliabue as the Commissioner, after taking over from the legendary Pete Rozelle.

My Saints finished 8-8 but this was the beginning of the Dome Patrol 

"That Saints team featured one of the great linebacking corps of history: Sam Mills, Rickey Jackson, Pat Swilling, and Vaughn Johnson [sic]. They had some winning seasons and playoff appearances ahead of them. But they would never win a playoff game, and they'll best be remembered for keeping the real rising powerhouse of the NFC out of the postseason for a year."

Saints lost 16-6 against Bears in the playoffs....

In 2004, the 1990 Saints were named as one of the "worst playoff teams ever"

The 1990 LSU Tigers football team finished 5-6 after starting the season 4-2.  

After back-to-back losing seasons in 1989 and 1990, Head Coach Mike Archer lost 4 of the last 5 games in 1990, the lone win coming in the season finale against Tulane.  YAY!....so he was replaced by Curley Hallman....

  wholly fuck sticks.   

But boy he could sell some Golden Flake Potato Chips.

His hiring is listed as one of the Biggest Disasters in SEC History.....

http://www.andthevalleyshook.com/2013/7/26/4559710/biggest-disasters-in-sec-history-lsu-hires-curley-hallman

......and I thought having "Twin Towers" Shaquille O'Neal and Stanley Roberts on the 1990 LSU Basketball squad, beating Loyola Marymount 148-141 in OT then do nothing in the NCAA tournament was an SEC disaster....

BUT...1990 has historically one of, if not the best LSU basketball game ever played....

http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204878628

TV

Ferris Bueller the TV series debuted on August 23, 1990 with Jeanie Bueller played by you guessed it....Jennifer Aniston...

the show was cancelled by NBC after 13 episodes...

Oct 4th U.S. premiere of FOX TV's "Beverly Hills, 90210"

The Simpsons every night on fox.....
The Simpsons were even selling Toyotas....


Dec 31st Sci-Fi Channel on cable TV begins transmitting

MOVIES.....
Aug 17th "Exorcist 3" premieres









Goodfellas and Marked For Death are reeling it in at the box office

One is a classic and one is not....can you guess which one?

....and yes Steven Seagal still runs like a girl...


Dec 25th "Godfather III" premieres


"Just when I thought I was out... they pull me back in."




Well that is that.....hope you enjoyed.....MOST of you will know all of this while many of you were only 11 years old....you know who you are.....

Cheers to a good Easter weekend


I will leave you with this......

PHENOMENAL




but remember .....its all about the kids on Easter....


                                                "Friends In Low Places"

Blame it all on my roots
I showed up in boots
And ruined your black tie affair
The last one to know
The last one to show
I was the last one
You thought you'd see there
And I saw the surprise
And the fear in his eyes
When I took his glass of champagne
And I toasted you
Said, honey, we may be through
But you'll never hear me complain

'Cause I've got friends in low places
Where the whiskey drowns
And the beer chases my blues away
And I'll be okay
I'm not big on social graces
Think I'll slip on down to the oasis
Oh, I've got friends in low places

Well, I guess I was wrong
I just don't belong
But then, I've been there before
Everything's all right
I'll just say goodnight
And I'll show myself to the door
Hey, I didn't mean
To cause a big scene
Just give me an hour and then
Well, I'll be as high
As that ivory tower
That you're livin' in

'Cause I've got friends in low places
Where the whiskey drowns
And the beer chases my blues away
And I'll be okay
I'm not big on social graces
Think I'll slip on down to the oasis
Oh, I've got friends in low places

[3rd Verse:]
I guess I was wrong
I just don't belong
But then, I've been there before
And everything is alright
I'll just say goodnight
And I'll show myself to the door
I didn't mean to cause a big scene
Just wait 'til I finish this glass
Then sweet little lady
I'll head back to the bar
And you can kiss my ass

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2016

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.
Plato
























OK so its Rock and Roll Hall of Fame time again and since RUSH got in I really haven't paid much attention....and the fact that 3 chord Green Day got in before Deep Purple kind of pissed me off.

If anyone remembers when they had CD stores in mid 90s to sell CDs I never forgot seeing over 20 copies of Green Day's "Dookie" CD which obviously was overplayed and tired.

I didn't see Green Day starting punk only being a better Blink 182.

And for the record the "American Idiot" album is brilliant by Green Day and they are talented but Hall of Fame I don't think so.

the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since its inception has been kind of a joke with skeptical additions but STILL I wanted bands that deserved to get in years ago but sat until recently....KISS (2014). RUSH and HEART (2013)

and lets not forget Doobie Brothers, Thin Lizzy are still not in but Guns and Roses and Nirvana are....sorry as big an influence but from different decade.

Ok so this year is Deep Purple, NWA, Cheap Trick, Chicago, Yes, J.B.s, The Cars, Chaka Khan, Janet Jackson, Los Lobos, Steve Miller, Spinners, The Smiths and Nine Inch Nails with Chic appearing on the list for the 10th time.

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Ok off the top  SORRY CHIC you are not worthy regardless of Nile Rodgers....
same goes for Los Lobos....you deserve it but not this year.....

same for Chaka Khan even though this rocks.....


same goes for LOS LOBOS and Janet Jackson

Los Lobos are good but not worthy....yet.....and Janet you are not Michael but yes you can be in....not this year
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JBs - yes!!!

WHOLLY SHIT the J.B.s....

every hip hop artist needs to thank them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wn3GiaeVx8
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YES - yes you are in.....because you inspired COUNTLESS OTHERS....

John Frusciante (RHCP, others)
The Edge
Tyler Hawkins (Foo Fighters)
Steve Stevens (Billy Idol)
Pat Smear (Nirvana, others)
James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem)
Keith Levene (tje Clash, PiL)
The Flaming Lips'
Rush
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
De La Soul
The Mars Volta
Tool
Les Claypool
Matthew Sweet/Susannah Hoffs
Bob Stinson (Replacements)
Tim De Laugher (Polyphonic Spree)
Todd Rundren
Mike Mills (REM)
Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam)
Genesis
Earth, Wind, & Fire  
Jeff Buckley
Joe Jackson
Styx
Ambrosia
Dream Theater

not the best sound but who cares.....its YES


and of course the Jeffersons....as Sherman Helmsley was a huge Yes fan


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So lets look at the Spinners - not yet if not never

maybe a few years but not now....not the influence like JBs or NWA

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NWA - YES!!!!! 

speaking of NWA....hip hop dies like disco in late 80s early 90s if it isn't for Public Enemy and NWA








and my favorite by them.....just so damn original...unlike the laziness of today












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Steve Miller - yes

OK for just this performance alone he gets in....WHAT A JAM!!!!!



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CHICAGO - YES

those album covers and the horns....simply amazing

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NIN (Nine Inch Nails) - not yet

YES but they won't get in now....but they took music to a whole new level 

I think, fundamentally, music is something inherently people love and need and relate to, and a lot of what's out right now feels like McDonalds. It's quick-fix. You kind of have a stomachache afterwards.

—Trent Reznor, Salt Lake Tribune interview (2005)

always ahead of the curve.....
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the Smiths - not yet but yes
sure since they influenced so many but not this year.....

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The Cars - YES.

....wasn't new wave without the Cars....yes many followed them

and this jam from Live Aid 1985




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CHEAP TRICK - not sure on the fence but yes eventually but no doubt THIS is what put them on the map....LIVE at Budokan and just look at these fools...have you ever seen weirder group?


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 Deep Purple - HELL to the fuck yes


Deep Purple, together with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, have been referred to as the "Unholy trinity of British hard rock and heavy metal in the early to mid-Seventies" They were listed in the 1975 Guinness Book of World Records as "the globe's loudest band" for a 1972 concert at London's Rainbow Theatre and have sold over 100 million albums worldwide.

just watch and last 15 minutes are sick good


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to recap this is who needs to go in for 2016

NWA
The Cars
Deep Purple
Yes
Chicago
JBs


OK I am done....that is my take

ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND 


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and TIGERS at home hosting South Carolina since its flooded

be nice Tiger fans....