Okay, so we are going to start at pretty damn near the beginning. Now, I will warn you right now...School Of Rock will not always be pretty...But it will (mostly) be honest.
When I was a wee lad, (in the mid '70's) my family would travel via the family truckster(Country Squire Station wagon-it was not "metallic pea", though it did have the faux wood paneling) to my Grandfather's house in upstate New York in the summer.
The house had a washing machine, but no dryer. Sometimes, the clothes would get washed and then hung on a clothesline, but other times, we would go to the laundromat. It was always exciting to go to the laundromat. For me, anyways, I doubt it was quite the same adventure for my Mom, and it was probably torture for some of the other people in the laundromat whenever I was there, for reasons I will now explain.
You see, the laundromat had a jukebox. A jukebox in the mid '70's. The mind races with the possibilities, doesn't it ? Now, I would love to tell you that I regaled those folks with some early Bruce Springsteen, or some Led Zeppelin or the Rolling Stones. I would love to tell you that...But I did say that I would be honest. No, I played none of those tunes. I rotated three songs faithfully whenever we visited the laundromat. Brace yourselves....
Rocky Mountain High- John Denver:
Rhinestone Cowboy- Glenn Campbell
4 comments:
Excellent maiden rock voyage, Paticus. I'd forgotten about my own sordid John Denver/Glen Campbell era. Thank God I'm a country boy! Yeah!
In addition to the nostalgia factor, these are also excellent hangover accompaniment.
Feral Mom- Why, thank you.
I think John Denver will probably garner his own post at some point. I think the School Of Rock may be in session for a long time.
What a great idea you had. Thanks for letting me use it.
There's a jukebox at my laundromat now. You've inspired me. . .
*jaime-My ultimate goal is to inspire.
By the way, if the jukebox at your laundromat has any of those songs on it, be careful, as you might actually be traveling back in time. :)
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