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Carol

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“When God had made the Earth and sky, the flowers and the trees, He then made all the animals and all the birds and bees. And when His work was finished, not one was quite the same. He said I’ll walk this Earth of mine, and give each one a name. And so He traveled land and sea, and everywhere He went, a little creature followed Him until his strength was spent. And when all were named upon the Earth, and in the sky and sea, the little creature said Dear Lord, there’s not one left for me! The Father smiled and softly said I’ve turned my own name back to front, and called you DOG, my friend.” --Anonymous"He is my other eyes that can see above the clouds; my other ears that hear above the winds. He is the part of me that can reach out into the sea. He has told me a thousand times over that I am his reason for being; by the way he rests against my leg; by the way he thumps his tail at my smallest smile; by the way he shows his hurt when I leave without taking him. (I think it makes him sick with worry when he is not along to care for me.) When I am wrong, he is delighted to forgive. When I am angry, he clowns to make me smile. When I am happy, he is joy unbounded. When I am a fool, he ignores it. When I succeed, he brags. Without him, I am only another man. With him, I am all-powerful. He is loyalty itself. He has taught me the meaning of devotion. With him, I know a secret comfort and a private peace. He has brought me understanding where before I was ignorant. His head on my knee can heal my human hurts. His presence by my side is protection against my fears of dark and unknown things. He has promised to wait for me... whenever... wherever - in case I need him. And I expect I will - as I always have. He is just my dog." --Gene Hill"No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does." --Christopher Morley"The one absolute, unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world--the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous--is his dog....He will kiss the hand that had no food to offer, he will lick the wounds and sores that come in encounter with the roughness of the world....When all other friends desert, he remains." --George G. Vest"We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made." --M. Facklam"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." --Anonymous"Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful." --Ann Landers HAIL TO THE HOUNDHOUND PROPERTY RULES HOUND WRESTLINGHOMER THE HOUND............................................................ ...... October 6, 1991 - February 12, 2005..................................... Forever my Sugarbabies........................................................GIMME DAT CORN MUFFIN!!!........HOMER LOVED TO STEAL MY SEAT...AND I ALWAYS LET HIM! HOUNDS WERE MADE TO SPOIL ROTTEN!!!.......................... HANDY WHEN YER GIT UP AND GO HAS GOT UP AND WENT MAXINE & FLOYD.................... REN & STIMPY "Happy Happy Joy Joy"..DROOPY....SNUFFLES..

My Interests



I LOVE ...
~~~~~~ Music
~~~~~~ Hound Dogs
~~~~~~ Grits (with cheese or with peanut butter...ewww)
~~~~~~ Iced Tea
~~~~~~ Coffee (but not iced)
~~~~~~ Chanel Nº5
~~~~~~ An occasional cheap thrill ;)
~~~~~~ AND ...

"Absorb what is useful, Discard what is not, Add what is uniquely your own." --Bruce Lee
"Whatever you dislike in another person take care to correct in yourself." --Thomas Sprat
"You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly." --Sam Keen
"One doesn't know, till one is a bit at odds with the world, how much one's friends who believe in one rather generously, mean to one." --D.H. Lawrence
“The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life. Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof.” --Richard David Bach
“Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become. Except in cases of necessity, which are rare, leave your friend to learn unpleasant things from his enemies; they are ready enough to tell them." --Oliver Wendell Holmes
”Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment.” --Grenville Kleiser
"A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs -- jolted by every pebble in the road.” --Henry Ward Beecher
“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination are omnipotent. The slogan press on has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race. No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.” --(John) Calvin Coolidge
“You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don’t trust enough.” --Frank H. Crane
"A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.” --Aesop
REMEMBER ~~ Never take someone for granted. Hold every person close to your heart because you might wake up one day and realize that you’ve lost a diamond when you were too busy collecting stones...
REMEMBER ~~ A pat on the back is only a few centimeters from a kick in the ass. / The more shit you put up with, the more shit you are going to get. / The light at the end of the tunnel may be the train...
DEFINITION OF STRESS ~~ The confusion created when one’s mind overrides the body’s basic desire to choke the living hell outta some asshole who desperately deserves it!
FOOD FOR THOUGHT ~~ If a man is standing in the middle of a forest speaking and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong?
FOOD FOR THOUGHT ~~ What exactly was the best thing before sliced bread?







SHAMELESS PLUG FOR MY NEPHEW, FRED McNEAL, AND HIS RED HOT SMOKIN’ ATLANTA-BASED BAND WHO APPROPRIATELY BILL THEMSELVES AS “THE HOT RODS” ~~ I AM OH SO PROUD OF ALL FIVE OF THESE ROCKIN’ CATS ...

I'd like to meet:

Gracious/genuine/sincere folk with the ability to laugh at themselves and make others laugh as well! One of my favorite movie characters said it best ... "You gotta learn to laugh, it's the way to true love." If someone, somewhere, somehow makes you smile or laugh, especially if you've had a really shitty day, always, ALWAYS be sure to thank them!!! You may not get a second chance ... think about it!!! I would also like to meet those who share a TRUE love of music and just couldn't imagine living in a world without it. It would be a fate unbearable!!!Now you may ask yourself, "How did this chick get to be a "MySpacer?" Well, I was invited many years ago by my New Jersey pal, Steve Bello. Not only is Steve witty, intelligent, and super cool, he is also one helluva guitarist. You should check out his page, especially if you're into the metal scene :)As you can very well see from my "friends" section, one of the biggest kicks I have gotten outta MySpace has been finding a lot of my favorite musicians/bands and discovering, slowly but surely, some new ones. I have a good many songs, videos and pics on me page. Hopefully, there is a little something for everyone and will make you smile ... REALLY BIG :) If not, well ... you're a moron ... my condolences!!!WILE E. COYOTE(evereadii eatibus)................... (overconfidentii vulgaris).............................. (stupidicus balldropidus).............................. (hard-headipus oedipus)................... (caninus nervous rex)........................................... DAVID CASSIDY ~~ Laugh not my friends ... His was the most adorable face ever to grace the pages of TiGER beat ..... and yes, I still have my white puka shell necklace................................................. CLACKERS ~~ Remember these priceless glass gems ... the best toy ever invented ... and yes, I still have my original lilac/gold clackers ... along with the battle scars.PEACOCK MARKET ~ Clovis, California .............................................. A Beauty of a Sign, don’t ya think?HAVE A NICE DAY!!!

Music:


"Got time to breathe...Got time for music." --Briscoe Darling

THE BEGINNING ~~ It was a gloriously fine day back in 1970 when this extremely hip 9-year old had finally saved enough money to purchase her very first record album...thanks to a lot of bottled RC Cola and Nehi Grape Soda consumption and daily roadside scavenger hunts for discarded bottles...ya know back in the day these beauties yielded a whopping 5 cent return! And so, with my brown paper bag of rolled coins in tow, I hopped on my trusted Huffy bicycle and pedaled my way up to the famed Stereo City, a local record shop and one of my most favorite hideaways :) Of course, I already knew which album I wanted, so without hesitation, I quickly pulled it from its bin and hoisted my bag-o-cash on the counter. And the album? It was Three Dog Night's “Naturally”...and it was all mine...not one I would have to borrow from my brother’s or my Dad’s collection...but mine, all mine! I hurriedly made my way back home and headed directly for my room. And there I would sit for hours playing this album over and over and over on my suitcase phonograph. Drove my mother slap fucking crazy...but oh how I jest...she was that way long before I arrived on the scene...lol. Anyway, I would stand on my bed with hairbrush mic in hand and sing/scream unrelentlessly (especially to TDN'S rendition of the Russ Ballard ditty "Liar"). Ahhhh...good times indeed! I absolutely loved each and every song, but my favorite was (and still is today) the TDN classic "I Can Hear You Calling." And thanks to the keyboard stylings of Jimmy Greenspoon, I was even inspired to take piano lessons. Well I still have that very album and treasure it just as much as I did some 35 years ago :) It also must be said that my second favorite TDN song is “Out in the Country” which was co-written by the great Paul Williams and Roger Nichols and features some very powerful lyrics coupled with an incredibly beautiful organ arrangement...undoubtedly one of the best songs ever written and recorded. And for some very neat trivia...the band’s name "Three Dog Night" came from a story about Australian aborigines who, on cold nights in the outback, sleep with their dogs for warmth. The coldest evenings are known as "three dog nights." I like that :)


THREE DOG NIGHT ~ I CAN HEAR YOU CALLING
THREE DOG NIGHT ~ OUT IN THE COUNTRY
~ Before the breathin’ air is gone
~ Before the sun is just a bright spot in the night-time
~ Out where the rivers like to run
~ I stand alone and take back something worth rememberin’ ...

PAUL REVERE AND THE RAIDERS ~ LET ME
(Mark Lindsay = Yummy = Origin of my Ponytail Affinity)
HEY KIDS...Don’t forget to tune into Mark Lindsay’s Rock & Roll Café Radio Show broadcast LIVE Saturday Nights from 7-11 pm Pacific Time on K-HITS, Portland, Oregon
GOOD STUFF...check it out at: http://khits1067.com/pages/269190.php http://cbsplayer.streamtheworld.com/?CALLSIGN=KLTHFM

JOHN FOGERTY ~ ROCKIN’ ALL OVER THE WORLD
(Someone actually told me one time that they did not care for John Fogerty’s voice. I just shook my head as I actually felt sorry for them ... and then I told ‘em that whenever I hear John sing my heart starts to race and my palms start to sweat. Yes indeedy do ... I am blessed!!!)
JOHN FOGERTY ~ JOY OF MY LIFE
(Yep ... sometimes it is really good being a woman ... Good God ... I need a cigarette!!!)
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL ~ BORN ON THE BAYOU
(I can still hear my ol’ hound dog barkin’ ...)

Live on Sunset Strip - Promo

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RASPBERRIES ~ LIVE ON SUNSET STRIP (2005)
(Delightfully Dreamy!!!)

THE BEATLES ~ NOWHERE MAN (1966)
(Flawless!!!)

CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY ~ I'M A MAN (1969)
RIP Terry Kath / January 31, 1946 - January 23, 1978 Terry bestowed upon the world an incredible gift of song ... Oh, Thank You Great Spirit ... Forever You Will Make Me Smile !!!


ARGENT ~ HOLD YOUR HEAD UP (1972)
(Russ 'God Gave Rock & Roll to You' Ballard = LOVE HIM)
(co-written by the Zombies' Rod Argent and Chris White)

DONALD "DUCK" DUNN + “BOOKER T.” JONES + STEVE "THE COLONEL" CROPPER = The Masters

BOOKER T. & THE MGs ~ GREEN ONIONS (2003)
(Perfection!!!)

SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE ~ DANCE TO THE MUSIC / MUSIC LOVER
(All the squares go home!!!)

BILLY PRESTON ~ OUTTA SPACE
(1972 - The absolute most funkiest groove ever to hit the roller rink floor)
Rest in Peace, dear Billy / September 2, 1946 - June 6, 2006
~ Such joy and happiness you bring
~ Such joy and happiness you bring
~ Like a dream
~ My guiding light, my shining star
~ I'm going to love you wherever you are
~ You are so beautiful to me ...

RHODA SCOTT TRIO ~ PISTACCIO (2006)
(Queen B ~ Pedal Smokin’ Mama)

70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HAMMOND

HAMMOND HEROES TRAILER


BRAD DELP ~ Rest in Peace
June 12, 1951 - March 9, 2007
Your Beautiful, Shining Voice Will Live Forever Strong In My Heart
BOSTON ~ A MAN I’LL NEVER BE
BRAD DELP TRIBUTE ~ MORE THAN A FEELING
~ I looked out this morning and the sun was gone
~ Turned on some music to start my day
~ I lost myself in a familiar song
~ I closed my eyes and I slipped away ...


DAN FOGELBERG = Magical
August 13, 1951 - December 16, 2007
You were a gifted writer of song, a gifted performer of song, and indeed a very special human being. Your lyrics and melodies greatly touched and will continue to touch our lives. You leave behind all things good, but it was a very bad thing that took you from us. Having been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer in 2004, you fought a courageous battle, but sadly was defeated by such an unworthy monstrous opponent. My friends, Dan’s final wish was for all men to educate themselves on the measures that can and should be taken for prevention and early detection of this horrid disease. Please honor Dan and visit www.prostatecancerfoundation.org today! Also go to www.danfogelberg.com if you are interested in reading about Dan’s life and times. And may God rest your beautiful soul, Dan Fogelberg :)
DAN FOGELBERG TRIBUTE ~ DON’T LOSE HEART
DAN FOGELBERG / TIM WEISBERG ~ THE POWER OF GOLD
The story is told of the power of gold and its lure on the unsuspecting ~ It glitters and shines, it badgers and blinds ~ And constantly needs protecting ~ Balance the cost of the soul you lost with the dreams you lightly sold ~ Are you under...the power of gold
DAN FOGELBERG ~ MAKE LOVE STAY
Now that we love ~ Look at the moonless night and tell me ~ How do we make love stay


BILLY THORPE
March 29, 1946 - February 28, 2007
Rest in Peace, my Stellar Friend


JUMPIN’ GENE SIMMONS (1937-2006)
I remember playing the Haunted House 45 a lot in my childhood days ... it ranks right up there with Gene Autry’s Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer album ... very fond memories. I recently learned that Mr. Simmons died last year. May he rest in peace ... and many thanks Jumpin’ Gene for puttin’ a smile on my face once again as I cut the rug to this great classic ... check it out on my playlist :)
Rockabilly singer/songwriter Jumpin’ Gene Simmons was born in 1937 in Tupelo, Mississippi. He moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1958. While playing different clubs in the Memphis area in his early years, Gene’s unique style and down to earth manner caught the prized attention of Sam Phillips, owner of Sun Records. It would just be a matter of days before the fast-acting Phillips would add Gene to his impressive list of stars signed with the Sun label: Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, and Charlie Rich. As his musical career was continuing to develop, Gene joined the famous “Bill Black Combo” as lead singer. Together, the Combo gained national attention and made appearances on many popular television shows including “The Ed Sullivan Show” and “American Bandstand.” Their performances continued to gain favor with the public until the untimely death of Bill Black. Gene soon signed with Hi Records and made a name for himself shortly after release of the whimsical and delightful “Haunted House” in 1964. The single reached No. 11 on the Billboard pop chart and launched him on a world tour. Returning to the states, the creative international star turned his talents to song-writing. Barbara Mandrell, Mel Tillis, Gene Watson, Billy Joe Spears and a host of other Nashville recording artists did Gene proud with their renditions of his songs. The 1980's saw the resurgence of “Old Time Rock ‘n Roll” abroad which brought about the re-issue of Gene’s entire catalog of recordings throughout Europe. Once again Gene would find himself touring away from home--this time bringing his 50's and 60's hits to a new generation of fans. In 1994 country superstar Tim McGraw had his first hit with “Indian Outlaw” which was written by Gene Simmons and Tommy Barnes. In the last few years Gene has had songs recorded by many of today’s biggest artists including Hank Williams, Jr. and Ken Mellons. Brian Setzer did a version of Simmons’ “Peroxide Blonde in a Hopped Up Model Ford” on his Rockabilly Riot Vol. 1: A Tribute to Sun Records. Jumpin’ Gene Simmons died in 2006 in a Tupelo hospital after a long illness. He was 69 years old. (countrymusicplanet.com; msnbc.msn.com)


CHRISTOPHER NORTH = Thrillin’ and Killin’


LEE MICHAELS = Hammondly Delicious


DR. HOOK AND THE MEDICINE SHOW = Lovable Loons

JIMMY HALL = Bad to the Bone = Hot Diggity Damn!!!

WET WILLIE = The Best of Dixie Rock, Baby!!!


JOE WALSH = Irresistibly Unpredictable


JEFF LYNNE = Beautifully Brilliant
For a worthwhile read on my favorite ELO song ‘Showdown’ go to: http://www.jefflynnesongs.com/showdown


TOM PETTY = Ravishing Rebel


JOYCE “BABY JEAN” KENNEDY = TNT
Thank You for the Love !!!


FREDDIE MERCURY
The ultimate showman with a magnitude of charisma possessed by only a very select few. His is the second greatest voice ever to grace my ears :)
No cause to miss him ... for he is IMMORTAL


YOU WANTED THE BEST...YOU GOT THE BEST
THE HOTTEST BAND IN THE WORLD

FITZ ~ CARDBOARD CONDO
My Canadian brothers in music are living proof that genuine goodness and beauty does exist in this world!
GOD BLESS YOU, Dave and Greg Fitzpatrick
Please visit the FITZ Official Website at www.fitzbros.com and check out more of their original sensational songs!
Ya know, I always start my day the right way ~ FITZ ‘n grits :):):)

JAMES STEELE ~~ CHECK OUT HIS FORTHCOMING CD ~~ DIG IT

THE MUGGS ~ GONNA NEED MY HELP
Solid Gold Rock 'n Roll, kids ... LOVE IT!





Movies:

FEATURED ATTRACTIONS COMING SOON ...

Television:


MILLER LITE DALMATION COMMERCIAL
(feat. Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy with Jailbreak)

HARDEE’S COW SHAKE COMMERCIAL
(feat. Sean Paul with Get Busy)

Books:


I have a few ... anything pertaining to music :)

Heroes:


My best friends who love me unconditionally

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Without a Song

WITHOUT A SONG Lyrics by Billy Rose and Edward EliscuMusic by Vincent Youmans(from the 1929 musical production "Great Day")Without a song, the day would never endWithout a song, the road would never b...
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