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ATL Al

Proud Alumni of the Univ. of Florida

About Me

Save Green Bay's "Rockin' 50's Fests"!


If you love Rockabilly music like me... please go to this website and sign the online petition to save the Rockin' 50's Fests.
http://petitiononline.com/rockin50/petition.html
We need to convince the Oneida Casino in Green Bay to hold the 2009 Festival. OVER 100 acts over 5 days. Watch the video!
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I'm just a regular guy that enjoys things like:Rockabilly and B-Movies:
The Collins Kids
My Tribute to Hank Williams
Last June, we were fortunate to be able to visit the Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama. Check it out ---
Here's how I roll . . . Music:


Listening and playing Rockabilly Music. Hank Williams, Elvis, Wanda Jackson, Marti Brom, Ruby Ann, and my buddy J.P. McDermott and Western Bop.
I enjoy Posting videos on YOUTUBE Soapbox and Dailymotion.com

I dig:


B-movies, Exploitation, Raquel Welch, and 50's and 60's psychotronic stuff: Bad Girls, Teen movies... all that crap. Most of the photos on this page are linked to videos... try one!

SEE GRINDHOUSE!


My Interests

REBEL BEAT

The Story of LA Rockabilly


Now on DVD! Featuring Big Sandy & his Fly-Rite Boys, Glen Glenn, Ray Campi, and much much more!

Click on Bernie's pic for a very special price!

WANDA JACKSON

The Sweet Lady with the Nasty Voice



Wine, Women, and Song!

The Lovely Joi Lansing



I'd like to meet:

Real People Who Enjoy Rockabilly and B-Movies



Tex Rubinowitz



Eddie Angel, Bob E. Rock, & Tex
(back in the day)

Classic Moshpit Moment!

Video: Supersuckers Mosh Mayhem Joe Friday

Blue Boy



Music:

Go Getters!


Sweden's Finest Rockabilly



Go-Getters: No Heart to Spare - Swedish Rockabilly

Big Sandy & his Fly-Rite Boys



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Video: Big Sandy & his Fly-Rite Boys - Hey, Lowdown

Scopitones!



Movies:

I dig B-Movies - the "B" stands for un-Believeably Cool.



girls on the loose
Uploaded by Gatorrock784

Teen and J-D Classics

Wham Bam here comes Pam!



Pam Grier: The Queen of Women in Prison Movies



Pin-Down Girl (1951) (trailer)
Uploaded by luchagringo

Television:

The Office

My Name is Earl


Books:

Anything by George Pelecanos


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Video: George Pelecanos on Headline News
also: Michael Connelly Carl HiaasenHard Case Crime Book cluband in my more tender moments:books by Alexander McCall Smith

Heroes:

Roller Derby Chicks



Bowling Broads

The Good Life



...and Friendly Folks
...like Mamie
Mandie...

...& Mary Jo

see you next time ... same bat time... same bat channel!

My Blog

16 (or more) Hot Women of Rockabilly!

With the weather too hot outside to do practically anything... Here's your chance to work up a little sweat at your computer. :)I spent several hours putting together this collaborative epic video. A...
Posted by ATL Al on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:25:00 PST

Psycho Party at Papis

Before we go any farther, it's pronounced "Poppy" -- like a cool Mexican Dad, I guess.Thinking back, I can't imagine why it's called "Papi's Southwestern Grill". There wasn't much latin-flavored to t...
Posted by ATL Al on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:26:00 PST

Save GREEN BAY Rockabilly Fest Update

THERE IS HOPE! See message below from Rockin' 50's Fest Organizer Marc Mencher.And if You haven't done so already... sign the online petition now!http://www. petitiononline. com/rockin50/-------------...
Posted by ATL Al on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:47:00 PST

Bubbapalooza

Saturday night at the Star Bar was day 3 of the annual Bubbapalooza Festival... which is now in its 12th year. It's a Rockabilly-flavored, down home redneck-lovin' weekend of Good Times, Good Music, ...
Posted by ATL Al on Mon, 26 May 2008 07:07:00 PST

My Date with Cindy Crawford

She wore white. I wore a headset. Don't tell my wife. Cindy visited Headline News today as part of a "Rooms-to-Go" tour for her new furniture line. Who Knew? ...
Posted by ATL Al on Fri, 16 May 2008 01:34:00 PST

Big Sandy and Big Andy

This is the story of two legends. Big Sandy, and yes, Big Andy.  In the past few days, it was Hello again to the first... and a sad goodbye to the second.Big SandyBig Sandy came to town with his Fly-R...
Posted by ATL Al on Tue, 13 May 2008 07:30:00 PST

SAVE GREEN BAYS Rockin 50s Fests

Imagine a music festival where 100 acts, from Rockabilly to Doo-Wop to Psychobilly to Swing Bands and everything in between, play on 4 stages for 5 days. Anyone who has ever attended a "Rockin' 50's F...
Posted by ATL Al on Sun, 04 May 2008 06:13:00 PST

A weekend of Music ... and Pain

I should have known this past weekend was going to be exhilarating and, at the same time, physically challenging.I had planned two nights of big name acts ... some bigger than others. Of course, I wa...
Posted by ATL Al on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:49:00 PST

Spring Breaking

Every spring, the kids get a week off... and it's my duty (honor?) to drive them up to visit my folks who live just North of Washington, DC in Rockville, Maryland. Diana had to stay in Georgia working...
Posted by ATL Al on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:26:00 PST

Rockabilly Wins A Peabody Award

"Whole Lotta Shakin," the Texas Heritage Music Foundation’s public-radio series chronicling the 1950s heyday of rockabilly is one of the recipients of the 67th annual George Foster Peabody award...
Posted by ATL Al on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:40:00 PST