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Dave Swanson

If it turns out that there is a God, I don't think that he's evil. About the worst that you can say

About Me

www.rainydaysaints.com

My Interests

Music:

Bob Dylan, Monkees, Cheap Trick, Sparks, The Turtles, Blondie,Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Kinks, The Who, Flamin Groovies, T.Rex, Sweet, Slade, Tiny Tim, Sonny & Cher, Alice Cooper, AC/DC, Mott The Hoople, Julian Cope, David Bowie, Can, Roxy Music, Small Faces,Caravan, Faces, Robyn Hitchcock,The Drifters, Phil Spector, Dave Clark Five, Everly Brothers, Hollies, The Darkness, Neu, Donovan, Runaways, Redd Kross, Grand Funk Railroad, Joe Pop-O-Pies, Queen, Dickies, Fleshtones, Neil Young, The Move, Ramones, 13th Floor Elevators, Dream Syndicate,Steve Wynn, Buddy Holly, Kevin Ayers, The Velvet Underground,Easybeats,Motorhead, Flipper, Van Der Graaf Generator, Peter Hammill, Abba, Fred Lane, Stranglers, Hawkwind, The Zombies, Genesis (Gabriel era), Television, Dwight Twilley, Big Star, X, Young Rascals, Mamas & Papas, James Brown,Bobby Darin, Brian Eno, Fleetwood Mac, Love, Leaving Trains, Byrds, New York Dolls, Dionne Warwick, Nick Drake, Stooges, Adam & The Ants, The Dictators, Blue Oyster Cult, Badfinger, Merry-Go-Round, Elvis Costello, Kiss, Three Dog Night, Nancy Sinatra, Bevis Frond, Richard Harris, Beach Boys,Scott Walker, The Cramps, Joe Meek, Animals, Ventures, Buffalo Springfield, Blasters, Bram Tchaikovsky, Status Quo, The Doors,Goffin & King, Mann & Weil, Leiber & Stoller, Chinn & Chapman, Plimsouls, Bacharach & David,Kasenetz & Katz,The Fifth Dimension, Jefferson Airplane, Big Star,Dead Boys, Cowsills,Paul Revere & The Raiders, Dead Kennedys, The Left Banke,Sex Pistols, Damned, Johnny Cash, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd, Henry Mancini, Howlin Wolf, MC5, The Rubinoos, Black Flag, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Chad & Jeremy, Funkadelic, Hanoi Rocks, Marvin Gaye, The Jam, Paul Weller, The Shadows, Spacemen 3, The Angels (Aussie), Fairport Convention, The Creation, and so on...

Movies:

Don't Look Back, A Hard Day's Night, Help!, Head, Gimmer Shelter,The Apartment, Love & Death, Annie Hall, Bananas, Manhatten, What's Up Tiger Lily?, Sleeper, Crimes And Misdemeanors, Zelig, Play It Again Sam,Take The Money And Run, Dr. No, Goldfinger, Arthur, Stripes, American Graffitti, Caddyshack, The Graduate, Born To Boogie, Billy Jack, Born Losers, Off The Charts, Dazed & Confused,South Park:Bigger, Longer & Uncut, Blood Freak, Desperate Teenage Lovedolls, Lovedolls Superstar, The Wild Angels, Spirit Of '76, Midnight Cowboy, Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls, Dr. Strangelove, Wings Of Desire, Lenny, Blazing Saddles, Dr. Strangelove, and more...

Television:

The Simpsons, South Park, King Of The Hill, Family Guy, The Monkees, The Gong Show, Twin Peaks, Law & Order, Batman, Andy Griffith Show, Monty Pythons Flying Circus, All In The Family, Maude, The Munsters, Laugh-In, Freaks & Geeks, Hawaii 5-O, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld, How's Your News?, X-Files, David Letterman, Hawaiian Eye, Get Smart, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., 77 Sunset Strip, The Time Tunnel, H.R.Puffnstuff, Lidsville, Julia, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Shindig!, Hullabaloo, Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, Columbo, Law & Order SVU, and so on...

Heroes:

Bob Dylan, Mickey Dolenz, Rick Nielsen, Salvador Dali,

My Blog

Happy Birthday George!

Happy 71st birthday to the one and only George Carlin.  One of the greatest minds of our times!  For my money, the best stand up comedian ever!  ...
Posted by Dave Swanson on Mon, 12 May 2008 01:44:00 PST

Another one gone....

from Mojo on line... Farewell, Klaus Dinger The cosmic ür-groove faltered this week as we learned of the passing of Klaus Dinger, aged 61, of heart failure. Officially announced yesterday by the Neu...
Posted by Dave Swanson on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:23:00 PST

The Genius Of Sparks Continues

Sparks’ new album ’Exotic Creatures Of The Deep’ will be released on May 19th.  Check out the song titles....genius stuff as always. True originals in a world of clones The trac...
Posted by Dave Swanson on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:57:00 PST

Thoughts on the RRHOF Ceremony....

The R&R Hall OF Fame? Don't get me started!  I will keep this to thoughts on last nights event and not a tirade about who's not in that should be or who's in who shouldn't be. There's plenty ...
Posted by Dave Swanson on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:25:00 PST

Mike Smith

More sad news on the rock & roll front....   Dave Clark Five lead singer Mike Smith died of pneumonia Thursday, less than two weeks before the band was to be inducted into the Rock and Roll H...
Posted by Dave Swanson on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:27:00 PST

Jim Jones

The world lost a wonderful person Monday.   Rest In Peace Mr. Jones.  As has been stated time and again, but never too often, Jim was one of the nicest people you'd ever want ...
Posted by Dave Swanson on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:39:00 PST

VDGG Trisector

1. The Hurlyburly 2. Interference Patterns 3. The Final Reel 4. Lifetime 5. Drop Dead 6. Only in a Whisper 7. All That Before 8. Over the Hill 9. (We Are) Not Here The album is due for release by Vi...
Posted by Dave Swanson on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:30:00 PST

Daves Faves of 2007

First off...I know there's a lot of things I didn't hear this year. I never heard the Neil Young 'Chrome Dremas II' for instance. I guess I just wasn't that interested?! Who knows.  I think 2007 ...
Posted by Dave Swanson on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 06:51:00 PST

Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

This is an article from the Harpo website written by all around cool guy Fred Mills. 50,000 Physicians Can't Be Wrong: Rock Hall on Life Support Fred MillsSeptember 30, 2007 Commenting Friday (Sept....
Posted by Dave Swanson on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 05:50:00 PST

R.M.A. Sept. 16th, 1977

Remember Marc Always!  This is the 30th anniversary of the death of  Marc Bolan. ...
Posted by Dave Swanson on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 05:02:00 PST