Whats the last song you listened to today??

[tomdidntwait]

N.W.A. - A Bitch Iz A Bitch
Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun
Dystopia-Stress Builds Character
The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon

[marsattacks666]

N.W.A. - A Bitch Iz A Bitch
Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun
Dystopia-Stress Builds Character
The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon

Good list.🤘🎃

[tomdidntwait]

Thank you! What should I listen to next?

[marsattacks666]

Thank you! What should I listen to next?

I recommend Gary Newman's Tubway Army-Replicas-1979. There are some really great tracks off that record.

[Mord]

Ha, I love it! That totally sounds Iggy 

Yes, let's hear it brother!!

Ok, here we go. I'm going to serialize this, since I don't want to bore you (or me). I'll tell you  the saga of the Whisky-a-go-go during the early 70s....

Part one - Sunset Strip 1973 :
      In 1973, I finally got access to my dad's '71 Chevy Impala (a tank of a car). This opened up new worlds for me. Around that time, "Raw Power" was released. The L.A. Times printed an ad for upcoming Whisky-a-go-go shows. Iggy & The Stooges popped right out of that add. I saved all my high school lunch allowance for tickets ($3 each), gas, and booze (Ihad facial hair and could pass for 21). Money saved, girlfriend on board, ready to go.

    We got to the Whisky early. The guy at the door didn't even ask for my license. It was a great feeling getting that all important hand stamp.  My girlfriend didn't, but who cares? She could always sneak a sip of my Southern Comfort glass. We enter, and take a seat in the very front (not many people yet). I loved the smell of cigarette smoke and liquor. People started streaming in, a half hour later. We were comfortably numb (as Pink Floyd would say).

  Part two tomorrow. I'll go in to what made the Whisky so special and our brush with the Stooges. Thanks for reading.

[marsattacks666]

Ok, here we go. I'm going to serialize this, since I don't want to bore you (or me). I'll tell you  the saga of the Whisky-a-go-go during the early 70s....

Part one - Sunset Strip 1973 :
      In 1973, I finally got access to my dad's '71 Chevy Impala (a tank of a car). This opened up new worlds for me. Around that time, "Raw Power" was released. The L.A. Times printed an ad for upcoming Whisky-a-go-go shows. Iggy & The Stooges popped right out of that add. I saved all my high school lunch allowance for tickets ($3 each), gas, and booze (Ihad facial hair and could pass for 21). Money saved, girlfriend on board, ready to go.

    We got to the Whisky early. The guy at the door didn't even ask for my license. It was a great feeling getting that all important hand stamp.  My girlfriend didn't, but who cares? She could always sneak a sip of my Southern Comfort glass. We enter, and take a seat in the very front (not many people yet). I loved the smell of cigarette smoke and liquor. People started streaming in, a half hour later. We were comfortably numb (as Pink Floyd would say).

  Part two tomorrow. I'll go in to what made the Whisky so special and our brush with the Stooges. Thanks for reading.

Tells us more!

Btw...circa 2002, The Whiskey. My ex Wife and I met Ron Jeremy late at night. He was with a date. Nice Man and very polite. We took photos with him( which are long gone). Later my ex and I went the Hustler store, after the fun we had.

[Mord]

Tells us more!

Btw...circa 2002, The Whiskey. My ex Wife and I met Ron Jeremy late at night. He was with a date. Nice Man and very polite. We took photos with him( which are long gone). Later my ex and I went the Hustler store, after the fun we had.

Ahh, the Hustler Store! How many times did I stand there watching beautiful woman buy their "special nightwear"? Also, imagining what they would look like in them

[marsattacks666]

Ahh, the Hustler Store! How many times did I stand there watching beautiful woman buy their "special nightwear"? Also, imagining what they would look like in them

Naughty, naughty, Mord👀👙👠

[marsattacks666]

Okay......

Queen-Stone Cold Crazy
The MISFITS-She
KISS- She
The Rolling Stones- Miss You
The Ramones-Commando
Blondie-Rapture
Devo-Freedom of Choice

[Mord]

 Part II. -  Inside the Whisky

        The Whisky was the very best place to catch a band in the 70s. As we entered, nodded to the burly doorman and looked around...it was beautiful. There was a bar on the right, tiny tables to the left, with a small dance floor in front of them (stage at chest level). A stairway led to the upstairs section. There was theatre-style seating overlooking the first floor, with another bar and stools to the left. Separating the two was a hallway with closed doors.

    We took a table in the very front (remember, we were there early). As the tables started to fill, we noticed a very distinguished-looking black couple seated next to us. They were the only black faces in a sea of white hipsters. I ordered whisky straight (ah, thank God for that hand stamp). As we drank, I noticed the black couple had disappeared. Then, the lights went out.

      "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome Rufus". It was them with their fellow band members. They broke into a funky version of their first hit, "Tell Me Something Good". We had heard it on the radio, so we decided to dance (very badly). Actually, that was our strategy. We would go to the very front of the dance floor and stake our ground. Other couples joined us for a nice half hour set. After the set, we weren't budging. We were front and center until the Stooges came on. The cute waitresses took my drink orders from there ( bless their hearts).The lights were about to go out.....


Part three tomorrow

[tomdidntwait]

I love Chaka Khan! Can't wait for the next part!

[Mord]

  Part III - The Stooges hit the stage

         Opening act done, time for the big guns. Anticipation was high as the stage was being set for Iggy & the boys. 30 minutes had passed and everybody was wondering what to expect. Creem magazine's  Lester Bangs had given high praise to these guys. David Bowie, himself, was a big fan (he even mixed the latest album). After releasing the seminal "Fun House" l.p. three years prior, The Stooges were legitimate rock legends. You could feel the excitement in the air. We kept looking at the second floor to see where they would come from. Sure enough, they came out of one of the closed doors in the second floor. The lights went out and the crowd went crazy.

      I've seen just about any great band you can name, but these guys were beyond that. They break into a thunderous version of "Raw Power" that eclipsed the version on the album. The bass and drums were loud and powerful, unlike the studio version. The Ashton brothers provided a perfect rhythm section for the two frontman. James Williamson's earpiercing leads cut thru the air like a newly sharpened scalpel. His playing was exceptional throughout the entire set. Then there's Iggy...

More to come.

[Mord]

  Part III - The Stooges hit the stage

         Opening act done, time for the big guns. Anticipation was high as the stage was being set for Iggy & the boys. 30 minutes had passed and everybody was wondering what to expect. Creem magazine's  Lester Bangs had given high praise to these guys. David Bowie, himself, was a big fan (he even mixed the latest album). After releasing the seminal "Fun House" l.p. three years prior, The Stooges were legitimate rock legends. You could feel the excitement in the air. We kept looking at the second floor to see where they would come from. Sure enough, they came out of one of the closed doors in the second floor. The lights went out and the crowd went crazy.

      I've seen just about any great band you can name, but these guys were beyond that. They break into a thunderous version of "Raw Power" that eclipsed the version on the album. The bass and drums were loud and powerful, unlike the studio version. The Ashton brothers provided a perfect rhythm section for the two frontman. James Williamson's earpiercing leads cut thru the air like a newly sharpened scalpel. His playing was exceptional throughout the entire set. Then there's Iggy...

More to come.

    Iggy hits the stage like a man possessed. Eyes bugged, neck veins bulging, his body contorting in ways it wasn't meant to. His hair dyed platinum, bare-chested with a leather jacket emblazed with a leopard face on back and silver sprayed pants (check "Raw Power" back cover for reference). He lunged to the mic barking, "Dance to the beat of the living dead...."  He was mesmerizing and lethal. We felt like he was going to hurt himself or the audience at any given minute. He slowed it down for the ominous "I Need Somebody". Still arching his body like a reckless, drugged-out gymnast, he continued to impress. Some audience members backed up in fear they would get hurt (My girlfriend almost got hit by the mikestand twice). It was manic, intense and unpredictable. I've seen nearly every rock icon you can name, none of them have even come close to this performance. The reason being, I really don't think he was performing. This is who he was/is. All of the songs came from the "Raw Power" album, with the exception of "She Creatures from the Hollywood Hills" (which was great). Great guitar work punctuated the fantastic "Search & Destroy". When he sang the opening lines (I'm a street walkin' cbeetah with a heart full of napalm), you absolutely believed it. The whole set lasted under 45 minutes, but you didn't feel cheated in any way. He put his entire heart, body and soul into every frenetic minute. The last song played and the band left  the stage. I looked up and saw the group retreat to one of those closed doors on the second. We were whisky-brave, and decided to follow.

 

[Mord]

  I'll continue tomorrow. I'm not trying to be dramatic, but I'm horrible at typing. Please have patience, and I'll continue with the backstage shenanigans. Hope I didn't bore anyone.

[tomdidntwait]

The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary

Siouxsie And The Banshees - Spellbound
Horrorpops - Heading for the Disco?

Flipper - Ha Ha Ha