The music that shaped my life.

[Snuffy]

Despite our companion's insistence on playing overly enthusiastic air drums throughout the show, it was amazing.

If I learned anything from watching Hee Haw, it's that sometimes, you need a rubber chicken.

 

[Snuffy]

 

[Kharnynb]

I never got to see Pink Floyd in concert, but a few years ago Pierce College in Tacoma put on a computer generated accompaniment show to Dark Side of the Moon, that was absolutely amazing, in their auditorium with layback seats like the old laser shows that were put on at the Seattle Center. Despite our companion's insistence on playing overly enthusiastic air drums throughout the show, it was amazing.

I was too young for roger waters' pink floyd, but did see the division bells tour in 94 in rotterdam

 

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[Cheshire Cat]

Mine went through an accumulation of music
1963 Beatles, Stones, The Who, Kinks
1966 Dylan and Muddy Waters
1967 Cream
1968 American Folk and Blues
1969 English and Irish Folk
1969 Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Hendrix

 

[Snuffy]

My first real exposure to rock n roll music beyond radio was when I was about 13 years old. My best friend had an older brother who was probably 19 at the time and he had a serious album collection and a killer stereo. He would have killed us if he knew we were playing his records, but we did it a lot. I can remember hearing loads of bands for the first time from that collection. Foghat, Foreigner, Bowie, Hendrix, Tull, Robin Trower, Black Oak Arkansas, Bad Co, Uriah Heep, Deep Purple, Wishbone Ash, Yes, Floyd, Zep. And of course, Cheech and Chong. It was a real eye-opener. That would have been summer of 1975. Half a century ago. Holy crap. That led to the last half of the 70s driving around with a floorboard full of tapes of Thin Lizzy, Rush, Kansas, Nugent, Boston, Buckingham Nicks, Rory Gallagher, Skynyrd, Styx, Elvis Costello, Police, Bob Marley, Kraftwerk, UFO, and of course, Jimmy Buffet for drinking songs. I had some friends who were into Smiths, Echo + Bunnymen, Psych Furs, Joy Division, Flock of Seagulls, Fixx, Cure, Ramones, Pistols, Patti Smith. I liked some of that but never enough to buy it. I think I appreciate them more now than I did then. Sometimes I wonder where all those old tapes went. I think I may have sold them with a car after CDs came out.

 

[Ninoid]

My first real exposure to rock n roll music beyond radio was when I was about 13 years old. My best friend had an older brother who was probably 19 at the time and he had a serious album collection and a killer stereo. He would have killed us if he knew we were playing his records, but we did it a lot. I can remember hearing loads of bands for the first time from that collection. Foghat, Foreigner, Bowie, Hendrix, Tull, Robin Trower, Black Oak Arkansas, Bad Co, Uriah Heep, Deep Purple, Wishbone Ash, Yes, Floyd, Zep. And of course, Cheech and Chong. It was a real eye-opener. That would have been summer of 1975. Half a century ago. Holy crap. That led to the last half of the 70s driving around with a floorboard full of tapes of Thin Lizzy, Rush, Kansas, Nugent, Boston, Buckingham Nicks, Rory Gallagher, Skynyrd, Styx, Elvis Costello, Police, Bob Marley, Kraftwerk, UFO, and of course, Jimmy Buffet for drinking songs. I had some friends who were into Smiths, Echo + Bunnymen, Psych Furs, Joy Division, Flock of Seagulls, Fixx, Cure, Ramones, Pistols, Patti Smith. I liked some of that but never enough to buy it. I think I appreciate them more now than I did then. Sometimes I wonder where all those old tapes went. I think I may have sold them with a car after CDs came out.

I made a similar mistake. I had a collection of about 150 LPs and sold them for a pittance because they were taking up space and I thought time had run over them. Oh, how I regret it today.

 

[BongoYodeler]

I had a collection of over 1000 LPs, mostly from the 70's, that I boxed up, along with a Technics turntable, and took them all to the Salvation Army to donate. That was when we moved ourselves from NY to the west coast and I just didn't have room on the truck I rented.

 

[Broothru]

My first real exposure to rock n roll music beyond radio was when I was about 13 years old. My best friend had an older brother who was probably 19 at the time and he had a serious album collection and a killer stereo. He would have killed us if he knew we were playing his records, but we did it a lot. I can remember hearing loads of bands for the first time from that collection. Foghat, Foreigner, Bowie, Hendrix, Tull, Robin Trower, Black Oak Arkansas, Bad Co, Uriah Heep, Deep Purple, Wishbone Ash, Yes, Floyd, Zep. And of course, Cheech and Chong. It was a real eye-opener. That would have been summer of 1975. Half a century ago. Holy crap. That led to the last half of the 70s driving around with a floorboard full of tapes of Thin Lizzy, Rush, Kansas, Nugent, Boston, Buckingham Nicks, Rory Gallagher, Skynyrd, Styx, Elvis Costello, Police, Bob Marley, Kraftwerk, UFO, and of course, Jimmy Buffet for drinking songs. I had some friends who were into Smiths, Echo + Bunnymen, Psych Furs, Joy Division, Flock of Seagulls, Fixx, Cure, Ramones, Pistols, Patti Smith. I liked some of that but never enough to buy it. I think I appreciate them more now than I did then. Sometimes I wonder where all those old tapes went. I think I may have sold them with a car after CDs came out.

Youngster!

A decade earlier, I was doin’ the same thing, but it was a guy named Elvis, and some dude who always wore black. What is this thing “stereo” that you speak of?

Back then, “Ozzie” was followed quickly thereafter with the name “Harriet” instead of ‘Ozzy’ and ‘Osborne’. They had a young kid who played the guitar and had a nice voice. He was kinda’ cool with the chicks.

Whippersnappers. Get off my lawn, kid.

 

[Snuffy]

Whippersnappers. Get off my lawn, kid.

I wonder at the derivation of that term. Whippersnappers. Yet another great band name. Makes me think of a "Dennis the Menace" kind of kid. Freckles and overalls with a slingshot in his back pocket.

Ooooh! Look what I found! https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/whipper-snapper.html

 

[Cheshire Cat]

The term "whippersnapper" originated in the late 17th century and likely evolved from "whip-snapper", referring to someone who cracks whips. It is also possibly an alteration of "snippersnapper". The word is used to describe a young, presumptuous, and overconfident person.

 

[Mr. Vern]

you have to make that whistle sound with your "S" when you say whippersnapper, I do believe that is the rule and allows you to show off your old man status while poking fun at the youngsters.

Which reminds me, I have always loved this line and the idea that Bowie was indeed a Boomer makes it that much better with the "OK Boomer" fad... Those kids will get it one day, hopefully. GenX myself, barely made it.

 

[Snuffy]

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