FLEA'S BAG

    (10-24-12) FLEAFORNICATION...Happy B-Day to FLEA! ( 10/16/62). Can't say I dug that slap happy bass sound he and that Primus guy introduced to the Rock world in the Eighties. But the Red Hot Chili Peppers are one group that got WAY better when they slooooowed their music down. And Flea seems like he's a fabulous dude. Whether jamming with Patti Smith last week, opening the Silver Lake Conservatory of Music, or as seen here kickin' out the jams with IGGY at  a May 8, 2009 benefit for addiction recovery programs, Flea always seems to be on the right side of cool. Keep "giving it away", man.

      BTW...The Peppers released their version of "Search & Destroy" on the B-Side of their "Suck My Kiss'' single. Save my soul!

      P.S. And a happy B-Day ( 10/24 ) to BUFFIN of MOTT THE HOOPLE! Keep on Hooplin', dude..and despite what the ballad says I hope you didn't lose ALL your "child-like dreams."

CAMERA OBSCURA

  (10-23-12 #2)  CORRUPTION...As a lonely juvenile record geek not only did I play my LP's constantly but I'd stare at the covers and read the liner notes over and over again. I'd also check out the pictures of all the other LP's featured on the paper inner sleeve that housed the record itself. One of the LP pictures I looked at every time I played an album on the ATCO/ATLANTIC label is the one shown on today's blooge. If a kid could have a crush on an album cover then I did on this one. So imagine my surprise 40 years later when I saw this album on the wall of a record store in Williamsburg and I found out that my ancient teenage dream girl was actually our future Queen of Gloom and Doom Christa Paffgen aka NICO! Who would have guessed that the woman on the LP cover ( b. 10/16 ) would one day be recording "The End" and writing songs like "Janitor of Lunacy"?

    "I used to be naive. Thanks to Nico I got corrupt. "  IGGY 1977

BRING IT TO JEROME

    (10-23-12 #1) SOITENLY!...A happy B-Day ( 10/22/1903 ) to JEROME LESTER "JERRY" HORWITZ aka CURLY HOWARD! 

"We baked you a birthday cake,

                If you get a tummy ache,

            If you moan and groan and woe,

              Don't forget we told you so!" 

Bonus: 
Bring it to Macca!(2:36) 

SKETCH AND DESTROY

  (10-22-12)    WORLD'S FORGOTTEN BLOOGE...Charter Bloogist and Internet Blooge Master DOUG "Little Stranger" O'CONNOR recently found this picture he drew for his high school senior year ( 1976 ) art class. He entitled it "World's Forgotten Boy". It's proof of Doug's long standing fidelity to the STOOGE's cause ( as if any was needed!). He got a B-plus on it but Charter Bloogist and art teacher AMANDA insists that it's an A-plus ( at least!). I know all you out there have artistic talent ( some even get paid for it!). If you have any drawings , photos, ANYTHING pertaining to The IG that you would like to share with your fellow bloogists that'd be bitchen!

  P.S...Check out Blooge Archives for "BONUS BLOOGE, IGGY SELF-PORTRAIT" ( 9/9/12 ).

I FELT THE LUXURY

   (10-19-12 #2) FOR US THE LIVING, THIS DANCE WAS MEANT, TOO...When I lived in East Hollywood I saw Lux and Poison on occasion; in line at a movie screening or just on the street. It seemed obvious to me that they belonged together. What's it like to lose your soul mate, especially this early in your life? I don't know you and what you've been thru Miss Ivy. So who the hell am I to say this but here's wishing life still brings you joy. And I'm hoping you're still rockin' that guitar. Your tone and attack are as ROCK N"ROLL as it gets!

GOO GOO MUCKRAKERS

   (10-19-12 #1)   I WANNA BE YOUR GOREHOUND...This weekend is a (un)holy one in the Church of Psychobilly's calendar for it contains both the B-Days of the King and Queen of Punk Junk, LUX INTERIOR (10/21/46) and POISON IVY(10/20) of the CRAMPS. The term 'Psychobilly' is perhaps too limiting; Punk, Goth, and Garage all owe a blood debt to the Cramps. Plus, their depraved taste in all sorts of crazed Rock, Pop, and R & B from the past turned many of us on to amazing songs and performers we would never have heard of otherwise. Lux died on 2/4/'09 but he lives on thru all his Voodoo Children. To quote CARL PERKINS: " Rave on, chillun..I'm WITCHA!"

P.S. Check Blooge Archives "SONGS THE IG TAUGHT US"(2/14/12) FOR IGGY Connection!!

BONUS BORIS BLOOGE

 (10/18/12 #2 )      LOOK WHO'S CRAWLING UP MY WALL...JIMI HENDRIX said that Entwistle's "Boris The Spider" was His favorite Who song...which must have 'bugged' Townshend to no end, Pete being a huge Hendrix fan and all...

THE OX AND THE FIDDLE

(10-18-12)   WHEN WE WERE BOYS...A happy B-Day (10/9/12 ) to the late JOHN ENTWISTLE! John's bass playing prowess is well-known but all that fast finger action would amount to nothing but 'fiddlin' about' if you didn't have the songs. The Who had plenty of great ones, many of them written by Entwistle himself. Being an American Who fan in the mid/late '60's meant you had to seek out most of John's tunes on British only compilations like "Direct Hits" or rare B-sides. One of my favorites, "When I Was A Boy", was only available as the flip side to the non-LP "Let's See Action" '45. John's songs, with their quirky character studies and darkly humorous scenarios, made for a sharp contrast with Townshend's anthems and high concepts. Of course, Pete could write great character driven songs, too. "I'm A Boy" is more Entwistle than Entwistle"! How amazing it was to have two such creative but different writers in one ROCK N'ROLL band.

  P.S. See Blooge Archive "THE QUIETED ONE" ( 6/27/12) for RON & ZANDERS pre-STOOGE date with the Who and destiny in London ( 1965).