John Kettman and His Trumpkin

As I mentioned in my bite out of the big apple post a few days ago, my friend, John Kettman, has had a brush with fame this past October.  He painted the face of Donald Trump, The Trumpkin, on a pumpkin and added a wig.  Then he proceeded to create a couple more presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.  He had thousands of hits on Google and ended up being broadcast on NBC affiliates and on ABC's Good Morning America when they solicited him to create pumpkins of all the show's hosts.  He was on The Chew, too!  You can find him on Facebook here for more of his works on coffee beans, rice grains, Ritz crackers, other pumpkins (Jimmy Fallon and Ellen DeGeneres, to name a few), and some amazing life-size works of the Beatles in full Sgt. Pepper regalia and Abbey Road strut.

Lennon and McCartney

Oh, my poor blog.  I have been away for quite awhile...  Life events and being sick on and off for several weeks had depleted my energy and left me with not much to give to the cyber world.

Blah, blah, blah.

Just a little explanation as to where I have been, BUT now I'm back, babies!

Let's start with just a little doodle of a couple of songwriters.

Day 273. So Weary.SOLD

I'm so tired.  Sometimes this project is just kicking my arse.

Here's how I feel--"Sister Morphine" (one of the best songs ever made)--the slow chords...Mick's plaintive voice at the beginning.  Keep with it--sorry, that I feel compelled to constantly be some rock 'n' roll educator.  Why?  I don't know; maybe because I just read some survey that 80% of kids don't know who the Beatles are or that they thought only old people listen to the Stones.  Such a travesty.

Pay special attention and listen at 2:41/2:42 as Charlie Watts' drum kicks in and Keith's guitar right after.  Maybe I'm waking up.  ha!  Nope.  Back to weariness.  Peace out.  I have to go to bed...exhausted.

Day 107. Bad Day

Bad, m and effing day.

Here's the musical equivalent to the visual. One furious super rock song isn't enough to convey the day--must combine two.

Led Zeppelin vs. The Beatles - Whole Lotta Helter Skelter (Soundhog)

Or maybe this tidbit...

Welcome to the Jungle - Guns 'n' Roses