On the way to today...
It's hard to imagine but it was 38 years ago today that MTV was first broadcast.
The channel changed the way we react to music forever. It almost nearly killed rock and roll forever. Popstars always dominated MTV. Michael Jackson, Madonna, Elton John, yeesh. Please with that pop crap.
This was the very first video shown on MTV:
It's was 'Video killed the radio star by a band called The Buggles. That shoulda tipped us off right there.
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For about ten years it was
all about the music.
And then it wasn't. Award shows, specials, and then finally self-produced shows.
Shows that REALLY SUCKED.
Like Jersey Shore.
A show more about bad behavior than anything else that was populated by a buncha friggin' goombahs from Staten Island. Staten friggin' Island. Please.
These jerkoffs.
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MTV should really change it's name to something more appropriate.
How about BTV?
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Also on this day in 1969 The first and only Atlantic City Pop Festival.
Was held at Atlantic City Race Course.
(which of course no longer exists)
(which of course no longer exists)
The lineup included:
Tim Buckley
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
The Byrds
Canned Heat
The Chambers Brothers
Chicago (as the Chicago Transit Authority)
Joe Cocker
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Cass Elliot
Iron Butterfly
Jefferson Airplane
Dr. John the Night Tripper
Janis Joplin
B.B. King
Lighthouse
Little Richard
Looking Glass
Lothar and the Hand People
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Hugh Masekela
Buddy Miles
Joni Mitchell
The Mothers of Invention
Tracy Nelson & Mother Earth
Procol Harum
Buddy Rich
Biff Rose
Santana
Sir Douglas Quintet
Three Dog Night
Johnny Winter
$ 15.00 for all three days!
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Here's a laugh - Joni Mitchell ran off the stage crying after only 3 songs because no one was paying any attention to her!
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Here's a laugh - Joni Mitchell ran off the stage crying after only 3 songs because no one was paying any attention to her!
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Johnny Winter was a kick-ass Texas blues guitar slinger.
If you don't know who he was, here's a taste from Woodstock (summer of 1969):
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I digress.
Late afternoon shadow on the cushions on my lanai couch the other day. How friggin' cool is that?
(and yes - that is a Jimi Hendrix pillow)
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SCROLL DOWN FOR EVEN MORE FUN AND NONSENSE.
MAYBE YOU'LL LEARN SOMETHING
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MAYBE YOU'LL LEARN SOMETHING
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