Rock Music ~ KOME Style

Santa Cruz Cliffs

Originally uploaded by Natural Light Seeker

Missing home today something fierce, so when I found this awesome shot on Flickr had to post it. I love when the sun makes these beautiful colors back home. You just don’t see that anywhere else.

I have been having a blast listening to Laurie Roberts on KBAY and hope they keep her on. I am betting that all her fans have flocked to the station to listen in.

I have been a bit silent here for a while now, music has been taking a back burner to my bead business. I am the Betsy Ross of beaded jewelry lately, getting up at 3 am to work in the quiet of the morning. It is really rather nice to work and listen to my music and the birds out in the woods behind my house wake up.

My ultimate dream is to have a house ( nothing fancy mind you ) up in the hills above Santa Cruz. I want it to be tucked back into the Redwoods ( did I ever mention that I have three Redwoods growing here on my property? No small feat considering we are in KY ;-p) Every morning I would get up, go out onto a nice deck with my coffee and my beads and work, is that too selfish a dream?

Anywho…. over at Melodic Rock Concerts we read that the
Thin Lizzy Tour is off due to drummer Tommy Aldridge’s car accident and the departure of guitarist John Sykes from the band . They were scheduled to make appearances at Moondance Jam and Rocklahoma as well as other venues across the US. Sad, I would have liked the chance to see them.

Listening to Blazy and Bob, and it occurred to me once again that we need to get all the DJ’s of our youth ( okay, my youth) back on the air because it rocks to listen to them. Music progresses and I am getting to a place where I can say with all honesty that I am acclimating nicely but why should we not have our on air personalities from the great days of music??? I am a bit spoiled in that I can listen on line to Laurie, Blazy and Bob and Jona, but I want more damn it. I want them ALL to return :-p
Maybe we can arrange a reunion of everyone for a picnic at the Boardwalk???? Yeah, I love to dream, lol.

http://www.thinlizzy.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin_Lizzy

And if you need to listen via web and did not know… go to the main website page for KBAY at http://kbay.com/index.php and then just click on the equalizer on the top left. That will take you to where you can choose broadband or low band for listening online! I am really enjoying splitting my time between BOB FM and KBAY, I never listen to any radio here in Kentucky anymore.

Okay, some may wonder why this music blog would not have some type of memorial to Michael Jackson. It is not that I do not enjoy his music, I have since I was 7 years old and it is not that I am not feeling sorry for his death because I really am. But I am not about to do what SO many have been doing, capitalizing on his death. I feel that had his supposed friends been there for real for him, today he may still be with us. It may very well not be true that he was addicted to pain killers but if it is true, he has had so many people in his life that could have, should have done intervention and I hold them accountable in some part.

Where ever he may be at this moment, I do know one thing… he is missing his kids and hopes everyone will remember them in any decisions they may make.

Please remember to check Laurie out on 94.5 next week. This is the message sent out from the Facebook page:

Subject: REMINDER: Laurie Roberts on the KBAY next week

Hello Everyone, be sure to tune into 94.5 next week to hear our favorite DJ, Laurie Roberts. She will be on as follows:

Monday & Tuesday (6/29-30): 10am-4pm
Wednesday-Thursday (7/1-2): 5am-9am
Friday (7/3): 9am-2pm
Saturday (7/4): 11am-4pm

Also, let’s let KBAY know how excited we all are that they are putting Laurie on the air waves. Each of us can either send email or give a call:

EMAIL: http://www.facebook.com/l/;http://kbay.com/Contact-KBAY/1365783 then click on Programming to send an email

CALL: 408-287-5775 and leave a comment for the Program Director

You can listen online at http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.kbay.com.

Let’s show Laurie the love!
Lynda
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For sure I will have the station on while I work here at home in Kentucky,it will be great to hear her voice in the air again and I can’t wait.

I have across the U.S. a few times in the last 10 years, and each time my favorite way to come back east was to go through Missouri. I loved to see Springfield, its rich history and importance to the United States still to this day fascinates me.If you ever come east from California, I highly suggest you take Highway 44, its a beautiful ride. When you cross into Missouri from Okalhoma it seems like coming to a new world. Trees, and mountains abound.

The one place I most wish to visit on my next trip through Missouri is Branson. My biggest reason is to see a Victory Campaign with the Copeland Ministries. I have wished to go for the last 5 years running. However that is not the only reason I wish to get to Missouri and take some time vacationing there, there are so many more things to see and do from fishing and boating to shopping and shows, Branson has it all. I want to spend a few days at Lake Taneycomo and check out the Riverboat. One of my favorite stories has always been Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. I also want to visit Silver Dollar City with my kids, they love amusement parks and roller coasters.

I really want to make reservations at the Hilton Promenade at Branson Landing. The rooms look amazing and I am sure that a vacation spent at the Hilton Promenade will be one my family will remember for many years to come. Right now they are running some great package deals such as the Hilton Visa Summer Savings which gives you an additional 25% off the best room rates when you book and pay for your stay with a visa card. I would love to stay at the Hilton Branson Convention Center Hotel as well because they have beautiful kind sized rooms that have a balcony. The list of amenities at both of these hotels are amazing, from audio and visual equipment rental and a business center to fitness areas for swimming, and even fishing. My boys would love to spend an entire month hanging out on their lakes just fishing.

Imagine you are back in 1978 at the Rolling Stones Some Girls Tour, you are having a total blast. The food is great, the people are great, and of course the music is awesome. You probably tripped around the stadium and even tried to get back stage, we all did that right? If you were lucky enough to have gotten close to the back stage area you may remember seeing the roadies in their Rolling Stones tour jackets. Well, I have been introduced to a blog that has photographs of some of the best in Rock and Roll from the Classic rock years, as well as television show jackets and alot of great history and chit chat. The blog Vintage Tour Jackets is owned by a guy named Dave who used to live in San Jose and is now located in LA. He does Press Photography the lucky dude. Check his blog out but make sure you have lots of time because he has some awesome stuff there to read and see.

And in the spirit of the jacket being mentioned, here is a vid of the Stones al la 1978 Some Girls Tour ~

Beast of Burden

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