GROOVY NOODLES
THE ELM TREASON NEWSLETTER NUMBER 53
APRIL 22, 2022
The Boys of Treason in Texas… AGAIN!
Andy is in Texas for the foreseeable future (family expansion)..
So fellow bandmember Bobby Steel decided to take a few days and fly down to Texas to keep band PRODUCTIVITY flowing!
Here are a few Lone Star State pictures from what was a pretty damn productive week!
Your Input: What’s the First Song You Play?
This is the scene…
Open road…..The sun is slipping away… The moon is on the rise… There is nothing but highway and open earth in front of you. No other traffic. No chance of a speeding ticket… You can play ONE SONG at this moment…. what’s it going to be?
Hit that comments section!
Birthdays This Past Week
Some birthdays we did not mention on our Facebook page…
Singer-Songwriter Liz Phair was 55 last Sunday.
Midnight Oil lead singer Peter Garrett turned 69 last Saturday.
Rod Morgenstein, drummer for WINGER, was 69 on Tuesday.
Dave Edmunds turned 78 last Friday.
Dawn Richardson, drummer for 4 Non Blondes, celebrated birthday number 58 on Tuesday.
Soul Asylum lead singer Dave Pirner turned 58 last Sunday.
Maynard James Keenan, frontman for TOOL, had his 58th birthday last Sunday.
Grand Funk’s keyboardist Craig Frost turned 74 on Wednesday.
Gallery of Memes about the LOVE OF MUSIC
Call them inspirational, factual, irrefutable, adorable… Some truths in this life are just self-evident
Come Join our PRIVATE Facebook Group!
57 members strong so far.
Pretty damn cool!
As mentioned in the last two newsletters, if you are on Facebook, we have launched the official Elm Treason Facebook Group “The Uptown Q!” It’s a private group. By invitation only. (If you’re NOT on Facebook, good for you, frankly! LOL! The folks who receive this weekly newsletter comprise a community all its own).
Consider this an official invitation to join the group.
To be clear, we will still be running our “regular” Facebook page (until the Facebook Cops throw us in jail).
But we are wanting this group will be MORE interactive, more personal. It will have far less people as members compared to our “regular” page… and (if you’re so inclined) you WON’T miss a post from us if you don’t want to.
(So many people tell us that they miss so many posts from us on the regular page, thanks to the damn ALGORITHM).
Once you’re in, check out the WELCOME VIDEO at the top, grab yourself a WELCOME PACK (if you like) and say HI in the welcome thread. (There is a physical welcome pack we mail to you..OR a digital welcome pack you can download).
Hit this link and click the “JOIN GROUP” button. We will respond within a day – often within minutes.
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK
New York boys sitting on a Texas stoop, April 2022 – Cibolo, Texas
10 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Levon Helm, drummer and lead vocalist of The Band, dies of cancer. He was 71.
12 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
At the Showbox in Seattle, Washington, Soundgarden play their first show in 13 years.
20 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Alice In Chains lead singer Layne Staley is found dead in his Seattle apartment. He died on April 5 of a drug overdose. He was 34.
30 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Nirvana appear on the cover of Rolling Stone with Kurt Cobain wearing a T-shirt that reads, “Corporate Magazines Still Suck.”
35 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
MTV finally gets on the ball, acknowledging the existence of heavy metal with the debut of Headbangers Ball.
45 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Elvis Presley begins his last concert tour in Greensboro, North Carolina.
48 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Queen make their US live debut at Regis College in Denver, Colorado. They are supporting Mott The Hoople.
52 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Elton John makes his stage debut as a solo act when he opens for T. Rex, Spooky Tooth, and Jackie Lomax in London.
Soothsayer?
Has this already happened?
Another Funny
Yes, this one is taken from the UGHH file…
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Highway Star by Deep Purple, or LA Woman by the Doors
Perfect two-fer. How about we go with BOTH?
Thanks, Leo!
My brain is arguing, left brain says Grapefruit moon Tom Waits, right brain says Don’t fear the reaper BOC, guess I’m playing Elm Treason because that is what’s in my CD player right now!
Hey Jerry! Hey, we will TAKE IT! LOL. We’re happy to ride shotgun on ANY road trip. Quite an honor. THANK YOU, man.
By the way, I (Andy) dig BOTH of your picks.
China Grove by Doobie Brothers or Crazy on You by Heart.
Both great picks… but DAMN, Nancy’s acoustic guitar MAGNUM OPUS INTRO to that song is just sensational. Send chills down the spine, frankly.
Thanks, Katie!
Dont Stop Believing by Journey…
It’s almost as if that song was MADE for the highway, isn’t it, Dawn?
Ride, Jeremy Vwenj
Ooooh! Had to find it online, Shelley! Glad I (Andy) did.
Fantastic choice, sister!
The Ballad of UnEasyr Rder
“I was taking a trip out to L.A.
Tooling along in my Chevrolet
Toking on a number and digging on the radio”
“Just as I hit the Mississippi line, I heard that Highway startin’ to whine and I knew that left rear tire was about to go.”
Well the spare was flat and I got uptight ’cause there wasn’t a filling station in sight…So I just limped down the shoulder on the rim…
Literally, after reading your comment, I (Andy) popped this one on (after listening to Shelley’s choice). GREAT STUFF, John. One of my wife’s ALL TIME favorites, as well.
Thank you, man.
“Silver Machine” – Hawkwind
Such an UNDERRATED track, Fil. LOVE IT much.
Tom Petty Listen to her heart. Not a road song but a good start to a trip.
Specific road songs I like: Bad Co: Movin’ On, Jackson Browne, The Road, Eagles, Life in the Fast Lane, Edgar Winter, Free Ride, JB Running on Empty, LZ Goin’ to California, Steely Dan, Babylon Sisters
That playlist will get me ‘cross the state line just fine.
GREAT STUFF, Bill.
Well that is a hard one to choose so many bloody favorites but at this moment in time maybe Cory Morrow doing Not Fade Away now that is a arse kicking version for sure or the Blues Traveler doing Roadhouse blues….
Digging BOTH of those killer cover versions, Ellen. EXCELLENT choices. Each one does the original justice.
Thank you, Ellen!
What is and what should never be or ramble on by led zep
Also one of my (Andy’s) favorites to sing along with…. and I just LOVE the SOUND of that recording. Nice and chunky during the chorus.
Hot on the wheels of love. Course another day would probably be a different song😊
Hey, David! GREAT to hear from you.
Yes, today’s favorite can’t compete with tomorrow’s favorite… which will be toppled by a new one the day after.
2 songs come to mind
RUSH-Red Barchetta
LED ZEPPELIN-Kashmir
Hello Vinny!
HELL YES to both. GREAT double shot right there.
Highway Song by Blackfoot
GREAT GREAT song, Daniel. LOVE IT tremendously. PERFECT.
Great question. I gotta say Radar love by… Golden Earring? Then maybe some I can’t drive 55 by Hagar.
Two of my (Andy’s) all-time favorite open highway jams. GREAT picks, Jake.
It’s half past four and I’m shifting gears.
Always.