You see, once upon a time, he parlayed our Williamsburg Summer of '90 40-oz. lethargy into something worthy. Amid the dreck of that era of MTV, he identified "Ball and Chain" as potential keeper material, so after a quick jaunt to the Patrick Henry Mall, we played their S/T release. Over and over. Loudly. The first song is still one of my favorites.
In the interest of spreading the love of good music, we will throw out six suggested songs by certain bands you may or may not know much about. Not much of a time commitment, just a little something to get the flavor and get you going.
Gheorghe's Six-Pack: Social Distortion
VitalsWhere: Los Angeles, CA
When: 1978–present
Who: Mike Ness, Jonny Wickersham, Brent Harding, David Hidalgo Jr., David Kalish... Ness's HS buddy and lead guitarist Dennis Danell died along the way, which was a big loss, but they still rock
For this edition of the Six-Pack, I am going a little away from the most obvious choices. Those would be the aforementioned "Ball and Chain," "Mommy's Little Monster," "I Was Wrong," "Story of My Life," "Sick Boys," or the cover of "Ring of Fire." All are outstanding and where beginners should start. But let's dig into the second six-pack...
Their live stuff is way way NSFW, just so's you know.
Enjoy.
"Prison Bound [Live]," Prison Bound, 1988 (from Live at the Roxy, 1998)
"So Far Away," Social Distortion, 1990
"Sometimes I Do," Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell, 1992
"Untitled," White Light White Heat White Trash, 1996
"Under My Thumb," White Light White Heat White Trash, 1996
"Reach for the Sky," Sex, Love, and Rock 'n' Roll, 2004
super jealous of whitney's wednesday night. me, i'll be attending my daughter's first high school cheerleading competition. which, y'know, is a different group of mommy's little monsters.
ReplyDeleteI’ll be finishing my 3rd straight 12+ hr workday tonight as I continue efforting to push a project over the finish line early next week. I now want to finish by Tues night next week b/c the Yanks have their wild card game the next night. Priorities.
ReplyDeleteAnyone want to join me in Jersey City on 12/3/18 for "An Evening With Mike Cooley"? It's a Monday night so I don't anticipate a slew of hands in the air.
ReplyDeleteif anyone's trying to reach me, whether to coordinate rock and roll behavior or to schedule tea, my cell phone's been inoperable since sunday and i won't have a new one for a few days. so best to send me an email, i guess. if you're not trying to reach me, carry on.
ReplyDeleteI've been trying to reach you but it's hard when I'm standing up, much easier if I crouch.
ReplyDeleteIf we send you a bunch of funny or almost funny texts, will you receive them all at once in a few days?
ReplyDeleteI WANT to join Zman in Jersey City for Cooley. Whether or not I have the sand to pull that off is another story. Still... don’t count me out just yet, Z.
ReplyDeleteCurmudgeon comment: best move I’ve recently made is removing my birthday from FB a few days before it occurred. Only a few friends (including Shlara) said HBD, and they were actual friends. Usually it’s a mass of utterly distant acquaintances and a few people you have know idea who they are. Next up: LinkedIn. Good lord, did a number of people I couldn’t pick out of a lineup reach out to extend wishes and/or promote their business. Blech.
ReplyDeleteNow back to being gheorghey and decent. Sorry.
I once had a guy come to town for a conference and LinkedIn told him it was my birthday. We went out on a Tuesday night and things got a bit out of hand.
ReplyDeleteThat guy sounds totally boss
ReplyDeleteListening to Ball and Chain in Hartford right now.
ReplyDeleteKavanaugh is going to withdraw at the end of his opening statement.
ReplyDeleteWhat were the odds on opening statement tears? +1600?
ReplyDeleteI HAD CALENDARS!!!
ReplyDeleteoh, he's most definitely not gonna withdraw. i think he's still an odds-on favorite to get confirmed, which, y'know, burn it all down.
ReplyDeletein much better, but no less scary news, my daughter got her driver's license today. holy shit.
rob, is the phone store out of phones? what gives?
ReplyDeleteit's a company phone, d-train. why would i pay my own american money when my canadian company is willing to do it for me?
ReplyDeleteLindsey Graham goes rogue!
ReplyDeleteAlyssa Milano's faces throughout Graham's rant will be a meme.
ReplyDeleteWhy did the producers of Commando decide their villain needed to be a Freddy Mercury impostor?
ReplyDeleteSorry. Random Milano-related thought that always nagged at me.
I don’t see how he can serve on the court after attacking Democrats today. It was so extreme I assumed the opening was the preamble for a withdrawal.
ReplyDeleteTR, the chainmail vest on Bennett was epic
ReplyDeleteI thought it was mesh. And I bet you knew his name from memory, which is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteI most definitely did
ReplyDeleteAnd even if mesh I will always believe it was chainmail chic
+1 commando comment
ReplyDeleteRyder Cup eve! Look for updates all morning starting early. I’m here for ya.
ReplyDeleteEarly prediction after morning four ball....Europe 2.5 USA 1.5
ReplyDeleteFuryk > Bjorn
ReplyDeletezson went through a commando phase, I don’t know how he avoided chafing.
ReplyDeleteKavanaugh is getting confirmed and I want to punch a ton of old white shithead GOP senators in the head. Kavanaugh knee he could be incredibly partisan and drop conspiracy theory nuggets in his statement and it would pay far more than it could ever backfire. Fuck it all.
ReplyDeleteMy kid had all kinds of on-line math homework that required help. I had put the TV on in the background, and kept hearing score after score score. I missed almost all the first half scoring. But my kid now knows fraction equivalents. So I got that going for me.
ReplyDeletekavanaugh:
ReplyDelete- is the most obviously partisan nominee in recent history
- has been credibly accused of multiple sexual assaults that haven't been/won't be investigated fully by the proper authorities
- didn't disclose over 90% of his legal writings
- arguably lied or dissembled multiple times in hearings
and will be confirmed. mark's reaction is dead right. fuck all of it all the way.
Only solace is taking the U, who are only giving 18 to a feeble Tar Heels squad.
ReplyDeleteIs the confirmation a done deal?
ReplyDeleteAlso, Lindsey Graham can suck yet another dick.
We need a GTB turnover chain.
ReplyDeleteI think it was a done deal from jump street. Kavanaugh devolved into a spitting mad partisan loon. I understand that if he didn’t real commit these acts he’s angry as hell, but I don’t understand how such an experienced lawyer and jurist would put on that emotional display in that particular setting.
ReplyDeleteHe gave cover to the right, which can now point to his stout defiance (and his CALENDARS!) as a reason to stick behind him.
ReplyDeleteGood news - vet told us our puppy’s testicles are emerging.
ReplyDeleteLick ‘em while you got ‘em, pal.
In better news, this is a highly entertaining football game.
ReplyDeleteNaive is me, but I think Flake keeps him off the bench.
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