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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 18, 2017 - 10:49am PT
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Aprilscherz!
Bring in the Crowns.
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Joe King Carrasco, who is known as the king of Tex-Mex Rock n Roll,[citation needed] mixes Nuevo Wavo rock and Latin rhythms. In the 7th grade he started playing in garage bands in the west Texas town of Dumas, Texas. He was often found on the beaches of Mexico, falling in love with the Mexican music. Back in Texas he formed the band Joe King Carrasco and El Molino, which included many of the future members of the Texas Tornados. He released “Tex-Mex Rock & Roll”, his first LP in 1979.
In late 1979, he joined up with Kris Cummings, Brad Kizer and Mike Navarro to form Joe King Carrasco and the Crowns and soon after releasing their first single, "Party Weekend", "the band was playing chic New York venues and generating lines around the block". The band signed to England's Stiff Records and toured extensively throughout Europe, Central America, Bolivia, USA and Canada.
Carrasco was interviewed in Rolling Stone Magazine and appeared on Saturday Night Live. His song "Party Weekend" was re-recorded by MTV as "Party Christmas", and that video is still a popular 'share' every Christmas among Facebook fans.
Influenced by the British-born Jamaican band, The Equators, Joe wrote the reggae song "Don't Let a Woman (Make a Fool Out of You)" and recorded it on Synapse Gap with Michael Jackson, singing background harmonies.
In the mid-1980s, Joe moved to Nicaragua and his songs turned more political as they addressed the political climate of Central America. In 1987, he put out his CD, Pachuco Hop, whose title song was later recorded by Manu Chao.
During the 1990s, Carrasco's songwriting moved into a cumbia and reggae groove with a little Tex-Mex thrown in for spice, a combination he called "tequila reggae". This musical blend can be heard on Dia de Los Muerto,Hot Sun, and Hay Te Guacho Cucaracho.
His songs can be heard in several films, including "Caca De Vaca" in the 1983 film Breathless with Richard Gere. They were also played on The Rockford Files and numerous independent films.
He has acted in many movies. In 2009, he released his first film, Rancho No Tengo, a romantic comedy, which he also directed and played the lead role. The movie soundtrack was released in 2008.
He has received numerous awards through the years. In 2002, he was inducted into the Austin Music Hall of Fame. In March 2012, he was honored by The Texas Music Academy with a Lifetime Achievement Award. At the Austin Music Awards in 2012, he was inducted a second time into the Austin Music Hall of Fame, this time as "Joe King Carrasco and The Crowns."
A lifetime lover of dogs, Joe founded a non profit group, "Viva Perros" (www.vivaperros.org) which raises money to support homeless, abused and neglected dogs find a better life. A portion of the profits from his last live CD, Concierto Para Los Perros, released in 2011, will go to various dog rescue groups via Viva Perros, LLC.
Carrasco regularly plays at Nacho Daddy, a Mex-Tex restaurant and club in Puerto Vallarta, when he is not out on tour.
He reunited with the original Crowns, organist/accordionist Kris Cummings, bassist Brad Kizer, and drummer Mike Navarro in June 2011. They toured together for the first time in 30 years during the summer and then went back to the studio to record a new CD. “Que Wow” with "Joe King Carrasco y Los Crowns Originales," was released during their showcase at the 2012 SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas.
What about Question Mark and the Mousterians?
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 18, 2017 - 01:11pm PT
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Most actors are lucky to have one iconic line in their entire careers.
THIS guy makes it a hobby.Everyone seems to like Di Nero.
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Even that fokker donini.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 18, 2017 - 02:58pm PT
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What Ailes this country?
Anyway?
What the Dickens is going on here?
Same old, according to Twilight Zone standards.
I love Rod Serling's cool, hip, informed dialogue in this sparkling rendition of A Christmas Carol.
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It seems to come straight off the pages of Playboy, the magazine for bleeding heart hipsters.
But back in the sixties, I really was only interested in the layouts.
And the Ribald Classics. And the Party Jokes. And the cartoons.
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zBrown
Ice climber
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May 18, 2017 - 02:58pm PT
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Alright, let's hear it for Olema
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 18, 2017 - 03:15pm PT
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When I first came out to L.A. [in 1968], my friend [photographer] Joel Bernstein found an old book in a flea market that said: Ask anyone in America where the craziest people live and they'll tell you California. Ask anyone in California where the craziest people live and they'll say Los Angeles. Ask anyone in Los Angeles where the craziest people live and they'll tell you Hollywood. Ask anyone in Hollywood where the craziest people live and they'll say Laurel Canyon. And ask anyone in Laurel Canyon where the craziest people live and they'll say Lookout Mountain. So I bought a house on Lookout Mountain. —Joni Mitchell
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zBrown
Ice climber
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May 18, 2017 - 04:22pm PT
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Overshadowed by the other one, but not forgotten, Prince Buster left the building last year too (September 9, 2016 - He is survived by his wife, Mola Ali, and children.).
Instead of hiring a special prosecutor for the big orange baby up, drag Trump's sorry ass before Judge Dread (he'd be a big hit in prison).
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 18, 2017 - 04:41pm PT
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"If Lawrence is the door, I get to be the Venetian blinds."
"And I'm a lampshade."
"No, you're a doormat. He's the lampshade."
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zBrown
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May 18, 2017 - 05:50pm PT
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Maybe just a rumour, but it's been said that Mouse was escorted out of The Swing (by some Angels) for wearin' his colors.
Where you from?
Uh, Merced.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 18, 2017 - 07:01pm PT
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"Grand Funk."
"Yah, GF."
"Any change for the good is always subject to cancellation upon the arrival of the next fad.
And the same thing for any change for the worse."
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 19, 2017 - 03:37am PT
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^^^Good old song, Tad.
We'll find out 'bout the shape I'm in at Fresno VA this morning.
"Your health care provider has requested that you have an Ultrasound.
An appointment has been made for you."
8:00 a.m. Cardio Echo Outpatient
10:00 a.m. Ultrasound II
12:30 Cardio CHF Pharmacy
"No special preparation is needed.
Please check in at least 15 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment
at the Imaging Service check-in window on the second floor."
I spent a large part of yesterday sleeping in bed. It was beneficial.
The troublesome left knee is not swollen, neither of the legs are swollen, and I feel pretty strong and rested.
So, except for the hernia, which has really become noticeably more persnickety lately,
I don't expect any hang-ups in getting scheduled for the surgery on it.
I am not, because of the rest, sleepy and for the moment there ain't no place I'm going to.
Some photos from this January.
BTW, Merced had 6.51" of rain that month, a total of 14" so far this year.
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