In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

The Lead Guitarist Was Nekkid

For those of you who never had the opportunity to see The Replacements; this song by Tommy Womack perfectly sums up the band.


"The Replacements" - Tommy Womack

Tommy Womack's Website
The Replacements Website

Lookin' High, Lookin' Low

It's finally summer (or something) in the northern hemi. Waking & Baking. Music. Beer. Sun. Pool. Backyard. I've decided it's a Grateful Dead and Superman comics weekend. If I get motivated, maybe we'll hit the beach too.

Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

ps- the picture above was taken of me playing a show last year. It's my favorite picture of me. Ever.

pss - 'cause Mr. Charlie told me so!

Happy Birthday Joey Ramone

Wow, Joey Ramone would have been 59 years old if Lymphoma didn't steal him away from us back in 2001.

Long time readers of this here blog should have a pretty good idea of my love for The Ramones.

Joey Ramone saved my life from middle class suburban tedium way back in the 70's when I first saw them on a rerun of Don Kirshners Rock Concert. It was like a bolt of lightning (or something). I actually felt my young life change... I knew then that there were freaks like me that could get on TV and be rock stars! After all, I sorta looked like a young Joey... all limbs and long black hair and t-shirts and Queens NOO YAWK accent (shitty eyesight too!).

Overnight I went from being a long haired fm radio dweeb to a long haired punk rock loser.

It's been a wacky 30+ years since then... full of sex, intoxicants, hi-jinks and ROCK N ROLL. And I ain't slowing down (much).


This is where it all started for the teenage Nazz:


Thank you Joey!

Holy Dio

Rest in Peace DIO, Hope yer leadin' Satan's band with Bonzo on Drums .