HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016!

Posted on Thursday 31 December 2015 by joshwilltravel

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016! HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016! HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016!

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100 BANDS YOU DONE SAW N’ SH*T… (thanks Skippy!)

Posted on Monday 28 December 2015 by joshwilltravel

100 BANDS YOU DONE SAW N’ SH*T… (from fb, thanks Skippy!)

My friend Skippy posted his list and these rules in his “notes” on facebook in 2009.

“OK, here are the rules. Test your memory and your love of live music by listing 50 artists or bands (or as many as you can remember) you’ve seen in concert. List the first 50 acts that come into your head. An act you saw at a festival and opening acts count, but only if you can’t think of 50 other artists. Oh, and list the first concert you ever saw (you can remember that, can’t you)? *So far I can’t remember a lot of stuff… so I’ll keep this list going.

Should you choose this challenge, here’s what you do: Copy my note. Click on “notes” under tabs on your profile page. Select “write a new note” in the top corner. Paste the copy in the body of the note. Make your list. Change the number at the top, and add your title. Once you’ve saved, don’t forget to tag friends (including me) on the right.”

Here’s mine:

Grateful Dead ticket stubs (copyright 2010 JoshWillTravel)

1. Grateful Dead (many times)
2. Rolling Stones
3. The Who
4. Jethro Tull
5. Yes
6. Guns N Roses
7. Metallica
8. Red Hot Chili Peppers
9. Pearl Jam
10. Nirvana
11. Fleetwood Mac (first real concert)
12. The Tubes
13. Zappa (and the Mothers of Invention)
14. Oingo Boingo
15. Neil Young & Crazy Horse
16. The Band
17. Crosby, Still, Nash & Young
18. Jerry Garcia Band
19. Camper Van Beethoven
20. David Lindley & El Rayo X
21. Bruce Springsteen & the Seeger Sessions Band
22. Queen
23. The Cranberries
24. The Blasters
25. The Blind Boys of Alabama
26. Jefferson Starship
27. Foreigner
28. Foghat
29. Richie Blackmore’s Rainbow
30. Jim Belushi & the Sacred Heart Band
31. Wyclef Jean
32. Steelpulse
33. Sly & Robbie (with the Taxi Gang, Eek-A-Mouse & Yellowman)
34. Alice Cooper
35. Ringo Starr & the All Star Band
36. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
37. J.Geils Band
38. George Thorogood & the Delaware Destroyers
39. Prince & the Revolution
40. Destiny’s Child
41. Jane’s Addiction
42. Black Crowes
43. Allison Krauss & Robert Plant
44. The Gipsy Kings
45. Linda Ronstadt
46. Arlo Guthrie
47. Bill Brozman & John Lee Hooker
48. The Clash
49. Steve Winwood & Eric Clapton
50. The A.R.M.S. Benefit (Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, etc.)
51. Jimmy Cliff
52. Neil Young & the Bluenotes
53. Lollapalooza(s) – Jane’s Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers, etc.
54. KROQ Weenie Roast(s) – Living Colour, Ministry, Sublime, Offspring, etc.
55. KROQ Acoustic Christmas(es) – Suzanne Vega, Duran Duran, Soul Asylum, etc.
56. They Might Be Giants
57. The Three Tenors
58. Pink Floyd
59. Roger Waters
60. Vaud & the Villians
61. Stone Temple Pilots
62. Los Angeles Philharmonic (Hollywood Bowl & Disney Hall)
63. Reggae Sunsplash ‘84 (Mutabaruka, Black Uhuru, Burning Spear, etc.)
64. POWER 106FM Powerfest (Eminem, Snoop Dogg, etc)
65. The Congregation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJh…
66. Naked To The World
67. The Sea Monkeys
68. Counting Crows
69. Styx
70. America
71. Berlin
72. G3 Guitar Festival (Eric Johnson, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, etc.)
73. Aerosmith
74. A Tribute to Ray Charles
75. The Simpsons Take the Hollywood Bowl
76. Green Day
77. Blues Traveler
78. Melissa Etheridge
79. The Police
80. Genesis
81. The Dead (with Warren Haynes)
82. The Cure
83. The White Stripes
84. David Byrne
85. Beatlemania
86. Bob Dylan
87. Dylan & the Dead
88. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (with Jeff Beck & Terry Bozzio)
89. U2
90. Echo and the Bunnymen
91. Jersey Boys
92. The Brass Band
93. The Bobs
94. The Neville Brothers
95. Spin Doctors
96. Bryan Adams
97. The Chieftains (with Roger Daltrey)
98. James Taylor
99. Siouxsie & the Banshees
100. The Moody Blues
101. Bananarama
102. Tina Turner
103. Brian Setzer Orchestra
104. Limpopo
105. Alice in Chains

I know there’s more and probably a bunch I don’t remember too.
Here are some more old ticket stubs:

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Here’s a BLOG about my first concert in 1967, I was just a baby. I also went to a few more concerts when I was growing up. READ THE BLOG> http://wp.me/p3dhVM-1Sc

Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco (copyright 2014 JoshWillTravel)

Happy New Year! Balloon Drop San Francisco Civic Auditorium 1983

Happy New Year 1985! Balloon Drop – San Francisco Civic Auditorium 12-31-84

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Fool Moon Fever!

Posted on Friday 25 December 2015 by joshwilltravel

Fool Moon Fever!

The moon reached its full phase (just now) at 3:11am Christmas morning. It’s the first full moon on Christmas since 1977 and last until 2034.

Full Moon Friday December 25, 2015 3:11am PST

Fool Moon Fever! Full Moon on Friday December 25, 2015 at 3:11am PST

Happy Christmas!

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Christmas Countdown! Playlist 2015

Posted on Thursday 24 December 2015 by joshwilltravel

Musical Merry Christmas Countdown! Playlist 2015

“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.”
~ Buddy the Elf

Here are some of my winter holiday music/video selections from Youtube:

Earl Scruggs & the Bluegrass All-Stars “Jingle Bells” >

Frank Sinatra & Bing Crosby “Christmas Special 1957”>

Run DMC “Christmas in Hollis” Charlie Brown (Get down, get funky Peanuts!)>

Bing Crosby & the Andrew Sisters “Mele Kalikimaka”>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEvGKUXW0iI
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Jethro Tull “Ring Out Solstice Bells”>

Billy Idol “Jingle Bell Rock” (This one has to be seen.)>

Grateful Dawg “G-d Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”>

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain “Sleigh Ride” (on a snow covered mountain!)>

BONUS! Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain “Tubular Bells”>

Darlene Love (Letterman Mash Up) “Christmas Baby, Please Come Home”>

Gene Autry “Here Comes Santa Claus”>

BONUS! Gene Autry “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” from 1953>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjniwIMFzgc

And here’s a very special vid:

Andy Kaufman as Santa Claus on Johnny Cash’s Christmas Special (1979)

Merry Christmas…. Ho, Ho, Ho. Thank you very much.

It’s a Miracle! Hallelujah! Merry Christmas!

An all time favorite! Merry Christmas! The Rockettes get Dave a coke.

Merry Christmas Eve! Happy Holidays! Say CHEEEEEESE!

BONUS! The Osmond Family Christmas Special in 1981
(hey, Luke from “General Hospital”) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKINsUYjPf0

Grandma Got Molested at the ‪Airport‬!

For all my friends, “Hip, Hip, Hip, Hip Hip-Hooray!” MERRY CHRISTMAS to all!

Monty Python’s Christmas in Heaven

BONUS! Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life sing-along>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrdEMERq8MA

Merry Merry! Have a great day!

Leon Redbone & Dr. John Frosty the Snowman

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Festivus Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Posted on Wednesday 23 December 2015 by joshwilltravel

Festivus Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Getting BAKED for Festivus! Happy Festivus! (“the festival for the rest of us”)
We shall begin with the Airing of Grievances…

“I’ve got a lot of problems with you people, and now you’re going to hear about it!”

Festivus Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:
Cooking Spray
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3 squares unsweetened baker’s chocolate (shaved, not chipped)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
2 sticks butter (softened)
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1-1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cup (semi-sweet) chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat baking sheet with cooking spray.

Mix flour, baker’s chocolate, baking soda and salt in medium bowl and set aside.

Mix (cream) the butter and both sugars until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla, mix well.

Add the dry mixture to the butter mixture and mix well. Add the chocolate chips.
(substitute or add other flavored chips, nuts, M&Ms or other candy pieces if desired)

Roll the dough into 1-1/2 inch balls and place on cookie sheets. Press the dough down to about an inch thick with space between.

Bake 18 minutes or until they are not glossy. Cool and enjoy! Makes about 2 dozen.

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Festivus Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cooooooookieeeeeee!

Homemade chocolate chocolate chip cookies with double vanilla ice cream sandwich!

Mele Kalikimaka!

Posted on Monday 21 December 2015 by joshwilltravel

Mele Kalikimaka! (written in 1949 by Robert Alex Anderson)

Mele Kalikimaka!

Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say on a bright Hawaiian Christmas Day
That’s the island greeting that we send to you from the land where palm trees sway
Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright
The sun to shine by day and all the stars at night…

Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say on a bright Hawaiian Christmas Day
That’s the island greeting that we send to you from the land where palm trees sway
Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright
The sun to shine by day and all the stars at night
Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii’s way to say Merry Christmas
A very Merry Christmas, a very, very, Merry, Merry Christmas to you!

Mele Kalikimaka!

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Bing Crosby & The Andrew Sisters sing “Mele Kalikimaka”> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEvGKUXW0iI

Jimmy Buffett sings “Mele Kalikimaka”>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FWNcgcosMY

Gianni & Sarah (from Walk Off The Earth) sing “Mele Kalikimaka”>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3wXteJqudI

Mina sings “Mele Kalikimaka” (with great Disney animation!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R_cUrqGOhc

Mele Kalikimaka!

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Mele Kalikimaka! Wishing you a green Christmas!

HAIKU HAIKU! More Poetry.

Posted on Monday 14 December 2015 by joshwilltravel

HAIKU HAIKU! More Poetry.

Yes, more poetry. – Please enjoy it.

There was a village
Once Chipping-under-Oakwood
For Flashback Friday.

Paramount Ranch, Santa Monica Mountains NRA – Agoura, California

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Cold as ice tonight
Staying warm on the inside
And frosty outside.

Thanksgiving dinner,
Our annual food orgy,
A friendly feast!

The owl is calling,
From the dark and cold outside,
Winter is coming.

A little bird died.
There was nothing I could do.
It was a sad day.

Can you connect me?
I don’t have WiFi…
Fix my internet!

This one’s for Dave:
That is not funny!
Haiku factories are nice,
And not like WalMart.

I hate politics!
Religion, racism and cash.
F*ck you Donald Trump!

They never told me
my life would change forever
at the next right turn.

Paramount Ranch Park - Agoura, California (copyright 2013 JoshWillTravel)

Paramount Ranch, Santa Monica Mountains NRA – Agoura, California

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HAIKU (previous blog) Click Here> http://wp.me/p3dhVM-1Ql

MORE HAIKU (previous blog) Click Here> http://wp.me/p3dhVM-1Sl

AND MORE HAIKU (previous blog) Click Here> http://wp.me/p3dhVM-1TQ

AND EVEN MORE HAIKU (previous blog) Click Here> http://wp.me/p3dhVM-1V5

HAIKU AGAIN! (previous blog) Click Here> http://wp.me/p3dhVM-1XH

HAIKU AGAIN and AGAIN! (previous blog) Click Here> http://wp.me/p3dhVM-1YE

HAIKU AGAIN, AGAIN & AGAIN! (previous blog) Click Here> http://wp.me/p3dhVM-1ZF

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Paramount Ranch - Agoura, California (copyright 2013 JoshWillTravel)

Three Trees – Paramount Ranch, Santa Monica Mountains NRA – Agoura, California

Phyllis Patterson RIP – She changed my life! (previous blog)> http://wp.me/p3dhVM-11l

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Happy Hannukah!

Posted on Thursday 10 December 2015 by joshwilltravel

Happy Hannukah!

On the fifth night…

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Going to Hawaii? Save a Dog’s Life!

Posted on Sunday 6 December 2015 by joshwilltravel

Going to Hawaii? Save a Dog’s Life!

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Air Canada and Aloha Air Cargo say dogs can accompany returning flyers on a nonstop flight to Seattle, Portland, San Diego or Oakland and be delivered to shelters on the mainland for adoption!

The Kauai and Maui Humane societies are seeking passengers returning from Hawaii to escort a dog or two to the mainland on their next trip. These transfer programs help save dog’s lives by sending them to Washington, Oregon and California animal shelters rather than being euthanized…

All you do is sign up and they travel back with you. Volunteers on both ends handle all the logistics. The Kauai and Maui shelters pay the discounted rate given by the airline and will provide the dog crate, as well as the necessary medical papers. All you have to do is show up for your flight as scheduled, they’ll do the rest!

Contact them with your flight date & destination:
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Aloha Escorts – Kauai Humane Society www.kauaihumane.org

Wings of Aloha – Maui Humane Society www.mauihumanesociety.org

More Information click here: http://www.mauihumanesociety.org/content/503d4d068ec8a/Wings_of_Aloha_-_Program_Description.html

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GRATEFUL DEAD! 50 YEARS!

Posted on Friday 4 December 2015 by joshwilltravel

GRATEFUL DEAD! 50 YEARS! “What a long, strange trip it’s been!”

GRATEFUL DEAD * 50 YEARS!

50 years ago, Dec 4, 1965: Jerry, Bob, Phil, Bill & Pigpen first played music as the Grateful Dead, the house band for Ken Kesey and the Merry Prankster’s Acid Test in San Jose, California!

Can You Pass the Acid Test? Nov 27, 1965 in Santa Cruz, CA

Can You Pass the Acid Test? Nov 27, 1965 at Ken Babbs’ Chicken Farm

“This is a One-of-A-Kind Poster, hand drawn, and not mass distributed for the event. It is likely the only one made, or at least, the only one that survived. At this point in the early acid test days, Posters and handbills were not being used to advertise events. Instead, small Posters were placed up in local coffee shops and hangouts around town, of which there were several up and down the bay, but the most prominent of these was a little place called the Catalyst. At the time, it was a lively coffee shop, but now it has moved up the street and small bands play there, as it has been turned into a club. This particular item was taken down by someone from the Catalyst Coffee Shop at the time. I spoke to Lee Quarnstrom, who worked at the Hip Pocket Bookstore in ’65, and lived at the Spread, and attended the event. Lee stated something extremely revealing to me in a private conversation when I visited with him. Lee stated, “The Hip Pocket Bookstore and the Catalyst were connected together. A person could walk from one to the other without ever going outside or leaving the building.” This statement reveals a lot. What it means is that this Poster could be the main advertising and only advertising for the first Acid Test event, besides the sign Norman Hartweg tacked onto the board that belonged to Babbs. Or maybe this was the sign? Either way, in my opinion, this is the most important piece of Acid Test history to survive. Truly Miraculous!”

From Postertrip.com: The Acid Test Chronicles
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http://www.postertrip.com/public/5572.cfm

“Never Trust a Prankster!”

The next acid test took place fifty years ago in the wee hours of Dec. 4, 1965 at Big Nig’s house, a rambling old Edwardian near downtown San Jose, after the Rolling Stones had played a show at the San Jose Civic Auditorium, a 3000 seat venue built in 1934, with the Dead and Kesey’s gang in attendance. After the Stones’ concert, the Pranksters passed out Crayon-lettered handbills for a house party. Their cryptic message was a street address and the words: “Can YOU Pass the Acid Test?” About 300 to 400 people showed up and the Grateful Dead played until the police broke up the party.

“NO LEFT TURN UNSTONED!”

The First Acid Tests in 1965

- 27 November; Santa Cruz (Ken Babbs’ Chicken Farm in Soquel), California (first performance by the Grateful Dead, still known as the Warlocks)
- 4 December; San Jose (Big Nig’s House near downtown), California
- 11 December; Muir Beach, California
- 18 December, Palo Alto, California
- 24 December; Portland, Oregon

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