Grief has a way of exposing the truth. You cannot experience grief without love.

All alone or in twos
The ones who really love you
Walk up and down outside the wall
Some hand in hand
And some gather together in bands
The bleeding hearts and the artists
Make their stand
And when they've given you their all
Some stagger and fall after all it's not easy
Banging your heart against some mad buggers wall -Pink Floyd

Love is all you need -Beatles

"You know you got to go through hell before you get to heaven" -Steve Miller Band

If you lose someone you love, remember where you put them. Through your senses , your eyes, your ears, nose, mouth and touch, you sent all that information to your heart. That is where to look for the one you love. This is where they are and you put them there. Some know exactly how to get into your heart because you let them in.

"And when you stop and think about it
You won't believe it's true.
That all the love you've been giving
Has all been meant for you." -Moody Blues

As with any year musically a lot of crap and some gold. Fortunately each of us gets to decide which is which for ourselves. Personally I have been and always shall be a fan of the Moody Blues. I have fond memories of Saturday nights in 1973 running a floor polisher across the cafeteria at Sears while singing "Question" at the top of my lungs. Yes ... I am that old.

I first started with the light stuff — you know — Barney, Sesame Street, maybe some Elephant Show. Then some lady I knew, we'll call her "mom" to protect her identity, introduced me to some shit that blew my mind. At first she pushed the less harsh brand of audio like Mr. Mister but that quickly elevated — as it does — when she introduced me to dealers of the brash, sometimes heady, audio like Billy Idol or Pat Benatar. By then, I was in deep man. I still hung around "mom", but soon started mixing in with the likes of another crowd. Leader of that group we'll call "grandma". She wasn't as gentle as "mom" was when getting me hooked on her personal audio dealers. Dealers like "the Moody Blues," "the Rolling Stones," and finally "Pink Floyd." At that point...it was game over.

>> ^doremifa:
We all liked pathetic pop songs when we were in our pre-teens.


We did? I listened to the Moody Blues, Simon and Garfunkel and other other fantastical shit(Switched-On-Bach for example) in my pre-teens and teens. I'm in my 30's, I lived outside my generation because I had original and independent thought about what I liked.

Growing up in a radio Station, (my mom has worked in the same station my entire life), I have just always been around rock and roll. I remember meeting everyone that came through town, even Wolfman Jack on several occasions. There were so many, and I was young, I don’t even remember names…. You just don’t care at that age when you are around it all the time.

I used to get all the demo records to bring home. I remember at one of my birthday parties (10th?) I gave out 45s as party favors. (Five to each guest.)

My mom had a collection of 5-600 albums and several hundred original 45s with songs like “Robert Mitchum-
Ballad OF Thunder Road (1958), Janie Grant-Greasy Kids Stuff (1962) 45’s by Jan & Dean, Beach Boys, Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, Little Richard, Richie Vallens, Elvis and that era. I remember putting on CCR albums as young as 6 or 7 years old.

My personal first 45s were Kiss-Beth, Jerry Doucette-Mama Let him play, Eagles-Liyin’ Eyes. My first Albums were Kiss, Rock and Roll Over and Bay City Rollers.

Into grade eight, my favorites became stuff like, Billy Idol, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Kiss, ACDC, the Ramones, The Cramps, The Moody Blues, Meatloaf, Styx and so much more. At one point I amassed over 1000 albums…

I thinned my selection down after getting married thinning down to around 50-100 albums and cassettes and have regretted it ever since. Music has been such a large part of my and there is a story to go with every song I ever remembered.

My first Rock Concert was Red Rider, opening for them was (Don’t laugh) Honeymoon Suite !!!

Long live the Music!

My grandmother was a big Moody Blues / Pink Floyd fan. That coupled with fond memories of rocking out to The Cars, Billy Idol and Pat Benatar with my mom when I was a youngin' has shaped much of my appreciation for rock and/or roll. It wasn't until my mom met my step dad a little later on that I was introduced to new wave and 2nd wave ska. When I got to high school, there was a big 3rd wave ska revival. Meanwhile I was rockin' the 1st wave and 2nd wave stuff, claiming to be too cool for that newer sh*t. That eventually lead to an interest in reggae music. Sublime was a very big influence on my life...

...I don't know why I like hip hop or house music. That's just random I guess.

i have to preface this by saying i had to skip one song that was "unknown artist," and called a default "track 5". that being said, nearly all of these worked out amazingly well. except caribou. that part is definitely false...

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY," YOU SAY WHAT?
Kryptonite – 3 Doors Down

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Start Me Up – Rolling Stones

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
For All the Pretty People – Ben Folds

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Collide the Tide – Chin Up, Chin Up

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Plunk – Tegan and Sara

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Waffle – Sunny Day Real Estate

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Kyle Took a Bullet for Me – Tenacious D

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
I’d Do Anything – Simple Plan

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
In A Submarine – Home Video

WHAT IS 2+2?
Everything I Want – Mohair

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Ave Maria – The Apples in Stereo

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart – Billy Eckstine

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Trains’ Leavin’ – French Toast

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Pirates – Bullets and Octane

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Eyes – Apollo Sunshine

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Suddenly Everything Has Changed – The Flaming Lips

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Seven Days a Week – The Sounds

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Deep in your Wake – Caroline’s Spine

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Those Magic Changes – Sha-Na-Na

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
One of These Things First – Nick Drake

WHATS THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
Murder on the Dance Floor – Sophie Ellis-Bextor

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
You Set the Scene - Love

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
Rum is for Drinking, Not for Burning – Senses Fail

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
The Men in Blue – Prince Paul

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Dead Man’s Will – Iron and Wine

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
I’ll Do Anything – Jason Mraz

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Caribou – The Pixies

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
You Get Me – Michelle Branch

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Wildest Dreams – Moody Blues

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
Blueside - Rooney

Moody Blues, Tuesday Afternoon...

Oh, how about some Moody Blues?
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Moody-Blues-Nights-in-White-Satin67-Great-Song

1. Simon & Garfunkel ~ A Hazy Shade of Winter
2. Steve McDonald ~ Celtic Warrior
3. The Moody Blue ~ Dear Diary
4. Jimmy Buffet ~ God Don't Own A Car
5. ZZ Top ~ Jailhouse Rock
6. Kid Rock & Sheryl Crow ~ Picture
7. Pat Methany ~ Holding Us
8. Bob Dylan ~ Po' Boy
9. Santana ~ Hope You're Feeling Better
10. Hjartað hamast Sigur Rós Ágætis Byrjun (copied and pasted because I don't know how to type that!)

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St. Charles, to be exact. We saw them at... uh... Riverport? That place across from Earth City. We saw the Moody Blues there as well.

In reply to your comment:
“You from STL old_spider?

In reply to your comment:
“I got to see Rush in concert during the Rolling The Bones tour in St. Louis Missouri, USA. They looked really out of it --not a smile unless it was choreographed. Excellent concert, but sad in hindsight. I did collect most of their tapes at the time, but I stopped after the Counterparts album. Great song. Not their best, but thanks for posting it.””

Love the froggie Moody Blues backtrack, and the tear.....anna 'bout the same degree of concern or sympathy for these poor ladies as the homeless in the U.S.A......YAAAAYY!

a'course, you ever give a homless person the benifit of the doubt of a chance, ....and you'll see why...