Linda Ronstadt

Linda Ronstadt is an Award-Winning American singer, songwriter, producer, and actress, who was one of the most successful artists in all of music during much of the 1970’s.

To date, Linda Ronstadt has released over 30 Studio Albums in her career.

She charted her first Billboard Top-40 single in 1970 with the hit “Long, Long Time” which peaked at #25 on the charts.

Her many hits over the years include:

Long, Long Time
When Will I Be Loved
You’re No Good
Heatwave
The Tracks of My Tears
That’ll Be The Day
Blue Bayou
It’s So Easy
Poor Poor Pitiful Me
Back in the USA
Ohh Baby Baby
Just One Look
How Do I Make You
Hurts So Bad
I Can’t Let Go
Get Closer
Easy for you to Say
Blue Train
Somewhere Out There

Her top hit has been “You’re no Good” which reached #1 on the Billboard Top-40 Charts in 1975.

In December of 1977, “Blue Bayou” and “It’s so Easy” were both in the Billboard Top-5 and remained there the entire month.

She has charted hits onto the Billboard Top-40, Billboard Adult Contemporary, Billboard Country, and the Billboard Latin charts during her long career.

Three of her Studio Albums reached #1 on the Billboard Album charts.

She was the Top-Grossing Female Concert artist of the 1970’s.

She has received a total of 27 Grammy Award nominations in her career.

She has won 11 Grammy Awards in her career.

She has won two career Academy of Country Music Awards.

She has won an Emmy Award.

In the field of acting, she was nominated for both a Tony Award and a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the Broadway Musical and film, “The Pirates of Penzance“.

She ranked #21 on VH-1’s list of the 100 Greatest Women in Rock and Roll History.

She was raised in Arizona and is of German and Mexican descent.

She released an All-Spanish Album in 1987 that is the best selling Non-English Language Album in US Music History.

She was once engaged to Star Wars Director George Lucas.

She had a Single or an Album on the charts in every year from 1970 to 2000.

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Dave Mason

Dave Mason is an English Singer, Songwriter, and Guitarist.

In the 1960’s, he was a member of Traffic with Steve Winwood.

Mason was a friend of Jimi Hendrix and ended up playing acoustic guitar on the Hendrix classic “All Along the Watchtower“.

Mason had his first solo success here in the US with the 1977 hit “We Just Disagree” which peaked at #12 on the Billboard Top-40 Charts.

He briefly entered the charts again in 1978 with a remake of “Will you still Love me Tomorrow?” which reached #39 on the Billboard Charts.

Though he actually had two hits to make the Top-40, he is often listed as one of the top One-Hit Wonders of the 1970’s.

Over the years, he has recorded with artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, George Harrison, and many others.

For a brief period in the 1990’s, Mason joined Fleetwood Mac and recorded the album “Time” with them.

Currently, he and his band perform about 100 shows a year as The Dave Mason Band.

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Who are you Gaga??

Yesterday I came to a startling realization: Lady Gaga was not always an alien princess, nor a futuristic queen, nor that enchanting product that just might materialize if you mixed some Lisa Frank trapper keepers with a pair of Alexander McQueen platforms in a giant vat of glitter. Once, she was a mere mortal– an everyday brunette. With acrylic nails. Who just so happened to stumble onto the set of MTV’s Boiling Points circa 2005.

No wacko clothes. No husky philosophical banter. Gag me, Gaga.

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Is There Anything a Person Won't Do For Money ?

Yesterday I was killing some time before I went in to work at Windward Passage and ran across a show on MTV called Silent Library that tests the premise, is there a limit to what a person won’t do for cold hard cash ? I have to admit MTV has changed from the old days when it began back in 1981 with the specific intent of playing music videos 24/7 guided by on air hosts known as VJ’s.

I’m sure some people might find this type of show a waste of time I actually kind of found it sort of entertaining. The episode that I watched had six girlfriends who were playing the game and some were selected to perform insane tasks.

One task was similiar to the one in the trailer above where the girl had to find and eat thirteen cheetos that were hidden on a sweaty fat man’s body in a specified amount of time. The girl went about her business of finding the cheetos (one was in the man’s arm pit and one in his belly button) and tried to gulp them down while gagging as her girlfriends looked on and laughed.

I think this show probably proves that there isn’t anything that some people won’t do for the almighty dollar !

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MTV drops Music Television

This morning my alarm woke me up to some very disappointing news. MTV was no longer Music Television. They have decided to drop the “music television” from their logo, which used to appear at the very bottom. I think we all thought that would happen sooner or later, but I at least thought that MTV would have tried – given some attempt at least.

Instead they pumped out the Jersey Shore and Teen Mom. While reality television is entertaining, what happened to the intended purpose of MTV. Music. Music videos. Will they still have the MTV Video Music Awards? I mean how are we supposed to know what music videos are out and what nominees we want to win if we can’t view them like we used to on their channel.

Personally, I think this is the wrong direction for MTV to be going in right now especially at a time when music needs their fans and their viewers the most. MTV is giving up. They are onforming and I would hate to see it turn into this trashy channel.

How does it feel to sell out now?

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T'Pau

T’Pau is a British Pop Group, led by singer Carol Decker, that hit One-Hit Wonder status with the 1987 single “Heart and Soul“, a song that reached #4 on the Billboard Top-40 Charts.

Though they had later success in England, “Heart and Soul” would be their only hit in the United States.

Eight of their singles charted in the Top-40 of the British Charts.

The band was named after “T’Pau” a Vulcan Goddess in the Star Trek Universe.

The group initially broke up in 1991 but reemerged in 1998 when lead singer Carol Decker started the group back up with new backing members.

The group released four studio albums between 1987 and 1998.

The group continues to perform live around the United Kingdom.

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I take pictures of pretty drunk things

A couple of weeks ago, my little Sony point and shoot camera met an unfortunate fate when it was accidentally dropped by a friend of mine lens first on hardwood floor.  Let me tell you what happens to a camera when this situation occurs – it BREAKS!  Ever since then my camera has been unable to turn on, so I instantly began my search for a replacement.  After lots of research and even more debating, I decided to get the Canon SD780 IS.  I have never actually owned a digital Canon camera before and as someone who is passionate about photography I decided I needed to give them a shot.

Although I have only had this camera since last night, I can safely say I am already in love.  With the limited battery charge it came with, TJ and I took funny photos in our living room and explored the settings such as enhanced blues and night scenes.  I will have to post some photos so I can show you the quality (currently the battery is charging).  I am definitely impressed!  It doesn’t have a strong zoom, which I am okay with.  I mostly wanted this camera so I could take it with me everywhere.  I always need to have a camera with me. You never know when you will see something worthy of keeping forever.

In other news, MTV has finally gotten with the times and dropped the “music television” from their logo.  A smart move on their part.  It’s time they stopped living in denial.

Also in denial, me.  I haven’t felt like much of a “writer” these days.  I’m trying to get through everything, but I don’t think this whole winter this is going over well.  I need a retreat to sunnier times.  Things feel so hopeless when it’s grey and overcast outside.  Perhaps I should stop listening to sad folk music when I have things to do!  Is it May yet?  Vegas and California, I await you.

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