They get paid. I get it, but still...it's a shit ton of work.
I've posted on Burning Wood enough to have low expectations, and savor the nuggets of musical camaraderie when they appear. There's usually at least one, but I'm constantly going back in and editing while monitoring the viewership. Sometimes it's crickets.
And then there's life to live in these fairly fucked up times.
"Miserable bastard this guy......says he wants this site to be a respite and proceeds to moan about his business, his life, other people he encounters, etc. This guy's a black hole that makes Lidia Soprano seem like Suzy Sunshine. Brace up my man and strap on some nuts.....every moment of every day is a gift and a wonder. Wake up tomorrow and make the changes in your life that allow you to appreciate the gift of life you have. Stop whinging and whining like an eight year old girl whose parents took away her iphone."
When Sal let this one go to publish, I knew it was serious. I commented,
"You deserve the break you need". Then emailed Sal,
"I don't know how you do it. I'd recently noted to self that it had been awhile since you'd taken a break.
Feel free to vent here. I've filled in for a time in the past, and could do so again. -BBJ"
Sal answered, "I won't overstay my welcome to vent, but I'll say these few things.."
None of which I'll repeat here. Sometimes life delivers a perfect storm of circumstance requiring a break in routine monotony.
Then I commented anonymously,
"At first I thought your comment might be satire, as it's such trollery you'd have to be an enormous asshole if it wasn't. I'd say you're the miserable bastard."
That's my story, and I'm sticking with it.
Don't forget to comment, and hit the "Donate" button.
Google DoseofReality and all you get are websites educating the public about opioids.
Fitting somehow. Total downer.
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Weekend Mix/Brian's Summer Retreat
I had always loved Good Vibrations, Surf's Up, both song and album, but generally disliked the Beach Boys otherwise. I grew up surfing in SoCal, and we thought they were a joke at that point. I never play Pet Sounds.
It represented a monumental paradigm shift in musical influences, and one of the most elusive vinyl scores of my life if you consider the big "SMiLE" picture.
I first became interested in the story back in 1978 when I read The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll while attending San Diego State University. It suggested that Brian had erased or destroyed all the tapes. In the early 1990, when the catalog started turning up on cd, bonus tracks and further research revealed parts of "SMiLE" hiding in plain sight. I soon found bootleg copies, downloaded the box set, bought Brian's finished version, and am thrilled to finally get a legit vinyl copy.
I posted this Weekend Mix 7 years ago, on June 29, 2018. In many ways it's a personal "Best Of The Beach Boys". Note that nothing from "Pet Sounds" or before makes the cut.
Enjoy!
-BBJ
5 comments:
Thanks so much. Much appreciated. Yes, Donate Now is a good thing.
I read Burning Wood on an almost daily basis as it is the source to discover new music and discuss the music we're all familiar with. I would have missed out on a lot of great music like Richard Hawley and Wet Leg or been brought up to speed on the news Van Morrison album. Needless to say it's a great resource. That's not even mentioning all the FREE downloads that get posted. Those FREE downloads come at a price of time and numerous fees associated with maintaining a blog like this.
I'd like to put out a challenge to everyone out that that reads Burning Wood to keep it going. Rather than lament about its demise, lets keep it going by using that "Donate" button over on that right hand side. Even a $5 monthly donation is cheap considering the number of songs that are being made available for download, all for FREE.
To all those people who have thanked Sal over the years, I say let's thank him by throwing something in the kitty and let's keep Burning Wood going as a community, together.
Thanks for this BBJ, just donated too.
Curious, why no "Darlin'"?
All my weekend mixes could be burned to CD, so space is the case. The sequence must have called for this over that at the curatorial stage. I went with "Sail Plane Song" because it had just been released. A "scoop" if you will.
Just donated! Burning Wooders - if you enjoy this blog and Sal's piloting of it as much as I do - or even half as much - y'all need to drop a donation too!
And thanks for this mix, BBJ.
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