Was poking around the Dashboard; thought I'd share site stats for the past 30 days.
Averaging between 40 and 60 visitors per day, depending on the time period selected. Not sure what the difference is between "Views" and "Visitors". I suspect the peak there in the middle is from when Neo shut AD down and referenced people to this site.
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I remember the first earth day: a warm sunny day in April 1970 giving us an excuse to cut class and enjoy the day.
Like my time hearing George McGovern give a speech in person, the lasting effect was the opposite of that intended. "Earth Day" was a cover for something; I still don't exactly know what but I have my suspicions.
Giving a bit of myself away, I spent time as a professional in a closely-related field ... and many of the so-called "problems" were manufactured to provide an excuse for mandated "solutions".
Earth Day. Bah, humbug!
Continue reading →It was crazy then, but nice crazy ... not "they're coming to take me away" crazy like it is now.
A sample of some obscure – and some maybe not obscure – tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.
Today’s selections: Jon Astley "Jane's Getting Serious" 1987 and Superfine Dandelion - "Janie's Tomb" 1967
They just seem to go together ...
Jon Astley is a British record producer and recording engineer. The list of groups he worked with is extensive: The Who, Eric Clapton, Rolling Stones, etc. He recorded two albums as songwriter/singer in the late '80s. "Jane's Getting Serious" is the most prominent of these.
Superfine Dandelion was a 1967 garage rock band out of Phoenix. They recorded one no-hit album and broke up in 1968. One of their members - Rick Anderson - became the founding bassist for the Tubes.
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