A sample of some obscure - and maybe not obscure - tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.

Today's selection: Blue Oyster Cult - "Last Days Of May" 1972

Off Blue Oyster Cult's first album. I saw the band at a back road, non-tourist bar in Reno in 1985 (I think). Maybe 300 people, probably 250 - maybe not even that many. They played under the name of "Soft White Underbelly". They said they missed playing for small crowds. Played for a few hours; one break. One of the best concerts I've been to.

Wouldn't be interested in coming along
Instead of staying here
It's said the west is nice this time of year
It's what they say

She was 18 when I asked her. She said Yes. We didn't come back.
Maybe a tale I'll tell someday.

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