THOSE LONG-HAIRED BOYS FROM ENGLAND

Thanks to my internet buddy Phil from North Carolina who reminded me that 42 years ago this week, The Beatles made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.

February 9, 1964.

I was in 5th grade.

My first reaction was surprise that they were white. They'd been playing "I Saw Her Standing There" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand" a lot on WKY in OKC and I just assumed they were a black R&B band.

When they did "All My Loving," I knew in my heart they were immortal.

(Anyone remember the guy who did card tricks who followed them on Ed Sullivan? I didn't either until I bought the DVD a couple of years ago. His name was Fred Kaps. Poor bastard!)

At school the next day the Beatles were all anyone talked about.

My grandfather became extremely fascinated with them. For the next few months any time a friend would come over he's say "What do you think of those long-haired boys from England?"

I was a little disappointed though the next week when "I Want to Hold Your Hand" knocked The Trashmen's "Surfin' Bird" off the number one spot on WKY's Top 50. The Trashmen were shortchanged, just like the card-trick guy.

TENT ROCKS

Helen left her photos of our Saturday hike at Tent Rocks National Monument on my computer, so I'll post a few here.


This was my first time there. Anton's too. We were all impressed. It's so otherwordly -- "the landscape of Pluto" is what I kept saying. (The "blue" photo below reminds me of a Van Gogh painting.) Hard to believe it's so close to Santa Fe (just down the road near Cochiti Pueblo.)



The hike was fairly easy too, which is good because I'm so out of shape. At some points though you have to pass through very narrow spaces between the rock walls. It's definitely not for the claustrophobic.




(Helen took the two top photos. A fellow hiker snapped the one below.)

LET'S SPEND SOME TIME TOGETHER

Boy, we've sure come a long way since nearly 40 years when Ed Sullivan made The Rolling Stones change the lyrics to "Let's Spend the Night Together."

Thank the almighty Lord Jesus that the censors at ABC (or was it the NFL?) were diligent last night in protecting America's youth from the foul-mouthed, lech Mick Jagger, who gladly would have exposed THE CHILDREN to sexual innuendos in the songs he sang at The Super Bowl.

From the Associated Press:

In "Start Me Up," the show's editors silenced one word, a reference to a woman's sexual sway over a dead man. The lyrics for "Rough Justice" included a synonym for rooster that the network also deemed worth cutting out.

Read the whole account HERE.

Despite those artless cuts (I thought my satellite dish was messing up when the sound cut out), I thought The Stones did a fine job. I especially liked the grungy version of "Satisfaction." Unlike the AP guy, I appreciated the "ragged" quality of their performance. It seemed like real rock 'n' roll to me.

TERRELL'S SOUND WORLD PLAYLIST

Sunday, February 5, 2006
KSFR, Santa Fe, N.M.
Webcasting!
10 p.m. to midnight Sundays Mountain Time
Host: Steve Terrell


OPENING THEME: Let it Out (Let it All Hang Out) by The Hombres
Dropkick Me Jesus by Bobby Bare
Stupid Girl by The Rolling Stones
Love Your Money by Daisy Chainsaw
Sex, Fashion and Money by The Grabs
Shame by P.J. Harvey
She Looks Like a Woman by The Fleshtones
10,000 Beers Ago by Dicky B. Hardy
Oblivion by Mudhoney
Jolie's Nightmare by Chuck E. Weiss
My Mammy by Al Jolson

Early Today (and Later That Night) by Greg Dulli
Jangling Jack by Nick Cave
Local Boys by Graham Parker & The Figgs
Wave of Mutilation by The Pixies
Witches by Bichos
Hothead by Captain Beefheart
Another Land by The Residents

Be With Me Jesus by The Soul Stirrers
Gather at the River by Davell Crawford
Joy by Isaac Hayes
Sing a Simple Song by Chuck D, D'Angelo & Isaac Hayes
My Troubles Are So Hard to Bear by Ethel Davenport
When the Saints Go Marching In by Eddie Bo

Into the Woods by My Morning Jacket
Hell Yeah by Neil Diamond
Road by Concrete Blonde
Roll Away My Stone by Mark Eitzel
Wishlist by Pearl Jam
Prairie Fire That Wanders About by Sufjan Stevens
CLOSING THEME: Over the Rainbow by Jerry Lee Lewis

THE SANTA FE OPRY PLAYLIST

Friday, February 3, 2006
KSFR, Santa Fe, NM
Webcasting!
10 p.m. to midnight Fridays Mountain Time
Host: Steve Terrell

OPENING THEME: Buckaroo by Buck Owens & The Buckaroos
I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You by Hank Thompson
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 by Jessi Colter
Come as You Are by The Mammals
The Glory of True Love by John Prine
Ashes of Love by Chris Hillman
Bean Vine Blues #2 by M. Ward
She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye by Jerry Lee Lewis
What Made Milwaukee Famous by Johnny Bush
Give Him Another Bottle by James Talley

Bloodshot Anniversary Set
The Lost Soul by The Handsome Family
De-Railed by 16 Horsepower
Magnificant Seven by Jon Rauhouse
Behind That Locked Door by My Morning Jacket
I'd Be Lonesome by The Old 97s
Chicken Road by Kelly Hogan
Burn the Flag by The Starkweathers
Sputnik 57 by The Minus 5
I Fought the Law by The Waco Brothers

THE GOURDS SET
(All songs by The Gourds except where noted)
Burn the Honeysuckle
When Wine Was Cheap
Pickles
Weather Woman
2,000 Man
Virgin of the Cobra by Kev Russell's Junker
Blood of the Ram
My Name is Jorge

Ghost Riders in the Sky by Concrete Blonde
Death Grip by Boris & The Saltlicks
Nothin' But Godzilla by Will Johnson
Brass Buttons by Gram Parsons
Rosalie by Bob Neurwirth
CLOSING THEME: Comin' Down by The Meat Puppets

Steve Terrell is proud to report to the monthly Freeform American Roots Radio list
(except I spaced out and didn't report on time this month. Sorry, John!)