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Just finished reading Thomas Pynchon’s Vineland and oof, what an OK boomer novel. Everything funny and dare I say Pynchonesque in One Battle After Another comes from P.T Anderson, not the source book. Give him the best adapted screenplay oscar for that turd polish.

Politics, Policy, Political News - POLITICO Nobody knows politics like POLITICO.

The Politico headline today is “Epstein, in newly released email, says Trump ‘knew about the girls’”. No shit, Sherlock.
Coincidentally, a Sherlock Holmes story is the source of the phrase “the dog who hasn’t barked” that Epstein also described Trump with. The Complete Holmes available now in store

Lemme get this straight—this year’s Booker prize winning novel is titled “Flesh”? Was “Moist” already taken?

#10 I can do the same thing for their absolute lowest rated album, 1981’s Renegade, which is totally salvageable if you rummage through the singles and outtakes. But this is enough Thin Lizzy’s for one night.

#9 Track 11: Sugar Blues. Back to a similar choogle as the title track to close out the album. Just say no, Phil! (He didn’t). Snowy White is pretty great in this. This is such a better closer than Hey You it’s ridiculous.

And there you have it, I made Thin Lizzy’s 2nd worst-rated record great.

#8 Track 9: It’s Going Wrong. An outtake. Poppy, with a great solo. Genocide replaced it on the released version. That’s a good song and all, but I like the lightness of this original running order.
Track 10: The Story of My Life. Another unfinished one, had the makings of a great Phil confessional.

#7 Track 7: Having a Good Time. Great Side Two opener, in it’s proper slot in the actual LP. This song is underrated, I think School of Rock era Jack Black played it in his trailer every morning to get in character. Hit me with that drum!
Track 8: Sweetheart. Another newwave rocker, belongs on the B

#6 Track 6: Hey You. The faux reggae intro demonstrates Phil Lynott was keeping up with the young punks. He definitely heard the Clash and early Elvis Costello. The meat of the tune is more trad rock, but it’s at least as good as BTO’s Hey You, which ain’t bad.
And that’s the end of Side One.

#5 Track 5: Killer On The Loose. A nice thematic follow up to the last one. Punky and brash, this is like if the Stones Shattered were good. The treated vocals on the Jack the Ripper spoken word bridge make this a strong contender for a Halloween mix. Sure it’s the 2nd track with laughter, so what?

#4 Track 3: Didn’t I. What a great ballad. It gets lost on side two, but batting third it blooms like the harmonized guitar riff in the middle.
Track 4: Don’t Play Around. This was a B-Side, a rocker with a new wave flavor, kicks up the excitement again before we peak with the next one.

#3 Track 1: Chinatown. Of course this LP should start with this. What a monster riff at the beginning. I play this one in the second set of my show, it’s the most difficult one, peak butt rock, feels indestructible when you get it right.
Track 2: We Will Be Strong. The actual opener is better here

#2 record, Black Rose (which to these ears is Sarah and some other songs). The real problem with Chinatown is the sequencing isn’t great and they left off two songs that should’ve been on. Wikipedia goes into the initial proposed tracklist, and it makes a good record great. Here it follows. Side A

#1 People don’t appreciate it because the 2nd guitar player on that record is Snowy White, replacing the flashier Gary Moore. But people, Snowy White was good enough to be Pink Floyd’s touring guitarist. He’s fine. His soloing is good. I like the Chinatown songs better than the better-rated previous

THE THIN LIZZY ERA IS COMING TO AN END: Friday I’m playing and singing the whole Jailbreak LP at Brewskis in downtown Bloomsburg (7 PM! No cover!), which is rad but will mean the end of my Thin Lizzy era. I’ve drunk deep, and here’s what I’ve learned. #1: The Chinatown LP is underrated (cont. below)

It’s a victory for sandwiches everywhere.

If the wrapper ain’t split, you must acquit!

I hear there’s a new sheriff in NYC, and Endless Records got this Marty Robbins classic back in stock. That’s about as much as you can expect from a Wednesday.

NEXT FRIDAY: Guess who just got back from rocking Milton? The Classic Rock Appreciation Society bring Thin Lizzy's Jailbreak to Brewskis on Friday 11/14. That night there's gonna be a jailbreak, and I'm telling you where in this town. 7PM, don't miss it! Hey you, good lookin' people, come here!

A president who can tear down 1/3 of the White House can tear down the entire White House. A president who can steal $230M from the treasury can steal $1T from the Treasury. We have both legalized and tolerated Trump’s crimes, so they will only get bigger.

MADE THE DAILY ITEM: The other local paper around here, the one that covers points east, has a little blurb about Saturday’s show. You should come! It’s going to be a Halloween costume party as well. So much Thin Lizzy it’s fat.

YouTube video by The J.B.'s - Topic Rock Groove Machine

LOST DISCO JAM OF THE DAY: From 1980, the year everything from Alice Cooper to Zapp made the Billboard Disco Heat charts, here’s The JB’s with an abdolutely killer chant “Rock Groove Machine.” THIS is what should be playing in Mad Max when the guitar spits flames, or when King Kong is released.

I got a great new cover image if anyone feels like reissuing There’s a Riot Goin’ On anytime soon. When it comes to our biggest American threats, the call is coming from inside the house.

EVERYTHING’S HAPPENING IN MILTON: Just a week after our Thin Lizzy covers show / Halloween costume party (this Saturday!) a good friend is putting on this super rad theater piece at the Art Academy of Milton. Let’s make it a full house. It’s the biggest thing to hit Milton since Chef Boyardee!

Early hours for the NO KINGS demonstration in little Bloomsburg, PA. It’s a big crowd on a beautiful day. The headcount here looks like enough to get anyone elected on the local level. County, State and National levels next.

Whaaa?? Will investigate. Twist in My Sobriety is the best oboe rock I’ve ever heard.

YouTube video by The45Prof 1976 T.G. Sheppard - Solitary Man

Came across this TG Sheppard LP today and remembered that Motown ran a country label in the mid 70s. Every release was horrendous. The talent included a pre-metal Pat Boone. Closest thing to a hit was a joke song that thinks parakeet is a euphemism. Laugh tracks throughout. Why Berry Gordy, why?

GOT A NEW SECTION AT THE STORE FOR THESE HARD TIMES: Good records under ten bucks. You got your yacht rock and your Carpenters, your Motown and your 60s am pop. Saturday Night Fever and always Catch Bull at Four. LPs you should want that are still cheap. Get ‘em before they go the way of Rumours.

YouTube video by Mark Vallese Ferrara - Wuthering Heights (1979 Acts I, II, III)

THE SOUNDTRACK THEY SHOULD’VE USED #2: Sure I get why the Saltburn lady went with Charli XCX for the oh-so-sexy new Margot Robbie Wuthering Heights. The yutes must be courted. But for real, there exists a 1979 disco opera of WH by Ferrara. If nobody dances naked to this by film’s end, I quit.

YouTube video by Al Stewart - Topic Running Man

THE SOUNDTRACK THEY SHOULD’VE USED #1: Edgar Wright usually has impeccable needle drop taste, but the trailer for The Running Man is a missed opportunity. Why choose a poochied-up Sly Stone remix when Al Stewart was right there?!?

Unhinged literary opinion: I’m more than half convinced Freida McFadden is AI, not a real person.