Saturday, February 24, 2007

Sunday Night Music clip.

Yeah, yeah, I know. It's actually Saturday night as I'm posting this. Whatever.


For this week's clip, I chose a tune by Larry Carlton. The tune is called 'Room 335'. Larry earned the nickname 'Mr. 335' years ago, as one of his favored instruments is the Gibson 335. Great guitar, great player, great tune. I listened to several versions of the tune, and the version I picked, I picked because I liked the energy and tone. The guitar he's playing in this clip appears to be a Fender Telecaster, though. Go figure.

Room 335


As a side note, if you own Christopher Cross' 1st CD, you'll hear Larry playing on a couple of those tunes as well. Good stuff.


On another happy note, the search for a new PartsGuyMobile has ended for now. I'm now the proud papa of a '90 Chevy K1500 pickup. Got it for a song.



Ain't she a beauty? I could do without the clearance lights, but that's a minor quibble. It's snowing something fierce here this weekend, so I'mma play in the snow!!! W00T!

Sunday, February 18, 2007

Idea I shamelessly stole from another website.

Ok so while flipping through my usual assortment of websites I read fairly often, I got the idea for the PartsGuy's Sunday Night Music Clip. This will be a song I like for whatever particular reason, and I'll post a youtube linky to a clip for you to watch. Obviously, if you have dialup, you may wish to forego the clip, or not. Your choice.

With that, on to the inaugural SNMC. The band: Saxon. The song: Just Let Me Rock, from their album Crusader. The fact that these guys aren't more well known on this side of the pond is nothing short of criminal. That's what happens when your record company leaves you swingin' in the wind all by your lonesome.

Saxon: Just Let Me Rock


Ok, I'm feeling a wee bit generous, seeing as it's the first time I'm doing this. So, another band that was shamefully ignored by the music industry, Axe.

Several years ago, I happened t be surfing for more info on the band, to see if I could somehow find a copy of Nemesis, which is the album this song led off. I got a nice email back from the band's lead guitar/ singer explaining why the album wasn't yet available on CD. Apparently, they solved the problem because about 2 years ago, I found the CD available on ebay. Needless to say, I bought it immediately. Trust me on this, were you to go and find this CD for yourself, it would be time well spent. The music is excellent, a lot better than some of the crap that was polluting the airwaves(Duran Duran, call your office).

Axe: Heat In The Street

Someone edited the song to fit a cartoon, and did a wonderful job.


Comments are open. Give me a yea or nay, and I'll dig up other stuff.

Saturday, February 10, 2007

Fabbo Babe of the Week/ CD Review

So, I got bored, and you get a new FBW:




The lovely and talented Helen Hunt. There's just something about the way she carries herself that works for me. I especially enjoyed her in 'What Women Want'.


Today, UN and I decided that, even though the weather outside is frightful, that a trip away from Stately PartsGuy Manor was in order, and made a trip to the Electric Fetus. What luck! a 20% off sale!!

Your humble correspondent LOVES 20% off sales. So, I scooped up two CDs instead of the usual one.


The first one is playing on my computer as we speak. It's a blues CD by Renee Austin,called 'Sweet Talk'.

If you enjoy blues and roots music, you need this CD. Ms. Austin jumps from genre to genre, and does so effortlessly. Included on this disc is a duet with Delbert McClinton called 'Pretend We Never Met' which alone is worth the price of admission.

You're probably going to have to hunt for this disc, so I'll try and make it easier.

www.blindpigrecords.com

That should get you on your way.

Sadly, one of Renee's vocal cords was damaged during surgery to remove a lump from her thyroid gland, cutting her career short. We are lucky to have these CDs to document her talent. Hopefully a miracle will occur and she can return to what she does VERY well.


The second CD I picked up is by Bad Religion, which I consider to be one of the best punk bands EVER.

This one's called 'Tested', and it's a live CD that I'd never seen or heard of. As far as live CDs go, most of them suck. This one is a happy exception. All of the best BR tunes are on here, definitely one to pick up. Amazon will probably have this one. If you don't like punk, then don't get it.


Thus concludes this post.

As always, may the bluebird of happiness crap on your car.

Friday, February 09, 2007

Stuff.

I got to thinking today about telephone manners.

For instance, I called another shop and asked for L. Someone else answered, and when I asked for him, she said 'may I ask who's calling?'

My reply? "Nope"

Maybe I'm way off base on this, but it seems to be a bit nosy. The call obviously ISN'T for you, so it's none of your business. Had I felt she needed to know who it was, I would have said " This is The PartsGuy, lemme talk to L"

Wait! I've got an idea!! The next time someone asks me that question, I'll say, "Certainly. I'm Nunya. as in NUNYA F'IN BUSINESS!!!" Wouldn't that be awesome?

Or maybe I need to increase my dosage. I dunno.


I've discovered a new way to amuse myself. All you need to do is station yourself close to the condom display at your favorite store, and wait for some lady to stop and inspect the brands. Then, ever so quietly, sneak up behind her and say "I'm a Magnums man myself!" and wait for the hilarity!

The boss was out of town most of the week for a manager's conference. It sure was fun watching the assistant mgr get all frazzled. Heavy is the yoke of power.


I've got other things going on, but they haven't developed enough that I feel comfy talking about them just yet.