JapanJohn

Images from the assassination attempt on Donald J. Trump in Butler, PA; July 13, 2024. Original music by JapanJohn (recorded earlier in 2024, but it seems appropriate).

album: Citizen Wayne (1996) song: Shining Mr. Lincoln's Shoes Wayne Kramer: guitar, bass, vocal Jason Roberts: programming images: public domain and Katerina Mezhokova (Wayne on stage), christzx (Lincoln w/Old Glory), Harvard U. (Waltzing Pendulums)

Two pop icons drop albums in spring 2024. Which one rules!?! Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department Beyonce Carter-Knowles - Cowboy Carter

song: "Mystic Mile" album: Mystic Mile (1993) band: Robben Ford & The Blue Line Robben Ford: guitar, vocals Roscoe Beck: bass Tom Brechtlein: drums David Grissom: rhythm guitar images (archive dot org) US National Park Service; California Dept. of Fish & Game

From The Beatles 1967 album, Magical Mystery Tour. Credited to all four members: John, Paul, George and Ringo. Originally titled "Aerial Tour Instrumental". All images from JapanJohn or public domain.

band: James Gang song: Funk #49 album: Rides Again (1970) guitar, vocals: Joe Walsh bass: Dale Peters drums: Jim Fox

Artwork by Tomihiro Hoshino Music by JapanJohn song: Starfield (hoshi-no) recorded on HP laptop using Audacity audio editing program (3/2024) instruments: acoustic guitar, tenor recorder

band: Nirvana song: Smells Like Teen Spirit release date: Sept 10, 1991 guitar: Kurt Cobain bass: Krist Novoselic drums: Dave Grohl moves: Oksana Baiul

SONG: no sign ALBUM: newdays (2010) BAND: Schroeder-Headz piano...Shunsuke Watanabe bass...Yu Suto drums...Hiroyuki Suzuki (gymnast practice footage...Yul Moldauer)

Starring: Jeremy Boreing, Daniel Considine, Billie Rae Brandt, Jake & Blain Crain, David Cone, Lexie Contursi, Rosie Seraphim Harper, Tyler Fischer... and introducing Matt Walsh as Kris. made by Daily Wire, 2023 ***Mild spoilers***

Here's a band that deserves way more love than they're getting. Greyboy Allstars have been together for 30 years; have you ever heard of them? Check out archive (dot org) for a plethora of concert recordings. This song is from April 2, 2022 in Covington, KY. Uploaded my MYJIBBOO. I claim no ownership of any of the content here except the photo of the beehive that spins. Greyboy Allstars: Karl Denson...flute, sax Robert Walter...keyboards Elgin Park...guitar Chris Stillwell...bass Aaron Redfield...drums

From their 1981 album, Give the People What They Want. Ray Davies...lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, writer, producer Dave Davies...lead guitar, vocals Mick Avory...drums Jim Rodford...bass guitar Ian Gibbons...keyboards All images are public domain found on archive (dot org). Attributions: Max Fleischer, World Artists, Segundo de Chomon, Wellcome Library, Bosse (Karl Kurt), ok33.

Written by Neil Diamond, Alan & Marilyn Bergman. #1 on Billboard Top-100, December 1978. Thanks to my daughter for camera help. うちのむすめに、ありがと。

I will explore all 12 of Warren Zevon's studio albums. For reference, here are the dates and rankings as seen by allmusic (dot com). My own rankings will differ significantly. 1970 - Wanted Dead or Alive (3/5 stars) 1976 - Warren Zevon (4.5/5) 1978 - Excitable Boy (4/5) 1980 - Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School (4.5/5) 1982 - The Envoy (3/5) 1987 - Sentimental Hygiene (4.5/5) 1989 - Transverse City (4/5) 1991 - Mr. Bad Example (3/5) 1995 - Mutineer (2.5/5) 2000 - Life'll Kill Ya (3.5/5) 2002 - My Ride's Here (2/5) 2003 - The Wind (4/5) note: I did not rank Zevon's live albums (Stand in the Fire; Learning to Flinch)

Acoustic guitar stylings of JapanJohn. Public Domain photos from NASA found on archive (dot org).

From her 2003 album, "0304". Public domain film from archive (dot org): Leonardo Domingues, Max Fleischer.

band: Japanese Large album: Superpositioned song: second side **All music and images are Public Domain or Creative Commons. Attributions: Japanese Large, Jeffrey Beach, Gordon McDowell, David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries

Bicycle Saddle Review Comparing Venzo CVX+ and Selle Anatomica Venzo CVX+measurement (175mm x 280mm) taken from their info page seems accurate. Creative Commons music: Asaguare (Mbirao, Zebroid) Here's my full review of Selle Anatomica R2: https://rumble.com/vm44rc-selle-anatomica-r2-bicycle-saddle-review.html

Read by JapanJohn. From the collection of short stories called: Hot Night in the City.

Hiroshima to Ehime prefecture (75 km = 46 miles) Music by: Yoshida Brothers, Tristeza, Subtronics, Zofka

-Written and performed by JapanJohn. Inspired by my brother who wrote a totally different song with the same title years ago.

The River, 1980 Springsteen - guitar, harmonica, vocals Roy Bittan - piano Clarence Clemons - sax Danny Federici - organ Garry Tallent - bass Steve Van Zandt - guitar Max Weinberg - drums --------- All images from Kajinami River area 1/14/2023

Wade Schuman - vocals, flute Erik Della Penna - guitar, banjo et al.

Paolo Fresu Devil Quartet is: Paolo Fresu - trumpet; Bebo Ferra - guitar; Paolino Dalla Porta - bass; Stefano Bagnoli - drums. Song Name is "Cartoons"

Knitting tutorial covering 2-strand knitting, purl stitch and fixing problems (wrong stitch, dropped stitch). Simple slipper pattern included.