Dwight’s Soda “Useful Birds of America” Trading Card
Dwight’s Soda had a series of cards for Useful Birds of America. As opposed to the un-useful birds like the cowbird. Some good info on the series of cards can be found at Deseret News. This Prothonotary Warbler is copyright 1922 and Third Series Number 7. Dwight’s soda is baking soda (bicarbonate of soda), not soda pop. I’ve already sold this card.
City Map of Wichita KS 1969 or so
Map of Metropolitan Wichita, Kansas. Compliments of Kansas State Bank and Trust Company. Pictured on the first pic is Century II, an expo hall built in 1969, where I was just at a conference last week. The second pic has the public library, built in 1967, on the left (I was just there also, it’s right next to Century II), also pictured are the KSB Motor Bank and the Regal Inn.
New Netflix Instant Steaming for April 16th, 2012 – Over 75 new MUSIC shows!
Lots and lots of music today! Both documentaries and concert films. The Classic Albums series is pretty good, I’ve watched a few already (The Joshua Tree and The Doors). Remember, these are only the NEW to Netflix instant streaming, they’ve had several others streaming for some time, and lots more on DVD. AND this is just the retro stuff, I didn’t include Alisha Keys, Korn, or Puddle of Mudd, etc. To join Netflix just click the banner above.
- Daydream Believers: The Monkees Story (2000)
- Earth, Wind & Fire in Concert (1981) I went years without hearing “Brick House” on the radio, now it seems I can’t go 2 hours without hearing it. Radio programers! Can we have a middle ground?!? Bring back DJs, that would help.
- Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher (2010) Rory is quite famous among guitarists and lovers of blues guitar.
- Rory Gallagher: Live at Montreux (1975)
- Bee Gee’s: In Our Own Time (2010) I don’t think there’s supposed to be an apostrophe in the title. I like the Bee Gees from the earliest stuff to the latest, and there aren’t many bands I can say that about.
- America: Live in Central Park (1979)
- Mink Deville: Live at Montreux 1982 (2008) CGBG band with influences of punk, roots, and R&B. How did they get to Montreux?
- ZZ Top: Live from Texas (2008) I saw ZZ Top in a warehouse in Germany. The audience just stood in a mob on the concrete floor for 2 1/2 hours. Great show.
- Ted Nugent: Sweden Rocks (2008)
- Ted Nugent: Full Bluntal Nugity: Live (2003)
- Johnny Hallyday: Live at Montreux 1988 (1988) I’ve got a Johnny Hallyday 45.
- Neil Diamond: The Thank You Australia Concert: Live 1976 (2008) What did Australia do to get his thanks?
- Stuff: Live at Montreux 1976 (1976) Top Notch session musicians like The Funk Brothers or the Wrecking Crew.
- Funk Brothers: Live in Orlando (2008)
- Diana Krall: Live In Rio (2009)
- The Groundhogs: Live at the Astoria (1998) British Blues.
- The Crusaders: Live at Montreux 2003 (2003) Lots of Montreux today. This is actually Jazz.
- Happy Mondays: Call the Cops (1990) “24-Hour Party People.” Their song gave it’s title to the fabulous movie about the Manchester music scene.
- Talk Talk: Live at Montreux 1986 (1986)
- A Technicolor Dream (2008) A doc on the formation of Pink Floyd and the U.K. movement that spawned them.
- Lynyrd Skynyrd: Sweet Home Alabama (1996) A 1996 concert.
- Paul Simon: Live from Philadelphia (1980) Instant only.
- Deep Purple: They All Came Down (2007) Also at Montreux. Instant only.
- Deep Purple: In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra (2000)
- David Byrne: Ride, Rise, Roar (2010) Singer for The Talking Heads and solo artist.
- Jackson Browne: Going Home (1995) My opinion of Jackson Browne is about the same as Dude Lebowski’s opinion of The Eagles.
- Tina Turner: Rio ’88 (1988)
- Tina Turner: One Last Time (2000)
- Ike & Tina Turner: Live in ’71 (1971)
- Supershow (1969) Eric Clapton, Stephen Stills, Roland Kirk, Buddy Guy, the Modern Jazz Quartet, Buddy Miles and more.
- Simply Red: Stars (2005)
- Jeff Healey Band: Live at Montreux 1999 (2005) Blind guitarist from Road House.
- Strat Pack: Live in Concert (2005) A guitarist dream concert: Joe Walsh, David Gilmour, Brian May, Paul Rodgers, Ron Wood, Hank Marvin, Crickets, Albert Lee, Gary Moore, Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack, Phil Manzanera, Amy Whinehouse, etc.
- The Legends of Rock ‘n’ Roll (1989) Now this is the one to watch! TV clips of Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Carl Perkins, Bill Haley, Bo Diddley, and Johnny Cash!
- The Beatles: From Liverpool to San Francisco (2005)
- Festival! (2005) Newport Folk Festival performances: Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Johnny Cash, Georgia Island Sea Singers, Son House, etc.
- The Isley Brothers: Summer Breeze: Greatest Hits Live (2005) Most famous for the hit “Shout” used in Animal House, they were a great band.
- Gary Moore & Friends: A Tribute to Phil Lynott (2005) Thin Lizzy remaining member tribute to the lead singer.
- Alice Cooper: Live at Montreux 2005 (2005) I used to listen to Nights with Alice Cooper on the radio, but our station doesn’t seem to carry it anymore. He has a great dry wit.
- Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On: The Life & Death of Marvin Gaye (2006) One of the finest voices of all time.
- Marvin Gaye: Behind the Legend (2004)
- Ginger Baker in Africa (1971) Drummer for Cream and Blind Faith. Used to top the Best Drummer lists all the time.
- Pat Metheny: The Way Up: Live (2005) Jazz Guitarist.
- The Life & Music of Ronnie Lane: The Passing Show (2006) Member of the Faces and the Small Faces battling MS.
- Canned Heat: Live at Montreux 1973 (1973) I love Canned Heat.
- Yes: Live at Montreux 2003 (2003)
- Jethro Tull: Live at Montreux 2003 (2003)
- Ray Charles: Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival (1997) I once saw Ray Charles at the Starlight Theater in Kansas City and the guy was 66 years old and wore me out. He was super-fantastic. And I only paid $6 for my ticket!
- Isaac Hayes: Live at Montreux 2005 (2005)
- The Charlie Daniels Band: Volunteer Jam (1975)
- Elton John: Someone Like Me (2007)
- Asia: Fantasia: Live in Tokyo (2007)
- Mahavishnu Orchestra: Live at Montreux 1974-1984
- Queen: Rock Montreal & Live Aid (2007) Watch Freddie Mercury own the stage.
- Foreigner: Alive & Rockin’ (2007)
- Sinead O’Connor: Goodnight, Thank You, You’ve Been a Lovely Audience (2003)
- Fly Jefferson Airplane (2004) LOVE the Jefferson Airplane.
- Marianne Faithfull: Dreaming My Dreams (2000)
- The Doors: No One Here Gets Out Alive (1981) I’ve read the book by Danny Sugarman and am looking forward to this documentary.
- The Doors: Soundstage Performances (1967-69) I just got this one on disc a month ago. 3 great clips from TV programs that The Doors did. One is just “The End,” and the others are mini-concerts. A must-see for Doors fans.
- Toto: 25th Anniversary: Live in Amsterdam (2003) Why on Earth anyone would watch Toto is beyond me, but here it is. All I remember about them is a high school bus trip where a guy played “Africa” over and over and over and over. I could never hear that song again and still have heard it too many times.
- Out of Ireland: The Hit Songs and Artists of Irish Music (2003) Not Celtic music, but Van Morrison, U2, Bob Geldof, Sinéad O’Connor, The Pogues, The Corrs, Boyzone, Rory Gallagher, The Cranberries, Riverdance, Thin Lizzy, Horslips, and Clannad.
Then we have a bunch of the Classic Albums series. The cool thing with this series is that they talk to the producers and recording engineers giving more than just a fawning critic or best-friend fellow-musician’s look at the album.
- Paul Simon: Graceland (1997)
- Bob Marley & the Wailers: Catch a Fire (1999)
- Sex Pistols: Never Mind the Bollocks (2002) Much as I hate the negative attitudes toward everything, I love this album.
- Nirvana: Nevermind (2005) Hard to believe this album is older than college freshmen.
- Iron Maiden: Number of the Beast (2001)
- Metallica: The Black Album (2001) My brother-in-law’s favorite album. Don’t think I’ve heard it.
- Lou Reed: Transformer (2001)
- Deep Purple: Machine Head (2002)
- Motorhead: Ace of Spades (2005) First time I heard Metallica, I thought, “This is just like Motorhead. What’s the big deal?”
- Cream: Disraeli Gears (2006)
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Damn the Torpedoes (2009) I always forget what a great album this is till I put it on again and am blown away again.
- Rush: 2112 & Moving Pictures (2010) I never cared much for 2112, but I loved Moving Pictures.
- Primal Scream: Screamadelica (2011)
- Black Sabbath: Paranoid (2010)
- Def Leppard: Hysteria (2002) I prefer Pyromania.
- Fleetwood Mac: Rumours (1997) Forget that it’s one of the best selling albums of all time, it’s a really great album.
- The Grateful Dead: Anthem to Beauty (1997) Wasn’t the album called American Beauty?
- Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell (1999)
- Steely Dan: Aja (1999) I had a roommate in the Army who thought this was the best album of all time. I don’t agree.
Let’s Play Music!
Let’s Play Music: A Child’s Introduction to Rhythm and Melody. with Ann Callendar and Margaret Harmsworth. Wonderland Records GW-206. 1974. A Fiona Bentley Production. I just sold this at my booth at the flea market. Got $7.50 for it. It was in very good plus shape, at least, the vinyl was and the cover is at least very good.
Walt Disney’s Treasury of Dog Stories
Walt Disney’s Treasury of Dog Stories including The Incredible Journey plus Sam Savage, Big Red, Old Yeller, Greyfriars Bobby, and Nikki. Disneyland Records, 1964. This is a box-set with 3 albums. According to Discogs, this was only available through Friskies dog food! It must be rare! And those dog lovers out there want one! And the Disney collectors! I’m rich! It never seems to work out that way though. I should at least take a better picture that’s not all yellow.
New Netflix Instant Streaming for April 2, 2012 HUGE LIST
Been super busy, almost done with tiling the second shower area. Also still cleaning up from the wind storm a few weeks back. Got some new gutter on last Saturday and a bunch of clearing done too.
- Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (1973) Another head trip for kids from Sid and Marty Krofft.
- Tuff Turf Here’s my soundtrack album. Great ’80s flick with James Spader, Kim Richards in a miniskirt, and Robert Downey, Jr. Instant Only!
- Kennedys’ Home Movies (2011) Good thing there wasn’t an internet back then. Instant Only.
- Days of Heaven (1978) The opposite-of-prolific Terrence Malick directs Richard Gere and Sam Shephard. it seems to me like this flopped at the box office, but we all know that doesn’t mean anything.
- Fascination (1979) Directed by Jean Rollin.
- Ace in the Hole (1951) Kirk Douglas plays a reporter taking advantage of a man stuck in a well. Directed by one of the best, Billy Wilder.
- The Wavy Gravy Movie: Saint Misbehavin (Saint Misbehavin: The Life and Time of Wavy Gravy) (2009) If you don’t know who Wavy Gravy is, then you don’t know your hippies.
- Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (2003) From the Classic Albums series comes this doc on the making of Dark Side of the Moon the amazing 1973 album that was on the Billboard Top 200 charts for 741 weeks!
- The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) Never seen it.
- The Accidental Tourist (1988) The fabulous William Hurt directed by Lawrence Kasdan. I was pretty confused when I watched this years ago.
- Anastasia (1956) Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner, and Helen Hayes. Is Ingrid the only heir to the Russian crown after the Commies wiped out the royal family?
- Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Carry Grant in a wild farce about two old ladies who “mercy kill” lonely old men. This was was instant, then went away and is back. Curious stuff.
- Arthur (1981) Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, and John Gielgud. They could never remake this one.
- Auntie Mame (1958) Rosalind Russell in her signature role.
- Bad Company (1972) Jeff Bridges as a draft dodger in
VietnamThe Civil War. - The Beguiled (1971) Clint Eastwood in the Civil War directed by Don Siegle (they also did Dirty Harry)
- Bonnie and Clyde (1967) Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway directed by Arthur Penn. Personally, I hated the movie, but it was groundbreaking. At least it helped the career of Flat and Scruggs.
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) I can’t watch this one, Elisabeth Taylor is way too smoking hot in that slip. Paul Newman and Burl Ives (the snowman in Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer) in a Tennessee Williams melodrama.
- Chariots of Fire (1981) Best Picture winner and I love this one. Slow, but powerful.
- Dial M for Murder (1954) Hitchcock. What more do you need? How about Grace Kelly?
- Diner (1982) Directed by Barry Levinson, staring Steve Guttenberg, Daniel Stern, Mickey Rourke, Kevin Bacon, Tim Daly, Paul Reiser, and Ellen Barkin. Good grief! I’ve wanted to see this since it came out and have never been able to.
- Enter the Dragon (1973) Bruce Lee’s best.
- Every Which Way But Loose (1978) Clint Eastwood and an orangutang beat people up. “Right turn, Clyde.”
- Fatal Attraction (1987) I missed the first third of this and was still freaked out.Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Anne Archer, directed by Adrian Lyne.
- Frances (1982) Jessica Lange stars as Frances Farmer the actress who was put into an insane asylum.
- Ghostbusters (1984) I don’t really need to tell you about this one, do I?
- Giant (1956) If you like ‘em long and drawn out, here’s one for you. Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean.
- How to Steal a Million (1966) Audrey Hepburn, Peter O’Toole. Directed by William Wyler.
- The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964) Don Knotts in a kids movie.
- Lilies of the Field (1963) Sidney Poitier in an Oscar winning movie.
- Risky Business (1983) Tom Cruise and Rebecca DeMornay. A few classic scenes in this one.
- Rocky (1976) Gonna Fly Now!
- The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming (1966) A Soviet sub lands in New England.
- Serpico (1973) The New York police department was rife with corruption in the 1970s. Serpico was part of the beginning of the clean up. Stars Al Pacino. Directed by the amazing Sidney Lumet.
- Thief (1981) James Caan in a picture directed by Michael Mann. Sounds perfect.
- Tightrope (1984) Clint Eastwood again.
- Adam 12 (1968-74)
- Leave it to Beaver (1957-62)
- Magnum P.I. (1980-87)
- McMillan & Wife (1971-76)
- Quincy, M.E. (1976-82)
- Dragnet (1967-70)
- Miami Vice (1984-88)
Next are several old TV shows
