11:18am
Jeff:
I’ve said it before - “Breakaway” is my favorite Beach Boys single. Do I think it’s the best? No - there are a ton of “better” singles they recorded. “Good Vibrations” might be the greatest single ANYONE EVER RECORDED. If Murry Wilson, indeed, wrote the lyrics to “Breakaway”, as fucked up as a dad and manager he might’ve been, the sensitivity and empathy he must’ve felt for Brian is very evident in those words.
Oh yes. I may re explore yoga. The last place that was highly recommended was a bit far, but worse- not so sanitary. I was the only one sanitizing my yoga mat and I also noticed insects crawling about.
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12:28pm
doctorjazz:
I have a 20-30 minute yoga/strengthening routine I do most days (in the middle of it now). Yoga with Adrienne is a free YouTube resource (there are others, but I used hers and still do many exercises from them).
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12:31pm
Yes:
Missed the name of the movie, what is it please?
I hear you. I don’t spring up or down staircases anymore. We have a friend who fell and fractured her wrist. It was a very complicated healing regimen. She had osteoporosis, but didn’t know it. Forewarned is forearmed.
12:46pm
Jeff:
Some thoughts on Dave Mason. I was a huge fan in the early to mid ‘70s. I loved his songwriting contributions to Traffic, thought he was a great multi-instrumentalist (guitar, in particular) and appreciated his work as producer (Family), sideman (w/Delaney & Bonnie, George Harrison, early Derek & the Dominos, etc). But, he never did anything of real value after “Alone Together”. I still dug his live shows throughout the ‘70s, but that was about it. I went to see a gig he did at The Bottom Line w/Jim Capaldi. Steve Winwood was sitting around 10’ from me with his wife. Dave kept going to the mic saying things like “let’s see if we can get Stevie up here”. He was being a total pain in the ass! Steve was squirming in his seat and, finally, gave in and went up on stage. They did a couple of tunes “Gimme Some Lovin’” and “Low Spark…”. Mason might’ve sung backup on the Spencer Davis tune, but he had absolutely nothing to do with “Low Spark…”. I also went to one of those Traffic Jam shows he did earlier this century. The setlist was ridiculous! He performed a bunch of Traffic songs he wasn’t involved with while neglecting the great tunes like “Hole In My Shoe” that he was responsible for. May he rest in peace, but he was one perplexing cat.
I'm not saying the YouTube Yoga videos are better (or as good) as an instructor-MsJazz did use an instructor for a long time. An instructor can help correct some poses that you're doing incorrectly, and push you more than you might on your own. But, just for getting your feet wet (and for me the YouTube was enough), it can't be beat.
Listener comments!
: Hello Bob & experienced
Jeff: Good Morning Bob + fellow listeners
Bob Brainen: Hello, ∫ydniuß
Bob Brainen: Good morning, Jeff
Andrew in Toronto:
↳ Bob Brainen @11:01
Good morning, Bob, and all others who are musically adventurous!wmfromd: Hey Bob and everybody!
Bob Brainen: Good morning to you, Andrew in Toronto
listener james from westwood: Morning and happy Saturday, Bob and all!
Bob Brainen: Hey, wmfromd
Andrew in Toronto:
↳ wmfromd @11:02
Hi wmfromd!Bob Brainen: Morning, listener james from westwood. Happy Sat.
Soule: Good morning, Bob and gang! I'm happy it's Bob Brainen show time!
Andrew in Toronto:
↳ Soule @11:04
Greetings, Soule!Bob Brainen: Morning, Soule
wmfromd:
↳ Andrew in Toronto @11:03
Hey Andrew!SmokinJ: Mornin' bb & friends! Lovin' the burst of Rays! 8-)
Bob Brainen: Hey, SmokinJ, glad to hear it.
Soule:
↳ Andrew in Toronto @11:04
Greetin's, Andrew!Andrew in Toronto:
↳ Soule @11:10
Would you like my email address?tom tom the pipers son: sublime and cringey at the same time!!!
tom tom the pipers son:
↳ Song: "The Little Girl I Once Knew" by "Beach Boys"
opening of california girls contained withinAndrew in Toronto:
↳ tom tom the pipers son @11:12
hi there, tom tom!Bob Brainen: Hey, tom tom the pipers son
tom tom the pipers son: hello
tom tom the pipers son:
↳ Song: "Breakaway" by "Beach Boys"
love itSoule:
↳ Andrew in Toronto @11:11
I believe I've got it. I think we traded emails through FMU a couple of years ago.Andrew in Toronto:
↳ Soule @11:15
Okay.Andrew in Toronto:
↳ Soule @11:15
I haven`t heard from you in a while.Soule:
↳ Andrew in Toronto @11:17
RIght ho - will send a note.Andrew in Toronto:
↳ tom tom the pipers son @11:15
hi there, tom tom!Andrew in Toronto:
↳ Soule @11:17
Thanks.Jeff: I’ve said it before - “Breakaway” is my favorite Beach Boys single. Do I think it’s the best? No - there are a ton of “better” singles they recorded. “Good Vibrations” might be the greatest single ANYONE EVER RECORDED. If Murry Wilson, indeed, wrote the lyrics to “Breakaway”, as fucked up as a dad and manager he might’ve been, the sensitivity and empathy he must’ve felt for Brian is very evident in those words.
SmokinJ: Jeff... You're right bro'... 8-)
Bob Brainen: Wow, that's pretty touching, Jeff. I'd like to think so.
doctorjazz: Hey Bob and all you listerners!
tom tom the pipers son:
↳ Andrew in Toronto @11:17
hi...doctorjazz:
↳ Andrew in Toronto @11:02
Hi there Andrew!Bob Brainen: Hiya, doctorjazz
doctorjazz:
↳ Song: "Thoughts" by "George Russell [w/Eric Dolphy]"
Great track/album!(Mr) Bill: Hi, Bob and everyone. I'm visting friends and will listen as best I'm able without being a rude boy.
Bob Brainen: Hey, (Mr) Bill. Dig.
Andrew in Toronto:
↳ doctorjazz @11:24
Hiya, doc!doctorjazz:
↳ Song: "Thoughts" by "George Russell [w/Eric Dolphy]"
Dolphy has been getting some attention recently...from DJ Peter's posts_
mail.google.com...
Bob Brainen:
↳ doctorjazz @11:31
As he should! That link doesn't work for me, doc (?)wmfromd:
↳ Song: "Happy New Year" by "Beverley"
She did a short set at the Monterey Pop Fest and sadly no recorded evidence of it. Not many photos as well.Andrew in Toronto:
↳ Bob Brainen @11:37
Here`s the UK Times obituary for Beverly:https://www.thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/article/beverley-martyn-death-obituary-singer-wife-john-martyn-b3pjt9gzc
doctorjazz:
↳ Bob Brainen @11:37
It's from my email, I'll try another way...open.substack.com...
Bob Brainen:
↳ doctorjazz @11:41
Got it, that I can open. Will read later. Thx.Gina Bacon: Morning, Bob & all!
Bob Brainen: Morning, to you, Gina
Andrew in Toronto:
↳ Bob Brainen @11:47
Happy Saturday, Gina!Olleh: Bob’s got his finger on the passion pulse! Helloooo and everyone!
Gina Bacon:
↳ Andrew in Toronto @11:50
Happy Saturday, Andrew!Andrew in Toronto:
↳ Olleh @11:53
Greetings, Olleh!James Douglas: Howdy Robert & Brainiacs! Better late than never. But I caught a bit in the car.
Bob Brainen: Hey, Howdy, James Douglas
Andrew in Toronto:
↳ Bob Brainen @11:55
Did you get the Dan Penn cd?Olleh:
↳ Andrew in Toronto @11:54
Hiya AndrewBob Brainen: Hello, Olleh. (Hey, did it take me this long to realize "Olleh" is "hello" backwards? unless you use "Oleh.") ???
gene sculatti: Hi, Bob.
Olleh:
↳ Bob Brainen @11:57
Hah, no problem ‘Tis dat. And a fact: it turns out with a double L it is closer to how it is actually pronounced in UkrainianBob Brainen:
↳ Andrew in Toronto @11:56
No, Andrew. Dann Penn, needs our good thoughts. He fell and broke his hip.chresti: Hi Bob and bobbers!
Bob Brainen: Hi, chresti
chresti: Ooi the hip always the hips
Andrew in Toronto:
↳ Bob Brainen @12:11
Oh dear.Thanks.
Olleh:
↳ chresti @12:14
The hip is the most unhip in healing. I used to therapize foljs that just got hipped. And hi chrestiduke: Hi Bob and bobettes
Bob Brainen: Hi, duke
Soule:
↳ Olleh @12:16
We should all do hip and thigh strengthening exercises.chresti:
↳ Olleh @12:16
Hi Olleh! My hips are taking a once-a-week pill for the bone lossOlleh:
↳ Soule @12:17
Yes. And for all of us geezers with low back pain, lower backexcercises. Which I stupidly ignore myself.
Bob Brainen:
↳ Soule @12:17
Absolutely. I keep threatening to get back into Yoga, I am so stiff. The stiffer you are, the more prone to injury you are.Olleh:
↳ chresti @12:19
Osteoporosis, is a terrible thing to waste and waist. I’m sorry. Pills and an abundance of caution.Olleh:
↳ Bob Brainen @12:20
Oh yes. I may re explore yoga. The last place that was highly recommended was a bit far, but worse- not so sanitary. I was the only one sanitizing my yoga mat and I also noticed insects crawling about.doctorjazz: I have a 20-30 minute yoga/strengthening routine I do most days (in the middle of it now). Yoga with Adrienne is a free YouTube resource (there are others, but I used hers and still do many exercises from them).
Yes: Missed the name of the movie, what is it please?
Yes: hamnet?
Olleh:
↳ doctorjazz @12:28
Thanks doc. I will explore this. I keep forgetting that youtube is a source for such things.Andrew in Toronto:
↳ Bob Brainen @12:20
There`s a Gary Stewart book that just came out.Bob Brainen: I was just told that David Attenborough just celebrated his 100th birthday!
chresti: Yep, I watch every step I make and keep a tight grip on the railing going up/down stairs
James Douglas:
↳ Bob Brainen @12:33
Yesterday, if I'm not mistaken.Olleh:
↳ Song: "Opus To Spring" by "The Jaguars"
Cool! The only Jaguars I knew of was a French - or maybe Quebecan outfitBob Brainen:
↳ Andrew in Toronto @12:32
I had to google who that is. Almost 100 pages. yikes!James Douglas:
↳ James Douglas @12:34
But I've been known to recently make mistakes!Bob Brainen:
↳ Bob Brainen @12:35
Make that almost 600 pages!Doug Schulkind: Top o' the afternoon, Bob!
Bob Brainen:
↳ James Douglas @12:36
My middle name is "error."Andrew in Toronto:
↳ Bob Brainen @12:36
It`s a great read.Bob Brainen: Hey, Doug, que pasa?
Olleh:
↳ chresti @12:34
I hear you. I don’t spring up or down staircases anymore. We have a friend who fell and fractured her wrist. It was a very complicated healing regimen. She had osteoporosis, but didn’t know it. Forewarned is forearmed.Bob Brainen:
↳ Andrew in Toronto @12:37
Dig, I don't doubt it. I've just become weary of long bios after reading a few that were lauded but which I felt severely needed editing.Franco Twinkie:
↳ Olleh @12:38
Start the day with a couple of Tylenol and you can almost feel normal.James Douglas: I love the evolution into the "Traffic" sound.
Andrew in Toronto:
↳ Franco Twinkie @12:42
Greetings, Franco.Franco Twinkie: Hey Andrew.
Andrew in Toronto:
↳ Bob Brainen @12:40
This one doesn`t.Bob Brainen: Hey, Franco Twinkie
Olleh:
↳ Franco Twinkie @12:42
It’s our 21st century hit of day starting orange juiceFranco Twinkie:
↳ Bob Brainen @12:44
Hi Bob!Jeff: Some thoughts on Dave Mason. I was a huge fan in the early to mid ‘70s. I loved his songwriting contributions to Traffic, thought he was a great multi-instrumentalist (guitar, in particular) and appreciated his work as producer (Family), sideman (w/Delaney & Bonnie, George Harrison, early Derek & the Dominos, etc). But, he never did anything of real value after “Alone Together”. I still dug his live shows throughout the ‘70s, but that was about it. I went to see a gig he did at The Bottom Line w/Jim Capaldi. Steve Winwood was sitting around 10’ from me with his wife. Dave kept going to the mic saying things like “let’s see if we can get Stevie up here”. He was being a total pain in the ass! Steve was squirming in his seat and, finally, gave in and went up on stage. They did a couple of tunes “Gimme Some Lovin’” and “Low Spark…”. Mason might’ve sung backup on the Spencer Davis tune, but he had absolutely nothing to do with “Low Spark…”. I also went to one of those Traffic Jam shows he did earlier this century. The setlist was ridiculous! He performed a bunch of Traffic songs he wasn’t involved with while neglecting the great tunes like “Hole In My Shoe” that he was responsible for. May he rest in peace, but he was one perplexing cat.
Olleh:
↳ Song: "Hole In My Shoe" by "Traffic"
Ahhhh, The Traffic wherein I was first acquainted. Love this.wmfromd:
↳ Song: "Utterly Simple" by "Traffic"
I prefer this version to the soundtrack version.Bob Brainen:
↳ wmfromd @12:53
I didn't realize there was a difference.wmfromd:
↳ Bob Brainen @12:56
Entirely different version.Olleh: Bloomsburg! Wow!
James Douglas:
↳ Song: "Don't Be Sad" by "Traffic"
One of my faves from Traffic.wmfromd:
↳ Song: "Don't Be Sad" by "Traffic"
Recorded at the Record Plant in NYC at the same time Hendrix was cutting Electric Ladyland.S_P_G: Hi Bob and everyone!
David B: Great hearing the Traffic songs this morning! Many thanks!
doctorjazz:
↳ Olleh @12:31
I'm not saying the YouTube Yoga videos are better (or as good) as an instructor-MsJazz did use an instructor for a long time. An instructor can help correct some poses that you're doing incorrectly, and push you more than you might on your own. But, just for getting your feet wet (and for me the YouTube was enough), it can't be beat.doctorjazz:
↳ David B @1:31
What David B said!S_P_G: This…!!!!
Olleh:
↳ doctorjazz @1:31
Thanks doc.Bob Brainen: Hey, David B. My pleasure.
S_P_G: 🔥🔥🔥
Bob Brainen: Heyy, S-P-G
S_P_G:
↳ Bob Brainen @1:48
Delightful!Andrew in Toronto:
↳ Bob Brainen @1:48
What an inspired show!Bob, thanks!
Soule: Thank you Bob!
doctorjazz: Thanks, Bob!
S_P_G: Thank you!
gene sculatti: Great Hour with Mason!