I'm going back through what comprised my senior year of high school and first semester of college in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Come along for the ride. New posts every day or so mixed in with other things.
October 8, 1985. I probably had the job at Mazzio's Pizza by now, but the restaurant wouldn't open until October 21. College was still going along, but I was spending most of my time in the library and ditching classes often. The exciting thing for me was the upcoming American League Championship Series with my beloved Kansas City Royals facing off against the Toronto Blue Jays beginning on this night.
If baseball wasn't your priority, but heavy metal was (which was usually the case with me) then you could go see Dio at Municipal Auditorium on this night. The opening act was Rough Cutt. The "Sacred Heart Tour" would be so successful for Ronnie James Dio that he would actually come around again on the next year where I would finally get to see him live for the first time.
It's Tuesday again so here's some tunes I've been enjoying lately.
Hans Pucket have brought out their second video for their forthcoming No Drama album. This time we get the title track from these New Zealand wunderkinds. I'm looking forward to getting this on vinyl when it's released on November 4.
No Drama
Maybe, just maybe, if I am super lucky Hans Pucket will tour with The Beths next year here in the USA. That would be cool since I have tickets to see The Beths next year in Nashville at the Brooklyn Bowl. The Beths latest video release is for the tune "Knees Deep" and it is as incredible as everything they have been putting out lately. Their new full length album Expert In A Dying Field will hit the shelves around September 16.
Bungee time!
My 17 year old son was gifted a free Damned and Blondie show at the Grand Ole Opry House a few weeks ago. He said Debbie Harry had lots of energy for a lady in her 70's. Blondie has always been a favorite of mine and the whole family.
The Tide is High as a Darth Vader looking character watches
I don't have a clue if I had just forgotten or only just learned this week that Phantasm director Don Coscarelli directed the great video for Dio's "The Last in Line." It's a song and video that holds up.
Meeno Peluce in one of his best roles
I don't know how I didn't hear the Beach Fossils before stumbling across them on Bandcamp the other day, but I dig what I hear and, of course, if you put skateboarding in a video I will always pay attention.
"Sugar" from the Beach Fossils album Somersault
I'm not a massive fan of artists going back and tweaking their old music, but this Dexy's release might be an exception for me. Kevin Rowland and company are such underrated artists. A triple CD comes out on October 14th. I haven't hit that pre-order button yet, but I'm sure I will soon.
Come On Eileen as it should have sounded
Let's finish off this post with a clip and a tune from one of my childhood favorite films: Trocadero Bleu Citron. I recently saw it again for the first time in decades and although it was all in French with no English subtitles I believe I still got it. It aired on HBO often when we first got cable TV in 1979 and it was a favorite with its skating scenes.
