A COSMIC CHRISTMAS

So another Xmas  comes to pass I hope you all have a great holiday and I will be back in a few. With each passing day we all come closer to our maker so take the time to enjoy your life, your family and the great  memories of days gone by. Merry Christmas!


The Fatman----------Gary Duncan's Quichsilver

Gary Duncan ( September 4, 1946, San Diego, California) is an American musician, once guitarist with The Brogues, then most notably with Quicksilver Messenger Service, where the complex interplay between himself and fellow-guitarist John Cipollina did much to define the unique sound of that San Francisco based band.

This years comp of Cosmic Christmas.......

00 cosmic christmas - rolling stones

01 jingle bells - electric prunes

02 it must be santa - bob dylan

03 christmas blues - canned heat

04 christmas time (is here again) - beatles

05 christmas rule - jorma kaukonen

06 we five kings - jethro tull

07 the christmas tree's on fire - holly golightly

08 i want a hippopotamus for christmas - gayla peevey

09 daddy's drinkin'up our christmas - commander cody

10 the fatman - gary duncan's quicksilver

11 santa baby - marilyn monroe

12 blue christmas - porky pig

13 santa claus and his old lady - cheech & chong

14 dirty claus rag - country joe & the fish

15 merry christmas baby - chuck berry

16 i wish it could be christmas everyday - roy wood's wizzard

17 santa's lament - father guido sarducci

18 ornaments - homer and jethro

19 Snoppy and the red baron (snoopy's christmas) - royal guardsmen

20 i believe in father christmas - emerson.lake & palmer

21 rui chiu - monkees

22 little drummer boy - johnny casg & neil young

23 don't need a reindeer - moody blues

24 so this is christmas john lennon

CAN'T GET A WORD OUT

Paul Kantner - ---Love Theme From Bladerunner

Paul Kantner (born March 17, 1941) is an American rock musician, known for co-founding the counterculture era psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane and its spin-off band Jefferson Starship. He was born in San Francisco, California.

01 cobra - quicksilver messenger service

02 sandalphon - jefferson starship

03 lovely (amy's theme) - lovin' spoonful

04 let there be drums - sandy nelson

05 pineapple - spirit

06 cobwebs and strange - who

07 antwerp's placebo (the plumber) - grateful dead

08 gas man (aka barry's caviar dream) - johnny & the tornados (cjfish)

09 little rascals medley - robert crumb & his cheap suit serenaders

10 fag - steppenwolf

11 babaji (twilight raga) - blue cheer

12 love theme from bladerunner - paul kantner

13 hucklebuck - canned heat

14 eastern jam - country joe & the fish

15 getting to the point - savoy brown

16 iron butterfly theme - iron butterfly

17 rounder - moby grape

18 east- west - paul butterfield blues band

19 wood's bolero - chris wood

20 bouree - jethro tull

21 spare chaynge - jefferson airplane

22 blue danube - procol harum

23 scottish tea = amboy dukes

24 local color - quicksilver messenger service

HAVE YOU HEARD THE ONE ABOUT......

Santa and Jesus arrive at the ATM machines at the same time.....Santa says to Jesus.".Thank GOD for atm's"    Jesus replies....."Your Welcome!"  That kind of covers just who is the real meaning(and in charge) of Xmas!


                       Silver Bells-------Ben Keith & Friends
Ben Keith(March 6, 1937 – July 26, 2010), was an American musician and record producer. Known primarily for his work as a pedal steel guitarist with Neil Young, Keith was a fixture of the Nashville country music community in the 1950s and 1960s before working with numerous successful rock, country and pop artists as both a producer and versatile, multi-instrumentalist sideman for over four decades.

 

MEGAPHONE

As many of you may have seen I have started using Mega to upload. I was absolutely tired of the zippyshare 200mb limit and the pop ups that were hitting whenever someone tried to pull the file.
In addition the files were dropped almost instantly by most services with Zippy not long behind them doing the same. Now the bad side of this Mega will only provide you with 50gb on the free account. So I will be selecting which files to drop on my own based on your comments and feedback. I can only assume that IF no one provided comments on a post I may drop that post when I reach the storage limit. Maybe by that time I will be able to upgrade to a premium account but when you are on a fixed income you must pick and choose carefully  So we will see how that progresses

 I will be reposting some old things and adding newer volumes to the subject as we go along as i have done with the Instra - Mentals comps. So once again I ask for yor feedback . It is nice to get a Thank You and they are appreciated. It would also be nice for a critique on the post....art, songs, whatever

Pavlov's Dog ----------While You Were Out
 Pavlov's Dog is a 1970s progressive rock/AOR band formed in St. Louis, Missouri in 1972.

VOICE CONTROL

Here's a fresh set of specially selected instrumentals. As always I give some familiar tunes mixed in with a few unique and totally different ones. Give me some feedback

                 The Honeycombs -------------Totem Pole                                                                                

The Honeycombs were an English beat/pop group, founded in 1963 in North London. The group had one chart-topping hit, the million selling "Have I the Right?", in 1964. After that song the interest in the group ebbed away, and they split up in late 1966. The group's most distinguishing mark was their female drummer, Honey Lantree.

 01 downhill sleigh ride - jorma kaukonan

02 stringhead - ozark mountain daredevils

03 white summer - yardbirds

04 totem pole - honeycombs

05 pecan pie - jack bonus

06 bella - santana

07 lucky strike - cowslingers

08 the ascent - grateful dead

09 havana ghila - big brother & the holbing company

10 if i only had a brain - stackabones

11 she's a rainbow - nicky hopkins & the rolling stones

12 toad - cream

13 black napkins - frank zappa

14 el baile de la cobra - cigar store indians

15 szabo - abraxas pool

16 hoedown - emerson,lake and palmer

17 the wild angels ballad - davie allen & the arrows

18 sweet sixteen - diga rytham band

19 accordion bells - leo kottke

20 pistolero - gary duncan & quicksilver 86

21 chicken pot pie - leigh stephens

22 while you were out - pavlov's dog

23 hawaiian rain - randy holden

24 arabia - jerry garcia & david grisman

PEEVEY'S XMAS WISH

I have decided to add a new topic to the site. It seems that my blog lacks the most important item that should be included...... Music! I will post some different images on a weekly( or more basis) Since I am a big fan of such things as weird or nostalgic, sci fi and general offbeat items, you never know what will hit the posting. And all will have a selected tune to accompany it with a tidbit or so about the picture or song.
I will call the topic" From The Edge". that should cover just about anything that my taste happens to be at the time. Regular postings of the music will continue as always

So without further ado since it is Xmas time let's do a couple of Holiday things!!

Gayla Rienette Peevey was born March 8th, 1943 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in Capitol Hill Hospital to Lewin Austin and Edith Irene Peevey. The attending physician, Dr. Jackson. The family moved to Ponca City around 1948 and resided at 508 North Oak St. She began singing as a preschooler at the Second Baptist Church of Ponca City where she and her family were active members, and around the community for various events. When she got old enough to attend Lincoln Elementary school, she sang almost every day for her classmates and for assemblies. The second half of 4th grade her family moved back to Oklahoma City where Gayla began singing regularly on local TV on station WKY-TV. They moved to Hollywood the Summer of 1953 to appear as a regular on the Saturday Night Review hosted by Hoagy Carmichael. She signed a recording contract with Columbia Records around September of that year and recorded "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" and "Are My Ears on Straight" in New York produced by Mitch Miller. It was released Christmas of 1953. Gayla sang it in October on the Ed Sullivan Show prior to it's release. Taking advantage of the song's popularity, the Oklahoma City Zoo did a promotion with the News Paper to raise money mostly from donations sent in by children to buy "Gayla" a hippo. The campaign was a success and Matilda was delivered on Christmas Eve morning. Gayla accepted the baby hippo and then donated her to the zoo. Matilda lived in the Oklahoma City Zoo for over forty years and gave birth to many babies who were placed in other zoos around the country.

Gayla recorded a number of other children's songs, but none caught on like the Hippo song which is still popular today around the world. In fact it seems to have grown in popularity and airplay in the last fifteen or so years.

SPEECHLESS

01  and the address - deep purple
02  air - mike pinder
03  the river - gary duncan
04  apricot brandy - rhinoceros
05  tabla rasa - solar circus
06  walking the plank - terry & the pirates
07  emotions - love
08  peaches in regalia - frank zappa
09  wolf run pt 1 - quicksilver messenger service
10  don and dewey - it's a beautiful day
11  afrodeez - shiva's head band
12  gibson's song - country joe & the fish
13  the last puff - spooky tooth
14  clear - spirit
15  repent walpurgis - procol harum
16  there are but five  - rollingstones
17  no matter what shape - t-bones
18  steal from a king - bobby keys
19  the lonely surfer - jack nitzsche
20  driftin' - leigh stephens
21  cafe chez pannise - barry melton
22  chushingura - jefferson airplane
23  shangrenade - harvey mandel
24  hibernation - amboy dukes

                                                                                   

WITHOUT WORDS

01  Laughing Rag - Robert Crumb & The Cheap Suit Serenaders
02  When The Saints Go Marching In - Bo Diddley & Chuck Berry
03  Bound To Fall - The Byrds
04  Rain On The Roof - The Lovin' Spoonful
05  2120 South Michigan Avenue - The Rolling Stones
06  Long Hard Ride - The Marshall Tucker Band
07  Slow Poke - Poco
08  Spindrifter - Nicky Hopkins with Quicksilver Messenger Service
09  Flute Thing - The Blues Project
10  Barbed Wire - Chris Wood (Traffic)
11  Wachet - Matthew Fisher (Procol Harum)
12  Water Song - Hot Tuna
13  Before The Rain - Lee Oskar (War)
14  Ingle Bach Rock - Doug Ingle (Iron Butterfly)
15  The Behemoth - The Shadows Of Knight
16  Titanic - Paul Kantner & Grace Slick
17  Beck's Bolero - Jeff Beck
18  Albatross - Fleetwood Mac
19  Expo 2000 - The Chocolate Watchband
20  Instra - Mental - Love
21  Chinese Song - Moby Grape
22  Brain Damage - Ginger Baker
23  Fossil Fuel - The Dinosaurs
24  Nature's Way - Spirit

WEATHER REPORT

A great piece to read about John........

http://www.bay-area-bands.com/bab00040.htm

1.  Blues In A Bottle

2.  Down In The Bottom

3.  Six Weeks In Reno

4.  Trust Me

5.  Southside

6.  Bigalow 6-9000

7.  Signs Of Life

8.  Born In Chicago

9.  Small Walk-In Box

10. Bad Luck Baby

11. I'll Change Your Flat Tire Merle

12. Trouble In The Teepee

13. I'll Pull The Trigger

14. Pride Of Man

15. Walkin' Blues

16. Run Out Of West

17. Mr.X-Terninator

18. Hot Rods And Cool Women

19. My Party

20. Buried Alive In The Blues

21. Who Do You Love?

22. Tired Of Spending Money>You Can't Hurt Me No More

23. Good Night Irene

24.  Mona

25. Goin'Down

26. Tough AS Nails

27 .On Top Of Old Smokey

28. DeKalb Blues

The Rheinterassen

Bonn, Germany

10-29=82

SALTOSAURUS

The Dinosaurs

Salt Air Pavilion

Salt Lake Utah

09-17-83

John Cipollina

Peter Albin

Robert Hunter

Barry Melton

Spencer Dryden

Guest appearance by:

David LaFlamme

01 Who Makes The Moves?

02 Slack String Quartet

03 San Francisco Shuffle

04 Blind Man

05 Jack O'Diamonds

06 Mona

07 Mojo Navigator

08 Streetwise

09 Wild About My Baby

10 Independence Day

11 Hokey Pokey

12 Amagamalin Street

CIP'S FISH STU

This is really a great show, with the standard Fish & Cip's songs, plus a few rare ones too. The playing is quite inspired showing the fine playing of all. Stu Blank on keys and synthesizer adds a unique touch to the show

KINGFISH - 77

An interesting set with Cipollina joining Kingfish for the show. Added guest is Pam Tillis (daughter of country star Mel Tillis) John would also  join Pam in the band Freelight. Recordings of that band have been elusive,

Kingfish
1977-05-14
Winterland, SF, CA

Dave Torbert - bass, vocals
Barry Flast - keyboards, vocals
Matt Kelly - harp
John Cipollina - guitar
Dave Perper - drums



01 - tuning, intro
02 - I Hear You Knockin'
03 - Jump Back
04 - Juke
05 - Battle Of New Orleans
06 - Hypnotize
07 - Overnight Bag*
08 - Harpoon Magic
09 - Jump For Joy
10 - Asia Minor
11 - Shake 'n' Finger Pop*
12 - Goodbye Yer Honor
13 - Sea Cruise*
14 - Carol
15 - Rattle Snake

* w/ Pam Tillis - vocals

GROWING UP A..PROBLEM CHILD

Problem Child was born out of the band Little Joe founded by legendary Quicksilver Messenger Service drummer Greg Elmore, which also featured Greg Douglass (guitar), Bobby Vega (bass) and Charlie Williams (vocals)....

Charlie Williams would join up with former Doobie Brother Tom Johnston, and Greg Elmore would continue to work with Terry & The Pirates, and Nick Gravenites....

From there the band would continue as a four piece with John Cipollina and Greg Elmore handling the vocals, however this line up would change again and on Sept. 7th Bobby would quit Problem Child and they realized that yes they had chosen the right name....

Jeff quit Bad Dog only to be replaced by Greg Elmore, and Problem Child in need of a singer and bass player, it made sense for the two bands to merge....

This new line up of Problem Child - John Cipollina, Greg Douglass, Greg Elmore, Alex Dore amd Mike Pegeus - made their debut at the Starry Plough in Berkeley on September 20, 1986....

It was soon after this that Greg Elmore discovered Chris Cole singing with Bobby Vega's new group, The Joneses, and while enjoying a beer and the music decided to steal Chris away to join Problem Child.

Rob had been in Terraplane with Greg Douglass, Greg Elmore, Andy Andrus and occasionally Chris Cole and was the most logical replacement.

this show would be a beginning point for Problem Child with Paul Butterfield guesting for the night for the departed Charlie Williams

John Cipollina

Greg Elmore

Greg Douglass

Bobby Vega

with special guest 

Paul Butterfield

Disc One

1. Hideaway

2. Mona

3. All Worth The Price You Pay 

4. Why Do You Act Like That ?

5. Mystery Train

6. Mannish Boy

Disc Two

1. Drums & Bass

2. Steppin' Out

3. Drums

4. Down In The Bottom

5. Ride In Your Automobile

6. Driftin' Blues

7. He Got All the Money

NEW>POTATO>CABOOSE

Well it is the Christmas season so It looks like a Cipollina one to me, Just how many different bands did this man jam with? This is a true and unusual rarity, NPC with John Cipollina,with really interesting versions of Mona, Morning Dew &Little Feat's Fat man in the bathtub. enjoy it !


NEW POTATO CABOOSE featuring JOHN CIPOLLINA
Shriver Hall, Baltimore, Maryland
June 27th 1987



1. On the Road Again > JC intro 5:06

2. Third World Blues (or Throw Rug Blues?) 5:43

3. Feelin' Alright 7:18

4. Mona > 11:25

5. Drums > 1:51

6. Space Jam > 2:19

7. Take It Easy (or The Mansion?) 5:48

8. Psychedelia 5:13

9. Fat Man in the Bathtub > 5:22

10. Morning dew 9:05



DOUG PRITCHETT - Acoustic Guitar & Vocals
JOHN "Red" REDLING - Keyboards & Vocals
DON LAUX - Rhythm Electric Guitar & Vocals
MIKE MAHONEY - Bass

JOHN TRUPP - Drums

JOHN McCONNELL - Percussion
SAM POINTER - Guitar & Vocals

TIM PRUITT - Guitar

and

JOHN CIPOLLINA - Guitar

WEARING THE HAT 75

About a month ago i received an email from Gregg who gave me a link to this show by QMS,

SteVe asked where I find this music well as in this case a lot of these treasures come from you all.

This one is from the tour of 75 and was in the last days of John's participation in the band. I do not believe he appeared on this one so if your a big Dino fan it is right for you.  Hats off to Gregg for the show and as always you can never have too much Quicksilver 

Quicksilver Messenger Service

1975-07-13  San Jose, CA  Civic Auditorium  (M1-AUD)

"You better come up here & smoke what we're smokin'!"

01. --tune-up & hellos-- 

02. Dr. Feelgood

03. Fresh Air

04. Baby Baby

05. Mona -> guitar solo -> ? (instru.) -> bass solo -> Mona 

06. The Hat -> They Don't Know -> Play My Guitar

07. What About Me

08. Freeway Flyer

Total Time ::: 1:10:36

Line-up ::: Gary Duncan - guitar, vocals // Dino Valenti - guitar, vocals // Greg Elmore - drums // Michael Lewis - keyboards // Skip Olsen - bass.

NOVATO AT COTATI

 As requested by steVe  Good sound great show with lots of "friends"

HEAVENS LEAD GUITAR

NYC NRPS

 A live one from the classic lineup! This one is a definite listen!

4/13/74 Late Show

Academy of Music, NYC

John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals

David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals

Skip Battin - bass, vocals

Buddy Cage - pedal steel guitar

Spencer Dryden - drums

disc one: 64:05

01: I Don't Know You

02: Lonesome L.A. Cowboy

03: Austin Texas>

04: Instant Armadillo Blues

05: One Too Many Stories

06: Panama Red

07: Garden Of Eden

08: She's No Angel

09: Tico Tico

10: Parson Brown

11: L.A. Lady

12: Henry

13: Neon Rose

14: Crooked Judge 

disc two: 62:24 

01: tuning

02: Six Days On The Road*

03: Dim Lights, Thick Smoke*

04: Last Lonely Eagle*

05: Dead Flowers*

06: Truck Drivin' Man*

07: Portland Woman

08: Glendale Train*

09: On The Amazon

encore:

10: Honky Tonk Women*

11: Nadine*

notes: *w/ Commander Cody beating

on the keys like the piano owed

him money