tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post2578142163400414164..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Mick Jagger and the Art of the PandemicSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-73879328184163194442021-05-03T15:00:21.357-04:002021-05-03T15:00:21.357-04:00Hi JD....I’m happy to report that Keith Richards a...Hi JD....I’m happy to report that Keith Richards and the other Stones are apparently working on a new album which will include some other hopefully post-pandemic tunes. And thanks for that Paul McCartney song, which is very nice. And yes my inability to get back to Scotland has been very frustrating and depressing. But at least I got word this week that that I’ll be getting a refund for the two tickets I never got to use. And as soon as Scotland opens up fully I’ll be trying to get there again....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-12601518642896100722021-05-03T14:50:14.592-04:002021-05-03T14:50:14.592-04:00Hi Jackie....I share your belief than when the hor...Hi Jackie....I share your belief than when the horror lifts, and the evil Cons are duly exposed, decent Canadians will be able to dance in the streets, while the Cons blubber like babies. I’m looking forward to having a great summer, but having a great fall to look forward to as well will really be a bonus. Especially if I get to lead Skippy down the street with a cowbell around his neck....😀Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-91180620560931150292021-04-30T23:53:49.085-04:002021-04-30T23:53:49.085-04:00Nice post, Simon. Music has always been a hobby an...Nice post, Simon. Music has always been a hobby and salvation for me through good times and bad and I believe that most people throughout the world have found solace in this one thing that we can still enjoy and share. A mental vaccine so to speak.<br />I'll give grampa Mick props for his enthusiasm and energy but the toll on his old vocal chords is evident. Nonetheless, I foresee him rocking(in a chair) and rolling(over to change his diaper) well into his eighties or as long as they can safely thaw out Keith from his cryogenic chamber so they can tour. I can picture the promo for their 2030 tour dates already. "The Strolling Bones live at the o2 Arena" while they are literally on o2. Regardless, they are a living example of "you are only as old as you think you are".<br />One of my favorite tunes that is still so relevant today and performed by a man who's older than Mick, clearly leaves Jagger behind by a country mile. It had me thinking of you, Simon and your not being able to go back homeward to Scotland. I'd like to share it and hope it reminds us of the reality that for better or for worse, all things will eventually end, pandemic included. <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4jzBiuZb10<br />JDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-28597726412996759602021-04-30T02:07:54.411-04:002021-04-30T02:07:54.411-04:00"Speaking Moistly" remains my favorite p..."Speaking Moistly" remains my favorite pandemic song. Both educational and catchy. Wish Trudeau would sing it at the upcoming COVAX concert. It's possible that Thinskinna might make a cynical attempt at covering the Stones as a duet with Chuckles, if only to be mean to Maggie. Plus Skippy on cowbell, and the aptly named Fife honkin' on Bobo and playing the skin flute. But they're such tired old pains in the ass, that their cover band should be called... the Kidney Stones.<br /><br />Their album "Broken Record" would feature such bottom-40 novelty tunes as "Sympathy for the IDU Devil," "Ontario's COVID-19 Nervous Breakdown," "Dead Horses (Couldn't Drag WE Away)," and a special jam session with Andrew "Braindead Milkman" Scheer, titled "American Covidiot." Call now, operators are standing by.<br /><br />These F.U. fighters can't get no satisfaction, because their appetite for Trudeau-derangement destruction and pandering to the worst elements of society will never be quenched. But despite their best efforts at sabotage, when all this is over and the dust settles, the decent among us will be dancing in the street. They would therefore do well to learn a lesson from one of Mick's signature hits: you can't always get what you want.Jackie Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05221859743498420491noreply@blogger.com