Spring and summer of 1968 with The Rascals

The Rascals had a nice run of big hits.   Some of their hits are real classics, like "Good lovin'" and the ballad "Groovin'".   

They were Eddie Brigati (vocals), Felix Cavaliere (keyboard, vocals), Gene Cornish (guitar) and Dino Danelli (drums).  Felix and Eddie wrote most of the hits.  Dino looked a lot like Paul McCartney, i.e. look at the picture.

In the spring of 1968, The Rascals released "A Beautiful morning" and it was another big hit.  It was upbeat and fun to sing along.    Their next big hit was "People gotta to be free", a song that was released the summer that Soviet tanks invaded Czechoslovakia.

I just can't believe that it was so many years ago!

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Saturday's podcast: The Joe & Kam problems, The media and coverup, John & Paul 1957 & other stories

 Saturday's podcast:  

The Joe & Kam problems, The media and coverup, John & Paul 1957 & other stories

Saturday's video: The Joe & Kam problems, The media and coverup, John & Paul 1957

Were you there when he froze?

Were you there when he froze?: First, it was Russia Russia.  Then, it was the laptop and the 51.  Now it’s the debate.  Notice a pattern here? A few days ago, Carl Bernstein said that all of Joe Biden’s men, women and whatever other gender…

Were you there when he froze? - American Thinker https://t.co/fWW1bc2nPM

— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) July 5, 2024

Friday's podcast: Best of the week plus AT posts

 Friday's podcast:   

Best of the week plus AT posts

Remember when we were all reading Iacocca’s book?

We learned that Lee Iacocca passed away.   He was 94 and quite a personality in the automobile business:   

Lido Anthony Iacocca, the automobile industry legend best known as “Lee,” died at the age of 94 on Tuesday morning, his family confirmed.

A child of Italian immigrants who grow up in humble conditions, Iacocca became one of the most powerful — and best known — executives in Detroit.

Iacocca rose to become president of Ford Motor in December 1970.

After being fired in a dispute with company heir Henry Ford II, Iacocca joined the then-struggling Chrysler. 

Using both his business skills and ability to turn a phrase, he won federal loan guarantees that helped the automaker avoid a potential 1980 bankruptcy.

I remember all of the Chrysler episode and the book that won him fame in the 1980s.  

Guess what book my dad gave me for Christmas one year in the 1980s?  You guessed it!   The Iacocca book.

In fact, I would have won many a bet predicting that every businessman that I visited in the late 1980s had a copy of Iacocca’s book on his desk.  It became sort of a symbol of managerial awareness to read or show everyone that you had read his book.

Iacocca argued that the loan guarantees were necessary to compete with Japanese and European manufacturers who were supporting their industries.  In the end, Iococca’s idea worked and led to more successes, including the minivans that changed the definition of “mom’s car”.

RIP Lee Iacocca.  

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Feels like summer so let's remember The Beach Boys!

The Beach Boys are the best American band of the rock era. 

They were Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson (the Wilson brothers), cousin Al Jardine and good friend Mike Love.

They recorded a lot of hits. Their sound is synonymous with great harmonies, summer and young love.

My favorite song is "Wouldn't it be nice", a song about young love. It was also from "Pet sounds", their great and very influential album!

The Beach Boys started out a summer band but became one of the most influential rock groups of their time.

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1954: Elvis Presley recorded "That's Alright (Mama)"

On this day in 1954, Elvis Presley and Sam Phillips may have arguably started the age of rock with the recording of "That's alright mama".

And so started the story of Elvis.    

Two years later, he was selling millions of RCA records and putting one # 1 on the charts after another.

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Maybe this is why people are not watching

Maybe this is why people are not watching: Once upon a time, one could watch Johnny Carson and be entertained.    The viewer counted on Carson to crack jokes both ways.    On the other channel, you had the Dick Cavett option, a bit more serious but no one….

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Maybe this is why people are not watching - American Thinker https://t.co/MdIXT2po10

— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) July 4, 2024

Wednesday’s video: Reality and desperation, Late night comedy plus July 4