tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post2942808403154876408..comments2024-03-28T12:51:43.585-07:00Comments on SURFMATTERS: Happy 76th Frank ...Paul Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614071361550493917noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post-77724550706311200172016-12-23T19:51:44.664-08:002016-12-23T19:51:44.664-08:00Great stuff. The Muffin Man is seated at the table...Great stuff. The Muffin Man is seated at the table<br />In the laboratory of the Utility Muffin<br />Research Kitchen . . .<br />Reaching for an oversized chrome spoon<br />He gathers an intimate quantity of dried muffin remnants<br />And brushing his scapular aside<br />Proceeds to dump these inside of his shirt. . .<br />He turns to us and speaks:<br />pranagliderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07936332444971443669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post-74188458355560489172016-12-21T19:52:01.108-08:002016-12-21T19:52:01.108-08:00Thanks for this Paul. Just another band from LA wa...Thanks for this Paul. Just another band from LA was a fave. Overnight Sensation.<br />All of it!<br />Of the several times I got to see him, the show at Old Robertson Gym at UCSB in 73 stands out. I was 14! With George Benson and the Underwoods if my memory serves me well.<br />Highly suggested is the book "No Commercial Potential, the strange and terrible saga of the Mother of Invention" harmless neighborhood eccentrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02673235354064024311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post-55406198067252332692016-12-21T12:30:03.893-08:002016-12-21T12:30:03.893-08:00Thanks for that. Just Another... was maybe my 3rd ...Thanks for that. Just Another... was maybe my 3rd childhood LP, I think I can quote every line from Billy the Mountain. <br /><br />There's a lot to admire about his work. His testifying during the PMRC hearings was wonderful; watching him apply his wit and intelligence to defending free expression of ideas to a bunch of condescending congressmen was and is (via YouTube) exhilarating. Miss Christopher Hitchens for the same reasons. <br /><br />Happy Holidays, Paul!tuskedbeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08773118164724132491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post-20009702932624914972016-12-21T10:46:26.194-08:002016-12-21T10:46:26.194-08:00He was a super musician too. Way ahead of his time...He was a super musician too. Way ahead of his time.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479701820203670051noreply@blogger.com