tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264890949924188049.post6087577760475793658..comments2024-01-22T06:24:28.359-05:00Comments on Mendel Illness : Bullfrogs on Their Mind: The Quest for Authentic Pop MusicJohn Mendelssohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03955242924713935770noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264890949924188049.post-35796363854416547392017-07-04T08:10:11.475-04:002017-07-04T08:10:11.475-04:00If you would like an alternative to randomly picki...If you would like an alternative to randomly picking up girls and trying to figure out the right thing to say...<br /><br />If you would prefer to have women pick YOU, instead of spending your nights prowling around in crowded pubs and night clubs...<br /><br />Then I encourage you to watch this eye-opening video to uncover a amazing secret that has the potential to get you your own harem of beautiful women: <br /><br /><b><a href="http://dating.syntaxlinks.com/r/FacebookSeductionSystem" rel="nofollow">FACEBOOK SEDUCTION SYSTEM</a></b>!!!Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264890949924188049.post-80939909096658772842016-09-16T14:11:57.729-04:002016-09-16T14:11:57.729-04:00Anyway, yes, good meeting of minds. Thank heavens...Anyway, yes, good meeting of minds. Thank heavens to mugatroyd someone else shares my aversion to what a great band the clash were and clash fanatics in general. I would have liked it best if they'd left it at the 1st album which I did like.Michael Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08294826929901360975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264890949924188049.post-57711420704010002772016-09-15T12:51:41.078-04:002016-09-15T12:51:41.078-04:00If it please the court, Dr. Hosko, my next blues u...If it please the court, Dr. Hosko, my next blues undertaking will be my own composition, Handyman. Got a handyman comin' over. He's gon' bring his great big tool... <br />John Mendelssohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03955242924713935770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264890949924188049.post-38281279145248934392016-09-15T10:27:20.646-04:002016-09-15T10:27:20.646-04:00I think you should instantly record a revised vers...I think you should instantly record a revised version of 'When That Evening Sun Go Down', preferably with bullfrogs on your mind.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05996020761846718973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264890949924188049.post-44715727692291792082016-09-15T10:26:13.278-04:002016-09-15T10:26:13.278-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05996020761846718973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264890949924188049.post-10121609245303999652016-09-13T12:51:04.064-04:002016-09-13T12:51:04.064-04:00Thank you, Mick. For the record, I found Mr. Strum...Thank you, Mick. For the record, I found Mr. Strummer an egregious phony, and couldn't bear his band. The only band that matters? Blimey. I share your dismay at how sounding like an idiot and not pronouncing your t's is thought to make one sound...cool.John Mendelssohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03955242924713935770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264890949924188049.post-6389204975770259312016-09-13T12:48:24.074-04:002016-09-13T12:48:24.074-04:00I'm not name-dropping, you querulous twit. I K...I'm not name-dropping, you querulous twit. I KNEW the man. I knew, from talking to him at length, how he spoke. Your argument that putting that jarring double negative in his song was evocative of London, in which countless millions do NOT speak as though poorly educated (I've lived here seven years) is so foolish as to make me despair of this dialogue being worth the effort. May I suggest that, if you don't like my writing, you not read it? John Mendelssohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03955242924713935770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264890949924188049.post-35712173508986483722016-09-13T10:26:10.009-04:002016-09-13T10:26:10.009-04:00As a Londoner, born and bred and often told I spea...As a Londoner, born and bred and often told I speak like a cockney,- particularly by people of other climes,- double negatives and acting thick, still grates. For example, Joe Strummer was embarrassing in this way, but the I can't speak proper like has permeated throughout language everwhere. My bet hate is " that didn't happen, I don't think." (...and variations of this I don't think D.N.) Either it did or it didn't happen - make your mind up. Everyone now, including broadcasters use use this atrocious grammar. About the blues. Yes , it becomes a joke when it ain't authentic, - I don't fink...or rather , I do think. Nice opinions, well written and a subject i feel i have mulled about, on my own for a long time. I say this as an expert 'blues harmonica' player who doesn't play the blues. Perhaps I should... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRvhV7g38fQMichael Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08294826929901360975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264890949924188049.post-39503816140507596402016-09-13T06:55:17.605-04:002016-09-13T06:55:17.605-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ludovicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800765143080326592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264890949924188049.post-40111379001152340612016-09-13T03:53:39.275-04:002016-09-13T03:53:39.275-04:00Did you know Ray personally? I did. He never used ...Did you know Ray personally? I did. He never used a double negative in my hearing. His doing so in his beautiful song was a jarring affectation. http://johnmendelssohn.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/stalking-ray-davies.htmlJohn Mendelssohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03955242924713935770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264890949924188049.post-63401820946458036722016-09-12T20:12:00.798-04:002016-09-12T20:12:00.798-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ludovicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800765143080326592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264890949924188049.post-11904402646404465322016-09-12T19:24:20.458-04:002016-09-12T19:24:20.458-04:00I am flattered by your having taken the time to re...I am flattered by your having taken the time to respond so thoughtfully, and at such length. And I disagree with you about just about everything. I think musicians should write and sing about their own experience. <br />John Mendelssohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03955242924713935770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264890949924188049.post-31545360444527664172016-09-12T18:32:18.929-04:002016-09-12T18:32:18.929-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ludovicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800765143080326592noreply@blogger.com