Yer Ol' Uncle D

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Aug 2, 2022

"There is a view that jazz is 'evil' because it comes from evil people, but actually the greatest priests on 52nd Street and on the streets of New York City were the musicians. They were doing the greatest healing work. They knew how to punch through music that would cure and make people feel good." - Garth Hudson, born this day in 1937.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Aug 1, 2022

"I don't see how anybody cannot be political in this day and age. There's so much going on and you have to be aware and you have to vote. Our lives are political." - Robert Cray, born this day in 1958.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jul 31, 2022

"Physically my brain is in great shape. My motor functions are fine, but I think going through the whole ordeal... coming pretty close to death, may have affected my priorities. I loved my 17 years with R.E.M., but I'm ready to reflect, assess and move on to a different phase of my life." - Bill Berry, born this day in 1958.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jul 28, 2022

"The people who control the music industry are accountants who recycle everything in new, nostalgic packages, and everything else, to make more money." - Rick Wright of Pink Floyd, born this day in 1943. Variant this, limited that - this man knew what's up long ago. RIP and thanks for everything.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jul 27, 2022

"I think God made woman to be strong, not to be trampled under the feet of men. I've always felt this way; Mother was a strong woman." - Little Richard

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jul 26, 2022

"You start out playing rock 'n' roll so you can have sex and do drugs, but you end up doing drugs so you can still play rock 'n' roll and have sex." - Mick Jagger, born this day in 1943.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jul 25, 2022

"DEVO was like the punk band that non Punk America saw as Punk and so when people who were really into Punk rock would be walking around on the streets the jocks who learned about Punk through Devo would roll down their windows and yell at the Punks: 'HEY, DEVO!!'" - Thurston Moore, born this day in 1958.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jul 24, 2022

"The two things you can't fake are good food and good music" - Etta James

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jul 22, 2022

"Jesus, man, can you change the channel? Man, c'mon, I had a rough night and I hate the fuckin' Eagles , man." - The Dude. Don Henley, born this day in 1947.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jul 22, 2022

"Whoever controls the flow of information dictates our perceptions and perspectives; whoever controls the news shapes our destiny. Think! It ain't illegal 'yet.'" - George Clinton, born this day in 1941.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jul 15, 2022

"I've gone through three changes- I thought I was a Christian. Then I was the devil. Then the third one, where I know who I am, you know, I feel like I'm an alien." - Roky Erickson, born this day in 1947.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jul 13, 2022

"Scotty Moore plays one of the first really amazing riffs in rock history on Heartbreak Hotel with Elvis Presley ... it was dangerous, it scared everybody's parents, which was part of the attraction then - as it still is now... it totally blindsided me and made me want to get a guitar and do that." - Roger McGuinn, born this day in 1942.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jul 9, 2022

"We just want to make the walls cave in and the ceiling collapse. Music is meant to be played as loudly as possible, really raw and punchy, and I'll punch out anyone who doesn't like it the way I do." - Bon Scott, born this day in 1946.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jul 8, 2022

“I was born, grew up, spent a few years in the army, couple more in the can, and here I am, half a wise guy, so what?" - Paulie Walnuts. RIP Tony Sirico. Thanks for everything.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jul 7, 2022

"I never studied anything, really. I didn't study the drums. I joined bands and made all the mistakes onstage." - Ringo Starr, born this day in 1940.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jul 5, 2022

"Maggot Brain is a state of mind. And then, the condition and position of your ass. Free your mind. Free your mind. Free your mind. Think - it ain't illegal yet. Think - it ain't illegal yet. Think - it ain't illegal yet." - George Clinton

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jul 4, 2022

"I was wiser at 30 than I am now. My judgment was better at 12. If you look out the windshield of a Hyundai or a Bentley, you see the same road." - Bill Withers, born this day in 1938.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jul 1, 2022

"I could be a housewife... I guess I've vacuumed a couple of times." - Debbie Harry, born this day in 1945.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jun 29, 2022

"Everyone—whether straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender—should be allowed to show their true colors, and be accepted and loved for who they are." - Cyndi Lauper

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jun 28, 2022

"Everything government touches turns to crap." - Ringo Starr