Friday, February 7, 2014

Spillover From Trooper York

The first rule of Trooper York is "what happens at TY stays at TY"

I would never violate that.

However, I wanted to share a playlist on iTunes that I put together years ago and never did anything with: a list of bands who played the Whisky-a-Go-Go in L.A. in 1966:

   Mr. Tambourine Man    The Byrds
   Good Lovin'                 The Rascals
   East West                    The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
   Let's Live for Today      The Grass Roots
   For What It's Worth       The Buffalo Springfield
   The End                       The Doors
   White Rabbit               The Jefferson Airplane
   Happy Together            The Turtles
   Time Has Come Today  The Chambers Brothers
   Iron Butterfly Theme     Iron Butterfly
   Manic Depression         The Jimi Hendrix Experience
   Get Together              The Youngbloods
   I Got A Line On You       Spirit
   Summertime Blues         Blue Cheer


Can you imagine?

23 comments:

ndspinelli said...

Chick, If you haven't watched the doc on Netflix about Sunset Strip you must.

Trooper York said...

Hey as long as you don't post those photo's of me swimming in the Caribbean we are cool.

chickelit said...

@Troop: In a way, I am like a greyhound, always chasing rabbits to feed my head.

rcommal said...

Yes.

Chip Ahoy said...

Haz, I guess I do not know what a proper squat is. I'll look it up. I did deep knee bends, all the way down and all the way up, tippy toes to erase it, then all the way down and back up. Used chairs on both sides, uneven heights, for balance, but did not use to help push up.

Except a little.

Only ten.

And it wiped my legs out. They became shaky. Photographed my masa noodles and my legs were shaking like leaves. The shaky kind of leaves, not the steady leaves, like leaves know for being shaky, like Aspens, those kind. Just ten.

And now my legs are a wreck. They hurt. If I want to cross my leg I have to help it.

So I thought, "Ace! It worked. Now put on the pressure and walk all over the place."

So I did and now my legs are really wrecked.

And I'm curious. How are your legs? Using a walker? What?

chickelit said...

@l: You're special. You have an unbounded imagination, so when I ask rhetorical questions like that, you have an exemption in my book; you could probably augment my list.

b

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

I tried adding a Netflix widget to the front page but it doesn't work.

I wanted something that would say what I've watched recently. They have one for Facebook. Nothing for Blogger, or so it appears.

deborah said...

Spillover from Trooper? Have you considered a travel mug?

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

A couple of good movies recently... What Maisie Knew (2013) and Side Effects (2013)

Both similar, in that I resisted the transference of adulthood like 'knowledge' onto the lead child character, and, in the other movie, with an adult lead character, I rooted for his 'innocence'.

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

Another good movie was The Wall (2012).

Its a remake of the bibles Garden of Eden w/o Adam. Actually, I think Adam might be a dog in the movie. I'm not sure.

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

I take that back...

The Wall is "based on Marlen Haushofer's eponymous feminist classic novel, ..."

So, in the movie, the woman is the man, and the dog was a trusted companion.

Very complicated.

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

On second thought. The man is the dog. In feminist thought, the woman is not a man. I could be wrong about that ;)

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

"I am Woman Hear Me Roar"... oh wait... does that mean... never mind.

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

Trooper's wife took a nice selfie there.

Eric the Fruit Bat said...

HOW MANY FUCKING TIMES DO I HAVE TO SAY IT???!!!

GO SLOW!!!!1!!!!!!

I couldn't do one fucking pullup. Not a fucking one.

Now I can do 14, and after a tiny rest, I can bang out 12 more and so one and so on.

How?

When I first started, I got a length of 3/8 inch rope, two pullies and a closet rod. I got 50 lbs. of builder's sand from Home Depot and I put it into a four gallon pail.

I made my own little basement thing for cable pulldowns. I did them on my knees.

Keep it simple. GO SLOW!!!!!

Eric the Fruit Bat said...

The point isn't merely to avoid injury, although that's very important.

What's even more important is developing a routine that you'll maintain forever. The more manageable your workout, the more likely your success.

Consistency is key.

Let me say that one more time so it'll sink in.

Consistency is key.

Icepick said...

SO it helped playing the Whiskey back then if your band name started with "The"?

Icepick said...

I did much better on the second day of squats. I changed what I was doing a little bit, did ten, and my legs aren't dead today. They feel fine, in fact. So maybe today I'll look up what a proper squat is supposed to look like.

(Haz, I saw your description, but I can't imagine my knees not going past m toes. I'd hardly be moving in that case.)

ndspinelli said...

deb, "spillover from Trooper" would never be coffee. Bourbon, beer, gin, etc. or green tea for Trooper.

deborah said...

Nick, I wanted to avoid the use of sippy cup, but yes, I knew it was likker :)

MamaM said...

Have you considered a travel mug?

Jugs and a large cup holder might be a better fit.

The Dude said...

Make that decaf green tea, Spinnerman - old dude has to watch his caffeine.

deborah said...

"Jugs and a large cup holder might be a better fit."

You bad, bad girl.