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Listen at least to the inspired intro.

Speaking of wearing it well...

But, let it be known that Lena Dunham has called a truce on dissing Trump's looks. link

If she keeps her word (she was supposed to move to Canada), I shall cut her ample slack.

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Overheard at Lem's:

AprilApple said...

Is that Rod Stewart? wow - he looks like crap.

January 26, 2017 at 1:02 PM

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Men who look and dress like women tend to be harshly judged by women on their looks. Just sayin'.

That looks to be Carmine Appice playing the metronomic beat in that 1978 video. You've probably never heard of him but he coached and schooled many drummers more famous than he. He must have been paid really well for that one, in which he essentially played a robot. 

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That song dates from 1971. It's from the same album as "Maggie May," but never climbed the charts as high which is a pity because it's a great story. I learned a few new things about it at its Wiki page:

Kenney Jones, the usual Faces drummer did not play drums on the track as I had long assumed -- Micky Waller did. That reminded me of finding out that Kenney Jones played drums on the Stones' It's Only Rock And Roll (But I like It) and not Charlie Watts.

Stewart has dropped some of the more controversial lyrics in subsequent performances. I don't recall people getting upset about them in the 1970's. You'll never hear them if you skip through the song.

People Get Ready

Nearly all of the old avatars are here. Hooray for that. And hooray for Lem!

Lem's made the place, but it's an awful lot of work to fill the space, so you'll now be seeing posts from time to time by guest bloggers. Hope you enjoy it.

-- Freeman Hunt

Rod Stewart - People Get Ready