Friday Music – 1966 – Was It the Best Year?

Here the “Professor of Rock” looks at the top ten from one week in November / 1966 – the videos follow below – and then we will trip through some more hits from the top 100 from 1966 – it was an incredible year for music . . .

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Now let’s just trip through the whole year – Ready? – Let’s Go! . . .

One of MY favorites from 1966 – or any year . . .

If you have ever seen the sun rise in the summer time in southern Kansas – it is a big red rubber ball . . .

And I was lucky enough to watch it AND listen to this song on KLEO 1480 at the same time . . .

And from the flip side of that 45 ( if my memory serves me right / we are in deep kimchi NOW if we’re relying on that! ) – another all time favorite of mine from The Cyrkle . . .

This next one is live from The Montery Pop Festival – the “Association” – along with “Mary” were the opening act . . .

I know this cover of “Hanky Panky” is NOT from ’66 – but it works for me . . .

Sing It like you feel it Percy !! . . .

My Goodness what a year . . . you folks got time for a few more?

Great! – here we go . . .

And how many of you folks had THIS album??

Another one of favorites – any time – any genre – one Hell of a year for music! . . .

Hope you folks enjoyed your trip back to 1966 as much as I did putting it together for YOU! – as always you can play this at work throughout the day as YOU have MY permission to do it! . . .

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

Stolen from “Nobody Asked Me” . . .

Grabbed this from OLDNFO.ORG – if YOU are not checking him out daily – What is YOUR major malfunction??

And a personal money saving tip afterwards for this time of the year from me to YOU!

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Turkey day is coming! Get your rules out ahead of time…

  1. Don’t get in line asking questions about the food. “Who made the potato salad? Is it egg in there? Are the greens fresh? Is the meat in the greens turkey or pork? Who made the macaroni and cheese? What kind of pie is that? Who made it? Ask one more question and I will punch you in your mouth, knocking out all your fronts so you won’t be able to eat anything.
  2. If you can’t walk or are missing any limbs, sit your butt down until someone makes your plate for you. Dinner time is not the time for you to be independent. Nibble on them pecans and walnuts to hold you over until someone makes you a plate.
  3. If you have kids under the age of twelve, I will escort their little butts to the basement and bring their food down to them. They are not gonna tear my house up this year. Tell them that they are not allowed upstairs until it’s time for Uncle Butchie to start telling family stories about their mommas and papas. If they come upstairs for any reason except for that they are bleeding to death, I will tear their butts up and you better not ask why!
  4. There is going to be one prayer for Thanksgiving dinner! JUST ONE! We do not care that you are thankful that   your 13 year old daughter gave birth to a healthy baby or your nephew just got out of jail. The time limit for the prayer is one minute. If you are still talking after that one minute is up, you will feel something hard come across your lips and they will be swollen for approximately 20 minutes.
  5. Finish everything on your plate before you go up for seconds! If you don’t, you will be asked to stay your greedy butt home next year!
  6. BRING YOUR OWN TUPPERWARE!! Don’t let me catch you fixing yourself a plate in my good Tupperware knowing that I will never see it again! Furthermore, if you didn’t bring anything over, don’t let me catch you making a plate period or it will be a  misunderstanding. And why are you making plates before you eat? You never bring a dish or offer a dime do you?
  7. What you came with is what you should leave with!! Do not leave my house with anything that doesn’t belong to you. EVERYBODY WILL BE SUBJECTED TO A BODY SEARCH COMING AND GOING OUT OF MY DOMAIN!!!
  8. Do not leave your kids so you can go hopping from house to house. This is not a DAYCARE CENTER! There will be a kid-parent roll call every ten minutes. Any parent that is not present at the time of roll call, your child will be put outside until you come and get him or her. After 24 hours, I will call CPS!
  9. BOOK YOUR HOTEL ROOM BEFORE YOU COME INTO TOWN!! There will be no sleeping over at my house! You are to come and eat dinner and go home or to your hotel room. EVERYBODY GETS KICKED OUT AT 11:00 pm. You will get a 15 minute warning bell ring.
  10. Last but not least! ONE PLATE PER PERSON!! This is not a soup kitchen.
  11. I am not trying to feed your family until Christmas dinner! You will be supervised when you fix your plate. Anything over the appropriate amount will be charged to you before you leave. There will be a cash register at the door. Thanks to Cousin Alfred and his greedy family, we now have a credit card machine! So VISA and MASTERCARD are now being accepted. NO FOOD STAMPS OR ACCESS CARDS YET!

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And MY money saving tip for YOU for the season that is upon us . . .

While everyone is sitting around the table snarfing turkey and such – start talking politics – if you play the audience right it WILL significantly reduce your Christmas gift list . . .

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

CRKT Razelcliffe Compact & The M16-01S – The knife not the Rifle – I know . . .

CRKT never fails to not impress with their green box – LOL . . .

Tiny little thing – that’s what she said (snark) . . .

It is a flipper – too small to get a “flip grip” – although I suppose with enough practice it could be done . . .

It features a 2.09 inch 8Cr13MoV stainless steel blade with a frame lock . . .

Blade – frame – all of it is a black stone wash finish – real nice and consistent . . .

The front portion of the blade is sharpened as well – and decent right out of the box . . .

String cutter – loose thread cutter – tape cutter – box opener – sure you bet – at 3 oz it’s not gonna pull your pants down and the size factor – and not using the clip it’s not going to eat up a lot of pocket space . . .the Bottom line – everyday cutting tasks it will work for you – and it is a whole lot “cooler” than a trapper or traditional pen knife – looks wise I like it – but it just didn’t push any other buttons for me – the little knife is out there in the $20 to $25 dollar range – NOW if it was 10 or 12 inches overall and spring assist opening – please take my money . . .

The CRKT M16-01S

This CRKT covered the bases for me – real good looking with the silver blade showing through the holes in the frame . . .

Not a “large” knife by any stretch at just over 4 in closed . . .

Not quite 7 1/2 in open – reversible pocket clip – tip down only – almost a deep carry depth . . .

Good engagement on the frame lock – but no “cut” on the opposite side to push it out of the way – and that is the only ding by the way . . .

Good blade centering . . .

Just big enough for my hands to get a good grip on . . .

So . . . Bead blasted 8Cr14MoV stainless steel spear point blade – sharp enough to work with right out of the box ( lovely green I might add – LOL! ) – not really finger grooves that try to force your fingers where they don’t want to go / helps you get a good grip on it – the flipper tab works as a finger guard nicely – gimping on top for your thumb if you want to extend your thumb out – real nice fit and finish – comes in at about 2.6 oz . . .

The only ding – takes a little manipulation to disengage the blade lock – other than that – good little knife . . .

And the same as the as the little Razelcliffe above – don’t want to use the pocket clip?? – it won’t take up a lot of pocket space . . .

Available on Amazon as well as SMKW.COM ( click to go straight to it ) for about $37 bucks – and since it is that time of the year – it would make a nice Christmas gift for someone on YOUR list . . .

What’s in YOUR pocket??

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

One Possible ( and plausible ) Explanation . . .

Hat Tip to Irish – Enjoy!

Another possible explanation – the whole fucking mess is a sitcom being produced for another planet’s entertainment network – the scary part? – some of this crap ALMOST makes sense if you view it through that filter . . .

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

“Ka-Pow-EE” / Something Really Different . . .

Wally Marshall ( Mr. Crappie ) – Buck Knives – and Smoky Mountain got together a few years back and produced a Buck knife – and it is just about mashing every knife button I have – borderline too cool . . .

Ready? – Here we go!

The knives are serialized – this one is 0887 . . .

The “magnetic” box that we have all come to recognize from SMKW’s Rough Ryder line . . . Even the little bag with the knife in it is serialized . . .

Nickel silver bolsters – Nickel silver pins – gold toned crappie – smooth black bone – mother of pearl and abalone accents – oh so nice . . .

Here’s a look at the clip point main blade and the 2nd “spey” blade – the date code on the tang of the main blade – the bracket or squared U with a dot in it puts this in 2018 production year . . .

Not an overly large knife – main blade about 3 in – “spey” blade about 2 1/2 in – overall it ends up at just under 7 in

Another look at the scales – smooth black bone – mother of pearl – abalone – gold tone shield – Oh My – excuse me for just a minute or two . . .

Was it good for you? – sorry to keep you waiting but the shower took longer than I thought – the hot water was feeling good . . .

And one more close up of the blades for YOU . . . I love the little serrated section to cut through the little fishy bones and could be used as a scaler . . .

These were originally available as a SMKW.COM exclusive – and are now only available through MrCrappie.COM – to go straight to the knife – <<<CLICK HERE>>> – realize what they are showing on the site is the MODEL #2 – which has the phrase “Release to the Grease” on the “spey” blade – my order was fulfilled with a MODEL #1 with “Ka-Pow-EE” engraved on the blade so they still have a few left of the original series – how many? Who knows? I have read that 1000 were made – I have read 1500 – I don’t really know for sure . . . All I can tell you is if you want one, trot your happy ass over to the site and get one – $29.95 plus shipping for all that goodness is a deal that’s hard to beat – just tell your Chief Financial Officer that you have my permission to get one – And you have been so good that you deserve one . . .

What’s in YOUR pocket?

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!