5hVnz Song of the Month...

BOB DYLAN: The Times They Are A-Changin'...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IogmtknAjKs

 

Bob Dylan

Come gather 'round people
Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You'll be drenched to the bone.
If your time to you
Is worth savin'
Then you better start swimmin'
Or you'll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin'.

Come writers and critics
Who prophesize with your pen
And keep your eyes wide
The chance won't come again
And don't speak too soon
For the wheel's still in spin
And there's no tellin' who
That it's namin'.
For the loser now
Will be later to win
For the times they are a-changin'.

Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway
Don't block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
There's a battle outside
And it is ragin'.
It'll soon shake your windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin'.

Come mothers and fathers
Throughout the land
And don't criticize
What you can't understand
Your sons and your daughters
Are beyond your command
Your old road is
Rapidly agin'.
Please get out of the new one
If you can't lend your hand
For the times they are a-changin'.

The line it is drawn
The curse it is cast
The slow one now
Will later be fast
As the present now
Will later be past
The order is
Rapidly fadin'.
And the first one now
Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin'.

 

 

5hVnz Quote of the Day...

"We didn't move here to live next to an industrial development, said the 67 year old Mr. Jones, whose home is located in a scenic valley between Mount Rainier and Mount St. Helens...

...no Mr. Jones would rather live between two active Volcanoes, lol...

A Message To Tom Brady...

You want another Superbowl under your belt...go to Atlanta, bench Ryan and show him how easy it would be to not only get to the Superbowl with the Players he's got, but just as easy to win...

Ryan is the reason you're team isn't coming together, he's not a leader, and he's only Matty Ice when you give him all the time to throw, otherwise he goes all Garappolo...

...and since life is about painting things with a Broad Brush Lately, we have another two cents to put in...

Seattle you will never go back to the Superbowl with Pete Carroll...and that's a fact!!!

**UPDATE**

We were close, he did end up in the same division as Atlanta...

Well, Matty Snowflake, you're not the only golden boy in the bunch anymore...and that's another fact!!

**UPDATE**

Well we were close, he did go to the same conference ;-) that's the thing with Visions, it's not an exact science...

The Key Fob Glitch...

Recently we discovered a little glitch with the Key Fob, formally known as the Proximity Key...

We're not 100% sure, but we think that all new cars are keyless, but that's not the point of this post, just a random thought...

Let's just say because we don't know Most of the new Cars come with a Proximity key to start and unlock your car...

We were playing a game called, lock the keys in the car, this is where you would put the keys to the car in the car and lock the door to see what would happen...

Well, with a key your keys are now locked in the car and you can't get in, but the proximity key won't allow you to lock the fob in the car, which is good...

However, what we discovered by playing this game is that you can drive your car without the fob in the car...

Once you start the car by pressing the start button in the car and getting out someone else can get in your car and drive it away...

They can drive and drive and drive, until they turn it off that is, that's when they'll need the fob...

Considering though, most people that steal cars are only going from A-B, so they don't need to turn off your car until they reach their destination...

A lot of times they're just looking for a joy ride, a get away car, or they're stealing it and taking it to a chop shop, either way...A-B...

We challenged this is many cars and they all have this problem, so it won't matter what you drive...

So the next time you think you can leave your car running when you go into a convenient store and think your car is safe because you have your fob in your pocket, think again...

Technology only thinks about the convenience their products will bring, because convenience yields them a payday, security is the last thought on their mind, because that takes away from their payday...

What scares us is that with autonomous vehicles and people still being so trusting they won't keep technology companies accountable to preservation of life...

Think about this, they're making Diesels autonomous now imagine yourself on the highway in your little car stuck in traffic and an autonomous Diesel traveling at 60 miles an hour without a driver behind the wheel and you have no where to go, will you trust this new technology to stop that truck just because they say it will...

Blind Faith is for religion not technology, keep their feet to the coals and demand accountability...

Vz Rantz...

We understand what you're saying, and we agree with you to a degree...

There is notoriety in nostalgia, however, eventually your colors will fade leaving your numbers hard to see...

In order to be noticed you'll need to continue moving forward, but never forgetting where you came from...

The trick to maintaining while forging is by staying true to your roots this way they'll recognize you still, once you've made your change...

In other words, find a way to improve upon nostalgia while maintaining nostalgia, stay retroactive that way you'll never be forgotten...and that's a fact! -V-

5hVnz Song of the Month...

Neil Peart, the virtuoso drummer and lyricist for Rush, died Tuesday, January 7th, in Santa Monica, California, at age 67, according to Elliot Mintz, a family spokesperson. The cause was brain cancer, which Peart had been quietly battling for three-and-a-half years. A representative for the band confirmed the news to Rolling Stone...
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neil-peart-rush-obituary-936221/

That really fkn sucks, one of the greatest bands of the 20th century and by far one of the best drummers from any century...and that's a fact!

 Rush - Tom Sawyer (2008 - Live In Holland)...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGdY7FDOo2w
Lived: Sep 12, 1952 - Jan 07, 2020 (age 67)

The Man Himself...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWRMOJQDiLU

Neil Ellwood Peart, OC is a Canadian author and retired musician, best known as the drummer and primary lyricist for the rock band Rush. Peart has received numerous awards for his musical performances, including an induction into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1983, making him the youngest person ever so honoured. His drumming has been known for its technical proficiency, and his live performances for their exacting nature and stamina.

Peart was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and grew up in Port Dalhousie (now part of St. Catharines). During adolescence, he floated between regional bands in pursuit of a career as a full-time drummer. After a discouraging stint in England to concentrate on his music, Peart returned home, where he joined Rush, a Toronto band, in mid-1974, six years after its formation. They released nineteen studio albums, with ten exceeding a million copies sold in the United States. Billboard ranks the band third for the "most consecutive gold or platinum albums by a rock band". Early in his career, Peart's performance style was deeply rooted in hard rock. He drew most of his inspiration from drummers such as Keith Moon, Ginger Baker, and John Bonham, players who were at the forefront of the British hard rock scene. As time passed, he began to emulate jazz and big band musicians Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich. In 1994, Peart became a friend and pupil of jazz instructor Freddie Gruber. It was during this time that Peart decided to revamp his playing style by incorporating jazz and swing components.
In addition to serving as Rush's primary lyricist, Peart published several memoirs about his travels. His lyrics for Rush addressed universal themes and diverse subjects including science fiction, fantasy, and philosophy, as well as secular, humanitarian, and libertarian themes. Peart wrote a total of seven nonfiction books focused on his travels and personal stories.

A Challenge has been presented:

It has been brought to our attention to include two others to this self proclaimed endorsement...

Keith Moon - Drum Solo 1974...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5Up-qHTJdY

Keith John Moon was an English drummer for the rock band the Who. He was noted for his unique style and his eccentric, often self-destructive behavior. Moon grew up in Alperton, a suburb of Wembley, in Middlesex, and took up the drums during the early 1960s. After playing with a local band, the Beachcombers, he joined the Who in 1964 before they recorded their first single. He remained with the band during their rise to fame, and was quickly recognized for his drumming style, which emphasized tom-toms, cymbal crashes, and drum fills. Throughout Moon's tenure with the Who his drum kit steadily grew in size, and he has been credited as one of the earliest rock drummers to regularly employ double bass drums in his setup. Moon occasionally collaborated with other musicians and later appeared in films, but considered playing in the Who his primary occupation, and remained a member of the band until his death. In addition to his talent as a drummer, however, Moon developed a reputation for smashing his kit on stage and destroying hotel rooms on tour. He was fascinated by blowing up toilets with cherry bombs or dynamite, and by destroying television sets. Moon enjoyed touring and socializing, and became bored and restless when the Who were inactive. His 21st birthday party in Flint, Michigan, has been cited as a notorious example of decadent behavior by rock groups.

BUDDY RICH INSANE DRUM SOLO IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhfdbon4728

Child prodigy
Rich was born in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York, to Jewish-American parents Bess Skolnik and Robert Rich, both vaudevillians. As a kid, when he was at a restaurant with his parents, he used the knife and fork as drum sticks. Before he turned two, he was part of his parents' act on vaudeville, but on breaks he would sneak into the orchestra pit and try to get the drummer's sticks. He was on Broadway as Baby Traps the Drum Wonder at age four, playing "Stars and Stripes Forever" on a drum. He was a singer and tap dancer. In his teens he led a band and toured in the U.S. and Australia. At fifteen he became the second highest paid child entertainer behind Jackie Coogan during the 1930s.

Jazz career
His jazz career began in 1937 with clarinetist Joe Marsala. He became a member of big bands led by Bunny Berigan and Artie Shaw. When he was home from touring with Shaw, he gave drum lessons to a 14-year-old Mel Brooks for six months. At 21, he participated in his first major recording with the Vic Schoen Orchestra who backed the Andrews Sisters.

In 1942, Rich left the Dorsey band to join the United States Marine Corps, in which he served as a judo instructor, never saw combat, and was discharged due to medical reasons. After leaving the Marines, he returned to the Dorsey band. In 1946, with financial support from Frank Sinatra, he formed a band and continued to lead bands intermittently until the early 1950s.

 

Happy New Year...

The Year of Sight...

The New Year will inherently gift us all with 20/20 vision, so don't look a gift horse in the mouth...

...metaphorically speaking of course...

It's gonna be a Hell of a Year, so make sure you go into it with your Eyes Wide Open...

Happy New Year...

Jon Batiste & Stay Human Perform 'Auld Lang Syne'...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HiBKSOeqvg