Man, do I feel old. It has been 20 years since “Nevermind” by Nirvana came out. However, “smells like teen spirit” is a lot older. I ran into a carousel dating back from 1910, and guess what tune it was playing? Needless to say, this was a pretty scary ride.

Smells-like-a-carousel – Schnauzer Fairground Orchestra

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Icebear commented with this picture:

Perhaps the worst thing , is the fact that this guitar is a left-handed ukulele.  Not only is it shaped left handed, it is strung that way too.

I had to blink twice and pinch myself at first. This was to good to be true:

AN ENTIRE ALBUM AS AN ODE TO HOTDOGS!

Think of 70′s Steely Dan, strip out the intelligent Lyrics and you’ve got a Zappa-esque Hot Dog Rock. Why bring up the Z-word? Because it’s actually very well played! McSAPRR stands for Matt Chertkoff Sings and Plays Rock & Rol (a New York based Jazz Guitar player with a great love for Hot Dogs).

Now Jazzrock is nowadays mostly played by over-studied session musicians with a lack of musical taste, and no feel for swing or rock whatsoever. NOT HERE SIR! Like I said, it’s well played and no 70s cliché is left untouched. The right guitars, the phased Rhodes Keyboards, the Hammond organs. The one moment the half time chorus starts (Hot Dogs don’t grow on trees), the other moment a long winding crunchy guitar solo making Bozz Scaggs proud (Hot Dog Money) , and the icing on the cake: a mono-synth solo (Beepers and Reefers)

I’m in love with this idea, I want this on my summer festival next season. There’ll be at least one person in the audience banging his head.

Listen and download this album here

www.hotdogrock.com

Back in 2007 as a kind of a joke, a friend of mine asked if I could make a song about his puppy. A rickety piano, a theremin and some shuffling about-sounds made a pretty funny tune back then.
A few months ago he called in again telling his dog was suffering from cancer. Not willing to go through months of chemo trying to make her life a tiny but longer, (her suffering would also be prolonged),  he decided to threat her with painkillers and when the moment was there to put her to sleep. How cruel that may sound, I think that was the best thing he could do for his dog. Yesterday he called in telling that it was all over.
We couldn’t know that in 3 years time this song would fit perfectly with an occasion like this. This may sound corny, but it’s true: laughter and tears are very close together.
Bonita, you were a great dog, and I still smile when I think about the stupid things you did.

Bonita’s dream – 1:43

Chap-Chop History lesson by Mr. B.
Banjolele + Hipety Hop? Count me in! Greatest Laugh out Loud moment is at 1.52 (the very beginning of “you gotta fight for your right to party”)
Enjoy.

Lyrics can be found here

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