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Bcom blogger Dr. BLT is a bit like an ambulance-chaser, but he comes armed not with a business card, but a song.
If there's a local issue in the news, there's a strong likelihood a Dr. BLT song will be forthcoming.
The good doctor didn't disappoint when the D.A. decided not to prosecute...
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You may have struggled with the last Bakersfield sound Trivia Quest question, but it doesn't get any easier than this one. You've seen the question, now be the first to post the correct answer and win the mp3 for River Kern, from the forthcoming CD:
From...
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IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING---two generations, united by one sound, the Bakersfield sound. Tonight, beginning at 7 pm, the man Hank Ray and I have named "Playbody Lloyd" in this co-written song of ours, will be joining us in an historic video-taped interview/recording session in my own...
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Gather your hoes, your shovels, your work gloves, your garden hats, and all of your garden tools. Most of all, gather your seeds, tomorrow, at Bakersfield Sound Underground,
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
I'm going to help you plant a...
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The short film producer (who doubles as one of the fastest-rising guitarists in the nu Bako Sound underground movement from the krock crop, or the Kern County country rock crop), Hank Ray, told let me know "all I have to do is act naturally." And, acting naturally comes...
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Buck's Red, White and Blue Guitar
words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008 Nu Bako Sound Recordings/KrockeRecords
nothin' helps me celebrate
July the 4th as much
as Buck's red, white and blue guitar
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As the local underground music scene goes, t's one of the hottest topics to hit the Streets of Bakersfield in recent days. I'm talking about the Bakersfield Sound generation gap.
Up until now, I've been doing my best to put a spotlight on the problem, and the nature of the...
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This photo I took is not posted here to necessarily represent my preference. I enjoy both and I need you to help me if I'm ever caught in this jam (pun wholly intended):
It's a Saturday night. There's a kick-ass country band playing at Trout's and there's one playing over at the...
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Welcome to Bakersfield Sound Trivia Quest (BSTQ). I'm Dr. BLT. I'll be the host of today's challenge question.
You'll choose between two, both located within blocks of one another, in downtown Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The first of these two is pictured here. You'll need...
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Homeboy on the Range
words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008
she ordered a
homeboy on the range
she ordered one with lots of bling
she doesn't like small change
you know I ain't no millionaire
but I that could always change
I wanna be her homeboy
on the range
I think...
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When nobody shows up to my weekday hooteNOONees at Zingo's Cafe patio on Buck Owens Blvd., I take the no-show lemon and make lemonade out of it. My lemonade is new music, a little sour, and a little sweet, as most Krock (my style of post-Korn Kern County country rock) music is known...
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The BuckarooM is a little home studio of mine that I named after Buck Owens. It's where humble rough cuts are born, a few of which end up sounding like big-time studio recordings, not because of my engineering skills, but simply by accident.
Accidents are a recording purist's worst...
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Welcome to Bakersfield Sound Trivia Quest, one of several blog n roll games featured at Dr. BLT's Blog n Roll Studio. I'm Dr. BLT. I'll be your humble host.
I've introduced your quest in the subject line. Your prize will be a free mp3 download of the medley...
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Welcome to the latest edition of Bakersfield Sound Trivia Quest. I'm Dr. BLT. I'll be your blog n roll host.
Today's questions are embeded in the song fragment you are hearing if you've hit the play button on the play station located in the top left-hand corner of this blog...
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I call it America Off the Hook. What Memorial Day message are you getting from this? Post those in the comments section below if you would.
Also, if you can guess where I took this photo on my iPhone, you can win an mp3 copy of my song, Red, White and Blue, from the CD One September...
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The significance of The Buck Owens Studios Farewell Session, lies not in the fact that it was the last solo project to be completed at the old Buck Owens Studios (which became Fat Tracks, and then Pig Studio). Moreover, it matters not that I was the solo artist who recorded the last solo...
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It was one heck of a lot of fun, and we nailed down about 1/2 of a brand new CD. If you're curious about this recording session held smack dab in the middle of this long weekend, visit Bakersfield Sound Underground via this link:
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
And remember, if...
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Country Punk
words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008
I'm a country punk
' pack a punch-drunk lunch
safety pin-up girl
try to see the world
from two points of view
punk n...
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I've held a few here before, but now I've taken them underground. Today, at
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
we'll be holding the first ever Underground Buckaholics Anonymous Meeting. I'm Dr. BLT, and I'll be your group facilitator. The only requirement to attend the...
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Now that might sound like an odd combination, but when you go underground, you open yourself up to all sorts of odd combinations in the name of experimentation.
Today, I've released my re-make of Modern English's Melt with You, and I've presented a challenge to listeners to take it to the...
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Two local blogs we thought you'd like: and
One of our favorite bloggers, Dr BLT, sings his birthday song about Billy Mize.
Another local blogger accuses her neighbor of trying to steal her dog in the WitnessLogVxXYz blog.
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Paul, over at Setting The Woods On Fire, is posing the question: "Who invented country rock?"
He lists such acts as The Byrds, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, The Everly Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis and the Beatles.
Finally he lists Buck Owens. Down in the comments, Paul writes "I think a...
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Take a look at some photos from a great Motorcycle Ride put on by the Ride for the Heart nonprofit.
I went on this ride with my father, brother, and brother in law. There where about 120 people that went on the ride, ranging from the age 20 to 70.
The ride took place August...
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By popular demand (yeah, right, in my dreams!), here is the new, full instrumentation edition, for your listening pleasure.
For those who are being exposed to the song for the first time:
Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? That sentiment, poignantly expressed in the Simon and...
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Any formula one fans?
Posted: July 12, 2007
The United States Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will not be on the 2008 Formula One schedule after eight consecutive annual events since 2000.
After recent meetings, Indianapolis Motor Speedway CEO Tony George and Formula One...
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Check out this ex-Indy race car available for sale. Street legal in Florida but not here in California.
Good luck if you get in an accident though. Not exactly a daily driver.
Find the video embedded in the ebay auction.
Ebay Auction
Web article
Details:
1999...
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Overtaken by Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim whose fortune is now at an estimated $67.8bn ( £33.6bn) - equivalent to 8% of Mexico's gross domestic product - compared with $59.2bn for the Microsoft mogul, putting him in the lead by a decisive $8.6bn.
More recently, Mr Slim has developed a...
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Now's your time to make the commitment. Don't wait until after the election. Make your pledge today. Your country is counting on you.
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There were two back-to-back Sacramento performances, both held on the corner of 19th and J in Sacramento. The first was on May 27, and the second was a Memorial Day performance, held May 28, 2007. These were early morning gigs, scheduled from 7-9 am.
The reception wasn't very warm at...
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It looks like the Doctor has officially rejoined the site, after being on hiatus for about 12 hours. With him he seems to bring a more combative tone, though still cloaked in his rhetoric of civility.
Let's start with a bit of history. There was a time when the Doc and I got along...
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Becoming Apparent: Issue 2
When excessive emotional baggage stemming from unresolved issues of the past and the pressures and demands of everyday living become more than a parent can handle, some parents begin to inflict pain upon their own children.
That's why we need something like...
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It's hard for me to remember dates, days and months now, and it's a real pain trying to look them up, so I've abandoned dates on my diary, at least until my meds kick in. I'm really afraid of how these meds are going to make me feel, but I keep that to myself.
Today my wife, Cecelia,...
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This video brings the term "street racing" to a whole new level.
In what was reported to be the most expensive television commercial ever created, Shell filmed a variety of historic Ferrari Formula 1 cars blasting through the streets of some of the world's greatest cities.
Follow...
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3/13/07
Dear Diary:
I'm enjoying my new private practice work here in Bakersfield, California. Today I saw two new patients: Donald Doyle and Rodney Redburn. Donald Doyle has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease by his family practitioner, and Rodney Redburn is having a few...
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Do you agree with this list of the top 200 albums created?
http://www.definitive200.co...
A few of the 200 entries:
1. Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
5. U2 - Joshua Tree
17. AC/DC - Back in Black
24. Fleetwood Mac- Rumours
38. Marvin Gaye -...
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Though it is a highly complex phenomenon,
http://neuro-conservative.b...
recent studies seem to demonstrate a clear role of genetics in determining a person's political predilections.
Just suppose we juxtapose the terms genetics and...
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Well, I had a few bugs to work out and a few arguably valid protests to consider before officially making this song available, but here it is, for your dining pleasure. It is a follow-up to two other songs dissing the Chicks:
Playin' Politics with the Dixie Chicks
Dr BLT (c) 2007
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I'm not cruel, and I won't wait any longer to answer to rumors concerning the question of if I will release a cover of Cake's The Distance, in honor of Kevin Harvick's victory at the Daytona 500.
The answer is a resounding "MAYBE!" Cake is actually working on a compilation of...
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Here's a bittersweet tribute to Anna Nicole Smith:
Hole in the Soul of Anna Nicole
words and music by Dr BLT (c)2007
there was a hole in the soul
of Anna Nicole
as deep as the hole
in Marilyn Monroe
she burned like the legends
of old rock n roll
there was a hole in the...
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Listen to Gnarls Barkley's Crazy. Then listen to the Dixie Chicks Not Ready to Make Nice. Then ask which song won for song of the year. If you guessed the Dixie Chicks, you understand the meaning of "something is wrong with this picture." Listen to the...
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I had a dream last night
we were dancin'
at a Valentines ball
you stood barefoot
on the ballroom floor
tryin' hard to break my fall
but I told you I had already fallen
no need to brace my fall
and I told you that
my heart's already broken
no need brace the walls
don't go...
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Did You Know More Women Are Going to Prison Today More Than Ever and Why Society Can Help Change This
Many people believe that all women who are in prison have done some hideous crime. Not so. It is important to know that prison causes damage and disruption to the lives of...
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Why are so many women going to prison? What happens daily once inside?
Let's talk about this as I'm curious to know what you all think as there are many factors that play a role. Should we be sympathetic? Should we care? Should we have compassion? Should there be rehabilitation in and out of...
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I Get Forgetful: Diary of Donald Doyle, Alzheimer's Patient: Bruce L. Thiessen, Ph.D., Psychologist/BlogBook Author: Catharsis Fiction BlogBooks, 2007
Sunday, January 21, 2007
11: 46 pm
Well, lately I've been thinking that just because I've got this diagnosis doesn't mean I...
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I Get Forgetful: Diary of Donald Doyle, Alzheimer's Patient: Bruce L. Thiessen, Ph.D., Psychologist/BlogBook Author: Catharsis Fiction BlogBooks, 2007
Entry Two: Fadin' Away
1/20/07 approximately 2:43 am
My wife, Cecillia doesn't know it, but I've been up half the night...
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Some were disappointed. Some were relieved. I was among those relieved that the increasingly intense confrontation between myself and local blogger, Dusty, did not develop into a full-scale Donald-Trump-vs-Rosie-O'Donnell-styled showdown. Then of course insult was...
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There are countless victims, and most don't even know they are victims. As children, they were forced to attend churches that practiced religious abuse. This was accomplished by hiring and then supporting hell, fire, and brimstone ministers who interpreted scripture according to their...
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Pat Robertson has predicted a major terrorist attack in '07.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id...
Has he no faith in the Department of Homeland Security, and the Bush administration to prevent such an attack?
I have a few predictions of my own for '07:
1. Bush's ratings...
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Is this New Years Day like an unopened bottle of champagne, full of repressed possibilities? Is this just Another New Years Day, or are you going to make this one special. I'll share two of my New Years resolutions. One is to continually improve on my songwriting, singing,...
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The presidential hopefuls are slowing gaining steam as we plow past '06, into 07, with an eye on the big prize in '08. Each presidential hopeful has put his/her best foot forward, but who will rise in prominence in '07, and who will become burried in baggage and scandal? If the election...
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