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Stay Tuned: A new music diary by Dr BLT
11/13/07
Hi fans, friends and family members.
It's got a new name and I've been working on some new songs for my forthcoming Christmas CD. The new title is: Certified Gold, Incense and Myrrh. The new songs I've been recording are:
I'm...
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kelly724 is the official winner of the most recent Dr BLTrivia contest. kelly724 won the competition by being the first person at Bakersfield.com to correctly answer the following Dr BLTrivia question:
Dr BLTrivia Question: The Dr BLTune, Only Heaven When Hurt Used to Be, from...
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I'm in the process of preparing the song list for my forthcoming Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down show for November 11. After picking my favorite among Johnny Cash's favorite Christmas songs, selecting a few of my faves from Johnny Cash's mother's hymn book, adding a few of my favorite standard...
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For those who just can't get enough of me, Dr. BLT (all two or three of you), I would like to direct you to this month's edition of Phantom Tollbooth, an e-zine that examines music and entertainment from a Christian persective.
This month, you'll find my regular features:
1. Ask...
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Blog in Black by the Fan in Black
This is one of my all-time favorite Johnny Cash songs, and the spirit of the song is aptly captured right here, in the course of his live performance at San Quentin. BTW, Bakersfield's own Merle Haggard did some time at SQ. I did most of my time...
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Meet me every Sunday morning on the patio of Rubios on Rosedale Highway just east of Calloway for a performance of my best Dr BLTunes at 8 am. For the next couple of months, I'll be playing Johnny Cash songs, "altar'd" hymns, as well as songs from my forthcoming Christmas CD,...
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No, he's not the King of Kings, but he's the King of Rock n Roll. And I'm king of nothing, unless King of Blog n Roll counts for anything. But I am hoping to intregrate a variety of styles for my forthcoming Christmas CD, and Elvis is one artist I'm studying for this purpose. ...
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Nobody who has studied the history of science can deny the significance of Aristotle, and Descartes, two of the most important founding fathers in the world of science.
If there had been no Aristotle, there would be no science, as we know it today. Without Descartes, the same could...
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Tis the season to be up in arms about the use of waterboarding. But how soft is too soft and how hard is too hard when we're talking about those intent on destroying innocent human lives in suicide mission? Some would rather that we go snowboarding with would-be terrorists. But...
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Welcome to Bitchin' Moandays, my new VJ Monday feature! Good afternoon! I'm Dr BLT and I'll be your one-song VJ. Today I'm featuring Bitchin' Moanday artist, Beck. He bitches and moans like a real pro on this song, Loser.
Beck is a real "rock n role...
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It's November 5 and it's nearly 7 am. I'm hanging out at my own personal home studio, and I've just mixed down a brand new original Dr BLTune for my new Christmas CD, tentatively entitled Straw Straight from the Stable. The new song, a rock number, is entitled Christmas Couldn't Come...
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It's the show you don't ask to participate in. It's the show you don't sign up for. It's Dr BLT's Involuntary Talent Show. Today's "guest" is Tiffany Joe Allen. Here she is singing a cover of Rihanna's Umbrella. How woul you rate her performance?
As the...
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Welcome to Dr BLTv, the B-town alternative to MTV and VH-1. At Dr BLTv, we take it slow---one video at a time. That's all you need to keep you movin' and groovin' all Funky Friday.
I believe this is a fellow Canadian homegirl from the land up over. Over her artistic life span...
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Here's a cause everyone can support, whether you are anti-war or pro peace through strength. I'm not Rush Limbaugh, or a rock star for that matter, so I don't expect donations here to rise to rock star or Rush levels. However, I hope to raise a few dollars to support families who have...
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Dwight Sings Buck vs. Confessions of a Buckaholic:
A comparative CD review by Dr BLT
A Sneak Preview of forthcoming Phantom Tollbooth review:
http://www.tollbooth.org
Dwight Yoakham’s Dwight Sings Buck may be more aptly titled, Dwight Channels Buck, not only because of the...
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Where can you find a live audience to perform your karaoke faves in the middle of your lunch hour? Go no further than your nearest Costco. They allow, yes, even encourage, shoppers to sing as a way of showcasing their karaoke machines.
I think I may have actually clinched a sale...
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God's dreams are not always our dreams and our dreams are not always God's dreams. Some dreams don't come true, but some do. Maybe I haven't made it as a rock star, not yet anyway, but God, in all of his mysterious wisdom, has a way of lining up divine appointments between...
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AllRED for president? Republicans, just when you thought we had nobody man enough to beat Hillary, here comes Bakersfield.com's own AllRED. I stumbled across his platform in the comments section under one of the blog posts and couldn't resist featuring it here. Red states? ...
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It's official. Rumors that the Bakersfield.com fictional blog reality show known as Meet the Bloggers: Kern County Family of 4 being cancelled are categorically false. In fact, there is some speculation that the rumor itself may not even exist. Just thought I'd...
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Well, the Christmas season is rapidly approaching, at leat in the minds of singer/songwriters planning for Christmas album releases. This Christmas, I'm planning on releasing a brand new album of mostly original Christmas material.
When I have time, on my way to my day job, I stop...
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Whenever you insist on paying for something instead of stealing it, you are pushing God on people. But I don't blame you. It's also part of our cultural heritage. You may have even attended a winter carnival or play at your child's school, where money was exchanged. Guess...
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Trick or Treat?: Family Skeletons Always Seem to Come out of the Closet during the Holidays
Ordinary People: A retrospective psychoMOVIEanalysis by psychologist, Bruce L. Thiesen, Ph.D., aka Dr. BLT
Like Delores Claiborne, Ordinary People is set in a season that is often...
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The threat of another terrorist attack on American soil continues to loom on the horizon. Somehow, heretofore (knock on wood) Bush has managed to keep the terrorists at bay in terms of striking on American soil post 9/11. What is Bush's secret? Is it his fool-proof...
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Last Christmas was not too peaceful on the home front, right here at Bakersfield.com.
We fought like cats and dogs about what to call the holiday. With all of the fuss over the poster reminding students of the motto on their dollar bills, I can just imagine of the battles that we may have...
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Don't shoot the messenger. To woefully pervert the lyrics of a perfectly good John Lennon just a tad, "All we are saying, is, give war a chance." I'm generally a lover, not a fighter. And I'm a lover of peace, not a bellicose war-monger. ...
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Today I've begun my comparative reviews of Bruce Springsteen's Magic and Neil Young's Livin' with War. They will be published here, and in other magazines and/or ezines in the near future, along with the blog n roll song I am releasing the lyrics of, today. I'll keep you posted...
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I used to tow the conservative, right-wing line on the subject of all matters concerning motos such as IN GOD WE TRUST. But, as a recovering fundamentalist, I now see both sides of the issue.
Do I really want people to be force-fed my faith, the same way it was all too often...
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Holding up the troops. How do you do that without glamorizing the war? How do you feel about this video? Personally, though I'm glad it comes out in support of the troops in Iraq, I don't think there's anything sexy about war.
I would rather see videos and hear songs...
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I wrote this song after finding myself agreeing with syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette's editorial, printed in today's Bakersfield Californian. (Here in the San Diego Union Tribune).
http://www.signonsandiego.c...
Then, after I wrote the lyrics, I had...
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Inquiring minds want to know. That's all I want to know. Thanks in advance for answering my questions.
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Am I wrong? If so, show me where I'm wrong. BTW, what ever happened to dusty? I think it may be time to celebrate. I'd like to propose a toast and to my fellow moderate conservatives: YOU ROCK! And here's a song to help you celebrate. It's a song about a...
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Billy Graham has entered the late autumn of his life and everybody close to him hears the winter wind blowing in the not-so-distant horizon. Yes, he is old, and his health is compromised. It is just a matter of time before he finds a new home.
And as he begins to slip away...
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Is victory in Iraq within reach? In accordance with quintessential psychological theorist and philosopher Carl Jung's notion of the anima and animus, I believe, that, both collectively, and individually---whether male or female---we all possess some sort of archetypal force that would like...
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And now that you've heard Ghost of Clinton Past, the one-song soundtrack to this blog n roll post aka, the official Hillary Halloween song for 07/08, and now that you've reflected on the blog n roll question and responded in the comments section, you may want to reflect on this trick or...
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Blog in Black
The community of country music stars and country music fans is like an extended family. Johnny Cash was, without a doubt, the father, and then the grandfather, of country music. But he's also been called the grandfather of grunge and alternative rock, and virtually...
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In a prior blog post, I asked you about your memories of 9/11. Now I'd like to ask you this: How did the horrific (and heroic) events of that day, and the sequela that followed, impact your world view or shape (shake?) your Weltanshauung?
What Does 9/11 Mean 2U?
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Those most directly impacted by a disaster such as 9/11 obviously have the most vivid and emotionally charged memories. But that was such a profoundly terrible event that memories of terror were permanently etched in the minds and hearts of Americans and indeed international citizens of the...
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To catch up with this magic-realism-based fact/fictional account of a fact-based fictional reality show, in which a fiction family from an all-too-real Bakersfield is restricted to two media sources (Bakersfield.com and Bakotopia.com), check the link below:
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You may call it shameless self promotion. But I feel ashamed, deeply ashamed, even as I self-promote, so the shoe simply doesn't fit. Oh, yeah, that's an old joke of mine. But I consistently put it out there, nevertheless, because it wards off all who would accuse me of...
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First, allow me to thank both Brad Riddell and AudreyB. Your blogs posts, that appear immediately below mine, served as the inspiration for my blog post. So, let's see if I can get a touchdown, or at least a field goal.
Throwing out casual hypotheses, and presenting them as...
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I'm white, but my skin is not. As a Euro-Canadian-American, I'm supposed to keep my opinions about rap to myself. I've got too much education. I didn't grow up in the ghetto. No, I don't know much 'bout living on the streets, but I do know entertainment when I see it and...
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It's not going to be easy going back to work after a long weekend. The only source of comfort is that you'll be looking at a 4-day week. No, there are a couple of additional reasons to return to work. These reasons are two Tone Loc tunes for your...
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This song came to me as I reflected on how much time Americans (myself included) spend on work as opposed to play or R&R. Americans are driven by pay, and many are prepared to work hard in order to get it. Some apply at least some of their hard-earned pay towards some...
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As a self-proclaimed Christian, I should not be posting such devil-worshipping dung. Nevertheless, I find it to be the perfect antidote for being sick and tired of being bored and restless at work. Maybe you will find it to be your perfect antidote to.
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There aren't many brights sides to growing old. But for those of us just barely old enough to remember 45 rpm records, being able to hold on to memories of B-side songs represents one of the bright sides of growing old.
One of my favorite B-side 45s was the B-side of Andy Kim's...
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Welcome to my new BLOGame show, I Wanna Be a Rock Star.
Where's the drummer? As you can see in the photo, and as you can hear in the song: Something's missing. Someone's missing, and that someone is you!
Today, Kern County drummers will be invited to download this Dr...
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Welcome to my new BLOGame show, I Wanna Be a Rock Star.
Where's the drummer? As you can see in the photo, and as you can hear in the song: Something's missing. Someone's missing, and that someone is you!
Today, Kern County drummers with a flair for county crossover hits will...
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Meet the Bloggers: Kern County Family of 4: Episode 4
Play catch-up here:
http://people.bakersfield.c...
The VH-1 cameras are rolling. This time, the camera crew rolls the cameras into the spare room, where Billy Baker is practicing his...
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I was entering fourth grade (Grade 4, as we say in Canada, eh?) at Brunskill School in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. My teacher's name was Mrs. Gaston.
My mom and I did some last-minute back-to-school shopping, and among other nerd wear, she purchased me a nice, shiny, positively out-of-style...
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It was written in about 20 minutes. It started with a birthday song for Buck, entitled Don't Forget Buck's Birthday. Then it evolved into a song you can sing along with all year long.
The recording process was quite simple. I sat down at my home studio overlooking The...
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