As I mentioned in my last post, my brother had several very distinct life phases centered around styles of music, the two most notable being the headbanger phase and the boot scootin’ phase. The latter emerged during his freshman year in college when we both lived in the same dorm hall at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Okla. My brother spent time out at one of the very popular Tumbleweeds bar and dance hall where there was nothing but country music and a lot of boot scootin’ and line dancing.
One of his early favorite country singers was a OSU alum, Garth Brooks. And one of Garth’s most popular songs was this very catchy tune…
I don’t know of many people who have gone through such distinct phases in life as my brother, especially in high school and college. His two most notable phases were is headbanger phase and his boot-scootin’ phase. His favorite music group, as I recall, during his latter high school career was Guns N’ Roses. So, in honor of his birthday, here’s one of their greatest songs…
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If you missed it previously on this blog, here’s the trailer for the documentary.
Okay… I lied. I said that the last post would be my only post today, but I stumbled across a video that made me laugh (as I was looking for the Mad World videos) and I had to share it.
I haven’t done much photography lately, so my well of Wordless Wednesday candidates has run dry. What’s more, this will be my only post today because it’s gonna be a madly crazy day today.
Speaking of which, a song used in a local television commercial for Integris has gotten stuck into my head. Last night, I had Ashley look it up and she discovered it was “Mad World” as performed by Gary Jules. I then remembered seeing this video of the song many months ago.
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It was originally sung by Tears for Fears back in 1982. Here’s their blast-from-the-past video… Continued
