Big Leather Couch: J. Geils Band

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Words & Pictures Wednesday

Sparks Of Insanity By Vinny "Bond" Marini Wednesday, September 05, 2007 22 Of Your Sparks

We published these back in July 2006
and due to the RADIO HAPPY HOUR running so long last night
we were a bit stuck on what to do

We are hardly ever wordless here, so with these words, we
present to you some photos we have taken over the years...

Taken along the Delaware River in PA
this tree trunk just caught my eye on a camping trip.
The monochromatic tone and the way the stones
are shaped around the base all seemed perfect,
and just as we were framing the lone leaf floated in...
FREEZE FRAME!

Early 80's, from the roof of mom and dad's
apartment in Manhattan on the 4th Of July.
Macy's huge fireworks display over the East River.
Using our 80-200 zoom, we used a delayed shutter,
began zoomed in tight and as the shutter stayed open
we zoomed out to create the movement.
FREEZE FRAME!

The St. Lawrence River looking into Canada.
We were at our friends Kate & Jeff's wedding.
The motorboat was heading down river and we decided to close
down the aperture to darken all but the sun and it's reflection.
FREEZE FRAME!

One of our favorites.
We were in Central Park one afternoon and
sitting about 80 yards away was this homeless man.
Using the 200mm zoom, we pulled in tight.
We actually held it there for about 20 seconds as we studied
his eyes. They just captured us for the time, as we wondered
what had brought this soul to his place in time.
His look is so intense yet in so many ways so desperate.

FREEZE FRAME!

yesterday in our comments, our sweet friend ANNDI, made a comment/challenge asking how many tunes had appeared on THE COUCH. Not sure if it was a rhetorical question, or if, as she knows me so damn well, she was throwing out a challenge - like we really believe it was rhetorical! HA!

Our Gemini-twin Type-A, obsessive personality exploded outward and we began to go through and count.

OF COURSE, just knowing how many tunes is not enough. How many tunes by which artists? When did the first tune actually appear on THE COUCH?

Tomorrow, we will answer those questions....

Have a guess as to which artist has appeared the most on THE COUCH? Take a guess and leave your answer here today. A special shout-out to the person with the correct guess.

OH, and THANKS AGAIN ANNDI! sheesh......

back to counting we go....

"FREEZE FRAME"
J. Geils Band
Freeze Frame - 1981
EMI Records

Composers: Paul Justman & Peter Wolf

* Stephen Bladd - drums, vocals
* J. Geils - guitar
* Seth Justman - keyboard, vocals
* Danny Klein - bass
* Magic Dick - harmonica, trumpet, saxophone
* Peter Wolf - vocals

1982 Billboard Pop Albums - Highest Position: #1

"Freeze Frame" - Single:
1982 Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks - Highest Position: #25
1982 Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks - Highest Position: #8
1982 Billboard Hot 100 - Highest Position: #4

Additional personnel on album
* Tawatha Agee - vocals
* Randy Brecker - horn
* Ronnie Cuber - saxophone
* Cissy Houston - vocals
* Tom "Bones" Malone - horn
* Lou Marini - horn
* Alan Rubin - trumpet
* Fonzi Thornton - vocals
* Luther Vandross - vocals
* Ken Williams - vocals
* George Young - horn

Full Story

Celebrities

Sparks Of Insanity By Vinny "Bond" Marini Friday, May 04, 2007 27 Of Your Sparks

FINALLY, IT IS HERE

CHECK OUT THE SCHEDULE OF GUESTS
HERE

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Ah, those wacky celebrities...Now, let's think about it...Many of them were born into home's just like ours.

OK, sure some like Paris Hilton grew up in a home the size of all of ours put together, but for the most part, these people had semi-normal childhoods.

Then, due to the aligning of the moons, or a lucky break, they have become rich and famous. Now in the olden days (YES, even before THE COUCH was born), Hollywood, Musical and Sports stars were treated with respect by the media.

But that was before cable TV and instantaneous news. Today, if a celeb is arrested, or makes a social faux pax, there is a civil servant ready to dial a phone to alert the media or a normal person - like me and you- standing ready with a cell phone to snap a picture.

On top of that there are the PAPARAZZI. Those men and women whose only lot in life is to stand around outside celebrity homes, or restaurants or hotels, or nightclubs, just waiting for that one photograph that will make them hundreds if not thousands of dollars...

Now, some say it comes with the territory. If you are going to get paid millions of dollars to make a movie, or record an album or play a game, then you should know that your life belongs to the public.

Others say that is total crap...

Here on THE COUCH,
we don't really think about whether it is right or wrong,
we just love to laugh about it...

What is IT, you ask....

Yup...IT is that

ONE FREEZE FRAME

We have investigated and there are no rumors to the truth
that Brenna Gethers

is Fantasia's new stylist

Ummmmm - Or maybe she is.....can you say bad bad choice??????

Tony Parker tells Kobe all about that "special thing" Eva can do...

Danny DeVito demonstrates how,

when he rubs his dog's back,
the left hind leg begins to shimmy and shake....

"OK, I remembered to put them on. This time, no photos without panties as I get out of the car."

We found these quotes and had to share. They come from an interview in "NYLON" Magazine.
Can anyone say delusional?
"The thing about the press and why they need to leave me the [bleep] alone for a little bit is because I don't want that distraction from my work. I want to get a nomination. I want to win an Oscar. I want to be known for more than, like, going out. For being 'the party girl.' I hate that. I bust my [bleep] when I'm filming, and when I gave time off, yeah, I like to go out and dance."
Then, she says...
Other times, I obviously like it ... I wouldn't ever want them to not take my picture ... I'd be worried. I'd be like 'Do people not care for me?'?
OOO OOO can we answer? NO they don't!
But we Lovvvvvvvvvvvve to make fun!

"If I eat this one hot dog, I am good for a week."

Folks, this is the epitome of what the paparazzi do.
Seriously, taking pictures of a poor-lil-rich girl eating a
NYC "dirty-water dog"???

Then again, if they didn't take the picture,

we couldn't make fun of it!