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ROCKOLLECTIONS: JOHN AND MARY PT.3

It is Celebrate Your Name Weeks here at Rockollections.

Rather than list yours and everybody's name and playing songs for them, I have taken the most common names of the past Two Centuries- John and Mary!

Simple as that.…

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Added by Mike Pell on March 7, 2016 at 9:46pm — 2 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: JOHN AND MARY PT.2

Like I said last time, it caught my eye that this was Celebrate Your Name Week, a holiday established in 1997 by Jerry Hill.

A week for appreciating Names in general, and to have fun getting to know more about Names.

I will break the rules and make it for two weeks- Songs For John And Mary.

I did John songs in the first half hour.

Need I tell…

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Added by Mike Pell on March 2, 2016 at 4:58pm — 4 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: JOHN AND MARY PT.1

It is Celebrate Your Name Week, a holiday established in 1997 by American Onomatology hobbyist Jerry Hill.

Hill prescribed the first full week in March as a week for everyone worldwide to embrace and celebrate his or her name.

In this 21st Century, the most common names for boy and girl babies are Jacob and either Sophia or Emily (depending upon the…

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Added by Mike Pell on February 29, 2016 at 11:23pm — 2 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: VALENTINE HANGOVER PT.2 END

Another Look At that part of Love that has the bumps in the road and the bruises that come with them.

All part of this Valentine's Hangover!

Centering on what is maybe the most frustrating aspect of Love, even for patient people (leaves me out, lol!)- waiting for it to come along and find us.

I'll bring it all home on a hopeful note, it's…

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Added by Mike Pell on February 24, 2016 at 10:55am — 4 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: VALENTINE HANGOVER PT.1

Well Valentine's Day has come and gone, and of course I hope you had a great one.

This week, the Valentines Hangover- a NOT all sweetness, flowers and candy Musical Investigation of the other side of Love- for that faction who wants nothing to do with it, and all others who have been stung by it.

In other words, if you are over the age of 10, you will relate, lol!

Answering my own…

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Added by Mike Pell on February 22, 2016 at 12:13am — 6 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: TIME PT.10

This may be the longest Series on Time In Rock & Roll ever done.

I'll start with a Song I stole a line from on a date, then a couple It's About Time I played.

After that, Time And Place- those Wrong And Right Times And Places!

I'll have a short, beautiful, tricky tongue twister from the Mamas & Papas, and it took some Time for them to get it right.

People forget how important and experimental the Mamas &…

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Added by Mike Pell on February 17, 2016 at 4:37pm — 6 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: TIME PT.9

I am back on the Time Wagon- great thing about it is you can jump on any Time, it's always running!

This Time, a Look and Listen to the 2 biggest complaints about Time- Waiting and Not Having Enough Time.

As things turn out though, properly used we may Have All The Time In The World.

Since I am never really sure what I am going to play, I found myself coming up short of Time in this Chapter.

So I quickly grabbed a…

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Added by Mike Pell on February 15, 2016 at 11:57pm — 7 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: VALENTINES DAY 2016 PT.2

This St. Valentine’s Day Edition continues with a solo song from a member of a famous Trio to start.

Then I went to the Oldies Box for a few.

After that, I'll have a Song I've been wanting to play for you for years, but never seemed to remember it.

It's a Love Lost I first heard in 1997, another achingly beautiful one!

For a finish,…

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Added by Mike Pell on February 10, 2016 at 9:50pm — 4 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: VALENTINES DAY 2016 PT.1

The Super Bowl is over, and now we can turn our attention to Valentine’s Day.

For it, I wandered around the Music Library picking out Love Songs.

Songs I like- some more strongly than others- but this is not my Greatest Love Songs Of All Time countdown, lol!

Love can lift you up, Love can break your heart.

And some of the BEST Songs…

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Added by Mike Pell on February 8, 2016 at 9:50pm — 5 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: TIME PT.8

Fairy Tales, what do they have to do with Time?

Well most if not all begin with, "Once Upon A Time...!"

How many Songs can you think of that have that as their Opening Lyrics?

I thought of two.

Then, while doing this Series I have discovered how frequently the word Time appears in writing and conversation.

And even more so in our minds, in that instant we wonder, before looking, What Time Is It?

Those are the…

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Added by Mike Pell on February 3, 2016 at 4:38pm — 6 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: TIME PT.7

After a week off, this lengthy Musical Look at Time returns.

And what better measurement of Time is there than the Clock?

That’s our starting point for this Chapter, along with the Good Times and the Bad Times!

Plus various and sundry things, lol!

Enjoy the Music!

Here are the links to Tick Tock to Mike Pell Rockollections:

At Podomatic:

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Added by Mike Pell on February 2, 2016 at 2:44am — 5 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: IN MEMORIAM- GLENN FREY

I am taking a Time Out from the Time Series.

There have been so many Rock & Rollers who have passed away in recent weeks and months I could no longer ignore it.

The result- a Show for 2 of the more popular Artists who left us.

Just picking some songs that I like or have a memory for me.

In Memoriam: Glenn Frey

Here are the links to listen, at Mike Pell Rockollections:

At…

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Added by Mike Pell on January 27, 2016 at 2:19pm — 4 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: IN MEMORIAM- DAVID BOWIE

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Added by Mike Pell on January 26, 2016 at 1:13am — 4 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: TIME PT.6

There are so many songs in our Music on the subject of Time- and this extensive listen to them is guided only by my own Free-Form, varied tastes.

Which I hope meets with your approval.

We heard those Long Time Songs, not always happy, so let's have some Good Times tunes.

Let Them Roll!

Later a couple I had to dust off, they haven't been heard on Radio in ages.

To close this week, some phrases I heard far too many…

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Added by Mike Pell on January 20, 2016 at 10:27pm — 10 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: TIME PT.5

It's Rock & Roll...Time!

See if you can guess who sings the opening song- doesn't sound like himself.'

Then a couple of voices you will surely know.

Which will tip us toward Long Times.

Obviously there are true Long Times, years or decades.…

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Added by Mike Pell on January 18, 2016 at 11:52pm — 6 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: TIME PT.4

The main topic of this Episode has been around since people have had emotions and walked the Earth.

That Combination Of Love and Time!

Then it's no secret I think in Connections with these Shows- sometimes so right out there you can almost see the Thought Bubble.

That may be the case in here with the last 2 songs.

I'd say this will be more Time well spent together, lol!

See if you agree!

Here are the links…

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Added by Mike Pell on January 13, 2016 at 10:08pm — 4 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: TIME PT.3

Time Marches On, and so do I with Part 3.

Time and More Time Music!

How many Times have we been told Time Is Fleeting, the Seconds Fly By?

So that is another focus of this Chapter.

Songs to Live in the Moment!

And hopefully enjoy!

Here are the links to listen, at this moment in Time, at Mike Pell Rockollections:

At Soundcloud:

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Added by Mike Pell on January 11, 2016 at 9:48pm — 10 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: TIME PT.2

The New Year is the inspiration for this Series, a Musical Look At Time.

And it's been a long Time coming!

Time is Precious and is always Speeding Past, I'll make a note of that

Plus how to make the best of Time, Long-Time Love and other ways of dealing with Time.

If I haven't played your favorite Time song yet, well maybe Another Time!

Join me for some Quality Time together, lol!

Here are the links to…

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Added by Mike Pell on January 6, 2016 at 5:39pm — 4 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: TIME PT.1

For the first show of the New Year, a few songs for the Turning Of The Year.

The Passage of Time.

Life is pretty much all about Time!

We look at Time with a mixture of happiness and regret.

And there are so many songs about it, I have long wanted to do a Series on the subject of Time.

The Time Has Come.

It may be just me, but I think this is going to be good!…

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Added by Mike Pell on January 4, 2016 at 10:42pm — 6 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: HAPPY “NEW” YEAR PT.2 END

This time, I will take a look at the making of New Year’s Resolutions.

Those New Beginnings.

I can understand the idea of a New Year being a time of reflection on the past, and an attempt to go in a different direction for the future.

But in point of fact, New Year’s Day is just another day- and any day can be a day for making a lifestyle change that will make you a better, healthier person.

I will use more “NEW”…

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Added by Mike Pell on December 30, 2015 at 12:42am — 2 Comments