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ROCKOLLECTIONS: PSYCHOTHERAPY PT.2

We continue for the month of August, with all the Psychotherapists on vacation- leaving their clients very nervous about that.

So I am filling in.

I promised you a Patient Profile and Diagnosis during your first visit.

Please find a seat, take these forms and fill them out- using blue or black ink ONLY!

Then we will talk a while.

Could be you are suffering from Depression.

Looks that way from here...but I…

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Added by Mike Pell on August 6, 2014 at 1:21am — 7 Comments

DAK AGES "TEUMMAN The ROCK OPERA"

Press release of “Teumman Rock Opera" by DARK AGES.

A new project for Dark Ages will take form in summer 2014. The historic band of Italian rock / metal fame from

late 80s, after releasing the Saturnalia first album in '91 and passed through several changes in line-up, found

its balance since 2008 with the entry of today's musicians with whom the band…

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Added by Dragomilov on August 4, 2014 at 11:17am — No Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: PSYCHOTHERAPY PT.1

This is the beginning of a Series I did in 2010, with a new introduction giving you some background as to how and why the idea came to me.

Some things you do you are proud of, and I never felt this Series got the respect it deserved.

Of course, that's just my opinion, you may feel differently.

But listening to all the Chapters after 4 years, even I was surprised at the things I played!

In short, it occurred to…

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Added by Mike Pell on August 3, 2014 at 9:59pm — 10 Comments

RED, italian Classic Hard Rock legend!

DeFox Records and Heart Of Steel Records are proud to announce the GREAT never published debut Album of RED BERTOLDINI well known as a drummer of leggendary true metallers DARK LORD and later became vocalist for bands such as,Mary Rose (cult slovenian rock band), Foxy Lady and Rebel Toys.

Red Bertoldini's album was recorded in 1992 and for reasons unknown to us,…

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Added by Dragomilov on August 1, 2014 at 1:07pm — 2 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: VOL6- ODDS AND ENDS PT.2 END

I talked about Cocaine a bit in Part One, and that made me think of an old tape I have had for years.

I brought it to the Radio Station one time and played it for Engineer Ken Stanley, and I always knew someday I would find a use for it.

It's a scene from a famous TV show about LSD, another Drug I have never touched.

Hey, I was strictly a beer or a shot guy,…

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Added by Mike Pell on July 30, 2014 at 11:52am — 8 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: VOL6- ODDS AND ENDS PT.1

I haven't done an Odds & Ends show in quite a while, and coming off that long Series it seems due.

And I am finishing off a Vacation, just a few weeks off to relax and do things I mostly didn't get around to doing- hey I am a Professional at Lazy, I have a PHD, lol!

But I am looking forward to the remaining weeks I have in August to do the Vacation right!

That's…

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Added by Mike Pell on July 27, 2014 at 10:34pm — 4 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: LOVE AND MARRIAGE PT.10 FINAL

This is it, the Grand Finale to what has been one of the longest Theme Series I've ever done.

I will start with a song I was holding back because the people populating it don't seem all that happy, it's Marriage by resignation.

But with a quick rebound, two people with a joyous, proper attitude toward Love & Marriage.

I bring…

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Added by Mike Pell on July 23, 2014 at 6:40pm — 9 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: LOVE AND MARRIAGE PT.9

This is the most I have ever talked about Love & Marriage, and shockingly to me I still have a few more things to say...or at least the Music does, lol!

Starting with a song that declares that Rock & Roll itself was the result of a Wedding!

Then some Music for the Collateral Damage that is often the result of Weddings.

I have a true story about what I always did as the Best Man to the Groom before the Wedding.…

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Added by Mike Pell on July 20, 2014 at 11:02pm — 6 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: LOVE AND MARRIAGE PT.8

To open this Love & Marriage Chapter, I have a few familiar characters we know from Rock & Roll Songs who get Married.

Then, as I was browsing through my Asian and Russian Bride Catalogue, it occurred to me I could play a song about that too, lol!

And to close the Episode, I was thinking about how Wedding Couples put so much thought into that First Dance Song, a favorite that means something to them.

So I'll play…

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Added by Mike Pell on July 16, 2014 at 2:52pm — 29 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: LOVE AND MARRIAGE PT.7

I am STILL doing Love & Marriage, and will do so again next week.

Hey, you got a problem with that, lol?

There are times when I tackle a Musical Theme I can't stop the ideas.

This Episode will open with how I envisioned, if I envisioned it at all, the way I would have gotten married back when I was drinking heavily, and how it would be different today.

Certainly today it would NOT be in June, July or…

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Added by Mike Pell on July 15, 2014 at 12:30am — 4 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: LOVE AND MARRIAGE PT.6

This is a very different Episode.

Starting with a guy perfectly willing to marry the woman but making a case for at least a Practical Arrangement.

Then that moment of realization that comes sometimes, where I realize I can go anywhere in a Theme Series.

One of the most troublesome things to a Marriage is War- the spouse is deployed, usually overseas, and that can make things very shaky at home.

But there have been…

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Added by Mike Pell on July 9, 2014 at 12:30am — 4 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: LOVE AND MARRIAGE PT.5

After a week off for good behavior, or the 4th Of July, I will continue with our musical exploration of Love and Marriage.

And while June has always been the most popular month for Weddings, more and more people are getting hitched in July and August.

One of the things I long ago realized for this little Rockollections show is that you can tell Stories by playing particular Songs in a particular order!

So the Centerpiece…

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Added by Mike Pell on July 6, 2014 at 11:50pm — 4 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: 4TH OF JULY PT.2 END

I remind you this show is two years old, so some of what I say may be slightly dated.

Here's a bit of insight into this Rockollections thing- I had a working idea of how I was going to handle this second half of the show, starting with Schooner Fare and their song, We The People...those being the opening words of the U.S. Constitution.

They mention the Declaration Of Independence in there, and as I am listening to Schooner…

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Added by Mike Pell on July 1, 2014 at 11:40pm — 4 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: 4TH OF JULY PT.1

I did this show a couple of years ago, so when you hear me say it is America's 236th Birthday, substitute 238th- on the day the Declaration Of Independence (my favorite document ever!) was approved and ratified.

Older than me, but I'm pretty damned independent too!

I had long had this idea for an opening set for a 4th Of July show, and I finally remembered to do it!

As you well know, it was July 4, 1776 when we declared…

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Added by Mike Pell on June 29, 2014 at 11:45pm — 23 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: LOVE AND MARRIAGE PT.4

I'll open this Episode with a sort of Point/Counterpoint concerning the Wedding Ceremony itself.

One song has the Groom wanting a simple City Hall bonding, while in the next the Bride would like the perfect blue sky, birds singing Nuptials in the Chapel.

Just opposite sides of the same coin!

Then three tunes that share not only beauty but a Title.

And after some modest soul-searching, I will reveal the Real Reason I…

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Added by Mike Pell on June 24, 2014 at 11:39pm — 4 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: LOVE AND MARRIAGE PT.3

I started last week with Love and Marriage- Love I know about, I just never got into the Marriage part.

But as I look out the window, today seems like a nice day for a Wedding.

In this Chapter, I'll tell you about some of my Roots (we all have them)- childhood reminiscences from my life, and the Soundtrack to it regarding Weddings.

A trip back to a simpler time, when Love and Marriage did go together like a Horse and…

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Added by Mike Pell on June 22, 2014 at 10:14pm — 5 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: LOVE AND MARRIAGE PT.2

And this Lifelong Bachelor continues with Love and Marriage....some nerve, lol!

To open this Episode I'll have some Trivia about June Weddings, and a Mixed Bag Set of Music.

Then, throughout the History of Rock & Roll there have been songs about being Too Young To Get Married.

A nice fuzzy little subject for Song, but in real life something that comes with…

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Added by Mike Pell on June 17, 2014 at 10:54pm — 6 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: LOVE AND MARRIAGE PT.1

This is the beginning of Love and Marriage, a Theme I may have no right doing, having never exchanged those Official Vows.

Then again, it may afford me a perspective that comes at it from a different angle from those who have previously been or currently are Married.

I picked June to do this because there are more Weddings this month than any other.

We have all…

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Added by Mike Pell on June 15, 2014 at 11:45pm — 10 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: NATIONAL RIVERS MONTH PT.4 END

I will start off this final episode with a few more Real River songs- for Rivers that geographically and specifically do exist.

Then a couple regarding one of America's most famous Rivers, at least in song, that we have been misspelling for well over a century!

I have a behind-the-scenes story about doing a show one time, and Engineer Ken Stanley refusing to play a song that I wanted to come on next.

So while one song was…

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Added by Mike Pell on June 10, 2014 at 11:54pm — 4 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: NATIONAL RIVERS MONTH PT.3

Continuing on...National Rivers Month is a time to enjoy all of the things that Rivers bring to our communities.

Rivers provide drinking water, recreational opportunities, environmental ecosystems and wildlife habitats.

Rivers have also been used as a source of food, for transport, as a defensive barrier, and as a source of hydropower to drive machinery.

So don't pee…

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Added by Mike Pell on June 9, 2014 at 12:05am — 8 Comments