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and it strangely holds up just as well today

HAPPY EASTER Y’ALL

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dear katherine,

im so sorry you’re feeling gloomy.

i am very worried about gloomy feelings because i get nervous that they can snowball into gloomy days, gloomy weeks, and gloomy months.

so i try to nip even the slightest negative feelings in the bud.

perhaps being a Cubs fan has helped me cope.

since they’re terrible.

and probably won’t win it all until 2014.

weirdly i don’t find myself down too often, and “rough days” in journalism are just called “days”.

but when things are extraordinarily difficult i usually go somewhere that has funny pictures or sweet things happening like Reddit and click real fast to see if theres anything inspiring or interesting.

and look, today i spy a little note from a Yosemite Junior Ranger named Evie who sent something nice to the Park Rangers there.

awwwwww.

but you’re right, music does make the heart grow fonder though, so when i find the urge to turn on some music and take a little walk here are some songs and videos that would soothe this savage beast:

Continue reading “KM asks: let’s say you’re having a rough day, what tunes turn that frown upside down?”

70. Bedlam In Belgium
69. C.O.D.
68. War Machine
67. She’s Got Balls
66. Crabsody In Blue
65. Safe In New York City
64. That’s The Way I Wanna Rock N Roll
63. Hard As A Rock
62. Cover You In Oil
61. Evil Walks
60. Landslide
59. Who Made Who
58. Let’s Get It Up
57. Beating Around The Bush
56. Mistress For Christmas
55. Goodbye & Good Riddance To Bad Luck
54. I Put The Finger On You
53. Get It Hot
52. High Voltage
51. Let Me Put My Love Into You
50. Can I Sit Next To You Girl
49. Giving The Dog A Bone
48. Little Lover
47. Up To My Neck In You
46. There’s Gonna Be Some Rockin
45. Rock ‘N’ Roll Singer
44. Riff Raff
43. Rock ‘N’ Roll Train
42. Inject The Venom
41. What You Do For Money Honey
40. Rock ‘N’ Roll Damnation
39. Live Wire
38. Rocker
37. Girls Got Rhythm
36. Gimme A Bullet
35. Shake A Leg
34. Baby Please Don’t Go
33. Walk All Over You
32. Love At First Feel
31. Shot Down In Flames
30. Bad Boy Boogie
29. Gone Shootin’
28. Money Talks
27. Have A Drink On Me
26. Hell Ain’t A Bad Place To Be
25. Ride On
24. Squealer
23. Ain’t No Fun (Waiting Round To Be A Millionaire)
22. If You Want Blood You Got It
21. Soul Stripper
20. Problem Child
19. Big Balls
18. Down Payment Blues
17. Jailbreak
16. Night Prowler
15. TNT
14. The Jack
13. Rock And Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution
12. Touch Too Much
11. Back In Black
10. Highway To Hell
9. It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Want To Rock N Roll)
8. Sin City
7. Let There Be Rock
6. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
5. Whole Lotta Rosie
4. You Shook Me All Night Long
3. For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
2. Shoot To Thrill
1. Hells Bells

because of the nasty laws of supply and demand ive been eyeing a vhs used copy

of the AC/DC classic, let there be rock

a fantastic concert film of the aussie rockers at their peak with their original singer Bon Scott.

the year was 1979 and Bon would have less than a year to live.

riding high on their newest release Highway to Hell, Bon flirted en francais to the sold out hall as the Young brothers brought the dual guitar attack.

seemingly patterned after the Led Zeppelin concert film The Song Remains the Same, short vignettes break up the concert footage.

A year and a half later AC/DC would be touring on Back in Black in every huge sports arena around the globe, but during this tour the music was sultrier, rougher, and less polished. Angus Young however was on fire.

While seeing if someone was silly enough to sell a VHS copy at a good price, I noticed Warner Bros. is going to rerelease the film

on BLUE RAY this summer.

June 7, 2011: Let There Be Rock