is rock and roll really dead this time?

[President Bush]

What's popular in Bolivia? Like, what music have you taken in by osmosis there; overheard on the bus?
(I kinda hope it's not our pop music, but probably is.)

Los Donkeys, a Bolivian group I just found out about from the late 60s...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4laNDbf_Bs

[stanky]

Los Donkeys are wild!

(Think they're still around?)

Reminds me of Wildman Fisher's song "Monkees vs Donkeys"'.

The Donkees may be better than the Monkees.

here's WMF:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4aE-0vm8ro

Probably not for everyone.

(love Kow Kow, btw. when it gets to "Turn on your love light" that's a transcendent moment in music)

[President Bush]

found out about WMF in eighth grade, from this $1 record which fucking blew my 14 year-old mind:

https://www.discogs.com/release/1827704-Various-Zapped

way too much classic stuff like the satire Catholic church fund-raiser, gets pretty funny once you listen a few times.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INOMzVDVjeA

Looking up more on TheDonkeys found this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah6bNn4fi5w

back to "Zapped"... Captain Beefheart (and The Mothers) doing the Hindenburg going down:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpA4XpnnI_U

[President Bush]

What's popular in Bolivia? Like, what music have you taken in by osmosis there; overheard on the bus?
(I kinda hope it's not our pop music, but probably is.)

Our cab driver out to Puente Sucre yesterday was playing these guys on his video player, Los Kjarkas...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqhQj5VSaOI

[stanky]

great!
love the comments

[President Bush]

great!
love the comments

yep, very refreshing here.

ETA: back here in La Paz we were walking around and stopped at a little Venezuelan-run place. Check it out less, about $3...

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for the migrant, his homeland is the land where he is given bread

[President Bush]

RIP Kris Kristofferson... figured out the words so I could sing this out loud.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=almf_1K9S8M

[grayman]

RIP Kris Kristofferson... figured out the words so I could sing this out loud.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=almf_1K9S8M

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/that-ti ... -yard/amp/

[arthwollipot]

Willie is the only one of the Highwaymen still with us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFkcAH-m9W0

[stanky]

If Jimmy Carter were down under, he'd be 100.
(still monday here)