Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay - Covers – 308 “Hunger Strike” by Temple of the Dog
Sometimes I am a guest on the Mighty 1090's Scott and BR show. We have a great time. Another member of the show is the lovely and talented Linda Welby. Her husband is also a musician here in San Diego. His band is called Temple of the Dad. That is clearly a play on the name of the Seattle supergroup, Temple of the Dog. I can't prove it, but it's clear. I went so far in my homage that the Credits panel accidentally says "Temple of the Dad" instead of " Temple of the Dog."
Are there accidents or just on purposes we've yet to understand? Who could say? So here is my Eddie Vedder and my Chris Cornell, all in one sweet, fell swoop. Dig it. Life is fun. Ain't it?
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay - Originals– 308 “The Middle
of Maze”
Been having a blast lately making songs up for you. Tunes
that would otherwise never exist, brought to creation expressly for the purpose
of sharing them with you. There are so many things we can lose sight of in the
traffic in madness of daily life. We can forget to write songs. We can forget
we even wrote songs. That’s how many things go down.
So this was a fun rollick through the key of C with some lyrics
improvised all to celebrate life, liberty, happiness and you. Peace
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay - Words – 308 “Pushing the Conversation Forward”
So, capping up some rants from radio practice Monday, here I chat about the type of things I'd aim to accomplish heading into these sorts of shenanigans. I want to look a little deeper into the real role of sports in our lives and how we can all get the most possible out of our lives here together.
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay - Originals– 307 “Meaning to Scream”
I was feeling good n' fired up the other day, making up some pretty neat ditties. It was fun. I sat and I saw a sign. It was the on the monitor behinds me. I felt the vibe and created. So this song is wung and by that I mean I winged it. So, I hope you feel the fun dark vibe in this one. Groovy.
Got gigs the next three nights; Open Mic tonight and Open jam tomorrow. Both hosting gigs. Both at Winston's, 1921 Bacon St. SD, CA 92107. Both from 6 to 9. Much love. Great times. Then Friday, an awesome and inspiring year of Acoustic Evenings at The Athenaeum concludes. Both Spring and Fall sessions were beyond my wildest expectations. Incredible experiences, honestly. John Tafolla, Lena Evans, and Justin Werner deliver the goods Friday night at 7:30, 1008 Wall Street. La Jolla, CA. Peace.
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay - Covers – 307 “Landslide” by Stevie Nicks
So, I've talked a bit here about my work and much I dig doing it. In case you don't know I do much with special needs people. We do all kinds of musical things. I write songs for them to perform. I work with them on other songs that we play out from time to time. "Landslide" was one I thought my friend, Chelse here could sing beautifully. We worked hard on it for a long time and now I am delighted to be able to share that work here with you.
I also write and direct really fun Christmas musicals and our early work on "The Hunt for The Great Christmas Tree 4: One for the Ladies" couldn't be going more smoothly. It is deeply gratifying. I hope you enjoy this taste of what we do. It truly is a gift to live it and to get to pass that gift along is more rewarding than my ability to express it in words allows me to express. It is a profound and humble joy.
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay - Words – 307 “Powerful Women & Why Sports Matter”
Not the catchiest name I could have come up with for this. I've been practicing my radio rap a bit as of late. I mentioned this yesterday. Here's another all-over-the-place rant from my Monday talking work-out. Here. I hit a million topics in a few minutes. I talk about why women are powerful, what makes a great team, why we love sports, teams that embarrass, things I'm not responsible for and a different tact for Chargers coach Mike McCoy to consider. Honestly, there's probably 15 more things in there too, but you'll have to watch if youwanna know, I know Arnold Schwarzenegger and his second family came up, Daryl Boston, Bartolo Colon, shields...
We are all one. I try to prove it, by talking about every single thing each time I get going into a microphone. We have limited time to talk. Let's make sure we don't miss anything.
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay - Covers – 306 “The Fox
(What Does the Fox Say)” by Ylvis
“The Fox (What Does the Fox Say)” is a song I would
likely have never done for this here 365, if one of the special needs gals at
my work wasn’t so into it. Maybe if it were a few years ago… She literally
wears this cute little paper fox hat she made every day. So eventually, it
would have downright non-sporty of me, to not give the tune a go for her, so I
did. Here, using movie magic, I even made this version here interesting. Hooray
interesting!
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay - Originals– 306 “Outside”
This here latest "Originals" is a tribute to one of my all-time favorite places, "Outside." Yes, inside is great. No offense to inside. In fact, I just realized I already have a song called "Inside." How neat. I think it may be the first time I have two songs whose names are opposites. The "Inside" song is about managing in prison, so it's not a perfect opposite, but and "in" and out," well, they're just plain different unless you're talking California's popular and ubiquitous burger chain, in which case, like the rest of us, they're all one.
No, this song salutes the first place Adam and Eve hung out. The place where they got in all that trouble with the snake, "Outside." I dig outside. The air tends to be freshest there. That's where I go see most sports games. Bed isn't there, but most other awesome things are. Sun, trees, ocean, mountains, I could go on and on. Now, I don't wish to be hearing from any hermitish, homebody naysayers mentioning all kinds of natural disasters, tsunamis, tornados and the like. Volcanos, earthquakes, hurricanes... quicksand!!! They exist. They're petrifying.
Let's move on. Outside rocks and if you don't think so, you likely best be getting out there more. Dogs love it. Case closed.
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay - Words – 306 “Sports Radio Practice”
Folks, you just never know what opportunities will arise in this incredible little thing we call life. I for one, have no idea what will happen ever, therefore, all you can do is be prepared in the event that events occur. So I gotta stay sharp. I have been volleying some ideas in my brain and now I'm taking it one step further by putting literally putting some of these ideas into practice. I hope to "make perfect" some day and I think we all know quite well that practice is the only way to approach that destination.
So that's it. Here's a few thoughts, recorded on a Monday about the weekend int eh NFL, my fantasy football showdown with my wife and whatever other words escaped my list during these few moments of practice for whatever opportunities await.
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay - Covers – 305 “Me and Bobby
McGee” by Janis Joplin
So when it says by “Janis Joplin” up there, that doesn’t
mean I think Janis Joplin wrote “Me and Bobby McGee.” She didn’t. Kris
Kristofferson did. But she made it famous. Essentially, it should say “made
popular by Janis Joplin.” Oh well. In the first 365, I was much more fascinated
with facts and figures, like who wrote what song and when and why. That was fun
and I was into the interestingness of it all, somewhat, but for this here 365,
I have just had other priorities creatively than talking all about exactly who
wrote all these songs. So Hail Kris, Hail Janis and Hail Bobby. I don’t sing
low song about just anyone you know.
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay - Originals– 305 “Daily
Persevere”
I made up this little rhythm n’ melody the other day while
working with my peeps. Much fun, it was. A simple song, “Daily Persevere” asks
questions about where we’re going and what we’ll find when we get there. What
we can do to stay in the game when the moments happen is to “Daily Persevere.”
Keep on truckin’ with your chin up and your mind wide open.
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay - Words – 305 “2016 World
Series Prediction”
Long day. lots of work. So excited. Psyched to interview Phil Rivers. Until then, here's my World Series Prediction. Earlier on the 365, I correctly predicted Peyton Manning and the Broncos to upset the whoever-they-played. Enjoy what may some day be "The Best Show You Ever Heard.
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay - Originals– 304 “The Gun
Powder Blues”
Welcome to another glorious Sunday, full of football, couch time, and many other American mainstays. Some years back, now this may shock you, but The Chargers were polarizing the local community with their unparalleled ability to rip defeat from the jaws of victory. I was doing my semi-regular bit as a contributor to The Scott and BR Radio Show on 1090AM in San Diego from 3-6PM PST or www.mighty1090.com.
The Chargers sometimes wear their slick-looking "powder blue" jerseys. This song plays on that phrase, by adding the combustible nature of their play to this song's moniker. So, enjoy this Philly Rivs (aka Phillip Rivers) inspired classic and go Chargers. Two in a row? The impossible dream? If anyone has miracle access, (how ironic is that) it's got to be Jesus-BFF, Phil Rivs.
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay - Words – 304 “Neighbor
Rock”
Yesterday, I headed into my front yard, by my slick sign, to make some melodic magic for you. This band down the street was rocking out hard. They played for hours. As I sat and began to jam, I was loudly feeling the tune these dudes were playing, so I went with it. I ascertained the chord structure. (Ha!) It was D-A-G-A, I believe. and rocked out and sang about them.
I thin I accidentally slipped into some pop song from whenever that I don't know. Credit to whoever wrote "Doot-doot-doot. Doo-doo-doot-doo", or whatever it's really called. I meant to cut that part out but I forgot. Hail Nigel the Wonder Dog. We are so proud of him.
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay - BONUS – 304 “So Much
Things To Say” by Bob Marley
I was feeling that I had a lot to say, but few words with which to say it yesterday. That naturally led me back to “So Much Things To Say.” I was feeling, it, playing it, right up until the screen that has the words on it faded to black. Battery death. At least they reincarnate, right? So I played the chunk of it I could and then I realized during the posting part of this effervescent exercise, that I'd done this tune about 100 days ago. Oh well. Here it is as a buns, because I can.
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay - Covers – 304 “Johnny B.
Goode” by Chuck Berry
Can't get much more classic rock n' roll-wise than “Johnny B. Goode.” I cut my rock n' roll teeth as a high school student. My school had a unique "club" called The Boptones. The Boptones were a student/teacher rock band. We practiced classic rock tunes on Sunday afternoons and in May we played a sold-out 800-seat auditorium. Talk about an intoxicating way to launch one's rock career. It made a profound impact on me. Honestly.
Every year, they would change the "setlist" for the show, with one exception, “Johnny B. Goode.” Everybody would play on this one. Solos galore. Verses for each of the main senior singers in the group. Seminal stuff. I'd been saving this one, all the way through the first 365 in 2011. Tuesday, a new friend requested it and I knew the time had come. Cheers and thanks to my new friend, The Boptones, and everyone who ever spent a second in that influential act.
More relevance. “Johnny B. Goode” made an impression on another generation of humans with it's inclusion in the 1985 film, "Back to the Future." In that motion picture's sequel, the future found The Chicago Cubs as World Champions. Well, congratulations to the long-time "lovable losers" on making their first World Series since before my parents were born.
Finally, a last congratulations is in order to none other that the Father of Rock n' Roll himself, Chuck Berry. Earlier this week I nervously clicked on his name as I saw he was "trending" on Yahoo or some other average website. I clicked with my metaphorical fingers crossed, hoping to not to learn of his passing. Delighted I was, to see that was "merely" releasing his first new CD in 35 or so years at the age tender age of 90. Another terrific accomplishment. I am proud to live in a world where a a man can not only "invent" rock n'roll but then live another 60 years, watching it grow before jumping right back in and lengthening his legacy. Hail everybody over 90.
There are few universal goals. People disagree on a multitude of things, quite obviously, evidenced in part by our trainwreck of an election that will mercifully conclude soon. One thing, I would hope we could all agree on is a desire to live a happy healthy productive life into out ninth decade. While it seems that would be nice, I believe, everything happens for a reason, so hail it all. Hail everything.
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay - Covers – 303 “Ventura Highway” by America
Earlier this week at work, a new person showed up and joined the party. She has a magnetic personality and we were singing along in no time. A truly charming young lady, she is. So she requested "Ventura Highway." She sang it actually, which only helped a little, 'cause even though it is a classic rock hit, I don't really know it. I was able to figure out what song it was though. I think she said "America," or something and I came up with it. Here we have a little song along on this classic, that for whatever reason, I hardly know. It is a pretty song... I think, so I may have to check it out for reals some time.
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay - Originals– 303 “Floating in the Sublime”
Later that same work day I believe it was Tuesday, I went to a different room and conjured this melodic contribution extemporaneously. Ahh, fun syllabic words. I did this today a couple times too actually, but those I'll save those for another day soon. I was really feeling it today. This other day, well, to be honest, I don't really remember that happening so much, so... I really can't say. That said, it sounded cool and share-worthy, so here we are. I guess I'll listen to it some now, at least enough to gather it a name. If I have more thought on this after that. I'll share them here. I promise.
Glad I stuck with this one, 'cause I few minutes in, something resembling a hook happened. Hooray. Whew. This song was almost called "Where We Go." That was close. Not that that's a terrible song name. It's OK. But it could be any song. I prefer “Floating in the Sublime.” Strongly.
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay - Words – 303 “On Naysayers and Nonsensers”
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay - Originals– 302 “Horrors
Hush Me”
Hello. Here’s a little Halloween time of the year type song.
I can’t remember exactly how I wrote it, but I think it was in a school
teaching some kids how to write songs. Probably in October.
Tonight, The Jefferson Jay Band once again, takes it to the
streets, Bacon Street, Mother’s
Saloon, specifically for another one of our much-beloved music concerts. That’s
right. Come grab your tricks and treats for a Friday night with us… if you
dare. Hahahahaha.
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay - Covers – 302 “Don’t Let It
Bring You Down” by Neil Young
I love this Neil Young tune. I did not have the time or
patience to put my guitar in the awesome alternate tuning he plays “Don’t Let
It Bring You Down” in, but please, “Don’t Let It Bring You Down.” It’s
different and sometimes, that’s just the way things need to be. We must embrace
it. I know an entire political party is based on trying to slow change and/or
keep things the way they are, but in my opinion that is a foolish quest,
destined to fail.
Now, don’t get me wrong, love traditional things, I do.
Unfortunately, the traditional things some people love are racism, misogyny,
chauvinism, inequality, ethnocentrism, anti-Semitism and a million other –isms
that had outlasted their usefulness forever ago.
Folks, change is a part of life. Otherwise we’d all still be
babies pooping in our Pampers. Now I don’t know about you, as great as I’m sure
that was, I don’t miss it.
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay - Words – 302 “Lou Da Man”
Are you the man? You may be. Even if you’re a gal, you may
be the man. It’s possible, actually it’s possible in a while litany of ways,
none of which I intend to get into right now. Today, for the purposes of this
here 365, Lou is the man. “Lou Da Man.” technically, he is a dog man. Shout-out
to King’s X. See you tomorrow. Thanks.
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