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Summer Axolotl

~ Jim Flanigan ~ 2 Comments

Great name for a band, right? I can hear it now. Alright, put your hands together for the hottest band in the world, here to play the hits from their latest blockbuster album Aquatic Salamander, please welcome Summer Axolotl.

My Summer Axolotl was not that exciting. We took care of this Axolotl over the summer from the local school.

Cute, huh? It’s name is Cricket. Shouldn’t every Axolotl be named Axl? It just makes sense to me. I do sort of miss it. We moved it back to the school classroom to be ready for the kids arriving back to school on Monday. There is one thing I won’t miss though. This …

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When & Where Are They Performing?

~ Jim Flanigan

I saw this news article yesterday.

Pablo escobar cocaine hippos

Click HERE for full story.

My initial thought upon reading that there are such things as Pablo Escobar’s Cocaine Hippos … GREAT NAME FOR A BAND! Can you imagine that PELIGRO text with the hippo on the bass drum? I want to see that band … NOW!

What is somewhat overshadowed in the title and story is that there were once giant llamas. Not as good a name for a band, but I want to see them, too. Not the band, the real thing.

New Music for Old Rockers – Prime Real Estate

~ Jim Flanigan

My business travel plans were to take me back to St. Louis next in mid-April, where just coincidentally I planned to see Real Estate in concert. If you are not familiar with that band, I was introduced to them through this song a few years back.

That song breaks a major rule of songwriting about introducing lyrics within the first 8 seconds of a song, and the one about not having a horse contribute to your music video. Regardless, I fell in love with their soft, indie, jangly, pop-rock sound. My oldest daughter advised me to stay away from the band because one of the band members was too sexual assaulty. They bounced his abusive ass from the band, replaced him with a new lead guitarist, and have a new album to be released within days called The Main Thing. Here’s a single released from the new album called “Paper Cup” that I highly recommend.

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