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  Neil Young: The Collection, Through the Years Part Two: January 9 - October 30, 2019 08. "Songs for Judy" - Archives Performance Series Recorded: November 1976 at various venues across the United States, part of NYCH U.S. Tour that year. Well-known as "The Joel Bernstein Tapes," which previously had been widely bootlegged for a long time, among die-hard fans.  Archives Performance Series Volume: 07. Released: November 30, 2018 (CD & vinyl). I got this album on January 9, 2019 after coming back home from 3-day residential gigs at Joe's Café Muine, first with Benjamin (ex-Jackals drummer).  Songs for Judy Intro / Too Far Gone / No One Seems to Know / Heart of Gold / White Line / Love is a Rose / After the Gold Rush / Human Highway / Tell Me Why / Mr. Soul / Mellow My Mind / Give Me Strength / A Man Needs a Maid / Roll Another Number / Journey Through the Past / Harvest / Campaigner / Old Laughing Lady / The Losing End / Here We Are in the Years / The Needle ...

 Mikey Ramone: "The Autobiography" CHAPTER III: “FRIENDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD VS. BIRTH OF THE JACKALS” I know that the only thing I ever needed in my life – is to be free. But it doesn’t come easy. You’ve gotta been through many shitty situation and down on your knees and then – boom, one fucking unknown day; you would eventually achieve it. This idea actually came after I listened to “Free Bird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd. It still obsesses me the most. I didn’t want to show up to girls that I have this and that or anything, but I was trying to prove that I could play instruments and wanted to be a rock and roller. And there were your spineless friends around trying to get you down. I got words from a friend of mine – he’s from Boston like Kathy; and he told me this: “Not too overly famous, but pretty well-known artist. I respect that.” And his name’s Quentin Callewaert. He is half Dutch and Belgian; his mother’s from the Netherlands and his father’s from Belgium. Oh, how I lov...

Mikey Ramone: "The Autobiography" CHAPTER II: “I’VE BEEN TRYING TO UNTANGLE MY MIND. AND MUSIC REALLY DID SAVE MY LIFE. ROCK AND ROLL IS MY ULTIMATE LIFELINE...”   Later on, I got to know many rock bands in the Sixties and Seventies, including T. Rex (with Marc Bolan being the frontman until his ultimate tragic death in 1977), The Bee Gees, The Sweet, or the J. Geils Band. But still, the biggest influence came from one of the best bands in the world – The Ramones. It was this story: I was dumbed by my girlfriend on June 30, 2010, right at the time when I was staying in my hometown, Haiphong city, for only five days (June 28 – July 2), and she was just texting me this: “We are no longer lovers anymore. You gotta find out yourself. Bye.” I was totally shocked – it was like a low-blow to me, to be honest; and first thing I had to do; I didn’t even know what I have done wrong – I was trying to find the reason why she could dumb me like that. But she didn’t just say anythi...