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Hoping I can let this out unedited as it's a business card and I got permission from Twesdae herself!

It's pronounced Tuesday. We went in to look at cars doing our research, walked in at 10 am and asked for someone in sales. Out shoots Twesdae saying "You got Twesdae on a Tuesday!" She was 100% correct about the day of the week. But I'm slightly hard of hearing so I was just like, "What."

I liked the Forester. It's #2 on my list but I'm not going to be the primary driver so what do I know?

Here's a fife at the end of "She's Waiting" by Eric Clapton.

Edit: (Is this a fife or am I being fooled by a synthetic keyboard?)

And a didgeridoo (Australian aboriginal two-tone wooden tube) in "Don't Tell Me" by Madonna.

A celesta in "Everyday" by Buddy Holly.

Core instruments in rock and roll are guitars, piano/keyboard, drum kits, horns (sax especially), and upright bass.

Common instruments are strings (violin/viola/cello/bass combo), harmonica, Latin percussion, banjo and mandolin, maybe a couple others I'm not thinking about right now.

What instruments are uncommon to the point of rare or even strange?

William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr., inducted solo in 1987.

His eyes are grey, giving his nickname.

The Miracles: Claudette Rogers, Bobby Rogers, Ronald White, Marv Tarplin, and Pete Moore, inducted in 2012.

FROM: Detroit

Bobby and Claudette were cousins. Claudette and Smokey married in 1959. Smokey is also one of Motown Records' most prolific songwriters. He wrote "My Girl" (recorded by the Temptations) for Claudette.

STATS: 50 charted releases, including 26 on the Billboard Top 40, 16 of which reached Top 20, 7 Top 10 singles, and a number 1 single.

First recording 1958: Got a Job an "answer song" to "Get a Job" by the Silhouettes. One of Motown's earliest recordings. Casey Kasem, the radio DJ, reported that Berry Gordy, Motown's founder, was interested in the Miracles and Smokey brought him 100 songs but Gordy rejected 99 of them and the one he didn't reject was "Shop Around" (1960), their first #1 hit in 1960.

Tears of a Clown, another massive hit in 1970.

Love Machine by the Miracles, an abrupt diversion from their established style, very funky disco track from 1975.

Robinson released a solo album in 1975 called A Quiet Storm that spawned an genre of R&B called "Quiet storm", downtempo R&B love songs.

One Heartbeat smooth R&B from 1987 is one of my personal favorites.

Last release was 2011.

They took heavy metal, which could be serious to the point of dour and depressing, and made it party music and invited girls.

From: Los Angeles

Inducted members: Michael Anthony (bass), Sammy Hagar (vocals), David Lee Roth (vocals), Alex Van Halen (drums), and Eddie Van Halen (guitar/keyboards).

Alex and Eddie are brothers.

Stats: 12 albums, most of them Certified Platinum, 4 of them hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 200 (albums), 56 released singles between 1978 and 2012, about 25 of them landed in the Top 10 US Mainstream Rock charts. 3 landed within the Top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100 (singles).

Best song pick: Panama from the year and album 1984. IMO their best album.

Also see: Can (could) you beat "Hot for Teacher" on hard in Guitar Hero? I tried and fell to the floor in failure about 2/3 of the way through.

The term “rock and roll” is interchangeable with other genres: R&B, rockabilly, blues, gospel, soul, country, folk, metal, jazz, hip hop, disco, pop, punk, and so many others.

Because:

Some genres exist on music charts. Those measure sales within specific markets. Billboard does not recognize “rock and roll” as a market, and neither do other charts. “Rock and roll” is music that has landed on R&B, jazz, country, gospel, pop, middle-of-the-road, adult contemporary, Top 40, rock, alternative, college, and other charts.

Other genres are created by academics to define and explain, critics and the music industry to interpret and sell, and artists to label themselves and what they make. The term “Rock and roll” was created by artists to describe partying and sex. A radio DJ named Alan Freed used it to describe music and then popularized it promoting it to young people. He used it interchangeably with R&B, marketed it energetically, and created sensational moments in the music industry that made a lot of people a lot of money, and subverted a lot of social and artistic expectations.

Genres naturally overlap. What separates them might be trivial: language, class, race, or lyrical content for example, which when performed by someone in a different language, of a different class, or race, with a different set of lyrics qualifies it as a different genre.

 

Rock and roll is not simply a musical style. It has musical, social, and commercial elements that must exist simultaneously. To avoid more abstract and confusing explanations of rock and roll that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame provides, below are the essential elements of rock and roll that is the basis of a concrete definition.

 

Musical characteristics

• Majority of songs are no more than 5 minutes long, usually between 2 and 4.
• Lyrics are primarily in English. Lyrical content is varied.
• Tempo can be upbeat or laid back. Volume can be loud or soft. Loud and energetic is common. Ballads are common.
• Instruments commonly include guitars (acoustic, lead electric, bass), rhythm guitar, upright bass, piano or keyboards, drum kits and varied percussion, horns (especially saxophone). Multiple vocal styles exhibited, including spoken word and rap. Blues chord progressions are common. Backbeat is common. Improvisation is common.
• Musicologists can complete this one with explanation of music commonly within specific mode(s) and keys, as in, majority of music is composed in Ionic mode(?) in keys of X. Y, and Z.
• Band sizes are commonly three to five members but can (rarely) expand into the teens. Solo performers often use session musicians. Accompanying production may be minimal or intricate.
• Virtuoso level skill is common but not necessary to succeed. Passion in performances and lyrical content often supplants musical skill.
• Performances can include sitting still in an acoustic setting or huge ear-piercing pyrotechnic displays in arenas, yet both kinds are often deeply moving.

Social characteristics

• It is subversive. Legally, morally, artistically, politically, or socially.
• Established authority finds it threatening. Legally, morally, artistically, politically, or socially.
• It is disseminated through mass media: radio, television, film, internet, and social media.
• Performances are often large energetic social gatherings.
• It is heavily marketed toward youth with disposable income. Music executives, producers, and artists often (try to) create or participate in social zeitgeists (trends, fads, crazes, fashions, political movements). Cultural relevance is strongly linked to overall success and influence.

Commercial characteristics

• It is a form of popular music which means it is funded by mass sales rather than government grants, private patrons, or other means.
• It is intrinsically linked to business and commerce. Commercial success is virtually necessary to be considered influential.
• It transcends regional pockets, social segregation, and chart markets. Some charts are separated based on race and class. Others on lyrical content. These separations commonly become irrelevant in rock and roll.

Got a soil test and used it on solids left by ducks in a pool over some months that dried out in the sun. I call it Duck Stuff and I used it on everything I planted this spring: trees, flowers, peppers, beans, tomatoes, etc. It's a fine powder that I sprinkled over the seedlings.

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I didn't know how high the nitrogen was so I held off using it again until seeing test results. But I think I'll sprinkle a second round.