The Jeff beck Group, The Faces and Rod Stewart and how he really screwed the pouch!

Well a recent purchase of The Jeff Beck Groups Truth, Beck'Ola, Rough and Ready (I already have the albums packed away somewhere by at a buck a piece what the hell) and my constant listening to Gasoline Alley by Rod Stewart, and albums by him with the Faces make me think?

What the fuck happened to Rod Stewart?  

Candy Apple Pussy Music happened. Sorry to be crude but I could not help myself. Actually what I want to say is worse because he flushed his ass musically down the toilet!  This was like one of the main freaking premo English blues - rock sound coming out of England.

Of course at that time we had other greats from John Mayall (moved to England early on from the states, Long John Baldry, Graham Bond, Cream early Rolling Stones to Led Zeppelin.

They may be faded out at times but they never really went over the cliff to POP LAND and made BAD MUSIC. Not with talent like Rod’s. Loose that talent for some blond ass and pink and red scarf’s tight pants. I could go on but…………..

Some things get under my skin

Lost between happiness and direction from a vintage view

I am lost between happiness and direction without a doubt. My extreme forward motion in this time thankfully is guarded by my core principles.  I would love to heavily date, have glorious sex and wake up with a woman next to me and have a true plan in life, but alas it is not yet. Soon to be casting off an old sinking ship is a small skiff; I will re enter this world like a newborn. There is opportunity, time, lust, pleasure, and pain coming for sure. I tow with me not a broken relationship, but the lessons of myself, my father and all before me. I was the last in the family name and have produced an offspring of male gender who is now his task to continue on the family blood line. I have given my all, although not always the best for others, but it was my best. Never mean, cruel or a soul who uses others as a stepping stone, I took the hard path and do not regret it. This firm path was on the strength of my forefathers and someday will just be a bit of dust left here on earth. I still can look in the mirror at myself with the proud stare I had when I started the mature part of this journey and do so with no out being scared of the future or my current surroundings.

I have someone who cares for me now, but I dare not shake my inner tree by breaking my cardinal rule for keeping faithful to the end of a relationship. Where it goes after it is very soon over, who knows, but it is comforting now to know there is someone solid who cares about me. Thankfully I can gather from my inner sanctum of lesson passed down from elderly gentlemen and ladies, pieces of this vintage past which I surround myself in and the feeling I have of the past in my blood to guide me. 

I guess Peace maybe coming at last.

"Bring Me the Disco King" David Bowie a Change of Pace for the day

Originally recorded in 1993 for Black Tie - White Noise and finally released in 2003 - "Bring me the Disco King"

Just a moment is needed sometimes to slow down the day

Stig Lindberg faience leaf bowl for Gustavsberg AB designed in the 1950s. Vintage man unpacks more.

Well another of the wonderful pieces I have acquired in the 1980's. This is a Faience bowl in the leaf pattern by one of my top 10 favorite designers, Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg AB. This is one of those things when you are an ignorant young fool who does not know art from his ass, but he does know what he likes. Looking back at what I have passed up would drive me insane if sat down and went through it all. But hell, what is in the past is a fine memory of silk. This rare wonderful Vintage piece of European Ceramics id very fragile and has passed through hands to my steady hand. Soft earthenware bowl with white, yellow, blue and black glaze is a perfect find for the spring. This is one of my few enjoyments of this tumbling time in my life.

Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg

Swedish National Museum Site

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