Sunday 8 July 2012

LOU RAWLS MONOLOGUE "STREET CORNER HUSTLER'S BLUES" LIVE [FROM 'RATHAHONNI' ON POOYUBE] . . . . RECORDED IN L.A IN 1966 AS THE WATTS RIOTS WERE RAGING ALL AROUND, A TRUE LEGEND ALBUM FROM AN EQUALLY LEGEND PERFORMER . . . . SOMETHING TO REALLY 'LISTEN' TO, HILARIOUS, INSIGHTFUL AND MASTERFULLY DELIVERED . . . . THE SMOOTHEST VOICE IN THE BIZ AND A SERIOUSLY COOL CAT. R.I.P

THIS IS FOR MY GOOD MATE TIM AT THE 'LOVELESS BLOG' . . . . IF YOU WANNA GET A WINDOW INTO THE MULTIPLE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF PUTTING TOGETHER YOUR OWN RACE BIKE, GO AND VISIT HIS SITE . . . . 'LOVEY' HAS BEEN SLAVING AWAY AT THIS FUCKING GORGEOUS, METICULOUSLY ENGINEERED, BACKYARD BULLET FOR SIX LONG, HARD MONTHS . . . . THE BLOKE IS TOTAL WORKING CLASS THROUGH AND THROUGH, EMPHASIS ON THE WORD 'CLASS', HE'S BATTLING ON SUPPORTING A FAMILY AND DOING THE RIGHT THING EVERY TIME . . . .

DURING THE COURSE OF THIS BIKE'S GENESIS HE HAS BEEN FUCKED OVER BY 'SO CALLED' MATES . . . . BADLY LET DOWN BY 'SO CALLED' PRO'S . . . . INVESTED INSANE AMOUNTS OF TIME AND TOIL TO GET THE THING ACROSS THE LINE . . . . BEEN UP AGAINST THE CONSTANT DRAMA OF BALANCING DOLLARS SPENT VERSUS FAMILY CONCERNS . . . . TIMMY IS STRAIGHT UP 110%, A GENUINE FELLA IN ALL POSSIBLE WAYS AND TO SEE HIM THWARTED ON SO MANY OCCASIONS HAS BEEN AS GUT WRENCHING AS IT'S BEEN INSPIRING SEEING HIM LIFT HIMSELF UP AND GET ON WITH THE JOB.

THE LAST WEEK HAS SEEN HIM AND HIS TRUSTY OFFSIDER PUT A CATASROPHE OF MOTHERFUCKER DIMENSIONS BEHIND HIM, PICK HIS SHIT UP OFF THE GROUND, FAMILY BEHIND HIM ALL THE WAY, BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL AND SNATCH VICTORY FROM THE JAWS OF A DEFEAT SO CRUSHING IT WOULD'VE HAD A LESSER BLOKE INSIDE FOR MANSLAUGHTER . . . .

TODAY HE IS TRACKSIDE WITH HIS BELOVED 'BUZZ BOMB', HAVING RISEN LIKE A SOUL BOY PHOENIX FROM THE ASHES, AND READY TO DO BATTLE . . . . MATE, NO MATTER THE OUTCOME OF THE WEEKEND'S ORDER OF THINGS, YOU MADE IT, YOU'RE WHERE YOU WANTED SO MUCH TO BE AND SO DESERVED TO BE . . . . I WISH YOU THE MOST HEARTFELT GOOD LUCK, BUT YOU'LL MAKE YOUR OWN LAD, AS YOU DO . . . . IT'S BEEN A REAL PLEASURE AND A TREAT SEEING YOU GRAB THIS FUCKER BY THE BALLS AND DRAG IT ACROSS THE LINE . . . . BIG UPS AND BIG LOVE BROTHER, YOU ROCK !!!!

2 comments:

  1. mate, not had time until tonight to catch up on your post's, you have seriously moved me to tear's, bless you x

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    1. Nothin but the truth Lovey, I woke up Sunday, read your post and I was in tears, you're inspiring mate, simple as that. XX

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