Tom brought over some Big Sky Brewing Moose Drool Brown Ale and O'Fallon Brewery 5-Day IPA and some fresh eggs from his dad's chickens. My wife made a delicious Peter Potter Stew, a beef stew recipe from our sister-in-law, and mashed potatoes and green beans for dinner. We had dinner while our daughter ran around the kitchen showing off for Tom.
Since Tom had been on the expedition to pick up the jukebox back in February I showed him around the machine. He was excited to see it working and hear the sounds it made while in normal operation. I showed him what I had found out about the box and we played some records and talked while my daughter danced around the room. Tom said he still liked the way that the jukebox looks old and used, but was happy to see it playing music.
After a while I put my daughter to bed and Tom showed his new Toyota Tundra pickup truck to my wife. She and I both got to test drive of the truck and liked it very much.
Since Tom and I grew up together we both share a common admiration of local Rock stalwart KSHE-95. Tom has a friend named Richard who is a few years older than us that apparently loves KSHE Classics. These are songs from the late 1960's, 1970's and early 1980's that get played now and then that longtime listeners to the station will remember from the station's halcyon days.
Tom brought over two cd's worth of KSHE Classics and wanted me to hear a song called "St. Louis Browns" by Skip Battin. Both Tom and I were surprised that I had not heard of this song before now. Being a big fan of The Byrds I was surprised that I didn't even know that Skip Battin (bassist 1970-1973) had released a solo album in 1972 with a song about the former St. Louis entry for the American League. I have found recently that I need to start looking further into the solo work of the various members of The Byrds from the late 1960's and early 1970's. I have long known about solo albums by Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark and David Crosby and Chris Hillman's work in the Flying Burrito Brothers and Manassas, but did not know that other members like Gene Parsons and Skip Battin had released solo albums as well.
Skip Battin - Skip (Signpost SP 8408, 1972)
I had heard about half of the songs on the first cd we played and had a few of them in my collection already. The quality of both cd's was lacking so if I want better versions of these songs I'll have to find them myself. The second mix cd was a mystery because it had no song titles. We started playing the songs and trying to figure out if we knew the song. We recognized some and I did searches on the lyrics to find some of the others. It was a fun game trying to identify the mystery tracks. By the time we got through the 2nd CD of songs it was almost 11 o'clock and time for Tom to hit the road. A few are still a mystery, but overall the experience was good and Tom and I got to treat my wife to some 1970's KSHE Classics. John Ulett would be proud!
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