The other day, I was walkin’ down Lake Drive, toward Goodwins, when I came across one of my fans, a voluptuous blond gal named Lil, but everyone knows her as Nancy… Hmmm? So, I asked her, “Where ya goin’, honey? And she sez “Seattle, mister, where’re you goin’?” So, I said, “Well, shoot, I wuz goin’ to the store for a pack of cigarettes, but I’ll go to Seattle with ya.”
Anyhoo, I kept on walkin’ when I encountered my other fan… you gotta’ be kiddin’, you mean I have two fans? Well, she wasn’t any voluptuous blonde, but a little old lady from Twin Peaks who wanted to know what records I would take with me in case I ever got stranded on a desert island. So, here’s what I told her…But first, here’s a message from our sponsor.
I love rock n’ roll, so put another dime in the juke box, baby. I love rock n’ roll, so come and take your time and dance with me, Owwww! (“I Love Rock ‘N Roll” – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – 1981)
Thanx, Joan, that wuz lovely. So, now, here are the 10 record albums I would take with me to a desert island, presupposing, of course, that I had a record player and they had electricity.
Alright, here we go folks, starting at Number 10 we have Baron Von Tollbooth and the Chrome Nun by Paul Kantner and Grace Slick, featuring the song “Across the Board” (rated PG for its mention of naughty body parts). At Number 9, we have American Beauty by The Grateful Dead, with “Friend of the Devil” and “Ripple.” Number 8 is Frances Albert Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim, with “The Girl from Ipanema,” a wonderful Bossa Nova song. Number 7 is John Prine’s first album, John Prine…Did I just hear an echo in here? “Sam Stone” is a song about a returning Vietnam veteran (which Prine is) struggling with drugs (which Prine is not). Number 6 is Manassas by Stephen Stills, a double album, featuring some wonderful acoustic guitar work on “Johnny’s Garden,” and “Colorado.”
Number 5 is Harvest Moon by Neil Young, with the songs “Harvest” and “Harvest Moon”…Hmm, is it just me, or am I hearing more echoes? Number 4 is John Denver’s Wildlife Concert album with one of my all-time favorite folk songs, “Darcy Farrow,” a real tear-jerker. Coming in at Number 3 is Guitar Man by Bread with the song “Aubry,” about a girl that only exists in David Gate’s mind.
And the suspense is mounting, what will be my all-time favorite album and song? Hold onto your wig, it’s coming soon…. And don’t go peeking at the end of this musing.
At Number two we have Poco, an offshoot from Buffalo Springfield, with the song and album entitled “Rose of Cameron,” with beautiful harmony and pedal steel guitar work. Here we go, folks…ta, da, da, da, da dah! At number 1 is John Stewart’s Phoenix Concerts album, featuring my all-time favorite song, “California Bloodlines” and the “Last Campaign Trilogy,” which showcases John’s travels with Robert F. Kennedy, right up until the end.
Keep it flyin’,
Uncle Mott
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