Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Soured legacy

Alan Shepard
Yuri Gagarin
Joseph A. Walker
John Glenn
Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin
Neil Armstrong

The work and bravery of these men and many others, freed us. And how have we repaid them? By re-closing the door and cowering in our cage.

Sunday, July 1, 2007

The Ever Growing List Of Doc's Favorite First Year MTV Videos

Ultravox - Vienna
Wall of Voodoo - Mexican Radio
Elvis Costtello - Oliver's Army
U2 - I Will Follow
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Spellbound
Split Enz - I Got You and One Step Ahead
Gary Newman - Cars
Madness - One Step Beyond
Thomas Dolby - Europa And The Pirate Twins
Devo - Satisfaction
The Clash - This Is Radio Clash
David Bowie - Fashion
Adam and the Ants - Ant Music (guilty pleasure? 2 drummers gotta earn them some points. )
Squeeze - Tempted
The Fixx - Stand or Fall

Please comment about videos that you think should be on the list keeping in mind that they should have first aired in 1981 or 1982 at the latest.