Basement Juggling Rehearsal Hall ( #BOTB )

      Time for another visit to the past.  We all have songs that carry us to another time in our lives.  Here a couple more songs for my Songs from Lee's Basement series...

      In the summer of 1966 my family made a trial visit to Maryville TN where the company my father worked for had a big job.  Before summer had ended we all had made up our minds that this is the place we wanted to be.  Northern Indiana had been okay, but East Tennessee seemed like paradise in comparison.  In time for the beginning of a new school year, we had moved into our new house.

       What we called "the basement" was actually a daylight basement--a windowed room but half underground.  There was a back door that provided an alternate entryway from the backyard.  The basement was finished with a very nice large fireplace.  We didn't have much furniture at first.  Since the room was L shaped we had a couple of old plush chairs and a stereo in the small side of the L. That's where I'd often hang out and listen to my record albums. 

        The larger part of the room we used as our juggling rehearsal hall.  Since my family was still a working professional juggling act, we needed to practice regularly so to stay in top form. The presence of this space was likely a big selling point to my father since in previous homes we had to practice in a family room or a living room.  This basement rehearsal space was a dream for my father.

       Now me being a teenager into music my father didn't always approve of came into to frequent conflict.  My dad had his old school juggling music that we had always used.  I'd heard it all my life so I was used to it, but still I thought an update in music for rehearsal at least might inject a spark of something while I shared some of my music with the family.

      During our shows as well as in practice sessions, my father put me in charge of playing the music.  One particular evening I tested out two selections from two of my favorite albums at that time.  One song sent my father into a rage (he could be like that) and he snatched the record off the turntable and to my horror he sailed the vinyl disc across the room. I was furious. Fortunately the record was not damaged.

       Next I put on another selection from a different album.  This time we kept on juggling.  He was okay with this song.  It was more to his liking.  Not that he wanted to use it for our act or that he even wanted to hear it again.  It just didn't send him into a rage like the first song did.

         Which brings us to another...

      

Battle of the Bands

        Battle of the Bands is the blogging event started by Far Away Series and now hosted by StMcC Presents Battle of the Bands.   This event happens each month on the 15th and on some there is also a Battle on the 1st of the month.  My blog is one of those with a second Battle excepting over these summer months.   The premise is simple:  Listen to the songs presented below and then in the comments vote for your favorite and tell us why you liked it.  Then visit the links listed near the bottom of this post for more Battle action.

Basement Juggling Songs

       Keeping in mind the story I told above, I present to you the two songs I played for my father as possible juggling songs.  After listening to each, please vote for your personal favorite and tell us why you voted that way.  Then, can you guess which of these song enraged my father so?

         

Cream  "Rollin' and Tumblin'   (1966)

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Santana   "Soul Sacrifice"  (1969)

Time to Vote!

           Nothing to get upset about here I hope.  Just tell us what you think of these songs.   Hopefully you have an opinion of some kind.  You don't have to know about music to have an opinion since it all comes down to your own personal taste.

        Please vote on your favorite by letting us know your choice in the comment section and tell us why you prefer the version you chose. Then after you've finished here, please visit the other blogs listed below who may or may not be participating this time around. And if you've put up your own BOTB contest let us know that as well so we can vote on yours. I don't know if anyone else will be doing a Battle this time around, but you can still check out these sites.


Here are some other places where you might find BOTB posts:

 StMcC Presents Battle of the Bands

  'MIKE'S RAMBLINGS'

'Curious as a Cathy'

Sound of One Hand Typing

Jingle, Jangle, Jungle 

Landmark Sounds (Diedre Knight)

BATTLE OF THE BANDS BY DEBBIE D

Stine Writing

Results coming on Friday Sept 8 

 

          Also there will be a post for #IWSG on Wed the 6th.