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How to Write & Publish Books of Blues. Hopefully.

How to Write & Publish Books of Blues. Hopefully.

Nat Finn's first series of novels / new books

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Pokemon Go Tillamook 2018 Community Day: Beldum Contest

October 19, 2018 By Finn Leave a Comment

community day: beldum. Image by Niantic / Pokemon Go. Not for commercial re-use

The moderators of Pokemon Go Tillamook’s Facebook page and Discord chat group have successfully scrambled up quite the scrumptious contest for 2018 Community Day: Beldum. There will be 4 main prizes and 2 Grand Mystery Prizes. Here’s how the Community Day: Beldum contest will work. Probably. We will give out 1 main prize for each […]

Filed Under: Distractions, Oregon Coast Tagged With: Pokémon GO

The Silence vs. The Weeping Angels: Who Wins?

April 28, 2018 By Finn Leave a Comment

The reason most favor the Weeping Angels is because of how The Doctor first described The Weeping Angels in New Doctor Who, Season 3, Episode 10, the classic, “Blink.” In case your memory needs jogging, this is the episode that spawned the landmark chilling conversation between the Doctor in 1969 and Sally Sparrow in 2007 […]

Filed Under: Doctor Who

By the way, we moved to Oregon.

April 26, 2018 By Finn Leave a Comment

Hey, y’all, We hope y’all had a great 2017. It was weird not being at home for any of the Christmas holiday. Something felt a touch out of place. But, we kept moving and made sure to enjoy who was around – and go to a coffee shop that made change with $2 bills before […]

Filed Under: Bay Area, East bay, Letters Back Home, Life Face Slap, Oregon Coast, The latest blues

Love Man. Otis Redding. June 1969

April 22, 2018 By Finn Leave a Comment

There is no real “A” single hit on “Love Man.” The ballads aren’t as deep. The anthems aren’t as layered. The covers don’t live up to their originals. But the grooves. Oh, the grooves. The grooves are there. In spades. Listening to “Love Man” is like someone let you sit in a day’s recording session […]

Filed Under: Otis Redding - Facts, Discography, Bio, Streaming Music / Video, Notes... Tagged With: reviews

To the Vegas 59.

October 3, 2017 By Finn Leave a Comment

Hello, I hope y’all find peace up there, down there, out there, or wherever you might be now. Hopefully the worst is over. Some say that ghosts come from spirits who still have a score they want to settle. If you have the choice, I’d recommend not haunting anyone. It’s useless. I hope y’all take […]

Filed Under: Inspirations

Otis Redding’s best live albums, what to listen to, and what about Vinyl?

September 29, 2017 By Finn Leave a Comment

Sorting out Otis Redding’s Live Albums can drive you mad. Here’s why: There are only 3 sources for his live performances: Live at the Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles, CA. All 7 sets. April 8-10, 1966 Stax / Volt Revue tour performance. Olympia Theatre. Paris, France. Typically March 21, 1967 His set at […]

Filed Under: Live, Otis Redding - Facts, Discography, Bio, Streaming Music / Video, Notes..., Soul

Who Whistled at the end of “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay?”

September 23, 2017 By Finn Leave a Comment

Short Answer: “The whistle at the end of “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay,” belongs to longtime musician Sam “Bluzman” Taylor, who was brought in to finish the final overdubs. Longer Answer: Once upon a time, the greatest soul singer in the world wrote the greatest song the world would ever know. A song […]

Filed Under: Otis Redding - Facts, Discography, Bio, Streaming Music / Video, Notes..., Songs, Soul

Where is the Frisco Bay?

September 14, 2017 By Finn Leave a Comment

with friends at marina golden-gate rec area. Seriously, Sausalito is pretty much there.

From the Department of Unexpected Questions, I found this while researching where Otis Redding wrote “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay:” “Where is the Frisco Bay?” Well, there are two popular references to “The Frisco Bay,” and a third I found off-hand: A San Francisco Bay nickname: A nickname San Franciscans would never use […]

Filed Under: Bay Area, Otis Redding - Facts, Discography, Bio, Streaming Music / Video, Notes...

Where did Otis Redding write Dock of the Bay?

September 13, 2017 By Finn 2 Comments

Where Otis Redding wrote “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” is one of the more controversial music topics I’ve seen since we’ve moved out to San Francisco Bay Area. Here’s the answer as best as I can find. So far: Otis Redding wrote the first verse of “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” […]

Filed Under: Bay Area, Otis Redding - Facts, Discography, Bio, Streaming Music / Video, Notes..., Songs, Soul

The Dock of the Bay album

September 12, 2017 By Finn Leave a Comment

“The Dock of the Bay” is the first album released after Otis Redding passed (December 10, 1967). What you will find are a few remaining gems held over the last recording sessions Redding & Cropper snuck in between heavy tour dates. The forthcoming album already had a heavy buzz about it thanks to Redding’s groundbreaking […]

Filed Under: Otis Redding - Facts, Discography, Bio, Streaming Music / Video, Notes..., Soul Tagged With: reviews

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