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Showing posts with label five plays for $1. Show all posts
Showing posts with label five plays for $1. Show all posts

18 July 2026

Dwight Twilley, "I'm on Fire"

Order a carafe of Black Tower or Blue Nun ("... when you're not sure what you're having for dinner") and an extra side of ranch for your chicken nachos ...

29 January 2026

Hang.

'Tis Winter and the weekend begins now ...
"Hang care!" exclaimed he. "This is a delicious evening; the wine has a finer relish here than in the house, and the song is more exciting and melodious under the tranquil sky than in the close room, where the sound is stifled. Come, let us have a bacchanalian chant—let us, with old Sir Toby, make the welkin dance and rouse the night-owl with a catch! I am right merry. Pass the bottle, and tune your voices—a catch, a catch! The lights will be here anon."     
Charles Ollier, from "The Haunted Manor-House of Paddington" 
For best results, order an extra side of ranch for the chicken nachos and listen to Wings, "Hi, Hi, Hi' ...


The euphony transformed me and inundated my soul in a roguish countenance, the likes of which I had know well in younger days. Such impishness soon drove out the complaints of the day. 

Umberto Limongiello

Phony Beatlemania is still way overrated.

Thanks to Steve for the inspiration.

21 September 2025

Last.

A soundtrack for the last Happy Hour of the Summer ...


Schooners of Wiedemann and carafes of Black Tower are on special.

15 November 2024

Realize.


Donald Fagen on yacht rock.

Stick to the nachos, kids.  The differences are subtle, but once you've tried it, you'll realize that an extra side of ranch'll never let you down.  

Got any quarters?

17 August 2024

Charlie Dore, "Pilot of the Airwaves"

Schooners of Lowenbrau and carafes of Black Tower liebfraumilch are two-for-one.  I recommend the chicken nachos with an extra side of ranch.

It's always five plays for a buck ...

16 August 2023

Power-Booster.

Rodeniser left Little Kings for us in the tree behind the band room, Smith grabbed the Rust-Oleum from the Main Hardware, Biel just installed a power-booster in the Datsun -- and it's always five plays for a dollar ...

Judas Priest, "Breaking the Law"


Kim Mitchell, "Go for Soda"


Henry Lee Summer, "Wish I Had a Girl"


The Tubes Group, "Sushi Girl"


Van Halen, "Where Have All the Good Times Gone"

25 June 2023

Always.

Löwenbräu pitchers are half-priced, try the Angels-on-Horseback, and don't forget ... it's always five plays for a dollar.

Pete Townshend, "Face Dances, Part II"


David Gilmour, "All Lovers are Deranged"


Alan Parsons Project, "Prime Time"


Robert Plant, "Ship of Fools"


Yes, "Lift Me Up"

22 June 2023

Always.

Having a Beck's Dark, waiting for my extra-large pepperoni and mushroom to go, and was pleasantly reminded that it's always five plays for a dollar ...

The Knack, "Let Me Out"


The Cars, "I'm in Touch with Your World" (You get the wisenheimer brainstorm)


Gary Numan, "I Disconnect from You"


The Peanuts, "Peanuts"


DEVO, "Jocko Homo"

17 June 2023

Always.

Schooners of Black Label are half price, there's bar cheese on the salad bar ... and it's always five plays for a dollar.

The Babys, "Love Don't Prove I'm Right"


Eagles, "In the City"


John Cougar, "Hand To Hold On To" 


Triumph, "Say Goodbye"


J. Geils Band, "Come Back"

19 March 2023

Supertramp, "Crime of the Century"

Now they're planning the crime of the century
Well, what will it be?
Read all about their schemes and adventuring
Yes, it's well worth a fee ...

11 March 2023

Always.

It's always five plays for a dollar. You'll need schooners of Wiedemann for these.

Sing along loudly with your eyes tightly closed for dramatic effect ...

"Georgy Porgy"


"St. George and the Dragon"


"99"


"All Us Boys"


"Goodbye Elenore"

05 March 2023

Toto, "Live for Today"

The hollandaise fountain has returned for brunch and schooners of Moosehead are two-for-one from one until two ... if you're wearing Clark's Wallabees.

26 February 2023

Happy Birthday, Cotton


Paul Cotton was born on this day in 1943.

"Indian Summer," with Poco ...


We're now featuring bar cheese, braunschweiger, and rye toast on the salad bar.

19 February 2023

Released.


Jackson Browne released Lives in the Balance, his most lib-'splained album to date, this week in 1986.

"In the Shape of a Heart" ...


When you hear the title track, get a free pitcher of Coors Light when you order the dinner-sized chicken nachos.  Be sure to ask your waitress for an extra side (or two) of ranch.

Ain't America great? 

Yes!  Yes, it is!

06 November 2022

Always.

Carafes of Blue Nun are specially priced, two-for-one, the soup is French onion, and as always, it's five plays for a buck on the jukebox.

Stevie Nicks, "If Anyone Falls" ...


Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers with Stevie Nicks, "Insider" ...


Bob Welch, "Sentimental Lady" ...


Lindsay Buckingham, "Trouble" ...


Mick Fleetwood's Zoo, "I Want You Back" ...