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ROCKOLLECTIONS: CHANGES PT.1

Got a Beatle in here, plus Bowie & others.

It's the first show of the New Year!

And the beginning of a New Series.

A Long Musical Look at Changes.…

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Added by Mike Pell on January 3, 2017 at 3:38pm — No Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: CHANGES PT.1

Got a Beatle in here, plus Bowie & others.

It's the first show of the New Year!

And the beginning of a New Series.

A Long Musical Look at Changes.…

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Added by Mike Pell on January 3, 2017 at 3:38pm — 1 Comment

ROCKOLLECTIONS: LIFE AND THE NEW YEAR PT.2 END

Bob & Sadie, and once again I put the Beatles and Rick Nelson in the same half hour!

How's that happen, lol?

Happy New Year to you and everybody here!…

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Added by Mike Pell on December 30, 2016 at 4:23am — 3 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: CHRISTMAS PARTY 2016 PT.3

Again not only the Beatles, but Ricky Nelson for Sadie!

The Annual All-Inclusive Two-Week Christmas Party continues!

And…

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Added by Mike Pell on December 21, 2016 at 3:31am — 3 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: CHRISTMAS PARTY 2016 PT.1

Got A Beatle In Here!

It’s the opening Chapter of our Annual Christmas Party!…

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Added by Mike Pell on December 13, 2016 at 5:50am — 1 Comment

ROCKOLLECTIONS: GEORGE AND JOHN REMEMBERED 2016 PT.2

Moving on to John Lennon in our…

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Added by Mike Pell on December 8, 2016 at 5:44am — 7 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: GEORGE AND JOHN REMEMBERED 2016 PT.1

Again, it's that strange time between the deaths of George Harrison, November 29, 2001 and John Lennon, December 8, 1980- two former Beatles.

Without The Beatles, I don’t love Music like I do- simple as that!

So the loss of any of the Fab Four will always be personal.

Doing these shows, I try to bring a…

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Added by Mike Pell on December 6, 2016 at 1:53pm — 26 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: HOME FOR THANKSGIVING 2016 PT.2 END

Bob, Sadie and Everyone,

Not only is Rick Nelson in here, but a Beatle as well!

The Holiday is getting very close as people are making there way Home For Thanksgiving.

Something about Thanksgiving brings out the Farmlands, the Country Roads, Country Comforts for this City Guy!

Maybe because it seems a prettier Trip Home.

Or maybe it's just the Vegetables, lol!

So a…

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Added by Mike Pell on November 23, 2016 at 5:36am — 5 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS:VOL2- COVERED BY THE BEATLES PT.2

I'll finish the album, With The Beatles, right away.

I still can't get over the fact that album was released on the day President Kennedy was assassinated!

Then I'll move on to what was the cause of much confusion and many differences over here in the U.S.A.

The Beatles released singles and EP's in England with songs they never put on albums.

But they were on albums in a mishmash over here, so that's why I am using the UK releases as my guide.

For those who don't know, EP…

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Added by Mike Pell on August 25, 2016 at 1:20pm — No Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: VOL2- COVERED BY THE BEATLES PT.1

Here's a now-and-then series I started in February 2011, Covered By The Beatles.

As you should be aware, the Beatles put many older Rock & Roll songs, mainly from America, on their early albums and EP's.

So the simple idea is to play the Beatles Cover Version followed by the Original Version.

And I'll be playing these the proper way to hear them, in the order they originally were released over in England.

The selections in this chapter will all be from the LP, With The…

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Added by Mike Pell on August 25, 2016 at 12:09pm — No Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: THE 60'S POETS- LONELINESS PT.2

And they are in the latest show, Beatles everywhere, lol!

Much more of The 60's Poets, and their Thoughts and Stories About Loneliness.

Again I say, these Songs Read Well Written Down On Paper!

Without the Music or the Arrangements.

And again I ask you to Please Listen To The Words...The Lyrics, of the 60's Poets.

They are still touching to me.

And I am a Highly Opinionated…

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Added by Mike Pell on July 21, 2016 at 4:17am — No Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: THE FASHION SHOW PT.4

Beatles are in here, it will sneak up on you, lol!

It's back to the Ladies on The Rockollections Fashion Show.

We are all adults here right?

Not all Ladies dress for Fashion, for some...ahem...it's Business!

Or Pleasure!

And there is something about a Woman In Red.

I'll end with a Song about the cheapest way to "Obtain" a Dress, with a certain risk involved.

My Venture Into The…

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Added by Mike Pell on July 21, 2016 at 4:14am — No Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: THE FASHION SHOW PT.1

A rare song from Paul McCartney that appeared on a CD EP is in here. Good song!

After my CATscare, I decided to go back to some old ideas that have been floating around for years and just do them!

From a man who knows next to nothing about Fashion, it's The Rockollections Fashion Show.

I do know Songs though, and this should be a lot of fun using Our Music.

This will be a Series, and let's begin with Style!

Who…

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Added by Mike Pell on July 21, 2016 at 4:07am — No Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: 4TH OF JULY PT.1

A Beatle start to this one!

THIS IS AN ENCORE ORIGINALLY BROADCAST JULY 3, 2012.

When you hear me say it is America's 236th Birthday, kindly substitute 240th

Celebrating the Declaration Of Independence (my favorite document ever!)- older than me, but I'm pretty damned independent too!

I had long had this idea for an opening set…

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Added by Mike Pell on July 4, 2016 at 7:29am — 4 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: JOHN AND MARY PT.2

A man we all love in this one, both Solo and with The Beatles:

Like I said last time, it caught my eye that this was Celebrate Your Name Week, a holiday established in 1997 by Jerry Hill.

A week for appreciating Names in general, and to have fun getting to know more about Names.

I will break the rules and make it for two weeks- Songs For John And Mary.

I did John songs in the first half…

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Added by Mike Pell on March 3, 2016 at 7:37pm — 5 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: VALENTINE HANGOVER PT.2 END

There are TWO Beatles in here!

Another Look At that part of Love that has the bumps in the road and the bruises that come with them.

All part of this Valentine's Hangover!

Centering on what is maybe the most frustrating aspect of Love, even for patient people (leaves me out, lol!)- waiting for it to come along and find us.

I'll bring it all home…

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Added by Mike Pell on February 24, 2016 at 11:53am — 16 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: TIME PT.1

A Beatle to start the Whole Series!

For the first show of the New Year, a few songs for the Turning Of The Year.

The Passage of Time.

Life is pretty much all about Time!

We look at Time with a mixture of happiness and regret.

And there are so many songs about it, I have long wanted to do a Series on the subject of Time.

The Time Has Come.

It may be just me, but I think this is going to be…

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Added by Mike Pell on January 4, 2016 at 10:55pm — 7 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: 60'S CHRISTMAS PARTY PT.2

Beatles Christmas Message 1965 is in here.

Our 60's Christmas Party continues with Music exclusively from that Decade.

Pop, Rock, Psychedelia and Folk will all be included.

But the centerpiece as always is the Beatles Christmas Message 1965- their 3rd one, smack dab in the…

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Added by Mike Pell on December 17, 2015 at 4:32am — 7 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: BEATLE JOHN- IN HIS OWN WORDS

December 8th, 1980 was the night John Lennon died.

There are famous appearances on WNEW-FM by John with Scott Muni and Dennis Elsas that have been talked about and written about.

But no one ever seems to mention an insightful interview of John done by Rosko at the station over the telephone before those, in 1969!

That will be the centerpiece for this closing Episode.

Rest in peace, George and John!…

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Added by Mike Pell on December 2, 2015 at 1:22pm — 10 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS: BEATLE GEORGE- IN HIS OWN WORDS

It's that odd time where we are between the deaths of George Harrison, November 29, 2001 and John Lennon, December 8, 1980- two former Beatles.

If you had the joy of growing up with the Beatles, as they grew with us, and watched them develop into the what I will always call the Greatest Group That Ever Existed, then you know the sadness and mourning the loss of those 2 lads brought us.

I can honestly say- no Beatles, then I don't love music the…

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Added by Mike Pell on November 29, 2015 at 11:40pm — 7 Comments