For his efforts, punter Tory Taylor was named special teams player of the week by the big ten. He was the reason why Iowa State had to start deep in their own territory. Four of his 8 punts were inside the ISU ten yard line and beyond.
Mick Tingelhoff, one of the ironmen of pro football passed away at age 81. He never missed a game in his 17 year career (250 games) and is one of the all time great Vikings of all time. He protected the likes of Joe Kapp and Fran Tarkenton in the glory years of the Vikings, good enough to get the super bowl but never enough to win it. He was soft spoken but let his blocking do the talking. Only Jim Marshall never missed a game as a Viking (270 straight games up to his 1979 retirement). Phillip Rivers managed to tie Mick's games played in a row before he retired last season. Needless to say I think Marshall's and Tingelhoff/Rivers game streak played won't be broken. In the above photo, Mike Lucci awaits the play. Lucci passed away on October 26, 2021 at age 82.
I had to include a photo of Fran Tarkenton behind Mick. They spent a lot of time on the field, and yes Joe Kapp was great back in 68-69, Takenton and Mick were naturals together. Once the Vikings went indoors and Mick and Fran retiring, it was never the same again.
Last week we talked about the Cubs seven game winning streak and how they could play spoiler. Well, the jokes on us, especially after the Giants pummeling Hapless Zac Brown Davies 15-4 In typical fashion, Cubs give Davies a 1-0 lead and then next inning Davies can't get nobody out and it's 5 to 1 and another 2 inning shitshot pitching from Davies, the booby prize of the Yu Darvish trade. Even with his no hitter combined with Chapin/Tepera/Kimbrel, Davies looked like shit all season. Cubs may as well sit his ass down. The Three Stooges tandem of Davies, Slow Poke Rodriguez and Don't Bother Brothers gave up 10 of the 11 walks issued. Kris Bryant got more applause than the Cubs themselves, and former Cubbie La Stella hit a three run home run. I wasted too much time on this anyway, Cubs lose and back into their stumbling bumbling ways, no thanks to a pitcher that can't last two innings as a starter. And Miguel Rodriquez has a long way to go. And Brothers? Light a fart for his half assed effort. They can all go home in three weeks. Speaking of jokes, The BJ's of Toronto blew up the A ball Orioles 22-7. Forever rebuilding but still bathing in the suck.
Don Maddox, the last living performer and the final link to the development of country music passed away. He was 98. https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/don-maddox-final-member-of-maddox-brothers-rose-has-died/
Five Star Mud Game-Dallas 14-New Orleans 10 (10/15-67)
Cotton Bowl-Dallas
Cotton Bowl-Dallas
Slip Sliding Away.
On occasion the famed Cotton Bowl would be the place for some memorable mud games, and the Cowboys kryptonite in Dallas is mud (take for account the 1970 big muddy in Cleveland which they won 6-2 in one of the worst all time mud fields in NFL history) and playing the winless expansion New Orleans team should have been a slog through the mud right? Not really, both teams turned the ball over three times and Dave Witsell had one of his best games, two interceptions, one for a pick six and one to snuff out a Dallas drive. New Orleans had three chances to take the lead, Jim Taylor fumbled after catching a pass and then Gary Cuozzo had a pass picked in the end zone by Cornell Green. However the big fumble came on the Dallas 6 and with The Saints driving, Billy Kilmer blotched a center snap to which Dallas recovered and game over.
Record Reviews:
James Mc Murtry-The Horses And The Hounds (New West 2021)
It's a big event when James comes out with a new album and for his first in over 6 years he went back to his roots and got David Grissom and Kenny Aronoff to play and Ross Hogarth, who recorded the first two albums for Columbia and it's a winning album. He saves the best for songs that I can relate to, Fort Walton Wake Up Call, where's the singer is dealing with his nagging companion and What's The Matter, where the nagging companion complains from afar. Blackberry Manor might be three complaint songs too many but that you can refer to the first 7 songs. Next to Tom T Hall, James Mc Murtry is the best singer narrative songwriter.
A
Kacey Musgraves-Star Crossed (MCA Interscope 2021)
Kacey Musgraves-Star Crossed (MCA Interscope 2021)
And now, the biggest disappointment of 2021. Eight years ago, she was the new face of Country Music with Same Trailer Different Park, but with the surprise showing of Golden Hour, Musgraves has set her sights on EDM pop music and strikes out. Basically an album with songs that described her divorce, the album is sunk on the same production team that made Golden Hour what it was. I never thought that record was all that great, for pop it was passable but for country, it was a Trojan Horse passing for country but was New Order mope and sorrow. Best song Simple Times describes this the best: Being Grown up kinda sucks. The last song really sucks. Which sets the tone between processed beats and autotuned vocals, one of the more annoying things about music today In some ways, Ruston Kelly, the inspiration of Golden Hour becomes the un-inspiration of Star Crossed, an album that might win a couple of converts, but lose a thousand others, to which this may be the bomb of 2021. Musgraves deserves better, but perhaps the best advice is to get back to the country and soon. Upon a second listening, it's still odd to hear Kacey in this mope mode rather than the fun of her first two albums and of course Happy Hour. Star Crossed is the morning after the night before of Happy Hour.
B-
The Smithereens-11 (Capitol 1990)
I do miss Pat Dinizio's lamented songs about love and failed love, and his attempts to create tributes to The Who and The Beatles and Christmas Music. But for original songs, Pat came up with great sounding singles but the albums that came with the singles were so so, with plenty of filler songs to boot. 11 followed the success of Especially For You and Green Thoughts with a change of producers (Don Dixon traded for Ed Stasium) and a more polished style. I think they played this too safe on 11, tho it starts out with two side openers that are the best (Girl Like You, Yesterday Girl) then after that, you can't tell the difference. Blues Before And After was a failed single and the medley of Cut Flowers and William Wilson is a wink without changing the chords. I have bought this CD in the cheap bins a couple times, played it and then donated it to Goodwill and then getting it again to compare if it has improved over the years. But found out it's still the same. It's workman like and tight as a drum, maybe a bit too tight. Even the Beatles and The Who could loosen up.
B
Ned LeDoux-Sagebrush (Thirty Tigers 2017)
Chris's son follows in his dad's footsteps with cowboy songs, songs about the rodeo life, songs about being on the road. He does his dad proud and Ned got the finest session players to help (Mac Mcanally produced and played guitar, Greg Morrow drummer extraordinaire). Upon hearing the rest of this, This Cowboy's Hat isn't that bad. His tribute to his dad is a tearjerker and a classic.
B+
Album From My Youth: This Is The Moody Blues (Threshold 1974)
Anybody that grew up in the 1970s had a copy of This Is The Moody Blues, an overview of the 7 albums that the Moodies made after Denny Laine departed and Clint Warwick left and got a real job. The new guys Justin Heyward and John Lodge took the band into a whole new direction and Mike Pinder discovered the mellotron. If you really think about it, Pinder was the sound behind the Moody Blues as this overview suggests, the crazed out Legend Of A Mind part where Pinder's sounds like a LSD trip gone bonkers, The Voyage, which has not aged well but might be the most progressive rock song they ever did and, of course, Melancholy Man which I tend to hate one minute and then love. But every Moody gets their due. Justin Hayward's Question, The Story In Your Eyes, Lovely To See You and Never Comes The Day. John Lodge has Ride My See Saw, Isn't Life Strange and I'm Just A Singer (in a rock n roll band). Ray Thomas with Legend Of A Mind, and the silly For My Lady and co writing with Heyward with Waiting And Waiting. Which leaves Grahame Edge's and his poetry (to which Pinder recites perfectly, but Edge did contribute After You Came, the most metallic song that didn't make the cut but is on Every Good Boy...). Of course Nights In White Satin is their best classic song that you hear still today on radio, a combination of the band combining with Peter Knight's orchestra to conclude this on a high note. All the songs on This Is, were remixed and have a more polished sound so to speak. This record isn't exactly perfect but it did capture the hits that made the Moody Blues one of the more beloved bands of rock n roll. The 7 albums have been reissued and remixed and have full of alt takes and b sides for the listener to seek out, but if you're on a budget and can find this for 2 dollars at the local thrift shop and not a Moody fanatic, this is for you.
A-
Fred Walk was part of Linn County. The band that recorded for Mercury/Phillips back in the late 60s. He was 78.
FREDERICK LESLIE WALK JR.
Palm Bay, Fla.
Frederick Leslie Walk Jr. moved on from this earth Friday, August 27, 2021. He passed away in the comfort of his home with his wife and daughter.
Fred was born Jan. 3, 1943, in Long Beach, Calif., to Florene and Leslie Walk Sr. He was brought to Webster, Iowa, by his father at the age of three, then was raised by his paternal grandparents, Dr. David
and Grace Walk.
He taught himself to play guitar at the age of 13 while listening to a Chicago radio station on his transistor radio. He went on to play bass, trumpet and guitar. In the 1960s, while attending the University of Iowa, Fred started to perform with the Prophets, blending a unique combination of of rock 'n' roll, R&B and blues with his fellow bandmates. Midwest touring and popularity increased until an offer from Mother Blues in Chicago came to be their house band. The move to Chicago came with a name change, the Linn County Blues Band. In time, the gig led to a recording contract with Mercury Records. Mercury relocated the band to San Francisco. Their name was changed to Linn County. In San Francisco, they played the Fillmore West, the Fillmore East and other popular venues, sharing the bill with many historical artists.
In addition to Linn County, Fred played with Danny and the Juniors, was back up for many artists, and played the Cedar Rapids music scene with so many talented artists. In later years, Fred was a business owner and territory manager for Mohawk Industries. Fred loved fishing and boating.
Fred was a lifetime member of the Iowa Rock 'N' Roll Music Association. He was inducted to the Hall of Fame in 2003 (Rockin' Flames) and in 2004 (Linn County).
He was inducted into the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame in 2006.
Fred was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, David Pharr; and in-laws, Millie and Robert Mitchell.
He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Deborah Walk; daughter, Leah (Cole) Gonzales; sister, Gail (Jim) Ralph; and grandsons, Cole "C.J." and Lincoln Gonzales. Extended family members in addition to a wealth of friends also survive. Fred will missed by his family and loved forever.
In lieu of a funeral service, Fred's family ask that all who love him nationwide celebrate his legacy on his birthday, Jan. 3. Or, after reading this, play one of his songs, or your favorite song, to celebrate the joy that music brings into our lives.
He always held Webster, Iowa, and surrounding communities close to his heart. Donations in Fred's memory may be made to: English Valleys Schools, 211 College St., PO Box 490, North English, IA 52316.
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