A 'warning' sign, before entering the 'Loydster Secret Sanctum'!

I've been doing some rearranging of items out in the stairwell that leads up to my little hidey-hole up over the garage, these last couple of weeks. Mostly popping stuff back into frames that I'd had up previously, as well as digging stuff out of storage I'd nearly forgotten about! Now, even MORE GOOFY-GEEKY stuff is hanging up in that area than EVER!

Then, it jumped out at me--- In nearly ALL of the versions of  a 'rumpus room' / 'man-cave' I've had over the years, I've NEVER put up a sign. I mean the type of sign that would let visitors know JUST what kind of 'GEEK-A-ZOID' area they were about to enter!

So---- after a little digging around, I found a previously painted, 1-by-6 inch, by (approximately) 24 inch-long board (oh, as well as a segment of another, metal sign!)--- laid-out some lettering, broke out the 'ol paint-pens.... and: 'WHAM'! Here's what folks will see as they go up (as well as back DOWN!) the stairs that lead up to my little 'Supreme Crime-Fighting Headquarters'!----

Now, whatever visitors I have, on their way up to my little 'Hall of Justice', will know it's the type of place where they'll NO DOUBT, be 'getting their GEEK on'!!!

Loyd's BONUS video-clip!!---#26!!-- They were a ROCKIN' little 4-piece LIVE band too!!

Yes-indeedy, that little band from Liverpool, happens to be one of the Loydster's ALL-TIME favorite groups! While cruising around on the EVER-surprising treasure-trove that is Youtube, I found THIS little gem!

What is REALLY cool about this clip, is actually a couple of things! One, you can actually HEAR them play and sing! MOST of the live clips I've seen over the years,seem like recordings of vast crowds of screaming young girls, the guys silently mouthing their tunes, with their instruments turned OFF!

Second, this clip reminds me--The Beatles were a ROCKIN', TIGHT-and-RIGHT little 4-piece band! Especially in their early years! This tune, from the soundtrack to 'A hard day's night', is absolute PROOF of that! Go ahead, just TRY not to at least bop your head a little and tap your foot while listening to it! I dare  you!!!---

More on the 'Liverpool Lads', and just what all that GREAT music they created (BOTH as a group, and as solo-artists!) means to me, in a future post!

Loyd's BONUS video-clip!-- #25!!-- The COOLEST instrumental tune EVER!

Booker T and The M.G.s.... and one of the MOST absolutely TOO-COOL instrumental tunes of ALL-TIME, hands down! Doing it LIVE, direct from the mid-1960s!!!---

Loyd's BONUS AUDIO goodies!!!--- # 5-- 6 faves from Robert Cray!

Yet ANOTHER time it's been SO tough to 'pick-and-choose' favorites!!! This guitar-slinger, one of the 'masters of the Fender Stratocaster'--- has been one of my all-time FAVORITE music-makers....for OVER 30 years!!

I discovered Robert Cray, back during my time serving Uncle Sam in the Air Force. In fact, it was during that SAME time-period-- that I was also turned-on to Stevie Ray Vaughan! Like Stevie ALWAYS was, Robert's one of THOSE musicians!! You know the kind---the ones that, you just run out and snag their latest album, WITHOUT hearing a note from it! You just KNOW that whatever they record, it's going to be THAT good!

Since choosing my favorites is SO tough, with somebody that I've been enjoying listening to for THIS long--- (SO MANY great songs / albums!) I used the same criteria that I've done here in the past: 'If my digital devices were STUCK in a repeat mode for a half-dozen songs, which ones would I NOT mind hearing--OVER and OVER? These six IMMEDIATELY came to the top of my pointy little brain!!!--- I also tried to pick tunes from throughout his long career! (What I usually do here!)

There's a couple of remakes / covers of old classics in the mix here. Otis Redding's 'Trick or Treat', and the old 5 Royales chesnut, 'I'm with you' (from his latest album--released in 2017, in fact!) . Robert not only does BOTH old tunes justice, he actually IMPROVES on the originals! In fact, I just refer to them as 'Robert Cray tunes' now!! Yep, he REALLY is THAT good!---

Loyd's BONUS video-clip!!!--- #24!!-- '9 years-old AGAIN!'

Any time I'm feeling like just another TIRED 'ol middle-aged guy, my memory takes me back to THIS! One of my FAVORITE opening scenes, from my FAVORITE childhood show! I gotta admit, EVERY time I see it, I feel like the 9-year-old Loydster again, in front of the TV every weekday afternoon! After ALL these years, it's STILL just so VERY COOL!-----

Some VERY COOL Jeff Lynne / E.L.O.- related news!!--

OH YES!! one of my favorite music-makers, is getting ready to release a NEW ALBUM!!! 'From Out of Nowhere' comes out on November 1st! As you can probably imagine (if you've been paying attention to this here bloggy-woggy-wing-a-ding-thang, that is!), I'm a pretty HUGE fan! AND-- I'm pretty excited!

Here's a link to Mr. Lynne's website. You can check out the title tune there, or on yotube!---https://www.jefflynneselo.com/fromoutofnowhere/