Rant #3,321: Music, Music, Music

I have not done this in quite a while, but it is time for some self promotion.

I run a couple of Facebook sites, and you might be interested in two of them that I am going to highlight today.

The first one is "Where the Action Is, Yesterday, Today ... and Tomorrow," a site that highlights one of TV's great, but almost forgotten, music shows of the past, the Dick Clark-produced "Where the Action Is," which ran on ABC for two sessons or so, from 1965 to 1967.

The show was a Monday through Friday cornucopia of the best in rock and pop music of the time--less the Beatles, Rolling Stones, and some other huge acts that never appeared--and made stars of Paul Revere and the Raiders.

But the show was so much more than just the Raiders, having its own team of regulsr players, including Keith Allison, Tommy Roe, Tina Mason, Steve Alaimo, the Hard Times, Don and the Goodtimes, the Action Kids, and many others.

Predating MTV by more than a dozen years, the show became a TV destination for Baby Boomers, and many of the artists featured on the show weren't on TV elsewhere or only in limited appearances, including Billy Stewart, the Razor's Edge, ? and the Mysterians, and many others.

I try to bring out the eclectic nature if the show on the site, with a daily rundown of artists who appeared on the show along with a rare video of a musical performance, either from the show itself or from other shows of the era.

You can access the site at https://www.facebook.com/share/p/Wz8EJnMRYUkP9dRN/?mibextid=oFDknk

Then we have a site simply known as "45s," which highlights those 45 RPM singles that we all bought as kids and which I consider to be an art form in itself.

I have over 5,000 singles in my collection, and while the site isn't a daily one like the "Where the Action Is" site is, I try to put up new singles that I have added to my collection.

After a period of inactivity, I am trying to revive the site, and all are welcome to put up their own 45s or have discussions on this format.

This site can be accessed at https://www.facebook.com/share/p/GPvr962aDAXwdyVJ/?mibextid=oFDknk

Both are fun, G-rated sites, and you might want to check them out.

Let's have fun!

I will speak to you again on Monday. Have a great weekend ...

And Happy Easter!