Tag Archives: Ritchie Blackmore

No Point Running. . .

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Ray V.

. . . ‘cuz it’s coming your way” I’m keeping in tune with today’s “storm” theme. From 1974. I remember talking my parents into buying this album as a Christmas present and I listened to it again and again and … Continue reading →

Posted in Deep Purple, Uncategorized | Tagged Deep Purple, Jon Lord, music of the 1970's, Ritchie Blackmore, stormbringer | 3 Comments

Same Bands, Different Players

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Ray V.

Note: For those of you looking at this on FB, this post is filled with multiple links. By clicking on the link to the blog, you will get to see the full post, complete with links to appropriate websites. Just … Continue reading →

Posted in Ritchie Blackmore | Tagged Henry Gross, Ritchie Blackmore, The Casino Arena, thin lizzy | Leave a comment

We Must Be Over The Rainbow

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Ray V.

In my previous post, I made reference to a great, Deep Purple song that ended up being pre-empteed by a Lawrence Welk diddy. Well, it was not exactly Deep Purple, but close. The very first concert I ever went to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aiken Bloggers, Aiken SC, Asbury Park NJ, Blackmores Rainbow, Ray Visotski, Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio, The Casino Arena, Tom McKeon | 1 Comment

Beware Of A Place…..

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Ray V.

Driving home tonight, this song popped up on the shuffle. Ah, memories. The album is Rainbow Rising, by Rainbow. It was one of the 8-tracks we had on the pool deck when I was a lifeguard at Forest Lodge during … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aiken Bloggers, Aiken SC, Forest Lodge, rainbow rising, Ray Visotski, Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio, Tarot Woman | 1 Comment

Sandy, On An iPhone

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Ray V.

Steve Forbert wrote a song about Hurricane Sandy and then shot a video on the boardwalk at Asbury Park, NJ, just six days ago… with an iPhone! As the video opens, we see the facade of The Casino Arena, where … Continue reading →

Posted in On an iPhone, Uncategorized | Tagged Aiken Bloggers, Aiken SC, Asbury Park, bon jovi, bruce springsteen, Hurricane Sandy, iphone pictures, iphone videos, july 4 1976, NJ music scene, Ray Visotski, Ritchie Blackmore, Steve Forbert, Steve Forbert Sandy, stone pony, The Casino Arena, The Stone Pony, thin lizzy, video | 1 Comment

Ghost Of A Rose

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Ray V.

From the Album of the same name…. Ghost of a Rose finds itself somewhere on the list of my ten favorite albums of all time…at least on my “Now That I am older list” The lyrics to follow along