Kiss to Perform at the 2014 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Today Kiss will be performing at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. What an honor! It therefore seems to be an apt time to recall Ian Anderson's 1977 prediction about the expected longevity of the band. "I mean, how long do Kiss have? Another six months maybe." With all respect to Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, he missed the boat on this one.

"Jethro Tull:  Minstrel in the Gallery" (1977)

Ian Anderson's comment about Kiss is at 9:37

The 88th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, 2014

Kiss at the 88th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, 2014

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Kiss at the 88th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, 2014

Note:  I have more posts about Jethro Tull, but alas nothing further to say about Kiss.

There's also quite a bit of good stuff about Thanksgiving.

Remember Alice?

The Charlie Brown Balloon at MoCCA Fest 2014

The 2013 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

The 2013 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon Inflation

The 2012 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

The 2012 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon Inflation

The 2010 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

The 2008 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

The 2005 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Maurice Sendak's Wild Thing Balloon Design

Keith Haring's Figure with Heart Balloon

Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet

Wild Turkeys

Peter Arno:  Pilgrim's Progress

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I Believe in Fires at Midnight

"Fire at Midnight" appears on Jethro Tull's 1977 album "Songs from the Wood." Appropriately, it is the concluding track.

"Fire at Midnight" from "Songs from the Wood" (1977, Remastered 2003)

Performed by Jethro Tull

Music and Lyrics by Ian Anderson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_from_the_Wood

Note:  A few earlier blog posts celebrate the music of Jethro Tull.

Come to think of it, there's also nothing quite like my collected Thanksgiving posts:

Remember Alice?

The Charlie Brown Balloon at MoCCA Fest 2014

The 2013 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

The 2013 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon Inflation

The 2012 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

The 2012 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon Inflation

The 2010 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

The 2008 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

The 2005 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Maurice Sendak's Wild Thing Balloon Design

Keith Haring's Figure with Heart Balloon

Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet

Various Wild Turkeys

Peter Arno:  Pilgrim's Progress

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Three Years of Blogging

If you want to learn a little something about yourself, go and write a blog. I, for one, have been surprised to learn that I am quite comfortable writing about cultural phenomena that occurred well before I was born, more so perhaps than I am in writing about more baffling contemporary trends. It seems a number of posts relating to the 1940's, for example, have come up in recent months and they've been a pleasure to compose, allowing me to dwell in the ephemera of a bygone era I never knew.

Today is this blog's third anniversary. While Attempted Bloggery has covered a lot of ground these three years, until now it hasn't adopted a proper theme song. Imagine that! I think it's high time to correct this oversight.

Living in the past is what I do so much of around here, so it seems only natural that "Living in the Past" should be the blog's official theme song. To be sure, the Jethro Tull tune is about a society that's seen better days rather than about a blogger with an inexplicable cultural affinity for old times, but I'm not going to quibble with Ian Anderson's lyrics if you won't. I also won't raise any objections to the unusual 5/4 time signature.

Jethro Tull, "Living in the Past" (1969)

Note:  Say, let's go living in the past right now with my second anniversary post.

OK, if you're serious about this, you may even wish to check out my very first anniversary post.

Heck, why not fire up the DeLorean and see the very first Attempted Bloggery post that started it all three years ago?

You may also want to read my previous posts with Jethro Tull music or, at the very least, turn up the volume and listen to them.

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Birthday Bloggery Musical Theme

"Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll:  Too Young to Die!" (1976) by Jethro Tull, is featured in a typically tasteless but amusing video from "Slipstream" (1980):

Jethro Tull, "Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll:

Too Young To Die" (1976)

"The old rocker wore his hair too long..."

Jethro Tull, Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll:  Too Young to Die! (1976)

Artwork by Dave Gibbons

http://greatcaesarspost.blogspot.com/2008/04/comics-in-wild-dave-gibbons-meets.html

Jethro Tull, Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll:  Too Young to Die! (1976)

Artwork by Dave Gibbons

http://greatcaesarspost.blogspot.com/2008/04/comics-in-wild-dave-gibbons-meets.html

Jethro Tull, Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll:  Too Young to Die! (1976)

Artwork by Dave Gibbons

http://greatcaesarspost.blogspot.com/2008/04/comics-in-wild-dave-gibbons-meets.html

 Note:  My last Jethro Tull post appeared at the last solstice. Coincidence?

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"Ring Out, Solstice Bells" (1976)

"Ring Out, Solstice Bells" is a 1976 promotional video by Jethro Tull with a medieval feel. Happy winter solstice!

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