paddle out, turn around n race

Dig Hula Spinners? Shootin' the Curl? Ridin' inside the Pipe? This very well put together vid will make you want to rosin up your board or at the least get you thinkin' 'bout water, waves and oh yes, water, (aren't we about 90 percent water anyway?) this morphs us quite nicely from June to July in wet wild wonderful ways. Wash. Rinse. Spin.

Foamed Up

We all have pride in our area of expertise. Maybe you have seen a steel mill? Visited the stock exchange?? A bakery? A dairy? You know it when you see experts at work. We here at the Milkshake asked our staff to find professionals at work. They succeeded. And here it is, one of our favs!

BlueRedOrangeGreen

24 hours into hot steamy sizzling summer....have you stubbed your barefoot toe on the sidewalk yet? Stayed up late and watched a thriller with the lights off? Gone to the movies? Had an Icee? Your first brain freeze? Been out walking at night with no coat on and clam diggers on your feet? Had a milkshake last night? Gone swimming? Well at least you can have your first popsicle right here on us. Keep the change, it's your dime anyhow.

be

We know you expect something big and rockin from us and we are delivering right now....and maybe later tonight too. Put down what you are doing, hold off on opening the junk mail, send the people on their way, get comfy, and do what you do (and what WE do), in a word ROCK! "hope you don't see me, in my ragged company..." Mick was saying something anti-establishment and we like dat. Fulfill your full-volume friday with dead flowers and follow it on with Sweet's the sixteens because they lament what we all felt in those years and they rock the shyt out of it. Bulletin: extra big full moon this weekend. EXTRA BIG.

S-U-M-M-E-R-L-I-C-I-O-U-S is there any better verb?

AT LAST! Right between spring and autumn is that little old season we embrace.......and here we are again......and where have you been hiding so many months? Welcome back summertime and thanks for pausing right here at your lil ol corner of the blogisphere (where more than 800 of you showed up at the last posting two nights ago). All we can say here in the control room is my oh my and dunka and also time to spin that mega-hit from 1959 that nobody remembers until they hear it again, American pop hipster Jerry Keller's Here Comes Summer. Spin it, dig it, grin it and find your suntan lotion because it's time to summer-up! Stop by lots and lots, over and over, all this long-weekend long to check out the summer vibe on the Milkshake. Lots of posts coming every day. Multiple posts. Oh yeah, and keeping true to the namesake, we'll be out sampling shakes every night! Maybe you'll see me in your neighborhood. Get out there. We do get around on the power of the warm summer night. That's strong stuff!

Going There

walk with me while I tell you how it got cancelled again but not until september. maybe it will return from the dead once more. despite the odds it does seem to have staying power. it starts wednesday night at 9 cst. the 'it' is futurama. in unrelatedness, tales of brave ulysses is just a live rock performance by cream and you can dial it up loud to suit yourself. or not. or mebee si. or no. the point is i dont care.

how many ulysses can you think of (without running to google)? which one comes to mind first? think children think? if you look everything up all the time and dont deduce you will become fodder for the machine. ulysses. book....war hero....motorcycle....son of neptune....all....none....neither....either....nyther....eyther....

The ands have it

We're coming at you with a rare back-to-back post today and it's the ides of June. It's Saturday and it's the 15th and it's summer (or nearly) and we're here in the control room at your favorite blog and were preparing for a special blog-a-day summer-music-celebration starting this coming Thursday. Don't be anywhere else but right here all next weekend and play this tune and go find your inner saturday child and for pete sake have some fun while your at it.

Gimme da marker

With no sightings of our favorite independent dog Spirit, we turn our attention to the world of sports. Sure you have your favorite sports movie but the Milkshake endorses a little bowling movie that is highlighted in this tribute. Sit back with you beer, polish your (bowling) balls and revel in the soothing bath of irreverence with Walter and Dude.

....aka berzerk emotion, aka psycho reaction, aka rock n roll

Dial it! Let's blast back to the 60s and 70s with two American bands who were from opposite coasts. The Count Five out of Cali and The Cramps out of the shadows of The Ramones and NYC.

Ours is a GREEN Button and we never ever push it

If you have about a half hour to kill and want to watch how records are made with Mel Blanc then here it is. Watch for the mysterious red button, and the guest stars who suddenly appear. Now we have kicked off June almost correctly. All that's left is to let June Bugs remind us how to handle Jacque. Hello June.