Testing, one, two, three.....is this thing on?

Whenever a submarine comes out of an overhaul in drydock, or has just been launched, the crew takes her on a "shakedown cruise". This is necessary to work out all the kinks before she goes fully operational. Well, folks, welcome to the shakedown of THE Michael's very first audio blog post! Batton down the hatches, shut those screen doors, take a seat up front where that big picture window...........no....wait.....I was having a "Voyage to the bottom of the Sea" moment there.......no, folks, REAL submarines don't have picture windows up front.



To boldly go where this blog has never gone before, I decided to offer up THE Michael's one and only hit single, which unfortunately was overshadowed by that powerhouse hair/metal/spinal tap wanna be seventies rock band, Deep Purple. I've hated that color ever since. It took me a long time to crawl back out of the gutter after THAT debacle! Remember, never write your lyrics down on a napkin in a bar, especially when you're listening to some long haired dweeb complaining about how hard it is to get a gig.

So, without further adau, I introduce to you a blast from the past, a solid gold nugget performed for your enjoyment by none other than THE Michael! (No one was severely injured during the recording of this performance, as the studio was heavily soundproofed and the surrounding area evacuated by National Guard Troops, under the mistaken impression that a highly classifed acoustic weapon was being tested)

Just click on this thingy down here and enjoy.....or endure.....or laugh......or whatever effect this has on you. You DID sign the waver, right?

Smoke on the Water (the lost recordings)

P.S. I have to give full credit to Amber, who made all this possible. That's right, folks, it's Ambers' fault. She showed me how. She's responsible. Run, Amber, Run!