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THE GREAT OUTDOORS
Jamaican Prison Song

Greetings music fans.

Can’t write much today. Gots to get out the fields and start picking my berries. It’s that time of year again; time for your Uncle Jon to whip up a batch of his funky preserves. You think the name Pearl Jam is derived from the story Eddie Vedder told about his half-Navajo grandma named Pearl who used to put peyote in her jelly? Bologna. They got that story from me while I was stage manager for Alice In Chains back in the the day. The boys in Pearl Jam were the openers, and still calling themselves Mookie Blaylock back them. I told them they needed a real name. I suggested Perry Jam. Perry was the name of my deranged second-cousin that taught me how to make hallucinogenic jelly back on his farm outside of Freeport, Illinois. They switched the name to Pearl, made up the story about the grandma. Not so much as a mention of Perry or me in the liner notes. Fuckers. I was so upset I left their operation to do a two year stint in Europe with C&C Music Factory. The lesson here is don’t make decisions when you are angry.

So yeah, I gots to go pick some berries. Later.

Shine on you crazy diamonds.

Jon Raw
owner/operator
DDG Records

posted: August 24th, 2010

KINGSWAY 
SWEPT AWAY

Greetings music fans.

I am back from my business trip, yes, but I am still in recovery mode. And you know the worst part about it? I was actually behaving myself until I got to the airport. My plane was delayed and I had to spend a little time in the VIP lounge. Now those bastards know how to make a mojito. Long story short, I woke up in Hawaii.

It’s time for the next (final?) round of this identify the adult actress game. What started out as a little joke/insult to RC has turned into a huge waste of time. I appear to only be getting responses from members of the media. (Does CanCom know you guys are surfing all this porn on their dime? ) This week’s winner is none other than Urban Rush’s Michael Eckford who correctly – and eloquently - described starlet Jenna Jameson. 

“Good day, sir. I feel as though time is of the essence, so please do forgive me for ‘cutting directly to the chase’, as it were. The answer to the question posted in your blog quiz is Jenna Jameson of course… I am quite aware that I win copies of the new Great Outdoors’ release Live in Nanton and the new Kingsway release The Belvedere Half Court, but tell me: do I also win porn? Please let me know, matey, ’cause I can’t say I am really all that interested in the music…”

Perfect. And he called me ‘matey’. Gold. Email me directly, Ecks, and I’ll get you something from my private collection.

Shine on you crazy diamonds.

Jon Raw
owner/operator
DDG Records

posted: August 23, 2010

WHITE BRONCO

Greetings music fans.

Heading out of Calgary today. And not a moment too soon. I don’t need another hail storm messing up my plugs. Fucking cumulonimbus clouds.

Shine on you crazy diamonds.

Jon Raw
owner/operator
DDG Records

posted: August 20, 2010

THE GREAT OUTDOORS (Live@Lucky’s)

Greetings music fans.

Look, this is a working holiday, so I am phoning it in again. I don’t care what you think of me. I don’t have to answer to you when it comes to my work ethic. I’ve been working since I was 12. The first four years of said working pretty much entailed nothing but boosting cars but still, work is work. So yeah, get off my back.

Shine on you crazy diamonds.

Jon Raw
owner/operator
DDG Records

posted: August 16, 2010

BATISTA’S LULLABY

Greetings music fans.

1 teaspoon powdered sugar
Juice from 1 lime (2 ounces)
4 mint leaves
1 sprig of mint
WHITE Rum (2 ounces)
2 ounces club soda

Place the mint leaves into a tall collins glass and squeeze the juice (2oz) from a cut lime over it.  Add the powdered sugar, then gently smash the mint into the lime juice and sugar with a muddler (or the back of a fork or spoon).  Add crushed ice then add the rumstir, club soda, and stir.  Garnish with a mint sprig if you like fancy times. Practice, Alberta. I’ll be back.

Shine on you crazy diamonds.

Jon Raw
owner/operator
DDG Records

posted: August 18, 2010

THE GREAT OUTDOORS Live @ Lucky’s

Greetings music fans.

For the love of God, a mojito is made with white rum. WHITE. I know white rum is the official rum of tassled loafer sporting douche bag salemen, but that’s just in this part of the world. Down south white rum is how things get done. So yeah, dark rum mojito…  no please.

I think it might be time for Uncle Jon to head back to East Van Eden.

Shine on you crazy diamonds.

Jon Raw
owner/operator
DDG Records

posted: August 17, 2010