Bonus Tracks on the Jukebox

There's some extra change in pocket of your bartender, so here's a few cuts on the house.

Donovan's "Season of the Witch" is a favorite, from the scratchy first licks on the guitar to the haunting fade at the end. It has a strong enough melody to carry the room, but you can still hear the ice cubes tumble in the glass or the sweet, gentle kiss the cue ball uses to lure the 7-ball into the corner pocket.



Stevie Ray Vaughn can send a rowdy room into full flight. Now take a stroll to the jukebox and fire the engines up on this one. TURN IT UP!



And Santana's "Soul Sacrifice" takes up the last few bits of change. What a drum solo, teamwork and a show. I can feel the energy picking up in the Lounge now.



Surprise! A bonus play on the house. Last Fourth of July, I made a journey to Bethel, N.Y., to see the Woodstock museum and make an offering to Our Lady of Rock 'n' Roll, Janis Joplin, and her sacred grounds. (She was banned from the Hi-Fi playlist at my grandmother's house when my cousins and I gathered on holidays -- something was mentioned about "mas drogas.") What a feeling to be at Max Yasgur's farm. Well worth the trip just to hear a tape of Janis talking about searching for the bottom of a song, the down and dirty. We like the down and dirty in the Lounge, especially if it makes you thirsty for more of the same.

The jukebox still needs filling. Send some tips or links so we can get them in the Lounge rotation.