Man in the Box Bass Cover

RIP Mike Starr who died on this date in 2011.

I know I’ve been beating you guys up pretty good this week with all the uploads, but I found this website where you can search when celebrities (musicians) were born or died. I always struggle when deciding what video to upload, so I welcome an anniversary of any sort to help take the decision out of my hands. Unfortunately for you, it’s been a very busy week.

Many years ago, Lynn and I were driving around with her older brother, Danny. He's very hip to music of all sorts although he hates Rush, but that's another story. He lives in Manhattan and works for the post office there. Super nice guy, but a typical NYC nut job. And I don’t mean “nut job” in a bad way. New York City people just have a unique view of things and a certain way about them. Anyway, this song came on the radio and he leaned forward from the back seat and said, “If I was captured by aliens and they asked me to explain to them what hard-rock was, I would play them this song.” I have to say that I agree with him and Lynn and I still laugh every time we hear it.

“Man in the Box” by Alice in Chains off of their album, “Facelift” which came out in 1990 and featured the late Mike Starr on bass.