Welcome to this new blog page! When I began this endeavor sometime near the end of 2020, it was to feature the many playlists I had created in support of my “spinning” habit, aka, getting some exercise. I also wanted a place to “showcase,” if you will, my writing, which is what the “Spinning Tales,” and “Daily Musings” are all about. All that led me to naming the blog: Spinning Three Ways, spinning on a bike, spinning music (like a disc jockey (DJ) – more on that in a bit – and spinning tales. Since we were in the height of the pandemic, coupled with the fact that I was now retired, I had way too much time on my hands and created the most ridiculous coding system for the playlists (trust me when I say you don’t want to know what it was!), and included these elaborate charts with the playlists. I have no idea how many people visited that page, but looking back on it, if I had opened a page like that and saw all these convoluted categories and grouping for the lists, I would have said: “Ah, thanks, but no way!”
So, that said, this new page is my way of getting back, albeit in a very different way, to the reason I started the blog in the first place – to take on the role of a “virtual” DJ The reason for this is that ever since my teenage years (1963-1969), I harbored this fantasy of being a radio DJ, when that acronym meant something entirely different than it does today. Music has always been a very big part of my life; at one point my album collection numbered in the thousands, and I enjoyed “spinning” the vinyl for friends and family, always thinking about what song should follow the next to make the flow enjoyable.
There are three sub pages on the pull down menu: 1. Quadzilla Is Spinning where you will find my curated spin playlists, which are between 45-50 minutes long, enough to work up a sweat! 2. Quadzilla’s Playlists contains the longer playlists created with specific “moods” in mind, as I am trying to steer clear of “genres,” as there are just too many of them these days. Instead, you will see playlists named “Chillax,” or “Funkalicious” (as close to a genre as I will get), “Move,” “Groove,” “Beat Me Up,” and so on and so forth. These lists, especially the “mood” ones, will also have some discussion on some of the artists/groups featured on the playlists. Recently, I was listening to some music on a YouTube channel, “Blues & Jazz,” created by someone in Brazil, and this is what they said about the channel: “Music is also used to express our feelings, not just entertainment. Music accompanies us as we make are dreams come true.” I could not have said it better if I tried! 3. Quadzilla Spins Features is home to my ramblings on music styles, particular artists/groups, music documentaries, re-mixing, and many others.
And, just in case you’re wondering, the creature on the bike was created using AI and made possible with an assist from my stepson, who was very patient with his tech-challenged stepdad!
So, enjoy the discussion, but most of all, enjoy the music!
I almost forgot. On the subject of music, I give you the inspiration behind my new logo tag line: “I Got the Music In Me!”
Quadzilla out. Los Angeles 2025