Born To Rock & Roll

The Dictators – “California Sun” (Epic)

BTRNR has packed his denim tuxedo and is off to Los Angeles for a few days, so in honor of, well, me, everyone should spin the all-time best version of one of the all-time coolest songs, Handsome Dick-style.

Can’t really say a lot about this one (except for Stu Boy King’s triple-time ride cymbal, which is the craziest thing I’ve ever heard), so I will let Manitoba & Co. take it out:

And I walk (and I walk) and I’d run (and I’d run)
And I’d fly (and I’d fly) and I’d boogaloo (and I’d boogaloo)
And I’d jerk (and I’d jerk) and I’d monkey (and I’d monkey)
And I’d groove (and I’d groove) and I’d boogaloo (and I’d boogaloo)
And I’d shake (and I’d shake) and I’d skate (and I’d skate)
And I’d shake (and I’d shake) and I’d boogaloo (and I’d boogaloo)
And I’d mouse (and I’d mouse) and I’d robot (and I’d robot)
And I’d twist (and I’d twist) and I’d shistaboobah (and I’d WHAT?)
Where they’re out there having fun in the warm California Sun

Transmission may be spotty for the rest of the week but rest assured that any sightings involving Ray Manzarek, Steven Adler, or a gun-toting Noel Gallagher (or, ideally, one involving all of the above) will be reported here stat.