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A few more shots taken while wandering around the streets of Seville...

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Today I have the first batch of pictures I took in Seville which, no slight intended to the other places I visited, was my favorite of all the places where we spent a little time.  Above is the fountain outside the main cathedral.  The rest are some random street shots.

Toonerville Thursday

This Week's Top Five List

We had a little extra fun with the Top Five List that aired on Sunday's edition of Dr. John's Record Shelf.  Well, here-- you can hear for yourself...

Picture of the Day

Hunter's Creek, 2013

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Here's one last set of photos taken in Cordoba, mostly in the neighborhood surrounding the Mesquita.

 

 

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Here's the list of songs played last night on Dr. John's Record Shelf.  Clicking on the highlighted titles will take you to YouTube versions of the songs:

Seven Nation Army, White Stripes

Save the Berlin WallCommittee Blues, Birdwatchers of America

Crashed Out, Beach Fossils

Busman's Holiday, Allah-Las (currently my no. 1 fave song-- killer hook!)

99%, Mooney Suzuki

Renegades, Willie Nile

Kevin Bacon, The Randies

Popsicles & Icicles, Murmaids

Please Send Me Someone to Love, Percy Mayfield

Rocket to Nowhere, Webb Wilder

Every Summer Day, The Last 7 (L.A. Explosion)

One Wonderful Night, Honeybees 9 (Growin' Up Too Fast)

Goodbye Baby, BabyGoodbye, Van Morrison 3 (The Bang Masters)

I Smell Trouble, Buddy Guy 8 (Buddy's Baddest)

Sweet Side, Lucinda Williams

White Light, Gene Clark

Can't Be Satisfied, Rev. Gary Davis

Crazy Ex-Boyfriend, Reverend Horton Heat 

Yours Mine & Ours, Jill Olson

Steel Arrow, David Kilgour & the Heavy Eights

Today, Louis Ortega & the Wild Jalapenos

Wait Until Tomorrow, Jimi Hendrix Experience

Me & My Dog, Andre Williams & the Sadies

These Boots Are Made for Walking, Nancy Sinatra

Pop Lie, Okkervil River

Raspberry Beret, Prince

I Wanna Destroy You, Soft Boys

So Long, Ruth Brown 1

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More photos from Cordoba today, starting with a view of the Mesquita from the south side of the Guadalquiver River. The structure on the left is the Puente Romano, or Roman Bridge (the name should give you an idea of how old it is).  Below is the angel statue that stands about midway across the bridge.

 

Looking over the bridge on the side opposite the angel, one can see the ruins of an old mill that used to operate on a small island in the middle of the river. Below are some shots taken while wandering around after nightfall.

 

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Today, let's start with a couple more shots of the interior of the Mesquita in Cordoba. Above is a detail from the area above and behind the altar, and below a shot of the pipe organ above the chorale seats.

 

Above you see a part of the garden outside the Mesquita, and below one of the flower-lined narrow streets in the nearby Jewish quarter.

 

 

Seriously, there were a lot of flowers displayed on the walls in that neighborhood...

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Today's set of pictures were taken inside the Mesquita in Cordoba.  This was a massive Muslim mosque that was appropriated by the Christians after they booted the Moors out of the Iberian peninsula.  They built a cathedral into the structure, but it still retains many of its original features. 

 

 

Toonerville Thursday

This Week's Top Five

After several attempts, it looks like I finally got this to load.  It's this week's Top Five List from Dr. John's Record Shelf as it aired this past Sunday.  I hope you enjoy it...

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This next installment of photos taken on my recent trip to Spain document the first part of our stay in Cordoba.  Above is the interior courtyard in the hotel where we stayed. Below, a rack of postcards depicting some typical Spanish scenes.

Above is the outer wall of the Mesquita, a centuries old mosque that was converted into a Christian cathedral after the Moors were evicted from the area.  This picture hardly falls short in conveying just how huge this structure is. Below is the tower of the cathedral that was added to the structure.

More pictures to follow, along with this week's Top Five, if and when blogger starts letting me load stuff again.

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Here is the list of songs played on Dr. John's Record Shelf last night.  As usual, there are several titles hot-linked to YouTube to at least approximate the experience of actually listening to the program... 

Ecce Homo, Titus Andronicus 

The Right Thing Right, Johnny Marr 
Observations, Raveonettes 

He's In Town, The Rockin' Berries 
Road Runner, Bo Diddley
For You Blue, Beatles 

Suffering Jukebox, Silver Jews 
High Time, Grandpa Boy
I'm Not Angry, Elvis Costello & the Attractions 

Help Me Mary, Liz Phair
Solsbury Hill, Peter Gabriel 
Sitting in the Park, Billy Stewart 
Love is a Four LetterWord, Joan Baez 
Dancing in the Head, Mekons 

Mind Mischief, Tame Impala 
Curse Me Good, The Heavy
Northern California Girls, Camper Van Beethoven 

Born of the Stars, Tough & Lovely 
Ali Baba, John Holt
Identity, X-Ray Spex 
I've Gotta Know, Sloan 

If You Don't Want My Love,Give It Back, Bobby Womack
Don’t Go to Sleep, Amy Allison
Ticking Timebomb, All Girl Summer Fun Band 
Tarnished Gold, Beachwood Sparks 

Brandy, Looking Glass
Tore Up, Sleepy LaBeef 
What Would Joan Jett Do? Launderettes

2:10 Train, Rising Sons 
Dolls, Primal Scream

So Long, Ruth Brown

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The first two days of our visit to Espana were spent in Madrid, as seen in previous postings.  On day three, we headed down to Cordoba, about five hours south through the region of La Mancha (made famous, of course, by Miguel Cervantes stories of Don Quixote).  Today I've got some shots taken along the road, mostly from the bus. 

 

 As yu can see, La Mancha is mostly flat farmland (lots of olive and almond trees). But every now and then along the way, a small town would pop up, like the one below (sorry, can't remember its name).  That's a medieval castle and a row of windmills lined up along the top of the ridge.

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A few more shots of Madrid, starting with three shots of Plaza Mayor...