3 Chords & the Truth: Got good as you give

It's less than an hour until my birthday, so don't expect that I'm killing myself thinking up a clever and witty description for this week's show.

Besides, 3 Chords & the Truth can stand on its own without a fancy sales job.

And this week, I got just as good as I give. That's your only clue.

Does that make any sense to you? Ask me if I care. On to the Big Show.

Now where's my beer?

It's 3 Chords & the Truth, y'all. Be there. Aloha.

Aw, hell . . . here's another

A musical nightcap

The next time some music snob -- and, at this point, it probably would be an over-50 music snob -- complains that The Monkees were a "manufactured" group, you can shut Le Snob down with a two-word counterargument:

Michael Nesmith.

Here's Nesmith doing his post-Monkees classic "Joanne" live on Austin City Limits. Enjoy.