Even at 70, you have to be "Ready To Rumble," so here are 15 songs from Bay Area roots musician John McCord. Featuring a rocking, whimsical update on our tribe, "California Hippies" (they have to have their hips replaced!), he is backed by a superb band led by guitarist/producer Johnny Harper, with Bobby Black (Commander Cody) on pedal steel, with fiddle, keyboards, horns, and the lovely voice of Allegra Broughton adding to the fun. Country songs, ("How Many Light Years To Heaven" & "Songs Are Little Jewels"), the New Orleans-driven "Katrina", the reggae tune "Better Than That", and the rousing "Peace Is A Whisper" make for an enjoyable journey through one man's take on our precious time.