The Band Guestbook, January 2017

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Joan.

I condolences on the loss of your friend John old friends of the best friends. As I grew older I realize that filtered out a lot of people from my life but my best friends remain

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Jeff A.

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Peter V

Indeed John played on "It Is and It Isn't" and I have had dinner with Gordon and John who stayed friends … Greg Lake, Gordon Haskell and John Wetton all knew each other, and all played bass with King Crimson.

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Bob F

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Peter V

Subject: The transports

Last night we were at Exeter to see the ballad-opera, THE TRANSPORTS. It was written by Peter Bellamy in 1977, and chosen by Mojo magazine as one of the 100 Greatest Recordings of The 20th Century. It was “Folk Album of The Year” in 1977. This new version features members of Bellowhead, Faustus, The Young ‘Uns and Nancy Kerr. How good was it? Well, I haven’t seen anything better in the six years I’ve been writing reviews on my blog.

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Peter V

John Wetton's greatest hit, Heat of The Moment, was often done live as an acoustic version, some of the best I saw were just with two acoustic guitars, but that's not on YouTube. This one is. RIP, John.

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Peter V

Subject: John Wetton, RIP

The saddest news of all for me … I've known John since we were fourteen. He was one of my three oldest friends. He passed away this morning after a long and incredibly courageous fight against cancer. John has had so many tribulations and beaten them from a triple by-pass, to alcoholism and beaten them all. We all had our hopes that he could do it again.

Family, King Crimson, Roxy Music, Uriah Heep, UK, Asia, Mogul Thrash, The John Wetton Band, plus short spells helping out Renaissance, Wishbone Ash, Steve Hackett. Few musicians had more connections, nor kept working so hard all his life.

My link is to the song John wrote after his triple by-pass some years ago, An Extraordinary Life … I only got a few seconds in and the tears welled up … but I commend it to you. He meant it. He truly had an extraordinary life, and was grateful for every moment of it.

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Ian W

BEG, I'm never sure whether to comment on political matters in this forum or not. It wasn't that I wasn't impressed by the turnout and some of the speeches, nor do I fail to recognise its/their importance but should my views be expressed here? Are they really of interest to others here?

My big concern on such matters is the preserving of future freedom(s), if I can put it like that.

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Bob F

Just what we need as the country falls apart, more Frank Sinatra songs....

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Jed

I hope Bob gets this stuff out of his system so he can return to creating & playing his own music.

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glenn t

Subject: dylan triplicate release info

check the above link from bobdylan.com for more info about the release, including complete track listings.

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Ian W

Subject: Dylan in "Triplicate"

Apparently, we are to get a 3-album set of covers from Dylan in March under the title TRIPLICATE. The link is to the promo track "I could have told you".

The track listing is also available on-line:

https://www.amazon.com/Triplicate-Bob-Dylan/dp/B01N9VYLPI/?tag=mfconvert-20

If all these tracks are about 4 minutes long, then it could have been a double album, not a triple. "Why?", one might ask. My guess is that this is to make it fit more easily on to a matching triple vinyl LP release - six sides of 20 minutes each.

Is this because the songs come (mainly?) from the era of vinyl? Is it because Dylan first heard these songs back then? Is it because there has been an increase in vinyl sales in recent years?

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Dunc

Subject: Heylin

I always thought Heylin was not great about the Band, not just, Robbie.

Quote from Bob Dylan Behind the Shades: On world tour of 1966:

"On a musical level , the replacement of Sandy Konikoff with Trini Lopez's drummer, Mickey Jones changed the dynamics dramatically. Suddenly, the Hawks had a drummer who was as unwilling to take a back seat as their erstwhile leader, Levon Helm. Jones, though, simply asserted himself on a musical level, driving the other boys to match his intensity as he gave his kit a kicking night after night. The Hawks had also finally found Robertson's 'something that we need[ed] to get out of it."

On 1974 tour:

"It is difficult now to conceive of the risk Dylan was taking by touring with The Band in 1974."

On1965

"Unfortunately there are no audiotapes of Dylan backed by Levon and the Hawks to test Helm's belief that they 'found a way of performing.' Perhaps he was as deluded as to the merits of what they were now doing as he had been about the sound they made before Dylan recruited them."

I could go on and on. There are many times when I think Heylin is not a friend of The Band.

Why is this?

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Terry

What a pair of rouges Levon and Robbie could be.

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Dave H

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John D

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Bob F

Subject: Joan Baez - Brother's In Arms

Wonderful version of an amazing song. The voice of an angel.

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Wallsend

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Bill M

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Peter V

The British will know the quote. Clinton Heylin has been saying sour things about Robbie since 1975 at every opportunity. I thought the Spectator article was mean-minded and shallow,

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brown eyed girl

Music in Scorsese's 'Silence' not traditional, says Robbie Robertson
Jan. 4, 2017
very short video

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brown eyed girl

Reading Robbie Robertson's memoir
is like stumbling into a name-droppers’ convention
Perhaps Testimony did need a ghost writer. Robertson is not a sympathetic or credible narrator of his own life
Clinton Heylin
21 January 2017

Many thanks haso for sharing that your daughter and her partner attended the historical march. If it was her first march and protest she'll never forget it. You were the only poster who even mentioned this demonstration. Unbelievable.......

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Fred

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Solomon

I love a good Podcast.

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Fred

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Mike

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Bill M

As for the Bruce Bruno info, the flow of events in pretty much consistent with what I've heard since the mid-'70s, but the dates are off.

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joe j

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Peter V

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Ben Pike

Subject: this and that

Wallsend: Thanks for the heads up on Bruce Bruno.

My reaction to "Testimony" was slight disappointment, it gets the job done on the story but I wished Robbie had risked a little more, taken a shot at literature. I wonder who Brando's girlfriend Pat Quinn was, there are several on the IMDB but it's hard to tell if any of them are the actress mentioned in the book. Robbie is almost overly defensive about setting the record straight on the publishing (understandable), but I believe him. Yet maybe Richard and Rick needed drug money when they came back to sell him theirs..... The Hollywood Bowl Story reminds me of how a bootleg of that thing was around forever and I even saw it on CD once. Terrible sound, so it's hard to tell if what Robbie says about Levon playing drunk is true. At different times I had several different Band Boots on disc, with pure white covers and unlistenable sound. Found them at a used record store in the late seventies. You can hear "Jemima Surrender" from the Hollywood Bowl show, sort of, on Youtube.

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Ian W

Thanks for your comments. When I tried to find out more about "Movies Are My Life", I, too, found very little immediately available on-line. The "imdb" webpage gives very little information and doesn't mention Robbie at all, even though his interview in the film is described as 'long'.

I have a feeling that a copy of the film may be held at the BFI (British Film Institute) in London because I think it was shown at the National Film Theatre.

The film came to my attention because someone I know asked for some help tracking down reviews of Dylan's late-1979 concerts. I was looking through some of my papers from that period and noticed a review of "The Last Waltz" (by David Bartholomew)in FILM QUARTERLY (Winter 1979/1980) - I am not familiar with this publication. I only have a photocopy of this particular "Last Waltz" article, in which three paragraphs mention the Scorsese documentary.

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BONK

Hey Jerry. You wouldn't happen to have any pictures from the Concord would you?

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jerry

a fan since the concord best group of musicians of all.recently googled rick danko version it makes no difference 2/9 83 incredible.i love the eagles but the band is THE BAND.

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Wallsend

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Bob F

I've given up on most remasters of great records. Most are on the third or fourth edition and end up being more about rethreads. However, if there are any Stevie Nicks fans on the GB, the remasters of Bella Donna and The Wild Heart are wonderful. Well worth the money. So many great alternate/unreleased versions, demos and B sides. Plus Bella Donna has a live show from 1981 when she really had the power. I loved those shows and that time period for Stevie Nicks.

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Bill M

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Ian W

Earlier, I mentioned a film review that referred, in passing, to a documentary film about Martin Scorsese. The latter included a 1977 interview with Robbie Robertson and I quoted a bit. This is the rest of the paragraph:

The two men apparently met for the first time at the legendary Woodstock Festival, for the film of which Scorsese was principal editor. When it came time to make ‘Waltz’, Scorsese “was the only person I knew enough about movies to do it. I didn’t know anything about movies, plus he loves the music and grew up with it, so he could relating to the f**cking experience. The movie was supposed to be simple, a recording of the concert”, but as Scorsese got more and more involved in it, “he talked us into doing some additional numbers in the studio and all the interview stuff. It all just grew out of a very simple idea”. Perhaps referring somewhat incoherently to the stylistic effect of music on his films. Robertson, who doesn’t used Scorsese’ name and addresses him only as “Maestro”, says that, the man is a conductor”, and describes a shot (apparently the last one in the film) during which he suddenly looked up in surprise to see Scorsese, riding on the camera crane, eyes half closed, “conducting” the music they were playing. Later he mentions that often during the filming of the interview segments, Scorsese would be “on the chair opposite, moving his arms to what I was saying to him. He was ‘conducting’ our conversation!”.

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Rockin Chair

Subject: Straight Ahead Rock & Roll

From the movie "Beyond The Law", probably one of Charlie Sheen's best. Based on a true story, (in fact the real officer from the true story plays a part in this film).

This scene is pretty cool and Chris Rea's song "Road to Hell" fits real well here. An FBI agent who went underground to crack some real bad motor cycle gangs. Apparently over 200 arrests and convictions from the operation.

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Jed

Deep Jams Radio-Playing tributes to Butch Trucks & now,The Band came up-featuring Richard Manuel.HASO mentioned feeling devastation when Richard passed,similiar to the way we feel now about Butch.Sadly,both committed suicide.

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John D

Sorry Bill, I do not.

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Peter V

The other three were a bit too "white boy blues guitar" at first listen, but I will persevere.

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Peter V

There's a new 500 page heavy coffee table tome out on the history of Capitol Records, with text by Barney Hoskyns. it's a whopping £87 on amazon.co.uk though other sellers have it £55 - £60. It seems like more of a picture book, and comments on amazon include a "What no Cannonball Adderley!" which is justified as he's prominent in my own Capitol discs.

The Band were of course on Capitol and are mentioned in the blurb.

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Bill M

From JT's list, I'd start with David Vest's "Roadhouse Revelation" on Cordova Bay (cordovabay.com) and Fathead's latest (and perhaps last, in light of the recent passing of their singer, John Mays - see fathead.biz/store). There's also Julian Fauth's excellent "Treat a Stranger Right" on Electro-Fi (electrofi.com). While there at the Electro-fi site, you might try out Blackburn's latest, and Bobby Dean Blackburn's only, and most especially Harrison Kennedy's "This Is From Here".

Harrison, though a veteran of the Detroit-based Chairmen of the Board, has always been a proud hometown Hamiltonian, sharing his city with both Tom Wilson from BaRK and, when he was alive, Richard 'King Biscuit Boy' Newell - and also the two guitarists John D mentioned, Jack deKeyzer and John Lewis.

Getting back to JT's list, also add Wilson's side-project, Lee Harvey Osmond, and their album "A Quiet Evil". (It's a bit of a local supergroup, with various Cowboy Junkies and Skydiggers in addition to Wilson.) And for the assiduous searchers, there's the stunning "Beulah Land" CD by Peter Boyd. Plus there's Fred Eaglesmith, who you've heard me talk about before.

Back to John D: I'm afraid I don't have the album anymore either, so couldn't say. I won't even guess who's on it, though I did see Newell with deKeyzer and a couple of Buffalonians around the time of its release. I also saw Lewis around then with Ronnie Hawkins, but I believe Newell had parted company with Ronnie by then.

John D: Do you still have the Chicken Hawks LP that was done on the sly by Newell, deKeyzer, Stan Szelest, Ken Kalmusky (I think) and Gary Oatridge as a side-project while with Hawkins? It's pretty good, as you might imagine. Maybe recorded shortly before you and I saw them all (except Stan) with Hawkins, Helm and Penfound in '77?

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JT

Subject: Canada roots

Peter V and others have been excellent introducing many of us over here to the recent 'roots' UK performers. So here is a short review of those who might be unknown to you out there from Canada. 1. David Vest 2. Paul Deslauriers Band 3. Downchild Blues Band 4. Fathead Try those first. There are many others.

I want to say that I am a novice at this. Our expert is Bill M and I am sure John D can add to this list. Canada stands tall because of our roots.

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John D

Bill, all going well, I'm going to play Biscuit's Mama Luchie; from Mouth of Steel; in the 2nd hour of my show tomorrow. Didn't Jack de Keyzer play on this album? Perhaps John Lewis as well. I don't own that particular album; so I don't have any credits.

Thanks Bill.

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Peter V

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Jeff A.

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haso

Subject: Butch; Alton

Glenn and Jeff: my only excuse for living around that part of the Mississippi River and that particular college is that my parents worked there... so a free education. Mr. Townsend might have played w/ Roosevelt; I recall a guitar player, but I thought they introduced him as somebody "Johnson". I know a buddy that was w/ me said he never played anything that night outside the key of E, regardless of what Roosevelt was doing.

I think I like the appellation Twitler; I'd just been calling him Grabbie. Amazing to think that his party crowd can just gloss on by the old head of the KGB. What in hell happened to Reagan's evil empire?

Peter V: how perceptive. You've hit it right on the head. It's a very Twainish place. A lot of old, empty factory spaces, a major lock-and-dam behind where all kinds barges pushed by tugboats pile up, waiting to continue downriver; very much 20th and 21st century sense like Twain's paddlewheels. Many nights w/ just a few lights showing on island fishcamps, one can get transported 150 years "backards".

As to Butch Trucks: holy God damn it all to hell. To me this hurts as much as Richard in '86. He was always the rock of those guys, seemed the most grounded. I thought it little wonder that his nephew, Derek, has another-worldly calm on stage. The last time I saw the Allbros, mentioned here a couple of years back, they played all of Eat a Peach straight through. It was like Derek was taking care of his surrogate uncle Gregg, almost to where he'd keep Gregg from falling off the stage. Gregg was so ill, or whatever, that he couldn't finish lines in lyrics that he wrote (and was clearly reading). But Butch just kept on, solid; have to feel for Jaimoe especially.

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Ian W

Subject: Robbie interview in 1977 documentary about Scorsese

The link gives a bit of background on how Brit Peter Hayden came to shhot a documentary about Martin Scorses in 1977. When I googled it, various release dates were cited but I found a UK review dated late 1979.

This review states that it lasts 59 minutes and includes the following sentence:

"The Hayden film, incidentally, which features a long interview with a semidrunken Robbie Robertson, also provides information on the development of 'The last Waltz'".

When I get a bit more time, I'll repeat some of the excerpts from the Robbie interview that appear in this review. Meanwhile, if anyone has access to this documentary, I'm sure that others here would like more information.

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Jeff A.

Subject: Butch Trucks Suicide & the IRS etc

When i reached the IRS part all i could think of is Twitler doesn't pay taxes.

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glenn t

yes JQ there were lots of clubs and smaller venues where one could catch great shows up and down the coast. i saw emmylou harris at a great place in san diego, bob dylan at the time of "saved", frank zappa, elvis costello, poco and loggins & messina. rick danko at the roxy in l.a.; southside johnny & asbury jukes there too. saw the original Band at the greek theatre in '76, joan baez solo at the hollywood bowl. lots of options at that time; don't know how things are these days.

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Wallsend

Ben, see the link on this site on Bruce Bruno.

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JQ

HI Glenn - I've always thought the scene down there was impressive, particularly given its small size. North County San Diego pitched in too with JJ Cale and the guys from the English Beat. Maybe its desirability as a place to live helped too, stupid expensive now though: David Lindley/ El Rayo X, Missles of October and Dave Alvin/Chris Gaffney were quite reliably regular. Dick Dale lived in Newport and R Thompson lived/lives in Santa Monica, part time at least. We moved North in '04, no regrets but we do miss that aspect. And it's climate /

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glenn t

JQ - i lived in woodland hills, 1960 - 82. guess that makes me a valley boy. have also lived in san francisco, san luis obispo, san diego, and santa barbara. it's a big state! currently in dallas (moved here to be closer to grandchildren). i should also state for the record that i'm half canadian, eh.

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Mark

Subject: Kinda Tempted

I'm a long time lurker on this forum, but have not been checking regularly for some time now. Today, I checked in for the first time in a few months. As I'm scrolling up and down trying to follow the "kinda", "sorta", "sorely" discussion, what song do you think came on the music playing outside my office? Unfortunately, I can't add to the discussion as it was clearly "kinda" on the studio version that was played, but I'm still giving Levon credit for trying to help me follow the thread! :)

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Peter V

The new Mojo has one of their cover discs which recreate a classic album with new artists. I always find these interesting. The latest is "Something Else by The Kinks." Most of the artists are unfamiliar or only vaguely familiar … Ty Segall gets the really hard one, one of the greatest singles of all time (Waterloo Sunset) and psychs it up. Wreckless Eric gets the other hit, Death of A Clown. Chuck Prophet gets Situation Vacant.

If you like the 1967 original, it's fun (though I still go for the originals).

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Ben Pike

Subject: Hawks and Zeligs

In "Testimony" we have the same square "Hawks" photo that was in the Time Cover story with Jerry Penfound. BUT... now inching his was Zelig like into the frame is one Bruce Bruno.

So who was that guy?

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JQ

Hi Glenn - Where did you come up in LA? I was born in Inglewood and grew up in Westchester, 50's - 1980 and then the SoOC, San Clemente. I spent a lot of time at The Coachhouse, Golden Bear and Swallows Inn down there.

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Wallsend

ABE is the cheapest place to buy books online.

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bassmanlee

Subject: So many books, so little time...and money

Looking on Amazon to see what the going price for Testimony is to decide whether to buy online or visit my local page pusher and order it through him. A couple of things on there that are raising an eyebrow. "Without Getting Killed or Caught: The Life and Music of Guy Clark" by Tamara Saviano, apparently Mr. Clark's former publicist. Anyone?

"The Book of Levon: The Trials and Triumphs of Levon Helm" by Jamie Malanowski, a very low priced Kindle only. Anyone?

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Jed

A tragic loss.The freight train that powered the Allman Brothers.A true member of the family in our home for over 45 years.We are deeply saddened.The Band,The Dead,The Allmans,Dylan-my personal obsessions through the years.Losing Butch is just terrible.RIP.

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Jeff A.

Me, I made a wrong turn in Pittsburgh & ended up in St. Louis.

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bassmanlee

Subject: Butch Trucks

Allman Bros. drummer Butch Trucks has left us.

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peter V

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glenn t

a final word about alton: someone pointed out to me that alton spelled backwards is "not l.a." i was born and raised in los angeles, and alton is definitely not l.a.

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Jeff A.

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glenn t

Well haso, I attended that same little college on the bluffs, and later worked there for a whole bunch of years. Yes, the air force considered that location for their campus; I'm glad they left it for the college. Was too busy starting/raising a family during those years to see much live music, but did catch some free summer shows in St. Louis: The Jericho era Band, Ringo & his All-Stars (under the arch), Emmylou Harris and Bruce Hornsby on the riverfront (separate gigs). Caught a great Springsteen show and also Los Lobos and Nickel Creek. Thanks for sharing your memories.

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Jeff A.

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haso

Subject: Alton

Jeff & Glenn: let's see what I can remember. Lived near Alton (Elsah, down the River Road) from 1968 until 1977. Went to a little private college on the bluffs above the Mississippi. Strange little factoid: it was the original desired location for the Air Force Academy back in the early 60's or late 50's, until some straight-laced college administrator w/ good connections called some A.F. honcho and cussed him out a blue streak. Of course that might be a Trump-style factoid/alternative f***ing fact.

There was some bar up towards College Ave we used to go for good bluegrass. Tons of local festivals; I particularly recall Dub Crouch, Norman Ford and the Rounders or something like that. Never had heard high harmony before that, kinda different than Richard's falsetto on Rockin' Chair. A local group from SIU called A Country Band. And friends used to play bluegrass in St.L at a little place called The Crock; we affectionately re-named The Crotch. SIU: I know I saw Kris K & his then wife, Rita Coolidge there, maybe Elton, Creedence, maybe Arlo. We spent a lot of early mornings at the Village Cafe on College Ave. At the time 3 buckwheat blueberry pancakes were about $1.10. Good joe too.

St.L: let's see; Dylan and our guys in '74, the Dead, Jackson Browne (w/ Bonnie Raitt to open), Joni, Doc Watson at Wash U, more I don't recall.

Favorite 2 memories or at least not exactly favorite: headed in to get tix for Lynyrd Skynyrd c. 1975 when we heard on the radio that their plane had crashed. Never the same w/out R. van Sant. Still a fucking bummmer. But so's Duane, Berry, Jimi, Richard/Ricky/M. Levan, etc,etc. And a show (I think 1972 or 3) at Wash U w/ Mr. Roosevelt Sykes. Check out his song (but I don't know where), My Baby's Ice Cream Freezer. Good humor. I'll grant you, Angie, it's not particularly pg-rated. That said, on a different note, we were glad to get text/photos of our daughter and her boyfriend in D.C. last Sat. w/ the appropriate pink hats.

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Bob F

Lee, if you get a chance give a listen to My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry. Wonderful emotionally charged book and where the character Britt-Marie comes from. Thanks for responding.

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Jeff A.

Subject: New Dead Doc..

Rolling Stone review linked. This actually looks interesting.

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bassmanlee

Subject: Fredrik Backman

Bob, I listened to Backman's 'Britte-Marie Was Here' and enjoyed it very much. As I listen more than I read (two hours in the car each day will do that), I did not recall his name, though. I will look for more of his works.

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Bob F

Subject: Fredrik Backman

Has anybody else read any of Fredrik Backman's novels? He's an author from Sweden. I just love his books. So much great stuff comes from that part of the world.

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Mike Nomad

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Rockin Chair

Subject: Alarm!!!!!

Jesus! They got Peter......he's crossed over.....Wonder if He'll find what happened to Kevin J

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Jeff A.

Subject: New Ray Davies.

But A Big Fucking Oy! Backed by The Jayhawks. I never been a fan of theirs. Have generally found their music and lyrics to be weak and trite. Not even middle of the road.

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popsy

Subject: the band

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brown eyed girl

Alicia Keys' Speech, Performance At The Women's March On Washington

Janelle Monae also spoke and performed as did neo-soul artist Maxwell. He covered Kate Bush's This Women's Work.

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brown eyed girl

Canadians return from Women’s March on Washington, tired but uplifted
Patricia Kozicka

“I [see] how far we’ve come as women, lots of advancements — huge advancements. But I also see a threat to that advancement.”

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Solomon

Subject: RIP Greg Trooper

Steve Earle did a tribute show to Greg Trooper on his Sirius XM radio show on Sunday. One of his best songs has to be Muhammad Ali (Meaning of Christmas)

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brown eyed girl

The Band's Robbie Robertson receives the Music for Life Award at NAMM

Jan. 19, 2017

NAMM preview showcases unique products

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brown eyed girl

The Band's Robbie Robertson receives the Music for Life Award at NAMM

Jan. 19, 2017

Silent Guitar, etc.

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JT

Subject: David Vest and The Willing Victims: Sunday Jan. 22, 2017

We experienced with major blues pleasure the piano of David Vest yesterday at the Blue Goose in Toronto's west end (Mimico). With his band (from his cds), The Willing Victims – Teddy Leonard on guitar and two members of the legendary Downchild Blues Band – Gary Kendall on bass and Mike Fitzpatrick on drums, they treated us to 3 sets of straight-ahead blues which was as good as it gets. From Fathead and Downchild, The Willing Victims provided us with a great show and David led the way with his material from his own cds (Devestatin' Rhythm is the latest) as well as many blues covers. Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan were covered as well in David's interpretations and they were really good. A Little Richard encore blew the roof off the house with the keyboards smoking! A good time was had by all.

On to the Maple Leaf Blues Award show tonight. As David said (I paraphrase what he said)....Win or lose, it'll be good. If I lose, it'll be my friends who win. He is nominated (again/he has won this before) for best keyboards and Devastation' Rhythm is nominated for record of the year. (Incidentally, he was told, he said, but his record company, not to put this record out...it wouldn't be successful). If you like the blues and boogie-woogie piano, David Vest is your man. He's been around a long time and has 6 cds under his belt and a curriculum vitae from the 60s on with some impressive credentials. (check out his website).

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Peter V

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Bill M

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Peter V

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Peter V

Twenty years since I wrote that … I just put on the disc from the 2002 box set as probably the best recording. I played that line 6 times. I got "sorta" 4 times, but still thought "sorely" twice. So I think you're right. It's a bit "mud" v "blood" in that if you decide it's one rather than the other, it is.

Pity "sorely tempted" is not only a strong collocation, but has a Biblical edge that makes it sound "Southern" to my ears, in the long tradition of inflated language going back to the humorous Southern writers of the 1850s. "Sorely" is definitely the better choice in the line. "sorta" works better than "kinda" too, perhaps because it sounds closer to "sorely."

There is a difference in meaning between "kinda tempted" (ambivalent) and "sorely tempted" (extremely tempted).

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Little Brother

Subject: "Cripple Creek" Article Nitpick

@ Peter Viney

Peter, I was just re-reading your excellent "Up on Cripple Creek" article, and noticed this:

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But you know deep down I'm kinda tempted* to go and see my Bessie again.

* (sorely tempted on The Last Waltz - an improvement)

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FWIW, I hear this as "sorta tempted", not "sorely tempted". I agree that "sorely tempted" works, and is better than "kinda"-- but I think that, given Levon's natural singing style and the generally folksy, down-home ambience, it's a tad too elegant.

Just a thought. Naturally, I defer to your superior ears and experience. ;)

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Jeff A.

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glenn t

Sorry Jeff; don't know those guys. I lived in Alton or nearby for about 25 years, mid 80s till 2011. Lived through the great flood of '93. Never went to any bars, but did catch Poco playing at a street fest downtown not too many years back.

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Jeff A.

Well then Glenn, do you happen to know the Dick Brothers, Emmitt, Rudy, & Vance? Or the Bell Brothers? Charlie, Jimmy, Jack, and several more. Emmitt Dick & Jimmy & Jack Bell worked for me. Charlie and i worked together for a spell. Bob Whitlock & Bill Towel worked for me, Rick Smith.There's a bunch more... These guys would all be about 73 years old now, some a little less. Last I spoke to Emmitt he was tending bar at The Eagles Lodge. If you recall a musician/disc jockey/label owner named Gabriel, he's been living in Alton at least 16, 17 years now.Been a radio jock over 60 years... I linked something about Gabriel that I haven't read. It's from 2002 i think...He's still on the air, no longer from midnight Sunday till 6 AM Monday, now he ends his show at 3 A.M.

You need good brakes on your car if you live in or you're going through Alton. And if you spend any time there, you better know how to fight. Tough town, right on that Mississippi. One of the most significant musical shows in my life took place in the casino there.

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glenn t

Jeff A: I lived in Alton for many years; it does have Lewis & Clark Community College. Alton was home to the "Gentle Giant" Robert Wadlow (8' 11" tall), and birthplace to jazz great Miles Davis.

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Rockin Chair

Subject: My Wandering Mind

During our most resent sharing of "House of Blue Lights" it took me back to my childhood. I used to sing that song when I was about 5 or 6. That brought me to this next one as that era of music and Speak Easys had always fascinated me.

On picking up on this next one of my favourites I sang as a kid, I was surprised to find that Jim Lowe died last month at age 93. If you know about him at all he was great in all his career and achievements.

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Peter V

Subject: Margo Price

Review of MARGO PRICE at Oxford last night. She made my favourite album of 2016, and she really knows how to rock at the highest level. As so often, I have a few moans about the hall sound though.

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NorthWestCoaster

Subject: Norbert and Aki Kaurismäki

Yes I know, I have checked out already ... but I can't help thanking my friend in arms NORBERT for mentioning Aki Kaurismäki here. Aki who? The Oscar nominated and Cannes Film Festival winning film regisseur! My link goes to his film. He shows how it was in Finland in early sixties when I was young. (Is it "me" sitting there somewhere around 1:35 or is it only a dream? And the music... if you like 'Self Portrait' you'll like this.

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Jeff A.

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Jeff A.

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Dunc

I don't know the named singers too, BEG. But at this year's festival, there is a real commitment to celebrating the work of female singers.

And talking of female singers, I had never heard of Nicolette Larson, Rockin Chair, yet I had two Commander Cody albums back in the day. Really enjoyed her singing.

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haso

Subject: HoBL, Feat

Norm: Great compendium of HoBL; yeah that's a 60 cent word as my dad would have said. I only wish I knew more of who all was represented... I mean obviously the Duke and the Count, but even at 0.13 a brief shot of Harpo from the back. Of course he generally let Chico play the ivories, but he wasn't unknown to. I also believe him to once be goofing around playing the piano strings on a grand as if they were a harp.

Never saw the Commander, but have enjoyed "Hot Rod Lincoln" for better than 40 years. Had a chance to see him and the Airmen at a little riverfront club in Alton, Illinois during college days and somehow didn't.

Angelina, if you're into the Concert Vault, they also have an excellent Feat show recorded at the Orpheum in Boston sometime in 1975.

Pretty much in agreement w/ most everything's been said about Emmy Lou, although the last time I saw her w/ Rodney at a free concert in Boston 2 years ago, she seemed to pretty much "mail it in". Rodney too, but not as much. Too bad, 'cause she was excellent both at Newport in about '09 w/ Alison Krause and even better the 1st time I saw her, I believe about 1978 or 9. Portland, Maine; order of business was Jerry Jeff Walker, Emmy Lou, Willie Nelson. Good stuff all the way around. I may have seen her otherwise, just don't recall; who was it moaning earlier this week about being 58 (I'd go back there already) and memory shot-to-hell?

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Bill M

1) The Libby Titus album, which I got in the '70s and got rid of in the '80s and thought I'd try again as I've matured (or at least changed) over the years. Still don't care for it, though it's interesting to see the depth of band feeling at the time ('77) as if still one big more-or-less happy family. Robbie produces some and plays on some, Garth plays and is thanked along with Richard, the album "is lovingly dedicated to Ezra and Amy".

2)The LP by Natural Gas, the last LP released by the great Sam Goldner before he died circa 1970, on Firebird, the last of his long series of small but important record labels, including Gee and Red Bird. The group Natural Gas was Based in Montreal, but was mostly Ontarians, notably George Olliver, lead singer of Domenic Troiano's mighty '60s soul band, the Mandala, and Graham Lear, who would go on to make a name for himself as Santana's drummer.

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Jeff A.

Yesterday I filled out a withdrawal slip at the bank, go to the window. The cashier knows me a long time, neighborhood woman, asks me me "Jeff, are you in a hurry?". I said " Not at all...." she repeats "You're not in a hurry?" Me: "Nope." She: "Cause you dated this slip February, cross that out, fix it & initial it...." Her delivery could not have been better.

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Bill M

Rockin C: Gotta agree that watching film clips is better than watching a static album cover. Maybe I'll watch the Cody while listening to the Crowbar, still my favourite. Remember, since that was the only version I knew for 10+ years, it doesn't sound too fast to me.

By the way, did you ever run into an old C&W band called the Sons of the Saddle. Three Siebert brothers from Calgary, with others as the moved east to Winniped to Toronto, where in '61 they recorded an LP that a surprised me found in a bargain bin this afternoon. I have a feeling the some of them found their way to Vancouver.

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Rod

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Rockin Chair

Subject: Definitions

They don't really do it for me Bill. The Crowbar one is way too fast. They need that bouncey feel for the music of the times back then. If you bothered to watch Commander Cody's video they put together you may understand what I mean. It's a great video work showing a lot of old bands of the day.

Another one that deserves a listen is Canned Heat.

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Roger

Subject: Jeff, you've got caught somewhere in the mixed up space-time continuum...

... the awful event today in Washington has really got to you. 1985 was only 32 years ago. Come back Ronald Reagan, all (well a little bit) is forgiven.

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Bill M

Subject: HoBL #2

Rockin C: Another good version, from the early '80s, is by Professor Piano (i.e., Scott Cushnie, or Magoo as Robbie calls him in "Testimony") and the Canadian Aces. Slower and truer to the original.

Surely it was no coincidence that Cushnie and Crowbar main-man Kelly Jay grew up together in Oakville, just west of here - along with bassist Chuck Daniels. In the early '60s (after Scott had left the Hawks), the three played together in Kelly Jay and the Crowns, along with Scott and Robbie's fellow Suede, Peter Deremigis. And then Kelly and Chuck joined Larry Lee and the Leesures, who would end up living with the Hawks at a hotel on Jarvis Street. (Robbie mentions the hotel in "Testimony", but not the Leesures.)

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Bill M

Subject: house of blue lights

Rockin C: My favourite version of the "House Of Blue Lights" is the first I heard - the linked 1971 version by Crowbar. It seems to me that the crazed piano is a musical guest - Doug Riley, I suspect.

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Jeff A.

Subject: The Last Waltz is Still Paying People

The Last Waltz at 40 tour hits Long Island Feb 3rd.

Great new music can go fly a kite. Good & great new bands or many good solid old bands can't get gigs &/or can't get people to gigs, but, people run to see tributes to 40 year Old Concerts & old popular bands.

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Wallsend

John McLaughlin on the state of the music industry and jazz. I have huge respect for John as both a musician and a person. Unlike our guys he didn't squander his money and talent on nonsense.

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Jeff A.

February 1975 I was 16. Only 58 & I'm a senile fuck, can't think or type worth a trump inaugural commemorative coin.

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Jeff A.

During his set The Commander introduced EmmyLou Harris, who came out in white buckskin, looked absolutely beautiful, & sang some from her about to be released record.Probably a Burrito song or two. I just remember how gorgeous she was, how beautiful her voice was, & that the Lost Planet Airmen smoked..Sheesh, i was 16 & it was 42 years ago. ... A month or two or three later I caught her & her first Hot Band, I'm pretty sure at The Capital Theatre in Pasaic, N.J. The Ozark Mountain Daredevils and Brewer & Shipley were on the bill. Possibly another act. that was one hot show.......I've seen her a few more times over the years,it's still coming to me.... one was with that bluegrass band she ran for a minute, & i think one time with Barry Tashian in her band...& maybe one or two more. I'm pretty sure it was twice in the beginning, not once, while Rodney was in her band.

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Rockin Chair

Subject: Just one more

I can't say why, but I haven't listened to Commander Cody and The Lost Planet Airmen in a long while.

Who can forget one of the prettiest girls with a great voice Nicolette Larson. She did a lot of work with Neil Young. Here with Commander Cody she sings this ballad for all the old wacky tabbacky smokers.

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Rockin Chair

Subject: A foot note

I think it was 1946 that Ella Mae Morse & Freddie Slack played House of Blue Lights. Their recording is on youtube, with pictures of them. Ella Mae is gawd damn gorgeous!

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Rockin Chair

Subject: Commander Cody - House of Blue Lights

Haso, I expect you may have seen this. Although Ray Benson does this song well, to real get the feel of where this song came from and the times, every one needs to watch this old video. It's wonderful!

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brown eyed girl

Maria McKee. She is here with her band Lone Justice performing Shelter. When she lets her hair down.....same look as when she's hanging around for Robbie's Somewhere Down The Crazy River. I watched Robbie on MMM? say that for the video he was thinking about someone who looked like white trash for the video. Yuck! I never liked Maria in his video as she's a musician herself not someone to be dancing around for someone's fantasies. He does kiss her passionately at the end. Still.....Maria.......Have him in your videos! ;-D

For Maria's solo recordings I really enjoy Life Is Sweet 1996 and You Gotta Get Sinned To Get Saved 1993....also cover of Van's The Way Young Lovers Do.

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brown eyed girl

Sarah and Robbie

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brown eyed girl

Canadian Sarah McLachlan who brought the world LILTH FAIR feat. Robbie Robertson - World On Fire

"Alternate official version. This one's served as a promo for TNT miniseries 'Into The West'. Clips of the show mixed with footage of Sarah and Robbie. Directed by Paul Fedor."

If my memory serves me well it was also Robbie who presented Sarah with her first Juno Award.

Apologies to dayna manning and wild strawberries who performed on previous clip at Lilith Fair Concert on that particular night. I was at the Lilith Fair Concert where Emmylouuu was performing. I posted first concert I found.

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brown eyed girl

Thank you DUNC!!!!! I will have to check out those female artists as I don't know any of them.

Hi South! I won't bend when it comes to my politics as I'm all about bread and butter issues. Loved watching Sanders the other day interrogating re health care. He's right on! Having ACCESS to health care is not the same as HAVING THE RIGHT TO HEALTH CARE IN MOST INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES (JAPAN 70% FRED?) IN THE WORLD HAS UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE EXCEPT FOR THE USA!!!! I STILL DON'T GET IT!

Link is to why Lilth Fair happened.......Promoters at the time didn't think having more than one female artist on a bill would bring in fans to the shows. Over an hour of various artists performing. I see that it was Patti Griffin was the woman who I couldn't remember who I also saw at the Concert Against Landmines.

singers: Jewel, Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Sheryl Crow, Meredith Brooks, Shawn Colvin

special appearances : pat benatar , paula cole , yugchen lhamo , julia fordham , patty girffin, emm gryner , lisa loeb

Fred...Thanks very much. I think the first time I heard Willin' was via Linda Ronstadt. She had a way of making songs by others hers as well. Same as with The Eagles' Desperado.

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Dunc

Subject: Empowerment of women through song

Our big folk music festival starts today it is huge. Folk encompasses a wide range of music at this festival. Lot of interesting world acts. Olivia Newton John is putting in an appearance.

There is a theme of 'empowerment of women through song' at the festival with many lady singers. You'd like this BEG. See link.

Maybe soon we'll see Roseann at it, Bob.

Now, can I get motivated to go?

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Dunc

Subject: Thanks

Thanks Haso, Rockin Chair and BEG.

Enjoyed clip Bassmanlee.

My favourite female singer is Maura O'Connell. I'm playing a lot of her just now. She's worked a lot with Jerry Douglas and Bela Fleck and has a wide repetoir.

Here she is singing a wonderful song by an Irishman, Gerry O'Beirne, who as well as being a really good songwriter is a good guitarist. He has toured as part of THe Waterboys. Enjoy this great song. She doesn't write songs, but what a voice.

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Fred

Subject: Little Feat

Did someone mention Little Feat?

Angelina (and anyone else inclined to do so):

My link (if working properly) should take you to a Little Feat show from 1974. It's a good one.

Lots of other shows at archive.org. But I do prefer the Lowell George era Little Feat the most.

His solo album (from 1979) is a decent little record, too.

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Rockin Chair

Subject: Asleep at The Wheel

Thanks for the nod Haso. It's good to hear Dunc got turned on to these guys. One of the best in country swing. Here is one of Ray Benson's songs that I got a lot of mileage out of when I was in the circuit.

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haso

Subject: 5 and Asleep

Good points on gb/women musicians, BEG. I always thought Joni's piece, both from Scorcese and the entire TLW kinda 2nd only to Van and Muddy. Not that it's much use to rank TLW performers. I certainly never understood complaints about her playing songs that were current to her at the time; so, she was heading into her Mingus-jazz phase. What's the sin in that? If anybody in r 'n' r could handle that I would think it would be the Band. Yeah, you need some Little Feat. I especially like Waiting for Columbus because they've got the Tower of Power horn section on stage. If anyone here likes total funk (not including Levon's sensibility sometimes in his drumming), you can't go wrong w/ any early Tower of Power when Lenny Williams sang and Lenny Pickett (later to be long-time leader of SNL band, post-G. E. Smith) was featured on tenor.

Dunc: now that you've found AatW (I couldn't watch your link, probably a U.S./Scotland thing), search out their version of "House of Blue Lights"... really swings. If I'm not mistaken, some of Norm's fairly recent links to Merle Haggard have he & Willie Nelson playing w/ some of the Asleep guys. Definitely their leader, Ray Benson is on the you tubes I saw... wonderful baritone voice; probably their fiddle and pedal steel too.

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brown eyed girl

.....and since it was Paul Young's birthday yesterday! Happy Healthy Belated Birthday to singer-songwriter, soulful, and sexy.......Paul Young!
I never get tired of this video. We had so much energy in the eighties.....Yes we did! ;-D

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brown eyed girl

.....and Alison Moyet was at Live Aid 1985. Here she is with Paul Young. It was at Paul Young's outdoor concert in Toronto with Robert Palmer's Power Station.....I discovered I needed glasses for distance. lol

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brown eyed girl

Bob F...You're an honorary member of the club if you dig Mink DeVille as well! Toronto's Paul James was in Willy's band in the mid-eighties for a brief time. He had similar look but you can tell he needed to be his own person and not play in anyone's band but his own.

It was 1985......I remember it so well when Sade came on the stage at Live Aid. I watched the entire telecast from England to Philly. Only Phil Collins was at both places. Partner likes her because her music has a jazzy feel.

glenn t...Emmylouuu for sure! She could be on anyone's list. First time I saw her was at Canadian Sarah McLaughlin's Lilith Fair. She had presence on stage as you could tell all the younger female musicians were in awe of her. Concert was great venue for men who wanted to meet women as well. lol Second time was on the same bill with Neil Young and Crazy Horse. Maple Leaf Gardens wasn't the right venue for her band. Third time at Massey Hall for Concert Against Landmines. Perfect......along with Steve Earle......humble and inspiring, Bruce Cockburn......amazing guitar picker and John Prine first time. Great storyteller!

Bassmanlee...It's all good when you're playing any kind of music. Play on!

Yesterday we saw Silence. I was the one who didn't find it slow. Although I had to look away at times due to brutal violence I left the Theatre thinking so much about religion in a way I never had before. After I went for my first class in Tai Ji (told it's not really Tai Chi).......yikes........This discipline will emphasize wherever you have challenges....for me the knees due to skipping for many years and two terrible falls.....others in the class......their lower back, their shoulder. In Louise L Hay's book You Can Heal Your Life.....Those of us who have knee problems as I'm sure I'm not alone here......

Knee...represents pride and ego...

Mantra...I am flexible and flowing.

Knee Problem...Stubborn ego and pride. Inability to bend. Fear. Inflexibility. Won't give in...

Mantra...Forgiveness. Understanding. Compassion. I bend and flow with ease, and all is well.
Yup! She's got my number....very true.

Anyone want any info on someone else's problems? ;-D

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Bob F

BEG, for sure. Garland, Ani, The Waterboys, Mink DeVille, Lou amongst my all time favorites. They all played many times in the tri state area so I've seen them a bunch. Link is to one of my favorite Garland songs, City Kids.

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bassmanlee

Subject: Demo, Cactus Blossoms

Thanks, Peter. That's exactly what it's for. Glad you liked it.

Coincidentally, the boys are working up a cover of the Cactus Blossoms' 'Stoplight Kisses', which is apparently in heavy rotation on the University of Pennsylvania station (WXPN). While we mainly do oldies, the sound and feel make it a good fit.

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Peter V

Subject: Stoplight Kisses

Link to official Cactus Blossoms video of "Stoplight Kisses." My review linked on previous post.

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Peter V

Subject: The Cactus Blossoms

Review of The Cactus Blossoms with fine support band Junco Shakers. The Cactus Blossoms are brothers from Minneapolis, and this was the first gig of their 2017 European Tour. It sets the bar very high for concerts this year! Brilliant. They sound like the Everly Brothers, the original songs are powerful, and they covered Hank Williams, Chuck Berry, Lefty Frizell, The Kinks, Patsy Cline & The Beatles. That’s eclectic.

For a Band connection, they did Down South in New Orleans.

Read the full review.

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Peter V

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Fred

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brown eyed girl

Recording of February 2017
The Last Waltz 40th

The Gift that keeps giving. ;-D

By Robert Baird
Jan 17, 2017

Bob F...We have a lot of the same musical references. :-D

Jed...I'll always be a fan from a far.....of Derek Rose as I remember how great he was before all of his injuries. Wall and Westbrook are still the roadrunners but one day things will be different for them too.

Fred...We have Austin Matthews now so not all awful but he's American? ;-D

Dunc...You're always in my club as you're an outspoken Louuu fan as not many of us here. You either get him or you don't. We did.....Peter too and St. Kitts and Garland Jeffreys!

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brown eyed girl

Sundance Exclusive: Trailer For ‘Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World’ Featuring Martin Scorsese, Robbie Robertson, More

January 16, 2017

“Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World” will have its first screening
Sunday, January 22nd at 9 PM
Yarrow Hotel Theatre Park City Utah.

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Scott

What happened to the Audio Files page?

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BONK

Lee. That's what it's all about. Having fun. Not bad brother. I was waiting for a one armed go go dancer to come out when the TWO couples were dancing. HaHa

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Bob F

Jed, I totally agree with everything you said. Melo isn't the player he was a couple years ago. He still can score in bunches but the rest of his game is limited.

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bassmanlee

Subject: No Sh*t! I'm YouTube

My admittedly amateur basement band (four old men with day jobs who practice once a week, if the creek don't rise) on rare occasion get to play out for people. Our drummer's son put this phone-recorded video together. Yeah, we suck. But we have a whole lotta fun. I only wish the editor knew a clam when one was laid. Oh, well, my 15, or 5:06 minutes of fame.

See, I am a real person. Mr. Wigo can attest, having seen us play. We can't be too bad, as we have four bookings there this summer.

Oops, time to go to practice.

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Jed

Porzingis is nursing a chronic achilles.But,they suck anyway.Rose & Melo cannot contain or keep up with their men & the ball "sticks" when Melo gets it & Rose is always 3 seconds late to pass & usually does his own thing.He is a superb athlete but limited in his range.Noah has a bit left-so,for 72 MILLION(HUH?) he can rebound & play defensively at about 25% of what he was.I can go on & on, but no need to bore the reader.They stink.I've been a loyal fan since the mid sixties, but since '73 its been a rough ride to love the Knicks.The melodrama that surrounds the team is further difficulty that is not helpful.Phil has done some good things(Porzingis!!!) but his management style is disappointing to say the least.The defense is terrible & the lack of brains, effort & injuries, among other things, makes for the mess the Knicks are in!

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glenn t

EMMYLOU HARRIS! classy, dedicated, great duet partner, and so much more.

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brown eyed girl

1979...My only Vinyl by David Jo. Absolutely amazing performer who I saw at The Bottom Line in NYC when there was hope.....It would not be shut down. Canada's Jane Siberry made us Canadians proud that night too. Other amazing night with David was on Levon Helm's Bluezzz Cruise with Sumlin in NYC as well.

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Bob F

Dunc, I've never seen or heard that. Really beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

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brown eyed girl

I've seen Bonnie Raitt with Eric Clapton. What was interesting for me was that they both performed together at the end of the concert. Why?

I've seen Joni Mitchell at Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue in Niagara Falls, NY, her 70th birthday celebration at Massey Hall with many artists as she was on stage watching the performers but she didn't sing......and the other time was at Maple Leaf Gardens with Bob Dylan. Joni performed first then Bob. At the end of the show.......Nope! They did not perform together.........

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brown eyed girl

Sincere apologies to haso. My last comment was for you as well. I've entered a new decade last month and I'm not as sharp as I used to be. Sorry haso....You're one of the posters here who are always a pleasure to share thoughts and ideas. Thank you. :-DDDDD
Btw I don't even have Little Feat in my collection! Thanks for reminding me.

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Bill M

Peter V: Hang the potato, I figured Roz at the first insult.

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brown eyed girl

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Posted by:
brown eyed girl
Female Musicians for island disc. No particular order.

Joni Mitchell
Amy Winehouse
Annie Lennox
Patti Smith
Ani DiFranco
Stevie Nicks
Joan Armatrading
Rickie Lee Jones...Full Album linked. My very last Rolling Stone Newspaper I received....Article had Tom Waits leaving Rickie. She stayed in bed (by herself) for two weeks. Now that's depression big time.

Out of the artists mentioned I've seen Joni Mitchell three times, Annie Lennox, Ani DiFranco. I missed Stevie Nicks as she wasn't touring at the time with Fleetwood Mac. Whenever I posted about Amy Winehouse....I've even posted probably her best concert....no response. Does someone have to post disparaging comments about female artists before we even acknowledge their existence? I'm guilty too. When artists of any kind have to have a huge ego and thick skin in order to survive the constant criticism....constant.....For female artists.....absolutely brutal.

For example...Joni Mitchell.....Ah she's too self-indulgent....She didn't belong in TLW. Usually people who aren't in touch with their own feeeeeelings have issues with those who do. Some of the Band's musicians couldn't even keep up with all of Joni's chord changes? And Joan Baez....I'm not a huge fan of her singing voice myself but I respect her as an artist and as an activist....but when I read here at times how she messed up the lyrics for TNTDDD.......So? Personally I have to really work hard to remember lyrics as they don't come easily........t was her version that I heard on the radio all the time.....not The Band's. As Marianne Faithful says after performing Why'd Ya Do It? with Garth Hudson....."I feel better now".

Dunc...I only posted four recordings because I get obsessive....surprise surprise and only listened to those four. There was not another one to post. I usually listen to my Nano (no idea why I didn't buy myself an iPod.....sheeesh!) at the gym and when walking around town with shuffle constantly on as I like to be surprised. It also feels like I'm listening to my own progressive radio station with mixed genres. It works for me. :-D

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Bob F

Subject: Woman Artists

Norm, thanks and you're absolutely right on about Bonnie Raitt. My link is to her version of Tennessee Waltz with another great artist Norah Jones.

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Dunc

Subject: Take 5

Thanks Bob and Fred. Plenty of music for me to get on with. I feel I missed Patti Smith.

But I really like Patti singing "Sweet Afton" by Burns with Michael Marra in concert in Scotland. Micheal Marra was a great Scottish songwriter who passed away a couple of years ago. See link.

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Bob F

Patti Smith - Horses

David Johansen - First solo record containing the classics Funky But Chic, Frenchette, Girls, Donna & Lonely Tenement.

Van Morrison - Keep Me Singing

Stevie Nicks- Deluxe editions of Bella Donna and The Wild Heart contains so many extra goodies.

Amy Winehouse - Back To Black Like Janis, her music was so great it will last forever.

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Fred

London Calling- The Clash

The Modern Lovers- The Modern Lovers

Marquee Moon - Televison

Live at the El Mocambo (1978 bootleg) - The Cars

Black Sea - XTC

As you can see I've been on a proto/post punk new wave kind of time-travelling journey, revisiting my teenage years recently. : )

The New York Knicks are the Maple Leafs of the NBA. ; )

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Dunc

You're spot on, Peter. I had worked it out too.

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Peter V

Subject: Here Come The Girls

My last two “Top 10s” of the year, LPs and songs, have included:

Natalie Merchant, The Unthanks, Amy Helm, Simi Stone, Margo Price, Beyoncé, Fay Hield, Cyndi Lauper, Louise Goffin, Rhianna Giddens, Anna Mitchell, Susannah Hoffs.

Best live concerts over a few years … Natalie Merchant, Carole King, Fay Hield, Emmylou Harris, Thea Gilmore, Eliza Carthy, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, KT Tunstall, Lulu, Martha Reeves, PP Arnold, The Unthanks. I wish I’d seen RoseAnne Fino too.

BUT the remarks about female artists, were I judged to be from a shapeshifter or avatar not a surprise new poster. The right wing comments, the “Real American” stuff. Though it is getting more subtle. It had baked potato when I'd expected a squirrel recipe … so, how are you doing Roz?

Link to my current ear worm, "Funnel of Love" by Cyndi Lauper.

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Dunc

Subject: Last Five

Thanks everybody for naming their last five.

South...surely you can't hate all women singers. Just now I'm into music from Texas and am playing Texas Swing. This is after buying an "Asleep At The Wheel Album".

I love this YouTube clip "Bump Bounce Boogie" by Asleep At The Wheel. Really enjoy this lady's singing, but I don't know anything about her. This cheers me up.

BEG. I keep listening to Joe Cocker and love the album. Great to see him in concert. Also, like yourself, I was a fan of Lou and saw a great concert by him about 10 years ago. He said how much he liked the Scottish film "Trainspotting".

The intelligence of my computer! Aagh! When I went back to check the preview of my post, the advertisement had changed to "Trainspotting 2"!

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haso

Subject: last played

So BEG, you've got it as 4 last played & Peter has it as 5. I'll go w/ him, this time, even though at least we share a continent. No offense intended: Dunc, Wallsend, Peter V, jh, et.al.; in fact w/ today's comments from "Grabby" (what I've decided will be a stand-in reference to the upcoming "leader of the free world"), one begins (again) to wonder if England, Scotland, Australia, Norway or the Great White North might not be preferable homelands to this one. Oh well: the last 5 cd's.

Soundboard mix of Live at the Academy, disc 3

Little Feat, Waiting for Columbus

(Chosen by my spouse, a great shock I must say; enroute somewhere) The Complete Basement Tapes, disc 3

Norah Jones, Day Breaks

T-Bone Walker, Stormy Monday, the Sonny Lester collection recorded 1968

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Bill M

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Bob F

Subject: People Have The Power

Patti Smith's anthem.

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Rockin Chair

Subject: Respect

Bob F. I don't think your point of your resent posts is lost on any of us. If a person doesn't like a particular artist for what ever reason is their own business.

To disrespect all female artists makes no sense and is Trump like. To add to you comments, Bonnie Raitt is a super guitar picker song writer and singer. Many men are honoured to play music with her. There are many more women who deserve recognition for their talents and their work.

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brown eyed girl

....maybe next time with Porzingis and we still haven't seen what Sullinger what will add to The Raptors.

Van Morrison - Keep Me Singing (EPK)

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brown eyed girl

Hi Bob F. We both know what memories can bring. They bring diamonds and rust.

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brown eyed girl

JANUARY 12, 2017
Robbie Robertson On The Show

Hi Dunc. The last four recordings I've been listening to:
Adele 25 for South ;-D
Joe Cocker...Mad Dogs and Englishmen
Van Morrison...Keep Me Singing
The Waterboys...Modern Blues

NY Nicks Fans...You have Carmelo, Rose and Noah. What's up?!

The one sport I don't watch is American football. If I had to watch and cheer...Any team but Brady's.

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Bob F

Subject: Joan Baez doing Oh Freedom

Joan Baez's got more heart, more soul, more courage, more rock and roll then 99% of male artists that ever picked up a guitar.

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Bob F

Subject: Joan Baez Ain't Gonna Let Nobody

Joan Baez letting freedom ring.

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Bob F

Subject: Joan Baez

Joan Baez doing her beautiful version of Swing Low Sweet Chariot.

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Peter V

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Wallsend

I am sure this tiny snippet from Knocking on Heaven's Door from the '74 tour has been posted before but worth looking at again.

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Rod

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Rockin Chair

Subject: BOOBS!!!!

I think all you old geezers should watch this Bellamy Brothers song and vid. Peter V! you better keep the oxygen close....you old fart......you'll probably have a jammer :-)

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Bill M

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Jeff A.

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South

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Andy

Subject: concerts with dylan

I really love to hear concerts The band with guest stars like B. Dylan. greeetzz

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Wallsend

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JQ

Westcoaster - I think it's acceptable now for older players to perform sitting down. I noticed Leo Kotke awhile back and when I saw Richard Thompson solo (age 67) last year he sat through his whole show, no matter the pace - I didn't really notice it again after he had played for a few minutes. I think Mark Knofpler might too. It'll probably make the news though when K Richards sits! I think a high bar stool usually precedes a chair -

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jh

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Rockin Chair

Subject: Thye digets!

Rod, not sure if you noticed, a while before Christmas I cut my first finger on my left hand with a zip cutter. If you aren't familiar that is a 7 inch disc on an electric angle grinder. We cut wire rope, (cable) with it. I slipped and fell forward a little and lucky I didn't cut my finger off. They are a wicked tool. A lot of Polysporin and keeping it clean and bandaged got it healed up.

From the work I've always done with axes, knives, etc I think I've got 9 scars on that finger. I'm not very good I guess, but pretty lucky.

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Little Brother

Subject: Thanks for CF Info!

Thanks for all of the informed responses to my "Chest Fever" question. FWIW, I should've mentioned that I have the 2002 4-CD Rhino edition of TLW (no DVD).

Peter V, it doesn't rise to the level of "great minds thinking alike", but I also had the thought that someday still another "new" remastered TLW might be released with CF and more obscure outtakes, etc.

And unless it's in a format I don't "support"-- I don't have a Blu-Ray player-- I'll probably buy it!

I might argue with myself over whether I need still another "Shape I'm In", "TNTDODD", etc. But I'm truly a sucker for The Genetic Method/Chest Fever. I especially enjoy the bonus of listening to the way Garth continually tweaked and evolved his sound with sythesizers.

Apart from CF, listen to Garth's work on "Four Strong Winds". Many accomplished rock musicians could provide an acceptable keyboard accompaniment-- but only Garth could actually summon the elements!

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Rod

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Rockin Chair

Subject: Not Quite.......Yet

Well Jerry...messing around down in my music room organizing cassette tapes, (I guess I got about 300) and making the room a little more organized I kept looking at my guitars.

My finger is pretty healed up tho' still pretty painful when I do certain things like pulling the starting rope on my chain saw. Any way I decided to give it a try. I picked up and plugged in my guitar that is easiet to play. My Epiphone (Wiltshire Pro). This guitar has been altered and has a Aria Telecaster neck. Still with the original pickups. One Hummbucker and one double coil. It kicks ass and is beautiful to play I just tried a few cords and a couple of simple riffs. The pain was unbearable. No one who isn't a player can imagine the effort of playing a guitar. Also the work of standing for four hours a night with a guitar hung on your shoulder.

I was encouraged tho' that the finger will still bend. I guess it with take a few months of work and putting up with it until it works normally.

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Peter V

Subject: James Hunter Toppermost

Link to my Toppermost on James Hunter … written before the current album.

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JT

Subject: Superman-X= Bizarro

Its the Bizarro world. An alternate universe.

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Rockin Chair

Subject: I gotta KNOW!!!

I wondered about that Jerry :-) Have any of yuz been watching Alex Baldwin on SNL???

Last night we wuz in bed when it came on. So Baldwin is Trump. He is assuring everyone he is stepping away from his company and his sons are going to run them. Then he introduces his sons as Beevus and Butthead.....I gawd damn near soiled the bed. He's sure getting a lot of mileage out of this.

I've decided that people like "South" here are "Trumpeters". Blowing their horn just like their choice for their "Commander in Chief". This is really seriously getting to be like a Monty Python film.

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Dunc

The James Hunter 6 is really good. Thanks.

Hope you enjoy playing it for a long time, Rockin Chair.

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JT

Subject: JR=JT

I must have been thinking of the mathematical guitarist.

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JR

Subject: Blown away/David Vest

Hi R.C. In Toronto hopefully to see David Vest win a blues award next week. Air pods. Blown away. Fantastic!

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Rockin Chair

Subject: Nosey/ JT & Informative

Where in hell you been Jerry? Holidaying in Florida again....you criminal.

Well I just received yesterday, (from Toronto) a new machine. When we moved back to our house here in Port Alice a couple of years ago, we were sorting out and taking to the thrift store a lot of old stuff, (as Dunc was just saying, Hello Dunc!)

My old Gerrard turntable I'd had since 1977 along with the Sanyo tuner and speakers. The turn table was falling apart. A few days ago I was getting a lecture because records, cd's, dvd's, cassettes and video tapes were stacked on the floor here and there in my music room down stairs, (now a days it's called a "man cave"?). I found a really nice book case with sections for records, dvd's etc, (in teak) in Campbell River and cleaned the place up. Now I thought I should start looking for a record player.

On line I found this little outfit. It is called a "Pyle home entertainment" It is built from wood to look like an old RCA player. The top is turn table. The front is done in brass and accepts the cd's. One side is a dock for your smart phone to play or down load music, (even from the turntable). The other side takes cassette tapes. It is a small unit so it doesn't have a big sound but has good clarity.

The astonishing thing, I ordered it on line. The tracking said it should arrive this coming Tuesday. It was sitting on my front step yesterday only 3 days after ordering. The first record to play was a new copy I haven't played yet. I bought it 2 years ago at London Drugs in Courtenay.....Music From Big Pink.

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Peter V

Subject: The weight

Can't get away from YouTube … the next thing that popped up is The Lumineers, with Simone Felice guesting on drums and vocals at the Duchess County Festival … Simi Stone also takes a verse. The Weight, of course.

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Peter V

Subject: Tribute to Levon

While looking for James Hunter videos, this Simone Felice one popped up … recorded just after Levon passed away as a tribute. With Simi Stone on violin and vocal too.

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Peter V

"Hold On" the latest James Hunter album is on Daptone Records, the same label as Sharon Jones. A link to a nice "Balcony TV" video of James Hunter Six in London.

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JT

Subject: James Hunter

I must comment on James Hunter as I did when my event happened. Its worth mentioning this again since Sharon Jones has died. James Hunter opened for Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings in Victoria a couple of years ago and we were there. It was a small venue and we were sitting in the front of the theatre. He was excellent and faithful to the music form. We highly recommend James Hunter.

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Peter V

Subject: James Hunter Six

Try this one. It's like watching a soul band in 1969.

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Dunc

That's 6 albums and 4 artists I don't know, Peter.

I'm in from the garden and playing 'Good As I Been To You' by Bob Dylan.

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Peter V

Last 5 CDs: played

You’re dreaming: The Cactus Blossoms

Hold On: The James Hunter Six

Midwest Farmer’s Daughter: Margo Price:

Ronnie Hawkins (1959)

Linda Jones: Precious, The Anthoogy 1963-72

NEXT PLAY (sitting waiting to be inserted): 22 Classic Cuts: Little Richard

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Dunc

Subject: Collecting

I've always been a keen collector - books, records, art, postal history, European cities, plants in my garden. I come from comfortable poverty so I have had no moneyed back ground.

I love looking at collections. In Glasgow we have a world class art collection which was put together by an industrialist. But I like collections which have been put together by ordinary individuals. For example a grocer down the road from me, now deceased, living in an inexpensive flat put together a collection of Arctic/Antartic postal history which he sold to Cambridge University for a vast sum towards the end of his life.

I like when I hear that established stars still keep collecting - Peter V's post on seeing Jimmy Page still collecting. Ricky Ross must have a good collection - great knowledge.

I would like to see some of my fellow GBers collections because we are the true collectors, most people give up.

I've cleared out. Sold my postal history. Cleared out the books gradually apart from history and politics - for over five years, I've read every book I owned then passed them to charity.

Will never part with the art works or many CDS, but I think I would like to clear out some of the CDs. Too many. I have my A collection and my B collection. Maybe time to sell some of the B collection.

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Dunc

Subject: South

Welcome to the guestbook, South. Put the knife down South, nobody likes a murdered cheesecake.

What's on your playlist? Try to get involved in a discussion. You'll feel better. What's the last five albums you have played?

And fellow GBers, you must always remember that getting angry at a laptop only spoils your day...and no other person's. It's not like grabbing somebody in the pub.

I always liked when David P posted his last five albums played. I had never heard of many of them and YouTube is good for listening to other GB guys' music.

Here's the last five albums I've played.

Neil Young - Massey Hall 1971. Really like the album but his talking between the songs could be a lot better. When he mentions Canada, many of the Canadians clap, but he has decided not to live there and goes on about his ranch in the USA.

The Band - my 'new' remastered CD. I wish 'Get Up Jake' had been put on the original album.

Michael Marra - 'Posted Sober'. World Class singer songwriter.Scottish. When Abba broke up, the guy who wrote the music visited him to explore the possibility of working together.

Jock Tamson's Bairns - 'Rare'. My favourite folk band. 'The Band' of traditional music. This is the band that Richard Thompson talks about from time to time.

The Rolling Stones - 'Blue and Lonesome'. The songs are done well. It's a miracle that Keith is still alive.

I enjoyed the link in your post, Ian. Thanks. I always prefer CDs to vinyl.

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Peter V

Brexit is a longing for the days before rock 'n' roll. To Brexiteers, a map with the Commonwealth in pink is on every wall. I have a set of 1950s school posters.

Happy smiling women picking tea in Ceylon in bright saris.

Happy smiling Aussies in hats with corks shearing sheep.

Happy smiling New Zealanders churning butter.

Happy smiling Ghanaians (Gold Coast then) picking cocoa beans.

Happy smiling Canadian lumberjacks cutting down trees, guarded by a happy smiling Mountie.

Happy smiling South Africans filling baskets with oranges.

Back home, a happy smiling policeman in a helmet stops traffic while two happy smiling white children cross the road, hand in hand.

And all that produce will be sent to the centre of the world (Britain) to be processed for us.

We can add a picture of a serious Winston Churchill with a cigar, writing "History of the English Speaking Peoples" with a note that his mother was American, so that even though they do not acknowledge the Queen, we include our "American cousins" in our happy smiling world.

Yes, that is the world view of the Brexiteer.

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Wallsend

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Jeff A.

Subject: Excellent Guardian Article Cautioning Teresa May Regarding Twitler

LINKED is a good & well scoped short article. Here's a excerpt from the end: "May is repeating the same mistake so fatefully made by Tony Blair in 2001. He thought he should be as close to George W Bush as he’d been to Bill Clinton, failing to appreciate that the two men were entirely different, that Bush was surrounded by ideological obsessives who were bent on war with Iraq from the very start. May is being similarly undiscriminating. In her post-Brexit longing for friends and trading partners, she is getting ready to cosy up to a man who makes Bush look like Abraham Lincoln. It may prove to be her costliest error."

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Bill M

Rockin C: Not me. Don't know the movie.

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Rockin Chair

Subject: Reality in Lines

I think it was Bill Munson the other day who mentioned again Mark Walberg's movie "Shooter".

A good line that very much relates to the attitude of Trump. Near the end of the movie in A mountain cabin Ned Beatty and Danny Glover celebrate what they got away with. Ned Beatty's line "THE TRUTH IS WHAT I SAY IT IS".

That attitude is displayed every day with no shame by this dictatorial character. So Bob there doesn't seem to be much to look forward to.

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Peter V

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Bob F

Subject: Sweethearts Like You

The entire Donal Trump madness reminds me of the great lines Bob Dylan had used on Sweethearts Like You.

They say that patriotism is the last refuge

To which a scoundrel clings

Steal a little and they throw you in jail

Steal a lot and they make you king

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Rockin Chair

Subject: Back to the SIXTIES!

Are y'all watching the action in Washington? Demonstrations like the 60's for civil rights of people. One would think that wouldn't be necessary in this day and age.

I guess this person called "South" calls us all assholes because no one here supports the attitudes of a despicable human being who lies and treats people with distain as if he is above them all. That's serving your people?

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Peter V

Chest Fever is on the Danish “Complete Last Waltz” bootleg. The horns are terrific throughout. Richard’s voice is somewhat screwed in the middle bit, but it makes sense with lines like “I don’t think I’m going to last very much longer.” Garth has his “Jupiter Hollow” sound on the solo with Robbie accenting it.

I would have thought it was eminently worth working on… I can see there’s a conceptual leap between replacing an out of tune bass or buzzing organ (as we know they did) and replacing a lead vocal. There is a long deep bassy buzz appearing in places, whether it’s bass pedals or tuba … no idea. The bass guitar is separate from it (I think) and sounds fine. Maybe it was hard to eradicate it in 1976-78, but surely it's easy now.

Just listened twice. No, I don’t understand it. It is a bit messy with tons going on at once, but it always is.

Maybe they're saving it for the extra bonus track (so we have to buy it) on the Blu-Ray 4K HD version due in 2018 for the anniversary of the film's release!

Also, the bootleg, apparently in a straight sequence has stuff near the end in different places to the official one. Notably The Weight moved from Disc 3 (bootleg) to Disc 1 (official), and Acadian Driftwood is between Caravan and Chest Fever on the bootleg.

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Fred

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Bonk

Bill M. Those Hair singers were bad ass. Wayne St John is I hear, a great pan flutist. Back in 65-66 we belonged to a Kiwanis boys and girls club called Gerrard K and once a week we'd have dance night with some pretty good bands that were arranged by Al Boliska and others of Chum radio fame. I remember one time that Gail got up with the band, I think it was the Yeoman or Decembers Children, and sang We'll sing in the Sunshine to a bunch of aw struct teenagers. Great memories.

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Bill M

Subject: Gale Garnett

Rockin C / Bonk: Nice to see Gale Garnett and her big song, "We'll Sing In The Sunshine" being discussed. She talks about writing it in the chapter of the enjoyable "On a Cold Road" (in which a lot of Canuckistani musicians tell their road stories). Something about writing it at Hoyt Axton's home, where she was staying in her mid teens - maybe a family friend? I know that she was writing for the "Toronto Star" in the early '70s because last year I threw out an article I'd clipped out of the paper 45 years ago (!) because it was about the death a couple years earlier of a musician I'd admired (Alex Darou of Kensington Market).

Bonk: I'd forgotten she was in the Toronto cast of "Hair", which means that her last trip to the music charts was "Get Back John" by the Inner City Mission - really a bunch of local "Hair" singers. (The lead voice on that particular record, Wayne St John, does the impressive scatting on "Tears Are Not Enough" (on which Richard Manuel also sings).

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Rockin Chair

Subject: Gail Garnett

Hi Carl! You are right. She recorded "We'll Sing in the Sunshine" in /64 at age 22, (she is two years older than me). However she wrote the song when she was fourteen.

I haven't heard of her for so long, I forgot she came to Canada. I just remembered she was from New Zealand. She came to Canada at age 11. She did a lot of acting, and in her later years has written books.

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Bonk

Hey Norm. Gail's name brings back a lot of memories from my youth in Toronto. It seems like she was everywhere when I was a kid. TV, radio, stage. She was the real deal who could sing her ass off. I'm pretty sure she did that song in her twenties around 1964-65. My favorite song that she sang was 'easy to be hard' which she performed in the stage production of Hair at the Royal Alex in Toronto. Her character was Sheila. I went to see it 4 times. Fast forward 38 years and I'm in this play here on Salt Spring Island and one of the directors is a lady by the name of Rachel Jacobson. She just happens to be the actress that played Chrissy in that same stage production of Hair and was very close to Gail. Have no idea what became of Gail. Maybe John D or Bill M can add something. Now I can't get those two songs out of my head!

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Wallsend

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Jeff A.

Norm. You're crazy. :-)

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Rod

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Rockin Chair

Subject: Tell me I'm crazy!!

Driving home from Campbell River this afternoon listening to CBC. I can't remember what they call this program, but it deals with Canadian talent and the Canadian Song Writer's Hall of Fame (today). My reception was a little poor so I missed the odd word.

My subject here is Gail Garnnett's "We'll Sing in the Sunshine". She wrote this song when she was fourteen and she is from New Zealand. Maybe she came to Canada. Some of her awards for this song, (the host today whose name I can't remember said in 1965 she beat out Bob Dylan). As I said my reception wasn't good so I didn't quite get it.

When I heard this play, after she was finished speaking, I thought ( I never knew Bob Dylan sang that song). As you can see, this is not Bob Dylan, but "Royal Wood". I have never heard of this fellow before, but driving along listening to this does it not sound like Bob Dylan. He even has some of the same phrasing!

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Little Brother

Subject: Why No "Chest Fever" in TLW Album/CD?

Happy New Year, all, if it ain't out o' keepin' with the situation.

Just another Band/TLW question that's been bugging me for a long while:

Why was "Chest Fever" omitted from TLW album/CDs? There's only a snippet of Garth's introduction, which is an annoying and frustrating stub or "tease".

Was there an egregious flaw in the performance or recording that made it unusable? That's not likely, given all of the post-production tweaking and massaging they did to "rescue" other problematic songs.

I can see it being cut from the film due to time constraints. But it's obviously one of The Band's finest signature concert songs, and it's a shame that it isn't showcased in the TLW recordings.

This enquiring mind wants to know! ;)

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Jeff A.

Now to the subject at hand and your challenge.
You're the guy who has never made himself public. You want to tell everyone who you are, where you work, go right ahead. A large percentage, likely a strong majority of the people here know exactly who i am and where to find me. I've no need to offer my email address or anything to the likes of you at this point in the GB. You are the guy that's hidden himself all along.
And I'm certainly not about to go out of my way and travel to your home. The issue right now is anonymity. You are anonymous, & your posts are inflammatory, & don't follow logic.

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In The Pines

Please, you two or three, take your squabbles to the outhouse, it's not becoming of our Band or Jan's site.

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Peter V

Subject: Great song

But the photos on the video are even better. Did you get paid for the picture of you?

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Peter V

1 respecting other opinions. Willing to understand and respect other people’s opinions, behaviour etc, even when they are different from your own. Believing people should be able to choose how to behave.

2 wanting or allowing a lot of political and economic freedom and supporting gradual political, religious or social change.

3 generous, given in large amounts

4 a member of the Liberal Party in the UK

5 education. Concerned with increasing wide and general knowledge: liberal arts, a liberal education

6 not exact ‘a liberal interpretation’ ‘a liberal translation.’

So hopefully, yes. This place is liberal.

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Peter V

Subject: La La Land

Link to my review. I think there's enough music in it to be worth connecting!

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Fred

The connection is this:

The director of Rock n Roll High School, Allan Arkush, was a film student at NYU. His professor one Martin Scorsese.

While a student at NYU, Mr. Arkush had a job at the Fillmore East. He knew that his teacher was a fan of The Band and wanted to go see them, so he scored tickets for his prof.

Several years later The Last Waltz graced movie screens far and wide.

I don't know if he got an A+ in his film course, but getting tickets for a gig by The Band for your instructor would warrant such a high grade, in my mind. : )

Also Roger Corman who produced Rock N Roll High School, also produced Scorsese's first film Boxcar Bertha.

I would have posted this earth-shattering bit of trivia earllier, had it not been for internet woes the past few days..

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Jeff A.

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Rockin Chair

Subject: First Choices

I don't want a Monarch.....I always liked a Mercury!

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Wallsend

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Bill M

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Peter V

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Doug

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Wallsend

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Jeff A.

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Bill M

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Peter V

On the other hand, I get weary of American points to the "Constitution." This was a document created by wealthy slave-holders with a violent streak. We do not adhere to late 18h century standards in … phew! … race relations, gender equality, employment fairness, public hygiene, medicine, housing, technology, education, treatment of children, and above all, possession of lethal weapons … the list is never ending. So why is this political and legal document so important? In the UK we never had a "Constitution" and for years I thought it our loss. In 2017, I consider it our gain.

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Jeff A.

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Ian W

Subject: MFBP -test pressing by Bob Ludwig

If this has been on here before, I apologise, as I didn't see it.

If you haven't seen it before, it may be of interest.

The article is made up of lots of short paragraphs (and some examples of poor English) but, if you look around paragraphs 16-18 (between a quarter of the way down on my screen), you'll find reference to Bob Ludwig's test pressing of MFBP.

http://www.ocweekly.com/music/why-cds-may-actually-sound-better-than-vinyl-6587249

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Luke

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Dunc

Subject: Testimony

Finished Testimony. Really enjoyed it. I felt it was truthful, but also respectful of fellow Band members.

Sebastian - Tell your Dad I really enjoyed it and I would like to read the other pages. I think those pages could be edited and put into a book like Dylan's Chronicles. I also look forward to Volume 2.

One question - I would like to ask - when thinking of the title of the book, did he think of his song, Testimony, or was the song not even in his thoughts. I like the song.

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Wallsend

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Jeff A.

Voting for or supporting trump in any way shape or form seriously impairs anyone's credibility for the rest of their life, & into any future life they may have.

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Luke

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Jeff A.

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Rockin Chair

Subject: King Buscuit Boogie & a Lynrd Skynrd Copy "I Know a Little"

Thanks for that Bill! Haven't heard it in a long time. Really my favourite music to play is Boogie Woogie.

This song of Skynrd's that I linked is one we did a lot in my stage years in the lower mainland and Washington State. I had two guitar players in my band that really smoked this song (their strings were on fire).

I would swear that Lynrd Skynrd took a copy off it.

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Luke

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John D

I had a very wonderful and funny conversation; with Ronnie Hawkins last night. Called to wish him a Happy Birthday. Talked about Testimony a little bit. The thrust of the conversation was about how he was doing and the winter storm that was surrounding his home. Always up. Always a pleasure to talk to the man "who paved Yonge St."

Happy Birthday again Ronnie. 82 years young.

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Peter V

How many drummers does it take to change a light bulb?

Five. One to change it, and four to explain how much better Steve Gadd would have done it.

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Fred

There is a connection between the movies Rock'n'Roll High School and The Last Waltz. What is it?

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Jeff A.

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Bill M

I thought YouTube would have at least one of the tracks John D and I've been talking about, but no. So here's the admirable "Biscuit's Boogie" by King Biscuit and Crowbar. John D would know better, but I think that's Richard Bell on piano and Doug Riley on organ, Larry Atamanuik on drums, Real Lanthier and John Gibbard on guitars, Roly Greenway on bass and presumably Kelly Jay and John Rutter on bg vocals and additional percussion. KBB's doing his best Ronnie Hawkins imitation here and there throughout. Biscuit had joined Hawkins in '67, and Kelly Jay'd been part of the Hawkins crowd since the early '60s, though not a real Hawk until '69. Same with John Rutter, even though under his stage name, Johnny Rhythm, he'd been a Yonge Street fixture since the late '50s and had lost his two key backing musicians, Robbie Robertson and Scott Cushnie, to Hawkins in early '60.

When Crowbar parted ways with Hawkins almost immediately after he with them opened in NY, with the Band in the audience, for Joe Cocker with Mad Dogs and Englishmen, they had three lead singers. Management figured it would be a smart idea to release three 45s on three labels at the same time, each featuring a different singer. Richard Newell (under his stage name KBB) had a decent hit with "Corinna, Corinna"), Johnny Rhythm (under his real name John Rutter) did little with "Mother", and Kelly Jay (under his real name, Blake Fordham) sank like a stone with the very best of the lot, an amazing rock and roll tear through Bill Munroe's "Uncle Pen". Bluegrass meets nuclear warfare. Sadly not on YouTube.

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Jeff A.

Donald trump paying Russian hookers to piss on the bed Obama & Michelle slept in. No joke.

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Peter V

Subject: Who Do You love

Link to the scan of my 1970 single which is in the discography here.

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Peter V

On the other side, Forty Days is entitled Thirty Days on the sleeve. I expect Chuck Berry approved!

It was an awful pressing, and released in the couple of years where Major Minor distributed Roulette in the UK, and even gave them their own label. It was a blatant cash in on the Band, and on the Ronnie Hawkins "Rolling Stone" article.

The single, which i bought, was one of the very few on UK Roulette in 1970 and was Who Do You Love / Bo Diddley. The credit reads "Ronnie Hawkins With The Band."

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John D

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Rod

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Bill M

In any case, I much prfer ronnie's first Cotillion LP, especially "Matchbox", where Duane Allman, Scott Cushnie (Magoo from the Suedes for those who've read "Testimony") and King Biscuit Boy wailing away like crazy. Larry Atamanuik was at the session too, but didn't get to play. (Tom Dowd used his regular guy, Roger Hawkins.)

Scott Cushnie's next "big-time" recording was Aerosmith's "Toys in the Attic" album (and tour). He's nothing if not flexible.

Come to think of it, if the Hawkins 5-fer had included the "Mojo Man" album, they would have had two very strong, very different versions of "Matchbox", the first with Robbie, Levon, Rick and Jerry (and perhaps others).

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Jeff A.

Subject: Stephen Stills Best Band.

Linked

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joe j

Belated Holiday greetings to all esp Peter V. (I'm still waiting on first grandchild).

Norm, I just might take a page from your book. Retirement is not an option but scaling down might be necessary

Link is to the Hag.

Haven't been following all the threads but WTF is Kevin doing in Mongolia?

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John D

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Bill M

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Peter V

Just tried to look it up … incredibly complicated. It's Warner, not Universal. Roulette was a part of Parlophone that Universal were made to sell to Warner by the regulator. Cotillion / Warner / Rhino are all Warner (I think. It changes so often).

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John D

Excellent sound. Didn't seem quite as good on "The Hawk" Album. Bill M will know this; that Ronnie recorded a couple of different versions of Lonely Weekends from The Hawk Album. One was with Duane Allman & friends and the other, he brought down Atkinson Danko & Ford to sing back up. Superior version I think.

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Bill M

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John D

Listening to the "Ronnie Hawkins" album; otherwise known as the first album. Excellent quality so far. Nice looking label.

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Peter V

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Bill M

Re the Hawkins 5-fer, I don't see why the packager wouldn't have used "The Best of Ronnie Hawkins or "Mojo Man" instead of "Folk Ballads". Both are much more interesting, both musically and historically."

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Peace

What a nice website!

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Pamela

I love the brand for ever

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Peter V

I found an import copy of "Gooduns" by King Biscuit Boy today. Richard Bell and Larry Atamanuik are on it, and their memberships of Full Tilt Boogie Band and Seatrain are credited, and also both are "Courtesy of Grossman-Glotzer Management." The front sleeve has a train with "Helena, Ark" above it. The King Biscuit Flour Hour came from Helena, but I'd guess everyone in Toronto in 1971 also knew the Levon connection.

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Peter V

From The Sunday Times. Czar Nicholas II announced at the end of 1916 that it had been the worst year of his reign in every way. Still, he went on to say, therefore 1917 can only be better!

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Peter V

I did the same, John. The original CDs are 20 years old now, and modern remastering should be better (assuming they've done it).

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John D

Even though I own them all, I purchased the 5 album Original Album Series of Ronnie Hawkins yesterday. Includes 5 of Ronnie's albums. This will make a good back up and although I haven't received it yet, it looks like a good pkg.

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Bill M

Subject: Syrinx

As I mentioned a few days ago, I picked up "Mojo" (issue #278) for the Robbie interview. Finally got around to reading the rest of the magazine, and have gotten only as far as the letters to the editor, where I learned the exciting news that the two early '70s LPs by the Moog-led band Syrinx were recently reissued, along with a bonus LP of live and studio stuff. The link is to my favourite of their songs, the haunting and beautiful "December Angel".

If JTF was still with us, I would have told him that after the album the original trio (John Mills-Cockell, Doug Pringle and Allan Wells) added singer / drummer Malcolm Tomlinson, an Englishman who'd previously played Band covers in one of Martin Barre's early groups. (Some of the material recorded by the four-man lineup ended up on a subsequent sorta-solo release by leader John Mills-Cockell as JMC Heartbeat.)

All of their records appeared on the True North label owned by Bernie Finkelstein, who'd managed the group Kensington Market, on whose second album, "Aardvark", Mills-Cockell had played. (I don't know if he was the first to use a specific sound to denote snowflakes falling, but he certainly used it to wonderful effect on "Half-Closed Eyes" from '69; and was later used by Tomita and even Garth Hudson.)

Rockin C: I must've mentioned that between Kensington Market and Syrinx, Mills-Cockell led a Vancouver hard-rock band, Hydro-Electric Streetcar, who later evolved into Fireweed, who I know you know.

And before any of that he did three LPs with a multi-media outfit called Intersystems; I found a recent European box-set of those albums under the tree with my name on it two weeks ago.

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Jeff A.

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Bob F

Subject: Kevin & RoseAnn

Mike, you're probably right about the NHL. If I remember correctly I think Kevin is a Liverpool supporter as far as football goes.

By the way I know you've inquired about RoseAnn's music in the past. She's going to be live on WDST Radio Woodstock tomorrow night at 10pm. They have a great dj by the name of MK who in addition to being the afternoon dj has a show called Locally Grown. RoseAnn is playing in the Hudson Valley this coming Saturday at The Falcon Underground . The Falcon is in our home town of Marlboro so it's really a special night.

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Mike Nomad

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Peter V

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Bob F

Jeff, no worries. I'm sure Kevin will surface soon. He might be living in a foreign country under another name but he's going to show. With the NFL playoffs under way the Super Bowl is around the corner. You remember how much those silly American Buff's and Betty's pluck his nerves. With their stupid Super Bowl parties and their stupid commercials for their mediocre automobiles. He won't be able to resist unleashing a tirade. He'll surface.

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Rockin Chair

Subject: Good old Movies

Watched the "Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada" last night. First time I got to see the whole movie. Always like to see those cameo performances of Levon Helm. He always did a superb job of making himself the part.

The young man, "Barry Pepper" who plays the border patrol man is from Campbell River here on our island.

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Peter V

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Wallsend

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Wallsend

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Peter V

Subject: 5 x Ronnie

The Universal "Original Albums" series where you get five CDs for the price of one has reached Ronnie Hawkins. It includes "Ronnie Hawkins" (1959), Mr Dynamo, Folk Ballads, "Ronnie Hawkins" (1970) and The Hawk. All in facsimile card sleeves. A bargain at just over £2 per CD.

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Rockin Chair

Subject: In Conclusion

They should ...DUMP TRUMP!.......and be SHOOTIN PUTIN!......That's all I got to say.

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Jeff A.

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Lisa

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Solomon

Subject: Robbie Robertson On World Cafe

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Peter V

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Lisa

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Bill M

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oceane

Subject: great

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Bill M

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Peter V

Subject: Takeaway

Link to the new video for "Takeaway" title track of the new album by Richard Palmer-James, who was the original guitarist with Supertramp, as well as lyricist for King Crimson.

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Wallsend

Robbie's telecaster!!!

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John D

Listening today to the Academy of Music box. Sides 3-4 Produced by Sebastian Robertson. I'm sure glad he got the opportunity to do it. I love the soundboard recordings. So alive & crisp. Here's hoping he gets to work some more magic in 2017.

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Bill M

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Doug

I'm plodding through Testimony, and enjoying it greatly. The biggest shock for me is that according to Robbie, it's "the Band" and not "The Band".

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Peter V

My album of the year. Just looked online and Margo Price is in the UK this month! Just got tickets for Oxford … easier drive than London!

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Solomon

Subject: 45 Years Ago: Bob Dylan Joins the Band for New Year’s Eve Show

It can't be 45 years ago!

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Rod

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Bill M

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Bill M

Wallsend: Must mean something. Maybe it wasn't taped in the basement at all, or maybe it was done without Dylan so wouldn't have suited the official Dylan / Hawks release.

Am sitting in the corner of the livingroom typing away. A few minutes ago I heard Levon's voice - turned out that "The Shooter" had come on the TV, which my wife was watching.

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Wallsend

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Jeff A.

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Peter V

Intriguing. Inner or Outer? Tipped or Untipped?

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Bob F

Subject: Secret Agent Man

Kevin, I've been wondering for a long time now and I'm just going to come right out and ask you. Are you a Secret Agent Man?

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Jeff A.

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John D

Awwwww

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Rockin Chair

Subject: The trained eye

What in hell is Kevin doing trying to sell running shoes to Chinese?? Isn't that like selling refrigerators to Eskimos?? I always knew that guy was crazy.

I click on that Face Book thing to see what some body has said to me. There staring at me "people you may know" is that gawd damn John Donabe! John! get off my computer!

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Ian W

I've seen two tickets for the 28 November 1965 Washington DC concert. Both are "stubs", that is the retained portion after the venue staff have torn off the other half.

One shows the left-hand portion and, rather strangely, it has the start time of the concert printed on it as 3.00 pm.

The other one shows the right-hand portion and, while there is no printed start time visible, it does say "GOOD ONLY SUN. AFT." Howeber, there is part of a hand-stamp overprint that reads: " ME IS 8:00 PM" (presumably the right-hand part of "START TIME IS 8:00 PM" or similar).

It seems that the tickets were misprinted.

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John D

Bill M. You would have been the ultimate Fact Checker for Testimony. In Fact, I would hire you in a nanosecond for anything Canadian; in the world of music. You have an encylopedic mind. Rob Bowman; however did a good job checking facts; of over 50 years.

BTW I'm listening to Bobby Bland this morning; including Share Your Love With Me; from the early 60's. Richard did a beautiful job on this song; on Moondog Matinee.

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Kevin J

Arrived to Hong Kong a few days ago and on the subject of footwear.....100% of people here are wearing multi-coloured running shoes with pants rolled up short....not a brown shoe to be seen !

Jeff : just shared a smoke with a lady from Mongolia - first time I have ever actually met someone from there and I thought of you.

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Kevin J

by the way, September 29th, 1979 and it lasted an hour...even if Bill M, Peter V and Ian W will claim 45 years from now that it was Pittsburgh October 2 and it only lasted 5 mins....don't believe them.....I was there and I'm not budging..

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Dunc

Subject: Graham Nash

This is a link to Ricky Ross interviewing Graham Nash on Radio Scotland. It's a very good programme and well worth a listen.

Happy New Year everybody.

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Bill M

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Ben Pike

Subject: The short shelf life of the lighting in the bottle.

Don't know how it went over here in the GB but I found "Small Town Talk" very informative and just the experience to cap off this most depressing and horrible of years. I always found the demotic portrayal of Albert Grossman supect on a few counts, and then there is the more heartbreaking aspects of The Band. The book sort of spells out what was obvious about those who made Levon a victim, and Rick and Richard's utter unpreparedness to handle wealth and fame.

The idea was to keep recording and going on as a Band after TLW, and given NLSC and the studio side of TLW it might have worked. Into the eighties, baby boomer fans started craving the veteran groups like nobodies business. I thought John Simon's comment that the reassembled group because a favorite of trashy rednecks was interesting, perhaps using Levon as a way to refight the civil war? Anyway, as with most sad stories, what resonates is the waste, waste, waste. Well, Happy New Year, let's hope it surprises us.

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Jeff A.

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JT

Subject: Grammy

Truly a brilliant achievement to be nominated. Congratulations to you and to your family.

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jh

Woo-hoo! Magnus/Cashy Cat is nominated for a Grammy for best R&B song! LA, here we come!

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Ian W

That Washington concert review was actually headlined "DYLAN PLEASES YOUNG AUDIENCE", not the way I wrote it in my previous post. Pardon my haste in typing. I'll put it down to it being Hogmanay.

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Jeff A.

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Peter V

80s is different, Norm. Plus 3000 watts transistor and 100 watts valve is a different animal. In 1968/69, we were using 100 watt amps with two 4 x 12” cabinets for guitar, 2 x 15” for bass. Two Leslies for organ. Mic’ing into a PA system was relatively new, though obviously the way to go.

I recall seeing the Flying Burrito Brothers in 1971, with tiny Fender valve practice amps (15 watt? ) mic’d into a huge PA. It was way the best sound I had ever heard on a stage. I assume that’s how you were doing it in the 80s. It’s what most bands do now, The individual Marshall stacks (sometimes two per musician) was very late 60s / early 70s. Then the sound guy started centralizing everything.

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Norbert

Subject: The history of the buccaneers of America

I’m studying books from before the Berne Convention to determine its blessings and stumbled up on ‘The history of the buccaneers of America’ by Alexander Olivier Exquemelin (1678).

A good read for Norm (link: free download).

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JQ

There's a new one on PBS tonight at 9!

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Norbert

Subject: Old Rockers

The old rock star has more time to produce juice, which make his autobiography spicier, the better read. Wanna get rich on your bior? (spoiler alert) Live long and die old. Now growing old isn’t always easy, special when you’re rocking. But see it this way, every year is a bonus; thousands of extra copies. So you just hang in there old rocker.

Ilkka, you don’t only hold Abba, you’ve got Aki Kaurismaki too.

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Rockin Chair

Subject: The Amp ! & The Watts

I don't know how it was done in your world Peter. In mine when I had my Band cranked up and really going flat out on the gigs, (seven nights a week thru' the eighties) I owned the sound system, 3000 watts total of bass, mids and high. It had become a trend for some lead guitarists to use smaller amps for effect, however they were all miked thru the main system. The value of their own amp really had not much to do with how loud the band may be. That was all on the sound man.

I talked before about how, (of course not in the 60's) the sound man would use a "real time analizer" and blow pink sound thru' the building when we set up to set the eq graph before the room filled up with bodies and noise. Long before that it just had to be done right to start with by the band playing.

So the crazy old Scandinavian has to try and start the new year off right by coming clean from all his wicked sneaky ways. It ain't workin'....he still just CAN'T BE TRUSTED :-)

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NorthWestCoaster

Subject: Bye bye (take two)

I am a liar. Most of all, I have lied to my gb friends NORBERT and JEFF. The truth is: I am not a heavy-drinker. - All this started when I was seven years old and learned to write. I wrote stories. My dad said: "We have to take our son to a doctor. He is a dreamer, or crazy." The doctor meant a needle in your butt so I said I am tired, not dreaming.

I discovered a new tactics for ten years later in the sixties. As a schoolboy band bassist people thought that I may want to buy drugs. I said: "No, I drink vodka". (which I , of course, didn't.) Some people wanted even to buy drugs from me, a longhaired hippie. I gave the same answer. I come from a culture where being drunk was socially accepted. Real men drank vodka, period. Unfortunately, I had inherited migrain from my mother's side. By that time only feminine types had migrain. Guess what? "I have drunk too much vodka!"

This became my socially accepted lifetime lie. It worked well. Most of the time. I got fired only once because of (non-existing) drinking habit. - I read about Winston Churchill. Someone had estimated his daily whisky drinking as a gasoline tank in an average Morris or Austin. In other words: impossible. He just fooled Adolf Hitler! I found even Bob Dylan as my soul mate. He poured whisky over his head and coat before he went - as sober - to country store. I had a vodka bottle full of water in my car and drank directly from the bottle whenever I met a police car.

I could not fool ROCKIN CHAIR, though. He said that I had a Scandinavian cuckoo bell in my head or something. How could he know it? Maybe because tugs sail so slowly that the captain can register the new curtains in a beach house.

A liar is always a liar. Now I shall move to an all-female forum where I play the role as a Norwegian gay. Here in Sweden the gay guys get always the hottest chicks. A paradox, maybe, but I can't help if I'm lucky.

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Norbert

Putin & Trump speak the ice cold language of all those who feel humiliated and believe that now their time has come. There are no arguments against this revenge feelings.

Is this dangerous? Yes it is. But Robert Musil learns us that, no matter what, no one can change the course of the world. No politician can change that, it comes anyway.

Kafka tells there are infinite lots of hope, but not for us. He also means that there is no way, you can’t change the way things are going.

Sounds sad, but it isn’t, if you embrace this fact, then there is room to let grow all those endless little chances into moments of joy and if you’re lucky, so every now and then, you may find a diamond called happiness and if it’s just for a split second .... and see here is the meaning of life.

May it happen to you in 2017.

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Peter V

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Peter V

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Ian W

It is perhaps ironic that Dylan and the Hawks left DC so promptly because they didn't see the one review I have (WASHINGTON STAR,29 November 1965). It is headlined "DYLAN PLEASES YOUNG DYLAN". The reporter/reviewer (sensibly in my view) took the precaution of talking to people who had actually paid to be there.

Of Dylan, he wrote: "Make no mistake, this man is a thinker, perhaps the only we have on the popular scene". And the comments on the Hawks were plain and factual: "They produced a niagara of sound. All began at top volume and later increased the decibels".

At the start, the reporter listed some of the songs: She Belongs To Me, Gates of Eden, Baby Blue, Desolation Row, Love Minus Zero, Mr Tambourine Man, I Don't Believe You, It Ain't Me Babe, Ballad of a Thin Man, Positively 4th Street and "Just Like a Rolling Stone". The latter may simply be "Rolling Stone" but, if he asked fans and took notes, he might have mixed things up and got an amalgam of "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" and "Rolling Stone". There was no encore.

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Fred

Al: This coming Monday on the WTF podcast hosted by Marc Marron the guest will be Bruce Springsteen.

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Fred

Happy New Year everyone!

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