The Band Guestbook, November 2017

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Rockin Chair

Subject: Historical Revelations!

Agree with you on Evangeline and Longfellow Bill. I also much enjoyed reading about Ms.Maillet, thank you. I had a long night. The many pictures on that fellow's site for Acadian Driftwood drove me first of all to google earth.

I expect you have used it some. The many wonderful pictures all over the world I eagerly enjoy. I found myself trecking all over "Acadia", Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island. What a beautiful place that is. I then got into the history of that war and the Plains of Abraham.

Fast forward to WW1. Isn't it amazing how the French people, since the Battle for Vimy Ridge have held the Canadian Soldiers in such high regard. My grandfather a Scot who immigrated to Canada at age 16 was a Canadian soldier at Vimy Ridge. In the greater outcome of things that battle became somewhat unimportant except to say the Canadian soldiers were very much respected there after. However to this day the French never forgot.

After the war for Acadia, all those years later the wounds healed some what I suppose. Of course by that time the Canadian soldier was of many colours and ethnic diversity.

So I spent a long very interesting night. When I get into history it can't be helped.

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Bill M

Rockin C: "Evangeline" the song, performed by Emmylou Harris for TLW the movie, is of course very much related to the expulsion of the Acadians. Mercifully, it is just a fraction of the length of "Evangeline" the poem - by Henry Wadsworth, who history knows as Longfellow in recognition of the fact that he did tend to go on and on and on (see link for proof) Longfellow's other big hit was "The Song of Hiawatha", which is shorter and has a zippier rhythm to it. I find it interesting that both Longfellow pieces are closely related to Robbie Robertson's late-Band and solo work.

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Michael Curren

Subject: The Band in Boston power outage solved

Thanks All! I reached out to Tom Rush and he did not recall this incident, though something similar happened to him the same year,at Symphony Hall. I actually found the Boston Globe article about this Sept. 2, 1976 concert in their archives. Rick was in fact delayed at the border, and the power went out and came back repeatedly during The Band's set! The article says Levon was trying to grapple with tech issues with the house crew in between songs. Rick arrived eventually and was only on stage for 4 songs. The Globe writer was not flattering of the performance, but when your tech fails you on stage, it can ruin the whole gig. Thanks again for tolerating my search down my trivia memory lane.

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Jeff A.

Tad Robinson again, this time with the Dave Specter Band from chicago. This time a few Jews with Blues. You guys may wanna check out Tad's site, he sings with a lot of great bands, and his own band tours too. Truly one of the best blues & soul singers around, exceptionally gifted....Lots of stage energy too....

norm, you ain't the only four eyed fuck around. I got through that last post i made fine, but this time i guess i just it the regular "sign the GB link", & when i tried to put this one through, old Johnny said fuggehdaboudit you four eyed fuck, hit the road fucko.

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Jeff A.

Subject: Tad Robinson/ Bruce Katz

i caught this guy tonight guest fronting The Bruce Katz Band at Lucilles, the samller but big room in BBkings here. Tad spent his childhood in NYC i guess, but then moved, lives in Indianapolis.But is yidlach. And a superb blues & soul singer. As good as you'll fidn today , and m the way things are, should, and is positioned to run to the top of the blues world. No joke. Up top there's a link to his band doin one of hi priginals. the vocal is gorgeous, that's the reason i linked it.

Bruce Katz has always been a superb piano and organ player, and tonight wasa no exception. He and his band were excellent. My friend and I only stayed for the first set, but that's cause she gotta oik in the morning.But they blew the place away. Two amazing Jews with blues in one band, i hadda go.

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Rockin Chair

Subject: Acadian Driftwood

Thank you for that Bill. That is the one. It is interesting at 3.33 the plaque explaining the name of this historical event and the explanation. It's funny how there are other recordings of the song and people in ignorance of knowing "The Band" attribute the song to some one else. Very often they are quickly corrected tho'.

I really enjoy all the art work. It adds to the explanation of the song I think. There are some well expressed comments. Very often there is the usual negative trash.

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Bill M

Anyone inspired by the images at Rockin Chair's link to look into the expulsion of the Acadians, especially the partly mythical and partly true return to Acadia that is touched on in "Acadian Driftwood", might click on the link here and then proceed to track down a copy of Antonine Maillet's award-winning 1979 novel, "Pelagie-la-Charrette" (published in English in the US as simply "Pelagie").

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Bill M

Subject: Rockin Chair's link

This is, I suppose, the link that Rockin Chair was referring to - the illustrated "Acadian Driftwood".

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Rockin Chair

Subject: Acadian Driftwood

While enjoying some youtube songs I happened on this video. I wonder how many of you have seen it? Uploaded by a fellow named Guy Belliveau.

It is a masterpiece. There are many beautiful painting, maps showing the towns of Acadia and much more. It is beautiful. There are comments from Acadian people, (some who still live in the area). Wonderful comments. I wonder if Robbie has ever seen it. I'm sure it would warm his heart.

I see I'm not allowed to give the code, (according to Johnny). I guess if you just search Acadian Driftwood uploaded by Guy Belliveau you may see it. I am impressed.

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Jeff A.

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Jeff A.

So the problem is not hte American people. The majority of Americans want twitler gone. And the majority of Amercians are hoping beyond hope that Muellers investigations and how he and congress follow through get rid o Twitler, Pence, and sessons and many more. i would expect you see enough on MSNBC to be aware of that.

Our teat is in a ringer here. I will blame Obama for it some- ths subterfuge the russians pulled off with Twitler has been developing for decades and i can;t imagine that during 8 years of Obama the FBI or another agency hadn;t brought this up, more than 2 and half years ago........ it never shoulda got this far....but, people did not take Trump seriously.... I guess they figured fraudelunet money transactions were okay.... But as log as correction takes, this country is fighting for it;s existence right now. Myueller's in charge. itr;s a long ,involved, difficult process. apparently Mueller is progressing far faster thna anyone thought possible, but it si the world championship chess game, for much higher stakes. don;t expect it to happen 1,2,3

As slow as you go o na fucking tugboat you should relate ya old goat.

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Rockin Chair

Subject: The Hype!!!

In a couple more days it will be December. I will then consider putting up some Christmas lights and allowing myself to sit back with my head phones on and my eyes closed and listen to "Christmas must be tonight".

I can never condone the Christmas season being forced on us before they even celebrate that Halloween crap.

More and more it becomes hard to get enthusiastic about the Christmas Holiday when we have to live next door to a lunatic who is only about himself. All he knows is trying to be a bully and insult people as much as possible and try to bring war on us all.

When will the people in the USA wake up and say enough is enough The insolent way he treated old indigenous men who put their life on the line to win a war so idiots like him have the freedom to be as much of an asshole as possible. It is shameful.

When I was a kid I started wearing glasses at age seven. I had a life time of bullying. At age 18 I shot up to just over 6 feet and 190 pounds. I worked out with other guys. There was no more bullying. I would give my right eye to have Donald Trump in the middle of a foot ball field man to man for about 5 minutes to show him what being bullied and what it feels like to get a real shit kicking.

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Bill M

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Lisa

They're gorgeous - send chills down your spine.

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Rockin Chair

Subject: Tom Rush

Thanks for the link Bill. Haven't thought of Tom Rush in a long time. The haunting dobro licks in that song are soothing.

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Bill M

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Jeff A.

Subject: It's Your Secret ( Sea Level song title)

Victoria's Secret made a commercial using a heavily edited down version of the Rick Roberts song Colorado. It was the second track on "The Blue" Flying Burrito Brothers album. Notice the director cut from a close up of a model's mountains just before the word mountains- in the lyric "i left your mountains"....

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John D

Couldn't agree more Bill.

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Bill M

Someone mentions Tom Rush and I'm at YouTube listening to him. Who can beat this one, "Lost My Driving Wheel".

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Wallsend

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joe j

I remember my brother telling me about a COUPLE of concerts where Tom Rush opened for THE BAND. Never heard the story of the power outage though. I also remember that Rick and Tom may have played together. Maybe same shows??

Listening to 'Trouble No More' lately. Awesome band. Iffy message. Dylan's all in though; totally committed to gospel. As I have a gospel background I can appreciate it more than some. Did I mention a GREAT band? Fred Tackett!

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Bill M

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Michael Curren

Subject: The night The Band lost power?

I attended a concert of The Band at the Music Hall in Boston in the mid to late 70's. Tom Rush was the opening act. My recollection was that after a long break between acts, it was announced that Rick had been delayed indefinitely at the border in Toronto, and so The Band would play without him....The guys came out and played great but, I am guessing 4-6 songs into the set, the power went out on the entire block due to construction, and the concert ended there, rather abruptly. I have a vivid image in my mind of Robbie wailing away on guitar, mid-riff, when it all went dark and silent (accept for Levon of course). My question is, has anyone heard of this event and is there anything written about it anywhere?

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Peter V

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Rod

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Rod

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JQ

Thanks loads for that! It was extremely interesting, thorough and educational. I was one of those that dropped out of Dylan fandom during that patch.

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Jeff A.

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Mike Nomad

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Bill M

Peter V: The Inn on the Park was Dylan's favourite hotel in Toronto until it became a car dealership. Hmm - PSB could confirm this, but didn't Bob have a weakness for Scotch 'n' Salmon?

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PSB

Subject: Trouble No More

Greetings folks, the above link is to my review of Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol. 13, Trouble No More, and somehow I did work in a Band mention.

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Jeff A.

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Jeff A.

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Mike Nomad

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Jeff A.

I'm thankful for Canada for birthing so many great bands, and great musicians.And for stopping all that damned snow and wind from reaching us down here.. There's always a trade off Mike. I can take Norm (LMAO) and all that PYC and Dupont crap you guys make. But i don't want them goddamn tar sands you're sending us.

I'll tell you what. Keep them tar sands oils and send us Norm. You should like that deal. I'll keep Norm busy.

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Peter V

Early 90s, Inn on The Park, Toronto. The guy at the next table leans over.

Hey, you’re Australian, right?

No, actually, I’m Brit …

I always know Australians. Great guys. With us in Vietnam …

But no, actually I’m Brit …

I’m American. What do you think of Canadians, er, Cobber?

Well, like anyone else they’re …

I’m an American. Canadians are weird.

Really?

Yeah, they’re just really weird.

The American man, who was wearing a bright red tartan tuxedo, then ordered a double whisky to accompany his salmon.

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Jeff A.

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NorthWestCoaster

Subject: Canada ("... flying on a dirty condola... ")

Finally I had the chance to fly on 'de Havilland Canada Dash 8' (Zurich - Lyon - Zurich). Not too much of space and a bumpy landing - just like for one hundred of years ago. I loved it! Local Coast Guard in Sweden flies over my head twice a day with similar machines.

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Jeff A.

Mike, if Norm plays his cards right, and lives long enough, when i get through these two projects, I could still smuggle him across the border and record that song he inspired me to write with him singing. The craggier and croakier his salt strained vocal chords sound the better, so as long as he can still breath enough, age won't matter.

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Mike Nomad

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JQ

I’m not sure what I’ve done, but how can I learn more about Canada without asking a Canadian? I admit my ignorance, but I’m not sure it called for a PC alert; if I even have that right?

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Mike Nomad

Gosh, Jeff, I’m somewhat impressed by your Canuckistanized sensitivity to our cultural (and holiday) habits. I have a feeling, however, that that’s largely due to good old boy Norm’s longstanding influence on you, and on our southern cousins in general, over the years. Keep up the good work, old pal. We need all the friends we can get down there now that our Dear Good Neighbor intends to slap us silly on cross-border trade matters (viz., the ongoing trilateral NAFTA trade talks). Yeah, that’s a big deal here. So, keep watching out for us, Jeff. It can’t hurt.

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Peter V

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Jeff A.

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Peter V

Subject: Jon Boden review

Link to my review of Jon Boden & The Remnant Kings. Great show from the ex-Bellowhead lead singer, and he played the whole of his solo album "Afterglow" in sequence too. Eleven piece band.

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Rockin Chair

Subject: Thanks Giving

Our thanks giving was weeks ago.

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JQ

Does Bob have a wife these days? Has he since Sarah? Happy Thanksgiving everybody! Is this celebrated in Canada?

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Jon Lyness

Happy Thanksgiving all! Saw a sizzling show last night by Bob Dylan and Mavis Staples and their bands at NYC's Beacon Theatre, where they're in the middle of a 5-show run. Both were in fine voice and great spirits, with Bob even grinning some crazy grins a couple of times during Thunder on the Mountain. Mavis is touring on a brand new album; Bob brought his Sinatra material and some high-energy and surprising (even for him!) rearrangements of his classics. Wonderful show... their flames still burn bright.

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Calvin

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Jeff A.

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jh

TWoF, Dylan, Danko, Canadian Hall of Fame!

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Peter V

Subject: Amy Helm

Jon, I've watched and enjoyed it and added a link above.

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Jon Lyness

Subject: Amy Helm--"When I Paint My Masterpiece"

Go to youtube; search for "amy helm masterpiece". Lovely.

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Peter V

Subject: A Little Pain

My favourite track on the new Margo Price album, "All American Made" is "A Little Pain" (Linked).

Note the lyric:

I'm so tired but I can't sleep

Too many obligations I'm trying to keep

Gotta please everybody except for myself

But like Levon said, "Ain't in it for my health"

So it joins the list of songs with Band references.

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Rockin Chair

Subject: J Geils

Thanks for that Bill. I should have looked for the date first. He died just a few days before we left Australia to come home. He died April 11 and I believe we left Brisbane April 18.

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Jeff A.

Subject: Neil Young:..... Everything is free.

"Hi there,
December 1st will be a big day for me. The Visitor will be coming to your town. I will be going to my town. You will be able to hear me and see me. My archive will open on that same day, a place you can visit and experience every song I have ever released in the highest quality your machine will allow. It’s the way it’s supposed to be. In the beginning, everything is free.
Lots of Love,
neil

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Bill M

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Rockin Chair

Subject: Maybe I just wasn't around

I don't recall ever hearing this guy mentioned on this site. J Geils died earlier this year.

It is raining and blowing like hell. With the fire place burning upstairs and the wood stove down stairs I'm enjoying laying around, cleaning up my shop down stairs a little, playing a little guitar and......I don't have to be out there any more. What a great feeling.

I found some old J Geils music laying around. I used to like his band way back when, Some good stuff. One of those Young brothers who started AC-DC died today. Only 64 with dementia sad.

It is so good to be able to lay back with no jobs to think about.....and just enjoy the music.

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Peter V

Roll With The Punches mixed old R&B with his own stuff and new compositions too. Maybe this is the second part of the project, this time standards oriented. As you say, Christmas is Coming … and with it comes the Great American Songbook.

Listening to Transformation, my favourite track on Roll With The Punches. It's just one little bit different to People Get Ready to me.

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John D

Peter I have to agree. Very short time between releases. With songs of that nature; perhaps Van and his people felt it would make a great Christmas release? Nostalgia etc. The last time I remember an artist releasing two albums that quickly (if my memory servers me well) was after Dylan released Self Portrait; in June of 69 and just four months later; in October, New Morning; which I loved.

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Peter V

John D: I was amazed to see the news of another Van Morrison album, "Versatile" due December 1st. I just looked at amazon, and it says "Roll With The Punches" was released 22nd September, which makes it just ten weeks between the two releases. That's prolific with a capital P.

Rolling Stone says that Van wrote seven new songs for the record. Not true. At least three of the Van Morrison compositions are Van songs from way back. I Forgot That Love Existed (Poetic Champions Compose, 1987), Start All Over Again (Enlightenment, 1990) and Only A Dream (Down The Road, 2002). Then there are these standards. A curious release.

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Jeff A.

Nux, I'm glad you're digging Stuff.

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haso

Subject: Jeff A

Hey Jeff, I was just reading a review of a new Sports Illustrated documentary about high school football in E. St. Louis, IL. If memory serves, back when you and I and Glenn t were discussing life, song, etc in Alton, you seemed to have a lot of 1st hand experience in E. St. L., especially w/ some of the blues players from there. Anyway, this looked to be an interesting study of the place, despite it's obvious sports bent (and that it will be broadcast on Fox, sorry, I don't recall when).

For my part, I wish now that I'd at least ventured down there, though I know it makes the toughest parts of Alton or the city acrosst the River look like country clubs. Oh yeah, the title is "89 Blocks". Unfortunately, back when I lived out there, I was a pretty numb college student who couldn't get anywhere near figuring out how to hear more of the blues I'd been turned onto all through h.s. and college... Muddy, John Lee, Lightin' Hopkins, Sonny Boy, B.B. & Albert, the godfather at his crossroads fending off his hellhound, etc. I suppose I was more likely to travel out to Carrolton or Whitehall for bluegrass live, than to E. St.L. or clubs in the center of St. Louis itself. Ultimately, my loss.

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John D

Subject: Van Morrison

Move over Bob Dylan. Now it's Van's turn to look way back.

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NUX

Thats incredible Jeff,I must say I do enjoy the 2 guitar lineup a lot.I must check out more stuff of Stuff,such groove!

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Dunc

Interesting, Peter. The debate up here this week is that young people are being priced out of going to football nowadays. I would be happy going to English non league football. We have 'junior'(as opposed to senior) football too up here and the bigger clubs get attendances in their hundreds.

The problem up here is that we are a small country with a huge conurbation and how can teams with average home attendances of 3 000 compete with two teams that have average home attendances of over 50 000. Also people travel from other parts of Scotland and Ireland to see the old firm. Huge clubs.

Yet, percentage of population attending a football match on Saturday is still the highest in Europe. Just a small country...living next to the most glamorous league in the world.

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Peter V

(My post just swam in to the ether … I'll retype from memory)

Darlington. Last Saturday we were having coffee in Banbury. The guy at the next table was saying he was going to Farnborough to see Farnborough v Banbury. He was saying he'd supported Tottenham Hotspur all his life, but couldn't afford the tickets anymore, let alone travel to Premier League away games. Farnborough would be a 90 minute drive. It would have been fun … I looked the next day, and it was a 3-3 draw. He added that non-league was more entertaining.

A few months earlier, a similar conversation in Southampton. I had an appointment next to the Eastleigh ground with a physio. Eastleigh is basically a suburb of Southampton. The physio was telling me that non-league Eastleigh were doing well because so many people couldn't afford to see Southampton in the Premier League, so were getting their Saturday football at Eastleigh. He said he could afford to take his sons, and friends to Eastleigh.

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Dunc

Subject: Al, others scroll past

Thanks, Al. A truly outstanding person. A great Scot. And he came from an outstanding family. His brother, Bob, is revered in Dundee amongst the Dundee fans for winning the league and getting to the semi finals of the European Cup, the following year. It is so difficult to win the league, if you are not one of the Old Firm.

The Scottish/Liverpool connection. I was disappointed when it was revealed that a couple of years back that the referee for the second leg of the Roma -Dundee United semi final had been bribed 50 000 Euros to ensure Roma got through. There is a real sense of frustration in me that those Dundee United players have received nothing for their efforts. I think the whole of Scotland was looking forward to a Dundee United - Liverpool final. My biggest regret in football. Felt so sorry for Jim McLean.

I thought Ian St John did well. I miss the Saint/Greavsie show.

Let's drink a toast to the Darlington fans of this world, Al. Turn up, home and away, week in, week out and get nothing. Enjoyed the book. Thanks, Al.

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Bill M

Subject: come una pietra scalciata

I've finally gotten around to reading my copy of Greil Marcus's book on "Like A Rolling Stone". I was captured by his description of an Italian light-rap version by Articolo 31 so looked it up on YouTube - see link. A fine specimen indeed.

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Al Edge

Cheers Dunc. Many thanks for the BBC Scotland nod. Been awaiting it with baited breath. Caught it on BBC i player and somehow managed through a steadily flowing veil of tears to get through it.

Been telling Bob all about the communion we as fans had with the great man. A wonderful thing yet in one regard really quite scary as you reflect upon its unique intensity.

Indeed, it really is impossible to convey just what Bill Shankly the man represented to Reds supporters like myself or, I'm sure, what we as his disciples represented to him. It had to be unique. A pure and emotional bond unlike anything else and beyond even that as fans we all felt for the club itself, although it definitely fed and intensified that attachment too. Certainly in the sporting world nothing I've ever witnessed approached it. Looking back it was quite scary in that unrestrained intensity it generated within the likes of myself, particularly in the Boys Pen and on the Spion Kop. Suffice to say if Shanks had told any of us young lads to say put our hand in a fire we'd have unhesitatingly done it. No question about it. And that sort of hold really is quite sobering as you look back. Yet so devout was our devotion to the man. As for the film I was so pleased it managed so accurately and so beautifully to capture the depth of that unshakeable unbreakable two way devotion and attachment and how it was so rooted in that shared Scottish/Liverpudlian working class crucible which forged it.

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Bill M

Eric Gale of Stuff can be heard here playing in much the same style on this circa '67 record by Dianne Brooks, it seems to me. Dianne told me that "Eric" played on it, so I thought Clapton and looked unsuccessfully for confirmation for many months. So then I asked the producer, Harvey Brooks, who set me straight. Not my finest moment. The lead guitarist on Dianne's previous 45 was Robbie Robertson.

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Jeff A.

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Rockin Chair

Subject: Now git....I say git it right!

Roy!...I say Roy!!...........gawd damn boy! it is not the you-nited states....it's the un-nited states. We can't have y'all comin' up here from Bammy and spreadin' yer ill will! Do yuh hear me boy? Yer bilt too close to the ground son....the fast ones are goin' right over yer head.

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Nux

Wow,I'm now a "Stuff" fan

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Jeff A.

Subject: Stuff

You guys will want to listen to this.It's much better than the live Stuff LP. This was one of the great all time NYC bands. One of the all time bands...they were all always great, individually, and in various formations, before they formed Stuff. and as Stuff- as a unit they backed up Joe Cocker, recorded that Stingray record with him & toured with him, an also Paul simon. Gordon Edwards, the founder and leader, is a dyed in the wool Brooklyn boy, from Bed stuy, will be till the day he dies. Great guy, real character, real sharp in his way.... the Stuff band that he had till two years ago ( he's had hand issues lately) was amazing...i saw a lto of great shows of theirs in real small rooms with great sound. unfortunately the videos of the newer Stuff do nt do the band justice at all. but this recording will blow you away.

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Jeff A.

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Bill M

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Jon Lyness

Jeff, great news on My Father's Place reopening. I know Rick Danko played there in 1977, touring on his solo album. Did Levon&Rick/the reformed Band ever play there in the 80s?

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Jeff A.

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Peter V

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Jeff A.

I gotta tell ya, if i managed a record store Joe Bonamssa wouldn't get in my blues section. The garbage can or the dumpster is where i feel is recorde belong.

but, now that i tihnk of it, red headed Texan Gib Wharton sure could play the blues & jazz on his pedal steel.Gib died a week or two ago, Any one who can pick up any of his solo albums, the one i have is a maaterpiece. Gib pulled it out of his trenchcoat pocket and gave it to me many years ago. I told him how much i had enjoyed his playing, and he laid the disc on me. wouldn't take a dime for it,

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Peter V

Subject: Blurred lines …

I just added a "Rant" to my blog on the new BBC TV series "Howards End." Whether you've seen it or not, I was so annoyed by the deliberate use of "out of focus" that I took a few screenshots. I know we have photographers here … I'd be interested in any comments (you can comment over at the article). As I say, you don't have to have seen it.

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Peter V

Americana helped as a category cutting across rock and country. In the late and lamented days of Tower Records megastore in Piccadilly Circus they eventually had different sections for Country & Western, New Country, Americana, Bluegrass and Folk. This meant it was hard to decide where to look. The Band were in Americana. The Dillards were in Bluegrass, I think wrongly. A story I've told before is I asked the formidable manager … an Afro-Carribbean guy … where Bonnie Raitt was. He asked where I was looking and I said "Blues." He pointed me to Country. I said,'But she's recording with John Lee Hooker!" His answer was, 'She's got red hair and uses pedal steel. No way does she get in MY blues section."

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Jeff A.

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Jeff A.

Subject: Hoo F_ - _ng Ray! Good News For A Change

A short lifetime later, My Father's Place will reopen.

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Rockin Chair

Subject: Rock & Roll & Country....To...Country Rock

Comments from the Roger McGuinn, (while making "Circle 2" with the Dirt Band. "When we went down to Nashville and cut Sweet Hearts of the Rodeo our folk and Rock & Roll fans hated us. They thought we went over to the other side. At that time country was considered political. We didn't know if we could keep our rock fans and gain country fans. For a while there we lost them both."

The problem now a days is that too many people don't even really understand the difference. Depending on the band, some get slid into pop rock, country rock, progressive country. Distributors like to put labels on music and file them where they deam appropriate in their stores. Most of them have no fucking idea what they are doing. n\ Have any of you guys seen some of the cartoons that have been done of the el presidentay of the US Hay. They are gawd damn hilarious. This one guy who has drawn him has done it so perfectly. He has these tiny little hands he is waving around while the real voice is blabbing some of these idiotic comments he has made. I near soiled myself yes-a-day evening watching this on tv.

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JQ

I’ve been listening to this album today. It’s Leon Russell doing old school country standards. I recall that when it came out it was a bridge for LR fans to try out country music. In that era the hipsters hated country music. This album and Willie Nelson’s Red Headed Stranger helped close that gap around the same time. The Byrds’ Sweetheart of the Rodeo came first in that way but I don’t think worked as well in bringing people into country sounds. Burrito Bros too. I have quite a few friends that still can’t hear anything country. One old pal is that way but loves CCR - which if you added in a steel guitar part to some of their songs would easily turn them into a country tune.

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Jeff A.

Though

Sometimes the lines between people's musical ability and personalities or behavior is very very minimal, hard to discern. Yet, even that is a affirmation and demonstration of how real music and song actually is.

Nothing is more tenuous than creating music and it hinges on & at the speed of hummingbird's wings. Yet pros and real talents pull it out regardless of circumstance.... How it sometimes happens is truly a wonder. For someone who doesn't worry about what God is, i can tell you, musicality of people is proof there is something out there we can refer to as the Spirit, The Power, or if we choose- God.

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Jeff A.

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Jeff A.

Isn't it amazing that some of these totally astonishing singers fall under the public radar? The man has had a varied but distinguished career, including Broadway , but the general public gets deprived of these great voices...

Just for the record, so nothing i wrote gets misinterpreted, verbal and mental abuse takes it toll. And can ceetianly effect people's behavior and personality-- soemtimes the rest of their lives. But, phydical and r sexual assault, sexual abuse, and going to war, is certainly worse and will generally have far worse effects.

A World without abuse would be heaven

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JQ

Here Here!! Unless it’s Hear Hear!! Music is our primary purpose here and those topics are what folks weigh-in on most frequently. But, personally, I really like some of the more general topics that pop up too.

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b.lee

Subject: Kevin Harris, Tina Brown

Jeff, spent most of the morning listening to the Kevin Harris clips, starting with the one you posted. Talented singer, amazing that he was just off of throat cancer and therapy. How is he doing now, some four years later? Killer band, too.

Peter, I have mixed feeling about your somewhat high horse re Tina Brown and PTSD. (Tina Brown being overly dramatic? Go figure...)

Yes, living under the yoke of male dominance in your day-to-day existence may not rate up there with the atrocities of war, but it does take a toll. My step-mom only admitted after retirement that the only reason she kept her last job was that she was forced "service" of her obnoxious and dominating boss under explicit threat that if she didn't she would lose her job. She will carry these squalid memories for the rest of her life. It is heart-wrenching that so many women (and men) have had to carry the shame and pain for so many years. Hopefully, perhaps, a climate change has occurred in which their stories are being given credence. That these incidents may have taken place years ago does not make them any less repugnant. The denials of those like Roy Moore ring hollow, and painting the accusers as opportunistic and politically motivated is downright disgusting.

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Jeff A.

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Peter V

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Peter V

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Far East Man

Subject: PTSD

Sorry your morning coffee was ruined Peter. How about sticking to music? Or sparing us your comments on things you clearly know nothing about.

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Dunc

Subject: Football, Al

I enjoyed the new Shankly documentary, Al on BBC Scotland. Make sure you see it, Al on i player. You'll not learn anything new, but it will keep the great man's name alive. You'll perhaps know some of the fans?

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Jeff A.

Check out Bronx native Kevin Harris- who just three years prior to this show had Stage 1V throat and throat cancer. He's a vocal coach, that likely helped a lot with his complete comeback. He has a hot band, and yes, that is Mike Clark ( Herbie Hancock's HeadHunters and a gazillion other heavy bands under his belt)

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John D

Interesting Bill. Knew about Hendrix; but not Eugene. I know his sister very well. I'll have to ask.

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NorthWestCoaster

Subject: The Band (album)

I agree with DUNC about The Band (abum). I purchased it for 'The Weight'. A mistake I don't regreat.

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NorthWestCoaster

Subject: Sexuall harrasments

I found Ms. NorthWestCoaster crying in front of the 'puter: "No one has harrassed me sexually in my job. Am I so UGLY and UNSEXY?" I said: "You had a good co'operation with the male colleagues, right? You didn't flirt with the boss to get higher position in the organisation, right? Your male colleagues saw that your spouse was a bit crazy, so they felt comfortably when you were present, right?"

Pooh! She was satisfied. I didn't have to draw my winning card: "Actually, you were sexually harrassed by an older church musician in the 80s who chased you with a branding iron when you visited a piggery."

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Peter V

So for Tina that equates to say being in a truck blown up by a roadside bomb, being splattered with your best friends’ body parts, and perhaps losing a limb yourself?

How precious are these people?

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Dunc

Subject: The Band

The Band is my favourite album. There are many albums which are important to me, but it's the album I play the most. Still after all these years - I bought it in 1975 I think - I get something new from it every time. I played it twice yesterday and was thinking about the interplay of instruments, including Richard's voice and his interpretation of the lyrics on King Harvest(Has Surely Come). Brilliant.

This got me reading Peter's excellent article on the song. There is a lot of work in it and Peter quotes other relevant people's thoughts on aspects of the song. I think the extract I quote from Peter's article below on the instruments nails it beautifully. I quote.

'To me, the instruments all assume distinct personalities, reflecting and commenting on the lyrics. There’s the guitar, picking, plucky, strutting and wirey, creating an argumentative extra line. Then there’s the bass, dogged, persistent. These are the farmer. The extended notes of Garth’s organ are a contrast, with the irresistible sweep of history resonating through them. Then the drums, the inexorable thump of the seasons changing, the rustle of the wind.'

Peter also goes on to say how important Richard's voice is to the song, which made it difficult for the reformed band to play it. Certainly his vocal performance is brilliant.

Thanks, Peter.

Which brings me to Whispering Pines. Levon's and Richard's voices echoing is one of the greatest vocal moments in rock history. But it is the instrumentation behind the voices which makes the voices truly brilliant. 'Standing by the well'...Great stuff.

Then I went up and handed in 6 albums to the Oxfam music shop in the West End of Glasgow. still sorting out the collection. If it's not played it's out. But I bought two albums...weak willed that I am.

And for lunch, and Glasgow has a big Italian community, - freshly baked foccaccia with Italian sausage, mozzarella, sun dried tomatoes and caramelised onions with cappuccino. That'll match anything in Brooklyn, Jeff.

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Bill M

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Lisa

I liked the way Robbie told it (and of course he worked with a lot of them on Storyville), more or less: "The escaped slaves ended up on the Indian reserves, and it was 'Yeah, you can stay with us', and then after a while there were all these little black Indians running around .." with a little smile at the end.

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BONK

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Peter V

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John D

I'm thinking a lot about Jerry these days. Whenever a new Dyan album; or box came out I would receive emails from Jerry; with his analysis and feelings about the release. I really miss him a lot. When the box came out last week, I forgot for a moment that Jerry was gone and was awaiting his email. Then reality quickly set in. Jerry, Miss you my old friend.

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John D

Was really a good film. Interesting facts that I was not aware of. Didn't know the "black, indian" relationship. Charlie Patton for one. Was nice to see Dockery Plantation. I've visited it twice before. So historical to the blues.

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Rockin Chair

Subject: And! on it goes.........

Trump (sounding like Fog Horn Leg Horn) is talkin' on the phone to Roy Moore. "Roy! I say ROY! don't worry about it son. I got away with a little pussy fondling myself from time to time. But Y'all better be careful son if yuh git up here to Washington. Some of them boys from Congress want to take yuh out behind the Pentagon and give yuh a good whoopin.......nice boy but he's kinda dumb........

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haso

Lisa: haven't seen "Rumble" yet, but it got some showing in the cities and a fair amount of write-up earlier this fall both in the Boston Globe and the NYT. Have to figure out a way to access it for the ol' dvd player. However, have recently re-watched the you-tubes of the Band induction into hall of fame and EC's, which RR introduced. Really makes one wish Levon could have buried the hatchet, at least long enough to have participated.

Norm and glenn t: keep at it, folks. We all need heartfelt, as well as the occasional light-hearted commentary.

No offense to anyone, but under the circumstances, I can't say I'm chafing at the bit to move to Alabama. Wow, we may end up w/ Gregg Gianforte of Montana in the House and Roy Moore as a U.S. Senator. Amazing. Rolling Stone article from this summer, before Gianforte attacked the Guardian reporter, was absolutely astounding. Bet no one here knew that there were dinosaurs on Noah's ark. That's what he believes. Plus there's no biblical basis for retiring and collecting social security... hell Noah was 600 years old and he was building an ark. Good thing; it's assuaged my spouse's guilt at wanting to retire before her mid-60's... I mean we're barely a tenth of the way according to the Gianforte/Moore calculus.

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Bill M

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Jeff A.

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Lisa

Has anybody seen this new documentary? It's being shown on specialty channels here in Canada and it's very good. Features Jesse Ed Davis, Randy Castillo, Link Wray and others, and of course The Band.

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Peter V

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Todd

Subject: Simi

Thanks for the links Peter. So much talent. I wasn't aware of the updated Tigerlilly project, so will seek that out. Also enjoyed Simi singing with The Duke and The King.

Sunday night, she performed, among other things, 'Good Friend' and 'Pyramid' at the Skylark/Amy Helm show. As I was sitting in the audience, soaking it all in, it occurred to me that that Simi Stone is kind of like a modern day Ronnie Spector....not a clone or imitation, but has a similar quality and attack in her singing, as well as a simmering charisma that is impossible to ignore.

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Bill M

John D: Was sad to lean of Whitey's passing. Brilliant drummer - Mandala, Bush, Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Bette Midler, David Wilcox, etc.

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Peter V

Subject: The Duke & The King

And finally … Simi Stone when she was in The Duke & The King with Simone Felice … No Easy Way Out live.

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Peter V

Subject: Simi Stone

Link to the Simi Stone video for "Good friend."

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Peter V

Subject: Simi Stone

Simi Stone is an amazing find, Todd, I've seen her twice with Simone Felice and once solo. Great violin player too. Check out Natalie Merchant's recent work where Simi is sometimes a foil to her voice.

I'd recommend Jealousy from Paradise is here … this is a 2015 remake of a 1995 song, but the addition of Simi takes it to another level.

Then from 2014's Natalie Merchant, Simi does superb backing vocals on Ladybird and Go Down Moses.

"Ladybird" is linked. Go right through … the last minute is incredibly "Beatlesque" at their most orchestral!

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Todd

Subject: Cutler's Records / Skylark

B.lee, I remember Cutler’s records, which was a New Haven institution for many years, but in the mid to late 1980’s, on my college student budget, I spent more time at the smaller Rhymes records, which was just down the street and up a flight of stairs. They had a pretty good selection of used records at the time. Pretty cool that you met your wife in Cutler’s!
I lived in Hamden for a few years as kid, and know that stretch of route 10 between New Haven and Cheshire pretty well.

Sounds like your wife lived in or near the section of New Haven that used to be known as “Goatville”. Not sure if anyone still refers to it by that anymore, but my Great Aunt & Uncle lived a couple of blocks from there and, and owned and operated a restaurant called Archie Moore’s in the 1960’s and 1970’s. It was a neighborhood bar & grill type of place.

I saw a very nice show the other night. Amy Helm put together a band of 10 women for a project called “Skylark”, and they did a show at Levon’s barn in Woodstock, 2 gigs at city winery in NYC, and then one night at Infinity Music Hall in Norfolk, CT which is up in the hills in the Northwestern part of the state. Great venue, and is probably one of the oldest theaters in the state. It was one of the most joyous nights of live music that I’ve seen in a while. A lot of ensemble playing and singling, as well as featuring different vocalists through the night. Felt at times like a soul revue, other times a roots revival, and occasionally a Texas Roadhouse stomp. It was the closest thing in feel and vibe to a Midnight Ramble that I’ve experienced since Levon passed away, so I’m really happy that I was able to go.

The ladies involved were Amy Helm, Nicki Bluhm, Rachael Yamagata, Carolyn Wonderland, Cindy Cashdollar, Shelley King, Jennifer Condos, Emily Gimble, Allison Miller and Simi Stone.

With the exception of Amy and Cindy Cashdollar, I had never seen any of the other women before, and was blown away by the amount of talent gathered in one place. Simi Stone and Nicki Bluhm were very impressive…wonderful voices. I bought both of their records at the venue on my way out.

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Jeff A.

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JQ

Good news for Dems (& America!) tonight! I believe it’s all anti Trump which should be instructive to Dems as to their focus in 2018. Tonight can also restore some faith in the electorate, finally. Still though, the elections were too close, no room for Dem errors.

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Rockin Chair

Subject: The Truth & The REAL Truth

Glenn you didn't do anything wrong. Expressing your feelings in such a crazy situation is only normal. Things just get a little slack here these days.

Now I want to turn to some humor for a minute because things are so crazy this is warranted. In Blazing Saddles when the "Hang man" is hanging every body and Harvey Corman keeps sticking his head out the window and talking to him.

One time he sticks his head out the window, there is a guy with his hands tied behind his back and a noose around his neck. His horse also has a noose around his neck. Next time is a guy in a wheel chair with a noose around his neck. What is going on with this US Government about now is just as crazy.

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glenn t

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glenn t

i've always detested that phrase "guns don't kill people; people do." that's utter crap! what they should be saying is "guns don't kill people; people with guns do." i don't know what it's gonna take to turn the tide on the issue of guns in america, but i hope politicians will begin to stand up and against the gun lobby. of course it would helpful if the lunatic from the oval office found a more appropriate place for his pronouncements (a closet somewhere far, far away). if the bloodshed continues my family will move to another country (seriously).

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Peter v

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Jeff A.

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Bill M

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Peter V

And after the Texas massacre we have to ask yet again as Bob did in 1962 … 55 years ago …

how many times must the cannon balls fly

before they're forever banned?

No one ever explains to me why the USA accepts that the 2nd Amendment is restricted so that you can't have an anti-aircraft missile in your backyard, but does not realise that means a line has been drawn. The position of that line can therefore be shifted.

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Rockin Chair

Subject: Does it make any sense???

Mr Trump! you really don't need to worry about Muslims coming into your country and terrorising your people. You raise enough right at home.

How does a guy who has been court marshalled for assaulting his wife and child, and is dishonourably discharged, and lowered in rank get to own any gun, never mind a semi automatic weapon. Is this making any sense?

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Peter V

Powerful men could behave appallingly. My example would be George Brown, deputy prime minister under Harold Wilson in the 1960s. He came to a meeting in Hull in the mid-60s, and was grabbing women’s breasts, putting his hand up skirts left right and centre, and was as drunk as a skunk too. One guy wanted to punch him out when he grabbed a girl’s breasts, and was stopped from punching the deputy PM by the police escort. It did not occur to the police escort to stop George Brown grabbing women though.

I think Prime Ministers like to have a buffoon as deputy or in a senior position. Wilson had George Brown. Blair had Prescott (essential as a link to trade unions as Blair was so posh), but Prescott was a buffoon. Teresa May tolerates Boris Johnston because he also owns the loyalty of a large wing of her party, but as a buffoon his challenge is limited. The major example is LBJ I guess … also a buffoon fond of holding meetings while seated on the toilet like a French monarch of the 18th century, but he had the Southern Democrat vote. That was one when the deputy got power.

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Jeff A.

Geez Norm. It's a good thing you cleared that up. Since it was shipping involved, I'd bet a bunch of us GBers thought the Jones Act was unspeakable, maybe you and your first and second mates, all decked out in wigs and such. :-)

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Rockin Chair

Subject: Anthony Bourdain

I don't know how many of you may have watched this man? I've watched him for quite some time. I have become comfortable with the feeling that he is a straight shooter. He tells his stories about these countries he visits honestly.

This evening we watched his visit to Puerto Rico, (before the storm). It was so beautiful and the people wonderful. So here is the thing, (which he never mentioned). When the hurricane hit and the devastation and help the people required was slow coming, I recall I mentioned this at the time.

The "Jones Act" over one hundred years old. No one made any comment, perhaps many don't understand it. It took Trump several days after the storm to give the "Jones Act Waver", (which was given to Texas before the hurricane hit there. He allowed the American shipping companies to be paid their exhorbitant prices for delivering the goods that they monopolized before allowing outside help.)

This "Act" which is over 100 years old maintains that "no ships shall deliver goods and services to any American lands or colonies unless the ships are built in the USA and manned by American sailors and staff. Puerto Rico is a prime example of this. How do they get everything they need on that island but by ship. These shipping companies owned by the American billionaires have the monopoly and charge what ever they please. What choice do those people have?

Then they have a fucked up President that berates them for being 72 billion dollars in debt. Well how do you think they got that way. There is what..... over 2 million American citizens there who don't even get to vote. The only reason that island is part of America is so Uncle Sam can bleed them dry. It is disgusting!

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Jeff A.

Sexual harassment, sexual assault, being pressured into having sex other ways, was never right. I'll just point out the obvious, that in that and many other regards, the way of the world has generally been power & strength get their way. In war, in society, in wealth, in sex, in business.... regarding sex, the changes have been coming, and they are arriving here in this country in almost full force now,

The shoe is going on the other foot,because now guys gotta be extra careful what they say to women.Hell, now you gotta be careful whose direction you look at... i wouldn;t wanna be a kid today......Though, offer me the chance to go back 30 or so years and i'll take it...

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Lisa

There are so many degrees of harassment and assault, and what's happening now may seem like an overreaction, but is it? You guys ask any female in your lives about their experiences, and see if they think it is. I'm not going to get into anything heavy here, but I'll tell you two instances of what you might call harassment or at least male entitlement which might be regarded very differently today:

In the early 70s I was the copy typist at a Vancouver advertising agency. And for anyone who thinks the goings-on in the TV series "Mad Men" were exaggerated I can tell you they weren't, although no one ever lost a foot at my agency.

1) I was walking with a sheaf of copy down the large room the artists, typists and production guys all shared, and I was wearing a loose-fitting dress (no belt at the waist). One of the artists was coming towards me, and as he passed he flipped my dress over my head, so I was briefly standing there in my underwear. And judging from the snickers from the unusually large group of guys at the production end of the room I got the distinct impression this had been well planned in advance.

2) I was standing on the curb (busy downtown street) waiting to run across to the coffee shop for coffee when suddenly someone smacked me on the rear end so hard he knocked me off the curb and onto the street. It was no love tap, it was a stinging slap. I whirled around ready to deliver a slap of my own, only to find one of the hot young account execs smirking there. My hand stopped about an inch from his face (I wish it hadn't), because it just wouldn't have done to slap the face of one of the higher-ups. Funny thing is, this guy is now a fairly prominent person in a different field entirely, and from time to time I see articles about him and his company in the paper and wonder if he's still such an ***hole. Maybe he smartened up over the years - I hope so.

I should add that it was a really fun job for the most part and I really liked almost everybody there. But it was a pretty wild place sometimes, where anything would go, and no one batted an eyelash. You were just supposed to smile and be a "good sport" about stuff this this. Now both these events would surely be considered harassment at least, and probably assault in the second instance.

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Jeff A.

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Rockin Chair

Subject: To Hide It!

Peter I should think that people would remember more. I suppose on this continent they "pretend" to be still nieve.

From the Victorian age in your place, they all wore wigs. As to the reason why, it doesn't take a lot of explaining as to the cause. Funny how the tradition was carried on so long.

In the flick with Johnny Depp, can't quite remember the name, (devil something). About Jack the Ripper and who he really was. The Prince with his favourite hooker. The Masons and their rituals,

This whole thing of sexual degenerates and men in power has been around since time began. Men and women trying to jump start their career and what some of them "will do". So that the people who are on the power trip convince themselves in their warped minds that they can do anything.

In sports particularly here in hockey. Coaches that like priests use young boys because they are convinced the boys are too afraid, too ashamed to say anything. These boys wanting to work hard and make a career for themselves are vulnerable.

I happened the other day to be watching a flick on TV. I was trying to remember the name of an actress in this movie. I finally went to my computer and looked her up. She is very famous and a very good actress in many movies. She is from Edmonton. Now the thing is there were pictures of her there so I scrolled thru these pictures and I was shocked by the nude pictures of her. It never occurred to me she would do that. I substituted her name for another. Same thing. I was amazed to find any actress you could name just about. Same thing. My question is do they do this because they want to or are they pressured into doing this.

Women I held in high regard as wonderful talented "ladies", I am some what let down.

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Peter V

It’s good that people are saying “Enough is enough” belatedly, but I am surprised that the media (another area rife with it) is expressing surprise. For example, I thought every theatregoer in Britain knew Kevin Spacey's preferences when he was director at the Old Vic. I never realized it was a secret. Best Richard III I ever saw too.

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Bill M

John D: Thanks for the tip. I had it in my hands today in a bookstore, but I figured I'd drop a hint and wait 'til Xmas.

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Lisa

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Peter V

I have a very good run of Private Eye from about 1964 to 1968 in binders, then I stopped buying every issue, moving to Oz and IT instead. Wish I'd kept them. OZ is worth a fortune. My younger son got very keen on Private Eye about ten years ago, probably from seeing the editor, Ian Hislop, on “Have I Got News For You” every week. Now I buy it when I see it. I think the Weinstein cover from two weeks ago is a classic.

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Ben Pike

Subject: Enough with your Bandsplation......

Whoa......... In the current climate, "I just want to break even" seems pretty benign, but I guess I shouldn't give them any ideas.........

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Al Edge

Hey Pete - our Chris has not missed a copy since he was 18. He's 43 now and still gets every issue. I dread to imagine the depth of the scepticism it's engrained into him but the irony is the only other thing he buys is the Daily T - purely for the cryptic crozzie I must add. Or so he says.

:-0)

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Jeff A.

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Peter V

Subject: Private Eye covers

There is a complete library of covers. Use "Search" for 2017.

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Peter V

Subject: Private Eye

Private Eye was started in the early 1960s, Peter Cook being the owner for years. It's a satirical fortnightly magazine, but also has inside stories from journalists who can't get the stories in the papers they work for. Good cartoons. Famous for its front covers. See if you can find a run of them online.

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Jeff A.

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Jeff A.

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Jeff A.

Intriguing title for a magazine, Pete. Dick Tracy or mild r rated material?

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John D

Bill, if you get the chance, pick up the new biography; on Joni Mitchell. Reckless Daughter. David Yaffe the author took 10 years to complete. A lot of reasons behind that; as he explains in the book. He’s a full time professor in Syracuse. There are about eight books out on Joni; but it’s my opinion this will be the definitive version. Made me want to revisit the film, Shadows and Light.

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John D

Was pleasantly surprised yesterday; when I listened to some tracks of the new Dylan box. I don’t remember being that enamered with that period; but the audio of the live recordings were excellent. A lot of Toronto stuff on it. Rob Bowman was one of three writers who did the liner notes.

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Al Edge

Ha ha, Funny stuff P.

Respect to dear old Fats and all that but it did make me guffaw!!!

:-0)

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Peter V

See you there, Al. I'll have the dough balls with garlic butter starter and a Soho 65 pizza Romana.

In Private Eye last issue, they had a cartoon … not exact words because I can't find the magazine … but two youths are looking at a newspaper seller's poster "Fats Domino RIP" and one is saying "He must be the bloke what invented pizza."

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JQ

PSB thanks. He’s got great stories; he’s not a raconteur but he’s got the best memory precision of any of those guys I’ve heard from then. Is he writing a book? He grew up in Greenwich Village in the 50’s and was into that scene - what a time and place to be!

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Wallsend

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Bill M

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jh

R&R HoF rehearsal with EC

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Al Edge

:-0)

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PSB

Subject: John Hammond Jr on The Band and Dylan

Mark Maron interviews John Hammnd on WTF, and about 50 minutes in Hammond talks about introducing Bob Dylan to The Hawks. Maron keeps getting him off track and he takes awhile to get there, but he does.

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b.lee

Subject: More apizza

Todd, I have been to Modern. Good pies, but as I recall a noisy room. My late Father-In-Law liked it. Lately on trips north, since Mom is now in Cheshire (a few miles more up Rt. 10) I go to Eli's on Whitney's takeout in Hamden. I can get the pies up to Cheshire before they go cold. Good, if not spectacular.

Mrs. Lee used to live on Nicholl St., not so far from State. Her sister for many years has lived on Bishop, just off of Whitney, and still does. So for the last 20 years or so I have visited the area often.

I met my wife in front of the Billie Holiday bin in Cutler's Records (the old one) while working a job in Naugatuck. I have stayed at the Hotel Duncan and after late nights at the site eaten at Mamoun's Falafel. (Open til 4am, don't have the coffee if you expect to sleep!) I've been to Toad's. At one time I knew more homeless people in New Haven than...what's the opposite of homeless...homed? Great place, love to move there if I could afford it and could find work there.

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Bill M

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Fred

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Jeff A.

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Todd

Subject: Apizza

Jeff, glad that you got to experience some authentic New Haven style apizza! And yes, it's pronounced "ah-beetz", but mostly in New Haven and surrounding areas. Other areas of Connecticut, especially further North, don't call it apizza.

I was born about a mile from Wooster street, where Pepe’s and Sally's are located, and my childhood home was less than 10 miles away. It wasn't until I went away to college, that I discovered that not every town had great pizza like New Haven. I guess it would be like growing up in Paris, moving away, and discovering that not everyone could make a great baguette.

One of the reasons that New Haven style pizza has it's own personality, consistency and style, is that Frank Pepe (and most of the other Italians that settled in the Wooster Square area) came from the Almafi Coast just south of Naples. Sal Consiglio was Frank Pepe's nephew, and opened Sally's a dozen or so years after the original Pepe's opened in 1925. It's my understanding that Sal worked in Pepe's pizzeria in his younger days and learned his trade there, although he added some of his own touches along the way. The cool thing about Sally's is that most of the pizzas that have come out of their oven for the past 75 years or so have been personally made by Sal (until he passed away), and his two sons Richard and Bobby. So they've been able to maintain a very consistent style and quality over all these years. It’s my understanding the Frank Sinatra was a Sally’s man, and as legend has it, would send his driver up to New Haven to pick up pizza for him.

Pepe's on Wooster Street is still very good, but I ate at one of their satellite locations once, and the experience was underwhelming. Even though they are using the same recipes, it's a facsimile of the real thing. Decent, but not great. Definitely go to Wooster street for the real Pepe’s experience.

I'm not sure exactly what makes New Haven style pizza different from New York's, but I've read that one of the main differences in the dough, is that they use a longer (24 hour cold) fermentation in New Haven, and then let the dough come up to room temperature before shaping. The typical tomato used for the sauce is a San Marzano tomato, but that is probably pretty common in many places. I think the key thing is the dough, and baking it in a decades old coal fired oven, in the case of Sally's and Pepe's.

Modern Apizza, on State Street in New Haven is one of the other long-time good ones. My brother likes Modern over the others. The late great JTull Fan turned me on to Zuppardi’s in West Haven which is also very good and old school family place kind of like Sally’s. There’s another place on Crown Street near Yale University in New Haven called “Bar” and their pizza is usually pretty good, but if definitely more of a College hipster type crowd as opposed to old school Italian. If you ever make it to BAR, you can also check out Louie’s lunch across the street….home of the first hamburger.

B.Lee, I don’t know about an eggplant pie at Sally’s, but I doubt it. I’ve heard that Modern makes a good eggplant pizza.

The link above has a good overview of New Haven apizza.

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John D

Subject: Such young fresh faces

The Band on the Ed Sullivan show.

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Jeff A.

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Jeff A.

i figure Todd gotta know this place, if not he should. The most well known New Haven joint is Frank Pepe's, but it may have to do with the fact that they opened up what might be close to a dozen places now.... these guys don't have, never have had those ambitions, these guys are all about the food and the deep connection. As far as I'm grade school, junior high, and high school classes should have to go there on a field trip. And Yale University courses should have an outing and visit with the brothers that own and run it.

This is an entire way of life that is vanished and the little that's left is disappearing, we're lucky when we can find one the few remaining vestiges of it now.

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Bill M

NwC: I didn't mean to ignore your mention of Kalevala the other day. My understanding is that it's a very long poem that ties together various tales of Finnish heroes and derring-do - all in the rhythm that Longfellow borrowed for "The Song of Hiawatha" (On the banks of Gitche-Gumi ...). When droned endlessly in battle, it often caused the other side to scream "Make it stop" before they threw down their arms and ran away. The industrious Scots automated this function in the form of the bagpipe.

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b.lee

Subject: Pizza or Apizza?

Jeff, does Sally's say "pizza" or "apizza". The latter seems prevalent in New Haven. Mrs. Lee grew up in Hamden, just a spit north. I have visited several excellent places, pizza and apizza in New Haven. Next trip to visit we may check Sally's out. Do they make an eggplant pie?

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Jeff A.

JQ, it's funny. I loved the white potatoe, onion, & parmesan pie at Sally's. And i think everyone should eat half a pie of it before they die. But,. though it's the realest pizza alright, & they have one helluva crust, a alightly little untypical yet very typical of the finest crusts,something about it is unpizzalike. And it;s not that it doesnt have tomato sauce. Potato, and even onion are just odd things to put on pizza. To me. I loved it, really did, but, if i never eat it again, or dont eat ot again for five years, i'm okay. When i go back with people who haven;t had it i might have a small slice but go for other things myself....yet that onion taste won't or might not mix well with other pizza tastes in your mouth.

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Jeff A.

Thinking about Sally's Pizza for a minute, the dedication these men have is amazing. The pie is the same pie their father made 60 or 70s years ago, and it is to die for. The place operates 5 days a week, three from 4 to 9, and the other two days are slightly longer hours. When i got there at 4:45 the place was half full, of mostly older folk, at essentially 59 I was one of the few youngsters. By 6:15 the place was filling up, including some younger folk, even as young as 30ish..

But, dont ya think that if the kids of the two sons of Sal wanted to go into the family abusiness that the old timers woulda retired? Or worked for em? I gotta figure that the old men are there cause they just don;t want to give up the ship, don;t want to see this tradition, this neighborhood & food fixture die away. I spoke with one for a bit, he is face lit up when i told him we drove from Brooklyn special ( on the advice of a bass player) & that i loved his pie. Talking with some other customers, they mostly been going there since they were kids....

The metal trays the pie is served on are a thing of the past too. You gotta see em stack one on top of two already one a table. ..Clunk, whar a sound also...You could kill some one if you hit em on the head with one of these..

the world needs these places... and these kind of people in it.

Tradition.

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JQ

JFC that sounds tremendous! For some reason out here, even in PDX proper, I can’t find anything like that. We likely beat the east coast when it comes to tacos, etc but for pizza it’s go east young man!

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Jeff A.

On that note, i drove up to Sally's Pizza in New Haven yesteday. The original ower's sons run it- in their 70s. They have 4 workers, all over 60 i'd say. Well, one might be in his 50s. .The original joint, original decor,wood paneling from i guess the 30s,all booth saeating, place looks like a diner/moose lodge/pizzeria all in one. We had the white potatoe and onion pie, which is those ingedients with a lot of parmesan cheese ( not mozz, or the commrcially supplied pizza cheese) , baked in the ancient original oven. Phenomenal. Next time I'll try the clam. Worth the two hour trip each way.

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Jeff A.

Linked McEuen interview about leaving The Nitty Gritty, why, and his career.

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Peter V

The roughest cider I saw was in Galicia in Spain. The bars have a trough running along the base that looks … and smells … exactly like a urinal. You get a glass. It's cloudy and the bottom third is pulp. You drink the top and throw the dregs into the trough. Or urinal. Tastes great. Blows your head off in the bar. And your arse off when you get back to the hotel.

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Mike Nomad

“I’m on the night train/Love that stuff . . . .” Thanks for the Guns N’ Roses info, Kevin. I never made the connection. Aging brain, I guess. Also thanks to Peter for the Perry wine explainer. . . . So, then, I was drinking fermented pear juice? All I can remember is that it was smooth. Likely from the years the bottle spent inside my wine cupboard. I’m a sucker for sweet apply cider, particularly now in Niagara harvest season, but I’m told that one glassful is comparable to eating 5-6 apples. Hello diarrhea.

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Peter V

Perry is pear cider … in Britain we only call it cider if it's alcoholic. Nowadays there are ranks of "designer perry" in stores next to the "designer ciders." They also make perry wines. The bestseller is Babycham (baby champagne), sold in tiny bottles and the favourite drink of women a few years older than me.

The other British cheap sparkler was Pomagne … made from apples and sold in full size bottles. Extremely sweet, but really cheap. We once won a case of 12 at a school raffle. We tried one, and donated eleven bottles to the next school raffle.

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Dunc

My wife and I polished off a bottle of Ripasso last night. Beautiful.

We enjoyed Canadian wine on our holiday. Nice. Bought it at Honest Eds.

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Kevin J

Mike..... The guys in Guns n Roses enjoyed that wine so much that they wrote a song about it. On the Appetite for Destruction album.

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Bill M

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Rockin Chair

Subject: Bottle of Wine Fruit of the Vine!!

When yuh gonna let me get sober..........

I remember as a kid, (the brown paper bag drinkers), used to get these red wines called 999 and 444. I was so young I don't remember the reason for those numbers. I just remember being given a "swig" out of that bottle....gawd awful!

Now a day, Susan and I fairly often have a white wine before dinner or with white fish, and a red with dinner. Susan gets our wine from a place like a you brew where you go and bottle your own wine that you have chosen. We have some good wines.

Mixing those drinks. Now I have never been much of a guy for soft drinks, (sody pop). However we have a pop here in Canada called Canada Dry, ginger ale. They have in resent times come out with several flavours, cran berry, black berry, and.......When I bought our yacht we have now there was some ginger ale left in the fridge. "Green Tea Ginger Ale" DAMN....is that stuff good. I started to put it about 2 to 1 in white wine. It is damn good........so there.

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Peter V

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JQ

Sorry, I could not find the “nya” symbol for spanish. This one popped up, at least in SoCal, during this era too. It was more of a wine punch deal, similar I think to Sangria and best over ice. I don't recall its power but it could do double duty as a sub for bong water.

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Mike Nomad

One late night in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, in search of a cheap mind-altering beverage, I stumbled into a drug store (a pharmacy, that is) and procured a dust-laden bottle of Night Train Express, a “fine California Perry wine” whatever that was, drawn principally to the black-and-white label depicting a line drawing of a speeding railway steam locomotive barreling into the night. The wine never made it past my lips; a friend managed to steer me into a nearby bar where we found other sustenance. But I kept the bottle on a shelf at home for several years before, in an act of desperation I suppose, I opened it one evening. It turned out to be quite palatable, in fact downright delicious. I think I paid $2.99 for it. That was a long time ago.

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Peter V

Subject: Wine Women & Loud Happy Songs

Link to Ringo Starr from Beaucoups of Blues. A great record that rarely turns up … I saw one yesterday, but I bought it when it came out in 1970 or 71.

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b.lee

Subject: Wine, wine, wine, do your stuff...

Back in the college days, yes, Mateus Rose was popular with the ladies, especially. We also liked something called Black Cat, I think a German white that went down well. Of course if you were really short on change, there was "Mad Dog", Mogen-David MD 20/20. More bang for the buck. It is actually still marketed in, what I am told, an array of disgusting flavors and colors, being essentially fruit juice and grain alcohol.

Regarding Italian wine, I went to have dinner at the home of friends of Mrs. Lee #1, an Italian couple. The husband was a supervisor in the garment trade, and would receive tributes of jugs of homemade red wine. It was strong stuff. I found this out the hard way when I was offered a glass, fairly full as I recall. It was not until my eyelids were drooping that I noticed our hosts were cutting theirs with 7-up. I had to go upstairs and take a nap. As we drove home (the Mrs. behind the wheel) that I apologized for my embarrassing (to me) brown on the bus as Mr. Zappa would say. "Oh, no" Mrs. said, "It was a compliment that you were so comfortable in their home that you took a nap!"

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Fred

I remember, also, getting a tablespoon of red wine and sugar after every meal (at my grandmother's)...starting at the age of 5. According to her it was good for the blood.

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Fred

Peter V: Were your grandmothers all from Italy?!? Anyone growing up in North America, with a grandmother who had immigrated from Italy, knows that concoction from their childhood. It was the gateway drink to a lifetime of imbibing wine. 　

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Peter V

Did you ever burn corks in the candle flame then use them to draw on the labels? Don Cortez being a good one.

Just in case the North Americans imagine we were mixing still lemonade with lemon juice and bits of lemon with Lambrusco, I should explain that in Britain “lemonade” is Seven-Up or Sprite. In the 60s it would have been Corona in large bottles, then later R. Whites.

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Dunc

You missed Don Cortez, guys - the wine bottles with the faces on them.

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Fred

Jeff: I think they were too busy with putting candles in empty wine bottles and mixing Lambrusco with lemonade. ; )

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Jeff A.

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Peter V

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Al Edge

Hey Pete - remember when Lambrusco became all the rage. It wass pretty cheap I recall and we used to flued it down like lemonade LOL. can't recall exactly when it was but I guess it was early '70's in the next wave after Mateus Rose, Liebfraumilch etc

:-0)

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Peter V

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