The Band Guestbook, November 2018

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Solomon

The Art of Drumming was a good four-part series on Sky Arts in the UK. The only disappointing thing was that fact that Levon Helm never got a mention.

Last 5

NRBQ - NRBQ

Elvin Bishop - Big Fun Trio

Curtis Mayfield - Love Songs Vol.1

Mike Scott - Bring 'Em All In

David Olney - This Side Or The Other

I think Buddy Rich was untouchable like Jimi some kinda alien from another planet on his instrument.

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Bill M

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Norm

Subject: PS

I forgot to say Bill. In that article about Paul Rudolph, if you look right behind the word "Pannix" (our band) there is a little blue "1". Click on it and it takes you to Pacific Northwest Bands with the notes on our band.

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Norm

Subject: The name of the place........

Hey Bill. I answered your last post last evening....I dunno it must have taken a wrong turn and slid off into cyber space kinda like the Enterprise when you see it vanish.

You and I are having thoughts along the same lines. Robbie King and Duriss Maxwell worked together starting that band Skylark that ended up with David Foster. They of course had that hit "Wild Fire" with the wonderful voice of Donnie Gerrard. If you recall a long time back we were discussing Duriss Maxwell. He showed up with some of the guys at the Blues jam at the Garden Bay Pub in Pender Harbour. My younger brother played music with him there.

Now this is really scarey. I had a dream last night. Some one (and the dream didn't tell me who) had a reunion party for the Band fans who posted here. Damnest thing! All the ladies were there. Carol Caffin, Tracey, Serenity, Rosalind, Diamond Lil, Joan from Long Island? I think, Jan from Florida, Abby from Kentucky, Jojo from California, Dee from Wisconsin, Deborah from Alabama. Even Heggy's wife Marg. I'm sure I'm missing some but what a party!

So I got five for Friday: Canned Heat ~ Work Together

John Martyn & Kathy Mattea ~ May you never

Ry Cooder ~ Hello Josephine

Carolyn Wonderland ~ I live alone with Someone. You guys should look this song on youtube. I first saw her with Bonnie Raitt. Theye were cuttin' heads. This girl is from Austin, Texas. In this song she makes her Telecaster come alive.

Jackson Browne ~ Runnin' on Empty

And the bonus song IS!.....Chris Kenner ~ The name of the place is I like it like that.

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NorthWestCoaster

Subject: Something which could have been written on subway walls...

... is this: "Everybody wants to get in to the heaven but nobody wants to die." This has been probably said already for thousands of years ago. Now it has becoming politics in Sweden. (I really love politics and music mixed up together YUMM YUMM!)

A local artist Timbuktu used this phrase in his song and therefore sued the Swedish nationalist party for stealing. They had a slogan about health care: "everybody wants to get in to the heaven but nobody wants to die . . .in a queue to the operation."

Now, Loretta Lynn and Albert King had this phrase in their songs. Timbuktu says that he has heard this phrase from a relative in Ghana. - Did I hear anyone say: "Levon and Robbie..."

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NorthWestCoaster

Subject: Subway walls by Paul Simon (something he wants to forget, though).

By all means, read this gb but don't forget what is written on the subway walls.

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Bill M

Norm: Funny that you should mention Robbie King, because yesterday I was going to post this link, not because it feature Robbie's only recorded vocal as well as his great organ playing, but as an example of the work of one of my favourite drummers, Duris Maxwell. No less an authority on organists than our own RtO (where he?) thought Robbie King was a genius.

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Norm

Subject: Purple Haze

Time goes so quickly Bill........and there is very few of those guys I keep in touch with down there.

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Bill M

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Norm

Subject: Kicks & Robbie King

Yeah Bill, some where back there in the archives of my mind I remember those guys starting that band Kicks. I know Robbie King and seems to me I saw him some where not long ago but I don't remember. A few years ago I pretty much quit going down to the main land. The traffic and the price of finding a place to park is just too much for me. I don't enjoy it.

I may have seen Robbie at one of the jam sessions I used to go to.

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Bill M

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brown eyed girl

The Band Ends Era With ‘Last Waltz’
By LES LEDBETTERNOV. 27, 1976

"Mr. Robinson said, “Thank you and goodbye.” Robinson?? Should be goodnight good bye!!

Drummers
Brian Blade
Levon Helm
Gene Krupa
Buddy Rich
Michael Shrieve on Santana's Soul Sacrifice...20 years old!!!

Hey Nomadic Mike...Hope you are well and getting out to visit your special friend as much as possible. :-D

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brown eyed girl

I saw Holly McNarland's (Winnipeg) band with Kingston, Ontario's band Moist at Massey Hall. At the time I had her music on repeat for days. Her music softened once she had a child...maybe a coincidence I don't know. Anyway, as soon as Moist came on stage it was so loud and the crowd was so loud that I felt my age for the first time....

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Dunc

Subject: Thanks

Thanks, Norm. Really enjoying Tom Russell. As well as your suggested song really enjoyed his Dylan covers... brilliant. I love the accordion on Tonight We Ride, a great song and a highlight for me is his duets with Iris De Ment on 'Love Abides' and Lucinda Williams on 'A Hard Rains A Gonna Fall'. Will explore further.

Glad you are enjoying John Martyn. I have several Lucinda Williams albums, but have nothing of Iris De Ment, Norm. I'm going to rectify this at Christmas. The track you mention is from the Transatlantic Sessions. Seek out Emmy Lou Harris and Iris De Ment playing with Jerry Douglas and our own Shetland fiddler, Ally Bain playing 'Our Town', and with Mary Black playing 'Wheels of Love'. The Transatlantic Sessions will take you into a lot of music you like.

Also enjoyed 'Classic Rock'. There was a time that somebody brought Rainbow's 'Since You've Been Gone' into the house and I love it. It was never off the turntable. Really liked their version.

Thanks, Bill M. I enjoyed the Tom Wilson article - is he calming down? I know my way about Hamilton, including one really tough area we wandered into. As well as your and Steve's (I miss Steve) enthusiasm for BARK, a catalyst for buying BARK was Tom Wilson's enthusiasm for John Martyn.

I'm playing 'Let's Frolic Again' - one of my favourite albums. Garth Hudson is never better than when followed by Richard Bell on 'Old Hotel'. Does it get better than this?

Thanks everybody. My favourite drummer is Levon.

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brown eyed girl

Like a Rolling Stone singer Bob Dylan and his family

Last 5
Robbie Robertson Any Given Sunday...Out Of The Blue
Robbie Robertson...The Right Mistake
Holly McNarland...Canadian part Native...Numb
Foster The People...Pumped Up Kicks
Graham Parker...Temporary Beauty

In praise of Dunc!! I wish I would have met you and your partner in TO. :-(

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Carl (Bonk)

Bill. I've had the pleasure of playing with David Vest as a student many times on Hornby Island along with that bad ass drummer in the clip, Billy Hicks. The person who caught me off guard in the clip is the guitarist, Tom Bowler from Salt Spring Island who still plays with Auntie Kate and the Uncles of funk.

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Norm

Subject: John Martyn

Well Dunc. Since you got me turned on to John Martyn I listened to more and more of his stuff. Just wonderful and wonderful players with him.

One particular video I have to watch a few times is with Kathy Mattea a real great country singing girl and he has Jerry Douglas and his dobro and Jerry is going to add greatly to anyone. The song is "May You Never". With the dobro is what motivated me to put you on to Tom Russell's "Blue Wing". Liking John Martyn, I'm sure you'll enjoy Tom.

Bill after reading Paul's Wikipedia page I gave a listen to some of that stuff like "Hawkwind". Gawd, gawd, GAWD! That just don't do it for me. However thinking back of Paul we played some just supre great rock and roll back then. If you look up Carol Kaye you'll see she played for Sam Cooke, particularly "Summertime". Back then that was always in our set list. Paul was great but he always had this hankering for crazy stuff and pycodelic I'm sure I didn't spell that right. Anyway Paul was always looking for that greener pature. So it isn't surprising to me that he played in so many bands and got the boot some for trying to change the music. He sure could play tho'.

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Peter V

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Jed

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Peter V

Brian Wilson (himself a bass player) preferred to use Carol Kaye on Beach Boys sessions. The “secret” of the golden Pet Sounds / Smile era was having Carol Kaye on bass guitar, playing exactly the same notes as a double bass player standing next to her. You can’t separate them in your head (or at least I can’t) but that is why the bass sounds so good.

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Norm

Subject: Paul

Strip my gears and call me shiftless! Bill I never knew Paul was in Wikipedia. Well I'm not there but my band is. If you notice he played in the "Pannix" that was our band. How we got the name. We were setting up in a hall one afternoon for a dance that evening. We were goofing off and one of our groupy girls said "You guys are a real panic", hence the "Pannix".

That picture of Paul looking closely you'll notice his right arm is very small just below his shoulder. Well any way if you google "Bands of the Pacific Northwest", in the 60's you will see the history of Pannix, (no pictures tho'). In the 80's about 86 "The Norm Jones Band" with pictures.

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Bill M

Subject: Paul Rudolph

Norm: Your buddy Paul Rudolph's success went well beyond Every Mother's Son (whose original bassist, Schuyler Larsen, I know from having memorised "Flip's Guide to the Groovy Groups" as a boy, playing in a teen band with the young Neil Diamond). He moved to the UK was in the Deviants, who became the Pink Fairies. I used to have an album he did when he returned to BC - cosmic music with a cosmic name like Earthworm Nebula. It was nice and had a fabulous package, but I got rid of it during one of my minimising binges. That project isn't mentioned in the Wikipedia entry at the link. (Neither are you, by the way.)

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brown eyed girl

So Hard Done By...The Hip. I used to hear this song every morning on my clock radio which woke me up daily on CFNY FM.

Last Five
Set Adrift on Memory Bliss...PM Dawn
When The Night Was Young...Robbie Robertson
I'm Sticking With You...Velvet Underground
Good Friend...Violent Femmes
Go On And Cry...The Mynah Birds

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Norm Jones

Subject: Yes John

John you have been showing up on my face book page for a long time on that "people you may know thing" so there was only one way to stop it. :-)..........hello John!

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John D

Norm was that you I just connected with on Facebook? I've never known your last name buddy.

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Norm

Subject: John D

You got it John. Wiki says she played on over 10,000 tracks. I'll tell you my story. My first band, /65-/66, my bass player was Paul Rudolph. Paul and I went to high school together. Paul had a deformity from polio as a small child. Easiest to explain his right arm was deformed. Like Popeye's arm his wrist and forarm were about twice the size of his bicept. He didn't have much strength. Some ways to move his arm he had to help it with his left hand. He took a lot of ridicule (kids are cruel). I was his defender.

Paul had to arrange his guitar strap and get his guitar body tucked up under his arm. You can't believe how that guy could play the guitar. As he had a sort of part time job, (he couldn't do much physical work) he would spend hours practising. When we got our band going Paul loved the bass so that is what he did. He always researched a lot of music that is how he came to Carol Kaye.

When Carol was young she was quite a looker. Paul would always say "Cute as a bug's ear." He was just struck with the way she could play. Any one should just search her on youtube there is a real good interview and she shows how she came up with bass riffs on many hit songs. It is really interesting. Carol is 83 now and still teaches some bass.

My friend Paul went on to play bass on a start up band that had had a minor hit. "Come on down to my boat baby". Every Mother's Son was the band. They didn't go too far.

I would say Carol probably had one of the longest careers in music.

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brown eyed girl

Hi Bill M...I found the photo of possibly someone we've both met. He is indeed sitting beside sculpture of John Lennon In Habana, Cuba. He has long hair and wears glasses. Anyway, the next time we know we'll both be at at same music venue I will bring it. I still don't know about December 10.

Hi Lisa. I loved your post on Robbie! Post more as you are a really good writer as Dunc has also noticed. :-D

Hi John D...Previously posted in case you missed it.
Dylan and The Band at Massey Hall...John Donabie!! :-D Check out What's New The Story of The Band. I still really like the photo of you and Levon and your partner A on the water. Ultra cool! Posted November 21/18.

Hi Pat B...Hope you had a great time performing with Cathy Richardson. I hope you told her that a buddy of yours saw her in NYC performing in Love, Janis in the Village. She was fantastic!!

Hi Glenn...For the longest time I thought you were Glenn Silverthorn who I saw at Rick Danko's Tribute in Simcoe, Ontario. lol Any music to share from Kenya? I only have Tony Bird from Malawi, Papa Wemba from Zaire and Juluka from South Africa. In praise of all musicians!

"The Band, Rooftop of the Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London 1971 The Band had been booed back in the 60’s when Bob Dylan had the audacity to go electric and shock the purist folkies at the very Royal and Loyal Albert Hall. They were back to play there again, brave lads! I was sent along to do a group shot for the Melody Maker front page and all was well taking a few individual pics of The Band until I asked if I could do a group shot. ‘We don’t pose’ they answered in union! Drat! What could I do? From deep in the darkened room Albert Grossman appeared. He was Bob Dylan and The Band’s manager and was in his dressing gown, carpet slippers wearing thick glasses. I’d met Albert a few months earlier when I photographed a very young Linda Ronstadt. I told him that I needed a group shot for the front page or else I’m ******! Albert nodded silently and asked the lads to pose for me. They weren’t too happy about this but I did manage to shoot a few rolls of film atop the Hilton Hotel. The concert they played was brilliant and nobody booed; only cheered!!!"

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John D

Subject: Norm Carole Kaye

Norm here is a portion of her web site. Just look at all the hits she played on.

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John D

One of the greatest Bass players and guitarists and member of The legendary Wrecking Crew, Norm.

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Norm

Subject: Carol Kaye

Do any of yuz remember who this lady is???

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Jed

Steve Jordan,Bill Kreutzman.

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Bill M

Here's a link to a brief profile of DJ / label-owner / radio executive Duff Roman. It makes mention of the fact that he was the first producer of Levon and the Hawks post-Hawkins, though as we know, none of the material appeared until the 21st century. If you do check out the article, you might also check out the sidebar link to an interview with David Vest, a BC-based Alabama boogie-woogie piano player and blues shouter who was a great favourite of our departed friend Jerry T. JT and I actually first met at a Vest gig in Mimico; the place holds maybe 80 people but it took us a bit of cellphone triangulation to sort things out because neither of us looked at all like the other expected.

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Peter V

Vinyl. Not just the covers – our listening habits change and we chop and switch between tracks instead of listening to a side of an LP. Interesting on the Hendrix – Cry of Love is the one I look out for, hoping for a decent original copy. As I have the CD, it’s one with a good sleeve I want. . The new Electric Ladyland box set trumpets its “lost original cover design” which is daft and a boring photo. I don’t know if the proper naked women cover is inside the box, but that’s the iconic sleeve for the record. I suspect they thought it would be non-PC to display it in stores nowadays. There are a few where the sleeve is a problem. Blind Faith rates as the most distasteful, and non-PC, and is best lost to history, as is Bow Wow Wow, though a great photo in itself. But Electric Ladyland is adults, and you can see more on page 3 of any UK tabloid newspaper on a daily basis.

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Bill M

Dunc especially: Here's an 'interview' with Tom Wilson of Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, with the focus on his visual art.

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Wallsend

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Norm

Subject: And Further More (hands on hips)

According to Rolling Stone, Charlie Watts is ranked number 12 in the top 100 all time drummers. (I'm not sure what that means).

He also has two bands of his own, one 10 piece that he does jazz and blues with. Personally.....I really like watching him on those Willie and the Poor Boys videos. Hell him, Bill Wyman, Chris Rae, Mickey Gee, Garrant Watkins, Jimmy Page and the rest of that bunch is some of the best rock and roll you could ever listen to in my book...........my book counts!

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Bob’s singing

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Peter

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Peter V

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Peter V

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Jon Lyness

Tying a few threads together... Ringo was in attendance at Bob's Beacon Theatre show last night. :)

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Norm

Subject: Yeah But......

Bill I agree with you. Reading that article was exhausting. I had things to go and do and never quite finished it yet. I'm one of these very slow readers, but could almost recite what I've read.

Roger I was about to put up Jim Keltner too. Peter I don't understand when you put Ringo on the board how come you never mention Charlie Watt. That guy has been a pretty steady on drummer for half a century. When those guys put together "Willie and the Poor Boys", Charlie did some pretty fine work to all that old rock and roll and that was a star bunch of guys playing in those shows.

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Roger

Subject: Big Drummer Boy

I agree Peter, Steve Gadd is right up there. But don't forget Jim Keltner. He's there too. And one to watch for - Kyle Crane. I saw him with Daniel Lanois last year in a small venue. I can take or leave Daniel Lanois' electronic stuff in live performance but watching Kyle Crane drum to it was a rare privilege. I've never seen a drummer with so much energy - except perhaps Keith Moon.

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Peter V

On drums, I’ve been devoting much time to The Kinks recently. As I mentioned yesterday, they used a session drummer on all the early stuff. There are little comments on how “Village Green” was the first album where they were all fully involved. But listening to Village Green, I’m highly impressed by Mick Avory who had had to take a back seat to Bobby Graham’s session drumming early on. Different on every song, very often working closely with the lyrics too. It's sad that Mick didn't get to play on the early stuff.

The issue was that producers preferred a known quantity, and Shel Talmy virtually always booked Bobby Graham and Jimmy Page whenever he could. Total reliability. Known quantity. Knew the studio. Could play anything.

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Jed

Interested to know: is anyone aware of whether or not Dylan studied the piano playing of Thelonious Monk? He sure seemed to hit some of those bizarro cool Monk like chords-ouch! My fingers hurt just thinking of it.

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Jed

I get your opinion and respect it. Yet,it’s funny how our ears hear things differently. Steve Gadd vs. George Recile-not even meriting a discussion of comparative virtues. Recile is a gifted genius on drums-Gadd is an ok r&r drummer.Gadd is not a good drummer for Clapton,although ideal for James Taylor. Nor would I underestimate the brilliance of Tony Garnier. In the end,as always,all a matter of personal taste.

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Peter V

It was a very good concert, the best I’ve seen or heard him since around 1992. That’s a quarter of a century. Phew! I’d say the whole was less flexible than it could have been. The backing was better on the classic stuff than on the more rocking stuff where it was too solid a groove.

But standing outside for ten hours in July 2019? I don't KNOW that Dylan will be good on any particular day. I've seen a couple which were really dire, and I've heard a lot of dire boots too. While his band is good and tight, I don't think his band gets anywhere near Simon's, James Taylor's or Leonard Cohen's either. This year JT had Steve Gadd on drums. Paul Simon had Bakitha Kumali on bass, Mark Stewart and Biodan Kuti on guitar. It adds up to a flexibility, wit a bigger band too.

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Jed

I see Bob every chance I get since ‘74. Last night was top 5. The band is stellar as many know but they’ve reached new heights. Bob was in perfect voice-no hoarsness or croaking.Those staying away for Bobs voice never got it,never will and may just miss how fine he currently sounds. The same but great set list,no surprises. To be in the same building as Bob was an honor and to get a first rate concert experience was a thrill-as Bob’s shows always are. Even jaded Dylan fans might appreciate the magnificence of the music.

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Peter V

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Peter V

Just got an advert for next summer in Hyde Park- Bob Dylan & Neil Young on 12th July. Odd. I have a strong feeling that in bands or performances they have no chance of matching Paul Simon plus James Taylor last year. The ads say “Neil Young is the only artist of the rock era to compare to Dylan.” Really? Not Paul Simon? Not Leonard Cohen? Not Van Morrison? I listen to all those three way more than Neil Young, though Mrs V’s deep aversion to ANYTHING by Neil Young means I play Neil’s songs in versions by others, such as The Cowboy Junkies (Powderfinger), k.d. lang (Helpless), Prelude (After The Goldrush) and so on. I’ve listened to a fair bit of Neil Young live, and I dread sitting through an eardrum-bursting 20 minute feedback guitar solo. Then again, he might do the stuff I like. But standing out there for ten hours has to be something really worth it. I’ve seen Dylan recently. Never again. Both could be dire or wonderful, but the balance of the scales in 2018 rests more likely on the dire end. So not this year.

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Bill M

I'm pretty sure that the BoDeans never were Canadian, even if Sammy sings on Robbie's first album. I saw them play in Toronto in the summer of '88 as the headliner of what was touted as a country-rock show. Opening was Gary Fjelgard, who Norm knows, second up was long-running local country-swing band Prairie Oyster, and then the BoDeans, who were awesome. Hawks/Band link beyond Sammy: Prairie Oyster co-founder and pianist Joan Besen plyed on both of Scott Cushnie's "Two Pianos, No Waiting" albums.

I've mentioned Scott Cushnie before, haven't I? Thought so.

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Bill M

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Lisa

He is very musical and his compositions are just more interesting than most rock guitarists. He doesn't play the exact same thing for four bars straight without varying a note till the last one, and his compositions always make musical sense in the context of the song;

His sound is unique - nobody else sounds at all like him. And he has a wide range of voices and effects, always interesting;

He seems just to be the most sensitive and responsive guitarist any singer or lyricist could ask for. All the little sighs, asides, whispers, sometimes barbs are like the second voice in a conversation. And he never overdoes it, or overplays it.

He's Robbie! :-)

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Wallsend

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Norm

Subject: This and That and HOLY SMOKE!!

Dunc I really like those tartan trousers you mentioned and I have a black blazer I wear at Legion functions usually. However our hope is to be in the weather for shorts and a golf shirt. :-)

Peter, the article Jan has posted is interesting. The author is very obviously a die hard RR fan. It's a little hard to understand his definition of rock and roll. I had the same thought as you considering particularly Chuck Berry, and Buddy Holly, Richie Vallens, Bill Haley and the Comets. There is a long list so that I'm not quite sure what he is getting at.

This band in England that I mentioned "Classic Rock Show" a group of about eight. One guy playing a real road worn old telecaster. This is not for some I guess because they play songs exactly like originals. The thing is they are very good. The singer who sings Eagles "One of These Nights" is a much better singer than Don Henley. There is a girl, (Emily Jollands) when she sings Fleetwood Mac's "Rhiannon"....GOD! the way that girl moves it is hard to see how those boys can consentrate on what they are doing.

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Dunc

Thanks, Landmark. I cleared out a lot of books. I reread them, then passed them on to family, friends and the charity shop.

I expect to play all my CDs and I'm still enjoying collecting, but with a purpose. I filled in small gaps in some artists collections such as Paul Simon. I completed runs of artists' work such as JJ Cale's first eight and Neil Young's upto about 1980, and am really enjoying the Archive Performance Series. Then there are artists I wanted more of - I only had a greatest hits and a couple of Steely Dan albums, but knew of more of their work...so am now almost complete in this.

Then there has been some new adding to the collection - I had neglected Richard Thompson after the classic Fairport albums. (I don't think his first album or Sandy Denny's first album after Fairport are at the level of those early Fairport's) so Richard Thompson's acoustic albums are getting collected, which ties in with me collecting more guitar acoustic music, particularly Tony McManus - I only had one of his albums before retirement, but am almost complete on him.

I have a collection of Scottish material, which is excellent and varied. It includes the obsession of thirty six John Martyn albums.

I check out material suggested on this GB and enjoy greatly Roseann Fino, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings and more recently Nic Jones...so still finding new to me stuff.

I use Peter the V's suggestions and reviews on his website to see if material is worth considering. I think the new Paul Simon is great.

But I do think I am going to play all my CDs again, so if I don't like an album I put it to charity.

But I use Youtube to check up suggestions here, (Thanks Norm will check these artists you suggested up). Also I have Amazon Prime and for a while was using streaming, including enjoying exploring John Renbourn. I particularly enjoyed his collaborations with Wizz Jones and Stefan Grossman. But I have forgotten about streaming. Need to get back to it.

But I do have clear outs from time to time...and I don't follow blindly. I never bought the triple Bob Dylan Mums and Dads album. The first two were enough.

There is just too much music, Landmark. Thanks.

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Peter V

If I look at my CDs and LPs I am aware that I’ll never listen to them all again. But they’re there. I have a choice.

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Peter V

Probably the claim is a little large, though it is written tongue in cheek. I had mentioned before being at a Record Fair when Jimmy Page asked to look at "Mr Dynamo:" and asked if Robbie Robertson was playing guitar on it. (No). He said "I'm only interested in his records where Robbie Robertson is playing guitar." So that's one right.

Last week I was looking up interviews with session drummer Bobby Graham who played on all the early Kinks records. He worked very closely with Jimmy Page for years - you can google the interviews, and to save time, it IS Dave Davies on lead guitar on early Kinks records - Jimmy was there with Bobby Graham, as "Shel Talmy's team" but only played extra rhythm guitar.

But it also shows that Jimmy Page was doing many major sessions from 1963 on, so while he certainly admires Robbie, "influenced" is unlikely.

Personally, I'd place Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley as the two most important. Hubert Sumlin is too often forgotten as well. The British guitarists were heavily into the sounds of Chess. Link Wray for distortion.

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jh

«RR invented modern rock», according to the article linked above. Discuss.

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Wallsend

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Norm

Subject: Classic Rock Show

Have any of you guys over in the UK seen the band "Classic Rock Show"? What a smokin' band. Doing extraordinary job of many covers. Eagles "One of these nights". Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody" and so many other bands. Doing these covers extremely well.

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Pat B

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Norm

Subject: Friday Five (A Little Late)

Tom Russell ~ Blue Wing - Dunc if you've no heard Tom I think he is a guy you may like. He is of our vintage, (sort of country folk) he has written many good songs, He has a heavy voice. This song is about a native guy who ends up in jail a lot and as a free spirit of the land has great difficulty with incarceration. He has a blue wing tattooed on his shoulder.

AJ Croce, (Jim Croce's son) singing his Dad's "Operator"

Ronnie Robbins (Marty Robbins son) singing his Dad's "Elpaso"

Dean Miller (Roger Miller's son) singing his Dad's "Trailers for sale or rent".

Incredible how much these fellows sound like their fathers.

There is a show in Nashville called "Second Generations" many of these younger folks honour the fathers (and make some good money from it I expect.)

Julie Berthelsen - A Danish girl from Greenland at a concert In Denmark, 2008 I believe called "The White Concert" of the Beatle's Album. She sings "Ob La Di Ob La Da". It is a great concert.

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Dunc

Subject: Between footballs

Boys' football over, professional football next. Sell out this afternoon. Desperate for a point. Baltic today.

Many congratulations, Norm. Thirteen stone eight pounds, Big Guy, so you'll need to get the love jugs off for the big day. Will you be wearing the kilt to celebrate your heritage? Or how about muted tartan trousers and a black jacket? I love those new muted tartans.

Yeah, Mike Nomad, the guestbook has been great over the years because of our more knowledgeable members in many different fields of music...and there have always been a lot of good writers.

Interesting, Bill M. Must be more than a coincidence...I often wondered about the name. I often wonder about your collection? I now have a vision of you opening a cupboard and a pile of records falls out.

Thanks, Wallsend, but I'm committed to the much maligned CD. But I can see what you are saying. One of the boxes at Oxfam was from the BBC, dumping their CDs because they will become or have become totally digital. Bought three good acoustic albums, including a beautiful fiddle and mandolin album, which I heard about but never heard, but I applied the breaks and didn't buy too much. I was meant to be reducing the collection for heavens sake!!!! But also found a new song about Richard Manuel.

Paul Simon's new Cd took me into You're The One. I had this album, but when playing Paul Simon albums, I had fallen into the trap of playing the same, perhaps more popular, albums. It is a beautifully produced album, great musicianship.

Always enjoy your and Lisa's posts BEG. Over the years, the girls have been really good writers. I hope they are all doing well.

Hope your area is Ok, Doug.

Great stuff, John.

Love the music and posts. Thanks, Jan for keeping it going.

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Norm

Subject: The Story of the Band

John I just ordered that book from Barnes & Noble. $22.52 including Tax. That seems like a pretty good price to me.

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Norm

Subject: Got it

Thank you John. Got it in my journal now. The habit of keeping log books at sea never goes away.

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John D

"The Story of The Band" by Harvey Kubernick. Has many new interviews with Robbie and more. Jan has it up on his What's New page.

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Norm

Subject: Publications

Good work John! Congrats. Which book is that now? You folks have been discussing so many I'm lost but I'm sure I'd like a copy of that one.

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John D

Proud to be a part of this new book on The Band. I just gave them a couple of stories and then this is what I saw. This was sent to me; but with our postal strike I still haven't got my copy of the book yet Just thought I would post this from Jan's What's New section.

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Peter V

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Doug

Subject: fires

The news here is all about a large bush fire, aka wild fire, not far from where I live. The fact this is happening so close to the devastating American/Canadian fires is an example of how we are cooking the planet. It used to be the case that the north and southern hemispheres could swap equipment like helicopters during the off season, but seems there is no such thing as an off season any more.

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Bill M

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Jon Lyness

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Bill M

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Bill M

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Norm

Subject: Totally Confused

Bill that was all way too complicated for me. Like Johnny's the one on the left was on the right.

Anyway, I see you folks are really going to get beat up with the weather -50! Son of a bitch. You'll probably get those ice storms again and all that. Be safe.

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Bill M

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Mike Nomad

Thanks, Dunc, nice of you to mention me but I’ve never been away, just resting here in my cosy little cocoon, trolling for free music wisdom and trying to learn at the feet of the greats (viz., the Vineys, Brennans, Munsons, Finos, Alexanders (well, no longer, unfortunately), Powells (deeply missed) and numerous others, not the least of whom is the tireless Angie of Cabbagetown, with a birthday imminent. To parrot her: “Hey, whatever happened to that nice, young man and international-traveller/bon vivant called Kevin of the J?” I miss him. Happy holidays, wherever you are.

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JQ

I believe that thanksgiving here has supplanted Christmas as our most popular family holiday.

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Norm

Subject: Thoughts for the Victims of Destruction

We didn't have the usual Thanksgiving dinner this year with all the trimmings. We chose to have a much more humble meal. Our thoughts were of the people in Puerto Rico, Mexico Beach, Florida, Northern California and many of our own people here in BC.

We endured over 600 wild fires in BC this year. Many people lost everything. I just watched on the news the people of Mexico Beach. Two fellows who lost their beach resteraunt. You can't even see it was ever there. They are now at the church under tents with portable generators and barbecues feeding first responders and all other people for free 7 days a week with donations.

This is not to say I think people should not enjoy their Thanks Giving. Just to think of others and give a little where you can.

Happy Thanks Giving to all our USA folks next door.

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Wallsend

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Billl M

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JQ

Jesus PV - and I had always thought you had an artist’s heart..

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Peter V

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Norm

Subject: Don't You Do It!! That's a SONG

Well I got a good belly laugh JQ. I have worried. Maybe wreck a good thing? Or is it right a wrong? I'm gawd damn if I know. I'm a sailor fer fuck's sake.

Well you guys the onliest song I could think of to play for us is "Rockin Chair". We are kinda golden agers now.

I spent my whole life at sea, now I'm long past 73,

And there ain't no place I'd rather be.

Oh to be home again..........

Funny how all these Band songs are so applicable to our situation.

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JQ

Norm - Don’t do it and stop saying that shit! Beth and I have been together in unwedded bliss since 1984 and now you’ve made me feel bad! Time wounds all heels!

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Bill M

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Norm

Subject: The communica!

It is as it's supposed to be. I don't think BEG or anyone should feel they have too much to say or are taking over. It is just a wonderful thing that Jan takes the trouble to keep the community alive.

As Wallsend says, some times you just run out of things to say. So we shouldn't feel obligated to keep talking. I think every one will agree, sometimes it's nice that any one just pops back in to say hello. As we are all getting up there in age and we've lost many very loved members in recent years it's good that people check in occasionally.

I have sort of a funny story. Susan and I had to go to Naniamo last Monday to see the rheumatologist for this gawd damn arthritis. Susan has been to him for years. It was my first time. I had to fill out a form and one question is your weight. I have not been near a scale in years. I always have weighed around 190 or so. How many stones is that Dunc? Well I got on the scales and I guess since retireing (two years ago right now). I weight 210! I almost had a cardiac! So I think I'll pay a little more attention.

I guess I got to come clean. I mentioned some time back, Susan and I used to run around together back in 1967. I wasn't paying enough attention and I lost her. I went thru' marriages that never worked for several reasons. Susan had a not very happy marriage, but we found each other again thankfully. So yesterday I got in the mail this very beautiful wedding ring and put it on her finger. I said, "I'm sorry it took so long, only 52 years".....She said "Well you can't rush into these things". :-)

Around next May on a nice sunny day we'll take a few close friends out on our big yacht and anchor in one of our favourite spots and make it official on the top bridge. It will be 14 years we've been together I guess that's a long enough engagement.

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John D

Subject: Peter Simon brother of Carly Passes away at 71

A number of years ago my wife and kids (they were still kids) and I were visiting the Vineyard. We saw an add in the local paper that Peter Simon took portrait photographs; among other things. We went to his home and talked about his love for reggae as he snapped black and white photos. We still have the pictures on the wall. Real nice guy. RIP Peter.

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Dunc

Subject: CD collecting

I took a eight CDs up to Oxfam Music in the University area of Glasgow yesterday. But I brought 4 back yesterday.

It's a really nice area of Glasgow. I bought an album by The Mike and Ruthie Band, which has a decent song on it called 'The Ghost of Richard Manuel'. I think they stem from Hudson Valley (Bob F?), and Ruthie is I think the daughter of Jay Ungar, who plays on one track, Amy Helm sings on a couple of songs and Professor Louie is on piano on another track.

You would have been in Heaven, Peter. There was a box of unsorted CDs, which had been handed in by BBC Scotland. The future value of CDs will not be very much. Nice guy runs the shop. I take to it rather than buy from it. The fans of Led Zeppelyn pay hundreds for their rarer pieces.

Finished with a home made Foccacia, home made Italian sausage, caramelised onions and mozarrella in an Italian cafe. Brilliant.

Always enjoy your posts BEG.

And welcome back Mike Nomad.

Nice to hear from you Glenn. Make sure you get to Edinburgh when time allows, Glenn - one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

And Wallsend, I ordered John and Bert's album at the time of our last discussion on guitar music, but Amazon can't source it.

Babysitting last night, school run for five year old this morning, run teenagers to Work Experience, pick up five year old, feed him, then five year olds football. Then drop off, then couple of beers this evening.

Away to burst into action after Decembers Children. Love this album, which is being played excessively loudly as neighbours are out working. Everybody knows that it was really the British who invented the Blues, wasn't it?

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Peter V

Happy thanksgiving to all our US readers.

You’re keeping us alive, BEG! Keep on keeping on. I often feel that posts are drying up, and I guess at Wallsend says, much has already been said. There is music, but I find time just runs away. I have the Beatles box and Dylan box sitting here, hardly listened to yet, because The Kinks box set is absorbing me more, then the new David Crosby is beautifully gentle and serene while I’m writing and it's being played a lot.

Good to hear about people's lives, Glen. For me … Grandkids yesterday- two youngest boys (2 and 5) in the afternoon, then all to see the 7 year old’s ballet show in a church hall, then the two teenagers back for homework, dinner and board games. Tonight is theatre (again). This morning appointments. Indeed, who knows where the time goes?

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Wallsend

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Glenn

BEG - glad you like the vocals! Busy life, for sure. I raised 2 boys pretty much on my own (I was a single parent when they were but 9 and 12, and they lived with me). Didn't date or have any social life for over 11 years, till I met my current wife. She has 2 grown children too, but we decided to have one of our own to blend our families (I'm a white American; she's black from Kenya. So the older "kids" range from 26 - 34, and our youngest is 7! Plus we've got 4 grandkids! And just so you know: my mother grew up in Manitoba, and her dad hailed from Scotland. I have cousins in the Toronto and Guelph area. Anyway, always appreciate the words, links and pictures you share with our Band community. Isn't it wonderful to have our diverse group of folks from different countries, backgrounds, interests, and opinions? Yet we share a love of The Band, and many other things. I can "imagine all the people living life in peace..." HAPPY THANKSGIVING everybody!

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brown eyed girl

Glenn...First of all....I cringed when I just read my last post. I never say I'm taking a break. I just split like a banana and come back when I feel like it....Ugggh....Oh well....

Sounds like you have a full life. We don't have young children; partner's kids are in their early thirties....You are blessed Glenn. Have yourself a BEAUTIFUL Thanksgiving with your family and friends. I think Robbie and Garth celebrated Canadian Thanksgiving last month. Btw, I really like your vocals! ;-D

Garth Hudson on drums and many others maybe I have already posted? How did I miss this photo?

Hey Bill M! Nomadic Mike also knew The Hawks from back in the day so Mike...Is it Levon or not in that mysterious photo taken of The Hawks in Ottawa? Sorry Bonk...Didn't mean to discredit your opinion but the person is much heavier in size than Levon, no?

Bill...The person in my Arts Tour of Habana was with his partner and...I think she was pregnant. I really cannot remember even what he did for a living. Although everyone on the tour was either a therapist or an educator. So maybe he was....or his partner was either a therapist or an educator. I may have a photo of him by John Lennon's sculpture in Habana. I will check......

When ever I mention The Band in any setting there's always someone who wants to connect with me. I guess The Band is somewhat like a cult? Club? Another time at work a co-worker's partner overheard me talking about going to see Levon at The Silver Dollar. Right away he asked if I had read Levon's book. I said no, but that I had read Hoskyn's while in NYC one summer. He ended up lending me the book and eventually I bought it for 5.00 at Trinity College's annual Book sale. I am always looking for books on music, photography, art, cooking, literature. I don't know if I will buy anymore The Band books as the last one I bought was really a disappointment by Harris.

I wish Peter Stone Brown would check in if able to. Hope you can as you are our Dylanologist. Happy Healthy Thanksgiving to you!

You have given all there is to give.
What can I do for You?
You have given me life to live.
How can I live for You?
I know all about poison, I know all about fiery darts,

I don't care how rough the road is, show me where it starts,
Whatever pleases You, tell it to my heart.
Well, I don't deserve it but I sure did make it through.
What can I do for You?

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Bill M

By the way, was that highschool friend of Rob Bowman's a tall, bearded teacher named Keith? I met him in the mid '70s over a shared love of the Band; the first time I was over at Keith's place he suggested I stay a bit longer because Rob Bowman (who was known to me as a music writer for "Beetle" magazine) was coming over. I had other things to do so didn't meet Rob until about two years ago at a historical thing above the Hard Rock Café. Sadly, he told me that Keith had tied a couple years earlier.

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Glenn

Don't Do It! Keep posting!!! I'm sure some of us get quiet for various reasons: work, family, got to fix a car, repair a roof, hit our thumbs with a hammer....you know. I check in regularly, but things are super busy for our family right now: getting set up in a new residence, soccer games for our young son, working 2 jobs, church activities, family on 2 continents, etc, etc. Hopefully this thanksgiving weekend I'll get a chance to write more. But baby, please don't do it; don't break our hearts. : )

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Bill M

Bonk: If that's Levon, then maybe it was Robbie who had to miss the gig. Maybe he was ashamed of the beard he was trying to sprout?

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brown eyed girl

Some more The Band photos galore. Some we've seen, some maybe not.

Hi again Bill M. I agree with you. I don't think it's Levon. Check the body size alone Bonk. I do like your explanation Bill as you're the king of Canadiana and music is not even your bread and butter. :-D

Hmmm Bill. I do remember around the time I joined an Arts Tour of Habana, Cuba...Same time I met one of Bowman's high school classmates. I was talking about The Band and yes, he heard me and then he told me that Rob Bowman had about 1000 records even in high school. Btw, I saw him at The Tribute to The Band with Garth and Maud and BARK. As I remember you were there the night before so you didn't hear Maud do a very sexy version of Don't Do It. Anyway, I know my mind goes all over the place....drive all my family members and friends bonkers....Robbie did perform in Ottawa so that's why I thought you were at that show because it was an Aboriginal Achievement Awards Show.

Since it appears hardly anyone is posting....I am going to take a break so others will join in. I don't know why I don't inspire others to post more. It appears when I post too much that others don't join in. Or am I being too self-indulgent here? Sorry...I don't mean to blah, blah, blah so much but I do genuinely love chatting about music and The Band. The past year was so rough for me that I did not even listen to music and I did even see Garland Jeffreys at Hugh's Room even though his partner told me my name would be on The List. Yes even music couldn't help me. Everything was wrong in my life. I was dealing with so much loss at the same time. I somehow made it through by doing more yoga, taking herbal and homeopathic remedies. Now I'm at that age that frankly I don't give a damn what anyone thinks about me. I guess I finally got my groove back. :-D If anyone else is going through a hard time, especially this time of year; your life can get better once you find out what works for you. For me yoga, mindfulness based meditation, acupuncture, and alternative and complementary remedies really help me get through the challenges we all have to go through. I hope by being open about my own struggles that I can even help one person. We can all help each other even in very small ways. Hey Lil wasn't it Rick who said we can all help the neighbourhood.? Well, this Band Guest Book is one hood that I do appreciate expressing myself. :-D

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brown eyed girl

Photo: Brian Nichol)
The Band Ronnie Hawkins The Hawks Richard Manuel Rick Danko Garth Hudson 1960s 1963
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Oct 28th, 2017

Hi Bonk. Hope you've been well. Cabbagetown is still groovin'. Did you know that Toller Cranston lived here. I think he's moved. And of course Danny Marks is just around the corner. Here is the photo again and why I asked if photo included Levon is because he's not listed here but the timeline would suggest otherwise.

Btw the night we were at the bar on Queen East to see Paul James; if all of you had stayed longer you would have met Paul James and his newer partner. He came over to talk to us as Mr. Maximus knows him because their children were friends. He even is named after a Grateful Dead recording? Anyway, when he performed a single from 1981 called Mary Ann....The entire bar was totally blown away...including myself. Highlight of the night!

Dylan and The Band at Massey Hall...John Donabie!! :-D Check out What's New The Story of The Band. I still really like the photo of you and Levon and your partner A on the water. Ultra cool!

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Bill M

Robbie's performance at the Aboriginal Achievement Awards took place at Massey Hall in Toronto in '98. The only other time I knowingly saw Robbie was at the CNE in August '76. I learned months or years after the fact that Robbie and I were both present when Roy Buchanan tore up the room at Harbourfront Centre in what was probably the late '80s or dearly '90s. (If I had seen him, I would have thought he was the bartender at the Brunswick House, who was Robbie's doppelganger 10 years earlier.)

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John D

Subject: The Last Waltz

Tomorrow is American Thanksgiving. It will be 42 years since I had the honour and pleasure of being Invited to The Last Waltz by Levon Helm. Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends.

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Carl (bonk)

That is Levon Angie. I've seen another pic from this show and there's a guitarist right behind Ronnie but I can't remember if it was Robbie. Strange to see Rick on lead guitar.

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brown eyed girl

...and the other performance I really enjoyed from the American Music Awards...She was born in Habana, Cuba....Consequences by Camila Cabello who was previously in girl group Fifth Harmony.

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brown eyed girl

As some of you know...I always try to watch all the Music Awards shows as there are always at least one or two performances that I end up really enjoying...Sometimes they are new artists which I like as I try and keep up with all genres of music because there's always something to take notice. Here is Cardi B btw whose partner is from the Amigos....from the American Music Awards. Yup...Some of the music brings me back to the three times I've visited Habana, Cuba. :-D

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brown eyed girl

Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks perform at the official opening of Pineland Dance Hall, Ottawa’s first teen nightclub
963. (Photo: Brian Nichol)

Graham Greene is a Canadian actor from Six Nations. :-D

Hey Bill M...Is that Levon in this photo? Should be but it doesn't look like him.

You were in Ottawa when you saw Robbie, right? If so, I saw show on TV. Really glad that you were also able to see him perform. Did you see The Band with Dylan in 1974? I wasn't in TO at the time. I did however see Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue in Niagara Falls, NY in 1975 and TO. I loved those shows. The music was electrifying. I think my first CD of Dylan's was New Morning. I do have some LPS as I received promo copies as I worked in a music store and in a music department in a huge store where John Candy's Aunt was in the toy department next to the music department.

I became friends with someone who was going to a Stranglers concert. I wasn't into this group but I knew since we were the same age and she was also from a small city...The Falls..that we'd have music to talk about for sure. Small world...One of Prince's backup singers and flames was from same city. As you know we only had Major Hoople's Boarding House and skater Ron Shaver. I also had Rolling Stone in newspaper form sent to my home to keep up with what was happening in music since high school. :-D

Hi John D....Yes you probably know the most musicians on this site!! You do give good voice...My partner also has a similar voice. When we were in Woodstock, NY having lunch...yikes...can't remember which one...He was asked if he was a DJ. Anyway, when I met Pentii Glan via of friend who does perform in very small venues...We met at UofT in a fourth year Sociology course...The Making of the Working Class....We were both left of centre so we had politics in common besides music...She introduced us at Levon and Rick's show at the Pearcy House. As I've posted before it really pisses me off that I cannot remember the show but I sure remember Pentii. First of all I have no idea how she even knew him as she never mentioned Louu's music ever. And when I met Pentii he scared me. How? Well, I don't know if I was in another world or.....but as she was talking to him his face was moving around. lol.....It must have been me....Although I know with this friend and her sister they liked to catch a fire but they'd mix it up with alcohol. Maybe that night I went overboard? All I know is that I thought if I'm hallucinating no more Lucy In The Sky with Diamonds although only tried this twice in my life....So weird what we remember from 1983/84.

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Bill M

Peter V: The Graham Greene of yesterday's posts is the Canadian actor, not the great Belgian author of "Das Quiet Americanski".

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Peter V

Subject: Graham Greene

The mention of the name led me at once to the John Cale song, Graham Greene from "Paris 1919" an old favourite (linked). This refers to the British author, rather than the American actor.

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Norm

Subject: Graham Greene

Bill! Hello old kid. Graham Greene was also in "Maverick" with Mel Gibson, Johnny Cash and old Maverick......shit what's his name. He was also in "Die Hard with a Vengeance" with Bruce Willis. Graham Greene is a great actor. In Maverick he was hilarious.

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John D

Member of John Lee and the Checkmates. First band I ever interviewed; in Oshawa. Michael one of the greatest keyboard players. I M.C.'d Lou at Massey Hall; with Michael, Prakash, Whitey and Danny.

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Bill M

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brown eyed girl

Very sorry again Bill M. I don't know you very well so I shouldn't tease....but it is different than taunting. Rollie and Crab could get away with teasing me about Robbie because they were my buddies. They were never malicious to me. Anyway, I'm just envious that you know Michael Fanfara and....and....and....You did encourage me to meet him in Port Credit and thanks to you.....I did! He and Pentii Glan and Prakash John.....and Danny Weiss....He looked so good in Port Credit....Our boyzzz are the best...They just take Louuu's music to a whole different level. He's one musician sadly I have never met. Anyway, Fanfara was happy to receive message from Garland Jeffreys via moi. :-D

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brown eyed girl

"On Friday, a benefit concert sponsored by the Elementary Teachers of Toronto is to be held at Massey Hall, featuring singer Buffy Sainte-Marie.

The proceeds will be used to launch an aboriginal education fund.

"It will be a victory celebration not only for family, but it is also going to be a victory celebration for the life of my brother," said George."

I missed Robbie two times in TO!!!!! You were so lucky to be at those two shows Bill. But then again you are well connected. I have to make my own way and I don't do too badly since I have no connections in the music bizzzz. Just teasing....just.....Oh well, did I tell you that I saw Robbie perform at Madison Square Gardens at Eric Clapton's Guitar Festival???!!!! ;-D I was at another Buffy Sainte-Marie concert. See link for info re Dudley George Benefit. Wow. She has such power in her own right. So glad I was able to witness it.

Sincerest apologies to Garth Hudson as he's also one Days Gone By.

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Bill M

BEG: I was at that show at Massey Hall too. At least I assume it was the same show, as Robbie and group performed a number from the Redboy album and Buffy received a lifetime-achievement award and spoke. The proof will be if, when you saw Buffy, her gown was so tight that she couldn't step on the riser at the podium, so the co-hosts, Graham Green and Tom Jackson had to link arms and lift her up (up where she belonged, one might say). If you don't remember that, then it must've been a different show at Massey with Robbie and Buffy. Also, the one I attended wasn't a benefit that I but an awards gala - the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards - in 1998.

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brown eyed girl

For joe j...All I know about Bobcaygeon is that The Hip made it famous and I checked out their small Farmer's Market on our way to cottage country. The few times I saw them perform; They did not perform one of my faves...Air Canada Centre Concert for Bangladesh?...The boyzzz showed they were powerful on guitar. Too much testosterone for me. Concert for Ronnie Hawkins at Massey Hall. Garth and Levon were at same concert. No room for Robbie, huh? A missed moment in time. :-( And another time thanks to my Union to see them at Massey Hall at a concert to support native Dudley George Benefit. Buffy Sainte-Marie and many others were performing on stage. Still can't wrap my head around how The Bob Marley actually performed on this stage in 1975. Even our Union Prez was there!!!

Bill M...Many thanks for the detailed info. The Celebration of Life is during a very busy time of year so I will have to see as we get close to the date. Thanks kindly.

Last 5
In The Air Tonight...Tupac and Phil Collins
Spanish Stroll...Mink DeVille
I Wonder...Robert Cray
Home...Shaggy
Days Gone By...Ronnie Hawkins and Levon Helm

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Bill M

BEG: Following up on my earlier note, details of and tickets ($20) for the Scott Cushnie tribute on Dec 10 are available at the link. Event starts at 3:00, bands start at 6:30. I doubt that they'll be playing, but a couple people who played with Scott in 1959 have said they're going.

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Dunc

Subject: Black Jack Davy

Thanks JQ - enjoyed both of those versions. It could be Scottish. Reminds me of The Whistling Gipsy, which is similar, but different. I first heard the song on Dylan's album. I enjoy Bob's version and think his guitar playing on it is really good.

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Peter V

Subject: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

You have to ask whether the Coen Brothers were right to bypass normal channels and release this virtually straight to Netflix. It's a six story Western classic anthology. Link to review.

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brown eyed girl

Hi Professor Ray Pence... When are you going to submit your paper on The Band to jh? :-D
For now...Here's an academic piece on Robbie and Gil Scott-Heron and Tracy Chapman. Click on PDF file for research paper.

Marginal/minority popular music : the concept of the "third space" and the case for "hybridities" of cultures/identities

T"hree marginaVminority popular music artists and their songs have been chosen for analysis in support of the argument: Gil Scott-Heron's "Gun," Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car" and Robbie Robertson's "Sacrifice." The thesis will draw from two fields of study; popular music and postcolonialism. Within the area of popular music, Theodor Adorno's "Standardization" theory is the focus. Within the area of postcolonialism, this thesis concentrates on two specific topics; 1) Stuart Hall's and Homi Bhabha's overlapping perspectives that identity is a process of cultural signification, and 2) Homi Bhabha's concept of the "Third Space." "

Date 2005-05-21
Author Chetty, Hema.

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brown eyed girl

The Band - Saturday Night Live (30 Okt.1976)
Arthur's Musical Journey from Holland Blog Spot.

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brown eyed girl

Bob Dylan’s Sara – 16 Photographs

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brown eyed girl

Bob Dylan as “Father” 26 Photos

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brown eyed girl

The Band Tour Date Search
www.TourDateSearch.com
Mon, Nov 19, 2018

Hi Bill M. I also checked The Great Hall's website and no mention of Celebration of Life for Scott Cushnie. So let's keep each other posted. As for Clayton...No I did not discuss his contribution to Garth's CD beyond letting him know that I was aware of his contribution as I have the CD. I did however tell him about our King of Canadiana who told me about his gig and others that night. I just loved the vibe that night. Their gig was only an hour long. I left after their set...Every song was so good...I did not have high expectations. After I went shopping nearby to let the buzz subside before going home. A rare week day outing for me. ;-D

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Dag

Kerrin: Haven't done other years yet. Bill M: Thanks for the Toronto info. Any other information, corrections and additions are most welcome, as a second updated edition is inevitable (there goes my next weekends). wswalcottsemail AT gmail DOT com

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JQ

Hi Dunc - I believe there’s many versions; I’m thinking it’s a very old song that likely started off over there. It’s a lesson or story song with a message that’s been repeated many times in many formats, probably a bit misogynistic too. Carlene Carter has done the most recent one I’ve heard; it’s a nice arrangement with Kris Kristopherson in duet. I also like Dave Alvin and rockabillist Warren Smith’s versions.

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Bill M

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Dunc

Subject: Bournemouth again

Thanks, Dag. What a lot of work. Will keep me going for a while.

Thanks, Todd. I'm reassured. Keeps me sane as the football is dire this year. Really dire, Mate.

But Scotland won 4-0 last night and the first great goal was scored by a Bournemouth player. Both Scotland AND England, Peter. Stole your idea, Roger.

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Dunc

Subject: Good As I Been To You Bob Dylan

I had neglected this album until a few years ago, but I really enjoy it and play it regularly. At times, I have read how Bob Dylan should have acknowledged the artists whose versions he heard. I don't really agree. Bob Dylan recording a song will surely lead to heightened interest in the artist who recorded the song initially or at least made it popular. After Paul Simon's Graceland came out, for example, I bought recordings by Stimela (Ray Phirri), Los Lobos and Rockin' Dopsie.

I tried to source where Bob found the original songs. Part of this interest stemmed from Peter introducing me to Nic Jones and his brilliant recording of Canadee I O. This will obviously have been done before, but I did it from scratch, and only used Youtube. I'm wondering if I'm correct.

So here is album track by track and who Dylan got song from. You can find all these songs on Youtube (apart from Stephen Foster).

Frankie and Albert - Leadbelly.

Jim Jones (at Botany Bay) - Gary Shearston, an Australian singer who was part of the Australian folk revival.

Black Jack Davey - The Carter Family - I know a different Incredible String Band version.

Canadee I O - Nic Jones

Sitting On Top Of The World - Doc Watson. The version I first came across was by Cream.

Little Maggie - difficult to say - perhaps, Doc Watson or Stanley Brothers on a Hillbilly Label, or Fred Cockerburns (sp?)

Hard Times - Stephen Foster, but the song has crossed genres and I know the McGarrigle Sisters' version well.

Step It Up And Go - Blind Boy Fuller

Tomorrow Night - Lonnie Johnson

Arthur McBride - Paul Brady

You're Gonna Quit Me - Blind Blake

Diamond Joe - Ramblin' Jack Elliot

Froggy Went A Courtin' - Woody Guthrie

Great songs

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brown eyed girl

Thanks Bill M. The Scott Cushnie Tribute is on the day before my birthday...also the day Rick passed...so if no plans I will be there. Another place I've never been to in TO. I seem to get out more in NYC.

"And just as a person? You couldn't find a better person, really. He had just a great sense of humour. It was always such a pleasure to be with him."

Toronto musician buried in wrong grave to be remembered at a 'great celebration of life'
Scott Cushnie, a.k.a. Professor Piano, was misidentified by another man's family

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brown eyed girl

Hi Jon Lyness... :-D
Phoebe Snow may not have been at TLW but...He is here with Garland Jeffreys! You can also hear them on Garland's One-Eyed Jack.

I wish I could have seen Garland and/or Louuu at The Bottom Line. When I was there to see a Band Tribute with Garth Hudson and Buddy Cage and another time just before it was closed with Canadian Jane Sieberry, David Johansen....I couldn't help thinking that also...Garland was here...Louuu was here....

Garland Jeffreys - Reelin' Deeper In Love (With Phoebe Snow) Bottom Line (New York, NY), 05/15/1978

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Peter V

Great piece of work, Dag. Many thanks.

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Jon Lyness

Subject: 1976

Thanks Dag, great stuff. I notice the article on page 37 says that Phoebe Snow was invited to the Last Waltz! If only.

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Mike Nomad

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Bill M

Dag B (and Jan H): Thanks for the excellent work on the '76 tour. Good to know that the Toronto show, which I attended, was August 31. The opening act was Linda Ronstadt, whose group included Waddy Wachtel on lead guitar, Andrew Gold on rhythm guitar and piano, Ken Edwards on bass and a drummer who may have been named Rick. I understand, from what others said here 20 years ago, that the Band opened for Ronstadt elsewhere. I know that at the Toronto show a bunch of old friends (and friends) got to sit in the wings onstage - including Richard Manuel's sister-in-law, my sister-in-law and early Hawk Scott Cushnie.

Jan H: Hawkins recruited Scott Cushnie into the Hawks in very late '59 or very early '60 to replace Pop Jones. It was only when bassist James Evans left Hawkins a month or two later that Robbie Robertson joined (at Scott's suggestion) - first on bass, then as second guitarist to Fred Carter. Scott left Hawkins and the Hawks shortly after - long before Rick, Richard and Jerry Penfound joined. He did return twice to the Hawkins team - in '64 to help out with Ronnie's label, including producing records by the post-Levon Hawks, and in '69, when he went with Hawkins to record Ronnie's first Atlantic LP (with Duane Allman, David Hood and Roger Hawkins).

BEG: Glad you liked Clayton Bellamy. Did you ask him about the "Yazoo Street Scandal" session? Also, if you're free on Dec 10, you might check out the tribute to Scott Cushnie / Professor Piano at the Great Hall.

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brown eyed girl

For Nonadic Mike...Gordon Lightfoot - Early Morning Rain (1969)

Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr. CC O Ont (born November 17, 1938) is a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music, and has been credited for helping define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s. He has been referred to as Canada's greatest songwriter and internationally as a folk-rock legend.

Lightfoot's songs, including "For Lovin' Me", "Early Morning Rain", "Steel Rail Blues", "Ribbon of Darkness"—a number one hit on the U.S. country charts with Marty Robbins' cover in 1965— and the 1967 Detroit riot-generated "Black Day In July" brought him international recognition in the 1960s. He experienced chart success in Canada with his own recordings, beginning in 1962 with the Number 3 hit "(Remember Me) I'm the One". Lightfoot's recordings then made an impact on the international music charts as well in the 1970s, with songs such as "If You Could Read My Mind" (1970) (Number 5 on the US charts), "Sundown" (1974), "Carefree Highway" (1974), "Rainy Day People" (1975), all reaching number 1, and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (1976) (reaching number 2.

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brown eyed girl

Five years ago when I finally saw Robbie perform at Madison Square Gardens I also saw The Rascals in NYC, The Rolling Stones for the third time but this time with Mick Taylor and The Eagles for the first time in Toronto. I also was at Massey Hall that year to celebrate Joni Mitchell's 70th Birthday with many musicians. Just this past November 7; it was joni's 75th Birthday. Happy Healthy Belated Birthday to Joni Mitchell who turned 75 on November 7.!

Happy Healthy Birthday to Gordon Lightfoot who is 80 today.

I come when you whistle
When you're loving and kind
If you've got too many doubts
If there's no good reception for me
Then tune me out, 'cause honey
Who needs the static
It hurts the head

joe j... :-D

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Pat B

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jh

See todays’s updates of «What’s New?»

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JQ

I dragged this one out. And I like it again. The Elves Song is what I’m most familiar with and it still sounds great and fun and holy, holy, holy to me!

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Peter V

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Pat B

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Kerrin

Dag, that's fantastic work. Have you done any other years?

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Peter V

The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (many times)

David Crosby Here If You Listen

Steve Miller Band Recall The Beginning: A Journey From Eden

Marianne Faithful Negative Capability

Cher Dancing Queen

Plus … Max Richter before I go to sleep most nights.

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Todd

Subject: Catching Up

Bill M, Thanks for the Whitehorse info. I didn't see your link, but I searched YouTube, and there's a lot of content from them. They're the real deal.....great sounds. Amazing how much talent is out there in the world. Thanks for that.

Norm, I'm not sure, although I know Haso and I have both shared our appreciation for Larkin Poe. For me, it was their Robert Johnson cover that first caught my attention, after seeing them perform with Conor Oberst on a performance at House of Blues in Boston. I hadn't previously been a fan of Conor Oberst, but I caught his special one day on TV. I used to think he was a bit of a poser, but my opinion has changed, and now I'm pretty sure he is genuine.

I can't find a link to the song that caught my ear, but I'll put in a link to the entire broadcast. The song that impressed me was his performance of 'Landlocked Blues'. The gals from Larkin Poe were part of his band on this tour.

Dunc, Glad that the Goodnight Moonshine clip brought you into a "1952 Vincent Black Lightning' YouTube adventure. One thing leads to another, as they say.
I think enjoying music and hearing new things, or new twists on old things is a great way to spend your retirement years!

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Norm

Subject: Only FIVE???????

Seal -- Stand By Me - David Foster on the piano, (this guy is great)

Elvis - His Latest Flame

John Mayer & BB King - This is great. John Mayer is trying to show boat. BB King says to him (twice). "You keep doing that I'm gonna get right up and walk out of here". Mayer kinda got hisself a spanking.

Playing for Change - A Change is Gonna Come.

JD Souther - You're Only Lonely

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Bill M

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joe j

Last 5

'Martha My Dear' - Beatles

'Bobcaygeon' - Hip ; Yeah, me too BEG

"Jolene' - Newfoundland ; actually an Irish band

'Raglan Road' - Luke Kelly ; yes, I just got back from Ireland

'Kozak' - Kobasonics ; arguably Newfoundlands finest Ukrainian band

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Dag

I've collected all the info I could find. Link: goo.gl/3KqZHR

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Jed

The Band-Brown album,The Who-Live at Leeds,Dylan-73-75,Buddy Guy-The Blues is Alive and Well,The Beatles-white Album.

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brown eyed girl

Finally discovered the name of the song I've been listening to on my mixed song playlists!

Jesse Colin Young...Country Home

Hope Peter Stone Brown is ok. I've always appreciated your writing, especially since it's about my favourite topic...MUSIC. Now if you could write about the Toronto Raptors we'll really be groovin'. ;-D
PS Didn't you tell me that you interviewed the Bob Marley?!

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Peter V

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Peter V

Slightly more expensive here … £124.99 on amazon (CAN$211), £127 at HMV. And it is just CDs and a Bluray plus a book. The Kinks had 3 vinyl LPs, 6 CDs, 3 x 45s, a book, plus realia - poster, ticket and that's $108 (CAN$ 182). So that would be much more expensive to produce. They are collectables for the older listener, aren't they?

I'm reminded of books. The Folio Society used to advertise its gilt- edged beautifully bound books in a slipcase as "an investment for the future." People subscribed and paid £20 to £30 for a classic (often out of copyright so no royalties to pay to authors) and that was 20 or 30 years ago. Nowadays secondhand bookshops have shelves of them at between £5 and £12. I often look, because they're a lot easier to read than dusty crumbling paperbacks, and so worth getting if you see a favourite.

My mum used to get those Franklin Mint plates every birthday and Christmas and enjoyed looking at them. Again, sold as an "investment" at £30. Now in your local charity shop for £3 to £5.

That's the point about "collectables." Anything sold as a collectable is looked after, kept clean. 20 or 30 years down the line, all the secondhand ones will be in near mint condition. So a "near mint" one will never be rare. The valuable stuff in vinyl are things that were either very rare because they didn't sell, or hugely popular but are always in knackered condition now. The covers are creased, the vinyl scuffed and scratched, bits of chocolate (or other old brown stuff) in the sleeve where people used them as a plate, or for rolling joints. So when you see a rare clean one it's worth money. Take "She Loves You" as a 45. Millions of them exist. Rare record Guide rates a "mint" one at £15. Have you ever seen a mint (unplayed, or virtually unplayed) copy? A record store I know had a complete set of Beatles singles. All first pressing and unplayed. The previous owner worked for EMI and took one of each because they were so famous, but hated The Beatles and never played them. Well, the guide books says £15, but the store got £30 for them. When people pointed out the guide book valuation, the owner said, "OK, you find a mint one."

These box sets are to enjoy, but they're not going to accumulate value over the years.

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brown eyed girl

...for Kevin J. I miss his humour and his sense of fair play in this GB. :-D

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brown eyed girl

My understanding is that heroes help to inspire us whereas idols encourage us to imitate.

Your heroes will help you find good in yourself
Your friends won't forsake you for somebody else
They'll both stand beside you through thick and through thin
And that's how it goes with heroes and friends

Last 5
Love On The Brain...Rhianna
Ophelia...Adam Cohen
Angelina's Blues...Jeff Newsom
???...Tuff Gong Jr. (Bob Marley's so with Cindy Breakspeare)
Ragga-Dub...Montreal's Dubmatique

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John D

Subject: Roy Clark Dies at 85.

One of my absolute favourite songs that Roy Clark and Gatemouth Brown did together. "Four O'clock In The Morning."

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John D

When a box set like the Beatles 6 CD White album is selling in Canada for $200.00; or Dylan's new box is selling for $167.77; who in fact sets the price? Just wondering. Does the artist have a say in the final selling price to the public? It's like trying to buy hockey tickets to see the Toronto Maple Leafs. The average blue collar worker can no longer take his son to a game. Ticket prices are ridiculous. And this is a team that hasn't won the cup since 1967. Thanks all.

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Dunc

Enjoyed that, Peter. This country can't be too mocking about Trump. Who would I want to vote for here?

Thanks, Todd. The great clip took me into Red Molly singing '1952 Vincent Black Lightning',then an American singer electric guitarist doing a great version of it, then the excellent Del McCourie Band doing a version of it, then a great live clip of Fotheringay from 1970, finishing off with an early seventies twenty minute clip of Dr Feelgood live in Southend. Brilliant Todd. Is this spending my retirement years constructively?

Is it the same all over the world? Two weeks to official winter and it's getting dark. When I go into a room nowadays and switch on the lights with these new(ish) type bulbs the room seems to get darker. Is this a Scottish phenomenon or is it the same all over the world?

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Peter V

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Bill M

I couldn't help but think of Jamie Oliver when you started calling things 'lovely' - the favourite adjective of British cooking shows. And then you mentioned Jamie yourself. Presumably he'd soon be telling us what he's doing with his lovely corned beef and his lovely cow-shaped cookie cutter.

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Peter V

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John D

Looking for your review of The White Album Peter. Realize a lot of music to go through.

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JQ

Peter V - That was dam good work! Very good! But be careful you don’t die of cynicism!

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brown eyed girl

We saw Jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove for partner's birthday one year. I did not know anything about this musician but I had heard he was one of the younger musicians in his forties. I thought great. He might be able to bring a younger age group to jazz. He performed at one of our "Jazz" weeks. We also checked out Derek Trucks Band for free and partner could barely stand the music. I told him the GB are big fans. Maybe it was the selection of songs? Anyway, I really enjoyed Roy Hargrove's music. I cannot tell you what we heard as we don't have his music. I had just told partner to buy one of his recordings as we had such a good time. Shortly after, I heard on TV that Roy had passed at 49. I thought, no he's too young, maybe I misheard. I checked online and yes he passed. :-((
So glad I was able to witness his musicality and talent.....

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Peter V

Subject: Last night I had the strangest dream …

… and saw the post-Brexit world as fervent (rabid?) Brexiteers might see it. So did an illustrated piece on it. Linked. Set your watch to 1951 before reading.

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brown eyed girl

"Searching For A Gem"

Audio: International Album Releases (Regular)

Bob Dylan and The Band - Planet Waves as well as other recordings

Last 5
Twist In My Sobriety...Tanita Takaram...British singer-songwriter who has one of the deepest voices. Born in Münster, Germany, of an Indo-Fijian father, and a Sarawakian mother.

She Ain't Right For You...Macy Gray...Love her raspy voice.

Jesse Colin Young...????

So Hard Done By...The Tragically Hip...Canadian band from Kingston, Ontario...I used to wake up to this song via CFNY FM radio station.

Bobcaygeon...The Tragically Hip...Finally stopped by Bobcaygeon this past summer. Friend was looking for land/Cottage. She ended up buying an absolutely stunning cottage in Haliburton area outside of Bancroft via of huge inheritance and paid in cash! Family who had to sell property left just about everything including their CDS. We had friends over for dinner so I chose laid back music such as Sade, Norah Jones, etc.

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brown eyed girl

Sebastian Robertson on ‘Survivors Guide to Prison’ Score, Writing With His Famous Dad

The seasoned composer discusses drone-oriented new doc soundtrack, why he was reluctant to follow his
father Robbie into the family business

March 21, 2018
By RICHARD BIENSTOCK

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Norm

Subject: Larkin Poe

Thanks for your input Haso. Now I'm not sure who first started the Larkin Poe thread. However whether it was Todd or you, I thank you both. I'm loving it. I think I did see their Ophelia vid. They are just pure music. I sure am glad you enjoy Playing For Change as well. I just continually find more artists who have joined the movement. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could actually change the world with this music. We really need it.

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haso

Subject: Larkin

Norm: it mighta been Todd originally. I know I've brought them up as well; I even went to the local brick & mortar store and ordered up their cd "Peach". Looks like I'll have to order another one, as a new album is a-coming. I liked their take on R. Johnson's "Kitchen" so much that I e-mailed PfC to thank them for hooking up w/ Rebecca and Megan. (The Allbros recorded that tune back when Dickie was still in good graces. So far only you and I seem to be GBers who are regulars w/ Playing for Change.) Anyway, if you haven't yet, catch LP's version of Ophelia. They have a good 40 or more youtubes that they call "tip-o-the-hat" series, recorded w/out any backing band. Kind of a nice way to recognize ones' influences. W/ a background in a family bluegrass band, all I can say is, they ain't singin' no bluegrass now. Another good listen is any of their recordings of Son House's "Preacher Man Blues".

Speaking of brick and mortar, at a differnet establishment, I just acquired the new Kubernik tome on the OQ. Graphically takes after Robbie's LI&R for middle school libraries.

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Norbert

'Hymyilevä Mies' is a Finnish black and white movie, Raging Bull in the old snow. The story is situated in 1962.

This film is only mentioned here cause of the 5 minutes original 1962 footage included in the movie. It shows us a young, smoking, Ilkka, doing a slick Webster Hall on a black and white piano.

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Norm

Subject: Larkin Poe & Shuffle Dancing

I'm awake now Todd! Have any of yuz had occasion to watch "shuffle dancing??

There is a youtube video, my all time favourite Elvis song "His Latest Flame", (Marie's the name) All these sweet young girls with rubber legs shuffle dance. Different girls in different spots. Really something to watch.

A laugh, one comment of this videos comments. A guy says, "I tried dancing like this. The Dr says I can go back to work next week!"

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brown eyed girl

Bob Dylan - The Planet Waves Sessions / Outside The Law (The Best Of 1973-1975)

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Norm

Subject: Todd

Todd, wasn't it you who brought us to those Po girls? My brain isn't working yet this morning, the first name escapes me. I stumbled on a youtube vid of them singing a Robert Johnson song. Really wonderful. Good to hear from you Todd.

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Bill M

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Todd

Subject: Goodnight Moonshine

Not sure if I posted about this at the time, but there was a group that opened for an Amy Helm show in Hamden, CT back in June 2018. They're called Goodnight Moonshine and primarily consist of Molly Venter and Eben Pariser, who happen to be a married couple, although they both had music careers prior to meeting each other. Molly is one-third of an all female bluegrass group called Red Molly. Eben is a member of a group from Brooklyn called Roosevelt Dime.

I had never heard of them prior to the Amy Helm gig, but it was one of those moments where you feel lucky to show up early enough to catch the opening act. Anecdotally, the show was a stone's throw from a place I had lived when I was about 7 years old in Hamden, CT. And Molly is originally from New Haven, CT where I have a lot of family history, so there was something very familiar about the whole affair.

They probably fall loosely into the category of "Americana". The main appeal for me is Molly's vocals combined with Eben's understated but tasty guitar work. Nothing flashy, but each exude sincerity and passion. I bought one of their CD's that night after the show, and have been playing it pretty regularly over the past several months.

At the link is of performance of their song 'Winston Salem' from the Rockwood Music Hall in NYC.
"The sound of devil music is coming out through open doors
two women ask the bartender for heavy handed pours"

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haso

Subject: tour '74

Anybody notice the photo in the recent Rolling Stone ("Hot List" issue) that's evidently Bob sitting on the floor, it appears, writing songs said to be on Blood on the Tracks? Looked to me like Robbie sitting at a table quite in the background. Would this have been during the '74 Tour? As I recall that ultimately was ostensibly in support of Planet Waves. Anybody know the timeline? BotT released after the Tour and PW? I know almost nothing about BotT. The write up w/ the photo speaks to how quickly Dylan recorded it (in it's original version) and that his son saw it as being the story of his parents marriage dissolving.

At the time, I only recall being one row from the very top at Kiel Auditorium in St.L. to see '74. A friend who regularly played banjo in a bluegrass trio at a bar called The Crock scored the tix. Good thing I knew all The Band's lyrics; the vocal mix was pretty muddy that far away. Remember Kiel, Glenn and Jeff A.? And, yes of course, being young college kids, the bar was known to us as The Crotch.

Norm: sorry to hear of Neil Young's house. My wife's uncle fortunately passed about a year ago. Her sister from Ventura County was watching the news on tv, their Uncle Bud's house went up as well. Up above Zuma Beach in Malibu. The cousins had been living there, sorting out family stuff and getting it ready to sell since he died. Fortunately they had evacuated around 11:30 a.m. and are safe down in San Diego. The tv time stamps were 3:15 p.m. (a bush aflame) and 3:27 (the entire house engulfed). Seems like Shangri-La, now Rick Rubin's, is likely in that same neighborhood, across the road and above Zuma Beach. Anyone know of its condition?

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Pat B

Richard on drums. Planet Waves. Learning the song. Probably before Levon showed up (he was a day late).

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brown eyed girl

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brown eyed girl

I was not posting when JT passed.....I think I haven't said too much because if I write about it it makes it more real.

First time JT and I became acquainted I delivered one of my CDS to his work place. Not sure if it was Band related or a brown eyed girl mix. He gave me Dylan and The Band at Maple Leaf Gardens. Yup THE Concert I missed in 1974. We communicated by email as we are huge music fans. When I actually met JT it was complete luck and coincidence. I was lined up to see Robbie at Indigo for the second time. Mr. Maximus' partner was with me as I wanted a photo. Btw those of you who have seen me with my friend...Mr. Maximus...He is not my partner. Only two people from this site have met him as he thinks I'm crazy to want to meet people from a music site. I guess I am crazy then. Most experiences were positive. I also think that just because you have The Band in common it doesn't mean that you can sustain a real friendship as you might only have the music in common. I still appreciated meeting everyone as I wasn't hiding who I was and was truly interested in the posters who post here from Canada and US. Maybe one day I will meet others from other countries. I am a people person whereas partner is more selective and private. Aren't we the perfect match? lol

The first time I met Robbie at Indigo I gave a stranger my camera and photo turned out blurred...So this time I brought a friend along. Anyway, all of a sudden while in line I can hear that the person standing right in front of me was...kinda...loud. LOL He turns around and I cannot remember who started talking first but soon enough we discovered that we were both from The Band GB. We blah, blah, blahed until it was his turn to meet and greet with Robbie first. I overheard JT sharing with Robbie about how his Dad was one of the partners who owned the Concord Tavern where The Hawks performed many times. Wow....It must have been a really cool and special moment right there for sure. JT was at the afternoon gigs back in the day having a coke. He told me that his Dad especially liked Robbie because he was so polite. Well that's how I remember it.

I sent JH the photo I took of Robbie and JT. Maybe one day he'll add it to the Fans page. JT did not know that I took the photo but I sent it to him as I knew he would be surprised and very appreciative. Maybe when he moved from living by a Castle to mid-town TO; he somehow lost the photo and asked for another one to be sent to him. Or since he also lived in Victoria, BC practising medicine...I love when a little act of kindness makes someone's day, don't you? JT was a huge music fan who was so open to new music and was loyal especially to Bob Dylan and The Band. He also loved his Toronto Maple Leafs even when they were terrible. I wish he could see the huge improvement with the team now. I am grateful that our paths crossed. :-D

"Creativity begets creativity, It becomes a catalyst" Arthur says, strumming a hand-painted guitar. He talks of the responsibility of inspiration, of not letting a creative spark go uncaptured. He smiles, and plays on.

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Pat B

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Dunc

Thanks, Peter, I didn't know Christchurch was so close until very recently. Thanks, BEG. Last ten played. I've been busy.

Jericho -The Band

Times Like These - Rick Danko

Collected EPs - Roseann Fino

The Very Best Of the Flying Burrito Brothers

One of These Nights - Eagles

Like An Old Fashioned Waltz - Sandy Denny

The North Star Grassman and the Ravens - Sandy Denny

Good As I Been To You - Bob Dylan

Another Side of Bob Dylan

Bringing It All Back Home - Bob Dylan

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Peter V

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brown eyed girl

One more once again 'cause I dig this band so much. Even older brother appreciated them. The year 1977 was one of my best years for music in general.

In praise of Willy DeVille (William Borsey), singer and songwriter, born 25 August 1950; died 6 August 2009.

"Miracle was recorded in London and produced by Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knopfler, who also co-wrote the song “Spanish Jack” with DeVille."

"Born William Borsey in Stamford, Connecticut, DeVille grew up in a blue-collar household and left school aged 14, immediately settling in New York City, where he worked in various menial jobs and attended local blues and folk clubs. By the late 1960s he was confident enough of his singing, guitar-playing and songwriting to attempt to get a record deal. Feeling out of place in a US music scene dominated by psychedelic guitarists, he shifted to London in 1970, but remained unable to find anyone interested in his music.

Returning to New York, he bought a truck and began travelling around the US, working and looking for like-minded musicians. Settling in San Francisco, he formed Mink DeVille, changing his own surname to DeVille in 1974. By 1975 he had convinced the other band members to move to New York.

Quickly installed as the house band at the decrepit Manhattan club CBGBs, Mink DeVille found themselves at the centre of what would soon be known as punk rock. That Mink DeVille’s musical references were far wider than any of the other bands – their songs mixed blues and soul, Mexican and Cajun, doo-wop and Latin musical flavours – marked them out. What DeVille shared with his contemporaries was an aggressive persona and an addiction to heroin.

Mink DeVille signed to Capitol Records and, produced by Jack Nitzsche – the arranger and producer who had shaped the finest recordings of Phil Spector and Neil Young – their debut album, Cabretta, was released in the summer of 1977. Cabretta received excellent reviews, while the single Spanish Stroll became a top 20 hit in the UK. DeVille was flown to London to meet the press and immediately things got off to a bad start, when the singer angrily confronted journalists who had upset him by classifying him as a “punk rocker”. His combative approach with the media was made worse by his wife, Toots, who shadowed him and would threaten anyone she took against."

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brown eyed girl

"Willy DeVille paid his own price for the indifference and ignorance of a system that didn’t tolerate his anconformist personality. That system renounced Willy’s talent just because his bad habits created a feeling of unease among the dominant conventional morals of his time. Willy DeVille was a misfit who spanned the ages of punk and grunge. He would emerge from the dark New York night to sing about love and emotion while evoking the great soulmen of the fifties and sixties. His music and his life went against the tide, carrying him to an early end in 2009, at the age of 59. He was hard to pin down, with a sharp-edged face, the air of a gambler, a malicious, penetrating gaze and a sharp tongue. There was something in Willy DeVille that is lacking in today’s day and age, a sense of romanticism, a fondness for history and charm. With the simplest verse he knew how to capture the smile of a streetsmart Venus, the pulse of ghetto people.

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brown eyed girl

Rolling Stone Magazine No 48, 27 December 1969 Rolling Stones Miles Davis Robbie Robertson The Band

I asked partner about Miles this morning. He would not have been interested to see Miles with The Band. He was only a huge fan of Miles until 1966.
;-D

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brown eyed girl

Miles Davis The Band 1970 Hollywood Bowl Concert Poster Type Ad
PERFORMERS:
Band
Miles Davis
VENUE:
Hollywood Bowl CA
DATE: 7/10/70

Last Five

Your House...Steel Pulse...British Reggae

Pardon...Robert Cray...Great Blues Licks. The few times I have seen Robert he's never performed one of my favourite songs.

The Contortionist...Garland Jeffreys...One of the best vocalists in rock/reggae. One of his best penned songs. Bonus Louuu provides backing vocals.

Shame On The Moon...Rodney Crowell...One of Mary Martin's favourites too.

I broke That Promise...Mink DeVille...Really miss Willy and band. So lucky to have seen his band at Massey Hall and twice at The Edge. R&B/Soul

Doc Pomus appreciated Willy's music and songwriting as well.

I Used To Know How To Walk On Water...Joseph Arthur and Garth Hudson on keys. Amazing lyrics and Garth adds his magic. JT was glad that I posted his music in this GB. He was always eager to discover new music. I still have not seen him live. Love his paintings as well. Sometimes he'll even paint while performing a song.

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John D

Peter; in 2011; when I interviewed Robbie for the Clairvoyant album, we talked about that concert and this is what he told me. The Band were headlining that concert and they got to pick an opening act. Robbie says they looked at a list and he couldn't believe his eyes that Miles Davis was on it. They were; in fact big fans and admirers of Davis. He said that the crowd was there to see The Band and were not that enthused to have to sit through Miles Davis. In other words it was "come on, bring on The Band." Robbie was and is a big fan of Bitches Brew.

You are right that they did go to see Cannonball; just down the street; where he and his band including Zawinul would appear at the Colonial tavern. I saw them there as well; at a different time period.

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Peter V

Miles Davis supported the Band in 1970 at the Hollywood Bowl. Levon says in TWOF that they hadn’t heard anything after “Sketches of Spain” and were in shock at the electric band, so went on to play one of the worst sets they ever played. On Bitches Brew they had Joe Zawinul on one side of the stereo and Chick Corea on the other. The Hawks also had a “Cannonball Adderley” period in Toronto where they were playing justy along the street and used to go and watch Cannonball’s band, which had Joe Zawinul on piano … so the Zawinul connection and interest is long.

LINK is Cannonball Adderley's band from 1966 doing Mercy, Mercy, Mercy. One of my favourite tracks ever. Written by Joe Zawinul.

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Rod

Just been listening to the first few tracks of Miles Davis's Bitches Brew. I wonder if Garth was listening to that around the time they were recording Mystery Train. Some of his parts sound very influenced by the keyboards on BB. Liked that Colin Linden song.

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John D

OK Bill. You made me look :-) Listening to When The Sprit Comes. Man... 1988. Colin and Rick sounding good.

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Norm

Subject: How do you cope

Son of a bitch! Have you guys seen? Neil Young lost his home for the second time to these fires.

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Peter v

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Bill M

Because I'm now playing the copy of Colin Linden's "When the Spirit Comes" LP that I bought last week, I'm posting a link to the title song, with Rick Danko taking the third verse and singing harmonies throughout, and Garth Hudson on keyboards.

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Dunc

Thanks, Peter. That explains it. Isn't Christchurch part of the conurbation too?

It was a surprising follow up single and too long a time. Signs of mismanagement.

For me and probably a lot of children and teenagers, the top twenty on Sunday evenings was essential listening. Rag Mama Rag should have been followed up immediately as it left the charts. In my wide grouping, nobody listened to the B sides, but we passed singles about and taped the chart shows (considered a naf alternative).

A good article I read several years ago on how important the single was at the time featured Manfred Mann, who described how stressful it was to keep producing hit singles. Terrible pressure he said. As soon as he stopped writing hits, the band would be dropped from the record label.

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Bill M

Subject: War, the song

BEG: Let us not forget DOA's hardcore version from '82. I recall buying it in England in the winter of '83/'84 - feeling desperate for CanCon, I suppose.

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Norm

Subject: Total Destruction

Looking at the news this morning, Paradise, California. A complete town gone! Those poor people, where do you begin to start over after a lifetime and you have nothing.

Instead of some compassion and understanding, a president who can do nothing but blame and talk about dollars......just a gawd damn inhuman piece of flesh.

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brown eyed girl

"The concert itself is a fairly relaxed affair with stretches of instrumental detours and an intuitive interplay among the musicians, who come across like cooks working in tandem to concoct a gumbo stew expertly seasoned with all of their influences. To further stretch the metaphor, many of the numbers here are delivered at an unhurried, simmering pace. But rarely do they come to a boil — or even better, a boiling over — of heat, power, and dynamism. One notable exception to this is Danko’s arrestingly soulful take on Robertson’s “It Makes No Difference,” which sounds as if it’s actually costing Danko something deep down to sing."

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brown eyed girl

...and to lighten things up on this Monday morning...Here's one especially for Fred as I think his grandma has the same name.

One film this year that you have to see if you are interested in really trying to understand racism...The Hate U Give (Thug).

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brown eyed girl

"War" is a counterculture-era soul song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for the Motown label in 1969. Whitfield first produced the song – an obvious anti-Vietnam War protest – with The Temptations as the original vocalists. After Motown began receiving repeated requests to release "War" as a single, Whitfield re-recorded the song with Edwin Starr as the vocalist, with the label deciding to withhold the Temptations' version from single release so as not to alienate their more conservative fans. Starr's version of "War" was a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1970, and is not only the most successful and well-known record of his career, but it is also one of the most popular protest songs ever recorded. It was one of 161 songs on the Clear Channel no-play list after September 11, 2001.[1]

The song's power was reasserted when Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band took their rendition into the U.S. Top 10 in 1986. It was also covered by Frankie Goes to Hollywood in 1984 and more recently by the Rock band Black Stone Cherry on its 2016 album Kentucky."

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Peter V.

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Norm

Subject: War what is it Good For

JQ considering the where for and the why has no time line and very obviously no lessons learned. Consider the civil (internal wars) in many countries to this day. Consider how Donald Trump will sell weapons to Saudi Arabia to kill people in Yemen, (it's all about the money) there is no morality.

The reason WW1 is always front and center this Remembrance is because the "modern world" had not experienced the losses in a world war. I have spoken before how my grand father was at Vimy Ridge. Many people have never even taken the time to understand that battle. My grand dad made it home but died at only 44. He was ever pretty hard on my grandma and his children. Back then there was not much understood about post traumatic stress disorder.

I have watched the documentary of the excavations of Vimy Ridge. The amount of bodies and skeletons they found in the tunnels under that ridge and piecing together how those people died. The horror of it just makes you cry.

Look at the fine young people of today and the agony of wounds they suffer and go home to a country that doesn't properly care for them. A president that obviously does not give a shit. It is hard to understand how the people who support this gutless fool can excuse his disrespect and behaviour. They talk about him being a tuff guy. Only with his mouth.

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Lisa

I did ask my dad about the war, but I could tell even at an early age that he didn't want to talk about it. He was in Germany long enough to pick up the language so it must have been quite a while, and heaven only knows what he experienced there. He was so young too, just 18 at the start I believe.

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Peter V

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JQ

Lisa - I think my story is different in that I think my Dad would have talked to us about it; but we weren’t interested and never asked. I believe he mostly walked from Normandy to Berlin but I can’t say that for certain. I can only imagine the horror, poignancy and excitement of what he endured. My uncle died there. There’s 4 of us and we know so little and now everyone that could know is gone. And that’s a self-inflicted shame.

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Lisa

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Peter V

WW2 was different – it was ‘we have no choice but to fight the evil.’

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JQ

PV - Thanks for that article. I don’t know how exactly the history of this war’s cause can be brought into the current rememberances, but with all the attention being paid, I wish some leader would bring it up. So many lessons could have been learned and applied in the century that followed; but they weren’t.

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Peter V

Subject: Poppies

Link to my short article to commemorate 100 years since the end of World War One.

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Norbert

Tenn, good to see you here.

From my German paper friend a story about car phone’s

“I remember my first mobile phone better than my first kiss. Okay, it may have been the woman. Or was it the Siemens S3 com? In 1995, at least, it was the latest technical gadget, because with this device you could send a, pre-typed, SMS.

The S3 com had a stubby antenna, which I liked sticking out of my breast pocket of my denim jacket. Silent mode was unusual at the time. First, because hardly anyone called anyway. Secondly, because you absolutely wanted others to hear when it ever rang. There were even situations where I was just pretending to be on the phone. Just to look cool.

Mr. Drews, the local phone retailer, demanded 49 dollar for the Siemens S3 com. Of course, only if I signed a two-year strangle contract with D1 (German radio telephone network) at the same time. The strangle (gag) went like this: 49 dollar monthly base fee, per minute of call € 1.99. "Cheap" was only after work, then the minute price dropped to 39 cents. Still nearly four dimes.

The decisive factor at the time was whether the tariff calculated "in seconds" or "by the minute." The latter was rip-off, because if an answering machine jumped in on the other side or you had dialed yourself in, you had to pay right away for a whole minute.

For my car, an Opel Astra "Sportive" (75 hp), I bought an outdoor antenna. Less to have a better reception. More to show the others that I always could if I just wanted to. To make phone calls.

My CB radio device most had found childish. I personally thought it sounded like big world when the truckers were talking to each other on the nearby A7 and I could listen in.

Sometime in 1994, as a precursor to the car phone, I bought a pale green "Scall." This was a pager that others could reach by phone to let me know I might please call them back. Never, as far as I remember, has anyone ever done that. "

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Norbert

“I wish those people who talk about going on with this war whatever it costs could see the soldiers suffering from mustard gas poisoning. Great mustard-coloured blisters, blind eyes, all sticky and stuck together, always fighting for breath, with voices a mere whisper, saying that their throats are closing and they know they will choke.”

[Nurse Vera Brittain]

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Peter V

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Pat B

Trump is a degenerate.

One of the Cali fires is three blocks from my ex-wife's house. She saved some stuff then left. My daughter who in in NY may lose a bunch of her old stuff. Meanwhile our degenerate president is chomping Le Big Macs and tweeting like 12 year old bully.

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Peter V

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Norm

Subject: Presidential Comments

The latest of the village idiot blaming the forest service in California for forest fires is now the stupidest comment I've ever heard. I suppose if a fireman slipped and fell off a ladder it would be his fault for being a fireman.

Some how those folks in the USA got to figure out a way to get rid of that looney tune.

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brown eyed girl

"It wasn't until [Joni] heard Bob Dylan's "Positively Fourth Street" that she finally began to understand how to tap the power of this private poetry in a song. She recalled, "When I heard that 'You've got a lot of nerve to say you are my friend' I thought, now that's poetry; now we're talking. That direct, confronting speech, commingled with imagery, was what was lacking for me."

Dylan's influence ranged from Lou Reed and Johnny Cash, to Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles. The legendary Sam Cooke was blown away by Dylan, and immediately recognized that his work would change music history.

When Sam Cooke played Dylan for the young Bobby Womack, Womack said he didn't understand it. Cooke explained that from now on, it's not going to be about how pretty the voice is. It's going to be about believing that the voice is telling the truth."

When Sam Cooke played Dylan for the young Bobby Womack, Womack said he didn't understand it. Cooke explained that from now on, it's not going to be about how pretty the voice is. It's going to be about believing that the voice is telling the truth."

Santana always calls out, "Long live Coltrane. I call out, "Long Live Joni Mitchell!"

Joni Mitchell on TLW performing with The Band. She reports they were all so high and so out of tune. It worked for me.

Tenn! Drop me a line to let me know how you've been doing sometime.
First poster Lisa who stood up for brown eyed girl. It is understandable when you post controversial posts at times and stand up for something. It was because of Tenn's posts that I was able to continue expressing myself in this GB. Those who tried to drive me away also were my teachers. They helped me to develop a backbone on the internet. Don't look back. Keep moving and hopefully inspire others to get up and stand up.

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Peter V

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BWNWILos Angeles

The Woolsey fire in Ventura County seems to be right where The Band’s old studio Shangri-La is (currently owned by Rick Rubin). It’s spread all the way to the ocean, right at Zuma Beach. It’s also at Point Dume, where Dylan has lived in the same house since the mid ‘70s. I don’t know where Robbie lives, but I assume he’s also still in Malibu. Hope everything is okay (although “everything” is not... already 35,000 acres burned and 250,000 people evacuated with the fire 0% contained).

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brown eyed girl

"Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise is an American band. It formed in 1994 when former members of the band Second Self met the blind street performer Robert Bradley. Bradley was born in Alabama, and gained musical experience and spirit by singing as a child at The Alabama School for the Blind. He had spent several years in Detroit by 1994, performing occasionally on the street, and playing on Saturdays in Detroit's Eastern Market,[1] when guitarist Michael Nehra, bassist Andrew Nehra, and drummer Jeff Fowlkes overheard Bradley through an open window while rehearsing for a new project. After listening to Bradley sing for an hour, they invited him up to the studio to record several acoustic songs, then asked him to become their vocalist."

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brown eyed girl

Robbie, Dominique, Delphine, Alexandra

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brown eyed girl

Many thanks to Bill M. I really enjoyed myself at Canadian Indie Week with three (four as two brothers) songwriters were absolutely great! Brothers Petric's vocals were soothing and a delight to listen to. Amanda Rheume sang about struggles with anxiety and depression as many do, and Clayton Bellamy (sang about death of a marriage. Clayton is on Garth's A Canadian Tribute to The Band...Yazoo Street Scandal in The Road Hammers. Wow...He really projects his vocals with huge power. You cannot help but pay attention. I loved how they all fed off of each others creativity and supported each other by listening intently to each other. No cover but 10.00 for wine? I guess I do not get out much. lol I stopped at two. One of Clayton's "people" asked if I wanted to meet Clayton as I told him about Garth's CD. Sure, why not?

Well...After conversation I am about to leave and I realize I have my large bag but no purse!!!! WTF! I said no this can't be happening to me on such a great night which just happened to be my Name Day as well. Well the same person who introduced me to Clayton came over to help and when we couldn't find it; all of a sudden I remembered I went upstairs and was chatting with the host of the joint. So we run upstairs...and sure enough....I couldn't believe it my bag was right in front of her on the floor where I guess I had put down as I was putting on my coat...and no one lifted it!!!! I was able to exhale and vowed next time one wine max. lol Everything was inside...An angel was by my side for sure. Thanks again Bill M...The vibe was great and the people who attended and all the singer-songwriters. PS Let me know next time Michale Fanfara of Louu's band is performing in town.

Last 5:
In or Out...Ani DiFranco
Goodbye's All We Got Left...Steve Earle
Penny More...The Skydiggers
Starboy...The Weeknd (featuring Daft Punk)
If You Go (Spanish Version)...Jon Secada
Save Me...Joan Armatrading

Otherworld Cottage Industries proudly hosts music and pop culture author Harvey Kubernik's KUBERNIK'S KORNER

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Peter V

Subject: "Widows" review

For the film fans, link to my review of "Widows" which as it happens has its worst violent scene played out to Madame George by Van Morrison!

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Pat B

The Van Morrison Holy Grail. Download it before Van finds out.

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John D

When you read the discs in iTunes, it appears that CD 2 is marked 2018. Discs 1 & 3 are marked 1968. No reference to 2018 remix.

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Peter V

Me too, John D. Just back from the cinema with a review to do before I break the shrink wrap.

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John D

Well I came home this morning to find a package; from Amazon waiting for me in the mailbox. What could it be? Forgot that back in September I had ordered, The Beatles White Album 3 CD set. Didn't go for the large Deluxe set. I'll be honest; if I really like what I hear I may order the other. Permission; from Mrs.D will be required. Only required for the expensive box sets. Well, I have unwrapped it and am about to listen.

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Amos

Jon Cleary - I'm Not Mad. Englishman who moved to N'awlins and now sounds like Lowell George and Little Feat.

Fela Kuti - Alu Jon Janki Jon. I love a bit of Afrobeat mixed in with my Americana !

The Band - Jupiter Hollow. Robbie and Garth shine on this one.

Guy Clark - Let Him Roll. Guy at his best.

Steve Earle and The Del McCoury Band - The Mountain. One of the best songwriters with one of the best Bluegrass band's around. I can believe this album is now 20 years old!

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John D

Subject: New Band Book Released November 6th.

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Peter V

Record Collector, November 2018, has a comprehensive piece on The Kinks “Village Green Preservation Society” with new interviews, to match the new box set.

QUOTE: Ray’s impulse to retreat to his roots had many adherents in 1968, as rock retrenched from the previous year’s psychedelic excess, not least in the Beatles and Stones LPs which swamped The Kinks impact that Christmas. The Band’s Music From Big Pink, released in August, offered their Big Pink basement as a mythic refuge from a chaotic year much like The Village Green.

“That’s curious,” Dave (Davies) considers, “I never connected the dots to those two records. But there is a lot that’s similar, although it’s about growing up as young men, and the American past. Yeah, that’s a fair comparison. When I first heard The Band, I really got it.

We used to get influenced by The Band and they were quite influenced by us, agrees (Mick) Avory. They said “We got a lot from The Kinks,” which I was surprised to hear. UNQOTE

Actually, I still think much of the Americana glow over MFBP is reflected back from the brown album as an afterthought, but I always thought that The Band and The Kinks had a shared mindset on music in 1968 … eliminate screaming solos, psychedelia and get down to the songs, with a strong sense of past musical styles.

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Peter V

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra … it's origin was partly history, but I'd guess its main basis is as 'the orchestra of the south and south-west.' They regularly play in Bristol, Southampton … all over the South and Bournemouth has a dead central location. Their reputation grew by appointing the right conductors. An irony is that they're no longer based in Bournemouth, but in Poole. Bournemouth demolished its fine concert hall, and they moved to Poole Lighthouse which is where they play their regular concert series We were in Bath bemoaning our lack of good theatre in Poole, and the Bath inhabitants we were speaking to announced that they drove to Poole every week for the BSO concerts in winter.

In a year or two, Bournemouth and Poole are being combined is one town, possibly city, with just one local government, so it's academic. While I live in Poole, I'm half a mile from the Bournemouth border, and 4 miles from central Poole.

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Dunc

I had never heard of them, Peter, and they seemed to have gained a little fame in their time. It was 1970 that I started to frequent the folk clubs.

Interesting about the Gilbert and Sullivan. John Martyn's parents were light opera singers, a popular genre at the time in the UK.They divorced and John visited his mum, who lived on a barge on the Thames. I always thought it unusual that Bournemouth, which I always thought of as a seaside town because of Scottish holidaying habits, had a world class orchestra.

Pat's posts I found mildly depressing because I felt that The Band should have been the headline act, but understand why they were not.

This takes me back to mismanagement. I'll not go into it all again. Peter has posted about playing 'The Weight' in the university union, but it never charted into the Top Twenty. I would argue that an important breakthrough for The Band in the UK was 'Rag Mama Rag', which did break into the top twenty and had a lot of exposure. We used to share our singles, which may explain the poor state of some records.

I loved and bought Rag Mama Rag, but there seemed to be no follow up - another example of poor management. What was the follow up single, Peter? Was there no promotion of it? It would be 1972 when a record shop owner played me the Brown album when I heard the Band again.

The Weight is revered now amongst the Americana crowd in the UK. I heard Ricky Ross play it on his show in the summer and gave it an intro such as the most important record in Americana or the record which started it all - can't remember the exact words.

But, many people across here don't know The Band.

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Peter V

B.Lee- I meant it had been played once with a damaged stylus when it was new. Yes, recycled plastic is a 70s issue, as were those RCA ultra-thin Dynaflex pressings.

Another issue is skimming, though this record isn’t valuable enough for that … Rare record Guide prices a mint copy at £35. I paid £10.

Skimming is shaving the top layer of vinyl off to remove scratches and abrasions. It also ruins the sound. It’s done with the really expensive records, and they get away with it because in London especially, they have Far East collectors who buy vinyl as an investment, and it is highly unlikely they will ever be played. I was at a friend’s shop (well, all the local shop owners have become friends over the years) and he had a box someone wanted to sell to him, and had left for him to price. We looked through together. The gem was Electric Ladyland. That’s rated at £700 in mint condition with blue text on the sleeve (first pressing), or £300 mint with white text. This was blue text. The seller had mentioned he wanted £100 for it. His in-store test record player wasn’t working, because yet again a customer had stolen the cartridge. The record was gleaming vinyl, spotless. My friend said he was going to pass on it. I asked why. He pointed out the sleeve, which was “excellent” rather than “mint.” No tears, no writing, but you could see it had been used and records taken in and out. He pointed out that it didn’t match the quality of the record, though it was still excellent. He said it just “smelled” suspicious to him, and he reckoned it was a skimmed record.

I don’t reckon the Natural Acoustic Band was skimmed, but it was RCA label (not Dynaflex though). I would guess “played on a crap record player with a very heavy stylus.”

For collectors, a few years ago radio stations were dumping their vinyl libraries and you saw a lot of copies (always with radio station stickers). These were usually a dubious buy. A hi-fi record deck has a stylus pressure of 1 to 2 grams. Radio stations (well, certainly the BBC) set a stylus pressure of 3.5 grams to make sure records didn’t skip on air. So if it was a popular title, you can hear the wear.

Then there’s cleaning. A store I go to in Stratford has a record cleaner with liquid and vacuum (a £400 one) and everything over £20 secondhand has been cleaned. A store in Bristol does the same, and if it’s less than £20, they’ll clean it for £5. This really improves sound … I keep meaning to get one. The ultimate are sonic cleaners which cost £3000, and they’re the same system used for cleaning jewels. Apparently while they can’t do anything about scratches, they take every last bit of stuff from the grooves … and even new vinyl has scurf in the grooves.

I had a tip from a classical seller. He visits my local stores once a month and they keep potential classical LPs aside for him. He really knows his stuff … the companies that never used “recycled vinyl” were Decca and EMI, and so early stereo classical on HMV or Decca are the most collectable. No one is interested in Deutsche Grammophon (Polygram) apparently. Anyway, his cleaning tip? Simply play the record once through, then clean your stylus. It will sound way better second time.

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b.lee

Subject: Vinyl Rice Crispies

Peter, I would suspect "recycled" vinyl. As I understood it at the time, it was an attempt by the pressing plants to make better margins by taking botched pressings (label and all), trimmings, floor sweepings, bits of Jimmy Hoffa, whatever, and mixing them in with "virgin" vinyl. Often used for obscure artist releases and record club pressings, the result looked fine but sounded dreadful. Never heard of one tearing up a stylus, though.

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Peter V

Subject: Natural Acoustic Band

Current listening. A 2-on-1 CD by The Natural Acoustic Band from 1969. A band from Glasgow, two men, one woman. I bought an LP of their first album a few weeks ago, and as can happen, it was pristine clean in a perfect sleeve, but when played was all hiss, crackle and pop. Probably played only once, years ago, with a totally wrecked stylus. But it sounded good musically, and so I ordered the CD. Very unusual- at times on the second album (Branching In) it sounds like Kate Bush!

Title track of first album linked. Do you remember them, Dunc?

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Norm

Subject: Peter

It's not necessary........every body knows it! :-) :-)

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Norm

Subject: IRA

What they are saying this morning, as long as the Republicans had control of the House Intelligence committee Nunes had Trump's back. Now it is in his face. The republicans would never ask for his tax returns. Now you can be sure the Dems will.

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Peter V

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Norm

Subject: The axe comes down!

JQ, I don't think things are as bad as you may feel now. Trump is making his threats and trying to bullshit his way thru' like he has his whole life. It's not going to work now.

Nunes gives up control to Adam Shciff. This bum boy of Trump's, Whitaker who will take over the DOJ thinks he can cut funding to Bob Mueller and shut him down and it will all just go away. That won't happen. People who think Bob Mueller has no evidence and on and on have no idea. The integrity of Mr Mueller is sound. If he had "nothing" he would have said so long ago. He lives by that old rule, go quietly and carry a big stick. I don't think Trump has slept for a long time worrying about him. Another old saying "me thinks thou does't protest too much". I think the dominos will start pretty soon now.

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JQ

I guess it was just the Trump presser today and then the guy that will replace Sessions - am I actually feeling sorry for that twerp Sessions?? - it just feels like we’re in for a lot more hell before it’s over. I agree there are reasons for rationale optimism now though too.

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bassmanlee

Subject: Are we?

JQ, what makes you think this way? The Dems have regained the House and the Reps still need help for a "super majority", a fact (!) admitted by the Rump in his lengthy press conference. (Got a chuckle when he called one of the reporters "rude". There's the pot calling the kettle black, eh?)

Of course he waited until AFTER the conference to announce that Mr. Sessions is going bye-bye. I predict a flurry of Executive Orders and such to compensate for the loss of majority in both houses. Could be worse. A lot of new faces on the Donkey side, especially women in the House. So IMHO there is hope.

On a musical note, watching the AXS cable channel a lot, at least when they are not rerunning things I've already seen. Today a rerun of Dan Rather's interview of Joan Baez. What a class act! Later a 75 birthday celebration for Mavis Staples recorded almost 2 years ago with an impressive roster including Bonnie Raitt, Keb Mo, Taj Mahal, Emmylou Harris (who says Mavis calls her 'AmyLou'), Gregg Allman and some relative youngsters like Glen Hansard, Grace Potter, Ryan Bingham, Eric Church. Followed by a Joss Stone (eh) and Mavis double-bill live set. Guess what song ended both the birthday party and the short Mavis performance? Three guesses and the first two don't count.

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JQ

So, after a genuine hard day of work today, I got up on today’s news and will report that we’re still fucked over here..

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Norm

Subject: Childhood Memories

Well I got home yesterday with my chaffuere Susie Darlin. Got my left eye rebuilt in Courtenay. So they are both done! "I can see clearly now.....!"

It has been interesting reading of the likes and dislikes of music and theater that some of you were introduced to. There was music in my life always. Our Dad played guitar and sang. He and a few of his mates played for dances in the small villages on the islands we lived on. Many cook house parties. The cook house of small logging camps was the common room. The largest room usually with tables for the crews to eat so the place to party. Dad loved to play, Jimmy Rogers, "Mississippi Delta Blues" Hank Snow, Hank Williams.

Of course my music I began on was from a wind up grammaphone. When I was about 7 because our Dad had suffered double pneumonia and almost died we had to move away from the water for a time. We moved to Burnaby, (beside Vancouver). Now consider a bush rat like me all I had ever heard was the battery radio with the music we got at night when the reception was ok.

Any one who has been to Vancouver may be aware of "Stanley Park" our huge park that winds along the Vancouver water front. Out there along the beach is "Theater Under The Stars" an open air theater. My grandma, (who was my best buddy) took me to see the live musical production of the "Wizard of Oz". Well you can imagine a 7 year old kid who has never seen any thing! It was magic! I love it to this day.

My first movies I ever saw at a theater, "Alice in Wonderland" unbelievable to me. Also my mum took us to see "The Great Caruso" the life of Enrico Caruso, played by Mario Lanza. His singing was so beautiful I have never forgotten it. Now with youtube I sometimes lay back in my chair with the head phones on listening to him sing on youtube reliving that time. I still love it.

If you listen to Van Morrison's album "Pay the Devil" you pretty much hear the songs I began singing. The concerts our mum took us to from my age 6 were, Wilf Carter, Hank Snow and Slim Witman and Hank Williams not long before he died.

Early junior high my oldest brother Howie had taken accordion lessons and got pretty good. He hooked up with other of his high school buddies and he was soon playing guitar. I was designated singer. Buddy Holly, Everly Brothers, Gene Vincent, and soon Elvis. So music was ever present.

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Bill M

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Pat B

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Bill M

Subject: stroll on by ...

Peter V: My mind has dropped the politics, but I'm stuck with a "Walk On By" earworm. I've always despised that song so am trying to rewire the worm to "The Stroll" by the Diamonds - see link. They were the third and most interesting of Toronto's successful vocal groups of the '50s - Four Lads, Crew Cuts, Diamonds. And the only one with even tenuous links to Hawkins / Hawks: original lead singer Dave Somerville was replaced by Ernie Malone from the Blue Tones, whose one record featured a bunch of Yonge Street regulars, and Malone was replaced by Don Weir, whose brother Ian was in the short-lived version of the Hawks between the Crowbar lineup and Atkinson, Danko and Ford lineup.

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Peter V

It was built into the system at the deepest level, but let’s just say Alaska – 740,000, North Dakota – 755,000, Rhode Island – 1.6 million. Six senators.

California – 39.5 million, Texas – 28 million, New York State -19.85 million. Six senators.

Our system with an unelected House of Lords stuffed with political appointments is even creakier.

The next upgrade in our voting system should reduce our 650 MPs to 600 MPs in more evenly-sized constituencies. Currently the range in size of the electorate is 55,000 to 95,000. In the 1960s, it was a far wider range – I think it was from 28,000 to 130,000. Trouble is, MPS have to vote on fifty of them losing their seats, and the changes will greatly favour Conservative - who largely hold the large and growing suburban constituencies rather than the ever-decreasing inner city ones.

And Channel 4 News survey yesterday, the largest since the referendum, indicates that 54% would now vote “Remain” in Europe.

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JQ

Pretty huge that the house is firmly in Dem’s hands and we now have a bit of a first check on Trump. A number of state govts have flipped to Dems too. All spending emanates from the house, so that’s good and new control on him. The investigations that were deliberately corrupted can be restarted with gusto. Still a divided country, but the anti Trump majority has found traction and is trending that way even in the senate and other close losses. Hopefully the accendant right wing movements around the world will pay attention.

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Bill M

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Bill M

Was pleased to find a copy of John Hammond's "Mirrors" LP in a store today. While it says there's two songs with Robbie, Garth and Levon, I think there's only one, "I Wish You Would", which Hammond would re-record the following year (1966) with Robbie and Rick.

And down the street I was surprised and delighted to find the wonderful "Bengali Bauls at Big Pink" LP. Garth's first production credit, I imagine. In the same place I also bought an early Colin Linden LP, "When The Spirit Comes", which has Garth, Rick and Sredni helping out here and there, including a version of "Chest Fever". And I bought a Bearfoot 45 for 50 cents because it has Terry Danko and Jim Atkinson on it.

BEG: The second store, Black Market on Queen West, has a couple of Byron Lee LPs if you're interested.

Pat B: Thinking of you and my long post yesterday, I spent a dollar on Tim Ryan's "The Runner" LP. Tim was the other co-writer of "If You Can't Dance To This", and Bob Yeomans wrote half the songs, plays guitar and provide back-up vocals - along with your sometime-collaborator Rand Bishop and former fellow-Chicagoan Alan Gerber.

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JS

Richard liked to play his 45 of “l Can See Clearly Now” at 33 RPM when he’d spin favorites at his house. He took some inspiration from Johnny Nash and Michael Jackson too - but liked to bring them down in range. Try it sometime - and imagine Richard covering that song!

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brown eyed girl

Peter...Reflecting on Johnny Nash's I Can See Clearly Now; I thought about all the songs I taught the kidzzz to perform for others. Here are a few of them.

I Can See Clearly Now...Jimmy Cliff...I ran into former student who was in my grade 3/4 class. It was the year form hell. I apologized to student for not being their best teacher that year. Bless his heart. He said that he loved the songs I taught them from Jimmy Cliff to Robbie's Shine Your Light. I was grieving at the same time.

Three Little Birds...Bob Marley and the Wailers was performed by grade 1/2 class.

Trouble Me...10000 Maniacs...was taught to many classes from grade 1/2 to grade 6.

Work...Bob Marley and the Wailers...I changed Jah to We.

Sunshine Reggae...I organized school concert with all grades and called it Positive Vibrations.

Next song would have been Dylan's Man Gave All The Names To All The Animals...I would have changed to We Gave All The Names To All The Animals.

Everyone in my classes and Music Appreciation clubs would at least have been exposed to reggae if it wasn't played at home and The Band's music especially Robbie's Native Music and other solo work. I would provide the music from many genres and students would draw, explore colour while feeling the music, act out how the music made them feel and think etc. One of my favourite times with the kidzzz would begin every morning with Cherokee Morning Song from Robbie's Music For The Native Americans...sometimes sung in rounds.

At a Conference we were asked to introduce ourselves by sharing a favourite place. I shared that my favourite place was to be surrounded by music. I take the best from all genres of music. There is no genre that is crap. Even disco and rap is in my music collection as I take the best from the best. :-D

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Bill M

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brown eyed girl

Peter...You are the king of music here. I hear your place is just packed with music...everywhere. You are also the king of this GB. You are the only one who has consistently posted for years. We have similar musical tastes to boot!

Bill M...I checked out the singer-songwriters and I especially liked the one who will be performing on Thursday. I had to look up the venue. I will see what I can do as I am supposed to be attending a fundraiser but maybe that one is next week. I see a burger and a beer is the special? If I do show up and I see you; you can have the beer. I would really like to meet your partner. Anyway, only drank it at Ry High for the possible buzz and cheapness. My partner's father was a brew master and imagezulu would work at Carlings as a student who also attended the same school as both of us but he was five years ahead. Later take over by Molson's.

Lisa...Loved how you posted that family didn't have much money but music was always there. BEAUTIFUL. We did not have a lot of money either once I started kindergarten but education was always stressed and valued. Also my father apparently was known in the community to be one of the most creative folk dancers as he'd create his own dance steps. I remember once I said to my mother how I really liked this one dance move that my father's first cousin always exhibited at our weddings. She told me that it was my father who taught him those steps as they were close buddies. I just smiled with pride. Otherwise his passion was football (soccer).

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Peter V

BEG, this is from my Toppermost article on Bob Marley:

Monday 23rd April 1973. New release day for records. I always made a point of going to Wax Records in Bournemouth to check out the new releases. I was teaching English as a Foreign Language. It meant a race down to the town centre in lunchtime, or in a free lesson. That day I was free before lunch, so unhurried. I walked in. The manager said, “You will buy this. I guarantee it. Just listen,” and put on Catch A Fire. He chose Side Two for familiarity, because Stir It Up was known. Neither of us had heard of The Wailers, but I already had Johnny Nash’s I Can See Clearly Now LP and Stir It Up was my favourite track. It had been out for a year. Then The Wailers’ version of Stir It Up crept out of the speakers. We stood, transfixed. Yes, I bought the LP which is why my copy is a first day LP with lighter cover. There are just 20,000 of them. I was showing it to someone ten years ago and tore the flame.

At my 70th birthday party, the band was 3/4th of Tetrad from 1969 reunited for the occasion (the fourth member, John Wetton, had passed away a few months before). They added a couple of friends as the evening wore on, one from earlier, one later. There was a "What shall we do next?" moment, and one started the chords of "Stir It Up" and said "Does everyone know this?" Bob, the drummer, said "Well, I backed Johnny Nash on tour when this was a hit."

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Bill M

BEG: If you like the Roadhammers' version of "Yazoo Street Scandal" on Garth's "A Canadian Celebration of the Band", you might check out the gig at the link. Clayton Bellamy is the Roadhammer who sang the song (so very well), and he's one of three singer-songwriter's performing this Thursday downtown. Starts at 5:00 PM so they're looking for an after-work crowd of youngish office workers.

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Bill M

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brown eyed girl

Uhhhh....I forgot about The Band and Robbie. I heard TNTDDD via Joan Baez on FM radio during high school and some The Band music. The radio was so important in my life as I would listen to my transistor radio as much as possible in very early years and then only FM radio until it became so washed out.

It was in 1978 when I saw TLW at the Elgin Theatre twice in one night that I was hooked. Robbie appeared unapproachable in general and of course I was drawn to bad boy Rick. I first bought their greatest hits on CD. I always have to sing The Weight or Up On Cripple Creek before anyone knows what I am talking about. Older brother not drawn to them at all. All his posters on his wall were of British musicians but one female...Rita Coolidge. Also poster of many kinds of hashish and Che. Ha! He's never really been left of centre whereas I am..

"But the Robertson-Helm feud is an old and perhaps irresolvable story. In "Testimony," Robertson chooses mostly to celebrate his late brother in arms rather than re-litigate their disagreements. He does point out, several times, that Helm wasn't, as he writes, "a song person”—meaning that he could play like the devil but was rarely interested in writing. Additionally, Robertson points out that Manuel’s contributions—he was the writer or co-writer of several of the Band's first songs—sharply diminished as his personal struggles mounted. In the end, Robertson emphasizes, gently but clearly, that the Band's beloved songs—and the harmonies, ingenious instrumentation, and transcendent sound contained therein—wouldn't exist if he hadn't taken the plain initiative to write them in the first place. Robertson was a heady operator, but he was also the group’s bridge from the basement to the wider world. There wouldn’t be a story of the Band, or a villain to give it drama, without him."

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brown eyed girl

Bob Dylan, Rick Danko & Levon Helm - Lone Star Cafe, NY (16th February 1983) [Full Performance]

Lisa...We did not even have a record player at home. My older brother by five years only had an 8-track player. In my very early years the only music I was exposed to was our ethnic music that was played at weddings and dances. I loved how it was so inclusive where everyone got up and held hands or put their arms around each other and danced the night away.

When the Beatles arrived I was maybe eight years old but somehow I saw all the Beatles films and just loved the escapism from my reality. My Aunt and Uncle worked for Electrohome for awhile between owning many restaurants and many of my relatives owned including my own...They gave me one of those small record players where you play your 45's. Wow...One of my best gifts ever. We did live with many relatives via of my paternal grandfather who brought many over from both sides of the family.

When Woodstock arrived I only knew one other classmate who also saw the film before high school and I remember vividly how the went on about Joe Cocker and his...movements.

Oh I forgot before Woodstock and after the Beatles our community of friends would play baseball and then we'd listen to Motown or the Beach Boys. The boys would pretend they were the Beatles and we'd pretend we were the Supremes. I still remember one creative family from England whose youngest daughter was my age and if we didn't have enough females to impersonate the Supremes; she'd just say one dropped out. This family could all draw well. They were only of two families who lived in an apartment. High school for me was Louuu, Bowie, Rod the Mod via of my brother's music. His music changed over the years. Mine was pretty consistent.

First big concert was bus tour during high school to see Yes at Maple Leaf Gardens. I was not into Yes but I did know about the Roundabout. I just wanted to check out the big city and the big venue. One thing happened that could have gone wrong but I was lucky. We had floor seats and all of a sudden I feel glass flying my way. Some yahoo literally threw their mickey into the air and some glass landed on me......

It wasn't until I moved to TO for University in the mid-seventies that I discovered BMW. Bob drove BMW'S. Trench town rock was the very first song I heard from their UK concert. That's all it took. I was hooked for life. No one was into reggae in my world at the time so I saw Bob Marley and The Wailers on my own. I was lucky as I just had to cross the street to see them. The only song I remember is "Get Up Stand Up" I somehow feel blessed that I was a part of that night. I was around 23 whereas Ben Harper was 12. I somehow missed their show at Massey Hall at an earlier date. :-(((( I never liked Calypso music from Trinidad but did attend Caribana many times with and without Caribbean friends who I either met at work or literally on the street at Caribana.

In general I am drawn to singer-songwriters...Bob Marley...Louuu Reed...Van Morrison...Garland Jeffreys via Louuu...Bob Dylan...Once I heard Like A Rolling Stone I just totally connected.

"When the music hits you feel no pain." Bob Marley

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Pat B

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Lisa

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Lisa

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Bill M

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Pat B

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Pat B

I think some of those 76 dates really highlighted the position the group had descended to. ZZ Top was supporting two albums at the time. Both had gone gold, and both had produced sizable radio hits (and massive FM play). In Austin TX they played with Fleetwood Mac who were supporting their self-title album. That album was #1 with 7 million in sales powered by three huge radio hits. Also on that bill: Chicago was still releasing platinum albums (Greatest Hits in 75 sold 5 million) and radio hits; Steve Miller was supporting Fly Like An Eagle, his biggest seller; Firefall had a big radio hit; and England Dan and John Ford Coley (I can't believe I just wrote that) had a top 20 hit that went gold. Meanwhile NLSC hit #26 then disappeared and Ophelia released as a single peaked at #62. You could easily argue that The Band was the least commercially successful group on those bills.

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Peter V

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Bill M

Culture: I don't remember encountering much capital-C Culture, and here is the sum total. I no longer remember why (and suspect that I'd 'won' a draw), but my grade 7 English teacher and his wife drove me to see a small-town theatre production of "The Man For All Seasons" two hours away. I didn't have a good time.

At some point during highschool, one of my classes was bussed in to Toronto to see the Toronto Symphony Orchestra from the very top row of Massey Hall. All I recall is that something was made of the fact that the main piece called for so many big deep drums that student percussionists were recruited from the University of Toronto. I didn't have a good time.

And one year the same highschool took advantage of a provincial taking-culture-to-the-schools program so we had ballet one time, some kind of classical music another, likely some Shakespeare a third, no doubt et cetera. All repulsive to the young me, with no upside at all since we didn't even get away from school.

Since then, I've seen three more plays, no more symphony, no ballet and maybe two modern dance performances.

I'm not counting the time when ballet students from the same university invaded the matted dancefloor as guitarist David Rea played one of the three sets that made up his "Hellhound On My Trail" tribute to Robert Johnson blues show. I remember Rea saying between sets, "These dancers have got to go." I also recall a sloshed Bruce Palmer (from Buffalo Springfield) showing off some karate moves, but that too was between sets and not on stage.

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Peter V

Thanks, Dag, that worked. 25,000 at Nashville in 1976 and no encore and yet the writer says it was one of the best shows he’d seen … I guess it was a ZZ Top crowd, and they’d been hoping for Black Oak Arkansas as support, and The Band were a replacement? Sounds like a head-banging, air guitar playing crowd to me. So not poor attendance (which they complained of elsewhere in 1976) but a large crowd who wasn’t into their music at all. You can see Robbie thinking, ‘Fuck this.’ The mistake was putting them in as support to the wrong kind of band.

Dunc – it was my dad who took me to Gilbert & Sullivan light opera, so they were adult productions. He was very keen on it. School was the trips to the symphony orchestra, which was very good indeed … it would have been Constantin Silvestri as conductor. All the schools in Bournemouth were bussed there in double decker buses for these daytime concerts, once or twice a year, with erudite narration between pieces. I guess the town were paying for the schools and the orchestra, so decided to get their money’s worth. We loved it, because we’d be parked up next to busses from the girl’s schools, who safe on the top deck of a double decker were inclined to gesture (!) to the boys … Bournemouth was mainly single-sex schools (still is). Silvestri was a phenomenal conductor – I had a brief 1966 spell of going to his concerts. Over the years I’ve accumulated copies of Respighi’s “Pines of Rome” hoping to get the experience of seeing it live (which I have twice in recent years), but it never matches up to the memory.

(title at the top is a Stevie Nicks song)

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Dunc

Some great posts. Thanks.

Norm, got it. I thought it was Susan's sister, who was in Australia. I've hung up my boots. Lots to explore in Scotland.

I come in at Bobby Darin. I seem to know all the words to the songs, Lisa, but don't know how.

I think part of passing the qualy, Peter, was access to the Gilbert and Sullivan Society at the school you attended... which the plebs never got. I'm word perfect on those Tommy Steele numbers. My favourite Tommy Steele story is when he got his chance at serious theatre. He was going through the first reading of the play sitting in a circle with fellow actors on the stage, and he pretended to John Gielgud and the other actors that he was a poor reader. He could see the other actors looking at each other and thinking 'poor working class boy', but nobody interrupted his sounding out of words. He burst out laughing at the end of the reading.

Last five played.

Bob Dylan 'Blood on the Tracks'

The Band 'Stage Fright'

Neil Young 'Hitchhiker' - a masterpiece. Love this album Thanks for alert, Bob, I might have missed this.

JJ Cale 'Really' - absolutely love those first eight albums - a new sound at the time.

Tony McManus - 'Mysterious Boundaries'. This is classical music and I love it. A great self taught Celtic musician plays JS Bach and other composers and I love it. This album was praised very highly by John Renbourn before his death.

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dag

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Peter V

I guess we're on the relative lack of sales of the Band's 1976 tour pre-TLW. We were still a year ahead from punk, so it's not that reaction. I'd guess a combination of poor management decisions, like being 3rd on the bill behind CSNY and Joni Mitchell (and on the same billing level as Tom Scott & The LA Express) right after the Before The Flood tour. It's status drop. Also, the performers who do well live vary the act a great deal … e.g. Van Morrison for much of his career (though not early or late), or improvise a lot so that it's never the same … Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin. You can tell by the vast number of Led Zep / Dead bootlegs. I collected a lot of Band cassettes and the show barely varied over a year. The Band might have suffered from being "too good" so not the appeal of Rolling Stones or Dylan boots where sloppiness adds interest, and also from eschewing solos. So people thought, 'Well, I've seen them twice and it's about the same." The only major variation was how Garth did The Genetic Method.

There's a Grateful Dead CD where they cut together many versions of Dark Star. An interesting Garth prospect there!

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dag

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Wallsend

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dag

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Bill M

JQ: "54-46 That's My Number" is a great song. Here's a link to the original by Toots and the Maytals. It appears along with the stunning "Pressure Drop" on the group's "Sweet and Dandy", one of the best LPs of all time to my way of thinking (and listening). Fortunately the whole album's been repackaged a couple of times on CD. The one I've seen most often (in bargain bins at places like Walmart) is called just "Toots and the Maytals". Their only hit in Canada (and I suspect the States) was the later "Funky Kingston", which I've never cared for, even decades later when I thought I would.

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JQ

54-46 That’s My Number - Byron Lee. Did this one come up here recently? Happy sounding stuff!

Don’t Let Go - Roy Hamilton. Just the song on repeat.

Chicago Transit Authority, 1969 - Try it as loud as your wife/kids/grandkids will allow.

A Little Bit of Rain - Sid Selvidge - His singing voice comes right out of the Delta, like Jesse Winchester and Mose Allison that way. All 3 came from a couple hours of each other; Mose, although 15 years older, outlived the other two. It wasn’t Delta blues or rock n’ roll though, but deeply soulful, sweetly ripened and in tenor. R Danko had that going too, naturally, but without the accent. Try “The River” off that album.

Gunfighter Ballads - Marty Robbins

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Peter V

Five pre-teen earworms for me:

Lay Down Your Arms – Anne Shelton

A White Sport Coat & A Pink Carnation – The King Brothers, UK cover and Marty Robbins

Little White Bull – Tommy Steele

Here Comes Summer- Jerry Keller

Singing The Blues – Tommy Steele UK cover.

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Peter V

My big musical epiphany was when my sister’s best friend went on holiday and left us her record player and records. I loved it … 1958. Tommy Steele, Elvis Presley. I rarely left it for a fortnight.

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Lisa

All the guys in The Band had music in their backgrounds, and almost every musician you've ever heard interviewed talks about their early musical influences. In my case, my dad was a classical musician, so that's what I grew up with. In fact, I never heard any pop music at all till I was 11, only songs that played at places like shopping centers, going with my mom. "One-Eyed One-Horned Flying Purple People Eaters", "Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini" - novelty songs like that. So when I did find out about rock and roll it hit like a ton of bricks, a whole new musical world. Though to be honest, it wasn't the greatest time musically for the most part until the Beatles came along. But that's what happens when you're that age. I begged for a transistor radio for Christmas, and my parents, bless their hearts, thinking I wanted it to listen to Saturday Afternoon At The Opera, gave me one. I was obsessed ... well, you probably all have similar stories.

But as far back as I can remember, classical music was what I heard. My mother also played piano (not professionally), but as I think a respite from child duties used to practice for hours - Brahms, Beethoven, Schubert. And from an early age we were taken to concerts. To this day, the sound of an orchestra tuning up sends a shiver down my spine like nothing else does. So in my childhood there wasn't a lot of money, but there was always music, and I wouldn't trade that for all the privileges in the world.

So my question is, what did you hear when you were young and impressionable? Do you still love it, if it's different from the music you listen to now?

beg, there's no such thing as TMI from you - I love the fact that you write about your own experiences. When people write personal stories here it adds so much to the picture we all have of each other, and yours is very vivid!

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joe j

What's with WLDCore.dll ?

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Peter V

Sounds incredible even on a computer. I don't think we could have recovered from seeing a video like that back in the day. We'd still be out there. Can't wait to hear it on a proper system.

The "White" Mojo recounts that George Martin went on holiday, fed up with it (he always disliked the album) and Ken Scott, later Bowie's producer, oversaw some of the later recordings on the White album.

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Peter V

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brown eyed girl

Here it is Peter! Art Garfunkel's recent interview on Sunday Morning show was not from this year but last year. And by chance it's his birthday tomorrow!
Art Garfunkel interview from CBS Morning November 5, 2017 (Artie´s Brithday)

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brown eyed girl

Lenny Breau...Country, Jazz, Flamenco.

"Lenny flew to Toronto in early November 1961. I booked a recording studio at Hallmark Studios for November 28, 1961. On the day before, I made arrangements to take Lenny to Ronnie Hawkin's home in Mississauga, in order to rehearse with Rick Danko, acoustic bassist, who played for Ronnie, and Levon Helm on drums. The rehearsal lasted about two hours with Lenny quickly running through the numbers with Rick and Levon that he contemplated recording. "The Hallmark Sessions" were recorded on November 28, 1961. Lenny, Rick Danko and Levon Helm recorded the seven Jazz numbers in stereo. Lenny then recorded the two Country & Western numbers and the four Flamenco numbers in mono. What was astounding to the recording engineers, and to everyone present, was that Lenny played the entire Jazz session without any rehearsal or interruption. After a short coffee break, Lenny played the Country & Western numbers, changed guitars, and played the four Flamenco numbers - again, without rehearsal or interruption. What has been produced on this CD, is in my estimation, the purest and finest work that Lenny ever performed or recorded."

"This video, filmed in Nashville, Tennessee at RCA Studios, captures Lenny in the studio during the recording sessions for "Guitar Sounds From Lenny Breau", Lenny's first album as a leader on RCA records. There is an extensive interview with Lenny where he discusses his music and his early roots. Chet Atkins is also interviewed on this video. He provides some commentary on what they were trying to do in terms of recording Lenny's first album. This is a rare glimpse into the genius that was and still is Lenny Breau."

Lenny Breau - "One More Take" - Documentary - 1968

Lisa...Third time seeing ballet Oneigen...I mentioned ballet to you in particular as you are our classical music queen as Ragtime is our king. Wish both of you would post about this genre as I am quite ignorant in this area. Partner's mother was a huge fan. The only music you'd hear at her home. She had no influence on her son or daughter. Anyway, fantastic vocals and acting and story last night. Loved sitting beside me was a mom and her two young sons totally into the performance. My first experience with opera was when I was 13 years old via a school trip. In those days only students with good behaviour were taken on out of town trips. Another trip was to Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum for those of us taking Latin in high school. Anyway, I cannot remember name of opera but I knew that I was hungry for any art based experiences. Taking a bus ride from small town talk home (36,00) to the small apple at then O'Keefe Centre, was a big deal.. now Sony Centre where I practise free yoga. I have seen many ballets as I had a yearly subscription for two years. First time however I saw a ballet at our Canadian Opera Company. Another small world...I dated one of their lighting directors while in University. I quickly checked the program but he was no longer working with company. Ahhhh...I have such fond memories. I just wasn't ready to be with a good guy at the time....He had also attended the same school Bill M and I attended. I transferred to UofT after three years. Too much information? Just refer to me as the Joni Mitchell of the Band Guest Book. ;-D

"Tchaikovsky’s opera Eugene Onegin, based on Pushkin’s verse novel of the same title, has come to represent Russian character and emotion at its most intense. When Michael Levine and I developed on our production for the Metropolitan Opera, we sought to find a poetic response to this most intensely subjective and emotive of operas. Pushkin’s original work, however, is much cooler, distant and critical in tone, and so we also tried - where appropriate - to re-capture some of the distinctive spirit of the original."

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Bill M

Subject: Rick and Levon backing Lenny Breau in '61

Brought together by Ronnie Hawkins as a result of visit from Lenny when he first arrived in Toronto from Winnipeg. R&H acquit themselves well in jazz.

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Bill M

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BONK

I've wondered for some time now if you took a song like Glass Onion, and just released it to modern day radio, what the response would be to a new generation. Or some of MFBP.

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BONK

Thanks for that Pat. It sounds so fresh. Like it was just released.

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Pat B

The Beatles "Glass Onion"--new mix and video.

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Norm

Subject: Days like this

It's a shit day today, raining and blowing. So glad to be home with both fires burning. So I was just listening to a youtube vid of David Linley that he did in LA - 2016. He's paying tribute to Linda Ronstad singing and playing that old song Warren Zevon wrote for Linda, "Poor poor Pitiful Me". Damn does he sound good doing that. David is the same age as me.

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Peter V

Thanks Lisa - it wasn't that one, but that one IS familiar too. What did it end up as in the rock world?

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Pat B

Here's that Nashville notice on The Band gig with ZZ Top that Dag posted

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Lisa

Peter, try this. A possibility is Slavonic Dance #2 starting at 6:48.

Wow, two ballet mentions in two days, is it trending? beg, how was Eugene Onegin? Is the National Ballet?

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Peter V

Just back from seeing a ballet with my granddaughters to various Dvorak suites. One really bugging me as it gives a melodic hook to a VERY well-known pop song, but I can’t get what it is (it’s not a New World Symphony theme).

Peter, Paul & Mary Greatest Hits- on the way home on the iPod. It started with asking about the song 500 Miles and we just let it play.

Judy Collins selections – which we went into the rest of the way.

Ian Felice- going to concert yesterday and all day yesterday.

Blood on The Tracks – Bob Dylan, in preparation for opening the box set tomorrow. Driving back from Ian Felice.

Felice Brothers – this morning, re-listening to songs Ian Felice played

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Amos

Marc Ribot - Songs of Resistance 1942-2018 Steve Earle and Tift Merrit - Srinivas

Greg Brown - Oh You

Neneh Cherry & The Thing - Dream Baby Dream

Free - My Brother Jake

Curtis Mayfield - So In Love

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Norm

Subject: I been listening and DUNC

The FIVE! - Clarence (Gatemouth) Brown - "I Hate These Doggone Blues"

Allman Brothers - "Goin Down That Road Feelin Bad"

Genesis - "That's All"

Eddy Rabbit - $2 in the Juke Box

Jeff Lynne - "Telephone"

Not sure how I said that Dunc, but Susan is going to Brisbane, Australia again to visit her daughter and grand kids. She is taking her sister with her 'cause I won't go this time. Jenny, (Susan's daughter) was travelling in Australia with friends years ago. She met the love of her life. She came home and cried a lot. So she went back to Australia and got married and settled there. She is a school teacher now and her husband is an electrical contractor. They have a beautiful home and two beautiful children.

Susan is taking her sister because between them they got enough aeroplan miles to go first class almost for free. I don't and econo is about $2500. If you want first class and a place to stretch out it's about $7000. That just pisses me off. The 16 hours sitting on that plane is too gawd damn hard on me and my arthritis.

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brown eyed girl

Time Goes By What's It Really Like To Get Old

Elder Music: The Band

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brown eyed girl

Daniel Lanois & Pharrell Williams at Home in the Studio | ARTST TLK

Daniel Lanois invites Pharrell Williams into his Los Angeles home to talk about learning from legends like U2, Bob Dylan, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel and the Neville Brothers and his ongoing experimentation with sound. From recording in castles and barns to collaborating with Billy Bob Thornton, they discuss the storied career that led Rolling Stone to name him the most important producer of 80s.

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NorthWestCoaster

Subject: Norbert / Politics

Thanks Norbert. - My main concern is not Vladimir Vladimirovich. It is frau Merkel and monsieur Macron. The good news are that Peter V and his people are already saved. "Saved", indeed ;-)

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JQ

And.. his final movie - The Other Side of the Wind - from the early/mid 70’s has just been released and is now available on Netflix.

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brown eyed girl

Al Kooper: The Making of Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde / The Record That Changed Nashville

Last Five
Could You Be Loved...Bob Marley and The Wailers
I Believe I Can Fly...Yolanda Adams
In A Big Country...Big Country
I Call Your Name...Willy DeVille
Old Habits Die Hard...Dave Stewart and Mick Jagger

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Peter V

Subject: Ian Felice

Review of Ian Felice at Winchester (linked). He was visiting his solo 'Kingdom of Dreams' plus stuff from the album due in 2019 and Felice Brothers favourites.

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Peter V

December issue of Mojo. Excellent

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dag

Newspaper cutting: i.postimg.cc/SRvQ1frb/The-Tennessean-Wed-Sep-22-1976.jpg

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JQ

It’s on TCM now and I can’t count how many times I’ve seen it but if a couple of years or so passes between viewings it becomes new again and so perfectly brilliant. Welles was just 25 years old! The Trumpian comparisons are relatively recent and so damn easy to see too. Like a lot of folks I rate this as the best film of all time.

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John D

Just when you think you know a lot about an album. I am really enjoying the new book on the making of Blonde On Blonde. Not sure where he is getting all his information from; but I'm loving it. To trace back to the Lightnin' Hopkins song Automobile Blues being the influence for Leopard Skin Pill Box Hat was really a gem of information. I downloaded the song (and by the way you have to get the actual version they talk about in the book, The Complete Prestige / Bluesville Recordings) was something else. Learning every day about this iconic album.

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JQ

PV - Is the Mojo disc you spoke of the November or December issue?

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Norbert

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Beneath a poem from my great late friend Willem Wilmink

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The Back End

Most trains drive along the back end of life. You see a shed with a bicycle against it. A little boy is still up and is allowed just some more. You can see the kitchen door slightly open.

If you were not driven by this train, you could enter that house without hesitation. As soon as the twilight had dropped, you were no longer lost. And you didn't even encounter astonished looks. You'd come anyway, everyone would have suspected this. They would be nodding almost invisible to you, for whoever is expected is barely greeted.

You could just join the table and all things were suddenly good again. As soon as the twilight had dropped, you were no longer lost. You didn't have to drink a drop of alcohol, because the lemonade would taste like cognac. You saw the fire shine from behind mica glass, there came a blackbird sitting, singing on the roof.

And those few people you've never been able to miss, came in there with a smile on their face. You would never again get lost, you’d close the book of all sadnesses. But oh well, the train has passed and is miles away from there.

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brown eyed girl

Lou's Velvet Underground...Pale Blue Eyes. When you listen to the sensitivity and vulnerability of Louuu's singing here...You just knew that all his head games with the media at times was just his shield. I doubt Laurie Anderson could have lived with Louuu if he was everything people wrote about him. However, just like Dylan at the beginning of his musical journey I am also sure that he could be a complete jerk at times as we all are capable of being when pushed to the limit.
In praise of Louuu Reed!

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brown eyed girl

Fistful of Mercy also performs Louuu's Pale Blue Eyes. Not surprising as Joseph Arthur is such a huge fan of Louuu Reed's that he recorded an entire album of Louuu's songs. He eventually met Louuu via Peter Gabriel. However, if I had to pick my fave cover it would be by Emmylouuu and Sheryl Crow performed at an award show. I told you that every award show always has at least one gem waiting to be found and experienced.

Lisa...Tomorrow night I will be hearing classical music along with seeing my fave ballet EUGENE ONEGIN Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky for the third time.

Bandanas in previous post should have been Band fans. lol...I don't drink coffee so I am very slow in the morning.

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brown eyed girl

Hi JQ...Daniel Lanoi's Shine recording is transcendent for me. Btw, the bass player in the video with Daniel who I previously posted was Darryl Johnson who was in Emvylouuu's Spyboy. And when I saw Crazy Horse with Neil Young besides Brian Blade...Buddy Miller was also there in 1993. Important year for Bandanas.

Fistful of Mercy's Ben Harper, Joseph Arthur and Dhani Harrison's Restore Me is also transcendent for me. Their secret ingredient in their other worldly stew is violinist Jassy Green formerly of the Jayhawks.

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Peter V

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Roger

Subject: Daniel Lanois

Daniel Lanois visited the UK to perform a couple of gigs in the summer of 2017. I'd long wanted to see him and he performed at a small venue in Hackney. Maybe 70 in the audience. One of my best gigs last year. The drummer - who's name I forget, was outstanding. Very different from Brian Blades, who is also outstanding!

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Dunc

Subject: Transcendent

Interesting word 'transcendent'. Difficult. I've been thinking about it coincidentally. Guitar magazine listed 50 'transcendent' acoustic guitarists. Some are mentioned in the GB, but others I haven't heard of. Interesting. Perhaps somebody could link this for GBers. It can be reached through Tony McManus's website.

Some great band related posts, which I agree with - the Band always seeming 'fresh', three great singers, singing in their way, the Before The Flood Tour etc. Thanks.

Thanks Norm. It is understandable that Susan will want to see her sister. The pull of family.

Nice to hear from you Bob F - an interesting link. Thanks, PSB.

Playing in the background - 'Stage Fright'.

Next part of the retirement project is a detailed listening of the first eight JJ Cale albums. I wonder if it was because I was into JJ Cale, that I sort of missed Mark Knoefler?

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Peter V

Subject: Daniel Lanois & Emmylou Harris

I saw Daniel Lanois with Emmylou Harris in 2014 - he was the support, and the leader of the backing group for the "Wrecking Ball" tour. Review linked.

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Bill M

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Lisa

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JQ

Brown Eyed Girl - I saw Daniel Lanois in a trio at a small venue in the early 90’s. It was, I think, right after FTBofW came out. He had 3 numberered guitars and the bass player was the guy from New Orleans that was on those 2 records. I’m always hoping for a performance that’s transcendent and this was one of those rare experiences.

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Norm

Subject: Buffalo Springfield

As I was doing a little chore for the children yesterday afternoon, (making up goodie bags). I was thinking about the constant violence of these days. I found myself humming "For What it's Worth". It is more relevant now than ever. One comment on the video was, "Looking at our situation now, what have we learned in the last 50 years......nothing."

There's something happening here, what it is ain't exactly clear....

Even in our quiet little village of Port Alice, in one of the condos a guy opens a package in his kitchen. It was a bomb and blew most of his hand off! Sent IN THE MAIL by his brother a guy in his seventies in Yellow Knife because of a $7000 debt. A friend of mine who lives in the same complex said he couldn't believe the noise.

I truly believe this Trump lunatic incites people with his animated, aggressive and violent attitude.

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brown eyed girl

Just tryin' to write it down while I still remember
The winds are cold, but not yet, it's not yet December
Fireballs bursting in the sky, Wasaga Beach, first of July,
You said to me, hey I gotta whole lotta love to give

When I met Daniel Lanois at Canadian Music Week I told him my absolute favourite track from For The Beauty Of Wynona 1993...Lotta Love To Give. Everyone is just cooking here. Perhaps autobiographical lyrics as well. He was so interested to know which song resonated the most with me. Take a look at the other musicians. Aren't they the ones who have played with Emmylouuu? If I'm not mistaken when I saw Neil Young and Crazy Horse; the opening act was Emmylouuu with drummer Brian Blade and these musicians? Daniel did not only share his art for us but he actually performed it with his first instrument the steel guitar.

Small world in that I was sitting two seats away from one of Daniel's camping buddies from Hamilton. He was trying to pick me up all evening as he could not believe that my partner was in TO while I was in NYC at Eric Clapton's Guitar Festival. Anyway, when I saw Robbie at Canadian Music Week he did not perform so one of my friends dumped him and lost interest in his music. Ouch! Oh and another small world incident...After we saw Daniel someone saw me with my camera and telephoto lens so he came around to chat. When he told me that he was off to see Daniel at the Elmocombo to watch him perform and write about the show for one of the entertainment papers; he invited me to join him. I said I didn't have a ticket. No problem as I was his photographer. Sometimes I am lucky alright. Fun night up close with Daniel and Brian Blade...The Brian Blade!! He wanted me to continue checking out more bands at various clubs but I told him that I had to go home and work on report cards. ;-D

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Ben Pike

Subject: LIVE BOB AND BOYS

What do you think? I After all the years and huge catalog of official releases and boots, when I want to hear Bob and the boys live, I reach for where it all started for me (and an album I originally didn't like) "Before the Flood." The now often maligned 74 tour just sounds better, Bob's full throttled approach on the acustic stuff works great, and the perfect balance of this menace works best on the superb take of "Just Like a Woman" one of Bob's greatest performances, to my ears. These are the best mixes on the Band solo live, though The Last Waltz remixes may be just as good. "Alexa, play "Before The Flood" I think is what I will say for the long haul.

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