| Author | Message | ||
| ed_zeppelin
Intermediate Member Username: ed_zeppelin Post Number: 140 Registered: 2-2010 |
>>>Anyway, Tusk came out 36 years ago today... since a lot of people thought it would Rumours II, the double-album of kinda' strange tunes that were anything but Rumour-esque was a bit of a disappointment. <<< "A bit of a disappointment?" That's the biggest understatement since the Wright Brothers' grandpa yelled; "you call that FLYING? Why, in my day ..." People were CRUSHED when Tusk was inflicted on an unsuspecting public. There were riots in head shops and crashpads everywhere. Hippies weeping openly. Cities burned. Thousands injured or homeless. I heard the whole album from end to end exactly once, when it came out, and everybody was grimacing all the way through like we were stuck in an elevator with a popcorn fart. And it was a DOUBLE ALBUM. We weren't disappointed, we were mortified. The worst part was that by then the media had been plastering our ears with Fleetwood Mac for about five years - and it was great, don't get me wrong - but instead of frisbee-ing that turkey "Tusk" into the trash and hauling everybody off to rehab to try again, they just continued plastering our ears with the old stuff (I mean the first two albums with Buckingham-Nicks, for you old-timers who always squawk; "that's not THE Fleetwood Mac, with Peter Green, by gawd" and nobody can get me to shut up about it. I mean, you), interspersed with ONE song off Tusk. You know the one. Thank God video wasn't part of the equation, or instead of little cinematic masterpieces for stuff like "Gold Dust Woman" or Christine's McVie's "Oh Daddy" we'd have been force fed images of marching bands doing a halftime show while the band snorts the 50-yard line. Every once in a while, everybody flops on their backs and yells; "just say that you love me!" Or somesuch crap (to be honest, many people suffered injured fingers from frantically stabbing at the channel selector immediately upon hearing that brass band intro, so rarely even heard the so-called "lyrics"). I'd wind up by the woodpile beating myself in the head with a chunk of firewood, trying to make the noise stop. Yeah, "disappointed." Here's something special. https://youtu.be/uDKEjz1femg | ||
| edwardofhuncote
Member Username: edwardofhuncote Post Number: 60 Registered: 6-2014 |
Dang Forest, that's hard-core critique ^there^ bud... don't hold back. =) The thing kinda' grew on me later... I was a senior in high school when "Tango in the Night" came out, which was coincidentally about the same time I started playing bass. I worked my way backwards through all the albums prior, but it was a while before I got the big picture. I was but a pup in 1969 when John and Mick started their namesake trip, so it wasn't like I had grown up with the classic blues/rock incarnations of the band. I was however, fascinated by them in good ol' 1987 though... it kinda' became the soundtrack for my late teens. Now, here's a fine example of the small world that is music... I actually knew Buster B. (Brad) Jones, and had the chance to play with him a couple times. Not only that, I'm tracking this coming Saturday morning at Flat Five Studios where a good portion of his music was recorded. The tracking engineer Tom Ohmsen, is a mutual friend. RIP Brad... he was a monster player. | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 1960 Registered: 10-2006 |
Listen (if you are so equipped) to an LP of Rodney Justo on 45 and a 45 of Stevie Nicks on 33, and then tell me - why was there never a "Fleetwood Mac"/ARS double bill? "Where did you go Clark? You just missed Superman!" Peter (who says if ain't got Green, it ain't Mac, by gawd!) | ||
| edwin
Senior Member Username: edwin Post Number: 2126 Registered: 5-2002 |
For playing something at the wrong speed, nothing beats this. It's right next door to some very modern grooves. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMrfM711vXI | ||
| jcdlc72
Senior Member Username: jcdlc72 Post Number: 443 Registered: 11-2009 |
Wow, that guy certainly does has some singing talent! I bet he will have a bright future! Maybe the arrangement and overall sounding a little bit dark but... Oh, wait... that's no guy then? Well... Now I don't know if I like this "new" version even better. :P Who would have guessed it? | ||
| rv_bass
Junior Username: rv_bass Post Number: 16 Registered: 8-2014 |
10/15/76 high energy! https://archive.org/details/gd1976-10-15.sbd.miller.84260.sbeok.flac16 | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11968 Registered: 5-2002 |
The Buster and Bresh video was nice! | ||
| elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 1727 Registered: 6-2002 |
Roy Underhill's musical misadventure~ http://video.pbs.org/video/2365309296/ | ||
| ed_zeppelin
Intermediate Member Username: ed_zeppelin Post Number: 146 Registered: 2-2010 |
>>>Dang Forest, that's hard-core critique ^there^ bud... don't hold back. =) <<< Don't worry, Tusk is one of only three subjects that were so profoundly disappointing I can't shut up about them (the others being "Forrest Gump: book vs. movie" and "James Clavell's 'Shogun:' 1200-page buildup to a weak paragraph. Grrr"). Here's an odd tune, but one of my favorites of all time: Adrian Belew's "Swingline." http://youtu.be/DIAg80ndB-I (Fripp's in there somewhere, uncredited.) Bizarre intro, great lyrics, cool groove, incredible muscular fretless bass (reminiscent of Percy Jones?) | ||
| flpete1uw
Senior Member Username: flpete1uw Post Number: 563 Registered: 11-2011 |
Saw these guys at the Pier in NYC front row center. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTQrlDzqUCA&list=RDGTQrlDzqUCA | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11969 Registered: 5-2002 |
Enjoyed the Woodwright segment! | ||
| elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 1732 Registered: 6-2002 |
I'm glad you watched that. I figured woodshop wisdom + hot mountain girls playing acoustic instruments = something folks here might like  | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11970 Registered: 5-2002 |
That King Crimson video was on an auto-play playlist, and thus I've been watching Crimson for a couple hours, including Live in Frejus 1982. Hard to believe that was 1982. Those guys were good. | ||
| flpete1uw
Senior Member Username: flpete1uw Post Number: 566 Registered: 11-2011 |
Well that was a good way to kick start a Saturday morning! Thanks Dave | ||
| rv_bass
New Username: rv_bass Post Number: 1 Registered: 10-2015 |
I saw them a few times at Pier 84 in NY in the 80s, fantastic stuff! All four guys really worked hard with great energy! One night they were introduced by a DJ on one of the NY radio stations who gave them great praise. Adrian slyly asked, then why don't they play their music more often?! | ||
| rv_bass
New Username: rv_bass Post Number: 2 Registered: 10-2015 |
I saw them a few times at Pier 84 in NY in the 80s, fantastic stuff! All four guys really worked hard with great energy! One night they were introduced by a DJ on one of the NY radio stations who gave them great praise. Adrian slyly asked, then why don't they play their music more often?! | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3706 Registered: 10-2002 |
Saw them 3 weeks ago in Edinburgh. Tony Levin and 3 drummers!. Fantastic 'greatest hits' show although they didn't say a word to the audience all night. Graeme | ||
| ed_zeppelin
Intermediate Member Username: ed_zeppelin Post Number: 148 Registered: 2-2010 |
You had me at "Tony Levin." I was all over Peter Gabriel's first album (especially because Levin plays tuba and upright bass, like me) to the point where I bought a 10-string Chapman Stick for an astronomical price, only to find out I can't play the damn thing. The bass strings are in the middle, with the highest strings to the outside. From your chin, the first five strings are tuned in 4ths - high to low, remember. Same tuning as bass, but the pitches are reversed.  See what I mean? Wrap your brain around that, then add the fact that you're playing with BOTH HANDS. Yikes! Like all true masters, Tony Levin makes it look easy. Next time you hear "Sledgehammer," do the "pat your head and rub your belly, then switch" thing to get an idea of what it's like to play that on Chapman Stick. Y'know, I was going to cut 'n paste something about Tony Levin, but since Dec. 8, 1980 I've always thought of Tony Levin as the bassist on John Lennon's "Double Fantasy." It's comforting in a bass-centric way, somehow. So just take a moment and see how many Tony Levin bass lines you know in your head, but didn't know they were his; http://www.papabear.com/discography.html (the further down that list you go, the more staggering the discoveries.) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Levin He's created masterpieces with everyone from King Crimson to the Bulgarian Women's Choir. (You have to hear Tony Levin with Terry Bozzio: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situation_Dangerous ) Please think of this as an addendumb to Dave's KC post: Tony Levin, Bill Bruford, Jan Hammer and the 1988 version of Eddie Van Halen jamming for Les Paul: http://youtu.be/krsai3plmKw (Message edited by Ed_zeppelin on October 17, 2015) | ||
| rustyg61
Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 1741 Registered: 2-2011 |
Ed, as extensive as the list of Tony's recordings is, they left this one off - http://www.levinminnemannrudess.com/ It's a collaboration with Marco Minneman & Jordan Rudess. It stayed in my CD player in my truck the 1st 2 months I had it, good stuff! | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 2477 Registered: 9-2002 |
I once saw TL at a Trace-Eliot showcase, after G****n bought them, and he was featured in those print ads. He'd demo several Trace rigs with his usual MusicMans, then he suddenly whipped out the Chapman (this was after he demonstrated his technique with those sticks on his fingers) and began to play that crazy intro to that Crimson tune. It was fabulous in that he admitted he never forgot how to play it, but he couldn't explain HOW he played it ! I always loved that picture on the NS Design website with Tony onstage with PG with that full-length NS upright strapped on (but at times, he really does look like G Gordon Libby: I'm sure he must cringe!). One of my favorite times I saw him was back in the day, Cinemax ran a tribute to Les Paul, and one of the performances was EvH backed by TL, Jan Hammer, and Bruford, as all three of whom seemed to be saying, 'OK kid, try that elephant trumpet thing with us, and we'll SEE what ya got', and sure enough he did, and they didn't ! Glad you remembered it too, Eddie Z. Joey | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3707 Registered: 10-2002 |
More crimson. Nice close up of tony on the stick. Graeme | ||
| jcdlc72
Senior Member Username: jcdlc72 Post Number: 444 Registered: 11-2009 |
Right now I'm bedazzling myself helpless with the double CD "Mike Porcaro: Brotherly Love". If you haven't heard it yet, you've probably missed one of the greatest musical jems there are around. ' Nuff said... | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 1961 Registered: 10-2006 |
Not to say anything against Jimi, or Roy, or Buckwheat, or any of the 35,000,000 people who've covered it, but my favorite "Hey Joe" has always been Fever Tree's. Peter | ||
| hammer
Senior Member Username: hammer Post Number: 776 Registered: 9-2009 |
Tedeschi-Trucks Band at this year's Lock'n festival with Bob W. joininig in on a couple of tunes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxQAcLQGrMs | ||
| edwardofhuncote
Senior Member Username: edwardofhuncote Post Number: 637 Registered: 6-2014 |
Love ^that^ Brian! Peter, here's another take on "Hey Joe": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62db5rMc2ns I met this Todd Parks cat (playing bass) last year at a local venue, but with his regular gig. One of the most impressive bass players I ever met, and a really personable guy too. | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 1962 Registered: 10-2006 |
Nice, Gregory! Mr. Parks is, indeed good, and so is Tim O'Brien - and I don't think I have ever not loved anything Jerry Douglas has played on; the best Dobroist of all time, period! Peter | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 4554 Registered: 5-2009 |
Giovanni Bottesini Concerto for Double Bass No 2 in B Minor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgZ_-f7pVk4 I love it ! I have a long way to go and improve my playing______ Wolf | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 4555 Registered: 5-2009 |
Bottesini Gran Duo for double bass and violin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm8W8jMtQyA I am on a Bottesini kick! Wolf | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 4730 Registered: 6-2002 |
This https://youtu.be/-amgqaAZfc0 | ||
| pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 1556 Registered: 6-2006 |
Didn't want to hi-jack the thread that this was in: https://youtube.com/watch?v=HnY7UH6z72w Looks like it could be an outtake from Reefer Madness; bass player hits some Maui Wowie backstage before the show and then goes 'crazy man!'. | ||
| edwardofhuncote
Senior Member Username: edwardofhuncote Post Number: 638 Registered: 6-2014 |
That's a NICE kick to be on Wolf! I'm (still) on a McVie kick, and am about halfway through learning the tunes on his one album with a relatively unknown singer named Lola Thomas. I stumbled through this one late last night (ironically on the eve of an ex-girlfriend's birthday) and really got into the cool blue stuff he's playing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1EjqeBWwFM | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11972 Registered: 5-2002 |
Thanks for that one, Jazzyvee. Great arrangement and playing all around, and very nice bass once again from Peter. | ||
| ed_zeppelin
Intermediate Member Username: ed_zeppelin Post Number: 156 Registered: 2-2010 |
Wow! Lola Thomas' voice is mesmerizing! What a great song. Thanks. Somebody mentioned Tim O'Brien: here's two by *"Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers" "Red Remembers the Sixties" http://youtu.be/4x4fjr67_jE "Apache" http://youtu.be/4x4fjr67_jE * according to Hot Rize' site ( http://hotrize.com/red-knuckles-trailblazers/ ); "Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers is a band that travels in the back of the Hot Rize bus and occasionally spells their employers on stage. The foursome (Red Knuckles, Wendell Mercantile, Waldo Otto, and Swade) plays 40’s and 50’s country music as well as you might expect from people who have mostly listened to the same jukebox for most of their lives. That jukebox, at the Eat Cafe in Wyoming, Montana, is where Red and the boys first met Hot Rize and agreed to leave their home to pursue fortune and fame." Check out Wendell's guitar: | ||
| edwardofhuncote
Senior Member Username: edwardofhuncote Post Number: 639 Registered: 6-2014 |
Up the 'Blazers Ed_Zep! Love those guys! That's seriously one of the funniest alter-ego comedic routines ever. Hot Rize was just at a local venue recently but I had a gig elsewhere that night. One of the funniest bits they ever did, at the Ryman Auditorium one night, they had Jerry Douglas dressed in a white tux, dark glasses and a huge cigar as the Trailblazer's manager, and Sam Bush in a blue and red leotard as Waldo's long-lost cousin. | ||
| ed_zeppelin
Intermediate Member Username: ed_zeppelin Post Number: 157 Registered: 2-2010 |
This must be a version of the same thing, with Jerry Douglas and Sam Bush, though some of the details differ: http://youtu.be/zRU9LjInuBo I've seen them live a bunch of times. Red introduced Waldo as the guy playing "electric table" one time, and it still cracks me up. (Especially because Waldo may - or may not - be closely related to Peter Wernick, in my unbelievably humble opinion, one of the greatest banjo players who ever lived). I learned how to play a walking bass line from Swade. Red asked him to demonstrate walking bass for the crowd, and Swade played one note (completely offbeat, of course) while walking slowly back and forth across the stage. (I still can't do it on an upright, though.) | ||
| ed_zeppelin
Intermediate Member Username: ed_zeppelin Post Number: 158 Registered: 2-2010 |
The auto-double-post functions perfectly. I only pushed "post" once, though I admit, sometimes I wish there was a way to kick it. So what shall I do with this pre-derailed post? I know! "Solitaire" by Jethro Tull Brain storming, habit forming, battle warning Weary winsome actor spewing spineless chilling lines The critics falling over to tell themselves he's boring And really not an awful lot of fun Well, who the hell can he be when he's never had V.D. And he doesn't even sit on toilet seats? Court jesting, never resting, he must be very cunning To assume an air of dignity and bless us all with his oratory prowess His lame brained antics and his jumping in the air And every night his act's the same And so it must be all a game of chess he's playing But you're wrong, Steve. You see, it's only solitaire." That's what happens when you piss off a Scot. Steve got off easy. Trust me. (Message edited by Ed_zeppelin on October 21, 2015) | ||
| 811952
Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 2403 Registered: 10-2003 |
Paul TBO enters my thoughts on a fairly regular basis. Inappropriate humor, the third arm.. any number of things make me smile and wonder what he'd say as I go through the day. Today it's this that conjured his memory. I hope the afterlife is treating you well, my friend. https://soundcloud.com/luella-and-some-fella/we-got-to-meet-death-1-day John | ||
| ed_zeppelin
Intermediate Member Username: ed_zeppelin Post Number: 164 Registered: 2-2010 |
Teutonic prog-rock from 1974! Triumvirat's "Illusions On A Double Dimple" http://youtu.be/RCoIWItQ0Xs One of the albums in rotation on my B&O Beogram that summer, along with ELP'S "Brain Salad Surgery," and Yes' "Close To The Edge." I think Jürgen Fritz was as amazing a keyboardist as Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman, with similar classical and rock influences. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11973 Registered: 5-2002 |
Chris Squire and Yes, live 2014. These guys play these songs so well; and these are songs I've always loved. Good sound quality, and good video; however, the youtube vid is a little out of sync (would be nice to have the DVD). Still, it's a great document to Chris Squire, and to Yes; and an enjoyable way to spend an afternoon. | ||
| pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 1559 Registered: 6-2006 |
Dave, I only skimmed that . . . Bookmarked it for when I have more time. That was great, absolutely loved the energy from Chris. Goosebumps inducing performances throughout. Loved seeing Chris on the triple neck on Awaken. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11974 Registered: 5-2002 |
That the audio and video were out of sync was disconcerting; but it was still very enjoyable. | ||
| pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 1560 Registered: 6-2006 |
I was more uncomfortable with Steve Howe; to me his execution of his parts fell short. His approach was proper, just that his fingers weren't doing what his brain asked. . . . I've been there. | ||
| edwardofhuncote
Senior Member Username: edwardofhuncote Post Number: 646 Registered: 6-2014 |
Nice one Dave. I watched about half yesterday, and will catch the rest tonight. Playing with a pick completely bum-fuzzles me... and Chris Squire does it masterfully. I should spend time on that. Been under the weather (or something) since Thursday. I finally felt like playing again by yesterday evening, and went through Alison Krauss & Union Station's "Lonely Runs Both Ways" album. The lead-off track "Gravity" always hits home with me... Alison has always had a way of picking songs that mirror the life of a musician. Here's a live cut from Austin City Limits: http://youtu.be/DXWE8Td_Fzo | ||
| smokin_dave
Senior Member Username: smokin_dave Post Number: 436 Registered: 10-2002 |
Robert Fripp.North Star from the album Exposure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeRJQ8T4r98 I think the great Tony Levin plays on all tracks on this album and Daryl Hall is the vocalist on this particular track. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11975 Registered: 5-2002 |
That was nice Dave; hadn't heard that one before. | ||
| ed_zeppelin
Intermediate Member Username: ed_zeppelin Post Number: 165 Registered: 2-2010 |
Playing like everyone else wasn't difficult enough for Fripp, so he invented "New Standard Tuning" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_standard_tuning "The guitar's strings are assigned the notes C2-G2-D3-A3-E4-G4 (from lowest to highest); the five lowest open strings are each tuned to an interval of a perfect fifth {(C,G),(G,D),(D,A),(A,E)}; the two highest strings are a minor third apart (E,G)." It presents particular issues for bass; http://www.talkbass.com/threads/fripp-tuning.914734/ My favorite comment: "Use the thickest taper-core low B you can find. I use a Sadowsky black label flat at 0.130T for this tuning (and while it's cool you call it Fripp tuning, violincellos have been tuned like this for over 300 years, so let's not give Fripp credit for everything!). TI jazz flats have a 0.136, but it's not a taper-core if I recall correctly. The taper core will seat the string lower in the saddle and hopefully will solve your problem (you're still a bit sharp, correct?)." I'll try it, as soon as I get the hang of (B)EADG tuning. It should only take another lifetime or two. Let me know how it works out for you. | ||
| edwardofhuncote
Senior Member Username: edwardofhuncote Post Number: 654 Registered: 6-2014 |
Muleskinner, (with the late, great Bill Keith and Clarence White on banjo and guitar, respectively) one of the quintessential moments for bluegrass music, caught on film very much by chance. I believe it was a key turning point in our music, when the second generation of players began to take up the torch. http://youtu.be/x2-O_A3PvvM (Message edited by edwardofhuncote on October 28, 2015) (Message edited by edwardofhuncote on October 28, 2015) | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11979 Registered: 5-2002 |
That's a good one Gregory! | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3712 Registered: 10-2002 |
Have we had manring playing bach? Just spotted this on facebook. Beautiful. Graeme | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11981 Registered: 5-2002 |
Very nice!! | ||
| ed_zeppelin
Intermediate Member Username: ed_zeppelin Post Number: 171 Registered: 2-2010 |
I couldn't decide which one to post, so I said two words (one of which was "it") and I'll leave it to you. Stu Hamm - Moonlight Sonata/Abbey Road http://youtu.be/KdOaox0j87s Stu Hamm - Goin' To California http://youtu.be/hy9Ko7h4OrA | ||
| jcdlc72
Senior Member Username: jcdlc72 Post Number: 445 Registered: 11-2009 |
Honestly? In the last couple hours I´ve been listening, laughing at (or with), being amazed by, wondering why... THIS: https://youtu.be/xuIiYOgtEuY | ||
| 811952
Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 2406 Registered: 10-2003 |
Wow! That reminds me of Zappa's "The Dangerous Kitchen" with Steve Vai. https://youtu.be/5lpj2uMFi-c John | ||
| rv_bass
New Username: rv_bass Post Number: 4 Registered: 8-2014 |
Where are the spinners? https://www.pinterest.com/pin/318348267388893630/ | ||
| elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 1751 Registered: 6-2002 |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNNpk6uIT00 ? | ||
| ed_zeppelin
Intermediate Member Username: ed_zeppelin Post Number: 172 Registered: 2-2010 |
Preston Reed was another pioneer of the "acoustic guitar as percussion instrument" style made popular by Michael Hedges and Tommy Emmanuel. This ain't about that, but here's an example of what I mean, for comparative purposes: "Slap Funk" by Preston Reed: http://youtu.be/WI29XhoejBE The song I want to turn you on to is his "Overture: For Lily" because it's a great composition with a great story, that I got from Preston Reed himself. He brought a guitar with him to the waiting room in the maternity ward for the birth of his daughter, Lily. It's all there in musical form; the tension, impatience, fear ... and the moment when she opened her eyes and looked into his. http://youtu.be/WI29XhoejBE I dislike watching the video, because I fell in love with the tremendous emotions of the song from listening to the CD, and the intro is so simple and evocative of time dragging by. That doesn't come across nearly as well when watching him play it. Hell, I didn't even KNOW there was a video until ten minutes ago, ha ha. Do yourself a favor and get his (remastered) album "Metal." http://www.amazon.com/Metal-Preston-Reed/dp/B0007ZT2MA It's been one of my favorite "road music" CDs for twenty years. (Martin Simpson had arranged a collaboration between Michael Hedges and Preston Reed that was partially recorded at the time of Michael Hedges' tragic passing. None of the music has ever been released. Anybody got connections? I'd love to hear that.) | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11984 Registered: 5-2002 |
Rob; the Peanuts/Sugar Magnolia video was cute. Here's the direct Youtube link. | ||
| rv_bass
New Username: rv_bass Post Number: 5 Registered: 8-2014 |
Thanks, Dave, I'm sure Vince Guaraldi and Charles Schulz would approve! | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11986 Registered: 5-2002 |
That particular section of Sugar Magnolia is a good one too; the band is locked in. And I just looked it up; 9/22/91, Boston Garden, with Bruce Hornsby on piano. | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3714 Registered: 10-2002 |
I didn't realise (until after we'd visited Alembic and come back home) that there's a Charles M Schultz museum just up the road from Alembic in Santa Rosa. We'd have visited if I'd have known as I was a huge peanuts fan I the 70's. Still have all the books. Graeme | ||
| hammer
Senior Member Username: hammer Post Number: 783 Registered: 9-2009 |
And now for a shot at the most unusual "What are you listening to now"...A Greek-Russian (whose parents were exiled here by Stalin in the 1940s) playing Bob Dylan in a 10 x 10 room/house in Ungud Siberia. And yes, it was a live performance during which I was surrounded by 8 Russians including a lieutenant in the Red Army (only one of whom spoke more than a few words of English) who went through 7 bottles of Vodka in about 4 hours. It actually wasn't a bad impression of Bob Dylan at all. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11987 Registered: 5-2002 |
Where is Ungud? I'm having trouble finding it on a map. | ||
| edwardofhuncote
Senior Member Username: edwardofhuncote Post Number: 660 Registered: 6-2014 |
That's pretty unusual Brian! Some days I think, "yeah, I'd like to be exiled to Siberia, with a case of vodka." Today would be one of those. =( I seriously have something very unpleasant to do tonight... it's kinda' got me in a mood. Been listening to Boston all day in the office. Another blast from the back half of my high school days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I18pVZVUbVE | ||
| hammer
Senior Member Username: hammer Post Number: 784 Registered: 9-2009 |
Dave: I'm not surprised you were unable to find Ungud on a map. It is a small village of about 800 people located about 2.5 hours north of Krasnoyarsk. You get off the main (i.e., partially paved) road and then drive for about 70 km on unpaved heavily rutted roads during which the only vehicles you see are Ukrainian made jeeps and what appear to be Russian Army jeeps of WWII vintage. There are actually two additional villages on the road further off the main road than Ungud the last of which is known as the "end of civilization" by the locals. The villages are located in what is referred to as the Russian Taiga (evergreen woods that are so thick that they really can't be entered). All of the villages in the area were settled by people exiled to Siberia in the Stalin area for one reason or another. Interestingly, like many parts of rural Vermont, New Hampshire, Colorado, etc. the area is becoming a bit gentrified as people from the city of Krasnoyarsk, almost all of whom live in apartments, are buying the old log cabins ripping them down and building vacation cabins. The locals still get their water from the river, have outhouses, and burn wood to stay warm in the winter. I'd say that the average age of villages is probably in the 70s (or older). We are working with Krasnoyarsk State University at supporting the inclusion of children with disabilities in the schools and were in Ingud to talk with the educators at the village school which serves 3 villages and 60 kids K-12. They refuse to label kids as having disabilities because the gov't will then require them to hire special education teachers so they prefer to take care of their own so to speak. The people are wonderful and make the best of what they have in an area where there is snow on the ground from late October until late May (great cross country ski country). Spent an amazing two days there connecting with people whose language I can't even come close to understanding but was able to connect with through our mutual love of music. | ||
| 811952
Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 2407 Registered: 10-2003 |
That sounds beautiful, both the location and the work you're doing. John |
