The Last Waltz Revisited 11/21 and 11...

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Author Message edwin Senior Member Username: edwin Post Number: 1859 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 9:03 pm:    I'll be playing about 1/4 of the show with my Starfire (it's a good break from all the Fenders and Moduli the other guys play). It's always a great time and we've moved from the Ogden to the Fillmore this year. The preceding Friday we'll be at the Boulder Theater. It's a benefit for the Denver Rescue Mission and our efforts every year make us the second highest donor that they have. If you live in the Front Range, I highly recommend checking out one of the shows. https://www.facebook.com/TheLastWaltzRevisited lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5883 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 10:57 pm:    This looks like a blast! No one better than The Band. But shouldn't you be playing a Gibson Ripper? lol Bill, tgo edwin Senior Member Username: edwin Post Number: 1862 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 11:51 pm:    Hm, I thought it was the fretless Ampeg, but after looking up some pics, I guess you're right. Got one you can send me? :-) klinkepeter Intermediate Member Username: klinkepeter Post Number: 157 Registered: 2-2008 Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - 8:58 am:    that is one of my favorite movies, love it! pauldo Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 1329 Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - 9:17 am:    Cool. 8-D edwardofhuncote Intermediate Member Username: edwardofhuncote Post Number: 103 Registered: 6-2014 Posted on Friday, November 14, 2014 - 10:20 am:    Hate picking favorites with The Last Waltz, or The Band in general, but "Ophelia" did it for me... it's still one of my warm-up-in-key-of-C routines. lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5887 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2014 - 9:06 am:    Standouts for me included Rick Danko singing "It Makes No Difference" and Muddy Waters' jowls shaking as he proclaimed "I'm a Man". Bill, tgo cozmik_cowboy Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 1793 Registered: 10-2006 Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2014 - 9:44 am:    While I always loved TLW, it'll never be the same after reading Levon's autobiography. But I have never, ever, failed to have goose bumps the whole time Mavis is singing on "The Weight", & I doubt I ever will! Peter lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5888 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2014 - 11:03 am:    Peter, I have the same mixed emotions about TLW and Robbie Robertson. Levon's book, "This Wheels on Fire", is a great read - VERY well written for a rock autobiography. It and Phil Lesh's "Searching for the Sound" are my two all time favorite books in this genre. The way Robbie and Scorsese treated Muddy Waters and the other Band members to make room for the diabetes-inducing Neil Diamond was unforgivable. (To me, Neil Diamond always sounds like he has to go to the bathroom really badly. He's so URGENT!) Bill, tgo davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11562 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2014 - 2:03 pm:    Peter and Bill, which edition of Wheel's on Fire do you have? I'm thinking of picking up a used copy of the 2000 edition; but I'm wondering how much was added in the 2013 edition. lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5891 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2014 - 2:43 pm:    Oops, 2x post. I wonder why this issue can't be fixed on this site? It doesn't pop up on any other forum I frequent. Bill, tgo (Message edited by Lbpesq on November 15, 2014) lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5892 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2014 - 2:44 pm:    Dave: I'm not sure. I believe my paperback copy is still in a box somewhere, (we moved in August), but I know it's not a 2013 edition since I read it a few years ago. Now I'll have to go check out if there is new stuff in the new edition. Bill, tgo davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11563 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2014 - 3:52 pm:    Thanks Bill; according to Google, the new edition has 48 more pages, which cover the last 12 years of his life. cozmik_cowboy Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 1794 Registered: 10-2006 Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2014 - 10:43 pm:    I read a library copy; don't know which edition. I do own Phil's, and am just finishing my second (or is it third?) reading; we are in complete agreement on those 2 books, Bill. Peter davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11564 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Monday, November 17, 2014 - 7:08 am:    Bill and Peter; I ordered it for my Kindle. Thanks for the recommendation! Edwin; looking forward to your report on the show.