Music
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Quick zinger roundup
- “George W. — We will be forever in his debt.” (Bumper sticker quoted on Andrew Sullivan’s site)
- “If he was shot in the head by the front, that is good marksmanship, if he was shot in the head by the back, that is good judgement.” (from the WikiPedia entry on the outlaw and gunfighter John Wesley Hardin)
- “like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months and then taken outside and run over with a car”
and
“like how you’d sound if you drank a quart of bourbon, smoked a pack of cigarettes and swallowed a pack of razor blades… Late at night. After not sleeping for three days”
(people describing the singing voice of Tom Waits)
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The open mic night went well
I was quite pleased with my performance and the response. It’s reassuring to hear yourself through the monitors. I did “Raining Here This Morning”, “Red Clay Halo”, “Walkin’ Cane”, and “Blackjack County Chain”. I could have slowed them all down a tad, but on the whole, I’m pretty happy. A good first real open mic night.
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Yet another gallery
My black and white phase continues with my visit to the Oakhurst Earth Day celebration. It was dark and I forgot the new monopod, so the photos turned out a bit grainy. I decided to accentuate the grainyness in most of the photos via photoshop. -
The article I referred to at lunch
Where did I have lunch? What was the reference?
These things are a mystery. However, here is the article
Man accused of diverting others’ mail to himself
A man was charged with using scores of change-of-address forms to divert mail from all over the nation to his address in Beaver County.
Federal prosecutors this week charged Fred Hill of Aliquippa with wire fraud, accusing him of diverting mail from people both living and dead.
Postal inspectors said in court records that when they entered an Aliquippa home where Mr. Hill had stayed, they found “a significant volume” of abandoned mail along with lists of Social Security numbers and names of people in California, Georgia and Arkansas.
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Since January, Fred Hill had used the Postal Service’s Web site to file 170 change-of-address forms since January, authorities alleged in court records. The same credit card had been used to pay the $1 charge for filing change-of-address forms online, they said.170!
On another note, Ralph of Luttrell Guitars did a wonderful job installing the new FishMan pickup.
That’s been my day so far.
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An interesting evening at Mulligans open mic night
Last night I attended the Mulligans Acoustic Thursdays event. While not really geared for me (I like the strict structure and announced keys of bluegrass) it wasn’t bad. I basically played with Matt Greenia and various members of the Sour Mash band for a few hours. While I am not a fan of the jam band sound, they do actually get up and play out, which is nice. I did figure out Me and Bobby McGee for this girl from the crowd to sing.
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Another fine show by the Boo Hoo Ramblers
Last night I saw the Boo Hoo Ramblers, who now feature Jim Landt on dobro. It was their standard set played to a very deserted Blind Willies. Evidently they played Turner Field last week. -
New and cool (Bruce version)
Amazon has a new Springsteen video on their site. It’s from his new Pete Seeger tribute album, which I still think is an odd thing for him to do. He does not seem to be using Seeger’s style, which would not be a good fit for him.
Also
‘We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions’ will be released in DualDisc format, with the full album on one side of the disc and DVD content on the other side. The 30 minute video side of the DualDisc contains extensive behind the scenes footage of the recording of the album. In addition, the DualDisc package will contain two bonus tracks and a special booklet including a note from Springsteen.
which is a nice touch. A very good way to get people to actually buy the disc instead of downloading it from somewhere.
And Pete Seeger’s only worthwhile quote is “Any darn fool can make something complex; it takes a genius to make something simple.”
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Prince and Tamar deliver one of the best shows I’ve ever seen
Absolutely flawless. I thought it would be a well done performance in a style I didn’t care about, but was absolutely blown away. Prince’s shows are as good as everyone says they are.
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I plan your life so you don’t have to
Your schedule for the rest of the week:
For you Bon Jovi fans out there, they will be performing on the Tonight Show this evening.
For Nick and me, Neko Case will be performing on the Tonight Show on Thursday.
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An odd choice
Springsteen to cover the songs that Pete Seeger kept alive, but didn’t write? Strange.