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Friday, February 5, 2010
Music for a snowy, sleety, cold Friday night
This live performance of Brothers In Arms should be played at full volume, in a dark, quiet room. Singing loudly with the headphones on is highly encouraged.
Dang monkeyweather, you've got us embedding videos all over the kitchen! We're gonna have to make some room on the counter. I'm moving the flour canister to the shelf above the egg basket, m'kay? :))
It's funny Lady R, I didn't realize how cool it would be to be able to post a video right on the front page (instead of a boring old link) til we started doing it! Kinda neato to be able to see a story with an accompanying snippet of visual, huh? ;O) Yeah, I was thinking on how the front page might need elongating again.... :O&
Ha! Now I'm going to try and remember every show/concert I've ever seen once or more than once:
The Beatles U2 George Benson Roberta Flack Moody Blues Pink Floyd Rod Stewart Frank Sinatra Simply Red kd lang Cleo Laine Eric Clapton Genesis Midnight Oil Rolling Stones Robert Plant Robert Palmer Tina Turner David Bowie Cyndi Lauper The Who Tony Bennett Mike & The Mechanics Mark Knopfer The Temptations Diana Ross The Springfields Stevie Winwood Phil Collins Peter Gabriel
And many more that I have a hard time remebering right now!
I saw them a couple of years ago for the first time, Fay...it was a good concert, and fortunately Bono did not talk much. I've been a fan of theirs since...gosh, I guess about 1981? Wow. They've been around for a while now, huh?
Sid V, you know...that I think is one of the few really NICE things about what is going on in this country economically. Families are coming back together, and that was really needed. We were drifting so far from the old lifestyle of extended family nearby - tons of people never talk to or see their elderly parents so all that old wisdom and experience is just lost. Anyways, it's good to hear that you can be with family that way :O)
mw: When I first heard U2 they were like nothing I had ever heard before. That pulsating beat and Edge on a guitar that sounded like an organ on speed.
Wow!
I was hooked. And I would listen for hour after hour on my headphones.
Fay, I remember when they were marketed as a Christian band, and when I asked for their first album the punk rocker behind me in line was all "Whoah, U2!" impressed. Took me awhile to figure out that Bono was kinda looney, but since most musicians/actors seem to be, I just try not to read anything they have to say. That way I don't associate their performance with insanity :OP
The Animals Jefferson Airplane Steve Miller Blues Band (2) Doobie Bros. Lou Gramm Led Zeppelin (2) Pink Floyd Stevie Wonder Cleo Laine Tony Bennett Sammy Davis Jr. Eric Clapton Hothouse Flowers (2) Tragically Hip (4) Robin Trower (5) Aerosmith Supertramp James Taylor (4) Steppenwolf 3 Dog Night Midnight Oil Roots Roundup Kenny Rankin Janis Ian Alvin Lee Robert Jr. Lockwood Tower of Power The Firm Robert Plant solo Moody Blues David Sanborn Chieftans (2) Elvin Bishop Elton John Sting Billy Joel (3) Cutting Crew Lori Line
Technically, the best is a toss-up between Sting and the R. Plant solo. They were both amazing.
Considering the one in Moses Lake was first held in 2001 and I don't think it is held anymore, it does not surprize me that you haven't heard of it.
One of the people who played was the guy (I don't remember his name) who did the yodeling in the old Yahoo commercials. He was very big in bluegrass circles.
One of the groups that played there was a group called Rainy Pass which I enjoyed very much and bought one of their CD's.
Dang monkeyweather, you've got us embedding videos all over the kitchen! We're gonna have to make some room on the counter. I'm moving the flour canister to the shelf above the egg basket, m'kay? :))
ReplyDeleteDire Straits was the absoulte best live concert I ever did see. And I saw many.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny Lady R, I didn't realize how cool it would be to be able to post a video right on the front page (instead of a boring old link) til we started doing it! Kinda neato to be able to see a story with an accompanying snippet of visual, huh? ;O)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I was thinking on how the front page might need elongating again....
:O&
Best concert ever? Hmm...Pink Floyd at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe.
ReplyDeleteWorst concert ever? Kenny Rogers at the Skydome in Flagstaff.
Most surprising? Wayne Newton in Vegas.
Most fun? Melissa Etheridge at an outdoor amphitheater in Phoenix.
I'm very jealous that Luther got to see Dire Straits in concert. VERY. :P
ReplyDeleteDetails, Luther! We want details!
My elderly Compaq is on its last transistors, it seems.
ReplyDeleteNone of the pictures or videos posted are showing for me, and I can't click any links to them.
In any case, Lilly woke me a little before 4:30 am, singing, which means she was desperate to go out.
As of 4:30 we have just under 8 inches of new snow (I took a tape measure out when I saw how deep it looked) and it is still coming down.
Looks like a snow day, from work, because if it's this deep down here, there are at least 12 inches on the mountain.
OK, I reloaded Flash, which seems to have been disappeared during the last Adobe update, so now at least I can watch 5th Column Mouse.
ReplyDeleteSid, I'm glad SOMEONE did!
ReplyDeleteI've seen so many great concerts, just can't remember any of them. ;-)
ReplyDeleteheh heh
I wish I could have seen Janice or Jimi. Also SRV.
Dire Straits is awesome, I love their energy and they always give me good vibes.
(good lord, I'm reverting back to 60's lingo)
Hmm, better go watch 5th column mouse.
ReplyDeleteSidd, are you all unpacked and settled in? Are you on your own? Still in the same state?
Sorry for all the questions :-)
Florrie, still the same state and even the same town.
ReplyDeleteI moved in with my widowed sister, so she was not alone any more.
I do not have my books unpacked & shelved yet, but other than that I am pretty much done.
I think that's wonderful you can be such a support to your sister.
ReplyDeleteHope your power stays on, the weather news looks increasingly grim for so much of the East Coast.
I'm like florrie, I have seen so many good concerts that picking one is very hard.
ReplyDeleteMy choice may be controversial but I make it regardless.
U2
For these reasons:
I saw them before Bono was an asshole
I saw them before "The Streets Have No Name" was filmed on the rooftop
I saw them when they still thought they were Christian.
Ha! Now I'm going to try and remember every show/concert I've ever seen once or more than once:
ReplyDeleteThe Beatles
U2
George Benson
Roberta Flack
Moody Blues
Pink Floyd
Rod Stewart
Frank Sinatra
Simply Red
kd lang
Cleo Laine
Eric Clapton
Genesis
Midnight Oil
Rolling Stones
Robert Plant
Robert Palmer
Tina Turner
David Bowie
Cyndi Lauper
The Who
Tony Bennett
Mike & The Mechanics
Mark Knopfer
The Temptations
Diana Ross
The Springfields
Stevie Winwood
Phil Collins
Peter Gabriel
And many more that I have a hard time remebering right now!
I saw them a couple of years ago for the first time, Fay...it was a good concert, and fortunately Bono did not talk much.
ReplyDeleteI've been a fan of theirs since...gosh, I guess about 1981? Wow. They've been around for a while now, huh?
Sid V, you know...that I think is one of the few really NICE things about what is going on in this country economically. Families are coming back together, and that was really needed. We were drifting so far from the old lifestyle of extended family nearby - tons of people never talk to or see their elderly parents so all that old wisdom and experience is just lost.
Anyways, it's good to hear that you can be with family that way :O)
mw: When I first heard U2 they were like nothing I had ever heard before. That pulsating beat and Edge on a guitar that sounded like an organ on speed.
ReplyDeleteWow!
I was hooked. And I would listen for hour after hour on my headphones.
And then they sold out.
Fay, I remember when they were marketed as a Christian band, and when I asked for their first album the punk rocker behind me in line was all "Whoah, U2!" impressed. Took me awhile to figure out that Bono was kinda looney, but since most musicians/actors seem to be, I just try not to read anything they have to say. That way I don't associate their performance with insanity :OP
ReplyDeleteOf course, Fay forgot to list the concert she went to with me:
ReplyDeleteO'Jays
Tom Jones
Johnny Mathis
That's because she could not take her eyes off of me the whole time.
Yeah, sure.
Make that "concerts." I don't think Johnny Mathis would have done a show with the O'Jays.
ReplyDeleteAnd RAY CHARLES!
ReplyDeleteHow the hell could I forget Brother Ray...
The Animals
ReplyDeleteJefferson Airplane
Steve Miller Blues Band (2)
Doobie Bros.
Lou Gramm
Led Zeppelin (2)
Pink Floyd
Stevie Wonder
Cleo Laine
Tony Bennett
Sammy Davis Jr.
Eric Clapton
Hothouse Flowers (2)
Tragically Hip (4)
Robin Trower (5)
Aerosmith
Supertramp
James Taylor (4)
Steppenwolf
3 Dog Night
Midnight Oil
Roots Roundup
Kenny Rankin
Janis Ian
Alvin Lee
Robert Jr. Lockwood
Tower of Power
The Firm
Robert Plant solo
Moody Blues
David Sanborn
Chieftans (2)
Elvin Bishop
Elton John
Sting
Billy Joel (3)
Cutting Crew
Lori Line
Technically, the best is a toss-up between Sting and the R. Plant solo. They were both amazing.
I can't believe I remembered that many! We hardly ever go to shows anymore as the crowds bother me too much.
ReplyDeleteWow, Fay and I both saw Cleo Laine, that's something! Scooby-do-beep-bop-a-doo...
There aren't many I'd like to see, Annie Lennox, Clannad, Steely Dan, and the Gobshites, naturally :-)
florrie, your list reminded me of some I missed on my list:
ReplyDeleteSting
Neil Diamond
I'm sure there's more...
I loved Cleo Laine and saw her and Johnny Dankworth at least 4 times. Johnny just died this weekend. RIP.
Fay, I saw her in the in the late 70's, I knew about her because my dad was a big fan (also of Tony Bennett).
ReplyDeleteI was the emcee of the first Central Washington Bluegrass Festival. Does that count?
ReplyDeleteYes! Are you talking about the one in Darrington, Matt?
ReplyDeleteMy sister & her husband have gone a couple times and we want to go this year.
No, Florrie. I think the name of that is the Darrington Bluegrass Festival. The Central Washignton Bluegrass Festival was in Moses Lake.
ReplyDeleteBesides, I am not old enough to have done the first Darrington festival.
Oopsie!
ReplyDeleteWell, I never claimed to be the sharpest tack on the bulletin board...
heh heh
Considering the one in Moses Lake was first held in 2001 and I don't think it is held anymore, it does not surprize me that you haven't heard of it.
ReplyDeleteOne of the people who played was the guy (I don't remember his name) who did the yodeling in the old Yahoo commercials. He was very big in bluegrass circles.
One of the groups that played there was a group called Rainy Pass which I enjoyed very much and bought one of their CD's.