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Yeah, there have been a number of conflicting stories about that so I thought the best information would probably come from Donna (since Keith isn't around to tell us his side of the story). In Blair's book "Goin' Down The Road" there is an interview with Donna from 3/5/85. She says when she met Keith he was a jazz player who was just starting to play rock music. Early on in their relationship Donna told Keith one day, "let's listen to some GD" and Keith responded with "I don't wanna listen to it, I wanna play it!". And then there's the story of them meeting Jerry at Keystone Berkeley, whi

That's true, according to an old friend of mine who moved here from OR. Still a lot of cowboy mentality out there.

Nice choices by Lemieux this week. First off - I've said it before in these threads, but the Oct.-Dec. '73 tour is my favorite tour in GD history. Let's hope he plays something from 10/27 next week. The first Indy Dead show. A couple of my older friends went to that one and they were converted for life from that show. The slowest, gnarliest "Loose Lucy" I've ever heard, for openers. Weird that DL would say 10/20/84 was one of his first tapes - it was in my first batch as well. The Pre-Drums 2nd set was one of the best things from Fall '84 imo. Very dreamy jam into the drums. I always lik

Happy Birthday to a fellow Hoosier and one of the sweetest ladies in VC-land!

Eppy Brzday to you, my old friend!

The Skurj Septet - the most powerful band in avant-jazz history.

I agree with the studio version being perfect, and I don't know about it being THE BEST song (although it comes close - I prefer Poor Places), but Jesus is the one song I never mind hearing. In fact I think it has been played every time I've seen the band. Now ITMWLY - PLEASE give it a rest. I don't care if I ever hear it again.

Oh God, where do I start here? First off, I'm as sickened and disgusted as everyone else here. If I'm Bobby Jindal I would publicly castigate Judge Cornpone. This kind of thing is so beyond the pale that the bastard needs to be called out, immediately. I live in a little town where the KKK ran the politics/power structure of the town up into the early '80s. The intolerance still exists, just a little more covertly than before. I've been arguing with the local yokels about race nearly my whole life. I decided long ago to teach my children not to hate or judge because of race. My oldest kid

That is quite possibly my favorite bit of GD banter ever. Phil must have been on the Heinekens heavily - he's REALLY chatty. And Jerry: "this lame trip". Gold. Plus that transition from Playin' into UJB is one of the best things ever! Jerry is noodling so furiously it's almost hard to comprehend.

I agree with this. I do believe that more often than not when a band starts doing a lot of covers they've found themselves in a rut regarding creating new material. Lord knows I saw enough of that with some of my favorite bands. That said, can someone find JP so we can hear a "Ziggy Stardust"?

That's a good thing, man. Because if you weren't serious I'd be on the next plane. I swear I would come out there and I would smack you with a log chain.

Yep. For me it's not even close. You can love or hate the studio stuff, but live... The "A Live One" LP is one of the great live albums EVER.

A few faves that deserve mentioning: Hampstead Incident (oh yeah) Celeste Guinevere Cosmic Wheels Roots Of Oak Sand And Foam

Glad to do it. I don't know about alltime, but the 9/19 is my favorite from '70 (I know, 2/13 lovers ).

That sounds like it would be right up my alley. I'd hardly consider myself a casual fan - I'm a real geek for the arcane stuff like that.

During the version of "Hurdy Gurdy Man" on the CD The Classics - Live Donovan tells a story of how the song was written. It was in India, when he was there with the Fabs, Mia Farrow, etc. George Harrison told Donovan, "I could write a verse for that song, Don". So he did - and then Donovan proceeds to sing 'the long, lost verse of George'. Here'tis: When the truth gets buried deep Beneath a thousand years of sleep Time demands I turn around And once again the truth is found Awakening the hurdy-gurdy man Who comes singing songs of lo-o-ove...

Somewhere in this long assed thread I MUST have mentioned that I LOVE the Bowie. Nice recall, dude! I always hope for the Bowie. Always. Although Jim is high up there on the list as well.

Well now, there's another book I need to read! I guess there's a new 2 DVD set out that is basically a bio/history of Donovan. Aman - you probably know this already, but on the song "Barabajagal" the backing band is the original Jeff Beck Group (JB, Ron Wood, Hopkins & Tony Newman. Interesting - it sounds nothing at all like the JBG.

We always called Donovan "The Pied Piper Of Peace". I have a number of his records, including the 1968 live LP which is quite good. The Greatest Hits and Troubadour double CD are essential, but for me the Mellow Yellow LP is THE ONE. Some of the records are littered with filler, but Mellow Yellow is solid all the way through. I love damn near every song on that one. "Sunny South Kensington" (the b-side of the Mellow Yellow 45) is a wicked cool tune. "The Classics-Live" (1991) is a great record as well, featuring the great Paul Horn on Young Girl Blues and others. Great thread!

I agree with this. Of course, I have no perspective on the matter.

Thanks for the heads up on Black Gold. I have a pretty decent collection of Jimi books, but I've never read that one.

I'm mulling over the idea of the Cinci run. You should do the same - be great to see you there, RJ.

That's a damn fine post right there.

I'm glad the name Donovan has been mentioned. I don't know how many fans are on this board but he really deserves a thread of his own. I've been a fan since I was just a little kid. His output from '65-'70 was some of the most eclectic pop music ever made. Folk troubadour, string quartets, lounge-jazz, world music, rock, and some stuff that defies catagorization. The weird, moody, Elizabethan vibe of a song like "Hampstead Incident" (a masterpiece imo) is completely original, and unmistakeably Donovan. I read somewhere that he is planning on touring next year. If he's within a few hours