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    Politics 2019

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    Putin says that Trump is being impeached for made-up reasons. Huh, would you look at that. Another talking point the GOP shares with Putin. 

     

    Seriously, what in the ever loving fuck? And I've been yelled at  - called a traitor and un-American for being "liberal."

     

    Which reminds me of an old joke.

     

    Two pakistani friends immigrate to America. After they process through the immigration line, they separate, but promise to meet up after a year, with a challenge to see who can be more assimilated into the US culture. A year passes, and they meet up as promised. First guy says "There's no way you won. Look at me! Here I am with a 12-pack of Budweiser, my son is playing Little League, I am grilling hotdogs, and my wife made this beautiful apple pie. I am Mr. USA!!" The other guy looks him up and down and replies "FUCK YOU TOWELHEAD!" *sad trombone*

    RHCP

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

     In my opinion he's easily the most accomplished guitarist they ever had.

     

    Today I learned that Frusciante was going to audition for Zappa's '88 tour band, but opted out because of Zappa's strict no drugs policy. 

    Altamont at 50

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Finished reading Sam Cutler's book yesterday. I enjoyed his appearance in the Amazon Dead doc, so I was hoping for "more."

     

    Not bad, not great. Apparently his career after getting fired by the Dead (in 74?) wasn't terribly interesting, because that's where the book ends. 

    Holiday music recommendations?

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    My all time Christmas Classics:

    • A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector
    • Christmas Cookin - Jimmy Smith
    • A Charlie Brown Christmas - Vince Guaraldi Trio
    • Songs for Christmas - Sufjan Stevens
    • Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas - Ella Fitzgerald
    • Nutcracker Suite - Duke Ellington
    • The New Possibility - John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album

    Other Great Christmas Albums:

    • Christmas Caravan - Squirrel Nut Zippers
    • Christmas in the Heart - Bob Dylan
    • We Three Kings - Reverend Horton Heat
    • A Very She & Him Christmas - She & Him
    • Silver & Gold - Sufjan Stevens
    • A Dave Brubeck Christmas - Dave Brubeck
    • In the Christmas Spirit - Booker T & The MGs
    • The Classic Christmas Album - George Jones & Tammy Wynette
    • Christmas Songs - Diana Krall
    • Someday at Christmas - Stevie Wonder
    • Christmas with Kitty Wells - Kitty Wells
    • Soul Christmas - a Stax compilation
    • Natty Christmas - Jacob Miller
    • Sound of Christmas - Ramsey Lewis Trio
    • Jingle All the Way - Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
    • Christmas - Low
    • Llego a Navidad - Los Lobos
    • Hi-Fi Christmas Guitar - Joel Paterson
    • A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra - Frank Sinatra
    • Pretty Paper - Willie Nelson
    • A Soulful Christmas - James Brown

    And there you have it - other than some individual songs, every album on my xmas playlist mix. 

    Favorite bands of the last decade?

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Currents was a slow grower for me. Now I get it. That being said I still enjoy Lonerism and innerspeaker better. Still the moment is as good as any other song they have made. Also, new person/same mistakes

     

    Same for me - didn't care for it at all at first, but when I just randomized the whole collection, it fit in nicely, and then my appreciation grew. 

    Top 20 albums from the 10’s...

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    The 50th anniversary reissue/remix/remastered/re-what-have-you of Sgt. Pepper's and The White Album

    Sleep - The Sciences

    Heartless Bastards - Arrow

    LCD Soundsystem - This is Happening

    Them Crooked Vultures - self titled

    Sturgill Simpson - Sailor's Guide to Earth

    The Staves - Dead & Born & Grown

    First Aid Kit - Stay Gold

    Los Lobos - Gates of Gold

    David Bowie - Blackstar

    Altamont at 50

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    My library is bringing in Cohen's book in for me today - which should be a nice easy read while visiting the in-laws over the Thanksgiving weekend.

     

    My only complaint is that, in the same way that the Scorsese doc (Crossfire Hurricane) does - it just kind of ends after Nellcote and Exile. I think the book is around 300 pages, and the Nellcote chapter ended around page 260. Barely anything about Ron Wood. 

     

    I mean, I get it - not much interesting happens after Some Girls and Tattoo You, but throw me a bone and give me a paragraph on shooting the video for Undercover of the Night, or give me something about how the Stones approached the MTV era, or the 80s in general. 

    Altamont at 50

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    The WP article said they were on stage at 6:30. (Not necessarily that that's when they went on stage.)   So, even if that's when they started, they played 15 songs, plus several breaks for outbursts of violence.  So if they were on stage for 90 minutes, that still leaves them an hour to get from the stage to the hotel.

     

    I guess I had never given it much thought, but I would have assumed the concert was much later at night than that.

     

    Yeah, it just seems as if it was happening in the middle of the night. 

    Altamont at 50

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    At the end of the film (Gimme Shelter) you can see them getting in the helicopter. (At least I think that is right. It has been a long time since I have seen that movie.)

    That helicopter was so overloaded. You can see people sitting on others' laps before it takes off. It had a capacity for 10 but they crammed 17 into it, as if they were fleeing a zombie apocalypse... 

    Altamont at 50

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Sam Cutler's book. 

     

    Just started reading that one over the weekend. Poor guy was stranded in SF immediately after Altamont, and the Stones completely stiffed him! Left him to deal with all the shit, and didn't reimburse nor pay him a cent. That's some cold shit. 

     

    The crazy "fact" I read in the Cohen book was that the Stones were back in their hotel by 9pm that night. 

     

    Cutler's the best thing about that Amazon Prime Grateful dead doc series. I'm hoping his book comes off the same way. 

    Altamont at 50

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    I just finished reading Rich Cohen's The Sun and The Moon and The Rolling Stones. Came out in 2016. Very entertaining read - it contained one of the best Altamont passages I've read. 

     

    There's gotta be more footage from the Maysles brothers - if so, I wish they'd release it. 

    The Grateful Dead

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    - So for 2020, what would you think should be this next year's early Brent Era selection

     

    After 6 years on the Dave's subscription, I'm bowing out this year. Too many diminishing returns. I used to be so excited to listen to the newest Pick, but I haven't even gotten around to the most recent one yet. 

    Now Watching 2019

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    A little late to the party - but we just watched both seasons of Fleabag.  I really loved it.  

    Season 1 was good. Season 2 was genius - The Office Party episode particularly, and then the episode of the mom's funeral were both very excellent viewing. 

     

    The Mandalorian is pretty sweet. A great western set in the Star Wars universe AND Werner Herzog among many others.

    I'm enjoying it too. I love seeing visual storytelling with minimal dialogue. Besides Rogue One, this is the closest thing I've seen in the Star Wars broadcast universe that compares to the feeling of the original and Empire Strikes Back. 

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