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  1. 1 hour ago, remphish1 said:

    They added a very last minute show at noon it went on sale for that evening at TV Eye in Queens! It was 🤩! Sorry didn’t know you were a fan 😫

    No need for a sad face, I wouldn’t have gone all the way to Queens to see them anyway. :)  I just wondered where it was because when I saw your post I poked around a little to see where it was and couldn’t find anything. Glad the show was good.  I have never seen them.  I will check your YouTube channel! :)

     

    Edit: I’m curious, where was it announced? When I looked yesterday, it wasn’t on their website, nor on their instagram, nor on Brooklyn Vegan. I’m pretty sure I’m on the email list for TV Eye as well, although I don’t get a lot of email from them.

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  2. 14 minutes ago, remphish1 said:

    The Talking Heads!!!! 

     

    Well at least as a guest on the Colbert Show which I got tickets for 😅

    That sounds great!

     

    How does one get tickets to Colbert? Do you know who the guests will be when you get the tickets?

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  3. 1 hour ago, tinnitus photography said:

    yeah i feel you on that... i also agree that FoW is their last truly great record and then it got spotty afterwards.

    I still will never forgot the first time i saw them, must have been around '99 or so as they played "Glowing Heart of the World" which was on that Road Map cd; i think i bought a copy at that show. incredible song and i think that's the only time i have seen them play it. 

    The opener last night was Brian Lopez, Calexico’s current second guitarist.  The band (minus horns) played with him for most of his set.  I thought he was fantastic.They played a Calexico-ized version of The Killing Moon!   I’ve been listening to his music today and a lot of it is similar to things I liked in old Calexico.  Sure enough, that version of The Killing Moon is on an album of his from about ten years ago. John Convertino plays drums and marimba on his current album, which explains a lot, but Brian is very, very good.  I had no idea!  You never know when suddenly something will come out of nowhere and knock you out.

     

    I would bet money that’s John drumming on Brian’s album from ten years ago as well.

     

    Totally agree with you about Glowing Heart of the World.

  4. I, too, am sorry to hear this.

     

    I got to see him play a short set opening for Brian Wilson in 2015 (?) and he seemed pretty feeble then.  He had to be helped on and off stage.  The songs and his performance were great, though.

     

    RIP. :(

  5. On 8/10/2023 at 5:02 AM, brownie said:

    I’m supposed to see Calexico tonight, but bad weather at exactly the wrong time may keep me home.  We’ll see.

    I went and it was great!  I have fallen out of love with this band somewhat based on their direction over the last ten years or so, but last night I loved everything they played! (Feast of Wire 20th Anniversary show.). 

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  6. 17 hours ago, sonicshoulder said:

    I am amazed how many people in my life(red and blue) genuinely believe "their" party has their best interests in mind. These are peoples whos opinions I respect on most matters but when it comes to politics are so irrational and completely unable to think independently.  I lost faith in the entire system years ago. I know some people think this is a cop out and not voting is wasting your vote but supporting people you don't trust or like to me is worse.  In my life I have voted "for" a president just once...that was Obama's first term. All of my other presidential votes in my lifetime were my tiny effort to do my part to prevent someone from getting office. I live in a red region...I overhear more ignorant, baseless,  regurgitated "Don't tread on me" bullshit than I would wish on my worst enemy. I bite my tongue anymore because whenever I speak up someone immediately replies with "well you guys" implying I am a far left liberal. The middle ground is gone. Conservatives hate everyone and liberals feel obligated to like everyone(accept conservatives).  I feel like far less of a pawn by being disengaged. Being out of the loop has salvaged my  time, stress levels  and relationships with friends and families. This is the most politics I've talked in a couple years and its only because its solicited and somewhat anonymous. The timing of this thread is uncanny. By coincidence I watched 10 minutes of the national news last night for the first time in months. It goes from Mitch the Glitch McConnel literally having a stroke at the podium and being paraded back out minutes later to finish a speech to whatever the hell Hunter and Joe have going on. Impeach  the old guy, impeach the new guy, impeach the next guy....you sue me, I'll sue you. I don't think it will ever get better. I've told my kids don't believe a thing they say. 

    I could have written most of this post.  I haven’t gotten to the point of not voting (don’t think I ever will), and I still keep up with the news (although watching Sunday morning political “news” shows is a recent deletion in my life), but I agree with just about everything else.  Even people I know who I generally agree with get defensive and argumentative when I don’t agree completely. So I just cut it out of my life some months ago and as you say, there has been a big improvement in stress levels and salvage of relationships.

  7. 2 hours ago, chuckrh said:

    So did everyone who went enjoy the Cure shows? I'm hoping that it won't be 7 years this time until I can see them again. Maybe another tour when the alleged new record actually comes out?:frusty

    LOVED it!!!  I thought it was epic!! I can’t believe I had never seen them before this! :frusty

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  8. Wednesday was the worst day here.  The sky was orange in the afternoon with visibility of feet. I’ve never experienced anything like it before. It looked like the apocalypse out there. I have lots of KN95 masks left from the pandemic, so wore one while I was out driving (!) and that thankfully eliminated the burning stench. 

     

    It was much better yesterday and looks to be fairly normal out there this morning.

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  9. 23 minutes ago, chuckrh said:

    How was your Crowded House show? I'm getting ready for the Cure tonight!

    I had a fabulous time!  I could not believe my good fortune to get a seat in the front row right in front of Neil. The old songs were wonderful, and Neil’s voice was in absolutely great shape.  The new songs, however - two from Dreamers Are Waiting and three I did not recognize - were unspectacular at best.  

     

    Have a great time at The Cure!

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  10. 3 minutes ago, chuckrh said:

    I'm seeing them in 2 weeks. Bought tickets 9n 2020 originally. Probably going to be the last chance to see them in the US.

    I agree that this will probably be the last time in the US.  They are one of my favorite bands of all time.

     

    How was Crowded House?

  11. I have loved Gordon Lightfoot’s voice since I was a teenager.  I saw him perform sometime around when The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald was a hit.  My mom and I both loved him and we went to that show together.

     

    84 years old is a good, long life, and it was his time.  I am sad to see him leave us, but am very happy that I still have his music, and that glorious voice.

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