StoneMtn
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At least as far as Ween is concerned, I think that they play amazing music despite being as wasted as they often are. I think that Ween almost sees it as a challenge or a game to see how many different things and just how much of any one thing they can ingest on stage and still rock. They have been pretty much doing the same thing since they were teenagers, so they never really grew out of it.
The Dead and others, I think, were out to "expand their consciousness". I'm not quite sure that anyone can say what that means, but I think it's different than partying your face off, like I think Ween has been doing for their whole lives.
Either way; I always loved Jerry's music, and I continue to love Ween, in whatever condition they played.
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I had a neon named Julio! (Unfortunately, he only lasted one day as I think he met my cat, Pumpkin, while I slept that night. The mystery was never actually solved. Poor Julio.)
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Slammin' Jack would be a great time for Hallowe'en! If I were in Vancouver that would be my choice, for sure.
For those of you who may be in the Whistler area, however, I hear that Slow Nerve Action is playing. I think it's at the Boot. Nothing like a Hallowe'en night being entertained by the ultimate "porn funk band". I'll definitely be there!
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I was just watching a pet TV show, and the fish-expert on today gives me reason to believe that no one really considers fish pets. She suggested for a fresh-water tank:
"... some small goldfish, some medium goldfish ... maybe something a little more interesting that eats other fish..." ::
(I should comment that I always thought of my late, bluish purple Chinese-fighting-fish, "Kirkham", as a true pet.)
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Don't worry Del. You can still hang out with FairySari and me. Even if you're just a lowly "member". We're not snobs. hahahahaha. (Actually, I have no idea how I got that status, to be honest.)
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Well, John Denver will always be best-remembered for his role as Gilligan anyway ... er ... wait a minute ... I think I'm confused again!
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Alright, I did some online searching, and I am now more confused. According to http://www.lyricsfreak.com/j/john-denver/73483.html the song is by John Denver; however, according to http://dag.wieers.com/personal/lyrics/Four_Strong_Winds.php it was Ian Tyson. I have no doubt that my esteemed friends above are correct and that it is Ian Tyson, but did John Denver later release it?
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I only ever saw JGB one time, and it was awesome. I do remember "joking" however after Jerry died, "Sure, everyone's wondering whether the Dead will continue. I want to know if the Jerry Garcia Band will continue." Can you imagine how surprised I was to find out that they actually did?!? Of course, they were called the John Kahn Band ... until like two weeks later when John Kahn bit the big one too! Then, I said, well that must be it. Nope! That was the birth of "JGB", who I think are still playing to this day; are they not? (Talk about a band that refuses to die!)
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Well, by coincidence, although I was living in Ottawa at the time I actually skipped that last Highgate show as it happened to fall on an extremely important occasion that didn't allow me to go. So, although I do seem to recall a bit of suckiness in that show (which I must admit I probably haven't listened to in 8 years) I think I can still safely say that he never sucked when I saw him. To this day, though, I still wish I made it to that show. If I'd only known...
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I definitely agree with our friend VermontDave. I tend to presume that most Americans that chose to live in Canada would likely be anti-Bush. For that reason, and as close as the polls are these days, American-Canadians have to get registered and vote in this election.
You can even register online and I really encourage any of you who qualify to do so:
http://www.overseasvote2004.com/
And that is great Ahess that you made the effort and voted! Nice!
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Apart from the odd lyric-flubb, I found him to be unbelievably "competent" on pretty much every night I saw him play. I can't say I ever saw him deliver a "clunker".
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I just kept phoning the Cowichan Centre, my friend. I was actually away in Toronto at the time, and just kept a cell phone handy. I started phoning at the moment tix went on sale and just kept hitting redial while I went on with my day.
I still have a few programs from the show left, if anyone wants one. Some have already been claimed and mailed out, so goin' fast....
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My apologies, Doug. I must have misunderstood.
I was under the erroneous impression that when you suggested: "I cant seriously believe that if Kerry somehow pulls off a miracle and defeats Bush, that he will be any different or better than any other president. He will simply become another scapegoat for people to blame everything on," and "I just hope he (Moore) take his tirades and propaganda and goes away for awhile after the election is over", you did not actually mean that you think Moore goes on "tirades" and proliferates "propaganda" and for that reason should go away.
You actually meant that you, personally, have heard enough from Michael Moore, and since he "definitely" does not have the “answers that will fix any of the problems/issues around Bush" he should just go away and stop campaigning to those who may yet be undecided. After all, it would be a "miracle" if Kerry won, and in any event he would "just be another scapegoat" who "won't be any better".
Good point. If I may summarize your argument for simplicity’s sake:
Bush sucks, but Kerry will probably suck too, so why bother campaigning to get people to vote Kerry? Besides, even if Kerry wins, he will just be treated as a scapegoat, and we would not want to subject poor Mr. Kerry to that. Let's just take the laissez faire approach, because all that loud, annoying campaigning (by Moore) is just annoying. In fact, it’s not just annoying but redundant, because Doug has already heard it all.
How can anyone argue with that? I’m convinced. Down with Michael Moore!
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I was amazed the one time I hung out in Hess Village. I couldn't believe that Steeltown had such a cool strip!
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white wine = desperation
For some perhaps....
You guys are just a bunch of "red-supremacists"!
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This is the first I've heard of this. What a weird tradition; although perhaps no less weird than throwing octopi onto hockey rinks.
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I just hope he (Moore) take his tirades and propaganda and goes away for awhile after the election is over.
Good point. I mean, Michael Moore is certainly the one responsible for the majority of American propaganda these days. Oops, wait a second. I forgot about those childish attack-advertisements by the Republicans as well as the one-liner sound-byte speeches by their 'fearless leader' warning of doom and impending attacks and the need to give up all civil rights to deal with this rampant problem. So, wait a second, who is going off on tirades and proliferating propaganda again? I think I'm confused...
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I actually FINALLY picked up a copy of my favourite Neil album. The reason I mention it is that it used to be really hard to get, and was not released on CD until last year. The album is "On the Beach". Awesome. (Ambulance Blues, Vampire Blues, On the Beach...) If you don't have it, you should.
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Ray
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Ya, I noticed that too. Sweet.
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Meggo: I didn't catch the name of the Victoria guy, but the show was, in fact, at the place with the giant hockey stick; the Cowichan Centre.
Paisley: Re "buzzkill"... YUP!
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[color:"brown"] NEIL YOUNG w/ Randy Bachman, Tal Bachman, and Barenaked Ladies
So, I'm a little slow at posting this, but in my defence I have been moving apartments ever since Sept. 18. (I'm still in the process.)
Anyway, I was at this amazing show.
It was a benefit for the Crofton Airshed Citizens Group and the Unbleached Foundation . These groups were fighting against a local paper mill on Vancouver Island that wants to start burning railway ties and old tires to save costs, regardless of the environmental impact. Randy Bachman lives on Saltspring Island, and he heard about this. He then spearheaded this show.
2. David Suzuki (speaking of course)
3. Michael Ableman (local enviromentalist also speaking)
TAL BACHMAN was surprisingly mildly entertaining. He ended his set with that "High Above Me" radio song. I didn't recognize anything else (and I apologize to any serious Tal Bachman fans among you.)
RANDY BACHMAN was the surprise of the evening. Like any good Canadian I have, of course, seen the Guess Who live, and even saw Randy Bachman play some Neil Young at the Governor General's awards a while back, but I was really surprised at how awesome his set was! He had a great stage presence, told hilarious stories, and brought along a guy from Victoria that just happens to sound a helluva lot like Burton Cummings.
No Sugar Tonight w/ New Mother Nature
Looking Out for Number One (I think that's the name)
NEIL, of course, was mindblowing. He never ceases to amaze me. He was without a band and did most of his set as a duet with his wife Pegi. Pulled out some incredible songs too:
Four Strong Winds* (John Denver tune)
So, after Neil, the BARENAKED LADIES played. It was kinda weird, because you were left in this post-Neil-state, and then you had this light, silly music. It was mildly amusing, though, and I will do my best to give you the set list, although I really don't know their music too well, (after that cassette they self-released in the '90s with the same songs on boths sides) so I'm making up some of these song titles according to lyrics...
Nothing Left That Won't Cross Over
For Every (I can't read the rest of my handwriting)
One Week Since You Looked At Me
(spaced out and entirely missed 2 songs)
Lovers In a Dangerous Time (Bruce Cockburn)
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Here is a cut-and-past from Don Ross' most recent email newsletter. Some of the dates should be convenient for you Easterners (and I mean "Easterners" as opposed to Westerners, without meaning to offend the truly eastern "Maritimers".) Check this out:
[color:"orange"] Here's an update for the next month or so. Hope to see you at one of the events.
This Saturday, September 25
Sahra Featherstone - Celtic harp
with Joe Phillips (bass) and Don Ross (guitar)
Caffè Siena, 1 Cameron Street W (at the main intersection with Laidlaw St), Cannington, Ontario, Canada
Buffet gourmet meal begins at 7 pm, concert at 8 pm. Tickets are $25 (including dinner) and are available at Caffè Siena. Credit card orders are accepted over the phone at 705.432.2511. I produced Sahra's debut CD and it's frickin' awesome, if I do say so myself. Come be enchanted (and fed!). Cannington is 90 minutes NE of Toronto, near Uxbridge, Port Perry and Lindsay.
Monday, September 27
Don Ross in solo concert at Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina, USA.
For further info, please call 828.227.3635
Friday, October 1
Solo concert at
Douglass Theatre, 355 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Macon, Georgia, USA.
Info: 478.742.2000
Tickets available at:
The Douglass Theatre, 355 MLK Jr Blvd, Macon GA , 478.742.2000
Smith Recreation Center, Robins AFB, 478.926.2945
Aunt Zelda's Furniture Gallery, 888 Pierce Ave, Macon GA, 478.750.9700
Karsten & Denson Co, 536 3rd Street, Macon GA, 478.745.3306
Bill Hardin Music, Macon and Warner Robins, Macon- 478.781.1112, Warner Robins 478.329.1135
Bibb Music, 317 Cotton Ave, Macon GA, 478.746.3232
Wesley Music and Audio Visual, Gray GA, 478.986.4572
Young American Music, 6361 Zebulon RD, 478.474.4264
Friday, October 22
Mocha Temple,
468 Colborne St, London, Ontario, Canada. 8 pm.
Canadian Fingerstyle Guitar Champion Robert Taylor to open.
Tix available at The Village Idiot, London Guitar Shop, Belle Air Masonville & White Oaks.
Also Guitar Workshop at 430 pm at the Mocha Temple. Info: 519.318.8740
Saturday, October 30
Studio Theatre
Hamilton Place, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
For info, please contact the Hamilton Place Box Office at 905-546-3100
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Thank you zero. Will do! (And I will do my best to remain unbiased after having been subjected to that one, irritating live show.)
Thanks man!
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I have to say I have been really surprised at how many people seem to like this band. I saw them once, opening for and backing up Beck, and I was so irritated by the end of their set I considered leaving before Beck. The weird thing is, however, that a number of people whose opinions I respect seem to like these guys. Is there a particular album I should check out, as I seem to have missed the boat on this one.
Happy Birthday Randy Bachman 09/27/1943
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I, too, am a now a fan of Randy Bachman. I've seen him play once in honour of Neil Young at the Governor General's awards in Ottawa (jamming Neil tunes!), once with the Guess Who in Calgary, and once with his own band on Vancouver Island along with Neil Young, the Barenaked Ladies and Bachman's son (just a couple weeks back).
I have decided he is now one of my favourite old-time rockers; a true legend.
Happy Birthday Randy and keep on "workin' overtime" for us!