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Steph! I went and saw Lyle Lovett for the first time night before last (at Ravinia in the North Chicago suburbs - you can bring coolers and chairs and whatever if you have lawn seats. I have NEVER seen so much brie and expensive stemware and boutique grocery store take-out packages in one place, omg) and thought of you. He was FANTASTIC. He sang with a native Chicagoan woman - Francine somebody - who was stunning. He said it was the first time the band (what is it the Very Large band?) had performed together in a long time. I'm not familiar with him (obviously) but he played the one song of his I looove "Penguins". And lots of gospel and lots of great stories and he looked great.
So anyway, that's my super un-specific report on seeing Lyle Lovett.
Hec, the check is in the mail!
Right on with the Lynrd Skynrd not being racists thing, too - I know lots of crazy Neil Young fans who will go on and on about how they hate Skynrd because of that ONE line. Uhm, I love Neil but you can't have some Canadian dude diss your whole hometown region and not say something about it. Come on.
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Right on with the Lynrd Skynrd not being racists thing, too - I know lots of crazy Neil Young fans who will go on and on about how they hate Skynrd because of that ONE line. Uhm, I love Neil but you can't have some Canadian dude diss your whole hometown region and not say something about it. Come on.
That's nuts. Neil was a huge Skynyrd fan, and really respected them. He even played "Sweet Home Alabama" on stage with them at least once.
Steph! I went and saw Lyle Lovett for the first time night before last and thought of you. He was FANTASTIC.
Right on! I haven't seen him in concert in a couple of years. Must rectify that.
That's nuts.
Tell me about it. You'd be amazed how many times I've heard it.
I gotta run (I am inside on a gorgeous day when there is a pool 20 yards away - talk about nuts) but I really want to hear what you have to say about the new Stevens album. I am absolutely loving it.
but I really want to hear what you have to say about the new Stevens album. I am absolutely loving it.
I've misplaced it somewhere at home. I'll be getting the errant Skinny Arms disc out to you today. I have to admit I've been enjoying it at work this week.
Skinny Arms
Hey Sandy (Adventures of Pete & Pete theme) - Polaris
Cast A Shadow - Beat Happening
Rolling Moon - The Chills
Half-Man / Half-Mole - Chris Knox
Favourite Films - Television Personalities
Forgotten Favorite - Velocity Girl
She Loves Monsters - The Bartlebees
Lee Remick - The Go-Betweens
Wish I Was Skinny - The Boo Radleys
Hair Like Alain Delon - White Town
100,000 Fireflies - The Magnetic Fields
I'm Alright With You - The Pastels
D'yer Wanna Dance With Kids - Peatmos
Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid To Know About - Tullycraft
Strawberry Girl - BMX Bandits
You Make My Head Explode - The Groovy Little Numbers
Great In Formula One - Helen Love
Steaming Train - Tallulah Gosh
Hey Now! - Perfect Disaster
Hip and Well Read - Embarrassment
My Favourite Dress - The Wedding Present
I Love My Leather Jacket - The Chills
I'm Going To Heaven - Close Lobsters
I Could Be In Heaven - The Flatmates
Almost Prayed - The Weather Prophets
Jumping Fences - The Olivia Tremor Control
Having a Mild Weekend (Kids in the Hall theme) - Shadow Men On a Shadowy Planet
That's nuts. Neil was a huge Skynyrd fan, and really respected them. He even played "Sweet Home Alabama" on stage with them at least once.
More than that, he wrote "Powderfinger" for them, and only recorded it himself when they passed on it. Imagine that for a second.
More than that, he wrote "Powderfinger" for them, and only recorded it himself when they passed on it.
Was it an older song or did he write it post-crash? Great song. Hard to hear it w/o Neil doing it, though. Seems like I once read that Neil commented that he was honored to be involved with any song as good as "Sweet Home Alabama". We did a gig around 1990 or 1991 with a band that did a live mash-up of "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Werewolves of London". It was pretty great.
Was it an older song or did he write it post-crash?
That I don't know. But yeah, I love the hell out of that song.
More than that, he wrote "Powderfinger" for them, and only recorded it himself when they passed on it.
This song has me running for the stop button.
Really? I love that song so much. I used to sing it to L'il Sphere sorta absent-mindedly until my wife pointed out that I always sing songs where someone ends up dead (the others were "Omie Wise" and "1952 Vincent Black Lightning," presumably).
