Sorry TBomb … still making you wait on Van Morrison.
This week we go to New Orleans, for one of the finest families in American music: The Neville Brothers. Those who have never seen them live must take the time to do so.
Finally, this one would not embed, but it's worth a visit to YouTube to listen.
I've got nothin but good things to say about the Neville Bros. Recently,American Routes, A program aired locally on WKSU every Fri. at 7:00 PM, did a segment on the Meters, a great band from the 60's of which Art Neville[I think] was a founding member. Hey, Pat, on another note, a few years back you penned a column in which you mentioned visiting Buffalo, N.Y. I recall you had high praise for the city and mentioned a canal front cafe or something. Anyway, a buddy is taking his wife to a Grateful Dead show there soon…wondering if you have any recommendations to pass along. Thanks
T-Bomb, the Neville Brothers are fabulous. Simply fabulous.
As for the New York city, I was writing about Rochester, not Buffalo. Buffalo is OK; Rochester far better. Sorry.
Finally … and I may blog this as well … let me ask a question … with Jerry Garcia gone, how in the world can anyone say they are seeing a Dead concert. Sort of like Little Feat without Lowell George. Please.
Right, now I remember.Paging ALAN! ALAN! Please insert your Jerry Garcia line here.
It seems as though I now have partners.
Pat is absolutely correct. Bob Weir, one of the all-time phonies.
It is my understanding that the Merry Pranksters found Jerry to be quite annoying…of course,. he was like what 16?
bob weir isn't the only phony. phil lesh is operating on a stolen liver and jerry garcia was only interested in where he was going to get his next fix of china white. add 4 dead keyboardists and a drummer who's dad ripped off the band and you have an accurate microcosm of scumbag 60's culture.
I know, terje, but Weir said after Garcia died that touring was done forever. So long as there are suckers willing to buy tickets and buy the merchandise, I guess Weir was kidding. That's far worse that drugs.
Sex, drugs and rock and roll, man. If not for the drugs, everybody since Glenn Miller would have sounded like Celine Dion.
You have a problem with replacement livers?
replacement livers are fine for people who didn't destroy their original liver with oceans of booze.