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| Deleted Threads by Admin?? Ha, I’ve never been described as a conservative before; my Libertarian friends disagree! I’ve always thought the left/right, conservative/liberal (oops, I mean progressive) construct is way too simplistic. | |
| Eric Clapton on J.J. Cale I did not know that onhwy61, good to hear. I have a collection of The 5 Royales, I’ll have to give it a fresh listen. Another influence on all the Tele players is Paul Burlinson of The Rock ’n’ Roll Trio (Johnny and Dorsey Burnette, along with Pau... | |
| Deleted Threads by Admin?? @oregonpapa, FDR introduced many of the social programs now considered government-provided subsistence assistance, including Social Security (which is in fact no such thing). When the G.I.’s like my Pa came home from WWII, G.I. home loans were mad... | |
| New in 2018 And on August 31st, Capitol’s deluxe reissue of The Band’s 1968 Music From Big Pink debut album drops. It is a box set with new mixes and mastering by Bob Clearmountain from 24/96 digital masters, in all the formats (except tape ;-)---black vinyl,... | |
| New in 2018 Damn, new ones by Richard Thompson, John Hiatt, Lucinda, Ry Cooder, and Gillian Welch? I need to sell some blood. | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? Oops, reading back a few pages I saw that tostadosunidos had already quoted the Dylan line I did above, for which I had shortly thereafter complimented him. The old gray matter ain’t what it useta be.Iris Dement: "God may forgive you, but I won’t ... | |
| Eric Clapton on J.J. Cale whart, I realize different people want different things from their musicians, even from music itself. That’s fine with me, I am just making the case for my taste. I have come to realize people generally judge musicianship more as an athletic event... | |
| Eric Clapton on J.J. Cale @onhwy61, I understand what you’re saying. But it’s not simply a matter of taste, it’s playing what is required to achieve a desired effect. A couple of examples: A lot of people know the song "Shakin’ All Over" from The Who’s version on the Live ... | |
| Eric Clapton on J.J. Cale I was at the Fillmore and Winterland Cream shows along with Jorma (whose acoustic guitar playing is not bad, unlike his dreadfully bad playing on electric in The Airplane), and at the time loved them. I also saw The Who at The Carousel Ballroom pe... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? "I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoesYou'd know what a drag it is to see you". | |
| Filling speaker Stands? Silica sand is non-organic, very dry, and is available in many grits. I chose the grit that was the smallest of those most resembling organic sand, but not powder-fine. I believe it was 80. | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report The entire Iris Dement catalog. For those unfamiliar with this astounding songwriter and singer, imagine a Hard Country/Hillbilly/Bluegrass version of the more Country Blues Lucinda Williams. A favorite of Merle Haggard (from whom I learner of Iri... | |
| Tube vendor recommendations? RAM Labs for me too. Roger Modjeski has a vast knowledge of tube design, construction, and performance parameters, as well as amplifier circuits. He often provides tubes to other amp designers such as Mike Sanders (Quicksilver Audio) and Ralph Kar... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Today and everyday, Lucinda Williams' album West, containing the two best love songs I've heard in years, "Where Is My Love?" and "West". Exquisite beauty. | |
| Black backgrounds and such I have that J. Gordon Holt book in a box somewhere, whart. Maybe I should dig it out and put it up for sale! |