Eriisa:  We allow links here.  How about hooking us up with that guy's ex-ex wife?

Lord, it's slow here.

awesome:  Oh yeah!  I loved The Aces.  Hmmmm, I wonder if it was Paul Carrack's voice all along?

Dandy Sweets:  You always amaze me, but this time you touched me, all the way from Toronto to Dallas.  That song by Mike and the Mechanics has been one of my big emotional triggers ever since the first time I heard it.  Today, I cried, for the first time in a year.  Thank you.  Joss Stone really does have a great voice.  Take a look at the faces in the audience.  The women weren't too impressed.  My idea of perfection in a woman is one who doesn't choose sides.  But, then I'm different from you.  Re: Triumvirat, this should be interesting.

OK, my turn.  I haven't been around much of late.  I worked 96 hours over the last 2 weeks trying to catch up.  Dallas (I know y'all get tired of hearing about Texas, but it's a big place, with lots going on) has a way of bringing up bluesmen.  We had Stevie Ray.  We also have a very closely held secret, Bugs Henderson.  He hasn't had much of a jones for travelin' far, so we get to have him mostly to ourselves.  And, guess what?  He's still alive!  WooHoo!!!  Bugsy grew up in Garland, right outside my kitchen window.  And, he is fantabulous.  I call attention to the drummer, Linda Waring, for she is one of the best around.  She uses lots of cowbell, I think Dandy-Pie will like that.  But, she is one rockin' soul.  Oh, and the Granada.  Someday, we'll talk about that.  Snuffer's is right next door.  Talk about GREAT chili cheese fries.  That is a heart attack in a basket, but sooooooo deeeeelicious, kinda like this:


Give this one a listen. Ny rating is "EXTREMELY HOT".  Of course, I think I've said it before, I got this thing for harp players.  They have marvelous diaphrams.  Just watch the diaphram of the next harp player you see live, and you'll see what I mean. 


And, this is Bugsy at his finest.  Just sit back and groove

From reading his interview this just might float his boat

Joss Stone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBH8o8XXnVM

awesome: a nice easy listening tune,so 70's.The singer of Ace (Paul Carrack)went on to sing for Mike and the Mechanics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqQM-HoFeEk

another group never heard from again.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaL7HoC1BE0

TexasToest: what's even funnier is that guy's ex-ex wife song.

Jim Dandy:  Hahahaha!  You're a dandy, that's for sure!

Jim Dandy: & awesome!! well what can I say? Thank you so very much for the extremely warm musical welcome!! Hugs to both of you, that was great!!

Pretty amazing drumming, huh, Dandy-Dear? 

You guys are so cute.  You do me proud. 

IF i CAN'T HAVE EWE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Do14z5ycic&feature=related

awesome: I've got that angle covered

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJj66DkMLnc

Jim Dandy:

this could keep going on and on and what if we are wrong in the pronunciation and it's actually ewe,ewe, baby, ewe, ewe baby....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ypnT9aikt8

Ewe Baby.....

awesome: How could I resist

I WANT EWE!

Jim Dandy:

welcome ....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEe4zMBQlaQ

1955,The Platters ... Only Ewe..........

Ewe: Welcome aboard!!!!!

Ewe made me so very happy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqNvUzDSNlw

Mousetrap: thank you

baddessi: thank you! I'll try my best to be good!

Im trying to think of an apt tune, but Im busy with kids at the mo, just off to bath the wee ones, back later!

Ewe: Welcome Ewe!

Ewe: I see Ewe up there Ewe!
Congrats on becoming a mod of this board. I know you will do a great job here and they are lucky to have you (Ewe)

TexasToest: Thanks for asking me to help out. I love this board, one of my favourites! Im so happy to be here.

Ewe has consented to help Hunkey and me host the board.  Ewe has been a consistent contributor to this board, and she has a broad range of music knowledge.  I am so happy you consented to come aboard, Ewe.  Welcome to the team.

Thanks, awesome.  My favorite was Poke Salad Annie, of course.  It's a song of my fatherland - well close, 'bout 2 hours drive.  Ever had poke salad?  You have to parboil it, pour off that water (it's toxic to the human gut), then cook it again in fresh water.  But, it really is delicious.  

2 of my favorites...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwmtbLJdKvI&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRF24LY5pvw

who sneaked up on me today.....

TexasToest: thank you

and to put a smile on your face, give a listen to rare performance from a man we both love performing free at a concert for the veterans at the VA hospital in Oklahoma last April

http://youtube.com/watch?v=F_OXRKTjK7E

I hope everyone can excuse my absence from this board the past week or so.  As you know, I started a new temp job three weeks ago.  It's a boiler room, and we have a huge number of tax returns that have to be turned by the 20th of this month.  I have not only the load of the tax returns to be prepared (that includes developing the numbers to put on them), I have the learning curve to contend with.  Given my age, and my health limitations, I think that proves I have stamina beyond even my own estimation.  But, I'm here to tell you I have been exhausted.  If the world had ended last week, I probably wouldn't have even noticed.

I see we have had some wonderful things posted in my time away.  It is taking quite some time to get through all of it, but let me say there are tears and smiles within minutes because of the wealth of material just posted over the last week.  It is so wonderful to be in a place where you people bring in so many new things for consideration, and so many old things that remind us of our past, present and future.

There has been an issue raised due to something I wrote when my friend the Hunkey came onboard, and I just want to say there has been a huge misunderstanding.  I don't want to blow it out of proportion, so, I hope you will be satisfied with discussing this with me off the board if you have further concerns, baddessi.  But, let me reiterate that this is all a misunderstanding.  It was my fault for not being more succinct when attempting to make a new person feel welcome when feeling saddened by the departure of two people I have considered two of my dearest friends.  I would never say anything I thought would hurt you, baddessi.  I value your friendship far more than that.  You have brought so much to this board for so very long.  The board will suffer due to your parting, and that grieves me terribly.  There were a lot of emotions flying around my head during that time.  Thank you, Mousetrap, and Jim Dandy for picking up on the attempt at levity in my comments, and bringing them to the fore.

As a way of apologizing, let me give to you someone who is very personal for me.  I love him dearly, so much that I have refused introductions for fear a bubble will burst, and I couldn't stand that.  baddessi, this is for you, he was born in Forth Worth, but he's a long time home boy of yours....well close, Houston.  Hence friends in common.  Two pieces follow....one demonstrates the range of his voice, and the sensitivity of his heart (and he's real, I'll guarantee you).  The second one is a very timely piece that says what so many of us want to say to the powers that are. Gentlehims and Gentlehers, Shawn Phillips:

Ewe:  Interesting you brought in Patti Smith.  There were some interviews last week on National Public Radio in which she interviewed Bob Dylan.  I thought they might be up on their podcasts, but the NPR website doesn't find them.  Something else to check into.

MadMonkey: If it was filmed at The Market Square Arena,in Indy,it's his last concert,............and here is Elvis performing his last song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJwIHWILW-c

Mousetrap & Jim Dandy: I guess that's what happened. It was easily taken out of context and misunderstood for me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjnvSQuv-H4

awesome: great stuff!! thanks for posting that

awesome: That was cool,................I wonder if they still tour

Mousetrap: Yes,and I'm sure TT would feel awful that it was misunderstood by anyone,she's my kinda people

great lyrics....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpV5InLw52U

baddessi: Texas was joking I am sure and it was not meant to be taken seriously at all.
It is easy done to take something out of context on these boards.

This is my response to your post, copied from below:
6. January 2008, 10:39:54TexasToest (hide)show this user posts | show thread | linkSubject: Welcom Mad Monkey
Please say hello and a word of welcome to our new moderator. I'm happy to have him aboard. All my help left, and good help is hard to find. But, we found him.

Best of luck to you, MadMonkey. I must be a tyrrant chasing off all those other people. But, the truth of the matter is I wanted you here all along. Make yourself at home.

TexasToest: As you know, I have had trouble accessing this board since the addition of embedded vidoes and my internet problems, plus due to my workload now and having limited time on the site these days, I was unable to keep up with this board and give it the attention it deserves. That is the reason I left my position here and I thought you understood that. It wasn't because you were a tyrant.

I think you have done an exemplary job of being the Main Mod here. You have brought this board to life since you took it over. You have an amazing love of music and have an incredible knowledge of it, and have added to this board a vast array of different musical styles and tastes. That's why I suggested that you take the board from me in the first place.

To be honest, I was a little upset and hurt by your post.

Also, the way you worded your post, it almost gives the implication that we didn't agree with you wanting Mad Monkey here and that is simply NOT true. You never even mentioned adding him as a mod to me. I would have wholeheartedly agreed!

I enjoyed being a part of this board for the time I was involved here, and I thank you for having me here.

Mad Monkey: Welcome and congrats on being a new mod on this board. I'm sure you will make a wonderful addition and be a good support to Texas Toest and give this board the attention it deserves. Thanks for stepping up! </b>

Great live clip filmed prior to them becoming MTV cartoon characters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VLJsm8ohOg

I spent waaaaaay too much buying the Jap import cd,but,it was worth it

TexasToest: Yeah,Devendra Banhart reminds me of very early T REX,prior to going electric,.............my second selection was a combo of Python and Hawkwind,kinda trippy.

This tune was a fave from 1999,especially the chorus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kMJwv7qHPs&feature=related

Jim Dandy:  You want to tell us about that band, Devendra Banhart?  And, what was that last little skit?

I have this

Andersp: Quite another hop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6g10zPkouw

Andersp:  You're KIDDING!  I might have been watching that American Bandstand show, unless it was previous to 12-58, which it probably was.  That song was still big when we got home from overseas.

TexasToest: Oh yes i remember the music from 1957 :)...but to be honest i didnt "discover" At The Hop until i saw the movie American Grafitti 1973  (google)  :)