Jim Dandy: I,m afraid nothing is what it was these days lol!

Mousetrap: Thank you for making me feel like grandpa,sitting back spinning his Rudy Vallee collection

Jim Dandy: And don,t forget His Master,s Voice

Jim Dandy: well ya could just get you an old rocking chair and listening to some aging musicians...
but watch out for those long tailed cats
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KszJs2jJSHE

can I get a day without this stuff????



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAxLgGVRV64

Mousetrap:

baddessi: I remember he did a simulcast here back in his early days,just after finishing his recording with Bowie.I wonder if it's on utube?

Jim Dandy: wow..that would be cool to see... I have the DVD of the concert he played at Montreaux where they booed him off stage...can ya believe it, but that's where he met Bowie and Jackson Browne, the rest is history...
Having grown up here, I'm one of the lucky ones who cruised the streets of Austin bar hopping when he was still playing in the bars there...some real early days
going to look on utube

Jim Dandy:

baddessi: PRESTO! here's a cut from that broadcast
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhpwoRGtUgE

Jim Dandy: oh cool! You found it! I didn't know what to look for...is that from his Live at Mocambo DVD? that's where the Texas flood cut I posted was from...got that DVD too : )
In case no one here has noticed...he's my man! My all time favorite

I miss him soooooooooo much - thanks

Jim you're the Dandiest:  How did you know Blinded By The Light was one of my favorite songs, right up there with Comfortably Numb.  And, Gram Parsons too?

Nirvana:  Thanks for the information.  I didn't know Springsteen wroth both of those songs either.  Interesting article in the Wikipedia too.

Mousetrap:  Spirit in the Sky was hilarious.  That really brought me up after a hard day in the salt mines.

Another tormented genius who died at the age of  52 on January 1, 1997 after almost a life-time in rehab, Townes Van Zandt appears in this interview about how he wrote If I Needed You, another of my all-time favorites.  He does sing the song in the end.  He didn't tell my favorite story about that song, so I'll tell it.  Emmy Lou Harris, and some guy (can't remember who) recorded that song, and sang the lyric "Who could ill agree she's a sight to see." The lyric is "Loop and Lil agree she's a sight to see." Loop and Lil were his parakeets.  

Townes loved a joke, and he always wanted to tell jokes when he was on stage.  So, he'd go around to all his friends in the room before his set, and have them (us) tell him a joke, so he could tell them while he was on stage.  We all worked really hard to have a good joke for Townes whenever he was in town.  

As you will see in the interview, because of his substance habits, he really couldn't tell jokes, but we all laughed anyway.  He also wrote Poncho and Lefty, and White Freightliner (another one of my favorites - his ode to cocaine).  You've heard his songs in a lot of places.  He was more widely known in Canada than in the States.  Imagine my surprise walking in a mall in Calgary, and hearing Townes and Willie Nelson singing Poncho and Lefty.  Guy Clark, for obvious reasons (after watching this interview), did a tribute album to Townes after his death.  It includes a lot of different artists doing Townes' music.  I can't listen to it without having a sob fest.  I really miss him.

it's a shame too many associated her with silliness...she is very talented...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhe91SCJS74

TexasToest: Thanks for that,another talented artist I can explore.......i'm not a big fan of U2,"BAD" is about the only song of theirs I enjoy.I'm in the midst of reading "ON THE ROAD WITH THE RAMONES" it tells Joey Ramones favorite song was "IN A LITTLE WHILE" and it was played to him on his deathbed.I of course had to look it up,and found this touching dedication that I'd like to share with you all

awesome: Wow she is really good!
I don,t think we ever got that program over here and I never heard of her before but boy can she play!

TexasToest: oh you know my heart melts when you start talking about Townes
Here's one of his last performances that I know of...Poncho and Lefty

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtzgwNDZAs4&mode=related&search=


and here he is on Austin Pickers in 1984 talking telling about the song...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZrAy6iXj7o&mode=related&search=


and yeah, he was special to alot of us.. the true Texas troubador....

he'll always live in our hearts tho, huh?

I was looking for a uke version of ole black joe and came accross this. I never heard of her before but what an amazing voice!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJSnEX3y-L4

Mousetrap: I never heard of her either..I really enjoyed that- thank you!

Mousetrap: She could really belt it out.
This features probably one of the best groups to ever feature the accordian.This is a really touching scene from their farewell concert.......have some tissues nearby,this will rip your heart out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJXy9A6RRIU

Jim Dandy:

Jim Dandy: Ok Ok! But where was the uke

I have never posted a video here, so I hope you all will indulge me. Check these videos out when you have a few minutes to spare.

Are there any Bela Fleck and the Flecktones fans out here? They are one of my all time favorites. I haven't listened to them in quite a while, and the talk of the Uke got me thinking about how I like when people do neat things with banjos. So, I headed over to UTube to look at some Bela Fleck videos. (He is AMAZING with the banjo.)

I was only going to post one video, but couldn't decide between 3, which one to post. (Actually I found quite a few others I'd like to post, but I will post another on a later date)

The first one is a regular video made for one of my favorite Bela Fleck songs:
SInister Minister


If you would rather view directly from UTube site: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K84qTXugaSk



This next one is SO cool, I just HAD to post it. This is a live video made from a concert. He plays the guitar in this one, instead of banjo. It starts off with this really neat dude doing "throat singing". If the beginning isn't your cup of tea, please keep watching, there is just so much neat stuff in the rest of it. (In my opinion anyways)


A moment so close


If you would rather view it from the UTube site directly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFwrJ1rd_xQ


And finally, this last one is a solo by Victor Wooten of the song "Amazing Grace", part of the same concert of the previous video. Just a really neat take on the song, that I couldn't resist posting.

Amazing Grace


If you would like to view this directly from the UTube site instead: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai6Clpvip8g


I promise I won't post 3 videos ever again! I was just so excited about re-visiting them, that I couldn't decide which to post. I wasn't able to find my favorite Bela Fleck and The Flecktones song of all time. Unfortunately I can't remember the name of it! (Their stuff is mostly instrumental, so the name of the song doesn't necessarily stick with you.. lol) Next week, I will post one video of theirs which shows one dude playing 2 saxophones at once! It was great!

rod03801:
NORMALLY I CANNOT VIEW VIDEOS IN THIS FORUM BECAUSE I AM ON WEBTV, BUT I HAVE THE GREAT FORTUNE TO HAVE ACCESS TO A COMPUTER FOR A SHORT TIME HERE TONIGHT AND GOT TO SEE SOME OF THE VIDEOS YOU FOLKS ARE POSTING HERE!
NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHY I SAW THOSE BIG
BLANK SQUARES ON THE POSTS FROM WEBTV, BUT NOW I KNOW! THEY ONLY SHOW
UP WITH SOMETHING IN THEM FROM PC'S!!!
ENJOYED THE BELA AND THE FLECKTONES
VIDEOS, AND I HAVE TO SAY MY FAVORITE WAS THE VICTOR WOOTEN ONE! INTERESTING
SEEING HIS SOLO DONE ON BASS GUITAR!!!
WOW!! THANKS FOR SHARING... THIS WAS FUN! NOW I HAVE TO GO BACK THRU' THE POSTS AND CHECK OUT SOME OTHER VIDEOS THAT I HAD WANTED TO SEE LAST WEEK BUT MISSED. HOPE EVERYONE IS HAVING A GREAT WEEKEND!! ADIOS.... WW

Rod, those are great! And thanks so much for the commentary too! That's what I really enjoy than just someone tossing a video up with no comment about it or the artist.

I enjoyed it a lot!

Eriisa:
WOW! I LIKE LESTER AND HIS BAND!! NOW THAT'S SOMETHING I CAN REALLY GROOVE TO!! AWESOME SOUND...THANKS FOR SHARING THIS WITH US, ERLISA! 8^)

Jim Dandy:
JIM, I FINALLY GOT TO VIEW THE SUSAN AGLUKARK VIDEO / SLIDE-SHOW... WHAT
CAN I SAY BUT THAT IT BROUGH TEARS TO MY EYES THAT ONLY ANOTHER NATIVE SPIRIT COULD UNDERSTAND. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT WITH ME. I ESPECIALLY LOVED THE SHOTS OF THE AURORA BOREALIS IN THE VIDEO ----
IN ONE WORD: A-W-E-S-0-M-E!! I KNOW I WILL HAVE TO FIND MORE OF THIS GAL'S WORK
NOW... THANKS FOR SHARING IT WITH US!!!

Nirvana:
THANK YOU NIRVANA FOR SHARING THAT VIDEO OF JOSEPH BRUCHAC. HE IS A MASTER
STORY-TELLER AND A WONDERFUL TEACHER FOR ALL AGES. THANKS AGAIN FOR POSTING
THAT FOR US!!!

Mousetrap:

FINALLY GOT TO SEE THE FREDDIE MERCURY AND LIBERACE VIDEOS.... THESE WERE GREAT!! THANKS FOR POSTING THEM!! 8^)

Jim Dandy:
FINALLY GOT TO SEE THE ROBBIE ROBERTSON VIDEO, JIM!! TERRIFIC!!
I'M ENJOYING THE VIDEOS.... BUT IS THERE A WAY TO ENLARGE THEM FOR BETTER VIEWING? I'M NOT VERY COMPUTER SAVVY YOU KNOW... LOL! I GUESS I'M JUST USED TO WEBTV, BUT THIS OPPORTUNITY TO USE A FRIEND'S PC HAS ALLOWED ME TO SEE WHAT ALL THE FUSS IS ABOUT HERE AT LAST. 8^)

SEAWOLF2:  YOU CAN ENLARGE THE VIDS TO FULL SCREEN.  ON THE
BOTTOM RIGHT-HAND CORNER OF THE YOU TUBE WINDOW THERE IS A LITTLE
BUTTON, IT'S PRETTY HARD TO SEE EVEN FOR ME, BUT IT'S THERE.  I'D SAY
IT'S SAFE TO SAY POSITION THE CURSOR OVER THAT CORNER, AND CLICK.  THE
VIDEO SHOULD THEN TAKE UP THE SCREEN.  TO RETURN TO THE REGULAR SIZED
WINDOW, JUST PRESS ESCAPE.

SEAWOLF2: YOU ARE WELCOME! HOPE YOUR WEEKEND IS GOING GOOD!

SEAWOLF2: I'M HAPPY TO HEAR THAT YOU'RE BEING ABLE TO CATCH UP ON THE MUSIC WE ALL WERE TALKING ABOUT.

SEAWOLF2: IN MY OPINION ONE OF PETER GABRIEL'S MOST POWERFUL SONGS.I FELT THIS THE PERFECT CHANCE TO POST IT

I'm interested in what you all think

Jim Dandy: umm..yeah, sure sounds like the same thing.....

Jim Dandy: Actually a lot of people sound the same to me lol! I have no idea what to think. It would not be the first time it had been done and prolly won,t be the last if they can get away with it.

Jim Dandy:

HMMM.... SURE SOUNDS LIKE AVRIL FORGOT SHE'D EVER HEARD THE ORIGINAL VERSION,
DOESN'T IT??? LOL!!

Jim Dandy:
KABOOM!!!! I'VE BEEN A ROY BUCHANAN FAN
FOR SOME TIME. THANKS FOR POSTING THIS FOR US, JIM! 8^)

I'M AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE FOR A FEW MORE DAYS, AND WHILE I'M HERE YOU CAN BET YOUR BIPPEE I'M GOING TO SOAK IN AS MANY OF THESE VIDEOS YOU FOLKS ARE POSTING THAT I CAN.

NOT SURE HOW TO POST THEM MYSELF, OR WHERE YOU ARE FINDING THEM THOUGH?!
SINCE I AM ONLY ON WEBTV AT HOME I DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO VIDEOS, SO AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE PLACES THEY ARE FOUND ONLINE. OKAY... YOU GUYS SAID TO GO TO "YOU TUBE" BUT WHERE IS THAT, PLEASE???

SEAWOLF2:
YOUTUBE IS HERE.

Jim Dandy:
IT SURE LOOKED TO BE A VERY COMPELLING PERFORMANCE, JIM... BUT I HAVE TO ADMIT I COULDN'T HEAR THE VOCALS HARDLY AT ALL.
THE BACKGROUND SOUND WAS SO LOUD IT JUST DROWNED PETER'S VOICE OUT THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE PERFORMANCE.
SHAME TOO, AS IT VISUALLY WAS VERY MOVING.

Jim Dandy:

ME TOO!! 8^)

Nirvana:

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR POSTING THE LINK FOR ME, NIRVAVA. 8^)

SEAWOLF2: GUESS, I'M A LITTLE SLOW TYPING THIS ALL OUT, BUT I'LL POST IT ANYWAY.......

THE LINK IS http://www.youtube.com


THIS YOU-TUBE IS THE ONLY SITE THAT CAN HAVE THE VIDEOS POSTED HERE. WHEN YOU VIEW A VIDEO ON THEIR WEBSITE, YOU WILL SEE TO THE RIGHT, 2 BOXES OF CODING. ONE FOR THE URL ADDRESS OF THE VIDEO ITSSELF (EG http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnIZDwpOoU4) AND THE OTHER IS THE CODE TO EMBED IT ONTO THIS PAGE.

Eriisa:
THANK YOU ERLISA!
THIS IS ALL NEW STUFF TO ME, SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME WHILE I BECOME FAMILIAR WITH IT. THANKS AGAIN FOR THE LINKS! 8^)

GOOD MORNING AND HAVE A GRAND DAY, EVERYONE!! 8^)

SEAWOLF2: A VERY SPIRITUAL SONG.I AGREE,THE CROWD DOES DROWN OUT THE VOCAL A BIT.

I'M NOT A BIG FAN OF THIS PERIOD IN THE CAREER OF RUSH,BUT THIS SONG CONTAINS MAYBE MY FAVORITE LYRICS THEY HAVE EVER WRITTEN ENJOY!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA6sAHgatl4