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August 2003 BlueBook Entries
Posted by: jw, baltimore, md.A late posting after the 27 august 2003 (nissan pavillion / bristow, va.) concert.
I feel very odd criticizing anything concerning donald fagen and walter becker.......but,
I'd like to add my voice those serious fans who are dissappointed that so little of the new album, EVERYTHING MUST GO, is being performed on this 2003 tour. Only "godwhacker", "slang of ages" and "things i miss the most" were included in last wednesday night's two sets.
Ironically, 5 tunes from AJA made the setlist; ["aja", "peg", "josie", "black cow", and "home at last"]
and 4 from THE ROYAL SCAM.
["kid charlemagne" "the caves of altimira" "sign in stranger", and "hatian divorce"]
In spite of my preference for more songs from EVERYTHING MUST GO, I was ecstatic just to see Mr. Fagen and Mr. Becker looking and performing so well. The band was in fine form, and I was delighted by some new background vocal augmentations.
Walter becker and Donald Fagen, in my humble opinion, are the greatest pop music RECORDING artists, EVER, and I'm happy that they are still making records and touring, period.
Also mention-worthy is the fact that Keith Carlock lived up to the praise that has been given him in the postings I've read at this website (in the Bluebook).His drum solo on "josie" just blew everyone away... i mean really!
Let's hope that there are more Steely Dan/Donald Fagen/Walter Becker studio recordings to come!!
Posted by: Randall, Mizar FiveGreetings,
Here are some of my Steely Dan mondegreens (mis-heard lyrics):
misheard: "Hello mon amour"
correct: "Hello one and all"
song: "King of the World"
misheard: "How was I to know about the warm sofas here, you've been keeping for years" correct: "How was I to know about the warm soulful secret..."
song: "I Got the News"
misheard: "sleep on the big Jamaican"
correct: "Sleep on the beach and make it"
song: "Josie"
misheard: "The coffee beans chair"
correct: "The comfy Eames chair"
song: "Things I Miss the Most"
Other funny mondegreen sites:
http://www.sfgate.com/columnists/carroll/mondegreens.shtml
http://www.amiright.com/artists/steelydan.shtml
-Randall
Posted by: steelydoubt, related to my last post,
if you do have an idea for a flavor (with a witty dan related name) you could put it in this form.
http://www.benjerry.com/our_company/contact_us/forms/suggestion_intro.cfm
I hope to see "thirl wirled man" the next time i go the the seven eleven.
Posted by: steelydoubt, i just saw on aol that aol users can submit names for the new ben and jerrys flavor. i seem to remember some time ago we were coming up with steely dan related ice cream names, too bad the name for the new ice cream has to be election related.
Posted by: Doctor Wu, My leg II setlist:
- The Chant
- Aja
- Cousin Dupree
- Turn That Heartbeat Over Again
- Throw Back The Little Ones
- Slang of Angels
- Josie
- Parker's Band
- Rikki Don't Lose That Number
- Dirty Work
- Don't Take Me Alive
- The Steely Dan Show
- Pretzel Logic
- Daddy Don't Live in that NYC No More
- The Last Mall
- Charlie Freak
- What a Shame about Me
- Home At Last
- ShowBiz Kids
- Reeling in the Years
- Everything Must Go
- My Old School
- Doctor Wu
- Bad Sneakers
Posted by: Randall, The ditch out in the valleyOleander,
I haven't seen anyone list "Lunch with Gina": "Coffee and a kiss..."
-Randall
Posted by: Randall, Alive and Feeling FineHello One and All,
I just got back from a very relaxing weekend "away from it all." Before I left civilization, I went to the Nissan show and had a blast. The weather was almost as amazing as the concert. I can't describe the evening any better than Oleander did, so I won't even try. Suffice it to say, it was awesome.
I also had the privilege of meeting some fine Danizens in person: Sam, Scotty, Alan (fanofdan) and Nancy...it was great to meet all of you! Hopefully our paths will cross again. Maybe when I visit Australia you'll return the favor by giving me an impromptu midnight "tour" of Sydney :).
Special thanks to Sam for putting together the "mini-Danfest" at the Battlefield Inn and for the nifty T-shirt. I'm very appreciative!
Scotty and Alan: I hope the rest of your trip is super-fine and you make it safely back home. Please have a VB (or 10) for me when you return to Oz.
See you at Roseland!
-Randall
Posted by: lucky henry, home@last(George: re: set list: see below)...
hello one and all,
Incredible performance last night in the Borgata ballroom. a few highlights...
Sat in fifth row left, in front of Herington who was phenomenal. He loves and absolutely wailed on the maple piece (a Sadowsky?) with perfection and grace. Played with feedback from an amp which he held ~30 secs before breaking into DTMA. Came out during the break to chat w/friends. Enjoyed a cold Heineken later.
Walt seemed really upbeat and more animated than usual. His vocals were excellent and are great on Haitian Divorce; video very entertaining. Parker's band rocks. Hope they keep these in the second tour leg.
Great profile view of Donald and his midi-"friends" - tussled hair on top and back, no white jacket. Sounded a bit tired. He isn't "messing up lyrics". He sometimes just provided a suggestion of the lyric and let the audience fill in the blanks. In doing so, he appears more interactive. when most of audience sang "retha frankin" he didn't say anything but extended his index finger toward the front center to someone who no doubt knew otherwise.
Luch With Gina was rolled out in place of TIMTM, otherwise same set list. not a bad Lunch for a first attempt. Crowd did a fine job singin along to new tunes.
drum solo was incredible; seemed longer than usual. Carlock later walked past us with some buddies into the hotel complex. nice going, dude!
took me 3 shows to realize that the whole band seems to be singing "the steely dan show", including cornelius who otherwise looked as stoic and pensive as Donald is expresssive. second set opener is a cute, fun tune that doesn't lose its cool in spite of flirting with being corny. just lay it all on don and walt.
Sound was apparently sublime from 22 rows ~center, I hear. Not so good closer to left - e.g., couldn't fully pick up Barney's bass, esp. on Lunch. There were some feedback issues early on but cleared up soon enough.
best word I can find to describe the spectacle was "different". Borgata full of characters right out of Steely Dan songs. Lots of nervous excitement. 60-somethings boogeying to Hey 19. Gaudy, overcrowded casino hotel with exquisite evening profile that melts in to the sky, and a tacky neon "Borgata" sign above the top floor to ruin the effect. Glittering neon ads everywhere juxtaposing depressed housing projects, perpetual construction and lost souls. AC has some serious issues.
"cool audience. cool little gig," (WB, omitting the prviously-used modifier),
lh
Posted by: WuDuF, Bethel, CTOK-the Leg II setlist debate. I'm not actually going to list what the sets should look like-you KNOW my pet peeve about complaining about what's done or not done. However, having seen the band live for 9 years now, there are some I've never heard and would love to.
Your Gold Teeth ( I & II)
Show Biz Kids
New Frontier (D.F.)
On the Dunes (D.F.)
Surf and or Die (W.B.)
The Fez
Pretzel Logic
That's all I'll ask for at this time. Thanks!
Posted by: Peter Q, BrooklynBy the way, Katy is Josie - the use of "crucified" provides a clue to "prays like a Roman with her eyes on fire," ie, the Romans who crucified Christ. Unless you think Roman with her eyes on fire means she looks like a Versace model or something.
Posted by: Peter Q, BrooklynInteresting! Laszlo Kovacs is the name of the character Jean-Paul Belmondo plays in Godard's film breathless. B&F's lyrical style borrows immensely from Fellini, Godard and Antonioni. I haven't had the patience to undertake the project but I am sure if you slough through Antonioni's films scene by scene you will find them verbally described in some or other songs.
Posted by: AH, MeSoWise said: "In St. Paul on 08/07 I'd <I>swear</I> Walt intro'd a keyboard player who was not TB. Any ideas? He played all the TB parts (mostly piano, moved to Rhodie, etc when DF roamed) but I was listening for Ted's name & it was something different."
You remember correctly. Walt did introduce someone else. However, it was TB playing. Walter seemed to be amusing himself that evening. I can't remember the exact names that he used, but for both Ted Baker and Michael Leonhart he introduced them with names taken from classic cinema. The names, or parts thereof that I recall are: Antonioni, Fellini, (and maybe part of the name Lazlo Kovacs).
AH
Posted by: Little Wild One, the travel deskDear Scotty, Alan and Sam,
Thanks for a great night, mates! Instead of the top shelf Mexican I was headed for, including the proverbial pool of margaritas, I got half-baked pizza and margs-in-a-bucket....but I WAS happy to hear that everyone made their connection!
Beers in the back of a bus until 6 am? What a way to end two weeks of Dan Karma!
Looking forward to the post show report...and then of course,
Babylon Turnpike, TAKE IT!! (Sadly for us...)
XOXOX from your pal!
P.S. That clicking sound you here is SOH snapping....
Posted by: oleander, plenty of javaSo far so good....
1. "plenty of java/And Chesterfield Kings" The Nightfly
2. "we'll sit in my kitchen babe/And drink lots of coffee babe/We'll begin just where you left off" Confide in Me
3. "I'll brew up some decaf" TIS
There's another one....
Posted by: George , Harford County MDWhat was the set list for Atlantic City? Could anyone tell me? Thanks
Posted by: Scotty, Alan & Sam , SyracuseG'Day All,
Trying to use the ineractive TV web service, which sucks big time !
Having a few quiet ones after a huge night which saw us drinking beer in the back of a bus till 6am. We got booted from the bar around 1am.
Off to the fair in an hour or so, to see if we can find any of the band members wandering around munching on cotton candy.
Tonight is the 5th and final show for us before the long flight home tomorrow.
If there are any new surprises, we will try and fire this TV thing-a-me up again and post later.
SouthOfHollywood and LWO - Thanks for the logistical co ordination last night If Sam got himself a cell phone we would not have needed phone hook ups from NY to CA to TX to NY !
More later
Cheers,
Scotty, Alan & Sam
Posted by: Gretchen, Ok, here's my idealized setlist for Leg 2:
Cubano Chant
Aja (always)
Pixeleen
Dr Wu
Green Earrings
What a shame about me
Green Book
Night by Night or Don't take me alive
Black Cow
Sign in Stranger
West of Hollywood
Haitian Divorce
Parker's Band
East St. Louis Toodle-oo
Kid Charlemagne
Home at Last
Glamour Profession or Babylon Sisters
Lunch With Gina
Monkey in your Soul
Bad Sneakers (Roseland please)
Royal Scam
Book of Liars
Pretzel Logic
Goodbye Look
Josie or Daddy don't live in NYC no more (for Roseland, especially)
Anything for an encore, even if it's the theme from "Mr. Softee!"
Have wonderful and safe Labor Day weekend all!
Posted by: Gretchen, relaxing with my tea in CTStrolled by the Roseland Ballroom yesterday just to whet the appetite for 9/12. Cannot wait, everyone comtemplating this MUST GO! I also think I encountered a real life Pixeleen at Balthazaar last night..she was seated next to me on one of those banquettes. "Like, my boyfriend and me, like spent 10 days in this hotel and like we left one day and came back to tiny footprints in the bathtub! Ewwwwww and then my watch was gone, it was totally cooool and then he bought me this awesome one.....etc etc"
Honeybun-sorry I missed you, I got home quite late. We'll catch up early in the week. By the way, I ordered the tape, I should have by Tuesday, we'll compare notes! I just hope I can figure out how to play.
Posted by: DACW , Leg Up!!!Leg II Idealized Setlist:
Set I
Cubana Chant
Aja
Time Out of Mind
Pixeleen
Caves of Altamira
Black Cow
Green Book
GodWhacker
Everything Must Go
Home at Last
Set II
Steely Dan Show
Janie Runaway
Lunch With Gina
Haitian Divorce
Things I Miss the Most
Dr. Wu
Josie
The Fez
Your Gold Teeth II
Encore:
FM
Don't Take Me Alive
Posted by: mikem, lbi, njjust got in,
borgata last nite- LUNCH WITH GINA- this really rocks live,
and the band seems into it- DF really moved around during this #;
most people didnt know it, and were confused, cos it sounded great!
i think of DF during the 74 record plant version of *king of the world*: "cooking!"
previous posts mention the sound- it was cleared up by second set-
nice venue- ads mentioned sellout- but there were rows of empty seats; holds less than 3000 people. most people sat, some danced- security was on them ASAP- until the last two #s, then everyone was up.
im wiped- was out all night- but highlights include:
during slang, walter: : "this is atlantic city, right? if you can get slanged anywhere, it's here!"
walter, again: "this is the coolest gig of the tour, this is the coolest audience!" surprised NOT to hear what a great f** audience;
carlock really impressed my musician friends- as did pugh- you have to be cool to play trombone like that! cornelius is oldschool cool, mr. slick; the women were hot- loved them! (we were close- started out in 13th row-little schmooze of the confused event staff got us up to 5th row- anyone who gambled at the borgata pre/post knew the staff, at least the dealers, were shaky- place was packed!)
all in all, great night- band was tight, but not tired; DF looked
not 100%- i cant help but think 1. he's dying, and this is the last tour, or 2. his stage persona, of the old befuddled rock star, trotting out the hits, is some giant inside joke between him and WB
(who should leave haitian divorce alone- great to hear this and caves live)wasnt much of an exodus during slang- it was cool that people hung around;
roseland is a definite possibility- couldnt see it [entertain it]until last night, but the thought of them adding pixeleen or green book, along with LWG, intrigues me!
later,
mikem
lbi, nj
Posted by: Q, Lunchin with GinaTIMTM out
Gina in
yahoo!
Posted by: Bodacious Cowgirl, still reelin'Hey everyone! I haven't visited for a couple o' years--glad to see the GB is still kicking. Finally made it back from the Borgata, which is only about 20 min. from my humble abode; made a pit stop at my local haunt; saw some friends; one martini magically turned into 3, you know how it goes... But WOW, what a fun show--Lunch w/ Gina was an awesome surprise! At my first listen to EMG, that is one of the tracks that stood out for me. I went to the Camden show last Sat., and didn't expect any set changes. The sound was quite muddled at first, but improved as the show went on. Fez off to Carlock and Herrington!!! I was considering Roseland in 2 weeks, but trying to talk myself out of it just for the sake of not spending a bunch of $, but all that nonsense be damned--that's what AMEX is for! Hope to meet up with some of you fine folks at the Le Bar Bat wing ding, or whatever...
Peace out,
BC
Posted by: Raise up your glass, to a change in the set listGETTING READY FOR ROSELAND!!!!!!!!!!
Tonite (yesterday) Set 2
The Bogota in Atlantic City, NJ
Things I Miss The Most---OUT!
Lunch With Gina--IN!!
More More More More....PLEASE!
Posted by: DanFanDan, Home At LastBuzz..............you're killing me....y'all had Lunch?!?!?!
Awesome....hopefully that holds out until October...
DFD
Posted by: Buzz, Through WithJust back from Borgata.....Three words:
Lunch With Gina
I'm Bustin'! What a show.
Posted by: DanFanDan, Home At LastHey ...AGNG...are you going to the Concord show as well...I see you mention Oct 4th a bit below...
We'll have to have a true Danfest for that show all Bay Areans +... The Konocti logistics and 100 degreee heat I think made it a bit difficult.
Looking forward to the gig...and hoping I win the lottery before the Maui show!
DFD
Posted by: MeSoWise, MNEB - "That was probably Bill Charlap... "
I had that thought, too, but I don’t think it was Bill either. I think WB said his name (first or last?) was Alexander but I'm not positive.
Regardless, the show, like all of 'em this tour the way it sounds, was incredible. Starting with Aja(!) makes a great statement about whether or not this band can cut classic SD. That just blows me away...
I know there's a long collective wish list for the setlist, but was anyone else surprised that they're not doing Gina? It seems like a natural for this band. Saved for the 2nd leg?
Pls forgive the rambling...
Posted by: Eric, San Diego, CaliforniaThat was probably Bill Charlap. He was a guest performer, according to the official steely dan website, as well as the other keyboardist on EMG.
EB
Posted by: MeSoWise, MNK - this has been buggin me... In St. Paul on 08/07 I'd <I>swear</I> Walt intro'd a keyboard player who was not TB. Any ideas? He played all the TB parts (mostly piano, moved to Rhodie, etc when DF roamed) but I was listening for Ted's name & it was something different.
'preciate ya.
Posted by: Honeybun, Gretchen: sorry I didn't see you at the Greenroom. Another day, perhaps....Hope you had fun in NY.
HB
Posted by: Rajah of Erase, L.A.We're going to get a surprise.
Posted by: Zim, Since there seems to be so much enjoyment drawn from debates here at the Bluebook, how about registering your opinions as to set lists for the second leg? Going to the Oakdale show which starts off the 2nd leg, and wondering if we'll hear something different than we did at Great Woods. Comments? Zim
Posted by: Rajah of Erase, L.A.Harvey - the second line doesn't scan well with the tempo, can we get corraboration on this from anyone?
Posted by: Harvey, Great show last night as previously reported. The crowd was just about soldd out and was very enthusiastic! Standing O's, going crazy and LOUD after many songs and the band loved it. Also, Becker changed the lyrics a bit on "Slang of Ages", as follows:
"These tabs look iffy, you say they're fine
Let's roll with the homeys and have a real good time"
...very effective, I liked it that way better than on the album! Has he done that anywhere else on the ttour?
Posted by: Mo Leisure, "These Tabs look "Iffy!"Senseless Ditty! (Original,though!)
Yes,I've spent ALL DAY in the "Kingdom of Dan"
Stroking these keys,
Fool that I am!
Searching the Web,without much of a plan-
Taking the day off from getting a Tan!
The whites of my eyes are embedded with Pixels
No Second Thoughts that the dinner I'll fix'll
Be "Sad Cuisine",consumed in front of a Monitor!
If not appealing, I guess I'll just vomit or-
Hit the Backbrowser,play another MIDI
An check out what's Happenin
With my "Cousin Dupree!"
Posted by: Mo Leisure, "Is it Really Monday?"MHL: "We cut to this Blonde,dancing on a mirror."
("We Tap to this line,Dancing on a mirror.")
Posted by: Laina, the stranger signs inBecker: “Certainly, the characters in the title song are celebrating the end of the old thing and perhaps the beginning of the new. That kind of, ‘End of the world office party.’ I think of it basically as a party record.”
Fagen: “The last office party.”
Becker: “Secretaries jumping up on the office copy machine.”
Fagen: “Did you see that movie, Secretary, by the way?”
Becker: “I missed that.”
Fagen: “It was called Secretary. It came out last year. It was on a pay channel. Kind of a bondage-and-discipline movie. Usually I don't go for that stuff, but this was kind of interesting.”
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That's hilarious. Talk about goin' way off topic, LOL.
Lainalove
Posted by: mikem, lbi, njheaded out the door to the borgata- mere keystrokes cannot convey the excitement! will check in with a report tomorrow!
august 30th FINALLY!!!!
mikem
lbi, nj
Posted by: God , "I was real impressed with Donald's nerve. Imagine having the brass balls to sing "Godwhacker" under a tin roof, surrounded by electrical equipment, when lightening bolts were already striking within twenty feet or so."
Sometimes I miss...or actually distracted by the superlative drums and Rhodes...
Posted by: Roy.Scam, VirginiaOleander~ Splendid description of the evening at Manassas, August 27. Made me feel as if I was right there with you. Oh wait! I was right there with you. Well, thanks for putting down the words to help me mentally re-create it in case, some day, in a fit of senility, I forget what a day and night it was. -- I'm so glad I talked you into this trip.
If anyone is sitting on the fence about attending the Dan 2003 tour, don't listen to that cautious, frugal, inner self. Plead, threaten or trick yourself into it. Get up in your own face if necessary. I myself, was indecisive: The expense, the mileage, the abandonment of other matters of importance, the exhaustion and anticlimax of the next day's return to work. Not to mention the previously unknown deterrents such as drowning and simultaneous electrocution by multiple converging lightning bolts. But my friend Oleander saved me from that bugabear mentality with her gift for organizing forays and her enthusiastic style of persuasion. And now I won't have to hate myself for missing an irreplaceable experience. And now I won't also have to hate those among you who have had the good fortune to make a stop on this tour.
WHAT I DID THIS AUGUST 27TH
As fezo and ole described, the WHETHURR (That's the worst spell of weather we've had around here in a long time) was real, real bad for a while there. Earlier, I'd spent 4 hours driving through a perfect pastoral day in my convertible with the top down; then when we started heading for Manassas, it instantly became wrath-of-God, last-20-minutes-of-Ghostbusters, meteorological mayhem. How bad was the storm? We're talking lightning bolts with 10 to 20 tributaries slashing from Mars to the core of the earth in no-point-no seconds. Even Danfans on the way to a Dan concert appeared momentarily distracted. The Audi we were in was nearly split into two separate T's. But the distraction only prevailed through the most flagrantly life-threatening crashes, then group reverie was restored.-- One of the evening's highlights was when we approached the pavilion and the loudspeaker was repeating the message, 'If you're not within the gates, you are advised to return to your vehicle until the worst of the storm subsides." along with some mumbling about the National Weather Service and it's prophylactic warnings. This was a highlight for me because I don't remember a single person turning back or even slowing down. These were Steely Dan fans on what might be a final pilgrimage. What possible PA announcement could turn back that crimson tide? The bad weather lasted through the first third of the show and neither the audience nor the players experienced dampened enthusiasm; the storm kind of came off as a really elaborate light show. In all honesty, I was real impressed with Donald's nerve. Imagine having the brass balls to sing "Godwhacker" under a tin roof, surrounded by electrical equipment, when lightening bolts were already striking within twenty feet or so.
Any description of the concert I might offer would probably sound like Cinquegenarian babbling, but don't be misled by my verbal limitations, they were sensational! This group of musicians is ... Shit! I don't have any words to convey it. Just trust me. If you don't see them, you're a lame ass. (Sorry, sometimes it's necessary to become abrasive; it's for your own good.)
Perhaps I'll try to do commentary on the concert later, but Oleander did it about as well as possible. Thanks to Ole and Fezo and Dave for a great time. Sorry I missed Bill and the Australians, but it was good to see Hutch again. When a musician of his caliber is raving, you know you're hearing primo stuff.
Don't deliberate. Just go.
RS
Posted by: nam, interesting article:
http://onstagemag.com/ar/performance_everything_groove/index.htm
Posted by: nam,
Posted by: Scotty, Saratoga SpringsHoops, thanks for the offer of sorting us out with the GM mugs/caps.
I've been hassling the guy who wouldn't give us one at Jones Beach, because we were Australian. I've tracked him down at every show and tonight he finally relented ! He said "Oh just fill out a bogus form and take one". So now we have the mug. I told him I will hunt him down at Syracuse for the cap and he said, OK - you win.
So thanks very much for the offer, but I've managed to nag him into submission !!!
Cheers,
Scotty
Posted by: Scotty & Alan, Saratoga SpringsG'Day all,
Just back from the show at SPAC. What a night !!
We walked through the gates and almost walked straight into Tom Barney. He was walking around the crowd and no one recognised him !! Except us, that is, so we talked to him for a while and gave him one of those koala's we were giving out at the Jones Beach danfest which he promptly attached to his lanyard. Very cool.
SPAC is simply beautiful. Set in a national park, with streams running right through the venue, it is a stunning location for a concert.
Yet another lightening storm. Donald asked if we had all been "cleansed" by the rains.
No change to the set list. The sound was spot on tonight.
Get this guys. When Ted Baker began his intro solo on My Old School, Donald yells into the microphone "Go you big bitch !" Cracked us up.
Sitting in the business centre at the Hilton in Saratoga Springs and one other lunatic is in here with us. He is printing out some horse racing data. Just started to talk to him and he was at the show as well. In fact, we are sitting with mjrr dude who posts on the yellow !!! Isn't it a small steely world ?
We have ditched our travel agents sad itinary and will bus it direct from Saratoga Springs to Syracuse instead of cab from Saratoga to Albany, fly from Albany to Newark, then fly from Newark to Syracuse.
We have drunk the hotel dry of Heineken and need to make an alternative selection, so will sign off now.
Hopefully, we can post something from the State Fair.
Cheers,
Scotty & Alan
Posted by: steelydoubt, i decided to play a tape today and after i turned off the tape i decided to turn on the radio, and to my suprise, Time out of Mind was playing. But it was way diffrent from the one i have, the instruments were way more defined and teh guitar solo was in the left channel. intresting.
Posted by: LiveWire, Kitchen ConfidentialOleander --
"We'll sit in my kitchen, babe.
We'll drink lots of coffee, babe.
You'll begin just where you left off..."
...or something like that.
Unless Fagen is singing, "We'll sit in my kitchen, Dave."
:-)
Posted by: Mo Leisure, ".....an then,BABOOM, I remember.....!"another MisHeard: "A world become one,days of Salingers son!"
(Only,things aren't always what they a "Pierre" to be are they?
Re EMG-yeah,Boogie would actually work well with the narrative thread! I always see the "sunrise" as being rather weak and watery, un unwelcome intrusion signifying that the party's DEFINITELY over,but the guy n his cronies will probably find another one if they can "Get lucky twice!"
Posted by: Mo Leisure, "Anachronistic,but nice!"Finding "TheDan" in unlikely places
I recently read a new novel entitled "Black Maps",by peter Spiegelman. Basically,it's a "White Collar Crime Thriller,if I had to categorize. Wonder if the authors somewhat of a Fan,based on hos references to the "Illustrious Dan!"
For instance,early in the novel his protagonist refers to ".....putting on a Steely Dan disc-music to (sic) launder money by."
Later in the novel,he refers to a lunch meeting with a colleague in a bar in NYC called "The Black Cow." (Real Place,or another nod?)
Still later,he has Breakfast at "Rose Darlings".
...and finally,towards the end of the novel,he starts a sentence by saying:"In the corner of my eye!"
It was a pleasant surprise for me to find these little Bon Mots,kind of like in a film,when one Director will "Quote" another! I thought it was pretty cool!
Posted by: thefez98, BostonSpeaking of misheard lyrics, off the current EMG album how many folks thought the line near the end of EMG is "Now it's time for us to boogie" (It's actually "Now it's time for us to book it").
Posted by: Pam, on the lamDig your name, DDD! Maybe now, maybe never is my own inside joke. Hubby heard Lunch with Gina and said, hey that line sounds like you except you say maybe now, maybe never.
Meali, you're the bomba.
Posted by: Laina, blasting the Steely for all the returning studentsBill, where can I find this World Cafe interview you speak of? Can it be found on the site worldcafe.com or something?
Lainalove
Posted by: DigDanDug, GroovetimeHardly a word about coffee from the gang, just retsina, Tanqueray, Cuban breezes and tea.
Hey Pam - isn't it "Maybe later, maybe never"?
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Why in live performance Ron no sing Doctor Wu?
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Posted by: lucky henry,
ole: thank you for saying so. having so many shows in a days' drive has kept me close to home, and sizzlin like an isotope.
I've been to 15 shows overall, but the anticipation for tomorrow's bacchanal at the Borgata has been building all week. we're counting down the hours now...
lh
Posted by: Pam, Maybe now or maybe neverHow about "I'll brew up some decaf" in Trans-Island Skyway. Not sure if decaf really counts as coffee...isn't the caffeine the point?
Posted by: oleander, I wait all night for calls like theselucky henry--hey man, bummed I won't see you at any shows this round. Yes, "The Nightfly," with "I've got plenty of java/And Chesterfield Kings."
What other coffee songs are there?
Posted by: Jaco, UKHoneybun/Gretchen
I picked up that video a coupla years ago on Ebay. Was worth it, just to see Bernhardt and Fagen jam together! Hope you both enjoy it! (When you find yours Gretchen ;) )
I'd love to see a DVD of the Dan from the 03 tour. Since we poor British have been shafted and deemed not danfanly enough to have our own leg 'o' the tour.
It's a pain that never ends.
Regards
Jaco
Posted by: Lonniethekingpin, Dan CentralHey kids,
What's with all the aggression I say a few days ago? What's with RCray and his cronies? I think we all need to just relax, chill at the Manatee Bar, get RCray his Zoloft prescription and some Zombies to warsh it down with, and enjoy the Dan. See ya in NYC for TWO "glory days" at Roseland!!!!
Keep it real -- or whatever.
Lonnie
Posted by: Aunt Faye, Long IslandThanks for the heads-up about the contest on 104.3. I was all set (with two phones nearby), and the thing was easy (they played three songs with "work" themes). Only prob was that today's prize was two tickets for Crosby, Stills, & Nash! No thanks...I can only get my rush from Steely (ooh!) Don and Walt.
Posted by: Rose Darling, SeattleScotty & Alan: Your posts have been so f-ing funny, keep 'em comin'! I'm just sorry I (and maybe a few of the other poster's here) won't be able to hook up with you to enjoy a DanFest/show. Bummer, indeed.
If you ever get out here to the Emerlad City, please look us up, the beers here are splended!
I didn't see a post responding as to why the guys won't do Dr. Wu live. Anyone care to enlighten and elaborate?
SueDave/onlyafool (and anyone else who wants to hook up with us): My e-mail is also above; e-me at your convenience. I'm out of town until next Tuesday. If you're wondering what googoowear is, that's my web business that keeps me up nights. LOL! I sell (get this) infant & toddler clothing in alternative colors; the black garments sell like crazy! You'd think I'd be better off with just one job but I just can't quit the day gig.
I hope everyone in the bluebook has a wonderful and safe Labor Day weekend!
Posted by: Bird Lives, TorontoDave (The Mohel),
When I saw your nickname (brackets above) I was hoping that it was related to the misheard lyrics. Perhaps you are a whole new genre of Steely Dan Fan!! Oy indeed!
Posted by: Bill, PittsburghI heard a little bit of the World Cafe interview last evening. From the World Cafe website it looks like it was a repeat, so it may not be on again. Did anyone tape it? They talk about Jerome Ainton at length and play his legendary introduction at Santa Monica.
Once again, Walter plays the wisecracking smartass to Donald's brooding cynic. I still think they could be a great comedy team if they'd learn not to say "ya know" so much.
Posted by: Scotty & Alan, Saratoga SpringsG'Day all,
Interesting past 2 days we just had. The Nissan show was mind blowing. Seemed the whole band cut loose and let rip. Herington was on fire and Carlock's drum solo got a standing ovation even before he was half way through it.
And rain ! We were soaked to the skin, lightening going off every few seconds, but we had a ball.
Yesterday we arrived at Lake George. Our travel agent in Sydney said it wasn't far from SPAC. Yeah right ! Spent the day tooling around Lake George and trying to scam a room in Saratoga Springs. Everything is booked out because of the holiday weekend but we hit the jackot this morning. We are now checked out of Lake George and checked into the Hilton in Saratoga Springs. About 2 blocks away from SPAC.
FREE internet access at the Hilton, so we might wander down for the sound check and report back if we hear anything not currently in the set list.
Had a great "Instant Danfest" at the Battlefield Inn, Mannasas. The staff even put on a free buffett for us.
Randall - nice wheels man.
Nancy - Loved the Iggi's photo's
And Pam, even though we did not get to meet you, we really appreciate the gift. Thank you.
Sam - We will be travelling to Syracuse by greyhound bus tomorrow, arriving at about 4.30pm so don't sweat it when you are late to leave home (which you will be).
Danfiend, LWO, SouthOfHollywood - Wish you guys were here with us, but glad in a way as we can recover from the alcholic poisoning we all got in NYC.
Cheers for now
Scotty & Alan
Posted by: SouthOfHollywood, Still...But then again, the people I saw with the cameras may have only been there for the purpose of projecting the show up onto the giant monitors...Don't want to get the hopes up too high just yet...SOH
Posted by: SouthOfHollywood, Jonesin' for more...Eric...Don't know for a fact if any of the concert footage is being compiled for a DVD (or an HBO-esque special perhaps?) but I do know that I sat directly behind someone who filmed the entire show at Jones Beach (he blocked many of Herington's blistering solos as I had to do much rubber-necking to watch him) as well as seeing a mobile cameraman working the stage from the wings...We can only hope!...SOH
Posted by: Gretchen, Angel, thanks for the info-I'm ordering the video today. I may even have to have it shipped overnight.
Dave-I keep picturing Susan St.James, too! As far as misheard lyrics, "Teahouse on the Tracks" is full of them. I won't even get into what I thought it heard, it's way too funny!
12 days to Oakdale, 2 weeks to Roseland! 52nd streets a junction!
Posted by: Shaun, Bostoneric- Good question. This band is so good it should be documented on tape. I would love to see a pay-per-view or some kind of tv special.
My friend in philly just called and and told me that his wife is sick and can't make the show in Atlantic City. Guess who's taking her place? ME! Say's he's got great seats as well. Hey, it's only like a 6 or 7 hour drive from here. Can't wait!
Roseland...less than 2 weeks!!!
Posted by: eric, Are any of the EMG live shows being recorded for DVD release?
Posted by: Dave, The MohelThis mis-heard lyric thread is really funny, as always. This isn't as good as the others, but hayda!
From King of The World, "I can't be no savage, I can't be no hardware man."
From Josie, "Shine up the candleabra"
This isn't so much a misunderstood lyric as it is a mis-visualized one. Whenever I listen to Green Book and Donald sings, "The new cashier looks like Jill St. John, I keep picturing Susan St. James. Someone please cure me of this malady.
Hoops, what happened to the Slang me clips from Boston?
We got your skeevy girl, here at the Western World.
Oy.
Dave
Posted by: angel, Gretchen: Amazon.com has the Fagen Video. I bought it a few months ago and it is worth the money to see Donald work his magic on the the keys....
That Aja shot, yeah! ;-)
Posted by: Gretchen, workHoneybun, work does suck indeed. The life of a mortgage broker is distressing at times. Thank God for Labor Day and a 3 day weekend. A chat tomorrow night sounds good. I will be going into NYC for the day to check out the Beckman exhibit at MOMA but will be home later in the evening. Tango down to the smoky lobby...see you in the green room!
Posted by: Honeybun, Good luck getting the video. It would be very cool indeed to meet up with other like minded people in the environment we all love, it does get frustrating at times. But you'll enjoy the gig no matter what, that's for sure!
I was hoping to Have a proper chat tonight but found out I have work tomorrow morning! Maybe tomorrow night. Work sucks!
HB
Posted by: Gretchen, Honeybun-
I've been trying to order that myself. I am progressing very slowly teaching myself piano-I've been trying for 2 years and end up playing around with the bloody keyboard creating gibberish! Definitely need help. How I wish you could come to the US and attend Roseland with me! We'd have such a time!
Rajah-go ahead, be Meali's campaign manager. Having a Steely tribute band leader as Gov would be better than the Terminator. Yikes! Bring back Jerry Brown!
Posted by: Rajah of Erase, L.A.The outpouring of love in Meali's general direction gives one pause and should make us all wonder whether he'd consider a run for California recall governorship. He is a great communicator, after all. I would worry about what Barna might do to the governor's mansion, though, and they're all kind of accident-prone.
Posted by: YGK, NYCHoops: did you leave me a message this morning?
I'm here now
ygk
Posted by: Honeybun, Gretchen: I saw that pic in the 'Aja' liner notes. I thought it was funny because it is so uncharacteristic of Don, posing with the shirt off, lol.
P.S Gretchen, guess what I managed to get my hands on?.... The 'concepts for jazz rock piano' instructional video by Don!! Ironically, I was at work when it got delivered today so I have to pick it up from the postal sorting office later but I can't wait to see what he has to say in it. That thing is so hard to find but 'Blackstar' finally tracked down a copy for me.
Posted by: dbeefy, high in the custard, oh. Would just like to add my 2 pence/cents worth - Meal, you are the shit, please keep posting. Meal slaggers, how about a sense of humour and some tolerance?
Diolch yn fawr.
dbeefy
Posted by: Gretchen, far from the tick and smoke of the city....Honeybun, I think that pic must have been from the 80's, judging by the dark hair and eyebrows. No one really looked great in that horrible decade. Also, Mr. Fagen does not look confident in that picture, thus making it less than flattering. He is at his most confident when playing or in the studio, or with Walt or other bandmembers. Being famously shy, he was out of his element there and that's why he doesn't look like the Don we both love so dearly. He is one of those guys who looks even better as he gets older, thus the Don of today. (Although, there's a very sexy pic in the Aja liner notes of him back in those days, shirtless, posing with his dog).
Posted by: Honeybun, Re: Balanes's post
"Here is a creepy picture of Donald Fagen:
http://www.willlee.com/scrapbook.php?os=36&ti=52&next=1"
'Tis indeed a very frightening picture taken with Will Lee!!
Check those lips!
HB
Posted by: RCray, NYCYeah I guess I was a little harsh. I take it back meal.
I will just ignore posts which I cannot comprehend.
Post on Meal!
You're right as well hoops...you pay for it so you should run the show.
Regards,
RCRAY
Posted by: Big Fan, it's a great day to go to a SD showGaucho SACD Release:
http://www.highfidelityreview.com/news/news.asp?newsnumber=12737878
Gearing up at the Borgata - AC is nice for sure, but we'll miss you tonight at the SPAC as well Hoops:
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/atlantic/082903PREVIEW.html
Review of the Nisson show - still the greatest boot ever made:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62305-2003Aug28.html
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Posted by: Laina, lost in the barrioThere are two kinds of trolls on messageboards/guestbooks. There are those who come on to antagonize others, stir up isht and just cause trouble and nastiness. There are also those trolls who just post random, silly babblings that are so ridiculous that ya can't help but laugh (or roll your eyes and keep scrolling). Meali seems to be one of the trolls in the latter category, and I ain't mad at him for it!! He's funny and adds some silliness to this board, which I think is necessary at times. (I especially love his names for the Dan--STEE DAN, STEEVI DO *lmao*) If ya really don't like him or his posts, keep scrolling or click the X. As long as he's not cussing folks out or consistently bringing disquiet to the board, hey...live 'n' let post.
The freaks come out at night.
Lainalove
Posted by: Adding my 2 sense, I don't make the rules up here and I'm apparently in the minority, but I gotta side with RCray and Bounty Hunter. If I wanted to waste my time reading or scrolling through nonsense, I'd be at the Yellow Book. What the hell is so entertaining about a bunch of multi-lingual gibberish? I suppose I can scroll, but fortunately up until this point I haven't had to do that too much here.
Posted by: suedave, the emerald cityRoseDarling & onlyafool: Fremont works for me. My email is above. Maybe we can entice some of the other locals to join us.
Didn't they move the Red Door so that they could build something corporate on the main drag? Ah, the 90's. So over the top.
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I always love reading Meal Reviewer when I'm in need of a dose of silliness. Some days I can't get enough. Lighten up peepil!
Posted by: John Ashcroft, 35 sweet goodbyes Hey, WAIT! I'M in charge of censorship here!!! Who wants to spend a year in questioning without benefit of an attourney, not even Geraldo?
Posted by: lucky henry, in the Catbird Seatoleander: I've got plenty of Java.
lh
Posted by: oleander, lay it all on don & waltHey all--I am suffering SEVERELY from post-Manassas bliss. WHAT A NIGHT! (I quote)
We had a nice old-school GB miniDanFest with Roy.Scam, fezo, the Permasqueeze, & me. As usual, I wore Steely-themed garb--having to do with coffee & New Orleans (OK: where is coffee mentioned in SD songs?) After a mellow hang and scrumptious preconcert repast expertly prepared by chef fezo, we piled in the Permmobile and headed to the venue. It was a perfect, cloudless late summer evening. Of course, as we got closer, we drove smack into desperate and dark clouds and tornado-force winds which morphed further into the god-awful-scariest thunderstorm in recent memory. Zeus must have been hitting the uppers hard, and his hurling hand was hot, hot, hot. I was not sanguine on our ability to make it to the show, but despite being soaked to the bone and sure of eventual electrocution, we bravely made it in. And found Hutch and friends--great to see you! I hope the move and gigs go great--and shark deville, straight outta Tampa. The lightning continued to enhance the visuals onscreen for quite a while, and R.S commented that the setlist should be amended to include “Chain Lightning.”
The start was delayed a bit while everyone’s adrenaline rush edged off, but no sooner did the lights dim than the endorphins started to spike. We had lovely center orch seats and could see everyone quite vividly. What a rush when the band walked on and started to play! It was as noted earlier--they were saying: we’re going to fucking pin your ears back, so get used to it. This was my first and next-to-last show of the tour, and when Mr. F & Mr. B walked on (without shaking hands this time), I was just a bag of morphine-analog gel. Damn, I’d go to a HUNDRED shows, and I wouldn’t care if they played “Peg” ten times in a ROW!
Except for an occasional feedback squeak, the sound was very good. The set list has been posted. At first, I was a little dubious about the down-tempo treatment of “Babylon Sisters” and a couple of other first-set tunes, but “Godwhacker” KICKED and the entire second set SLAMMED. The energy and synergy were dynamite. Mr. B was splendid on lead, and his “Haitian Divorce” made me wonder why he didn’t sing it in the first place. He place-tweaked “Slang” with “If you grew up in Washington…” And he gave us “Slang me!“ Mr. F’s voice and delivery were at their inimitable best. I just go all to pieces when he sings, “Give the man some whackin’ space” (among other things). He also did some amazing things on the Rhodes, the Lync, and even the Goofus, Mr.B’s fond moniker for the melodica (wind piano? Diamonica? Melodeon?), and is nonpareil as a bandleader. He’s starting to look kinda like Dave Brubeck, which is not a bad thing. Yeah, he misses a couple words. So what? There’s a lot of call and (audience) response going on anyway.
And the other musicians: Walt Weiskopf has great tone and chops; Michael Leonhart--calm and crisp and strong; Jim Pugh--all the trombone jokes burnt to a crisp in the flames of his riffs; Mr. Bumpus--that immovable exterior belies the perfection and grace of his solos; Jon Herington looks like a young Lou Reed and plays like an angel on aphrodisiacs; Tom Barney--he IS the pocket; and Keith Carlock--omigod, he is a DIAMOND. Even the superlatives of the Fandom didn’t prepare me. I can usually tell where a drum solo is going, but on “Josie” he deconstructed me like a Braque. I also think he’s superbly suited for the Dan with his precise but passionate creativity. And Ted Baker--I wanted to go up, take his hand, and ask him to play solo for me for 3 or 4 hours. I’d love to hear him ply his lyrical virtuosity as he did in the intro to “Josie” in ‘00.
OK, I miss Victoria Cave, and still think the vocal mesh of the Babe Choir ‘00 can’t be matched, but the BC delivered on “Parker’s Band,” and they were steady ON the entire show. “Shake it” went to a whole nother level. Fezo summed it up when he said that looking at Ms. Leonhart made him feel that all was right with the world.
Oh yes, and Mr. Fagen ended with "See you next time!" whatever that means.
Enough raves already. I’m home, richer by a few t-shirts and a poster and another headful of magnificent Steely memories. My shoes have even dried out. Thanks to Roy.Scam and fezo for hospitality and companionship, and the P’squeeze for driving 7 hours each way to chase this particular grail.
And say, anyone up for writing my boss that my grandmother is ailing and needs me to take care of her at Roseland 9/12-13?
Posted by: Rajah of Erase, L.A.Angel - please continue bothering me.
Posted by: angel, Rajah: You are absolutely correct. Hoops is indeed in charge of this board and in that regard, I was way out of line. I apologize and hopefully won't bother you again. Carry on....
Gretchen: I listened to Royal Scam several times, at the point you refered to and yes, I do hear what you are talking about. I have no idea what does it, or what it is there for. I had been listening to EMG just before that and what a difference in the soundscape between those 2 albums. Royal Scam has a dark sound to it, that becomes even more apparent, when put up against EMG. Wow!
An article about Steely Dan, among others, attracting younger fans.
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/0827oldmusic27.html
Posted by: Gretchen, home Mealie, I especially like your reports on RONALD FAGEN. Keep me informed.
Posted by: Tomorrow's Girl, Greenflower StreetI just read the glowing review of the boys at Jones Beach on the All About Jazz website. They think think they're great. And of course they are. Can't wait to see them next month!!
Posted by: hoops, What a great review, Eel.
My fav part:
"On this evening, the beauty of the music was augmented by the fact that the band was decidedly leaning toward playing heavily-jazz influenced versions of the songs in the Steely Dan canon. This definitely was not a show filled by carbon copies of their greatest hits. By focusing on and leaning heavily on freestyling arrangements (for the majority of the show), the audience was treated to a wonderful mix of jazz-funk soul. "
I wish I could be at Borgata. Sounds like it will be great. Having to work late and listening to the whole box set.
hoops
Posted by: hoops, Thanks to Meal Reviewer, I see the shine in my Japan and the sparkle of my v..CHINA!
Posted by: bluprintblu, the green bookMeal reviewer, I enjoyed the vibe. Post on is what I say. Keep up the good work...
Posted by: moray eel, ?Didn't see this posted. If so, apologies...
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=705
m.e.
Posted by: almost gothic negative girl, be there nowCome on folks, feel the love. Really ; )
I think that for the most part we are all pretty much after the same thing here. So if you know that a particular poster's stuff is a waste of time for you, scroll on by. I do. There's way too much shit in the world these days already to spend time picking on each other here.
{{{(((the bluebook)))}}}
I am really looking forward to another Dan experience on October 4th.
Posted by: Rajah of Erase, L.A.Heymike - what's belittling is that, indeed, what Meali writes is not English and you do need and don't possess, evidently, any Spanish, Italian, French, Potugese or Romanian to decipher Meal Reviewer. Meali strikes at the very heart of our ignorance of other languages.
Posted by: heymike, approaching the stand...I have to agree with the meal slammers. I try to read it to give the guy the benefit of the doubt,but I don't get it. It's not english, I dont know what it is. Looks like someone's 3 year old is playing with the PC. It's belittling really as compared to what is usually posted on here,
but that's just my opinion, and I could be wrong....
Posted by: Hank Silvers,
DJ, about the "baion", the link to the full story on the Rhino Records page no longer works, but there is an excerpt from it at oleander's essential SD feverdreams site (specifically, http://www.feverdreams.net/teahouse.htm ).
And here's a link to a site that describes how one 60's band used the baion beat and how it may have influenced one of the top bands of the 70's: http://www.tsimon.com/jayamer.htm
Posted by: Rajah of Gratitude, L.A.I just wanna say you guys in here are the right-ee-ous best. RCRAY and Bounti-full, your outbursts were outrageous but alive, I can't fault you for that. Don't leave us cause we whacked you a touch, believe me, Hoopster-Daddy had a few words of wisdom for the Rajah a while back. We need you on the Bluebook. Peace and, yeah, chicky-wah-wah. With Barna afloat, we can all swim to shore. Shalom y'all.
Posted by: Bounty Hunter, There's a bounty on Meal's faceDJ- I left the yellow because of crap like that. It's been real good in here for a very long time. A nice change from the other place for sure. I'll lay off. Hoop's has bee doing a good job here keeping out the crap. I'm sure he'll keep it up. (I hope)
Posted by: shark deville, annandale (va)hey guys...
saw the fuckin DAN last night!!!
been outta here for awhile cuz i didn't want to know what the boys were playin on tour... well, now i know!!!
the setlist was a little different than the kickoff show. have they been changing it up all tour?
set I
intro
Aja
Time Out (!!!)
Godwhack
Caves (!#@*!!)
Black Cow
Babylon
Slang
Peg
Home at Last
set II
Steely Dan show intro>
Janie>
Hey 19
Haitian (!#%@#!**!!!)
Things
Parker's
Josie
Kid C
Alive
e: Old School, FM
i'm still reelin' in it, so to speak. but i'll post more later.
Posted by: Jaydee, London EnglandRajah - fully endorse your Meali-support, expressed, I must say, with exemplary restraint and diplomacy. No-one has to read everything here (or anywhere else) - I tend to avoid the high-tech audio stuff but wouldn't want to kick it off the board.
And a 'baion' is a kind of samba thing I think.
Posted by: Joey , " It occurs to me that this is the second instance of your Angelic highness' reaching out to whack the Rajah....................... "
Who could do such a thing ???????
After all , as far as your young Joey can gleam , all the Rajah does is spread love here at the Blue .
JACKY !
Posted by: hoops, Bounty Hunter & Rcray, etc: Who put you in charge of this place? Hey I don't get all the stuff Meal Reviewer says, but more than a few have been saying at the Danfests how they enjoy his posts. If you have a problem or think there's one, email me--I'm glad to talk. But as I am reading your posts now, I'm thinking, "who put you in charge?" I foot the bill here so stop acting like you run the party.
Posted by: DJ, ChicagoI agree Rajah, RCray and Bountyhunter are lame. It's free country and Meal swam here to enjoy the freedom. It's just not America if allow him to be censured. Shame on RCray and Bounty...shame on you.
Question:
The Siegel Bros. were slammin' out a baion
So slick it should have been a crime
What's a "baion"?
Posted by: Rajah of Erase, L.A.Has everyone lost their sense of humor in here? Cripes, RCRAY and Bounty Hunter, the Meali is one of the stars of this or any other guestbook. I can't believe that both of you would react in such a mean spirited manner. I will grant you that you have to be in a certain frame of mind to appreciate da Meali but ouch boys.
Meali baby - we love you and please don't stop the chicky-boom. Love to Barna and PS do Poppi & Maricon Joe feel better? Chi-wa-wa.
Posted by: Rose Darling, Seattleonlyafool: Sounds good to me, it's been a while since I've hung out in Fremont (prior to the moving of the Red Door from one end of the block to the other - what's up with that?)
What do you think SueDave?
Posted by: Balanese, MiamiHere is a creepy picture of Donald Fagen:
http://www.willlee.com/scrapbook.php?os=36&ti=52&next=1
Posted by: Gretchen, Bill, the soap does have an interesting history, and according to the label, it can even be used for everything from housecleaning to shampoo. (I would not suggest that, though, and do not imbibe no matter how luscious the scent). There are several varieties, I've tried about all, and can reccommend only the original peppermint. The lavender scent is putrid, and the eucalyptis has a medicinal/chemical aura about it. The peppermint is very refreshing, particularly on a hot humid day. (Reserve for summer use only-extended use causes dry skin). Dr.Bronner must have been one wild ass character. Should be in a Steely song, mixing up soaps in his dank basement.
Posted by: RCray, NYCyeah what the fuck (Meal Reviewer)!
Apparently, anyone can post here even people that have no fucking command of the english language.
Who wants to read gibberish?
If you are going to post at least have a fucking point. I can't think of a more worthless thing to do.....Get the fuck out of here you worthless piece of shit.
Posted by: Bill, PittsburghI actually like Dr. Bronner's soap, but the labels are something else. Imagine if the late eccentric artist/preacher Howard Finster had been a soapmaker. You can read one at http://www.drbronner.com/labels/pepmt.pdf - make sure you increase the size so you can read the tiny print. He must have been an interesting guy.
Posted by: Bounty Hunter, Meal Reviewer: Would you please go away! I'm sick of reading your bullshit. Go over to that "other place". You'll fit right in over there.
Posted by: Meal Reviewer, CaliMaster of Piaster stowaway in ocean in "Cathy Lee Clothes" boat a America! Wang dang doodle! El es 43rd persona in STEEVI DO fan club desde mi cuntri come to A! We see him on 66th and Wilshire beggin peepil for kwarter, dollar, or whatever! Look like a piece of shit! In cuntri Master of Piaster es el solo STEEVI DO FAN PERSONA que die un bad soldado! Wang dang doodle!
Posted by: onlyafool, FremontSueDave and Rose: Why don't you split the difference and meet in Fremont, which is where I happen to be at this very moment.
Posted by: Gretchen, drowning in a sea of peppermint.....BigFan, the soap has actually toned down since the dreadful 80's, so now it's safe to use. And it's hemp-based, which is a definite plus.
Kram, DF is hot, not just the way he looks but his mind. Who cares about age? I'd rather him than any of the pretty boys of today (Brad Pitt and co). Don has substance and intelligence, the ultimate turn on.
Posted by: Somebody To Trust, The Gulf CoastAngel- What Big Fan is trying to tell you is that Big blue thing is a bong.
Posted by: Big Fan, when does the weekend start?Angel - nice article - must of been some party. I grew up in just barely suburban Philly and people are right, New England crowds are must more sedate. That guitar drink looks like it's missing an air hole and a metal tube stuck in it.
Gretchen, I had a girlfriend in the early 80's that was into that same soap. Your post brought back horrid memories. I especially remember the soap because it made areas that normally don't see the sunshine tingle in a most unusual and I seem to remember not completely pleasant manner.
Getting ready at the SPAC and NY State Fair - I'd actually like to go to that show. I watched Charlotte’s web again the other night - how can you not love a state fair and Steely Dan:
http://www.troyrecord.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=10079677&BRD=1170&PAG=461&dept_id=32272&rfi=6
http://www.theithacajournal.com/entertainment/stories/20030828/music/146509.html
Since I can't seem to activate the Saratoga Danfest mailing list and no one else is sending out anything we are planning to meet at the Hampton Inn in Clifton Park - Exit 9 of I87 in tomorrow afternoon and then drive in together around 5:30 -6:00. If you email me, I'll give you a cell # if you are interested in joining up with us.
Posted by: Rajah of Erase, L.A.My dear Angel - fortunately for all of us and unless I didn't get the memo, you have not as yet been appointed the final arbiter of what is in bad or good taste. However, I am informed that one of the first signs of encroaching decrepitude is a distinct loss of one's sense of humor. It occurs to me that this is the second instance of your Angelic highness' reaching out to whack the Rajah. If I've offended you in any way to cause this passive-agressive response to what I thought in my own poor way was an humorous posting, I apologize. If, however, you harbor a larger antipathy then I suggest you lay it out for us. Whip it on me.
Posted by: Kram, is this site...like ..well...what is this site?? ..like everyone goes in here and talks all day...and they know each other...and its like a bizzare kind a' chat rm??...kind of like overweight bald old intellecuals..flirting and stuff...donald fagen..as a hottie?? at first..it was interesting...but now i'm getting jiggy
Posted by: Rose Darling, SeattleHmmm, maybe no one caught the little joke that N. Cognito made??
144 = a gross
get it?!?!
SueDave: Howdy Neighbor! Would love to get together; my office is in Wallingford so getting downtown would be easy. Is that where you are?
Cheers!
Posted by: angel, Channeling Big Fan again....A sort of impressionistic view of a Dan Concert. Check out the picture of the guitar drink. I can see why Donald and Walter tell horror stories about fans at their concerts. What must it look like, from up on the stage.
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/212-08272003-147796.html
I didn't think 144 towels were too much. One never has enough towels. Especially women. :-)
Rajah: That was just in total bad taste. Nuff said.
Posted by: Gretchen, I forgot to add to my backstage wish list, one Scottish Terrier, 3 yrs old or less, mostly black, a little brindle allowed. (Dogs calm stage fright).
Posted by: Peter Q, Brooklyn Gretch -I'm not around my equipment today but I will listen to it. Are you sure it's not one of these vaccuous "Percussion - Crusher Bennett" credits?
Posted by: Gretchen, Peter-He's talking about his own car, she probably has her own. Did you check out Royal Scam yet to hear the growling noise I posted about earlier? Let me know, you're an audiofile so I know you could figure it out.
Raj-I'm not a speedo loving kind of girl. Rather see him in that white shirt he wore at Mohegan. Love the mad scientist look. Come on, you guys are just jealous. If anyone could look half as good as Don at his age they should count their lucky stars! He's sublime. (sigh)
Posted by: Peter Q, BrooklynFor work in progress we need opinions! In Boston Rag he says "I pointed my car down 7th avenue." Doesn't "My" here show a delineaton of property, his stuff and her stuff? If they shared the car wouldn't he say "I pointed THE car"??
Posted by: Rajah of Erase, L.A.Gretchen - no, by your own admission, you don't ask for much but I still believe you're a full time job - peppermint soap? And what, no request for an 8x10 of Donald in a Speedo? Hmm, maybe you're over it finally. And, yeah, old farts do need lots of towels to soak up the various leaking bodily fluids and humours that are part and parcel of the aging process. But where, I ask, are the packs of control top underwear?
Posted by: Kram Yeltnuh, VT
Ah the demands of the spoiled rock stars - this is a fun little escape site that is always good for a few guffaws - i'm sure w+d have an overabundance of naps to wipe the corner mouth drool that frequently inhabits the jaws of the elderly
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/backstagetour/index.html
Posted by: Shaun, BostonGretchen- You mean you wouldn't demand a "Cuban Breeze" for your dressing room?
Posted by: Gretchen, Mt. BelzoniI can see the 144 towels, you can never have enough, especially for that large a group. If it were me, I'd request Dr. Bronner's Peppermint soap,Yon-ka cleansing milk, diet Pepsi, fresh limes, Tetley tea, skim milk, toll house cookies and fresh fruit (no pineapple). Also lavender candles and a silk robe. I'm not too demanding.
Posted by: Rindy, Lookin' forward to Borgata GigHello, good people. Does anyone of you have time for a quick Q?: "You're still the one" is found on Kazaa as a Dan tune. Now that can't be right, right? Just checking..
Wasn't that the song done by Orleans?
-Rindy
Posted by: Rindy, S.E. of SyracuseRe: Syracuse: 144 towels?
Gross!
Well...there's 13 in the band/ensemble alone, plus assorted crew & hangers-on. Can never have too many clean towels...
Many celebs/musicians (not counting Steely Dan in this stereotype) are so obsessed w/pampering themselves and stroking their egos, these lists of demands aren't surprising in the least. Wouldn't be surprised if the majority of what they all ask for is left behind, thrown away, etc.
-Rindy
Posted by: steelydoubt, puts on katy lied/royal scam disc....
Posted by: Gretchen, Something curious I haven't been able to figure out. Exactly 3 minutes and 22 seconds into the title track of Royal Scam, there is an obvious, low growling noise. Has anyone else heard this? What could they have used to produce that sound? I have RS on several different CD's and this appears on all, so it's not just the remastered edition. My guess is that it's supposed to be one of the beasts on top of the skyscrapers. Any thoughts?
Posted by: Somebody To Trust, the gulf coastBobbo: Glad you had a great time!
One thing...The "Annandale" they sing about in "My Old School" is in New York State. Not Virginia.
Posted by: Bobbo, Virginia/DCGreat show at the Nissan Pavillon in the DC area last night! Amid one of the most outrageous lightning storms ever, the show went on and the crowd was great. Some seats went empty as a result of the weather... but the diehards who braved the ride out to Nisson were more than able to carry the load. My Old School absolutely brought down the house (Annandale is nearby) and FM closed the show. DF seemed to be having trouble with his voice, this could be an audio glitch or simply road weary. Becker did a great narrative tune and the intermission opened with a satrical piece by the band "pimping" their merch. T's went for $33. Fantastic vocals last night otherwise.
Posted by: N. Cognito,
Re: Syracuse: 144 towels?
Gross!
Posted by: glamund, Norway Hello, good people. Does anyone of you have time for a quick Q?: "You're still the one" is found on Kazaa as a Dan tune. Now that can't be right, right? Just checking..
Posted by: Big Fan, Pet squirrels?Steely Dan requests mixed nuts before the show - do you think they eat them or do something weird with them?
http://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-0/1062059744144840.xml
Posted by: dbeefy, back, Jack, to do it againGreetings fellow Danheads, have been away for a while and am catching up with the posts..
a quick misheard lyric of mine, from My Rival -
"I struck a match against the *dawn*"
(so I spent years wondering what that Bar and Grill thing was about! Still, nice image though.)
dbeefy
Posted by: lucky henry, cozy down belowTo the lucky 3,700 attendees of this Saturday's Borgata show (plus 13):
Five exterior windows of the $1.1BB Borgata have inexplicably shattered. Reports indicate there is no danger to hotel guests as only the outside layer of the double-paned floor to ceiling windows is subject. Cost to replace = $2,000/pane. When asked whether passersby should be concerned of these events, management only replied, "Don't look up."
Yes, we are certainly in Steely Dan heaven here in the East. But talk about your major pain and suffering; now our self-esteem is shattered,
lh
Posted by: suedave, seattleHey Big Fan, Was trying to swing Oakdale for a long time but that middle of the week schedule just didn't work out for me. Bummer. Will have to make up for it in other ways! Now while I don't get the benefit of driving relatively short distances to other shows in my neighborhood, I'm kinda right smack in between NYC and Maui! Whats a girl to do?
Hoopsie, those new lyrics are a hoot! I felt like I was right there!
I was in Borders today and heard Godwhacker - that was a nice surprise. Before I knew my neighbor Rose Darling is our very own track spinner, I asked the checkout girl about the Sunset Special and then about where they get their music from, and after she looked at me a little funny, she said often they play new releases...I guess whatever catches their fancy.
Rose Darling my neighbor, we'll need to hook up one of these days, I'd like to hear more about how to get a job like yours. Downtown in a few weeks time or so?
Later!
suedave
Posted by: Q, TPADACW is absolutely right on the Aja MFSL.
It is not from the master tapes as claimed and WB/DF have publicly stated their disdain for the mastering job also. Weak highs and bloated low end.
This pertains to the MFSL vinyl as well as the Ultradisc I and II.
Posted by: Spark of your Vagina, Wow! DACW, where did Becker and Fagen give or at least hint at their opinion on the MSFL Aja? Or am I misinterpretting. Would love to read their words. THX.
Posted by: DACW , RCray: Having both I can say with 100% confidence that thehe Moblile Fidelity gold version of Aja is significantly inferior in sound to the 1999 re re-master which is much fuller and richer...they've come a long way since MCA (the Record Company formerly Known as ABC-Dunhill) released the infamous flatline 1985 CD pressing from nth gen. I remember buying it (one of the first CDs I owned think how much better the vinyl version sounded as the rest of the CDs I owned...nearly lost my religion regarding Steely Dan for a while back in the Dark Age of Steely Dan.. Donald and Walter have discussed their reservations about the MF edition...
Posted by: Pam, I AmRadio station Q104.3 in NY is giving away Roseland tickets - for the last two days they've been running a contest at 3pm. They play 3 songs, you guess what they have in common, you are lucky enough to be the correct caller and blammo - 2 tickets. Today the clue was "Mars"; yesterday was "Alabama". Good luck & good dialing! I hope I win - the only way I could afford tix!
Posted by: hoops, chicagoAttn all guests of hotels in Manhattan for Jones Beach and/or PNC
If you stayed in a hotel in Midtown this past weekend or the weekend before for the PNC or JB shows and liked it or at least thought it was reasonable, could you contact me with name, location, price and other useful comments? THANKS!
jim
Posted by: ed beatty, @home tonight at last All,
Addendum to my previous posting about SACD Gaucho and its recent
release.
There is nothing additional in the liner notes either or something
distinctive to this package
Ed (chilling at my manatee bar) Beatty
Posted by: Rose Darling, SeattleHoops: No, it wasn't me that added RD to Jewel-Osco, it's funny, Jewel-Osco isn't a client of ours (nor is Savon), but we provide the broadcast programs for their "sisters" Acme and Albertson's.
Just for fun, I ran a report that returns a listing of where "Blues Beach" can be heard either in a broadcast or custom format. You may be surprised, but here are the results...
Jos. A. Bank
Seattle's Best Coffee
Casual Corner
Z'Gallerie
Ann Taylor Loft
Red Lobster Restaurants
Crate & Barrel
Franklin Covey
Adult Alternative (our broadcast program)
Hot FM (another of our broadcast programs, Home Depot subscribes to this program, must be why you hear it there)
Adult Contemporary (broadcast)
Bass Shoes
Caribou Coffee
I'm trying to spread the word. :-)
Posted by: molly, slowly tumbling into the sea....ok-i love "dr. wu"-(duh-it's kind of a given)-but why do i keep reading that SD will never play it live? is it the subject matter? nah-never deterred them before-what's up with that? or is there a reason for me to be hopeful?
oh-my misheard lyric-"she serves us spoonbread scenery, she keeps me safe and warm..."
mmm, nothin like spoonbread scenery
later, moll doll
Posted by: hoops, chicagoCouple of great interviews with Dave Brubeck on NPR today:
http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1401972
Bending End:
I'd say don't pay attention to those silly surveys but then I am the one who looks to see how many copies of EMG has sold this week. There's something about those sorts of things, you know it doesn't matter but it grabs you anyhow.
SueDave:
Yeah, "Blues Beach" has been getting a lot of airplay in the stores and I still hear "Janie Runaway" a lot too. I've heard "Blues Beach" most frequently, or so it seems, in Home Depot. They even have special lyrics:
"Grab Big Dog a blanket
Angel of my heart
Things may get a whole lot worse
Before suddenly falling apart
Give your roommate Yvonne a ring
Customer assistance is needed in aisle 15."
Queen Bayside, Shaun, others:
You're Damn straight you have to be at Roseland, LBB and all the rest of the event. Be there now!
YGK, others write:
"Just wanted to shout out a friendly post-Bacchanal hello to all those I was fortunate to meet at Bayside's" AMEN!
Meal Reviewer:
Ricki <----=#\
Scotty & Alan:
Great goin' again coming all the way over here. Still looking fo get an SD/GM visor for the whichever wanted it. Please email me.
Kram:
You are raising him right! I've never been to Saratoga, but wish I could make it. Anything in New England, Mid-Atlantic or Long Island would make the short list for me.
Molly:
I would be surprised if they didn't swap out at least a couple of tunes for part two in September.
PeterQ:
You know, I wasn't in the same place for the PNC and JB performances of "Janie." I wonder if that would affect my opinion of it.
Ed:
It was hot & muggy this morning in Chicago and now it's cool and dry. What da...what da is YGK talking about?
Bill, others:
Haven't heard "Jive Samba" but will seek it out. Thanks for the link.
RoseDarling (not Texas):
Are you the one who added "Rose Darling" to the Jewel-Osco play list about 8-9 years ago?
Joey:
Sounds exciting. I know I am in the minority but "Tatoo You" is my fav Stones album.
Big Fan:
Wow! What a collection of links
Sparkle, others:
I thought the MSFL versions were from before the latest round of SD CD masterings (ie from before 1998-2000 remasters.). I'm not so sure I'm nuts about that. MSFL went out of business but now is coming back. Very sad situation they were in. MSFL was owed a lot of money by a bankrupt music chain.. MSFL was owed so much money that it forced them out of business too. Now they are making a come back.
See you laters.
hoops
Posted by: Delia aka Molly (but not from California), KentuckyFife, my daughter deleted your addy. Please get in touch.
Posted by: RCray, NYC
In response to the question from The Sparkle of Your china, Hong Kong:
You can find audiophile quality of SD albums at MobileFidelity.com.
They issued Katy, Aja and Gaucho on vinyl as well as gold ultradisc. The sound quality is supposed to be superior than that of the commercial release.
I have Aja by Mofi and it does sound "warmer" than the new release. That being said I cannot comment on the vinyl as I do not own a turntable but I do have Katy on vinyl.
Also, try EBAY for vintage vinyl and audiophile dan recordings.
Regards,
RCRAYNYC
Posted by: Joey , Hello My Steely Brothers and Sisters ....................
Since I KNOW all of you fine individuals love and appreciate tremendous talent and/or prodigious musicianship , the legendary blues guitarist Mick Taylor ( Yes , THAT Mick Taylor formerly of the Rolling Stones , circa '69 - '74 ) is " rumored " to be performing on stage this evening with Jagger/Richards and company at a club gig in Great Britain . This marks only the second time in thirty years that Taylor has performed with the Stones since " leaving " the band .
Wow , me watching Steely Dan live in concert and now this all in three weeks time -- Oh Lord !
Developing ..................................
JOESEE !
Posted by: Rose Darling, SeattleHi Everyone!
My, oh, my, I must say you all post the best damn mail in this room; I see that a few more people have posted their very first in the last couple of weeks, myself included.
SueDave! It's no accident that you heard Steely Dan in the grocery store...I put it there!
You see, I'm an audio designer for one of *those* companies that provides music for their businesses, so if you were in a Fred Meyer, QFC, Albertson's, etc., it's likely you heard one of my programs. Yes, I do realize I have a great gig here; getting paid pretty good dinero to listen to music all day, but there is form and function to it and it doesn't come without its politics. I just hope Don & Walt are getting the checks....hmmm....
It seems to me that some genius out there should hook up a live feed, so we can party with all you Eastcosters during the DanFests. I'm envious and can't go East right now, working on custom Holiday programs...what the f? Did she say "holiday"???? Ugh.
Keep up the great posts, love hearing about the DanFests and SD shows!
Enjoy yourselves!
Posted by: Peter Q, BrooklynBill, we posted alot here about Cannonball and albums like Live At The Blackhawk, Live at The Jazz Workshop, etc., and how Cannonball is exactly what Steely Dan means when they say "funk" (as opposed to, say, Bootsie Collins). That was in June. Glad you heard it too!
Posted by: Bill, again, PittsburghFor those not familiar with Jive Samba, there's a clip on this page:
http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=54879
I can't listen here at work (firewalls!) so I don't know if you can hear the Home at Last melodic fragment or not.
To me this is much more of a direct cop than the similar two-note intros to Rikki/Song for My Father.
Posted by: ed , palm springs its fffffing hot hereYGK
gotcha
Ed (in the heat) Beatty
Posted by: Bill, PittsburghThe pianist on this 1966 session is future WR founder Joe Zawinul, not future SD sideman Victor Feldman, but you have probably identified a key connection there. The piece was written by
Nat Adderley.
>>Date: Tues, August 26, 2003, 18:42:15 ET
Posted by: Peter Q, Brooklyn
Hey Bill, no coincidence that Victor Feldman played in both groups ey?
>>Posted by: Bill, Pittsburgh
New Plagiarism Alert!
I am listening to "Cannonball in Japan" by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet. On the last track, "Jive Samba", there is a distinctive horn line that is damned near note for note the horn intro to "Home at Last"!!
Posted by: YGK, NYCEd,
Scene: Cutting Room, West 24th Street, Circa 2001-4-5months PDR (Post Dan Release)
Tall, tan, Gentleman enters the bar.....
I, into my 2nd cocktail waiting for the Herington Show......
"Excuse me, but you look like Ed ........"
Pictures?!?!?! Do Share, please......email above
ygk
Posted by: ed beatty, @palm springs today ITS HOTYGK,
I look like who?
I feel sorry for anyone that appears to look like me.
Good to see you man and the pictures Lora of you are priceless
Ed (working on my schedule) Beatty
Posted by: Peter Q, BrooklynI'm interested to know if anyone who was at the PNC show as well asJones felt that the Janie Runaway at Jones was more of a rocking number, almost heavy metal really, than the other versions? Someone remarked this to me...I didn't think so.
Posted by: Peter Q, BrooklynI'm interested to know if anyone who was at the PNC show as well asJones felt that the Janie Runaway at Jones was more of a rocking number, almost heavy metal really, than the other versions? Someone remarked this to me...I didn't think so.
Posted by: molly, santa barbara countyfirst post-reading these posts makes me feel comforted, like i'm not alone in my steely fandom...why cant people understand? i'm getting way jazzed about the s.b. show a month from now-is there anyone out there that is going? any news on a wing ding? these east coast shows are getting me antsy! i'm just hoping they pull out some other goodies for the second leg-saw them in paso and honestly, i'm not really sure how they could top it-although they didn't play black cow at that show-one of my favorites. and those zombies are sounding mighty tasty- may have to tailgate it with a few of those.....
later, molly darling
Posted by: Kram Yeltnuh, VermontThis is a great site. I can't stop looking at it, that can be a problem when you are actually pretending to work
I am taking my son (9) to Saratoga. He is wayyyyy into dan. Got all the cd's lined up in the changer for the ride (get him familiar with the stuff he hasn't heard yet) - He sings "things i miss" and has this whole dance routine that he does - so if u see a little boy in the 4th row dancing his ass off during that tune, thats spencer.
Posted by: Scotty & Alan, ManassasG'Day all,
Another quick update on another expensive kiosk.
Firstly, Alan & I are extremely grateful to the extra ordinary lengths both Pete & Shari went to, to make us feel welcome at the Mohegan show. Thank you both for an incredible experience. We will never forget your generosity and friendship.
Now, to the rest of the bludgers in the Wreckless crew !!
Joe, LWO, Danfiend and Sam. Still surviving on 3 hours sleep a night and having a ball. You guys are priceless. Keep up the phone calls.
Sam, I spoke to the manager of the Battlefield Inn and the bar officially opens at 5pm today. I did manage to get him to agree on opening earlier if we get a few people turning up and the barman/women gets there prior to 5pm to serve us. A man is not a camel, you know.
Gretchen, it was great to hang out at Mohegan with you in that amazing waterfall bar.
Al & Jane Lightening, see you at Saratoga.
We won't bother saying anything about the actual shows here. Why even try to describe them ? Theses guys are just from another planet.
Lady Bayside, once again thank you so much for making us feel welcome and providing such a spectacular pre and post party. What a way to see our first show !
Steve & Sandy, thanks for the ticket upgrades. You made the night even more special.
Donald & Walter, if you read this, a big thank you goes out from 2 very humble Australians for providing years of pure delight and for touring this year. Please start planning your next tour immediately.
More from Saratoga if we can get online.
Cheers for now,
Scotty & Alan.
Posted by: Shaun, BostonLady Bayside- Sounds like you did a bang up job at the Jones Beach Danfest! I wish I could have made that show. Oh well...
I am soooo pumped for both Roseland shows! You're right....between the shows and the after-party at Le Bar Bat it's going to be AMAZING! When I was living in NYC I got to see Funkfilharmonik play. They're dynamite! It's actually the perfect band to play after the SD show. The have the jazz, the funk, the soul and the rock to make it a perfect seg-way! I'm even staying at the Novotel so I can be right there for the pre-party on Friday. Then we got Bernard Purdy on Saturday! This is going to be so much fun! If these two days are half as good as the Hall of Fame weekend it's going to be nuts! I think everyone around the country that's a big SD fan should try and make it in for these two shows! Come on people! Get of your butts and make it in to New York City on September 12th and 13th!!! You won't regret it.
Posted by: Meal Reviewer, CaliMeal Reviewer authoritatively lay down the mighty groove: ricki tick, ricki tick, a ricki tick tick. Ticky tock, ticky tock, a ticky tock tock.
In mi contri we have Charlton Heston, we have annoying pop ups, we have Spam for Thankgivin dinner, we have betamax VCR, we have secret underwear in the paper books. Mucha gente no pueden hablar ingles pero pueden cantar SPEELY DAN AJA:
Give me a pill
Or I won't be A-OK
Me moms drown in the bay
Esta musica se me ponga en los nubios de dios mio! Trumpeta de Archangel Miguel!
Posted by: YGK, NYCJust wanted to shout out a friendly post-Bacchanal hello to all those I was fortunate to meet at Bayside's:
Ed (hey, you look like....)& Laura, LWO, the Aussies, Sandy, FanODan.....now will someone refresh my memory, or do I have to hit Lady Bayside up for another Zombie to "return" my memories of that eclectic eve?
Aja: glad you're diggin' it.....
ygk
Posted by: Lady Bayside, NYOkay, I think the general idea is that everyone needs to come to Roseland.
I guarantee Pete's Danfest will be phenomenal. How could it not? There's no tailgating in the parking lot (Roseland doesn't really have one, and it's highly unlikely we can shut down a city block) but we get to party at Le Bar Bat? With Funk Filharmonic? I'm not even going to Friday's how and I'll be at the after party!
I'll bring the roasted pepper and mozzarella salad. (that would be a great visual...me showing up with a bowl of stuff...) Penny needs to make more truffles. They were awesome.
Back to work.
Ugh.
Lady Bayside
Posted by: aunt faye, Long IslandTodd got the news...
The 17-year-old and her friend were hanging around doing some posters for their school club (Model Congress) last night. I popped in Disc 2 of Show Biz Kids so the kid (nice boy, very bright) could just get an idea of what I was ranting about. Well, an hour later, I realized they had moved on to Disc 1. Then Daniele asked me to explain about the "strange chords" her buddy Todd was hearing in the music...so I whipped out the old song book I have with Denny Dias' whole little mu major saga. I hadn't realized the friend was a keyboard player...the music started to really hit him!
Lady Bay, I think I am gonna make an appearance at Roseland...how could I NOT?!?!?! I ran out after the Jones Beach concert...it was such a wonderful experience I couldn't even talk to anyone. But the party was great and the people were mucho sympatico. Penny the Truffle Queen
Posted by: Big Fan, Back at work - bummerNice article in the Hartford Courant today about the Piano Jazz series with Marian McPartland. She's interviewing Nora Jones this weekeand at Tanglewood. Geez, I'll literally be going right past there Saturday morning coming back from Saratoga. Sorry you may need to register to view.
I wonder if they will ever issue a CD of the SD interview like they have of some of her many shows. One of the best SD interviews ever IMHO.
http://www.ctnow.com/entertainment/music/hc-mcpartland.1.artaug27,1,5005207.story?coll=hc-ent-headlines-breaking
Also in the same issue a review of the Mohegan Sun concert:
http://www.ctnow.com/entertainment/stage/hc-steelyrev.artaug27.story
Same Piano Jazz topic from Boston Herald with SD mention:
http://theedge.bostonherald.com/musicNews/edgeMusic.bg?articleid=106
Another review from the local paper:
http://www.norwichbulletin.com/news/stories/20030827/localnews/136108.html
SueDave - I know you are going to the Roseland shows - it's not to late to come out for the Oakdale - but Hawaii sounds even better - have a great trip!!!!!
How's gas prices out there. I'm glad my SD driving tour is almost over - yikes I'm going to get hit hard driving to Saratoga this weekend. Had I known about the huge gas price increases would I have changed my plans - no. I was talking about future tours with someone in the know at the Danfest - they have been touring every 3-4 years - how old will Donald be in 3-4 years? Will he be willing to go on this kind of tour traveling from NH to PA back to CT in three days again? Their response was you'd better enjoy it while you can.
Posted by: The Sparkle of Your China, Hong Kong
Cheers and hello from way back east. This is my first post here.I envy all of you seeing the band on tour. I saw SD in Osaka in 2000. No show has everything but it would make me especially happy to hear Big Black Cow and some of the other less frequently played songs. Does anyone know whether this tour is being filmed for a DVD concert release ?
And the main point here....who can guide me to high end SD recordings ? I have an awesome stereo but try as I might I cannot convince myself that Katy Lied sounds as good as it could. Aja has been released again by Universal as one of its 'enhanced' recordings..and it is an improvement on an already good remastered version. But most of the rest of the albums have only had that original remastering treatment. One exception is Gaucho, which I found about 8 years ago. It cost about $30 U.S. but has been worth every cent.
I don't want to have to buy surround speakers or other new gear. I have enough...just can't find the high end discs.
Suggestions
Posted by: suedave, 40 days and nights of sunBeen enjoying all your posts about all those shows back east. Wish I could have joined you at Mohegan in my home state. Sigh.
Congrats Lady Bayside for keeping the rain back. Here in Seattle, that's a sure sign of a powerful Queen :)
I can't take most of what's on the radio these days, so not hearing much SD on the radio well I guess that's just a little catch 22, isn't it. And CD sales are down, but we all hear SD in the grocery store, don't we? And it's great. Just the other night I heard What a Shame About Me while buying cream cheese & milk...I sang along and everything. And it also means that SD is played frequently, right? I think the only problem is that no one is announcing who is playing the music, but a clear sign that it is "sellable". No worries. Sometimes it just takes time.
So next time sing or hum along, maybe someone will ask you who is playing that great music.
See you in Roseland,
Susan
Posted by: Laina, coolin' out for the next monthBill, I checked out the song and I definitely hear the "Home At Last" intro.
Lainalove
Posted by: The Bending End, RI [back from vacation in ND]RE: "Steely Dan as # 57 ?!?!?!?!" on http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_artists.html
It's interesting to see Miles Davis listed here as # 39, as the list is entitled "100 Greatest Artists of Rock 'N' Roll."
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The location/section of my Oakdale seat assignments don't seem to jive with the seating chart on their web site, but here's how they read: Location: Rear Orch Ctr, Section: F, Row: P, Seats: 9-10
Posted by: hoops, really quickMark:
You and your daughter are in all of our thoughts.
Thanks to Big Fan and others for the Mohegan reports..."close your eyes and you'll be there..."
Interesting article, Randall, although I think a lot happened in the 70s (even beyond SD)--Pink Floyd, Led Zep, so much more.
Enjoyed al the "10 Things I miss/reasons...Bayside Bacchanal"
Sorry to hear about the "Gaucho" SACD/CD hybird. Did they at least have the new liner notes from the remaster?
CTE/Nissan has been uncharacteristically quiet. What gives? Have a great time tomorrow night.
Hi O.!
gottago
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Posted by: Gretchen , Oh Faceless Man-
Be not ashamed of your Larry Coryell, George Benson, and (especially) Metheney. Although they are not cutting edge artists, bits and pieces are definetly laid back, chill out music. Coryell's "Angel on Sunset" and Benson's "Masquerade" are 2 favs of mine, cheesy or not. Late 70's fusion is a feast for the ears, but some of the middle of the road stuff can be pretty cool.
Posted by: Gretchen, on the dunes (sigh)ZIM AND WuDuF:
I'd love to get together before the Oakdale show. Since a hubby for me is non-existant, I have no worry. My ticket is:Lower Orchestra Right, Section A, Row R, Seat 17. We can plan to meet around 6:30 or so? The show starts at 7:30. Or perhaps meet at 6, just to be safe. If you haven't seen the show yet, you are in for such a wonderful experience. I'm so let down tonight after a thoroughly blissful time at Mohegan. Let's keep in touch!
Posted by: ed beatty, @home awaiting the next dan
