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I think the others were ones where The Noisemakers were participating in a sidemen sort of capacity, whereas this one sounds like a full-fldged band record. Kinda like the difference between the first 2 albums and “A Night On The Town” with respect to The Range. “The Way It Is” and “Scenes From The Southside”, in retrospect, were very much Bruce-centric albums with The Range participating, where “A Night On The Town” was definitely a full-band effort. You can easily hear it in the way the instrumental arrangements are worked out. It also sounded like an album that was fleshed out and rehearsed on the road as a band instead of an album that was written and arranged and learned in the studio. Perhaps the material for the new album was developed by the band as a whole on the last tour or in preparation for this year’s tour. I am most intrigued now.
RIch
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“We sang until we reached the bridge.
We crossed and then we saw the wire.
By the time we stopped the song…
the enemy opened fire!” – H. Nilsson[/list:u:1rhbs9bv]MVF wrote:I’m so far out that I’m in….wherehave I heard THAT line before?????????For some reason, that reminds me of a totally unrelated quote: I’ve suffered for my art… now, it’s your turn.
AMP wrote:The dates in your initial post are inaccurate, not sure if that is what the Daily Mess put in or not but the dates for this year’s Bay Days Event are Sept. 11-13! See Info Below! Just thought everyone would want to know so they don’t show up on the weekend before!Saturday, September 12, 2009 @ 6:00PM
120 days 19 hours 40 minutes, and 8 seconds left until showtime…
Hampton Bay Days in Hampton, Virginia – featuring Ricky Skaggs with Kentucky Thunder and Bruce Hornsby (@ 6PM) AND Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers (@ 8PM)Location: Hampton Bay Days in Hampton, VA (map)
Tickets: FREE – this is a festival event
The initial post was from LAST YEAR’S (2008) Bay Days, which got washed out due to the Hurricane that never really got here. Bruce, being the Bruce that he is, is coming back again a year later to make good for all of us who were disappointed. He da man!
Rich (by name only)
David Day wrote:On second thought…..Or should I say second try…..That squirrel recipe is pretty good! 😆 I’m sure Jackie would love to bring some of her peach cobbler as desert!
David Day
Lake Lanier, GAIf there’s peach cobbler in the mix, it doesn’t matter what else is on the plate. At that point, it’s all good!
cobb-LER! cobb-LER! cobb-LER! cobb-LER! Hmm.. I see an organized Bay Days prank germinating….. hmm…..
Rich
Well, here we go again. I was looking at the summer concert listings for the area that were in The Virginian Pilot last week, and Bruce is scheduled to do what he was supposed to do last year… play Bay Days in a double-session: 1 show with Ricky Skaggs, and one with The Noisemakers. Has anyone else heard about this? Maybe Dave could take another vacation
Rich
Chef David Day wrote:[list:3d3hgwbn]trent wrote:I’m about to cook up a smokin’ dish of stacked mary possum myself!Can’t believe you beat me to my own “punch line”! 😆 But, knowing that the real SMP has a distaste for barbeque, it was going to be Barbeque SMP! 😆
On the other hand…..Check out the recipe for Stewed MVF! 😆
Who knows…..You might like it! 😆
David Day
Lake Lanier, GA[/list:u:3d3hgwbn]
It’s all good, as long as you don’t get to the point where you’re serving the dish, and the foods look up at you from the plate, in that special way that some food sometimes does things, and asks, “What The Hell Happened To Me?” Otherwise, you might not want to use “The Dreaded Spoon” to dig in to a heapin’ helpin’!!Rich
Ouch! This is truly a shock. He seemed like such a nice kid, too. He had the best years of his life ahead of him, and he had a marvelously wonderful gift that he selflessly chose to share with the world. We are all poorer for this loss, especially since we had the opportunity to benefit from his sharing of his gift. My heart goes out to his parents and his family. I know this must hurt right now, however I have always believed that this sort of pain is an unfortunate price you sometimes have to pay for loving someone and being close to them — the altenative (not loving or being close so as not to feel pain) is infinitely worse. Surely he must be in a better place.
Rich Diakun
I’m listening to the “newest” Chicago CD, Stone Of Sysyphus. Pretty good stuff. I still miss Terry Kath’s guitar on their albums, but I guess I need to get over that, since he’s been gone since 1978 or so.
– Rich
Re: Other music
Rochelle wrote:I just purchased the Pretty in Pink cd actually I had it in record form in 1986-I know it sounds corny but there are a lot of great musicians on that cd- The Psychedelic Furs, OMD, Echo and the Bunnyman and Suzanne Vega with Joe Jackson-OH the Eighties!! RochelleThat movie had a great soundtrack to it! In an era where movie soundtrack albums were chock full of hits, that one was one of the fullest with great songs. I think that’s when I first got turned on to Orchestral Maneuvres in the Dark.
– Rich
I heard Robin Williams mention this movie on a recent appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. That was also the same night that there was an ad on tv (just before the Robin Willilams segment on Leno – go figure) announcing that Robin Williams was doing a stand-up tour and was going to be playing at the Constant Convocation Center at Old Dominion University in Norfolk sometime in March. So, it’s never too early to start the usual pointless specualtion that I am famous for whenever someone that has any sort of tie to Bruce is appearing anywhere in the area…. do you think Bruce will make an appearance? OK, I got that out of my system.
Rich
PS I was also ticked that Robin Williams used one of the oldest jokes about Richmond when he was being interviewed by Leno. He mentioned that he likes to check out the towns he appears in, and that he was recently in Richmond, VA, where they have ” street full of these Civil War memorials, all of which are Confederate.” I’m thinking, “OK, a Monument Avenue reference… not bad.” Then he lets out with the “I guess those are second-place trophies” line that would get anyone other than Robin Williams seriously beaten up in some parts of the West End of Richmond. My first thought? “Damn! I cant use that joke any more. People will think I’m ripping off Robin Williams, when in reality, he’s ripping off tons of Richmonders and former Richmonders.”
I wrote:I think the conventional wisdom among that crowd is that Chicago will never get its’ due as long as Jann Wenner is involved with the Hall, since he hasn’t liked them from the start. The same goes for other “progressive” bands like Jethro Tull and Yes and King Crimson and such.Jackie wrote:Veering off the topic just a bit-I have a question. Does Jann Wenner have any specific reasons for not liking ‘progressive” bands or does he only profess a general dislike for them?From what I’ve read in the past, he has the general impression that they are too overblown and self-indulgent at showing off their impressive musical chops and training, and thus, to him, not “the voice of the common man” (i.e real rock and roll). Apparently, if someone takes rock and meshes it with the blues, or folk, or jazz, it’s fine, but if you mix classical influences with rock and somehow, it’s no good. And so, progressove rock is kept out by those who have contempt for the genre because of its classical roots. I’ve seen quotes from some RS reviews of albums by artists like Yes and Genesis and Jethro Tull that basically allude to this. I’ll have to hunt around for the actual reviews.
– Rich
Kat wrote:I got mapped about 3,000 miles too far to the east. How do I get back to NY?Find your way to Calais, then swim to Boston, and go southwest.
– Rich
si_twining wrote:nothing wrong with a nomination, but I do wonder whether a campaign like this would be a help or a hindrance.I’m not sure whether applying some form of pressure is a risky path to take.
True. Perhaps the best thing to do is to wait until 2011 and see what happens. If he gets snubbed on 2011, then maybe a campaign would be in order.
– Rich
OK, here’s the post from the Chicago chat forum. They also included contact information for former-President Bill Clinton, since he’s a friend of Jann Wenner’s and is also a Chicago fan. I left that part out.
Some poster on the Chicago forum wrote:HELP INDUCT CHICAGO INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME!Chicago:
Terry Kath
Peter Cetera
Robert Lamm
James Pankow
Lee Loughnane
Walter Parazaider
Danny Seraphine
Bill Champlin
Jason ScheffSend Your Letters to the Following:
Joel Peresman, President
The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Foundation
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10104
1-212-484-1754Terry Stewart, President
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
1100 Rock and Roll Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
(East Ninth Street at Lake Erie)
president@rockhall.orgMuseum Offices:1-216-781-7625
staff@rockhall.orgJann Wenner
Rollingstone Main Offices, 2nd Floor
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10104-0298
1-212-484-1616Jon Landau Management
158 Rowayton Avenue
Rowayton, Connecticut, 06853
1-203-854-0528Anthony DeCurtis
ADeCurtis@aol.comFrom what I’ve been able to gather from looking at the RRHOF web site, it’s the Foundation that does the nominations, and not the Museum, so I’m not sure how much good it would do to write to Terry Stewart. I think the best place to start the process of getting Bruce nominated is to write to Jann Wenner. He seems to be the driving force behind this whole deal.
– Rich
si_twining wrote:Don’t they need to have been around for 25 years before an induction to the HoF? That makes 2011 right on schedule.Hmmmmmmm… how would one (or hundreds) go about supporting a nomination?
It has to be 25 years from the artist’s first commercial release. I’ve seen a posting on another board where some of the key players are listed, along with mailing addresses. I’ll try to gather than info and repost it here.
The other site is one for fans of Chicago, an they’re pretty much ticked off that they’ve been ignored in the whole RRHOF process, in spite of the sheer volume of quality releases, the overwhelming number of records sold, the continuous touring, and the number of songs that are considered “classics” by many people (with the possible exception of the people who vote for the RRHOF). I think the conventional wisdom among that crowd is that Chicago will never get its’ due as long as Jann Wenner is involved with the Hall, since he hasn’t liked them from the start. The same goes for other “progressive” bands like Jethro Tull and Yes and King Crimson and such.
Bruce will fare better in their eyes, I believe, because of his tenure with the Grateful Dead (for whom he actually gave the induction introcutory speech, IIRC), the amazing lifespan of songs like The Way It Is, his connections with other RRHOF-member artists like Bruce Springsteen and Elton John, and his very affable personality, which once gave him the nickname of “Rock and Roll’s Best Friend”.
– Rich
cckid wrote:I’ve been looking but yet can’t find the sheet music (for Piano) for Love Me Still. Can anyone help ? a Website, PDF, anything would be greatly appreciated.Peter
Your prayers are answered. Check out Bruce’s official site (http://www.brucehornsby.com/). The sheet music for that song is available for purchase!
– Rich
Jackie wrote:Here is an entry I found while looking through my Google News Alerts. Any thoughts on the nomination?Jackie
51st Annual Grammy Nominations
Posted by aeschtunes on December 4, 2008Best Country Instrumental Performance
Cherryholmes – “Sumatra”
Jerry Douglas & Lloyd Green – “Two Small Cars in Rome”
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones – “Sleigh Ride”
Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Jerry Douglas & Bruce Hornsby – “Is This America? (Katrina 2005)”
Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner – “Cluster Pluch”AeschTunes – http://aeschtunes.wordpress.com/
OK, I feel left out of the loop. I’ve never heard this song. What album is it on?
Rich
David Day wrote:Hey guys!My brother who lives in Hong Kong was in Mumbai during the terrorist attack. Long, long story, but he made it out OK. I’ve “checked out” for the moment, but will “soon come”.
Hope you all had a good Thanksgiving! We all have a lot to be thankful for!
We all have Pastures of Plenty! David Day
Lake Lanier, GAI’m glad to hear that all worked out well in the long run for your brother. The world is a scary place sometimes. Take all the time you need, man. Family always has to come first.
Rich Diakun
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P.S. They need to stop changing the names of these cities. If it was still called Bombay, I would’ve known where it was when they first mentioned it on the news. Heck, it took me long enough to get settled on Beijing after all of those years of it being Peking. Egads! Mumbai/Bombay, Beijing/Peking, Myanmar/Burma, Ho Chi Minh City/Saigon, Thailand/Siam… no wonder these people are always ticked off.
They don’t know the name of the place they’re in!
Larry wrote:Hey y’all! As you may (or may not) know. Rolling Stone magazine recently came out with a list of the 100 greatest singers of all time. I was looking at Rolling Stone’s ballots that they received to put together their list of 100 greatest singers and I saw a familiar name. While Bruce himself did not make the list , they asked him who he thought are the 20 greatest singers of all time. You can see a copy of his ballot at http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gall … t/photo/18
Do you agree with Bruce’s picks???
:Whadda thinnk????
Larry
I have a few thoughts about this. First of all, I find these polls interesting and yet overwhelmingly meaningless inthe grand scheme of things. That said, and with the understanding that I come from this as a huuuuuge Beatles fan, how did he leave off John Lennon or Paul McCartney? I would have thought that at least one of the two should’ve made the list. Heck, Lennon should’ve been on there if for no other reason than “Twist And Shout!”
I also have one very interesting and happy thought. Bruce being chosen as one of the folks to vote on such a poll for Rolling Stone Magazine bodes very well for Bruce being nominated and inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. I have read in many other forums that one of the keys to even getting nominated is having at least a semi-blessing from Jan Wenner, founder of Rolling Stone. This blessing is being used as one of the reasons for Chicago having never been even nominated, in spite of the amazing body of work that they’ve produced. Likewise for any band that got the label of “progressive rock” from Rolling Stone. Since that is not a highly thought-of subgenre of rock in RS’s eyes, there are also no nominations for acts like Yes or King Crimson. I still think the only way Frank Zappa got in was by dying and getting a ton of super-positive posthumous press about his life and career.
So, given my “Chicago’s not in” axe to grind, I’m glad that Bruce is on the good side of Rolling Stone. He has also given us a most impressive body of work that is worthy of being honored among the best of the best. Besides, it’d be refreshing to have someone in there who is a virtuoso at his instrument (and has yet managed to avoid the “prog” tag), who is known for intelligent and thought-provoking lyrics, who lived through it all, and who has no reputation for being a major jerk. They’re already speaking about people who might be Presidential candidates in 2012, so getting ready for a push to get Bruce in the RRHOF in 2011 isn’t all that far off.
Rich
David Day wrote:MVF, I am really sorry your 403b is now a 203b and I’m very sorry you broke your finger!
I can tell people are down and don’t “discount” that feeling. We have a lot of information bombarding us right now. So…..A little bit of humor might be good for the soul!
When I asked…..”If there were a Bruuuce Bailout Plan, then”…..I was thinking more in the lines of something funny. You see, there is so much going on in “Bailout Nation” that…..We need to take a step back and laugh! You just can’t help but laugh about what’s going on! 😆
So…..Here is an attempt to not only try to cheer you up with a “Bruce flare”, but hopefully get your creative juices flowing also!
When I was thinking about the Bruuuce Bailout Plan, the first thing that came to mind was…..
If there were a Bruuuce Bailout Plan, then Bruce would be bailing out “Stacked Mary Possum” who got caught with “The Tango King” while they had a thing going on on “Swing Street”! 😆
Come on guys! You can do it!
Think up something! David Day
Lake Lanier, GABruce could bail out Dave Rich 😆 Have you seen the videos of The Great Bay Days Adventure? What devotion to the man and his music! Maybe Bruce could have Dave’s band open for him next summer on a tour of the east coast of the US.
David Day wrote:Nuff said! 😆If there were a Bruuuce Bailout Plan, then…..What would it be? Who would Bruce be “bailing out”?
:Get your creative juices flowing!
Anything goes! 😆David Day
Lake Lanier, GAHe should be bailing out that little roadside trailer where something wild’s going on. With credit being tight, people are having a tough time deciding what is a luxury and what is a necessity in life. I would hate to see those poor working-class ladies have to stop dealing their one-eyed jacks and be forced out on the streets.
trent wrote:Bruce answered this question in his guestbook…
Date: 08-25-2008 01:44:19 PM Posted by: Dave Williams
Bruce, What’s the name of the jig that you played as an intro to “Circus On The Moon” in Portland, OR on 11/20/04 and again in Lowell, MA on 8/14/08? Thanks, Dave
Bruce’s Reply:
It’s the theme from the Colonial Williamsburg movie “The Story of a Patriot.”Very cool.
, they asked him who he thought are the 20 greatest singers of all time. 
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