O Christmas Tree
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Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
concerts
Rush
Presto Tour
Saint Louis, Missouri
05 March 1990
setlist:
Force Ten
Freewill
Distant Early Warning
Time Stand Still
Subdivisions
Marathon
Red Barchetta
Superconductor
Show Don't Tell
The Pass
Closer to the Heart
Manhattan Project
Xanadu
YYZ
Scars
War Paint
Mission
Tom Sawyer
The Big Money
2112/La Villa Strangiato/In the Mood
Presto Tour
Saint Louis, Missouri
05 March 1990
setlist:
Force Ten
Freewill
Distant Early Warning
Time Stand Still
Subdivisions
Marathon
Red Barchetta
Superconductor
Show Don't Tell
The Pass
Closer to the Heart
Manhattan Project
Xanadu
YYZ
Scars
War Paint
Mission
Tom Sawyer
The Big Money
2112/La Villa Strangiato/In the Mood
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Saturday, September 22, 2012
concerts
Rush
Clockwork Angels tour
Saint Louis, Missouri
flickr
setlist
Subdivisions
The Big Money
Force Ten
Grand Designs
Middletown Dreams
Territories
The Analog Kid
The Pass
Where's My Thing?
Neil solo
Far Cry
Caravan
Clockwork Angels
The Anarchist
Carnies
The Wreckers
Headlong Flight w/ Neil mini solo
Alex solo
Halo Effect
Wish Them Well
The Garden
Dreamline
Neil solo
Red Sector A
YYZ
Spirit of Radio
Tom Sawyer
2112 (edit)
Friday, September 14, 2012
concerts
Colin Hay
Old Rock House
Saint Louis, Missouri
flickr
setlist:
Wayfaring Sons
Who Can It Be Now?
Beautiful World
Gathering Mercury
Family Man
Going Somewhere
Maggie
Far From Home
Prison Time
I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You
Are You Lookin' at Me?
Overkill
Waiting for My Real Life to Begin
Down Under
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Saturday, August 25, 2012
concerts
Lyle Lovett and his Large Band
Peabody Opera House
Saint Louis, Missouri
flickr
set list:
Intro/Jam
Release Me (Miller/Pebworth/Yount)
White Boy Lost in the Blues (Michael Franks)
Isn't That So (Jessie Winchester)
Cute as a Bug
I Will Rise Up
Gods & Monsters (Arnold McCuller song and vocal)
Well…All Right (Buddy Holly)
Penguins
Understand You (Eric Taylor)
Brown Eyed Handsome Man (Chuck Berry)
One Way Gal (William Moore)
Dress of Laces (Grimaudo/White)
Remember Well (Luke Bullock song and vocal)
Girl with the Holiday Smile
Night's Lullaby (Song written for "Much Ado About Nothing")
Up in Indiana
L.A. County
Private Conversation
Anyhow I Love You (Guy Clark)
Nobody Knows Me
If I Had a Boat
She's No Lady
North Dakota
I've Been to Memphis
That's Right (You're Not From Texas)
White Freightliner Blues (Townes Van Zandt)
encore:
Church
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Saturday, July 21, 2012
concerts
Indigo Girls
The Pageant
Saint Louis, Missouri
flickr
setlist:
Least Complicated
Heartache
Gone
Shame on You
Get out the Map
Three Hits to the Heart
We Get to Feel
Gone Again
Feed & Water
Shed Your Skin
Love of Our Lives
Beauty Queen Sister
Trouble
Mariner Moon
Virginia Woolf
Chickenman
Land of Canaan
What Are You Like
Go
Closer to Fine
Making Promises
Galileo
Share the Moon
Tangled Up in Blue
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
concerts
Dar Williams
The Old Rock House
Saint Louis, Missouri
flickr
setlist:
The Light and the Sea
I Am the One Who Will Remember Everything
I Have Been Around the World
Spring Street
Summerday
What Do You Hear in These Sounds
The One Who Knows
You're Aging Well
You Will Ride With Me Tonight
Summer Child
Crystal Creek
It's Alright
I Will Free Myself
Mercy of the Fallen
Storm King
The Babysitter's Here
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Friday, February 17, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
concerts
Ryan Adams
w/ Jason Isbell
Peabody Opera House
Saint Louis, Missouri
Jason Isbell:
Go It Alone
Streetlights
Goddamn Lonely Love
Alabama Pines
Daisy Mae
Outfit
Ryan Adams:
Oh My Sweet Carolina (Heartbreaker)
Ashes and Fire (Ashes & Fire)
If I Am A Stranger (Cold Roses)
Dirty Rain (Ashes & Fire)
My Winding Wheel (Heartbreaker)
Sweet Lil Gal (23rd/1st) (Heartbreaker) [piano]
Invisible Riverside (Ashes & Fire)
Everybody Knows (Easy Tiger)
Firecracker (Gold)
The Rescue Blues (Gold) [piano]
Let It Ride (Cold Roses)
Please Do Not Let Me Go (Love is Hell)
English Girls Approximately (Love is Hell)
Chains of Love (Ashes & Fire)
Two (Easy Tiger)
Lucky Now (Ashes & Fire)
Wonderwall (Oasis cover, Love is Hell)
New York, New York (Gold) [piano]
Do I Wait (Ashes & Fire)
16 Days (Whiskeyown, Strangers Almanac)
Come Pick Me Up (Heartbreaker)
Nutshell (Alice In Chains cover)
Happy Birthday (Traditional)
Danko/Manuel (Drive-By Truckers cover, w/ Jason Isbell)
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
Sunday, January 1, 2012
the year end review
The end of the year is a time when a lot of people like to reflect, with some making "Best of" lists of the best this or that for the year. Unfortunately, for an old curmudgeon like myself, I didn't like enough stuff to even begin a list, let alone to come up with the "Top Ten Best" of anything for the year.
Yeah, yeah, I'm sure there were plenty of great things that came and went in 2011. And maybe even one or two that will be worth remembering after 2011 has come and gone. For my part I probably couldn't, for the life of me, tell you what any of them were. I can't remember what I did yesterday, let alone tell you what music and/or movies and/or whatever came out in 2011 that I remember and enjoyed. (Although I'm sure there were at least one or two of them. I also seem to live in a bit of a time warp, and so I tend to listen to and watch a lot of things that aren't necessarily all that current.) I can, however, remember what I got for Christmas. I'm not that senile. (At least not yet!) So I can tell you about a few of those things. Because, as I was looking at the gifts I'd received this year (thanks, family!) I noticed that mine was a multimedia Christmas. So, here are a few of my favorite things, all received as gifts, in no particular order...
That's the Way That the World Goes 'Round
John Prine - Bruised Orange (CD)
The recent John Prine concert (December 3, 2011 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center) reminded me that this was a record that I did not have. Well, I used have it on cassette. But I don't know where it is, and besides, it was overdue for an upgrade to compact disc. This classic 1978 record, Prine's fifth, was produced by his friend, the late Steve Goodman. After his brilliant debut record, some critics called his subsequent albums uneven, despite the many great songs on each. But by the release of "Bruised Orange," John Prine had found his own voice and begun to shake off the label of the "new Dylan." With songs like "That's the Way That the World Goes 'Round" and "Fish and Whistle," this is a classic album by a great songwriter.
Hello, Cleveland!
Rush - Live in Cleveland (DVD)
What's better than a Rush concert? Not much that I know of. But still, a concert that you're actually at is preferable to one on DVD. Nevertheless, if it's a concert video you want, this is a good one. Recorded during the band's "Time Machine" tour, this concert (in Cleveland, obviously) includes the classic Rush album, "Moving Pictures" performed in its entirety. Yeah, yeah, we've all heard "Tom Sawyer" a million times, but when they opened that second set and you knew the rest of the record would follow, well, it was a real treat. Highlights: "The Camera Eye." And, of course, there's always that epic Neil Peart drum solo.
What's that Lassie? Zelda's in trouble? Again?!
Nintendo - The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii)
According the analysts, the Wii's 15 minutes of fame are almost over and the next generation Nintendo game system is already waiting in the wings. But don't count Wii out yet, especially with an end of the year release of a new Legend of Zelda game. "Skyward Sword," the latest installment in the beloved franchise, once again finds our hero, Link, on a quest to rescue the princess. Princess Zelda, as princesses go, is second only to Peach in her frequency of needing to be rescued. This time around, Link sets off from his home, Skyloft, an island in the sky where residents travel via large birds called "Loftwings." It doesn't take much game play to realize why Zelda games are so great: because Nintendo gets it right. It's the attention to detail, like a visit to Six Flags versus Walt Disney World. Sure, Six Flags is fun, but it just doesn't have the depth of the Magic Kingdom. And that's what sets Zelda apart from rest of the role playing game (RPG) pack. Well-developed characters and a depth of story that you just don't get in other RPGs. The player is invested in the characters and the story and that's what makes for a great gaming experience. Get ready to say farewell to your free time.
I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts!
X - The Unheard Music (DVD)
This DVD re-releases the 1987 documentary of the band X, featuring live footage, interviews with the band, and a look at the late 70s early 80s L.A. music scene from which the band emerged. This was not technically a Christmas gift, but my cousin, who lives in Los Angeles, sent it to me. The band has been touring recently, opening for Pearl Jam, and was going to do a screening and Q & A session at place on Sunset Strip. One could pre-order a (signed!) copy of the DVD and get a ticket to the screening. Obviously, I couldn't attend the screening, but I do now own a copy of the signed DVD. Unfortunately, it is not signed by guitarist Billy Zoom, but it is signed by John Doe, Exene Cervenka and drummer D.J. Bonebrake. So, overall, pretty cool.
It's a Hard Ticket to Hawaii
Girls, Guns, and G-Strings: The Films of Andy Sidaris
What? You don't know who Andy Sidaris is? Then you must not have been watching Cinemax late at night in the early 1990s. This 3-disc set collects 12 of Sidaris's films including the classics "Hard Ticket to Hawaii," "Savage Beach," and "Return to Savage Beach." And really, that title "Girls, Guns, and G-Strings" says more about these films than I ever could. But these films have everything. Action? Check. Explosions? Check? Cheesy, pseudo-rock ballads? Check. Naked girls? Check. Several of the films star late 80s Playmates Dona Spier and Hope Marie Carlton, and a few of the earliest films feature B-movie icon and former Penthouse Pet Julie Strain. With all that cheesy action, music, and T & A, these films are like an episode of "Baywatch" gone awry. Or perhaps that's an episode of "Baywatch" finally done right.
And last, but certainly not least, I got a "Forever Lazy®." My wife claims she got it at a low price on a Black Friday special, and I certainly hope so. If you haven't seen the commercial, it's like a Snuggie jumpsuit. Sort of like footie pajamas for grown-ups. It's got a zippered front and a zippered butt flap for your convenience. It's perfect for those cold, winter nights; in fact, it's almost a little too warm. But it's the perfect companion for all that multimedia. Now all I need is time.
Yeah, yeah, I'm sure there were plenty of great things that came and went in 2011. And maybe even one or two that will be worth remembering after 2011 has come and gone. For my part I probably couldn't, for the life of me, tell you what any of them were. I can't remember what I did yesterday, let alone tell you what music and/or movies and/or whatever came out in 2011 that I remember and enjoyed. (Although I'm sure there were at least one or two of them. I also seem to live in a bit of a time warp, and so I tend to listen to and watch a lot of things that aren't necessarily all that current.) I can, however, remember what I got for Christmas. I'm not that senile. (At least not yet!) So I can tell you about a few of those things. Because, as I was looking at the gifts I'd received this year (thanks, family!) I noticed that mine was a multimedia Christmas. So, here are a few of my favorite things, all received as gifts, in no particular order...
That's the Way That the World Goes 'Round
John Prine - Bruised Orange (CD)
The recent John Prine concert (December 3, 2011 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center) reminded me that this was a record that I did not have. Well, I used have it on cassette. But I don't know where it is, and besides, it was overdue for an upgrade to compact disc. This classic 1978 record, Prine's fifth, was produced by his friend, the late Steve Goodman. After his brilliant debut record, some critics called his subsequent albums uneven, despite the many great songs on each. But by the release of "Bruised Orange," John Prine had found his own voice and begun to shake off the label of the "new Dylan." With songs like "That's the Way That the World Goes 'Round" and "Fish and Whistle," this is a classic album by a great songwriter.
Hello, Cleveland!
Rush - Live in Cleveland (DVD)
What's better than a Rush concert? Not much that I know of. But still, a concert that you're actually at is preferable to one on DVD. Nevertheless, if it's a concert video you want, this is a good one. Recorded during the band's "Time Machine" tour, this concert (in Cleveland, obviously) includes the classic Rush album, "Moving Pictures" performed in its entirety. Yeah, yeah, we've all heard "Tom Sawyer" a million times, but when they opened that second set and you knew the rest of the record would follow, well, it was a real treat. Highlights: "The Camera Eye." And, of course, there's always that epic Neil Peart drum solo.
What's that Lassie? Zelda's in trouble? Again?!
Nintendo - The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii)
According the analysts, the Wii's 15 minutes of fame are almost over and the next generation Nintendo game system is already waiting in the wings. But don't count Wii out yet, especially with an end of the year release of a new Legend of Zelda game. "Skyward Sword," the latest installment in the beloved franchise, once again finds our hero, Link, on a quest to rescue the princess. Princess Zelda, as princesses go, is second only to Peach in her frequency of needing to be rescued. This time around, Link sets off from his home, Skyloft, an island in the sky where residents travel via large birds called "Loftwings." It doesn't take much game play to realize why Zelda games are so great: because Nintendo gets it right. It's the attention to detail, like a visit to Six Flags versus Walt Disney World. Sure, Six Flags is fun, but it just doesn't have the depth of the Magic Kingdom. And that's what sets Zelda apart from rest of the role playing game (RPG) pack. Well-developed characters and a depth of story that you just don't get in other RPGs. The player is invested in the characters and the story and that's what makes for a great gaming experience. Get ready to say farewell to your free time.
I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts!
X - The Unheard Music (DVD)
This DVD re-releases the 1987 documentary of the band X, featuring live footage, interviews with the band, and a look at the late 70s early 80s L.A. music scene from which the band emerged. This was not technically a Christmas gift, but my cousin, who lives in Los Angeles, sent it to me. The band has been touring recently, opening for Pearl Jam, and was going to do a screening and Q & A session at place on Sunset Strip. One could pre-order a (signed!) copy of the DVD and get a ticket to the screening. Obviously, I couldn't attend the screening, but I do now own a copy of the signed DVD. Unfortunately, it is not signed by guitarist Billy Zoom, but it is signed by John Doe, Exene Cervenka and drummer D.J. Bonebrake. So, overall, pretty cool.
It's a Hard Ticket to Hawaii
Girls, Guns, and G-Strings: The Films of Andy Sidaris
What? You don't know who Andy Sidaris is? Then you must not have been watching Cinemax late at night in the early 1990s. This 3-disc set collects 12 of Sidaris's films including the classics "Hard Ticket to Hawaii," "Savage Beach," and "Return to Savage Beach." And really, that title "Girls, Guns, and G-Strings" says more about these films than I ever could. But these films have everything. Action? Check. Explosions? Check? Cheesy, pseudo-rock ballads? Check. Naked girls? Check. Several of the films star late 80s Playmates Dona Spier and Hope Marie Carlton, and a few of the earliest films feature B-movie icon and former Penthouse Pet Julie Strain. With all that cheesy action, music, and T & A, these films are like an episode of "Baywatch" gone awry. Or perhaps that's an episode of "Baywatch" finally done right.
And last, but certainly not least, I got a "Forever Lazy®." My wife claims she got it at a low price on a Black Friday special, and I certainly hope so. If you haven't seen the commercial, it's like a Snuggie jumpsuit. Sort of like footie pajamas for grown-ups. It's got a zippered front and a zippered butt flap for your convenience. It's perfect for those cold, winter nights; in fact, it's almost a little too warm. But it's the perfect companion for all that multimedia. Now all I need is time.
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