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Monthly Archives: April 2006
Nez the Conducer
e’s smart. I just keep thinking how smart he is.Brief but interesting interview with Michael Nesmith at Wired. He says things like “The problem with those kind of companies is that they don’t have any good way to add value anymore. Continue reading
Latitudes of Celtic Jam
he seat of Placer County is the gold-mining town of Auburn. The new center of Auburn, for Best Beloved and I, is the Latitudes Bistro, downstairs from the Latitidues Restaurant.Wandering through Auburn this morning we remembered that the only time we’d stopped at Latitudes they were already closed (we keep forgetting that, unlike southern California, NorCal is not open 24/7.) We stopped in, just to see if we could find an interesting cup of tea. Continue reading
Drift Away with Mentor Williams
ust learned that Dobie Gray’s big hit “Drift Away” was written by someone named Mentor Williams. A little research reveals that he’s the younger brother of Paul “Just an Old-Fashioned Love Song/Rainbow Connection” Williams. Continue reading
G’by, Buck
est-coast twang king Buck Owens died March 25th.Starting with “Act Naturally” in 1963, Buck had 15 number one singles in a row, with a total of 21 in his lifetime. Continue reading
Dylan Goes Country
kay, he’s always had a huge country feel to a lot of his stuff, but last night, it was a very country-sounding show. Which, for me, was just fantastic. When it’s done well, I love country music; it doesn’t have to sturm and drang and clang to be good.The arrangements, as usual, are totally different from the studio versions. I imagine over 40 years songs are bound to transmogrify a bit. Continue reading
