@petaluman -I got thisclose to tickets for the Last Waltz. Saw the movie, bought the DVD, bought the record, the CD and the 2-CD remaster. Glorious. The band is my favorite, also. Big Pink and Brown album get regular play in my household. Tangential FWIW-Years later, after Richard Manual's passing, Levon's book, seeing Rick Danko right before his demise, I went back and watched the DVD, again. The rancor, fear and sorrow evident was/still is heartbreaking.
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Warren Zevon one man show in 1992 (I think) at Tipitina's in New Orleans. A late announced appearance, so only about 100 people showed up. We all stood around the stage watching him sing at the piano and chatted with him at the bar between sets. And, of course, everybody howled their lungs out during "Werewolves of London." |
Back to Bob Dylan BEST Like SADE said https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfzmVUrZplw&list=RDUfzmVUrZplw&start_radio=1 The First Time I saw Bob Dylan live, Burlington, VT, 1966 Sr. year in HS, I somehow got two tickets to a Dylan Concert in a building that was part of the University of Vermont. How? I used to hang around the back door of a radio station my friend worked at (avoiding going home where the Evil Step-father was), that’s my best guess where I might have gotten the tickets. It’s 60 years ago. Me and my girlfriend (gorgeous redhead), front and center. Wide shallow stage, wide shallow listening space (not an auditorium, an improvised space). Out they come, lots of black leather, Bob has an abstract American Flag leather jacket on, dark shades, walks to the front edge of the stage, swivels his head at the room, says not a word (my 1st lasting impression of him), backs up and starts playing. 1st set, all acoustic like his LPs, very enjoyable, last song is Maggie’s Farm, during which he proceeds to literally fall off the back of the stage into the heavy black curtain, dropping out of sight. The other primary guitarist, who I now presume might have been Robbie Robertson, says “hmmm, err, Bob’s had a cold, we will take a short break”. Murmurs, more murmurs, until they return. Bob bounces up front on his skinny legs like nothing happened, nary a word as now expected. I’m not sure I or anyone realized they had switched to electric Guitars, and they proceed to repeat Maggie’s Farm, but now Electric. Stunned silence for a while, no negative comments or shouts I was aware of (like I saw later in clips from Germany), just puzzlement, then bang on they do a full electric set, the audience got into it fairly soon, we certainly did. I will never forget him falling backwards off that stage. Glad you were not hurt Bob. |
@wharfy Warming up my Decware tubes as we speak for a listening session! |
