"Underway" from Then Play On was influenced by Jimi. It's one of my favorite Mac Tracks! Another 'says it all' thing is the Beatles' "Sun King", which is clearly influenced by Greeny tracks like "Underway" and "Albatross".

What an excellent photo, Celia! You two look right in white!

Lady Helena's been having problems with her photobucket and sent this to me to post. Looks a little washed out, I wonder if that's due to the problems? You can still see that it's a good photo, though. Both of you look great!

Bottle of red, garcon.

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Thought I'd start off a general Van appreciation thread with a review of the concert I went to see on Friday night. Van played the Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco and turned in a virtuosic 90 minute set. Highlights included "Have I Told You Lately" recast as an upbeat ska number (I liked it better that way, I find the original a little syrupy), the obligatory "Moondance", "Bright Side of the Road" which found Van doing the last chorus in a Satchmo imitation as the lights bathed the stage in brilliant sunlight yellow, and the slow and gorgeous "Beautiful Vision", on which Van's daughter Shana Morrison added harmony. Van sported a ten piece band that was one of the most talented groups that I have seen in many years of concert going. Never have I seen so many multi-instrumentalists in one band: there was a fiddle/mandolin player, a pedal steel/banjo player, and a trumpeter/rhythm guitarist who also happened to be one of the back up singers. (Not mention the stellar organ player and guitarist). This is much in the tradition of Van himself, who played acoustic guitar, harmonica, and of course the alto sax throughout the evening. Casual fans are often unaware that Morrison is an excellent sax player, and listening to him play that evening really made clear to me how much his sax playing influences his vocal style. Unlike say, Percy, Van's voice was never about acrobatics; his voice is a tonal instrument. So unlike Robert, who has to constantly contend with past glories, Van sounds the same as he ever did. If you have a chance to catch him live, I highly recommend it. An interesting side note- my folks and I decided to arrive a little early and eat dinner somewhere near the venue. We stumbled around in the rain and decided to eat at the Fairmont hotel, which was the closest place. Once we'd been seated we quickly noticed Van himself, about four tables away, enjoying a private dinner with Shana. (We weren't sure it was her, but confirmed it when she came on as the opening act.) We didn't disturb them by approaching or anything, but it was nice to see them doing regular daddy-daughter stuff. All in all, a memorable evening. Who else likes Van the Man?

I love this picture! It has the Christmas spirit about it. Did your friend enjoy spending the holiday with you and your fam? Big difference from Mexico, for sure.

Get your mind out of the gutter. Next you'll be finding perversity in my religous ecstacies or my speaking in tongues.

Holding my string of rosary beads, you perv.

Suddenly it's a runaway, 5-2! Take your time Celia. Relax, you just got home from a long journey!

So 3-2 . . . it's a tight race here! On the other hand, it IS three girls to two guys.

I do remember. The hurt ran deep. :'( Seriously, though, I kinda avoided having my picture taken for a long time. I HATE how I look in pictures and video and how I sound on tape. Makes me cringe. But I wanted to be in the "We're real, we've posted pictures" club, and it was a quick fix. Thought of taking these in my work bathroom so they would be the same. But I changed up and took them at home. Okay, so it's 2-1!

I guess that would be a "con". So it's one to one! Don't hate me if I give less credence to your opinon cuz you ain't a woman, DN. Besides, It'll grow back easy, trust me.

:hysterical: Perfect!!!! I'm gonna repost it in Matt's thread.

In a fit of pique I shaved off my facial hair. I know these are lame bathroom self portraits, but I thought y'all would want to see, and I'd like to know if you're pro or con: And one more for "Make Your Own Hot Chicks With Douchebags Post" purposes: Not gonna loompa out, though. I have my limits.

Nothing wrong with a little country music. Of course, what comes out of Nashville these days really isn't country music, you know. What comes out of Nashville these days is crap. Seriously, though- Slim Jim and the Mad Cows is tongue in cheek, it's theater as much as it's music. And they have the chops to pull it off. Wish I knew how to post their version of the Immigrant Song. That'd make them some fans. Or get me flame broiled, can't decide.

I also loved the original. Getting into Cream rescued me from my metal phase. There was a time when I was a total maidenhead. Wait. That doesn't sound right at all. Sadly it isn't on their MySpace, but Slim Jim also covers HMMT and the Immigrant Song. It's a fucking laugh riot. BTW, here's a gif of their new sign, that they unveiled at the show I went to. Their next show is performing in between periods at a local women's rollerderby match. I'm so fucking there!!!!!

I got the smiley hookup! No one brings fresher smilies than me.

Last night, Slim Jim and the Mad Cows made me happy. Slim Jim and the Mad Cows MySpace - Listen to Ace of Spades! They play similarly countryfied versions of the Immigrant Song and HMMT on their album Homebrewed. At their show last night the Mad Cows were both dressed up as Amy Winehouse. The band debuted a new sign with their logo surrounding a mounted wooden carving of a cow's head, with chasing light bulbs all around the border. It fucking ruled.

Saw "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" last night. It was impeccably acted, great performances by PSH, Ethan Hawke, and Albert Finney. But a depressing movie, not the sort of thing I usually think of as a good time. Well, except that you got to see an awful lot of Marissa Tomei naked.

My favorite "album" is disc 2 of the Bootleg Series 1-3 box set. That version of Tangled Up in Blue is the best version I've ever heard, maybe my favorite Dylan performance period. I also love If Not For You with George on slide, Wallflower, the piano version of Like A Rolling Stone, it's awesome.

I've often thought of reading that one, you'll have to tell me how it is!