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Spaulding!No! said:
Someone told me that in the song Piano Man ….the piano man is a loser like the rest of the crowd.
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It's autobiographical. The characters are based on real people he encountered when he was working a piano bar in L.A. in the early 70s. He had signed one or more bad contracts around the time of his first LP, Cold Spring Harbor, and he was essentially on the lam from the record company, writing new songs but not recording them and working in the piano bar under the pseudonym Bill Martin. The line, "Man, what are you doing here?" In a sense, the piano man IS a loser of sorts in that he's underemployed.
 

Damn - Spider John Koerner died this (Saturday) morning. 85-years old.

Koerner, Dave Ray and Tony Glover were a highly influential folk-blues group in the 1960's, performing as Koerner, Ray and Glover. They befriended a young kid from Hibbing named Bob Zimmerman (later Dylan) on the West Bank of the U of MN. Other musicians who cited Koerner, Ray and Glover as influences included John Lennon, David Bowie, Bonnie Raitt and others.

If you can find them, albums to look for include
"Blues, Rags and Hollers" and
"Lots More Blues, Rags and Hollers" from the mid-60's.
and "Running, Jumping, Standing Still" which was done by Koerner and Willie Murphy in 1969.

(if you were around the Twin Cities in the 70's, Willie and the Bees were a very popular Bar band. Use to play at the old Triangle Bar before that place bit the dust....)
 

I am not familiar with a "Mad Dog Margarita". I am willing to try one, especially when I finally get to visit Austin, TX.

Guy Clark / Dublin Blues

 

Happy 82nd Birthday to MACCA. Here is Sir Paul McCartney with Wings, I greatly prefer the Live version rather than the studio version on his 2nd solo album with the sped up vox.

According to wiki though, Lennon liked the odd one better. Go figure.

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Ope3 said:
I am not familiar with a "Mad Dog Margarita". I am willing to try one, especially when I finally get to visit Austin, TX.

Guy Clark / Dublin Blues
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We went there and had a round of them when we visited for the eclipse. We had a round of those and a round of another margarita recommended by our waitress. Great drinks, great food, great service; a great experience.

Texas Chili Parlor: Tex-Mex Restaurant in Austin, TX

Discover mouthwatering, spicy Tex-Mex dishes at Texas Chili Parlor. Savor authentic flavors that ignite your taste buds.
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Go for lunch, and walk it off by touring the nearby capitol.
 


Bad Gopher said:
We went there and had a round of them when we visited for the eclipse. We had a round of those and a round of another margarita recommended by our waitress. Great drinks, great food, great service; a great experience.

Texas Chili Parlor: Tex-Mex Restaurant in Austin, TX

Discover mouthwatering, spicy Tex-Mex dishes at Texas Chili Parlor. Savor authentic flavors that ignite your taste buds.
texas-chili-parlor.club texas-chili-parlor.club

Go for lunch, and walk it off by touring the nearby capitol.
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That's cool that it's still a functional restaurant, not just a mythical joint or from a bygone era.
 

Ope3 said:
That's cool that it's still a functional restaurant, not just a mythical joint or from a bygone era.
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I was delighted to find out, too! One of my national colleagues in Austin gave me a list of essential stops in the city, and that was one of them. When you get to the point of planning an Austin trip, message me. I'll pass along what she wrote to me. Pro tip: learn the two-step ahead of time. That said, having some girl teach you the two-step on the spot is a pretty decent Plan B.
 

Ope3 said:
Happy 82nd Birthday to MACCA. Here is Sir Paul McCartney with Wings, I greatly prefer the Live version rather than the studio version on his 2nd solo album with the sped up vox.

According to wiki though, Lennon liked the odd one better. Go figure.

Coming Up
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Happy B-day to the best.
 

Unfortunately this is too late of a notice for anyone with HBO/MAX but last night I watched the Big Star documentary, "Nothing Can Hurt Me" which was originally released in 2012. It's really well done and there were so many times I said to myself, "Oh, that's who performs that song...".

I've always known how much of an influence they were to several of my favorite bands including, REM, Replacements, Wilco, Lemonheads, Jayhawks and on and on down the line, but seeing this makes it much easier to connect the dots.

Also striking was I did not realize that it wasn't just the Alex Chilton show, especially on their debut album, " Number 1 Record". Chris Bell wrote as much as Chilton, and his story is quite tragic.

This one is achingly beautiful.

You and Your Sister

 
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Ope3 said:
Happy Birthday to Sir Richard Starkey!

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Bump, Happy Birthday Ringo, just a few minutes late here but not so if in LA tonight.

Ringo Starr & His All Star Band / With a Little Help from My Friends
 

While driving around with my cousin a few weeks ago, this Yes song popped on 93XRT/Chicago. What sprung in my mind was the exact visual image of when it was used effectively in Almost Famous, as William latches on with Stillwater to get into the SD/Black Sabbath gig.

Even though I have heard this a plethora of times, it had never dawned on me what the song was about. The imagery is plain as day, as my cousin had just figured out recently and said bluntly, it's about "chess". Oh, yeah.

Your Move / I've Seen All Good People


Given the context, it also makes even more sense why Cameron Crowe used it as one of many effective "needle drops" in the film.
 

Attending a summer blockbuster flick one does not expect to see a Richard Thompson tune break out. That was the case however with Twisters, with a song title that aptly fits the movie though I think it's actually about his failing marriage at the time with then wife Linda.

Wall of Death
 

Ope3 said:
Attending a summer blockbuster flick one does not expect to see a Richard Thompson tune break out. That was the case however with Twisters, with a song title that aptly fits the movie though I think it's actually about his failing marriage at the time with then wife Linda.

Wall of Death
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Another film that featured a Richard (& Linda) Thompson track was the Bruce Willis film, Looper. It was this one:

I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
 



In a Warren Zevon kind of mood today.

Excitable Boy

 

Just happened to see it and don’t think it was posted, Greg Kihn passed away. The Breakup Song and Jeopardy artist.
 

Mavis Staples still bringing it after 6+ decades. Here with Jeff Tweedy helping on The Staples Family song Freedom Highway
 

By Fables of the Reconstruction, Peter Buck had perfected big the jangly guitar thing for R.E.M. Showing it off, here is Green Grow the Rushes.
 

Still & Young, are back on good terms for now, which makes me happy. Just a few weeks ago and shared a stage rolling though various incarnations of their collaborations. Here they are with a song from The Buffalo Springfield days.

For What It's Worth
 

This is perhaps my favorite Tom Petty song. It's pretty cool to see the reverence that Eddie Vedder has for Petty in this performance.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers with Eddie Vedder / The Waiting
 

Ope3 said:
This is perhaps my favorite Tom Petty song. It's pretty cool to see the reverence that Eddie Vedder has for Petty in this performance.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers with Eddie Vedder / The Waiting
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Collaborating with Eddie Vedder is like adding bacon to almost anything you eat. It always works.
 
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I've always liked this Lyle Lovett song, but I'm the glad I ran across this clip explaining the inspiration. Bonus, introduction by John Prince.

If I Had a Boat
 

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