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Monday, June 30, 2003
Seems l'm making a habit of waiting 20 or 30 years to see some of my favorite artists. After 30 years of peering up to the man on the pedestal, I've finally attended a James Taylor show! Man, was the wait worth it!
The venue's schedule listed an opening act, but for whatever reason, he wasn't there. James took the stage PROMPTLY at 8, and after a real battle royale to jockey into the parking lot from I-495, we had to hear most of "Something In the Way She Moves" from the walkway leading into the arena. After graciously signing an autograph and accepting flowers from an excited female fan (of which there were MANY..in fact, entire blocks of women seemed to be sitting together,) he delivered a smooth rendition of "Copperline." I won't cover the entire setlist, but there were MANY high points, including a funky "Stop Thinkin Bout That," the soaring "Up On The Roof," a dance-inciting numbers"Mexico,"and "How Sweet It Is,"(son Ben joined the band onstage for this one) and the classic "Steamroller Blues."
The songs were mostly taken from the latest Greatest Hits package, and Taylor admitted "we've been shoving it down your throats," but he also included a few tunes from "October Road" and "Hourglass" (perhaps on a future greatest hits package?)
Taylor's voice remains strong and smooth, and he can still hit all the high notes. And the backup band, including a tight quartet of backup singers, is FANTASTIC. Taylor stepped aside while Arnold McCuller sang the solo scat vocal at the end of "Shower The People" (to audience roars) and commented afterward that McCuller was "sounding maybe a little too good."
The band left the stage for the final number of the encore, "Sweet Baby James." Since Taylor was playing to a hometown crowd (don't argue this, I know he didn't grow up in MA, but New England is his adopted home), the line "so was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston" echoed through the whole venue as fans sang along. (Earlier in the show Taylor said that it was a relief to be back in Massachusetts and "In cod we trust.")
FANTASTIC SHOW!!
Saturday, June 28, 2003
Lyric of the Day
I am walking past the sprinklers and the newly painted porches
And the lemonade stand girls on a suburban afternoon
I am leaving cuz I love you, I am leaving cuz I don't
And I am hoping you will follow, and I'm praying that you won't
Let me go
--Jonatha Brooke "Linger" from the album "Steady Pull"
Friday, June 27, 2003
RIIIIINNGGG at 5:10 pm. Answer. May I speak to Natalie Durkin please? Uhh, no, this is Natalie D U R B I N, may I help you? Yes, Mrs. Durkin, I'm from (insert annoying telemarketing company here) and I would like to tell you about (lowering your mortgage, consolidating your debt, or replacing those old, broken windows.) STOP THIS CRAP by going HERE and registering your numbers for the National DO NOT CALL list!
Lyric of the Day
This is where I lay my hat
This is where they know my name
This is where they show me that
A man's not so alone
Maybe I'm already home
(Sometimes you've got to go back)
Maybe I'm already home
(Sometimes you don't know why)
--Marc Cohn "Already Home" from the album "Burning the Daze"
Wednesday, June 25, 2003
Tuesday, June 24, 2003
ATTENTION ANYONE who ordered PIZZA in La Feria, Texas recently! You may have had extra toppings on your pie!
Lyric of the Day
And Charlie's spinning laughing, laughing in his grave
Laughing at the prophecy, the prophecy he gave
Can we spread our wings like angels, can we break out of the grind
Are we destined to be Darwin's children this time
--Edwin McCain "Darwin's Children" from the album "Misguided Roses"
Lyric of the Day
SO STRIKE ANOTHER MATCH
WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER CUP OF WINE
AND DANCE UNTIL THE EVENING'S DEAD
OF TOO MUCH SONG AND TIME
THERE'S NEVER MUCH TO TALK ABOUT
OR READ BETWEEN THE LINES
OF WHAT WE DREAM ABOUT WHEN WE'RE APART
AND NO ONE'S LOOKING ON TO SAY "YOU'RE MINE"
--Janis Ian "Between The Lines"
Lyric of the Day
I live on a chain and you share the same last name,
as a joke, I sent a bottle of whiskey, as you choked,
I knew it made you feel dirty,
and I was waiting over here for life to begin,
I was looking for the new thing,
and you were THE sunshine heading my front-line,
I was alone, you were just around the corner from me.
-- Pete Yorn "Life On A Chain" from the album "Musicforthemorningafter"
Heading to bed.....I just heard the Damien Rice song "Volcano" on my musicmatch playlist. What a haunting, lovely song.
Cannonball
Still a little bit of your taste in my mouth
Still a little bit of you laced with my doubt
Still a little hard to say what's going on
Still a little bit of your ghost your witness
Still a little piece of your face i haven't kissed
You step a little closer to me
Still i can't see what's going on
Stones taught me to fly
Love taught me to lie
Life taught me to die
So it's not hard to fall
When you float like a cannonball
Still a little bit of your song in my ear
Still a little bit of your words i long to hear
You step a little closer each day
So close that i can't see what's going on
Stones taught me to fly
Love taught me to lie
Life taught me to die
So it's not hard to fall
When you float like a cannon
Stones taught me to fly
Love taught me to cry
So come on courage!
Teach me to be shy
'Cause it's not hard to fall
And i don't want to scare her
It's not hard to fall
And i don't wanna lose
It's not hard to grow
When you know that you just don't know
--Damien Rice
Friday, June 20, 2003
Another pointless lawsuit!
Ummm. WAAAAH, they won't let me dress like the unique and precious girl that I am! WAAAAH!
There is NO WAY any self respecting lesbian would dress like Barbie. C'mon. HIGH HEELS? COORDINATING OUTFITS? Where is the wide watch band? Where are the comfy shoes? And her lawyer's quote, "If she had worn a 'Barbie Supports the Troops in the War in Iraq' T-shirt, she would have been called a patriot." SOOO TYPICAL, isn't it? I think he could have come up with something better than that.
Thursday, June 19, 2003
Wednesday, June 18, 2003
Tuesday, June 17, 2003