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http://content.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx
No sign of Lucinda or Honey Bee on this list…let the “cheerleaders” and “keepin-it-realists” begin.
Nice to see NEIL!, My Morning Jacket and the Raconteurs recognized.
I posted this question in the other section, but was “Little Honey” put out too late to be considered for nominations?
http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Voting/FAQs/
What are the eligibility requirements?
For the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards, albums must be released between Oct. 1, 2006 and Sept. 30, 2007. Recordings must be in general distribution in the United States, i.e. sales by label to a branch or recognized independent distributor, via the Internet, or mail order/retail sales for a nationally marketed product.Good catch, Parker. LH is not eligible for this year’s awards – – missed by a couple of weeks.
“Cheerleaders” and “Keepin-it-realists”: At ease! š
If Neil won a Grammy then the Earth would cease to orbit the Sun. Not a good idea.
@tonyg2756 wrote:
If Neil won a Grammy then the Earth would cease to orbit the Sun. Not a good idea.
You’re just scared to try something new! Just because we have been orbiting the sun for billions of years doesn’t mean that we wouldn’t be just as happy orbiting something else – like, oh I don’t know, a duck or something!
Whew…Cheerleaders and Keepin’-it-Realists are at ease. Actually and with this in mind, most Zappa fans don’t realize that Frank vacillated between the titles “Keepin’-it-Realists” and “Sheik Yerbouti” but eventually settled on Sheik Yerbouti as the final name for this album. At the time, I was kind of disappointed because I thought the title “Keepin’-it-Realists” had much more potential for album cover art!
I always ask my kids if they think their favorite artists will be around as long as Neil has been around. Grammy or no, he’s argueably the most prodigious singer song writer of our times. I need to see him again before he, or I die.
Oh to live on Sugar Mountain. With the barkers and the colored stew.
Steve
Actually, what makes Neil so special as a singer/songwriter are his multifaceted professional and personal endeavors. We could throw Elvis Costello, David Byrne, Nick Lowe, Alejandro Escovedo, Johnny Cash, and Willie Nelson into the best singer/songwriter category however emotional and potentially volatile the ensuing dialog would be. That aside, nobody does music, song-writing, and philanthropy any better than Neil and David. They are always looking to help the greater good in all that they doāart, giving back to the community, riding a bicycle in New York for over 25-years, playing the building for free, spending $2000 per month on an online radio station just to share their love of music, The Bridge School, Living With War, The Restless Consumer, looking only to break even with touring, and so on (see their websites for more 411). Itās not just about musicāthere is so much more to life than that. Itās interesting when the Cheerleaders and Keepinā-it-Realists start up the bandwagon with the best ever musician stuff and concert setlists, etc. Our world is very complicated and when do we really ask ourselves āwhat have I done for others in terms of the gifts I have to give?ā Hats-off to Neil and David for all that they doā¦ Here’s to Sugar Mountain, the Barkers, and colored balloons!
Nice response David in Maine,
When the Rust Never Sleeps / Live Rust albums came out was when I went camping and hunting with my high school budies on a southern Ohio hill called Sugarloaf Montain. Around the fire cooking, talking, singing, and maybe even drinking the words to that song got shifted a bit, hence the colored stew we used to have on Sugarloaf Mountain.
Steve
Thanks, Steve–I actually saw the Rust Never Sleeps tour-stop in Cleveland/Richland in 1978 as a young 14-year old high school student (went to high school on the West Side of Clevleand). As a little young dude, I was blown away as much as a little young dude could be. During that twelve month period, I saw Yes (Richland), The Kinks (Music Hall), The Rolling Stones/Peter Tosh (Municipal Stadium), and Van Halen (Music Hall). My musical world was now on its way towards being an important backdrop and critical direction-finder for my life…
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