OTHER STUFF

@TOverby wrote:

I guess the cat can’t stay in the bag forever can it? I can now confirm that Lafayette is a very good guesser. Lucinda will be singing on the new Amos Lee record. It is being produced by Joey Burns and Calexico -sounds like a great combination. Should be a great record.

{{{ THUD }}} I’m near cardiac arrest here! 😯 😆

Amos Lee and Lucinda Williams, for me, are the male and female version of artists, in lyrical content and live shows, that totally move me and are unmatched by no other, even Mr. Mellencamp ! Even though he will always be my number one artist ( I’ve been following him too long, ) he doesn’t compare to Amos and Lu in the emotions I feel with their songs.

I am so stoked to hear this! Amos has NEVER had anyone duet with him on his past 3 records. Norah Jones was featured on “Colors” playing keys, etc and singing as back up, but not as a duet.

At some point, if feasible, would love to know what prompted Amos to ask Lu to sing on his record.

It’s going to be magical for me !

@LWjetta wrote:

the photo credit was by Mark Seliger.

Not really to do with the current topic of “Other Stuff”, here is an excerpt from an article about Lu in her house, I guess shortly after reconnecting with TOverby.
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For being in such a narcissistic profession, unlike other rock icons, there are very few images of Williams on her walls, save a Mark Seliger picture of her as a brunette, sitting in the corner of a white room filled with watermelons. A riot of pink, green, and brown, the photograph is more an art statement than a declaration of self-love. The only other images of the singer are three portraits painted by outsider folk artist Lamar Sorrento, more feral caricatures than true rendering, and therefore allowed a place on her walls.

Before moving to this haven, Williams spent three years living in a hotel, but now she’s getting restless again, looking to buy something in another unpretentious part of town. “It’s too small for all our stuff,” she complains. “But that’s always the way. The minute I feel settled, I’ve got a foot out the door.” Perhaps a holdover from a tumultuous childhood that saw her following her poet father from university to university where he taught writing in distant places like Chile and Mexico City, you realize that “Change the Locks” isn’t just a romantic metaphor but a conditioned response to a nomadic life that’s finally coming to an end. Lucinda is finally home.
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Gotta love the “Change the Locks” reference.
Here is the full read from Sonic Boomers June 1, 2006 entitled “West Side Story-Confessions of Love, Lust and Violence”
( hope it’s not a re-post, but it is an excellent lengthy article and praises TOverby’s entrance into Lu’s life.

http://www.sonicboomers.com/pastprint/westside-story-lucinda-williams-confessions-love-lust-and-violence
lwj

@Lafayette wrote:

{{{ THUD }}} I’m near cardiac arrest here!

Amos Lee and Lucinda Williams, for me, are the male and female version of artists, in lyrical content and live shows, that totally move me

Lafayette you had better buy the sharpest “Sharpie” available when this CD hits the streets to
make sure Amos leaves enough room on the CD case for Lu to sign.
Congrats on a dream coming true.
lwj

Yes, tnt & lwj…I’ll be looking forward to the Amos Lee & Lu pairing!

Here is the photo as mentioned in the article. I have previously posted this photo and as luck would have it, conveniently found it.

HA! Great stuff! Thanks for posting, lwj.

@LWjetta wrote:

@TOverby wrote:

Squidbillies theme song—Squidbillies is animated cartoon on the Adult Swim/Comedy Central Network –it is way out there and way funny and I think the best that I could describe it would be Deliverance meets South Park. Anyway Lu recorded two little musical bits including the theme song which is, well, hysterical.

Here’s our Lu.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd1425PpJnU
lwj

I LOVE Lu’s vocals on this!!! TomO, is there is any chance this song will be “officially” released? If so, I’d buy copy in a heartbeat!

Tom