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I can’t make up my mind which of these I like best (and I may be forgetting one or two):
Everybody’s goin’ for the money
Thinkin’ it makes the world go ’round
But this old world keeps turnin’ on and on
When you’re layin’ underneath the groundHey, they sell you on the television
They sell you on the radio
They sell you any old way that they can
And they come knockin’ on your front doorI think I will buy me a wonderful car
And a TV and a stereo
I’ll drive and watch and listen all the time
And I won’t have to think anymoreNow that we’ve got everything that we want
Let me tell you something you should know
It won’t be long until this way of life is gone
And it’s better that way don’t you knowWhy sing a song about money?
Why sing about anything at all?
Take your life in hand and steal it from The Man
Before he sends you to the wall“Everybody’s Goin For The Money”
Spider John Koerner w/ Willie Murphy & the Bumblebees – 1972From one of the most obscure records ever: Music Is Just A Bunch of Notes, recorded by the late, great Dave Ray. John, Willie and Tony Glover are still with us, still playing a bit and keeping the flame alive in their own iconic way. If you’re not up on the fringes of early 60’s American music history, Koerner, Ray & Glover broke the mold of white guys playing folk & blues by embracing – not co-opting – southern roots music. They were an inspiration to many who followed in their footsteps. Bonnie Raitt’s first album was backed up by Willie & the Bees, and she cites KR&G as a big influence. I can’t recall if Lucinda has had any connection with them, but it’s possible.
Dude, maybe some Red Bulls are in order for you – I’ll try to make it to the bar first. I’ll be wearing a pink leotard and smoking two cigars.
Thank you so much for that, Stevarino. Folks, I apologize for my rants and petty foolishness – I’m still recovering from the RNC funfest while on the lookout for Michelle Bachmann’s thought police. If they need to talk to me I’ll be front and center at First Ave tonight cheering on Lucinda as she marches the hate machines into the sun…you go girl!
Au contraire, RDM! I think it’s fascinating and utterly pertinent. Say, does anyone care to share the results of their procto exam?
As in “You’re in the wrong place my friend, you better leave”?
Stoger, I was in the 2nd row at that Lincoln show, right behind the standing crowd in the pit. (I think maybe they had folding seats but it was a dance party.) Domino effect indeed. I would have been happy to stand all night if it weren’t for the damn seats forcing you into a semi-crouch, and of course most everyone behind you wishing you would sit down. I hate to say it, but if you’re going to play a theater with fixed seating then it should stay that way – a sit down event unless the spirit moves everybody to stand. Otherwise it’s just inviting trouble. T
The first show of last year’s tour was at an old theater in Tucson (Rialto?) where the floor was open and folding chairs set up on the slight rake about halfway back, creating a very impersonal gulf between the two audiences, and the band for that matter. Not an ideal arrangement either. I think there should be one admission price, with seating in the balcony and an open main floor, and if there are elevated areas anywhere, let them be seated.
BTW the Tucson show was a bit of a dud I thought, though no fault of the band’s, first night notwithstanding. I wonder if the seating arrangement contributed to that. A rather tepid crowd for the most part – and no encore! What’s up with that? After the last song people clap, the band exits, the applause dies down and the lights come up as everybody makes for the doors. I couldn’t believe it.
AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!
When I was just a boy at the age of three
I fell out of my family tree
Lost the key to life’s mystery
And the rest of my life has been a myst’ry to me…..
(Spider John Koerner)Wow. Well, I guess the answer to this thread is a qualified NO. America’s thinking is about as screwed up as ever. Not that we’re really any different than the rest of humanity, but we’re apparently clueless as to how to make America work. It was founded in the Age of Enlightenment, and conceived by some of the greatest minds of the day. They were not gods, just men and women with human qualities and exceptional ideas. They envisioned a world far better than the one we have realized. Unfortunately the American Age is passing. We’re going broke, our politics are corrupt and our ideals have been hijacked by greedy, self-serving and self-righteous people to the point where terms like ‘patriotism’ become meaningless. We had our chance and we blew it big-time in my humble opinion. This just in: We’re killing the planet little by little every day, and our heads are in the sand. Guess what – when it goes we all go (except of course those 100,000 souls who will be saved by the rapture), so how ’bout we get past petty the 20th Century BS mindset and look at the big picture? I don’t give a damn whose kids are in daycare or how much you owe in student loans or whose side your great-great-granddaddy was on in the Civil War – we all have our issues and history. A true change in America’s thinking as I see it would be to admit we don’t deserve it, and start over. Set an example to the world and its children by showing that we actually care for something other than our own precious self-image.
BTW, Gretschman, ditto here on the memories of the Love Band shows – I’ve seen a few really great drummers, but watching Jim Christie put his heart and soul into it ranks at the top. Way fun.
Great start to what might turn into a long thread. I wasn’t on the forum last year, but I had issues with West on first listening. Not the individual songs, but the track order. Rather lethargic pace for the first studio release in what, four years? I have no problem with two-chord songs (some of my best friends are two-chord songs), and Lu could write a great one-note song if she wanted, but as a listener I like a little kick start when I plunk in a CD.
Personally I don’t think Lucinda has peaked – she has a great mind and spirit, and I’m amazed at her ability to tour so long and hard. What a role model for middle aged artists, to not rest on your laurels, play your oldies on the casino circuit etc etc. As I’ve said elsewhere on this forum, her music is evolving, as it should.
While we’re at it, how about weighing in on choices for the song most likely to be remembered in say, fifty years? My vote: Over Time.
I’ve seen Lucinda several times in theaters, and usually everybody’s been pretty tame until maybe the encore. We had terrific 2nd row seats at a Lincoln NB show a few years ago in a really cool old theater, but there was extra ‘seating’ in front of us in the pit area, which basically became a dancefloor, so unless we stood (blocking the folks behind us), we got a very intimate view of alot of backsides. I’d say 12th row is pretty safe, but I’d suggest about 600 mg’s of advil for that back pain just in case (on a full stomach! – no ibu on an empty one). I predict she’ll be on her feet at least for Come On, if she’s not shy about that sort of thing in your presence. Make sure she goes along – no excuses! – you won’t regret it. Having fun with your mom is too priceless.
Forgot to mention – the first Minneapolis date is October 23, not September as noted above. I know that fact was clarified somewhere, but I just thought it was worth saying it again here. For you itinerant fans planning on visiting us for the show – pack layers of clothing! Weather here is totally unpredictable those two weeks. It could be a gorgeous mild fall day, an early gale blowing in off the tundra, or (remember’91?) two feet of heavy, wet snow.
Tickets are available as of Friday, 9/12 for the two Minneapolis shows. $30. – such a deal – thanks for keeping great live music so affordable, people. I got mine yesterday at the Electric Fetus and they had lots of ’em. Also at First Ave box office (open nights only), their other local outlets, and of course online from the ubiquitous unmentionable you-know-who.
Hey – Lucinda likes First Ave, it’s a big dance club, having hosted 30+ years of great shows, and would definitely be a livelier crowd than having everybody hemmed in by theater seating. I just left my first post on this site yesterday and mentioned how her show there in ’03 was so great, and she likens it to the Fillmore etc. That’s why I flew out to CA for the Santa Cruz show (at the invitation of a hot date). Personally, Bleeding Fingers just doesn’t seem right at a zoo or winery or fancy old theater. I know we’re getting old folks, and I’ll be running for the nearest 2-top at the club, but in my experience half the crowd’s on there feet eventually anyway.
