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@Disco Stu wrote:
I never would’ve gotten it without the process of elimination that the rest of you provided. Actually, the hardest part for me was looking up the model name of the truck. I remembered that Chevy had produced an El Camino-like truck recently
Hey, Disco Stu et al.
Up until about 2 weeks ago before the Grammy nominations were announced, I bet Lu’s Hot Rod Chevy had a licence tag “LU IN 08”Now I’m sure it should be changed to “4TH IN 10”
Don’t you agree?lwj
@TOverby wrote:
Now I just gotta get her out of bed that morning.
Fantastic news.
This quote is from my earlier post ” LST Lucinda Standard Time” from an 1998 article.“I think Lu was born with molasses in her feet,” he chuckles.lwj
lwj
NPR “All Things Considered” have just announced their reader’s poll on the Top 50 Albums for 2009.
Erika and the HB’s “Mountain” made it at #36.
Also another reminder to tune in Jan. 23rd,2010 for the Austin City Limits show that was taped last June.
An artist drew a number of caractures from this taping which I think are pretty good and here is the link.
http://www.austinkleon.com/2009/06/07/heartless-bastards-on-austin-city-limits/Lafayette, enjoy the concert at Southgate House on the 26th’
Also, check out the HB’s Web Site store-Everything is on sale.
You can get “The Mountain” on vinyl including a digital download and a bonus 7″ EP all for $12.00
You can get an HB hoodie for something like 15 bucks. Lafayette, you could wear it under your Bearcats sweater for the big game.lwj
@Disco Stu wrote:
Okay, based on earlier guesses and responses, it’s gotta be a black Chevy SSR.
Great detective work Disco Stu.
I was looking for current Chevy models.
The SSR boasted 400HP and was quite rare. Only built 25,000 units over 4 model years from 2003 thru 2006.I was about to use a lifeline and phone my friend in the LA county DMV, but that couldn’t happen until Monday. ( just kidding )
kwj
@tntracy wrote:
Lafayette’s closest so far!
Gotta be a Chevy Avalanche.
The roofline reminds me a bit like the El Camino ( a truck-car combo.)lwj
@Lafayette wrote:
lwj…you are a trip!
Thanks Lafayette.
As I reported to TNT under the thread on Kathleen Edwards, I’m semi-retired and enjoy the time spent exploring Lu’s career.In the meantime, “Go Bearcats Go”
lwj
@Lafayette wrote:
No, I haven’t but have cleared it with my better half. We are definitely going, better get tickets now. I’m almost certain this will sell out. Cincinnati (Newport) is great place to see this band as they consider Cincy home. Let me know if you plan on coming and we can meet up beforehand.
Newport on Dec. 26th is out for me Lafayette. It’s an 8 hour drive for me or $270.. airfare from Buffalo to Cincy return.
Besides, I just got invited to my sisters new country chalet for Chrismas.Anyway, I have been fortunate enough to see Erika and the HB’s 3 times in 2009
Twice in Toronto and once in Buffalo.
Someday, perhaps our paths will meet-just like you met TnTracy and Stoger at Lu’s Wedding.Here is a short blurb on the Hb’s Headline Tour planned for 2010.
http://www.spinner.ca/2009/11/18/heartless-bastards-hold-off-on-headlining-tour-until-2010/
lwj
Perhaps it’s a Black Chevy Colorado as inspired by “Maria” in Happy Women Blues.
Maria, you’re still wild and restless
and I can just see ya ridin’ in a rodeo
you might even make it down to Texas
or you might head out west to New Mexico
so pack up all of your belongings
a pick-up will take you where you wanna go
you can ride out when you hear mountains calling
out to Canada or the canyouns of Coloradolwj
@LWjetta wrote:
It was a coffee shop–a bar, called Andy.
OK on page 321 or thereabouts on a Google search for Andy’s Bar on Bourbon St. ( not Magazine St. )
Found the original owner of the Bar-Mr. Max Clevenger.Part of his obituary is as follows:
“A skilled and ingenious carpenter, Max helped to shape the character of the Quarter in the ’60s and ’70s. In 1968, he and JoAnn opened Andy’s Bar, described by the Harvard Student Guide as the oasis of Bourbon Street. It was a venue for folk musicians, regularly featuring Les Moore, Eddie deVere, Roosevelt Sykes and Babe Stovall. Joni Mitchell and Ritchie Havens would drop in after finishing their New Orleans gigs.
Here is the full Memorial to Max including his photo.
http://www.wrongplacesaloon.com/memMax.htmI’m sure Lu would remember him.
lwj
@tntracy wrote:
What, you couldn’t find the lyrics?!?!
Tnt-You knew I was going to respond.
In order to keep on studying for my PhD in Luology , this was all I could find on “The Wind Blows”
( What else does wind do besides blow? )Because her dad was a writer, when she was 13, Williams started writing her own songs. She still remembers the first tune she wrote. It was a “cute little folk” number called “The Wind Blows” (“I wasn’t aware of double entendres at the time [laughs]”). She sings it to me over the telephone. It’s a sing-songy ditty:
The wind blows and it blows through the town
And the people in the town hear it blow . . .
The leaves fall and they fall to the ground . . .She can’t remember the rest of the words, but she says that a friend from her teenage years recently sent her a recording of the song.
Getting back to New Orleans, many years ago, my ex wife and I toured the deep South and really enjoyed our visit to such a unique historical city.
I’ll be tuning in to the big game for sure.tnt
@tntracy wrote:
Have you ever stopped to consider what an awesome resource the Internet is? Without this amazing amount of information literally at our fingertips, we would all still be in “Luology Middle School” at best…
Tnt
Thanks for the kind comment.
Just imagine all this research wouldn’t have been possible when Lu’s first album Ramblin’ came out.So, what if I started another trivia question about Lu to keep the Forum rolling along.
As a wannabe Phd in Luology-what was Lu’s first song written?I can’t keep a secret. Here is what I discovered.
Williams was around 12 when she wrote her first song, “The Wind Blows,” a sweet, melodic folk tune in the style of the Kingston Trio’s hit, “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?”
lwj
@tntracy wrote:
It doesn’t appear to exist any more – at least, Googling on “Andy Bourbon Street New Orleans” doesn’t find it if it does. Not surprising, really, after 35+ years!
Ok Tnt-While you were Googling, I Yahooed and found this. ( Not Bourbon St. but same name of Andy )
New Orleans Alcoholic Beverage Control Board:
An Inventory of Its Records at the City Archives, New Orleans Public Library
Suspension/Revocation Dockets, 1960-1996
1970 Andy’s Bar 5535 Magazine 55-70This address on Magazine St. now shows St. Joe’s Bar under the category Dive Bar
See the review belowhttp://www.yelp.com/biz/st-joes-bar-new-orleans
Look’s like a great spot for Lafayette and family to have a hurricane or two while attending Sugar Bowl.
lwj
@tntracy wrote:
“Tours of N’awlins by Lu”.
Hey Lafayette;
Seems to be one place Lu played.In ’72, ’73 I had a gig in New Orleans. One summer, I was down there, and I got offered this little gig playing for tips at this little place on Bourbon Street. It was a coffee shop–a bar, called Andy. Each person had a shift and you’d sit on a stool. But it was a big deal for me because it was a regular gig. That was probably the biggest turning point in my career.
Here is the full link to her comment.
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2009/10/lucinda_william.php
lwjc.c. T. Overby-I”m sure this will be on Lu’s list ( It’s fun to research this stuff while Lu is composing new music for us.)
@tntracy wrote:
found great solace in Lucinda’s music
For Anyse, Padchio and Tntracy, thank you for those beautiful words and I felt I would add one or to.
Everyone in this world feels down from time to time and music seems to give us an uplift to carry on.For me, long before I discovered the solace in Lucinda’s music I often reflected ( and still do ) on “I have a dream” by ABBA.
A couple of lines follow:” If you see the wonder of a fairy tale, you can take the future even if you fail. I believe in angels, something good in everything I see”
Here is a link to that song broadcast live from Stockholm many years ago. It seems most appropriate since it was filmed during the Christmas season. I love all the children joining in near the end of the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2YOGfBFAbs
As NEIL says ” Keep on Rocking”
lwj
