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Was just going thru all the cassette tape archives looking to see if I had that 2/26/88 KPFK show and found an undated KPFK tape -just listened to it and it was recorded a week before that Kerrville LA show. It had Something About What Happens, Side Of The Road (the host asks her what it’s about and she says “wouldn’t you like to know” and then starts laughing) and Sundays. Very good versions all with Gurf and John Ciambotti.
LWJ – I am very impressed with what you’re digging up. The photo from the Palomino is priceless. Now if I can find out who took it.
I’m curious about the message on the KPFK artwork–This master is meant to burn TAO. Did you put that there?LWJ– Thanks for all the legwork -there doesn’t seem to be much from that era. I went thru Lu’s archive of old vhs tapes and didn’t really come up with anything there either. I am curious if there might be more of the Palomino footage.
I do have some great footage of Lu doing 3 different Hank Williams songs at the Palomino but it’s from ’93 so that makes it post Sweet Old World.Sorry for taking so long to answer -the Lucinda song on the L Word tv soundtrack is Right In Time and the words you quoted are not in that song. I’m still trying to figure out which song you are talking about -so the search continues.
I’m a little slow on the uptake with the background on this song and what Stogie is referring to but here it is finally. Lucinda wrote and recorded this song in fever pitch just a couple days before we left for Europe so that makes it the newest of all the new songs. As Mr. Stoger mentioned and nearly remembered, the lyrics were inspired and adapted from the Lone Ranger’s personal credo -his “ten commandments”. The back story is that when the Lone Ranger people reached out just a few days before we were leaving for Europe, they said they had a list of songs (with the themes of the LR, truth, justice friendship etc) that were approved to be recorded by the artists for the cd. That didn’t prove to be true but that’s a different story. With leaving day fast approaching Lucinda decided to write an original song so I went out on the internet and did some research on Mr. Ranger and stumbled upon his mission statement. As I read thru it I knew Lucinda was going to relate to it- and sure enough, when she read thru it she put it down and said “here’s the song right here”. And two days later it was done. It’s one she’s really proud of and a new favorite of hers. Personally I think her vocal is really ferocious.
That’s the story and I’m sticking to it.Stuart Mathis will be paying guitar –on loan from the Wallflowers. Stuart is a terrific player and we are thrilled that he is able to do these shows.
Finally got the internet fixed so I can sign in here again. Unfortunately Lu won’t be playing at the Ohio River Throwdown. The routing just didn’t work. We will be in Champaign on 9/7 and Bristol on 9/20 (i think that’s the date now). The shows in between will be announced very soon. I think there will be at least a couple of very special shows. HINT: Which album is this year the 25th Anniversary of its original release?
Highly unlikely that we will be doing anything up in that arear in the fall. A few shows in Sept. including a festival in Bristol Va. and probably a show in Baltimore -the rest of those shows will be in the south and midwest and Texas.
After those shows it will be time to finish the new record -the plan is to release it early next year and hit the road to support it, so we are saving a lot of major markets for next year.
She skipped Out Of Touch
Her guitar tech loves her
I can’t really comment on the rest of your opinions because… well… the obvious
It’s 1:30 and I shouldn’t be responding hereThis Berlin show is going to be one of the most unforgettable (legendary?) shows that I can ever recall. Starting with the venue, the incredible church pictured above -we knew it might be a unique night. Add in a sold out crowd of about 900-more about that later. And then I would say add in that special magic that happens just every so often. And of course the vibe and sound of Lucinda’s voice reverberating in that church was pretty amazing.
From the minute she walked out the crowd was just electric -one of the best welcomes ever -and it only got better from there. When she came out for the encore everyone had moved up to front of the makeshift stage which was only about a foot or so high so everyone was just a couple feet right in front of her. The encore started with Trying To Get To Heaven and Blessed and then someone set a large piece of paper at her feet which was a request for Jailhouse Tears, so that was quickly added. Then it was back to what was supposed the encore finale, Get Right With God, but that didn’t exactly settle anyone down so she broke into Stop Breakin’ Down to finish. She walked off to absolutely thunderous applause -and that was supposed to be it, Eric had called for the house music to start and the lights came up. But the only problem was that no one left -I stuck my head out of the back room twice and no one was leaving so I said “we gotta get her back out there”. At that point we were worried that front of house board was already shut down but at that poinrt it wouldn’t have mattered because she was on the way back out -if we didn’t have house sound that was the way it was going to be. She had decided to do Angel -which she asked Dougie to join in on so it was the first time he had played on it. She then called for Overtime which seemed very appropriate. At that point I think she could’ve kept playing all night but obviously that just couldn’t happen. One of the most amazing audiences I’ve ever seen. An incredibly special night.Here is the original written setlist -the starred songs are what was done extra -I added those in later so i didn’t forget:
This is , I believe the third time at Fabrik, which we are told is a former WW2 bomb factory.
The setlist above is almost correct except bleeding Fingers was before Change The Locks. There was some between song talk that got rather colorful -especially when she felt it got too loud on stage once she picked the electric gtr. The best was toward the end when she was felling apologetic -and I think it was after Essence she said “everybody always wonders who all these songs are about but in the end I guess they’re really about me. You see sometimes I’m a mess, but I’m a beautiful mess”.
(I’m still figuring out how to post these how to post the pics right side up)Mr. Waterman is an amazing guy -not only probably the greatest blues photographer/chronicler -but also was one of three friends who went down to Mississippi from New York in the early 60’s to look for legendary Delta blues singer Son House -only to discover that he was living in Rochester NY. There is a great book about the whole story -a quick but great read.
Oh yeah -incredibly he also managed Skip James at one point.
No one and I mean no one has the credibility in that world.
At some point soon I want him to take some pics of Lu -when she does her blues album I would want him to do the cover.
