SIS Archives -- December 1999

forgot to turn off the ol' iMac will huddling with my one and only - rolled over and we're at 1/1/00...kind of surreal to finally see it.

Got the last great musical opus of 90s in my mailbox this afternoon!! What a wonderful quilt you have put together, JW! Artists: magnifico!! An incredible array of talents and diverse sounds – all great! …and many play numerous instruments with great alacrity ala Steve Wonder or Paul McCartney!! It is certainly a humbling pleasure to know you all even virtually. I’ve almost forgotten about that new Dan song!

Clas wins the Dan soundscape award. Great musicianship. Kudos to your son – beautiful tone on the guitar. The engineering and production are absolutely world class!! I can’t believe that’s drum *programming* – so damn lively while maintaining that tight groove! You’ve really captured an essence heard in the Gaucho/Nightfly days.

YGK: You have an incredible gift for composition and arrangement! Model Prisoner - love the organ and the lively vocals. It’s got a real Michael Franks flavor – except East Coast with the drive and grit. A Zingg-like guitar solo for sure!! WUNDerground is a real knockout…a splash of Royal Scam funk and jazz and a Led Zep-type theme driving the onset… funny too. When the guitar solo morphed into the sax, I just about fell out of my easy chair! If you and Clas could ever get together in the studio without killing each other, the results would be astounding!

JW: Masterful smooth LA jazzz. Much better than a large majority of the stuff I heard driving down the 105 a few years ago. Nice integration of some complex keyboard runs. Wow, and the flute! What can’t you play superbly? **applause**

Mr. Chow: Expansive aural wall. All the keyboard virtuosity on the compilation. A lot of nice touches…Really moves along.

Roy: You hookmaker you...man what a groove! We’ll all wake up with party feet! your wit shines through as on your posts!

David: Another one man band! Nicely layered, balanced and fun sound. You’ve got a real nice vocal style – like Paul Barrere of Little Feat…Is that a slide? Awesome. Hey Zeke – here’s your man!

Hutch: Excellent complex syncopated percussive rhythms. Lyrical guitar voicings – man this is great stuff! Whoa – that was some channel switch. This has a nice Metheny feel.

Schwinn: You’ve got a real jazzed up Austin sound. I think you all would throw Fastball a few curves – tight sound and excellent compositions and a little butt kicking thrown in for the chorus on Hollywood.

F#: Another Metheny sound at first with Prince and Al DiMeola thrown in for good measure. Nice interaction with the drums – absolutely scorching runs!

RixHex56: I hear some Allman Bros….maybe a little Neil Young. Another rock guitar god on the compilation!

Midnight Cruiser: really really excellent guitar style and technique. Very lyrical. You’ve got a super feel for emphasis and rhythm…another master!

Happy New Millenium One & All!!!

It's 8:00 PM out on the West Coast ~ I'm gonna' turn in early to get up at 5:30 AM and go snowboarding, provided all hell hasn't broken loose. Nothing like blazing down a steep mountain with "Alive in America" cranking on the Walkman to bring in the new year/century/millenium!

I'm really glad you guys & gals are enjoying "Technicolor Motorhome"; it was a labor of love. Major props to the incredible composer/musicians within our ranks ~ it makes producing a great album a piece 'o cake. It's amazing how the album fits together like a puzzle...keep it in your CD slots; the album definitely grows on ya'! The US Mail is a strange beast; a CD got to Washington, DC in ONE DAY! I have a feeling a LOT of CDs are going to hit you guys on Monday. Please, let me know if anyone has a problem with their copy. I ordered four extra just in case...

Finally, a major salute to those of you burning the midnight oil right now to make sure 2000 doesn't become 1900! Our technies are at the office now as well...YGK & Edd ~ you 'da man!

"..doin' what I can, as a man" ~ "Model Prisoner" kicks ass! Can't get that song outa' my head, Malc!

A Y2K Compliant JDubs

edd: what part of the country are you?

Good to be back home before the real mayhem starts....the fireplace is stoked and so are we....Gonna raise up a glass to all you guys and gals looking out for us at Midnight! Aretha's wailin' and we be ready!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

only 365 days, 1 hour, 15 minutes 'til the new millenium!!!

Yes, things look good from my post also...

....am watching the network world from the command center here....no problems so far...

best wishes to everyone here on the GB, and thanx again, JWMalibu for your sumpremely generous and professional efforts...

see in in the first quarter of '00

ygk

Technicolor Motorhome arrived.. Just as I suspected.. It's better than most of what's on the radio.. Well done Everyone!
Oleander: Yours truly was one of the first jazz DJs on KPOO.. While it was still on the pier.. KPFA went through a bunch of wierd mangement from hell stuff this past year.. I guess they'll
be OK.. Berkeleyites are used to chaos..
Just watched midnight in the UK.. 15 minutes of solid fireworks..
Ain't this just Great?!

So "The Big Party" in Seattle has been cancelled out of fear. Handgun sales are surely booming in The Rainy City. Listen closely...I think we can hear the sound of the Campbell Soup Company and the NRA high-fiveing in the Great Northwest.

Here in Chicago, reporters asked Mayor Daley if he was going to cancel the city's millenium celebration.

His response, "Cancel New Year's? Sure, why not? While we're at it let's cancel Christmas too."

I know that when I watch that glorious, golden sunrise over the near frozen waters of Lake Michigan tomorrow -- terrorist attacks, computer malfunctions, and automatic teller machines will be the furthest thing from my mind.

m.e.

Miz Ducky: I couldn't put it better. Happy Century's End to everyone.

JWMalibu: My hat's off to you, mate. Kudos to all involved. Goes to show there are a lot of talented people who hang around here.

BTW, here's Sarah Knauss's story, from her hometown newspaper (and mine):
http://www.mcall.com/news/top/47408.htm

greatful - "yeah" (no, not "yeah baby yeah"!)

I bought a paper today with the intention of time capsuling it to look back on ten years gone (or even tommorrow)

Hutch - your sentiments were wonderful and heartwarming and Mr Ducky's sentiments on your's were as well - CHSIBIOT

Dr Mu - loved the D Awards terrorist story! thanks for sharing - God does have a wonderful sense of humor

Mr Ducky - insightful comments on your local seattle situation - that jambalaya sounds great, I've actually (and a little ironically) decided to going ice skating at midnight down here in New Orleans, no lie.

thanks St Al for the GB and all you warm and intruiging Danites

I just won a tight auction on e-bay for a steal on an audiophile cd player, so what a great way to ring the new one in than with 2vN, an armchair and aural treat

Happy New Years to all

one of these, surely will screen out the sorrow
but where are you tommorrow?

Happy Dan2KvN everyone...see you in the upcoming year.

Pre-millenial greetings from beautiful fog-bound Seattle, the one major burg in the USA to have cancelled its public New Year's Eve gathering--due to our illustrious cojone-challenged, post-WTO-traumatic-stress-syndrome-victim of a mayor getting spooked by an arrest at a Canadian border crossing ... but I'm not bitter. I mean, it's not like I would have gone anywhere near that Amateur Hour zoo that would have cropped up at the base of the Space Needle in the first place.

Naw, I've got a much nicer plan. I've got a big batch of jambalaya cooking in the oven, and a fifth of Wild Turkey 101 resting on the kitchen counter, destined for a party later in the evening at the abode of Ms. Jackofdays (of alt.music.steely-dan fame).

Before I forget, I want to add all my best New Years wishes to the chorus. Here's to all frequenters of the GB--past, present, and future--long may you rock! Here's to the illustrious proprietor of this virtual space, the noble StAlphonso--groove on, m'man!

And last but by no means least: Mr. Donald Fagen and Mr. Walter Becker--sirs! For all the joy, delight, laughter, illuminations, grooves, and other assorted musical orgasms you have brought me over the years, and those still to come, blessings! You guys are two of those few creative geniuses I turn to whenever I begin to wonder if the world has indeed become fucked up beyond recognition, to be reassured that, well, yeah, the world may indeed be FUBAR, but there's at least a few folks out there who redeem it for me! Ride on, dudes! Here's to the day I might finally get to tell you this in person!

(Raising virtual tumbler of Wild Turkey 101 straight up): L'Chaim!

/Miz Ducky
waxing sentimental as she runs to stir the jambalaya

Hey Now! Just got my GB CD in the Mail and Put it right on.
Wow,What an honor to be included with such a fine group of Musicians!
JWMalibu- Nice Job Johnny Boy...a lot of work.(been there, done that)
A Special Happy New Year to all The GB residents..old and new.
We have a lot to look forward to in the coming months...TAN, Tours,etc.
All of you posters provide Ideas for songs with your Words...keep it up.

Safe Trips everyone, David

Hutch....very well put. As a longtime poster/lurker here on the guestbook that was about as well expressed a sentiment as I've seen here. I'll be here with the wife, 3 hours south of you and 3 hours north of Oleander as we all bring it in together.

Edd....I think you'll have smooth sailing tonight but thanks to you and the thousands like you around the country for looking out for all of us this special New Year's Eve.

I had an offer to jam tonight with guys and gals from bands I've played in over the past 20 years tonight and as appealing as it sounded I've decided to spend a quiet evening at home with my wife, in front of the fireplace, toasting a saliente with a cold Killian's in the way only we can. I love you Shirl.

best wishes for a fast recovery for George Harrison and wife. George was stabbed repeatedly before his wife, after suffering a wound of her own, broke a lamp over the intruder's head to end the attack.

Peace and Love to you all....Please have a Safe and Happy New Year's celebration!

MC & Optimystic

It has truly been a pleasure for me to be on this board these last few months. It's full of beautiful, intelligent people and I've had a great time! I can't wait to see all of our interpretations and preferences when 2vN comes out. The hive will surely come alive then!
So I'm hoping everyone has a great New Century. Here's to all the GBers (old and new).

And lift up your glasses to Walter Becker and Donald Fagen... one of the finest songwriting teams the world has ever produced!

Happy New Year to all!

Hutch

Just when you thought 1999 could not get any better or worse the final selections for the Darwin Awards are in!!! Thanks to those on the other side of the dateline for checking in. Glad things are AOK!

LIVING ON ZIONIST TIME

1999 Darwin Awards Winner
Confirmed True by Darwin

(5 September 1999, Jerusalem) The switch away from daylight savings time caused consternation among terrorist groups this year.

At precisely 5:30 Israel time on Sunday, two coordinated car bombs exploded in different cities, killing three terrorists who were transporting the bombs. It was initially believed that the devices had been detonated prematurely by klutzy amateurs. A closer look revealed the truth behind the untimely explosions.
Three days before, Israel had made a premature switch from daylight savings time to standard time in order to accommodate a week of Slihot, involving pre-sunrise prayers. Palestinians refused to "live on Zionist time." Two weeks of scheduling havoc ensued.

The bombs had been prepared in a Palestine-controlled area, and set on Daylight Savings time. The confused drivers had already switched to standard time. As a result, the cars were still en-route when the explosives detonated, delivering to the terrorists their well-deserved demise.
 

www.DarwinAwards.com © 1997 - 1999 Submitted by: Jacob Butcher and Dave Weintraub
Reference: Margot Dudkevitch of the Jerusalem Post, Ron Kampeas of the Associated Press

FATAL FOOTSIE

1999 Darwin Awards Runner-Up
Confirmed True by Darwin

(22 March 1999, Phnom Penh) Decades of armed strife has littered Cambodia with unexploded munitions and ordnance. Authorities warn citizens not to tamper with the devices.
Three friends recently spent an evening sharing drinks and exchanging insults at a local cafe in the southeastern province of Svay Rieng. Their companionable arguing continued for hours, until one man pulled out a 25-year-old unexploded anti-tank mine found in his backyard.

He tossed it under the table, and the three men began playing Russian roulette, each tossing down a drink and then stamping on the mine. The other villagers fled in terror.
Minutes later, the explosive detonated with a tremendous boom, killing the three men in the bar. "Their wives could not even find their flesh because the blast destroyed everything," the Rasmei Kampuchea newspaper reported.

re: 100 year birthdays

I heard in this morning's news that the woman listed in the GBofWR as the world's oldest living person died today at 120, hours short of having been able to claim to have lived in 3 different centuries.

KD & FANODAN - nice to know aussieland is a-ok

then again warning - you guys were the safehaven in "Black Friday", so don't rest assured west hemi kids, looks like we're sure for massive cat-o-stroph

Edd - yes reassuring your holding up the fort, I'll break out the horns and hooters for ya

Roy.Scam - you forgot "posting to the sd gb" in your 13 hour itineary. Care to rank these projects by priority?...

E-sharp - give your son the earlier versions as you upgrade, unless he has the better hifi

catching the grey men as they fall from the 14th floor

fuck...Muswellbrook rules

everything is fine, we're in 2000

I've been searching for the song...

things are going very well....

hey F sharp!
(sorry can't finger the 9th root very well)

like your interp slant as well, yes I'd forgotted that Hilter's Olympics were the first telly broadcasts, so would fit the time, but how many tv's were really available to the general public back then and would this crowd (I still invision the scene in the festering jazz circles) be hanging around one?

our PL protagonist as a racist? ouch, that one certainly has a credible ring to it and spoils it from this end, how could you? Yes he has a Napoleanic complex, but I saw that as he can't measure up to his contemporaries so hence the offhand Napolean "haven't found the time" remark of self importance settles him.

As for the platform, I envised it a stage where one performs - and he as hipster but not quite that hip (as his friends let him know ("where did you get those shoes")). In this scene he gets his humiliating measure up not so sunny day in the sun

note the song uses a first line repeat motif very common in blues and folk settings for that time period (and still today)

enjoying the ongoing dialogue....

over a long time ago

Happy New Year to everybody!
It's almost 4.00am in the morning here and so far everything seems to be AOK as far as the Y2K bug that everyone is making such a fuss about.
Looks like fireworks seem to be the go everywhere tonight.
Watching all the broadcasts from around the world,starting in the South Pacific then onto New Zealand and then somewhere a bit closer to home,Sydney.
I hope you people get to see our part of our celebrations!

JW Malibu
Thankyou for your efforts and generosity in putting together the Technicolor Motorhome CD.I'll be keeping my eye out for the postman in the next week or so.

FOGHorn
Thanks for the MP3 of Cousin Dupree.
I know there seems to be a bit of controversy on how the song has been received so far,but the more I listen the more I like it.It has the groove and the swing,it has definite Fagen influences ie:- Karamakiad sound in some ways but then its got Beckers,drive and guitar input,there both individuals but together there Steely Dan.

I realize that not everyone is going to like the new one but I think its unfair to draw comparasions with their past records.
Why should the NEW ONE sound like anything from the past.
Did Katy Lied sound like CBAT,or Aja like Pretzel Logic.
NO!!!
WHY????
Because its Becker & Fagen!!!!Steely Dan!!! always striving to be different.

If the rest of the album is as refreshing as "Cousin Dupree" I'll be a happy FANOFDAN!!!!!

Happy New Year from DOWNUNDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Let's see: Cure cancer, write the great American novel, get organized, get in shape, learn the Black Friday guitar solo. Shit! Only 13 hours left in the century. Must get busy.

So despite innumerable errors in judgement, it appears I'm going to actually see the end of this century. Why so much luck was directed at me , I have no idea. Anyway, thanks to Steely Dan and to this site and its Danizens for helping make this last 3 or so years less painful than most. As spiteful, erudite, humorous, learned, and talented a group as I could name. -- If Steely Dan becomes a Mega sensation and big business in the coming year and this guestbook becomes too frequented for lazy people to keep up with, well, I'll sort of miss the way it was back in the 1990's.

Edd, It's comforting to know that you'll be on Y2K watch tonight while I'm in search of pure hedonism. You can do double sensation and libation next year when the real Millenium turns.

Doc, let's start our own religion and go to the binary calendar; then we can have a Century's End every four years.

One last thing: 184 Americans turn 100 tomorrow. From my brief experience with old age, I have to acknowledge that these are some bad-ass , no-quitting motherfuckers. God bless them.

RS

StevieDan: if you're a whole hemisphere ahead- does Dick Clark look any older to you?
Stranger: still waiting for mine [and still haven't heard CousinDP. sheeesh.] your sentiments, i'm sure, are appreciated by all contributors- also gave idea to expand participatory whackiness- a compilation of non-musical stuff? a cyber- literary/art/etc compilation for all things that could be put up on a compilation webpage. get out your digitizers. and after that, virtual groping. i mean a sculpture contest. have you read about these devices?
tom- free associations on your post as follows: first tv broadcast was A.Hitler at Games. pretzel logic? twisted corporal becomes body politic. traveling minstrel show- zeig heil, baby! everybody into the tent. this holy roller is very convincing. [cue Guido's presentation on the master race from Life is Beautiful. Que Bella] the man gave me the news- maybe a junk line to set up the rhyme. but the platform [well, in NYC you step *down* to the subway platform] refers to the shoes.
platforms for trains, platforms for shoes- and maybe storm trooper boots [platform politico] i said freely associating. put down the flame thrower and take two steps back. love your "circular tension with a present that's passing him by". nice line! the protagonist has a Napolean Complex and aspirations of killing a lot of people who make him feel smaller still. he's no hipster. he doesn't even have the right features for his master race. go figya. so how does one convince a major population that it is entitled to execute a moral imperative to execute?
with pretzel logic.
and,we share this gene pool. each and every one of us. heavy year-2000 sigh. [well, probably each and every one of us...]
Hey! my son is *finally* offering me back all the SD CDs he "borrowed" last year. i miss them. only, he wants to trade them for the new one as soon as i have it.
i'll need to think this over.
have a safe and wonderful night yooze guyz.
F

Tom: Indeed!...and you'll notice that December was the 10th month! (September = 7th, October = 8th, November = 9th) The Roman calendar originally had only 10 months! They just said the hell on the first 2 months of winter and hid in a dugout with supplies until it got warm again. January and February were added later.

what a coincidence- just got my Technicolor Motorhome.

JW Malibu is THE SUPERIOR HUMAN BEING !!!!!!!!!!

JW,thanks - I've got something coming back at ya.

Q

amphitheaters - what a concept !
with DTS perhaps???????????

break out the hats and hooters...

Q

Hey Dr Wu

The Hebrews actually used a lunar type calendar, based on the moon cycle and not the sun. That's why the Jewish Holy days and Easter (which is set off Passover) are never lining up with specific fixed solar Julian calendar dates - the Hebrew year was a bit shorter, I believe 360 days so we missed the damn mill by almost 29 years! (go ahead sliderulers and check my math)

Any TOm Robbins fan would enjoy the lunar end of things, I won't elab, but Still Life with Woodpecker indeed

Dr Mu, funny your rigs are bigger, damn looks like no Julie here,
but those sportcar boys have us both beat, or do they?

yes he looked so fine, upon that hill,
they say that he was loney, he's lonely still
those days are lost forever, over a long time ago, oh yeah

Happy Fake Millenium Everyone!

So nice we get to do it twice!

Aside: Did you know the Hebrews did not use base 10? I'm pretty sure they used base 8 (as in 64 cubits or 8 to the second power - I'll have to double check the base 8 - don't think it was 4 and definitely not 2 - could be 12? no). Anyway 2000 would have no significance for them. Most of our math comes from the Babylonians, the Phoenicians, Egyptians, Isaac Newton and assorted French mathematicians with a propensity for gambling.

Julie: my rigs are bigger

See you on the other side...

...just want to wish the GB'ers the best for the upcoming century.

I'll be spending "the moment" locked away in a computer lab watching a lot of consoles.

who needs the hole?

kind of ironic if you fit the song to the latest millenium hoopla (today is a friday, righto?), then again the guy leaving has made a mint off a catastrophy. Gee maybe in today's twist he sells generators and dried food supplies ;-)

fave new New Orleans restuarant - Y2K-Pauls
I'll have the "trout armageddon outtahere"

fezo - I particularly loved the "dreary architecture of your soul" as well, what a blueprint

julie - need a cousin?

oleander - yes the ski waxing shows her independance, she probably has a good kicking style as well shall cousin D step any closer, no niave 'roller skater" here

and I'm hovering like a fly, waiting for the windshield on the freeway

wow cant belive i gust got in 5am and i gtrtat do it again tonight. but you bet i'm going to be waering Capris tonight and well my tops are always little, sorry.

So if walter is in socal tell him I 'll teach him that new dance

'nite

Julie manchino

well it is already 4pm on New years eve......jus wanted to wish you all a gear fab sort of end to this crazy century's end
goodbye
becker,fagen
rock nroll,jazz,charlie parker, duke ellington, the mets,the Stones, the beatles, the korean war, racism, JFK, MLK, bobby kennedy, the yellow kid, bill burroughs, kerouac, ginsberg, tim russert, al gore, bill bradley, jerry brown, liberal politics, true conservative, barry goldwater, jimmy carter, carter field, Planet of the Apes, film noire, antonio carlos jobim, antonio banderas, sting, stevie wonder, quincy jones, seinfeld,twin peaks, the age of aquarius, good pot, world war II, robert mithcum, the roaring 20's, babe ruth, joltin joe, sinatra, north beach cappuccino, berkeley bookstores, st.petersburg sun, philly chesse steaks, the spectrum, the Plymouth Meeting Mall, the Massapequa Mall....Long Island, mid town, upstate for a cozy winter blizzard, kenny burrell, boston though I've never been there)...Cincinnati, rod serling, Bulworth, really cool things, the Invaders, Beatles 45's....steely Dan in Quad....good bootlegs from the pretzel logic tour, ken casey, that girl i roomed with in '89..., the girl i roomed with in '93 (who didn't know who world Party was or the Smiths) haircut 100 china crisis, 12 inch singles, especially when they had alternative re-mixes on them...the NY Public Library, my great-gradndad, lee Morgan....elenore roosevelt, elenore faga aka billie holiday, u2, the irish peac process.... the israeli peace process..., tropical thunderstorms, my little baby boy, Guiness Stout, message boards,,, did I miss any one
c u all next CENTURY-bye steveo'

Got home all bedraggled and beat, holiday blues beginning to sneak in. Then I open up this Technicolor Motorhome, slip it on the CD player and plop onto the couch, kind of steeling myself for amateur hour. And wham, I was blown away. The stuff is FINE, as in exquisite. I feel like you people have been secretly working behind my back, hiding talent. Every track shows artistry that is from someone who appreciates Steely Dan, but none of it is derivative. It stands alone as a sweet piece of work. It seems like a lot of work went into this. Not just artistry, but also organization. How did you get it all done? Who do we thank? Who paid for studio time and pressings and mailings and everything? And JWMalibu, how could you have consented to take on such a monumental task? It's all a surprise. A sweet one. For the very first time I see this gbook is for real, not virtual. These are real people with real talent. Thanks to all. What a wonderful gift.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!!!!!

Andy's takin' a stab at the lyrics for Cuz:
http://members.home.com/metzger/dan/2vn/dupree.htm

Ole: We've made bastardizing the French a national pasttime. I just heard Fagen singing Kulee the way Andy did:

KULEE BABA
My nom-de-vage is Mexuine (?)
I carry the proper papers
I seek the primal rhythms of the bush
I preserve great moments as they come
And sure this must be one
Brightly colored dancers on the screen
Are no more than a prelude to the ritual unfolding
No white man's eyes have ever seen
The cruel primeval rite that you're beholding

CHORUS:
Kulee Baba
Coming your way
Every Sunday
Live from nowhere
Satellite relay
Hell on Broadway

...

Hi, and a pre Happy New Year to everyone! I want to thank JW not only for your hard work on the GB cd, I'm anxiously checking the mail for it, but also for your post re: Roland Kirk. I'm not too much of a jazz afficiondo, I like some of it, but mostly into rock/blues. After reading your post, went out and bought a Kirk cd, and am very delighted! The guy wails!!! And I don't think I will be able to listen to Jethro Tull again without yelling "Thief!!!". Franky--I've not seen the Royal Scam, I live @ S Jersey shore, few miles s of Atlantic City, so don't get up north that often. I saw on their website they are playing Garwood on the 15th, I might be in for a little road trip if I can find a hotel near there, its about a 2-3 hour ride from here.
BC

... look and see, is there a cd in your bag for me?!?

jk--Great!! What do you mean "real"? I liked "waxing her knees" because it gave a real Lolita feel to the song (remember the toenail polish), but I hear "waxing her skis" now.... It gives a hint of the oh so capable of taking care of herself Cousin Janine. And Arkansas? That's topical for sure, but how about "keyboard man in a rock 'n' soul band," as in NY Rock & Soul Revue? (I know, I know, that's not what they say, but what a fit!) "Life is surely quid pro quo"--I'm howling. Damn, the thing isn't even OUT yet and I've already listened it to death.

fezo--agree on that line too! Not to worry. I'd recognize you anywhere.

the truth--yee-ha! More good news! Need it to balance out the hijacking, attack on the Harrisons, more disgruntled mass murderers--no foolin', it's a fucked up world.

BK--I'm so glad you asked! For lyrics go to St. Al's homepage (see above), and for chewing the fat over what they mean, go to http://home.earthlink.net/~oleander1/Index.htm

OMIO--Could you get KPOO? People's radio for SF? There was a guy there called the Autumn King of Rock & Roll who had an exclusively doo-wop show that was my absolute must show of the week. And KPFA had Low Rider Radio--doo wops AND the best dedications ever! Bend down a little--here's a kiss for New Year's.

Lars--me too! The only time I saw him he went from table to table by the stage and told people to stop smoking during the show. I love how he did "Don't Get Around Much Anymore."

Mu & Edd--As soon as I stop laughing at the Cuz lyrics you get me breathless again!! Edd, you sound positively punchy. PS--nom de voyage, the name travelers would take to stay incognito abroad.

Don't take--You are a kind, kind soul. That's me in the little top and tight capris.

My GB compilation CD arrived today too! I don't know what impresses me more--the groovy music on this CD or the speed of the U.S. Snail!

Seriously--this is some fabulous work, you guys--both the quality of the music, and of the production/packaging. Y'all should take a bow!

/Mam'zelle Canard
like, wow, man ...

I found Technicolor Motorhome waiting for me when I got home, and it is just delightful! I'm listening to it for the first time now; you all are a most talented bunch of musicians.

hello and please see www.amusementbusiness.com/latenews.asp -- "Steely Dan will tour amphitheatres in the summer"

hooray!

ever notice how much better music sounds after a week's absence? i was out in Studio City playing uncle and the only stuff i heard was from the Annie video i watched about 25 times. now i'm back in Virginia and with every disc in the player it's like i'm hearing it for the first time. everything is so clear and i'm picking up little bits i've never ever noticed before. in heavy rotation are "NYRSR", soundtrack for Grosse Point Blank, "Achtung Baby", and some Christmas stuff for which I would surely get flamed.

"the dreary architecture of your soul". that line alone is almost enough to make TNO worth it for me.

ole: sorry about the confusing email. i'm always forgetting that my name isn't in the from line.

A Christmas pic of Deacon Blues....the newest member of the family....he's 14 weeks old now and was 13 weeks at the time of the pic.

http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/6974/DeaconBlues.jpg

If I don't see you guys before Saturday I hope you all have a safe and Happy New Year!!!

MC & Optimystic

in the big rigs

Pretzel logic a concept album

alot of the tracks have Parker's direct inference for sure:
PB, TWB, WAG, CF, MIYS

but I think alot of the tunes are period pieces and not directly tied to Charlie: RDLTN, NBN, AMD

the title track seems to be set in the era with words like "minstrel" and "phonograph", but then again "seen them on the tv" sorta sets that off, unless it's a later in life look backwards

I've always interpreted the view from one of the local hipsters, Bird's contemporary's pleas for meaning and substance and a longing for something lost

"stepped up on the platform" - time machine? sounds like Donald pulling the leg, I thought the platform signified his recalling when he was playing for his croonies - yet he's not quite accepted or measuring up here - "where did you get those shoes?"

anyway the neatest line

"well I've never met Napolean, but I plan to find the time"

could be his laid back comment on self significance,
like I'll meet him (an inherent impossibility) when I can get around to it (more important things fill this cat's agenda)

the pretzel logic part of it? perhaps the hipster is living in a past that he never quite measured up to, a circular tension with a present that's passing him by as well

Big "B" jest-a- stow'in away the time, (at work),
I like steely dan o'so much, though you could'a had
more lyrics. Am I miss'in something?

Big "B" jest-a- stow'in away the time, (at work),
I like steely dan o'so much, though you could'a had
more lyrics. Am I miss'in something?

Seasons Greetings Everyone..
KFOG gets to do occasional neat things because they pay the mundane dues the rest of the time..
The best stations in you could hear in SF weren't in SF..
KJAZ in Alameda was the best jazz station ever.. Nothing like watching the sunset above the Golden Gate with a little
"Mr. Magic" on the ray-dee-yo...
KTIM in San Rafael was simply the best free-form station that ever graced the airwave.. No Rules!!
KSAN was a bunch of drunks & junkies with waaay too much money & Star Attitude... Memories of Dusty Street barely able to read those Boones Farm pop wine commerercials...
Special Thanks to JW! Haven't got it yet, but I know it's on the way (right???)
Gee.. Donald & Walter think this place is entertaining?
They really need to get out more.. Lots more..
And On To The Next Century...

hoops-Your mail was full of "can´t help it" thats why I said ashamed. Im not american and ashamed was probably the wrong word. nice to know that there´s so many Vanfans!

oleander- you´re also into mose. nice! I like the older material best.

I think that 1999 has been a terrible year: Curtis Mayfield; Lester Bowie, Joe Willams, Art Farmer... and know this Harrisonthing. Let´s forget it.

re: DruM
^^^^^^^^
Red Rum! Red Rum!!

Mr. Chow-actually, I didn't want to comment individually on the songs because they're all works from the heart and soul and I didn't want to inadvertently slight anyone. Obviously some were more to my taste than others, but the overall effect is that this is a room of fine musicians! It's so good to hear original music-most of the popular bands here in San Diego do covers 'cause that's what most people want to hear-but there's nothing like hearing something completely new and letting it carry you away to another place.

tom-never been to a Danfest before myself. I'm just going to have some fun and revel in Dan worship!

aja

hope they mentioned jk

jk

but perhaps a bit too cynical. It might be hard to believe, but sometimes you just have to open up your mind to the possibilities. Just thought you might like to know. maybe I was wrong.

My "Technicolor Motorhome" arrived yesterday! All I can say is damn you guys are good! JWMalibu-brilliant! And you composed a beautiful tune to go along with it. To you and all the artists who contributed, I'm sending a big smile and an image of me dancing and grooving away to your tunes! To whoever thinks they're clever by posting TvN lyrics (other than "Cousin Dupree") eat your heart out while I listen to "Technicolor Motorhome"!

aja

I don't remember.

Yes, and some musicians will play a newly developed instument anagram to this nom de vage - the DruM

And the rightwinger?

I have it on good authority the SPARS code will be modified from the expected "DDD" to "EDD"...

Sorry, but I can't say who I am, other than letting you know that in my job's capacity, I have been working rather closely with Don and Walter for the past six or seven months. I've known them for a couple of years now. About four months ago I happened to hear them mention this web site, this one right here, and said that I should check it out because it's somewhat interesting. Turns out of of them was noodling around at the computer one day, I forget now which one it was, and they came across you guys. They said they dug the analysis of their songs, a few which were eerily close to the truth, and they thought the attitude of the place was pretty cool.
The reason I even mention this is because I wanted to tell you in advance that there are a few veiled references to this place in Two Against Nature. I won't say where, I'll let you guys figure it out, but I can say they there are a couple of contributers to the guest book that they really dig, and it is those few people who will be "mentioned". They wanted to do more, but since so many of you have names that correspond to their previous songs, they felt that they couldn't make too many remarks about you without the uninitiated thinking they were merely retreading old material. This is a room filled with humor, sass, attitude, and angular thinking, and it hasn't gone unnoticed.
Take care, and good hunting.

Whoa, you're quick...

Where is he from? Arkansas????

She turned my life into a living hell
With little tops and tight capris

rolling on the floor on that one!
damn calm down the oozing testosterone Dupree

yet another demented dan character

3 rules of common decency 1) nobody you work with, 2) even distant relatives are out, 3)jailbait skipping down to the next generation is a no-no

ala Meatloaf - two out of three ain't bad

Well I kicked around a lot since high school

I worked a lot o¹ nowhere gigs

From keyboard man

In an rockin' style

Haulin' cross the land(?) in those big rigs

Now I come back home to plan my next move

From the comfort of my Aunt Faye's couch

When I see my little cousin Janine walk in

Well all I could say was "Ouch!"

Honey how you have grown

Like a rose

Well we used to play when we were three

How about a kiss for your Cousin Dupree?

How about a kiss for your Cousin Dupree?

She turned my life into a living hell

With little tops and tight capris

I pretended to be readin¹ the National Globe

While I was watching her wax her skis

Saturday night she walked in with a date

And backed him up against the wall

I tumbled off the couch and heard myself say

In a voice I never knew I had before

Honey how you have grown

Like a rose

Well we used to play when we were three

How about a kiss for your Cousin Dupree?

How about a kiss for your Cousin Dupree?

I'll teach you everything I know

You teach me how to do that dance

Life is surely "quid pro quo"

And what's so strange about a down-home family romance?

One night you¹re playing gin by a cracklin' fire

I decided to make my play

I said "Babe, with my boyish charm and good looks how

Can you stand it for one more day ?"

She said "Maybe it's the (squeamy? Seedy?) look in your eye

That your mind has turned to applesauce:

The dreary architecture of your soul"

I said, "But what is it exactly turns you off?"

Honey how you have grown

Like a rose

Well we used to play when we were three

How about a kiss for your Cousin Dupree?

How about a kiss for your Cousin Dupree?

How about a kiss for your Cousin Dupree?

How about a kiss for your Cousin Dupree?

* Missing one or two words but those are the real lyrics.*

Listened to "Listen to the Lion" every day for one whole semester, Screaming they lyrics at the top of my lungs with my roommate - very therapeutic - try it!

Donalds voice and their great lyrics are 65% of why most people listen to SD. If many of you think that you shouldn't have to struggle to hear them, then maybe you (the customer) are right.

Who said that the single will be out in 6 DAYS - still haven't heard anything. HELLO OFFICIAL SITE!

jk

(my thoughts go out to my man, Mr. Harrison!)

George and Olivia Harrison were attacked by an intruder at their home this morning.

He's in stable condition with a stab wound to the chest. She was hit on the head.

JW Malibu - Thanks for all your efforts with "Technicolor Motorhome". Great management. I'm proud to have taken part and I'm sure it will be worth the wait. For those of you receiving the first batch, can we have a review sometime soon?

A recommendation for everyone - Pat Metheny "A Map of The World" - just beautiful stuff.

Happy New Year to all GB'ers. We've got about 24 hours to go down here. Talk to you all next century.

Mr Chow.

was you

When in walks Frannie from NYU
We were quite an item back then
We talked about her films and shows and cds
Don't know what else
She said Yeah, Hollywood's been good to me
But tell me, how about yourself?

I'm still working on a novel
But I'm just about to quit
I'm worried about the future now
Or maybe this is it
It's not all that I thought it would be
What a shame about me

Nice job, Duck & Uncle Fog!

I said, Babe, with my boyish charm and good looks
How can you stand it for one more day?

What a hilarious song.

Alan, I'll pretend I didn't hear that.

I couldn't help but notice all of the Van Morrisson comments. I also am a fan of the Van. It always strikes me odd the way that this GB seems to have a really cool taste in music outside the obvious. My favorite song by Van has got to be hands down, "Listen To The Lion" off of St.Dominics Preview. It litterally gives me chills every time I hear it. As far as albums go I still think Tupelo Honey has got to be the best although Astral and Dominicks are close. I've only been able to see Van in concert one time. It was incredible. I was just a kid.
That must have been 15-17 years ago. As far as Cousin goes, I don't think Donalds' vocals are buried at all. How did anybody hear that. Sounded great. As far as the lyrics go, I think they are funny as hell. Glad to have all the nubies posting on the board. In a couple months its going to take 2 hours just to read one day worth of posts. Have a Happy New Year===Monkey

Somebody told me in the early 80s
You were gonna be the next big thing

Well now that was just a rumor
But I guess I'm doing fine
Three weeks out of the rehab
Living one day at a time
Sneaking up on the new century
What a shame about me

... but of course if we take the line "When we were three..." literally, then she's not younger and disregard interpretation below.

Thanks to all who painstakingly recreated Cousin Dupree lyrics. I haven't heard it, but it appears to echo some of the theme of Hey Nineteen -- a guy lusting after a younger femme and able to laugh at himself for doing so.

Boy! I said Boy! Can you help me *make out* these last bit of lyrics? *Make out*...that's a joke son!

COUSIN DUPREE

Well I kicked around a lot since high school
I worked a lot o’ nowhere gigs
A keyboard man
In an Arkansas band
Haulin' cross the land(?) in those big rigs
Now I come back home to plan my next move
From the comfort of my Aunt Faye's couch
When I see my little cousin Janine walk in
Well all I could say was "Ouch!"

Honey how you have grown
Like a rose
Well we used to play when we were three
How about a kiss for your Cousin Dupree?
How about a kiss for your Cousin Dupree?

She turned my life into a living hell
With little thoughts (or toss??) and pranks to please
I pretended to be readin’ the National Globe
While I was watching her wax obscene
Saturday night she walked in with a date
And backed him up against the wall
I tumbled off the couch and heard myself say
In a voice I never knew I had before

Honey how you have grown
Like a rose
Well we used to play when we were three
How about a kiss for your Cousin Dupree?
How about a kiss for your Cousin Dupree?

I'll teach you everything I know
You teach me how to do that dance
How'd you shut ‘em torquoise cold (???)*
And what's so strange about a down-home family romance?

One night you’re playing gin by a cracklin' fire
I decided to make my play
I said "Babe, with my boyish charm and good looks
Can you stand it for…(????) ?"
She said "Maybe it's the steamy look in your eye
That your mind has turned to applesauce:
The dreary architecture of your soul"
I said, "But what is it exactly turns you off?"

Honey how you have grown
Like a rose
Well we used to play when we were three
How about a kiss for your Cousin Dupree?
How about a kiss for your Cousin Dupree?
How about a kiss for your Cousin Dupree?
How about a kiss for your Cousin Dupree?

Repeat and fade

*Could be the funniest line, boy, if I'm right son!

Oleander: Okie-doke--now I can't resist posting my own stab at the lyrics of Cousin Dupree, especially because I think I got a lot of your "something somethings"--though I still have a few mystery gaps marked by elipses, and guesses from context marked by (?).

*************

Well I kicked around a lot since high school
I booked a lot of nowhere gigs
The people that ran in my Arkansas band
Are now haulin' cross the ... in those big rigs
Now I come back home to plan my next move
From the comfort of my Aunt Faye's couch
When I see my little cousin Janine walk in
Well all I could say was "Ouch!"
Honey how you have grown
Like a rose
Well we used to play when we were three
How about a kiss for your cousin Dupree?

She turned my life into a living hell
With little thoughts and pranks to please (?)
I pretended to be reading the National Globe
While I was watching her wax obscene
Saturday night she walked in with a date
And backed him up against the wall
I tumbled off the couch and heard myself say
In a voice I never knew I had before
Honey how you have grown
Like a rose
Well we used to play when we were three
How about a kiss for your cousin Dupree?

I'd teach you everything I know
If you teach me how to do that dance
How'd you ......
And what's so strange about a down-home family romance

One night we're playing gin by a cracklin' fire
I decided to make my play
I said "Babe, with my boyish charm and good looks
How can you stand it not to let me (?) on in?"
She said "Maybe it's the steamy look in your eye
Cause your mind has turned to applesauce;
The dreary architecture of your soul--"
I said, "But what is it exactly turns you off?"
Honey how you have grown
Like a rose
Well we used to play when we were three
How about a kiss for your cousin Dupree?

*************

La fan-grrl, c'est moi,
Mam'zelle Canard

kd et al--Love Van Morrison. He's possessed. He sings like no one else. He's a wild, wild man.

Lars--Ditto for Mose! I'm a big fan.

tom--Ha! that's great, the ultrasound analogy. Yes, they meant abstruse.

Ruby--Thanx. But, um, I'm really not a brother.

OK, sorry hoops!, but here's a very very weak stab at the lyrics for Cuz. And there are a lot of them. Very Becker, with his signature "make my play." My listens are very fuzzy; you all help me out:

Well I've kicked around a lot since since high school
I've worked a lot of nowhere gigs
A something man in a rockin' style band
Hauling 'cross the something in the big rigs

Now I've come back home to plan my next move
From the comfort of my Aunt Jade's couch
When I see my little cousin Janine walk in
Well all I could say is "ouch!"

Honey how you've grown
Like a rose
Well we used to play when we were three
How about a kiss for your cousin Dupree...

She's turned my life into a living hell
with little something something
I pretended to be reading the national something
I was watching her wax her knees

Saturday night she walked in with a date
She backed him up against the wall
I tumbled off a chair and heard myself say
In a voice I never knew I had before

Honey how you've grown...

I'd teach her everything I know
She'd teach me how to do the dance
Something something grow cold
What's so strange about a down-home family romance?

One night while playing gin by a cracklin' fire
I decided to make my play
I said something something
I said something work all day

I said maybe it's the scheming look in your eyes
That your mind has turned to applesauce
It really oughta catch you on your soul [?]
I said but what is it exactly turns you off?

Honey how you've grown...

Well, it's a start anyway. And I know, there's not THAT long to wait for it to come out. But who can resist?

The FL version is definitely an winMP3 file that was the type Miz Ducky heard. That's why it sound different than the RealAudio sound I heard that night: crisper and Donald's vocals are up front. He sounds great!!!! ... more lively than most of Kama. The song's hilarious - Walter is definitely a HUGE influence here. Looking forward to snagging a "hi-fi" CD single. I wonder how different the rest of the CD will sound?

I thought Walter's guitar solo had a whiff of Skunk...What do y'all think? Beasely's keys were appropriately quirky in places - like a raised eyebrow.

Tom: I'm a big fan of Colorado. A number of friends used to live in Colorado Springs - and loved it. The thing about the flatlands east of Denver that would take some time to get used to would be the paucity of trees. It get's hot in the summer, but it's low humidity: Verga (rain that dries out before it hits the ground) is real common in the summer). You should try the Houston or New Orleans area in say July!!!

I remember a comedian once remarking dryly: "I know i'm going to hell... (pause) But the thing i want to know is 'Is there humidity?' Cause I can take the dry heat!"

aja - green with envy and all the way to your earrings (pun intended (sorry)... I guess to each their own

I'm a transplanted northerner (michigander) who was transferred in the mid eighties out of heaven in the foothills of the Colorado Rockies, so the flat land end of things and summer climate can be hell... now this time of year it's quite delightful down here

definitely bloomed where I was planted so made the most all the charms here, as you mentioned the food and music are first rate, and most of the good spots are not actually even in the Quarter.

Heading out tonight to see a great local band which consisits of 5 excellent studio guitarists who really cut it up - TWANGORAMA indeed!

as for these dan-conventions, just how big and informal are they?
sounds like alot of fun

oblig Dan quote - thanks breezemaster on the canadian article

and I quote the following small bit for those who also missed it over the Holidays

"The themes they explore are appropriate to their years. One cut on the new disc, What a Shame About Me, is a cynical take on the failed potential of a New York writer, while the closing number, West of Hollywood, is an equally dark glimpse at an emotionally frozen man. Not all the songs are as easily unlocked. Those who revel in the abstruse nature of the band's songs will find much in Two Against Nature to keep them happy and occupied.

Some themes carry over from previous discs. The new album contains a few songs with drug references, though nowhere near the frenzy of Gaucho."

sounds real encouraging! does he mean "obtuse" instead of "abstruse"?

signing off - the emotionally frozen man

Aja, Ruby Baby: there's still a chance I might get myself free for a Las Vegas Danfest, especially if (according to this new scheme) it happens around a SD summer tour date. So count me in on any "hen party" side excursions, too! :-)

/Miz Ducky
double-checking her beaded gown

tom, hoops, Lars-It's funny how so many of us are huge Van AND Dan fans given that the style is so different, but Van sings to a part of my soul that few others reach (I'm sure you all know what I mean!). I got a huge laugh about people attempting to pin one meaning on Van Morrison songs. Yeah, the man rarely speaks publicly and writes some of the most enigmatic lyrics ever put on paper, sure, there's only one meaning there!

Turning green with envy at the idea of a stroll down the Quarter! Been there once, heard the best music and ate the best food in the world-Disneyland for adults! If money were no object, I'd say a Danfest in New Orleans would be ideal.

ruby baby-we're gonna NEED some girl time. We'll do our shopping thing and the men can do something, well, male-oriented. Don't need to know more than that!

aja

Lars: Me ashamed of being a Van fan? I don't understand.

hoops - nice to know a few other Van/Dan fans out there

hadn't checked out the morrison internet sites, but if it's anything like the books in print, yeah - they seem to have to pigeonhole the man's every move and thought, almost a Dylanesque religion. So funny that you slinked away from that.

As for the remasters, me too, to a lesser extent. Been rebuying the dan one's - have KL, RS and Aja so far (at least their priced write and the liner notes are hilarious)

Humm, Don and Walt and George Fame , I won't go there

Hoops - why are you ashamed for beeing a vanfan? He´s probably one of our continents biggest heros. I love all his works and when he sings Mose Alison songs - whoa!

Clas - I think I heard your friend playing baryton with one of those old farts. Can´t remember who... . I´m definitively sure I heard that cd I mentioned. Sweden have a good tradition of barytonplayers. Lars Gullin´s "Fäbodsjazz" is one of the best swedish albums ever.

Regarding Van Morrison comments, I couldn't get help get all goose pimply as Van gets me all excited like the Dan. In fact in the early 90s I started a Digest for Van along side the Dandom Digest. After a few digests I stopped as one, there seemed to be a few other Van internet resources and, two, unlike the folks that hang out here and in the greater Dandom, Van fans are so fucking anal as to having one literal interpretation of what Van's personal and subjective songs are about. So enough of that shit. I rarely feel the need to discuss Van songs with anyone...and they are so sublime. Art Siegal has his hands full with the Van fans--he does a great job running internet services for a difficult bunch.

Like the Dan, I run out and buy Van remasters whenever they come out...can't help it. When I went to Europe, one of my highlights was getting to purchase four Van remasters from 1979-83 that aren't out remastered in the States. I'm pathetic I guess.

Van and friends have a skiffle album coming out in January; Completely 180 from the Dan in this respect--Van basically called a few friends up one day; told them to get to Belfast; they did the tracks live and boom--it's coming out! WoW!

Obligatory Dan content. In '76, D + W were on the radio and played T.B. Sheets...and I believe somewhere, somehow Fagen said that he loved Morrison's singing.

And how about D + W covering the Title track version of The Healing Game?...Coltrane and Dan and 11TOW.

aja - early 70's van as well, man 73 was so productive (that many great unused tracks is astounding, but a pleasant surprise now)
I agree completely on WR and BSOTR. Like the Dan, Van's music for the most part has a timelessness about it that seldom disappoints

too nice out out here as well, so spontaneously walked to the Quarter and picked up a great Monk disc over lunch at my fav jazz store "Live at the It Club" - a generous reissue of the Monk quartet letting go in 64. Got alot of work done while listen to this baby.

Hutch - the Doors with Jim and Badfinger, an interesting combo to say the least, envy is rising

I love that little synth splurge/sputter near the end of Aja, it only lasts for a few seconds during the drumming disarray, but it kind of "feels" like celluloid burning on a projection screen

before the fall, when they wrote it on the wall

aja: Unless they're bringing their women, you and I seem to be the only females on this Vegas Danfest. Let's make the most of that! However, we must schedule some girl time - shopping, etc. I'll be glad to hear about that good love&faith message.

MizDucky: I kinda forgot You,Me & Irene. I thought that was a figment of my imagination. Thanks, pal!

YGK: I went on the whirlwind trip to Manhattan last week. It was great! I got car sick in those blasted cabs - so we had to make a side trip into Trump Towers so I could drink a coke and spew it back out. But we saw the most beautiful Christmas tree in there. My travel mates were thanking me all day. Then, we stopped to rest in a small area called Father Fagen park. He was a great hero - died at the age of 27 while saving some kids from a burning building. More to tell, but time prevents me. Thought of you off & on all day, though.

rb

Stranger-sounds logical. As soon as a tour is announced (I'm sure they've already got it planned now) we can do our planning!

Midnight Cruiser-I thought that'd be too perfect, new SD AND Eric Johnson. After all, EJ's last album only came out in 1996 (IMHO, he's the second worst offender for long stretches between albums, after our beloved SD) I'm glad I didn't have to pick, but I probably would've done what you did, too.

tom-yes, must be some aural vibes in the air! "Wonderful Remark" and "Bright Side of the Road" were interesting to hear in their early manifestations-I think I like the earlier version of the former and the later version of the latter, if you can follow that! I particularly love his early seventies work, so Phil Stone was, uh, music to my ears, so to speak!

aja

Doc ~ Please e-mail me your mailing address, I have a copy of the GB Compilation with your name on it, courtesy of Ole...

Howdy, All!! Been awhile since I've had time to post... hardly any time now... now that I look at my watch. It's good to see the oldsters and the newbies! I hope all went well and will continue thru the next holiday. Sorry I couldn't contribute to the GB CD... maybe next time.

Ruby Babe, Aja, St. Al, JWMalibu and all others interested in Vegas danfest,
I'm hoping we'll know more about a Dan tour around the time the CD is released. Winter, summer, it's all OK. Vegas doesn't change.

Y2K ALERT -- Remember that Ahmed character who was nabbed at the Canadian border? He had an accomplice who got away. First Lurker, is that you? Come in for counseling.

ruby - I'm with you on a fresh set of ear's hearing Cousin Dupree off the CD release - excuse the crude analogy but the mp3 is kinda like an ultrasound, when you really want to be genderly surprised at the birth of your child.

and this baby (2AN) is well overdue

aja - thanks on the musical tastes compliment, mine are a bit wide spread and ecclectic. Are we experiencing a little Van the man audio telepathy? How do you like the development of Van's Wonderful Remark from Phil Stone to album release 10 years later?

another small embelishment for Oleander's gisha girl

Rose Darling - the setting is a boarding school and "Snake Mary" is the woman assigned to watch over the boy's after curricular activites. She's a real killjoy, hence her nickname by the boys in tow, but thankfully she sleeps through his night time visitations with dear Rose. the rest as other's have aptly stated is a little hand of fate gesture.

and what's all this fixation on snakes anyway?

love those snakehips on the trans island skyway

Yeah, you Newbie, YGK is one of the very problematic posters. He used to accuse me for sexually harrasing woman over the phone, he's also accusing me for inserting perverted porno-stuff on the guestbook. So take everything he says with a ounce of salt. All he "knows" is that he loves Manhattan.

He actually loves a junkyard!

The Stranger - well, it's not excactly a farm, a two-story red cabin with a bathtub. You're welcome.

Lars - yeah, Gunnar B is great. His real water is the old be-bop-thing.

Hi Zeke.

D Fla Room - the letter is on its way!

Clas,

free Palestine.

you lostsomm kinda feelin yea

wright rides good .well=do

wright rides good .well=do

Ruby Baby: Aha! Re movies with SD songs, you've got the right star but the wrong movie. The Jim Carrey vehicle that's going to have all the SD covers is a Farrelly Bros. opus called "Me, Myself, and Irene," which I think is still being wrapped up and won't be released until next year sometime. The *current* Jim Carrey vehicle, "Man in the Moon," has a soundtrack that is full of songs by the group REM. So ... there you go!

/Miz Ducky
ever seeking to be helpful

Fan '59- I haven't seen you in a coon's age!

How's it going??

fan 59
logfild

Foghorn Leghorn - Thank you for my first glimpse of TAN! I loved Cousin Dupree; cool, funky, and fun. And Donald's voice sounds as good as ever; it didn't sound to me like it was buried in the mix. I thought I heard a bit more Cringemaker than I did Kamakiriad, but that might have been a combination of poor speakers and only one listen. I like it, and I'm looking forward to more of something in the same vein. And I'm glad they don't sound exactly like they did 20 years ago; I want to hear the sort of sound they produce now - everyone changes and develops, even our guys.

Foghorn-thanks for the url...I listened to the hissy,crappy MP3 and loved it! Those guys have not written a song I didn't like...but that's just me.also the reason I have not participated in the best and worst Steely lists...I can't go there.
...you've grown...like a rose.

David

My song is cute - I've always heard that line as "My place is good."

Aja....I don't think there's a new Eric Johnson CD out. The cut that went head to head with "Cousin Dupree" on KFOG the other night was "The First Noel" from the "Merry Axemas" CD that was released a couple of years ago featuring various artists doing different Christmas tracks....I think the song EJ did for that CD was the best on the album and I really thought it was better than "Cousin Dupree" but I *had* to vote for Steely Dan.

RubyBaby....I've got the MP3 of "The Chanukah Song" and have been playing it to death lately....funny stuff!!

JDubs....1,000 thanks in advance!!!

ruby baby-hey! I was just thinking about you. I learned a good lesson about Love and Faith this morning, for which I am very grateful. Yes, let's get this Vegas Danfest off the ground! St. Al suggested timing it around the summer SD tour schedule, if we can wait that long (and if SD come to Vegas) but if they do that could be a lot of fun! If not, I'm open to going anytime-it's Vegas, y'know, gonna be fun no matter what! I think the attendees are going to be you and I, Stranger, JWMalibu, and possibly St. Al. So what we need are some votes for either going for the summer tour or just going for the hell of it!

Hutch-If I become an East Coast Danizen I'm going to come see your band, buy you your beverage of choice and you can tell me concert stories all night.

aja

I've read every article about Man On The Moon I see, ask all my friends who've gone, and they never mention the music. They don't even remember one song in it. Wasn't there supposed to be some SD covers in there? Has anyone seen it yet?

I have a feeling the first time I hear Cousin Dupree will be when I load the cd into the player. That's life in The Valley! I don't want to spoil it with realcrappyaudio or wiMP3 cyber sound, either.

JDubs: We appreciate all the work you've done! A smile is not too much to ask for. I'll jpg one over to you. Is that sufficient, or should I wear something more?

stranger: who is this turkey lurkey bad-talkin you?

aja: who's going to set up this Vegas danfest? I'll help.

Oleander & other scurvy Jewish brothers: I've been meaning to say Happy Chanukah. May the miracle of Chanukah shine in your hearts always.

And I can't seem to get that Adam Sandler song about Chanukah out of my head. It's the only Chanukah song I know so don't be too mad at me.
You might be interested to know my great,great grandmother was a Russian Jew who escaped persecution by boat to Sweden. She searched for the handsome Swedish man who visited her village when she was a girl. She found him, married him and gave him 5 sons. Life went well for her because she didn't sit around waiting for stuff to happen - she made things happen. I know she would have loved Steely Dan music. At least, she would have loved the spirit of it.

rb

aja - Scroll down to FOGhorn Leghorn's post. There's an MP3 of Cousin Dupree recorded off KFOG that you can download. You have to download it to a file and it takes a long time (at least it did for me) but, of course, well worth the wait. The sound quality is a little lacking but, hey... who's complaining? Catchy little song, I think.
Actually I did see The Doors in Hampton, VA in the very early Seventies but it was right after Morrison had died and Manzerak was doing all the vocals. As you can imagine, there was certainly something lacking! We were in like the second or third row front and center. The opening act was Badfinger and that was really the main reason I went.

Hutch-now don't tell me you saw The Doors, too......

tom-love your taste in music! Been listening to "The Philosopher's Stone" all weekend and I love some of those songs more than what was released at the time, too. He sings some of the best spiritual music-soulful but not preachy.

Oh when oh when am I going to hear Cousin Dupree?

aja

and it's thin and full of static....

FOGhorn: That Dupree mp3 doesn't work. It sounds like a CD being fast-forwarded.

first lurker - You're a very amusing individual. I'm quite sure all of those who have been "ignored" are awfully glad that you are looking out for them. The last time I scrolled back it appeared as though the various holiday greetings used the words "all" and "everyone". Chill out.

Stranger - Amazing, isn't it?

Wet side. Music excellent. lyrics horendous. background singers horendous.

Cousin Dupree. "Hey Donald we need a new bouncy single like hey nineteen"

"Yeah, and we can ad our patented wicked twist just like the cradle robber in the afore mentioned big hit. What could we do diff? Hmmmmm . . . INCEST - that'll get us banned in Boston!"

"Don't you think that after R. James, prince and the rappers, that this ditty sounds a little tame/lame?"

"No, We are gonna shock em!"

"Couldn't we at least say UNCLE Dupree?!?!?!?"

uncle.

Hoops: I love Jack of Speed from Art Crimes 96, I know Walter sang lead on tour, but i hear Donald sings lead on 2VN........Walter did a credible job ,but i bet Walter`s version is the way to go.........

I double posted , sorry about that and said that the female backround singers was a " new twist" . I just heard Brooklyn Owes The Charmer Under Me and it had females in the backround...... any others I forgot?

Was listening to Van Morrison's surprizing "Philosopher's Stone" 2 cd set 70-80's of early demos (some 10 years prior) and unreleased jems (some better than the album material released at the time) and couldn't help but wish that the Dan box set would have had much more material along these lines.

Then again I guess TAN may be the opening up of ever evolving jems mined from the Dan collective soul in the 90's as surely not every idea they had several years back would have fit into a Kamakiri conceptual vein.

So if Wet Side Story doesn't make this cut, perhaps the floodgates will be opened up a little later on

Yes I'd love to tour the southland in a traveling minsteral show

I was under the impression that Wet Side Story was a sure thing on the NEW ONE. The cut was played regularly on the ART CRIMES 96 TOUR.The backround female singers was a new twist for D+W . I thought it needed a little polishing, but was suitable for recording..... The nine cuts on it must be excellent for it to be left off......... but then again Second Arrangement was also never recorded......

Can't believe I left work several hours before the Paul Revere post went through the GB and missed "Cousin Dupree"! Even more of a bonus-is there a new Eric Johnson album out as well? Be still my beating heart! Anyway, for us latecomers, please post any hints of scheduled replays :)

tom-good to have you back, and your thoughtful, nonhostile posts!

Miz Ducky-but when necessary, a good flame soothes the ruffled feathers, especially when it is done with style and wit! Got a good chuckle, as I usually do from your posts.

JWM-what can I say, you've made my dreary looking new year's eve bright. Here's a big smile on my face :) !

aja

Ragarding Mitch's comments on the omission of "Wet Side Story;" I, like pretty much everyone else, have yet to hear the new album (save for "Cousin Dupree") so it's premature to have an opinion as to whether it was it good idea for WSS to be left out. For me, WSS is a vague 96 memory so I'm not sure I will have a stronger opinion on its omission from the album unless it gets released as a CD bonus track.

I will say this, I don't remember WSS very well from 96 but I DO remember "Jack of Speed" quite clearly so the latter stuck in my head a lot better. Maybe that says something--like I was drunk on my ass by the time they played WSS

peace,

hoops

Mitch, buddy ~ e-mail me your mailing address: JWMalibu@msn.com...

Iam a little surprised to see that Wet Side Story was left off the New One. The cut which I`M sure that most of you heard on the ART CRIMES 96 TOUR was pretty good and featured some female backround singers , a little change from SD material and certainly qualified for the 10 th song on it. I wonder what the GBer`s think of this omission ?

stranger: who said they don't like me other than you? are you that self important that you feel you can speak for the entire gb? are you their self-appointed leader now? notice how often I had to use the word "self" when discussing you? Here, I have another one - if your dick was as big as your mouth, I'd tell you to go fuck yourSELF, but you probably couldn't get a hardon big enough to touch your bellybutton. hopefully it's an outie anyway and you can just pretend.

It's the people like you that I was reffreing to you sad fuck.

Oleander,
Sorry about your plague down there. Try killing the rats.

FirstLurker,
Ah, you're a sensitive type. And people don't seem to appreciate you. You have my utmost sympathy, shithead.

can you hear what I hear

http://www.ri.to/sd/dupree.mp3

Listening to the opening of "Cousin Dupree" I found myself wanting to sing "New York, New York is everything they say, And no place that I'd rather be..."

It must be the flu affecting my brain. *Please* let it be the flu affecting my brain...

it's "then it's dark again"

AND

"Slow Hand Row" - is that the Pointer Sister's favorite makeout point?

building the dish to channel Kubrick on 12/31/00

First Lurker - I'm sorry; I didn't mean to offend. Of course you can handle yourself quite well here, you've taken your measure of us and you'll fit in just fine. And I appreciate your kind greetings; I hope your Christmas went well. I'll still extend my greeting, and I look forward to hearing more from you.

..in the mail

That's an amen to what Roy.Scam said about Curtis Mayfield as well as an invite to all lurkers who are so inclined.

dlee--I thought it was "and then it's dark again." Which really resonates with me during those dark pre-solstice nights of the soul.

Edd--glad your neph' is going to make it. I'll send you on a little something to sustain you. Hold out for NEXT New Year's to party like it's 2000.

tom--thanx re page. Keep writing. Fingular banjos--that's great.

Stranger--well, we're having a bit of a hepatitis outbreak to keep us festive. I WAS on vacation.

JDub--it'll be a long week.

f#--at last, the origins of the Sharp One! grins from afur.

Obviously it's "slow hand row"

any idea just what that is?

I was merely looking at a play on words

"rogue" has a nice ring to it

we could stay inside and play games

that's where they're driving to.

IT'S SLOW HAND ROAD.

THAT'S WHERE THEIR DRIVING TO.

my god you guys are self-involved spazs!I wasn't complaining about poor little me, and I certainly wasn't soliciting any advice on how to get better known or accepted. I was merely saying Merry Christmas to the people who obviously got ignored in all of the previous greetings. Thanks but no thanks. Fucking headcases. There, stranger, was that hersh enough to get noticed? gee, I hope so, because my fragile ego won't be able to handle it.

Hey Newbies - I'm new here as well

Altamira suggested posting often as the GB will get to know you better. From my relatively new experience here (read wet behind the ears and flat out stupid) that sounds like good advice. Then again I may be way over extending my welcome mat

the first few times I posted with a question, I didn't really get any response, but with further tact (or lack of), the feeble attempt at discussing something SD musically related, and a warm glow of good intentions, I was actually able to get some insightful responses on the list

as for GB handles, I was thinking about "Slow Hand Rogue" myself

hey zombie be born again my friend,
won't ya sign in stranger?

Dr. Mu - I remember Expanding Man posting back around April or May, so I think that name has been taken recently.

Lurkers I and II - Welcome. We are not really a cliquish group here; we're pretty friendly and welcoming once you get to know us. There are some flamers here and there; watch out for the Newbie Police!, but they've been quiet lately so I doubt they'll bother you, and if they do, they crawl back into their holes after their attacks and won't bother you again. The best way to become a part of this group is to post often so we can get to know you.

Tom - Good to see you back. Interesting take on Bad Sneakers; it makes a lot of sense.

David in the Florida Room - Thanks for the kind words. Actually, I have felt better today; the bad times are fleeing away.

The Stranger - That sounds like one dreadful Thanksgiving. Damn, life can sure get rough! But the really bad days make the others seem good in comparison.

So i'm peeling garlic and listening to hip Deeetroit area radio hoping maybe i'll get a glimmer [Mick and Keith] of Cousin D and
maybe like i'll make a lasagna, too. i got the week off and i haven't heard it yet.
okay, well- on comes Aja, but it's the middle after the police whistle and Wayne Shorter is going vvvuhvvvvvuhwuvvvwuhhhh...
you know the spot.
okay, so it's a commercial. Wayne Shorter is going to play "...the jazz event of the season..." with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Aja is swelling like the tide under the announcer and it re-cues back to another Ajaitic vvwuvvwuuhhh...
someone correct me if i'm wrong- but doesn't Shorter claim to have no recollection of doing the Aja session [maybe because these two smarmy suburban boys are outselling the real jazz folk 20:1?]???

suddenly, his memory seems to have improved.

welcome newfolk: take stranger's well-put advice and enjoy. there are people in here who have known each other for years and you have to respect their familiarity. otherwise, people respond to whatever tickles their fancy. however, i've been waiting for someone to log on as Clean Willie so i could flame their shit crispy. just kidding.

I've thought about changing my handle to Jackson, 7th.avenue, Babbs, Fistula [from the website], Rooster, Soul Survivor [would love to hear Steve Vai do Expressway to Your Heart], Spreading Haze, Daddy G., Savoy Sides, Minstrel, Cherry Wine, Muzzwell B.
[Harvey's brother], Motorscooter [hooters flirts with political correctitude], Laughing Chance, Flies on Me [i played bball with the Police Athletic League]; there's a bunch more but my real favorite is Italian in their eyes. Hiyo, Fistula. Away.

F#maj9 [not exactly a Dan-related moniker; sentimental]
the night i first logged on i had been teaching my daughter "Mother Nature's Son", by request. The capo was on fret two, good for her range but actually a [attention teachers] *really* good trick for teaching anyone with a smaller hand a more complex stretch- like the Emaj9 Paul plays in that song. fret two shortens the reach and makes it less frustrating to learn the chord! so, after one week- get this, i moved the capo down to F. after the next week...yup.
there's some really smart people in here.

The remittance would be: the smiles on your collective faces...net 30!

just wanted to give a huge thumbs up plug to Oleander's great site and all the thought provoking comments there

One thing which always endeared me to SD during the 70's was the fact that they could be singing what sounded like a perfectly pleasant song, yet underneath upon closer inspection it really has a darker and sometimes humorful or sarcastic core.

Anyway songs like Every's GOne to the Movies, Rose Darling, etc, but one I find even more enchanting in that vein is Time Out of Mind. It sounds like such an uplifting ready to go out and play type of pop song. I always knew it was landmined with drug references "I am holding the mystical sphere, it's direct from Lhasa" but actually reading the comments related to opium smoking brought a true chuckle. Thanks for the insight

It's perfection and grace, it's the smile on my face

JW - Pardon if I missed this info, but will your address be included on the package for remittance purposes?

...and the remittance would be?

Edd

goodies - from the muscial gods herein

Lurking,
The way to get noticed is to attack without mercy. But keep in mind that if you post something interesting it will be noticed even if there is no written response. And don't be so touchy, whatsyourname.

JW: Looking forward immensely to the goddies sometime during the 12 days of Christmas.

That's how I heard Cousing Dupree with a touch of Time Out of Mind.

Lurkers I and II: Welcome. I have a feeling this room will be packed soon. I don't know what the statute of limitation should be on unused pre-owned nicknames? Here are a few that are unused or used a long time ago (>3 yrs). Caution: My memory may be porous.

Woman's voice
Expanding Man (long time ago?)
Cringemaker
Little Kawai (too personal?)
Good King John? Richard is a frequent guest
my father
Jack (as in "you go back")
Fool
maid
William Wright (in this venue?), Michael, Jesus
Bodhisattva
any man left
DaddyG?
halfway crucified
men in the treeez
some of the tomorrow's girls
Brubeck
ladies talkin'
you fella

you get the picture...

Sounds great...some slight variations in level from track to track, but close enough for Rock n' Roll! I won't be able to get to the Post Office (for stamps) until tomorrow, so they will go out Wednesday morning. The So/Central-Cal contingent (Stranger, Ruby & Aja) should have it by New Year's Eve, the rest of the US Danizens by early next week or sooner (they're going 1st class). The Euros and Aussies can expect it in the next two weeks or sooner...

Initial impression of "Cousin Dupree" ~ "Kamakiriad" meets "Cringemaker"...some definite hooks in that song!

Curtis Mayfield was one of the best r&b and pop songwriters of the century whose end he just missed seeing. The duet that Eric Clapton and D'Angelo (sp?) did of Curtis's "I've Been Tryin'" at the Mayfield tribute was beyond great. And Curtis's taped speech for that event made tragedy seem inspiring. What a guy he was.

Sad month for great musicians,
RS

Lurking also: I've seen both used here, tho not recently....FYI...welcome to the board!
But check out the archives for problematic posters....

ygk

I can understand your comments here as I am relatively new also

yes it is may appear hard to break in to the perceived "clique", and questions may not be responded to or threads taken off on, as your new, but hang in there... a little creativity on our part and going with the flow on the GB seems to pay off, and this is a very warm group with minimal flaming

I guess we both need a flashy user name, I'm sure el-supremo is taken, clean willie anyone?

A very Merry Christmas and a Happy and productive New Year to all of those gb-er's who are constantly ignored because they somehow don't fit into the little clique. Everyone else has gotten their greetings and airtime, now it's your moment.

Hope everyone had a great holidays

Oleander - loved your 4 monkeys see no, hear no, speak no, cover the sports car analogy! Had me rolling

Altamira and Aja - thanks for the warm comments, I missed you too

Hutch - I'll get back with you on the headphones thing, been trying it out here at work with it slow over the holidays. Generally I like the Dan crystalizing in my listening room over speakers and filling the rooms aural spaces, as opposed to dancing around vibrantly totally confined well inside one's cranial passages.

Hal Leonard transcrips - I have the Best of SD full scores and the only misquote I saw was "fin-gu-lar banjos".

last comment on Bad sneakers - I always imagined the song set in a minimum security prison / mental hospital. The fellow isn't particularly violent and "I can see the ladies talking... fearsome excavation" line as either viewable from his cell window or his vividly picturing the outside world and it's colder realities. In the chorus section he remembers the more positive freeing memories "on the avenue".

Alta and Edd, This too shall pass....Hang in there my friends.

Hey, 2vN is currently No.1 at Amazon.com in pre-order.

MizD: I was up to 1 am getting lasagna sauce, meatballs, and Italian sausage ready for the next day. Day 2 is for boiling the noodles, drying during the Children's Mass, then layering the sauce/meat, pasta, and cheeses for baking @ 350° Then turkey on X-mas day for descending family members. My wife was conjuring up sweet potato and broccoli caseroles, fudge, cakes, cookies. It will take the entirety of next year to burn off these calories once the leftovers are finally gone!

Edd: wishing you and your nephew the best

Got my wife the new Moody Blues CD Strange Times as she's a fan. It turned out to be a better recording than I had thought - and the samples were hopeful. While John Lodge's insipid Forever Now and Graeme Edge's dreadful poem at the end are worth skipping, that leaves 12 decent to excellent tracks. Essentially this is a pop album, but a well-crafted one musically. The lyrics range from mildly elegant to spacey to banal as one would expect, but the songs have fine melodies. The production and engineering are truly first rate. An extaordinarly clean recording with nice balance and mix. Patrick Moraz is gone - and the album benefits. The songs and production touches provide some lushness and sound a little reminiscent of their first 7. They were more orchestral, powerful in places but simpler in structure and a tendency to be overbearing at times. I'm also finally hearing in recent digital recordings mastered the warmth of vinyl...and you of course skip the noise as well.

The sum of this album is probably greater than the whole - it takes a few listens. The tracks English Sunset and Strange Times are 2 of the standouts and could hold their own with many classic Moody tracks. English Sunset is essentially an electronica -type track with that Moody sound...sure beats the hell out of Madonna, Cher, and Depeche Mode. Haunted, Foolish Love, and The Swallow are quite good in the classic Justin Hayward vein. Ray Thomas contributes a nice liitle children's song, and John Lodge's Love Don't Come Easy is the best George Harrison song released in over 20 years. The lyric sheet is a waste of a good tree, but this is an enjoyable album by the Moodies - their first consistent effort since Long Distance Voyager which had some realy nice tracks (The Voice, 22,000 Days, etc.) and one crappy one (Gemini Dream).

Listening to the re- re of Royal Scam. It is kickin' major ass! Klemmer's solo on Caves, Carlton's solos, piano on Sign in Stranger are reaping the benefits of remastering - dynamic range and sonic impact are up. From the liner notes, these guyz wanted to be a badd ass black funk-jazz band...my wife surprised me - her fave is Green Earrings.

MEMORIES OF UGLY HOLIDAYS
Ed's description of his cycle-crashed newphew, the flu, and then, the bollixed water heater and then an approaching work day is graphically depressing. What comes to my mind for nightmare holidays of the past is simpler. I love Thanksgiving. It's my favorite holiday. A day of thanks. I remember being in a strange city (Kansas City) with no friends or loved ones, at a new job. Worked Thanksgiving night. Got 45 minutes off for dinner. Went with a very depressed co-worker, Tom, to a flourescent diner. Only a few customers. Everyone had long faces. Had the awful turkey special. Waitress sullen and introverted. Turkey was room temperature. Tom had a breakdown about a year later and went into an institution.

Anyone else care to share screwed up holidays of the past or present? Cheer up, Ed.

Dleestan - Good quote; Snowbound is most appropriate for certain areas in the northern hemisphere this time of year; I'd been thinking about that quote recently myself.

Edd - I wish your nephew all the best; it sounds like he's in a pretty bad position right now. I hope you're feeling better; a flu compounded by sleeping on a cold water bed must be pretty nasty.

GirlFred - Sounds like a good way to spend the day. I am intrigued by that book you mentioned; I'll look for it.

Miz Ducky - I'm glad you had a good day; it sounds most joyous and I'm glad you've been able to spread the good fortune around.

I have heard from a friend in Atlanta that Curtis Mayfield passed away today at a hospital near Atlanta - he was in his mid 50s and there is no information about the cause of death. I wish him all the best in his new life, and we lose a good musician.

Favorite SD cold weather holiday moment

Kamakiriad:
We sailed our ice caps on the frozen river
Some loser fired off a flair amen
For seven seconds it was like Christmas Day
Then it starts again ooohhh-----
Then it starts again

(horns)
(chorus)

oh.. the first part of that disappearing quote was just me saying something like " you mean i can now just HEAR it, but can't have a copy anymore?" and then something to the effect of "Oh.... man, i was really looking forward to" and "blah, blah, blah" and so on...
you know... just your basic grovelling with a side of understanding ...

excerpted from an e:

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i have only one. VERY touchy. people lose their jobs and such.

(gf here/now): but surely folks were taping off of KFOG Thurs. evening

still cautious about my internet activity due to continuing strangeness... that.. hmm.. sucks.

MizDucky - a few months ago, I had dinner at a friend (a Native American) of a friend. I admired a little rock on her table, and she gave it to me ... said that since I had talked my admiration, it was no longer hers to keep.. said it never was.. I've since passed it on, and try, sometimes successfully and sometimes not, to keep that brief exchange in mind/heart.

Edd - wishing well to your nephew and you, too!! a cold waterbed and big K on Christmas Eve ...ooo shivvvver. hope someone gave you an insulated headphone helmet

Alta - the Holidays can be tough sometimes.. I didn't go to church Friday or yesterday, but did spend a small part of the day with my ex's mom, who, due to alzheimer's, could only smile and sigh a lot. The best part of the day though was walking around a nearby lake with my son, thoughts of the people I love making me warmer... my cats just wanted to EAT. ... 'can opener frenzy'
'ooo, more TINNED MICE' ... 'tinned mice' is from a book, 'Felonious M. Cat, an autobiography' ... a sweet story written by someone who has obviously spent a good amount of time living with those of the feline persuasion who allow him to participate in their daily life...

living a 36 hour day,

GF

Duck Chick: Cool! Sounds like a truly festive occiasion that "resonates".....

Edd: I'm working 8-8's starting Friday through Monday....that's PM to AM....damn this y2k

yg(riping)k

Oh my! My sympathies and encouraging thoughts to all GBers who, for whatever reasons, are experiencing the shadow-side of this holiday season. Been there, done that ... and why do you suppose I now live on the other side of the continent from my birth family? Okay, so that's hardly the only reason. But it has had the side-effect that I've been able to crowbar at least some of my personal sources for holiday angst outta my life. Not that I've still managed to have some lulus on my own ...

This holiday I was unexpectedly blessed to be invited to the home of friends of Native American heritage. We didn't do a tree or sing carols. We had a drumming circle, a feast (with venison stew!) and a potlatch. I was blown away and humbled by the amount of *stuff* the potlatch host gave away, including to me, a relatively new acquaintance. Good thing she told me it's an acceptable part of the tradition to pass on gifts to others who can use 'em better--I'd be a little embarrassed to keep the whole lot!

Anyhow--To all my Dan-friends, a happy remaining-holidays season, and on into the New Frontier.

/Miz Ducky

My holiday went down hill starting Tuesday when my nephew crashed his motorcycle, inflicting serious hurt on himself. Estimate is 5-6 weeks in the ICU. An easy 2 months before he's released.

Thiugh it pales in comparison, I came down with the flu as I was leaving work Thursday. Went home and practically straight to bed, not realizing the heater in the water bed had died. Since I keep my room cool, the bed was down to about 75 degrees by the time I woke up Friday and realized something was drastically wrong. So in my flu-ridden, hypothermic state I had to hit the local K-mart for another heater. K-Mart on the day before Christmas is my idea of hell.

...and NEXT Friday night I get to work!

Does it get any better than this? If so, when???

Happy Holidaze to alluh ya...

YGK - Yes, I hear you - reality is a good thing - better to take life as it comes. I've spent a quiet weekend in my apartment with the cats (along with a few forays over to my church). I was planning to get a lot done this weekend, but ended up feeling too awful to get anything accomplished. I hate this fucking miserable, lonely holiday and I'll be glad when it's all over.

I'm still excited about TAN, though; it's good to have something to look forward too.

I hope you all are having a pleasant holiday, and if you're not, remember that it will be all over soon and we'll be back to normal life, where pain and loss aren't magnified as they are during the holiday season.

Greetings and Happy Holidays to all my Dan friends!
I'm in San Antonio with my brother and his family for a few days.
Missed the Cousin Dupree premier but hope to hear it soon. Been giving some guitar lessons to my niece's husband. He's picking it up pretty fast. These Texans party hearty for sure. Last night the neighbors were having a big party with a DJ and lots of Tejano music with periodic YEEEEHAHHHs filling the air. Lots of fun.
Blessings to all!

Hutch

......arrived back in the Apple this morning - approximately 8:45am - couldn't get out of the desolation of the Maryland suburbs fast enough; boarded a 6:30 train back home. Taking the Amtrak up to NYC is unique in that you get a steady shot of the twin towers and the full NYC skyline from just outside of Newark. Upon arriving at Penn, I quickly boarded my uptown train for home, but took time to notice the post holiday dreariness in this wonderful, lonely city. The question always resonates with me, as it has for years once I woke up from my parental protection/seclusion, "what's it all for? can we just all stop pretending?" I can't deal with all the fakery. I need reality. In New York, I saw people just getting by, many homeless in the subways this mornings.....wishing merry christmas in order to obtain guilt change. But they were all there, being who they are.....refreshing.....and it is home. Just as I am.

1 week from now we'll be in the New Frontier, a few days away from the Pre-order date. Did anyone figure out if that pre-order will deliver before 2/29?

Melancholy in Manhattan

ygk

Hey everyone, have a great Christmas and holiday season.

Going to Oz tomorrow, a good day and a half of flying and a lot of SD tapes to help make for an easier ride.

Peace and good will...don't use 'em lightly...

Jeez, missed the whole KFOG episode, but thanx to the more quick-witted and alert who passed along the tip, including Andy & the Duck, and for the comments.

Prof SteveV--Thanx for the advice. I suppose I'll just wait until it's available here.

GKR--Greetings from the winter side! I'll be lookin' for it.

Stranger--whoa! I was simul-listening to IGY today, and to Patti Austin's version last night.

Hoops!--so sorry to hear about him. What a terrible struggle it must have been.

moray--hey man. good to hear you back.

JW, 'fred--JDub, thanx for the bio. Rahsaan Roland Kirk is one of my abiding heroes. I saw him a couple of times at Keystone Korner in San Francisco--one time after he'd had his first stroke, and was playing wistfully, beautifully on a flute he'd customized so he could play it with his functional hand. Todd Barkan, the prop. of the Korner, played on "Bright Moments." "Inflated Tear" is the most heartbreaking song in the world--it distills pathos to its most intense form. The whole album is so fine. He was able to blow not only multiple instruments at the same time but was the first to perfect circle breathing. I heard him hold notes for seemingly ever. You had to see it to believe it. He also could blow the wildest free jazz and switch immediately to a poignant ballad without missing a step (see "Volunteered Slavery"). "The Return Of The 5000 Pound Man" is a late effort (1975) which is a sweet reminiscence. I love his "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat"--with words yet. "The Case of the Three-Sided Dream In Audio Color" is probably the closest I or any other sighted person will come to understanding blindness. "A Standing Eight" is a good compilation. He was a unique, sightless visionary of the highest order.

Christmas Eve GB Compilation Report ~

~ Armadillo Digital is done with the project. I'm sending a messenger over the hill into the valley to pick it up on Monday...I can then ship on Tuesday morning.

~ I made an Office Depot run this afternoon on the way back from work and picked up Avery labels, "Mail Away" padded CD mailers and artistic letter stock for the inner booklet.

~ I formatted the credits into an four page double wide booklet; they came out very nice...you can acutally READ the darn thang!

~ I pulled the address database into Word and generated mailing labels, then assembled the entire thing. All I need to do is stuff 'em, stamp 'em and mail 'em!

MISSING MAILING ADDRESSES:
1. RixHex56
2. Mitch
3. JosieDanFan
4. JQSJR
5. Hank Silvers ~ mea culpa!
6. Doc Kelly

please mail to: JWMalibu@msn.com

Had to attend some festivities last night, so I missed "Cousin Dupree"...those in the know - please let us know if it's going to be played again!

Happy Holidays,

JDubs

Look at the company these guys used to keep - back in the twilight years of classic rock...........

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Hmmmmmmmmmmm, I wonder who really put out the best LP that year ???????(and yes it was better than "Blood On The Tracks"!)

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Happy Holidays and Peace to All,

Q

Andy....KFOG said last night that "the cage match" would be taking a few nights off so I don't think it'll be played at the same time tonight....I'm guessing it'll start to get pretty heavy play in the rotation considering the response though....thanks again for the tip off last night!

Merry Christmas to you all....we'll likely be back Sunday.

{{{HUGS}}} all around!

MC & Opti

The DJ played the song and at the end he said, "Boy, that's some song. The end couldn't come soon enough.. err.. or long enough or whatever. I could have listened to it for 10 more minutes. Good song."

The first several callers were on cell phones, driving around doing their last minute Christmas shopping. They all voted for Steely Dan. Some of their comments were:

"I didn't know that they were making another album."

"If it has Becker and Fagen in the title(?) it's all right by me."

"I have 3 words for you: 'Steely'... 'Frickin''... 'Dan'."

One caller that voted for Eric Johnson said that she was a Steely Dan fan, but the she was disappointed with Cousin Dupree. Another caller said the song sounded "too poppy".

The DJ said that Cousin Dupree won the Cage Match 94% to 6% (pretty impressive when you consider that it blew away a Christmas tune on December 23rd) and that it would defend it's title in about a week because he was going on vacation.

m.e.

YGK: will be talking to my brother this weekend- he will undoubtedly have suggestions [if not the old dot-dense spiral bound thing itself]. email your coordinates if you wish to:
w.side.studio@usa.net [stained glass] and i'll be most delighted to send you stuff.

cheers
F#

So Cousin Dupree won the cage match or whatever they're calling it. Does this mean they're playing it again at 8:30 PST tonight against another "challenger"? Come to think of it, they'll probably have some Christmas Eve stuff on. Any regular KFOG listeners out there have any ideas?

Hope everyone has a pleasant Christmas.

-Andy

ha

went to the kfog link just in time to hear that Cousin Dupree got 94% over Eric's Firt Noel..

STILL haven't heard it. but did find a RRKirk double cd in the 11.99 and under bin at Tower... truly amazing.

anybody heard the elvis costello/burt bachrach/bill frisell (2 s's? hm)
cd?

mercy, mercy.

Well, I guess I zigged when I should have zagged and missed that KFOG notification. That's what I get for working and buying presents for loved ones. Should have been glued to the gbook.

Anyway, this morning I was listening to Nightfly, which I haven't done for awhile and was once again knocked over by just how fine it is. What a Beautiful World this will be. I love it. There'll be spandex jackets, one for everyone. I've got my TAN ordered at Amazon and everything looks good for now.

Happy holidays to all.

Duck: but to be honest, really, KFOG's overall programming - other than the slight chance of hearing Cousin - is less than desirable....

I hope y'all realize I have no problem whatsoever with the reasonable discussion of levels etc. that had been going on before the anonymous doomsayer decided to crash the party. Carry on, dudes and dudettes.

YGK: Ooooh! That is ***so*** Nightfly! I'm gonna have to keep listening to KFOG too ... I'm getting no response out of KMTT regarding the single so far.

/Miz Ducky
feathers un-ruffled now

... who keeps posting trash about the mix on 2vN, like he's showing off that he "somehow" has access to the new CD ahead of the rest of us: I've got two words for you: piss off.

No, I've got more than two words for you: if you can't show a good attitude and a recognizeable non-anonymous handle whereby you can be tracked on this GB via your reputation and track record, I for one have no use for you and your jive-ass opinions. And especially since I was listening last night and had absolutely no trouble hearing Don's vocal track, I personally believe you to be full of shit. Now get the hell out of here and get back on your meds, you're obviously decompensating and letting your dissociated-personality bullshit loose on the Web.

There. I've broken down and flamed on the GB. So shoot me if and etc.

My apologies to my friends on here, but this shit just irks the living shit out of me.

/Miz Ducky
remember, duck-bites can be nasty.

Donald must have had a reason for not wanted anyone to understand the words he's singing without a lyrics sheet.

Duck Chick: I'm all over KFOG about CD....the concept of "I'm listenin to you across the country - please entertain me" is one that is extra special for me and dates back to when I worked in radio and used to receive requests. Gazing over the city and all the lights, and trying to reach that listener is hauntingly special. I imagine the radio beacon broacasting through the fog in SF - a solitary experience.
I've e-mailed them a couple of times - I hope to hear it...

ygk

after a good nights sleep I still think Cousin Dupree could be a nice funked up hit....nice track!....My wife said she dreamed she heard it last night (she was asleep when KFOG played the track last night)....I asked her what it sounded like in the dream and she said different from anything else they had done but cool. I told her what I posted last night....I don't think there was any new ground broken by the boys but it's a good song and I feel like it's going to be a really good album.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

MC & Optimystic

And he mumbles through most of them. They lyrics are mostly unintelligable. What a shame about the mix. It ruins the album.

DrMu: Yeah, it does seem like KMTT's RealAudio link is a little cleaner than KFOG's (RealAudio has several modes that suck dead warthogs IMO--especially their attempts at stereo). An