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To: blackdog
I used to live next door to Grover Washington Jr. He loathed most of the people in the music industry. A very simple family man who loved his dogs and the craftsmanship in his fine 200 year old stone home. A brilliant musician and a classy guy. A big loss.

We went to see the Neville brothers last year here. What a show! They did almost an hour of encores and had people dancing in the aisles!

Huey Lewis also performed a couple of years ago, and I never had so much fun in my life. All his old stuff, and some new stuff, and he took one ten minute break.

7 posted on 03/11/2005 9:01:39 AM PST by sinkspur ("Preach the gospel. If necessary, use words.")
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To: sinkspur

Ever hear what Hughie Lewis has to say about the music industry? He entered it as a joke, willing to ride it out for every dime he could get since he just did it as a fool's ride. Once he found people really liked his stuff, he felt connected to them even though he personally thought his music was simplistic lyrical food for idiots. He jumped into music cold in his late 30's and laughed at his successes. He's actually an engineer or something like that with a master's degree from an elite institution.


8 posted on 03/11/2005 9:08:42 AM PST by blackdog (Lord of Woop Woop.)
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To: sinkspur
My newfound favorite of old is Bill Withers. Wow did he write some classics. I went to an Al Stewart concert once and got hooked on him big. And then my alltime favorite.....Randy Newman! His latest album is great! He could write a song about ordering a ham sandwich. Todd Rundgren's new album "Liars" is excellent too. Did you know that Todd Rundgren married Steven Tyler's roadie whore wife and raised both of Tyler's daughters as his own? Mia and Liv Tyler were raised by Todd Rundgren.....Aint that a hoot?

I flew Aerosmith's Hawker HS-125 during their tour in 1995. Did you know that his band hates him. He rides in a separate section and in his separate limo on the ground. He speaks to nobody and is accompanied by only his personal bodyguard. The rest of the band is just great! Very nice guys. One of the things I found funny about their catering 24/7 is that it consists of skim milk, and cucumber sandwiches. It's a fulltime job trying to look hip and under 45. A belly ruins it all. Tyler is as blind as a bat and wears coke bottle glasses with bifocals.

12 posted on 03/11/2005 9:21:15 AM PST by blackdog (Lord of Woop Woop.)
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