asked everyone a nostalgia question:
"What is the earliest album you bought
to which you still listen regularly?"
That was easy! My first album ever,
with my birthday money in May 1974 was
Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits
I must have had $10 to spend that day,
because on that well - remembered shopping trip
I also bought a second album:
Carpenters: A Song For You
Don's next music enquiry:
"Name an album from the wayback to which you
rarely listen, but, whenever you do listen to it,
you think you should listen to it more.
Once again, easy to answer, because Gerry and I had
named such an album only a few days before when a tune
from this album came up in the car on his random playlist:
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Jonathan Livingston Seagull, however, was a gift rather than
a purchase. Both the book (Richard Bach) and the
album (words & music by Neil Diamond) came into my life
for Christmas 1973, presents from my sweet siblings
Bruce and Diane, along with Chicago's first album:
The Chicago Transit Authority
but this one I still have, mounted in a frame on the wall.
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This also seems like a good spot to post my list of live concerts attended.
For some silly reason, the list (as the activity was conducted on facebook) was supposed to include one concert that you didn't go to -- I guess to confuse your friends about your musical tastes. However, I fully intended to attend the Bonnie Raitt concert but did a good deed instead (gave my ticket to someone else).
All in all, I haven't actually been much of a concert - goer over the years, so here is my rather brief list:
1975 ~ Gordon Lightfoot ~ Mississippi River Festival
~ Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
1977 ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Dave Loggins
~ Northeast Missouri State University, Kirksville
1977 ~ Buck White & the Down Home Folks with Ricky Skaggs
~ Northeast Missouri State University, Kirksville
1981 ~ Bonnie Raitt (bought tickets but didn't go)
1983 ~ Rita Coolidge ~ New Orleans
1986 ~ Monkees Reunion Concert (minus Michael Nesmith)
~ University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN
~ with opening acts by Herman’s Hermits, The Grass Roots, and Gary Puckett & the Union Gap. Except that their ranks were greatly reduced, so it was more like Herman's Hermit, The Grass Root, and Gary Puckett & Morgan Fairchild (dating at the time).
1987 ~ Chicago
~ University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN
1999 ~ Tony Bennett ~ Wharton School, Philadelphia, PA
2008 ~ Emmylou Harris ~ Portland Zoo
2012 ~ Ben Harper ~ Edgefield, near Portland
2014 ~ Donny & Marie ~ Las Vegas
2017 ~ Judy Collins ~ Lafayette, IN
2017 ~ Lucinda Williams ~ Purdue University
2023 ~ Ben Folds ~ Paramount Theater,Charlottesville, VA
See ~ Also
Gordon Lightfoot at the Mississippi River Festival, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, 1975
ReplyDeleteEtta & Lee -- remember that concert?
Etta:
I remember very well! It was my first concert too. Do you remember that he chastised the audience for applauding when he started singing his big hits? I also remember the people behind me smoking marijuana and it gave me a headache. And it still does. Otherwise a lovely night outside.
Kitti:
I remember that he mixed up the lyrics to “If You Could Read My Mind,” but I forgave him. That’s what happens when you go live instead of listening to the album! Same thing happened when I heard Judy Collins live: she mixed up the verses of “Both Sides Now.” Go figure! Their most important songs!
Lee:
I do remember the concert well. Great night. I also remember him forgetting lyrics. I remember him stepping back from the mic and the bass player coming forward and talking in his ear. I remember not being disappointed but sort of pleased to think great professionals make mistakes too. It was good concert and he was a great song writer. I still listen to his songs. Etta I don’t remember him chastising us for clapping for his big hits. Interesting what your brain decides to remember and what he thought was important to communicate to the audience because certainly it happened night after night. We were happy to hear his best songs. Good memory you all thanks.
Did She Mention My Name
ReplyDeleteIt's so nice to meet an old friend and pass the time of day
And talk about the home town a million miles away
Is the ice still on the river, are the old folks still the same
And by the way, did she mention my name
Did she mention my name just in passing
And when the morning came, do you remember if she dropped a name or two
Is the home team still on fire, do they still win all the games
And by the way, did she mention my name
Is the landlord still a loser, do his signs hang in the hall
Are the young girls still as pretty in the city in the fall
Does the laughter on their faces still put the sun to shame
And by the way, did she mention my name
Did she mention my name just in passing
And when the talk ran high, did the look in her eye seem far away
Is the old roof still leaking when the late snow turns to rain
And by the way, did she mention my name
Did she mention my name just in passing
And looking at the rain, do you remember if she dropped a name or two
Won't you say hello from someone, they'll be no need to explain
And by the way, did she mention my name