Turq,
A racist who loves The Blues. You are conflicted.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Curtis,
>
> I came back from walking my dogs along the beach this
> evening, and found that the Blues Fairy had left a gift
> for me. (At least I think it was from the Blues Fairy;
> that's a more woo woo explanation than it having been
> left by the postman, and makes me seem SO much more
> important, so in keeping with FFL tradition, I'm
> gonna go with it.)
>
> In the Blues Fairy's package were two copies of a new
> CD by yourself. I've been reading a bit about you and
> the misery of your lifestyle here on FFL, so I could
> barely wait to hear that misery expressed in all its
> depressing splendor in the form of the Blues. I figured,
> "Misery. Blues. Sounds like a match made in heaven to me."
>
> I am hereby writing to complain that I was disappointed.
> I found not a gram of misery in your album. What I found
> instead was a kind of joyous celebration of life, with
> all of its highs and lows. What a gyp! After what Dan
> said, I was expecting misery.
>
> :-)
>
> Seriously, dude, great work. You *know* that Blues is
> not my first love in terms of music, but here I sit in
> my garden as the sun goes down, sipping a nice glass of
> Lagavulin and listening to the album for the second
> time, straight through. It's that charming and capti-
> vating and above all, infectious. Just now a couple
> staying at the hotel next door walked out onto their
> balcony and stood listening for a while, obviously
> infected as well. They actually danced a little to
> Easy Rider Blues.
>
> It may be too soon for me to have favorites, but I'll
> do my best with first (really second) impressions.
>
> * I loved Baker Blues. Great opener, and had me tapping
> my foot and fondly remembering rolling some dough of
> my own. This one must be a real gal-pleaser in person.
> Excellent slide and harmonica work.
>
> * Hard Luck Shoes had me musically thinking about the
> time I got to see Mark Knopfler sit in with an English
> skiffle band. He loves this kinda stuff. This one has
> some tremendous lyrics.
>
> * Little School Girl got me to missin' Edg. He'd be
> all over my predator butt for liking it.
>
> * You may have recorded the best version of One Kind
> Favor I've ever heard...it shifted my assemblage point
> and catapulted me into a kind of Jim Jarmusch movie
> alternative reality, akin to "Dead Man." Or maybe it
> was dashing off the Western movie post that did it.
> Whatever.
>
> * The Stones should be so lucky as to do a version of
> Love In Vain this smokin'.
>
> * Loved the sound of the cigar box guitar on Second
> Chance. Robert's gonna love this one.
>
> * Traveling Riverside Blues got *me* dancing.
>
> * The diddley bow is wonderful on Well Worn Blues. It's
> amazing how much range there is in a one-stringed instru-
> ment. And it's also amazing how much range there is in
> your lyrics. You have written a beatiful song here,
> Curtis. It's truly lovely, world class. Deep bow.
>
> Deep bow all around. Great work, man. Even if you did
> leave out the misery.
>
> Unc
>
