Hi John, I only ever went to one Rock concert. That was Blue Oyster Cult, and that was because Don Roeser lived next door to very close musician friends. I loved their music but the percussion at that concert was so loud it pounded against my heart to the point that it was uncomfortable. And it was so loud I couldn't hear for two days. I've lived a rather sheltered life. Not totally true. I been to many concerts of classical guitarists: Segovia, Yepes, Williams, Parkening and others...
I had my Eagles served on vinyl records, with a little bit of weed and through very good earphones. I still like their music, and Don Henley's solos too. Hard to beat the lyrics to Hotel California. Marsha p.s. I love yours and Dan's stories. On Nov 6, 2011, at 11:18 AM, John Carl wrote: > Hi Marsha, > > On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 4:15 AM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> This kind of magic is probably true with song lyrics too. Hotel >> California, by the Eagles, still gets my mind Tiffany-twisted. Classical >> music, sans vocals, is perfect for creative adventure. >> >> I'm not sure about essays. >> >> >> You can get out any time you like, tho you can never leave. Yes, > something I carry around with me always, even when I venture far away. > Tiffany twisted indeed. Excellent description. I remember hearing this > for the first time, between my Junior and senior year, headed back to > boarding school and stopping off at Tower Records in Sacramento. Does > anybody remember Tower Records? They started in Sacramento and I know well > the tower theater that gave them that name. But the night I stopped in to > see what illicit rock-n-roll to smuggle back to the dorm and share with my > friends, this was playing and it shook me to the core. > > Anyway, Hotel California. It scratched an itch I didn't even know I had, > until I heard it. I loved the Eagles, and my main regret in life that year > was not going to see them with my friends at one of Bill Graham's day on > the green that he used to put on in oakland coliseum. there were some > amazing concerts I did go and see. I saw Lynyrd Skynyrd just before their > plane crash and Led Zeppelin just before their drummer crashed and now > that I think about it, maybe it's just as well I didn't go see the eagles > that day since my participation in their music evidently carries some kind > of jinx! I'm SO glad Don Henley went on to create "Boys of Summer" and > "All She Wants to do is Dance" (and make romance) > > But while those concerts were pretty cool in general. That one I missed > turned out to be something really spectacular. The Eagles were headliners, > but Heart and Steve Miller Band were pretty significant participants and > the opening acts, Foghat and Foreigner, while relatively unknown at the > time were destined for the big stage as well, according to my friends who > did go, and history concurs. > > But up ahead in the distance, I see a shimmering light. My head grows > heavy and my sight grows dim, but I gotta stop for the night. > > Indeed. > > John the essay'ist ___ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
