[FairfieldLife] Re: For Curtis & Others
Really enjoyed this. I listened to some of the beginning and then skipped to the 38:38 mark for the "little story". I was not disappointed! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" wrote: > > A friend sent me this. Not exactly your kind of music, but you may enjoy it. > > > > i highly recommend viewing this episode of austin city limits starring allen > toussaint, an american icon of the new orleans music sound. he is a big big > favorite of mine! some months ago i was lucky enough to catch this > show--every minute of it is pure high quality musical entertainment. it runs > about an hour--for those of you who don't have that kind of time i strongly > urge you to forward to the 38:38 mark and relax and let allen tell you a > "little story". this intro has got to be one of my all time > favorites--along with bruce springteen's phenomenal story telling days! > this is a little gentler and nostalgic, this TRANSPORTED me to a time in my > life when i ALWAYS felt safe, back when i was little jerry. while it was the > south side of chicago and not the country of louisiana that allen reminisces > about, it was the same kind of "feeling"--"mother is at home". this is > beautiful, his voice is so calming to listen to, along with the accompanying > piano which is SO in sync with his words. i got so lost in the intro i that > i was surprised when i realize what the song he was going into was... it > forever changed the way i hear this song. this intro "for me" was like a > masterpiece painting, so vivid that i felt as if i were there back in time > with him. i hope this is as beautiful for you as it is for me. > > http://video.klru.tv/video/1378867539/ >
[FairfieldLife] Re: For Curtis & Others
Thanks Rick. loved it! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" wrote: > > Done. > > > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] > On Behalf Of turquoiseb > Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 12:29 PM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: For Curtis & Others > > > > > > Rick, please accept my thanks, and pass them along to your > friend for sharing this, and so evocatively. As he/she said, > this is a masterpiece of storytelling. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com> , "Rick Archer" wrote: > > > > > A friend sent me this. Not exactly your kind of music, > > > but you may enjoy it. > > > > i highly recommend viewing this episode of austin city limits > > starring allen toussaint, an american icon of the new orleans > > music sound. he is a big big favorite of mine! some months ago > > i was lucky enough to catch this show--every minute of it is > > pure high quality musical entertainment. it runs about an hour-- > > for those of you who don't have that kind of time i strongly > > urge you to forward to the 38:38 mark and relax and let allen > > tell you a "little story". this intro has got to be one of my > > all time favorites--along with bruce springteen's phenomenal > > story telling days! this is a little gentler and nostalgic, > > this TRANSPORTED me to a time in my life when i ALWAYS > > felt safe, back when i was little jerry. while it was the > > south side of chicago and not the country of louisiana that > > allen reminisces about, it was the same kind of "feeling"-- > > "mother is at home". this is beautiful, his voice is so calming > > to listen to, along with the accompanying piano which is SO in > > sync with his words. i got so lost in the intro i that i was > > surprised when i realize what the song he was going into was... > > it forever changed the way i hear this song. this intro "for > > me" was like a masterpiece painting, so vivid that i felt as > > if i were there back in time with him. i hope this is as > > beautiful for you as it is for me. > > > > http://video.klru.tv/video/1378867539/ > > >
RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: For Curtis & Others
Done. From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of turquoiseb Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 12:29 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: For Curtis & Others Rick, please accept my thanks, and pass them along to your friend for sharing this, and so evocatively. As he/she said, this is a masterpiece of storytelling. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com> , "Rick Archer" wrote: > > > A friend sent me this. Not exactly your kind of music, > > but you may enjoy it. > > i highly recommend viewing this episode of austin city limits > starring allen toussaint, an american icon of the new orleans > music sound. he is a big big favorite of mine! some months ago > i was lucky enough to catch this show--every minute of it is > pure high quality musical entertainment. it runs about an hour-- > for those of you who don't have that kind of time i strongly > urge you to forward to the 38:38 mark and relax and let allen > tell you a "little story". this intro has got to be one of my > all time favorites--along with bruce springteen's phenomenal > story telling days! this is a little gentler and nostalgic, > this TRANSPORTED me to a time in my life when i ALWAYS > felt safe, back when i was little jerry. while it was the > south side of chicago and not the country of louisiana that > allen reminisces about, it was the same kind of "feeling"-- > "mother is at home". this is beautiful, his voice is so calming > to listen to, along with the accompanying piano which is SO in > sync with his words. i got so lost in the intro i that i was > surprised when i realize what the song he was going into was... > it forever changed the way i hear this song. this intro "for > me" was like a masterpiece painting, so vivid that i felt as > if i were there back in time with him. i hope this is as > beautiful for you as it is for me. > > http://video.klru.tv/video/1378867539/ >
[FairfieldLife] Re: For Curtis & Others
Rick, please accept my thanks, and pass them along to your friend for sharing this, and so evocatively. As he/she said, this is a masterpiece of storytelling. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" wrote: > > > A friend sent me this. Not exactly your kind of music, > > but you may enjoy it. > > i highly recommend viewing this episode of austin city limits > starring allen toussaint, an american icon of the new orleans > music sound. he is a big big favorite of mine! some months ago > i was lucky enough to catch this show--every minute of it is > pure high quality musical entertainment. it runs about an hour-- > for those of you who don't have that kind of time i strongly > urge you to forward to the 38:38 mark and relax and let allen > tell you a "little story". this intro has got to be one of my > all time favorites--along with bruce springteen's phenomenal > story telling days! this is a little gentler and nostalgic, > this TRANSPORTED me to a time in my life when i ALWAYS > felt safe, back when i was little jerry. while it was the > south side of chicago and not the country of louisiana that > allen reminisces about, it was the same kind of "feeling"-- > "mother is at home". this is beautiful, his voice is so calming > to listen to, along with the accompanying piano which is SO in > sync with his words. i got so lost in the intro i that i was > surprised when i realize what the song he was going into was... > it forever changed the way i hear this song. this intro "for > me" was like a masterpiece painting, so vivid that i felt as > if i were there back in time with him. i hope this is as > beautiful for you as it is for me. > > http://video.klru.tv/video/1378867539/ >
