The year I learned don't trust anything.
It started with so much promise...it really did. Personally, professionally, in many ways. A relationship had rekindled big time. I was building a venture with an very talented attorney, and was actually...finally...feeling pretty good about my life.
BACKTRACK: My 1st wife passed away January 5th, 1990. And ever since that day, it was one thing after another. Somethings I truly brought on myself by making bad or boneheaded choices in things, not the least of which was my marriage to the una-ex. And in some cases, it was forces beyond my control making me miserable.
Know what? It's really simple.
Look I had this whole essay I was going to write...but it's quite simple.
I feel morose.
Melancholy. In the past, these feelings have led to assumed or semi-successful heart attacks.
And it has nothing to do with being addressless. Letting go the house was an affect of what I could feel took place Feb. 15th.
It's a matter of trust....of honesty...
Perhaps someday, someone will believe me when I say something...and will simply get it.
That's lacking in my life.
Happy New Year to whose who want it.
So here is hoping that 2010 is less dishonest to me.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Regards The Laura Nyro Post Below...
In responding to the comments graciously posted, I gave a couple of examples of songs written by other that worked better or quite nicely by others.
SIDETRACK: Based on my search for a certain kind of popcorn machine, I found this town in West Virginia called Berkely Springs. Historically it is the first hot springs resort in the USA. 4 blocks of the town are quite bohemian and have quaint shops offering crystals and such. While visiting there with a special acquaintance of mine who is actually named in the post below, the song "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" started to play. For a reason known only to herself, this particular rendition captured her notice. It was being sung by Eva Cassidy, thus I went about the task of finding whatever I could about said performer as well as getting as much of her music as I could.
(For myself, as much as Eva's version of Rainbow is lovely, I preferred Katherine McPhee's version the 2nd time on American Idol as being in the same style. My fav would be the one played to Dr. Green on "E.R." just before he passed on.)
SIDETRACKSIDETRACK: This visit to West Virginia was a part of the "Where To Spend The Rest Of Our Lives Tour". The first shot at visiting here was nailed by a hurricane heading up the coast. When that fluttered, we went to Lancaster and stared at The Amish instead. For fun see Weird Al's video at the very end of this entry.
My special acquaintance also has a hankering for watching figure skating...so I found this clip for you and she to enjoy!
Best-O-Both genres.
As for Tower Of Power...
This probably the best live version of this I have seen/heard.
I think when someone REALLY loves a song....it's like they mate with it, and like any parent, want a better life for the offspring than what they have now themselves. They simply love it and what it to be all it can be.
I hope you enjoy.
SIDETRACK: Based on my search for a certain kind of popcorn machine, I found this town in West Virginia called Berkely Springs. Historically it is the first hot springs resort in the USA. 4 blocks of the town are quite bohemian and have quaint shops offering crystals and such. While visiting there with a special acquaintance of mine who is actually named in the post below, the song "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" started to play. For a reason known only to herself, this particular rendition captured her notice. It was being sung by Eva Cassidy, thus I went about the task of finding whatever I could about said performer as well as getting as much of her music as I could.
(For myself, as much as Eva's version of Rainbow is lovely, I preferred Katherine McPhee's version the 2nd time on American Idol as being in the same style. My fav would be the one played to Dr. Green on "E.R." just before he passed on.)
SIDETRACKSIDETRACK: This visit to West Virginia was a part of the "Where To Spend The Rest Of Our Lives Tour". The first shot at visiting here was nailed by a hurricane heading up the coast. When that fluttered, we went to Lancaster and stared at The Amish instead. For fun see Weird Al's video at the very end of this entry.
My special acquaintance also has a hankering for watching figure skating...so I found this clip for you and she to enjoy!
Best-O-Both genres.
As for Tower Of Power...
This probably the best live version of this I have seen/heard.
I think when someone REALLY loves a song....it's like they mate with it, and like any parent, want a better life for the offspring than what they have now themselves. They simply love it and what it to be all it can be.
I hope you enjoy.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Sit back...get a beverage...get a smoke...
This one is going to take you a while.
Something about living in a conversion van with plenty of office supplies after having a semi-successful heart attack...
You have a lot of time!
I saw someone post something on Yahoo I.M. that hearkened back to a Joni Mitchell song:
Big Yellow Taxi
(Told you this would take a while!)
SIDETRACK: Never was a huge Joni Mitchell fan. I was taking a nap at an outdoor show at Roosevelt Field to see Crosby, Stills, Nash, And Young when I heard this great jazz from the stage. Tom Scott had teamed up with her and it was great! Saw him later that year with George Harrison. If I ever get to transfer my Super8mm flicks to digital...I'll post.
And it reminded me of one of my absolute fav songwriters of that era...
Laura Nyro
Sad, sad story...
Died WAY too young..and angry...sad..bitter....
One need only pay attention to her lyrics.
If I recall correctly, she passed from ovarian cancer. The same thing that took Gilda from us and Gene Wilder.
WARNING NOT WORK NOR FAMILY FRIENDLY MATERIAL!
FUNNY as hell!!!
But back to Laura..
She wrote a lot of stuff that others made famous,..and performed better. The 5th Dimension..3 Dog Night..Blood, Sweat, And Tears...
They took her work...made it their own...and improved NOT on the song itself, but on it's performance.
None the less...she wrote from her heart. She was part of this East Village crowd that wrote boppy kinda songs. Like Buzzy Lindheart did....again improved upon by a performer..
SIDETRACK: Saw Buzzy once live at a local college. Accused this guy I knew, Julio, of talking during a song and got all pissy about it. Also, composed a theme for "Fox And Friends", the morning show on FOX NEWS.
But Laura...she was an influence. And when you listen to the structure of her music..the phrasing of her lyrics...you can see how she was oft imitated.
But in agony.
Some examples:
I saw 3 Dog Night live at The Pocono Raceway 1970 something. They came on at 6 something AM...performance pushed WAY back 'cause of the rain. Vocals blew me away..guitarist sucked live..drummer had steam coming off of him....happens.
And 2 other acts that used her talents...took the structure of what she unearthed from inside herself..and built upon it:
And When I Die:
It's like she's running from death in the way she records this. No moment for the nuance of what she created. In the original soundtrack of "E.T." versus the Boston Pops under John Williams, I always felt he rushed through the last orchestral moments on the latter. I feel the same about Laura's rendition of her song.
Blood, Sweat,and Tears version:
2 things I like about this.
A. It's on Vinyl...like the first time I heard it. Pops and all.
B. They looked at it...considered it...and let the song take it's time.
It worked.
One last example:
Laura's version:
The hesitation...the slowness...like it's something she wants to hold back..no give in to...commit..
The 5th Dimension version...
SIDETRACK 2: Guilty Fav! I could NEVER admit to my mates I liked this a lot!! I LOVE vocals and harmony! Did I mention I am a "Gleek"?
I encourage you all to revisit her music, especially as performed by others. I would listen to her version and it seemed like she said to herself:
"Ok..done..next.."
As if running from her gift...her expression...probably her pain.
I have had a few loves and significant girls in my life.
Cindy
Susan
Connie
Maryann
Reasa
Robin
Caroline
Michelle
Laura..intertwines through them all.
Ok..and Ariel.
Ok...Gilda too...I mean how cute is she in the overalls????
Find her gifts and info..do the google thing!
Something about living in a conversion van with plenty of office supplies after having a semi-successful heart attack...
You have a lot of time!
I saw someone post something on Yahoo I.M. that hearkened back to a Joni Mitchell song:
Big Yellow Taxi
(Told you this would take a while!)
SIDETRACK: Never was a huge Joni Mitchell fan. I was taking a nap at an outdoor show at Roosevelt Field to see Crosby, Stills, Nash, And Young when I heard this great jazz from the stage. Tom Scott had teamed up with her and it was great! Saw him later that year with George Harrison. If I ever get to transfer my Super8mm flicks to digital...I'll post.
And it reminded me of one of my absolute fav songwriters of that era...
Laura Nyro
Sad, sad story...
Died WAY too young..and angry...sad..bitter....
One need only pay attention to her lyrics.
If I recall correctly, she passed from ovarian cancer. The same thing that took Gilda from us and Gene Wilder.
WARNING NOT WORK NOR FAMILY FRIENDLY MATERIAL!
FUNNY as hell!!!
But back to Laura..
She wrote a lot of stuff that others made famous,..and performed better. The 5th Dimension..3 Dog Night..Blood, Sweat, And Tears...
They took her work...made it their own...and improved NOT on the song itself, but on it's performance.
None the less...she wrote from her heart. She was part of this East Village crowd that wrote boppy kinda songs. Like Buzzy Lindheart did....again improved upon by a performer..
SIDETRACK: Saw Buzzy once live at a local college. Accused this guy I knew, Julio, of talking during a song and got all pissy about it. Also, composed a theme for "Fox And Friends", the morning show on FOX NEWS.
But Laura...she was an influence. And when you listen to the structure of her music..the phrasing of her lyrics...you can see how she was oft imitated.
But in agony.
Some examples:
I saw 3 Dog Night live at The Pocono Raceway 1970 something. They came on at 6 something AM...performance pushed WAY back 'cause of the rain. Vocals blew me away..guitarist sucked live..drummer had steam coming off of him....happens.
And 2 other acts that used her talents...took the structure of what she unearthed from inside herself..and built upon it:
And When I Die:
It's like she's running from death in the way she records this. No moment for the nuance of what she created. In the original soundtrack of "E.T." versus the Boston Pops under John Williams, I always felt he rushed through the last orchestral moments on the latter. I feel the same about Laura's rendition of her song.
Blood, Sweat,and Tears version:
2 things I like about this.
A. It's on Vinyl...like the first time I heard it. Pops and all.
B. They looked at it...considered it...and let the song take it's time.
It worked.
One last example:
Laura's version:
The hesitation...the slowness...like it's something she wants to hold back..no give in to...commit..
The 5th Dimension version...
SIDETRACK 2: Guilty Fav! I could NEVER admit to my mates I liked this a lot!! I LOVE vocals and harmony! Did I mention I am a "Gleek"?
I encourage you all to revisit her music, especially as performed by others. I would listen to her version and it seemed like she said to herself:
"Ok..done..next.."
As if running from her gift...her expression...probably her pain.
I have had a few loves and significant girls in my life.
Cindy
Susan
Connie
Maryann
Reasa
Robin
Caroline
Michelle
Laura..intertwines through them all.
Ok..and Ariel.
Ok...Gilda too...I mean how cute is she in the overalls????
Find her gifts and info..do the google thing!
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