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Location: SoCal | Unless somebody is just laying it on thick (like the woman who was on before RT), I just tune it out.
There was somebody, I can't remember who, a few years ago who played the Irvine Ampitheater, which is a fairly big place. He tried to talk politics and got boo'd for it. In an interview later, he complained that he was just trying to have a dialog and how intolerant the people here are. Somebody who was there wrote into the paper the next day that to "have a dialog" required both sides to be able to state their views and that this performer just wanted to preach. I got a good laugh out of that.
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Location: NJ | Last Monday, JohnB. & I took th'Ladies t'see Crosby&Nash.
There were a couple passing political "comments" (which is kinda' t'be exPECted w/these guys), but nothing overt . . it was mostly about the music (as it should be), and these two guys can still NAIL th'f@ckin' notes, and harmonize FLAWlessly after all these years . . . |
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Location: Scotland | The list of artists you should avoid will outnumber those you would go to see by a huge margin. There is one-sided "dialog" in every aspect of society and it is the right, and in opinion of many, the duty of artists to add some balance, write songs about and comment upon whatever they see fit. If you don't like it don't buy their albums and don't go to see them perform. Just like you don't have to buy the New York Times or watch the Daily Show. But going to see an artist known for holding strong opinons and bitching when they air them makes as much sense as watching a porno and complaining about nudity. |
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Location: SoCal | I didn't mind RT, it was the hoss that played before him that I didn't know would be there.
And I usually complain about the nudity in porns. Not nearly enough of it! |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | porn was ruined when they started writing dialog with plots! |
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Location: NJ | It was ruined when they did away with the cheesey moustaches and the bass/wah-wah soundtracks . . . |
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | Originally posted by cliff:
Last Monday, JohnB. & I took th'Ladies t'see Crosby&Nash.
There were a couple passing political "comments" (which is kinda' t'be exPECted w/these guys), but nothing overt . . it was mostly about the music (as it should be), and these two guys can still NAIL th'f@ckin' notes, and harmonize FLAWlessly after all these years . . . You said it! It was the first time I've seen them without Stills and or Young, and I was amazed at how good they sounded. As Cliff said after the first couple of tunes, "Stephen who??". |
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | Originally posted by cliff:
It was ruined when they did away with the cheesey moustaches and the bass/wah-wah soundtracks . . . That's sort of what I thought the first time I saw you play without Barth! |
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Location: NJ | ". . "Stephen who??". . ."
Actually, I uttered that after that first electric guitar solo that Dean Parks played w/them . . . |
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