tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post3863943282749504134..comments2024-03-24T18:43:18.706-04:00Comments on Darwinfish 2: Brushes - Part 3bluzdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-74259906495194185122010-03-09T22:36:15.710-05:002010-03-09T22:36:15.710-05:00Well thank you B Girl,
Any friend of yours is a fr...Well thank you B Girl,<br />Any friend of yours is a friend of mine. And if they read this blog, they're a GOOD friend of mine. Thanks for the love!bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-53454265643604164642010-03-09T22:30:09.200-05:002010-03-09T22:30:09.200-05:00I'm recommending your blog to my friend Meredi...I'm recommending your blog to my friend Meredith. The two of you would get along like a house afire. She worked at Coconuts FOREVER, and she's seen a ridiculous number of shows. <br /><br />Music lovers unite and hold your Sharpies high!Bachelor Girlhttp://www.bachelorgirl.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-43229558581291152492010-03-07T21:43:37.238-05:002010-03-07T21:43:37.238-05:00GUY:
What, Dad didn't tell you on the way home...GUY:<br />What, Dad didn't tell you on the way home? <br /><br />"What the hell was all that noise?"<br /><br />Gotta give him credit for going in with you though... AND having to pay for a ticket.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-24077623116944947632010-03-07T20:50:52.022-05:002010-03-07T20:50:52.022-05:00Looking forward to them. Yes, I loved Cleveland fo...Looking forward to them. Yes, I loved Cleveland for the music. Funny that I didn't start my music career until I was long gone. Although, in some ways maybe I did, drinking in all the bands that came through. <br /><br />I remember going to The Herbie Hancock Headhunters tour with a friend and my dad. There were enough empty seats so we didn't actually have to sit right next to my dad. He probably slept while we jammed our asses off!<br /><br />I hope my kids will want to sit with me though. And it makes me sad to wonder what he was thinking.The Guy's Perspectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510543601654572968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-65789537152642212582010-03-07T12:16:56.942-05:002010-03-07T12:16:56.942-05:00It was so much fun to be in that business, back wh...It was so much fun to be in that business, back when I started. The big businesses that bought up all the various small chains totally killed the fun and the entrepreneurial spirit that was there. Everything became "all numbers, all the time." And of course, there was all the price-fixing. <br /><br />While I may look back fondly on a lot of my experiences, it was really an ugly business. Like I said earlier, if it had been any other industry than music, I'd have quit in 6 months.<br /><br />But living in Cleveland, even for a Pittsburgher, was just the best. Best music town I've ever been in. I'll have more Cleveland stories coming up this week.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-67175340953948824412010-03-07T11:55:25.883-05:002010-03-07T11:55:25.883-05:00The music industry has changed so much. I think to...The music industry has changed so much. I think today the "small" artist has more of a chance to get his music out there, but the days you describe were pretty cool. I do you a favor you do me. (OK that sounded bad)<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this. I like it!<br /><br />I loved going to shows in and around Cleveland. We could always get tickets, which is not the case in New England, where I am now.The Guy's Perspectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510543601654572968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-16884175668469881862010-03-07T10:23:32.124-05:002010-03-07T10:23:32.124-05:00Mary Ann:
That Carnegie Hall concert was brilliant...Mary Ann:<br />That Carnegie Hall concert was brilliant. Seeing those 3 guys on the same stage was priceless. Just wish they'd put the show on DVD!bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-46890070295363581442010-03-07T10:22:26.937-05:002010-03-07T10:22:26.937-05:00Dog:
I took your recommendation, way back when, lo...Dog:<br />I took your recommendation, way back when, looked up some Debbie Davies albums and downloaded a fistful of tracks. (as well as from that Brad Paisley album) So I knew you'd know her. Didn't know you'd met. (She didn't know #210 was on the 2nd floor?? Um... how does someone that goes on tour not know that?. Maybe they never let her off the bus.)<br /><br />I saw her play with Albert at another show at Peabody's. She did the opening set and then played with the band. Got some good pictures too, as I was up at the front again, like I was for Lonnie Mack.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-66732863474325010702010-03-07T10:11:50.255-05:002010-03-07T10:11:50.255-05:00Bluz, you are indeed correct. I did recognize that...Bluz, you are indeed correct. I did recognize that young lady as Debbie Davies. <br /><br />I once met her and helped her find her hotel room at the Rocky Gap Resort in Cumberland, MD. She didn't realize that room #210 was on the second floor. So she came looking for her room on the first floor, where my room was, just as I was making my way to the bar. I recognized her, introduced myself and helped her find her room. Later spoke with her after her performance at the now defunct Freedom Blues Fest & Chili Cookoff in Cumberland. <br /><br />As for Albert Collins, he was great! And I highly recommend that Showdown! album you posted. It is an absolute blues classic. Very cool that you got to see him play and meet him. I was not so fortunate.stilladoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285627481905127205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-1744726324900447442010-03-07T09:59:33.323-05:002010-03-07T09:59:33.323-05:00Great seeing Albert Collins and Lonnie Mack here! ...Great seeing Albert Collins and Lonnie Mack here! Albert was such a sweetheart, his own roadie, remember?! <br />On the Carnegie Hall conert with Albert, Lonnie Mack and Roy Buchanan, we know Albert C. and Lonnie M. are the survivors. Cigs killed Albert. Lonnie's still here. Hats keep you happy.<br />Thanks for the priceless pictures.Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07436313849372588111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-52784093307833956942010-03-07T09:04:13.640-05:002010-03-07T09:04:13.640-05:00That's life... one minute you're onstage j...That's life... one minute you're onstage jamming with a blues legend, the next you're doing someone else's yard work. Hell, that's a blues song right there!bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-80086515470197939782010-03-07T06:14:40.089-05:002010-03-07T06:14:40.089-05:00that mystery dude mows my lawn!that mystery dude mows my lawn!Still A. Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09103027123540489834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-84908894210724068602010-03-06T20:42:08.795-05:002010-03-06T20:42:08.795-05:00IKNAB:
Ain't that the truth about Albert? Eve...IKNAB:<br />Ain't that the truth about Albert? Everyone should know who he is! I know anyone that knows blues guitars knows...<br /><br />Oh yeah, you got to get the Showdown back. (Or at least joint custody.) Playing that album in the store was a guaranteed sale every time.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-43716486514422854472010-03-06T20:37:44.797-05:002010-03-06T20:37:44.797-05:00Lilo:
When we went from Peaches to Coconuts, I alw...Lilo:<br />When we went from Peaches to Coconuts, I always said we were going from fuzzy to hairy.<br /><br />I know I definitely tried to influence sales, but more by what I played in the store than any reporting. <br /><br />I loved the old Peaches, before they were bought out by a large corporation. We had a lot more autonomy back then. Of course, they went bankrupt...bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-4883820999579152752010-03-06T19:37:48.202-05:002010-03-06T19:37:48.202-05:00Great story. Too bad we sometimes we have to frame...Great story. Too bad we sometimes we have to frame a legend such as an Albert Collins in relation to an Elizabeth Shue to make the unenlightened understand.<br /><br />Your story also made me realize that I didn't get "Showdown" in the settlement. Time to go see the ex. <br /><br />Send lawyers, guns and money.IKNABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495773213124157350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-6643385227907126042010-03-06T19:07:18.595-05:002010-03-06T19:07:18.595-05:00"Photographed". Where's my brain at..."Photographed". Where's my brain at? I meant "photocopied," of course. *sighs*CrackerLilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18176388186521154104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-67317983844444394452010-03-06T19:05:45.401-05:002010-03-06T19:05:45.401-05:00It's interesting to see a bit of how the music...It's interesting to see a bit of how the music stores worked in the '80s, and how record stores' managers' tastes could affect what people in an area listened to one way or another. I remember spending all my babysitting/birthday/Christmas/lawn mowing money at a Peaches in Altamonte Springs, Florida (a suburb of Orlando) when I was in middle school. I loved that place. They always had weekly Top 10 lists photographed on brightly colored paper. Now I feel a little bit duped. :-)<br /><br /><i>Our big Peaches (soon to be Coconuts) stores</i><br /><br />Couldn't resist the thought, "From one fruit to another!"<br /><br />This makes me want to go shop at a record store--TTG we have a few left in NYC--before it's too late.CrackerLilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18176388186521154104noreply@blogger.com