Thanks to Grace Piper for the inspirational link.
Was also inspired to bring Archive.org to the attention of director Raymond de Felitta @ his fabulous film / film / music history blog.
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Played in a bunch of musical groups with John when I was a young lass.
Delighted to see he's doing well.
John? Oh, John! Where the heck are ya?
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Just learned that family friends Charlie & Paula created a Flickr photoset of their still images from Dad's birthday party.
How nice to be able to share the slideshow from their collection.
Here's their rendition of "Amazing Grace" with Bonnie Rideout:
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12/3/80
Sunstroke
Set #1
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Broke out the old Nagra III and the 40-year-old reel-to-reel still works, dagnabbit.
Dusted off some reel-to-reel stuff in search of any stuff I may have recorded with the venerable Dick Bungo in order to make a gift of it to his son.
More digitizing and archiving.
Phil Platten was a wonderful partner and friend; together, we made Sunstroke.
Especially thrilled to share it with his swell partner, Dennis Lockard.
We made many friends doing this -- many of whom I've lost contact with. We played Nathaniel's in Greensburg, The Rhododendron, Wolfendale's, the Cony Island, Sgro's, Seven Springs Resort, The Purple Rhinoceros, and once, The Decade in Pittsburgh. We toured as far west as Chicago, and east to the New Jersey & Maryland Shores.
Perhaps Google Juice will allow us to find one another once again and celebrate those fine times.
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POST NOTE: It was the Raspberry Rhinoceros in Pittsburgh's Shadyside.
On the event of my father's 80th birthday, family friends Paula & Charlie Glendinning dedicated the song, "The Humble (formerly 'Good') Shepherd" to the old man.
Here for your enjoyment is their birthday rendition of the tune that promises to be played by pipe bands around the world for decades to come.
Best gift imaginable from the best friends imaginable.
Brava y bravo, you two, for everything you make and do.
Thank you for making Dad's 80th perfectly memorable.
CUSS WORD ALERT.
Documenting an idea of masculinity.
This is the version of masculinity upon which I was weaned.
It informed my life for decades.
Now, I challenge it intellectually if not in my heart.
I'm torn.
Having rejected this way of being masculine intellectually, my heart knows not what it wants.
Ironic that we had gathered together as a family to speak of drinking and drugging.
Ultimately, we are each responsible for our behaviors, no matter what history or experience informs those behaviors. The past is not explored or given as excuse, but explanation / exploration toward understanding, and understanding toward forgiveness and change.
Change for the bertter? Damn straight.
I told a friend of mine about the intervention we'd hoped to initiate.
His first question was, "Was anyone hurt?" Thankfully, I was able to tell him, "No."
He then related the story of how in 1991 his sister had been murdered and brother crippled by a 3-strike drunk driver.
Brought some things home.
This is serious business, bro.
My brother, I love you. Please don't kill anybody. I beg you. Get some fucking help.
Dad & his pals were lucky.
Your luck's not that good. We know this.
Times have changed.
DO NOT DRINK & DRIVE, motherfucker.
DON'T FUCKING DO IT.
The image is from an earlier post wherein I show you part of the woman who speaks in this podcast
The upside of the dismal-looking and feeling foot situation is that she has a better way to flip her husband the bird.
She is my hero.
Her humor in the face of enormous pain astonishes and inspires.
Lenny DellaRocca, Jonathan Rose, Bruce Weber.
I'm behind the board.
SM-58 --> Tascam 4-channel audiocassette recorder
Casio Keyboard --> Tascam
Still looking for a copy of the hand made book we made of the poems of Morris Vieshevsky, of which this is one.
Daddy Hemingway.
My childhood friend Kevin (in the white shirt), conducts.
Guy's still kickin' ass.
Buy his music.
NOTE: If you click the 'source' link below, you will go to his page where one of his best tunes will autoplay in Quicktime. Adjust speakers accordingly.
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