Happy 2009, everybody! Rather than another account of The Great Depression, here instead is a scanned artifact from a memorable show. 1991 was a good year for me in the way of cultural absorption. While doing an adequately paid internship in London for English Heritage, I probably saw more plays and small venue concerts for cheap than I have in all the years since. Siouxsie & The Banshees at the Town & Country Club in Kentish Town London NW 5, June 29, 1991 was certainly one of them. Man, they even had a nifty coat room and a nearby tube stop, so no car needed. Got to see The Pogues and Kraftwerk at the Brixton Academy, and a memorable play about Édith Piaf and Billie Holiday, and another one at a micro-theatre based on Dostoevsky's / Dostoyevsky's Notes from Underground.
Anyone have a favorite concert or artist they loved to see? Since London '91, the ones I'm happiest to have experienced include Iggy Pop, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Kraftwerk (again), David Bowie, The Lords of Acid, Irma Thomas, The Pretenders, Dwight Yoakam, James Brown, The Gap Band, Wilco, The Old 97s, Jim Carroll, The Guess Who, Eric Burdon & The Animals, Maria Muldaur and just about anyone playing jazz at the Detroit International Jazz Festival or Baker's Keyboard Lounge in Detroit. In fact, every one of these shows was in Michigan, most of them in Detroit or environs.
Besides losing about ten pounds or so and travelling around, one New Year's resolution for me is to see at least a few cool shows of this calibre. Seek and find, seek and find . . .
Here's a courthouse lawn that obviously doesn't adhere to any separation of church and state rules . . . Not surprisingly, I saw this in Palinist country in the American South. No joke!
Today's Rune: Joy.
9 comments:
You've seen some great shows. Wow.
Happy New Year!
Bet the internship was interesting, but seeing the Banshees may have topped that - I'd say seeing Iggy Pop in Manchester was the highlight, even though his new material wasn't so hot then.
You shedding the pounds? The picture makes me think you're a skinny whippet of a figure!
Yes, Jefferson Starship, Cat Stevens(my very first concert), George Harrison/Ravi Shankur, Stones (very last concert), REO Speedwagon, Deep Purple, Santana, The Who(Grande Ballroom debut),Bowie, Matt Guitar Murphy, Doc Watson, Pink Floyd, Moody Blues,
I'm fairly certain there are others but this marks the 30th year since I've been to a concert of any kind.
The only concert I've seen even remotely lately is Motley Crue's Carnival of sin.
My favorite shows included the Jacksons in 1985 (Victory/Thriller tour. Sure, it's cheese in retrospect, but it was THE show to see at the time & I'd won tickets 3rd row center!) I also enjoyed Kool & the Gang (in the 80s,) & Earth Wind & Fire (in the late 90s.) A couple of other faves are Neil Young (at least twice,) & Peter Gabriel. Also the Scorpions in a small venue in Syracuse & Colin James in Toronto, when I ran up onstage to steal one of his guitar picks. Not to mention that he played the solo to one of my favorite songs so close to me I could have licked his forehead (not that I wanted to necessarily, I just COULD have.)
Happy New Year, Erik! Sorry for my long, recent absence, but I've been busy with offline life. Best to you & yours in 2009!
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