Guest Michael Rife
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I just listen to both of those songs a few minutes ago from the Orange CD. Today I loaded up the Bose player with five of my favorite CDs and made sure to make it eclectic:
1)Meet/With the Beatles
2) CD#1 of a 3 CD collection of Classical music
3) CSN’s 1st LP
4) Donovan’s Greatest Hit
5 ) Orange
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Hi Jacki;
Yeah, it was impressive. I’ve never seen performers at that level before and I have been to several Poco shows and even they have not equaled what they did that night. There have been times when I have been playing the guitar and tried something live that I could only do about 50% of the time in practice…….but I was able to pull it off live. I think it is part fear and part adrenaline that got me over the hump. But, that night with Poco was rare.
Mike
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Hi again all;
Most memorable was a Poco show at a casino in Connecticut during 2013. I was sitting to their right in the front row because I wanted to watch how they played guitar, mandy, PSG, Dobro, etc. It was memorable because it showed that they were playing and anticipating each other perfectly on song after song and for part after part. It was kinda like all 4 of them were “in the zone” at the same time……one time I referred to it as everyone was on the same note presently and 10 notes ahead at the same time. I’m not quite sure how to explain it except they were just playing and anticipating what the other was going to do with no mistakes. Even when they had potential “mess-ups” another group member was there to help them out. During one song one guy was switching from the accordion (Yes, an accordion!!…..and he actually has a Grammy, too, so I’m not going to say anything bad about it!!) to the keyboard and he got one arm tangled in the strap of the accordion. But, at just the right time another in the band came over to take the accordion from him. Another time one guy had the harmonica strap tangled up with the guitar strap when he had to play both but continued playing with both instruments in uncomfortable places.
Poco has a sign and greeting after each show and I mentioned it to them. They said they had no idea how they did it that night, but that it does happen once in awhile. So, to me that was the most memorable show. Mike.
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Hi FWIW (maybe an intended pun)…..my first concert was in 1974 and it was CSNY. It was their last concert tour for decades and they were angry at each other which happened often with them. And at times it showed while they were performing. It was in a coliseum with TVs hanging from the roof so we could kinda see them. We could definitely hear them and Stills was doing unbelievable stuff on the guitar and piano. They played all the songs from 1969 to current: SJBE, Our House, Chicago, etc. Mike.
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Exactly what I like about them. To me the tip of a 5A is perfect.
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FWIW……I have always preferred 5A sticks. It is likely due to being in junior high and high school marching band and orchestra and it is just what we used in the schools. For pics I like the one with a grip at the large end. It is likely psychological but I feel safer using those kind of pics because when playing an E/A and we drop the pic we all know where it ends up. Mike.
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Over in Rife-land we are mostly in self-isolation. Everyone is healthy. But, I am beginning to understand Jack Nicholson in “The Shining”. j/k. 🙂
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Hi Jacki;
I’m not sure if it is a left brain/right brain thing or not……my ability to write melodies but not lyrics… But, it seems like if I ever do come up with lyrics, it is when I am drifting off to sleep and my brain activity is slowing down……Now some who know me well would say that my brain activity is always in slow motion, but that’s another issue altogether. Anyway………I have always been fascinated by how the brain works when listening to or playing music. Mike.
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Hi all;
It reminds me of something that happened to me recently. I have composed on guitar 20 or so melodies or chordal arrangements……whether these compositions are good or not is different question. Also, for some reason I just cannot do lyrics. But, one night as I was drifting off to sleep I came up with complete lyrics to the tune of what others call “Mike’s Song”. What I remember of these lyrics was they were not that bad and the verses actually rhymed. I thought about getting up and writing the words down, but in my half asleep state I figured I would remember them in the morning. Well, you know what happened……..I could not remember the lyrics in the morning. Oh well……. Mike.
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Hi Jacki;
I agree. They keep surprising me with their more recent Duo Sessions……everything from Starman to Til There Was You to Good Morning Starshine and they succeed with each one. In terms of genres and styles one cannot get more diverse.
As long as they don’t do Revolution #9 or Wild Honey Pie or You Know My Name (Look Up the Number), I’ll be good with it. Mike.
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Melanie was pretty big in the late 1960s/early 1970s. Brand New Key was likely her biggest hit. She really shows her vocal range on Lay Down (Candles in the Rain). It was released in 1970. Mike.
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Hi Jung;
I believe the list should have Paul Simon added to it. Mike
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Hi all;
I grew up in a small town in West Virginia and we had one record/music store. I remember the release date of new Beatles LPs there and the kids would line up outside of the store a couple of hours before the doors of the store would open. By the afternoon it would have been too late to buy the LP there.
Mike
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Hi all;
I teach at local colleges and once in a while I get reminders of the “maturity level” I currently find myself. There was an example in the text about a company called Fields Forever which delivered truckloads of strawberries. We discussed the example which tried to discover the minimum cost the company could accomplish the task. Then afterwards I asked if they knew the “play on words” this example was doing. Only one student knew. Then another student wanted to know if I went to Woodstock!!!!! Obviously this student is going to fail the course regardless of what his grades are!!!!
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Jung;
I have noticed that Mona gets picked on more during their Halloween pic……..which should give some clues as to the evil one!!
