To Old

[bracheen]

Ted Nugent is definitely an entertainer.  I saw Ted and the Amboy Dukes in '71 (I think) opening for Bloodrock of all people.  He put on a great show.  Bloodrock was less entertaining.  They pretty much just stood there and played their album, DOA.
 
Now back to the main point of this thread, I didn't know Blind Faith had a video!  Excellent.  I'm off to Amazon now.
 
Sam

[inthelows]

I read the editorial on amazon for the Hyde park gig..brutal right down to the comment about the drunken cameraman.  
Ted with his talk show and what was the last reality thing supergroup about a year or two ago he was in, you know with the Poison singer, has aways been the alpha male, filled to the brim, riffing madman. No question about that.  
Maybe the Nuge and Natalie could do a duet, Maybe Cat Scratch Finger...I mean Fever LOL
NLP

[811952]

I don't have a problem with recognizable names/faces garnering attention for a cause, because it's all laid out in front of you who they are and what their motivations probably are.  I do have a HUGE problem with our current system of lobbyists, who operate largely in the shadows and who do it solely for the $$$.  The lobbyists are destroying our government and our country, imho.  Celebrities?  You can always turn the channel.  Lobbyists?  You don't even know they're there..
 
As for Ted not fitting in with the editorial opinions of the mainstream corporate-owned media, that's silly.  Ted is simply irrelevant.  Note that Ted hasn't been blocked from playing Clear Channel venues that I'm aware of, whereas the Dixie Chicks have been blocked from all of them (which is pretty much ALL venues of any size).  Clear Channel wouldn't play them either, and they own most of the stations in this country.
 
I only dabble in media matters these days, but spend a great deal of time tracking the flow (or not) of information.  My family has been in broadcasting forever (Marconi was a family friend), and I've been involved in journalism specifically (print and television) for 20+ years.  And I was a Republican before I started putting the pieces together.  Today's newsrooms don't have budgets to actually investigate much beyond airing the press releases supplied to them.  On top of that, it's often verboten (though totally unspoken) to go after anything related to sponsorship or the parent company's political philosophy.  That's how the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth (whose funding came from a political operative) get equal time without anybody researching them or their claims (which are full of holes enough to sink a, er, Swift Boat) until it's too late.
 
Sorry about the rant, but I don't tell doctors what's wrong with doctors, because I realize I don't know how that business works...
 
Oh, and back on topic somewhat - Last night I wasn't as loud on stage as I would have preferred, but I'm pretty certain the entire block could hear it anyway....
 
John

[811952]

Oh, and To old is where I'm headed these days, unless fate should intervene..  
 
John

[lbpesq]

I like the idea of all actors staying out of politics, especially if it starts with Arnold Schwarzenegger!  
 
What kind of music do cats like?  It's hard to put them as a group into one category.  First of all, they love Grateful Dead spinoffs - especially Jerry's Cat's Under The Stars and Robert Hunter's Tiger Rose.  I've heard of older ones that were big Lovin' Spoonful fans, especially of Nashville Cats.  And I had a cat many years ago in college, (me, not the cat), who loved the old Big Band sound.  Her favorite was Catanooga Choo Choo.  When I used to live in the country, a friend had a pet that was a big Kitty Wells fan. And speaking of the Nuge, there's this feral feline that hangs around my neighborhood that's always humming - yea, you saw it coming a mile away - Cat Scratch Fever.  I guess I'd better sign off before I turn this thread into a complete catastrophe!  LOL
 
BIll, tgo
 
 
 
 
Bill, tgo

[David Houck]

Bob said I know (for sure) the birds like Coltrane.  You need to be more specific; Coltrane's career, while short, represents a broad spectrum.  For instance, if the birds like early Coltrane then chances are they like Sonny Rollins as well; but if they prefer late period Coltrane then perhaps they also like Ornette Coleman.
 
Keith said as far as celebrities go I don't understand the disproportionate amount of attention they and professional athletes get in our society.  Totally agree.
 
John mentioned the role celebrities can play in bringing attention to certain causes.  This is an important point, an example being Bono of U2.  While I'm not yet sure if I agree with his methods, I do appreciate the fact that he seems to be sincerely trying to help.
 
John also mentioned Clear Channel.  While trying to keep political issues from getting out of hand, I will mention that media consolidation is an important issue here in the US as well as other countries around the world.  And despite which side of the issue you may agree with, if you aren't already closely following this issue here in the US, I encourage you to do so, and to let the FCC and your congressional representatives know your position.  The FCC has been holding town meetings across the country this past year.  I attended one here in Asheville; there was a huge turnout and the people had a lot to say to the FCC.  Interestingly, some aspects of this issue don't follow party lines, an example being low-power radio.
 
Bill; too late!

[5stringho]

Everyone is always citing Ted Nugent as the poster boy for Conservatism. Is must be because there is no one else to site. When I started performing , years ago, I must have missed the memo that Musicians, actors, news reporters, Editors,  journalists, et al, are supposed to be Liberal Democrats. But for the most part, that seems rather true. OOps, gotta go. Don't want to trainwreck the thread, either. Sorry, Mike....

[bob]

Sorry, Dave, that was terribly sloppy of me. As I recall, stuff from Giant Steps or My Favorite Things were quite popular, so call it '59-61 or so. For a while, a few years ago, a mockingbird would often come sit on my chimney and sing when I was playing those; its song would come down the chimney and reverberate around the living room. Quite delightful.

[811952]

FWIW, my parents presently run a small network of 4 conservative Christian radio stations (after my father getting totally out of the business once).  One of Dad's big concerns is the dominance of the Clear Channel, Emmis, Sinclair and such huge corporations feeding the entire nation virtually identical content and not servicing many of the basic communication needs of local communities.  Hyper-conservatives and hyper-liberals have a shared interest in the issue.  
 
Bringing this back around again, my parents also have a cat for the first time in 30+ years.  My dad has always hated them, but this one is his buddy.  Go Figger.
 
Dad is going a bit deaf, and it's probably my fault.  
 
Good thread with lots of excellent perspective from everyone involved.  Sorry for derailing it a couple of times.  Please forgive me!
 
John

[inthelows]

John..it's ok..we're too old to remember that long!!!!
NLP

[David Houck]

John; at the FCC town meeting I attended, there were a large number of people each representing small independent radio stations who had the same concerns about Clear Channel.

[David Houck]

Hmmm ... Giant Steps and Favorite Things are two of my favorites as well.  Hmmm.

[edwin]

Venison chili, isn't that what the acid was put in way back when?
 
That's gotta be a deep freezer you have there!
 
Edwin

[lbpesq]

To Old?
 
A couple of years ago I saw Arlo Guthrie at the briefly re-opened Avalon Ballroom in S.F.  I was sitting upstairs in back next to Wavy Gravy.  As Arlo was introducing Comin' Into Los Angeles, he was reflecting on Woodstock, where he performed the song in the movie.  As he was introducing it, he looked up to where we were sitting and said: Hey Wavy, I hear that the brown antacid is bad
 
Bill, tgo

[David Houck]

Cool story Bill!