tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post2316527595806271351..comments2023-11-15T02:18:34.344-08:00Comments on DiscConnected: BOOKER T. PLAYED AT MY BIRTHDAY PARTY!DiscConnectedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-88250183223218173172013-10-15T18:57:47.751-07:002013-10-15T18:57:47.751-07:00How cool is that! Happy 'late' Burthday!How cool is that! Happy 'late' Burthday!farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-75756548916993585242013-10-13T14:18:33.570-07:002013-10-13T14:18:33.570-07:00You may not remember, but I have been a Drive By T...You may not remember, but I have been a Drive By Truckers fan for years, and loved when they backed up Bettye Lavette.<br /><br />I probably had a few of the BT/MG's classics prior to "Potato Hole" but that one instantly became my favorite.<br /><br />I like the two subsequent discs fine, but if you were only going to buy one, I also think you made the right choice.<br /><br />Funny you mention "Low Rider" as I thought "Fun" was kind of an homage to that.<br /><br />DiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-2084743521027085342013-10-13T09:17:34.000-07:002013-10-13T09:17:34.000-07:00LC ~
Computer up and runnin' again.
First......LC ~<br />Computer up and runnin' again. <br /><br />First... just got home from work about 90 minutes ago and will be in bed, sleeping, soon'z I submit this comment. <br /><br />When I have a chance, I really need to do some Googling and get the name of Booker T's current guitarist again (I've forgotten it), and then see if I can locate him on any YouTube videos. That guy's facial expressions were a show all alone! Just watching him make faces entertained the hell outta me (best onstage facial expressions EVER!)<br /><br />The next day after the show, I started thinking maybe I should have purchased Booker T's newest CD and had him autograph that one instead, especially since he played 2 or 3 songs from it ('66 Impala', 'Fun', and maybe something called something like 'Good Time'?)<br /><br />But soon afterwards I read some Amazon reviews that convinced me 'Sound The Alarm' was not very good. Two songs that were particularly denigrated were '66 Impala' and 'Fun'. <br /><br />I agree, 'Fun' is not much. But I thought the studio recording (your video here) really captured that "East L.A." feeling (which is clearly what it intended to do - think 'Low Rider' and a few other songs by War).<br /><br />As I listened to '66 Impala', I was thinking that the percussion was better on the studio recording than in the live version that we heard at the show. I also thought: "It sounds sorta Poncho Sanchez-like".<br /><br />While 'Fun' was playing through my computer speakers, I scrolled back up to '66 Impala' and saw that PONCHO SANCHEZ really DID play percussion on the studio track! (Am I good, or what?!)<br /><br />All in all, I made the right decision to buy 'POTATO HOLE' at the show and to have Booker T. autograph the cover of that one. 'POTATO HOLE' is one incredible album! I still have it playing non-stop in my truck and it's friggin' fantastic! It might remain in my truck's CD player until it's time to bring in the Christmas CDs.<br /><br />I almost hate to admit this but... other than a few of the truly classic, Classic, CLASSIC 'Booker T. And The MG's' tracks - such as 'Green Onions' (of course!), 'Soul Dressing', and 'Melting Pot' (and maybe one or two more) - I think the stuffs on 'Potato Hole' is even better than the stuffs I know from the legendary 'BT&TMGs' lineup.<br /><br />Can you believe it-uh?!<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-85869537398010052832013-10-10T21:13:41.414-07:002013-10-10T21:13:41.414-07:00Exactly....but why couldn't they have at least...Exactly....but why couldn't they have at least presented me with cards filled with birthday cash?DiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-44633198131581376892013-10-10T15:25:39.977-07:002013-10-10T15:25:39.977-07:00So you didn't know 298 of your guests. If you ...So you didn't know 298 of your guests. If you really think about it, do we really know anybody?Missed Periodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343265071637032284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-1437506051453832012013-10-10T11:08:10.187-07:002013-10-10T11:08:10.187-07:00Bryan-it was a great way to spend the evening!Bryan-it was a great way to spend the evening!DiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-89158643855718676442013-10-10T11:07:19.857-07:002013-10-10T11:07:19.857-07:00I wonder where Acer computers are made...I tried t...I wonder where Acer computers are made...I tried to find out online but had no luck...they are probably cheaper than a repair guy....DiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-69209526922055108592013-10-10T11:05:57.356-07:002013-10-10T11:05:57.356-07:00Well, Lee-keep checking their calendar, and if you...Well, Lee-keep checking their calendar, and if you see something you like, I'll get tickets and you can come out and go!<br /><br />LCDiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-16067130756048004052013-10-10T07:56:23.384-07:002013-10-10T07:56:23.384-07:00Sounds like a hell of a birthday, and you got a gr...Sounds like a hell of a birthday, and you got a great birthday present out of it. Give me some live Booker T. over a screeching version of "the happy birthday song" as sung by my friends and family ANY DAY.A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-33854841338750834082013-10-09T22:28:32.440-07:002013-10-09T22:28:32.440-07:00Wow what a cool show and a cool place. Hope I can...Wow what a cool show and a cool place. Hope I can go there sometime.<br /><br />Happy Birthday old man!<br /><br />Lee <br /><a href="http://wrotebyrote.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Wrote By Rote</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-36598433339444026822013-10-09T14:40:17.170-07:002013-10-09T14:40:17.170-07:00It was CW-I had not seen Stephen T. in quite a whi...It was CW-I had not seen Stephen T. in quite a while, so that was good catching up, and Booker T. was the perfect background music.DiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-38617356733866129372013-10-08T19:04:09.130-07:002013-10-08T19:04:09.130-07:00Computer down. Know a good repairman, LC? Typing o...Computer down. Know a good repairman, LC? Typing on a Nook right now. Will add a good comment when F-FFF is operational again.<br /><br />Listening non-stop to POTATO HOLE in my truck since your birthday. Fantastic recording!!!<br />- D-FensDoggStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-21267610064504894842013-10-08T14:23:23.916-07:002013-10-08T14:23:23.916-07:00Sounded good. Sorry you had to spend your birthda...Sounded good. Sorry you had to spend your birthday with that lush STM (JUUUUUUUUUST kidding!), I'll wager it was a blast!CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-89682321819406034162013-10-08T12:03:26.038-07:002013-10-08T12:03:26.038-07:00Lee was having a similar problem on my last post b...Lee was having a similar problem on my last post but he figured it out.DiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-67449462974261322212013-10-08T12:02:43.306-07:002013-10-08T12:02:43.306-07:00I'd never seen him, Evan, so I am glad I did (...I'd never seen him, Evan, so I am glad I did (who knows how long he'll keep at the touring game).DiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-59352013943653654822013-10-08T09:02:51.776-07:002013-10-08T09:02:51.776-07:00Very cool. So glad you celebrated your birthday i...Very cool. So glad you celebrated your birthday in style.<br /><br />On an unrelated note, for some reason I can't get any sound when I play YouTube. It just turned off on me a couple of days ago. My sound works on everything else. So, it isn't my computer. I am completely stymied. And my Thursday posts are not looking good!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-16205242389152410882013-10-08T05:44:46.673-07:002013-10-08T05:44:46.673-07:00So strange I was just listening to him on the Watk...So strange I was just listening to him on the Watkins Family Hour Podcast. This sounds like a great show!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023332901305747782noreply@blogger.com