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....how did you hear about Paul Reubens a day before he died. Or was that a crazy coincidence?

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Just read about Pee-Wee Herman.

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Watched D.A. Pennebaker's doc. on Monterey Pop last night.
The final performance featured blew everyone else completely out of the water.
Ravi Shankar! He and his accompanists were completely in tune with each other and I cannot remember when I've seen a performer work harder at his craft. Everyone else's performances cited there were lame in comparison, including Jimi (blasphemy!). OK, Janis was also a force of nature doing Ball and Chain, as evidenced by Mama Cass's slack-jawed awe, but so many were just out of tune and weak efforts. I'm sure if I saw their whole performances I would have a different opinion, but just WOW. I'll be seeking that LP or CD of Ravi's set now for sure. I have a whole new appreciation of him and the ability of his sitar playing to make so many interesting and interwoven sounds. He was wicked fast on that difficult instrument. And that tabla player! Ustad Allah Rakha was simply awesome and I don't use that word much since it became too common to describe everything.
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I’ll do a last five in the next day or so.
I’ve been streaming a ‘Psychedelic Rock Channel’ on Amazon Music. The tracks are as you’d expect although in 1.5 hours there was no GD. Two tracks were marked as EXPLICIT one was ‘God Only Knows’ by The Beach Boys. I suppose you could see an oblique reference to suicide but otherwise WTF. The second was ‘Samba Pa Ti’ by Santana. I think this is the first explicit instrumental I’ve heard. Oddly ‘Venus in Furs’ by The Velvet Underground is not explicit at all!

Mr. Hanso, Tweezer is my absolute FAVORITE song to hear played live, and I've been lucky enough to hear 15 or 20. But you are SPOT ON with your comment on the Tweezer from A Live One. I can't stand it. It's boring and goes NOWHERE!! It's most assuredly my least favorite Tweezer that I've ever heard. I missed a Phish touring year in 2023 for the first time since 1996. Next year for sure.

Last Five:

Peter Gabriel- Before Us: A Brief History
The Beatles-Live At The Hollywood Bowl
The Beatles-Live from the Apple Rooftop (It's a bootleg)
Grateful Dead-KEZAR!!!!!!
Dixie Chicks-Gaslighter

Music......STILL the Best!!

China White: Danger Zone
David Bowie: Diamond Dogs
David Bowie: Heroes
Joy Division: Closer
China White: Addiction 2

We were at alot of the same west coast shows, BTK ... always loved the fairgrounds location, right at the water, a short couple of hours from LA. On one of the days, got very close to the stage in front of Uncle Jerry and snapped a few good shots that I still have ... include Bill Graham backstage. Good times had by all (as usual!)..........tcc

Sad Days and Lonely Nights - Junior Kimbrough
Thickfreakness - Black Keys
Burnside On Burnside - R.L. Burnside
Shake 'Em On Down - Mississippi Fred McDowell
Legends of the Country Blues Cd1 - 1930 recordings of Son House

Plus 1973 Dead of course. 6/10 again yesterday and the I st set of 6/24 this morning.

Yes to KGLW. Been picking up several KGLW albums over the last couple of years, lots of good stuff to check out. Got Fishing for Fishies on my list of things to acquire as well as In Your Mind Fuzz, they just haven't hit the top of the list yet. Dig the experiments in microtonal tuning albums they put out, Flying Microtonal Banana, K.G., and L.W., all three have some cool stuff. Dig albums Quarters, Float Along Fill Your Lungs, Butterfly 3000 as well their collaboration with Mild High Club on Sketches of East Brunswick, but Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava really hits the spot.

I have strongly resisted purchasing any new vinyl since the early '90s, but Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava forced my hand since KGLW seems to be releasing their new stuff only on vinyl. Glad my fortysomething year old turntable works 'cause it's a fantastic album from start to finish, probably my favorite KGLW so far, really didn't have any choice but to pick it up. Probably no choice but to pick up Changes as well based on the songs I've heard so far from that one.