RE: happy birthday
PODESTA,Lesley (Lesley.PODESTA@deetya.gov.au)
Tue, 26 May 1998 08:56:32 +1000
> On Sun, 24 May 1998, Malcolm Lawrence wrote:
>
> > WILL HOCHMAN wrote:
> >
> > > Bob Dylan is 57 today, though his words are "Forever Young," will
> >
> > Was anyone else on the West Coast lucky enough to see any of the
> recent
> > shows he did with Van Morrison and Joni Mitchell? I got to see the
> > Vancouver show and both days at the Gorge. All three of them gave
> > stunning performances. Great shows all the way around, especially
> > getting to hear "Senor" and "Stuck Inside of Mobile," not to mention
> > "Love Sick" "Cold Irons Bound" and "Till I Fell In Love With You."
> (And
> > Night Ride Home, Slouching Towards Bethlehem, Happiness Is The Best
> > Facelift, Big Yellow Taxi and Woodstock) (And Domino, Jackie Wilson
> > Said, Tupelo Honey, Cypress Avenue and "That's Life" dedicated to
> Frank
> > Sinatra). I have all the setlists if anyone is interested.
> >
> > Malcolm
> >
> >I've seen them all too Malcolm. (Although Bob Dylan in his Jesus
> phase with Tom Waits was just awful). Joni Mitchell is fantastic. VM a
> longtime love. But nothing will ever surpass seeing Patti Smith live.
> It was my adolescent fantasy to see her perform and when she finally
> came to Australia I felt as though I had died and gone to heaven. (I
> was sitting in the audience, trying to be cool, waiting, chatting,
> making conversation. And then she walked out on stage and I was
> propelled to the front where I just stood transfixed. Sigh).
The best, most passionate performance from a
poet/performer/artist that I've ever experienced.
Lesley P.