RE: happy birthday
WILL HOCHMAN (hochman@uscolo.edu)
Tue, 26 May 1998 08:47:51 -0600 (MDT)
Lesley, was lenny Kaye backing up patti on guitar?
On Tue, 26 May 1998, PODESTA,Lesley wrote:
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> > On Sun, 24 May 1998, Malcolm Lawrence wrote:
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> > > 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.
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