[AGL] technicolor fallout

[Michael Eisenstadt]

Connie,

I wish I had been on your birding adventure. Just to see the American
Redstarts a favorite warbler. Of course the painted buntings are so cool.
And Black & white warblers are totally neat.

I would like to have heard the concerts. One of our subscribers went to
San Antonio for the Dylan tour. I heard a cut from Springsteen's Pete
Seager covers album on KUT. It sounded absolute the lamest: just
screaming out the lyrics. Nothing like the original in sound or soul. Not
that Seager in the original sang much more than a white bread version of
folk songs from real folk. But at least he was rollicking in spirit. Not so
Bruce. At least on the one cut I heard from the album.

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Connie Clark" <connie_3c at yahoo.com>
To: "BJ's List Ghetto 2" <ghetto2 at listserv.whathelps.com>; "Ghetto List" 
<austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 12:36 PM
Subject: [AGL] technicolor fallout


> It was quite convenient for us to get a storm through the area Saturday 
> morning, at the end of Spring Migration.  Birders call it a 'fallout' when 
> the migrating birds take refuge in the first sight of land and food source 
> on Texas beaches.  Around noon Saturday I drove the one hour from Houston 
> to the Quintana bird sanctuary to see what was there.  The sanctuary is 
> about a square block or more, has trees, thick undergrowth and water.  A 
> trail runs through it.
>
>  About 20 or so other birders where already there, and as soon as I walked 
> into the woods it was clear, this was going to be a good day for birding. 
> There were so many birds, I didn't have time to check my guidebook for 
> identification- I wanted to just keep looking.  So, as my usual practice, 
> I sidled up to a group of likely experts, and pointed my binoculars in 
> unison with them, overhearing what we were all looking out. Quick 
> identification that way. Birdwatchers are always nice about such things. 
> They love to share a look-see.
>
>  These birds were in their most brilliant color, feathered finery and were 
> quite perky considering they had just flown over the Gulf of Mexico. 
> Hungry there were too.  I saw the yellow, common yellow throat, blue 
> winged, black and white, black-throated green, chestnut sided, 
> Blackburnian and Magnolia warblers; American Redstarts, Philadelphia 
> Vireos and big orange and black Baltimore Orioles, just to name a few.  It 
> is always a treat to see one, but I saw three, Three painted buntings (1 
> F, 2 M).  I, with three very helpful birdwatchers left the scene right 
> about dusk, all of us exclaiming how good the day had been. When we 
> stepped out of the woods, we saw a huge coastal sunset of pink, blue and 
> gold.
>
>  -----------------------
>  The storm blew across New Orleans late Saturday and left the festival 
> grounds a bit muddy. Not a big problem, as The Boss did an outstanding 
> performance with his Seeger Session band.  Protest songs, anti-Bush, 
> anti-war had the very large crowd responding approvingly.  He was all 
> acoustic except for a pedal steel.  That must be a hip new instrument for 
> bands these days.  Bobby Dylan had a pedal steel on Friday night Randy 
> reported, that gave his set a bit of a Bob Wills sound - and Dylans' white 
> suit and cowboy hat made quite a swing band impression. I guess for 
> contrast, his band wore grey suits with black Bolers.
>
>  Saturday night Dr. John must have felt like he was home at last.  His 
> final song of his set was from Sly and the Family Stone, "Thank you for 
> letting me be myself, again."
>
>  Attendance at this year's JazzFest are big, big, big, with long lines for 
> tickets, cabs, restaurant tables.  The Crescent City must really be happy 
> about all those folks coming back for the best party New Orleans puts on.
>
>  Connie
>
>
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