[AGL] technicolor fallout

[Wayne Johnson]

So.  Who do you or did you prefer to Pete Seeger, Mike?

If there had never been a Pete Seeger, then who or what would have taken his 
place?

Most curious about this alternative history.

wayne
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From: "susan gilbert" <ssg at efn.org>
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Subject: Re: [AGL] technicolor fallout


> michael, i agree with you about pete seeger, he did introduce us to  music 
> from other aspects of our society, where would we be without  elizabeth 
> cotton's (the seeger family maid) "freight train" , so  hopefully bruce 
> will do the same for today's uneducated youth, but i  doubt they will be 
> interested; anyway, as a measure of who got the  money right now, i bet 
> mr.springsteen  appeals to those folks and  maybe it will help the future 
> of  new orleans
> susi
>
> On May 1, 2006, at 11:38 AM, Michael Eisenstadt wrote:
>
>> 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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