[AGL] Omar and the Howlers

[Gerry]

Mike,
Not just Mz Grumpy, same thing happened with Grandpa Gerry's computer, dark
gray background and arial type, just on the first (8:56 am message).

Looked at the link for Omar, he looks well preserved, still got all his
h'ar.
G


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Eisenstadt" <mike.eisenstadt at gmail.com>
To: "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s"
<austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 11:00 AM
Subject: Re: [AGL] Omar and the Howlers



> Dear Miz Grumpy,

>

> Your computer (PC or Mac) is misconfigured if my email displays

> with blue letters on grey background. My email is composed in

> plain text of ASCI letters, the way g-d wanted email to be. Check

> with your computer guy, he may be able to help.

>

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: "Fontaine Maverick" <fmaverick at austin.rr.com>

> To: "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s"

> <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>

> Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 12:48 PM

> Subject: Re: [AGL] Omar and the Howlers

>

>

> > Good tunes on that website.

> > Michael, your grey background, blue lettering is irritatingly hard to

> read.

> > Odd that Gerry's reply kept it, then your reply to him didn't.

> > Miz Grumpy

> > ----- Original Message -----

> > From: "Michael Eisenstadt" <mike.eisenstadt at gmail.com>

> > To: "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s"

> > <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>

> > Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 12:31 PM

> > Subject: Re: [AGL] Omar and the Howlers

> >

> >

> > > Yes, Dykes, not Sykes. For their upcoming dates,

> > > http://www.omarandthehowlers.com/home.html

> > >

> > > ----- Original Message -----

> > > From: Gerry

> > >

> > > Omar came to town with the original Howlers back in about '78. They

were

> > > from Mississippi, a 5 piece group, not bad but not distinguished. They

> > > struggled in Austin, never got any traction. It didn't take too long

> > > before

> > > most of them went home, but he stayed. His real name is Kent. I

thought

> > > his

> > > last name was Dykes???

> > >

> > > In addition to being a hell of a blues guitarist he is also quite a

> > > comedian, one of the funniest guys you will ever meet. When things

were

> > > still not going well for him I once suggested that he try being a

> stand-up

> > > comic. He was a big man with a big beard, seldom smiled, kind of

> rumpled,

> > > all of which made him even funnier when took the stage. But he stayed

> with

> > > the blues and before long, fronting a power blues trio, he began to

> score

> > > (mostly out of town). I was glad to see him get it going. Did not keep

> up

> > > with him over the years. Is he still playing blues for a living?

> > >

> > > This weekend I received my Netflix selection "The Doors", an Oliver

> Stone

> > > movie. While I can't say that I necessarily liked it a lot, I thought

it

> > > was

> > > an excellent depiction of the '60's rock scene and all its weirdness.

> One

> > > particularly revealing sequence is a party at Andy Warhol's place. I

was

> > > not

> > > a big fan of the The Doors but I thought they had some excellent tunes

> for

> > > the times. Morrison's life was short and wasted but at least he didn't

> > > have

> > > to reorganize the band and tour in the 21st century playing songs he

had

> > > written as a teenager to keep paying the bills...

> > > G

> > >

> > >

> > > ----- Original Message -----

> > > From: Michael Eisenstadt

> > > To: austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net

> > > Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 7:54 AM

> > > Subject: [AGL] Omar and the Howlers

> > >

> > >

> > > listening to a set of Omar Sykes and his Howlers.

> > > he easily holds his own with other singers in the

> > > same genre.

> > >

> > > yet when he was at a venue on the Drag many years ago,

> > > the sound volume was so loud that i wound up having

> > > to listen from the sidewalk.

> > >

> > > thanks to Internet radio i am more into music now that

> > > i had been when i just had the Austin stations.

> > >

> > > between the Columbia University student radio station

> > > and studio radio at Harvard (both of them non commercial

> > > to boot) there is primo stuff almost 24 hours a day.

> > >

> > > more jazz and blues than other genres but also classical

> > > and ethnic like Indian. wkcr once played a 48 hour sequence

> > > of ragas at the exact time when they are traditionally played.

> > > the 2am ragas at 2am and so on. i almost cratered from

> > > lack of sleep, i couldnt turn it off.

> > >

> > > www.wkcr.org <-Columbia U

> > >

> > > www.whrb.org <-Harvard

> >

>

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