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Here in Pensacola we have an amazing tribute band, the White Tie Rock Ensemble! They do tributes to just about anybody, except bands with a female vocalist. In Sept. they're dong a "yacht rock" show and an "Arena Rock" show (Aerosmith, Boston, Bon Jovi, Kansas and Journey) They are amazing and some of the nicest people you'll ever meet. Check them out on YouTube.
 
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I've seen some wonderful bands/acts at a local venue here in Pensacola. I've mentioned The Krickets and Jessie Ritter previously, and they're great. Check out Kim Carson (the honky tonk queen of New Orleans) and The Imaginaries, a duo from Oklahoma! They're excellent.
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I've seen some wonderful bands/acts at a local venue here in Pensacola. I've mentioned The Krickets and Jessie Ritter previously, and they're great. Check out Kim Carson (the honky tonk queen of New Orleans) and The Imaginaries, a duo from Oklahoma! They're excellent.
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I just checked out The Imaginaries on youtube, .pretty great. I'll check out the others. Keep those recs coming, you pick winners.
 
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Last night I saw James Adkins{Fredricksburg VA} and Nathan Evans Fox, a NC native from near Morganton, both were pretty good.
Whoops, almost forgot to mention John Common, born in Jacksonville NC, but lived in Pensacola for most of his youth, performed also with his lovely wife, celebrating their 11th anniversary.
 
Janes addiction finally gets Navarro back from long Covid and goes on tour cause they prob need the money and then this…(the guy attacking Navarro is the lead singer)

 
I was thinking that one of the mod's should merge this thread with What You Listening To Today thread since it's now morphed into that as well. Anyone else have any input or know how to make that happen?
 
I was thinking that one of the mod's should merge this thread with What You Listening To Today thread since it's now morphed into that as well. Anyone else have any input or know how to make that happen?
We would probably have to call in AJ for that. I don't think it's worth bothering him with it, especially with the recent issues caused. Not sure if @heelbent still has mod status. If so, he could do it on one of the three days a year he's online.
 
We would probably have to call in AJ for that. I don't think it's worth bothering him with it, especially with the recent issues caused. Not sure if @heelbent still has mod status. If so, he could do it on one of the three days a year he's online.
I hate posting just to say I agree, but I want to emphasize that you are right about not rousting AJ for something good but not really necessary.

If someone wanted to go to the trouble, the posters could simply repost in the other thread and this one could be deleted by the OP. .
 
We would probably have to call in AJ for that. I don't think it's worth bothering him with it, especially with the recent issues caused. Not sure if @heelbent still has mod status. If so, he could do it on one of the three days a year he's online.
Lol I think we missed the window with @heelbent Seems like I saw him on some thread just the other day.
 
I know he got indicted, but what did Diddy do?
Suspected of sexual assault, regular assault, prostitution of minors and some other stuff. But I'm not sure which of those he was indicated for.

ETA: The guy that was arrested for Pac's murder has also claimed that he was paid by Diddy. To my knowledge he hasn't provided evidence of that, but we all know what happened.
 
Apparently when we changed packages the ability to merge threads was not included. I can move it to another forum but there is no function that allows me to merge them together. Let me work on it and see what I can come up with.
 
I'm two days late poasting this but RIP J D Souther. He was known more for this song writing than as a performer. He and Glenn Frey were good friends and for a time when they were trying to get established they shared an apartment that was a floor above Jackson Brown's. He co-wrote quite a few of the Eagles songs and he also wrote songs for Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor. The best known song that he recorded as a solo artist is "You're Only Lonely."
 
I'm two days late poasting this but RIP J D Souther. He was known more for this song writing than as a performer. He and Glenn Frey were good friends and for a time when they were trying to get established they shared an apartment that was a floor above Jackson Brown's. He co-wrote quite a few of the Eagles songs and he also wrote songs for Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor. The best known song that he recorded as a solo artist is "You're Only Lonely."
He died??? Damn!

Souther's anecdotes about living above Jackson Browne were awesome. He and Frey were roommates and played in a duet (Longbranch/Pennywhistle), before joining Ronstadt and the Eagles. He talked about having to hear "Doctor, My Eyes", on piano, over, and over, and over... "I just wanted to go down there and strangle him!" :D
 
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He died??? Damn!

Souther's anecdotes about living above Jackson Browne were awesome. He and Frey were roommates and played in a duet (Longbranch/Pennywhistle), before joining Ronstadt and the Eagles. He talked about having to hear "Doctor, My Eyes", on piano, over, and over, and over... "I just wanted to go down there and strangle him!" :D
Yep, I couldn’t remember if it was him or Frey that said early in the morning they would hear the tea kettle whistle then Brown would play a few bars of the song on the piano, then a few minutes later they would hear the tea kettle again and Brown would play it over. This would go on all day adding a few bars and repeat the next day. Funny stuff, but I think Frey said that although it was irritating it taught him how to write music.
 
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Yep, I couldn’t remember if it was him or Frey that said early in the morning they would hear the tea kettle whistle then Brown would play a few bars of the song on the piano, then a few minutes later they would hear the tea kettle again and Brown would play it over. This would go on all day adding a few bars and repeat the next day. Funny stuff, but I think Frey said that although it was irritating it taught him how to write music.
You nailed it. Frey was saying it... "ahhh... it's elbow grease!" I can imagine that when you hear the thing being written when you're trying to sleep... over and over... it drives you crazy. Souther had less tolerance! lol

I remember Tom Hamilton- Aerosmith bassist- saying the same thing about hearing Steven Tyler writing "Dream On"... he hated hearing it!
 
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"I have seen the morning burning golden
On the mountain in the skies
Aching with the feeling
And the freedom of an eagle when she flies"


or

"Well, I woke up Sunday mornin'
With no way to hold my head that didn't hurt
And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad
So I had one more for dessert"

ahhh... this one...


"Freedom's just another word for Nothin' Left To Lose."

Kris Kristofferson died 9-28-2024
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"I have seen the morning burning golden
On the mountain in the skies
Aching with the feeling
And the freedom of an eagle when she flies"


or

"Well, I woke up Sunday mornin'
With no way to hold my head that didn't hurt
And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad
So I had one more for dessert"

ahhh... this one...


"Freedom's just another word for Nothin' Left To Lose."

Kris Kristofferson died 9-28-2024
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excellent (but sad) post
 
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I was talking to my best buddy since we were three (who is fantastically gifted at music) the other day. The discussion evolved into the realization that the phenomenon of all our musical influences/greats passing away has equally and profoundly impacted our acceptance of our age just as much as the growth of our kids/grandkids, health events, losing family members, etc. Every time someone passes, we feel just a little older.
 
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I was talking to my best buddy since we were three (who is fantastically gifted at music) the other day. The discussion evolved into the realization that the phenomenon of all our musical influences/greats passing away has equally and profoundly impacted our acceptance of our age just as much as the growth of our kids/grandkids, health events, losing family members, etc. Every time someone passes, we feel just a little older.
I was going to post something similar the other day, to give the younger people here a heads up about what it's like seeing your contemporaries that you've had some connection with going to their reward on a daily basis. But when I started, I realized that I'm not sure how I feel about it. Strangely, it's not necessarily bad. It definitely gets your attention though.
 
What I find most interesting is the "tribute" culture of music. All of these legacy bands of the 60s and 70s are alive and well... through tribute bands. I mean, there are literally tribute bands for just about ANY band over the course of 35 years. The original music/bands have a larger fan base than ever. But, they're dead or too ancient to pull-off a show worth watching.

REM tribute bands! Pink Floyd tribute bands... on and on. And, if they're "good", they are packing venues! I think I'd rather see an Eagles tribute band than pay $500 to see Don Henley and the leftovers, and I don't particularly like the Eagles.






There are many excellent tribute bands out there! Over the last year I've seen tributes to ABBA, Bee Gees, The Rolling Stones, Alabama and all were excellent. My "go -to's" down here are The White Tie Rock Ensemble who normally do tributes to 4-5 classic bands each show, and The Molly Ringwalds a strictly 80s tribute band, they're really fun (and good). At a fraction of the cost, you can see some excellent tributes to some of the greatest bands ever!
 
There are many excellent tribute bands out there! Over the last year I've seen tributes to ABBA, Bee Gees, The Rolling Stones, Alabama and all were excellent. My "go -to's" down here are The White Tie Rock Ensemble who normally do tributes to 4-5 classic bands each show, and The Molly Ringwalds a strictly 80s tribute band, they're really fun (and good). At a fraction of the cost, you can see some excellent tributes to some of the greatest bands ever!
It's interesting to see it be so successful. Nostalgia is a strong thing.
 
There are many excellent tribute bands out there! Over the last year I've seen tributes to ABBA, Bee Gees, The Rolling Stones, Alabama and all were excellent. My "go -to's" down here are The White Tie Rock Ensemble who normally do tributes to 4-5 classic bands each show, and The Molly Ringwalds a strictly 80s tribute band, they're really fun (and good). At a fraction of the cost, you can see some excellent tributes to some of the greatest bands ever!
We have someone similar in my area known as The Reagan Years. They are shockingly good and always put on a great show if you like stuff from the 80s.
 
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There’s a talking heads tribute band called “stop making sense” that usually comes through here at least once a year. They are terrific and draw big crowds. It’s funny to over hear younger people “discover” talking heads music at these shows.
 
Quincy Jones at 91. Here's an example of his talent that was around seemingly forever. You see him about 1:20.

 
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