B And D Are For

Happy 70th 'B'irth'D'ay to 'B'ob 'D'ylan -




I just wanted to do a quick post - I was inspired by some of the tunes I heard when Khyra and I went out for some errands over lunchtime - http://www.xpn.org/ played all Bob Dylan during the noon hour - this one stuck in my head for so many reasons - simple twists of Fate really have determined much of the past seven years of my life - I wanted to use Jeff Tweedy's version for something different since he was part of Uncle Tupelo and Wilco - two other artists I was introduced to by my simple twists of Fate - along with being





Now back to what I doing -

Happy 70th Birthday Bob - your surely outlived lots of folks - and I'm sure many didn't expect you'd still be kicking at this point!

Always keep 'em guessing -

Of course, we hope you got KHAKE!

T Is For

Transport....trip...tunes...things...

I was inspired during Sunday's double transport day - I was going to share the first two I had heard that got me going - in fact, I SO rocked the ride into Merryland by doing my best Ann Wilson imitation - I'll make that part of my next post - but I couldn't help but think the entire time that Khyra would find fault with the spelling of the song -

ANYWAY, on the way to my morning fuel stop, I heard the promo on XPN.org for their feature later in the day when they would repeat a segment with The Civil Wars - I was looking forward to catching it as I knew I'd still be on the road finishing up the second run for the day - PLUS, I had read such great comments about them on a recent post by Amy Speace - now having heard the interview - and their explanation of the song I'm including the video for - I'm hooked -



It was an incredible hour of music I heard as part of my ride back from Harrisburg - they talked with Allison Kraus - featured the Paper Airplane track I had shared on my most recent post - and they were also doing some 'where are they now' segments - including an artist and a song that made so much sense as the skies had opened up on us as we completed the transfer of Beth and Woodstock - I will share THAT song and group in the days ahead -

I saw on XPN's 'Artist to Watch' page - the one I've included above - that The Civil Wars had been on Mountain Stage - with that segment archived here -

Now off to enjoy some more of their works!

I know I had thought B would be part of the next post - but as Dwight sang, 'Baby, things change!





Cheers!

A Is For

A is for an assortmentI used some of my tax refund to treat myself to some offerings I found interesting - I got a case of this - I drank one Saturday night and was quite happy with the purchase - I had a good feeling about this one since it sold out within a day or two - that is usually QUITE telling!When I ordered the case of 3, two others were offered - one I had purchased before and loved - so I took the opportunity to buy more of this one - and I so could NOT turn down the chance to try this Malbec - I opened it tonight - I guess it was a Mother's Day treat to ME - and I'm glad I did buy some - of course, I'm wishing I had bought more but...

I enjoyed and 'A'ppreciated your comments on the last post - I'm glad to see I was thinking correctly but it is always nice to see others concur -

SO, I'll share some A tunes - and yes, AK has the voice of an 'A'ngel!

Of course, I LOVE that one because of John Waite - I'll admit to being a BIG Baby's fan - I know, a guilty pleasure!



Here is one from the new release





And one depressing one to wrap up the post - this is one that will 'A'lways stick with me - in my last days at The Gulag - and during the time I had finally found some hope - thanks to S who is really the one to introduce me to AK - this one was often on the radio as I worked my long lonely hours -




I hope you enjoy the selections - I know I have - 'B'ut I 'B'et the next post will 'B'e B Is For...

Cheers!

BTW, Blogger has my text layout all messed up - tried to fix it and finally tired of it - it was really NOT Malbec induced!

V Is For

Various tunes and topics -


I've so been trying to blog again - as me - and not as Khyra - maybe I should let Khyra have a go at this one -

I wanted to share some of the new music I'd treated myself to -

Alison Krauss & Union Station's "paper airplane" -

Amy Speace "land like a bird" -

Emmylou Harris "Hard Bargain" -

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit "Here We Rest" -

Shannon McNally "Western Ballad" -

Steve Earle "I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive" -


I've not had a chance to listen to them enough times to form an opinion and pick a favourite song or songs - THAT is on the to-do list this week -

In listening to Steve Earle's latest, I was reminded of his duets that I enjoyed so much - I Remember You - done with Emmylou Harris - and You're Still Standing There - with Lucinda Williams -

I couldn't find the first one on YouTube but I did find the audio portion on his MySpace Page - I found myself singing it several times this afternoon - as I did think of someone the song could relate to - I think the album it came from JERUSALEM - is one of my favourite SE's releases -

The version of the latter tune I did find was kind of cool in that it was done with his wife Allison Moorer -




Allison Moorer is the sister of Shelby Lynne - and together the two of them shared quite the devastating experience growing up -

I've enjoyed hearing one of the tracks from Emmylou Harris's release on wxpn.org - The Road - written for her time with Gram Parsons - the instant I heard this song, I was hooked - and I also related it to my own personal singer songwriter - although thankfully mine is still among the living -



I can't go without including my all time favourite Amy Speace song EVER - probably one of my favourite songs PERIOD - I know I've mentioned the song here before - and oh how it is a song I could have written once upon a time - she is such a talent - I wish more would discover her talents - as well as HER BLOG too!



Next time you are visiting YouTube, please give a listen to Amy's other offerings -

One last V for this one - wait, I fibbed - three V's - one being Vicky - oh how I wish EP MN wasn't so freaking far from here - so we could visit more often - thanks again for taking the time to come see us!

NOW for the last V - for vent - I'm so tired of the ex questioning why I blog - how it is all for attention - with all the pics of clouds ans sky and Khyra's butt and other assorted crap like that - and how I need to speak with a professional - since I obviously have issues - etc etc etc -

Oh how I wish I could say all the things I should and could - but that is so not my style -

I so don't blog for attention - and I don't think most other bloggers do as well -

In fact, each time this topic comes up, I'm reminded of the expression 'If I have to explain it to you, you won't understand' -

PERIOD -

Thanks for listening -

Cheers and such!