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No doubt Pink Floyd in 73?(hazy with years back then) Dark Side of the Moon tour at The Palace Theater in Waterbury CT of all places. There are so many classic bands that I wish I could have seen when I was a kid but they broke up or OD'd before I could. And back then tours were fewer and farther between. Live rock promotion was not the big industry it is now.
Who are some of your favorite musical artists from non-English-speaking countries?
The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who Seriously I don't listen to enough World Music but what I hear incidentally that I like is native South African music. I like what you posted in the World Music thread.
Do you have a favorite Dylan song? Dead song? What are they?
My favorite Dylan song is Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands but there are so many that I love. My favorite Dead song is High Time. It's Jerry at his best.
What was your favorite era for the Grateful Dead? How many times did you see the GD perform?
Well I took a looooong break from going to Dead concerts once I started getting responsible so I can only speak for the mid-seventies from a live perspective. As far as their peak studio creativity it is obviously Workingman's Dead to American Beauty. I saw them about a half dozen times (repeat hazy) and loved every one. There was nothing really like the Dead back then and the carnival that followed them was pretty unique too.
Do you have a favorite post-Jerry GD offshoot?
No, Jerry was the man. Sadly I only hear what they're missing now.
One of the many strange perks of being BMOTM is that Inforoo will produce and market a workout video with you as the star. What type of workout will you be demonstrating?
They contacted me and we're going to call it Sweatin' as an Oldie. I can't divulge everything but it involves 16 oz curls. I've worked up from 12 oz
FM says she loves my mind. Should I believe her? Are you jealous? What do you love most about me?
Yes, you should always believe Fawn. It has nothing to do with her reading this. No, that's not it at all.
Fawn is a very desirable woman so I have to say that I have long ago gotten over any jealousy anxieties. And I know the girl just can't help it when it comes to your mind. I may not be intellectual but I know a good looking mind when I see one. And she's just smitten. Do you think she's jealous that I asked you out on a man date?
I love that when I met you last year you were just like you post. But enough about this mind stuff. BP you have legs that go up to there!
Ha! 341C is code for the bathroom that is cool to stink up. It got it's name from a vacation trip that Fawnmart took with some friends where they were booked into the wrong room at a resort but didn't find out until everyone had "dispensed" with some awful airline food consumed on the trip. They quickly went to their correct room and left 341C and all it's odors to the poor folks destined to stay there. I wish I was there to help stink it up but alas this occurred in my former life. We now have a 341C in our home (it is literally and clearly labelled) and anyone can use it with impunity.
Post by billypilgrim on Apr 3, 2012 11:42:16 GMT -5
If you could be a virtuoso on one musical instrument, what would you choose?
Have you ever been to a protest? If so, when was the last one you attended and what were you protesting?
If you could bring a deceased musical artist back to life, who would you pick?
If you could go back in time and attend a show by a no-longer-active musical artist or group when he/she/they were in their prime, who would you go see?
If you could be a virtuoso on one musical instrument, what would you choose?
Whew that's a good one. I have absolutely no musical instrument playing talent which I learned when I tried to take up the guitar. I don't think I can choose one so I'll choose two. Strings - violin. It's so expressive and beautiful and can make me cry or make me dance. Percussion - piano because when I hear a good pianist I am amazed.
Have you ever been to a protest? If so, when was the last one you attended and what were you protesting?
No, but I wasn't apolitical. I canvassed for McGovern in '72. It was an eye-opening experience to learn how out-of-touch my beliefs were with everyone else in America. I learned that my parents were just the tip of the iceberg.
If you could bring a deceased musical artist back to life, who would you pick?
It would be a tough call between Jerry Garcia and John Lennon. I think Lennon because he wrote the words that struck a nerve. The Dead's lyrics were Robert Hunter's making for the most part but it always seemed like Jerry was having so much fun onstage. He would probably enjoy the bonus time more than Lennon would have.
If you could go back in time and attend a show by a no-longer-active musical artist or group when he/she/they were in their prime, who would you go see?
I would probably go with Duke Ellington at a nightclub in the post-WWII era. But seeing Jimi Hendrix at Monterey might be too tough to pass up.
Post by billypilgrim on Apr 3, 2012 23:38:38 GMT -5
how do you really feel about redheads?
rank the top 5 acts you're excited about on this year's lineup.
on our man-date, do you think scrog will be in the way or do you think he'll enhance the experience? and should i be frightened when he asks me if I'm a power bottom?
rank the top 5 acts you're excited about on this year's lineup.
1. Radiohead 2. Punch Brothers 3. Gary Clark Jr. 4. The Word 5. Trampled By Turtles
on our man-date, do you think scrog will be in the way or do you think he'll enhance the experience? and should i be frightened when he asks me if I'm a power bottom?
Scrog will def enhance from my experience. And I don't think there's anything that he can ask that should be taken as frightening. Unnerving, astonishing, inappropriate are terms that come to mind. ;D
If you could travel to one place in the world for 1 month, where would you go, why, and what would you do while you are there?
I think what I would like to do most is go to France. In a month I could see so much just by hopping a train. I've been fortunate to see the Mediterranean thanks to the LOML but I've never traveled inland.
Do you think humanity will travel to Mars in your lifetime? Would you go?
Not in my lifetime but maybe yours. I really hope humanity continues sending robots to extraterrestrial places but putting humans there is unnecessary, expensive and just for bragging rights.
What do you think the abnormally mild winter this past year means?
I don't know if it is a result of global warming. I do believe that we are ruining the planet (for us) with greenhouse gases but I don't know if the extremes we are seeing are a result of that. We've had anomalies in the past and we'll have them in the future. I'm glad we had it. I dislike a long drawn out winter. Give me a month of winter and begone with it.
Are you concerned about the Mayan Apocalypse?
I'm not concerned because there's nothing I could do about it if it happens. They probably should have been looking out for Spanish ships instead of worrying about 2012.
Would you prefer to live where it is very hot or very cold?
Hi Abra. I love it hot. And near the ocean pretty please.
If you and Fawn decided to move where would you go?
We have a dream future where we move to Antigua. Close enough to The States to visit or have visitors. We are tropical souls. Sun and surf for us.
Suppose you hit a couple numbers in the lottery and had 10,000 extra bucks. What would you do with it?
$1000 to charity and then the rest would be to take Fawn on a guided tour of Ireland. She would be the guide, I would be the guided.
If you could set up a stage and tent filled with your choice of artists at Roo, what would it be called and how would the schedule for a day look?
Alt-Country Heaven. Any bands Buddy Miller and T-Bone Burnett are dallying with at the time would be a must. I would also have an Uncle Tupelo reunion and New Dimensions would play. Got to have Alison Kraus, Patty Griffin, Levon Helm, Lucinda Williams too.
Will you be wearing a Dudetu at brunch? What color is it? What, if anything, will you wear underneath?
I haven't asked Mayo to make me one yet but I will if she can make me a powder blue one. I think I'll have to go with board shorts underneath. I don't like "confinement".
Are there any meals you prepare that are particularly delicious?
Hmmmm... not really. I did just learn how to make Katy Mae's delicious clam chowdah (the best ever) but I haven't attempted it myself yet. It's my best shot at a memorable dish though. I like to play in the kitchen but usually shoot for edible and hope for tasty.
What is your all time favorite mixed drink?
I'm a purist as some know so Irish whiskey on the rocks is my preference. Two ingredients - whiskey and ice. But I do enjoy a Margarita in the summer with a salted rim. It's a damn good Margarita recipe with Cointreau and Triple Sec.
Do you prefer to go to the theatre or rent a movie?
I will only go to the theater for certain movies of the spectacular variety (ie, Avatar, LOTR, Star Wars, etc). I wish I had seen Inception at the theater but didn't. It's sooo f*cking expensive and not nearly as comfy as pausing to pee or get a snack. It helps a lot to have surround sound and a widescreen. If not for that I would find myself at the theater more often.
Do you collect anything? Don't have to be an avid collector, but say you have a few of something, or items with a similar theme.
Fawnmart has gifted me with a wonderful collection of Yankees memorabilia and I have collected many duck novelty items from (mostly) co-workers over the years. When I was a kid I started a Lincoln head penny collection (got a 1912) that I still have but I don't even know where it is. I'm a bust as a collector.
You don't like "confinement". Can one assume correctly that you prefer boxers over briefs?
Maybe TMI but you asked. I prefer neither. And nothing. My privates don't get cold so I never really understood the need for extra clothing down there. The same goes for undershirts. What's up with that? Why wear something underneath all that you respectably need to wear for propriety's sake? I change the outer shell often enough to stay socially approachable.
Please explain what you do for work. We know you're a computer programmer. But what specifically do you do on an average workday?
It's really funny that you ask because I've been asked this innumerable times from people older than me and explained it with little success. This generation may be better suited to understanding it.
In a nutshell I design, analyze and/or repair large-volume business applications for large volume businesses. That means I spend a lot of time analyzing data, participating in project teams tasked with making automation happen and reviewing other peoples attempts at the same. I often need to fix troublesome problems that require an out-of-the-box perspective (I'm weird) to resolve. They like me to do that because my brain thinks like a computer and I have a rare technical expertise. They hate me for the same reason. I spend almost my whole day looking at code, data and systems/application documentation. Our business runs on a mainframe (z/OS) platform (which is atypical now I expect) but is migrating to a client/server and web-enabled platform. I love my job but hate the current business environment. We used to have fun creating magic but nowadays all they care about is cheap, quick and faulty. I guess there's enough geeks out there that can understand it.
You have offspring, don't you? What are they like? How would you describe your parenting style?
Yes, I have a son who is 24 and a daughter who will be 21 in May. They are both very sociable and music lovers. We turn each other onto music that we like all the time. They are inquisitive and kind and I feel very lucky to have spawned kids that make me proud. I think my parenting style can be described as mostly giving them freedom to pursue their own path and support them in any way I can. But their personalities have allowed me to be that way. If they were not such great kids my parenting style would have had to change. Like I said, very lucky.
As the oldest BMOTM in history, what valuable life lessons would you care to share?
Wow, I hadn't thought that being the oldest BMOTM would cause expectations that I would have valuable life lessons. I think the only advice I would give anybody is to do the things you enjoy and find people to enjoy them with. That is advice that most anybody can follow and will probably make a person live a satisfied life. It makes me sad to see people who worry about the future more than they enjoy the present.