Friday night quandary

[Divemistress of the Dark]

[Country legend] Charlie Louvin, [talented son of rock scion Steve Earle] Justin Earle or the [two original members plus Todd Rundgren] New Cars? Who would *you* go see? Hm.

[phaty]

Is there nobody in your house who could lock you away?
You are on the road too much ...

[DirtyMartini]

I'm afraid I'm not into and/or familiar with the options, so I'd hop in the car and drive to NJ to go to Live Earth!

(But if this choice is between country, rock, and pop, I'd go with rock. Just my pref.)

[GinaSuperCat]

I'd say Cars/Todd Rundgren, since we just saw Charlie Louvin, who was great, at Bonnaroo on the Sonic Stage just 20 days ago or so...<grin> Damn, I wish I could go <giggle>

[BongoBoy]

The first step is admitting you HAVE a problem !

....but Yea, I'd go....I like seeing some rootsy guitar players.

you should go see Willie Nelson...y'know....cause yer always on the road again.

Cheers and take your vitamins.

[mardee]

[quote="BongoBoy"]Cheers and take your vitamins.[/quote]

BB, would those be the "special vitamins" that give you a peaceful feeling, and might assist with certain "issues"?

Not too familar with them either (though the Cars sounds familiar) I'd choose not country, but that's just my taste.

Now off to do a google/ wikipedia search...

[Divemistress of the Dark]

Well, there's country, and there's country. Most of the stuff I like (My Morning Jacket, Drive By Truckers, Steve Earle) is more rock than country, and alternarock at that. Don't get me started on the nine million great local Nashville bands you won't ever hear on the radio, because of all the overproduced crap that saturates the airwaves. I'm also a fan of traditionalists (Wanda Jackson, the late Johnny Cash, etc.)

Gotta wait till Hub gets home to decide. But this isn't a road trip, unless you count the ten-minute drive downtown and the ten minutes to find a parking spot.

[jeffdaweasel]

Those are tough choices.

Considering that you've done the poppy/rocky thing so much with the Police shows you've seen, I think I'd check out the Justin Earle show.

But that's just me. I'm not a big fan of the Rundgren-fronted Cars, even though Elliot Easton is one of my favorite guitarists evahhhh...

[Divemistress of the Dark]

I think it's gonna be Charlie Louvin. He's one of the last real traditionalists, a lot of the others having gone on to their respective great rewards.

I'm not a huge fan of the New Cars, either, but when somebody plays in your hometown on Friday night and it's not a million dollars, the threshhold of goin' isn't all that high...plus sometimes you get some real surprises. Like, say, going to see Robyn Hitchcock and John Paul Jones steps in on mando.

[GinaSuperCat]

It's really hard to go wrong, y'all have an awesome night!

[samburusunset]

Todd and new Cars

[Divemistress of the Dark]

It wound up being New Cars. They were absolutely terrific.

Despite feeling like I'm on an 80s nostalgia trip, I would recommend them. All these guys have been playing professionally for 30 years and they just raised the roof. Plus there were a few fun Rundgren songs ("Bang on the Drum All Day," "I Saw the Light," and "Open My Eyes", OME being a longtime favorite of mine.) They played all The Hits, and despite my feeling like there was a big Benjamin Orr-shaped hole up there, I greatly enjoyed 'em (they also played some of the less well known songs - "Candy-O," "All Mixed Up," "Moving in Stereo.")

Go. Seriously. Wow. I just can't believe the amazing shredding I've seen this week...Elliot Easton and Greg Hawke added a great touch of legitimacy to the band, not that it really needed it. (p.s. Tubes drummer Prairie Prince was a kick to watch...he wore a polka dotted outfit and big white shades...he's no Stewart, but he was fun.)

[animal]

Dive, thats awesome, sounds like it was a great time.

My Friday night quandry was to checdk up on all the posts on the board, or movie night.

I chose movie night, my wife had ordered a movie from netflix. Taking Care of Business, with Jim Belushi.

Then who's name should be on the opening credits Music by Stewart Copeland.

[TheEqualizer]

I would not classify Moving in Stereo as one of their lessor known films. Fast Times at Ridgemont High is such an iconic film for my generation, and the Moving in Stereo scene is probably of the top highlights for most guys my age who have scene that film.