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NO... NO returning... You are the resident Clapton junkie here... so you are given the photos as a gift! It's the least I can do for an 'EC' girl. Now after all this.... I pray the pictures turn out ... : (
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ok... pictures... They're not digital ... so I only have 'hard copies' and no scanner... maybe can scan from hubbie's work. But...what I was thinking was... (chatty are you sitting down... I was thinking of sending a series of pictures to you and then you can do the scanning/posting thingy and you'd have a original copies to keep) you ok with this...would this work??? let me know.
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oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh.... this is the coolest I brought my SLR Camera with this huge Macro lense on it... thinking..no way i'm getting in... but i don't care.. i'll take pictures of the stadium outside... and they can store it away for me during the concert... well they make this announcement about not being allowed cameras inside the stadium.... before checking in...then about 20 min. later they announce that cameras will be allowed in since they didn't have a certain security on that night to check them. SO I TOOK MEGA PICS OF THE CONCERT WITH THIS INCREDIBLE ZOOM LENSE AND I HAD SUPER seats....!!!! YUP...this really happened!!!
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Dear Mr. Music Man, NO ... no souvenir picks! :( The full set list was: Pretending I Shot The Sheriff Got To Get Better In A Little While Old Love (with Robert Cray) Everybody Oughta Make A Change Motherless Children sit down set (acoustic) Back Home I Am Yours Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out Running On Faith After Midnight Little Queen Of Spades Further On Up The Road Wonderful Tonight Layla Cocaine Encore Crossroads (with Robert Cray) Ok... I could blither... but let me post this write up I found ... this guy seemed to be a little more knowledgeable than I could ever be about guitarists and Eric Clapton. "Review by Jason Hickox I've once again been fortunate enough to attend a performance by Eric Clapton in Toronto. I look forward to his return with every new album. I have had the privilege of seeing him in concert 6 or 7 times over the past 20 years. I had yet to experience a disappointing concert until tonight.While I certainly wouldn't rate tonight as a bad experience, it certainly wasn't one of his more stellar efforts. Initially there was some concern that Eric would have to cancel his Toronto concert as he had done in Auburn Hills on Saturday night. We were glued to the local classic rock station for any news on Sunday's performance. Lucky for us, everything was a go. Four friends and myself loaded up the cars and drove to Toronto to enjoy tonight's performance. For the first time in several Clapton concerts we were able to hear the opening act. Usually we would arrive in time to hear Eric's first number. Robert Cray's band put on a great show. I haven't seen Robert perform in many years and found his performance tonight to be well worth the wait. I have not kept current on his material, so much of it was heard for the first time. Robert is a fine guitar player and his style of the Blues is refreshing. There were a few numbers I recognized from over the years. Overall it was fun. Robert is not a loud player. He keeps the volume down which adds to the listening enjoyment. His guitar work and singing were superb. I would definitely see Robert in concert again. It was with bated breath we awaited the arrival of Eric on stage. I will not bother to recount the set list as it was the same as the Chicago show. We were concerned that Eric's sore throat might have hampered his performance. We really didn't have much to worry about. His voice was strong and sure. Eric is one of the few performers whose voice has actually gotten better with age. He has more power and strength now than he did 20 years ago. I did feel he might have been favouring his voice a little as he seemed to present Derek and Doyle with more than enough opportunities to showcase their guitar playing prowess. Herein lies the disappointment. Doyle Bramhall has never been one of my favourite guitar players. He tends to rely on a lot of volume and flash for his style. He seems at odds with Eric who is such a seasoned and refined player. Bramhall sounds crude in comparison. Tonight he seemed to have his guitar volume turned to the maximum. His playing actually on occasion drowned out the other musicians. Doyle is playing with some real legends in the music industry here, and on his solos he seems to be showing the masters the latest flash he picked up at the local music store. On a peculiar note, he spent most of the evening facing his amplifier with his back to the audience. A bit of advice for Eric to consider when selecting musicians for his next album/tour, leave Bramhall at home. He really isn't as refined as Andy Fairweather Low, whom I missed on this tour. Derek Trucks on the other hand was a great addition to Eric's band. I have a great appreciation for Derek's playing after listening to The Allman Brother's Band Hitting The Note album. Derek has great potential in the music industry. Watching him play guitar, especially slide, brings me back to the Derek & The Dominoes classic Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs. You can definitely tell by Derek's playing that he is a protege of the late great Duane Allman. The quality of guitar work is frightening to say the least. If you were to close your eyes and listen, you'd swear it was Duane up there. However, there was one problem with Derek's performance as well. His guitar volume was too high as well. At times his volume drowned out that of Eric And Willie Weeks. As for the rest of the band, the veterans definitely get the nod for keeping everything tight. Willie Weeks is one of the greatest bass players alive and his attention to detail shows. The only disappointment being he was given only one brief segment to showcase his talent. Given the amount of soloing time given to Derek and Doyle, I feel a little more attention could have been given to Weeks. Perhaps one of the most entertaining aspects of the night's performance was that of the drummer Steve Jordan. On several occasions stage hands had to come out to help Steve readjust his drum kit. Such is the man's energy while playing. Steve is a truly great drummer. Chris Stainton is always reliable on keyboards. I have had the privilege of hearing Chris' playing on several occasions now and he fits the performances quite nicely. He was especially spirited during his playing on both Cocaine and Layla. Overall, he's good fun. Both Tim Carmon and the background singers appear to be having fun as well. Everyone was enjoying themselves and it was apparent in the performance. Overall, another fine performance by my favourite guitarist. Eric Clapton ranks amongst my favourite musicians of any style. I am continually amazed that every album he releases gets better than the one before. I attribute tonight's deficiency's to Eric's concern over his voice, issues with the sound technicians in regard to guitar volume, and a little too much focus on the other guitar players abilities. At points I felt Eric would like to stand back and let the young guns do the talking. While both Doyle and Derek are certainly great guitarists in their own right, they're certainly not Eric Clapton. " ... I'll chat more in a bit... I gotta say... STEVE JORDAN.... OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD.... HE IS A GOD!!!!
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Socks, Since you asked.. don't have alot of time...but JOHN MAYER was supreme!! it was so wonderful cause it was a daytime/outdoor concert...and i got the most wonderful pictures... cause there actually weren't that many people as compared to a stadium filled with 30,000 lets say. He played a full hour and did one tune after another.. he played many from the Contiuum album and many from his earlier stuff as well. He must have had 10-15 guitars on stage and was just INTO IT!!! His full band was with him with organist (Harman) and bass player, guitarist (something macintosh I think was his name whom i believe played for norah when i saw her) drummer, trumpet player.. you name it! OK... gotta run... i'll have to spew more later.. enjoy
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Mr. Music Man, How dare you put that link up of Steely Dan from Youtube... I 've been sitting here for hours!!! :( That was most fascinating... I knew that Steeley Dan were strickly a studio musician band and therefore rarely if ever did went on tour. So FINALLY I got to see them perform after all these years. Of course when Donald Fagen went on his own there were many more videod (how is that spelt and ... is it actually a word?) performances. I think I wore out my Steely Dan and Donald Fagen albums. Gaucho I enjoyed...every song...and The Royal Scam...what's not to like on that album Fine fine fine musicians playing such interesting jazz progressions. I would say that in the 80's they were definately my top 3 band/musician. Of course, I was limited in those days being such a good TWI and never listened to much .... I tried...yet so many Nazi leaders would ban certain music. <_< So I was a closet music junkie. Oh by the way... did I tell you... I'm going to see Eric Clapton tonight.
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Chatty... OK. are you sitting down? I and my husband will be seeing E r i c C l a p t o n in concert tomorrow night...
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Socks, Cool link ... i was a Steely junkie for manymanymany years. I also loved the stuff that Donald Fagen put out in the 80's...jazz/funkie stuff! OK... I haven't been back here for awhile... i apologize..cause I know how much everyone has missed me! (hahahhahahahahahhahah) But... I did go to the John Mayer concert.... will report later.... got some beautiful pictures... and.... now.... I have just been given 2 free tickets to see a concert tomorrow night... in the gold section...next to the stage. I can't tell you yet...cause I vowed to myself I'd tell chatty first. But you can guess... ;)
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Bagpipes, Soul murder - apt description ... VERY apt. I have only started to allow myself the things that I would like to do. The things that fulfill ME. And, it's not a selfish thing either. It's something that brings an added jump to my step, something that reminds me I'm ME. Something that brings wholeness to my life. Something I'm willing to put effort into in order to have in my life. I can't tell you how rewarding it is to finally have this start happening in my life. But until this point... it did feel like soul murder...and that I had been very royally (as excie aptly put it) F * C K E D. Glad I'm finally crawling outta' that very dark whole I have been living in for far too long.
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um.... did i tell you..... oh... never mind
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I have one question to ask. With all these monies being directed to Geer ... does he grace them with his presence? Is he with his flock, pastoring them, getting into the valley of human need? Does he do anything of the sort? Or does he just sit in his tower of 'bible' waiting for the money to show up in his mailbox? God I hate these windbag
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hey.... In case I forgot to mention, I'm going to see JOHN MAYER this Saturday
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must get away... :blink: these videos are addictive... I was listening to Eva's cover of IMAGINE. There's no video to that one... but she does a mighty job of that song. Such a powerful voice and so controlled all in one package. I also listened to Norah Jones doing 'Love Me Tender'... her guitarist Adam Levy... man... he knows exactly where to put a note and where not to. I find his absence of notes just as powerful as the notes that are played. Norah does the same on the keyboards. Having way too much fun for one day.... oh... and did i tell you I"M GOING TO SEE JOHN MAYER ON SATURDAY
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It's ok Mr. Music man, We will forgive.... He's a youngster who plays some mighty fine guitar and writes some mighty fine songs. I just went on the website that Socks linked to for Roy Buchanan... (on page 51 post # 1015)and it linked me to YOU TUBE. Go there and search John Mayer...You'll get to see a video. But, more so... I"ve just been sitting here... watching video after video of Eva Cassidy. She was a mighty fine guitarist and lets not forget singer... her phrasing ... impeccable. I love that gretch she plays on Somewhere Over the Rainbow. I think it is the VERY FINEST cover I have ever heard of this song... I think Judy would have been proud to hear her sing it. What a pleasure it was to finally get to see her sing. I've been listening to her stuff for a few years now. MY... god sure gave her a gift. It was an honour to hear and see her sing tonight. i am humbled.
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Hello I'm back... I'm the happiest music junkie ever I'm going to see John Mayer in concert on Saturday. He's doing this free concert in Toronto to promote his new album Continuum...and I'm yes, that's right I'm going to be there. say no more...
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Belle: "...they exposed the dark crevaces of our minds, emotions, feelings that should be our decision whether to share them or not. They stripped away any self-respect, self-esteem and honor we felt. They stripped away our ability to have feelings, to share those feelings and to disagree, debate, muse, ponder. " I loved this statement. Especially the last part. I always felt it taboo to disagree (wonder why? :unsure: ) debate... ( god forbid :o), muse ... there was no fun allowed... they were the fun police... only fun to be had was their fun...all other fun was counterfeit and ponder... no time to do that... we were too busy moving their shlopp!!! But now today, I always feel so privileged when I ALLOW myself these things or someone allows them for me. And when I do this for myself, it strengthens me inside. It reassures me I am a human and I'm ALLOWED to voice, to be and to have. I'm ALLOWED error and it is forgiven. This I feel is one of the greatest healing forms for me.
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Bow-Twi: Thank you for your words and your honesty. I remember your excitement when you rekindled with your brother. It is unfortunate that he has allowed this to happen and caused this schism between you both. You got me thinking about something that has been I believe, deep in my psyche due to TWI's teaching. When things would go wrong, or... like you, feeling dooped by your brother, I would say ... Oh, I ALLOWED this to happen to me. I wasn't SHARP enough with the signals God was trying to tell me ... blah blah blah... But then, I started to think about rape victims and how often women do not report an incident because they feel they were responsible for the act. That they somehow provoked the man especially if she knew him before hand or else, that she may have acted provocatively and therefore was 'asking' for trouble. Not so. The 'rapist' is into POWER... he wants the control... you say NO doesn't matter...he's gonna get his way no matter what. So, it's not about ALLOWING, but rather about the abuser's wanting of power and authority in the situation. Sheeshhh... this is sounding so dreary... I am sorry here. Rascallion: "It gets easier over time, as I find and build upon that *core self* that you mentioned." Build upon that core self. I think that is a key factor. Not built upon anyone else's self or passions, but your own. I always thought that was being selfish... how pathetic was that :blink: Like an Eagle: Thanks for your words ... they are very helpful. T-Bone: Thanks for being here. "...a rape of the intellect, emotions and conscience." BINGO!!! You could write a whole thesis on this alone. I suppose the key is...when you give yourself wholly and you don't retain 'yourself' is when this process begins to happen. But the 'rapist' sees the opportunity and takes full advantage of it...therefore, the abuse has already started to happen. They now use authority, (power), threats and manipulation to get 'their way' but they disguised it as ... GOD's WAY... which makes it even a deeper crime.
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I have debated on posting this thread for a few days now. But it just keeps coming back to me and so... here I am. I have been thinking about those two words...'Emotional Rape' (for some reason) ... so here I am. I do not by any means intend to belittle or even broach the topic of physical rape. That is not my intent here. I apologize to any who I may be offended by my use of this word in this context. I sat here for some time trying to think of a better word to use ... but I could not. It seemed the only way to express what I experienced in TWI. When I started to think of the act of rape it seemed appropriate. Rape is a very disturbing subject, as it should be, and what I have understood about this act, is that it is a behaviour that has very little to do with sex and has everything to do with power. As I look back... TWI certainly lorded over us in every facet of our lives...either through teaching or even stronger it was just 'understood' what was expected of us. I was the sort who just naturally wanted to please, so I put myself under the strictest scrutiny. It wasn't hard to lord over me...I did it to myself thinking I was doing it because God expected me. Through this process, I slowly started to be raped emotionally. I could overcome pain because it was Christ in Me... I could overcome need... Cause it was Christ in ME... I could because... I could because... At the end of it all, I was powerless and when all was said and done, I sat there at the curbside, damaged goods and with NO FEELING left inside. I was numb. At times I have struggled with finding what it is I lost deep deep inside. Sometimes, it is tweaked by certain encounters in life, sometimes it surfaces when I see certain events collide in my life... like a 'cosmic' - It was meant to be- happening. Of late, I have tried as best I can, to live my life trying to rekindle passions that were so long ago buried deep inside and hid, that at times, I don't even recognize what they might even be. I realize this is a dreary subject... don't mean to be so sombre. Wondering if any here at GS have felt this way?
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This is when being a NORTHERNER SUCKS...REAL BAD!!!! : ( sigh
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Oh, I just realized...maybe Dan was talking about an electric baritone guitar. The one Pat Metheny played was an acoustic. ?
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Dan, "A La Prochaine, yes, that is pic of me messing on an old fiddle, almost 20 years ago. But I haven't changed that much since then (lol)." Do you still play today? and if so ... what do you like playing?
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Dear Dan, I heard and saw Pat Metheny play one at a jazz festival in montreal 2 yrs ago. He has also recorded many songs playing it on his new album. What a beautiful sound it has. As far as locating one, I remember him saying that he had a certain canadian luthier make his. I'm not quite sure if they are mass produced or are just something that is custom made. Is that you playing the fiddle/violin Dan?
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A definite Darwin Award CANDIDATE for sure!!!