Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... April, May and June, 2017

April 1, 2017 | JustAmy; Meg33, The Mayor; Trisham;

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I LOVE “St. Stephen”!

Thank You...One man gathers what another man spills.

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RIP NYT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSIajKGHZRk

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Damn Hippy! ☺

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I have always loved St Stephan

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To Quote Inspector Clouseau:

” Nut Eneemour!”

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The First Christian Martyr, and one of the first seven Deacons of the Early Christian Church. A true hero with the heart of a scholar and servant.(ACTS 6-8)

And one of my favorite Dead tunes.

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Perhaps one of the finest tunes penned or performed~ Box Of Rain

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Love that too.

I was driving to a gig when I heard on the radio that Jerry Garcia had passed away. I slipped “Ripple” and “Uncle John’s Band” into the program, which was in a NURSING HOME!

Several frail, elderly folks came up to me after the concert to tell me how much the LOVED those two songs, and wanted to know where they came from. (They were sandwiched into a program of “The Great American Songbook” which featured well-known tunes by Gershwin, Cole Porter, and Irving Berlin)

So, they stood up to some STIFF competition!

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I don’t blame her one bit! LOL!

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They sure are!

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Awww....that's perfect, MY. 💛

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Dang ol coots!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16EYejUic_0

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Hey you ever heard of a mini bass?
My old elderly friend is a professional upright bass player but he cannot hammer down the strings like he used to and we want to get him a mini bass

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Of course, I am sure that you know that The Dead were originally a Bluegrass Band. Perhaps that may be the reason that their music resonated so well with the elderly people who had never heard them before, and had no real “Rock” background. Especially “Ripple” which sounds like a Folk-song or hymn.

Just a theory.

As far as a mini-bass is concerned, I can understand why the standard sized stand-up bass would be a problem. (I play electric). I believe there is a stand-up that is slightly smaller and more manageable, but not by much.

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I call the Dead Americana

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Not sure what the mini bass is that Doug wants.
Great guy. He can’t ride harleys no more cuz his feet just dust the ground now.
All the girls call him dougie poo LOL

He played big band in the day

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Barcelona-3-4-Size-Upright-Electric-Double-Bass-Honey-/322333802552?hash=item4b0c978038:g:XRMAAOSwiDFYMKe3

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I asked Doug last night, “do you know any one that can do lead vocals for my friends punk band? The bass players vocals are weak”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFF6WnzlBlg

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Yes. “Americana” is an entire separate Genre of Music.

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Love Americana but I’m onto teen angst now LOL

https://www.bing.com/search?q=the+jammodern+world&qs=n&form=QBRE&sp=-1&pq=the+jammodern+world&sc=3-19&sk=&cvid=607955854F634DA4B6A306E63771724B

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Interesting looking instrument! :-)