Ry Cooder Concert Disappoints (Politics, Jesus and Trayvon!)

Concert Comments - Vanity ^ | Aug. 19, 2018 | Myself

[Michael.SF.]

"Cooder returned for a mournful slide workout during Woody Guthrie’s “Vigilante Man.” The solo excursion included spine-tingling harmonics that surprised even the player himself. “Yeah,” Cooder exclaimed in delight as his fingers found their mark. “That’s hard to do,” he said. “It’s nice when you get it, and a mess when you don’t.” Cooder augmented Guthrie’s lyrics with a verse for Trayvon Martin in remembrance of the youth and others cut down due to misplaced fear and abuse of power."

[TChad]

This is disappointing. I like some of his old music. I certainly would have gone to see him if he played locally. Not now, I guess.

[taxpayerfatigue]

Good work by Ry and David Lindley on their collaborations (particularly on Mercury Blues). I’m tired, though, of all these artiste types chiming in with their religious and political opinions during performances for which ticket holders only want to be entertained, not lectured.

[waterhill]

Not that Roy Rogers, this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rZVz3O47yo

[wardaddy]

Pitiful

[waterhill]

Some hard core Delta slide, a little Robert Johnson in there. ^^^

[BlueHorseShoe]

Agreed, this is disappointing. I love this song, Ai Du, very sexy, from the movie “Unfaithful” and I refuse to allow this to ruin it. Wish they could just keep their mouths shut.

Ali Farka Touré and Ry Cooder (7:04) with scenes from the movie:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=28z-zvKw6_0

[LanaTurnerOverdrive]

Yours is the ugliest post I’ve seen.

[TChad]

That’s not bad. Thanks.

[Liberty Valance]

You’re welcome. There’s more ;o)~

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T3B502Ut94&feature=player_embedded
Stuck in the middle with you (cover)

[Hugin]

I liked his movie soundtrack work on The Long Riders and Last Man Standing. You’re right, I don’t care what their politics are if they just keep them off stage.

[Yosemitest]

Home schooling is the ONLY way to go.

Start with teaching your children the FACTS that liberals despise.

Its like "Holy Water" against these "life-sucking", "life-destroying" vampires.

First show them that

"Fulton abandoned the kid when he was 3.
His step-mother brought him up.
The father moved on to woman 3.
12 years later she DUMPED him back on Fulton.

The step-mother said
he didn't use bad language when he was with her
so we can surmise he went wild with Fulton.
She identified his scream in court, but she had no way of knowing.
They pushed the step-mother into the shadows, the only real mother he ever knew."

Then show your children these links:

Trayvon should NOT have told George Zimmerman:
while trying to grab George Zimmerman’s gun ... saying, “tonight you die, ************”’
Trayvon should NOT have gone for George Zimmerman's handgun.

Trayvon should NOT have pinned George Zimmerman down on the ground.

Trayvon should NOT have broken George Zimmerman’s nose.

Trayvon should NOT have given George Zimmerman two black eyes.

Trayvon should NOT have repeatedly slammed George Zimmerman’s head on the pavement.

Trayvon should NOT have gotten suspended from school for possessing traces of marijuana.

Trayvon should NOT have stolen 12 pcs of ladies jewelry, and a man’s watch.

Trayvon should NOT have kept a flat head screwdriver described as “a burglary tool”, in his backpack.

Trayvon should NOT have had a criminal past of theft, hiding and acting suspicious.

Trayvon should NOT have encouraged ... fellow thugs to commit murder with the tweet, “Plzz shoot da #mf dat lied 2 u!”.




Trayvon should NOT have had a police record FOIA Sunlight And More Trayvon Martin Police Records.

Trayvon should NOT have had Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin for parents, who didn't discipline their unruly son, when he needed it.
Then they refused to admit to themselves, at each step along the way toward this disaster, that their son, Trayvon Martin, had a real problem and needed professional help!

Had the situation been handled different by Trayvon Martin, he might still be alive.
For instance, what if it had gone like null and void suggested ?



TRAYVON MARTIN: - Hey, are you following me?

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN: - Ummm, yes.

TRAYVON MARTIN: - May I ask why?

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN: - Well, uh, we’ve had a number off robberies in this neighborhood lately, and I don’t recognize you...

TRAYVON MARTIN: - Oh, well, I’m Travon Martin, I’m spending the summer at my uncle’s in unit 12.
I expect you’ll see a lot of me this summer.

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN: - OK, thanks, good to know.
I’m George Zimmerman, by the way.

They shake hands.

TRAYVON MARTIN: - No, thank you for keeping an eye out for your neighbors!

[Henry Hnyellar]

Yep. Cooder is over rated

[FreedomPoster]

Regarding slide guitarists, Derek Trucks is worth going to see, and there’s little to no politics.

[FreedomPoster]

Nice work, bookmarked.

[KevinB]

.. but the politics of it was not what I wanted to hear and totally off putting.

Demented politics is what one gets with Cooder. One knows that going in (which is why I don't go in).

[KevinB]

How does DJT get away with playing the Stones “You can’t always get what you want”at his rallies?

Artists often don't own the rights to their own songs and the owners of those rights are more than happy to take money for the use of those songs regardless of where it comes from. As I recall, ABKCO (late scumbag crook Allan B. Klein's Company) owns the rights to most Stones songs.

[newfreep]

Tom Waits’ album, “Small Change” is not only his masterpiece but THE best album of the 70’s - amazing music and lyrics that put Dylan to shame.

The cover featured a stripper, a young actress named Cassandra Peterson, who later became “Elvira”.

It was during this time his “roommate/gf” was a young Rickie Lee Jones who posed on the back cover of his album “Blue Valentine”.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I remember the good Captain.
He played at the Memorial Union at U of Iowa back in ‘69...

[Hardastarboard]

My favorite of his tunes is “The Very Thing that Makes you Rich”. Incredible guitar work, and very insightful lyrics.

[Michael.SF.]

LOL.