Rest in peace, you wonderful human being! I feel so fortunate to have seen El Rayo X in a bar on a college campus in the 80's. They blew the roof off the joint, obviously. To this day, hearing Mercury Blues live is one of the concert-going highlights of my life.
Saw them in a small venue in Austin. Standing in front. Late 1985 as I recall. Their Mercury Blues had an opening dialogue by Lindley at the start with a great, greasy improv on the slide. Fantastic.
Just before I herniated a disc in Belfast, Maine 4 weeks ago Commander Pecor, USN 20 year Vet Frigate Commander and Annapolis grad "I drive ships" he said. I drove him about 10 miles and he bought me a couple of those big Twisted Teas and a pack of cigarettes. How's that for 'benefits?' Well, he's still with DOD and now out building me a new Frigate USS (can't tell you) We 'know' her name and she is fast fast fast like a fucking sea Mercury. When these badass fucking ships 'breakaway' after un-reps, they accelerate for all they're worth right up to 35 knots with enough firepower to end a war all by herself. They make a hard turn and stay bolt upright while blaring their 'breakaway' song (always badass rock songs) that sounds like it's being amplified by Bruce Springsteen's full Madison Square Garden kit. And when the twin turbines spool up and whine like Goddesses on the hunt you just stare in awe. Anyway, I'm getting a new one of those with a credit card for gas. And 'Mercury Blues' is Her breakaway song. All 'Our' love to You David Lindley Clan Colvin
Like a cosmic locomotive coming to bring us all home to David's secret getaway in some un charted Hobbit hole in deep deep deep space surrounded by Leprechaun grace and music and love and bliss and unlimited kisses. Peace David Shawn Callie Arthur forever with you dear sweet Angel of badassedness. Kisses
Synthetic Life Posted in Uncategorized with tags 2008, The Road House - January 26 on January 25, 2008 by blackshepherd I was just reading that scientists have succeeded in engineering the first synthetic bacterium. Apparently viruses have already been done but bacteria are 10x longer…their dna chains are 10x longer…so we are on the threshold of constructing custom made form of life. Bacteria that are designed to eat pollutants in the sea or others that create fuels by simply reproducing. Combine this news with the news that scientists have devised a way to extend the life of lithium batteries 10x by using some kind of nanotube structure instead of the anode technology of the past. These kinds of breakthroughs present the possibility of human life going much further into the future than otherwise would be possible…I think. Who knows. This is neither here nor there but it piques my curiosity about what’s going to happen in the future…what’s possible. Today I finished my community service and the guy who bought my furniture is ready to take it whenever I’m ready and the landlord served me a notice to quit today. Soon I’ll be out of here and I will be in the world in an entirely new way. I wonder if I can engineer a new life form out of this puddle of potentiality. Ironically, it was 5 minutes before I was scheduled to go into my final therapy session her in New London when my cell phone rang and it was Tom from The Road House Cafe asking if I wanted to play on Saturday night and he wanted to know how much I would charge…I told him I’d do it for $100 and he agreed…8pm to 11pm. This is highly significant on several levels. How I respond to this opportunity will go a long way toward determining how successful I’ll be in engineering this new life as singer/songwriter. Some of the points of significance are: 1) No one has ever called me to ask if I wanted to play somewhere for money. Tom heard of me from my having played in there for free as an audition about 6 weeks ago. So that means someone told him I’m “good”. An outside observer would only see a 52 y.o. wannabe playing an insignificant gig in a small club in New London…but it’s much more. It took so many hours of practice and bombing in front of open mike audiences to gain the capacity to play with some confidence. Maintaining my stability during this period is noteworthy and I should give myself credit…dealing with such a deep depression and negative/fatalistic thinking 2) I’ll be playing this first gig where I was called, based on reputation, by a club owner to play…the very night before I was planning to leave the state…the very last night in New England! But it’s not just that I’m leaving geographically…it’s leaving in a much more comprehensive way…Patty Griffin’s song “Useless Desires” expresses it so perfectly…so there’s irony just in having discovered this song at this time which will be like the anthem of my leaving and a model for songwriting. The song is so simple and it’s just built around a great poem…I can write like that all day long… I’m leaving behind my whole previous life and starting virtually from scratch. So how I use this opportunity is so important. Can I rally myself emotionally to perform this gig…it’s a litmus test. First time playing a gig on a Saturday night. Will I be able to do a good job…? There is so much self doubt to put aside. But obviously being a singer/songwriter is so fundamentally entwined with performing…duh! I know I can do it…this is the challenge…getting into the right place emotionally…and having the right perspective on what it means and what I want from it…I want and need confidence. I must build confidence every chance I get. I must fully engage that part of myself that has been so compartmentalized my whole life…it’s so important to not let myself down. 3) If one is good enough to play The Road House in New London on a Saturday night than they are good enough to play anywhere…I believe that. It’s market analysis…what is my deepest fantasy/ambition? It is to write and perform a song that is so good that Shawn Colvin and Patty Griffin would want to perform it…that is my dream. Why? Because that is the type of person I want to be with…crazy or not…I want to have an hour with Shawn Colvin. Performing well on Saturday night is simple a step toward making that fantasy a reality…having the capacity to perform credibly in a venue like The Road House is a memory I will draw from the next time I perform until finally if and when that opportunity comes…Shawn Colvin says: “I really liked that song…” That’s the highest ambition I’m aware of so I think it’s important to be conscious of it…stop marginalizing it…stop questioning it. I admire her so much…how she was able to construct her life and create those brilliant songs. 4) Reality. Stepping out onto the same road that SC tread and Patty Griffin and all of them. Feeling the same things. Taking the same risks. It’s the only way to get to those insights…it feels authentic to me.
Playing with the Rivergods Posted in Uncategorized with tags Rivergods Roadhouse on January 26, 2008 by blackshepherd So much irony. Makes one think that everything must be ironic…depending on the point of view. I just found out this morning that Rivergods are playing at The Roadhouse tonight. Tom, the owner, didn’t mention anything about that or that the show is part of Hygenic Arts program…I stopped by The Roadhouse his morning and happened to run into Tom who was dropping some stuff off and his demeanor was a little strange and off-putting (maybe he’s just in a rush). But I noticed a flyer outside that said Rivergods are playing tonight from 9-12p. I was expecting, based on our conversation of 3 days ago, to play 3 45 minute sets with house music in between. Now it turns out to be something entirely different which he must have known…so “what the fuck?” Well we have a verbal contract for the $100, which is nothing, but I did cancel playing at the CCAR show in Norwich tonight to play here and did practice alot and bought Advil for my hands…it would be so disappointing to be knocked off the bill…if that’s what’s afoot. It just seems weird…so what else is new…right? But that doesn’t make any sense because he knew full well that they were playing when he engaged me…maybe he assumed I knew about the Hygenic Arts program…? I’ll need to just keep an open mind for now but potentially it would be great to play the same show as one of the most accomplished local acts. The feedback I got from the bartender at Roadhouse was so encouraging this morning. She was the same one that was there when I did the free audtion about 6 weeks ago…so I said to her: “you must have given me a good review…?” and she said: “yeah, and a couple friends of the owner were in the bar that night and they gave you good reviews too…” It just feels so good to hear that…people are so withholding of positive feedback usually. When you finish playing most people don’t even talk to you and it’s hard to interpret…usually if they don’t say something negative that’s a good sign…I did get some applause that night….so I’m learning these basic things about performing…how to maintain your self-esteem in this kind of fluctuating environment. But I cannot deny that if I was to play tonight with Rivergods and do well it would be such a badly needed confidence boost and a giant step toward making performing a reality. I could take that confidence with me and what a way to leave New London…so I’m gonna hold Tom to his verbal contract even if I only play between Rivergod’s sets…even that would feel like a privilege. I had a really good practice session last night. I broke down and bought Advil ($14) which seemed expensive but it worked like magic. I took one around 3pm and a 2nd one around 7pm and actually felt a kind of buzz…could have been the Wellbutrin (which seems to really be kicking in now that I’m up to 225 mg/day. I was able to practice for 4 hours and for the first time since I can remember my hands didn’t feel stiff…what a huge difference…even a little stiffness makes it really hard to play cleanly. And my hands are still better today…which I wouldn’t have expected…the knot at the base of my left thumb seems to be reduced and much less sensitive to touch…so it seems that with another couple of doses tonight I should be in good shape…I’m really looking forward to doing “Useless Desires” and I think Rivergods will really enjoy it…it’s gonna sound great amplified and maybe with harmony vocals…I’ll do “Long Black Veil” too…so…if there is a benevolent spirit hovering anywhere near me at this moment….please breathe a little angel dust my way today…I deserve a little…I know I do. One really good thing to report…melodies are starting to come to me easily…Patty Griffin’s songwriting style has really been inspiring and I’m realizing that it is very easy to construct a simple arrangement around a good poem…particularly when you can hear the melody as you’re writing it…this is new and something I’m really looking forward to exploring…I went through a couple of Dylan and Tom Petty songs too…so simple…good enough for them….I’m realizing that I’ve always had the idea in the back of my head that I had to write songs that were intricate…but I don’t…I just need to make basic structures for good poems…I believe that lyrics are going to be my forte…we’ll see…so much pudding to wade through…well today has potential to be a very interesting day…
One Hundred Dollars Posted in Uncategorized on January 27, 2008 by blackshepherd Well, I can say that I got a check for $100. But not sure how I did. I ended up playing from 7-9pm then the River gods started warming up. They didn’t get started till almost 10pm with sound issues. They were good but the vocal mix could have been much better. They make a good presentation and seem to have a good following. There were about 30 people in the immediate stage area and about 50-75 more throughout the bar. I did alot of The Band covers; Dylan…etc and got no comments whatsoever from anyone. The only I got was from a couple of guys at the end of the bar who applauded occasionally and asked me to “do Jimmy”….I was very nervous in the beginning but got going and I think I did ok for the first hour and should have taken a break after a good song but I plodded right on through the whole 100 minute slot. At the end I was really fucking up on “Oh! Darling”…for some reason I got off key twice and it really sounded bad…it’s the first time that’s ever happened to me….so it sucks to do worst at the end cause I think that’s what people remember…plus there’s more people there toward the end…but whatareyagonnado? I have to give myself credit for doing it and facing down the anxiety/fear again. I certainly didn’t bomb and I didn’t dissociate per se but definitely too much mental energy was involved with attending to fear. I got the best response from “Can’t Find My Way Home”. But this is to be expected. Everybody that ever plays in front of an audience has experienced this is some form so I’ll chaulk it up as an accomplishment. It was a paid professional performance and if I can do it there I can do it elsewhere and I think it will be easier for me in places where I’m a complete stranger…I’ll enjoy that element of it I think. But the immediate challenge will be to get to Austin and start writing original songs. Hopefully the live-in studio thing will pan out…that would make all the difference so I’m hopeful. One thing to comment on is the feeling of slinking out of the place with my equipment with my head down like I’d done something wrong…it’s weird…I’ll have to get over that somehow…the expectation that people are going to say something negative…it blocks me from accepting positive feedback…something to work on. So I did some songs really well, some fairly well and one or two not so well…so time to let go of it and move on…I got a check for $100…let’s shoot for $200 and an original song. I noticed that most of Rivergod’s songs were very simple. The lead singer/songwriter played mostly in C major and maybe G…very simple arrangements but with drums; peddle steel guitar; lead guitar and bass…it filled out very well. Plus he was a pretty good showman/performer…appropriate…not over the top. But boy…if ever it was pressed home…simple songs…they can always be fleshed out later.
#1 most badass drum performance I've ever seen/heard. Sounds like a Cosmic locomotive comin' down the tracks straight out of Heaven to take us all home. All aboard!!! Kisses. Arthur. Peace
Erin’s Kiss - for Shawn Colvin and Angel of Ireland Van Morrison with love and eternal fidelity to Blessed Eternal Ireland Posted in Uncategorized on June 30, 2010 by blackshepherd Erin’s Kiss - For 1st Leprechaun of Christ Ireland and Scotland. How we worship you David. No one in the Heaven we 'know' 'knows' what dimension you're from but we've organized an eternal search party so give yourself up pronto or we'll kiss you from here all at the same time. How we miss you dear 'One' Shawn Callie Arthur - Favorite song here. Can't get enough of it. Kisses I kissed Erin last night you know the Goddess of Ireland blessings she did bestow I know it’s hard to believe I kissed her full on the lips three times and I did receive a fourth for good luck for infinite rhymes courage and pluck she led me to the place with whispers through the ether for to endow me with a garland of grace being destined to love her and to know well her face all I did was to inter the trash left around her shrine in America she could not alone be mine she made it clear but she would make my words shine many soldiers and poets have her ear Lyre the angel was to her left his foot was extended for those of faith and hope not bereft and so he lifted me above the dead on her right was a soldier keeping watch the angel let me kneel on his knee while I reached across all rein was set free with the sign of the cross and a kiss from her lips during the second kiss she granted eternal cosmic trips to know my twin soul and infinite bliss she said I’d be an Irish rover sacred love came with a third kiss then I kissed her all over she promised me a ring the fourth was for good fortunes endless words protection and tunes to shatter the proudest swords she asked me to wait while she got undressed Erin adjusted my fate granting me in the sight of the blessed soon with a date my soul was caressed she said she’d meet me in the flesh soon she makes love to patriots soldiers and poets always under a full moon I’d be marked and my lover would know it she would appear as an angel known as Shawn (Colvin) whose duty would be to tell where to wait for the new dawn this angel would sing me into a trance and when I awoke she would ask me to dance safe in heaven no more to roam my immortal beloved with silver tears she would welcome me home end With love for Chapin and Shawn. Peace Special thanks and eternal love to Paul McCartney for loving us all so well. Peace Special thanks to Sting for a lifetime of love and inspiration to the world. Peace Special thanks to Bob Dylan for representing Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ so well. Peace Special thanks to the very great exalted 1st Angel of Bob Dylan Tom Petty for great courage under fire. Peace Special thanks to Chapin and James for loving Shawn and the world so beautifully. Peace Special thanks to God and Goddess of Americana Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams for loving and serving Shawn so long so well and so beautifully. Kisses Special thanks to God and Goddess of Love Bud and Julie Miller for their deep beauty grace and Divine wisdom. Kisses Extra special Love and kisses for the very great vital Goddess Suzanne Vega for her deep beauty grace wisdom and for loving Shawn so well at the critical time. We worship you forever. Kisses Very special Love and affection for the very great and deeply beautiful wise and good Goddess of NYC Lucy Kaplansky for loving Shawn and the world so beautifully and deeply (I want the Triumph T shirt or deal's off) Kisses Very special thanks to the immortal Goddess King of Orion My Everything Shawn Colvin for asking "why" so beautifully. Peace Very special thanks to the great 1st Angel of Christ Jackson Browne for deep wisdom grace and beauty and for loving Shawn and the world so well for so long. Peace Very special thanks to Goddess of Canada Sarah MacLachlan for her deep beautiful love and Divine grace. Kisses Very special thanks to the great Jacqueline Suzann for inspiring us all with her genius and deep beauty. Peace Very special thanks to 1st Angel of Christ Lorna Byrne for sharing her Divine wisdom and grace with us and the world. Kisses Very special thanks to Goddess Jonatha Brooke for Divine inspiration and for sharing Our Journey Kisses Very special thanks to Goddess of Ireland Caledonia Shepherd Colvin for her beauty grace and Divine wisdom. Kisses Very special thanks to Goddess of Everything Joni Mitchell for inspiring us all to dream and love. Kisses Very special thanks to exalted 1st Angel of Christ David Crosby for watching over us all. Peace Extra special love to Field Commander Leonard Cohen for Divine inspiration grace and wisdom. Still in Command. Peace Most special thanks to Our Lord Savior Brother Friend and Great Redeemer Jesus Christ Almighty for Everything Peace Very special thanks to the great Angel of Austin Texas the very beautiful Mario Erwin for blessing Our eternal Love. Peace Extra special love gratitude and affection for the Divine 'One' of Texas the very Great 1st Angel of Christ Willie Nelson for inspiring loving and protecting us all so well so beautifully and deeply for so so long. We worship You Willie. Kisses Very special Love and eternal affection and grace for my dear friend and 1st Angel of Christ and Bob Dylan Tim Gillen for being my companion and guide. We all worship You Tim. Peace Very special Love and affection for the great Goddess of Maine 'Cosmic Annie And The Intergalactic Rainmakers' for blessing Maine and all of us with her deep beauty grace wisdom and badass vocals and for all of the 'Rainmakers' and their blessed families and friends. Peace Love Bliss Nirvana Forever for all of you you badass Angels of Christ and Blessed Eternal Maine. You do us all proud. Tim and Arthur and Shawn. Quantum kisses be blow to you All from all quadrants of the Divine Multiverse. Peace Special thanks to the great and very beautiful and very sexy Virginia Suddath Phd 1st Angel of Christ and 'Our' very dear friend and Director of Chinese Affairs/Relations. With deep gratitude and love Virginia my dear. Kisses. Arthur/Callie/Shawn. Peace Eternal Love and Gratitude to the Great Great Great 1st Angel of Christ and #1 American Hero The Very beautiful graceful and dignified Martin Luther King Jr, all His eternally blessed family friends and Great American Family of Black America. 'Our' dearest friend ally and comrade in the Eternal Art of Spiritual Warfare. Quantum kisses we 'All' blow to You through the great Eternal Soul of Blessed America. Peace from the 'Ebony House' (formerly the 'White House') now occupied by the very Great 1st Angel of Christ the Greatest President of All time. The eternal and infinitely blessed Barack Obama All family friends and comrades in Spiritual Warfare. Kisses Shawn/Callie/Arthur and a grateful nation. Peace For all black children to take effect immediately: 1 pair of new sneakers of their choice, 3 new outfits, free education and one white tutor (as available) and free sailing lessons in every American body of water. To white America: whenever you see a black kid at any level of need give him/her $100, ask them what they need and provide it and you will be reimbursed 10 fold by 'Our' Lord and Savior the Great the 'One' and the 'Only' Jesus Christ Almighty Forever in Peace Love Bliss Nirvana Amen Very special thanks to the glorious 'Doobie Brothers' all 1st Angels of Christ with full package for service to humanity. We worship you all and your blessed families and friends. Peace Love Bliss Nirvana Forever for all of You. Peace
Dave, our MAGICAL MUSICAL MUNCHKIN, has gone on ahead damn it. Driving that Mercury '49 up an down the streets of gold and and tuning-up some heavenly harp with those amazing God given fingers. Thanks for the visit Mr. David. We are blessed and.....
I was at this concert with a stellar lineup, but David Lindley stole the show in my eyes!! 🌟 RIP David Lindley ~ I miss you so much ❤ No one in the world like you.
El Rayo X .
Super concert
❤❤❤ repose en Paix David..👍
I got to see them live in Avila Beach...wonderful experience in a small venue surrounded by beer and ocean.
Does anyone know who all the backing musicians were that night?
R.I.P David❤
240p sad
I saw this show in Santa Barbara. I'd have to say it was one of my top ten ever.
I met Jackson Browne in Gaviota, CA. Also had a crush on Bonnie Raitt!
@@SamLopezI we all had a crush on Bonnie Raitt.
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Our David. We miss you so much. I cannot place this if Rosanne in room . She will break down. .
I am so sorry for your loss. ❤
David Lindley was so awesome what a talent
Rest in peace, you wonderful human being! I feel so fortunate to have seen El Rayo X in a bar on a college campus in the 80's. They blew the roof off the joint, obviously. To this day, hearing Mercury Blues live is one of the concert-going highlights of my life.
Saw them in a small venue in Austin. Standing in front. Late 1985 as I recall. Their Mercury Blues had an opening dialogue by Lindley at the start with a great, greasy improv on the slide. Fantastic.
Just before I herniated a disc in Belfast, Maine 4 weeks ago Commander Pecor, USN 20 year Vet Frigate Commander and Annapolis grad "I drive ships" he said. I drove him about 10 miles and he bought me a couple of those big Twisted Teas and a pack of cigarettes. How's that for 'benefits?' Well, he's still with DOD and now out building me a new Frigate USS (can't tell you) We 'know' her name and she is fast fast fast like a fucking sea Mercury. When these badass fucking ships 'breakaway' after un-reps, they accelerate for all they're worth right up to 35 knots with enough firepower to end a war all by herself. They make a hard turn and stay bolt upright while blaring their 'breakaway' song (always badass rock songs) that sounds like it's being amplified by Bruce Springsteen's full Madison Square Garden kit. And when the twin turbines spool up and whine like Goddesses on the hunt you just stare in awe. Anyway, I'm getting a new one of those with a credit card for gas. And 'Mercury Blues' is Her breakaway song. All 'Our' love to You David Lindley Clan Colvin
Like a cosmic locomotive coming to bring us all home to David's secret getaway in some un charted Hobbit hole in deep deep deep space surrounded by Leprechaun grace and music and love and bliss and unlimited kisses. Peace David Shawn Callie Arthur forever with you dear sweet Angel of badassedness. Kisses
Most badass drum beat EVER!!!!!
No words can be enough!!
I don’t know if it ever was recorded but…John Trudell , added a verse to Mercury Blues, can’t remember it verbatim but it was all J. T.
Listening (again, still) in 2023. Still needs some Papa John Creach rock violin.
btw: How cute is Shawn Colvin? It's like asking how big the multiverse is. Kisses
Synthetic Life Posted in Uncategorized with tags 2008, The Road House - January 26 on January 25, 2008 by blackshepherd I was just reading that scientists have succeeded in engineering the first synthetic bacterium. Apparently viruses have already been done but bacteria are 10x longer…their dna chains are 10x longer…so we are on the threshold of constructing custom made form of life. Bacteria that are designed to eat pollutants in the sea or others that create fuels by simply reproducing. Combine this news with the news that scientists have devised a way to extend the life of lithium batteries 10x by using some kind of nanotube structure instead of the anode technology of the past. These kinds of breakthroughs present the possibility of human life going much further into the future than otherwise would be possible…I think. Who knows. This is neither here nor there but it piques my curiosity about what’s going to happen in the future…what’s possible. Today I finished my community service and the guy who bought my furniture is ready to take it whenever I’m ready and the landlord served me a notice to quit today. Soon I’ll be out of here and I will be in the world in an entirely new way. I wonder if I can engineer a new life form out of this puddle of potentiality. Ironically, it was 5 minutes before I was scheduled to go into my final therapy session her in New London when my cell phone rang and it was Tom from The Road House Cafe asking if I wanted to play on Saturday night and he wanted to know how much I would charge…I told him I’d do it for $100 and he agreed…8pm to 11pm. This is highly significant on several levels. How I respond to this opportunity will go a long way toward determining how successful I’ll be in engineering this new life as singer/songwriter. Some of the points of significance are: 1) No one has ever called me to ask if I wanted to play somewhere for money. Tom heard of me from my having played in there for free as an audition about 6 weeks ago. So that means someone told him I’m “good”. An outside observer would only see a 52 y.o. wannabe playing an insignificant gig in a small club in New London…but it’s much more. It took so many hours of practice and bombing in front of open mike audiences to gain the capacity to play with some confidence. Maintaining my stability during this period is noteworthy and I should give myself credit…dealing with such a deep depression and negative/fatalistic thinking 2) I’ll be playing this first gig where I was called, based on reputation, by a club owner to play…the very night before I was planning to leave the state…the very last night in New England! But it’s not just that I’m leaving geographically…it’s leaving in a much more comprehensive way…Patty Griffin’s song “Useless Desires” expresses it so perfectly…so there’s irony just in having discovered this song at this time which will be like the anthem of my leaving and a model for songwriting. The song is so simple and it’s just built around a great poem…I can write like that all day long… I’m leaving behind my whole previous life and starting virtually from scratch. So how I use this opportunity is so important. Can I rally myself emotionally to perform this gig…it’s a litmus test. First time playing a gig on a Saturday night. Will I be able to do a good job…? There is so much self doubt to put aside. But obviously being a singer/songwriter is so fundamentally entwined with performing…duh! I know I can do it…this is the challenge…getting into the right place emotionally…and having the right perspective on what it means and what I want from it…I want and need confidence. I must build confidence every chance I get. I must fully engage that part of myself that has been so compartmentalized my whole life…it’s so important to not let myself down. 3) If one is good enough to play The Road House in New London on a Saturday night than they are good enough to play anywhere…I believe that. It’s market analysis…what is my deepest fantasy/ambition? It is to write and perform a song that is so good that Shawn Colvin and Patty Griffin would want to perform it…that is my dream. Why? Because that is the type of person I want to be with…crazy or not…I want to have an hour with Shawn Colvin. Performing well on Saturday night is simple a step toward making that fantasy a reality…having the capacity to perform credibly in a venue like The Road House is a memory I will draw from the next time I perform until finally if and when that opportunity comes…Shawn Colvin says: “I really liked that song…” That’s the highest ambition I’m aware of so I think it’s important to be conscious of it…stop marginalizing it…stop questioning it. I admire her so much…how she was able to construct her life and create those brilliant songs. 4) Reality. Stepping out onto the same road that SC tread and Patty Griffin and all of them. Feeling the same things. Taking the same risks. It’s the only way to get to those insights…it feels authentic to me.
Playing with the Rivergods Posted in Uncategorized with tags Rivergods Roadhouse on January 26, 2008 by blackshepherd So much irony. Makes one think that everything must be ironic…depending on the point of view. I just found out this morning that Rivergods are playing at The Roadhouse tonight. Tom, the owner, didn’t mention anything about that or that the show is part of Hygenic Arts program…I stopped by The Roadhouse his morning and happened to run into Tom who was dropping some stuff off and his demeanor was a little strange and off-putting (maybe he’s just in a rush). But I noticed a flyer outside that said Rivergods are playing tonight from 9-12p. I was expecting, based on our conversation of 3 days ago, to play 3 45 minute sets with house music in between. Now it turns out to be something entirely different which he must have known…so “what the fuck?” Well we have a verbal contract for the $100, which is nothing, but I did cancel playing at the CCAR show in Norwich tonight to play here and did practice alot and bought Advil for my hands…it would be so disappointing to be knocked off the bill…if that’s what’s afoot. It just seems weird…so what else is new…right? But that doesn’t make any sense because he knew full well that they were playing when he engaged me…maybe he assumed I knew about the Hygenic Arts program…? I’ll need to just keep an open mind for now but potentially it would be great to play the same show as one of the most accomplished local acts. The feedback I got from the bartender at Roadhouse was so encouraging this morning. She was the same one that was there when I did the free audtion about 6 weeks ago…so I said to her: “you must have given me a good review…?” and she said: “yeah, and a couple friends of the owner were in the bar that night and they gave you good reviews too…” It just feels so good to hear that…people are so withholding of positive feedback usually. When you finish playing most people don’t even talk to you and it’s hard to interpret…usually if they don’t say something negative that’s a good sign…I did get some applause that night….so I’m learning these basic things about performing…how to maintain your self-esteem in this kind of fluctuating environment. But I cannot deny that if I was to play tonight with Rivergods and do well it would be such a badly needed confidence boost and a giant step toward making performing a reality. I could take that confidence with me and what a way to leave New London…so I’m gonna hold Tom to his verbal contract even if I only play between Rivergod’s sets…even that would feel like a privilege. I had a really good practice session last night. I broke down and bought Advil ($14) which seemed expensive but it worked like magic. I took one around 3pm and a 2nd one around 7pm and actually felt a kind of buzz…could have been the Wellbutrin (which seems to really be kicking in now that I’m up to 225 mg/day. I was able to practice for 4 hours and for the first time since I can remember my hands didn’t feel stiff…what a huge difference…even a little stiffness makes it really hard to play cleanly. And my hands are still better today…which I wouldn’t have expected…the knot at the base of my left thumb seems to be reduced and much less sensitive to touch…so it seems that with another couple of doses tonight I should be in good shape…I’m really looking forward to doing “Useless Desires” and I think Rivergods will really enjoy it…it’s gonna sound great amplified and maybe with harmony vocals…I’ll do “Long Black Veil” too…so…if there is a benevolent spirit hovering anywhere near me at this moment….please breathe a little angel dust my way today…I deserve a little…I know I do. One really good thing to report…melodies are starting to come to me easily…Patty Griffin’s songwriting style has really been inspiring and I’m realizing that it is very easy to construct a simple arrangement around a good poem…particularly when you can hear the melody as you’re writing it…this is new and something I’m really looking forward to exploring…I went through a couple of Dylan and Tom Petty songs too…so simple…good enough for them….I’m realizing that I’ve always had the idea in the back of my head that I had to write songs that were intricate…but I don’t…I just need to make basic structures for good poems…I believe that lyrics are going to be my forte…we’ll see…so much pudding to wade through…well today has potential to be a very interesting day…
One Hundred Dollars Posted in Uncategorized on January 27, 2008 by blackshepherd Well, I can say that I got a check for $100. But not sure how I did. I ended up playing from 7-9pm then the River gods started warming up. They didn’t get started till almost 10pm with sound issues. They were good but the vocal mix could have been much better. They make a good presentation and seem to have a good following. There were about 30 people in the immediate stage area and about 50-75 more throughout the bar. I did alot of The Band covers; Dylan…etc and got no comments whatsoever from anyone. The only I got was from a couple of guys at the end of the bar who applauded occasionally and asked me to “do Jimmy”….I was very nervous in the beginning but got going and I think I did ok for the first hour and should have taken a break after a good song but I plodded right on through the whole 100 minute slot. At the end I was really fucking up on “Oh! Darling”…for some reason I got off key twice and it really sounded bad…it’s the first time that’s ever happened to me….so it sucks to do worst at the end cause I think that’s what people remember…plus there’s more people there toward the end…but whatareyagonnado? I have to give myself credit for doing it and facing down the anxiety/fear again. I certainly didn’t bomb and I didn’t dissociate per se but definitely too much mental energy was involved with attending to fear. I got the best response from “Can’t Find My Way Home”. But this is to be expected. Everybody that ever plays in front of an audience has experienced this is some form so I’ll chaulk it up as an accomplishment. It was a paid professional performance and if I can do it there I can do it elsewhere and I think it will be easier for me in places where I’m a complete stranger…I’ll enjoy that element of it I think. But the immediate challenge will be to get to Austin and start writing original songs. Hopefully the live-in studio thing will pan out…that would make all the difference so I’m hopeful. One thing to comment on is the feeling of slinking out of the place with my equipment with my head down like I’d done something wrong…it’s weird…I’ll have to get over that somehow…the expectation that people are going to say something negative…it blocks me from accepting positive feedback…something to work on. So I did some songs really well, some fairly well and one or two not so well…so time to let go of it and move on…I got a check for $100…let’s shoot for $200 and an original song. I noticed that most of Rivergod’s songs were very simple. The lead singer/songwriter played mostly in C major and maybe G…very simple arrangements but with drums; peddle steel guitar; lead guitar and bass…it filled out very well. Plus he was a pretty good showman/performer…appropriate…not over the top. But boy…if ever it was pressed home…simple songs…they can always be fleshed out later.
#1 most badass drum performance I've ever seen/heard. Sounds like a Cosmic locomotive comin' down the tracks straight out of Heaven to take us all home. All aboard!!! Kisses. Arthur. Peace
Wally Ingram, if I remember correctly. He and Lindley did a couple of albums together and toured as a duo. Fantastic.
Erin’s Kiss - for Shawn Colvin and Angel of Ireland Van Morrison with love and eternal fidelity to Blessed Eternal Ireland Posted in Uncategorized on June 30, 2010 by blackshepherd Erin’s Kiss - For 1st Leprechaun of Christ Ireland and Scotland. How we worship you David. No one in the Heaven we 'know' 'knows' what dimension you're from but we've organized an eternal search party so give yourself up pronto or we'll kiss you from here all at the same time. How we miss you dear 'One' Shawn Callie Arthur - Favorite song here. Can't get enough of it. Kisses I kissed Erin last night you know the Goddess of Ireland blessings she did bestow I know it’s hard to believe I kissed her full on the lips three times and I did receive a fourth for good luck for infinite rhymes courage and pluck she led me to the place with whispers through the ether for to endow me with a garland of grace being destined to love her and to know well her face all I did was to inter the trash left around her shrine in America she could not alone be mine she made it clear but she would make my words shine many soldiers and poets have her ear Lyre the angel was to her left his foot was extended for those of faith and hope not bereft and so he lifted me above the dead on her right was a soldier keeping watch the angel let me kneel on his knee while I reached across all rein was set free with the sign of the cross and a kiss from her lips during the second kiss she granted eternal cosmic trips to know my twin soul and infinite bliss she said I’d be an Irish rover sacred love came with a third kiss then I kissed her all over she promised me a ring the fourth was for good fortunes endless words protection and tunes to shatter the proudest swords she asked me to wait while she got undressed Erin adjusted my fate granting me in the sight of the blessed soon with a date my soul was caressed she said she’d meet me in the flesh soon she makes love to patriots soldiers and poets always under a full moon I’d be marked and my lover would know it she would appear as an angel known as Shawn (Colvin) whose duty would be to tell where to wait for the new dawn this angel would sing me into a trance and when I awoke she would ask me to dance safe in heaven no more to roam my immortal beloved with silver tears she would welcome me home end With love for Chapin and Shawn. Peace Special thanks and eternal love to Paul McCartney for loving us all so well. Peace Special thanks to Sting for a lifetime of love and inspiration to the world. Peace Special thanks to Bob Dylan for representing Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ so well. Peace Special thanks to the very great exalted 1st Angel of Bob Dylan Tom Petty for great courage under fire. Peace Special thanks to Chapin and James for loving Shawn and the world so beautifully. Peace Special thanks to God and Goddess of Americana Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams for loving and serving Shawn so long so well and so beautifully. Kisses Special thanks to God and Goddess of Love Bud and Julie Miller for their deep beauty grace and Divine wisdom. Kisses Extra special Love and kisses for the very great vital Goddess Suzanne Vega for her deep beauty grace wisdom and for loving Shawn so well at the critical time. We worship you forever. Kisses Very special Love and affection for the very great and deeply beautiful wise and good Goddess of NYC Lucy Kaplansky for loving Shawn and the world so beautifully and deeply (I want the Triumph T shirt or deal's off) Kisses Very special thanks to the immortal Goddess King of Orion My Everything Shawn Colvin for asking "why" so beautifully. Peace Very special thanks to the great 1st Angel of Christ Jackson Browne for deep wisdom grace and beauty and for loving Shawn and the world so well for so long. Peace Very special thanks to Goddess of Canada Sarah MacLachlan for her deep beautiful love and Divine grace. Kisses Very special thanks to the great Jacqueline Suzann for inspiring us all with her genius and deep beauty. Peace Very special thanks to 1st Angel of Christ Lorna Byrne for sharing her Divine wisdom and grace with us and the world. Kisses Very special thanks to Goddess Jonatha Brooke for Divine inspiration and for sharing Our Journey Kisses Very special thanks to Goddess of Ireland Caledonia Shepherd Colvin for her beauty grace and Divine wisdom. Kisses Very special thanks to Goddess of Everything Joni Mitchell for inspiring us all to dream and love. Kisses Very special thanks to exalted 1st Angel of Christ David Crosby for watching over us all. Peace Extra special love to Field Commander Leonard Cohen for Divine inspiration grace and wisdom. Still in Command. Peace Most special thanks to Our Lord Savior Brother Friend and Great Redeemer Jesus Christ Almighty for Everything Peace Very special thanks to the great Angel of Austin Texas the very beautiful Mario Erwin for blessing Our eternal Love. Peace Extra special love gratitude and affection for the Divine 'One' of Texas the very Great 1st Angel of Christ Willie Nelson for inspiring loving and protecting us all so well so beautifully and deeply for so so long. We worship You Willie. Kisses Very special Love and eternal affection and grace for my dear friend and 1st Angel of Christ and Bob Dylan Tim Gillen for being my companion and guide. We all worship You Tim. Peace Very special Love and affection for the great Goddess of Maine 'Cosmic Annie And The Intergalactic Rainmakers' for blessing Maine and all of us with her deep beauty grace wisdom and badass vocals and for all of the 'Rainmakers' and their blessed families and friends. Peace Love Bliss Nirvana Forever for all of you you badass Angels of Christ and Blessed Eternal Maine. You do us all proud. Tim and Arthur and Shawn. Quantum kisses be blow to you All from all quadrants of the Divine Multiverse. Peace Special thanks to the great and very beautiful and very sexy Virginia Suddath Phd 1st Angel of Christ and 'Our' very dear friend and Director of Chinese Affairs/Relations. With deep gratitude and love Virginia my dear. Kisses. Arthur/Callie/Shawn. Peace Eternal Love and Gratitude to the Great Great Great 1st Angel of Christ and #1 American Hero The Very beautiful graceful and dignified Martin Luther King Jr, all His eternally blessed family friends and Great American Family of Black America. 'Our' dearest friend ally and comrade in the Eternal Art of Spiritual Warfare. Quantum kisses we 'All' blow to You through the great Eternal Soul of Blessed America. Peace from the 'Ebony House' (formerly the 'White House') now occupied by the very Great 1st Angel of Christ the Greatest President of All time. The eternal and infinitely blessed Barack Obama All family friends and comrades in Spiritual Warfare. Kisses Shawn/Callie/Arthur and a grateful nation. Peace For all black children to take effect immediately: 1 pair of new sneakers of their choice, 3 new outfits, free education and one white tutor (as available) and free sailing lessons in every American body of water. To white America: whenever you see a black kid at any level of need give him/her $100, ask them what they need and provide it and you will be reimbursed 10 fold by 'Our' Lord and Savior the Great the 'One' and the 'Only' Jesus Christ Almighty Forever in Peace Love Bliss Nirvana Amen Very special thanks to the glorious 'Doobie Brothers' all 1st Angels of Christ with full package for service to humanity. We worship you all and your blessed families and friends. Peace Love Bliss Nirvana Forever for all of You. Peace
Ummmm..........I'm speechless.
Damn, this is Red Rocks just outside town!! I missed it!!
Goose bumps
There will never be another. RIP. We got to meet him. Great dude.
Bonnie has that slow slide style like Lowell. Absolutely fucking rips.
Dave, our MAGICAL MUSICAL MUNCHKIN, has gone on ahead damn it. Driving that Mercury '49 up an down the streets of gold and and tuning-up some heavenly harp with those amazing God given fingers. Thanks for the visit Mr. David. We are blessed and.....
Very well said!
The Maestro with his talented backing Band
boy, I don't know how you could go wrong with that lineup. Goosebumps.
When Bonnie steps in with her slide to answer David's steel. Absolute goosebumps!
I was at this concert with a stellar lineup, but David Lindley stole the show in my eyes!! 🌟 RIP David Lindley ~ I miss you so much ❤ No one in the world like you.
It's his song, why should he steal it?
Classic
As good as it gets. What a talent this man was. RIP David Lindley.
I produced Shawn once
Cool. What record was that?
El Rayo x is one of my favourite recordings
And very greasy
❤no lies mates
RIP David Lindley !!
Is this available on a dvd?
Bruce Hornsby on piano?
Yep!
When the drummer laying down such a solid beat with the hit of his TomTom
Rockin' at The Rocks.
Can't say enough about how much I love this! Just WOW! Gonna miss this great guy...
You are decidedly in good company. Sometimes, I still can't believe he's no longer among us poor deprived Earthers...
And at Red Rock.
Augh. So good. So damn good.
RIP David Lindley. 😢
Browne and Lindley saved me from those who tried to robot me! Early on...
Saw this show at the Santa Barbara Bowl. Epic! Highlight: Bonnie and Shawn dancing on Bruce's grand piano. Lindley wasn't bad either!
Hey, me too!
I went to this tour as a huge Shawn Colvin fan. But David Lindley man
Here's to David.