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6/30/00
A NEIL YOUNG interview aired this week on Canadian Music Television
channel Much More Music.
Much More Music is equivalent to the US's VH1 cable channel.
Here is an excerpt of the conversation from the site:
Here are portions of Jana Lynne White's conversation with Neil
Young on Speakeasy:
Jana: "Silver and Gold", another one, which started on the H.O.R.D.E.
tour, right? You cooked up an idea, you wanted to do a solo tour
but it kept morphing. The idea kept changing. How come?
Neil: On, uh, the H.O.R.D.E. tour was the Crazy Hourse tour and it
was pretty well all electric guitars and that kind of music. So
by the end of the tour, which was many dates, you know, I was
starting to think about other things, and I started writing songs
in the bus and -- but my voice was real low from singing with
Crazy Horse, you know, cuz I sing a lot louder and it wears, it
opens up the bottom of my voice and I lost the top, so the songs
that I wrote were in this lower register. So as soon as I got
home from the H.O.R.D.E. tour I had to record those songs.
Jana: Yeah. And it was pointed out to me today that you've actually
played on this tour more dates then you ever played in your previous
incarnations with the band.
Neil: Yeah, we've done more shows than we ever did before, total.
Jana: Getting back to "Silver And Gold", you didn't produce it alone.
You had help.
Neil: Yeah, Ben Keith and he was a lotta help to me on this record.
He's been my good friend for years and years. I met him on the
"Harvest" sessions for "Old Man" and "Heart Of Gold" and I've
been playing with him on and off and making records with him on
and off over the years. He's played on more of my records probably
than most people, if not all of them, and then he used to just
help me musically and David Briggs was producing and then when
David died a few years ago, Ben was there for me too, to help,
just to keep some objectivity and some other opinions happening.
He understands where I'm coming from with the music because we've
been doing it for 30 years.
Jana: You've had some practice.
Neil: We've had some practice and he understands.
Jana: Are you as creative now as you ever have been?
Neil: It's a different kind of creation. I feel the presence of it
but the physical manifestation of things, I feel more like there
was a year in 1974 or 1975 where I made three albums in one year,
but I feel like I'm maybe not putting as much quantity out but
that the quality is raising and recently but I don't think that's
gonna be a trend. I mean, I think what's probably gonna happen
is I'm gonna go back to bein' the other way and just bangin' it
for a while because working on something so precisely for so long
and being anything for too long is no good.
06/28/00
Items of note today:
In this week's POLLSTAR 06/26/00
There is a full page ad for MAP (Musicians' Assistance Program)
http://www.map2000.org
888-map-map1
Alcohol and drug treatment for the music industry.
The ad is a thank you to artists who support this organization.
DAVID CROSBY is mentioned among many acts,
including Bonnie Raitt, Dr John, Jimmie Vaughn, Eric Clapton,
etc...
CSNY have been bumped back to their long standing #2 position
for
North American Touring Acts for 2000, from last week's reign at
the #1 position.
The CSNY 2000 has been highly successful!!!
Neil Young News from POLLSTAR
Neil Young hits the road for the second time this year, but this
time the
iconoclastic rocker is bringing his own band and plugging in for
an electric show.
His late-summer tour kicks off August 8th, at Virginia Beach,
VA with The Pretenders
opening on all dates except the Farm Aid benefit September 17th.
Young has already logged plenty of mileage this year as part of
the reunited - and hugely successful - Crosby, Stills, Nash and
Young caravan.
This time out, Young is playing in support of his Silver and Gold
album, which was released in April.
Confirmed dated so far are mostly in the eastern US, but Young
also includes a side trip to his
old Canadian stomping grounds in Toronto August 31st.
06/24/00
Friday June 23rd, 2000
Stephen Stills, David Crosby and Mickey Hart were part of the
entertainment at an
Al Gore fundraiser in San Francisco @ The Embarcadero Hotel.
Warm Birthday Greetings going out to JENNIFER STILLS! ! !
Last night was the premier of the Metro Channel's Jefferson Starship
@ The Bottom Line episode of "Rhythm and Dues."
Hosted by Carol Miller (veteran NYC air personality.)
Here are the songs that were broadcast.
01.Count On Me
02.Sketches of China
03.Lather
04.Miracles
05.We Should Be Together
06.Hey Frederick
07.Wooden Ships
08.Volunteers
06/22/00
will be @
Fiesta 2000
on August 2, 2000 in
Santa Barbara, California
He is schedule to play with his band on the main stage at approximately
9:00pm.
It is a 5 day annual festival running from August 2 - 6, 2000
Jefferson Starship @ The Bottom Line
A part of Jefferson Starships performance from their 1st of a
2 nite stand at New York's Bottom Line premier's this Friday June
23rd @ 9 pm on New York's Metro Channel, on Time Warner Cable.
The show is called:
http://www.rhythmanddues.com/
Current air times listed:
June 23rd: 9 pm – Jefferson Starship
June 24th: 10 pm – Jefferson Starship
June 26th: 9 pm – Jefferson Starship
R&D's cameras capture legendary rockers Jefferson Starship in
performance at the Bottom Line. Original members Paul Kantner
and Marty Balin play songs from the group's extensive catalogue
of hits.
It was announced that Bill Kreutzmann is joining the The Other Ones this year for Furthur Festival!
Yesterday I forgot to mention that a full page ad ran in The Voice
for the 2 area Neil Shows @ PNC Arts Center and Jones Beach.
Yesterday the latest issue of Alan Jenkin's fanzine Broken Arrow (BA#79) arrived on my doorstep.
I have been a NYAS member since 1983.
This issue covers alot of the CSNY 2000 tour. Also enclosed is
a special editorial by Alan, where he reveals that he is seeking
a replacement for someone else to take over the day to day running
of the fanzine. Alan feels his age is catching up with him and
the stress of the production of the fanzine is taking it's toll.
I want to state here that Alan has done and continues to do a
great job with the NYAS. Back in the old days (BI - before internet);
Broken Arrow was one of the only ways other like minded Neil Young
fans could share info, get to know one another and trade music.
We who use the internet today for our musical interests have the
great luxury of info at our fingertips 24 hours a day. It was
hard to be a hardcore fan before, because we all were so detached
from one another; now the internet unites us all.
If no one steps forward to take over the fanzine, Alan does promise
to continue the fanzine though the issues may take a little longer
to come out.
Here is the Broken Arrow website.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages.nyas
The site is currently down. It will change URL's soon and is in
the process of getting a face lift.
I'd like to thank Dave Champagne for his story contribution.
I call it Dave, Golf and Nash
Check it out for his great story of how he met Graham Nash.
Read it via the link above. It also resides in the CSN Fan Corner.
Thanks Dave!
06/21/00
David Crosby and Graham Nash will be featured among a star studded cast of other California
Musicians at a series of (2) benefit shows in Santa Monica California, @
The Santa Monica Civic Center; August 8th and 9th, 2000.
This will be a truly monumental show, with immense talent on one
stage.
The other acts will include:
Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne,
David Lindley,
Warren Zevon, Chris Hillman, Colin Hay and The Grease Monkeys
with Jennifer Condos, Ry Cooder, Andy Fairweather Low, Ethan Johns,
Bernie Leadon and Wix.
These shows are being coordinated by The Guacamole Fund, in support of :
The Friends of FRED WALECKI.
FRED WALECKI has been a beloved Los Angeles fixture to musicians
for over 30 years as the proprietor @ Westwood Music. Fred has had serious surgery causing disability, due to throat
cancer, and has incurred medical expenses not covered by insurance.
There are Golden and Silver Circle tickets being sold. Please
call the Guacamole Fund for more information: 800-728-6223
Here is some background info on Westwood Music and FRED WALECKI
found on his website @ http://westwoodmusic.com
Westwood Music is known throughout the country as the leader in
understanding and anticipating a musician’s needs and for developing
the technology to meet those needs. We create solutions to problems
that even musicians at times are unable to articulate. Since our
beginning 50 years ago, we have always been known for treating
each customer, from beginner to pro, with legendary warmth and
service. Since the ‘60’s, Westwood Music and its owner, Fred Walecki,
have been at the center of rock and roll legend-making. The stories
abound--like the time the Stones went to see Sonny and Brownie
at the Ash Grove, driven by Fred in his mom’s station wagon. Or
when Bernie Leadon promised to stand good for a Westwood Music
charge account for his new band, which had come up with the questionable
name of "The Eagles". Those were wild and heady days.
Founded first as a rare violin, harp, and orchestral instrument
store by Hermann Walecki in 1947, Westwood Music gained international
stature as Hermann sold some of the most important rare instruments
of this century: the "Lord Nelson Stradivarius", the "Markivich
Stradivarius", and the "Mendolson Stradivarius", to mention only
a few. When Hermann fell ill in 1966, his son Fred, at the age
of nineteen, took over the business.
Realizing his sensibilities lay more with guitars and other modern
instruments, Fred gradually phased out the rare instrument side
of the business and began to cater to clients involved in the
new sounds of the ‘60’s. Within a few short years Fred had been
befriended by such music legends as The Buffalo Springfield, Bernie
Leadon, Ned Doheny, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, Poco, Linda
Rondstadt, and The Byrds And the rest, as they say, is Rock and
Roll history, as evidenced by the abundance of Gold Records lining
the walls of the store from groups both past and present.
Through the ‘70’s, 80’s, and 90’s the client list has grown and
grown for one simple reason–no other music store in Southern California
is really involved with what large stage groups need, i.e., custom
length, high quality cords; kel lights, batteries, gaffers tape,
custom anvil cases measured for the clients at their rehearsal
halls, and personal, 24 hour commitment to service. Late night
phone calls at home to Fred from a group in a bind are common.
Twelve hours to a guy on the road who is unable to get a three-dollar
item that will make or break the pedal steel player seems like
an eternity. With Westwood Music behind them, that item is there
next day by FedEx, delivered to the guy’s room by the bell hop
with the morning coffee.
These days it’s hard to imagine what our store is like if you
haven’t been in, but it’s a relief from the supermarket-type stores.
The small profit margins of the chain stores seem to dictate impersonal
treatment, but it doesn’t have to be that way. We meet their prices
but not their lack of service. Buying a guitar used to be a great
time and it still can be–picking up and playing twenty or so Martins
before choosing the perfect one, or having the same people who
set up Bruce Cockburn’s guitar set up yours. That’s very cool.
It helps that we have such a long and rich history with the old
companies like Martin and Gibson. Things are a bunch easier when
you actually know the humans you are speaking to at these big
companies. How do we know them? First, we like the people at the
big companies, and they like us. Heck, some of the high lamas
at the big companies worked with us in our store years ago, like
Ren Fergison back in the 60’s, or Chris Martin in the 70’s. Ren
is one of the high guys at Gibson acoustic in Bozeman, and Chris
is the main person at Martin now.
Beginning student, talented songwriter/bar player, and the fortunate
few who have became musical legends–Westwood Music has been loyal
to them all. We aren’t big but we are powerful when you need real
help from real people who sell the good goods. It is not unusual
on any given day to find Joni Mitchell or Lyle Lovett, Graham
Nash or David Crosby, Kevin ("Kebmo") or Chris Hillman, visiting
Westwood Music, talking with the other regular customers.
The CSNY Store Online is having a 20% off sale thru 06/25.
http://csnydirect.com
06/20/00
Summer's here and the time is right,
for dancing in the streets!
Today is CHET ATKINS Birthday!
As of this week's issue of POLLSTAR, CSNY have kicked it up a
notch!!!
Ladies and gentlemen this week
CSNY
is
The #1 top grossing North American touring act.
Based on 20 shows from the 2000 tour
Average gross: 1,361,238.
Average tickets sold: 17,848
Average ticket price: $76.26
This came across my desk today:
An international television series sponsored by Radio Shack and
RCA plans to take top recording artists to some of the most sacred
sites on Earth. The series "Music in High Places" is being described as a "National Geographic for the VH1 and
MTV Generations." Each episode is to bring yet-to-be announced
artists to an ancient location for a journey, including an unplugged
acoustic performance. Locations being targeted include Angkor Wat, Ayers Rock, Chichen Itza, Masada, Luxor, The Oracle
at Delphi, Giza, The Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu, Stonehenge,
and the Taj Mahal. Initially, 13 one hour monthly specials are being produced to
air beginning in the fall on an unnamed cable network. Shooting
is scheduled to start in July. The series is being produced by
TBA Entertainment, Tall Pony Productions and Innovative Media
Productions.
This would be a primo gig for CSN.. huh ??? Says their name all
over it.......
CSN management... are you listening?
Last night, while enjoying a Hitchcock-a-thon on AMC (American
Movie Classics) cable channel I cracked open the Arts and Leisure
portion of the Sunday New York Times (which arrives on Saturday)
and what do my eyes behold?
Here is the ad:
Neil Young @
Jones Beach in Wantagh NY, August 17th, 2000
&
The PNC Arts Center in Holmdel NJ, August 19th, 2000
They go onsale this Friday 06/ 23 @ 9am via ticketmaster
As is the norm, these days (and I think a bad practice) there
is no ticket price listed...
The lineup is as follows:
Spooner Oldham
Ben Keith
Jim Keltner
Donald "Duck" Dunn
Pegi Young
Astrid Young
with special guests: The Pretenders
Some thoughts on Legends: Neil Young
I enjoyed Legends on Thursday night. As in the case with the CSNY's Legends, there is just so much to cover that an hour can not convey the
full spectrum of one's musical career. None-the-less this was
done well. Nice to see some new matters addressed and not all
the obvious things were shown. Neil revealed more of himself to
the camera than I expected.
Nice photo montages of Buffalo Springfield and CSNY. Great to
see some recent Stephen and Neil footage. They were shown sitting
on a bench outdoors, discussing Buffalo Springfield... show us
more! Maybe if/when the BS boxed gets released there will be some
sort of PR on Buffalo Springfield..... here's hoping. Other great
vintage live CSNY clips shown were "Only Love Can Break Your Heart," "Old Man," and "Ohio." On "Old Man", Stephen is shown playing on an upright acoustic bass.
I liked hearing Neil talk about "Journey Through the Past." He said at the time he needed a break from music and being "Neil
Young," so he put himself completely into the film project, (which
subsequently was about him and his music), but he felt free, working
in a different creative medium. It was also great to see a crisp
and clear version of the classic CSNY version of "Down by the
River" from the film "Celebration at Big Sur." I wish that film would get released one of these days for home
video. We do know that a DVD version of "Journey Through the Past,"
is to be included in the first installment of Neil's archives
boxed set.
06/16/00
Article on Legends: Neil Young from the NY Daily News.
http://www.nydailynews.com/2000-06-15/New_York_Now/Television/a-69994.asp
06/15/00
This just in from AMEX Gold Events....
Neil Young @ Chastain Park / Atlanta, GA 08/22/00
On sale 06/18/00 @ 10am
CHASTAIN PARK 2000
Atlanta's most popular concert series, a major cultural part of
spring and summer in Atlanta, goes on sale Sunday, June 18 at
10AM.
Tickets will be available for the full series (12 shows) or mini-series
(two or more shows). Please place orders by calling 800-448-TIKS.
NEIL YOUNG
Tuesday, August 22 at 7:30PM
$72.50
Legends: Neil Young premier's tonight @ 10pm. If you miss it then,
it runs again @ midnite eastern. Check the VH1 website for other
showings.
Lots of CSN content expected here folks... a must-see!
Chris Hillman will appear with Herb Peterson at The Bottom Line NYC on July
28th.
Just added also can you believe... Roger McGuinn July 29th @ The
Bottom Line NYC
Will there be a meeting of minds?? Would be nice....
Graham Nash appeared Friday 06/09 on CBS’s
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborne.
Thanks for the heads up Donna (CSNY2K@aol.com)!
The repartee was typical Kilborne, and Nash shined. Though I actually
feel Kilborne was treading lightly. From Kilborne’s monologue
and intro I got the impression he is a Nash and CSNY fan.
He even got Graham to pickup the guitar and strum a few bars of
Just a Song, and Teach. Always a pleasure to see NashTV. Oh and
I almost forget, Graham gave Kilborne a pack of CSNY 2000 rolling
papers! He must like the guy! ;-)
The Furthur Festival surfaces again this year with "The Other Ones" aka...Mickey Hart, Bob Weir, Bruce Hornsby, Alphonso Johnson,
Mark Karan, and Steve Kimock. The supportting act will be Ziggy
Marley and the Melody Makers.
08/23/00 Chula Vista, CA Coors Amphitheatre
08/24/00 Anaheim, CA Arrowhead Pond
08/25/00 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
08/27/00 George, WA The Gorge
08/29/00 Englewood, CO Fiddler's Green Amph.
08/31/00 East Troy, WI Alpine Valley Music Th.
09/01/00 Columbus, OH Buckeye Lake
09/02/00 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Six Flags P.A.C.
09/04/00 Clarkston, MI Pine Knob Music Theatre
09/07/00 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
09/08/00 Scranton, PA Coors Light Amph. @ Montage Mountai
09/09/00 Hartford, CT Hartford Civic Center
09/10/00 East Rutherford, NJ Continental Airline Arena
09/12/00 Syracuse, NY OnCenter
09/14/00 Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion
09/15/00 Boston, MA FleetCenter
09/16/00 Camden, NJ Blockbuster - Sony Ctr.
09/17/00 State College, PA Bryce Jordan Center
09/20/00 Hampton, VA Hampton Coliseum
09/21/00 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
09/23/00 Live Oak, FL Suwannee Music Park
09/24/00 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheatre
06/09/00
BIG Birthday SHOUT OUT
Deep Elem Blues
Born Lester Polfus, June 9, 1915, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Celebrating his Birthday today!!!!!
Gonna celebrate his big day at his weekly gig next
Monday 06/12 in NYC @ Iridium.
06/06/00
Elliot Robert's "Lookout Management" now represents CPR.
06/05/00
I would like to thank the following people for their recent contributions
to suitelorraine.com
THANK YOU!!!!
Karl Koch: For his Photo Art Contributions (Found in the Fan Corner)
JoeRay Skrah: For his Martin D-45 SS story and photo (Found in the Stills Area)
Paul Higham: For his 2 CSNY 74 NME articles and 2 Stills Articles (Found in the Vault and Stills area)
Chani and Monserrat: For their story on CSNY 2000 / St Louis (Found in the Fan Corner)
VOLUNTEERS
Ramiro and I went to the late show last nite at the Bottom Line
for Jefferson Starship.
Another great set from the gang. Been seeing Kantner in various
configurations for a long time.
Jack Casady (who almost always joins Balin and Kantner for JS
gigs) was missed, but the
show was still uplifting. From "The Other Side", to "The Farm",
to "St Charles", to "Sketches of China",
the group spun a web of bright music.
After 4 shows in 2 nites Marty's voice was a little strained but
he forged through. Most noticeable
to me was that Diana was purely on and channeling the sounds,
feelings, and even intonations of
Grace Slick - most prevalent on "Greasy Heart", and "Hey Frederick".
These were 2 true acid
rockers and in the small setting was as powerful as a full fledged
Jefferson Airplane rendition;
even without Jack and Jorma's interplay.
CSNY content at the Jefferson Starship show: "Triad"and "Wooden
Ships."
(PS I think it's time that Alan Pepper and co. sink a few dollars
into the place!)
Suitelorraine.com has been awarded The Old Dude "Groovy Site Award".
Some News from this week's 06/05 issue of POLLSTAR:
New York's Times Square is adding a friendly new face this month.
With locations already in the Los Angeles area and Memphis,
BB King will open the third restaurant bearing his name June 20th in
the Big Apple.
The blues legend will be the opening night act.
On July 31st and August 1st, 2000 David Crosby and his band CPR
will perform at this new NYC venue - BB King Blues Club and Grill.
Call 212-997-4144 to make reservations.
CSNY is STILL listed as the # 2 top North American tour.
06/03/00
Friday night June 2nd, IAN HUNTER was in rare form playing lots of the classics,
"Central Park & West," "Bastard," "All the Young Dudes," Cleveland Rocks,"
"Irene Wilde," "Just Another Night," "All the Way From Memphis," etc. as well as some
great new tunes.
Most moving was his tribute to his mate MICK RONSEN. A great performance!
Yesterday while visiting the bank, I was pleasantly surprise to
hear Mssr Nash and the boys singing
"Heartland." The supermarket is another strong hold for CSN tunes!
My local Pathmark likes to
re anyway it can!
Today's birthday greetings go out to Charlie Watts and Diana Mangano.
Diana is the current vocalist for Jefferson Starship
Check out JS's current itinerary.
06/01/00 New London, CT Ocean Beach Park
06/02/00 Albany, NY McGeary's
06/03/00 New York, NY Bottom Line
06/04/00 New York, NY Bottom Line
06/06/00 Norfolk, VA The Norva
06/07/00 Richmond, VA Innsbrook Pavilion
06/17/00 Englewood, CO Fiddler's Green Amph.
07/04/00 Maumelle, AR Lake Willastein Park
07/14/00 Kansas City, MO Station Casino
07/15/00 Reno, NV Atlantis Hotel Parking Lot
07/16/00 Orangevale, CA The Boardwalk
07/17/00 Mill Valley, CA Sweetwater Saloon
07/22/00 Bar Harbor, ME Acadia National Park
07/25/00 Providence, RI Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel (w/ Quicksilver )
07/29/00 Westbury, NY Westbury Music Fair (w/ Quicksilver )
09/09/00 Camino, CA Rainbow Orchards
09/16/00 Webster, MA Private Function (w/ Darby Gould on vocals)
09/17/00 Terryville, CT Terryville Fair (w/ Darby Gould on vocals)
VH1's Legends: Neil Young premiers June 15th, 2000 @ 10:00 pm
(Eastern).
It will be followed immediately by "Silver & Gold," @ 11:00 pm
(Eastern).
06/01/00
Today's big suitelorraine birthday goes to
Cheers!
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