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NOVEMBER NEWS 2001
Updated 10/27/01
THIS WEEK:
"Let's drink to the hard working people
Let's drink to the lowly of birth
Raise your glass to the good and the evil
Let's drink to the salt of the earth"
Richards-Jagger
Cheech & Chong contemplate the fate of the world.
Cathryn meets the guys!
Thanks for the collage and story! It's a C&N love-fest... Lorraine
September 19, 2001: Chronicle Pavilion, Concord CA.
A dream finally came true!
I actually got to meet Graham, who I absolutely idolize...
AND, his compadres, David and Stephen. Never expected to get to
meet
all three of them. I hear that doesn't happen very often and I
feel
extremely blessed! Graham told me he would leave After Show Passes
for
me and my hubby. Of course I asked him for them, he didn't call
me up
and ask if I wanted them or anything! I needed to be proactive
and I
was. Could hardly believe it when Will Call actually had them
for me,
but then again, GN is a man of his word. Almost passed out from
a major
adrenalin rush, which stuck around for a few days! Loved the show,
but
then again I always do! Could watch and listen to them live every
day;
twice even! Knowing I was about to meet GRAHAM was a feeling beyond
Joy!
High points of the evening:
being there
the music and fans
After Show Passes
Two hugs from Graham
* A KISS from Graham (I asked for that too)
a HUG from Stephen
a visit with David
being gifted with Grahams guitar pick from the show!
finding out Graham's daughter has the same birthday as me
and of course the photos and memories/ pure magic
Can you tell how high I was flying from the pictures? Thanks for
reading and looking. Peace and Love to you all! :-)
Cathryn
Did you hear the
NEW CSN song ?
Written by Graham Nash
HALF YOUR ANGELS
It is pure classic CSN
Pristine and regal.
*Beautiful*
Learn more about the song from
BUY it HERE
ALL PROCEEDS
from the sale of this song are going to the
Clear Channel Relief Fund
read the transcript of last nights 10/23/01 PI with DAVID CROSBY
In the October 25th, 2001
Issue #880 of Rolling Stone
There is a full page ad for
SAVE OUR SOUNDS
Listing DAVID CROSBY
among the names of the Leadership Committee.
The ad reads:
The Smithsonian and the Library of Congress
together are preserving collections of music, songs, poems, and
speeches
that have inspired artists, leaders, and communities for generations.
To save historical treasures like these, we must raise almost
1 million dollars for the most endangered recordings, and millions
more for the remainder.
Check out their website below:
In the same Rolling issue #880
DAVID FRICKE wrote an article about how music has helped him deal
with the September 11th tragedy.
Among the songs that helped him deal are, "a long howling "Rockin in the Free World" by Neil Young
and Crazy Horse on their 1991 concert set WELD."
* * *
Fricke also reviews Ryan Adams new CD Gold - giving it 4****stars.
Chris Stills content:
"In 'Harder Now That It's Over,' a messy tale of jealousy, gunplay
and handcuffs co-written with Chris Stills, Adams sings with the straight, clear sorrow
of a fool who beat doing hard time but sentenced himself to a
like alone."
STEPHEN STILLS
is going back on the road
for 3 gigs in November 2001.
11/15/01 &11/16/01
On Sale 10/29 Stephen Stills $30.00
in Vevay, Indiana
888-BELTERRA
AND
11/17 @ 8pm
in Robinsonville, MS (near Tunica)
ON SALE NOW via telephone
$40.00 Theatre (assigned) seating
For What It's Worth
was played during the season opener of the tv series
starring Martin Sheen
The West Wing
WB television series - Felicity
JENNIFER STILLS
"Lay You Down"
from Jennifer Stills' self-titled album was featured in the Felicity episode
"My Best Friend's Wedding."
From the October 26th, 2001 Issue of POLLSTAR MAGAZINE
CSN Moved up AGAIN in the top 50 National Tours
They NOW sit @ #32
Still based on the concert stats from 16 shows this tour
From the October 19th, 2001 Issue of POLLSTAR MAGAZINE
CSN Moved up one spot in the top 50 National Tours
They sit @ #35
Average gross: $203,435
Average tickets sold: 5,248
Based on # of show stats: 16
Last week #: 36
This week#: 35
Act: Crosby, Stills & Nash
Agemt: William Morris Agency
The next number of entries comes
from the October issue of MOJO Magazine
(For those of you who are not familar with MOJO it is an excellent
music magazine based out of the UK)
Found in Tower Records and Barnes and Noble here in NY, as well
as larger newsstands around town.
In the Letters to the editor
I found this one interesting
TAKE ME TO THE OTHER SIDE
"I was saddened to hear the death of Fred Neil (Real Gone MOJO 94). Thirty years has passed
since I'd been able to buy any of his music, then last year's
MOJO article highlighted the release
of Many Sides of Fred Neil. Hard to believe the sublime December's Dream was previously unreleased.
I wrote to him last spring, and was pleasantly surprised to receive
a hand-written reply. Fred talked to recently
listening to Tim Buckley's version of 'Dolphins', which he seemed totally involved in. A
magical voice - a pity
so few have heard it. Mike Jones, Taporley, Cheshire
Check out this link to a very cool place. Would be a fun trip
eh!
Any of our readers go to this place? Drop me a line.
http://www.grams-inn-tampa.com/
Est. 1991: Named in honor of Singer/Songwriter Gram Parsons (1946-1973)
"MUSIC IS THE THEME"
The World's First and Only Bed and Breakfast, Guest House, Youth
Hostel & Music Recording Studio
(Located in the Absolute center of Tampa, FL)
Mr Parsons
In the Speakeasy column, where they list recent cool and relevant quotes, sir
Stephen made the list this time
with this one that we saw in print earlier this year with the
release of the Buffalo Springfield Box Set,
"We couldn't listen to the whole thing at once. It was emotionally
overwhemling 'cos it's like revisiting your
childhood, only in a smellaphonic dream."
In the reissue's and compilations section of the Magazine called
FILTER
They discuss The Byrds Preflyte
(Which is an import reissue of this collection of rare early alternate
versions.)
MOJO says of the album "Preflyte captures the moment when America harnessed the energy
of the Beatles to it's own musical forms, and the sense of wonder,
excitement and ambition
outstripping skill makes these "baby pictures" still relevant."
The magazine interviewed Croz briefly. Here is the chat:
By Sylvie Simmons:
Q: Feelings on the Preflyte reissue?
A: "It's kind of a sore subject with Roger (McGuinn), Christopher
(Hillman) and myself because
Preflyte wasn't an album and it most assuredly isn't a Byrds album.
It's as if someone took the first things
you scribbled in seventh grade after you had become a Pulitzer
Prize author and put it out. Byrds albums
were carefully constructed things that we put alot of money and
effort into.
Q: The Byrds have never sounded more Beatle-esque.
A: "We were totally smitten by the Beatles. How could you not
be? They were so musical. We could
understand what they were doing - taking folk music changes, which
is what we played, and putting them to a rock 'n' roll
backbeat, and it worked. We wanted to be like them. Then our chemistry
took over and we found our own way of doing things and
became us."
Q: You were in Abbey Road studio as they recorded Sgt Pepper?
A: "I was, as near as I know, the first human being besides them
and George Martin and the engineers to hear A Day In the Life.
I was high as a kite - so high I was hunting geese with a rake.
They sat me down; they had huge speakers like coffins
with wheels on that they rolled up on either side of the stool.
By the time it got the end of that piano chord, man my brains
were on the floor."
NEW BOOK
Neil Young Reflections in Broken Glass
by Sylvie Simmons MOJO BOOKS
"The acute sense of time and place permeating Simmons' pacy text
no doubt derives from the fact
that, like Young, she has spent much of her career living in the
Los Angeles canyons. Contacts gained
in those years pay off in new interviews with Young's friends,
neighbors, and colleagues, unearthing
fascinating insights into the vibrant Topanga Canyon milieu. There
was, unsurprisingly, zero co-operation
from Young himself (*he had lately fired his biographer of 10
years) but Simmons could rely on her own previous
interviews with the man to provide his input.
She also pieces together the most complete account yet of Young's
brief association with another Canyon resident,
the murderous Charles Manson. Young was sufficiently impressed
to recommend the hippy anti-christ for a recording
contract with Reprise - and, according an obscure Manson interview
unearthed by Simmons, to give him a motorcycle -
before distancing himself in the wake of the Polanski-Tate murders.
Zippy from the start, the book accelerates
when it hits the 80's. Given a career so long and incident packed,
she's left with no choice but to skim across the icy top
layer of Young's later career, through his rebirth as the Godfather
of Grunge and into the era of re-uniting with CSN,
recycling old albums, and repackaging outtakes.
Despite evident affection, and despite according more merit to
Young's 90's output than many critics might, Simmons
reveals a man who is far from entirely likeable - stubborn, self-righteous,
often selfish - but always utterly compelling."
*NOTE: The Neil "official Bio" is back on, as of recently....
Here are the goodies from the SEPTEMBER 2001 Issue of MOJO
There is a ad for a record from the Cosmic Rough Riders called
"Enjoy the Sunshine"
And they describe the music as "Think the Byrds, Flying Burrito
Brothers, and Buffalo Springfield put through
Teenage Fanclub's blender and you'll be close to how they sound."
In the September Speakeasy column, (where they list recent cool and relevant quotes) our
poster boy is
Mr David Crosby:
QUOTE: "MOJO's the only real decent music magazine left in the whole damn world.
And I mean that."
That is a profound plug eh! Another reason to look for this great
magazine- LK
In the Real Gone Section (obits)
There are some Crosby and Stills quotes on FRED NEIL
"Freddie taught me alot, says David Crosby, speaking exclusively
to MOJO on the death of Fred Neil. He was an
amazing folk singer, probably had one of the best voices any of
us ever had. He was quite self-destructive and very good
at isolating himself. He has hidden out in the Keys for the last
10 years without anybody being able to find him.
No one, not even close friends could find him. But oh man, could
he sing." - DAVID CROSBY
"Everything I learned about guitar," said Stephen Stills, "I learned
from Fred Neil."
"He was an amazingly talented guy," says Crosby, "who just didn't
fit in this commercial world at all."
MIKE FINNIGAN Alert!
Mike who has been gigging with Ms Etta James, appears on the 2000
release
ETTA JAMES
Matriarch of the Blues
on Private Music records
Magisterial readings of blues and soul classics from the folios
of Otis redding, Al Green,
and OV Wright, with a dash of Dylan and a salute to the Stones.
He sings a duet with Etta on O.V. Wright's "You're Gonna Make
Me Cry."
Check out this Chris Hillman Tribute record
Cuts include "Fallen Eagle."
Full page - back over advertisement in the October 6th, 2001 issue
of
BILLBOARD MAGAZINE.
From My Generation Magazine November - December 2001 Issue:
Perfect Packages - 6 Great Box Sets for the holidays.
Among the 6 listed is BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD - Rhino / Elektra
Stop, hey what's that sound? The semi-supergroup that arguably
invented country rock released only
2 albums with it's original 1966-68 lineup. So how and why this
lengthy four-CD set? Withnearly half its 88 tracks of experimental
pop-twang
devoted to demos, outtakes and remixes, this collection opens
a wide door onto Stephen Stills,
Neil Young and Richie Furay's ingenuous songwriting and warm fuzzy
harmonies.
Toris Amos covers "Heart of Gold" on her recent release
"Strange Little Girls."
US Weekly Magazine
Issue#347 October 8th, 2001
Stars and Stripes: Special Issue Entertainers who pitched in with
money and more.
Where We Were and What We Did:
Theses quotes were compiled in US Magazine by Todd Gold.
Quotes:
September 11th, 2001
GRAHAM NASH: "We were in Denver, and a stockbroker friend there
called me at 7am
and said, 'I hate to wake you, but you'd better turn on your tv.'
So I did, and was stunned.
I immediately went from a dream state to a dreamlike state. It
just didn't seem real."
GRAHAM NASH: "I called (David) Crosby, who is usally the first
person I talk to in terms of something like this. Not that there's
ever been anything like this."
DAVID CROSBY: "We all got together and said, 'Let's go home. Our
families are scared.
We're scared. And we want to be with our familes.' There weren't
any planes, so we rented buses.
Before we left, I was walking outside and someone was walking
toward me. It was k.d. lang. She told
me she was stranded. She was supposed to play the same place as
us the night after, but it had
been canceled and she couldn't fly out. I gestured to our bus
and said, 'Madam, my coach
awaits us. Get your stuff.'"
September 13th, 2001
STEPHEN STILLS: "As I watched the faces of the firemen working
at Ground Zero, I
realized when they 're covered with ash, the faces of our heroes
are all the same color."
September 16th, 2001
DAVID CROSBY: "We had a gig at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.
After canceling
three shows, we had to decide whether or not to play. There would
be a period of
national shock and mourning and we felt the same as everyone else.
Then, at a certain
point, music is a unifying, uplifting thing. It's one of mankind's
major magics.
We said, 'OK, this is our job. We need to help people come together
and hold hands.'"
STEPHEN STILLS: "I'd had enough. 'If the terrorists' goal was
to stop us,' I said 'screw 'em.'"
October 12th, 2001 Issue of POLLSTAR:
FARM AID SUCCESS
With extra security measures at the concert, this year's Farm
Aid was named Concert for America
and pledged money to rebuild farmers markets that were destroyed
near the World Trade Center.
The annual benefit concert took place at the Verizon Wireless
Music Center in Noblesville, Ind.,
September 29th. About 24,000 people attended the sold-out show.
The number of performers has been pared down over the years,
with the recent lineup offering
10 performers in extended sets.
Along with founders Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp,
performers included
Martina McBride, Arlo Guthrie, The Doobie Brothers, Acoustic Syndicate,
Susan Tedeschi,
Jimmy Ryser, and Chris Knight. Dave Matthews, the newest director
of Farm Aid, also performed.
"We're at a moment when a lot of people are asking what is
America, what represents America,"
Matthews said. "Certainly, I think that the family farm is a main
ingredient of what made America."
Nelson called for the federal government to renew support
that farmers, oil and steel producers received
during World War II. The subsidies helped them cover production
and labor costs.
"Well, it's wartime again. Let's bring it back," he said.
Top 50 tours for the week of October 12, 2001
Average Gross: $208,004
Tickets Sold: 5,435
Total Cities: 15
This week: 36
Last week: 36
Artist: Crosby, Stills & Nash
Agency: William Morris Agency
Latest addition to the
Box Office Stats:
9/22/01
ARTIST: Crosby Stills & Nash
VENUE: Hult Center For Perf. Arts-Eugene,OR
Clear Channel Entertainment
TICKETS SOLD: 2,437
TICKET PRICE: 40.25 - 60.25
GROSS: 134,894
Food for thought
HERE.
FROM THIS WEEK'S ISSUE OF POLLSTAR MAGAZINE
Check out the updated
BOX OFFICE STATS
They did GREAT in their hometown!
DATE: 9/16/01
ACT: Crosby Stills & Nash
VENUE: Greek Theatre-Los Angeles,CA
Clear Channel Entertainment
CAPACITY: 6,199
SOLD: 100%
TICKET PRICE: 31.00 - 75.00
GROSS: $312,261
POLLSTARS' top 50 National Touring acts
CSN is currently ranking this week @ #36
for the week of October 01, 2001
This is based on the stats for 12 shows so far.
Average Gross: $221,558
Average Tickets: 5,695
Total Cities: 12
Last Week: 34
This Week: 36
Headline Artist: Crosby, Stills & Nash
Booking Agency: William Morris Agency
Farm Aid 2001
was Saturday September 29th, 2001
@ The Verizon Wireless Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana
ap photo ©
John Mellencamp (who has a new record out)
Neil Young (looking cool! .. NICE jacket!)
Martina McBride
excerpt below from CMT (Country Music Television) feature:
"At one point, Young sported a ball cap that read "FDNY," the
emblem of New York firefighters.
"I just made a new friend backstage," he said. ""Jim Lenox from
Ladder 37 of FDNY is here, taking his first day off.
He's been there since the first day."
Collaborating with his longtime band Crazy Horse,
Young performed a rousing, electrifying set that included
"Don't Cry No Tears," "Love and Only Love" and "Rockin' in the
Free World." Young wore a
"Stop Factory Farms" T-shirt and said American family farmers
are being undercut by big business."
