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January 18, 2021

"Kids having fun!"

Kids having fun! https://t.co/01jfLqXULw
— Roger McGuinn (@RogerMcGuinn) January 18, 2021

29 comments:

Eric the Fruit Bat said...: Kind of like Newton's cradle with nifty haircuts.; 1/18/21, 6:35 AM
Winnie said...: I can't watch it because I've deactivated my Twitter account. The link keeps popping back to the page asking if I want to reactivate my account. Ha. Uh, NO.; 1/18/21, 6:40 AM
Just asking questions (Jaq) said...: Twitter won’t let me deactivate mine until I give them my phone number. That would be a hard no. Though they have sort of suspended it until I do, which is fine too, I suppose. This is why people like Titania McGrath are losing thousands of followers, there are people on there all day long designating Trump friendly accounts as ‘bots’ and then Twitter demands that you identify yourself personally to them, as if they could be trusted with such information.; 1/18/21, 6:56 AM
Temujin said...: The great Roger McGuinn. Too bad he had to work with David Crosby. But...good for us that he did...for awhile.; 1/18/21, 7:04 AM
Mr. D said...: The entire episode is available on YouTube. Lotsa fun.; 1/18/21, 7:08 AM
mezzrow said...: Tweeting the Byrds.; 1/18/21, 7:23 AM
Jay Vogt said...: I'm a pretty big fan of Roger McGuinn. I'm surprised the he doesn't show up in those little "Rock's best guitarists" internet bate sites. They always end up with Jimi Hendrix winning. Mcquinn never really makes the chart. He's very talented and brought a genuinely important sound into music - the 12 string Rickenbacher. Played the way he did, it found it's way well into the future of American popular music.

I saw him one time and one time only. About 2 years ago he and Chris Hillman joined up with Marty Stuart to do the "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" 50th anniversary tour (oddly but rightly without David Crosby). I saw one of its rare offerings in Kansas City.

. . . . awfully nice night.; 1/18/21, 8:36 AM
Big Mike said...: “McQuinn and McQuire
Couldn’t get much higher,
In LA you know where that’s at.
And no one’s getting fat
‘Cept Momma Cass.”

Ah, the great music of my youth.; 1/18/21, 8:47 AM
Howard said...: Funny. I've never had a Twitter account nor the Twitter App, but can look at Twitter anytime I want.; 1/18/21, 8:53 AM
who-knew said...: Jay Vogt: Crosby was out of the band when they recorded Sweetheart so no surprise he was missing. I really envy you for getting to see that tour.; 1/18/21, 9:03 AM
BarrySanders20 said...: Just last night watched Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, the Tarrantino movie with Leo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt. Melds the fictional story of the aging western actor and his sidekick stunt man/best friend with the Manson murders. Anyhow, there is a scene of Leo doing the Hullabaloo show with a song and dance number to demonstrate how his career is descending. I was surprised how much I enjoyed the movie. It went full Tarrantino at the end with spasms of violence but oddly touching in the alternative history.; 1/18/21, 9:05 AM
Jay Vogt said...: Howard said. . Funny. I've never had a Twitter account nor the Twitter App, but can look at Twitter anytime I want.

That me to. Mostly I only read musicians. McQuinn, Mike Mills of REM, Clem Burke of Blondie and Steven Van Zandt are pretty good.; 1/18/21, 9:09 AM
Jay Vogt said...: who-knew. Yes, I knew that and it is right. However you can understand why D.C. was . . . . . . .pissed to not have the chance to join in. Marty Stuart did (he's great to, but wasn't around the first time). . . . . .just sayin'; 1/18/21, 9:13 AM
BarrySanders20 said...: OnceUponATimeInHullabaloo; 1/18/21, 9:15 AM
Iman said...: Blogger Temujin said...
The great Roger McGuinn. Too bad he had to work with David Crosby. But...good for us that he did...for awhile

Yes, he is great. The guitar work in Eight Miles High is just one example.; 1/18/21, 9:25 AM
donald said...: The Sweetheart shows were easily, and I’ve seen some awfully great shows in my time the best thing I’ve ever seen. I also caught Marty and the Superlatives right in the middle of all that in Waycross at the Gram Parsons Guitar Pull. I’ll never get over that year musically.; 1/18/21, 9:33 AM
donald said...: They did “I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better” right at the end of the last show in Fort Lauderdale...out of nowhere. I damn near cried.; 1/18/21, 9:38 AM
BarrySanders20 said...: This rendition of 8 Miles High is incredible. The bass/drums duo just kicks it. Eight Miles High; 1/18/21, 9:38 AM
PM said...: Unabashed Byrds fan. Harmony, jangly guitar and the late great songwriter, Gene Clark. Actually have a Rickenbacker 12-string.; 1/18/21, 10:26 AM
Iman said...: McGuinn plays it like a wild jazz trumpet solo.; 1/18/21, 11:18 AM
Iman said...: Without Dylan and the Beatles there would be no McGuinn or the Byrds. Without McGuinn and Byrds, no Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

And without them no _______?; 1/18/21, 11:21 AM
who-knew said...: BarrySanders20: Thanks for the link. That's a great version. That configuration of the Byrds (McGuinn, Battin, Parsons, & White) was just so-so in the studio but absolutely killer playing live. The live sides of the (untitled) album rank as one of the all-time great live albums. If you like this, check out this Roger McGuinn and Thunderbyrd concert video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiAVMrWtNEU; 1/18/21, 11:25 AM
Jay Vogt said...: Iman, Yep and . . . . .yep.

There also might still have been an REM, but they wouldn't have sounded like they do (did.)

Dylan (barely) and the Beatles both had preambles too. Doesn't mean they're less important, 'cause they're not.; 1/18/21, 11:34 AM
PM said...: Iman: "Without Dylan and the Beatles there would be no McGuinn or the Byrds."

Yeah, sorta. I'd say the Mitchell Trio, New Christy Minstrels, folkie stuff played a part. But if you mean Mr Tambourine Man, of course.; 1/18/21, 12:18 PM
Churchy LaFemme: said...: Enh. They were known for covering Dylan of course, and did it very well, but if they didn't know about him,the Mr. Tamborine Man single would have been something else. It might have flopped, but it might have become a classic.

The timing isn't quite right, but it would have been interesting if in an alternate world, The Byrds had done the electric version of Sounds Of Silence; 1/18/21, 12:52 PM
Big Mike said...: Speaking of McGuinn and McQuire, I think it’s time for someone to update and cover “Eve of Destruction.”; 1/18/21, 1:18 PM
Rory said...: The real test is what you can play on horseback:

https://youtu.be/ReG6BEP2RRE; 1/18/21, 2:01 PM
Will Cate said...: The Byrds were good, but the Buffalo Springfield was great.; 1/18/21, 3:25 PM
Lurker21 said...: Named after the famous slaveowning/segregationist family or the Klansman/Senator?

Ban them.; 1/19/21, 11:33 AM