03-03-2023, 11:43 PM
The last time I saw David was at GAIA
David taught me the relationship between reggae ska & polka with that polyester flair. He was one of the best pedal steel guitarist I’ve heard. Whenever he got that jam going, it was fiery jubilation.
I met him here in Santa Cruz when he was doing a signing at a small music store that I can’t remember the name of - it was downtown on front street - it’s a restaurant now. He signed several of my cds. There were only like a dozen of us there and he made it a party. I remember someone took a Polaroid of him and he rocked side to side so the pic had his locks flying. Then he took the pic as it was developing and scratched rays around his head and then signed it. It was an amazing pic.
I have so many fond memories of his shows. He was one of my favs for years.
(08-07-2012, 11:11 AM)Drunk Monk Wrote: It was muggy and wound up sprinkling a little, but that was good as it kept the dust down.
My first scheduled act was David Lindley. I was a huge fan of his, and had forgotten why, but Dave immediately reminded me. It was just him and his acoustic stringed instruments and he created a sound that was bigger than most 6-piece acts. And there was nobody there, just a few old deadhead friends who knew. I was close enough to perch on the hay bales at front of stage. Dave tore it up. I hadn't been following him over the last few years, and I regret that now. He blew me away. Little Green Bottle had me in tears - it was so funny. And When a Guy Gets Boobs is too-close-to-home hilarious. He went into Mercury Blues, which is one of my fav tunes from the El Rayo X daze - when Dave played that on steel pedal, it was a fight not to take off all my clothes and go dance off into the crowd. Now it's Tuna Blues, an environmental song with a mercurial twist. It affected me so much that I passed on tuna at lunch when I ate Japanese yesterday.
Here's a rendition of Little Green Bottle, not from GAIA, but just to give you a little taste of Dave's sweet medicine.
[youtube]OM_VxKBYKVI[/youtube]
Actually, it's not a little taste. At 9:30, it's a long song. But make the time for it, and enjoy. You won't be disappointed.
David taught me the relationship between reggae ska & polka with that polyester flair. He was one of the best pedal steel guitarist I’ve heard. Whenever he got that jam going, it was fiery jubilation.
I met him here in Santa Cruz when he was doing a signing at a small music store that I can’t remember the name of - it was downtown on front street - it’s a restaurant now. He signed several of my cds. There were only like a dozen of us there and he made it a party. I remember someone took a Polaroid of him and he rocked side to side so the pic had his locks flying. Then he took the pic as it was developing and scratched rays around his head and then signed it. It was an amazing pic.
I have so many fond memories of his shows. He was one of my favs for years.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse