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11-03-2007, 03:44 PM
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I was just in the local $1 store, and saw a few copies of Phil Lesh's book "Searching for the Sound: My Life with the Grateful Dead" on the shelf. Of course, I had to buy it, but I couldn't help but feel bad that his book was sitting on the shelf of a $1 store....  http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...41721588&itm=1
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11-03-2007, 03:52 PM
|  | I'm a tumbler, born under punches | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern California | | | On the upside, Phil Lesh & Friends is a pretty rockin' band and is on tour right now. In fact, a local kid I've known for a while, Jackie Greene is touring with them.
Right now they are doing 10 dates at the Nokia center in NYC. And if you're interested, Phil and the band will be backing Jackie up this Wednesday on the Conan O'Brien show as he plays a song from his upcoming album. |
11-03-2007, 04:38 PM
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11-03-2007, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by TheBigO  On the upside, Phil Lesh & Friends is a pretty rockin' band and is on tour right now. In fact, a local kid I've known for a while, Jackie Greene is touring with them.
Right now they are doing 10 dates at the Nokia center in NYC. And if you're interested, Phil and the band will be backing Jackie up this Wednesday on the Conan O'Brien show as he plays a song from his upcoming album. | I actually saw Phil and Friends pretty recently. It was a great show. |
11-03-2007, 04:59 PM
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11-03-2007, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by xgabriele I was just in the local $1 store, and saw a few copies of Phil Lesh's book "Searching for the Sound: My Life with the Grateful Dead" on the shelf. Of course, I had to buy it, but I couldn't help but feel bad that his book was sitting on the shelf of a $1 store.... | Crap! I paid $4.99 for that damn book. 
Pretty good read though!
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11-03-2007, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Baird6869 Crap! I paid $4.99 for that damn book.
Pretty good read though! | $5 is exactly a bad price. |
11-04-2007, 12:10 PM
| | | | Actually It may have been a sad day but I just saw Phil & Friends last night 11 - 3 - 07 at the Nokia Theater in Times Square and it rocked pretty damn good. Phil is a Jam Master...never mind how good I think the Dead was, young bassists should check out Phil and expand horizons.
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11-04-2007, 02:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: schenectady, ny | | | I bought that book a year ago...at normal price...it was worth it and at a buck it is a "literal" steal.
I was afraid this thread was some real bad news. Glad it wasn't. |
11-04-2007, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by TheBigO On the upside, Phil Lesh & Friends is a pretty rockin' band and is on tour right now. In fact, a local kid I've known for a while, Jackie Greene is touring with them.
Right now they are doing 10 dates at the Nokia center in NYC. And if you're interested, Phil and the band will be backing Jackie up this Wednesday on the Conan O'Brien show as he plays a song from his upcoming album. | Yeah I saw their show in Kansas City and it was amazing, Jackie Greene was great.
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11-04-2007, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by xgabriele I was just in the local $1 store, and saw a few copies of Phil Lesh's book "Searching for the Sound: My Life with the Grateful Dead" on the shelf. Of course, I had to buy it, but I couldn't help but feel bad that his book was sitting on the shelf of a $1 store.... http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...41721588&itm=1 | I wouldn't worry too much about it. He got his advance for the book. |
11-04-2007, 04:32 PM
| | | Never understood the Grateful Dead's mass appeal. I never thought they were that good. Its OK if you tell me I'm wrong. Everyone has an opinion.
I have a video clip of the Dead circa 1969 or 70, with a very young Bob Weir singing on a song called Saturday Night. Pretty bad vocals on that one, Bob.  |
11-04-2007, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Busker Never understood the Grateful Dead's mass appeal. I never thought they were that good. Its OK if you tell me I'm wrong. Everyone has an opinion.
I have a video clip of the Dead circa 1969 or 70, with a very young Bob Weir singing on a song called Saturday Night. Pretty bad vocals on that one, Bob. | I like some of their music, not all of it, but I think it was more of the fact that they had music that fit the time perfectly, and the atmosphere perfectly. Of course, after that it was just all the aging hippies and their kids that kept them popular out of nostalgia. |
11-04-2007, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Spector_Ray I wouldn't worry too much about it. He got his advance for the book. | Haha, I know. I just feel that if I ever saw a book that I wrote sitting in the dollar store, I'd probably just buy all the copies myself so it wasn't sitting in what is essentially the bone yard for forgotten products. |
11-04-2007, 07:39 PM
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I've always loved Phil's playing.....I really don't feel bad for him though....he is a very wealthy man....and he does what he loves most....plays music(his way). I wish he wouldn't sing that much.....not the best of voices |
11-04-2007, 08:58 PM
| | I'm a tumbler, born under punches | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern California | | Jackie and Phil doing Brokedown Palace at casa de Lesh.
And if you've never heard of Jackie Greene here is the trailer for " I'm So Gone". Here's an older video with him playing some lead guitar on his song Mexican Girl.
He's a hell of a talent. A singer/songwriter who can play guitar, bass, piano/organ and harmonica. He'd never get a gig doing it, but he can play the drums a bit too. After his tour with him, BB King asked him to be his fulltime piano player, but Jackie declined.
Yeah, I'm a fan. But its cool that a local kid that I first saw at an open mic night is now doing national tours and appearing on late night talkshows.
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11-04-2007, 09:09 PM
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I saw Jackie Greene at the Blue Lamp on Alhambra with about 20 people...It was about 4 years ago I think. Way cool I saw he's touring with Phil.
I'm a big Dead fan, (not quite a Deadhead though) and I really dug Phil's book. Quite the storyteller, he is.
Book--highly recommended.
Phil's bass style--meandering, melodic, and interesting
PS....Jackie Greene's little (19-year old) brother is following in his footsteps---singing and playing guitar---my band shared a bill last month with Walking Spanish, Alex's band. Alex is not advertising that he's Jackie's brother, but he's got great support and damn, he looks alot like him. |
11-04-2007, 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by waffle puzzle PS....Jackie Greene's little (19-year old) brother is following in his footsteps---singing and playing guitar---my band shared a bill last month with Walking Spanish, Alex's band. Alex is not advertising that he's Jackie's brother, but he's got great support and damn, he looks alot like him. | Interesting, I didn't know that. I'll have to check them out.
Though I like them, I'm not the biggest Dead fan, but I dig Phil's playing. My guitar player and I wanted to see Phil Lesh & Friends at the Greek Theater in Berkeley which is a great venue (we saw Wilco there the week before) but we couldn't swing it. |
11-04-2007, 09:49 PM
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Hard to feel too bad for Phil - he's got a pretty sweet life, it would seem. |
11-05-2007, 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by bearfoot I bought that book a year ago...at normal price...it was worth it and at a buck it is a "literal" steal.
I was afraid this thread was some real bad news. Glad it wasn't. |
exactly what happened to me!!!
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