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Cardiacs - LSD

Milan skyline, 2 May 2026

Jon Anderson - True

Eibsee, Germany 25 April 2026

I just returned from travelling last night, but saw the sad news about Paul before I left. He was a great human, a knowledgeable (and fun!) board member, and I feel lucky to have met him in person in Colorado two years ago. His spirit in person was the same as it was here on the board and on Facebook over the years. Doing this one last time - gonna miss you my frienD! your spIrit, Calm strength and Knowledge will stay in my tHoughts and mEmories Always anD forever. Rest in Peace, Paul.

I went back and listened to this again. You are right - it is a fantastic performance in every way. Trucks & Haynes are in great form, and Haynes is a good singer and does the songs justice there as well. Nice to have Reese Wynans in Gregg's chair on organ/keys, and also nice to have 70's ABB member Chuck Leavell on board for this show.

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Slow Electric - s/t

David Sylvian - Gone to Earth

If you like the early Heads material you would probably like it. It's the three person original lineup, minus Jerry Harrison. Early demos on one disc, then the CBS demos on the 2nd, and the third disc is live stuff from Max's Kansas City in Oct '76 and Syracuse in Jan '77. The demos sound like demos, but a good representation of where they were before their first album. And the progression from the early ones to the CBS is substantial, too, IMO.

Talking Heads - Tentative Decisions

Dalis Car - The Waking Hour

That's a good one for sure. I happened to see Lyle Lovett in Corpus Christi back in 2005, and Viktor was playing bass for him. He signed that cd booklet for me, and seemed happy to be recognized for his own music, not just being Lyle's bass player (though he did a fine job with that as well).

You might be right, there is something a little off with them. But overall I like her take on the songs themselves. Apparently she's also done an ELO covers album and also one for Olivia Newton John, as artists she looked up to when she was younger or something. I haven't heard those.

Julianna Hatfield - Sings the Police

Talk Talk - Natural Order

It's all over youtube as well, though at least some of it seems to be attributed to AI, and doesn't pretend to actually be the artist. Here's Freddie Mercury singing a song that didn't exist until after he passed away.

Jansen (Sylvian's brother) has some worthwhile material as well. And the various sub-combinations of all 4 of them.

Japan - In Vogue

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Willoughby's Beach

The Orb - Buddhist Hipsters

Renting a car - that sounds right, thinking back. I think over its history, as the U.S. expanded west, cities gradually became more spread out, and not quite as centralized as those in the general northeast quadrant of the country. The Phoenix metropolitan area may be a good example of that. Philadelphia is a fascinating city (more interesting to me in many respects to Phoenix). There are board members in that area that live there and lived there longer than I did, so can speak to it better. In the 1750's Philly was the largest city in the U.S., and the second largest city in the British Empire, behind London. Later the Declaration of Independence was adopted there, and the U.S. Constitution was ratified there as well. Our first two Presidents (George Washington and John Adams) lived and served in Philadelphia while Washington D.C. was being built as well. So there are parts that have some architectural similarities to parts of Europe, but certainly much has grown and evolved since then as well.

I live in the Phoenix area, and agree. It's a very spread out, sprawling metropolitan area, with no real public transportation system to speak of. There is a light rail in the center of town, but it's limited in where it will take you. And there are city buses, but they aren't that effective either. I think I mentioned this to Rabshakeh prior to his visit here. I live on the north side of Scottsdale, and to go to downtown Phoenix for anything is a minimum 45 minute drive if there's no traffic. Or further if you're going to Mesa or Chandler or other areas. It's got its charms, but it's not a (relatively) compact city with a center where many people live, work and play. Unlike Philadelphia, where I moved from, which has a very effective subway and bus system. Just don't pay attention to panhandlers - as in most larger cities.

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