danasgoodstuff

I liked the expression "the same difference" so much I used it as the title and basis for my philosophy thesis.

Sounds like a Hawk of some sort, looking forward to seeing pics. Funny thing is, I've gotten more response here than at the Studebaker Drivers Club forum...

Great story 'bout the guy buying the prototype but I know Studes well enough to know I'm not getting that lucky? Any more info on what it was a prototype for (the GT Hawk maybe?)

che, You're not getting the subtext here, so i'll spell it out. The politics are an integral part of who they are in total, as anyone who was really paying attention should've known. Part of the backlash may have been the feeling that Dixie Chicks as a name implied a more Nashville product kinda thing as opposed to the Austinite tongue in cheekiness that understanding the name in a more ironical way implies. Shedaisy are a chick trio who as far as I can tell pretty much are Nashville product, no inconvenient politics, instrumental skills, individual perspective on what is or isn't country or any actual character at all... In short, I think the Chicks are (at least relatively) good. Dana

It's a 4dr (by the way did you know that at one point Ford called theirs Tudors and fordors, just for the history and literature majors out there). Nice shade of red it is. '59 was the first year for the Lark, gave Stude its first profit in years and allowed the board to diversify their way out of the auto business and save the stockholders bacon. The Avanti, beautiful as it is, is basically a Lark underneath and helped get them out of the car biz by losing $.

OK, seriously if you take the politics out of the Dixie Chicks whattaya got? Shedaisy, that's what. Who are not exciting to me on any level...

$4,800. Rebuilt motor, brakes and interior. Runs fine. Body worn but straight. No garage.

I'm seriously thinking 'bout buying a '59 Studebaker Lark, anyone want to try to talk me out of it before it's too late?

Nationalize the NHL, put the teams in Canadian towns where no one works in the winter and make collecting poagy contingent on playing...

Natalie's dad, Lloyd Maines, played with pedal steel with Joe Ely back in the day. Stunning stuff. And she needs a spanking, from me.

Man, I gotta get this to practise for my gig! (See thread on "my gig"...) B-)

The new link froze up my computer and I had to restart! But everything seems OK...

Same deal for me re the article and the album(s).

what y'all said. I'm going to go listen to Mr. Smith...

aric, The "with strings" was meant kinda tongue in cheek, it's a fully interactive small combo, all of whom happen to play stringed instruments. Hope you go and post what you think...

I may not always be able to fully hear what he's doing (my ear for harmony is pretty limited) BUT the other musicians can...I've found that there are no bad records with Tommy F. on them, and I probably own close to a hundred.

Aggie, Thanks for filling in the details and corredting my too lazy to look it up spelling mistakes. If the're coming to a venue near you, go see 'em. Esp'ly if said venue is 'intimate'. Still waiting for the Bill Plays Lefty album, Dana

Yesterday my friend of 30+ years, Charlie, and I saw BF at our alma mater, Reed College. He was playing mostly music from his recent cd of songs about the work of some German painter whose work I don't know (I'm sure someone here knows all about this). He shared the stage with Hank roberts, cello, Jenny Schiedman (?), violin, and Even K., viola. They had sheet music on stands, but I assume a good bit of what we heard was improvised. Announcements were somewhat crytic, per usual. They worked in "Pretty Polly" and "What's Going On" and who knows what else that I didn't recognize. Pretty abstract overall, but it worked live, due in part to the excellent sound which allowed each part to be heard clearly.

Yes, but does it have the bonus track ("Hold On, I'm Coming")?

More significant than the above-mentioned alternate is the outtake "Red Top", IMHO. Now we'll probably never hear this, at least until the next format change, WTF?

I'd thought they'd call it "One Hump or Two".

The Nino Rota "Otto Mezzo" from 8 1/2 is from an album/CD calledLa Dolce Vita by the Czech Symphony Orch.. I t's subtitled "New Symphonic Suites", so I guess it's neither a Soundtrack Album nor music from an actual film soundtrack but rather reworkings of the material just as Wilner's Amacord Nono Rota is, which by the way I love but only have on vinyl... The other reason I didn't use Amacord Nono Rota is that the Carla Bley track (my fav) is way too long. Even though this rendition is less jazzy than Amacord NR, I still hear a little jazz (or what Europeans think of jazz) influence, no? The bassist on #10 is Charnett Moffet, son of drummer Charles Moffet. Kinda surprised by the cool recption this got, I find the combination of feedback and brushes nice on a purely sonic level. Not particularly typical of the rest of the album which is more up and at 'em.

JSngry, Re #10, I suspect you're not the only one.

Johnny, Sorry to be late to the party. Nonetheless, congratulations to you and yours. Your life is gonna change (I have a three year old); in fact it already has. Dana

Al, I thought the Hendrix quotations woulda given it away, the connection to the previous cut was that Jr. plays Jimi but sings Ernest...at least that makes more sense than doing it the other way round!