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I first heard Gil in 1991 when I rented a videocassette of an episode of SNL's first season. "Johannesburg" was awesome. I had to special order a best of cd of his from Village Music in Mill Valley. I finally got to see him live at Yoshi's in the Fillmore in 2010. I am so glad I got that opportunity. One of the greats.
Commented Aug 8, 2017 on I Think I'll Call It Mourning at Big Hair and Plastic Grass
I Think I'll Call It Mourning
(Originally published June 1st, 2011 on my old blog.) Gil Scott-Heron died last Friday — which, in our no-attention-span, endless-news-cycle present, means that I'm way late to the funeral party. Everybody's already onto the next big piece of news, like the NBA finals, or that Facebook spam ...
Dan -
This brought a tear to my eye. A very moving tribute.
I certainly hope your friend gets good news.
Best,
Chris
Commented Aug 7, 2017 on Groove On, Big Don at Big Hair and Plastic Grass
Groove On, Big Don
You don't usually see champagne corks a-poppin' in the clubhouse of a team that's just finished their season in second place, but these five members of the 1976 Oakland A's — Rollie Fingers, Joe Rudi, Don Baylor, Gene Tenace and Sal Bando — were toasting a different sort of victory when Ron Ri...
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