It's been another great week for the AOTW series. In spite of the unexpected
problem our many AOL-served subscribers had in joining us at the outset, the
ball started to roll early in the week, and there's been a great deal of
interesting and informative discussion relating to "Life" ever since. Please
keep it coming! A big "thanks!" to George "Prisoner of Rock 'n' Roll"
Howlett for his great introductory post on Monday!
With "Life," Neil bid adieu to Geffen Records, and, on Monday, Guy "Brand
New Guy" Haslam will get the conversation started on Neil's return to his
former label, Reprise. As was the case with "Old Ways" - when viewed in
terms of the International Harvesters era as a whole - the album "This
Note's For You" hardly scratched the surface of what the Bluenotes era was
all about. Guy will help us to take a look at the complete picture, and, as
always, AOTW encourages you to listen to a Bluenotes show or two in addition
to the album release. Why not get those "Ten Men Workin'" tonight?
Here's the remainder of the AOTW schedule:
Mon., Mar 25 - This Note's For You
(Guy "Brand New Guy" Haslam)
Mon., Apr. 1 - American Dream
(Laurie "The DJ's Daughter" Hoffman)
Mon., Apr. 8 - Freedom, plus Eldorado
(Chuck "Jersey Boy" Doering)
Mon., Apr. 15 - Ragged Glory, plus Weld and Arc
(Cathy "Now My Fins Are In The Air" Melio)
Mon., Apr. 22 - Harvest Moon, plus Unplugged
(Deb "Rewriting The Rules" Schulmeister)
Mon., April 29 - Sleeps With Angels
(Marilyn "Neesah" Martin)
Mon., May 6 - Mirror Ball, plus Merkinball and Dead Man
(J. "A Dog That Bites" Marr)
Mon., May 13 - Broken Arrow, plus Year Of The Horse
(Mike "Canadian Club and Solitaire" Gill)
Mon., May 20 - Silver And Gold (in recording date chronology)
(Joost "I Am A Child" Groen)
Mon., May 27 - Looking Forward
(Fred "fRed Sun" Tenisci)
Mon., June 3 - Road Rock, Vol. 1
(Doug "Crazy Moon" Butterick)
Mon., June 10 - Are You Passionate?
(Cosmo "rustINhead" Spada)
A big "thank you!", as always, to all of our previous AOTW discussion
instigators ... yours truly (Buffalo Springfield), Jules Gray (B.S. Again /
Last Time Around), Ian Rosen (Neil Young), Dave Green (Everybody Knows This
Is Nowhere), Ted Krever (Deja Vu / 4 Way Street), Mike Cordova (After The
Gold Rush), John Gallaher (Harvest / Journey Through The Past), David Schles
(Time Fades Away), Joe Penczak (Tonight's The Night), Col Young (On The
Beach), Lou Cheffy (Zuma), Howard Leamon (Long May You Run), Bob Johnson
(American Stars 'n Bars / Decade), Charlie Macon (Comes A Time), Braden
Strickler (Rust Never Sleeps / Live Rust), Hughie McGhee (Hawks & Doves),
Cyman Davies (Re-ac-tor), David Walsh (Trans), Ryan McNeil (Everybody's
Rockin'), Chris Skinker (Old Ways), Randy Watt (Landing On Water), and
George Howlett (Life).
Here's hoping all of us "Ordinary People" have a great weekend ... feelin'
"Sunny Inside."
Best,
Jim
On The Bay
