The Band

Talus · Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 4:23 pm Post subject:

If you ever get to Pittsburgh (it's only an hour from here)Jay I'll buy you a couple of Yuengellings.

P.S. I just tried to google it for a spelling, and everything said (sp?)!
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Talus · Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 4:25 pm Post subject:

Time for bed, see ya later, stay out of the Hooskow.
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Tell that to maura Wink

Smell ye later, Hasselator!

saratoga jay · Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 4:37 pm Post subject:

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Duckman · Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 259 Location: Bergen, Norway

The Band were the guys who made it all happen...

Without the Band, music would sound different today.
It's a reason these guys were called THE Band.

I'm currently reading "Across The Great Divide" about The Band, and "Wheels On Fire" is next"...

Paid 60$ for a first edition of "Music From Big Pink" on LP a few years back. I'm a Band-nut.

CanadianVolt · Joined: 25 Oct 2004 Posts: 286

The band is awesome. My dad has seen them several times in the early 70's, and went to watkins glen and Roosevelt Stadium NJ shows in 73' - 74. I still have some old 1/4" bootlegs! Lots of live band out there as they often toured with the dead who would set up a 600 track quadraphonic sound recording center just to capture one of Jerry's burps Smile

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Neverwonagrammy · Joined: 01 Aug 2004 Posts: 772 Location: St. Louis, MO

The Band. Wow. They were the absolute coolest. Got the incredible pleasure of being on the road with them for one week.
I was playin' mandolin with Uncle Tupelo at the time, and we were on a package tour that included Taj Mahal, Michelle Shocked, and The Band.
It was Michelle Shocked's tour, right after her Arkansas Traveller album came out.
The tour was supposed to last 7 weeks, but, only lasted 7 days (a WHOLE 'nother story...).
I have more memories from that week, than from my entire time in the music business.
The Band were the only legends I ever met, who exceeded my expectations of them.
This was a late incarnation of The Band, Robbie Robertson wasn't with them, and Richard Manuel was dead, but, wow, I still can't believe what amazing dudes they were. Some of the highlights, in no particular order were...
Within the first 60 seconds of meeting Rick Danko, he proceeded to tell me all about being in AA, then, proceeded to drink a bottle of Crazy Horse malt liquor with me (I still have the bottle).
Levon Helm chewed tobacco, swallowed the spit, and smoked cigarettes at the same time. He told me "Son, I quit spittin' years ago, too damn messy..."
Got to sing "The Weight", with Levon, leaning over his back, while he played drums.
Man, these stories could go on and on, let's just say, it was incredible.
I ADORE The Band. I still can't believe I got to meet them.
We actually played Carnegie Hall on that tour.
What a friggin' week that was...
Brian

CanadianVolt · Joined: 25 Oct 2004 Posts: 286

Who can top this ?

Smile

Awesome, feel free to spew out a few more road stories.
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CanadianVolt · Joined: 25 Oct 2004 Posts: 286

Who can top this ?

Smile

Awesome, feel free to spew out a few more road stories.
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bigdaddy · Joined: 26 Jan 2004 Posts: 377 Location: Toronto

Can't top Brian but I got my own Danko story. Went to see him at the Horseshoe in Toronto in like 1991 and me and my buddy started drinking with this guy at the bar. Turns out this guy is Danko's first cousin and asks me if I want to hang out with Rick backstage during the break. My response was somethin like "Fuck yeah". Had a beer with Rick who was all smiles and seemed genuinely happy to meet to me and my buddy. Not the greatest story in the world but the closest I ever felt to be a rock star and got to hang with one of my true rock n roll heroes.

I've got a better story about Sam and Paul from Little Feat trying to steal my girlfriend after a show but that's for another thread...

Neverwonagrammy · Joined: 01 Aug 2004 Posts: 772 Location: St. Louis, MO

Rick Danko was a great guy. Totally friendly, but I always had a feeling, at any minute, he could break a beer bottle, and start slashing people with it. He never did, just had an underlying vibe of danger about him.
He was wound pretty tight.
When I first met him, I hadn't seen him, since the Last Waltz movie. He walked in the theater, came straight up to me, and started telling me his life story, In AA, prescription drugs are my problem, just bought a new house, etc. He had no idea who I was, just latched onto me, I guess 'cause I was the oldest guy in the Uncle Tupelo camp. What blew my mind, was, one, I'm hanging with Rick Danko, two, he weighs about 300 pounds! I was used to seeing him as some kinda stick-like figure. Then he says, "what's that you're drinkin'?" I said "Crazy Horse, it's malt liquor", he says, "I'll have some of that". This is minutes after tellin' me how good he'd been doin' in AA.
I feel bad, I was an "enabler" for Rick Danko, but, I have a feeling that was an easily accomplished role for anybody.
Like I said, he was a wildman. In the best sense of the word.
I'm very sad that he died.
Brian

bigdaddy · Joined: 26 Jan 2004 Posts: 377 Location: Toronto

The one thing that did stand out from my experience with Rick is that his cuz had told me that Rick's son had OD'd a year or two before the show I saw. His kid was about 19 at the time I believe. He told me Rick was never the same after that.

And yes, Rick was at that point a very large dude - much heavier than the lean studly lookin' dude shooting pool in the Last Waltz.