There’s a fun video on Ringo Starr’s site, introducing this year’s All Starr Band line-up. Unfortunately, it’s in the sometimes troublesome Quicktime format, so good luck playing it. Ringo puts on such a good show that I think from now on as long as he continues making appearances in Boston I’ll go see him.
Author: DOuG pRATt
A Capitol Idea
The recording studios in the famous Capitol Records building in Los Angeles are being threatened by construction noise from a proposed condo complex next door. A city council committee is recommending restrictions on the construction project.
Ringone
Ringo and His All Starr Band put on a super show tonight, at the Bank of America Pavilion in Boston! Nearly two and a half hours. I’m tired, and I have an early meeting, so I’d better hit the sack.
Going to Ringo
This is where Dennis, Eric and myself will be this time tomorrow!
Special Guest Post — Petula in Croydon
David Moncur is back home in Scotland, having seen Petula Clark perform live in London on 5 June. Thanks for the report and photos, Dave!
Not long back from London, having spent longer there than I anticipated.
The concert was fantastic. Petula was better than I have ever seen her. There are some new songs in the programme…..
From the new album….. “It’s Ok” and “Heaven’s Door” recorded by my friend David Hadzis in Geneva. There is also a beautiful version of “These were the days of our lives”, (Queen). “Memphis”, is amazing, and “Come along with me” is fantastic……
It was also nice to hear “People get Ready” from 1970 back in the concert. I swear it sounded just like the record.
She just keeps on getting better.
I wouldn’t worry about calling her Pet by the way. I’m sure she doesn’t mind it at all from fans…. after all, if you listen to the song “My name is Petula” she does sing…
“Well I been round and round this great big world
And I haven’t heard it said right yet,
So if you’re gonna call me,
And I’d really would like you to call me,
But if you’re gonna call me
Why don’t you call me Pet,
Just Pet!”
Well… she asked for it.
You can hear excerpts from “It’s ok”, and “Heaven’s Door”, on this page.
Hope you’re well
Dave
Slippery Slope
I’m interested in hearing what conclusions come from the various panel hearings in Congress, of the effect that speculators are having on the price of oil. Oil being a worldwide commodity, combined with rising demand in China, and the weak dollar, are factors of course. But the rise being so fast and so steep has me concluding that after the Dot Com bubble burst the money went into real estate, and after that collapsed it’s now in oil.