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Grex > Oldmusic > #125: Billy Bragg --- mixing pop & politics | |
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response 2 of 5:
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Oct 31 04:40 UTC 2002 |
I'm listening now. A little low key in tone for the message, but not
bad.
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micklpkl
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response 3 of 5:
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Oct 31 07:45 UTC 2002 |
I'm sorry that I didn't read mcnally's resp:1 before heading downtown
for the concert; I would've flattered Grant again. :) He was indeed
there at the soundboard, tonight. Billy even pointed him out, and told
a story about the two of them, going to the Ralph Nader rally in
Madison Square Garden, and watching the ASL interpreter sign "Sexual
Healing" while Ben Harper performed the song.
The concert was great, but it was a bit like other says --- low key is
a nice adjective. I was left with a pretty good feeling, anyways. There
were no "Blokes" backing up Billy tonight; only Ian McLagan on piano
and that crazy organ for about half of the time. The venue was
absolutely packed. I don't know why it was indoors; it was only cool
outside, and not wet at all. As it was, there were fans spilling out
the outside doors and even a sizeable number just listening and
watching on the monitors outside.
Austin was the last stop of this 2002 tour; he'd been touring since
February.
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mcnally
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response 4 of 5:
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Oct 31 21:00 UTC 2002 |
re #3: It's too bad you didn't see my response before the concert.
When I introduced myself after the Detroit show he seemed like a very
nice person and gave every impression that I'd made his day by knowing
who he was and enjoying his music. Plus, I scored a pile of free CDs
for my efforts -- I told him I'd really liked "Moodfood", the album he
and his musical partner JT Hood had released the year before, and he
asked me for a card with my address. A few weeks later I got a package
in the mail from England. Inside the package were half a dozen or so
CDs plus a note from his agent to the effect that Grant had asked him to
them. They included everything his band had recorded to date, including
a couple of UK-only singles for which I hadn't wanted to pay import prices.
Thereafter, every time they'd record something new I'd receive a package
in the mail about a week or so before the release date -- it was a lot
of fun. For all I know the packages are still showing up periodically at
the Ann Arbor apartment where I lived at the time, though I don't know if
he's still recording his own stuff or whether he's just working with other
musicians..
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dbratman
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response 5 of 5:
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Nov 1 23:12 UTC 2002 |
No, it's not "all about the price of oil." If that were true, the same
questions would apply. But they're damn good questions, all the same:
Now I ain't no fan of Saddam Hussein
Oh, please don't get me wrong
If it's freeing the Iraqi people you're after
Then why have we waited so long?
Why didn't we sort this out last time?
Was he less evil then than he is now?
I've been saying that ever since this matter came up, and asking this
question every time I encounter a pro-war person: why now? I've never
gotten an answer that makes any sense.
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