Tryptophan the Light Fantastic
A wise man once said, “When you think of garbage, think of Akeem.” I’d like to just tweak that lasting quotation slightly today.
Thanksgiving, 30 years ago (almost today), The Band said farewell to the road forever with an epic celebration at the Winterland in San Francisco. So when you’re bored tonight, a little sleepy from all that turkey and drunk off all the wine necessary to put up with Uncle Frank’s close-talking and Aunt Miriam’s overbearing Jewishness, have a listen to the greatest concert in history, in its unrivaled entirety.
When you think of Thanksgiving, think of The Band. Big time, Bill, big time. Big time.
Slade Sohmer
In 2006 Slade Sohmer founded Hidden Track along with current EiC Scott Bernstein. Slade ran the site until 2008, establishing a scope of coverage and level of professionalism that still exists today. In 2010 Sohmer founded HyperVocal with Lee Brenner and the "purveyors of the vital and viral" have gone on to create a network of highly acclaimed sites that includes Headlines That Suck, Weeping Elvis, Distriction and Spike The Water Cooler.
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That and be sure to listen to Alice’s Restaurant today – another classic that happened to Arlo on Thanksgiving
I kid you not, I woke up a few hours ago humming “It Makes No Difference” and the image of Rick Danko’s face on my mind. Thinking about an event like “The Last Waltz” really makes me feel thankful for all the good things in the world (rock’n'roll and good film are up there in my book). The brown hues of the film and the lucious voices of Neil, Joni, Van, and everyone are just gravy to the meat of the story which is some mixture of love, heartbreak, glory, sadness, success, and failure….aka life. Happy Thanksgiving!
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