Blair asked: >Grace Slick. What was her deal?
Well, for me...the Airplane was one of the first bands I ever saw that totally blew me away. When they were on, they were terrific. So I admired Grace for her part in that. There was also the sociological aspect - the Airplane were very much a "revolutionary" voice in the '60s. Although tame by today's standards, it was...what?...stunning? liberating?...to hear a woman say f**k on stage. Not just in that, but I think Grace had a big influence on a lot of people. And it WAS a great band... and Jacky wrote: >Anyway, if you want to read more about him, he gets a fair amount of >coverage in Colin Harper's excellent book, "Bert Jansch and the British Folk >and Blues Revival" which is a really good read. I agree! I don't think the book has been released in the US, but is available from Amazon, etc. It is a fascinating look at the whole British acoustic scene in the '60s and '70s. and Jerry asked: >My messages to Michael (Paz) are getting bounced from telocity. Anyone heard >from him lately? He (though in his bathrobe:) )was fine last Friday when Michele and I said goodbye to him. He WAS worried about the seaplane ride we were about to take (including a landing in a bayou!) and muttered something about hoping he inherited my dulcimers...Someone else said he was having e-mail problems? We had a terrific time visiting him, Freda, Julian and Mikey. They are really fine people, and watching the Grammys with them while participating in the Paz Family Grammy Sweepstakes (TM) was hilarious. New Orleans is a hoot, and we have to go back. Three days was nowhere near enough time. On the first night we went out to the Paz's fave local seafood eatery... Michael orders: "We'll *start* with three dozen oysters, three pounds of crawfish and the seafood appetizer plate." Aaaaaaagh! Be afraid, be very afraid... and, back to Grace, my buddy Mark wrote: >The song 'rejoyce' is based on James Joyce's 'Ulysses', a book that >I own but have never gotten up the courage to attempt reading. Mark, you can do it! Pick up a copy of Anthony Burgess' 'Rejoyce' - yep, same as the song title - to help you along, and launch into it. It contains some of the richest writing you will ever encounter. If I were allowed to have only one book on my desert island, it might have to be 'Ulysses' - you could be absorbed by that book for a LONG time. Had a great time at Folk Alliance in Jacksonville, in St. Augustine, Pensacola, Fairhope Alabammy (where are you, Kammy?), Biloxi and of course New Orleans. But it's always nice to come home! -- ######################################################## Steve Dulson Costa Mesa CA [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The Tinker's Own" http://www.tinkersown.com "The Living Tradition Concert Series" http://www.thelivingtradition.org/
