GOV'T MULE's By a Thread: Dropped Today

Frozen Fear, the track I've been hearing on WFUV is excellent (I always believe Warren is singing to me and me alone. Isn't he?) and here's a review of By a Thread by Rudi Greenberg for Liner Notes at http://www.expressnightout.com/. "...this may be the heaviest, and most aggressive the Gov't Mule's sounded in years..."

Can't wait!

What It's Like to be a VIP at Bonnaroo 2009 by Dave Hill

Warren Haynes (center), Dave Hill (right)

Photo: Dave Hill for BrooklynVegan.com


How's this for auxiliary awesomeness? My peep Dave Hill managed to not only play with his band Valley Lodge at Bonnaroo this year (as the House Band for Triumph the Insult Comic Dog's Bonnapoo), he blew his ass out from too much hot sauce AND he met the one and only, fierce and dreamy, Warren Haynes at the airport. Read Dave's snappy review of all the backstage, inside-scoop Bonnaroo shenanigans for Brooklyn Vegan here.

Where Were You on June 16, 17, & 18 of 1967?

poster image from www.whocollection.com

Were you at the Monterey International Pop Festival in San Fransisco? You don't remember it? Perhaps you were conceived there? If you'd like to go back in time, you can go to the show now by watching the movie filmed during the festival called Monterey Pop (1968) directed by D.A. Pennebaker. Preferably in HD. It's unsettling how amazing it is. Wrapping your head around the fact that all the footage of hotties you're drooling over are well into their '60's now is one thing you'll encounter, and then your brain will be blown to bits by Jimi Hendrix's performance (first he makes love to it, then he sets it on fire, then he makes more love to it, then he smashes it to bits. And in HD he's smashing your brain to bits. There will be bits.)

Needless to say, without Monterey Pop '67 there'd be no Woodstock '69, and without Woodstock '69 (my Uncle Mike said it sucked) there'd certainly be no Bonnaroo '09 which is underway tonight in Manchster, TN rain or shine--and from what I hear, there's rain. Congrats to all m' peeps honored to rock the Bonnaroo stages for the first time: comedy via Christian Finnegan, and Pete Holmes and tunes from The Tangiers Blues Band. Someone please give Warren Haynes a big, wet, sloppy kiss for me? Thank you!

Gibson Warren Haynes '58 Les Paul

Gibson - Warren Haynes '58 Les Paul, part of the Gibson "Inspired By" series.

30 for 30 Challenge Day 4 & 5 Results: I Feel Good

James Brown & Friends, I Feel Good, 1960's


Just finished 15 minutes of Q Gong followed by 45 minutes of snowboading machine while I watched an episode of Intervention via A&E on Demand. Now we celebrate 0 out of 5 hatchets with a little ditty by James Brown! So nice! Just like sugar and spice.


Now I'm about to see my fake boyfriend Warren Haynes serenade me with sugar and spice tonight backed up by a little band who calls themselves The Grateful Dead in a little place called Madison Square Garden. And what, I ask, is not to love about that?

The Grateful Dead at Madison Square Garden, April 25, 2009

See you there!

Easy to Love You

Easy To Love You
Lyrics: John Barlow
Music: Brent Mydland
Performed by: Cubensis, Ojai Global Groove Festival, 2006

Copyright Ice Nine Publishing; used by permission.

Good, good morning, so good to see you
You weren't just a dream of mine
Real as a raven, real as thunder
Real as the sun shining
But still so very hard to find
I can't imagine what's behind those sleepy eyes

Little stranger, don't try to hide now
You look so young and you're afraid
There is no danger but from the devil
And he may want you but I'm in his way
You don't know how easy it is
You don't know how easy it is to love you

And come the moonrise, when the dew falls
Don't be the sun that fades away
Don't leave me darkness, she is no lover
She hides the day
You don't know how easy it is
You don't know how easy it is to love you



Oh, what I wouldn't do to hear Mr. Warren Haynes sing this song, to me--and me alone? Warren, please. Please! See you soon.

Got Mountain Jam?

I may need to get me some.