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I'm not enjoying it as much as Band of Brothers or The Pacific.

The Femmes show was a lot of fun and they were just as rough around the edges as ever. They have never performed their albums start to finish but it worked well. They played Hallowed Ground first and then their self titled first album after a brief intermission. Three songs made up the encore and sent the aged crowd home happy. The giant sax is apparently a Contrabass Saxophone and sounded like a fog horn even compared to the baritone sax that Blaise Garza also played. The other unusual instrument was the Weber kettle bbq that the drummer played.

Not sure if this belongs here, but last night I watched a movie about Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White: It Might Get Loud. Published in 2009 and made in 2008. Can't believe I missed this one. Very much enjoyed hearing about the individuals and getting to see them jam was pretty cool. Jack White...special. LOL. HS

First night of the Violent Femmes tour. Waiting and admiring a very large sax on stage. On the wall we found a photo of the u2 concert I saw here. Definitely one day my top five rock concerts. So funny to see those fro's on Bono and Adam Clayton.

Nice! Love the Femmes and saxophone! I was wondering if that was a bass or contrabass; was thinking CB but there are some basses out there that are less compact, seemingly. That is an octave below a bari sax and TWO octaves below alto (which is what I play, and @Aura and @thrice and some others around here use to play, IIRC.) That thing is a beast; I love it.

Hi Carl! It would be great to see you hanging round this joint a bit again.

My best friend from high school popped up out the blue. I got a Smugmug message from him. He passed though town on other business and we spent a few hours monopolizing a table at the Southport. I had kind of forgotten that it was from him that I got my, ahem, sense of humor. (although he claims it was the other way around). Which made me realize that it's been way too long since I've even lurked here. So I'm posting and promising to do better

Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel by Duane Eddy (1958) https://album.link/i/217699746 << - is this site defunct? - I have been noticing a lot of omissions. But then again I am mostly pretty far away from mainstream music. But I assume it is just a pile of API's collecting info. Anyway... Example: Long live twangy guitars....

It's like looking in a mirror.

R.I.P Bernard Hill. Rest well, King Theoden.