tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post2224622551188103477..comments2024-03-25T15:07:41.959+00:00Comments on Nigeness: On the Bright Side...Nigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-45288338672876640692008-09-20T10:25:00.000+01:002008-09-20T10:25:00.000+01:00Hey, J: We established Hank hailed from Alabama; ...Hey, J: We established Hank hailed from Alabama; did you not follow the baby-blue link? Ooops-a-dazy :).<BR/><BR/>And, when we're talkin' ol' west, quietly, of course, we're talkin' telegraphin' ol' country-and-western music, the genuine article before nuke country came along and destroyed the heart and soul of urbanic song.<BR/><BR/>Please to define "English" and "funny," though; then, when you do, I shall hippily, er, happily let you know if I agree or no :) . . . So, over to you.Judith Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630731762216185341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-40964604319559167312008-09-20T04:07:00.000+01:002008-09-20T04:07:00.000+01:00The Old West? Hank was from Alabama, the deep sout...The Old West? Hank was from Alabama, the deep south. You English are funny!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-24680300983986680202008-09-19T11:33:00.000+01:002008-09-19T11:33:00.000+01:00Thank you, Nige; coming from you, I treasure your ...Thank you, Nige; coming from you, I treasure your kind words. You prolly saw I dedicated that review to LNC, eh? (His middle name was the same as my grandpa's, Norman.)<BR/><BR/>And, well, you know LNC said he got over his depression when he hit fifty, I'm sure. (In fact, he's better loved in the UK than in the USA, IMO; but, we share and play nigely, er, nicely :).) Now, I know what Leonard meant; you lose so many brain cells, you don't care anymore (or, as much).<BR/><BR/>"Tower Of Song?" H-H-Hot! Abso-deffo one of them incandescent tunes, the best there ever was, at least, in my books, period; but, "Hallelujah" matches it for quality, transportability, and infinite beauty.<BR/><BR/>Say, you ever read Bryan's take on "Hallelujah?" Oh, Nige . . . It's on <B>The Leonard Cohen Files</B>:<BR/><BR/>http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/appleyard.html<BR/><BR/>And, speaking of great writing, I almost pissed my petunias — the little multi-coloured ones on my longjohns, okay? — when I read his interp of that song. BA nails that sucker to the wail, er, wall . . . drool-worthy (or, do I mean, when I was writing my book on LC, I had to defer to Appleyard's reading of the thing because it was so bloody perfekk? LC loves it, too; so, BA gots as many 'graphs* on "Hallelujah" as Leo does, no small accomplishment, given the fact I R stingy when it comes to stuff inked by the better man :).)<BR/><BR/>* Natch, I attribute properly; BA gets his foot- [ahem] high notes :)Judith Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630731762216185341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-57893351045236569082008-09-19T10:18:00.000+01:002008-09-19T10:18:00.000+01:00Great review Judith - and Tower Of Song yes, what ...Great review Judith - and Tower Of Song yes, what a great song - 'I was born like this, I had no choice, I was born with the gift of a golden voice...' Brilliant...Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-25107897547947666202008-09-18T19:25:00.000+01:002008-09-18T19:25:00.000+01:00You never cease to surprise me, Nige; but, this re...You never cease to surprise me, Nige; but, this really strikes a chord . . . You might like a review of <I>The Lost Highway</I> I wrote a few ago:<BR/><BR/>www.judithfitzgerald.ca/hankwilliams.html<BR/><BR/>or<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/hiramdarlin<BR/><BR/>I've got some amazing rare HW stuff, some of it given to me by Marty Stuart; and, no, even though I'm broke, I ain't selling anything on ebay, evah! Too precious; I love music too much. Karmatics, chromatics, beatifics, the works.<BR/><BR/>And, my esteem for your good taste simply grows exponentially. Whoa, Nigely . . . think Hiram's in baby-blue <I>Caddy</I> heaven (with Johnny Walker in his left hand and a Gibson Custom with pearl-inlay fretboard in his right).<BR/><BR/>'Course, you know Leonard Cohen also revered the sky-high sigh guy, aye? He heard 'im coughin' (coffin-punnin' Leo con brio) a hunnert floors above him in the "Tower Of Song."<BR/><BR/>BTW, another southpaw, Jimi H., passed away on this day, eh?Judith Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630731762216185341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-34125528833481453002008-09-17T22:20:00.000+01:002008-09-17T22:20:00.000+01:00And in the coming days you will all personally nee...And in the coming days you will all personally need strong ones Randymaltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-89560523386887108602008-09-17T21:41:00.000+01:002008-09-17T21:41:00.000+01:00It's also Constitution Day here in the United Stat...It's also Constitution Day here in the United States. Not that it means anything anymore or anyone has noticed ;-)Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03071928294799081845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-49011987960502671652008-09-17T18:47:00.000+01:002008-09-17T18:47:00.000+01:00I used to believe that the pinnacle of human achie...I used to believe that the pinnacle of human achievement was the square jawed cowboy, rolling a cigarette, with one hand, this became my goal in life, yup, never could do it.maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-31558076871316590572008-09-17T17:33:00.000+01:002008-09-17T17:33:00.000+01:00And moustaches. Don't forget the moustaches. I wat...And moustaches. Don't forget the moustaches. I watched an Anthony Hopkins film from the sixties the other night and I got a cold shiver when the old bloke working as a double agent claimed that he was only 29.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-14418944253909528202008-09-17T17:19:00.000+01:002008-09-17T17:19:00.000+01:00True Malty - it was the hats that did it, and the ...True Malty - it was the hats that did it, and the haircuts, and the booze and baccy...Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-84485127549032144032008-09-17T17:07:00.000+01:002008-09-17T17:07:00.000+01:00Hanks music epitomised the old west, a very exotic...Hanks music epitomised the old west, a very exotic land for someone growng up in post war Britain, every now and then I find myself humming his tunes in my head.<BR/>He stands with Roy Rogers (and Trigger) and Gene Autrey as boyhood heroes. Amazingly his songs have stood the test of time.<BR/>Mind you Nige, everyone then looked 20 years older.maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.com