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Dick did the Space Mountain soundtrack for Dineyland theme
park, Anaheim. Check it out here:
peace,
DP
--- ohsyrus <> wrote:
> I've never seen him live, but never cared too much for
> his modern CD
> releases. And after all, his most famous tune was written
> by someone
> else, long,long ago. It seems to me that for some time
> his touring
> schedule has been driven by a desire to make some
> money--not that
> there is anything wrong with that--but the best
> performances of many
> artists, and the most creative material, it seems to me,
> emerges from
> some sort of "passion to express ideas and feelings"
> rather than,
> "Pappa needs a new pair of shoes". Anybody that goes
> around playing
> the same old material over and over, year in, year out,
> and never
> comes up with anything new to say, is just embarrassing
> themselves,
> IMHO, and no longer artistically relevant. It seems to me
> that one of
> the reasons that the 3rd wave surf genre has been so
> exciting is that
> the musicians are doing it out of passion and enthusiasm
> for the
> music, and it shows. It can't imagine that anyone
> believed they could
> make some serious money from it, or they'd be in another
> genre, like,
> country music, for instance, which is where Frank
> Blandino seems to
> have gotten to, playing steel guitar, no less.
>
> Some French writer once wrote, about the craft of
> writing, that, it
> was like the progression of a prostitute: first you do it
> for love,
> then you do it for a few friends, finally, you do it for
> money. If
> that is true, then Dick has become nothing but an old
> whore, bragging
> about the days of her long since dwindled youth. Not to
> pick on Dick,
> cause there are a lot of tired old pros dragging their
> sorry carcasses
> around the contry for money for nothing. If they had any
> dignity left
> they would be working at the local convenience store,
> instead, and
> make way.
>
> And who is going to find an old whore attractive, anyway,
> except maybe
> an old drunk?
>
>
> --- In , "Dick"
> <rmessick2@a...> wrote:
> > Gee, I first saw DD last year and don't remember seeing
> Bill, TFJ, or
> > Ivan in the crowd ;) I gotta laugh - you guys *nailed*
> the DD
> > experience I had! Everything they say is true . . .
> yikes.
> >
> > Still, if you haven't seen DD before, you owe it to
> yourself to check
> > him out. As much as I tip my hat to him for what he's
> done (and what
> > he can still do), I think the highlight of the show for
> me was
> > Dusty's performance - pretty awesome stuff.
> >
> > He's coming around here again in May, and yeah, I'll go
> to the
> > show . . . but I'm not expecting anything new.
> >
> > -Dick
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In , "Bill Bergstrom"
> > <swingin_cat@h...> wrote:
> > > Much as I love the Dickster (have seen him 3 times
> now), I have to
> > > agree with TFJ and Ivan.
> > > Every song he's either getting royalties from, or
> else it's part of
> > > a 10-minute medley. While I admit that the young
> ladies in the
> > > crowd DO catch my eye, I'm in my early 20s, which is
> at least
> > > justifiable (or so I like to tell myself). What I
> always get is
> > how
> > > he goes into his 10-15 minute spiels about "how to
> make music".
> > > See, he's just a vessel, and the music moves through
> him. It's all
> > > about the corazon. That's about the time I head over
> to the bar
> > for
> > > another pint.
> > >
> > > However, the man is every bit as quick as he was 30
> years ago (even
> > > though he is wearing all that leather), and his tone
> is at least
> > > close to that which made him famous. However, a lot
> of people have
> > > told me recently that is tone is getting a little
> "dirtier" due to
> > > aging equipment that isn't being kept up and his
> wireless system.
> > >
> > > I'd still go see him again, and think EVERY surf
> guitarist should
> > > see him at least once, if nothing else, so you can
> say you've seen
> > > him.
> > >
> > > ~Bill~
>
>
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