{"id":25392,"date":"2024-12-16T21:05:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T21:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=25392"},"modified":"2024-12-17T18:32:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T18:32:59","slug":"misc-stuff-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=25392","title":{"rendered":"MiSC: Stuff\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Miles and his Hot Wheels.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Today\u2019s been a funny ol\u2019 day. Slept\/lay in till almost midday. Went to work in the afternoon. I\u2019d intended to make some hand made Xmas cards over the weekend. Or failing that, today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it\u2019s been yet another day of total and utter exhaustion, combined with below zero motivation. Bummer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019ve always wanted to own this set. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Miles figures here mainly on account of discovering a treasure trove of live 1970s bootleg recordings. It reminded me I still want the Complete On The Corner Sessions<\/em>. Trouble is they fetch silly money now. Sadly he crashed very badly in \u201872, leading to something of a hiatus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Been listening to Original Recordings <\/em>by Dan Hicks, et al. And as a result reading a bit more about Hicks\u2019 history\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dan mit der Charlatans.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Pre-Hot Licks Hicks, with San Fran\u2019s Charlatans. Apparently the handbill below is regarded by some as seminal – \u2018The Seed\u2019, no less – in the history of psychedelic rock poster design, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018The Seed\u2019, so called\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a big fan of the \u201869-76 Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks era. I found out in my recent reading, however, that it wasn\u2019t working for Dan. It was becoming rote. And unsatisfying. Ha! I can dig that, man. Ain\u2019t that always the way, when bread is concerned?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Early Hot Licks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019d like to read Hicks\u2019 biography\/autobiography. It\u2019s called I Scare Myself<\/em>. And I\u2019ve heard it described as \u2018brutally honest.\u2019 I don\u2019t know the details. But I believe he wound up going down an alcoholic black hole. Not sure what else was part of that picture. May learn, if I ever read the biog\u2019?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dan, flanked by Lickettes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end Dan got sober\/clean. The love of a good woman, and a return to making music both helping. And then he upped n\u2019 died of cancer, in his mid-seventies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Latter day Dan. Nice shirt!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been really enjoying listening to lots of music in the car, whilst working. Recently that\u2019s included – as well as Dan Hicks & co – some Pat Metheny, and lots of \u2018Groove\u2019 Holmes, Herbie Mann, Dorothy Ashby, and Grover Washington\u2019s terrific Mr Magic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Luis Gasca, For Those Who Chant<\/em>, 1972?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As ever, there\u2019s tons more music I want to get\/explore, such as the above. Plus stuff like recordings on CTI\/Kudu, and labels like Black Jazz, Groove Merchant, and so on. Id really like to acquire all that great Phil Upchurch stuff from the early to mid \u201870s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It never ends!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This looks interesting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And I\u2019ve always got time for Crumb!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, as usual these days, I\u2019m in bed pretty early. 8.30 pm tonight. I have an oily start tomorrow. So I\u2019ll read a little War of Wars<\/em>, and be off to Dreamland. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today\u2019s been a funny ol\u2019 day. Slept\/lay in till almost midday. Went to work in the afternoon. I\u2019d intended to make some hand made Xmas cards over the weekend. Or failing that, today. But it\u2019s been yet another day of total and utter exhaustion, combined with below zero motivation. Bummer! Miles figures here mainly on … <\/p>\n

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