The Band.

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Ask Greil today ends with quite the kicker.

The Thin, Wild Mercury Rising (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 5 September 2023 16:11 (seven months ago) link

Ha, Robbie himself talks a bit about that in his WTF episode

https://greilmarcus.substack.com/p/ask-greil-september-5-2023

an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 5 September 2023 16:27 (seven months ago) link

one month passes...

Dalton sings Manuel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr46KHgjkso

dow, Sunday, 8 October 2023 20:44 (six months ago) link

Manuel sings and/or writes lyrics about Dalton, 'tis long said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxRsiO8KdKg

dow, Tuesday, 17 October 2023 02:41 (six months ago) link

two weeks pass...

Never knew about this, but Dylan apparently wanted the reunited Band (without Robbie but with Richard still alive) to back him in 1986 - they didn't because their manager nixed the idea.

This is according to Jim Weider in a new interview.

birdistheword, Tuesday, 31 October 2023 02:43 (five months ago) link

That's a really interesting interview, thanks for posting.

lord of the rongs (anagram), Tuesday, 31 October 2023 08:33 (five months ago) link

Yes, enjoyed reading that.

My Prelapsarian Baby (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 31 October 2023 09:38 (five months ago) link


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