Today I am home because the icy roads in the Seattle area have shut down many school districts, including the one I work for. It gives me a chance to practice harmonica without bothering Sarah. Listening to someone try and figure out a song on the harmonica ain't no trip to Cleveland. Today I am working on "My My Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)".
One of the things I would like to do in my life is take my guitar and harmonica down to Pike Place Market and put on a little show for money. Now, I am not expecting big dollars, but enough to buy a Subway for lunch. Not a fancy subway, just a Cold Cut Combo or a Meatball. Foot long, not 6".
This is my street corner set list. I would of course take requests, but would probably not know any of them unless they are on this list...
Wish You Were Here
Only Living Boy in New York
Needle and the Damage Done*
Going to California
Time
Razor Love*
Down By the River*
Cortez (duo with Willie)*
Heart of Gold*
Old Man*
The Promised Land
Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Jane Says
An Alice in Chains acoustic medley
Pocahontas*
My My Hey Hey (by the end of today I will have it)*
All songs with * will be sung with Willie Eseltine, and his beautiful falsetto.
11 comments:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1_Y7RkXdpA
Also, my falsetto needs practice.
Bill has the beautiful high voice of an angel and he uses a special device to talk like a normal boy.
Do you think Neil Young "practices"? And I have seen the special device Willie uses to talk like a normal boy. It is shaped like a beer bottle.
I get a letter like once a week from Melissa Weiss.
I'm a little concerned with the songs on these lists. You live in Seattle, yet as far as I can tell, largely ignore contemporary music. Explain.
What does Melissa have to say?
oh, this and that.
wink wink, nod nod.
Bill, have you started the new Pynchon yet? I was going to but the bookstore here wanted $43 for it (!). I think I'll wait for the trade edition.
CE (currently eating): A box of Wheat Thins sent by Stacie (this is a shout out).
No, Louis Menand writes that it sucks. I started Gravity's Rainbow the other day, but put it down because another John Mcphee book came into the library. As of pg 24, Gravity's Rainbow is awesome.
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