2009 Cycle World Int”l Motorcycle Show No comments yet
Includes the 2009 World Debut of the Honda Fury and Ricky Gadson tribute bike
Ian & Sylvia Jamming CC Rider 1 comment
Awesome jam with Buddy Cage, Jerry Garcia, Ian & Sylvia, Bill Kreutzman – who do you see ?
Ian & Sylvia Tyson legends of folk and country music in Canada, their manager – Albert Grossman went on to manage Dylan.
They also formed one smoking band, Great Speckled Bird with Amos Garrett on the Strat, which you should definitely check out.
In 1992 they were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame during the Juno Awards ceremony.
and in 1994 they were both made Members of the Order of Canada. In 2005 an extensive Canadian Broadcasting Corporation poll determined their song “Four Strong Winds” to be the “most essential” piece of Canadian music.
In 2006 they were both inducted into the Mariposa Hall of Fame. It was in 1961 that Ian and Sylvia headlined at Canada’s legendary Mariposa Festival. This recent induction featured a rare live performance by the duo (accompanied by David Celia on guitar) in Toronto to an enthusiastic audience including Gordon Lightfoot.
Here they simply rock out out with an amazing jam.
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David Nelson and the “Jug Band” No comments yet
Derived from an appearance by David Nelson on my KPFA show, Dead to the World, on August 18, 1999.
Best known for his work with the New Riders of the Purple Sage, David Nelson is one of Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia’s oldest musical buds. They played folk music and bluegrass together in the early ’60s, and in this interview Nelson also reveals that he was a founding member of the jug band that became the Grateful Dead, Mother McCree’s Uptown Jug Champions.
In the interview Nelson talks about the founding of the David Nelson Band. “I met [guitarist/pedal steel Barry Sless, keyboardist Mookie Siegel, and bassist Bill Laymon] in another group that we were in in the early ’90s, a tribute to the Grateful Dead called the Dead Ringers….Read on at Dead.net
Amsterdam’s Coffeeshops No comments yet
You’ve come to Amsterdam and, for reasons best kept to yourself, wish to flirt with practices that would get you the rap at home. Holland’s liberal drugs laws are a draw for rafts of tourists and give rise to the best destinations worldwide to smoke up and enjoy, shall we say, a more settled frame of mind.
Amsterdam’s dens of vice go by the name coffee-shop and here’s what your average one will looks like. It’s comfortable, there’s an old timer behind the counter, often an American left over from the 60s exodus. He’ll introduce you to the range and varieties of herb on the menu, recommend the one that’s good for you if you’re a little shy. The sofas are comfortable but not so much to encourage sleep, the music ranges from elecronica to hip-hop and reggae. Many coffee-shops, ironically, serve the best coffee you’ll find anywhere. There are murals, psychedelic landscapes on the walls and your fellow customers will be sitting in self-contented haze. Conversation is not compulsory.
The following exhibit these characteristics to an outstanding degree:
The Grey Area, Oude Leliestraat 2 – founded by Americans and completely tiny. With a large reputation it is almost always packed to the brim, which is why you should try:
Abraxas, Jonge Roelensteeg 12-14 With three floors and a host of individually designed rooms, Abraxas has enough space for you and your friends to enjoy a smoke win a place of good ambience.
Dampkring, Handboogstraat 29 – has one of the better interiors and lots of space. A good atmosphere and deserving of its classy reputation.
Homegrown Fantasy, Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 87a – For the more arty stoner. Off the beaten track, it houses an art gallery and serves by far the best coffee. HF’s virtual tour gives 360° views of the interior and is well worth a 30 -second look.
For those preferring to browse around, a westward walk along Harlemmerstraat, starting from the northern end of Singel offers the best selection, including the well-known Barney’s.
And if you prefer to browse without getting off your butt go here. View Larger Map