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I am, I said, to no one there
and no one heard at all, not even the chair
I have never bought an album/gone to see, yet so many of his songs are somehow burned into my brain.
Money talks, but it can't sing and dance and it can't walk
and as long as I can have you here with Me
I'd much rather Be...
Please make it stop.:frown::redface:
I went to a fund raiser at a local college a few years ago. They hired Black Diamond (an extremely flamboyant black man who sang Neil Diamond tunes) as the night's entertainment. He single-handedly (with the help of his Karaoke machine) rocked the house.
Long live Black Diamond...and Neil Diamond too.
Church fundraiser? That sure as hell ain't no MN Lutheran potluck. Think they'll throw down "Cryin neath the statue of Jesus?" He played my wifes ten year at Carleton. Hadn't heard him in years, sounded very tight, good. Danced my ass off barefoot and loopy as hell, it is Carleton after all. He's some dude in the Dem party for the southern part of MN isn't he?Quote:
Originally Posted by mnflyfish
Sometimes I swear, I need a drink.
And sometimes I swear to god, I just don't stop to think.
And I know tomorrow I'll regret all these things I did.
I drank so much tonight I just feel stupid.
How about, "Love on the rocks.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Mofro261
aint no big surprise.....
Pour me a drink, I'll tell you some lies"
Some of the best lyrics ever :yourock:
Ohhh yah. "dry your eyes" in the Last Waltz is one of the concert's/film's high points.Quote:
Originally Posted by BFD
Yep, music promotes violence. Especially the satanic stuff:
http://tetongravity.com/forums/attac...1&d=1175039934
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i like Neil, but some of his lyrics are gibberish
No Lutheran, this is the Catholics, hence my wife's church. Actually they (Gear Daddies) played the Basilica Block Party two summers ago, it was a GD reunion show. And YES, they played all the music including Cryin. Right infront of the Cardinal and everyting.Quote:
Originally Posted by flatlander#2
Carleton huh? Wow, so is your wife one of the ones that shaves and has a job not involving throwing ones self in front of whaling ships? Just messing, my Dad went to St. Olaf.
Good Luck,
Jay
She didn't live in the women with a y (womyn) house, she was a runner and is now a middle school principal.
I used to live behind Liquor Lyles so I know the block party. When are they playing? We'd fly back for the weekend for sure.
Boy George and George Michael are his other favorites.Quote:
Originally Posted by lph
It's in May, playing for Our Lady of the Lake church in Mound. I'll get the exact date and the rest of the bands. I think tix are $18 and includes dinner. This is a Catholic thing so they'll have beer and maybe gambling.Quote:
Originally Posted by flatlander#2
Spent WAY TOO many nights at Lyles. When were you there?
As for "The College" a good friend of mine went there and we always give him a ton of shit about it, having to drive to St. Olaf to find women that shaved and didn't protest on a daily basis, etc. I of course was a great disappointment to my dad and didn't apply at St. Olaf but rather Gustavus, then ended up at the U.
I'll get you exact dates and PM ya.
Jay
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Originally Posted by Bunion
Couldn't find the Power button?
https://youtu.be/FshibufBkyw
Y’all hating on Elvis?
https://youtu.be/hlcuAsgc5-c
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Neil’s got some decent songs.
He’s got a ranch down valley and suffers from Alzheimer’s. After the Basalt Mountain fire, he did a private concert for the First Responders.
Some of these old timers can’t remember shit, but they can still sing. He’s OK in my book!
Agreed.
Neil Diamond was a stud back in the day.
I saw him in Las Vega$ for New Year's Eve in the late 90s. He bought the whole arena a glass of champagne and counted the new year down with style.
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Originally Posted by Huckwheat
Never have seen Neil but I gave the cover band Super Diamond their first paid gig and even few more after that. I was a proud impresario when they made it all the way onto the letterman show. And they’re still going almost 30 yrs later
Frist concert I went to was Neil in the Tacoma Dome when I was 8. His blue sequin shirt was ON POINT and he sang Forever in Blue jeans (3) times. My dad's favorite artist, so I celebrate his whole catalog.
Yes, quite the player. 2007 post hits differently now eh.Quote:
Originally Posted by 4matic
Gees, we didn't even have a stereo in our patrol room.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Bunion 2020
Ya should have had a Dirtbag fund.....:tongue: The amount of $$$ to be made selling t-shits, hoodies and BB-caps is kind of amazing, we were banking around $5K a season at MLB and Big Sky was 2x that.
So is the bump of a 15 year old thread.https://youtu.be/FV78ut3fkQ8
You mean, like Jimmy Buckets bad??
No.
Neil is sure not anywhere near KING DIAMOND...now that guy fucking rocks!
King would sacrifice Neil on his altar;) ...but he'd wear PPE since all the old 60's hipsters have blood diseases
edit>holy shit, 2007 /that was 1 dusty thread
Our fund was used more for bail people out.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Bunion 2020
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Originally Posted by baron
Heh. I am king of necro bumps.
You’re welcome.
You have some poor folks there that need to BASE jump with a live chainsaw.
Not saying that will solve everything but maybe it will help.
Neil Diamond is good. His music is real. He can rhyme and tell a story. His voice is nice.
It would be really cool if there was an African American Neil Diamond impersonating performer that lived in a ski town somewhere and played regularly as.....yeah, Black Diamond.
This.Quote:
Originally Posted by trueevan
Try this link. Black Diamond? Heh!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMZW6jO3y5w
Believe it or not. That is the name on his birth certificate.
I still think his performance on the last waltz was amazing.
“I’m going to play one song. But I’m going to play it good”
https://youtu.be/RurccWvJiS8
since I work weddings I hear this at least twice a week, double that in september. Usually followed by something like WAP
https://neildiamondlive.wordpress.co...neils-new-dvd/
Except for they already had a battle (because the internet, of course they did) and Neil kicked King's assQuote:
Originally Posted by baron
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHoSRfrMV0c
Neil Diamond is bad if you think he is badQuote:
Originally Posted by Bunion 2020
but enough people thot he was good enough so that he didn't need to have a real job
So he makes a livivng by people giving him money
I can't believe I have to spell this out for you fucking dentists
I probably have told this story prior. But one of the first concerts i attended was in Saratoga Springs around age 17 or 18 and I got tickets and told my best friend we were seeing the headliner “Neil Diamond”
we were actually seeing Neil Young [emoji23] which was way better but I still get chastised for that to this day
Beer fridge is a way better investmentQuote:
Originally Posted by Hacksaw
Glen Campbell: same - severe Alzheimer's, but he can still crank it out. I'm not a really fan of either (Glen/Neil), but this is a pretty great cover (yes, Foo Fighters) - brain totally scrambled at this point, but lyrics-recall and vocals seem quite completely intact:Quote:
Originally Posted by Shredhead
https://youtu.be/SBlJ325lgYk
Where did you grow up. Shenendehowa graduate here. Left after HS and never return. SPAC was a place I also made mistakes.Quote:
Originally Posted by babybear
He stands on a stage and women throw their panties at him.
And you, the maggots, question his value?
He wrote many pop hits for other artists for years.
He had hit records of his own and kept reinventing himself through four decades.
You don't have to like all the songs, but they were big hits, and you know the words.
He did give the performance of the night in "The Last Waltz".
And as Shredhead pointed out, he gave a free, brief performance to firefighters in Basalt, CO following the Basalt Mtn fire.
And they all knew the words too.
Bop, bop, baaa.
jummo