tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post7962204397587712756..comments2023-10-19T05:40:59.162-04:00Comments on Sippican Cottage: Sittin' On Top Of The WorldSippicanCottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-66777759506460732942007-02-15T01:03:00.000-05:002007-02-15T01:03:00.000-05:00My favorite Bob Wills' tunes are Roly Poly, Miss M...My favorite Bob Wills' tunes are Roly Poly, Miss Molly, and Big Ball in Cowtown. All of which have been rerecorded by numerous other entertainers. Being from the Mass,it surprises me that you know who he is.David53https://www.blogger.com/profile/12583911948694096916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-5775238167722184972007-02-13T11:06:00.000-05:002007-02-13T11:06:00.000-05:00Hey Harry. We're fellow Massachusetti, I see from ...Hey Harry. We're fellow Massachusetti, I see from clicking on your name. Thanks for reading and commenting.SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-9045942450871602512007-02-13T05:49:00.000-05:002007-02-13T05:49:00.000-05:00Nice post. I've heard Bob Wills for decades but ne...Nice post. <BR/><BR/>I've heard Bob Wills for decades but never seen a video of him. The awkwardness was painful to watch. <BR/><BR/>You had it pegged regarding entertainers, except I'm sure they all start with real audiences, but don't make it to media stardom unless they can learn to perform for the glass eye. <BR/><BR/>Your observation that we are living in a culture saturated with pre-fab entertainment no longer attached a social experience made me think of listening to early music over the Internet and of the iPod, perhaps the emblematic device for detached and packaged entertainment. Bowling alone indeed.Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09988628375366803718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-85424749766845796912007-02-12T17:14:00.000-05:002007-02-12T17:14:00.000-05:00Patsy- I know the Errol Garner records you are ref...Patsy- I know the Errol Garner records you are referring to, but I don't know the Gould ones. <BR/><BR/>I found the Howlin' Wolf video mesmerizing. It's one of the most direct and powerful expressions of a man's mind I've ever seen captured. I watched it a bunch of times. <BR/><BR/>I feel like you could write a book about that video.SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-19617199929677260702007-02-12T16:56:00.000-05:002007-02-12T16:56:00.000-05:00They are both so authentic--Wills raising his eyeb...They are both so authentic--Wills raising his eyebrows for no reason like someone is goosing him. And Howlin'Wolf's habit of sucking his lower lip in and out. Not an affected bone in their body.<BR/>Reminds me of Erroll Garner and Glenn Gould on piano--different, but each so thoroughly themselves. On old recordings, you can hear Garner grunting and 'yeah'ing to himself. And Gould singing and humming along with his Bach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com