Years before Peter Frampton stuck a tube in his mouth and asked the world, through his guitar, "do you, YOU, feel like I do?" there was a fellow who wanted to make his
pedal steel guitar talk. And talk it did. Welcome to the wondrously weird musical universe of Pete Drake:
Welcome To My World,
Blue Velvet,
Am I That Easy To Forget,
Only You,
Roses Are Red... and here you can see Pete in action, with his whole crew of slightly scary looking players and singers, performing
Forever. And, hey, just for good measure, let's check ol' Pete's sound
without that crazy tube in his mouth, shall we? A snazzy little number called
Panhandle Rag, or this (partial) driving waltz,
The Spook. But wait! There's more! It's entirely likely that you've heard Pete already! You just didn't know it was he providing that gorgeous, slippery accompaniment for Bob Dylan on
Lay Lady Lay. Thank you, Pete!
posted by flapjax at midnite
on Nov 12, 2011 -
39 comments
The Who in
1965. They are featured in a French documentary on the Mods. You can skip ahead to the Who live songs if you are not in the mood to watch the whole documentary.
From Google Translate: "Discover the new English youth in the district of Hammersmith, London suburbs and particularly the movement "mods" or "Modern", new dandies, mavericks ouvrier.Les interviews from rural youth about drugs, Police headquarters, politics, racism, society in general, alternate with concert footage of WHO on a small stage in London. Interview in French Kit Lambert, manager of the WHO, about Teddy Boys movement, rockers, mods."
posted by zzazazz
on Dec 11, 2010 -
9 comments
50 Impressions in Two Minutes and
Classic Movie Lines (neither of which are precisely what you think), followed by acting master classes with
Kevin Spacey,
Ralph Fiennes,
Michael Caine,
Al Pacino,
Robert DeNiro, and, last but certainly not least,
Marlon Brando. All by
Peter Serafinowicz, who you may know as
Spaced's Duane Benzie or
Shaun of the Dead's Pete.
(Thanks, iridic!)
posted by WCityMike
on Jun 17, 2010 -
26 comments
Peekskill Riots The Peekskill Riots were anti-communist riots (with anti-black undertones) in the city of Peekskill, New York in 1949.
The catalyst for the rioting was an announced concert by black singer Paul Robeson, who was well known for his strong stand on civil rights and his communist sympathies. The concert, organized as a benefit for the Civil Rights Congress, was scheduled to take place on August 27. Before Robeson arrived, a mob of locals attacked concertgoers...many names you might recall were involved in this blot on American history, and
Howard
Fast, the novelist, recalled his involvement in his book Being Red (1990), Howard Fast's memoir of his life on the left. Additionally,
some later writers recalled the involvement of relatives and/or friends..
Pete Seeger, present during the riot, wrote a song about it Later, gathering some of the rocks tossed at the lefty participants of the concert, he used the "ammo" to build a chimney on the cabin where he lived. The Lefty -sympathizing wonderful actress
Judy Holliday was summoned before the congressional committe in charge of rooting out communists during the anti-communist days, and gave a lengthy testimony about herself and many others.
And though the riots were sparked in part by local newspapers, editoriallizing against the "visitors" to their serene area, they and the good citizens of Peekskill quickly tried to ignore, forget, or bury lthe disgraceful riots. But
the memory lives on for some, and this sad event remains memorialized, a reminder perhaps of what hate, aggression, and just plain nastiness can bring about.
posted by Postroad
on Oct 4, 2006 -
30 comments
Jim Abbott probably shouldn't have been a professional athlete.
Born without a right hand, he defied the odds and grew up to be a major league pitcher. In 1991 he won 18 games for the Angels while posting a 2.89 ERA, in 1992 he pitched a no-hitter against Cleveland, and in 23 career at-bats, he amazingly got
two hits (while playing for the Brewers). But Abbott (
now a motivational speaker) wasn't the first handicapped professional baseball player.
Pete Gray lost his entire right arm in a childhood truck accident and, due to the shortage of major league players during WWII, became an outfielder with the St. Louis Browns. His fielding, naturally, was unorthodox:
After catching a fly ball, Gray would tuck his thinly padded glove under his stump, roll the ball across his chest, and throw, all in one fluid motion.
But if those guys don't impress you, then what about
Bert Shepard, who had his right leg amputated after his fighter plane crashed in Germany?
The gutsy left-hander from Dana, Indiana taught himself to walk and then to pitch with an artificial leg -- all within the confines of a POW camp in Germany. The length of his major league career consisted of pitching five innings in one game for the Washington Senators. Then of course there was
Lou Brissie, the only survivor of his WWII infantry unit, which was wiped out in battle. An exploding shell shattered Brissie's left leg, causing him to wear a brace during his pitching career.
The 6'4" southpaw went 16-11 in 1949 for the Athletics and helped himself by batting .267. So...who's your favorite handicapped ballplayer?
Eddie Gaedel?
posted by billysumday
on May 24, 2005 -
31 comments
