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55 minutes ago, small h said:

You forget how many Squeeze songs you know.

Chris and Glenn were often referred to as the songwriting pair descended from that other great British songwriting pair. 

Their first 3 or 4 albums were loaded with great songs.

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3 hours ago, MitchW said:

That may have almost been Squeeze. Jools or Paul Carrack?

Squeeze were formed fifty years ago. Holland, Lavis and Kakoulli were all in place when I saw them.

And I now recall I reviewed the first album for the NME.

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An interesting evening last week at The Baryshnikov Arts Center.  Woolgathering, which was an early book of prose and poetry by Patti Smith, turned into a spoken-word opera (I just copy the words, I don't make them up) and dance, composed and directed by Oliver Tompkins Ray, who at one time played guitar in the Patti Smith Group.

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Mikhail was the "special guest." 

The NY Times review is here...Review: The Miraculous Simplicity of Patti Smith’s Childhood

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Ben Folds at The Brooklyn Paramount last night. Great show. For the second part of his set he had the audience write down their requests and send them to the stage via paper airplanes which he then picked up randomly from the floor. This led to him attempting unsuccessfully to play a cover of the The Clash's Lost in the Supermarket, an impromptu Bruce Springsteen improvisation and a singalong to a bastardized version of Sweet Caroline.

We had third row seats so when been mentioned his show Bowery Ballroom show in 2001 and I screamed in response to being there, I actually got acknowledged.

We had never been to this venue before. It's really spectacular. Spouse learned that many years ago LIU used to play basketball on the stage and realized that back in '79 he played there for the Yeshiva High School B-ball Championship.

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17 minutes ago, bloviatrix said:

ular. Spouse learned that many years ago LIU used to play basketball on the stage and realized that back in '79 he played there for the Yeshiva High School B-ball Championship.

A few blocks from my office. I love that sliver of campus. Always have. 

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