Thank you kindly, Sir Hadar, for a fabulous review and especially for all those perfectly lovely things you said about ME! :) I, too, am just thrilled to have met such kindred spirits in you and Lois....I share my awe of Bill Cooley with you, and my adoration of and deep respect for Kathy Mattea with Lois, so that's about as "kindred" as spirits get! Y'all have wrecked any inclination I may have had to buy into the universal misperception that New Yorkers are .... well, we all know what the misperceptions are.....and I am hoping that I've shattered any preconceived notions you may have ever bought into about West Virginians... So THERE!
Truly, last night was deeply special for many reasons, due in no small part to the pleasure of meeting you and Lois. I'm SO glad she came down to try to find me, though I had no idea that's what she was doing when I spied her and asked ... "Are you Lois...?"
I could have gone to the Barns again tonight, but had to pass due to a highly inconsiderate knee and exhaustion, but will definitely be at the Rams Head Thursday night to have one more round of the divine Ms. Mattea and her astonishingly talented bandmates. I agree with you wholeheartedly that Bill Cooley is the best acoustic guitarist ever, and that his unique combination of intellect and musicianship shines in his arrangements. You're absolutely correct in your observation that Kathy is deeply respectful and in awe of Bill's talents. She always has that glowing look on her face when she listens to Bill play and has alluded on countless occasions to how lucky she is to have him. You heard her say last night that the one addiction she is happy to admit to is her addiction to musicians! 8~)
Oops...I got carried away on this comment....it should've been an email! GREAT POST, Hadar!
your new hillbilly pal, Willa
hadar
· 1 year ago
Thanks Willa! See ya again soon. We have one night off tonight, so we can finally collapse. :-)
David
· 1 year ago
My over/under on when you will have stopped wearing your parka in blogged pictures is May 5. :-)
hadar
· 1 year ago
Hmmm, you didn't say which side you're taking, so I have to assume you just want to be the bookie in this transaction. :-) If the over turns out to be true, I'm coming to find Al Gore so I can get a personal explanation of how this global warming stuff really works! ;-)
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Truly, last night was deeply special for many reasons, due in no small part to the pleasure of meeting you and Lois. I'm SO glad she came down to try to find me, though I had no idea that's what she was doing when I spied her and asked ... "Are you Lois...?"
I could have gone to the Barns again tonight, but had to pass due to a highly inconsiderate knee and exhaustion, but will definitely be at the Rams Head Thursday night to have one more round of the divine Ms. Mattea and her astonishingly talented bandmates. I agree with you wholeheartedly that Bill Cooley is the best acoustic guitarist ever, and that his unique combination of intellect and musicianship shines in his arrangements. You're absolutely correct in your observation that Kathy is deeply respectful and in awe of Bill's talents. She always has that glowing look on her face when she listens to Bill play and has alluded on countless occasions to how lucky she is to have him. You heard her say last night that the one addiction she is happy to admit to is her addiction to musicians! 8~)
Oops...I got carried away on this comment....it should've been an email! GREAT POST, Hadar!
your new hillbilly pal,
Willa
If the over turns out to be true, I'm coming to find Al Gore so I can get a personal explanation of how this global warming stuff really works! ;-)