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Bruce Springsteen just wrapped up his latest tour in support of Working On A Dream. Sadly WOAD is my least favorite Springsteen album. I was so disappointed by my one listening of it, I haven't been able to bring myself to listen to it again.

Nevertheless I am much more disappointed that my cash flow has been such that I was unable to see any of the shows on this tour. He started here in the bay area, kicking the tour off in San Jose. He finished one leg in his homeland of New Jersey including a date on my birthday. At recent shows he has been playing complete albums (a somewhat controversial trend [Devo performed two such shows recently here in the bay area] as some view it as cheap and lazy but I think would be fun to see) and at Madison Square Garden on November 8 he and the E Street Band played the double album of The River (aff), all 20 songs for a couple of hours, straight through (plus more, of course - this is Bruce we're talking about!).

I could weep. My first Springsteen concert was on The River Tour. I was casual teen fan at the time. I had a picture of him in my locker because I thought he was cute as much if not more than for loving his music. But I won tickets in the mail lottery and so I went. The raw, dark power of Point Blank was the precise moment I was transformed into a hardcore tramp. I've since seen him a few dozen times since then and I am constantly amazed by the power and the energy he and the band maintain. He could relax on his laurels, turn his shows to oldies revues but he continues to create and entertain and serve his audience.

But there is reality. Bruce just turned 60. The Big Man, Clarence Clemons, has had both knees replaced. Keyboard player Danny Federici and other members of Springsteen's team (family, really) have passed away. Bruce is not quitting, not saying farewell but the reality is that this train cannot roll on forever. He has said that performing The River in its entirety was a one-time-only thing as it's too long to repeat. Apparently the final stop of the WOAD tour in Buffalo was legendary and awesome (I'm certain Barney Stinson would agree with Brian Williams on that). 

Though I am, in the word of Tim Gunn, woeful that I missed this tour and these specific and many other shows along the way, I do have my memories of my first show and many, many others. And I have hope that there will be more to come and that next time I will be there in the audience rocking along for however long the shows go on.

Funny how this month has slipped outta here...or maybe by me getting older and being a grown up time just zips by every year. Over the years my music horizon has grown but when it all boils down for me it comes back to the basic in regards to where my love for this type of music came from back in the late 80s - early 90s. This is Volume 3 of a four volume set. These songs are coming from the albums...

Windham Hill Sampler '86

The Narada Collection, Vol. 2

Blue Chip

Windham Hill Records Sampler '88

Flying Home

Slice of Life

Passionfruit

There were other albums of course over the years that set my foot down the contemporary jazz/new age/fusion path and I have never looked back. But these albums take me back to a time when I could go into a record store and see rows and rows of cds of artists from Earl Klugh, Mark Egan, The Braxton Brothers, Will Ackerman but alas, those days are long gone. You will not hear their music on the commercial airwaves and the only way to find their music now is online stores or satellite radio or internet radio which now that I think about is a blessing. But it's still sad because there are people out there that still do not know about these gifted artists or do not have access to the web. I know I can't stay in the past but sometimes it's cool to vist there.

Hope you get a chance to take you some "me" time and kick back and relax to the sounds of these artists.

Be Blessed, Be Safe

& Have a Wonderful Weekend

~DarrenKeith

{to listen: click here | to download: right click}

***Track Title/Artist(s)/Title of Album***

01. Another Country - Shadowfax{from the "Windham Hill Sampler '86" LP}

02. The Long Riders - Richard Souther{from the "The Narada Collection, Vol. 2" LP}

03. Ariane - Acoustic Alchemy{from the "Blue Chip" LP}

04. Toys Not Ties - Nightnoise{from the "Windham Hill Records Sampler '88" LP}

05. Bright Tiger - Acoustic Alchemy{from the "Blue Chip" LP}

06. Brooklyn At Midnight - Stanley Jordan{from the "Flying Home" LP}

07. Bethany Beach - Special EFX{from the "Slice of Life" LP}

08. Horizons I - Ralf Illenberger{from the "The Narada Collection, Vol. 2" LP}

09. Never Say Die - Michael Franks{from the "Passionfruit" LP}

10. Formal Invitation - Special EFX{from the "Slice of Life" LP}

11. Gwenlaise -  Eugene Friesen/Scott Cossu{from the "Windham Hill Sampler '86" LP}

12. Because It's There - Michael Hedges{from the "Windham Hill Sampler '86" LP}

13. Stairway To Heaven - Stanley Jordan{from the "Flying Home" LP}

14. Sunday Morning Here With You - Michael Franks{from the "Passionfruit" LP}

intro underscore music: Todd Kelley

outro underscore music: Nicolay

photo: InterfaceLIFE/MasterChief

It has been raining these past few days or for weeks now. Last night, we found out that the Low Pressure in our area has now a Tropical Depression and Storm signal # 1 has been raised. The rain last night was so heavy and It's already flooding in some areas of the city.

Satellite Live Image as of 8a.m. today.

Weather Update 1

Weaher update 2

Life IS good and attitude IS everything.

If anyone out there is making any money online with no start up costs. I want to hear from you. I've stopped believing there is such a thing.

What’s your daily Internet "routine?"

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routine? There's no routine. Sometimes I'm not online for days. Check email. Delete lots of junk. Get funnies from my friend Kurt. IM with my friend Bill. Look for legitimate at home online work. I can guarantee that 99.9% of online work offered are dead end come ons. Occasionally shop. Mostly at overstock.com. That's about it. Oh yeah, visit my site at denisestone.vox.com. Should do that more often.