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03 May 2006

Thanks for the wishlist items! Two fabulous bunnies (I know who one is, the other, despite knowing who some of her ancestors are, is a mystery to me) sent me items from my wishlist. Stanley Bros and Roscoe Holcomb YSIs inside.→[More:]
Thank you, thank you. I won't name names since that was not authorized, but you both rock. As does the music.

The SB tunes are off the Complete Mercury recordings, which are just fabulous. I love the religious songs even though I'm not a believer. And check out the way they swing through Blue Moon of Kentucky. Take that Bill Monroe!:
Calling from Heaven-The Stanley Bros
Blue Moon of Kentucky-The Stanley Bros

Just a Little Talk With Jesus-The Stanley Bros

The Holcomb is a different field of marijuana, but so so good. The unaccompanied version of Moonshiner makes it as tragic a song as one could want. It so far exceeds the pathos of the Dylan or Uncle Tupelo versions as to put it in a different league altogether. Free Bird has Mike Seeger on fiddle and John Cohen who took the iconic pictures of Holcomb from the 60s, on guitar. And, of course, just him and his banjo on Omie Wise. The liner notes talk about a 1966 tour through Europe with Roscoe, The Stanley Bros, the Cyp Landrenau Cajun Band and The New Lost City Ramblers. I can't believe I missed it/wasn't even born yet. Just 8 years later I was living in Germany, busily attending kindergarten, yearning for the sounds of my Appalachian home, but alas, the tour was over.
Moonshiner-Roscoe Holcomb

I'm a Free Little Bird-Roscoe Holcomb

Omie Wise-Roscoe Holcomb

post by: omiewise at: 08:09 | 6 comments

posted by omiewise 03 May | 08:14

Funny thing about my wishlist. Whenever I want something, I just buy it. Usually. There are certain things I won't spend my own money on; in particular, DVD sets of television shows. I just am not on the couch in front of the TV enough to justify the cost. But I still like to have them for some strange reason. So my wishlist is filled with things like that. It doesn't represent what I really "wish" for, because I just buy that stuff.

Am I making any sense?

I guess what I'm saying is my wishlist makes me look like a TV and poker book addict. I'm not - I just won't spend my own leisure money on that stuff.

God, I'm boring.

(Oh, and omie, I wouldn't have a problem sending anyone my address. But then, I do almost nothing to hide my identity, so others may feel differently.)

posted by mike9322 03 May | 08:30

Omiewise, you have no idea how much I miss the thrift stores and used book stores. Especially the used book stores; I had three or four that I would visit regularly, and one where I could tell the owner to look out for any particular title I was interested in and hold it for me. Luxury!

In terms of asking for addresses, I think that people pretty much have a good idea of whom they feel comfortable with about something like that, and if you phrase it as "I happen to have this book that I think you would enjoy/is on your list, let me know if you'd like me to mail it to you," then the ball is totally in their court, and there is nothing awkward about it.

posted by taz 03 May | 08:57

Question about wishlists: do you think it's ok, or is it totally classless, to email someone for their address so that you can send them items from their lists that you have (used, obviously). In my world, where the thriftstore waxes huge, it would be totally cool, but what do other people think?

I sent amberglow a Samuel R. Delany book that he had on his wishlist and emailed me3dia about some Camus he wanted that I had.

posted by sciurus 03 May | 09:17

Yeah, I think there's nothing wrong with at least asking the individual through their profile email - then it's up to them to decide if they want to give their address out to the person who emailed them.

posted by matildaben 03 May | 09:21

I've given my address to specific individuals, when I felt comfortable with it. The idea of exchange is a nice one. But then, I'm a thrift trawler as well.

posted by Miko 03 May | 10:36

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