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I listened really hard for how to pronounce "Daugherty" while I was at the concert. Sure enough, I've been doing it wrong for 15 years. I was saying it so that it rhymed with "Power Tea". Apparently it rhymes better with "Mower Tea".
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| Thread: Lost Dogs, Oct 16th in Eugene, OR |
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Originally posted by sprinklerhead
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Originally posted by Maetryx
Maetryx here, 
I told my wife and sister who was who.... |
I sure hope you are referring to two people that were with you. |
HA HA! Yes, and I have the ticket stubs to prove it!!!
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| Thread: Lost Dogs, Oct 16th in Eugene, OR |
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Originally posted by baxter
They are that! All of the jokes about "We used to do the big halls, or the big campgrounds, or whatever are hilarious, though they do make me a little melancholy too.
We saw the 77s at WOW last year. It was a great venue. Very intimate! |
That would have been awesome! I'm from the Eugene area, but spent most of my adult life up in Alaska. *That's* why I haven't had the opportunity to see my favorites musicians in concert. I finally moved back just this summer, and what a cool way to be welcomed home.
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| Thread: Lost Dogs, Oct 16th in Eugene, OR |
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Originally posted by Audiori J
Yup great review! I enjoyed it, and I can almost picture how things went in my head. That last son they layed was most likely Joel off Mr Buechners...I would guess. |
You are correct. I'm listening to "Joel" right now and that is definitely the benediction that I heard last night. Thanks for the insight.
I also wanted to share a little about the venue. The WOW Hall is a former woodworkers union building. It's quite small. I think that the number of attendees was around 60 - 80. So even though I was sitting in the back row, I was only 30 feet from the stage or so. The size of the event made it more "real", I suppose. Mike joked about going home to his "Christian mansion", and Terry spoke of formerly being at the top of the "gospel heap" and now the "gospel heap" is off in the distance, lol.
The artists of the Lost Dogs are impressively comfortable with their.... I don't know, social status? Fame (lack thereof)? Role? Anyway, I love how the Lost Dogs are all about the normal, common folk and meeting them where they are. They are the opposite of elitists.
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| Thread: Lost Dogs, Oct 16th in Eugene, OR |
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Maetryx here,
I was very pleased with the show last night. Theo opened with a set that lasted about 40 minutes or so. I was not familiar with his work. He played an amplified acoustic guitar and sang tunes from several different releases.
He was best when sharing the inspiration for the songs, which as I imagine most of you know are his sons. So he would tell a story about what happened in his life that led to the song and my 13 year old daughter would finally sit still and lean forward and listen.
The humid atmosphere here in Oregon meant that the musicians needed to re-tune their guitars multiple times, and Theo quipped about it a few times in a way that kept the mood light hearted and the audience comfortable with the pauses. I think that takes more skill than people realize.
When he finished his set and then Linda Miller announced a 10 minute break, I could barely stop myself from succumbing to the jitters, lol. I'm 34 and I've been collecting Daniel Amos, The Choir, The Seventy Sevens, Adam Again, The Swirling Eddies, The Lost Dogs (you get the picture) since I was a teenager. I had never before been in the room with these guys, and I *knew* I was being ridiculous for feeling so giddy. I actually averted my eyes from the stage when Mike Roe, Terry Taylor and Derri Daugherty walked onto it and started setting up.
I went to the mercandise stand and snagged some CDs that I was late in acquiring. I selected a new Dr. Edward Daniel Taylor release, and two Lost Dogs CDs that had been released when I wasn't looking: Gift Horse and Mutt. That said, I'm *still* not caught up on Lost Dogs releases! I can't believe how prolific these fellows have been and how lax I've been in taking notice! I guess I'll blame it on the economy, lol.
Finally my daughter made me look on the stage because she knew how important these artists are to me. There they were, in the flesh, Terry, Mike and Derri. It turned out that Steve Hindalong wasn't along for this particular event and that was unfortunate. Nevertheless, the three guitarist/volcalists were about to blow me away with what they can do with three guitars and their voices. Again, they all appeared to be amplified acoustic guitars.
I told my wife and sister who was who, but my wife could probably have done that herself. I stared and watched out the side of my eye and tried to be calm and then suddenly they were playing. They were playing a song I knew. I was quickly seated and blessed with the live Lost Dogs performance of "If You Want To" off of Daniel Amos' Kalhoun. I was so glad they picked this song, because as I mentioned above, I am WAY behind on my Lost Dogs CDs and wouldn't (and didn't) recognize their newer material. My most recent Lost Dogs CD (before my spending spree last night) was Green Room Serenade.
I won't even pretend to remember each song they performed. Each performance was executed with skill and heart. Crowd favorite was the rousing rendition of "Why is the Devil Red?". I was surprised that they did their tongue in cheek "Bad Indigestion". I was more suprised when the lady in front of me decided to raise her arm in praise on the lyric "chemical imbalance", LOL. She had a knack for raising her arms in praise at what I thought were odd moments. Rather than be distracted, I slid over about 3 seats and prayed for grace. Did I mention that she was wearing a tall, fuzzy top hat at times? LOL
Mike Roe did a *lot* of the heavy lifting last night. I was very impressed. If a tune called for a difficult vocal range or a finger twisting guitar riff, it fell to Mike Roe to handle it. I would say he didn't break a sweat but that ain't so. That's not to say that Derri and Terry were faded little wall flowers. Terry and Mike kept up a spirited volley of quips and corny jokes, while Derri played straight man and occasoinally cracked up at a Mike or Terry anecdote that had the audience rolling.
Terry told the audience about a few bad prayers he'd heard uttered in his life, and then Mike made Terry tell of an even more outlandish practice by a couple known to them. I don't want to blow these anecdotes in here in case these are stock material for their shows and I give away the ending. Mike also spoke about the "goon squad" at faith healing events where folks are getting 'slain in the spirit [non-capitalization intentional on my part]'. These are the guys that throw a cloth or towel over women's legs when they collapse so that the healer's don't 'sneak a peek'. Me and my sister were laughing good at that, because we were raised in that charasmatic chaos.
They pretended to end on "Why is the Devel Red?", but of course the audience brought them back in for two more tunes. When they came back to the microphones amidst the ongoing applause, Derri told us "we were going to come back anyway". Naw, Eugene, Oregon needs no free gift. We'll bring them back with applause, lol.
I did not know the last two songs they performed, or perhaps I have forgotten by this morning. I do remember that the final song was sang as a benediction and Terry raised his hand forward and toward the audience as the lyrics asked for Gods blessing on us all.
Afterwards, I had a few moments to speak with Mike Roe and Terry Taylor. I wished I had spoke to Derri as well. I sent my 13 year old daughter to get Derri's signature on The Choir's Wide Eyed Wonder and Derri graciously provided it. My wife and I consider the song "Happy Fool" off of that CD to be 'our song'.
I told Mike that I had purchased a vinyl record of the 77s in Eugene in 1990 or so. He said that in some ways the 77s got their start in Eugene. Apparently someone in Eugene was instrumental in getting their first recording to market. He also mentioned that local radio station KZEL had "The Lust, The Flesh, The Eyes And The Pride of Life" at number one for a week or two long ago following a 77s show here in Eugene.
I told both Mike and Terry that I had placed all of my Lost Dogs and the bands they derived from merchandise into a stack and it was about 70 CDs. Ha ha. Mike told me that was too much. I told him that it had taken me 15 years to accumulate that much. I meant to tell Mike that one of the first compact discss I ever bought was Sticks and Stones, but I didn't remember to tell him. I still have it, of course. I listened to it this morning.
I told Terry that I was one of the people that still considered Darn Floor, Big Bite their favorite Daniel Amos CD. He said he was torn between it and Mr. Buechner's Dream. We both agreed that Darn Floor, Big Bite has stood the test of time and does not seem musically dated to either of us. I then mentioned that even though I really like Vox Humana, the same could not be said for it. It does sound like a period album from the year 1984. Terry said that the keyboardesque new wave sound along with the sci-fi tongue-in-cheek lyrics is a good fit, and of course that is true.
I wanted to tell him that I really like "Ribbons and Bows" off of Mr. Buechner's Dream, but that the album has not had a chance to really sink in with me yet. All Daniel Amos CDs take a while for me to adopt as my own, so to speak. Actually, I did tell him that last bit about how each Daniel Amos album is usually so different from the body of work before it that it takes me a while to accept it. The exception to that is Motor Cycle, which Terry agreed was made to be immediately engaging in it's Beatlesque soundscape.
"Ribbons and Bows" stands out to me because I love Terry's introspective works regarding song writing and the music industry. Everything from "My Room", to "Mr. Sharkey". Yes, Mr. Taylor, even if "there may not ever be anything here new to say" I'll keep listening as you "say it in a different way".
Finally, I asked for and recieved signatures from Terry, Mike, and Derri on my Scenic Routes CD. By then, Mike was telling Terry to, "hurry up and sign this lady's Bible", and I turned to see fuzzy top hat lady. My daughter was telling me a line had formed behind me, so I parted with a few things unsaid and found this forum this morning so I could say them.
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