Duane’s dead. But he’s positively alive in this clip.  As well as long departed Berry and exiled Dickie. Shot before the breakthrough of the live album what’s utterly fascinating here is it’s the Fillmore East!  You’ve got memories in your brain, and that’s all they are, distant links to images past, and suddenly you’re confronted […]

Indulge me. I’m downloading live shows.  And what’s incredible is I got this Billy Joel show from ’72 wherein his voice is still pure and high and when he sings "teller" in "The Ballad Of Billy Kid" I hear something I never did before, I get insight that has previously eluded me, even though I […]

1. Critics only go to the first show.  So, do it in an out of the way venue, or even better, do it unannounced, so you can practice without scrutiny.  Now, with the "Spider-Man" debacle, the concept of holding back reviews for "opening night" is done forevermore. 2. Critics only go to the first show, […]

Winner? Malcolm Gladwell, who posited you have to spend 10,000 hours at your craft to be world class.  Sheen spent next to nothing.  He sucked. You’re no longer at the mercy of the critics, you’re at the mercy of the public.  An audience member is no longer passive, he can render an opinion not only […]