DAVID CROSBY 2000 NEWS NOVEMBER 2000 Sci-Fi Croz... As appeared in CRAWDADDY Magazine Theodore Sturgeon's science fiction blueprint for the rock band
gestalt I'm an inveterate lover of science fiction. I always have been
and still am. I read it constantly. I started as an early teenager--long
before the Byrds, or Crosby, Stills & Nash, even before I became
a musician--back in the mid-1950s. I started with Robert Heinlein's
juvenile novels, Rocket Ship Galileo then Red Planet, Farmer in
the Sky, Between Planets, Space Cadet. I read them all. They were
my escape. I was a little chubby kid in a high school, not at
all popular, and lonely, and this was a world where I could...I
could really dig it. Then it just progressed, the natural steps
you would expect, Clarke and Van Vogt, Campbell, Analog...and
I just went right into it from there. Then somebody passed Theodore Sturgeon's More than Human to me.
And that novel-which of course is built around the title story
of this collection, "Baby Is Three"-was the standout for me. The
relationship described in that story, people transcending the
lacks in themselves and making a whole that's greater than anybody
else could be because of it... There was a perceived lack in me
and I felt sort of like a person that wasn't gonna... So there
was a strong emotional resonance for me and for every other little
lonely kid with those people, because they were different too.
They didn't fit in either. But when they linked, they were this
awesome being... (This essay was first published as the Foreword to BABY IS THREE,
Vol.6 of The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, edited by
Paul Williams and published by North Atlantic Books, 1999.)
on Bill Maher's ABC-TV Friday November 3rd, 2000 OCTOBER 2000 In the new Rolling Stone Issue No.853 A feature in this issue is JOHN LENNON Remembered. DAVID CROSBY For me, John Lennon's legacy is his songs - all those Vanity Fair November 2000 The Byrds Reunion http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Club/7487/hte10-00.html Here's a link to a review of the Chicago Honor the Earth Show Submitted by John Metzger Thanks John!!! ~ ~ ~ The M.A.P. Awards ad, as it appeared in last week's issue of POLLSTAR. Honoring among others DAVID CROSBY. 10/01/00 SOLVANG REVISITED Solvang Photo's by Ramiro © This slideshow is a taste of what your webmaster Ramiro saw in
California For more about the CPR shows in Solvang, visit Stephen Barncard's
CPR site. SEPTEMBER 2000 The David Crosby is Everywhere report.... Here are some upcoming shows 09/28/00 The Dream Foundation Benefit show 10/05/00 The Annual MAP Awards Honoring David Crosby @ The Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel-CA 10/16/00 Honor the Earth Honor the earth is a national Native grant-making and political
advocacy 10/17/00 Honor the Earth Diane Way sent in one of her favorite photo's There are many talented fans out here in cyberspace and in the
real world. He also has a band called "Feel Hippy and Grumpy" and they have
released a cd of covers Both of these are on sale here as an exclusive to Check the above links....and remember it's the music that matters!! AUGUST 2000 08/26/00 Program from the Fred Walecki Benefit shows STAND AND BE COUNTED 08/17/00 Rolling Stone, Issue No. 848 - August 31st, 2000 The new RS just arrived on my doorstep yesterday. Contained in the new issue of ROLLING STONE, is an article on
the upcoming Al Gore Fund-raiser that will be held at Radio City
Music Hall in NYC, on September 14th, 2000. (scroll down this
page for the original press release about the event, that CSN
among other acts, will perform at.) Crosby quote: "I can't tell you how little I want George W. Bush
as president," says David Crosby, pointing out that the artists
on the bill all have their pet issues. His is campaign finance
reform, which he'll argue for during a Washington, DC rally on September 19th, 2000. Also contained in this issue of RS, is a full page ad for the
upcoming 4 hour mini-series. STAND AND BE COUNTED August 21&22, 2000 @ 9-11pm eastern on TLC (The Learning Channel) 08/14/00 BIRTHDAY GREETINGS! MR. DAVID VAN CORTLAND CROSBY ~HAVE A GREAT DAY~ *THANKS FOR ALL THE MUSIC AND JOY YOU'VE SHARED*
It's seems fitting that airs DAVID CROSBY's very own installment on his birthday. 8pm eastern In this week's August 7th, 2000 issue of POLLSTAR: M.A.P took out another full page ad of thanks to artists Among the musical artists' mentioned: David Crosby. M.A.P. - Musician's Assistance Program *Surprise!* BYRDS reunion! They played: "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Turn Turn Turn" Crosby and Nash with Pevar and Raymond performed: No Hillman tonight. Crosby and Nash with Pevar and Raymond performed: Highlight: "Marguerita" ...make mine with salt... though graham will go sans. 08/06/00 THIS JUST IN... The suitelorraine.com EXCLUSIVE August 1st, 2000 Review and Slide Show JULY 2000 07/28/00 CPR @ BB Kings Blues Club is less than a week away. Ramiro and I will be at the late show on Tuesday. See ya’ll there!!!! This week in the Village Voice this blurb appears in the music
listings: CPR - David Crosby, Jeff Pevar and James Raymond. Time for father, son, and friend to do it again: ring in the complex
harmonies. 07/17/00 Current CPR / USA itinerary
*First reminder* The 4 hour mini-series, "Stand and Be Counted" 07/05/00 This week's new Village Voice is out today, and inside appears
a full page ad for BB King Blues Club and Grill . This is the first week they have shown a photo of David in the
ad, promoting *Mark White: Check out the fan corner for a Croz '88 book signing ad and a classic Hollies record ad
for the single "Carrie Anne" that ran in the UK Magazine Melody
Maker. Unfortunately it was published with a spelling error. They
spelled it Carrie Ann, without the e. JUNE 2000 06/28/00 Items of note today: There is a full page ad for MAP (Musicians' Assistance Program) Friday June 23rd, 2000 06/21/00 David Crosby and Graham Nash will be featured among a star studded
cast of FRED WALECKI has been a beloved Los Angeles fixture to musicians
for over 30 years as the proprietor @ Westwood Music. Fred has had serious surgery causing disability, due to throat
cancer, and has incurred medical expenses not covered by insurance.
There are Golden and Silver Circle tickets being sold. Please
call the Guacamole Fund for more information: 800-728-6223 Here is some background info on Westwood Music and FRED WALECKI
found on his website @ http://westwoodmusic.com Westwood Music is known throughout the country as the leader in
understanding and anticipating a musician’s needs and for developing
the technology to meet those needs. We create solutions to problems
that even musicians at times are unable to articulate. Since our
beginning 50 years ago, we have always been known for treating
each customer, from beginner to pro, with legendary warmth and
service. Since the ‘60’s, Westwood Music and its owner, Fred Walecki,
have been at the center of rock and roll legend-making. The stories
abound--like the time the Stones went to see Sonny and Brownie
at the Ash Grove, driven by Fred in his mom’s station wagon. Or
when Bernie Leadon promised to stand good for a Westwood Music
charge account for his new band, which had come up with the questionable
name of "The Eagles". Those were wild and heady days. 06/06/00 Elliot Robert's "Lookout Management" now represents CPR. MAY 2000 05/21/00 APRIL 2000 04/23/00 04/22/00
@ suitelorraine.com
September 2000
by David Crosby
(The complete essay can be obtained by ordering a copy of Crawdaddy!
24.)
photo by Lorraine © 1981 Town Hall NYC
Fellow musicians recalling where they were when they heard JOHN
was shot.
Among the artists included are DAVID CROSBY and GRAHAM NASH:
"I don't remember where I was at the time. I just remember being
very depressed,
because I loved him very deeply. We were friends. I found him
to be smart,
acerbic, shrewd, witty, and a good guy. He and the other Beatles
were
all very kind to us when we came over to England as the Byrds.
They kind
of took us under their wing, and from that point forward, we saw
each other alot.
Whenever they came to the United States, I would go to the gigs
and hang out with them.
brilliant, beautiful, incredible pieces of work. John was a very
fierce guy
- he wasn't a shy little human being. He was a guy with strong
opinions,
and he had no problem expressing them.
photo by Sam Jones © at the Ambassador Hotel
August 8th, 2000
on his most recent trip to the west coast. This batch of pix
is from Solvang, CA, home of the Valley Music Festival and nearby stomping grounds of
David and Jan Crosby. This Danish town, has an old world flavor,
a la
Han Christian Anderson.
This guy sure likes to keep busy! More power to ya David...
Honoring David and Jan Crosby
@ The Santa Monica Civic Center-CA
(Musicians Assistance Program)
David Adelson
Dr. John
Hugh Masekela
(There is a full page ad for this event in this week's 09/25/00
issue of POLLSTAR)
with the Indigo Girls @ Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis-MN
organization sponsored by:
Indigenous Environmental Network and Indigenous Women's Network.
Honor the Earth uses music, the media and the arts to accomplish
this
mission. We ask people to recognize our joint dependency on the
Earth
and be a voice for those not heard
with the Indigo Girls and Jackson Browne @ Chicago Theatre
Chicago-IL
Diane and Croz at a meet and greet in Atlantic City Feb '99.
Looking good guys!!
photo courtesy of the Diane Way collection ©
Marco Grompi is one of those people; dedicated to the music that
inspires him so much.
Marco has written a book on David Crosby, that was published 1998©
in Italy.
by their favorite artists'.
www.suitelorraine.com
Contributed by J.R.
Full page from Rolling Stone
I also saw this ad in TV Guide and Vanity Fair.
(cover Keanu Reeves)
photo by Jim Marshall ©
David at Monterey Pop '67
Lorraine's Crosby banner © and ticket from
The Daylight Again Tour August 14th, 1982 Nassau Coliseum show
Click on the above image and read the story.
for their support of their program.
Alcohol and drug treatment for the music industry.
08/08 at the first nite of the Fred Walecki benefit concerts
Roger McGuinn showed up and played some tunes with Hillman and
Crosby.
"Lady of the Island"
"Deja' Vu"
"Taken At All"
"Wooden Ships"
08/09 2nd nite of the benefit show.
"Someday Soon"
"Dream For Him"
"Marguerita"
"Deja' Vu"
Photo / art by Ramiro Agredo ©
The media and rock bottom-feeders want to scapegoat Crosby and
keep him a punchline. However, there have been few voices so sublime
in the annals of rock history. And though Crosby self-depricatingly
describes himself as "the purveyor of weird shit," his songcraft
has always been consistently stunning and provocative.
After all his nine lives, Crosby can still hit that note.
07/29/00 Mariaville, NY / Indian Lookout Country Club
07/31/00 New York, NY / B.B. King's Blues Club
08/01/00 New York, NY / B.B. King's Blues Club
08/18/00 Lyons, CO / Rocky Mountain Folk Festival
08/19/00 Milwaukee, WI / Milwaukee Zoo
09/01/00 Toledo, OH / Promenade Park
09/02/00 Thornville, OH / Buckeye Lake Music Center
09/03/00 Pittsburgh, PA / Hartwood Amphitheatre
will air on (TLC) The Learning Channel in the USA
Aug. 22 & 23, 2000 from 9:00 to 11:00pm each night.
the CPR shows 07/31 & 08/01... This means the shows are getting
closer...
In this week's POLLSTAR 06/26/00
http://www.map2000.org
888-map-map1
Alcohol and drug treatment for the music industry.
The ad is a thank you to artists who support this organization.
DAVID CROSBY is mentioned among many acts,
including Bonnie Raitt, Dr John, Jimmie Vaughn, Eric Clapton,
etc...
Stephen Stills, David Crosby and Mickey Hart were part of the
entertainment at an
Al Gore fundraiser in San Francisco @ The Embarcadero Hotel.
other California Musicians at a series of (2) benefit shows in
Santa Monica California, @
The Santa Monica Civic Center; August 8th and 9th, 2000.
This will be a truly monumental show, with immense talent on one
stage.
The other acts will include:
Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne,
David Lindley,
Warren Zevon, Chris Hillman, Colin Hay and The Grease Monkeys
with Jennifer Condos, Ry Cooder, Andy Fairweather Low, Ethan Johns,
Bernie Leadon and Wix.
These shows are being coordinated by The Guacamole Fund, in support
of :
The Friends of FRED WALECKI.
Founded first as a rare violin, harp, and orchestral instrument
store by Hermann Walecki in 1947, Westwood Music gained international
stature as Hermann sold some of the most important rare instruments
of this century: the "Lord Nelson Stradivarius", the "Markivich
Stradivarius", and the "Mendolson Stradivarius", to mention only
a few. When Hermann fell ill in 1966, his son Fred, at the age
of nineteen, took over the business.
Realizing his sensibilities lay more with guitars and other modern
instruments, Fred gradually phased out the rare instrument side
of the business and began to cater to clients involved in the
new sounds of the ‘60’s. Within a few short years Fred had been
befriended by such music legends as The Buffalo Springfield, Bernie
Leadon, Ned Doheny, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, Poco, Linda
Rondstadt, and The Byrds And the rest, as they say, is Rock and
Roll history, as evidenced by the abundance of Gold Records lining
the walls of the store from groups both past and present.
Through the ‘70’s, 80’s, and 90’s the client list has grown and
grown for one simple reason–no other music store in Southern California
is really involved with what large stage groups need, i.e., custom
length, high quality cords; kel lights, batteries, gaffers tape,
custom anvil cases measured for the clients at their rehearsal
halls, and personal, 24 hour commitment to service. Late night
phone calls at home to Fred from a group in a bind are common.
Twelve hours to a guy on the road who is unable to get a three-dollar
item that will make or break the pedal steel player seems like
an eternity. With Westwood Music behind them, that item is there
next day by FedEx, delivered to the guy’s room by the bell hop
with the morning coffee.
These days it’s hard to imagine what our store is like if you
haven’t been in, but it’s a relief from the supermarket-type stores.
The small profit margins of the chain stores seem to dictate impersonal
treatment, but it doesn’t have to be that way. We meet their prices
but not their lack of service. Buying a guitar used to be a great
time and it still can be–picking up and playing twenty or so Martins
before choosing the perfect one, or having the same people who
set up Bruce Cockburn’s guitar set up yours. That’s very cool.
It helps that we have such a long and rich history with the old
companies like Martin and Gibson. Things are a bunch easier when
you actually know the humans you are speaking to at these big
companies. How do we know them? First, we like the people at the
big companies, and they like us. Heck, some of the high lamas
at the big companies worked with us in our store years ago, like
Ren Fergison back in the 60’s, or Chris Martin in the 70’s. Ren
is one of the high guys at Gibson acoustic in Bozeman, and Chris
is the main person at Martin now.
Beginning student, talented songwriter/bar player, and the fortunate
few who have became musical legends–Westwood Music has been loyal
to them all. We aren’t big but we are powerful when you need real
help from real people who sell the good goods. It is not unusual
on any given day to find Joni Mitchell or Lyle Lovett, Graham
Nash or David Crosby, Kevin ("Kebmo") or Chris Hillman, visiting
Westwood Music, talking with the other regular customers.
06/05/00 Some News from this week's 06/05 issue of POLLSTAR:
New York's Times Square is adding a friendly new face this month.
With locations already in the Los Angeles area and Memphis,
BB King will open the third restaurant bearing his name June 20th
in the Big Apple.
The blues legend will be the opening night act.
On July 31st and August 1st, 2000 David Crosby and his band CPR
will perform at this new NYC venue - BB King Blues Club and Grill.
Call 212-997-4144 to make reservations.
David Crosby will be a guest 05/28/00 on CSPAN's "Booknotes" segment,
as an author.
He will discuss his new book "Stand and Be Counted".
For the past several months that I've noticed, Highlander Musical Audio Products has been running an ad in Guitar Player Magazine with endorsements
from David and Graham. They use Highlander pickups for their acoustic
guitars.
Crosby quote: "The best sounding bridge pickup in the world."
Nash quote: "When playing live on stage, there's only one way
to go, Highlander is it."
•David Crosby will be a guest 05/28/00 on CSPAN's "Booknotes"
segment, as an author.
He will discuss his new book "Stand and Be Counted".
In The New York Times Magazine section, there is an article about
VH1 and their "Behind the Music" series. It discusses how it is
the network's highest rated show. A large photo of David Crosby
is shown at the top of the article, from his own episode of BTM,
and there is a brief mention of him in the article.
David Crosby participated in the Earthday 2000 celebration in
Washington DC. His performance was broadcast in the USA on the
cable network, CSPAN. David looked and sounded great!
He performed 3 solo songs
01. Long Time Gone
02. Dream for Him
03. Kings Get Broken (brand new song!)
Later he played with James Taylor and Carol King.