A wise man once said, “When you think of garbage, think of Akeem.” I’d like to just tweak that lasting quotation slightly today.
Thanksgiving, 30 years ago (almost today), The Band said farewell to the road forever with an epic celebration at the Winterland in San Francisco. So when you’re bored tonight, a little sleepy from all that turkey and drunk off all the wine necessary to put up with Uncle Frank’s close-talking and Aunt Miriam’s overbearing Jewishness, have a listen to the greatest concert in history, in its unrivaled entirety.
When you think of Thanksgiving, think of The Band. Big time, Bill, big time. Big time.
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That and be sure to listen to Alice’s Restaurant today – another classic that happened to Arlo on Thanksgiving
I kid you not, I woke up a few hours ago humming “It Makes No Difference” and the image of Rick Danko’s face on my mind. Thinking about an event like “The Last Waltz” really makes me feel thankful for all the good things in the world (rock’n’roll and good film are up there in my book). The brown hues of the film and the lucious voices of Neil, Joni, Van, and everyone are just gravy to the meat of the story which is some mixture of love, heartbreak, glory, sadness, success, and failure….aka life. Happy Thanksgiving!