Not being one for all the Christian hoo-haa that goes with the end of the year retail blitz, I found Leon Redbone's "Christmas Island" CD about 10 years ago, and it's the only holiday music I can tolerate anymore.There are no references to Jesus, Bethlehem, virgin pregnancies; the words "savior" and "holy" are not found on any of the tracks. This CD is worth the price of admission for that alon...
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boo!Leon Redbone having a laugh or three after the showGeeze, it looked fine last night! But it was a very cool night.Leon likes this intimate little room and last night he had an audience that was responsive, respectful and appreciative. As a result we were treated to an extra long set, complete with his stories, puns, witty asides, and assorted twisted bon mots.And he sang Polly Wolly Doodle...
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Here in the greater Seattle/Tacoma area, we have a radio station called "Warm 106.9"Every year just before Thanksgiving they start playing nothing but Christmas music, which I appreciate to no end. However, I just cannot listen to the station anymore. Why? Because it seems like in between practically every song they stop playing music and have some sort of inspirational story or something. ...
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This morning I did something I do not usually do on a Sunday and that was make the 40 minute trip over to my parents for breakfast. Sundays usually mean time spent in my pajamas around the house doing as little as possible. Seeing that I am the only one in my house right now, my mom felt it would be good to have an old fashioned big morning breakfast at their house. This used to be a staple in ...
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This says it all. Bittersweet, the story of life and all it entails. Bring it on Leon
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Perhaps the most telling incident in young Redbone's forgotten years was one moonlit night when he found himself at a dusty crossroads in Mississippi, guitar in hand. Shortly, the Devil appeared and asked him if he had come to sell his soul in exchange for the ability to play that guitar. Redbone replied that he had not, and was getting along just fine on his own. When the Prince of Lies took t...
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In another day and age, Leon Redbone would be a wandering troubadour carrying the songs of a distant age to new and wanting ears. And I would be a hard-drinking Ring Lardner-esque humorist looking at the world with a jaundiced eye (before they had drops to cure that malady). Together, we would travel the countryside having all sorts of adventures and using our super powers to fight crime. Actre...
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boo!Leon Redbone having a laugh or three after the showGeeze, it looked fine last night! But it was a very cool night.Leon likes this intimate little room and last night he had an audience that was responsive, respectful and appreciative. As a result we were treated to an extra long set, complete with his stories, puns, witty asides, and assorted twisted bon mots.And he sang Polly Wolly Doodle...
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