Re: I Have Seen The Future.....

On Aug 13, 7:39 am, Chuck <chucksears1_nos...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
me,inc wrote:
On Aug 12, 10:18 am, Chuck <chucksears1_nos...@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Dwight wrote:

George Wirth wrote:

You can check out Anthony's stuff here:

http://www.anthonydacosta.com/

http://www.myspace.com/anthonydacosta

The kid's amazing, and that's not a reference to his age. Hell, most
folks are kids to me but to qualify someones abilties by the phrase
"for his age" (young or old) misses the point. Listen to him and
you'll understand what I mean.

G.

On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:11:17 -0700 (PDT), Norman Draper
<normandra...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I know some folks hereabouts think I'm occasionally given to
hyperbole…. :-)  And I probably shouldn't be paraphrasing Jon
Landau.... But…..

I saw a guy tonight who absolutely sent me spinning.  I don't think
I've ever heard anyone come out of the box with a first album this
good.  His lyrics, his song structure, his singing and playing... all
wonderful.

His name is Anthony Da Costa.  His album is titled "Typical American
Tragedy" and it's really something.

I’m a word guy, and it’s his writing that has me so…… amazed!  He has
a song, "Porter and Dolly", about…. Yep, Porter and Dolly.  Another
song called “Back of My Mind”, and  “Wall Around Baghdad”….  “Dance to
this Song”…..  “I’m Your Son”…. If you have a son, you should hear
this.

Here’s a small sample of what he does.  The title of this is “Ain’t
Much of a Soldier”:

Hello, Darlin' can you hear me, this far across the sea?
It's you soldier boy a-callin', my darlin' Anna-Lee
I been thinkin' about you sugar, been in my dreams, you see
I been dreamin' about of your eyes, what's left of memory

Chorus

Wish you could see this sunrise, it's the sweetest thing I've seen
Since I left your smile last winter when we were just eighteen
Don't want to die for my country, but I'd die for you one day
Guess I ain't much of a soldier, hope you love me anyway

I haven't been this knocked out by someone since (and I'm being
serious here) I first heard George Wirth.  If you have any desire to
give him a try, I'll make this offer: if you don't like his music,
I'll buy the CD from you!  That's the same offer I made to people for
George, and I never had to send money to anyone!!

Oh, there's one more thing: it's interesting that he mentions being
eighteen in “Ain’t Much of a Soldier”.... He's not eighteen......
yet.....

He's seventeen.  Seventeen….. And he's pretty damned special.

In case you're wondering, I have absolutely no connection with the
young man, other than watching him perform tonight and buying his CD.
He has another CD with Abbie Gardner (of Red Molly fame) that I also
bought, but haven't listened to.  He performed with her tonight.....
Have I mentioned how wonderful it was??  :-)

And many, many thanks to George and Brenda for once again making my
life a bit better.....

Norman (Is It Really 4AM???) Draper

Norm, thanks for exposing Anthony to the group. I have listened to and
read the lyrics for "I'm Your Son" several time this afternoon. It may
just be that I remember feeling the same way when I was younger or the
fact that I'm about to help my son move off for college for the first
time this coming Sunday. Whatever the reason, this particular song has
found a special place in my life at this time.

Dwight

Dwight - give a listen to one of my favorite songwriter's tunes,
"Godspeed", by Radney Foster.  It's on his _This World We Live In_ cd.  
It fits exactly what you describe.  My youngest son leaves for college
in about one week.  "Godspeed" strikes a chord deep within me.  There's
a great version on YouTube where he is joined by Aly Bain on fiddle,
Jerry Douglas on dobro, Danny Thompson on  bass and Tommy Hayes on  
percussion(more <#>), all from the comfort of a living room.  The video
is here ...

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=eos7FbtuTbo

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Wow - what a beautiful song, Chuck!  My son is leaving soon for Alaska
- he got a job collecting data on fishing boats.  This song brought
back so many poignant memories from his childhood - this letting go is
very hard -

Donna (and of course I am very proud!  Norm - thanks for the heads up
on Anthony De Costa, as well - I love him, and especially his song
"I'm Your Son".  He is coming to Springfield, MA, pretty soon...

Adventure and employment in one shot.  Sounds exciting.  I trust all
will go well for him.

I know what you mean about letting go, I was okay with the oldest
heading off to Rochester, NY for college, but the youngest heading off
to a college closer by is tougher on me.  He's going to be at WNEC in
Springfield.  I won't even mention what my wife is feeling!

More and more songs seem to be taking on special meanings as I get older!

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It is exciting - my dad, who passed away in March, would have gotten
the biggest kick out of it! He grew up on the Jersey Shore and loved
teaching his children and grandchildren to fish - his grandfather
owned a fish market in Asbury Park. Jon is really into it. On his
last trip home I gave him dad's fishing vest, and the TV was tuned
into shark and fishing shows non-stop! This was before he got the
job. Now I am avoiding the Deadliest Catch! :-)

Chuck - WNEC is a great school. Brooks Williams heads up the guitar
department, I believe - excellent teacher if your son is into guitar!

This letting go - my middle child is looking at community colleges in
Connecticut this weekend and if she likes any of them she may move in
with her dad who lives down there within the next few weeks, and my
youngest is a senior in high school and can't get out of here fast
enough.

Of course, from what I hear, these days they often come back to us
after a time and stay until they are 30...

Thinking of you and Dwight and both of your spouses -

Donna
.

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