Comments for Its Great To Be Alive http://www.itsgreattobealive.com A Celebration of Life, Love and Ambition that Outlasts Obstacles Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:03:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble – New Orleans Jazz Festival – May 6, 1990 by Steve Archer http://www.itsgreattobealive.com/stevie-ray-vaughan-double-trouble-new-orleans-jazz-festival-may-6-1990/comment-page-1#comment-3292 Steve Archer Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:03:30 +0000 http://www.itsgreattobealive.com/?p=608#comment-3292 Thanks again for the great blog, so nice to stumble onto it! To answer your question...yes and no. that wonderful girl and I had just begun dating and that was our first whirlwind getaway (made a side drive up through Mississippi to Memphis pay our respects at Graceland) and we spent many years together after that. Then we ended up going our separate ways but remained good friends. It all worked out for the best- I ended up marrying a dreamboat and now have three kids...but that New Orleans week is still a vivid great memory. More serendipidity...for our next vacation after N.O. we went to Cancun (oh to be young again) and while spending a day on the island of Isla Mujeres, we foudn a little bar with just one older gentleman...we got to talking and learned that he was the head of the N.O. Jazz and Heritage Festival, and every year after the festival ended he ran away to Isla Mujeres to decompress. Thanks again for the great blog, so nice to stumble onto it! To answer your question…yes and no. that wonderful girl and I had just begun dating and that was our first whirlwind getaway (made a side drive up through Mississippi to Memphis pay our respects at Graceland) and we spent many years together after that. Then we ended up going our separate ways but remained good friends. It all worked out for the best- I ended up marrying a dreamboat and now have three kids…but that New Orleans week is still a vivid great memory. More serendipidity…for our next vacation after N.O. we went to Cancun (oh to be young again) and while spending a day on the island of Isla Mujeres, we foudn a little bar with just one older gentleman…we got to talking and learned that he was the head of the N.O. Jazz and Heritage Festival, and every year after the festival ended he ran away to Isla Mujeres to decompress.

]]> Comment on Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble – New Orleans Jazz Festival – May 6, 1990 by Luke Harris http://www.itsgreattobealive.com/stevie-ray-vaughan-double-trouble-new-orleans-jazz-festival-may-6-1990/comment-page-1#comment-3281 Luke Harris Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:46:12 +0000 http://www.itsgreattobealive.com/?p=608#comment-3281 Thanks for stopping by and sharing this, Steve. Cant beat that kinda timing. Did you get the girl?!? Thanks for stopping by and sharing this, Steve. Cant beat that kinda timing. Did you get the girl?!?

]]> Comment on Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble – New Orleans Jazz Festival – May 6, 1990 by Steve Archer http://www.itsgreattobealive.com/stevie-ray-vaughan-double-trouble-new-orleans-jazz-festival-may-6-1990/comment-page-1#comment-3279 Steve Archer Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:11:54 +0000 http://www.itsgreattobealive.com/?p=608#comment-3279 BTW - There is video of this show on YouTube. Sam--you might recall the Elvis head totem way above the crowd--it's featured on the video. What a day. It is great to be alive--thanks for this site! BTW – There is video of this show on YouTube. Sam–you might recall the Elvis head totem way above the crowd–it’s featured on the video. What a day. It is great to be alive–thanks for this site!

]]> Comment on Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble – New Orleans Jazz Festival – May 6, 1990 by Steve Archer http://www.itsgreattobealive.com/stevie-ray-vaughan-double-trouble-new-orleans-jazz-festival-may-6-1990/comment-page-1#comment-3278 Steve Archer Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:09:31 +0000 http://www.itsgreattobealive.com/?p=608#comment-3278 Make that two who were there. Sam's comments warmed my heart. For years I have been telling folks about having to make the choice between SRV and the Neville Brothers...in New Orleans. Well, how can you be in two places at once when you're nowhere at all, so I chose Stevie, and it was glorious. I recall the tough choice before that was Dr. John on one main stage and Boz Scaggs on the other and I had to go with Mac. Funniest thing was that i had no idea that there was a music festival happening in N.O., just flew there from Calif. on a whim with my girlfriend because we were listening to a song by the Tragically Hip called New Orleans is Sinking. Ther day we arrived we saw a listing in the paper and saw SRV.s name, ran there, paid $10 and thank you God! Make that two who were there. Sam’s comments warmed my heart. For years I have been telling folks about having to make the choice between SRV and the Neville Brothers…in New Orleans. Well, how can you be in two places at once when you’re nowhere at all, so I chose Stevie, and it was glorious. I recall the tough choice before that was Dr. John on one main stage and Boz Scaggs on the other and I had to go with Mac. Funniest thing was that i had no idea that there was a music festival happening in N.O., just flew there from Calif. on a whim with my girlfriend because we were listening to a song by the Tragically Hip called New Orleans is Sinking. Ther day we arrived we saw a listing in the paper and saw SRV.s name, ran there, paid $10 and thank you God!

]]> Comment on Willie Nelson & Leon Russell – Capitol Theater – Passaic, NJ 4-1-79 by Luke Harris http://www.itsgreattobealive.com/willie-nelson-leon-russell/comment-page-1#comment-1964 Luke Harris Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:59:29 +0000 http://ozzybeef.wordpress.com/?p=196#comment-1964 Yeah Leon is the man...I will work on that other show. Yeah Leon is the man…I will work on that other show.

]]> Comment on Ryan Bingham w/ Stephane Beaussart – Connolly’s Corner, Paris – 1-2-08 by Luke Harris http://www.itsgreattobealive.com/ryan-bingham-w-stephane-beaussart-connollys-corner-paris-1-2-08/comment-page-1#comment-1963 Luke Harris Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:58:26 +0000 http://ozzybeef.wordpress.com/?p=130#comment-1963 Sure thing, Fd. Thanks for recording it! Sure thing, Fd.

Thanks for recording it!

]]> Comment on Ryan Bingham w/ Stephane Beaussart – Connolly’s Corner, Paris – 1-2-08 by fdsound http://www.itsgreattobealive.com/ryan-bingham-w-stephane-beaussart-connollys-corner-paris-1-2-08/comment-page-1#comment-1801 fdsound Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:40:15 +0000 http://ozzybeef.wordpress.com/?p=130#comment-1801 Hi there, i'm the guy who recorded, mixed and put the show on internet. Thanks for liking my work, and of course, Ryan's music. I would have appreciate if you mentionned me in your review, Luke.... Fd Hi there,
i’m the guy who recorded, mixed and put the show on internet.
Thanks for liking my work, and of course, Ryan’s music.
I would have appreciate if you mentionned me in your review, Luke….
Fd

]]> Comment on Willie Nelson & Leon Russell – Capitol Theater – Passaic, NJ 4-1-79 by Matt Fraidin http://www.itsgreattobealive.com/willie-nelson-leon-russell/comment-page-1#comment-1793 Matt Fraidin Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:09:12 +0000 http://ozzybeef.wordpress.com/?p=196#comment-1793 I'm speechless. This site is unbelievable. Leon's version of "Song For You" in this concert really does remind me that it's good to be alive. Did you post the concert you mentioned above -- 1971 Leon with Elton John as the opener? I’m speechless. This site is unbelievable. Leon’s version of “Song For You” in this concert really does remind me that it’s good to be alive. Did you post the concert you mentioned above — 1971 Leon with Elton John as the opener?

]]> Comment on Waylon Jennings – Sugarloaf, ME – 8.2.1975 by Matt Fraidin http://www.itsgreattobealive.com/waylon-jennings-sugarloaf-maine-8-2-1975/comment-page-1#comment-1792 Matt Fraidin Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:27:34 +0000 http://ozzybeef.wordpress.com/?p=348#comment-1792 Unbelievable show. Waylon was one of a kind, and sorely missed. This is a really great blog: the power of positive thinking is tremendous. Thanks. Unbelievable show. Waylon was one of a kind, and sorely missed. This is a really great blog: the power of positive thinking is tremendous. Thanks.

]]> Comment on Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band – Wanee Music Festival – 4.17.2010 by Nathan Steele http://www.itsgreattobealive.com/derek-trucks-susan-tedeschi-band-wanee-music-festival-4-17-2010/comment-page-1#comment-1748 Nathan Steele Wed, 17 Aug 2011 01:28:51 +0000 http://www.itsgreattobealive.com/?p=595#comment-1748 Good sound. vocals seem a little muffled at times, but definitly worth download. thanks. Good sound. vocals seem a little muffled at times, but definitly worth download. thanks.

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