GratefulFred @willamettefred.bsky.social · 22hBilly Strings played 26 songs last night - many of them were not short 000
GratefulFred @willamettefred.bsky.social · 22hthey had that until like last week when all commercial graphic artists were replaced with AI slop 020
GratefulFred @willamettefred.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Damn basketball arena was designed to amplify crowd noise. Makes for a tough mix 010
GratefulFred @willamettefred.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I was right behind the board - watched the sound tech dialing down the treble EQ a few times before he let it sit at some pretty attenuated upper frequencies. By set 2, the vocals were dialed so they sounded great on the ensemble harmonies. 010
GratefulFred @willamettefred.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Back to the land was a rejection of straight culture in its day. Some of the earth hippies are still out there maintaining their ideals and forging community. Yes, it was pretty white and cis-het, but fighting oppression based on differences from cultural norms was at the heart of the movement. 020
GratefulFred @willamettefred.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Bit of a clangy bangy house sound tonight. They kinda got the mix listenable about halfway through set 1. Ripping’ set though! 130
GratefulFred @willamettefred.bsky.social · 06/10/2026SCI has been absolutely tearing it up lately, Jerry Douglas is a legend, Brothers Comatose are a lot of fun, and Boombox still sucks 130
GratefulFred @willamettefred.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Or, stay with me for a minute, he is deliberately not doing his assigned job because his interests lie elsewhere 100
GratefulFred @willamettefred.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The biggest dumbfucks have the biggest houses and the biggest signs 210
GratefulFred @willamettefred.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I believe it’s Sam Houston Andrew, her guitarist and bandleader 120
GratefulFred @willamettefred.bsky.social · 04/10/2026And blind is when you type it with your eyes closed? 100
GratefulFred @willamettefred.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I think it’s fucking with their heads that Agnew, Mitchell and the GOP majority went down with him, and they’re scared of a repeat. 000
GratefulFred @willamettefred.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I call it blobbity blobbity, and say that out loud every time it comes on 010
GratefulFred @willamettefred.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Probably the most well-known version is by Jimmy Martin - the song is pretty commonly mistakenly credited to him. It was the title track of a 1969 LP of his. youtu.be/OCemne0HvlU?...youtu.beFree Born Man [1969] - Jimmy MartinYouTube video by Take's Bluegrass Album Channel 110
GratefulFred @willamettefred.bsky.social · 02/10/2026He is and I think he should tour and share a stage with Sturgill/JBS. Two peas… 000
GratefulFred @willamettefred.bsky.social · 02/10/2026@cubsgirl1825.bsky.social shoulda been on instead 020
GratefulFred @willamettefred.bsky.social · 01/10/2026In this interview, he credits Jack Teagarden and Benny Goodman (obviously not sax players) as influences on his sound, along with Prez. His big deal was he wanted the listener to hear the breath, not the reed, and I believe he succeeded magnificently at that. www.joffewoodwinds.com/articles/sta...joffewoodwinds.comStan Getz Musings - Joffe WoodwindsBy Mel Martin Originally published in the Saxophone Journal, Winter 1986Edited by Ed Joffe Music critic/historian Irving Kolodin writes in the Introduction to “The Unconscious Beethoven” by Ernest New... 110
GratefulFred @willamettefred.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I’d say the Stan Getz school includes Al Cohn/Zoot Sims, Paul Desmond, Gerry Mulligan, Jimmy Giuffre, maybe Art Pepper? 110
GratefulFred @willamettefred.bsky.social · 01/10/2026He stated that he was not a crook, so Trump will do the same 000
GratefulFred @willamettefred.bsky.social · 01/10/2026He doesn’t need Murdoch anymore; he’ll try to get their license pulled 000
GratefulFred @willamettefred.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Hmmm. My Wesley was out until 1:30 local time. I think it’s the moon. 010
GratefulFred @willamettefred.bsky.social · 30/09/2026youtu.be/dqI_44fZoIA?...youtu.bePhase DanceYouTube video by Pat Metheny Group - Topic 110
GratefulFred @willamettefred.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Never heard the first one. We all have scrambled egg brains, I’m afraid 000
