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    From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to All on Mon Feb 22 20:02:00 2021
    Hello All,

    Thanks to the New BBS documentary, Back To the BBS Ep2, I
    discovered that there is nodelisted sysop that happens to be a
    Grammy Award winning singer songerwriter producer musician.

    Shooter Jennings.

    I'm just starting my musical journey through the catalog.

    "She's a wild wizard woman, jeans a little tight"

    "Gonna let that whiskey river Just a-carry me away"

    Sofar.. I like what I hear.

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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757.2 to August Abolins on Tue Feb 23 09:33:39 2021
    Thanks to the New BBS documentary, Back To the BBS Ep2, I
    discovered that there is nodelisted sysop that happens to be a
    Grammy Award winning singer songerwriter producer musician.

    Shooter Jennings.

    Shooter is also a door author. It seems he has many talents.

    I used to live in Vancouver.. 20 years ago and one of my favorite things about Vancouver is the buskers. This is one of my favorite buskers out of Vancouver. These days I listen at a bit of a distance..

    https://youtu.be/rKP0dGXCba8

    Ttyl :-),
    Al
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  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Alan Ianson on Wed Feb 24 08:57:00 2021
    Hello Alan Ianson!

    ** On Tuesday 23.02.21 - 09:33, Alan Ianson wrote to August Abolins:

    Shooter is also a door author. It seems he has many talents.

    hyjinkx posted in fsx_gen that the Shooter interview was about
    an hour! ..but he would only use a small portion of that for
    the bbs docu episode.


    I used to live in Vancouver.. 20 years ago and one of my
    favorite things about Vancouver is the buskers. This is one
    of my favorite buskers out of Vancouver. These days I
    listen at a bit of a distance..

    https://youtu.be/rKP0dGXCba8

    I checked that out. It's ok. For me, if I was out on the
    street, I wouldn't stick around for the whole thing (especially
    if I have to be somewhere). The Santana pieces have a nice
    groove - but they can tend to sound the same after a while. Most
    of the Santana pieces that I like are the ones with vocals -
    they add some interest and variety to the basic signature sound.

    But why would you listen at a distance? I thought the guy with
    the briefcase was funny (afraid to get closer? ..and maybe drop
    in a few coins?.. ..or maybe he already did that.) ..but the
    real reason he was standing around for so long was eventually
    revealed. ;)
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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757.2 to August Abolins on Wed Feb 24 10:56:59 2021
    Re: a sysop sings
    By: August Abolins to Alan Ianson on Wed Feb 24 2021 08:57 am

    I checked that out. It's ok. For me, if I was out on the
    street, I wouldn't stick around for the whole thing (especially
    if I have to be somewhere). The Santana pieces have a nice
    groove - but they can tend to sound the same after a while. Most
    of the Santana pieces that I like are the ones with vocals -
    they add some interest and variety to the basic signature sound.

    When I lived in Vancouver I'd encounter a busker from time to time and I was usually busy with something or had places to be so I never hung around either.

    I'm a Santana fan so maybe that is why it caught my eye. :)

    I have never seen him sing, I don't think that is what he does.

    But why would you listen at a distance? I thought the guy with
    the briefcase was funny (afraid to get closer? ..and maybe drop
    in a few coins?.. ..or maybe he already did that.) ..but the
    real reason he was standing around for so long was eventually
    revealed. ;)

    I listen at a distance because Vancouver is ~5 hours away from there. I never noticed the guy with a briefcase, I'll have to watch again.

    The first time I saw that guy he was doing some ZZ Top, I am also a ZZ Top fan so there ya go.. :)

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Alan Ianson on Wed Feb 24 17:24:00 2021
    Hello Alan!

    ** On Wednesday 24.02.21 - 10:56, you wrote to me:

    I'm a Santana fan so maybe that is why it caught my eye. :)

    I have never seen him sing, I don't think that is what he
    does.

    I really like the Santana pieces that have vocals.

    Eg. Black Magic Woman, Oye Como Va, Smooth, Hold On, Evil Ways.

    And those are just a few.

    I don't care for long-running high octave guitar solos.


    The first time I saw that guy he was doing some ZZ Top, I
    am also a ZZ Top fan so there ya go.. :)

    I learned to appreciate some ZZ top, and AC/DC, when I went out
    with a girl that was into that.

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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757.2 to August Abolins on Wed Feb 24 16:18:08 2021
    Re: a sysop sings
    By: August Abolins to Alan Ianson on Wed Feb 24 2021 05:24 pm

    I really like the Santana pieces that have vocals.

    Agreed, Santana's vocal pieces are good. One of my favorite bands is Skywalk. I think there is one vocal piece on their last album but that's it, the rest was just music without any vocals.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From August Abolins@1:153/757.2 to Alan Ianson on Thu Feb 25 08:43:23 2021
    One of my favorite bands is
    Skywalk. I think there is one vocal piece on their last album but that's it, the rest was just music without any vocals.

    Cueing them up right now. There is also a "Sky Walk" band (two words).

    But Skywalk is a sort of modern jazz fusion?
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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757.2 to August Abolins on Thu Feb 25 13:05:11 2021
    Re: Re: a sysop sings
    By: August Abolins to Alan Ianson on Thu Feb 25 2021 08:43 am

    Cueing them up right now. There is also a "Sky Walk" band (two words).

    Yes, a more recent rapper I think, not the Skywalk I was thinking about.

    But Skywalk is a sort of modern jazz fusion?

    Yes, they were quite popular in Vancouver. I used to go see them play live at the jazz bar downtown from time to time, and other venues.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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