Day # 2

I've added a few new pictures, as you can see. That Rolling Stone shot of the young and hungry Outbound Express is a real keeper. The drummer and bass player I think were still in school in Danbury, CT when this shot was taken in Milford, CT, at the shoreside home of a young divorcee. Yes, friends, her name was Rainey (an appropriate 60's name, to be sure) and she had two teenage children, Brett and Robin. Robin, who was not of age, was a young blonde thing, and I think a picture will appear in the very near future. She'd be, uh, about 55 now. Crap.

Ok, time for a Chad and Jeremy reference to maintain the theme here. I went to look for my diary/journal that I kept in high school to find the exact date that I bought the first LP, but can't find it. It doesn't mean that I won't keep looking, and odds are it will turn up at some point, and I'll still be trying to maintain this thing, so I'll have to let you know when I find it. It was January, though, I'm sure of it.

Several songs, aside from the three hits (three hit singles on the first album!) stick with me still. Dirty Old Town is a classic folk song, written in 1949 by Ewan MacColl, and has been covered numerous times, from everybody from Rod Stewart and the Clancy Brothers, to Frank Black, U2, and mostly famously by the Pogues. C&J's version with their harmony and a wonderful harmonica solo is my favorite, though the Pogues rougher version has it's merit as well. The other great song, and re-done recently with a great jazzy guitar solo by Chad, is September in the Rain. This one has also been covered by a literal ton of people (Beatles & Willie Nelson included), but again the sweetness of the C&J version with strings has kept it as my favorite version. And I remember listening to the lyrics and hearing them for the first time in contrast to that snow storm in January. Oh well.

Feel free to comment. I actually did receive my first comment yesterday (thanks, KB) and more are invited. Later.