I've had Genius in the cd players for about 10 days now. I never get tired of it.

/Why is this under the sports tab?

shiat. Oops, not under any tab yet...

I blame the Firefox.

I still cry when I watch that last performance. Zevon could touch you with his music.

And then Kid Rock comes along in 2008 and skullfarks him.

Fellows: And then Kid Rock comes along in 2008 and skullfarks him.

He could have redeemed himself, by at least including a riff from Play it All Night Long.

Youtube has that final appearance on Letterman in it's entirety. If I remember correctly it is a 4 part video.

/Genius is an incredible CD.
//Everytime I listen to it I have The French Inhaler stuck in my head for weeks.
///So I drank up all the money...

R.A.Danny: I still cry when I watch that last performance. Zevon could touch you with his music.


i'm not a big Zevon guy, but i did make in "appointment tv" to watch that appearance. he and dave had a genuine friendship and you could tell that there was a lot of appreciation and admiration there. i'll have to look that up on youtube.


neat story about the guitar.

Turn those speakers up full blast and play him all night long.

Roland the headless Thompson Gunner!

OK, So exactly the same article as earlier.. but headline focuses on last paragraph..

And link was to real story, not "print" version.


/Zevon and Letterman are both class acts. Didn't know they had that kind of friendship. Good on them.

Loneliness and frustration
We both came down with an acute case
And when the lights came up at two
I caught a glimpse of you
And your face looked like something
Death brought with him in his suitcase

AH-OOOOOOO!

I posted this in the other thread -

Read the book by his wife. It was written at Warren's request, and included a LOT of his own journals, as well as comments by some of the biggest names in music, who also happened to be some of his best friends.

When I hear the term "troubled genius", there is only one person who comes to mind, after reading that book.

same article, same day, same tab...

am i missing something?

I'm sure I'll get a "no shiat Sherlock" from somebody, but Letterman and Zevon were actually friends for many many years. Dave even did some background vocals on one song (The Hockey Song) in the early 80's I believe

Letterman has always been a class act

/ha-ha-tlinked

To the mods on this one!

chevydeuce: I'm sure I'll get a "no shiat Sherlock" from somebody

/Not sappy
//touching
//Douche

Thank you Bukharin

I saw that performance. I had always kind of liked Zevon, but after that I was sold.

I saw a werewolf walking with a chinese menu in his hand.

Seven. Posts. Down.

/excitable boy

Sometimes when you're doing simple things around the house, maybe you'll think of me and smile.

/More like think of him and tear up.
//That and "Don't Let us Get Sick"

Funny, I just enjoyed a sandwich.

Bukharin: Turn those speakers up full blast and play him all night long.

I'll sleep when I'm dead

Dumb-Ass-Monkey: I posted this in the other thread -

Read the book by his wife. It was written at Warren's request, and included a LOT of his own journals, as well as comments by some of the biggest names in music, who also happened to be some of his best friends.

When I hear the term "troubled genius", there is only one person who comes to mind, after reading that book.

AWEsome book.

I'll be honest here, and I'm not looking for a flamewar either, but I've never heard of Warren Zevon until this thread. I looked up his last performance on Letterman, and watched the video, and I just absolutely did NOT like the song at all. I thought it was just horrible and found it difficult to sit through.

Having said that, I'd like to be fair, so I'm sure someone can suggest something else of his I might like, or an easier introduction to his music? I'm willing to give it a fair shot.

Subby, you're a farktard. This is the exact same story as the Letterman link 7 down where the Zevon story was already being discussed.

therealburkazoid: ... his last performance on Letterman, and watched the video, and I just absolutely did NOT like the song at all. I thought it was just horrible and found it difficult to sit through.

Dying of cancer is not performance-enhancing.

Another thumbs up for "Genius." Some days I feel like Mr. Bad Example.

R.A.Danny: I still cry when I watch that last performance. Zevon could touch you with his music.

My eyes get damp just thinking about it.

//Fortunate enough to have been there.

John Buck 41: Dumb-Ass-Monkey: I posted this in the other thread -

Read the book by his wife. It was written at Warren's request, and included a LOT of his own journals, as well as comments by some of the biggest names in music, who also happened to be some of his best friends.

When I hear the term "troubled genius", there is only one person who comes to mind, after reading that book.

AWEsome book.

Reading it now.

cartersdad: Bukharin: Turn those speakers up full blast and play him all night long.

I'll sleep when I'm dead

For my next trick, I'll need a volunteer.

chevydeuce: I'm sure I'll get a "no shiat Sherlock" from somebody, but Letterman and Zevon were actually friends for many many years. Dave even did some background vocals on one song (The Hockey Song) in the early 80's I believe

Some value of "close". 2002.
Album: "My Ride's Here"

My Favorite Zevon lyric:

When California slides into the ocean
Like the mystics and statistics say it will
I predict this motel will be standing
Until I've paid my bill

thanks for the clarification hot boxing.....

/is that a clarification or just a regular old correction?

Same story was greenlit 7 entries down. Today.

But fark it. Zevon was amazing.

/You know who else got weepy cause of Warren Zevon?

You got to sit on your ass
and nod at stupid things.
Man, that's hard to do.
If you don't they'll screw you
and if you do they'll screw you to.

I always play to win
when it comes to skin and bone.

therealburkazoid: I'll be honest here, and I'm not looking for a flamewar either, but I've never heard of Warren Zevon until this thread. I looked up his last performance on Letterman, and watched the video, and I just absolutely did NOT like the song at all. I thought it was just horrible and found it difficult to sit through.

Having said that, I'd like to be fair, so I'm sure someone can suggest something else of his I might like, or an easier introduction to his music? I'm willing to give it a fair shot.

You might try "Werewolves of London," probably his most recognizable song. AwwWOOOOOOOO!

Warren Zevon had 1 decent moment in American culture, and he owes most of it to Mr. Tom Cruise.


"Animal!, ooooraaawwww"

I don't see what Letterman's big deal was. He's just an excitable boy, I guess.

kevinfra: My Favorite Zevon lyric:

When California slides into the ocean
Like the mystics and statistics say it will
I predict this motel will be standing
Until I've paid my bill

What a coinky-dink. They're mine too [on most days. He wrote so many great lyrics, that it's impossible to claim only one singular set of them].

If EVER there was a songwriter who could have [should have?] been a kick ass novelist [or journalist or screenwriter or playwright], it was Warren.

T.rex: Warren Zevon had 1 decent moment in American culture, and he owes most of it to Mr. Tom Cruise.


"Animal!, ooooraaawwww"

Maybe if you live under a rock.

er "impossible for me to claim to prefer only one..."

Fellows: And then Kid Rock comes along in 2008 and skullfarks him.

Who? What?
This rarefied air I exist in allows me to miss stupid shiiittte like that until somebody points it out or I'm exposed to it years afterwards. As of this posting, I've never heard of it. And I'll put it waaaaaaayyyyyy down the list of my life's priorities to seek it out to hear it.

Had the pleasure of seeing Zevon twice in my life. Both times in a Louisville club called The Phoenix Hill Tavern. He was and will always be one of the great songwriters of my time.

Sappy tag unecessary. Too bad men can't reveal their real sappiness and be proud of it.

dajoro:therealburkazoid: I'll be honest here, and I'm not looking for a flamewar either, but I've never heard of Warren Zevon until this thread. I looked up his last performance on Letterman, and watched the video, and I just absolutely did NOT like the song at all. I thought it was just horrible and found it difficult to sit through.

Having said that, I'd like to be fair, so I'm sure someone can suggest something else of his I might like, or an easier introduction to his music? I'm willing to give it a fair shot.

You might try "Werewolves of London," probably his most recognizable song. AwwWOOOOOOOO!

I tried introducing an ex to Zevon with that song and "Excitable Boy." She thought the lyrics were kind of interesting but that the music just didn't go anywhere and she wouldn't listen to anything else. I probably should have started with "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" (was that the Letterman performance you saw, therealburkazoid, or was it one of the other two songs?) or maybe something off of Sentimental Hygiene.

Actually, I really like the performance of "Genius" from that final Letterman appearance (new window). Assuming that wasn't the song that turned you off, of course.