You can feel it in the room.

The late great Lowell George of Little Feat fame. Here he is explaining his slide guitar techniques to a roomful of Germans. Watch this whole clip. So much spirit and emotion filled up the room as he began playing and singing. This guy was a true genius of slide guitar.

Epic.

A major part of Michael Jackson's legacy is 1982's Thriller, which cemented his reputation as the top '80s pop musician. In its initial run, about 25 million copies of the album sold in the US, with another 20 million overseas.

Groundbreaking MTV videos for the album's title track, "Beat It," and "Billie Jean" were a big part of the record's success. Seven of Thriller's nine tracks entered the top ten, and the album remained at number one for 37 weeks in a row.

I remember getting Thriller as a Christmas gift in 1982. I was in second grade. I lived in a very rural town and we had a satellite dish. Remember the kind that stood about 16 feet tall and was about 12 feet in diameter? Yeah, one of those. Later that year, MJ released a video for Thriller on this little cable station called MTV.

Even though I was a child, I remember thinking that video seemed to be more theatrical than creepy.
Now, MJ seems more creepy than theatrical.

said best.

Big Fish Friday.

'nuff said.

Double black diamond state.

frontier airline
hertz rental
denver to basalt
buttermilk
green runs
figure it out
feeling good
roaring fork river
mexican food
snowmass
two creeks
greens and blues
talk of heidi klum
big burn
black run
shaky but controlled
frying pan river
a few casts no catch no release
beautiful
Della Reese?
$31 reuben sandwiches
blue run
action photo
calves ache
ibuprofen
pack our lunches
torn acl
stretcher
cuvee
laugh
deer crash
basalt to denver
hertz
frontier airline
home.

Big Fish Friday.

Technically, it is Saturday but I told you I would be back with BFF. So, here tis.

I'm Out.

Dear loyal readers,
Currently I am growing a beard and pretending to be a mountain man.
I will be back open for bidness on Friday, March 21st. with such popular features as Big Fish Friday.
Until I return, please enjoy the archives section.
Godspeed,
FDV

Opening act.

This is Kane Welch Kaplin. Saw them open for John Prine this past weekend. These guys are musicians in the true sense of the word. I went to buy their cd after the show. Sold out. They made some believers that night. Highly recommend.

R.I.P.

Just found out Jeff Healey passed away at age 41. He will be missed. "See the Light" blew me away when I was 16...still does.

Big Fish Friday.

Easy! Your gonna lose it!

2008 Song of the year (so far.)