#Mike Baez

[redlettermediathings]

[opheliaintherushes]

Look, I am grieving the new Dylan biopic trailer, can everyone stop being antisemitic on this website for five minutes?

[sgt-celestial]

EVERYONE SAY GOODBYE TO MY OLD PERSON WALL

[krispyweiss]

Book Review: “Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon” by Joel Selvin

Tortured by his own brain and barely functioning, Jim Gordon still found comfort in music and by 1983 was playing in dingy clubs with a band called the Blue Monkeys.

The gigs were Gordon’s only normalcy in his world of deepening mental illness.

This moment before things fell apart serves as author Joel Selvin’s introduction to the drummer, who had once been the go-to session man in Los Angeles and was a former member of Derek & the Dominos and Traffic.

“Everybody knows how this story ends,” Selvin writes in the first chapter of “Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon.” It ends, of course, with the drummer murdering his mother, Osa Gordon, in 1983 after a career that established Jim Gordon as one of the most revered drummers in rock ‘n’ roll history.

Gordon’s tale is that of a gut-wrenching struggle with mental illness and stuff-of-dreams musical triumphs that veteran music journalist Selvin tells from an omniscient point of view, in the way Bob Woodward writes his political tomes, with citation saved for the notes and bibliography of the 302-page book.

With cooperation from surviving family members and former colleagues like Jim Keltner, Eric Clapton, Mike Post and others, Selvin paints a sympathetic picture of the Wrecking Crew drummer who struggled against the voices in his head as he recorded and toured with the Everly Brothers, the Beach Boys, Gordon Lightfoot, Joan Baez, George Harrison, Frank Zappa and others between stints in the aforementioned bands with Clapton and Steve Winwood. But while Gordon tamped down his emerging schizophrenia enough to engage in musical success, he also decked his then-girlfriend Rita Coolidge while the pair were on the Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour, committed other troubling acts of violence against women and engaged in behavior, such as speaking to people who were not present during recording sessions, that concerned his friends and family even as it left them at a loss of what to do.

Gordon’s career slowly dissolved as the 1970s turned to the 1980s and his grasp of reality grew more and more tenuous. Hospital stays and stints in rehab were unsuccessful at muting the voices that ultimately directed Gordon to kill his mother.

When they did, he listened. Gordon went to Osa Gordon’s house and murdered her with a hammer and butcher knife before heading out for a night of drinking. Police arrested a distraught Gordon, who confessed, the next morning.

He was sentenced to life in prison. Selvin ends the story in 1993 when Gordon and his fellow inmates are watching Clapton pick up a Grammy for his unplugged version of “Layla,” which Gordon was credited with co-writing.

“I’ll be darned,” Gordon said.

A more-complete book would’ve at least touched on the intervening 30 years, Gordon’s life behind bars and his 2023 death at 77. That said, “Demons & Drums” is the most-complete book on Gordon the world is likely to get and is worth the read. For despite its mildly sycophantic tone, and Gordon’s oft-horrendous behavior, Selvin has served up not only Gordon’s story but a fascinating history of the evolution of drumming and the 1970s music scene.

Grade card: “Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon” by Joel Selvin - B+

4/3/24

[mixtapemag]

NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL 2024 - SATURDAY.

Photos by Christopher Hall.

The Newport Folk Festival, the most important and enduring music festival in the United States, continued its 65th festival with a chill Saturday lineup.

Killer Mike played the festival for the first time, sharing songs from his latest Grammy winning album Michael.

Orville Peck was great on the Quad. This was the most surprising set of the weekend for me and the response was tremendous.

Joan Baez brought a huge crowd to the smallest stage at the festival - reading poems on the Bike Stage.

Katie Gavin previewed songs from her upcoming solo record with her MUNA bandmate Naomi McPherson on harmonies (which sounded heavenly).

Rhiannon Giddens played a lovely set midday at the Fort Stage.

Check out everything about Newport Folk Festival over here.

Christopher Hall posts over here. Warmer.

[jokerlennon]

dashboard simulator

mutual 1: [image of paul mccartney looking normal] such a sweet little polite mouse who lives in a forest. i need to do unspeakable things to him

mutual 2: 📸 carrie fisher and paul simon dancing #she should have been on tumblr

mutual 3: [beautiful fanart of 60s musicians as women]

mutual 4: even though graham nash was the woman of csny you cannot deny neil's feminine qualities

mutual 5: back in the torture vortex nightmare labyrinth again. mike nesmith just had a horribly awkward conversation with paul mccartney

mutual 6: [reblog of old man yaoi poll] #i am going to kill those puppets and then myself

mutual 4: [reblog of old man yaoi poll] #guys this isn't funny

mutual 7: [reblog of old man yaoi poll] #VOTE BRUCE/CLARENCE NOW OR DIE. GO MY SCARAB!!!!!!!!

mutual 8: [picture of john lennon looking normal] aaauuuughhh john......

mutual 1: john, paul, and silly love songs: quote compilation [readmore]

mutual 9: [clip of joan baez performing] #it's so over

mutual 10: the important thing to understand about head (1968) is the way the central theme of exploitation under capitali

mutual 11: the monkees gave me head and all i got was this stupid time loop

mutual 3: [long post full of photographs and quotes about and by george harrison]

mutual 12: frank zappa: what if it was called freaky canyon

[rogersandclarke]

mutual 1: see the thing about obi wan is that even if he could get pregnant he would do a force-abortion on himself because he believes that strongly in adoption

mutual 2: do you think matt damon was seething and coping when j-lo dropped "dear ben" or do you think matt and ben were still hooking up at this time? essentially if the album dropped in 2002, the bennifer engagement is nov 2002-january 2004, and matt gets married in 2005,

mutual 3: my ebay bidding war for paul reubens's spit in a jar is going really well due to the psychic attacks i've been sending to the other bidder

mutual 4: local authorities wont let me into this abandoned hoarder house in rural wyoming. dies horribly. #i love drunk driving

mutual 5: listen ive studied rpf for years you dont understand. the homoerotic undercurrent of britpop is a different breed than what george and bob had going on. theres a playful aura facilitated by the early 90s

mutual 6: i am going to pound philip seymour hoffman into the ground so lovingly

mutual 7: im doing crazy things to davy jones pussy over here

mutual 8: thinking of writing my thesis on the evolution of rpf #no don't look at my lb diary yes i watched 10 martin & lewis movies this week

mutual 9: you see robbie and bob were having on and off trysts ever since robbie stopped him from killing himself in 1966 but it took martin scorseses tender devotion to show robbie how unhealthy that was

mutual 10: thankfully neil young started estrogen in early 1970. otherwise she never couldve made harvest

mutual 11: how minutes of semi-truck sound effects do you guys think i can play on my radio show before people start tuning away

mutual 12: put this post underwater sorry. but i just feel so angry when people post about their mutuals like they're people they never talk to. i've moved to different countries three times for my mutuals.

mutual 13: [picture of orson welles and anthony perkins laughing on the set of the trial] do you think they ever fucked #hot! #who said that

mutual 14: i think i could fix norman bates if we got married and adopted the eraserhead baby together.

mutual 15: [picture of a computer fucking itself]

mutual 16: m sooooo girl drink drunk daveeeeee

mutual 17: eroticism of the machine? uhhh yeah only if the machine is a sexy car #STOP PUTTING THOSE COMPUTER PICTURES ON MY DASH

mutual 18: my warriors in maine are one step closer to slipping cocaine back into stephen kings food so he can be a good writer again

mutual 19: you don't understand. walton goggins isn't just gay in the show. he also walks gay in real life. you have to understand this.

mutual 20: im going to kidnap mike stoklasa and only release him when he makes a post coming out as bisexual

EDIT: ETHAN LET ME POST THIS: mutual 21: do you think lana del rey and joan baez are hooking up. why is lana with her everywhere and introducing her documentary and doing all these things. we KNOW joan is bisexual. do you think

[brucequeensteen]

people who had their heyday in the 20th century and that fame allowed them to get away with gender nonconformity that would otherwise have been seen as shameful or disgusting amongst the social norms of the time. actors and musicians that enjoyed crossdressing and drag performances and switching gender roles, but only ever did under the guise of comedy and satire in the public eye, but would talk about it as if it brought them truly euphoric joy. as if it was more than a joke to them. but either they arent themselves able to look deeper into that or they just simply never showed how deep it goes to the public eye. does that ever make you think. do you ever just stop and think about the people like that

nothing more compelling to me when old celebrities who are most likely dead now are a little bit transgender

[got-ticket-to-ride]

hi sorry but do you have any soft mclennon moments to share too :') the post you made about 22 seconds of longing hurt oh my god

Sorry for the delay in reply anon. I'm actually just a corporate collar acting my way as a temporary secretary every hard day's night, jobbing like a dog, 8 days a week in an English garden to afford a tan in the rain.

Hope this finds you well! Here are 22 McLennon moments as compensation for Johnny's 22 agonizing seconds in the pining video.

1.) "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" scene when they both looked at each other at the same time. And the director had to pan out the scene because it would've been too straight. I know dilated pupils when I see it.

2.) Inviting your favorite boy to a solo trip to Spain but you stayed in Paris because it was so romantic, sharing a bed, picking out clothes for each other, slurping all the banana shakes, you know normal roommate things according to historians.

3.) Getting a solo invitation from a hot photographer and bringing along your best boy because you are attached to the hip and can't be separated.

4.) Their need to constantly touch each other

5.) Scene in Help (1965), where John is using all his strength to carry George and Ringo's weight and not crush Paul (because boyfriend things)

6.) Holding hands for mental support during a recording. (John is needy, please forgive him)

7.) Walking Martha like a couple in 1967 - outfits coordinated and all

8.) Impressions by people who met them:

"[John and Paul] sort of had their own way of communicating. Hardly anything was spoken, they just knew what the other wanted or was getting at and they had the most amazing talent."

"He was like a different animal with Lennon. When they were together they became something else, more than just the two of them together. That communication was incredible. It was like two high-speed computers just fizzing between each other."

9.) John is hiding his cigarette behind him, because he doesn't want to bother Paul with the smoke. (You know, boyfriend things).

10.) A portrait, king and princess up front. John's thigh just casually resting on Paul's (yet again).

11.) The spider fingers during a press conference, because they are actually both 12

12.) That very flirty jam session in Austria in 1965 that was cut short, but they probably continued after anyway

13.) The way they talk about the day they met sounds like "how I met the love of my life" Happy Honeymoon <3

14.) Quote from Emerick

The lights in the studio were turned off to set the mood; the sole source of illumination was a table lamp next to the wall. The two beatles, lifelong friends and collaborators, sat on high stools, facing each other, studying each other’s lips intently for phrasing.

15.) When they answer each other's songs

Paul in Can't Buy Me Love: "If it makes you feel alright?"

John: "I Feel Fine"

17.) “I could even hear what they were saying off-mike; ‘Oh Paul, you’re so cute tonight’ was met with the reply, ‘Sod off, Lennon.’” — Joan Baez on accompanying the Beatles to their concert in Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver. 26 August 1964

18.) Paul looking at John like he wants to eat him later after finishing with "I'm a Loser"

19.) Giving instructions on how John's hair needs to "look"

20.) Paul acting as John's walking stick

21.) Paul's heart eyes during this 1966 conference (also that lip bite... eat you later?):

22.) John the worried boyfriend who checks on Paul in the middle of an interview and doesn't believe him when he just says : "oh, yeah..."

John internally: "come on now, why aren't you laughing at my joke babe? You're unwell!!!"

The Bottles over and out.

Thank you for this ask. This was quite fun! Would love to hear your thoughts too <3

[kvetchlandia]

I Spent...

some time today looking at a few preview clips from James Mangold's "A Complete Unknown," his film about the young Bob Dylan. I have mixed feelings about Mangold as a director, but the few released clips look decent, so maybe the film, which is due out in December, will be OK (or even better than that, I hope). Anyway, Timothée Chalamet plays Dylan. Chalamet is a fine actor and the costume designers certainly got the look and style of the young Dylan down...although, imho, Chalamet isn't anywhere near as stunning looking as the young Dylan was. Dakota Fanning, who's also a fine actor, plays a fictitious character named Sylvie Russo. I guess the estate of Suze Rotolo wouldn't allow her name to be used in the film, but the Russo character seems to be a thinly disguised version of Rotolo. It'll be interesting to see how Mangold, not a very political director, handles the persona of a character based on Suze, a very political red-diaper baby, and a young woman whose politics were extremely influential on the young Dylan. Edward Norton as Pete Seeger seems like a stretch to me, but again, Norton's a good actor, so maybe he can pull it off? I don't know the actor who plays Joan Baez (Monica Barbaro). It's kinda weird that the film seems to have Al Kooper in it, but not Mike Bloomfield. Since Bloomfield was central to Dylan's going electric, that seems an odd decision, but I guess we shall see. I was happy to see that Mangold and Jay Cocks (his co-screenwriter) included Dave Van Ronk in the film. I mean, what's the Village folk scene of the early 60s without Dave? Just for fun, Mangold and Cocks also bring us Maria Muldaur, Bobby Neuwirth, Mavis Staples and (this oughtta be good) another fictitious character, Gena Rotolo, I'm assuming based upon Suze Rotolo's older sister, Carla, who Dylan hated and wrote quite scathingly about in his song "Ballad in Plain D." I guess all this is my way of saying that I now have something to keep on living for until December. I hope it's good.

[wutheringdyke]

what do you mean mike nesmith wrote a song about bob dylan and one of dylans song about joan baez 😃 ..

[aquarianshift]

5, 30 and 48 for the fic writing asks please!

hi jav!

5. How many wips do you have? What fandoms/pairings are they for? if by wips you mean ones i'll never finish? i have a reader insert for it's always sunny (dead end), an audrey/dorothy bdsm fic for all creatures great and small (going nowhere), and a third part in my bob dylan/john/reader series (no legs). plus a j/p scifi-fantasy fic where john loses his dick. my only active wip is for the monkees, where mike nesmith and davy jones get beat up for being long haired weirdos.

30. How much do you edit your fics? Do you edit as you write, or wait until you finish the first draft? this is not a good thing, but what you see is mostly what you get. i do the bulk of editing in my head before i write. i get sort of married to certain turns of phrase and reluctant to change them. don't be like me.

48. Who is your favorite character to write for? Has this changed since you've started writing for that fandom? bob dylan all day. bd was my first venture into rpf and hes been the most fun to write since. there was a period where i liked writing john pov the most, because his inner monologue came easily to me, but as a yankee bob's dialect is the closest to my own. actually in that respect maybe i most prefer writing joan baez

[petoskeystones]

Favourite folk musician?

first off is the queen herself, joan baez, quaker icon and the real star of "dont look back" (TO ME).

and these guys! carrie fisher's ex husband and the actor who played nately in mike nichol's catch-22 (1970).

[theanticool]

Angelo Leo vs Mike Plania - 1-31-2024

Former super bantamweight champion Angelo Leo (23-1, 11 KOs) has been rebuilding his momentum after losing in his title fight against Steph Fulton back in 2021. He's won 3 straight since. He appears to want to be more of a finisher as he's gone up in weight to featherweight.

Leo will be on Pro Box over on YouTube this Wednesday (April 10) as he is set to face off with Eduardo Baez (23-5-2).

[tootern2345]

A gag drawing of Beavis & Butt-Head/MTV Animation producer, John Andrews as a pope by veteran NY Animator, Mike Baez and some tidbits of information

[briamichellewrites]

1

1998. Bria Michelle Johnson was the adopted daughter of investor, Chris Johnson and makeup designer, Rita Johnson. Together, their net worth was in the multi-billions. They spoiled their daughter with whatever she wanted growing up. She went to a boarding school in Switzerland where she was able to participate in their theatre program. They also paid for voice lessons, acting classes, piano and guitar lessons; and dance lessons. She learned ballet, jazz, and hip-hop.

With only three hundred students, the school was quite small. They knew that if given a chance, she would be on stage performing. Whether it was dancing during talent shows or performing in one of their plays or musicals. She often had the lead role because of her talents. Her parents tried to see her performances whenever they could.

At eighteen years old, she learned that her parents were killed in a car accident. A driver under the influence of drugs and alcohol crashed into their car at over a hundred miles an hour. They both died on impact. Because of their deaths, she was given everything. That included their house in Los Angeles, their apartment in Waldorf-Astoria, their car collection, a private plane, a house in the Hamptons, and a house in Middletown, New Jersey.

After graduating, she returned home to LA. She had nothing, as everything had to go through the probate court before it legally became hers. Her family’s attorney allowed her to live in the house until everything was settled. She could then sell or keep whatever she wanted. The house was her childhood home, so she wanted to keep it.

She was introduced to Brad Delson and Mike Shinoda by Jeff Blue, an A&R guy for Warner Music. He heard her demo and he had her come in for an audition. Once she was signed, he had her meet them. They introduced themselves to her. It’s nice to meet you. What kind of music was she looking to play? Indie folk or country. She wanted to tell stories like Bruce Springsteen. Even though she had grown up in Switzerland and LA.

Jeff had her play something for them, so she got a guitar that was lying around and picked it up. When she sang, they heard her voice. It sounded like nineteen-sixties folk rock. Maybe a little Johnny Cash or Joan Baez. When she was done, they clapped for her. Where did she learn how to sing? She had voice lessons in school. What school did she go to? She went to Saint George’s Boarding School in Switzerland. They had a performing arts program.

Boarding school? What was that like? It was an interesting experience. She guessed it was like college, except with more adult supervision. They laughed. What else did she learn? Did she take any music lessons or classes? She took piano lessons, dance classes, and acting classes. For dance, she took jazz, hip-hop, and ballet. It was a great way to work out.

She had to be on stage performing, even when she fell on her ass. They laughed. That happened once during a ballet recital. She got up, bowed, and then went back to the choreography. They wanted to help her with her album, so they invited her to join them. At the moment, they were using Mike’s in-home studio to make demos. They thought she would get along well with their band members. She thought it sounded like a cool idea, so she accepted their invitation.

Mike lived in a rented house with his college roommate, Joe Hahn. Together, they formed a band with Brad, Rob Bourdon, and Dave ‘Phoenix’ Farrell. They were currently looking for a lead singer after firing Mark Wakefield. He and Brad introduced her when she came over. The guys thought she was beautiful! Joe offered her a coke.

Yeah, thanks. They found she fit in perfectly with them. She could tolerate their sense of humor and she wasn’t afraid of being the only girl. Her long brown hair had been dyed black and cut short to her chin. It was hidden underneath a beanie. She had tights underneath shorts with an oversized Bon Jovi t-shirt and a plaid long-sleeve top. Dave asked if she was going grunge. She was feeling a little Seattle rock at the moment.

She was thinking of piercing the cartilage in her nose and getting a tattoo to honor her parents. What happened to them? They were killed by a driver under the influence of drugs and alcohol. I’m sorry. Thank you. She also wanted to adopt a kitten.

“Decisions. Decisions. What will you decide to do”, Rob joked.

“I don’t know. I’m indecisive. I’ve always wanted a cat but I’ve never been able to. It wouldn’t have been fair because I was at school.”

“Bria, get the cat”, Joe said.

“I might have to give into peer pressure.”

They laughed. Did she get the cat? She did! Woody was an eight-week-old brown and white domestic shorthair kitten. Everything about him was adorable! He meowed at her and pawed at her leg, making her crouch down to him. Hi, human! She said hello to him and scratched his little head. He got excited when he saw he was getting adopted. I’m going home! Meow. Meow.

They went to Petsmart to get everything he needed. He had a collar and a leash, which were required in the store. As they walked around, he looked at everything while in the cart. He was curious about everything! There was so much to see and smell and hear! There were humans everywhere! He wanted to say hello to them. Meow. Meow. Some of the workers stopped to say hello to him. Hi, human! I’m Woody! I got adopted today!

He wanted to play on the belt at the register, but Bria picked him up. She didn’t want his little paws getting smashed. When they got to the car, she put him back into his carrier before putting the purchases in the backseat. Yes, she had an assistant who usually did the shopping for her, but she wanted to do this herself. Nicole was hired by her mother to take over the day-to-day responsibilities.

She was a woman in her twenties who had recently moved to LA from New York. They also had a long-time housekeeper named, Rosita. She and her husband, Miguel immigrated from Mexico in 1990. They both loved Bria and her parents because they were so kind to them. Her parents gave them money when they needed help paying bills or expensive gifts. They were considered family to them. Bria was not a spoiled brat, despite her immense wealth.

She was taught to never look down on anyone and to always be thankful for what she had. Everything could be taken away from her at any moment. Woody had zero knowledge of that. He was involved in watching his human put everything together for him. His water and food bowls went into the kitchen. She filled up the bowl with water before setting it down. His litter box went into the laundry room.

His toys, bed, and cat tree went into the living room. He had everything a kitten could need and want. For the moment, he wanted to play. Bria went into the kitchen and found the takeout menus. She looked through them as she thought about where she wanted to order from. As she made up her mind, the phone rang. It was Dave. She invited him over and gave him her address. After hanging up, she ordered pizza to be delivered. She then went to the living room to play with Woody.

@zoeykaytesmom @feelingsofaithless @alina-dixon @fiickle-nia