tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post5655973963330774578..comments2024-03-28T03:20:15.940-07:00Comments on Edward Feser: Woody Herman channels Steely DanEdward Feserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13643921537838616224noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-23811201056986729622009-08-17T12:00:32.467-07:002009-08-17T12:00:32.467-07:00Something like that, Warren, though they've sa...Something like that, Warren, though they've said they had no one specific individual in mind. Re: the name, I sure do, but this is a family blog... ;-)Edward Feserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13643921537838616224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-58651868940656145632009-08-13T09:14:21.627-07:002009-08-13T09:14:21.627-07:00I saw Woody around the same time, in the early ...I saw Woody around the same time, in the early '80s - in Fort Wayne, Indiana of all places, on a small stage raised above an ice rink in a big shopping mall. I agree, he didn't look so hot. His (very young) band sounded great, though!<br /><br />I'd never heard that Artie Shaw gave up playing the licorice stick in later life. Well, he was no Woody anyway (although again, great band in its day).<br /><br />As a long-time Steely Dan fan, I can only await that Scruton post with bated breath. Any theories on the meaning of "Kid Charlemagne"? I've always assumed it was about Owsley (or someone like him), the messianic LSD dealer during the Haight-Ashbury days... although the reference to Charlemagne escapes me. But hey, it's Steely Dan - it's supposed to be cryptic! (Bonus points if you know where the group's name originated....)Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13623170987747998335noreply@blogger.com