Very cool track. Not sure how I would spell "Roah-Un", definitely not "Run". Also really enjoyed the Roxy/Ferry/Eno comp. Nice idea putting them altogether.
So, about 3 years after Katrina, on a Sunday night, I'm drinking at a bar next door to the house I'm renting in NO. My buddy, John, a great sound tech, who also lives next to the bar on the other side of the street, is bending elbows with me. Johns cell rings, and I;m just hearing his side of the conversation, but someone is trying t get him to go to an address across the river and tune a piano (which John did as a side gig). John demurs, saying he doesn't have a car. I pull out my car keys and dangle them in front of his face, so John gets the address and we are off. Address is a great, high end, gated subdivision. All we have is a lady's first name, but when we give it to the guard, he lets us in, and tell us how to get to the house. Pull up to a really nice place, lady meets us at the door, and points out the piano. John asks her how long she's been playing and she says its not hers - its her dad's who is upstairs sleeping. John tunes the piano (it wasn't really badly in need), and the lady asks if its ok if we wait while she gets her dad and has him check it out. Next thing we know, the lady (Fats' daughter), has Fats by her side descending the staircase. He strides up to the piano, and starts to play 30 second snips of his songs, while humming along: Blue Monday, When the Saints, I'm Going to be a Wheel, Walking to New Orleans. He stops and his daughter asks if the piano is ok. He says its great, and thanks John and me for coming out late on a Sunday. Asks how much he owes, and John quickly says the mini concert was payment in itself. Fats insists, but when John keeps refusing, he then says well wait I have something else for you. Goes into another room, and a few seconds later, appears with two of his albums, autographs both, and then plays a few more songs for us. Life in New Orleans. RIP, Fats.
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Don't mind the interruption. It is a great track.
Fats rules!!!
Captain Al
Very cool track. Not sure how I would spell "Roah-Un", definitely not "Run". Also really enjoyed the Roxy/Ferry/Eno comp. Nice idea putting them altogether.
So, about 3 years after Katrina, on a Sunday night, I'm drinking at a bar next door to the house I'm renting in NO. My buddy, John, a great sound tech, who also lives next to the bar on the other side of the street, is bending elbows with me. Johns cell rings, and I;m just hearing his side of the conversation, but someone is trying t get him to go to an address across the river and tune a piano (which John did as a side gig). John demurs, saying he doesn't have a car. I pull out my car keys and dangle them in front of his face, so John gets the address and we are off. Address is a great, high end, gated subdivision. All we have is a lady's first name, but when we give it to the guard, he lets us in, and tell us how to get to the house. Pull up to a really nice place, lady meets us at the door, and points out the piano. John asks her how long she's been playing and she says its not hers - its her dad's who is upstairs sleeping. John tunes the piano (it wasn't really badly in need), and the lady asks if its ok if we wait while she gets her dad and has him check it out. Next thing we know, the lady (Fats' daughter), has Fats by her side descending the staircase. He strides up to the piano, and starts to play 30 second snips of his songs, while humming along: Blue Monday, When the Saints, I'm Going to be a Wheel, Walking to New Orleans. He stops and his daughter asks if the piano is ok. He says its great, and thanks John and me for coming out late on a Sunday. Asks how much he owes, and John quickly says the mini concert was payment in itself. Fats insists, but when John keeps refusing, he then says well wait I have something else for you. Goes into another room, and a few seconds later, appears with two of his albums, autographs both, and then plays a few more songs for us. Life in New Orleans. RIP, Fats.
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