Rise and Shine
Excerpt:
“You know my favorite Steely Dan moment? In Say Anything… when the dad sings ‘Rikki Don’t Lose That Number’ and it’s all bad, like, ‘Rikki don’t lose that nuuuuumber’ – that’s awesome.”
“I like that you have a collection of Steely Dan moments from which you can choose a favorite.”
Huh? Except from what? Is Steely Dan the band that has that album cover with like the leg person, and the brick wall and stuff on it? I know you know which one I’m talking about, of mom and dad’s? If so, that’s my Steely Dan moment cause I was always fascinated by that… if not… then I don’t think I have one.
Excerpt from a conversation I had with Sammi in the car yesterday.
I think you are thinking of Completely Breathless, by Captain Beyond: http://tinyurl.com/hp7hm
But the cover of Can’t Buy a Thrill is creepy in its own special way: http://tinyurl.com/kxwu6
I don’t have a “Steely Dan moment” because I am a dork and just love their music.
Whoa, Captain Beyond. A drummer in a band I was in was a big fan, though they were a tad formulaic for me. We had a keyboard player we called Captain Chemical, but that’s another story…
Steely Dan moment? A couple.
– Lead guitar solo in “Reeling” that made my blood hot playing it.
– “In the mornin’ you go gunnin’ for the man who stole your water” … premonitions of the upcoming flu pandemic
Many Todd moments (Darryl Hannah’s long lost fraternal twin);
– “I want to change the world”
An Elpee’s Worth of Toons: Todd album (must hear it to understand it)
http://www.rocemabra.com/~todd/tig/todd.html
– “You may think that I’m a fool, but I know the answer
Words become a tool, anyone can use them
Take the golden rule, as the best example
Eyes that have seen will know what I mean”
Just One Victory: Wizard, a True Star album
– “‘Cause everyone needs the love of the common man
Turn the world around, Too late tomorrow”
Love of the Common Man: Faithful album
my favorite steely dan moment is when”peg” is sampled by de la soul.
oh, and i also like laughing at dude when he sings about the “maaa-aagic ma-an.” good times!
ha! everyone has a favorite steely dan moment! not just me!
yep.. it was the Captain Beyond one… though I don’t know that I’ve ever heard a single Captain Beyond song… like I said, I was just fascinated with the cover..
in conclusion… Ginny’s Steely Dan Moments = 0
i’ve never even HEARD of captain beyond.
i do know the captain and tenille.
i also knew a girl NAMED Teneil (that spelling).
She was the other Marengo oboe-ist.
I used to think Steely Dan was the name of one guy, not the name of a group of people — a band.
But I dig John Mahoney singing “Ricki don’t loose that number …”.
the above comment reminds be of owen wilson saying “you know what bugs me? people that think jethro tull is just a guy in the band.”
Hmmmm….. I knew I thought I heard my ears buzzing……..