As the faithful know, Bibi LOVES Live From Daryl's House, Episode 54.
Episode 54
It brought about a seismic change in Bibi's already full life, introducing her to the great, the wonderful Butch Walker. My favorite cut from that show is
Say It Isn't So. Posted this so many times, here it is again.
Once Bibi heard this, life changed!
I know set lists for performances are set in stone in advance of shows--at least that's how AC/DC and Bruce do it--but SO hope Butch will include it on December 30.
Just so you get an even better taste of Episode 54, here's one of Bibi's other faves, Bodegas and Blood.
Butch n Daryl's band rock it!
Of course,
every song Butch does on the show is also one of my favorites: Sweethearts, Mixtape, Closest Thing, Why Was It So Easy...so, there it is. You may ask, what was the reason for this post? While Bibi is not prepared to go into the existential why of blog posts at this time, today, the reason is that I had a chance to talk Butch up to someone who immediately got on the web to look Butch up!!! So exciting when you get through to someone!! Once I'd talked to D for awhile, thought, why don't I listen to Say It Isn't So and once I did that, well, slippery slope. Had to watch the other songs, too. As a special treat (Bibi loves cat treats and this clip is a really great treat for you) here's the opening of Episode 54. How Bibi met Butch the first time!!!!!! You get a feel for Butch the person, what's important to him as an artist, a shortened form of what you would read in his book, Drinking With Strangers. A very good read! Plan to re-read it before the trip. Why doesn't the book have an index? Needs one. AC/DC's Maximum Rock & Roll has one, although it could be better.
Introducing: Butch Walker
If you began reading these posts after my AC/DC phase, you (regrettably) don't know that during slow times within AC/DC's last tour, Bibi would fill in the gaps by blogging about individual AC/DC albums, songs, why they were great and should be in the rock pantheon of all time. Wondered if I might do that about Butch Walker's music before December 30.
It's almost here (Bon Scott scream!) and even though Christmas is already exciting, knowing that I'll get to see Butch so soon, well, the excitement around Bibi is just palpable. Feel like there's a slight buzz in the air around me, the sky is bluer, the air crisper. Or maybe it's the cold front that came in last night, hard to distinguish. Tough to concentrate on the day-to-day since I have the Chicago guidebook and see that the few days Bibi has up there are too short to fit everything in.
Just so you know: there will be no time for "hoping to spot Butch somewhere in Chicago" as occurred in Paris with AC/DC. Bibi did enjoy meeting the fans outside AC/DC's hotel and Bibi was richly rewarded for sitting around in the bar, since I got to talk to Brian and Cliff--such sweeties--but really, Paris deserved more of Bibi out and about instead of hanging in a
really expensive bar. I read in one of Butch's tweets about an elite, pricey bar in Nashville. Ha, ha, ha. What a bunch of fiscal lightweights! If they thought
that place was rich for their (financial) blood, they would never be able to drink in Paris.
Oh, and btw, the Ernest Hemingway house was sold this year to private owners.
Bibi is checking now to see if visits are still allowed. It could work out that I'll only get to take a picture of the residence and
maybe think of a way to bring a dirt sample back to the ex. Bit of a family story: the ex always wanted to visit Graceland; Elvis was his hero. The only time his family went to Memphis, though, Graceland was closed for the day. So, the ex gathered some dirt from the property and kept it for years. That is now lost to the ages, so I thought I would bring some dirt back from the Hemingway (also one of his heroes) house for him. Bibi's thoughtful like that.
We'll see.
