tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33029962.post3649207784431696647..comments2023-10-28T08:04:25.241-05:00Comments on Long Live the Public Schools!: One More Time with Ray Davies (at the Beacon Theatre in NYC)Village Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10299021164466991478noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33029962.post-39051185092528282892008-04-16T17:16:00.000-05:002008-04-16T17:16:00.000-05:00Anonymous Gen X -- I envy you your generational ni...Anonymous Gen X -- I envy you your generational nickname. X is so much cooler than boomer. Then again, I shoulda been born into the punk generation as that is where my heart lies.Village Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10299021164466991478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33029962.post-87899056576171666862008-04-16T07:47:00.000-05:002008-04-16T07:47:00.000-05:00I'm not a boomer, I'm gen-x. (39) I was there and ...I'm not a boomer, I'm gen-x. (39) I was there and I thought it was amazing. Sad that most people won't get to hear the new Ray album or appreciate it if they did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33029962.post-81301096003507444702008-04-14T22:19:00.000-05:002008-04-14T22:19:00.000-05:00Thanks for the correction, Anon. And I wrote Real...Thanks for the correction, Anon. And I wrote Real World twice. It was late and a very raw post to be sure. My final thoughts on the evening can be found <A HREF="http://longlivethevillagegreen.blogspot.com/2008/04/ray-davies-at-beacon-theatre-part-2.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>Village Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10299021164466991478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33029962.post-91900107462996489482008-04-12T15:07:00.000-05:002008-04-12T15:07:00.000-05:00Great Review and it made me wish I was there! I'm ...Great Review and it made me wish I was there! I'm Not Like Anybody Else was a personal anthemn which I performed in the Band, Mr. Bubble, in the early 80's.<BR/>I saw the Kinks in Detroit 4 times in the 60's and 70's and Ray, when he was doing his solo/monologue performances at the Westbeth in NYC.<BR/><BR/>I got a copy of the new CD!<BR/><BR/>Don't you find this whole aging baby boomer thing kind of tedious?<BR/>(obviously in deep denial, I have more hair on my chin than my head these days)microdothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01564820031343630871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33029962.post-45380412939139239142008-04-09T18:45:00.000-05:002008-04-09T18:45:00.000-05:00I loved the concert. Going back to the early sixti...I loved the concert. Going back to the early sixties I was lucky enough to see a half dozen of their performance from the various eras of the Kinks.<BR/><BR/>Ray was wonderful. Needy, perhaps, but warm, generous with his time, and more genuine than most of the older artists.<BR/><BR/>Saw Bowie a few years ago at Mohegan Sun. Love him, but I felt he was going through the movements, smirking inside at the people who got the lyrics wrong.<BR/><BR/>Davies was open, enjoying, perhaps, that so many people could sing along to over thirty year old songs. That he could still sell-out locales such as the Beacon shows the enduring nature of his songs.<BR/><BR/>Haven't been well lately, but it was worth the walk to the Beacon to get a healing dose of one of the most wonderful writers and performers of my generation (and more). Love may he live!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33029962.post-12116611285018539762008-04-09T11:39:00.000-05:002008-04-09T11:39:00.000-05:00Agreed. seeing Ray is an experience not soon, if e...Agreed. seeing Ray is an experience not soon, if ever, to be forgotten. One small addition, he ended the second encore with "You Really Got Me."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33029962.post-55684645978795481132008-04-09T06:57:00.000-05:002008-04-09T06:57:00.000-05:00Wow, what a setlist! Glad you got to see such a gr...Wow, what a setlist! Glad you got to see such a great show, thanks for the report.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com