Daddy Dee Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080208160230.p2cyq6q1&show_article=1 I think Neil is right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Of course music can't change the world, it can only change a few people's minds. It's up to those people to change the world. Two songs affected my life. I raced motorcycles in the mid-1970s, but gave it up when it seemed to be going nowhere. I thought about getting back into it in the early '80s, but I was getting older. Then I heard the song Imagination's Real by The Kinks a number of times, which gave me the confidence to go for it again. As it turned out, I was faster the second time around and had more success, including a couple of seasons in the Canadian pro ranks. I kept it up until my mid-30s when bones became too easy to break. The second song is Don't Dream It, Be It from the Rocky Horror Picture Show. That's been my motto for years and has put me in the mood to go for it many times in many ways. It also helps me to remind myself that "nothing can stop the Duke of Earl". Laugh if you want, but this kind of positive thinking keeps me from putting imaginary roadblocks in front of my goals and has enabled me to do lots of things that my friends thought would be either difficult or impossible. Life's challenging enough. There's no need for anyone to hold themselves back from their worthy goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Just Neil Young being Neil Young ................. No surprises there, none ................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Laugh if you want, but this kind of positive thinking keeps me from putting imaginary roadblocks in front of my goals and has enabled me to do lots of things that my friends thought would be either difficult or impossible.Life's challenging enough. There's no need for anyone to hold themselves back from their worthy goals. Aim for the chopping block. If you aim for the wood, you will have nothing. Aim past the wood, aim through the wood; aim for the chopping block.— Annie Dillard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuned4life Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Neil's music continues to touch the hearts of people all over the world. I have really enjoyed being along for the ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMcD Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I'm with Islander here. Thanks Islander! Music can't change the world. Well, maybe the Beatles were influential. It is more one person and inspiration. There is a thread going about favorite rock. I like to think of Loggins and Messina. It came out in the times of prog rock and, what can I say, a lot of unhappy songs. L & M was uplifting. Also, I have been watching the Styx video. On the whole, enthusiastic and energetic. The point, though, is that sometimes we're in a muddle. It is good to find a rock song where the author shares his own experiences of muddleness and later, success. It gives us all a jolt in the right direction. "The real direction, underlying dream". As Islander points out, positive thinking. Thanks again, Gil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Neil's music continues to touch the hearts of people all over the world. I have really enjoyed being along for the ride. Doug, I'm not knocking Neil at all ........... Neil has spoke the truth many times, some choose to ignore his words, as they have for 40+ years, that's all I mean ............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuned4life Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I know you weren't knocking Neil. He does what he wants whether the fans like it or not. I am not that thrilled about the fact that the next archive release will not be on CD. Only on Blue-ray DVD. what the heck is blue-ray DVD? I guess you need a special type of DVD machine. I am willing to pay the price what ever it is if I don't die waiting. I took the pic from my 1000.00 front row orch seats at Shea's Theatre Buffalo N.Y. on 11/30/2007. I will try a couple more pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuned4life Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Neil's bus in Buffalo N.Y. 9 degrees with 50 mph wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuned4life Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I think it takes balls bring a bus like this into Buffalo N.Y. on 11/30/2007. He left Toronto the night before in freezing rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rplace Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I took the pic from my 1000.00 front row orch seats at Shea's Theatre Buffalo N.Y. on 11/30/2007. I will try a couple more pics. I saw him 15 days earlier in D.C. What a great concert![] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldenough Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 And what exactly does Neil Young know about music ? [*-)] Or the world that we live in for that matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 He knows he has a loyal fan base. He probably isn't that bad of a person. But I can't shake my best friend's completely stoned out little brother telling us "he's a genius." We laughed then and I still laugh about it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldenough Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Aaaaaah......"Genius" the most overworked word in the English language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Still laughing just remembering his voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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