The highlight of my Labor Day weekend was supposed to be a Neil Young concert tonight, with the awesome Patti Smith as the opening act. Unfortunately, Neil’s Crazy Horse band guitarist, Frank “Poncho” Sampredo, injured his hand, so all of Neil’s shows were cancelled. I’m so disappointed, especially because I have a big-ass celebrity crush on Neil. A crush on both young Neil Young …
… and not-as-young Neil Young.
I don’t care what anyone says. Genius is always sex-ay to me. Also, how can I not love a guy who did a song called, “Dirty Old Man”?
Now that I’m not getting any musical thrills, I’m kind of wishing I was at the beach, rather than at home, trying to get a lot of work done. So here’s a throwback photo to Labor Day 1999, when I was at the beach.
Labor Day 1999 in Montauk, N.Y.
I remember those sunglasses. They were Armani and I looked at them in the window of the optician’s store for months while I saved up enough money to buy them. I wound up wearing them for years.
Hope y’all are either having a lot of fun … or getting a lot of work done. Whichever makes you happier!
Sorry you missed seeing Neil Young! I would have been infinitely more bummed about missing Patti even though I’ve seen her 14509324 times. Need to see her again soon as last time I saw her perform was the very last night of CBGB. It was bittersweet. I honestly think she kept singing for so long knowing that once she stopped it would all be over soon… yeah need to make a new Patti memory… even all the old great ones don’t make up for the night a legend died and being there to experience what seemed like an excruciatingly slow death. Love that short hair, and do I spot a leopard swimsuit peeking out? Once again the trendsetter, I think Miley saw this & tried to copy the tongue hanging out at the VMA’s! 😉 XXX PS only difference is she got it wrong!
LOL, MrB saw this picture and said the same thing about Miley!
Well I’m not surprised, great minds and all that! LOL! XXX
Snap re Miley and the tongue action.
Neil Young and Patti Smith on the same bill and then cancelled, that is a serious bummer.
I know! Who knows if they’ll even reschedule. Neil is unpredictable!
Aw, bummer about the Neil Young concert – he’s one of the classics I would kill to see (maybe not literally). We’re going to see Emmylou Harris in a month or so, and I’m hoping she will make it. These rock-n-rollers are getting up there!
Yeah, gotta catch them while we can, because they’re always threatening to retire!
I think I’ve seen the Who twice since their “last tour” in the ’80s though 😀
Neil srsly does not know another guitarist that could fill in? I’m sure Poncho would get over being replaced. And though it’s been said, you def out-Miley Miley.
I love Neil Young so much that I’m not even critical. I’m like, “Okay, Neil Young, whatever you decide is right.”
I’ve got a crush on Patti Smith myself…
I spent a lot of time pondering the cover of “Horses” back in my youth.
Look, I’m Canadian so I have to like Neil Young, the music. But old-guy Neil Young is not working for me.
Good, then we don’t have to get in a hair-pulling, face-scratching catfight for his attentions. Because I was prepared to go there!
“Genius is always sex-ay to me.” Me too. As young woman, I was always interested in the most intelligent person in the room and I still am. I married 3 geniuses. How many people can say that?
HA HA HA! I love it. Somehow, “married three geniuses” reminds me of Eleanor of Aquitane’s epitaph: “Here lies the daughter, wife, and mother of Henry.” Very succinct, but sums everything up!
Too funny!