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Miles?
“Mr. Davis. We ain’t been introduced.”
Mr. Davis. What are you doing here?
“Whatever the fuck I want, you white motherfucker.”
Sure.
“Grateful Dead? That what all this shit is?”
Yeah, I guess.
“Broaden your horizons, you uneducated motherfucker. I played with the Dead. Weird-looking white boys. Could play a bit. Drummer wasn’t bad. That hairy Mexican motherfucker on guitar was a good kid. Respectful. Knew my music, and his history. I liked playing for those crowds. Freaky white kids, peaceful, they’d listen. Fuck white bitches. Bigger money. Playing with the Dead, yeah: good for me. Good for me.”
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Mr. Davis, I’m sorry: I cannot hear a word you’re saying. Could you speak up?
“I’m gonna run you over with my Ferrari, cracker.”
You’re no fun.
VROOOOOM
I should go.
https://theselvedgeyard.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/miles-davis-red-ferrari.jpg
http://img.ffffound.com/static-data/assets/6/53b7b0dcd040231ba50ce6b2ef3585e11d653abe_m.jpg
Happy St. Stephen’s Day
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stephen%27s_Day
There was a Miles Davis double-lp called Black Beauty, initially only released by Sony Japan in 1973. It was recorded at Fillmore West on April 10, 1970, when Miles Davis opened for the Grateful Dead. It has since been released on cd. Other tapes of the Miles Davis’ performances from the weekend of April 9-12 circulate, probably because Columbia seems to have recorded all four nights.
Miles had his usual incredible band: Jack DeJohnette (drums), Dave Holland (bass), Chick Corea (electric piano), Steven Grossman (soprano sax) and Airto (percussion). The album Miles At Fillmore was recorded the prior month, at Fillmore East, when Miles opened for Neil Young and Crazy Horse.
If you find and play Black Beauty, or the circulating April 12 70 tape (from which the above YouTube is clipped from), and then play the GD Apr 12 70 tape, you get a picture of what the whole night was like.
Sorry, had it backwards: the cd Live At Fillmore East was from March 70, the album Miles At Fillmore was from June 70, when Miles played with Laura Nyro.
http://cavehollywood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Miles_Fillmore_3-1.jpg
http://www.earthworksfilms.com/images/earthworks/laura-nyro-11.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2375/2230703028_c546f86e36.jpg
In my office right now.
In the category of Can’t Make This Up, Miles Davis’ road manager in the early 1970s was an infamous hippie named Coleman Davis, whom everyone knew as Whitey Davis (former Avalon Ballroom assistant manager, Crystal Ballroom and Sound Factory proprietor and so on). So Miles Davis road manager was a white guy called, appropriately, Whitey.
http://rockarchaeology101.blogspot.com/2010/04/some-notes-about-whitey-davis.html?showComment=1329153889910#c6986500660418840666
Thoughts On The Dead may not be based on reality, but it is still true to life.
http://www.matiklarweinart.com/images/gallery/13474727809e3bcbf520178fefcbcc29a89e159d9.jpg
shootin’ hoops
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqxiy6y8_SY
Since Bobby was best friends with Jimi, does that mean he was going to be a part of the rumored super group?
http://roa.h-cdn.co/assets/15/05/980×490/landscape_nrm_1422647679-lamborghini_miura.jpg
I think his Lamborghini Miura might be my favorite car EVAR
https://youtu.be/3_JZRhffYxE
That might be where that pic was taken, same outfit.
It’s a great set. His ’70 band could rival anybody’s.
How about Fela’s 1970 band vs. Miles’? There’s a Battle of the Bands you’d pay to see.
Hmm, that would be something else. I’m well versed in Miles but a Fela noob (thank you ToTD), I’m not sure I could even decide which band should open. Fela’s band is soooo good
Miles band though………either way we win right?
Having to choose between these two bands would be a great problem to have. Much better than bills or disease.
http://www.knittingfactoryrecords.com/2015/05/2266/
Fela complete 27 CD’s: http://www.importcds.com/fela-complete-collection/720841500421