I don't think I could handle the photocopied Motown. But that's just   
   me.   
      
   Again, what happened to Todd Rundgren? Have your heard the "Liars"   
   album? It's tremendous.   
      
   On 9 Mar 2006 16:02:09 -0800, "diane" wrote:   
      
   >Dan, that's what I was thinking (wives/drag/etc.). You could always use   
   >the old excuse I used to hear on this newsgroup when I first arrived 8   
   >or 9 years ago: Steely Dan is a guy thing.   
   >   
   >Unless your wife has hired a seamstress to make her a beaded gown, or   
   >applied to the Babylon Sisters for membership, or is shining up a few   
   >battle-apples in her spare time, she might rather stay home!   
   >   
   >Probably not, though. She's probably hip to it all, as most women are   
   >who are passionate about Steely Dan, double-entendré and getting off   
   >to lyrical imagery.   
   >   
   >Although I wouldn't have wished for a MM/SD double bill, I have to   
   >admit the EMG tour had me worried. At the Gorge Amphitheatre, there   
   >were still thousands of tickets available on the day of the show.   
   >America is just not smart enough to buy Steely Dan, Don or Walt, or to   
   >turn out for their rare concert appearances.   
   >   
   >MM would be a huge draw. And the crowd that only knows MM would   
   >probably all go to the restrooms, or better, leave the venue completely   
   >when our boys began to play, leaving all those Golden Circle seats   
   >empty for us to rush up and occupy for relative chump change.   
   >   
   >Of course, it wouldn't be that way. They'd structure it so Steely Dan   
   >opened, then MM took the stage as a solo act, and then SD would return   
   >for three or four sentimental favorites with MM, and encore, and   
   >encore, and fade to black. So the MM-heads would be there all night.   
   >   
   >God, it's exciting to think of this. I gotta go turn some tricks or   
   >sell some plasma or something so I can afford the tickets by summer.   
   >   
   >love and kisses   
   >diane <-- pearl of the quarter   
      
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