Here in California (a lovely song on a lovely CA day) (San Jose: homes, high school)

[coyoteskye]

For all of you who have that mysterious love for California as i do and for those out of state who have romantic notions about CA and if you love, like or can tolerate country western / folk music, here:
(just felt like sharing - a lovely song)
"Here in California"-Dave Alvin

[Clarks]

It is a good piece of music, Thanks, I betcha that you have been known to listen to Kpig....
Christy McWilson reminds me of Kate Wolf, who died much too soon.

As long as we are on this track, here is a poem with I think epitomizes the modern West.


Things of Intrinsic Worth

Remember that sandrock on Emmells Crick
Where Dad carved his name in 'thirteen?
It's been blasted down into rubble
And interred by their dragline machine.
Where Fadhls lived, at the old Milar Place,
Where us kids stole melons at night?
They 'dozed it up in a funeral pyre
Then torched it. It's gone alright.
The "C" on the hill, and the water tanks
Are now classified, "reclaimed land."
They're thinking of building a golf course
Out there, so I understand.
The old Egan Homestead's an ash pond
That they say is eighty feet deep.
The branding corral at the Douglas Camp
Is underneath a spoil heap.
And across the crick is a tipple, now,
Where they load coal onto a train,
The Mae West Rock on Hay Coulee?
Just black and white snapshots remain.
There's a railroad loop and a coal storage shed
Where the bison kill site used to be.
The Guy Place is gone; Ambrose's too.
Beulah Farley's a ranch refugee.
But things are booming. We've got this new school
That's envied across the whole state.
When folks up and ask, "How's things goin' down there?"
I grin like a fool and say, "Great!"
Great God, how we're doin'! We're rollin' in dough,
As they tear and they ravage The Earth.
And nobody knows…or nobody cares…
About things of intrinsic worth.
® Wallace McRae. All Rights Reserved. From Things of Intrinsic Worth and Cowboy Curmudgeon and Other Poems by Wallace McRae.

[coyoteskye]

Very nice.
Danke.
Yes KPIG ... sometimes.
But KKUP is my station of choice.
And KZSC has some great programming.
And by the way, for all you Dead Heads (or anyone who loves the G.D. - and i know this forum is just overflowing with y'all ), all day Sunday on KKUP to honor Day of the Dead .... Grateful Dead mini-marathon from 6am - 12 midnight.
KKUP Cupertino - 91.5 FM - Non-Commercial People's Radio
(peoples radio - %100 listener supported)

[Clarks]

Those must be Bay area stations, we get the "PIG" down here, but not the others. My personal music choices run to western, not country and western, but just plain western

[coyoteskye]

Originally Posted by Clarks

Those must be Bay area stations, we get the "PIG" down here, but not the others. My personal music choices run to western, not country and western, but just plain western

KKUP Cupertino has a strong signal that originates in Cupertiono (still, i believe) although they had to move the station itself to San Jose this summer.
And yeah, Both Bay areas.
KZSC is UCSC's station.
Where are you?
SLO county?
(too nosey of me?)
Too bad you can't get KKUP .... they have the most eclectic programming and often play western ... just western ... i think ... actually, what is just western?

[Clarks]

I am in SLO County, just an old dirt farmer, sort of.

A couple of western music singers :Don Edwards Music

+ + + The Legendary Ian Tyson Official Website + + +

I like this music, it hearkens back to a simpler time, it reflects the values I feel are important. I spent my early youth farming, my middle youth logging, fighting fire and wandering the lonely ranches of the Great Basin. It has wooden instruments, mostly guitars and fiddles. I like wooden instruments, and music written by musicians instead of marketing departments.

[FresnoFacts]

Originally Posted by Clarks

I am in SLO County, just an old dirt farmer, sort of.

A couple of western music singers :Don Edwards Music

+ + + The Legendary Ian Tyson Official Website + + +

I like this music, it hearkens back to a simpler time, it reflects the values I feel are important. I spent my early youth farming, my middle youth logging, fighting fire and wandering the lonely ranches of the Great Basin. It has wooden instruments, mostly guitars and fiddles. I like wooden instruments, and music written by musicians instead of marketing departments.

I lean toward the Sons of the San Joaquin myself. But then I've known the family for many more years than I like to admit.
The Sons of the San Joaquin - Home Page

[coyoteskye]

Originally Posted by Clarks

I am in SLO County, just an old dirt farmer, sort of.

A couple of western music singers :Don Edwards Music

+ + + The Legendary Ian Tyson Official Website + + +

I like this music, it hearkens back to a simpler time, it reflects the values I feel are important. I spent my early youth farming, my middle youth logging, fighting fire and wandering the lonely ranches of the Great Basin. It has wooden instruments, mostly guitars and fiddles. I like wooden instruments, and music written by musicians instead of marketing departments.

Yeah, i hear you.
I used Ian Tyson lyrics in my high school yearbook quote my senior year.
I knew the song via Neil Young.

"Four strong winds that blow lonely,
Seven seas that run high,
All those things that don't change, Come what may.
but our good times are all gone,
And I'm bound for moving on.
I'll look for you if I'm ever back this way."

[nmnita]

I don't want to hear about your beautiful Ca day. I don't think we have 3 days in a row since the 10th of Sept without rain...

I am wondering how people really live in Or and WA? I don't mind rain and icky weather in mid winter, but this is getting pretty pissy!!!!

Nita

[Clarks]

another good song there Skye.

Nmita, rain brings water, water brings life.