Author: manofgreen
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Green Man Fêted Fall
And the seasons, they go round and round, and the falling leaves turn golden and brown. Many joined us at 7:09 directly after First Friday, October 4, in our cozy hillside enclosure for an evening of merriment and conviviality. We featured music of the earth and harvest time. New also came a darkened version of Stumpy, our…
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Host Celebrates Nativity
About 30 guests heard Thea and Danny play the first set, which lasted about an hour. Shelly read a birthday poem. Lina brought out cake with candles, which HR blew out after making a wish. Marilyn added homemade cranberry peach pie to the choices. Other poets read: Kit accompanied by Yaakov, Larry, Josephine, Ann, Merri…
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Otter Duet Played GMGS
Our first house concert after officially moving to Silver City took place on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. The newly dedicated Garden Salon displayed our reworked logo and mascot, Stumpy. Special guests were Virginia Palmer and Bill Oliver, two mainstays of Austin’s Otter Space Band. Their Never Say You’re from Texas Tour had tickled eardrums in…
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1964 Marathon
Downtown Silver City once again became the stage for a lengthy exposition of classic rock and pop music. Riding the coattails of our 1974 blast, but even more anachronistic, the 60th anniversary of 1964 began at noon on Saturday, August 17, and wrapped up by 7:09 that evening. I filled those seven-plus hours with surfer…
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Looking Back on Looking Back on 1974
There’s no time machine like music. On the other hand,nostalgia just isn’t what it used to be. I’ve produced oldies music marathons frequently since 1979, when hits from the entire 1960s decade poured out of my stereo for ofttimes 32 continuous hours, to my guests’ utter delight. Long about 2016, it seemed to make better…
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Green Man Brought Rain
When Summer Went Wet We began with the best-laid plans. Invitations for a June 29 event to revel in all things summer-y went out both electronically and by hand. For the patio that very morning I’d finished the new podium, a pie-slice-shaped, slightly raised platform for performers. A spotlight aimed directly at it. We’d arrayed…
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Winter Solstice 2022
Pastime with Good Company Our good friend Preston Tyree adeptly captured this year’s celebration on video here. Wæs Hæil!
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Summer Solstice Playlist
debuted 06-23-84 Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen – Sunset on the SageMonkees – The Door Into SummerFleetwood Mac – Sunny Side of HeavenSly & Family Stone – Hot Fun in the SummertimeAmerInds – Ute Sun DanceStan Getz – A Summer AfternoonFelix Mendelsohn – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, OvertureDonovan – Sunshine SupermanJudy Collins – Sunny…
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1972 Playlist
from the weekend of June 17–8, 2022 (code indicates month of release) 7201 Apollo 100 – Joy7201 Bread – Everything I Own7201 Faces – Stay With Me7201 Grand Funk Railroad – Footstompin’ Music7201 Hudson & Landry – Ajax Airlines7201 Melanie – Nickel Song7201 Michel Legrand – Brian’s Song7201 Neil Diamond – Crunchy Granola Suite7201 Robert…
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Jungle Junket turns 30
Here’s the original playlist from the first jungle party, which debuted May Day of 1992: title artist The Mooch Duke Ellington & Orch (1958) It’s Nearly Africa XTC Amazonas Strunz & Farah Daktari theme S. Mann Initiation/Trance Homrich/Gascoigne Stranded in the Jungle Cadets Quiet Village Martin Denny Shango Michael Olatunji Swingin’ Safari Billy Vaughn &…