Quite a mash-up.
This is quite surreal—as I’m writing, Peter (from Peter, Paul and Mary) is in the very next room, singing ‘Puff The Magic Dragon.’ For real!
How did this come about? Rufus, my host, has a musical duo with Peter’s daughter, and he came by Rufus’ studio today to add some last minute touches to a new kid’s CD he is making, which involves re-recording some of his old hits.
Of course this song, as Ben Stiller’s character in ‘Meet The Parents’ would be quick to point out, is not really about a magic dragon.
The TED band is sounding pretty good. Mark Stewart was unable to rehearse with us today as he has a gig at Carnegie Hall with Bobby McFerrin. (Now HE’d be a cool guy to get to TED.) We were working out a Cajun version of a very famous Led Zeppelin song. This old Brooklyn brownstone was rocking today!
Man, I listened to those Peter, Paul and Mary albums all the time when I was little… “puff” is defintely a product of the 60s, but kids enjoy it on a different level altogether.
Bit o’ trivia: “Mary” was Christopher Guest’s babysitter when he was a kid! Now that’s a musical connection you’d never imagine…
Hope the rehearsals continue to go well.
Beech
Re: “Mark Stewart was unable to rehearse with us today as he has a gig at Carnegie Hall with Bobby McFerrin.”
One of my all-time favorite albums is ‘Paper Music’ by Bobby McFerrin (well, it’s not really by him but it is his unique take on classical music). Even if you aren’t a fan of classical music it is worth the effort to seek out this album.
Much luck to you, Thomas, at TED. Hopefully your calf is feeling better.
Rochelle
Have actually seen Peter, Paul & Mary in concert. Peter & Paul have about as much hair on their heads as you & I do, Thomas.
They were picketed prior to the concert by the Reverend Phelps & his congregation of hate-mongers.
“God Hates Fags” & other such signage, all carried by “good Christians” and their kids.
Jeez…
Wow, I didn’t know that, wadcorp.
Yeah, Phelps and his gang definitely don’t act like good Christians. They seem to have forgotten the Bible’s warning against self-righteousness and hypocrisy.
As a Christian, it is extremely upsetting to see such gross distortions of the religion I practice.
*sigh*