"Egad Józsi, and (what about) the mask?" (A Holiday At The Sea Quarantine Playlist)

Here’s a Quarantine-inspired playlist. With a story arc of sorts. Sort of like a concept album, except it’s a mix.

Curious? Why don’t you give it a listen. I’d like to hear someone else try and describe the journey of discovery I was trying to capture here. What do you think? How would you tell this story?

Playlist:

1. “Cold Hard Times” by Lee Hazlewood

2. “Don’t Come Around Here No More” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

3. “We Will Become Silhouettes” by the Postal Service

4. “T.B. Sheets” by Van Morrison

5. “Sorry You’re Sick” by Ted Hawkins

6. “It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” by R.E.M.

7. “American Heartache” by the Wood Brothers

8. “Down With Disease” by Phish

9. “Down With Desperation” by Sammy Brue

10. “Sometimes It’s Hard” by Rainer

11. “Consider the Ravens” by Dustin Kensrue

12. “Love Is Everywhere (Beware)” by Wilco

13. “Shelter From The Storm” by Bob Dylan

14. “Love Knows (No Borders” by Howe Gelb

15. “I’ll Be Your Shelter” by the Housemartins

16. “Sisters and Brothers” by the Vespers

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Giant Sand, Live at Mad Dog Studios/The Atlantic Session (01/30/90)

I don’t know if it’s still around, but when we lived in KY (roughly 2002-2005), I was part of The Sandman Series. This was a CDR series of bootlegs organized by Jim Blackman and Howe Gelb. Basically, the way it worked was that CDRs were sent out to “seeders.” I was a seeder. The seeders committed to recording and mailing the CDRs to a certain number of people (I think it was around 10 but I really don’t remember). I seeded several different discs, but the one I still return to most was called The Atlantic Session.

The core group (at that time) of Howe Gelb, John Convertino and Joey Burns recorded this set as a demo for Atlantic Records at Mad Dog Studios in CA. It was never officially released until the Sandman Series helped bring it to the light of day. As the name suggests, this is a studio recording. The band is tight and the tunes are bitchin.

The set is available at the fantastic Archive.org.

Dive right in.

• Visit Giant Sand/Howe Gelb’s official website.

• Follow Giant Sand at Facebook.

• Follow Howe Gelb at Facebook.

• Visit the Archive.org page for the show.

• Browse all posts marked “Giant Sand” here at Holiday at the Sea.

• Purchase Giant Sand music at Amazon.

Giant Sandworms: "Body of Water"

Videographer Ray Frieders recently posted on Facebook:

“37 years ago today at Gates Pass, a spectacular backdrop for Tucson’s own Giant Sandworms. “Body of Water” was directed by Tony Sotelo and was the first of many 80’s music videos that I shot and edited. I am very fortunate to have these photos and some amazing memories! I am not sure what I love most, my full head of hair or the fact that I “borrowed” a KVOA news camera for this shoot.”

“Before Giant Sand there was Giant Sandworms, Howe Gelb's first band in Tucson. Here is their debut music video from 1983.

• Howe Gelb - Guitar, Vocals

• Dave Seger - Guitar, Vocals

• Billy Sed -Drum, Vocals

• Scott Garber - Bass”

• Visit Howe Gelb/Giant Sand’s official website.

• Follow Giant Sand at Facebook.

• Follow Howe Gelb at Facebook.

• Browse all posts marked “Giant Sand” here at Holiday at the Sea.

• Purchase Giant Sand music at Amazon.