Musings on the Most Ridiculous Band I Can't Stop Listening To
Bobby’s taking the Campfire Band to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert tonight, and took this picture backstage. The Dead, Ratdog, The Midnites, Kingfish, this current group: you name a band that Bobby’s been in, and he was the good-looking guy. Son of a bitch is 69 and he’s still the good-looking guy.
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Okay, sure: not tough to be the best-looking one out of that lineup, but it’s still a W for Bobby.
I linked to this while it was happening, but here’s the video: Bobby, aided by Josh Kaufman, playing tunes cowboy and otherwise at the legendary Amoeba Records in Los Angeles. Here’s the set list:
Intro 0:01
Walkin’ Blues 0:45
When I Paint My Masterpiece 7:35
Blue Mountain 14:40
Only a River* 20:20
Lay My Lily Down* 27:20
Peggy-O (traditional)* 33:30
Ki-Yi Bossie* 40:15
Go and watch it, or at least listen. I’ve mentioned this before, but–unlike just about every other rock star his age–Bobby can still sing like a shaggy angel. Check out Masterpiece: he nails the high(ish) notes with the strength of a 28-year-old, but the precision of a 68-year-old.
Plus–and this will sound like heresy–he does Peggy-O better than Garcia. There, I said it. Don’t argue with me until after you watch Bobby’s version.
Bobby, ask that guy for a chicken sandwich.
“Oh, yeah. The best. They heat it up, serve it on a hard roll.”
You gotta marinate the chicken.
“24 hours, yeah.”
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