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* "wasn't i always a friend to you...."

I'll make this brief cuz it's 3 a.m. and we just got back from a long drive after a couple of beautiful days seeing our nation's monuments in D.C. ... but I'd be remiss if I didn't acknowledge a certain video that popped up on YouTube a couple days ago, from a Monday-night concert in Houston:

I guess sometimes these "artist of the decade" quixoticisms can have pretty happy endings.

A hearty congratulations to Alejandro Escovedo (and to his co-writer of "Always A Friend", Mr. Chuck Prophet).

And a heartfelt thanks to Bruce Springsteen and his posse, for realizing such a dream.

(And, by the way -- that song? I guess I don't really much believe in the concept of "hit singles" anymore ... but if in fact they still exist, this is the best one Escovedo has ever made. Just wait till you hear the recorded version, due out June 10 on his new album, Real Animal....)

adios,
peter

Posted by peter on April 18, 2008 12:18 AM | Permalink