Blues Traveler – Santa Barbara, CA (07/18/92)

Blues Traveler
July 18th, 1992
Santa Barbara County Bowl
Santa Barbara, CA

Master:
Nakamichi CM-300s/cp1’s on T-bar >Sony WM-D6C>Cass(m) >HHb CDR 800
Recorded from the 8th row, left-hand side.

Recorded & Transferred By OldNeumanntapr
FLAC’d By Dave Mallick
FLAC Tags + Front-Cover Artwork By OldNeumanntapr

Conversion:
XLIIS Cass Master Transferred: Sony TC-D5M >HHb CDR 800,
CD > xACT 1.69 >FLAC
FLAC Tags Via xACT 2.53

  1. 100 Years [04:45.24]
  2. Should I Stay Or Should I Go? [08:14.31]
  3. Crash Burn > [03:45.15]
  4. Dropping Some NYC [03:56.43]
  5. What’s For Breakfast [04:44.44]
  6. Ivory Tusk [06:37.67]
  7. Crystal Flame [12:36.36]
  8. Sweet Talking Hippie [13:53.38]
  9. Johnny B. Goode [03:24.41]
    Total: [61:58.39]

Notes:

Apparent tape stoppage between tracks 6 and 7, flip between tracks 7 and 8.

Taper Notes-
This was the second time that I saw Blues Traveler. They are a good band and a great opening act! (They opened for the Allman Brothers Band.) Not many tapers at the Bowl, from what I remember. I was one of the closest to the stage, in the 8th row.

Do NOT Convert To MP3.
Enjoy! Share freely, don’t sell, play nice, don’t run with scissors, etc. 😉

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1957)

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Sometimes while going through these old Cinema Sentries Reviews I come across a film that I have no memory of watching. Obviously, I did watch it because I wrote a review and I don’t make those things up, but the memory has faded. Honestly, my memory fades on most movies I’ve seen, but usually, I can remember watching them or at least a little of the plot.

If you had asked me yesterday if I’d seen The Inn of the Sixth Happiness I’d probably have said “yes.” First I probably would have asked who starred in it, but the title has a certain familiar ring to it. But I wouldn’t have had the foggiest idea of what it was about or if I liked it.

My review was mostly favorable, so I that’s good. I guess. Anyway, you can read my review here.

Blue Oyster Cult – Atascadero, CA (02/10/02)

Blue Öyster Cult
2/10/02
Bonnema Brewery
Atascadero, CA

FOB, Right; Neumann AK-40’s (x/y) >LC3 >KM-100’s >Beyer MV-100 >SBM-1 >Sony TCD-D7
DAT Master Transferred: Tascam DA-30 >HHb CDR 800 PRO Via Analog i/o. (DAT Was EQ’ed When Transferred To CDR) Level Knob Got Bumped Briefly During ‘Cities On Flame’.
CD Masters >FLAC (Level 8) Via xACT 2.28.
FLAC >WAV >Audacity (Smooth Out Level Imbalance In ‘Cities On Flame’, De-Amplify Selected Close-Proximity Hand Claps, Smooth Transition Between Disc I And Disc II) Fix SBE’s >FLAC (Level 8) + Tags Via xACT 2.53. Recorded/Transferred, Audacity Post Production, Tags, & Front-Cover Artwork By OldNeumanntapr (Re-Master April 2024)

Disc I:

  1. Burnin’ For You
  2. OD’d On Life Itself
  3. ETI (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)
  4. Pocket
  5. Buck’s Boogie
  6. Cities On Flame
  7. Quicklime Girl
  8. Perfect Water

Disc II:

  1. Unknown Tongue
  2. Astronomy
  3. Godzilla
  4. (Don’t Fear) The Reaper

Encore:

  1. Dominance And Submission

Do NOT Convert To MP3.
Enjoy! Share freely, don’t sell, play nice, don’t run with scissors, etc. 😉

OldNeumanntapr Notes:
I recorded this at the short-lived Bonnema Brewery in Atascadero. It had been a restaurant and was converted to a bar / restaurant / brewery with a small stage and an even smaller airplane hanging from the rafters. I recorded BOC and also The Fixx at this venue. The brewery only lasted a few years until the owner went bankrupt and the place closed down in 2005. It’s back to a restaurant now with another name.

The Jungle Book (1967)

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Is there anybody who sees the above cover art, or reads the title and doesn’t immediately start singing “The Bare Necessities”? I don’t think I want to know if the answer is “no.” The Jungle Book is a delightful film. I got this Blu-ray addition when my daughter was quite young. She immediately loved it and it became a staple of her television watching for a few years. If you’ve ever been a parent you know the joys of finding something your kid loves that won’t drive you completely insane after more than a couple of watches.

You can read my full review here.

Vera: Set 3

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We subscribe to the BritBox streaming service. As you might guess from the name Britbox serves up lots of British television. The Brits are great at crime stories. My favorite type of crime story is what I’ll call cozy mysteries. These show solve mysteries – usually murders (but not too gruesome murders – in exotic locales and are led by usually gentle, kind detectives. They are the kind of show you can turn on after a long day at work and just kind of drift off into them.

Vera is one such show. I reviewed the DVD of Set 3 many years ago and you can read that here. It does make me want to go back and watch some more of it. I know there are many more series of it on Britbox.

Top of the Lake: Season One

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Jane Campion has made some interesting films like The Piano (1993), The Power of the Dog (2021), and the criminally underrated In the Cut (2003). In 2014 she wrote and directed Top of the Lake a wonderful little mystery set in rural New Zealand. It stars Elisabeth Moss as a detective investigating the disappearance of a little girl.

They made a Season Two, but I’ve yet to watch it. I think I may need to rewatch Season One and then give the next one a go very soon.

You can read my review here.

Enough Said (2013)

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James Gandolfini will always be known as Tony Soprano. The role was iconic, the show (The Sopranos) changed television, ushering in the age of Prestige TV. Gandolfini was perfect in it.

But James Gandolfini was an actor. Of course. He may have completely embodied the brutal, murderous gangster who also needed a therapist, but he was not Tony Soprano.

There is no better way to understand that than to watch Enough Said, a lovely romantic comedy that understands the nuances of life and relationships.

Writer/director Nicole Holofcener has made a career of making these small little films that feel lived in and real. This is a lively movie and you can read my review here.

Sesame Street: Be a Good Sport

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When my daughter was little she absolutely loved Sesame Street. At the time we lived way out in the country, in the middle of Tennessee, and we had terrible Internet. So I used to request Sesame Street DVDs to review (and entertain my kid when nothing was on).

As I found out it is difficult to review Sesame Street. The show is funny and clever. It is wonderful for kids and there is enough pop cultural references to keep parents interested, but it is also extremely repetitive. There isn’t a larger storyline or big plot twists…

Anyways I said a few nice things about this one which ties together a bunch of sports-oriented stories. You can read it here.