Ray on Letterman Feb 19th 2008

[catgrrrl]

Hi this is my first post. I've been lurking for a while. I'm so happy the new album is our in the states and I can't wait for a tour!

Anyhoo...

the Letterman performance is posted here:

consequenceofsound.com/2008/02/20/late-night-recap-220/

there's also a little youtube clip of Ray outside of Letterman (?)


I've enjoyed reading everybody's posts!!!

[noisyroom]

that youtube outside the theatre is Frank talking to Ray (he's the 1st guy)

[Smiley]

I saw that too Noisy.. He really has cut his hair pretty short!

Thanks for the QUICK LINKS Catgirl

[Iñakink]

Welcome!

[HollyH]

Thanks for the links -- and welcome dreamer!

I thought Ray's voice sounded a teensy bit ragged. Paul Schaffer was a hoot. He usually doesn't sing, does he? Dave remarked on it with surprise. And at the end Dave did get Dav-izz right!

Earlier in the show Dave was talking to Randy Jackson (who he?) about music and said "When I was a kid there was the Beach Boys, and the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones -- and that was it. Oh, and Motown." I nearly punched the TV. Couldn't he even have remembered to mention the Kinks on the night when Ray was his musical guest?

[catgrrrl]

hollyh said:

I nearly punched the TV. Couldn't he even have remembered to mention the Kinks on the night when Ray was his musical guest?

I totally caught that too!!!

[rose]

maybe this is why RAY seemed a bit peeved as dreamer mentioned??

I am so sick of The Kinks & RAY being over-looked, under-valued and otherwise taken for granted!

[catgrrrl]

rose said:

maybe this is why RAY seemed a bit peeved as dreamer mentioned??

I am so sick of The Kinks & RAY being over-looked, under-valued and otherwise taken for granted!

I did note a little smile and a breathed thank you when Dave pronounced his name correctly.

[Situation Vacant]

rose said:

maybe this is why RAY seemed a bit peeved as dreamer mentioned??

I am so sick of The Kinks & RAY being over-looked, under-valued and otherwise taken for granted!

On my way home from work, the oldies/classic rock station had this intro thing going:

What was it like to be like the younger brothers to the Beatles, the Rolling Stones? To always be in the shadow of the bigger stars? That was the Kinks and while some of bigger names disbanded by the 70's, the Kinks kept going for another 20 years. We are the only radio station that understands the Kinks. Then, of course, you hear Lola.

With the first line, I hoped it was the Kinks. I hoped the song would be something like Sunny Afternoon or Waterloo Sunset, but I figured it would be Lola.

[Situation Vacant]

hollyh said:

Thanks for the links -- and welcome dreamer!

I thought Ray's voice sounded a teensy bit ragged. Paul Schaffer was a hoot. He usually doesn't sing, does he? Dave remarked on it with surprise. And at the end Dave did get Dav-izz right!

Earlier in the show Dave was talking to Randy Jackson (who he?) about music and said "When I was a kid there was the Beach Boys, and the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones -- and that was it. Oh, and Motown." I nearly punched the TV. Couldn't he even have remembered to mention the Kinks on the night when Ray was his musical guest?

Yeah and how about the discussion on how you make money by writing? Couldn't he have mentioned that their musical guest was known as one of the best writers of the rock genre?

hollyh - I think you have all the right components to be a US Soccer fan. It's sort of like being a Kinks fan.

[HollyH]

Why -- because I wanted to punch the TV ;D ?

[Smiley]

I prefer RUGBY -- it's the SCRUM ;D