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Post by Dianna on Oct 1, 2015 18:34:28 GMT -5
well the glitches were mentioned in the link Erik posted so others noticed it too. My thoughts. the audio/video people had 1 damn job!
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Post by rick on Oct 1, 2015 18:46:21 GMT -5
Erik, thanks for posting these. As for the Cal State Northridge account -- it was held at CSUN. They're pretty unlikely to report on the problems. And Broadway World is pretty upbeat and "boosterish." It's also very unlikely to knock a venue. You can tell by how one of the articles is written that the writer LEARNED about the breadth and depth of Linda's career probably mostly from the p.r. packet and the evening itself. I am not sorry I attended. But as someone who has been a fan -- and not a casual fan -- I can want better for Linda.
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Post by erik on Oct 1, 2015 19:09:23 GMT -5
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All good points, Rick. I knew too that CSUN's newspaper wasn't going to diss their own campus' event for the life of them, even with all the technical glitches and such.
As for the other writer--well, I can only shake my head at the enormously reduced attention span of some people that he/she only learned about this a great female singer's nearly half century-long career from this event itself. I had said in my review of Just One Look on Amazon that the media had practically forgotten that Linda was still breathing up until she announced that she had Parkinson's and that it had destroyed her ability to sing. That writer's lack of knowledge of Linda's career is practically rock-solid proof of that (IMHO).
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Post by sliderocker on Oct 1, 2015 22:26:07 GMT -5
Just home from the evening. I don't have any photos. Some may appear online in the next 24 hours. We'll see. I had seen Linda right when "Simple Dreams" was released when she appeared in Santa Monica, CA, with L.A. Times columnist Patt Morrison interviewing Linda. The evening was videotaped and shown here locally a number of times on KCET, an L.A. public tv station (not affiliated with PBS). It was a much smaller venue than the Valley Performing Arts Center where Linda was tonight being interviewed by Dan Guerrerro. A lot of the ground that is covered in the book and that has been covered in numerous interviews was trod again. From reading about other appearances by Linda in other cities, it seems that Linda now has a certain format to these proceeding where there is a multi-media presentation with slides and short video and audio clips. For example, the original recording of "Different Drum" was played prior to the one that was released ultimately. She also had the audio of Jackson Browne and J.D. Souther coaxing Linda into learning Warren Zevon's "Poor Poor Pitiful Me." The audio is off an old cassette so a transcript appeared on the screen of what is being said. However, there were numerous audio-visual issues tonight. When the transcript was on the screen it was poorly lit so about two-thirds of the screen was not readable. After the "Different Drum" phase, Linda was to go on to "Long Long Time," but the A/V equipment was not cooperating. In the lobby prior to the show, there were index cards to write questions for Linda. I wrote one but it was not read. One of the questions/comments was written by Alan Paul, the lone remaining original male vocalist of The Manhattan Transfer. He asked about any memorable moment in the recording studio. Linda said there were lots but she talked about how long it took for the guitar solo on "You're No Good." Linda told the story a couple times as she had to think of the sequence of events but she said she had heard it and then she went home at midnight. And she said it took a long time because "Andrew Gold was playing with himself." The audience laughed and Linda sorta chuckled but not as long as the audience did. She didn't seem to find that kind of humor that funny so she said, "Andrew Gold was over-dubbing himself." I've been wondering about Linda covering the same territory in these shows. Did that include the questions asked by the audience? It would be interesting to know what each member of the audience who submitted a question that wasn't chosen asked Linda. Were the questions that did get answered the kind that the answers could be found in Linda's book? Or were there any surprises? I got to wondering about if Linda's Parkinson's is affecting her memory, and if that's the reason she covers the same territory? Could her Parkinson's be blocking some of her memories?
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Post by rick on Oct 2, 2015 4:20:35 GMT -5
Just home from the evening. I don't have any photos. Some may appear online in the next 24 hours. We'll see. I had seen Linda right when "Simple Dreams" was released when she appeared in Santa Monica, CA, with L.A. Times columnist Patt Morrison interviewing Linda. The evening was videotaped and shown here locally a number of times on KCET, an L.A. public tv station (not affiliated with PBS). It was a much smaller venue than the Valley Performing Arts Center where Linda was tonight being interviewed by Dan Guerrerro. A lot of the ground that is covered in the book and that has been covered in numerous interviews was trod again. From reading about other appearances by Linda in other cities, it seems that Linda now has a certain format to these proceeding where there is a multi-media presentation with slides and short video and audio clips. For example, the original recording of "Different Drum" was played prior to the one that was released ultimately. She also had the audio of Jackson Browne and J.D. Souther coaxing Linda into learning Warren Zevon's "Poor Poor Pitiful Me." The audio is off an old cassette so a transcript appeared on the screen of what is being said. However, there were numerous audio-visual issues tonight. When the transcript was on the screen it was poorly lit so about two-thirds of the screen was not readable. After the "Different Drum" phase, Linda was to go on to "Long Long Time," but the A/V equipment was not cooperating. In the lobby prior to the show, there were index cards to write questions for Linda. I wrote one but it was not read. One of the questions/comments was written by Alan Paul, the lone remaining original male vocalist of The Manhattan Transfer. He asked about any memorable moment in the recording studio. Linda said there were lots but she talked about how long it took for the guitar solo on "You're No Good." Linda told the story a couple times as she had to think of the sequence of events but she said she had heard it and then she went home at midnight. And she said it took a long time because "Andrew Gold was playing with himself." The audience laughed and Linda sorta chuckled but not as long as the audience did. She didn't seem to find that kind of humor that funny so she said, "Andrew Gold was over-dubbing himself." I've been wondering about Linda covering the same territory in these shows. Did that include the questions asked by the audience? It would be interesting to know what each member of the audience who submitted a question that wasn't chosen asked Linda. Were the questions that did get answered the kind that the answers could be found in Linda's book? Or were there any surprises? I got to wondering about if Linda's Parkinson's is affecting her memory, and if that's the reason she covers the same territory? Could her Parkinson's be blocking some of her memories? Hello, Slide -- Again, to reiterate, I attended both of Linda's speaking engagements in the Los Angeles area. I wouldn't have it any other way and was really pleased to be there to see and to support Linda. The question cards were in the lobby for audience members to write out before the show. There was the "set" program, which, according to the sounds of it, Linda and Dan Guerrero had discussed at length over the phone. She asked more than once, "Is it over?" This show went longer than the one in Santa Monica, and, I am guessing that with Linda's health condition that two hours on a hot stage might not be the best for her. After Dan led Linda through the formatted evening, and then there was the musical performance section, then Dan got to the cards. I do not know if he had taken the time to look through them prior to the show. It didn't seem as if he did -- he seemed genuinely pleased and surprised to see / read that Alan Paul of The Manhattan Transfer had written a question and was in the audience. I thought Alan Paul's question was the best of those asked. I am paraphrasing: "Often things happen in the recording studio that you can't foresee. Can you talk about such an incident?" And then Linda got into the Andrew Gold "You're No Good" story. I've heard variations of it before. Yes, most of what was covered is in the book "Simple Dreams." A lot of still photos that appear in the book were put on the overhead screen. Linda seemed to know the order pretty well and said at least twice to Dan, "We didn't have these problems when I was running the PowerPoint." But I don't think that was Dan's fault. I think that was the A/V department at CSUN.
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Post by Goldie on Oct 2, 2015 4:40:56 GMT -5
from my namesake:
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Post by sliderocker on Oct 2, 2015 6:32:28 GMT -5
Hello, Slide -- Again, to reiterate, I attended both of Linda's speaking engagements in the Los Angeles area. I wouldn't have it any other way and was really pleased to be there to see and to support Linda. The question cards were in the lobby for audience members to write out before the show. There was the "set" program, which, according to the sounds of it, Linda and Dan Guerrero had discussed at length over the phone. She asked more than once, "Is it over?" This show went longer than the one in Santa Monica, and, I am guessing that with Linda's health condition that two hours on a hot stage might not be the best for her. After Dan led Linda through the formatted evening, and then there was the musical performance section, then Dan got to the cards. I do not know if he had taken the time to look through them prior to the show. It didn't seem as if he did -- he seemed genuinely pleased and surprised to see / read that Alan Paul of The Manhattan Transfer had written a question and was in the audience. I thought Alan Paul's question was the best of those asked. I am paraphrasing: "Often things happen in the recording studio that you can't foresee. Can you talk about such an incident?" And then Linda got into the Andrew Gold "You're No Good" story. I've heard variations of it before. Yes, most of what was covered is in the book "Simple Dreams." A lot of still photos that appear in the book were put on the overhead screen. Linda seemed to know the order pretty well and said at least twice to Dan, "We didn't have these problems when I was running the PowerPoint." But I don't think that was Dan's fault. I think that was the A/V department at CSUN. Thanks, Rick. I had gotten curious about Linda's health situation and wondered about that was affecting her and might affect her speaking engagements. Though her mind appears to be very sharp, I think she had mentioned somewhere else she had trouble remembering events from her past, which might explain the things she didn't cover in her book, and that it was attributed to her Parkinson's. The speaking engagements might be a form of therapy for her, although it also appears to be somewhat difficult for her. I thought it likely the covering of the material that was in her book may be what she remembers the strongest and had wondered if when it came to the audience questions, they looked over for questions that related to her book and wouldn't be something she might struggle to remember. I'd still like to see her here and would still love to ask her an out of left field question but at the same time, I wouldn't want to put her into a situation where she couldn't answer because she might not remember. (But, I also think that type of question would help her mind stay sharp.)
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Post by LindaFan3 on Oct 2, 2015 10:31:51 GMT -5
Our best bet for getting Linda to open up and share different memories is to get her booked on the Tavis Smiley show for PBS again. Or with another expert interviewer like Charlie Rose. She seems less guarded in those one-on-one interviews with a person she trusts, admires and likes (but not a close friends like John Boylan. Dan Guerrero who are naturally more protective of her.) It was on her press junket for Simple Dreams the book that she said some wonderfully candid things. Including how she "made out" with Marvin Gaye backstage at the Motown special. She also told the interviewer when discussing her Parkinson's that she had also battled cancer "but no one talked about that" she said. That was the first I'd ever heard of that. She was also asked about her affair with Lowell George and she confirmed it. But she said that information was published by a dear friend of hers after she mentioned it at a dinner party and thought it would stay private. As Uber-fans some of us would like to hear about the controversies. Does she remember throwing a tambourine into the audience, did she throw that chicken bone at Carly Simon, and what about that infamous trip to South Africa? The goal of this would not be too embarrass her, it would be to get a more rounded picture of her personality and humor. Although it is true we are not really entitled to that. I would not want to have a question immediately shot down. However I would ask this: "I had six Linda Ronstadt posters on my bedroom walls in 1978. In supermarkets your face was on the cover of every tabloid and on many of the major magazines, Few people in the world know superstardom on that high a level. But you don't mention it very much. I know you say it didn't matter because only the music mattered, but you had to deal with that for a very long time. Was it flattering, was it awful? I guess I'm asking when did you really know that you were insanely famous? She's far too humble to answer the question I think.
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Post by linda on Oct 2, 2015 10:33:00 GMT -5
Just home from the evening. I don't have any photos. Some may appear online in the next 24 hours. We'll see. I had seen Linda right when "Simple Dreams" was released when she appeared in Santa Monica, CA, with L.A. Times columnist Patt Morrison interviewing Linda. The evening was videotaped and shown here locally a number of times on KCET, an L.A. public tv station (not affiliated with PBS). It was a much smaller venue than the Valley Performing Arts Center where Linda was tonight being interviewed by Dan Guerrerro. A lot of the ground that is covered in the book and that has been covered in numerous interviews was trod again. From reading about other appearances by Linda in other cities, it seems that Linda now has a certain format to these proceeding where there is a multi-media presentation with slides and short video and audio clips. For example, the original recording of "Different Drum" was played prior to the one that was released ultimately. She also had the audio of Jackson Browne and J.D. Souther coaxing Linda into learning Warren Zevon's "Poor Poor Pitiful Me." The audio is off an old cassette so a transcript appeared on the screen of what is being said. However, there were numerous audio-visual issues tonight. When the transcript was on the screen it was poorly lit so about two-thirds of the screen was not readable. After the "Different Drum" phase, Linda was to go on to "Long Long Time," but the A/V equipment was not cooperating. In the lobby prior to the show, there were index cards to write questions for Linda. I wrote one but it was not read. One of the questions/comments was written by Alan Paul, the lone remaining original male vocalist of The Manhattan Transfer. He asked about any memorable moment in the recording studio. Linda said there were lots but she talked about how long it took for the guitar solo on "You're No Good." Linda told the story a couple times as she had to think of the sequence of events but she said she had heard it and then she went home at midnight. And she said it took a long time because "Andrew Gold was playing with himself." The audience laughed and Linda sorta chuckled but not as long as the audience did. She didn't seem to find that kind of humor that funny so she said, "Andrew Gold was over-dubbing himself." I've been wondering about Linda covering the same territory in these shows. Did that include the questions asked by the audience? It would be interesting to know what each member of the audience who submitted a question that wasn't chosen asked Linda. Were the questions that did get answered the kind that the answers could be found in Linda's book? Or were there any surprises? I got to wondering about if Linda's Parkinson's is affecting her memory, and if that's the reason she covers the same territory? Could her Parkinson's be blocking some of her memories? As the proud owner of the same disease that effects Linda, yes Parkinson's does leave you with cognitive issues. Very, very common. I figured that the questions that were given to her were ones that she should be able to answer without getting her off pace. I think that is completely fair to her. There is nothing worse than being asked a question that you SHOULD be able to answer and just simply cannot come up with the answer. It happens to me on a daily bases and it really sucks. Not to freak anyone out but, someone could ask her her children's names and she may not be able to come up with it that second. It's just the damn Parkinson's, that's all.
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Post by PoP80 on Oct 2, 2015 11:04:25 GMT -5
In all fairness, these speaking engagements in different parts of the country are aimed at folks who have not seen it before. Granted, most of what is discussed is already covered in the book, but there has to be a "scripted" format to follow. It's sort of a mini-version of a one-woman show in a condensed time frame. I would also like to hear Linda respond to questions that have not been asked over and over in multiple interviews, although that's probably out of her comfort zone.
By the way, did anyone catch Peter Asher's one-man show? I saw it a couple of years ago in NY. It was so entertaining and I didn't realize that he has such a great sense of humor. Here's a brief summary, in case you missed it.
We first came to know him through the global smash “World Without Love” as one half of the British Invasion duo Peter & Gordon. He returns in “Peter Asher: A Musical Memoir of the 60s and Beyond” which brings a multimedia experience to the stage, hosted by the two-time Grammy winner for Producer of the Year. Peter Asher moved effortlessly from his role with Peter & Gordon to Music Executive with the Beatles’ Apple Records, then famously- (as in cover of Rolling Stone magazine level famous)- to Producer and Manager, handling the careers of James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt and a host of others. Books abound, documentaries with half truths (and worse) are all too common, but, now, finally, Mr. Asher tells first hand his tales from the eye of the cultural hurricane in this intimate evening. “Memoir” includes film footage and photos from Peter’s considerable personal archive, brought to life with a storyteller’s gift, transporting audiences back to the heart of 60s popular culture. Icons such as Mick Jagger, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Marianne Faithful, Yoko Ono, Carole King, James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt are among the cast of characters in this narrative – along (of course) with the greatly missed Gordon Waller. The evening is filled with the music of Peter & Gordon, including “I Go to Pieces”, “True Love Ways”, and “Lady Godiva”. The songs given to Peter & Gordon by Paul McCartney are also front and center: “Woman”, “I Don’t Want to See You Again”, Nobody I Know”, and “World Without Love”, all of which were US Top 40 hits. Peter backed by a four piece band-presents these timeless classics along with other old favourites from that golden era.
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Post by rumba on Oct 2, 2015 11:32:13 GMT -5
In all fairness, these speaking engagements in different parts of the country are aimed at folks who have not seen it before. Granted, most of what is discussed is already covered in the book, but there has to be a "scripted" format to follow. It's sort of a mini-version of a one-woman show in a condensed time frame. I would also like to hear Linda respond to questions that have not been asked over and over in multiple interviews, although that's probably out of her comfort zone. By the way, did anyone catch Peter Asher's one-man show? I saw it a couple of years ago in NY. It was so entertaining and I didn't realize that he has such a great sense of humor. Here's a brief summary, in case you missed it. We first came to know him through the global smash “World Without Love” as one half of the British Invasion duo Peter & Gordon. He returns in “Peter Asher: A Musical Memoir of the 60s and Beyond” which brings a multimedia experience to the stage, hosted by the two-time Grammy winner for Producer of the Year. Peter Asher moved effortlessly from his role with Peter & Gordon to Music Executive with the Beatles’ Apple Records, then famously- (as in cover of Rolling Stone magazine level famous)- to Producer and Manager, handling the careers of James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt and a host of others. Books abound, documentaries with half truths (and worse) are all too common, but, now, finally, Mr. Asher tells first hand his tales from the eye of the cultural hurricane in this intimate evening. “Memoir” includes film footage and photos from Peter’s considerable personal archive, brought to life with a storyteller’s gift, transporting audiences back to the heart of 60s popular culture. Icons such as Mick Jagger, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Marianne Faithful, Yoko Ono, Carole King, James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt are among the cast of characters in this narrative – along (of course) with the greatly missed Gordon Waller. The evening is filled with the music of Peter & Gordon, including “I Go to Pieces”, “True Love Ways”, and “Lady Godiva”. The songs given to Peter & Gordon by Paul McCartney are also front and center: “Woman”, “I Don’t Want to See You Again”, Nobody I Know”, and “World Without Love”, all of which were US Top 40 hits. Peter backed by a four piece band-presents these timeless classics along with other old favourites from that golden era.
I saw Peter Asher's show in San Francisco. I loved it. Hugely entertaining and great stories. Linda was in the audience as well.
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Post by linda on Oct 2, 2015 11:52:59 GMT -5
In all fairness, these speaking engagements in different parts of the country are aimed at folks who have not seen it before. Granted, most of what is discussed is already covered in the book, but there has to be a "scripted" format to follow. It's sort of a mini-version of a one-woman show in a condensed time frame. I would also like to hear Linda respond to questions that have not been asked over and over in multiple interviews, although that's probably out of her comfort zone. By the way, did anyone catch Peter Asher's one-man show? I saw it a couple of years ago in NY. It was so entertaining and I didn't realize that he has such a great sense of humor. Here's a brief summary, in case you missed it. We first came to know him through the global smash “World Without Love” as one half of the British Invasion duo Peter & Gordon. He returns in “Peter Asher: A Musical Memoir of the 60s and Beyond” which brings a multimedia experience to the stage, hosted by the two-time Grammy winner for Producer of the Year. Peter Asher moved effortlessly from his role with Peter & Gordon to Music Executive with the Beatles’ Apple Records, then famously- (as in cover of Rolling Stone magazine level famous)- to Producer and Manager, handling the careers of James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt and a host of others. Books abound, documentaries with half truths (and worse) are all too common, but, now, finally, Mr. Asher tells first hand his tales from the eye of the cultural hurricane in this intimate evening. “Memoir” includes film footage and photos from Peter’s considerable personal archive, brought to life with a storyteller’s gift, transporting audiences back to the heart of 60s popular culture. Icons such as Mick Jagger, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Marianne Faithful, Yoko Ono, Carole King, James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt are among the cast of characters in this narrative – along (of course) with the greatly missed Gordon Waller. The evening is filled with the music of Peter & Gordon, including “I Go to Pieces”, “True Love Ways”, and “Lady Godiva”. The songs given to Peter & Gordon by Paul McCartney are also front and center: “Woman”, “I Don’t Want to See You Again”, Nobody I Know”, and “World Without Love”, all of which were US Top 40 hits. Peter backed by a four piece band-presents these timeless classics along with other old favourites from that golden era.
You are exactly right. Besides who would go from the East coast to the West coast just for a speaking engagement. lol
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Post by PoP80 on Oct 2, 2015 11:57:49 GMT -5
Cool!! Glad to hear Linda saw the show and I'm sure she loved it, too. I saw it at a very small venue which made it even better.
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Post by simpledream on Oct 2, 2015 20:36:48 GMT -5
Hello everyone Not sure if this has already been posted (includes more photos) csunshinetoday.csun.edu/arts-and-culture/linda-ronstadt-walks-through-her-music-career-at-vpac/ Gotta say we're grateful for members posting reviews to events and places I'm assuming LR will never revisit due to health (Australia). And agree love when she is fearless in expressing her opinions. As for tech glitches, it would annoy me too - I'm assuming they did a run thru before hand? Never mind ... I would love John Rockwell to write an authorised biography and produce a documentary. cheers
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Post by sliderocker on Oct 2, 2015 20:58:51 GMT -5
Our best bet for getting Linda to open up and share different memories is to get her booked on the Tavis Smiley show for PBS again. Or with another expert interviewer like Charlie Rose. She seems less guarded in those one-on-one interviews with a person she trusts, admires and likes (but not a close friends like John Boylan. Dan Guerrero who are naturally more protective of her.)
I've wondered if Linda would be agreeable to the idea of a tv special for HBO or a documentary movie about her life and covering her Parkinson's, much like that movie that was made about Glen Campbell not too long ago? I watched that movie and felt an incredible sadness for him and what he and his wife and family are going through. His wife had to make an incredibly tough decision, and not all of his kids agreed with that decision. Of course, Linda isn't going through that, but it's frightening to think about the bleak future Linda has to look forward to. I'd like to see someone get the memories she can remember before it becomes too late.
It was on her press junket for Simple Dreams the book that she said some wonderfully candid things. Including how she "made out" with Marvin Gaye backstage at the Motown special. She also told the interviewer when discussing her Parkinson's that she had also battled cancer "but no one talked about that" she said. That was the first I'd ever heard of that.
I remembering hearing or reading something about Linda's battle with cancer a few years ago, and likewise, I didn't know anything about it. Same with her diabetes, which I don't remember the news media breaking that story either. But, with regard to her cancer, I think the reason no one mentioned the story is that either it wasn't mentioned at all or it was denied. I remember a press item about Linda being in the hospital when she was 60 for an ailment but it was denied that the ailment in question was cancer.
She was also asked about her affair with Lowell George and she confirmed it. But she said that information was published by a dear friend of hers after she mentioned it at a dinner party and thought it would stay private. As Uber-fans some of us would like to hear about the controversies. Does she remember throwing a tambourine into the audience, did she throw that chicken bone at Carly Simon, and what about that infamous trip to South Africa?
I'd doubt Linda would say anything about her relationships given her strong private nature. If she remembers the tambourine incident at all now, that might be something that could make her wince and want to forget. She could possibly see her younger self now as someone who was a little immature and had a bit of a temper that could've led her into trouble. When that tambourine episode occurred, I thought it was a miracle Linda didn't end up getting arrested or a lawsuit filed against her. She missed her target (the annoying photographer) but hit another member of the audience, who I think was reported as having been cut by one of the small cymbals on the tambourine. In today's world, that would've gotten Linda into trouble and a lawsuit filed against her. Even in the 70s, she could've been arrested for assault and battery.
The goal of this would not be too embarrass her, it would be to get a more rounded picture of her personality and humor. Although it is true we are not really entitled to that. I would not want to have a question immediately shot down. However I would ask this: "I had six Linda Ronstadt posters on my bedroom walls in 1978. In supermarkets your face was on the cover of every tabloid and on many of the major magazines, Few people in the world know superstardom on that high a level. But you don't mention it very much. I know you say it didn't matter because only the music mattered, but you had to deal with that for a very long time. Was it flattering, was it awful? I guess I'm asking when did you really know that you were insanely famous? She's far too humble to answer the question I think.
Linda was probably no different than any other superstar in that it was very gratifying on the one hand to be so popular and making a lot of money but on the other hand, she didn't like the fans intruding or crowding her personal space. I recall her complaining about eating in a restaurant and people coming up for autographs. Or people wanting to know her that she didn't want to know. Fame put her on the defensive, maybe to an extreme and combined with her shyness, she probably wasn't the easiest person to get to know or get along with. As she herself has said in more recent times, she should've been a lot more kinder and gracious to others in her younger days. I think she regrets to some degree who she was back then.
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Post by LindaFan3 on Oct 2, 2015 23:34:32 GMT -5
How wonderful if there could be "A Conversation with Linda Ronstadt and Peter Asher." They could go album by album, tour by tour and you just know new things would come out of the woodwork as they reminisced together. I really think it would be the best way to get her rock stardom heyday fully covered since it got rather scant attention in the book
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Post by rumba on Oct 2, 2015 23:49:53 GMT -5
How wonderful if there could be "A Conversation with Linda Ronstadt and Peter Asher." They could go album by album, tour by tour and you just know new things would come out of the woodwork as they reminisced together. I really think it would be the best way to get her rock stardom heyday fully covered since it got rather scant attention in the book Will never happen unfortunately. She's not interested in that.
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Post by sliderocker on Oct 3, 2015 13:30:00 GMT -5
As the proud owner of the same disease that effects Linda, yes Parkinson's does leave you with cognitive issues. Very, very common. I figured that the questions that were given to her were ones that she should be able to answer without getting her off pace. I think that is completely fair to her. There is nothing worse than being asked a question that you SHOULD be able to answer and just simply cannot come up with the answer. It happens to me on a daily bases and it really sucks. Not to freak anyone out but, someone could ask her her children's names and she may not be able to come up with it that second. It's just the damn Parkinson's, that's all. [/quote] My sympathies, Linda, and hope you are doing as well as our mutual Linda. One of the things I've been wondering about is whether hypnosis could be a useful tool for Linda , yourself and others having to deal with the disease? As in training the mind to re-route around the areas of the mind that are blocked. I deal with diabetic neuropathy and all the medicines I've tried have done little or done nothing. The medicine I'm taking now helps some but not enough. I've always been fascinated by hypnosis and by what it's capable of doing for us. With Linda's diabetes, I'd almost bet she's dealing with neuropathy as well but she may be ascribing that and some of the problems it causes to the Parkinson's. One of the most severe problems with diabetic neuropathy is maintaining one's balance in walking and not falling down. I knew one person who was diabetic and had the diabetic neuropathy (who has since passed away), who would get up only to immediately fall down. I'm not at that stage but I may be at some point in the future. Also, I had wondered about whether Linda's Parkinson's might not be Parkinson's at all but one variation of the diabetic neuropathy related to her diabetes? There are like four variations of the illness and some of the symptoms sound like some of the things that have been happening to Linda. I've also wondered if the fact she can't sing doesn't have to do with the Parkinson's but with one of the diabetic neuropathies? Here is a link the four as listed on the Mayo Clinic page: www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetic-neuropathy/basics/symptoms/con-20033336But, another question that nags at me, as Parkinson's is also a neurological disease, could it be Parkinson's and neuropathy are basically the same disease, with maybe the only difference being severity? Which leads me back to hypnosis. Could we reroute our minds around the section of the brain, to make a new pathway that allows us to do what we were capable of before? I think it's possible and maybe just hasn't been tried.
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Post by musedeva on Oct 4, 2015 1:53:17 GMT -5
There IS help for Mamacita Linda!!! please please somebody...get this to her...the woman has passed,,,but her daughter and many others carry on her HEALING modality work.....it is TRUE she was teaching on every continent....including working alot with the Russians....and appeared on the Coast To Coast-Art Bell show many times check it at 9:30 in, she talks about healing, etc., www.dolorescannon.com/
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Post by eddiejinnj on Oct 4, 2015 8:47:49 GMT -5
beautiful eyes in pic, muse!!!!! so nice of you to pay tribute!!!! eddiejinnj
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Post by musedeva on Oct 4, 2015 12:48:59 GMT -5
thanks Eddie....i was just becoming friends with kenny in SB before he passed...he really liked what I did with Miles Davis kind of blue stuff...I'm about to start again on my album of oriignals
BUT I LOVE LINDAAAAHHH!! she's my teacher!!!
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Post by musedeva on Oct 4, 2015 12:52:56 GMT -5
OMG!! I just saw what you wrote just now.!!! I had already posted the Dolores stuff last nite@@@!!! woowowoowo you said: Oct 3, 2015 11:30:00 GMT -7 sliderocker said: linda Avatar Oct 2, 2015 8:33:00 GMT -7 linda said: "Which leads me back to hypnosis. Could we reroute our minds around the section of the brain, to make a new pathway that allows us to do what we were capable of before? I think it's possible and maybe just hasn't been tried. " I IMPLORE you!! please check the video below your post...dolores...THAT is what she DOES@@@
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Post by sliderocker on Oct 4, 2015 21:21:17 GMT -5
Thanks, I will look into it as I've about given up on the drugs for the neuropathy. Hope both Lindas look into it as well, and all others who have a problem with neuropathy or Parkinsons.
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Post by Dianna on Oct 5, 2015 12:58:38 GMT -5
Thanks musedeva.. every bit helps! Best wishes health wise to other forum members too... Slide and Linda..
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Post by Goldie on Oct 5, 2015 13:58:03 GMT -5
Dolores was quite the woman. I always enjoyed her interviews and was very sad when I had heard she died. Coast did a short tribute to her soon after she died. Dolores left a wealth of information behind, much on audio and video. Her stories are amazing. More than amazing if true.
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Post by ronstadtfan4ever on Oct 6, 2015 21:38:12 GMT -5
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Post by Dianna on Oct 6, 2015 21:49:02 GMT -5
pretty ladies!
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Post by sliderocker on Oct 6, 2015 22:56:09 GMT -5
Thanks musedeva.. every bit helps! Best wishes health wise to other forum members too... Slide and Linda.. Thanks Dianna, for those wishes...something like that always makes me smile and makes the neuropathy pain more bearable. I have good days and bad days, mostly bad, as the pain is nonstop 24/7. It has other effects besides the pain, like elevated blood pressure and a higher pulse rate. That's why hypnosis interests me as a possible alternative to mostly ineffective drugs, which also come with side effects and dangers, like if you stop taking the medicine cold turkey. That could lead to a possible seizure which could be fatal. What's really ironic is that I believe the neuropathy worsened after I started taking the diabetes drugs and the first drugs for the neuropathy. The pain was miniscule before I was diagnosed as diabetic with complications but the pain increased in a short time after I started taking the drugs. And it's only gotten worse over the years! And nothing seems to work at reducing it, not even walking.
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Post by sliderocker on Oct 6, 2015 23:03:55 GMT -5
I agree but I wish Linda would let her hair grow out where it could be rearranged or restyled. That hair style just does not suit her at all.
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Post by Guest on Oct 7, 2015 0:01:24 GMT -5
Hi Sliderocker, Have you read the books from Dr. Bernstein. He is one of the top Drs in Diabetes and I know his book has helped many people reverse complications from Diabetes such as Neuropathy. He was diagnosed himself as a Diabetic when he was a child and explains in his book how he basically saved his own life through a very strict low carb diet. It has helped me a lot with my pre diabetes/insulin resistance. Hope it helps!! Hugs:-))
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