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| From | Donmand@aol.com |
| Subject | Warren Zevon - 1 year ago |
| Date | Tue, 7 Sep 2004 17:07:08 EDT |
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Today (September 7) is the one year anniversary of the passing Warren Zevon.
Zevon was a brilliantly gifted singer songwriter. In 3 minutes he could craft
a tongue-in-cheek song of despair: Poor poor pitiful Me"; a gruesome mercenary
tale: "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" or even romantic ballads like;
"Accidentally like a Martyr" and "Reconsider Me" to the eerily prophetic;
"Life'll Kill Ya". Most folks will remember his own top 40 Hit: the hilarious
"Werewolves of London." He even wrote a couple of sentimental songs to his Fans:
"Mutineer" in 1995 and his grand finale "Keep me in your Heart" in 2003.
Warren recorded 15 albums during his career; but he really liked to play
Live shows. He performed 12 times at First Avenue in Minneapolis between 1988 and
2000. His Concert's always had a “wild feel†that drew a very unique group
of music fans. Zevon would always add Minnesota references during his Live
Concerts’. Who could forget hearing the Werewolves: “walking thru Nicollet Mall
in the rainâ€â€¦. while the fans howled the chorus of “Werewolves of London.†I
had the pleasure of meeting Zevon several times after his legendary Concerts
at First Avenue. He was witty, gracious and always there for his fans.
The world lost a great musician one year ago. In honor of Warren: I'm playing
only Zevon music all day...today.
Don Manderfeld
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