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Passims - Charley Noble on the MTA?
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Subject: Passims - Charley Noble on the MTA? From: Charley Noble Date: 28 Jul 07 - 10:37 AM I'm planning to be in the Boston area from 8/5 to 8/9, while my wife enjoys a national conference of state legislators and staff members. I'll be mostly free to explore and, if I'm lucky, enjoy or do some music. I know that Passims has its regular weekly Open-Mic Tuesday evenings, 7 pm to whenever, so I definitely plan to be there earlier for their sign-up. It would be nice if some of the folks who attend the MIT chantey sings were there as well. Most of what I sing is nautical, traditional style if not traditional. I'm not aware of anything else going on while I'm in town that's folk music related but I certainly would appreciate leads. Maybe I can get Barry Finn to give me a tour of his old neighborhood in South Boston. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: Passims - Charley Noble on the MTA? From: stallion Date: 28 Jul 07 - 12:39 PM Hey Charley let us know if you find anything for a Thursday night? (for October) |
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Subject: RE: Passims - Charley Noble on the MTA? From: Charley Noble Date: 29 Jul 07 - 03:35 PM I've checked the website for the Folk Song Society of Greater Boston and there doesn't appear to be anything listed yet for the first week of August. Maybe everyone is off to Maine for vacation. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: Passims - Charley Noble on the MTA? From: GUEST Date: 29 Jul 07 - 04:48 PM No No No don't get on the MTA another Charlie did and he NEVER RETURNED.
Thanks. -Joe Offer, Forum Moderator- |
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Subject: RE: Passims - Charley Noble on the MTA? From: Charley Noble Date: 29 Jul 07 - 09:39 PM Guest- That's always a risk in whatever town or city I'm exploring. The life of a troubador i a chancy job but it makes a man watchful, and a little lonely (who said that?). Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: Passims - Charley Noble on the MTA? From: frogprince Date: 29 Jul 07 - 09:46 PM Marshall Dillon, back on radio? |
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Subject: RE: Passims - Charley Noble on the MTA? From: Charley Noble Date: 29 Jul 07 - 10:06 PM Frogprince- Exactly! 7 minutes, not bad! Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: Passims - Charley Noble on the MTA? From: GUEST,Gene Date: 30 Jul 07 - 12:40 AM sorry bout that Joe...didnt notice my name missing...i periodically dump the cookie files and web browser pages... |
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Subject: RE: Passims - Charley Noble on the MTA? From: Charley Noble Date: 31 Jul 07 - 03:52 PM Well, I suppose I will find something to amuse myself with, other than Passim's on Tuesday evening. I just rechecked the Folk Music Society of Greater Boston website and there is still nothing featured for the first week of August. Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: Passims - Charley Noble on the MTA? From: GUEST,Barry Date: 31 Jul 07 - 07:52 PM I just got their calender Charlie, I'll check & get back to you. Barry |
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Subject: RE: Passims - Charley Noble on the MTA? From: Charley Noble Date: 31 Jul 07 - 08:35 PM Barry- I do appreciate your effort. I would hate to think that I'll have to resign myself to five days of drinking free booze at legislative hospitality suites. Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: Passims - Charley Noble on the MTA? From: Sandy Mc Lean Date: 31 Jul 07 - 08:45 PM I still sing about Charley and the MTA. Have a good trip Charley! |
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Subject: RE: Passims - Charley Noble on the MTA? From: Charley Noble Date: 31 Jul 07 - 08:59 PM Sandy- It may take more than a nickle to ride the MTA nowadays but I'll certainly be using public transit. For some reason I can't seem to find my favorite sandwich shop in Cambridge. It was called Elsie's and it was there the last time I visted Cambridge, back in 1965. Odd that it's not listed in the guide books or websites. "The ships I knew laid up and lost, the ports I knew are strange" to paraphrase the immortal C. Fox Smith. Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: Passims - Charley Noble on the MTA? From: Barry Finn Date: 01 Aug 07 - 02:33 AM Sorry Charlie, Elsie's has been gone for a good few yrs now, it was my area fav too. Barry |
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Subject: RE: Passims - Charley Noble on the MTA? From: Charley Noble Date: 01 Aug 07 - 08:28 AM Barry- Well, the No Name sea food restaurant is still out there on the Fish Pier and that merits a revisit. The Roseway is moored in the "gut" where the old tea ship used to lurk. The Constitution is still afloat. There are still a few things to track down that I'll find amusing. Our train pulls into town Saturday afternoon. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: Passims - Charley Noble on the MTA? From: Charley Noble Date: 02 Aug 07 - 09:47 AM Still no update on anything happening on the Folk Song Society of Greater Boston's calendar next week. Maybe interested members should consider joining me at Passim's on Tuesday. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: Passims - Charley Noble on the MTA? From: Charley Noble Date: 05 Aug 07 - 11:55 AM Just checking in to confirm that Judy and I arrived safely in Boston via train Saturday. I'm now at the NCSL(National Conference of State Legislators)conference center where we get free access to Mudcat and e-mail. Looks like a great day for me to mosey around the South Seaport area, visit the tea ship if it's there, wander out to Castle Park, find something to eat. Barry, if you check in here you might post an update for our plans for Wednesday evening. Cheerly, Charley Noble, who had no problems with the MTA yesterday |
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Subject: RE: Passims - Charley Noble on the MTA? From: Barry Finn Date: 06 Aug 07 - 01:44 AM Hi Charley, I'll see you at the No Name around %:30 unless you can make it earlier. "South Street Seaport"? Double check to make sure you're in Boston & not NYC. Rose Cousins is playing Passims Thrusday nite, she's worth seeing if you're still around. Barry |
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Subject: RE: Passims - Charley Noble on the MTA? From: Charley Noble Date: 06 Aug 07 - 04:28 PM Barry- I'll be there around 5:30 pm, on Wednesday, and Judy shortly after. It's about a 10 minute walk from the Convention Center. I lucked out yesterday. Beautiful weather, and when I wondered down to the Seaport to admire the Roseway she was ready to sail for a harbor cruise in an hour. I signed up and had a thoughtful bowl of choder at the adjacent Barking Crab. The crew seemed to know what they were doing and we sailed out briskly, scattering the various daysailers to and fro. Coming back there were so many Sunday cruisers about that the captain looked a little frantic so I kindly took over the helm and piloted us in (in my dreams!). Today was a more quiet day, with showers all around, so I'm hundered down at the Boston Public Library, one block from the hotel we're staying at, reading more about one of my favorite old-sailor poets Bill Adams. I thought I had found a "undiscovered" poetry book by C. Fox Smith but it turned out to be a special publication with only her poem about the "Race of Long Ago (Robin Adair)" in it. Cheerily, Charley Noble, Boston Public Library |
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Subject: RE: Passims - Charley Noble on the MTA? From: Charley Noble Date: 08 Aug 07 - 09:15 AM Surfacing again briefly! Tuesday evening I did manage to make it over to deepest darkest Cambridge and emerged at Harvard Square, half circled the block till I came to Church St. and then left down an annonymous alley which I hoped was Parker St. and there was a small sign identifying Club Passim! I then went off to a neighboring courtyard and exercised my banjo, frightening the local wildlife and small children. I returned just before 6:30 pm and was welcomed by John who added my name to the list, issued me a discount card, and explained the general rules. One's name is picked randomly for order and one gets two songs of indeterminate length. I settled in at a back table, and then prowled around looking at the photographs and other exhibits of past events and folk heroes. Judy arrived from her meeting and also settled in. Shortly after 7 pm Matt, the MC, announced the first performer and then read off the list in order. I was about two-thirds of the way down. There was quite a range of performers in terms of age, children to senior citizens; race and ethnicity; sex. Almost everyone played guitar, one played keyboard, I played banjo, and a couple of folks sang unaccompanied. There were a whole lot of original songs about love and loneliness and other angst but there were also some nice ballads and blues. I was particularly struck by Chris Elliot who presented a surreal song mixing Christ with Star Trek and Star Wars. My great moment finally came and I made my way up the narrow aisle to the stage. I adjusted the mics, brought up my banjo for positioning and the strap fell off..."The strap's fallen off!" I said to myself as I soon determined that the button that secured it to the rim bracket had come unscrewed. I remember muttering in the mic that I had had a dream like this the night before, which got a laugh, while I looked down at the black stage to see if I could find the two tiny black plastic pieces. I did find them! And they had come unscrewed rather than broken and I was soon back in action. Sang "West Indies Blues" to great applause and then "Mid-Watch" by Burt Franklin Jenness. Then we relaxed and watched the rest of the show. The food is actually quite good, unless you want red meat. John was delighted to hear that Barry Finn's long awaited CD was now available, and is looking forward to hearing it. I'll be meeting Barry and his wife at the No Name Restaurant at 5:30 pm at the Fish Pier to give him a more personal report. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: Passims - Charley Noble on the MTA? From: Joe_F Date: 08 Aug 07 - 09:34 PM Drat. I should have mentioned that the 6 p.m. Roseway cruise on Sunday was going to be infested by the MIT chantey singers. I presume you were on an earlier one. |
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Subject: RE: Passims - Charley Noble on the MTA? From: Charley Noble Date: 10 Aug 07 - 04:19 PM Joe- I would have loved to have known about the MIT chantey cruise but I couldn't change evening plans when I found out about it Sunday afternoon. We did connect with Barry Finn at the No Name Restaurant on the Fish Pier and had a fine seafood dinner while watching a huge crane pluck pilings out of the adjacent harbor area. For some reason the process reminded me of a visit to a dentist for teeth extraction. Yesterday there was a grand final special event launched for the National Association of State Legislators (& associated staff) down at a huge tent south of the Fish Pier. There were samples of Boston dining delights from fried seafood to Italian sausage, chowder and fish stew, free beer and wine, patriot re-enactors marching about with fife and drum, a small flock of Cape Cod fiddlers, a country rock band, and the Boston Pops Orchestra, and last but not least Rachapella (five incredibly talented acapella singers who could hold their own against any group in the country). The host committee from Massachusetts really did a good job of feeding and entertaining the 8500 legislators and associated staff and spouses. Today we staggered aboard the Downeaster (our AMTRAC train) and two and a half hours later were back in Portland. Another hour and a half and we were back home listening to phone messages and checking e-mail. Such "business" trips are really hard on one! Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: Passims - Charley Noble on the MTA? From: JudyB Date: 14 Aug 07 - 12:42 PM I'd like to say that next time it's Charley's turn to do the "business" while I get to play - but given that Charley's next business trip is to a Pirate Festival, even though I'll have a bit more free time than he will, I'm not convinced that an hour singing shanties is as much work as an hour in a workshop on how to provide for succession of state government in an emergency. I think either way - he wins. Arrghh! |
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Subject: RE: Passims - Charley Noble on the MTA? From: Charley Noble Date: 14 Aug 07 - 05:14 PM JudyB- Well, yah... But thanks for sharing! Charley Noble |
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