Love your writing, been following for years. Just read today’s post and noticed you refer to Neil Diamond playing with The Band, it was actually your fellow Canadian Neil Young that was in attendance.
Rather than time travelling, and possibly screwing things up, my wish would be to be able to tap, at will, into the memory of any person who ever lived. I would be able to observe any event/experience, and I would know every secret, unsolved mystery, etc.
One of my all-time favorite cartoons shows a guy emerging from a time machine & announcing, "I just killed Hitler!"
Response from those nearby: "Who?"
The Last Waltz is on Amazon Prime, Tubi, and Pluto TV for free (although Prime isn't really "free", is it?
Love your writing, been following for years. Just read today’s post and noticed you refer to Neil Diamond playing with The Band, it was actually your fellow Canadian Neil Young that was in attendance.
Which, imho, makes it better!
Apologies, Neil Diamond was in attendance too but I think it was Young that had the issue with the booger sugar...
Yeah I fixed it. I accidentally mentioned Diamond twice.
It’s revelatory that I can identify everyone in that first photo. Not sorry I am, just old for sure.
Rather than time travelling, and possibly screwing things up, my wish would be to be able to tap, at will, into the memory of any person who ever lived. I would be able to observe any event/experience, and I would know every secret, unsolved mystery, etc.
I’d be there with ya
Still the best concert movie ever made. It's time to watch it again.