As a huge Neil fan and an admitted outsider (but also possessing just a little inside knowledge as well) I'd say that observing the way Neil has conducted his career and his life it's not a reach to think Cros is correct.
Also, that statement in print is basic and very inflammatory, I'm assuming that if pushed deeper on it Crosby would be a little more detailed on exactly what he meant.
Still, Neil always has done exactly what Neil wants, and Neil gets exactly what Neil wants. Nothing necessarily wrong with that, he's earned everything he's gotten, but he is pretty self-focused.
I've often thought his actions suggest a touch of the autistic, which would explain many things.
>>>Farm Aid...Bridge School<<<
Wonderful events, but all Neil has ever done for either of those is show up and play.
And as soon as he moved to SoCal and it got sticky with his ex-wife (who always was the mover on the Bridge School & the benefits) the Bridge shows ended and the school had to find other funding.
No criticism to any of that, just the way it went.
Maybe this is some of the selfish Crosby's referring to,,, (from Nash's recent book) -
After the Gold Rush
Nash captured this photo of Neil Young when CSNY was rehearsing for Déjà Vu at Stills’ home in Los Angeles. “It wasn’t until many years later that I found out that Neil would come to Stephen’s house, we’d rehearse for three or four hours, he would leave, and he would go to the studio and start making After the Gold Rush,” Nash says. “I have a feeling that in that shot, Neil is rehearsing a song he is going to record later for [that album].”
>>>>Wonderful events, but all Neil has ever done for either of those is show up and play<<<<
He is on the Board of Directors for Farm Aid and is listed, along with Peggy Young, as the organizer of the bridge school benefit concerts. So you're saying that he is just a figurehead?
Never saw CSNY. The Stills Young tour was fucking fantastic, but that was many years ago. The Blue Notes was also pretty damn good,,, but that solo acoustic tour was rough, thank God Dick Dale played later that night at Toads to get me back to normal. Since then if it ain't Crazy Horse, I have no need of Neil. And with Poncho's retirement I'll probably never see Neil again. Poncho was The Man.
The Horse Bridgeport with Patty Smith 2012 was the last time I saw Neil, phenomenal. Before that SPAC + Hartford Greendale, also superb. Nothing he's done since excites me enough to go see him.
Bless that Crosby, I've always had an affinity towards magnificent fuck ups,, you can include Brent in there too.
I'm saying that he's the star, so he generates the interest and gets all the credit while others do all the work.
Elliott Roberts did all the legwork on booking the acts for the Bridge School Benefits, a staff hired by Peggy did all the legwork on logistics (hotels, travel, etc.) BGP/Live Nation/Shoreline did all the operational legwork, Bridge School staff did all the advertising.
Neil made a few phone calls and played brilliant music at the shows.
The school itself was Peggy's idea, the shows were her idea, her passion for the school kept it all going.
Hell, even the big party they always had at their ranch the Friday night before the events was Peggy's idea (I was so close to being invited once or twice... damn you fate!)
It WAS Neil's idea to make the shows all acoustic. Atta' boy Neil.
Don't get me wrong, I love Neil, I love David Crosby on his own, I love CSN, I love CSN&Y. I've seen them all multiple times and would see any grouping of those guys again.
However, with a few notable exceptions, the best shows of any grouping of those guys I've seen have been the Crosby/Nash bands.
A bit more spare but more focused, and still very rockin' on most of the same songs.
Stills is good and he brings something unique to the party as well, but it's really Crosby & Nash that have the magical harmony.
Bridge I October 13, 1986 in Mountain View, California at the Shoreline Amphitheater
Performers included: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Nils Lofgren, Don Henley, Tom Petty, Robin Williams, and Bruce Springsteen.
Bridge II December 4, 1988 in Oakland, California at the Oakland Coliseum
Performers included: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Nils Lofgren, Billy Idol, Bob Dylan, G. E. Smith, Jerry Garcia & Bob Weir, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and Tracy Chapman.
Bridge III October 28, 1989
Performers included: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Tracy Chapman, Tom Petty, and Sammy Hagar.
Bridge IV October 26, 1990
Performers included: Neil Young, Cheech Marin, Gene LaFond and Larry Kegan, Jackson Browne, Edie Brickell, Elvis Costello, Steve Miller, and Crazy Horse.
Bridge V November 2, 1991
Performers included: Gene LaFond & Larry Kegan, Neil Young, Don Henley, Nils Lofgren, Tracy Chapman, John Lee Hooker, Sonic Youth, and Willie Nelson.
Bridge VI November 1, 1992
Performers included: Neil Young, Sammy Hagar, Elton John, Pearl Jam, James Taylor, and Shawn Colvin.
Bridge VII November 6, 1993
Performers included: Neil Young, Melissa Etheridge, Warren Zevon, Ann & Nancy Wilson, Sammy Hagar & Eddie Van Halen, Bonnie Raitt, and Simon & Garfunkel.
Bridge VIII October 1 & October 2, 1994
Performers included: Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Pearl Jam, Pete Droge, Mazzy Star, Ministry, and Indigo Girls.
Bridge IX October 28, 1995
Performers included: Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Beck, Emmylou Harris, Daniel Lanois, The Pretenders, and Hootie & The Blowfish. Blind Melonwere originally scheduled to perform, but canceled after the death of Shannon Hoonone week before.
Bridge X October 19 & October 20, 1996
Performers included: Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Pearl Jam, Bonnie Raitt, Billy Idol (Day 2 only), Pete Townshend (Day 1 only), David Bowie, Patti Smith, Cowboy Junkies, and Hayden.
Bridge XI October 18 & October 19, 1997
Performers included: Neil Young, Metallica, Lou Reed, The Smashing Pumpkins, Alanis Morissette, Dave Matthews Band, Blues Traveler, and Kacy Crowley.
Bridge XII October 17 & October 18, 1998
Performers included: Neil Young, R.E.M., Phish, The Wallflowers, Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies, Jonathan Richman, Eels, and Pete Droge & Mike McCready(Day 2 only).
Bridge XIII October 30 & October 31, 1999
Performers included: Neil Young, Pearl Jam, Emmylou Harris (Day 2 only), The Who, Sheryl Crow, Green Day, Billy Corgan & James Iha, Tom Waits (Day 1 only), Lucinda Williams, and Brian Wilson.
Bridge XIV October 28 & October 29, 2000
Performers included: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Beck, Dave Matthews Band, Robin Williams, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, and Tegan and Sara.
Bridge XV October 20 & October 21, 2001
Performers included: Neil Young and Crazy Horse, R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Tracy Chapman, Billy Idol, Dave Matthews, Ben Harper, and Jill Sobule.
Bridge XVI October 26 & October 27, 2002
Performers included: Neil Young, James Taylor, Foo Fighters (Day 1 only), The Other Ones (Day 2 only), Ryan Adams, Tenacious D, Thom Yorke, LeAnn Rimes, Jack Johnson, and Vanessa Carlton.
Bridge XVII October 25 & October 26, 2003
Performers included: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Willie Nelson, Pearl Jam, Indigo Girls, Wilco, Counting Crows, Incubus, and Dashboard Confessional.
Bridge XVIII October 23 & October 24, 2004
Performers included: Neil Young, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sonic Youth, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, Eddie Vedder, Tegan and Sara, Paul McCartney, Tony Bennett, and Los Lonely Boys.
Bridge XIX October 29 & October 30, 2005
Performers included: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Emmylou Harris, Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds (Day 2 only), John Mellencamp (Day 1 only), Los Lobos, Norah Jones, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bright Eyes, and Good Charlotte.
Bridge XX October 21 & October 22, 2006
Performers included: Neil Young, Dave Matthews Band, Pearl Jam, Brian Wilson, Foo Fighters, Nine Inch Nails (Trent Reznor), Death Cab for Cutie, Gillian Welch, and Devendra Banhartfeaturing Bert Jansch.
Bridge XXI October 27 & October 28, 2007
Performers included: Neil Young, Metallica, Tom Waits with Kronos Quartet, My Morning Jacket, Tegan and Sara, Jerry Lee Lewis, John Mayer, and Regina Spektor. Eddie Vedderwith Flea & Jack Ironswere scheduled to perform but canceled due to a private family matter.
Bridge XXII October 25 & October 26, 2008
Performers included: Neil Young, The Smashing Pumpkins (Day 2 only), Jack Johnson, Norah Jones, Wilco, Death Cab For Cutie, Sarah McLachlan (Day 1 only), Band of Horses (Day 1 only), Josh Groban (Day 2 only) and Cat Power. ZZ Top had been scheduled to perform on Day 1 but were dropped from the bill "due to a scheduling conflict." Band of Horses replaced ZZ Top in the lineup.
Bridge XXIII October 24 & October 25, 2009
Performers included: Neil Young, No Doubt, Chris Martin, Sheryl Crow, Fleet Foxes, Wolfmother, Gavin Rossdale, Monsters of Folk, Jimmy Buffett (Day 1 only), and Adam Sandler (Day 2 only).
Bridge XXIV October 23 & October 24, 2010
Performers included:[6]Buffalo Springfield, Pearl Jam, Elvis Costello (Solo Day 1 only), Merle Haggard (canceled due to health)[7] & Kris Kristofferson, Modest Mouse, Grizzly Bear, Lucinda Williams (Day 1 only), Billy Idol (Day 1 only), Jackson Browne & David Lindley (Day 1 only), T-Bone Burnett's Speaking Clock Revue featuring: Elton John, Leon Russell, Elvis Costello, Ralph Stanley, Neko Case, & Jeff Bridges (Day 2 Only), and guest appearances by Emmylou Harris (day 1 only) and Ramblin' Jack Elliott (day 2 finale only).
Bridge XXV October 22 & October 23, 2011
Performers included: Neil Young, Arcade Fire, Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds, Tony Bennett(Day 2 only), Foo Fighters(Day 2 only), Eddie Vedder, Mumford & Sons, Los Invisibles featuring Carlos Santana, Cindy Blackman Santana & Guests, Beck, Norah Jones and The Little Willies, and Devendra Banhart. Jimmy Fallon(MC for Saturday only (missed flight)), Diana Krall and Jenny Lewiswere scheduled to perform but canceled.
Bridge XXVI October 20 & October 21, 2012
Performers included: Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Guns N' Roses, Eddie Vedder, Jack White, The Flaming Lips, Sarah McLachlan, Foster the People, Lucinda Williams, Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang, Gary Clark Jr., Ray LaMontagne
Bridge XXVII October 26 & October 27, 2013
Performers included: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Arcade Fire (Day 1 Only), Queens of the Stone Age, Jack Johnson(Day 1 only), My Morning Jacket, Tom Waits (Day 2 only), Elvis Costello, Diana Krall, fun., Heart, and Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins. The Killerswere originally scheduled to perform on Day 1 but canceled.[8]
Bridge XXVIII October 25 & October 26, 2014
Performers included: Neil Young, Pearl Jam, Brian Wilson, Florence & The Machine, Tom Jones, Soundgarden, Norah Jones & Puss n Boots, Band of Horses, Pegi Young & the Survivors
Bridge XXIX October 24 & October 25, 2015
Performers included: Neil Young, Dixie Chicks, Ryan Adams, Sheryl Crow, St. Vincent, Gary Clark Jr., Spoon, Nils Lofgren (Day 1 Only) and Ben Harper.
Bridge XXX October 22 & October 23, 2016
Performers included: Neil Young, Metallica, Roger Waters, Dave Matthews, My Morning Jacket, Willie Nelson, Norah Jones, Cage the Elephant, Nils Lofgren
Not that anyone cares Cept old man l l t d but there's some pretty interesting history
On April Fools Day, 1917, a hold-up was staged on an employee who was working alone. The lodge burned to the ground, but was rebuilt the next year (possibly using insurance money). Legend has it that Cavalli operated Bonzagni’s not only as a bordello and speakeasy, but that there were various tunnels connected to an underground storage for whiskey, used by other speakeasies all over the San Francisco peninsula during Prohibition.
The property changed hands several times before Tony Fodera took over in 1931. He ran the place for a short time and then planted three dozen sticks of dynamite to blow it up and collect insurance. The dynamite failed to go off. Somehow he got caught and spent some time in prison.
Sometime around 1945, Grace and Mac McCarty took over and erected a sign out front: Boots and Saddle. From the late 1940s to the early 1960s Boots was known for Saturday afternoon jazz concerts. Live music continued in the following two decades, local Neil Young would play unannounced often during the 1970s.
I didn't get around to seeing the full lineup till 74. Can't recall seeing Nash solo ever? Have seen Cros plenty of times, saw Neil the most and the one Stills solo was 77 and it was an impeccable performance, stunning truth be told.
Cameras where rolling and Cros has an ego, he can also be a shit stirrer diva etc. I have been around Neil, I think strong-willed and lacks patience at times should be footnotes to selfish.
Bottom line is we are lucky they put out what they did, individually and collectively.
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I read that article the other
I read that article the other day. Crosby seems to be very comfortable facing his mistakes and opinions.
Something admirable about that.
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All 4 are dicks.
All 4 are dicks.
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Back in 2014, Crosby famously
Back in 2014, Crosby famously called Young's then-girlfriend and now-wife Daryl Hannah "a purely poisonous predator".
Big deal, she's been called worse.
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Don't tread on Neil
Don't tread on Neil
david is a loser
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<< most selfish
<< most selfish
- with the worst voice of the 4
Get a grip Neil, of that bug, now pull it outta your ass.
David would make a hell of a zoner,,,,, before getting banned.
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Selfish?
Farm Aid...Bridge School.
Did Mr Young refuse to share his coke with Mr Crosby?
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Not only that, he's got bad
Not only that, he's got bad breath, and rolls shitty joints.
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David is having a hard time
David is having a hard time coming to grips with the idea no one cares what he thinks.
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As an admitted outsider and a
As a huge Neil fan and an admitted outsider (but also possessing just a little inside knowledge as well) I'd say that observing the way Neil has conducted his career and his life it's not a reach to think Cros is correct.
Also, that statement in print is basic and very inflammatory, I'm assuming that if pushed deeper on it Crosby would be a little more detailed on exactly what he meant.
Still, Neil always has done exactly what Neil wants, and Neil gets exactly what Neil wants. Nothing necessarily wrong with that, he's earned everything he's gotten, but he is pretty self-focused.
I've often thought his actions suggest a touch of the autistic, which would explain many things.
>>>Farm Aid...Bridge School<<<
Wonderful events, but all Neil has ever done for either of those is show up and play.
And as soon as he moved to SoCal and it got sticky with his ex-wife (who always was the mover on the Bridge School & the benefits) the Bridge shows ended and the school had to find other funding.
No criticism to any of that, just the way it went.
Long live Neil Young!
Long live David Crosby!
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I'll take the last 4 Crosby
I'll take the last 4 Crosby albums over the last 4 Neil albums
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Maybe this is some of the
Maybe this is some of the selfish Crosby's referring to,,, (from Nash's recent book) -
After the Gold Rush
Nash captured this photo of Neil Young when CSNY was rehearsing for Déjà Vu at Stills’ home in Los Angeles. “It wasn’t until many years later that I found out that Neil would come to Stephen’s house, we’d rehearse for three or four hours, he would leave, and he would go to the studio and start making After the Gold Rush,” Nash says. “I have a feeling that in that shot, Neil is rehearsing a song he is going to record later for [that album].”
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>Farm Aid...Bridge School<<<
>>>>Wonderful events, but all Neil has ever done for either of those is show up and play<<<<
He is on the Board of Directors for Farm Aid and is listed, along with Peggy Young, as the organizer of the bridge school benefit concerts. So you're saying that he is just a figurehead?
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All of them have lived on
All of them have lived on drama since Springfield/Byrds days.
Crosby has put out five quality records in seven years.
Young has established himself as an important musician but he never joined a band he couldn't wait to quit.
I always wanted Stills and Crosby to do a duet thing.
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As per the interviews on CBS
As per the interviews on CBS Sunday Morning last week, Crosby is the odd man out. The other 3 talk and hang, and want nothing to do with him.
That said, the last Young show an saw was kind of beat. The acoustic part was too long, and 3/4 of the electric set was about Monsanto.
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The Stills Young tour was
Never saw CSNY. The Stills Young tour was fucking fantastic, but that was many years ago. The Blue Notes was also pretty damn good,,, but that solo acoustic tour was rough, thank God Dick Dale played later that night at Toads to get me back to normal. Since then if it ain't Crazy Horse, I have no need of Neil. And with Poncho's retirement I'll probably never see Neil again. Poncho was The Man.
The Horse Bridgeport with Patty Smith 2012 was the last time I saw Neil, phenomenal. Before that SPAC + Hartford Greendale, also superb. Nothing he's done since excites me enough to go see him.
Bless that Crosby, I've always had an affinity towards magnificent fuck ups,, you can include Brent in there too.
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>>>you're saying that he is
>>>you're saying that he is just a figurehead<<<
I'm saying that he's the star, so he generates the interest and gets all the credit while others do all the work.
Elliott Roberts did all the legwork on booking the acts for the Bridge School Benefits, a staff hired by Peggy did all the legwork on logistics (hotels, travel, etc.) BGP/Live Nation/Shoreline did all the operational legwork, Bridge School staff did all the advertising.
Neil made a few phone calls and played brilliant music at the shows.
The school itself was Peggy's idea, the shows were her idea, her passion for the school kept it all going.
Hell, even the big party they always had at their ranch the Friday night before the events was Peggy's idea (I was so close to being invited once or twice... damn you fate!)
It WAS Neil's idea to make the shows all acoustic. Atta' boy Neil.
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Neil says he follows the muse
Neil says he follows the muse. Whether he really means it or its just an excuse to be flighty, we may never know.
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Crosby says the same thing
Crosby says the same thing
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Whatever. They made some
Whatever. They made some good music that was a soundtrack to my adolescence.
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Tell 'em, Doolittle.
Tell 'em, Doolittle.
It's amazing that all four are still with us.
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Thanx Earl!
Thanx Earl!
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Don't get me wrong, I love
Don't get me wrong, I love Neil, I love David Crosby on his own, I love CSN, I love CSN&Y. I've seen them all multiple times and would see any grouping of those guys again.
However, with a few notable exceptions, the best shows of any grouping of those guys I've seen have been the Crosby/Nash bands.
A bit more spare but more focused, and still very rockin' on most of the same songs.
Stills is good and he brings something unique to the party as well, but it's really Crosby & Nash that have the magical harmony.
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Bridge I October 13, 1986 in
Bridge I October 13, 1986 in Mountain View, California at the Shoreline Amphitheater
Performers included: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Nils Lofgren, Don Henley, Tom Petty, Robin Williams, and Bruce Springsteen.
Bridge II December 4, 1988 in Oakland, California at the Oakland Coliseum
Performers included: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Nils Lofgren, Billy Idol, Bob Dylan, G. E. Smith, Jerry Garcia & Bob Weir, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and Tracy Chapman.
Bridge III October 28, 1989
Performers included: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Tracy Chapman, Tom Petty, and Sammy Hagar.
Bridge IV October 26, 1990
Performers included: Neil Young, Cheech Marin, Gene LaFond and Larry Kegan, Jackson Browne, Edie Brickell, Elvis Costello, Steve Miller, and Crazy Horse.
Bridge V November 2, 1991
Performers included: Gene LaFond & Larry Kegan, Neil Young, Don Henley, Nils Lofgren, Tracy Chapman, John Lee Hooker, Sonic Youth, and Willie Nelson.
Bridge VI November 1, 1992
Performers included: Neil Young, Sammy Hagar, Elton John, Pearl Jam, James Taylor, and Shawn Colvin.
Bridge VII November 6, 1993
Performers included: Neil Young, Melissa Etheridge, Warren Zevon, Ann & Nancy Wilson, Sammy Hagar & Eddie Van Halen, Bonnie Raitt, and Simon & Garfunkel.
Bridge VIII October 1 & October 2, 1994
Performers included: Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Pearl Jam, Pete Droge, Mazzy Star, Ministry, and Indigo Girls.
Bridge IX October 28, 1995
Performers included: Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Beck, Emmylou Harris, Daniel Lanois, The Pretenders, and Hootie & The Blowfish. Blind Melonwere originally scheduled to perform, but canceled after the death of Shannon Hoonone week before.
Bridge X October 19 & October 20, 1996
Performers included: Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Pearl Jam, Bonnie Raitt, Billy Idol (Day 2 only), Pete Townshend (Day 1 only), David Bowie, Patti Smith, Cowboy Junkies, and Hayden.
Bridge XI October 18 & October 19, 1997
Performers included: Neil Young, Metallica, Lou Reed, The Smashing Pumpkins, Alanis Morissette, Dave Matthews Band, Blues Traveler, and Kacy Crowley.
Bridge XII October 17 & October 18, 1998
Performers included: Neil Young, R.E.M., Phish, The Wallflowers, Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies, Jonathan Richman, Eels, and Pete Droge & Mike McCready(Day 2 only).
Bridge XIII October 30 & October 31, 1999
Performers included: Neil Young, Pearl Jam, Emmylou Harris (Day 2 only), The Who, Sheryl Crow, Green Day, Billy Corgan & James Iha, Tom Waits (Day 1 only), Lucinda Williams, and Brian Wilson.
Bridge XIV October 28 & October 29, 2000
Performers included: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Beck, Dave Matthews Band, Robin Williams, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, and Tegan and Sara.
Bridge XV October 20 & October 21, 2001
Performers included: Neil Young and Crazy Horse, R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Tracy Chapman, Billy Idol, Dave Matthews, Ben Harper, and Jill Sobule.
Bridge XVI October 26 & October 27, 2002
Performers included: Neil Young, James Taylor, Foo Fighters (Day 1 only), The Other Ones (Day 2 only), Ryan Adams, Tenacious D, Thom Yorke, LeAnn Rimes, Jack Johnson, and Vanessa Carlton.
Bridge XVII October 25 & October 26, 2003
Performers included: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Willie Nelson, Pearl Jam, Indigo Girls, Wilco, Counting Crows, Incubus, and Dashboard Confessional.
Bridge XVIII October 23 & October 24, 2004
Performers included: Neil Young, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sonic Youth, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, Eddie Vedder, Tegan and Sara, Paul McCartney, Tony Bennett, and Los Lonely Boys.
Bridge XIX October 29 & October 30, 2005
Performers included: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Emmylou Harris, Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds (Day 2 only), John Mellencamp (Day 1 only), Los Lobos, Norah Jones, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bright Eyes, and Good Charlotte.
Bridge XX October 21 & October 22, 2006
Performers included: Neil Young, Dave Matthews Band, Pearl Jam, Brian Wilson, Foo Fighters, Nine Inch Nails (Trent Reznor), Death Cab for Cutie, Gillian Welch, and Devendra Banhartfeaturing Bert Jansch.
Bridge XXI October 27 & October 28, 2007
Performers included: Neil Young, Metallica, Tom Waits with Kronos Quartet, My Morning Jacket, Tegan and Sara, Jerry Lee Lewis, John Mayer, and Regina Spektor. Eddie Vedderwith Flea & Jack Ironswere scheduled to perform but canceled due to a private family matter.
Bridge XXII October 25 & October 26, 2008
Performers included: Neil Young, The Smashing Pumpkins (Day 2 only), Jack Johnson, Norah Jones, Wilco, Death Cab For Cutie, Sarah McLachlan (Day 1 only), Band of Horses (Day 1 only), Josh Groban (Day 2 only) and Cat Power. ZZ Top had been scheduled to perform on Day 1 but were dropped from the bill "due to a scheduling conflict." Band of Horses replaced ZZ Top in the lineup.
Bridge XXIII October 24 & October 25, 2009
Performers included: Neil Young, No Doubt, Chris Martin, Sheryl Crow, Fleet Foxes, Wolfmother, Gavin Rossdale, Monsters of Folk, Jimmy Buffett (Day 1 only), and Adam Sandler (Day 2 only).
Bridge XXIV October 23 & October 24, 2010
Performers included:[6]Buffalo Springfield, Pearl Jam, Elvis Costello (Solo Day 1 only), Merle Haggard (canceled due to health)[7] & Kris Kristofferson, Modest Mouse, Grizzly Bear, Lucinda Williams (Day 1 only), Billy Idol (Day 1 only), Jackson Browne & David Lindley (Day 1 only), T-Bone Burnett's Speaking Clock Revue featuring: Elton John, Leon Russell, Elvis Costello, Ralph Stanley, Neko Case, & Jeff Bridges (Day 2 Only), and guest appearances by Emmylou Harris (day 1 only) and Ramblin' Jack Elliott (day 2 finale only).
Bridge XXV October 22 & October 23, 2011
Performers included: Neil Young, Arcade Fire, Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds, Tony Bennett(Day 2 only), Foo Fighters(Day 2 only), Eddie Vedder, Mumford & Sons, Los Invisibles featuring Carlos Santana, Cindy Blackman Santana & Guests, Beck, Norah Jones and The Little Willies, and Devendra Banhart. Jimmy Fallon(MC for Saturday only (missed flight)), Diana Krall and Jenny Lewiswere scheduled to perform but canceled.
Bridge XXVI October 20 & October 21, 2012
Performers included: Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Guns N' Roses, Eddie Vedder, Jack White, The Flaming Lips, Sarah McLachlan, Foster the People, Lucinda Williams, Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang, Gary Clark Jr., Ray LaMontagne
Bridge XXVII October 26 & October 27, 2013
Performers included: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Arcade Fire (Day 1 Only), Queens of the Stone Age, Jack Johnson(Day 1 only), My Morning Jacket, Tom Waits (Day 2 only), Elvis Costello, Diana Krall, fun., Heart, and Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins. The Killerswere originally scheduled to perform on Day 1 but canceled.[8]
Bridge XXVIII October 25 & October 26, 2014
Performers included: Neil Young, Pearl Jam, Brian Wilson, Florence & The Machine, Tom Jones, Soundgarden, Norah Jones & Puss n Boots, Band of Horses, Pegi Young & the Survivors
Bridge XXIX October 24 & October 25, 2015
Performers included: Neil Young, Dixie Chicks, Ryan Adams, Sheryl Crow, St. Vincent, Gary Clark Jr., Spoon, Nils Lofgren (Day 1 Only) and Ben Harper.
Bridge XXX October 22 & October 23, 2016
Performers included: Neil Young, Metallica, Roger Waters, Dave Matthews, My Morning Jacket, Willie Nelson, Norah Jones, Cage the Elephant, Nils Lofgren
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Jfc
Jfc
god bless Peggy and Neil
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And crazy horse was
And crazy horse was completely CRAZY
And on the boots and saddle in the early 70s till Fresno in 2018 when I last saw them
Long live rock 'n' roll
For some of the bridge school weekends I only went to one of the days as far as I can remember
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Not that anyone cares Cept
Not that anyone cares Cept old man l l t d but there's some pretty interesting history
On April Fools Day, 1917, a hold-up was staged on an employee who was working alone. The lodge burned to the ground, but was rebuilt the next year (possibly using insurance money). Legend has it that Cavalli operated Bonzagni’s not only as a bordello and speakeasy, but that there were various tunnels connected to an underground storage for whiskey, used by other speakeasies all over the San Francisco peninsula during Prohibition.
The property changed hands several times before Tony Fodera took over in 1931. He ran the place for a short time and then planted three dozen sticks of dynamite to blow it up and collect insurance. The dynamite failed to go off. Somehow he got caught and spent some time in prison.
Sometime around 1945, Grace and Mac McCarty took over and erected a sign out front: Boots and Saddle. From the late 1940s to the early 1960s Boots was known for Saturday afternoon jazz concerts. Live music continued in the following two decades, local Neil Young would play unannounced often during the 1970s.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/history-boots-la-47458379
And a pit where bulls and bears would fight to the death...
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Croz keeps making music I
Croz keeps making music I like. What I've heard of the most recent, I've liked before recognizing it as Croz.
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I didn't get around to seeing
I didn't get around to seeing the full lineup till 74. Can't recall seeing Nash solo ever? Have seen Cros plenty of times, saw Neil the most and the one Stills solo was 77 and it was an impeccable performance, stunning truth be told.
Cameras where rolling and Cros has an ego, he can also be a shit stirrer diva etc. I have been around Neil, I think strong-willed and lacks patience at times should be footnotes to selfish.
Bottom line is we are lucky they put out what they did, individually and collectively.