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I've always loved the Kinks, IMO an underrated and somewhat overlooked band.

In other news, Kinky Friedman is pretty cool too, and writes some decent hard boiled detective books. He should probably be the next President of the United States.

Last I heard Kinky is going to make another run for Governor of Texas. He does alot of work with rescue animals and has a great attitude..

I have kept up with his career for a while. He is also best friends with Don Imus and is often a guest on his show. ( I know - let the Imus bashing begin)

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Posted: Nov 9, 2009 - 8:09am
lily34 wrote: i LOVE friedman! his books are fun! "Kinky is fun!" So says lily34

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Posted: Nov 9, 2009 - 8:08am
zevon wrote: I've always loved the Kinks, IMO an underrated and somewhat overlooked band. In other news, Kinky Friedman is pretty cool too, and writes some decent hard boiled detective books. He should probably be the next President of the United States. i LOVE friedman! his books are fun!

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Posted: Nov 9, 2009 - 8:07am
I've always loved the Kinks, IMO an underrated and somewhat overlooked band. In other news, Kinky Friedman is pretty cool too, and writes some decent hard boiled detective books. He should probably be the next President of the United States.

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Posted: Nov 9, 2009 - 8:06am
newwavegurly wrote: This is not what I expected this forum to be about when I saw the title. But I agree with Randy, cool idea. And I agree with your first thought about this thread. Cool idea... ;- p

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Posted: Nov 9, 2009 - 8:04am

"A fascinating feature of the program includes a six-song suite from the 1968 album The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society. Although not as well known as some of the bigger hits, this collection is now widely regarded as The Kinks' masterpiece, with songs like "Do You Remember Walter?" which is a poignant memoir of a vanished childhood world."

MY FAVORITE. i will have to pick this up!!

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Posted: Nov 9, 2009 - 8:02am
This is not what I expected this forum to be about when I saw the title. But I agree with Randy, cool idea.

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Posted: Nov 9, 2009 - 8:01am

mzpro5 wrote:

Saw Ray Davies on TV this morning and he has a new album coming out tomorrow Here it is

From the Amazon product description:

"After massively successful career spanning more than 40 years, Ray Davies, the legendary lead singer of The Kinks, is back with creative and unusual interpretations of songs from his extensive catalogue. Often referred to as "almost indisputably rock's most literate, witty and insightful songwriter," Davies had the ambitious idea to collaborate with the 65-strong Crouch End Festival Chorus at the 2007 BBC Electric Proms in London to create The Kinks Choral Collection. This masterful CD will be in stores November 10th on Decca with a nationwide tour scheduled to coincide with the release. (U.S. dates to be announced soon.)

Produced by Davies himself and with uplifting, sometimes epic, choral arrangements by David Temple, Steve Markwick and Davies, this union casts a fresh light to some of The Kinks' timeless compositions including striking new versions of classics such as "You Really Got Me", "All Day And All Of The Night", "Waterloo Sunset" and many more. Ray said of his Crouch End vocal colleagues; "With a song like `Waterloo Sunset', I feel as if the people I wrote it for are singing it". And they display an ingenious palette of choral techniques. Hearing `See My Friends' recast as an acappella gospel hymn is instantly striking, hugely magnifying the impact of Ray's life-after-death lyrics.

A fascinating feature of the program includes a six-song suite from the 1968 album The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society. Although not as well known as some of the bigger hits, this collection is now widely regarded as The Kinks' masterpiece, with songs like "Do You Remember Walter?" which is a poignant memoir of a vanished childhood world."

Looks interesting may have to get it.

What a neat idea. {#Good-vibes}

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Posted: Nov 9, 2009 - 7:57am

Saw Ray Davies on TV this morning and he has a new album coming out tomorrow Here it is

Looks interesting may have to get it.

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