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Monday, March 12, 2007

Enjoying the passage of time

59 years old today.

Posted at 10:59 AM | Permalink

Comments (24)

Was he ever young? :-)

Posted by Norm! | March 12, 2007 11:10 AM

Yes.

Posted by Jack Bog | March 12, 2007 11:15 AM

But he was never Neil Young.

Posted by Bark Munster | March 12, 2007 11:19 AM

It's my birthday, too!! We also share it with Jack Kerouac.

Posted by laurelann | March 12, 2007 11:19 AM

And Liza. Best wishes to all of you.

Posted by Jack Bog | March 12, 2007 11:20 AM

He played Civic Stadium on September 11th 1996. I took my best girl to that show. We broke up that night.

I hate James Taylor.

Posted by Chris Snethen | March 12, 2007 11:35 AM

And Carly Simon is turning 62 this year, for goodness' sake.

Posted by ecohuman.com | March 12, 2007 11:35 AM

And she was never Paul Simon, or was she?

Posted by Bark Munster | March 12, 2007 12:09 PM

No, Sweet Baby James is not Neil Young, but he did play banjo on Neil's "Old Man". You can look it up!

Posted by Daphne | March 12, 2007 12:14 PM

The part of James Taylor's career that is really amazing to me was when he started on Apple and got to go to England and hang out with the Beatles in their glory years. Not a bad way to begin.
Chris, I'm sorry you hate James Taylor after the break-up following the concert. Could the problem be in the phrase, "I took my best girl"?

Posted by Bill McDonald | March 12, 2007 12:14 PM

Got my undergraduate degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - I have probably heard "Carolina in My Mind" as much or more than any other Oregonian. (The Tar Heels have unofficially adopted the song even though it's not about the university.) I've heard it so much that it's the only beautiful song that I know that brings a tear to my eye while making me want to set small objects on fire.

Posted by Sheef | March 12, 2007 12:40 PM

I've always considered him LAME - and time hasn't changed that perception one bit!

Posted by Dave A. | March 12, 2007 12:40 PM

I still love his music.

My 14 year old daughter thinks he is a "whiner."

I think he gets better with age.

Nick Fish

Posted by Nick Fish | March 12, 2007 12:57 PM

I used to like him, but that Tribute to James Taylor, on Great Performances, changed my mind.

Posted by Bark Munster | March 12, 2007 1:20 PM

He played Civic Stadium September 11th, 1996. I took a girl to that show. She is now my wife and mother of my child.
I love James Taylor!

Posted by smarana | March 12, 2007 2:20 PM

Do you like "Back in the High Life" by Steve Winwood? That's James Taylor singing with him.

Posted by Bill McDonald | March 12, 2007 2:35 PM

She is now my wife and mother of my child.

That's really cool. Congratulations to the both of you. I stand by my statement, but I'm glad some good came out of that evening.

Posted by Chris Snethen | March 12, 2007 2:46 PM

smarana...thanks for sharing that. I almost forgot good things have happened on September 11th.

Posted by James J | March 12, 2007 3:02 PM

My high school sweetheart L O V E D James Taylor when she was 17 (and he was in his late 40's)...I never did understand the attraction. I loved his music, but a sex symbol?

She wound up marrying a guy who was 20 years older than she; it didn't last. I'm pretty sure the older man obsession had something to do with how distant her father was, emotionally speaking.

Posted by Mister Tee | March 12, 2007 7:04 PM

My 14 year old daughter thinks he is a "whiner."

Your daughter is very wise for her age.

Posted by Frank Dufay | March 13, 2007 3:13 AM

James Taylor could put his Greatest Hits on a 45.

Posted by todd | March 13, 2007 6:36 AM

I was at that concert too! I went with my boyfriend and thought it was a great concert (he always has wonderful musicians and back-up singers, check out any James Taylor live recordings), but it was ruined for me by NW hills teens LAP DANCING in the row in front of me. LAP DANCING TO JAMES TAYLOR. Unbelievable. If you happen to be one of those idiots and are reading this, I curse you to this day. I barely go to concerts anymore (well face it, can't afford 'em) but because of YOU have not gone to an outdoor concert (except for the Symphony)for 10.5 years. His son Ben Taylor was visiting friends in Pdx and stood up and sang with his dad, it was really neat. The last concert I went to was James Blunt and people behaved, thank God.

Posted by Big Fan | March 13, 2007 11:11 AM

Taylor Lifetime Mistakes:

1) Part-time junkie / Part-time No Nukes spokesman

2) Blew off Carly Simon Mogambo Party, now trying to hit on wrinkled-up Carole King.

3) Missed out on 1976 offer to become Spokesman for Hairclub for Men.

4) Had "Yoko Ono Moment" by singing Mockingbird with wife. Should spend time in Pergatory listening to Barry Gibb/ Barbara Streisand duets.

Posted by brother gary | March 14, 2007 8:59 AM

Brother Gary on Jesus:

- Illegitimate son of a carpenter who hit on young virgins.
- Never had a real job.
- Vagrant.
- Quack medicine.
- God complex.
- Strange all-male posse, except for a prostitute.
- Sold out by his own associate.
- Convicted of capital crime.

Posted by Jack Bog | March 14, 2007 8:47 PM

In Vino Veritas

Charamba, Douro 2008
Horse Heaven Hills, Cabernet 2010
Lorelle, Horse Heaven Hills Pinot Grigio 2011
Avignonesi, Montepulciano 2004
Lorelle, Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2011
Villa Antinori, Toscana 2007
Mercedes Eguren, Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Lorelle, Columbia Valley Cabernet 2011
Purple Moon, Merlot 2011
Purple Moon, Chardonnnay 2011
Abacela, Vintner's Blend No. 12
Opula Red Blend 2010
Liberte, Pinot Noir 2010
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Indian Wells Red Blend 2010
Woodbridge, Chardonnay 2011
King Estate, Pinot Noir 2011
Famille Perrin, Cotes du Rhone Villages 2010
Columbia Crest, Les Chevaux Red 2010
14 Hands, Hot to Trot White Blend
Familia Bianchi, Malbec 2009
Terrapin Cellars, Pinot Gris 2011
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2009
Campo Viejo, Rioja, Termpranillo 2010
Ravenswood, Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Quinta das Amoras, Vinho Tinto 2010
Waterbrook, Reserve Merlot 2009
Lorelle, Horse Heaven Hills, Pinot Grigio 2011
Tarantas, Rose
Chateau Lajarre, Bordeaux 2009
La Vielle Ferme, Rose 2011
Benvolio, Pinot Grigio 2011
Nobilo Icon, Pinot Noir 2009
Lello, Douro Tinto 2009
Quinson Fils, Cotes de Provence Rose 2011
Anindor, Pinot Gris 2010
Buenas Ondas, Syrah Rose 2010
Les Fiefs d'Anglars, Malbec 2009
14 Hands, Pinot Gris 2011
Conundrum 2012
Condes de Albarei, Albariño 2011
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2007
Penelope Sanchez, Garnacha Syrah 2010
Canoe Ridge, Merlot 2007
Atalaya do Mar, Godello 2010
Vega Montan, Mencia
Benvolio, Pinot Grigio
Nobilo Icon, Pinot Noir, Marlborough 2009
Portuga, Rose 2011
Revelation, Chardonnay, Pays d'Oc 2010
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 2005
Monte Alto, Tinto Reserva 2005
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Cabernet, Indian Wells 2009
Espiral, Vinho Rose
Vin-Koru, Pinot Gris 2011
14 Hands, Hot to Trot Red 2009
Rodney Strong, Cabernet, Sonoma 2009
Abacela, Vintner's Blend #11
Portuga, White 2010
La Bourgeoisie, Red 2009
Januik, Red 2009
Three Rivers, River's Red 2008
Kirkland, Alexander Valley Merlot 2008
Muga, Rioja Rose 2010
Quinta das Amoras, Vinho Tinto 2009
Mauro Molino, Barbera d'Alba 2009
Garda Chiaretto Rose
Columbia Crest, Two Vines Vineyard 10 White
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Pinot Gris, Columbia Valley 2009
L'Hortus, Rose de Saignee 2010
Maculan, Pino & Toi 2008
McKinley Springs, Bombing Range Red 2008
Trader Joe's Pinot Gris 2009
Montes Alpha, Cabernet 2007
Gran Sasso, Sangiovese, Terre di Chieti 2009
Garda, Classico Chiaretto Rose
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1999
Picos del Montgo, Tempranillo 2008
Chateau de Montmirail, Vacqueyras 2008
La Granja 360, Syrah 2009
Montgras, Carmenere Reserva 2009
Lange, Pinot Gris 2009
Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet 2008
Kirkland, Pinot Grigio 2010
Trader Joe's Coastal Syrah 2009
Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Merlot 2008
Trader Joe's Coastal Chardonnay 2009
Vieux Papes Red
Domaine de l'Aujardiere, Chardonnay 2009
Santa Rita, Cabernet, Medalla Real 2007
Penfold's, Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2008
Guild, Red, Lot #02 2008
Dievole, Dievolino Sangiovese 2008
Laforet, Burgogne Chardonnay 2009
Columbia Winery, Merlot 2007
Bonterra, Cabernet 2008
Elk Cove, Pinot Gris 2009
Maquis Lien 2006
Scott Paul, Pinot Noir, Le Paulee 2007

The Occasional Book

Neil Young - Waging Heavy Peace
Mark Bego - Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul (2012 ed.)
Jenny Lawson - Let's Pretend This Never Happened
J.D. Salinger - Franny and Zooey
Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol
Timothy Egan - The Big Burn
Deborah Eisenberg - Transactions in a Foreign Currency
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. - Slaughterhouse Five
Kathryn Lance - Pandora's Genes
Cheryl Strayed - Wild
Fyodor Dostoyevsky - The Brothers Karamazov
Jack London - The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii
Jack Walker - The Extraordinary Rendition of Vincent Dellamaria
Colum McCann - Let the Great World Spin
Niccolò Machiavelli - The Prince
Harper Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird
Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus - The Nanny Diaries
Brian Selznick - The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Sharon Creech - Walk Two Moons
Keith Richards - Life
F. Sionil Jose - Dusk
Natalie Babbitt - Tuck Everlasting
Justin Halpern - S#*t My Dad Says
Mark Herrmann - The Curmudgeon's Guide to Practicing Law
Barry Glassner - The Gospel of Food
Phil Stanford - The Peyton-Allan Files
Jesse Katz - The Opposite Field
Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
David Sedaris - Holidays on Ice
Donald Miller - A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
Mitch Albom - Have a Little Faith
C.S. Lewis - The Magician's Nephew
F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
William Shakespeare - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Ivan Doig - Bucking the Sun
Penda Diakité - I Lost My Tooth in Africa
Grace Lin - The Year of the Rat
Oscar Hijuelos - Mr. Ives' Christmas
Madeline L'Engle - A Wrinkle in Time
Steven Hart - The Last Three Miles
David Sedaris - Me Talk Pretty One Day
Karen Armstrong - The Spiral Staircase
Charles Larson - The Portland Murders
Adrian Wojnarowski - The Miracle of St. Anthony
William H. Colby - Long Goodbye
Steven D. Stark - Meet the Beatles
Phil Stanford - Portland Confidential
Rick Moody - Garden State
Jonathan Schwartz - All in Good Time
David Sedaris - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Anthony Holden - Big Deal
Robert J. Spitzer - The Spirit of Leadership
James McManus - Positively Fifth Street
Jeff Noon - Vurt

Road Work

Miles run year to date: 21
At this date last year: 52
Total run in 2012: 129
In 2011: 113
In 2010: 125
In 2009: 67
In 2008: 28
In 2007: 113
In 2006: 100
In 2005: 149
In 2004: 204
In 2003: 269