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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

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
Cameron, Chardonnay
B.R. Cohn, Cabernet, Silver Label 2006
Graffigna, Cabernet 2005
Palo Alto, Reserve Red 2008
Menguante, Garnacha 2008
Lange, Pinot Gris 2009
Felsina Berardenga, Vin Santo 1997
Anne Amie, Pinot Gris 2009
McKinley Springs, Bombing Ramge Red 2007
Vieux Papes Red
Dionysius Chardonnay 2009
Haden Fig, Pinot Noir 2009
Vega Montan, Mencia 2008
Chateau la Vernede, Coteaux du Languedoc 2007
Mount Defiance, Hellfire (White) 2008
Root: 1, Cabernet 2008
Columbia Crest, Two Vines Pinot Grigio 2009
Columbia Crest, Two Vines, Vineyard 10 White, 2008
Columbia Crest, Two Vines, Vineyard 10 Rose, 2007
Abacela, Grenache Rose 2009
Avia Cabernet 2004
Lemelson Pinot Noir, Thea's Selection 2007
Chateau de la Roulerie, Rose d'Anjou 2009
Casal Garcia, Vinho Verde Rose
La Ferme Julien, Rose 2008
Cana's Feast, Bricco Red, 2006
Hogue, Genesis Merlot, 2008
Owen Roe, Sharecropper's Cabernet, 2008
Kim Crawford, Unoaked Chardonnay 2008
J. Scott, Pinot Noir 2008
Edmunds St. John, White, Heart of Gold 2008
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2006
Stevenot, Cabernet, Sierra Foothills, "Stanford" 2000
Portuga, Vinho Rose 2009
Taylor Fladgate, First Estate Reserve Porto
Franciscan, Cabernet, Napa 2006
Chaparral de Vega Sindoa, Garnacha 2008
Quinta da Aveleda, Vinho Verde 2008
St. Francis, Chardonnay Sonoma 2008
E. Guigal, Cotes du Rhone Blanc, 2007
Edmunds St. John, Bone-Jolly, Gamay Noir 2008
St. Innocent, Pinot Noir 2006
Jigsaw, Pinot Noir 2007
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Merlot, Indian Wells 2007
Charles Shaw, Chardonnay 2008
Edmunds St. John, Bone-Jolly, Gamay Rosé 2009
Cameron, Willamette Valley Chardonnay
Il Valore, Sangiovese, Giovane, Puglia 2008
Duck Pond, Chardonnay, Wahluke Slope 2007
Kim Crawford, Marlborough Pinot Noir 2008
Domaine du Pesquier, Cotes du Rhone 2005
Cantina Zaccagnini, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2006
Domaine Matrot, Chardonnay, Bourgogne 2007
David Hill, Oregon Sparkling Wine, Brut
Chandler Reach, Monte Regalo 2006
Elk Cove, Pinot Gris 2008
Kirkland, Columbia Valley Merlot 2008
D'Aragon, Old Vine Garnacha 2008
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2005
Pavin & Riley, Merlot 2006
David Hill, Estate Pinot Noir, Barrel Select 2006
Castle Rock, Paso Robles Cabernet 2006
Magnificent, Cabernet, Steak House 2008
Conundrum 2008
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1998
Saint Cosme, Cotes-du-Rhone 2007
La Granja, Tempranillo 360, 2008
Santa Rita, Mendalla Real Cabernet 2006
Columbia Crest, Grand Estates Merlot 2006
Andezon, Cotes-du-Rhone 2007
Collegiata, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Troon, Druid's Fluid 2008
La Granja, Tempranillo 2008
Monte Antico, Toscana 2006
Vieux Papes, Blanc de Blancs

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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: 54
At this date last year: 50
Total run 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