Re: Levon Helm and Garth Hudson

[jmn53]

I really hate Web 2.0. Nobody cares what you think!

[keltyk]

Warning- Hoped this'd be music- No- 3 guys with small vocabularies struggling a lot to say little- The word 'great' was popular allround- They must've had dead air to fill at the TV station

[andyinoregon]

@mcdstuff My thoughts exactly. After all his years on the air you would think he'd have enough in the bank so he wouldn't have to sell his soul for a Fox News paycheck. He grew up working class and now shills for a network that is nothing more than a mouthpiece for corporate interests without a conscience.

[manicview]

these guys are boring, wanted to see some good music playing

[maxxxx1972]

who are these dudes?

[godhelpme2009]

it's amazing to me that these guys are getting paid to sit there & yack around. Talking in circles , saying nothing. Seinfeld thought HIS show was about nothing !?

[78thedayafter]

when did imus decide to become a cowboy?

[theTK409]

These guys are faggots.

[paschal421]

get off of imus

fuck robbie

follow me to rik danko

and richard and garth....

good job lou  please keep on levon

[rocker53zero]

Levon Helm. The 8th wonder of the world.

[muckstar23]

sounds like lou was spun cookies.

[MrFarvis]

Lol....watching Lou's face as he's recalling it all says more than his words.

[MrEdiddy]

imus...what a tool

[thenuge71]

I met Lou Rufino and it was the most unbeleivable experience that I've ever had. He was great...he was great...it was a great experience...there are no words for it...it was a moment...he's one of a kind....he's such a great guy.

[uncleted73]

I met thenuge71 and Lou Rufino, and I have to say they were both GREAT!

[54spiritedwill54]

Loved the video

[Tones4me]

I met both Levon and Rick Danko at a bar in Modesto,CA where they played. Later we went back stage and listened to two local girls play and sing. I will never forget how nice the guys were. They suggested a home cooked meal would be nice, but at the time I wasn't much of a cook.So sorry guys. If we meet again I would cook a great big breakfast for you!

[OKalrightalready]

well ya gonna have to make Rick's breakfast to go

[GayDad420]

dang son

[OKalrightalready]

that comment was meant to show tones4me whata bullshit artist doof he or she is- that post was only 7 months old(so as of today's date that was posted sometime in 2008) Rick passed away in Dec 1999.

[OKalrightalready]

and on top of that i was friends with Rick,

so it kinda burns my ass when some jerk bs's about him

[Tones4me]

Don, please take off the cowboy hat. You aren't a cowboy and if you are amazed that this band isn't awesome then that tells me you have no clue about this music.

[Wakuninnm]

YEAH Don you idiot and cowboys don't wear their hat's indoors either. He can't even fake his interest.

[garyguitar]

Tones4me: Don was raised on his family's ranch. Yep he's a cowboy, and been around it since a boy.

[ThEChizzUH]

just cuz he was born on a ranch doesnt mean hes gotta look like a fag. and why do you know so much about him?

[hayouni1968]

hi there, i want you to know that I am Moroccan, North africa, and that I have discovered country music 23 years ago or more, that's the only music I listen to now that I am forty.

[andyinoregon]

No one else did a better job of promoting live music on radio and television than Don Imus. The state of the art studio at MSNBC was a fabulous staging area for artists ranging from Vince Gill, Dwight Yoakam, Delbert McClinton, Patty Loveless, Mark Knopfler, Emmylou Harris and on and on. Lou's great affection for Levon Helm is typical of what Imus brought to his loyal audience on a weekly basis for many years.

[thekeepster]

Such a great post! Absolutly agree with you!

[mkearley49]

Well said, Imus can be criticized for a lot of things but his appreciation and promotion of good music and artists is second to none. Lou Ruffino is great on this clip, talk about genuine ... just great, thanks for posting this.

[CONDOMSENSE]

Amen to that!

[GIANTJETTRINK]

Imus looks like a corpse.

[dunlaprosson]

there are two things that lou knows about is music, and sports. not to mention that he is the master of cool t-shirts.

[acousticjunke]

I've heard warren haynes do "i shall be released," i don't think he does it justice. I love Warren and all, but its not his song.

[takauya]

This speaking guy is funny, but I would be same if I could be at Levon's concert!

[blowmejustin]

I'd like to do Lou....He is incredibly cute

[webstercat]

As a drummer I have great respect for Levon Helm. No he is not a technician but a very skilled and very tasteful drummer. Not to mention his writing and singing. Destined for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

[macambreen]

he was inducted in 1994

[SirAngusQueef]

Well...the North American Beatles anyway.

[k3304]

The Band were the American Beatles !!!

[bfink84]

They're majority Canadian

[diogeron]

and the point is to your comment?

If you don't know The Band, you don't know rock and roll.

[Ubermensch18]

All of them are except the drummer, Levon Helm.

[svinisce]

living in europe, and old enough to have have known both Beatles and The Band, I must say that The Band had more musical depth, less influenced by commerce making pure music connected to the roots of the old American tradition.

So be proud USA-EU: 1-0

[psirou]

@svinisce *rolls eyes*..

[nipplebump]

are you retarted? they're better!

[takao691150]

Very.

[blowmejustin]

Lou rufino is HOT!!!!! So cute!!!!

[swingincountrymutha]

That guy is probably right that levon smoked the Beacon. Robbie may have wrote the tunes but Levon sho nuff sang em like nobodys bizness.

[Pitsku]

Loved the video but I wished the bloke had got off the fence. Does he like Levon or what? Just tell us!

[ASelinger]

but, not everything he said was true. not everyone was standing the whole show. but it was one of the best nights of my life. i cant believe this guy forgot to mention garth tho.

[ASelinger]

o it was a beautiful night

[salmonroll]

I was there and everything they say is true. I also cried when I saw Garth. And when Jimmy Vivino sand Tears of Rage in an exact cover from the album, and you saw Levon play drums -- unbelievable. People were standing thoughout the entire show and were jumping up and down.

[jmn53]

Didn't Sammy do a great job?! He came out to do 'Fanny Mae' looking kind of frail, and started with the harmonica, then began booming out the vocals - his performance just floored me! One of hundreds of highlights from that unbelievable night of music!

[pickersparadise]

thanks for posting this! I saw this on the show and wished i had a way of putting it up.levon is a true gentleman and treats sammy like royalty

[TyteFystedFolkie]

Another film opportunity for Martin Scorcese ??

[nipseynipsey]

nope. robbie wasn't there. no can do for marty.

[TyteFystedFolkie]

Why does he need Robbie??

[nipseynipsey]

that's a sarcastic joke, there tytefystedfolkie. have you ever seen the last waltz?

[TyteFystedFolkie]

I most certainly have seen it. I just don't think that I was saying that Scorcese NECESSARILY had to REMAKE "The Last Waltz". You misinterpretted my comments....in BOTH of my posts. NOTHING sarcastic at all.

[EternalCircle]

Everything they say is true- we were up in the nosebleeds and it still was an amazing experience, and I cried when I saw Garth. It was lik eyou were seeing something youd never see again. It was so touching when Levon touched his heart and put it out to the audience. I wish they had a better pic of L in this clip though it looks like one of those in memorian shots haha. Thanks for the post!