It's FM Day!

My Husband and I spent a few days living around the Empire State Building in NYC, this summer.

Our Hotel had an excellent rooftop view and of course we got photos.

After reading THIS article, I am dying to return to my hotel on Thursday.

According to the article, there will be a light show on the Empire State Building, today, to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the FM Radio Transmission tower, which is located at the top of the building.

WCBS radio will play the Steely Dan Song "FM" (from the movie of the same name).

The light show will be coordinated to the music.

Knowing what Steely Dan is named after (a marital aid), there is nothing quite as appropriate as the lights, the music and the building, all screaming Steely Dan, in front of 8 million residents and potentially, the world.

I hope somebody gets it on video and posts it for us fans.

Update: HERE it is!

FM

Worry the bottle Mamma, it's grapefruit wine
Kick off your high heel sneakers, it's party time
The girls don't seem to care what's on
As long as it plays till dawn
Nothin' but blues and Elvis
And somebody else's favorite song

Give her some funked up music, she treats you nice
Feed her some hungry reggae, she'll love you twice
The girls don't seem to care tonight
As long as the mood is right

FM - no static at all

Give her some funked up music she treats you nice
Feed her some hungry reggae she'll love you twice
The girls don't seem to care tonight
As long as the mood is right

FM - no static at all

Where Was That Pretzel Man Located?

A year or so ago, I came across THIS webpage (called Pop Spots) in my travels around the Steely Dan Universe.

It was an exhaustive search for the exact spot that is showcased on the cover of the Steely Dan's 4th album, Pretzel Logic.

One of the landmarks that the writer of this article used, were 2 identical towers on a building, which are on the opposite side of the park. One of the towers is partially obscured by a tree.

I can go through it all for you, but it is better if you click that link up at the top of this post.

Yesterday, our friend's son who lives in New York, showcased that very building, with a photo that is very similar to the one that I had seen in this article. In case you would like to see that, it can be found on THIS post.

So I looked for it and found it and yes, it was indeed that same building.

It is a beautiful area of Central Park and I enjoyed both people's journeys within.

Maybe someday, my Husband and I will walk around in there.

Bodhisattva And Denny

In good news, for me at least, someone with a youtube channel (sgibson), actually did a semi decent recording of the entire Beacon Concert on October 17th.

If you are into it, here is the link to the entire concert.

Entire Concert

Want the cliff notes version of my personal favorites from this gig?

Here is:

Bodhisattva.

Pearl On The Quarter

Green Earrings

Still glad I did not spend money I did not have, to get there. Also glad that someone took pity on us and sent us a crumb to watch. Yay!

The Most Unforgettable Night of Whatever Setlist

Well, it took most of the night to finally hear what was the final show for Steely Dan for 2015.

The special guest ended up being (my personal choice) Denny Dias! I mentioned that possibility HERE, back in May.

From what little I heard as of midnight last night, he played during most all the songs, with the band members who joined HIS band, so many decades ago. That would be Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. :-)

Here is the setlist.

The Most Unforgettable Night Of Whatever

Special Guest: Denny Dias

Teenies Blues
The Freaky Intro from the Boxset.
Bodhisattva
Black Cow
Aja
Hey 19
Black Friday
Pearl of the Quarter
Show Biz Kids
Babylon Sisters
Green Earrings
Daddy Don't Live
Gaucho
Joe Tex (Band Intros)
Josie
Peg
My old School
Reelin' in the Years

Encore
Kid Charlemagne

Well, I was seriously worried that the evening would be something I would totally regret missing, but minus the chance to see friends, before the gig, it looks like most everything played, were things I have seen and heard before.

Thank goodness.

Photo of Denny Dias and setlist courtesy of Reidar Solli, who flew in from Oslo, Norway. He went to all 8 shows and provided us with color from all of them.

He gets super fan of the Beacon dates, in my book. :-)

On The Eve Of "The Most Unforgettable Night Of Whatever"

The 17th of October will be the ultimate Steely Dan fan event. Labeled: The Most Unforgettable Night of Whatever - Featuring Spectacular Musical Guests, Glorious Tunes and Riffage, and Whatever the Party Calls for! Special Guest Madeleine Peyroux opens.

To say the least, if I had a single dollar to scrape together, I would be there...but I don't and so I won't.

As we the fans ramp up for this stellar event, I saw a copy of the setlist that was played at the Rarities and Unreleased concert, 4 years ago. I was in attendance at that show and wrote about it many places, especially my review of the full concert, HERE.

It is not often that I cry at a concert...but I did indeed cry at this one. To hear a song that I never thought I would ever hear live, from the original members of the band who created it, was very emotional to me. I will never forget that night.

Can they top this show? I have absolutely no idea, but I would love to be there to hear what they put together.

Hopefully someone gets video of some of the gems that will be played.

I can't wait to hear about it.