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I'm Not A Young Man Anymore - i never was one ever actually

https://www.dropbox.com/t/vHQV2ZBDeA4OhhmN

Morgantown Nov 1966

Again, thanks - such a shame the tape conks out! But fantastic to hear..More please (another 10 mins-ish?)..

Ms Rayon wrote: ↑

13 Jan 2024 22:47

I'm Not A Young Man Anymore - i never was one ever actually

https://www.dropbox.com/t/vHQV2ZBDeA4OhhmN

Morgantown Nov 1966

Fascinating! Thank you again, Ms Rayon!

Thanks for this, MsRayon. It's a fantastic treat

Bless you Miss Rayon

Fabulous, many thanks!

That's very cool. A bit more of a groove than the pummelling Gymnasium version. Thank you!

Wow - yeah! I really like this version - it's like a different song from the Gymnasium version, rooted in the Booker T /Move Right sound, as Mark suggests. Great to hear - I'm really into the slower more stretched-out arrangement. Little Sister was a bit more of an oddity, and I haven't listened to it much but this is great. This period in late 66 is not well-covered...

I was just thinking about the given title Youngman 11-66 - youngman is the term for a hustler in John Rechy's queer classic City Of Night published by Grove Press in '63. I'm sure Lou would have had it on his bookshelf next to Hubert Selby's Last Exit To Brooklyn - could that have been a reference for the lyrics?

simonm wrote: ↑

14 Jan 2024 13:22

I was just thinking about the given title Youngman 11-66 - youngman is the term for a hustler in John Rechy's queer classic City Of Night published by Grove Press in '63. I'm sure Lou would have had it on his bookshelf next to Hubert Selby's Last Exit To Brooklyn - could that have been a reference for the lyrics?

That's an interesting connection to make simonm and would make the apparently throwaway line about having 5 nickels and knowing how to get some more, meaningful for those in the know.