Rick Danko's Woodstock, Part Three
The Rick Danko/Graham Parker evening at the Bearsville Theater was such a success Rick and I talked about doing one each month with different special guests. As the season wore on and Rick’s money woes increased, he wanted to host a night at the theater twice a month. We never seemed to have a problem attracting special guests with drawing power for a capacity crowd for all performances. Rick would have been happy with one night at the theater every week but I knew that would be overkill for ticket buyers despite the creative spin we could put on the series.
The songwriter’s circle tape from the Bottom Line inspired me to ask Rick about an evening with four artists. My friends Marshall Crenshaw, Jules Shear and Bill Lloyd would join Rick. Rick knew Marshall and Jules from living in the Woodstock/Bearsville area. Jules had worked with The Band on songs for an aborted Columbia Records project. Bill Lloyd was from the country rock duo of Foster & Lloyd. He had been a friend of mine since the Let’s Active touring days and we kept in touch when I moved back north after the first of two short stints in Nashville.
This was around the time Gwyneth Paltrow had got her hair cut very short, so it was very 
To make hair stay in place, she puts the bobby pins in with the crinkly side down, and crosses them in the shape of an 'x.' NOTHING will come loose from those two pins! The result? A cool, loose chignon that looks festive, but without too much effort.