The Last Waltz...
Alas another Thanksgiving holiday is upon us - it's often a time of homecoming, reminiscing and of course lots and lots of eating! It's also time to watch - The Last Waltz. The Last Waltz was a film directed by Martin Scorsese that profiled The Band's final concert held in 1976 (if you don't know who The Band is, take a moment to Google them and then come back). Over the course of this evening, almost 40 years ago, The Band hosted a full Thanksgiving dinner and then cleared the floor to give one hell of a farewell concert - sharing the stage with artists such as Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison among many as well as of course Bob Dylan. If you have not watched this movie, it's often run on 'palladia' as well as some of the other music channels from time to time. If you still want more - buy "This Wheel's on Fire" by Levon Helm and sit back for quite the story. While I grew up in New York just across the Hudson River from the To...