ELISA RANDAZZO’S TOP PICKAROOS FOR 2007

Best place I played for the first time:
Smiley’s in Bolinas, CA

Best Activities & Places:
The Integratron sound bath & weekend in a geodesic dome
Nevada City gigs and relaxing at the swimming hole
Ortman Vineyard’s wine tasting
Bolinas, every bit of it
Bike riding in the mist outside Santa Barbara

Most Exciting Personal Moment:
Co-writing with Bridget St. John

Sad Happenings:
Our President
The closing of Village Music, Mill Valley, CA
Our President
Deaths of: Lee Hazlewood, Oscar Peterson,Max Roach, Ingmar Bergman, Marcel Marceau
Our President

Visual:
The Valerie Project showing -Got to hand it to them Espers & AM for sharing this with us!
The Power of Nightmares -by Adam Curtis -hard to watch because it’s so true…

Best old records discovered on Vinyl:
Don Nix
The Hotdogs LP, say what you mean [see cover above]

Best Archives released/Re-issues:
Neil Young – Massey Hall 1971
Stephen Stills Demos
Mark Fry –Dreaming With Alice
Emmy Lou Rarities Box- Songbird
Grateful Dead – Three From the Vault

Best Live Gigs:
Neil Young live at The Nokia
Ramblin Jack playing after the showing of his documentary at
EmmyLou live at The Derby

Most Ridiculous Night Out
Motley Crue, London

Culture Vulture Activities…..
Richard Serra exhibit
Surrealistic Things Exhibit @ V&A Museum
Dali in Film

ELISA RANDAZZO is a lady of considerable taste and talent, and a source of constant wonderment. She is currently designing for her Dusty of California line of clothing, writing music with Bridget St. John (!) and finishing a new set of Randazzo & Robinson songs. Plus she’s probably cooking..