Runaway Flute in an Orange Jumpsuit

So, digging around in the old dusty storage bins, I came across some VHS tapes of some of our sundry bands at various jobs. Here's a snippet of a gig at Weber State College - I believe it was circa 1982. The band was the fairly recently formed Marionette. The song was one I wrote in Italy in the mid-70's - St. Peter's Express. The fine orange jumpsuit is a nod to Eddie Jobson on the "A" tour. Maybe if I jump around enough, I can cover the missed notes, eh? If you watch closely enough, at the end, in the midst of all the jumping around, the flute falls apart. From deathbed to heaven it's the shortest straight line.

Interview with Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson

Wednesday, August 22 2012, I sat down for a nice phone chat with a man that I've admired for a long time - Ian Anderson, flautist, vocalist, composer, guitarist, leader of progressive rock band Jethro Tull. We ran an edited version of that interview on the Morning Show on BYU Radio. We will probably use some excerpts in upcoming editions of our rock show "Through the Garage Door." Here, for your dining and dancing pleasure, is the entire, almost 45 minute, comprehensive interview. As Mr. Anderson himself said in 1972, as he opened his "Thick as a Brick" concert, "here's a rather lengthy piece . . ."