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Boz Scaggs never had much to do with the military, even though he was born just two days 
after D-Day, on June 8, 1944. Around the time American forces got interested in the situation in Vietnam, Scaggs had left the states for Europe and his burgeoning music career. He didn’t return until the height of the flower power season, when he hooked up with a former high school classmate, Steve Miller, and recorded a few albums. Then, in 1976, he recorded “Silk Degrees” which hit number 2 on the American charts and introduced the public to “Lido Shuffle,” “Lowdown,” and “What Can I Say.” But for a short time (just this month) Boz Scaggs and America’s war efforts will be linked in at least one way—by helping the latter, you can win tickets to see the former when Scaggs appears at this year’s Festival at Sandpoint on Saturday, Aug. 8/Trish Gannon, River Journal. More here.
DFO: Trish tells me that Sandpoint At Festival management is working with the Scaggs’ team to land back-stage visitor packages for the winner of a Disabled American Veterans fund-raiser drawing. You can read all about it by following the link above.
Question: How often do you attend Festival At Sandpoint events?
D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.
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JeanieS on July 10 at 4:39 p.m.
I have always wanted to go - but that is where Mechanic Man and I are opposites. I love music - he loves cars. I would love to go to see Box Scaggs and the SubDudes. Something to plan for - I would think you'd need reservations a year in advance for a hotel.
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Arpie on July 10 at 5:49 p.m.
In years past I have had season tickets. This year I have tickets for this show. Not for Boz, but for the Subdudes. They are the sleeper act of the summer and sure not to disappoint. If you don't know their music, they are worth taking the time to check out. I'm betting Mr. Scaggs will rock out as well
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Escapee on July 10 at 10:07 p.m.
“Silk Degrees” is just about a Perfect album. Rita Coolidge had a hit in the late '70s, with one of Boz' “Silk Degrees” songs…yes, he wrote “We're All Alone”. More Trivia…I read that Steve Miller taught him to play guitar. Indeed, Scaggs was a member of the Steve Miller band, on their first few albums. More info than you need, probably…
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spokelooneh on July 11 at 12:00 a.m.
““Silk Degrees” is just about a Perfect album.”
-Idaho Escapee.
Yes, it is. Pinnacle of easy listening and thoughtful, yet jamming “light” rock. Very hard to pull that off.
It's in my top 20 albums.
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spokelooneh on July 11 at 12:13 a.m.
And Boz is a true stand-up guy. No surprise he's trying to help out vets. As this hero of San Francisco says: “Look out, fool.” (Jump Street.)
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chatterbox on July 11 at 9:01 a.m.
We have tickets for this concert. We have gone up for the last 4 years for one or 2 evenings. Some friends of ours who live in Sandpoint put us up for the evening (they go to the concerts, too) and provide a driver for us so we make partake of adult beverages before & during the shows. This is one of our favorite summertime activities.
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