'Squawk Box': One Wednesday Morning of Peace and Music - 08/20/09
August 20, 2009
'Squawk Box': One Wednesday Morning of Peace and MusicBy Doug Kass, The Edge
- Yesterday's program was the most fun I have had in five years of guest hosting 'Squawk Box.'
I pulled into Nazareth, I was feelin' about half past dead.
I just need some place where I can lay my head.
"Hey, mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?"
He just grinned and shook my hand, and "No!" was all he said.
Take a load off Fannie, take a load for free.
Take a load off Fannie,
And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me.
-- The Band, "The Weight"
I have been guest hosting CNBC's "Squawk Box" for about five years now, but I had the most fun yesterday with Joe, Becky and Carl, and, if my emails are a measure, a lot of viewers felt the same way.
Here is a tape of my introductory remarks on the show.
Though I hope I communicated a lot of facts to support my market views, on the fortieth anniversary of
Woodstock, the
festival, which I attended in Bethel, N.Y., was a continuing theme throughout the show. I did make a mistake, though, in mentioning that Joni Mitchell was a performer; she opted to appear on The Dick Cavett show instead!
Here is a complete playlist from Woodstock, which includes the entertainers and the songs they played.
My favorite single performance was from a relatively new (and shy!) group,
Crosby, Stills and Nash.
Other outstanding performances included
Jimi Hendrix,
Janis Joplin,
Grace Slick,
Country Joe McDonald,
Grateful Dead,
Creedence Clearwater Revival,
John Sebastian,
The Who,
Blood,
Sweat & Tears,
Santana and
The Band.
As
Wavy Gravy from the Hog Farm said to the Woodstock audience forty years ago, for a little bit on CNBC yesterday morning, we were in heaven.
Thanks for sharing my memories yesterday.
Chestnut brown canary
Ruby-throated sparrow
Sing the song don't be long
Thrill me to the marrow
Don't let the past remind us of what we are not now
I am not dreaming
I am yours, you are mine
You are what you are
You make it hard.
-- Crosby, Stills and Nash, "Judy Blue Eyes"
