don fagen, don music. don music, don fagen.
boy, oh, boy, does steely dan's donald fagen look like a muppet.
part of it has to do with the way his jaw hinges when he opens his mouth wide to sing — it's not that his mandible drops; it stays stationary while the rest of his head moves up and back.
another part of it was the giant dark-rimmed elvis costello-style glasses he was wearing. now, no one would ever accuse donald fagen of having a delicate nose, but the giant glasses didn't help.
i couldn't find a photo of fagen from the latest tour, but here's one from the last go-round. note that he now has longer hair, and it's silver. the lenses of his glasses are clear, and the frames are heavy and dark.
in fact, this picture looks a lot more like him now:
(the muppet pictured above is named don music. he was a composer who couldn't remember the words to his own pieces — he'd falter on a rhyme, get frustrated, then violently bang his head on the keys of his piano. don was a popular fixture on sesame street when i was a moppet, but apparently he was fired from the show: parents complained about his self-flagellation when kids started imitating don at home.)
you may be wondering how the group sounded. you may also be wondering how i could be so petty as to carp about one of my favorite singers' looks, rather than raving about his live performance. i will leave the full review for tomorrow. but it was good. very good!
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I already know how sorry I am that I wasn't invited. While we were playing bridge on Monday night and lamented your absence, Betty remarked,
"I hope they aren't all hopped up on drugs!"
Actually, Steely Dan is one of Cherie's (at Arthritis)top three favorites -- I didn't ask who the other two were.
Posted by: yr maw | August 27, 2003 03:14 PM
when aren't we hopped up on drugs? tell cherie not to miss them if they swing back by detroit -- their earlier show there was postponed because of the blackout.
Posted by: julie | August 27, 2003 08:03 PM
Don't make fun of Don. He is sexy and intelligent. He only improves with age! I can't think of any man more desireable.
Posted by: aja | October 10, 2003 12:50 PM
oh for the love of god...no man more desireable? how about don cornelius, don king, don rumsfeld, don corleone, don gato, don make me keep going...
Posted by: terry | October 10, 2003 01:29 PM
who the hell is don fagen again? I dont think this is the guy I was looking for.
Posted by: yap | February 3, 2004 02:03 AM