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Hi everyone, I'm a bassist, even though not a professional one, and i'm a big Steely Dan and Walter Becker fan and i consider Walter really an original and unique bassist, a bit underrated. I saw Steely Dan live 4 times: London 2000, Berlin and Lucca 2007, Rome 2009, and, as you certanly know, Walter played only guitars in those shows. So i come to the point: i wish i was able to see Walter play bass ! but not in those old videos from the period 1972/1974 but in more recent situations. I hope this (maybe strange ?!?) desire could be satisfied and i congratulate you for all your excellent work on Walter Becker Media P.S. I read somewhere an article, soon after the release of Circus Money, in wich Larry Klein, himself a great bassist, said that he had to convince Walter to play bass in the album because Walter thought that Larry had to do it. It was obvious that Larry really estimated Walter as a great bassist.

I put a long post about the weekend over on my blog: But here is the video of my Western Heritage Awards acceptance speech:

Walter & Donald as shot by Dutch photographer Chris van de Vooren

By Walter Becker & Larry Klein He made me laugh He made me cry He smoked his stoggies in bed But I'm all right I'm all right I've been lonely before I asked the boy for a few kind words He gave me a novel instead But I'm all right I'm all right I've been lonely before It's fine, it's OK It was wrong either way I just wanted to say There isn't much fun when you're drinking wine He got drunk, he fell down He threw a few of my things around But I'm all right I'm all right I've been lonely before I'd like to believe healthy cigarettes But I have to conceive that wherever you are You're still driving my car Sticks and stones break my bones But tears don't leave any scars So I'm all alright I'm all alright I've been lonely before Mm, I'm all alright I'm all alright I'm all alright Yeah He played solitaire in bed Used to blow bubbles in bed He sang Christmas songs in bed

Back in the innocent days of, say, ’18, I thought to compile an index of Walter’s expansive library as its tomes and I commenced our brisk footrace towards that Great Pulpyard in the Sky. Then came the more sober days of, say, ’19, when I realized that bright BookBuddy (TM) idea was… just not gonna pan out.  Next, the somewhat embittered-yet-still-pathetically-hopeful days of, say,  ’21, when I thought: “Hey! — I’ll just photograph all the spines! Brilliant!”  Probably don’t have to tell you how far that plan went. So in a deflated '25, with the Pulpyard ever closer, ^ ^ uh * * ... I guess ~ ~ … here are a few pics:  One small shelf over one small desk in one small room of one small home.  It’s as Walter left it, save for a single subsequent addition ... which you guys should spot in a flash, right? 🤠 [another random detrital miniature, posted earlier, is here]

I recently did a little bit of snooping through the Copyright Database looking for lost SD and Walter goodies whilst not much SD related was found a lot of Walter songs were. If anyone knows any info about the following songs please let me know Ghost - 1992 - Co-written by Dean Parks Golden City Mayor of Ambien Village - (Circus Money Era Track) Janie Girl - (She Was Good?) Chalk Miller's Tale (or how I learned to stop worrying and love somebody else's fate) - (Dark Horse Dub?) Happy Song - (Circus Money Era Track) Camilla One In The AM Thank you.