Aspen, CO – “Post-Gig Gifts” -The Howlin’ Wolf – December 29, 1998

We’ve played The Howling Wolf two nights in a row.

My audience is so generous.  People shower me with unmerited gifts after shows.  Some give me pot, some mushrooms, some validation, some drunken hugs, and sometimes someone gives me pieces of myself I thought I’d lost for good or didn’t even know to miss.  Sometimes it’s a photograph or the recollection of a summer day our paths crossed at a county fair.  These are the most precious of post-gig gifts. The true benefit of celebrity affiliation is that people collect pieces of your life you didn’t know to make precious in the moment. Here are a few such gifts.

Tag on the lawn with mom and Ben
Going on tour with mom and dad
A ride to the beach in mama’s hot red convertable
Rachel Zabar & me in our matching Betsy Johnson dresses.
Halloween in NYC. The gypsy and the pirate.
Mona
Can cook out with dad in the woods
Loosing my two front teeth
Kacked out next to my dad with a bottle
Starstruck at Disney
Me in a winter tutu with ‘Ellie’ the elephant
Dance party with my bro in my room in NYC
Mama warming me up after a dip in the pool on Martha’s Vineyard
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6 Replies to “Aspen, CO – “Post-Gig Gifts” -The Howlin’ Wolf – December 29, 1998”

  1. Meg Manion Silliker March 14, 2024 at 11:48 am

    the power of a photograph – always precious moments. probably why I love being behind the lens. your chicklet teeth are adorable! that photo of you and Ben – dance party – so sweet – you both look the same today! xo

    1. Sally Taylor March 14, 2024 at 9:02 pm

      I think I’ll try to get Ben to have another dance party soon.

  2. SueAnn 🌺❤️ March 14, 2024 at 1:53 pm

    Beautiful Photos Sally !!
    Precious moments captured growing up with your adorable parents who love their children so very much.

    THANKYOU 🤲💖

    1. Sally Taylor March 14, 2024 at 9:03 pm

      Yes indeed. Grateful.

  3. Cindy March 14, 2024 at 2:36 pm

    Thanks Sally! Those photos are fantastic! (And, you and Ben were so adorable! No wonder your parents were smitten).

    Remind me not to go to a “can cookout” with your dad. (Not that that’s an option, but…)

    This is an amazing and optimistic quote – hope you become recognized for it! “ The true benefit of celebrity affiliation is that people collect pieces of your life you didn’t know to make precious in the moment.”

    1. Sally Taylor March 14, 2024 at 9:04 pm

      Thanks Cindy and yes, avoid the can cookout. I’m pretty sure you’re not supposed to cook food on the bottom of a can.

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