Fegmaniax Digest Volume 2 Number 50 Today's Topics: ------- ------ reissues A Happy Bird East/West I SOMETHING YOU lyrics I SOMETHING YOU redux Je suis l'homme avec la tete de lightbulb... Kershaw "Heaven" Robyn's booking agent? Surfer Ghost Surfer Ghost tracks... [forwarded message SF Shows] acoustic 92 bootleg another Robyn concert... info... iso guitar mentors [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Mon, 5 Sep 1994 16:04:20 +1200 To: nimm es zu den kuhlschrank! From: james.dignan@stonebow.otago.ac.nz (James Dignan) Subject: Re: [forwarded message Re: SF Shows] Cc: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu >>"My Wife and my Dead Wife" ... Someone told me a long >> time ago that that song was based on a play; anyone know which one? >I believe that it might be _Blithe Spirit_ by Noel Coward (at least, I _think_ >it's by Coward...) >jd Very likely. Made into a film starring (?)Rex Harrison, with Margaret Rutherford as a splendid doddery old psychic. It was , I think, about a running battle between a man's dead first wife (visible only to him) and his second wife. And it was by Coward. Another jd. James Dignan, Department of Psychology, University of Otago. pixelphone * You talk to me james.dignan@stonebow.otago.ac.nz * as if from a distance - J'habite 50 Norfolk St., * and I reply St. Clair, * with impressions chosen from another Dunedin, * time, time, time, New Zealand * from another time. steam megaphone NZ (03) 455-7807 * (Brian Eno) [][][][][][][][][][] From: seven@cs.utwente.nl (Susan Even) Subject: Re: Kershaw "Heaven" To: BDHMC@jazz.ucc.uno.edu Date: Mon, 5 Sep 94 15:22:31 BST Cc: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu (pleasure of the aching void) > this album is eclipsed by the nagging-suspicion-fast-becoming-certainty that > the version of "Heaven" here is the same performance as that on Hen Out! I > [...] > For the record, the Kershaw recording was supposed to have taken place at > the Marquee, August 29, 1985, while the Hen Out recording was supposed to > have been done at the Marquee on April 27 of the same year. I have to admit weren't some of the songs on Hen "repaired"? perhaps the repairing overdubs were acquired from the Kershaw session... > that the performance of "Heaven" on the Hen Out video is not the same as that > on the album? An easy giveaway is that Robyn shouts "almost here" rather than > "almost there" after "getting closer." Any comments from our discographers? > maybe the same function applies here? > brian > [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Tue, 06 Sep 1994 00:22:33 -0700 (MST) From: BRUCE%TOYVAX@Arizona.EDU Subject: acoustic 92 bootleg To: GOOSENMK@ctrvax.Vanderbilt.Edu, fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu >While I can't shed any light on whether the versions are identical, I was hoping for the radically reworked, glistening, shimmering acoustic version he and the Egyptians did when I saw them in Nashville on May 20, 1992. Anyone know the version I'm talking about? Better yet, have a performance of that version on a bootleg? Later, Miles goosenmk@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu Just a word of warning.... I tried to get a recording of this tour from this group from a guy who called himself " the Man WiTH ThE Light BULbHEAD Chris Donnel.... send him tapes of all the Robyn & E shows I had.. recieved nothing..... His # is disconnected and I believe he has moved... not that these events are repeatable but be for-warned! bh [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Tue, 6 Sep 1994 09:27:04 -0300 (EDT) From: Bayard Catron Subject: Re: acoustic 92 bootleg To: BRUCE%TOYVAX@Arizona.EDU Cc: GOOSENMK@ctrvax.Vanderbilt.Edu, fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu > from this group from a guy who called himself " the Man WiTH ThE Light BULbHEAD > Chris Donnel.... send him tapes of all the Robyn & E shows I had.. recieved > nothing..... His # is disconnected and I believe he has moved... not that > these events are repeatable but be for-warned! One might do well to avoid such exchanges with 'AaRrOoNn LlOoWwEe', as well, at least based on my personal experience. [][][][][][][][][][] From: Marj Wolfe To: fegmaniax Subject: East/West Date: Tue, 06 Sep 94 12:40:00 PDT Date: Sat, 27 Aug 1994 19:00:13 -0400 (EDT) From: mikester@BIX.com Subject: Re: another Robyn concert... To: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu >we have much better.......uh.......cranberries than the west coast! > >if that's not incentive, i don't know what is. We also have better lobster. 8) And cod. 8) And you know how Robyn loves sea creatures. Ahhh! But he loves CRABS, and we westerners have the grandaddies (mammies?) of them all, the Dungeoness. There's a femme fatale worthy of the Queen of Eyes or the Madonna of the Wasps. :) Robyn will be around, don't worry. hmm. Suddenly reminded of Cracker's eurotrash girl. [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Tue, 06 Sep 94 17:54:46 From: Russ Reynolds To: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu Subject: reissues from Billboard, 9/10/94: "Rhino Records plans to reissue nine ROBYN HITCHCOCK albums on CD, with the first three coming Nov. 15" cool! hopefully there'll be bonus tracks! russ. [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Tue, 6 Sep 1994 21:16:04 -0400 (EDT) From: Gary Assa Subject: info... To: the Robyn Tourdates directly from the Mrs. Wafflehead Fan Club: September: 15: Flash Cafe, San Diego 16: McCabes, Los Angeles 17: McCabes, Los Angeles 18: Coah House, San Juan Capistrano 21: Great Mischall, San Francisco 22: Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco 23: Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco 27: La Luna, Portland 28: Town Pump, Vancouver 29: Harpo's, Victoria October: 1: Backstage 7: Republik, Calgary 8: Sidetrack, Edmonton 9: Spectrum, Winnepeg 10: Crooks and Rolls, Thunder Bay (?) 12: Lee's Palace, Toronto 13: Cafe Campus, Montreal 14: Zaphod Beeblebrox, Ottawa If anyone has East Coast tour dates, please post them. I heard someone mention The Bottom Line, which is in NYC, but maybe they got confused with Bottom of The Hill. --------------------------------------------------- 1. Earth is 98% full. Please delete anyone you can. 2. I came, I saw, I deleted all your files. 3. The world will end in 5 minutes. Please log out. [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 01:02:43 -0500 (EST) From: scott franklin hill Subject: iso guitar mentors To: robyn hitchcock Just curious, but is there anyone on this list who happens to play guitar, and know any of Robyn's songs? I only know about ten chords and am not really ready to go figuring them out for myself. If anyone knows the chord progressions to any of his or soft boys' stuff I would love to hear what they are. I haven't quite gotten through all the archives yet, so maybe this has been covered prior to my arrival. yip, scott [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 09:46:43 -0500 To: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu From: gene@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu (Gene Hopstetter) Subject: Robyn's booking agent? Anybody out there have a name or number for anybody booking Robyn's tour? A booking agency, management company, anything will do. I need to get Robyn to come (back) to New Orleans -- I want to show him and Andy and Morris around the cemetaries and fish markets. Thanks a lot! "If your name's Steve then you're quite naive and it's taken you over the top..." =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Gene Hopstetter, Jr. + gene@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu Writer/Layout/WWW Guy + Tulane Computing Services =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ "Use your mentality!" -- Frank Sinatra [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 19:01:21 -0400 (EDT) From: Gary Assa Subject: info... To: the Robyn Besides thos tour dates i posted, the only info in the paper fanclub is that the Soft Boys CD's are being re-released (?). Why, I don't know, since I have them already. Also, Robyn is putting the finishing touches on a spoken word album, and there will be no more Soft Boys shows. --------------------------------------------------- 1. Earth is 98% full. Please delete anyone you can. 2. I came, I saw, I deleted all your files. 3. The world will end in 5 minutes. Please log out. [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 15:57:25 -0700 (MST) From: "Christopher Mark Donnell" <7236@ef.gc.maricopa.edu> To: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu Subject: Je suis l'homme avec la tete de lightbulb... > >While I can't shed any light on whether the versions are identical, I > was hoping for the radically reworked, glistening, shimmering acoustic > version he and the Egyptians did when I saw them in Nashville on May > 20, 1992. Anyone know the version I'm talking about? Better yet, have > a performance of that version on a bootleg? Ah, yes! What a wonderful arrangement.. but as we see... > Just a word of warning.... I tried to get a recording of this tour > from this group from a guy who called himself " the Man WiTH ThE Light BULbHEAD > Chris Donnel.... send him tapes of all the Robyn & E shows I had.. recieved > nothing..... His # is disconnected and I believe he has moved... not that > these events are repeatable but be for-warned! Sadly this is true. I am a horrible tape trader and Bruce isn't the only one who hasn't gotten tapes yet. I ended up getting a little over my head in the tape mess, putting everything off and losing addresses, etc. If there is anyone else out there (Bruce, I did send you mail - I hope it gets to you) who is missing some tapes from me I'd be glad to send out what I owe to you... (I think Bruce is the only one on this list) On the lighter side - in the 'fanatical' fan category I have recently purchased tickets to the >4< shows at McCabe's on the 16th and 17th. I hpoe he plays (totally) different set lists. I've never seen him at McCabe's, but I have a friend (named Rob, not Reg) that used to live out in LA and had seen him about 400 times at McCabe's. According to the tapes I have he usually plays the shows with a similar set list, but I have one where Robyn proclaims it a no-repeat weekend and didn't play the same song twice... should be fun. As of today the shows are only about half sold out and tickets are $17.50. They do take credit card orders over the phone (did I mention I live in Phoenix).. The four shows are.. (heck all the LA area shows are...) Robyn Hitchcock 16 September - McCabe's Guitar Shop - 8:00 PM McCabe's Guitar Shop - 10:30 PM 17 September - McCabe's Guitar Shop - 8:00 PM McCabe's Guitar Shop - 10:30 PM 18 September - The Coach House Tickets for the Coach House are $15, there is a two-drink minimum and reservations may be required for dinner seating (closer to the stage). I don't have their phone numbers (my girlfriend is the one that actually purchased said tickets) but McCabe's is in Santa Monica and The Coach House is in San Juan Capistrano for directory assistance purposes. Hope to see someone there and hope I can drum up a cassette recorder! _ (w) Christopher 'The Man With The Lightbulb Head' Donnell _V_ 7236@ef.gc.maricopa.edu [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Fri, 9 Sep 1994 15:28:23 +1200 To: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu From: james.dignan@stonebow.otago.ac.nz (James Dignan) Subject: Re: iso guitar mentors scott franklin hill writes: >Just curious, but is there anyone on this list who happens to play >guitar, and know any of Robyn's songs? I only know about ten chords and >am not really ready to go figuring them out for myself. If anyone knows >the chord progressions to any of his or soft boys' stuff I would love to >hear what they are. I haven't quite gotten through all the archives yet, >so maybe this has been covered prior to my arrival. Scott, I play guitar and keyboards by ear, and can work out chord structures for songs. If you'd like to send a list of the ones you'd most like to play, I'll have a go at working the chord structures out for you. (I tried reaching your email address, but couldn't connect) James. James Dignan, Department of Psychology, University of Otago. pixelphone * You talk to me james.dignan@stonebow.otago.ac.nz * as if from a distance - J'habite 50 Norfolk St., * and I reply St. Clair, * with impressions chosen from another Dunedin, * time, time, time, New Zealand * from another time. steam megaphone NZ (03) 455-7807 * (Brian Eno) [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Fri, 09 Sep 1994 13:43:43 -0400 From: "Mike . Brown" Subject: I SOMETHING YOU lyrics To: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu, ah026@DAYTON.WRIGHT.EDU feel free to make corrections. What's the significance of Lester Square? I SOMETHING YOU by Robyn Hitchcock - Surfer Ghost track I something you As the nights get older I something you As if you couldn't see In the best years of my life At least I haven't got a wife I something you You what not me I something you As the dead things smolder In Lester Square That's the place to be After all these ruined years Let me realize your fears I something you You what not me In this kind of song Little bits are so predictable But you came along You were not at all predictable I didn't think you'd be like this I didn't think you'd be like this Well I didn't even think that you'd be like this That you'd be like this But I feel like this but I something you As the nights get colder And you heat up And you next to me In the twlight of this world You are my Dutch Austrailian Hungarian Jewish girl I something you You what not me I something you You something me [][][][][][][][][][] Date: 09 Sep 1994 15:17:04 -0400 (EDT) From: DARAMSEY@vaxsar.vassar.edu Subject: Surfer Ghost tracks... To: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu Does anyone have a tape of the stuff that's perhaps going to be on the new 'Surfer Ghost' album? I'd love to trade for a copy if anyone's got some of the new stuff on tape (like demos, or live versions, or whatever). daveR. [][][][][][][][][][] From: mad5c@server.cs.Virginia.EDU Subject: Surfer Ghost To: Hitchcock Fan-List Date: Fri, 9 Sep 1994 15:43:47 -0400 (EDT) Reply-To: mad5c@server.cs.Virginia.EDU Did I miss something? Has Surfer Ghost been released? If not, where did these I Something You lyrics come from? Mike. +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ |Mike DeLong | 238 Olsson Hall | |Department of Computer Science | (804) 982-2296 | |University of Virginia | mike@virginia.edu | |Charlottesville, VA 22902 | http://uvacs.cs.virginia.edu/~mad5c/ | +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | "Oh. It looked like documentation so I just threw it away." | +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Fri, 09 Sep 1994 15:25:26 -0500 (CDT) From: GOOSENMK@ctrvax.Vanderbilt.Edu Subject: I SOMETHING YOU redux To: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu, ah026@dayton.wright.edu Having not been privy to any Surfer Ghost material, can't offer authoritative > I something you > As the dead things smolder > In Lester Square ^^^^^^ That's "Leicester"--pronounced "lester," so it's not surprising you wrote it down that way. Leicester Square is an area of London--good booksellers there in particular. Leicester is also a county of England. Just out of curiosity (though I may have simply missed the explanation), how'd you come by this material? Bootleg? Advance tape? Is it really "I `Something' You" or is "something" a lyric that you can't make out? How can the rest of us mere mortals obtain this before _Surfer Ghost_ makes its appearance? Just wondering, Miles Goosens goosenmk@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Fri, 09 Sep 1994 22:42:54 -0400 From: "Mike . Brown" Subject: A Happy Bird To: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu, ah026@DAYTON.WRIGHT.EDU again, feel free to make corrections A HAPPY BIRD IS A FILTHY BIRD by Robyn Hitchcock -- Surfer Ghost track Look at the cloud above the bus stop It's in the shape of you and I Swarming around us in an ever shifting circle In the sky Look at the town there on the viaduct Covered in grease and lime and scales Murmuring 'Thank you, Thank you' to the ???? gravel And the gales Ooh, a happy bird is a filthy bird Ooh, a happy bird is a filthy bird Soaring away above the chessboard There is an eagle on the wing Checking their instruments before they bomb the children As they sing 'there's a place for everything' Ooh, a happy bird ia a filthy bird Ooh, a happy bird is a filthy bird Smash my boat and I will burn A rendezvous with stone will leave you bleeding Drop by drop I set your face in stone Ahhh.... Look at the massacre on cable But you know it won't happen here We're all too busy watching massacres on cable Oh yeah Ooh, a happy bird is a filthy bird Ooh, a happy bird is a filthy bird Ooh, a happy bird is a filthy bird [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Sat, 10 Sep 1994 00:32:03 -0400 (EDT) From: mikester@BIX.com Subject: Re: info... To: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu >Also, Robyn is putting the finishing touches on a spoken word >album Now _that_ should be, to say the least, interesting! ---Mike [][][][][][][][][][] From: Anna Wilson Date: Sat, 10 Sep 1994 11:51:15 +0000 To: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu Subject: Re: I SOMETHING YOU lyrics Lester = Leicester; as in "Good bye to Piccadilly, farewell Leicester Square ..." from the 1st World War Song. Which was the first thing that occurred to me combined with the other words ... is this just due to my obsessions, or perhaps really intended? And how DO you know the lyrics? [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Sat, 10 Sep 1994 12:21:32 +0000 To: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu From: andyh@pavilion.co.uk (Andy Holyer) Subject: Re: I SOMETHING YOU lyrics >feel free to make corrections. What's the significance of Lester Square? >In Lester Square >That's the place to be Uh, That's "Leicester Square" to you bud. Big square in the centre of London. Lots of cinemas. Every American tourist gets lost there. Think "Time Square" and you're not far wrong. Andy Holyer, Managing Director, Pavilion Internet plc, Brighton, England [][][][][][][][] End of this Fegmaniax Digest. Archives can be found on fegmania.wustl.edu:/fegmaniax and ftp.uwp.edu:/pub/music/lists/fegmaniax. For administrative questions, subscription requests, and all that boring crud, send mail to fegmaniax-request@gnu.ai.mit.edu. Slipping you the midnight fish...