From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V16 #181 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Thursday, April 26 2007 Volume 16 : Number 181 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Live LPs [kevin ] sahband [great white shark ] Phil Kaufman - Executive Nanny, Corpse-Rustler, Road-Mangler Deluxe ["Bac] Re: gone shopping [kevin ] Re: First concerts/Commack Arena [kevin ] Re: Phil Kaufman - Executive Nanny, Corpse-Rustler, Road-Mangler Deluxe [] Re: gone shopping [kevin ] RE: Phil Kaufman - Executive Nanny, Corpse-Rustler, Road-Mangler Deluxe ["Bachman, Michael" ] Re: First concerts/Commack Arena ["Mark P" ] Re: gone shopping [djini@voicenet.com] RE: gone shopping ["Bachman, Michael" ] RE: gone shopping [kevin ] RE: gone shopping [Christopher Gross ] Re: gone shopping [2fs ] Once again: misheard lyrics [Sebastian Hagedorn ] Re: Once again: misheard lyrics [kevin ] Re: Once again: misheard lyrics [2fs ] Re: gone shopping [2fs ] some RH news [xx ] RE: some RH news ["Bachman, Michael" ] RE: some RH news [xx ] Just remembered ... [Sebastian Hagedorn ] RE: First concerts ["Michael Wells" ] Re: First concerts [2fs ] Re: First concerts ["Lauren Elizabeth" ] this is depressing ["Lauren Elizabeth" ] Re: this is depressing [2fs ] Re: First concerts [Steve Schiavo ] Re: this is depressing [Benjamin Lukoff ] Re: this is depressing [Tom Clark ] Re: fegmaniax-digest V16 #180 ["Bri N" ] Re: First concerts/Commack Arena [Rex ] Re: Once again: misheard lyrics [Rex ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:56:38 -0700 (GMT-07:00) From: kevin Subject: Re: Live LPs >Frank Zappa--YCDTOSA (vol. 6) (Towson Centre, Towson, MD) Can't say which volume it was but there are a couple tracks from a circa '81 Seattle show somewhere in there that was the last Zappa show I had a chance to see (sniff). I miss the cranky bastard. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:33:50 +0930 From: great white shark Subject: sahband forgot - theres also sahb stuff as well http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/knebharv74.html great band , wonderful show they did at knebworth in 1974 RIP alex oh and what the fuck heres an elp link as well, even though they suck http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/pollwinners-9-30-72.html der kommander ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:07:56 -0400 From: "Bachman, Michael" Subject: Phil Kaufman - Executive Nanny, Corpse-Rustler, Road-Mangler Deluxe Here's a nice article about Gram's road manager and corpse rustler. Interesting tidbit about Marianne Faithfull as well. http://alternativestovalium.blogspot.com/2007/04/phil-kaufman-executive- nanny-corpse.html ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:15:09 -0700 (GMT-07:00) From: kevin Subject: Re: gone shopping >> > I think I'll start a cigarette store called "The Cancer Ward." Betcha >> > people >> > would be amused... Used to be a smoke shop in downtown Seattle called Carcinogen but it was gone by the end of the 70s, even before the invasion and subsequent gentrification. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:20:14 -0700 (GMT-07:00) From: kevin Subject: Re: First concerts/Commack Arena >Isn't that like the third time that's been mentioned as happening in this >thread? Must happen more than I thought. I don't think I've ever seen an >act driven from the stage by a hostile crowd... and I grew up in honky >tonks. Yeah, but don't honky tonks have those cool wire mesh screens like in the Blues Brothers movie? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:22:52 -0700 (GMT-07:00) From: kevin Subject: Re: Phil Kaufman - Executive Nanny, Corpse-Rustler, Road-Mangler Deluxe Do *not* be telling me that Phil Kaufman has checked out. I wouldn't be able to deal with that today. - -----Original Message----- >From: "Bachman, Michael" >Sent: Apr 25, 2007 9:07 AM >To: fegmaniax@smoe.org >Subject: Phil Kaufman - Executive Nanny, Corpse-Rustler, Road-Mangler Deluxe > >Here's a nice article about Gram's road manager and corpse rustler. >Interesting tidbit about Marianne Faithfull as well. > >http://alternativestovalium.blogspot.com/2007/04/phil-kaufman-executive- >nanny-corpse.html ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:30:11 -0700 (GMT-07:00) From: kevin Subject: Re: gone shopping >i'm no fucking hippie, but i love low-rise flares. note that >i in no way advocate their many abuses. i'm not a fan of the "ultra" >low-rise. but just because *some* people can't use low-rise pants >responsibly is no reason to make us all look like bad in yucko >high-rise jeans. I blame it all on Christina Aguilera. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:29:56 -0400 From: "Bachman, Michael" Subject: RE: Phil Kaufman - Executive Nanny, Corpse-Rustler, Road-Mangler Deluxe Subject: Re: Phil Kaufman - Executive Nanny, Corpse-Rustler, Road-Mangler Deluxe Kevin wrote: >Do *not* be telling me that Phil Kaufman has checked out. I wouldn't be able to deal with that today. Not to worry. It's just a nice article and interview with Phil. MJ Bachman NP Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Blood & Chocolate - -----Original Message----- >From: "Bachman, Michael" >Sent: Apr 25, 2007 9:07 AM >To: fegmaniax@smoe.org >Subject: Phil Kaufman - Executive Nanny, Corpse-Rustler, Road-Mangler >Deluxe > >Here's a nice article about Gram's road manager and corpse rustler. >Interesting tidbit about Marianne Faithfull as well. > >http://alternativestovalium.blogspot.com/2007/04/phil-kaufman-executive >- >nanny-corpse.html ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:33:46 -0400 From: "Mark P" Subject: Re: First concerts/Commack Arena Only time I recall a rock guy get tagged by a flying object was when some yabbo possessing "a waggish sense of humor" hit Steve Kilbey w/a Mars bar during "Under The Milky Way" wayback at the Ritz in NYC, June, '88. Dumb move on all levels but at least the thrower's *sentiment* was in the right place. Somewhat. Have a recording from that night and you can actually hear the damned thing hit Eskay's directly. Have pics from the Jethro Tull Stormwatch tour when Mssr I. Anderson was donning the yellow lensed aviators due to getting hit in his eye by something a few stops up the line prior. Dunno what whips some types into such a frenz as to loose their minds as such. It's *only* rock 'n' roll! m On 4/25/07, kevin wrote: > > >Isn't that like the third time that's been mentioned as happening in this > >thread? Must happen more than I thought. I don't think I've ever seen an > >act driven from the stage by a hostile crowd... and I grew up in honky > >tonks. > > Yeah, but don't honky tonks have those cool wire mesh screens like in the > Blues Brothers movie? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:50:37 -0400 From: "Mark P" Subject: Re: First concerts/Commack Arena Eskay's MIC ...sorry. On 4/25/07, Mark P wrote: > > Only time I recall a rock guy get tagged by a flying object was when some > yabbo possessing "a waggish sense of humor" hit Steve Kilbey w/a Mars bar > during "Under The Milky Way" wayback at the Ritz in NYC, June, '88. Dumb > move on all levels but at least the thrower's *sentiment* was in the right > place. Somewhat. Have a recording from that night and you can actually > hear the damned thing hit Eskay's directly. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:27:58 -0400 (EDT) From: djini@voicenet.com Subject: Re: gone shopping 2fs wrote: > First: dammit Lauren, you stole a future blog entry from me...that's > something I'd wondered about (aloud at times) for years. Another good one: > the clothing line called "Sag Harbor." *That's* attractive! Sag is short for Sagaponack: http://www.sagharborny.gov/history.asp I have both been to Sag Harbor and worn the clothing line named for it. The place is interesting, and the clothes comfortable. It never occurred to me that the name was incongruous... I think the little editor in my head always fills in the rest of the word. I bet a Goth clothing store called the Dress Abbatoir would be very successful! Jeanne ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:24:13 -0400 From: "Bachman, Michael" Subject: RE: gone shopping - -----Original Message----- From: owner-fegmaniax@smoe.org [mailto:owner-fegmaniax@smoe.org] On Behalf Of djini@voicenet.com Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 12:28 PM To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Subject: Re: gone shopping 2fs wrote: >> First: dammit Lauren, you stole a future blog entry from me...that's >> something I'd wondered about (aloud at times) for years. Another good one: >> the clothing line called "Sag Harbor." *That's* attractive! Jeanne wrote: >Sag is short for Sagaponack: http://www.sagharborny.gov/history.asp >I have both been to Sag Harbor and worn the clothing line named for it. The place is interesting, and the clothes >comfortable. It never occurred to me that the name was incongruous... I think the little editor in my head always fills in the rest of the word. It seems to be a trend with women's clothing, as Newport News is another example of a women's clothing line as well as being a city in Virginia. I guess that means there's a Coldwater Creek out there somewhere on the map as well. MJ Bachman ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:47:40 -0700 (GMT-07:00) From: kevin Subject: RE: gone shopping >I guess that means there's a Coldwater Creek out there somewhere on the >map as well. > >MJ Bachman Uh huh, it's in Virginia, just down the holler from Victoria's Secret. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:42:25 -0400 (EDT) From: Christopher Gross Subject: RE: gone shopping On Wed, 25 Apr 2007, Bachman, Michael wrote: > >> First: dammit Lauren, you stole a future blog entry from me...that's > >> something I'd wondered about (aloud at times) for years. Another good > one: > >> the clothing line called "Sag Harbor." *That's* attractive! > > Jeanne wrote: > >Sag is short for Sagaponack: > http://www.sagharborny.gov/history.asp > > >I have both been to Sag Harbor and worn the clothing line named for it. > The place is interesting, and the clothes >comfortable. It never > occurred to me that the name was incongruous... I think the little > editor in my head always fills in the rest of the word. > > It seems to be a trend with women's clothing, as Newport News is another > example of a women's clothing line as well as being a city in Virginia. > I guess that means there's a Coldwater Creek out there somewhere on the > map as well. Can Innsmouth be far behind? Had to say it, Chris ______________________________________________________________________ Christopher Gross On the Internet, nobody knows I'm a dog. chrisg@gwu.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:01:20 -0500 From: 2fs Subject: Re: gone shopping On 4/25/07, djini@voicenet.com wrote: > > 2fs wrote: > > > First: dammit Lauren, you stole a future blog entry from me...that's > > something I'd wondered about (aloud at times) for years. Another good > one: > > the clothing line called "Sag Harbor." *That's* attractive! > > Sag is short for Sagaponack: > http://www.sagharborny.gov/history.asp > > I have both been to Sag Harbor and worn the clothing line named for it. > The place is > interesting, and the clothes comfortable. It never occurred to me that the > name was > incongruous... I think the little editor in my head always fills in the > rest of the > word. I"m sure most people aren't aware of that - at any rate, the connotations are still...less than desirable. Again, you'd think someone would have said something... - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:30:50 +0200 From: Sebastian Hagedorn Subject: Once again: misheard lyrics Sigh, I just read the lyrics for "Exhuming McCarthy". I never understood the first few lines at all, so I didn't actually "mishear" them. Then there's quite a bit I got right. But then there's this: "Vested interest united ties, landed gentry rationalize Look who bought the myth, by jingo, buy America" To me it was always: "bla bla u-90 ties (whatever), bla bla Russian allies Who could but admit? Buy a jingle, buy America" The second time around it's "Enemy sighted, enemy met, I'm addressing the realpolitik Look who bought the myth, by jingo, buy America" The first line of which I heard more like "Enemy-sided, enemy bla, I'm addressing the real politics" Oh yeah, I also thought it was "walking on calls" instead of "on coals". Oh well. - -- Sebastian Hagedorn Am alten Stellwerk 22, 50733 Kvln, Germany http://www.uni-koeln.de/~a0620/ "Being just contaminates the void" - Robyn Hitchcock ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:38:08 -0700 (GMT-07:00) From: kevin Subject: RE: gone shopping >Can Innsmouth be far behind? > >Had to say it, > >Chris You'd be referring to the sassy new makeup line Shadow Over Innsmouth, I take it. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:45:04 -0700 (GMT-07:00) From: kevin Subject: Re: Once again: misheard lyrics - -----Original Message----- >From: Sebastian Hagedorn >Sent: Apr 25, 2007 11:30 AM >To: Fegmaniax >Subject: Once again: misheard lyrics > I still like Alanis Morisette and "the crosseyed baby you gave to me." ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:57:48 -0500 From: 2fs Subject: Re: Once again: misheard lyrics On 4/25/07, Sebastian Hagedorn wrote: > > Sigh, > > I just read the lyrics for "Exhuming McCarthy". > > I never understood the first few lines at all, so I didn't actually > "mishear" them. Then there's quite a bit I got right. But then there's > this: > > "Vested interest united ties, landed gentry rationalize > Look who bought the myth, by jingo, buy America" > > To me it was always: > > "bla bla u-90 ties (whatever), bla bla Russian allies > Who could but admit? Buy a jingle, buy America" I'll admit I hear "Russian allies" too - a bit puzzling, unless you think of a sort of _Manchurian Candidate_ situation. The rest I'd heard correctly. Oh yeah, I also thought it was "walking on calls" instead of "on coals". Oh > well. That's a reference to the late-eighties vogue for stupid employee meetings at which "motivational speakers" demonstrated "potential" by doing things like walking on coals (teaching the attendees to do the same), etc. (Thus the surrounding lines: "You're sharpening stones, walking on coals / To improve your business acumen"). American business is quite often rather cult-like if you ask me. See Thomas Frank's _One Market Under God_ (whose title about says it)... - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:59:14 -0500 From: 2fs Subject: Re: gone shopping On 4/25/07, Christopher Gross wrote: > > > > > > It seems to be a trend with women's clothing, as Newport News is another > > example of a women's clothing line as well as being a city in Virginia. > > I guess that means there's a Coldwater Creek out there somewhere on the > > map as well. > > Can Innsmouth be far behind? Well, there was that "celebrity" fragrance called "Cumming"... No bad taste there, nosirree. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:46:23 -0700 (PDT) From: xx Subject: some RH news Rumour has it that RH has recorded a song for the next season of the Showtime program "Weeds". - -griffith ps - live CD's that I was at: Porno For Pyros - single for "Sadness" (live cuts) Siouxsie & The Banshees - Some CD single as well, b-sides for live version of "All Tomorrow's Parties" & another song I cannot remember Robyn Hitchcock - 'Robyn Sings' (pretty sure I was at one of those shows), and I'm pretty sure I was at the show @ Largo when 'Gene Hackman' was recorded, by Rick Gershon - I think Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:13:44 -0400 From: "Bachman, Michael" Subject: RE: some RH news Griffith Wrote: >ps - live CD's that I was at: >Porno For Pyros - single for "Sadness" (live cuts) Siouxsie & The Banshees - Some CD single as well, b-sides for live >version of "All Tomorrow's Parties" & another song I cannot remember Robyn Hitchcock - 'Robyn Sings' (pretty sure I was at one of those shows), and I'm pretty sure I was at the show @ Largo when 'Gene Hackman' was recorded, by Rick Gershon I was at the Friday show in September of 1975 at Cobo Hall were the bulk of Bob Seger and the Silver Bullitt Band - Live Bullitt, was recorded. I barely snuck a pint of Canadian Club whiskey into the show, the guard missed it by inch on both sides of the bottle when he frisked me. And the end of the concert I folded the seat up and put the empty bottle on top. Not sure what shows Frank Zappa was tapping, but I saw him in October of 1980. That was a memorable show, as someone gave him a pink flamingo hat that he later wore throughout the tour. MJ Bachman ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:45:35 -0700 (PDT) From: xx Subject: RE: some RH news > Griffith Wrote: > > >ps - live CD's that I was at: > >Porno For Pyros - single for "Sadness" (live cuts) > Siouxsie & The > Banshees - Some CD single as well, b-sides for live > >version of "All > Tomorrow's Parties" & another song I cannot remember > Robyn Hitchcock - > 'Robyn Sings' (pretty sure I was at one of those > shows), and I'm pretty > sure I was at the show @ Largo when 'Gene Hackman' > was recorded, by Rick > Gershon > I have to reply to myself - I hate that.... I forgot that I was a filming of an episode of "Party of Five" where REM performed. They did 'At My Most Beautiful' 13 times. After the 'show' was over, the grips struck the set and gear, and REM did a 45 minute 'rehearsal'. It was lots of fun. Saw John Densmore hanging out there as well. I actually heard someone ask REM Manager Bertis Downs "Did you lose a bet or something? Why are they going to be on Party of Five?" I did record the episode when it was broadcast, you might be able to see the back of my head in one shot. - -griffith Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:06:44 +0200 From: Sebastian Hagedorn Subject: Just remembered ... ... that I was at the show where R.E.M. played the Time After Time/Red Rain/So. Central Rain medley. It was originally on the Finest Worksong 12", but is now also a Bonus Track on the new edition of Document. I *think* one of the audience voices is mine, but I can't be sure. In some ways that was the greatest show I've ever seen. - -- Sebastian Hagedorn Am alten Stellwerk 22, 50733 Kvln, Germany http://www.uni-koeln.de/~a0620/ "Being just contaminates the void" - Robyn Hitchcock ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:13:56 -0500 From: "Michael Wells" Subject: RE: First concerts Rex: > I've never seen a single Beatle or Velvet in live performance. I saw Ringo on one of those celebrity tour thingies he did a few summers ago - I think Dave Edmunds was the guitarist, but may be mistaken. It was pleasant, enjoyable and non-threatening; downtown Minneapolis in an outdoor park. Everybody knew all the words, etc. Chris: > And believe it or not, I *still* haven't seen Rush! There's still time, as they're out there rocking balls again this summer. The new tunes are strong and they have been playing great set lists on recent tours. Grab Quail and see a show, Chris! TC: > I went to a lot of shows: Charlie Daniels w/ Mark Farner opening (the redneck audience chased Farner off the stage with a barrage of beer bottles); Robin Trower w/ Eddie Money; Utopia* w/ Cheap Trick. I think I had all those bands on a K-Tel album. The Sweenster: > I saw that tour, too, when it swung through Chicago (suburban Rosemont, actually) Hey, me too! Re: "arena" shows, I'm not sure how many I've seen but it's at least sixty or seventy. As a younger lad it was really the only place we could get into, before the facial hair started creeping in and we could pass through the door at the Thirsty Whale. How did so many people see so many shows in bars when they were so young? Fake ID's? Never seemed worth the bother. That being said I don't go to big venues anymore, other than to see Rush or something special. Robyn and the other artists I listen to nowadays are all quite happy in 1200-seat (max) places, which suit me just fine. That being said I've got 4th row tickets for John Williams and John Etheridge at Orchestra Hall tonight, weeee! I have taken the added precaution of hiding my guitars so that when I get home later, I'll be less tempted to smash them to splinters. Michael ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:44:38 -0500 From: 2fs Subject: Re: First concerts On 4/25/07, Michael Wells wrote: > > > That being said I've got 4th row tickets for John Williams and John > Etheridge at Orchestra Hall tonight, weeee! I have taken the added > precaution of hiding my guitars so that when I get home later, I'll be > less tempted to smash them to splinters. I remember seeing Richard Thompson some years ago, and thinking, why do I bother trying to "play" the guitar? My playing is sort of like banging two rocks together, in comparison - badly tuned rocks, banged poorly, arrhythmically, and frequently missing one another and smashing my thumb instead. And in fact, I've found that since the internet, I play the guitar very infrequently. Must have been the thing I did when I wasn't doing other things back then. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:56:41 -0400 From: "Lauren Elizabeth" Subject: Re: First concerts 2fs says: > Must have been the thing I did when I wasn't doing other > things back then. when you weren't busy "writing about guns?" xo - -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "People with opinions just go around bothering one another." - The Buddha ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:50:57 -0400 From: "Lauren Elizabeth" Subject: this is depressing http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article1705299.ece -or - http://tinyurl.com/yrce6g "for use on dogs suffering from separation anxiety from being left alone for long periods" i would rather lilly's efforts be focused on making a pill that makes people stop being such stupid assholes. xo - -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "People with opinions just go around bothering one another." - The Buddha ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:08:00 -0500 From: 2fs Subject: Re: this is depressing On 4/25/07, Lauren Elizabeth wrote: > > http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article1705299.ece > -or - > http://tinyurl.com/yrce6g > > "for use on dogs suffering from separation anxiety from being left > alone for long periods" > > i would rather lilly's efforts be focused on making a pill that makes > people stop being such stupid assholes. Where's the profit in that? Why, if no one were an asshole, there'd be much less profit in the world. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:01:43 -0500 From: Steve Schiavo Subject: Re: First concerts > Rex: >> I've never seen a single Beatle or Velvet in live performance. My wife's first concert was The Beatles in Dallas, 1964. The new Porcupine Tree is out, those so inclined might also like Blackfield II. - - Steve _______________ Interaction with cosmic intelligence may be influence by Penrose noncomputable Platonic wisdom embedded in Planck scale geometry. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:27:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Benjamin Lukoff Subject: Re: this is depressing On Wed, 25 Apr 2007, 2fs wrote: > On 4/25/07, Lauren Elizabeth wrote: > > > > http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article1705299.ece > > -or - > > http://tinyurl.com/yrce6g > > > > "for use on dogs suffering from separation anxiety from being left > > alone for long periods" > > > > i would rather lilly's efforts be focused on making a pill that makes > > people stop being such stupid assholes. > > > > Where's the profit in that? Why, if no one were an asshole, there'd be much > less profit in the world. > > I wonder. Certain sectors might go down, but I bet others would go up. One often catches more flies with honey. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:57:32 -0700 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: this is depressing On Apr 25, 2007, at 8:27 PM, Benjamin Lukoff wrote: > On Wed, 25 Apr 2007, 2fs wrote: > >> On 4/25/07, Lauren Elizabeth wrote: >>> >>> http://tinyurl.com/yrce6g >>> >>> i would rather lilly's efforts be focused on making a pill that >>> makes >>> people stop being such stupid assholes. >> >> Where's the profit in that? Why, if no one were an asshole, >> there'd be much >> less profit in the world. >> > I wonder. Certain sectors might go down, but I bet others would go > up. One > often catches more flies with honey. Which reminds me, anyone see the PBS American Experience program about the Summer Of Love? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/love/ I was really looking forward to it, especially since I had a wall in my house set aside for archival photos of Bay Area bands of the time. But the documentary was actually kinda depressing - it seemed to ultimately focus on the negative downside of the "hippie movement" rather than its rather subtle long lasting effect on society. Anyway, the wall is still blank - but the project proceeds. - -tc ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:47:16 -0700 From: "Bri N" Subject: Re: fegmaniax-digest V16 #180 On digest now. Something about coming back from out of town and having over 400 email from fegsters... mitch mentioned: Hotel Diplomat hosted a load of great post-punk/new wave stuff from '77 to about '79...saw a MOST brill Buzzcocks/Monochrome Set show there. Another *it* NYC venue for a bit back there. The place itself was great as the residents of the hotel proper upstairs would mingle w/the groovers and the convention goers and such ...kind of surreal but alotta fun. - ------------ Oh man. I'm very jealous. I would have loved experienced that...and to see the Monochrome Set with that line up. John Haney on drums and Jeremy Harrington on bass. I would've loved to see them in any carnation by the way, but mostly at this period. I was born too late. Are you still in NYC? Did you see Bid play there in 2005? - ------------------ for completely no reason at all, here is a zip file of 3 Robyn Hitchcock covers I've attempted over the years: Surgery 1990 Sweet Ghost Of Light 2001 The Lizard 2005 http://www.sendspace.com/file/2n31h6 Spring is here! Even if it's cold and rainy half the time... - -Nuppy ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:25:20 -0700 From: Rex Subject: Re: First concerts/Commack Arena On 4/25/07, kevin wrote: > > >Isn't that like the third time that's been mentioned as happening in this > >thread? Must happen more than I thought. I don't think I've ever seen an > >act driven from the stage by a hostile crowd... and I grew up in honky > >tonks. > > Yeah, but don't honky tonks have those cool wire mesh screens like in the > Blues Brothers movie? Well, there was streaking, substance abuse, plainclothes cops, bad language, audience abuse, inter-band abuse, and fashion crimes-- half-shirts, for God's sake-- to say nothing of ill-advised facial hair and grievous disrespect for musical instruments. But no chicken wire, and no flying objects, discounting, of course, "the bird". There are tales that they feared for their lives at the hands of inmates during prison gigs, and at least one suspected Nantucket mob kingpin; Dick Butkus (sp?) tried to killl the drummer onstage for insinuating (well, stating) that he (Butkus) was gay, and it turns out that "fuck Skynyrd" is not a wise reply to requests for "Free Bird". But I never heard about any flying bottles. Michael Azzerad reports as fact in "Our Band Could Be Your Life" that Bob Stinson, playing nude, caught a shoe hurled at him during a gig in midsong, pissed in it, and threw it back into the crowd. San Diego, I think. I'm not sure that's possible, but there you go. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:36:54 -0700 From: Rex Subject: Re: Once again: misheard lyrics On 4/25/07, Sebastian Hagedorn wrote: > > Sigh, > > I just read the lyrics for "Exhuming McCarthy". > > I never understood the first few lines at all, so I didn't actually > "mishear" them. Then there's quite a bit I got right. But then there's > this: > > "Vested interest united ties, landed gentry rationalize > Look who bought the myth, by jingo, buy America" > > To me it was always: > > "bla bla u-90 ties (whatever), bla bla Russian allies > Who could but admit? Buy a jingle, buy America" "Russian allies" has to be right. Red-baiting is the whole point, and the syllables are more properly placed. I think I learned the word "jingoism" from that song, and realpolitik shortly thereafter, so I've had most of it right for a while. - -Rex ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V16 #181 ********************************