Chalkhills Digest Volume 5, Issue 218
Date: Monday, 31 May 1999
Chalkhills Digest, Volume 5, Number 218
Monday, 31 May 1999
Today's Topics:
XTC covers that hell spat up
gooney residential stuff
I 'ear you've been a naughty boy, Clement
covers lists are harmless fancy
single mini-album seems to be sold in Japan!!!
Robyn Hitchcock, The Residents, Squirrelgirl and XTC Tribute albums
XTC videos? Get 'em here.
Jesse Freakin' Camp (I hope this is not TVT)
FALKNERDS UNITE!
Re: My first Chalkhills entry
Goons, Hitchcock
Re: The Stackridge Connection
Ad in SPIN
Talkin' about pop music...
Re: the Grays!
burning airlines and rock and i can't own her
horse-hoof-based cuisine, people who don't 'get it'
dave gregory as the gimp ?
Lots of Good Stuff
Looking For Radio Tour CDR
Re: ex-XTC
XTC....VIDS, DEMOS & GIGS....OH MY!
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: CCooli9575@aol.com Message-ID: <cb183662.247f5fb1@aol.com> Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 22:55:45 EDT Subject: XTC covers that hell spat up >For instance: >There is no language in our lungs-----Michael Bolton (subtitled: But, I > won't let that stop me > from singing it anyhow) >Travels in Nihilon---Celine Dion, in neck straining glory >Rook-----Styx, circa Mr. Roboto >River of Orchids----Bijou Phillips >Washaway----Cher >Leisure-----Garth Brooks >Wonderland-----N'Sync's in the house!!! let me hear you say "go N'sync!" >Mayor of Simpleton----lets keep it real, with Eminem... >Hold me my Daddy---Phil Collins, who also drums on every track >Obscene Procession-----Ted Nugent >Dear God----Hootie and the Blowfish >Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead----Ricky Martin, joined onstage for > a surprise reunion of Menudo....there isn't > a dry eye in the house. >This World Over----Michael Jackson >and for the finale, all the above artists come out, for a "We are the >World" type ending, which is of course, Books are Burning. > >Solid Gold!!!!! > >Perry (time to go back for my medicine, now) There's only one problem with this list: I can't imagine a single one of the above doing these songs. It's like trying to have an orgasm during root canal; can't be done. A list I'd like to see is hopelessly unhip acts doing XTC covers that might actually work. Unfortunately, this means you'd all have to work harder. Consider, however, that Barry Manilow has covered Ian Hunter and Richard Thompson, Meat Loaf has covered Tom Waits, and The Carpenters have covered Klaatu, so stranger things have happened. I offer a few that if you think about it might actually work: Holly Up On Poppy- America(with Gerry Beckley singing) Chalkhills And Children- Air Supply Bungalow- Engelbert Humperdinck(hey, not too much of a stretch after "Lesbian Seagull") Pale And Precious-The Beach Boys(no, not Brian Wilson, what's left of the Beach Boys, Mike Love and Bruce Johnston. PUHAHAHAHAHAHA!) Train Running Low On Soul Coal-Leif Garrett(hey, I hear he always wanted to be a rocker. Now's his chance, and the song could be about him too) Now, Barry Manilow, Donny Osmond, and Meat Loaf, they're too much of a stretch, it's like imagining Grandma Clampett naked. Anybody else want to stretch their brain cells, mine are getting tired. Chris
------------------------------ Message-ID: <19990528052647.8103.rocketmail@web123.yahoomail.com> Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 22:26:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Tyler Hewitt <tahewitt@yahoo.com> Subject: gooney residential stuff RE: >Mark wrote that The Goon Show starred (he thought) Dudley Moore and Peter >Cook. Good try! : ) The Goon Show actually starred Spike Milligan, Peter >Sellers and Harry Secombe. Has anyone on this list seen the film Bedazzled starring Dudley Moore and Peter Cook? It's a hysterically funny retelling of Faust. A must see for anyone into silly humor, especially of the British sort, especially if it mocks religion. EXCELLANT! It's also very hard to find. Does anyone know where I can get a vhs copy? Do you have a copy you can dub for me? I find some way to make it worth your while. RE: >if some of you havent heard ap's contribution to the residents' >commericial album, go buy a copy! the other 39:50 is worth it too. bands >dont come any better than the residents. Yes, the Residents are great, and you should all buy the Commercial album, and Duck Stab/ Buster & Glen as well. I've nagged this list countless times about the Residents. Just check 'em out, ok? A good chance to check out one of Andy's favorites.
------------------------------ Message-ID: <19990528063434.72483.qmail@hotmail.com> From: "Duncan Kimball" <dunks58@hotmail.com> Subject: I 'ear you've been a naughty boy, Clement Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 23:34:33 PDT Interesting proposotion, Steve: >From: "Steve Oleson" <Steve.Oleson@OAG.STATE.TX.US> >Subject: DIMSDALE!!! > >Re: Monty Python, the Beatles, and the Goon Show- <snip> >Of course, it would probably have been better to pose the question: >"How did the introduction, and celebration of psychedelic drugs >affect the >art and culture of the mid-1960s, and how has that culture >affected XTC?", >since psychedelics clearly warped the psyches of the >Beatles, Monty >Python, et al..., and they have in turn affected XTC >pretty profoundly. > >Psychedelics certainly had a part in the growth of the publics' >appreciation of the surreal and absurd! (It's Dinsdale, actually) Hmmm. I'm sure there are any number of doctoral theses about this. In the case of the Beatles - yes. The Fabs spent most of the Sixties "on" something or other, starting with pep pills and ending with heroin. They were massively fond of the the ganja, mon (have a look at the "Butcher" cover for "Yesterday and Today - check the eyes. Stoned off their tits.) They were definitely not averse to a bit of brain candy either, in its heyday. I think they were "spiked" first time round, as were the Small Faces. Interestingly, while John (who admitted taking hundreds of trips) and George were busy exploring the inner reaches of the minds from the comfort of their own homes, Paul (the last to try acid) was out clubbing, his favoured tipples being dope and cocaine at the time. Equally though, many of the people who made great 'psychedelic' music do/did not indulge at all: - Frank Zappa, creator of surrealist epics "Who Are The Brain Police" and "Help I'm A Rock" was vehemently anti-drugs, by his own account only having ever tried a joint once or twice. His turnon? Cigarettes and beer. - Roy Wood, composer of such trippy classics as "I Can Hear The Grass Grow", "Night Of Fear" and "Flowers In The Rain" never indulged in the heavy stuff at all. Preferred intoxicant? Vodka and lemonade - and of course our Andy doesn't mind a drink or two, but that's as far as it goes, he says. Also Steve, I may be wrong, but I don't think any of the Python team took drugs at all. I could be wrong, but as far as I know they never did. The only one who 'indulged' to any major extent was the late Graham Chapman, who was by all accounts a pretty fierce drinker during the earlier Python days. He dried up when he came out, but then took up smoking - heavily - and eventually died of throat(?) cancer. I don't know if Spike ever indulged in drugs; perhaps later on in the 60s he might have. I don't know, but I doubt it. They used to smuggle drink into the studio and make what they called 'brown milk' (milk laced with whisky). That's why they were always giggling so much. I know Spike was a heavy drinker in the 50s, mostly due to the extreme stress of having to write and perform the show. He had at least one major nervous breakdown, so I doubt he was any stranger to prescribed tranquillisers. Peter Sellers, I believe, did take acid and smoke dope later in the 60s, but he was much more one of 'beautiful people" than Spike. I doubt if Secombe ever did more than drink. As for other artists - I think you can make a pretty good case that acid had a significant influence, although the exact nature and extent of that influence is debatable, and hard to define. There can be no doubt that it had a marked effect on the music, outlook and image of Dylan, The Beatles, Hendrix, Cream, The Stones, The Small Faces, The Kinks (I'm sure Dave did it - after all he flatted with Brian Jones - but did Ray indulge?), the Moody Blues (who were alleged to be one of the major sources) and many others. Pink Floyd of course loom large in the picture - but there, of course, its worth weighing up the negative effects. The Syd Barrett story is probably the best known and most extreme example, but there were other similar casualties, including bassist Ace Kefford from The Move. (Tangent - I'm fascinated by the phenomenon called "word salad", which is a well-known symptom of schizoid states, in which there is a freeing of inhibition, or an increased capacity to see and make real [or imagined] associations between words and sounds. Think of that "Word Association Football" sketch John Cleese did - kind of like that, except constant and uncontrollable. Interestingly, the same effect is very evident in the lyrics of people like Syd Barrett, Roky Erikson and Van Dyke Parks, where there are multiple levels of pun, word-play, association and homophony. After hearing Andy being interviewed by Paul, I was fascinated to hear that he does the same thing, albeit on a more playful, knowing level - always exploring associations and word-play even as he speaks. Reeves and Mortinmer toy with the idea a lot too.) Another factor is that artists, producers, venue owners, promoters, etc - especially on the 'underground scene' - knew that some segment of the audiences were stoned /tripping, so they started catering to that with trippy prouction effects, light shows, artwork, etc. But it has to be said that people like Martin Sharp (creator of the classic "Disraeli Gears" cover" had been "turned on" too. It was also a timing thing - as acid and dope came into vogue, they expanded people's conceptions of what was possible. This coincided with technical (and cost) advances in recording and performance equipment, printing techniques, colour photography and so on. There were obvious innovations like (Olympic Studio engineer) George Chkiantz's invention of phasing/flanging, first used on "Itchycoo Park". On the live side, amps became far more powerful and robust, effects units like the wah-wah and the portable tape-echo unit were developed, and of course major new instruments like the Mellotron came along. Just a lucky time in that sense. A fascinating topic. Another curious aspect is how the acid scene came about. Zappa has said - 'tho how serious he was is unsure - that it was part of a covert government plan to disable youth unrest and dissent. Other theories I have read assert that Soviet intelligence had a hand in the large-scale manufacture and distribution, as part of their efforts to undermine the west. Who knows? I think it happened as it happened - started off small, people saw it's potential as a money-earner and started mass-producing it. But it IS a fact that both the US and the USSR were conducting experiments with it as a chemical weapon. Closing remark: a true story I remember from the late 70s - made into a miniseries I think - was about how British police busted a huge LSD manufacturing ring based in Wales(?), which was supplying most of the acid sold around the world at that time. But that was just to bankroll their major scheme. They had stockpiled something like 16 million trips, and the plan was to 'turn on' the entire United Kingdom by releasing the acid into all the major reservoirs in the British water system. Powerful, odorless, tasteless, undetectable until too late. Imagine the entire British public starting the day with a 'spiked' cuppa ... Scary, huh? ********** Meanwhile, Rich Greenham [rgreenham@thebear.net] makes another salient point: >The Goons also released several albums -- all of which (I pray that >this >is true so I don't look like an idiot!) were produced by George >Martin! >I've read in tons o' Beatles books that Lennon was a huge >fan of The >Goons. Yes you are indeed correct. It was, as I recall the Martin's big "selling point" Beatles when they signed with EMI. Lennon especially was massive Goons fan (read his books, and then listen to the Goons again if you don't believe me). Oh man ... I'm freakin out! I see Ozzy! Dunks
------------------------------ From: dan@gge.com Message-ID: <374ED793.F502DD99@gge.com> Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 10:51:27 -0700 Subject: covers lists are harmless fancy tim wrote: >Coming back to XTC, I am also becoming a little tired of the XTC >covers posts. and >Nobody else is, >or can ever be, XTC, and all the endless posts suggesting artists >covering XTC songs, to my mind, just illustrates that point >perfectly. while i agree with you, tim, that xtc is the only one and only, the tribute/covers thread is just a little skylarking for the chalkhills children. it's fun and sometimes interesting to think of how our boys' songs would sound coming from our other favorite artists, or trying to imagine an unlikely, though possibly excellent version of, say, "the meeting place" by, say, the ramones. no one is trying to obscure xtc's greatness and i daresay none of these projects will ever come to fruition. and if you're concerned about these posts clogging up the digest, be thankful they contain relevant content and aren't long-winded essays about heavy metal or british comedy shows, circa 1960s and their influence on the beatles' public image (wake me when that topic dies). btw: that incident at the echo & the bunnymen show sounds like the bummer of the decade. i feel your pain. * ------------------------------------------------ somebody suggested an xtc - dr. dre collaboration. that gave me the willies. but i like the turntable scratching in the dukes' "what in the world". * ------------------------------------------------ favorite xtc song today: "jump" xtc song i hate today: "crocodile" I crave your pardon if I woke you with my thinking, dan
------------------------------ Message-ID: <990528183468@pearl.ocn.ne.jp> From: TAKASHI YAMAMOTO <oomax@pearl.ocn.ne.jp> Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 03:33:57 +0900 Subject: single mini-album seems to be sold in Japan!!! Hello single mini-album seems to be sold in Japan!!! XTC / Apple Venus Vol.1 Singles EP 1)Easter Theatre (Album Track) 2)Easter Theatre (Home Demo Track) 3)Easter Theatre ( commentary ) 4)I'd Like That (Album Track) 5)I'd Like That (Home Demo Track) 6)I'd Like That ( commentary Another all 9 pieces collecting. Original editing board! Probably...sell it on July 16. If you want to more information Prease ask http://www.cooshin.kita.osaka.jp/softspace/index.htm or <yozox@gold.ocn.ne.jp> Tkank you from TY
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From: "Daniel Wrzesinski" <rockhurley@hotmail.com>
Subject: Robyn Hitchcock, The Residents, Squirrelgirl and XTC Tribute albums
Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 13:37:18 PDT
Some quick messages for Dunks, Jesse, Tim and Squirrelgirl...and anyone
else who cares to eavesdrop:
Dunks:
I just discovered Robyn Hitchcock a few months ago and I already own 3
albums. He's very unique and very British. (That's a good thing) Some of
his songs don't seem to make much sense but I think they must in some very
prolific and deranged way. His voice sounds almost exactly like Syd
Barret, other times he sounds like John Lennon. His music with The
Egyptians and The Soft Boys is sounds almost EXACTLY like old R.E.M. and
kind of like The Smiths. His more recent solo stuff is much mellower and
acoustic. I'm not as impressed with his later work but he may definitely
be someone to go see.
He doesn't sound much like XTC, though I could see him covering "King For
A Day". You'd have to cram "Mummer", "White Music" and both Dukes of
Stratosphere albums together to get anything of XTC's close to sounding
like Robyn. (weird combo, yes!) But, like XTC, he's got a huge cult
following. If you like happy post-punk pop that is 100% British, buy a
copy of "Fegmania" by The Egyptians. That's supposedly his best.
Jesse:
I'm not trying to make a fool of you. I was just wondering if you were
aware that Andy Partridge didn't just sing, but also produced, "The
Commercial Album" with The Residents. It probably doesn't give his name in
the sleeve because The Residents keep names very anonymous. Correct me if
I'm wrong. It may not be that particular album, but I do know for a fact
That AP did produce an album for The Residents. He's a big fan. Or was
anyway.
Tim:
You made some good points about XTC tribute albums, and a damn good point
about people who want to see them live. But lighten up. The Tribute album
crap is just for fun. We all know that no band can top the XTC originals.
Testimonial Dinner proved that years ago. It's just amusing to envision
who could or would cover what song in what way.
That post that I put up (My XTC tribute album thing) was my very first
Chalkhills post. And you kinda hurt my feelings, man! *sob*
Squirrelgirl:
What would it take to get copies of those XTC videos? I've never seen
any! They're my favorite band and I need to see them. They can't be
bought anywhere. I've looked. Please help me!
Also...to whoever was writing about Andy's songs always being at the end of
albums: "Sacraficial Bonfire" was a Colin Moulding song.
Sorry, I'm not trying to be a smart-ass. But I just couldn't let that
go. Then again, Mr. Todd Rundgren insisted on ordering the song tracks
himself. So who knows. Perhaps "Dear God" or "Another Satellite" was meant
to close Skylarking.
Makes ya wonder!
Danny-boy
------------------------------ Message-Id: <199905282120.RAA20834@mail.netwalk.com> From: "Ian C Stewart" <ian@AUTOreverse.net> Subject: XTC videos? Get 'em here. Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 17:17:50 -0400 Check out the list if you need XTC videos in NTSC (that's NORTH AMERICAN/JAPANESE format) only! ONLY. I cannot stress this point enough... I AM UNABLE TO MAKE PAL format dubs! If your VCR is NTSC-compatible, head on over to The List... cheers, Ian http://www.netwalk.com/~stewart/xtcvid.htm
------------------------------ From: joel@kenlaw.com (Joel Flaxman) Message-Id: <9905281942.ZM1973@custer> Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 19:42:45 -0600 Subject: Jesse Freakin' Camp (I hope this is not TVT) I got a mass email informing me that Jesse Camp's new cd (crap disc) is available. The first line of the email reads: >Please Note: You are receiving this message because you have expressed an >interest in hearing about new music, either through sending in a reply card >from a CD or through opting in at one of our partner sites. I hope that our friend the TVT rep (who has done only good in the past) can assure me that getting this has nothing to do with my sending in the cards in AV1 and/or TB. Joel "I guess I don't take junk email as lightly as I should" Flaxman
------------------------------ From: weslong@usa.net Message-ID: <19990529013848.7095.qmail@nw177.netaddress.usa.net> Date: 28 May 99 19:38:48 MDT Subject: FALKNERDS UNITE! Chalksters: I mentioned a while back that I have an EX copy of Jason Falner's pre Can You....tape, called Amazing The Survivors. It has different mixes of every song on the released version, except for Holiday...but more than makes up for this with two fantastic tunes that didn't make the final cut, for whatever reason?!?!? Anyway...a crapload of ya emailed me about it, and I put all of you off for an extended period of time....SO, now I'm back, and ready to trade it............or, if you have nothing to trade, send me two blank tapes(Maxell or TDK high bias) and return postage, and I'll mail one of them back to you with the Amazing Falkner tape..........I actually prefer AMAZING to the CAN YOU STILL release, and I think you will too. Sorry for the delay....email me and I'll get my address to you. WesLong@Optimism'sFlames
------------------------------ Message-Id: <199905290737.HAA13290@out1.ibm.net> From: "Shoalin" <shoalin@ibm.net> Subject: Re: My first Chalkhills entry Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 13:08:06 +0700 Hi folks, As AV1 plays wistfully in the background, I'm amazed at just how many other listeners share the same level of fascination, affection and devotion for XTC -- a band I didn't hear of until "Making Plans for Nigel" and didn't totally fall in love with until "Black Sea". It's been a turbulent twenty-year-plus on-again off-again musical love affair since, given their eclectic mood swings from the raw intensity of "Respectable Street" to the downright colloquial banality of "Mummer" and recent tunes like "Fruit Nut" and "Frivolous Tonight". But the funny thing is that no band's music quite grows on you like XTC's. There's rarely an XTC album I've purchased that I didn't want to chuck into the dark "do-not-listen-to-again-until-doomsday" crevices of my record collection after the first listening. Then something magical happens. The intelligence, depth and originality of the at first difficult to listen to pieces gradually blossom from obscurity into shear sonic brilliance and majestry. And the more I listen the more I fall in love until the once prodigal album becomes one of my most treasured musical possessions. AV1 was no different. I first read "Song Stories" -- which claimed this was probably the boys' best effort ever -- bought the album with massive anticipation and had a very disappointing first listen. Then, as they say, history repeats itself and AV1 is growing on me like no XTC fungus has grown before. And the best part is, it isn't even close to finished growing yet. I may need to build a shed. DAVO P.S. If there's any other XTC addicts living in Indonesia give me a buzz at shoalin@ibm.net
------------------------------ Message-Id: <v01540b00b3761fb722d8@[175.20.83.2]> Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 11:01:19 +1200 From: digja611@student.otago.ac.nz (James Dignan) Subject: Goons, Hitchcock >And I hate to be pedantic, but the Goon Show cast was Spike Milligan, the >late Peter Sellers, and Harry Secombe, and the scripts were mostly by >Spike, sometimes in collaboration with Eric Sykes, Larry Stephens(?) and >others. hate to be doubly pedantic, but in the early days the Goons were Sellers, Milligan, Secombe and Michael Bentine. Bentine left early on, though, after just a couple of series IIRC. They were ably aidecd and abetted by BBC station announcer Wallace Greenslade, and musical interludes were supplied by Max Geldray and Ray Ellington, each of whom also had occasional bit-parts in the crazy plots. Enter Bluebottle,m wearing string pyjamas - waits for audience applause... Oh, and to the Aussie who wanted to know about Robyn Hitchcock, yes, he is well worth the price of admission. Not only are his weirdly surreal songs fine food for XTC fans (sort of John Lennon, Syd Barrett, Ivor Cutler and Billy Bragg all getting together to fight it out in one person), but his between song banter has to be heard to be believed. If you'd like to check out some of his oeuvre beforehand, I'd suggest Element of Light and Eye, two albums of differing sorts that give some indication of the worldview that is Hitchcock. James (4 hours until the final... go Highlanders!)
------------------------------ Message-Id: <199905300323.DAA66182@out5.ibm.net> From: "Shoalin" <shoalin@ibm.net> Subject: Re: The Stackridge Connection Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 10:31:16 +0700 The two very English, almost Vaudevillian folk tune by Colin on AV1 (Fruit Nut and Frivolous Tonight) struck me with a very strong cord of familiarity. I finally traced this musical memory to some of the recordings of Stackridge off albums like "Extravaganza" and "The Man With the Bowler Hat". Digging a bit deeper, quite a few Dukes songs such as "You're a Good Man Albert Brown" and "Brainiac's Daughter" also sound extremely Stackridge-ish (although Song Stories claims the Small Faces, The Kinks and The Beatles were the main mimicry sources). The similarity in style and feel is quite uncanny, but then again both Stackridge and XTC may just simply be emulating the low brassy musical style of a bygone British era of eccentric show tunes (as done more blatantly by The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, and of course by The Beatles on Sgt. Peppers). If you aren't familiar with Stackridge, they are an often forgotten but well worth checking-out progressive-regressive English band that put out about six albums of music from 1971-76 before the progressive bubble popped into punk and new wave. Plus you just gotta love a band that once listed a bogus member named Smegmakovitch. Check out their official website at www.stackridge.com DAVO
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Message-ID: <3751353F.2CA@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 08:55:27 -0400
From: Tim Kendrick <tim63@earthlink.net>
Subject: Ad in SPIN
Hi Everyone!
The latest SPIN magazine (July '99) has a
FULL-PAGE ad for APPLE VENUS!!!!!
The ad says that it's:
"The most acclaimed album of the year!"
Hooray for TVT records!!!!!!!!!
(Virgin never did this much publicity for an XTC release.)
Tim K.
------------------------------ Message-ID: <37517445.B1CC923@earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 10:24:21 -0700 From: Yoshiko Yeto <beaudrillard@earthlink.net> Subject: Talkin' about pop music... Chalkhillians- Greetings to all! Cheers to Elizabeth of the Gallery of Indispensable Pop Music for endorsing the Negro Problem! Indeed, "Joys and Concerns", their new album, is quite stunning. I actually prefer it to "Post Minstrel Syndrome" due to the lush harmonies, lovely melodies, and fine musicianship, which abound on "Joys". "Ken", a slightly raggae inflected track with a touch of Paul McCartney and Wings, is a sly musical portrait of Barbie's ever so misfortunate homosexual companion. Here's a tasty little lyrical sampler: And I'll be forced to kiss Barbie's plastic tits And I'll hate myself But what's more I'll hate you for not letting me be the way I want to be That's it for my half pence proselytizing. Miss Malady "Shoo be doo be doo wop" Nelson
------------------------------ From: "john gray" <jt.gray@btinternet.com> Subject: Re: the Grays! Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 20:31:25 +0100 Message-Id: <E10oBhE-0004MM-00@praseodumium.btinternet.com> Ben Gott intrigued me with: > So: I was at my local CD store (the one run by XTC fans), and I asked > Mark (the co-owner) if he had heard the new Jason Falkner. He said "no," > but then he told me that a friend of his used to be in this band > called...The Grays! According to Mark's friend, Falkner was "a freak." > I told him (in my haughty Chalkhills way) that The Grays' CD was hard to > find; he responded "No way! You can find it in tons of used CD bins > across the country!" I have never heard of this band, but my surname makes me interested! If any of you do find it in a bargain bin, would you please buy a copy on my behalf? John GRAY <jt.gray@btinternet.com>
------------------------------ Message-ID: <37528627.A5D85E05@geocities.com> Date: Mon, 31 May 1999 14:52:56 +0200 From: dieling <lemoncurry@geocities.com> Subject: burning airlines and rock and i can't own her Hi all! In #5-217, Elizabeth asked about Burning Airlines: I haven't actually heard them, but hey, it's made up by exmembers from Government Issue, Wool and Jawbox, so I bet it's fantastic. Jawbox has always reminded me of early XTC. What else ? Soundgarden seriously rocks, but so do Fear Factory. But that's a different league anyway. Some weeks ago I exchanged emails with someone regarding I Can't Own Her. She said it was a landmark recording, I said it wasn't. I was wrong. It is. All for now, Lemoncurry
------------------------------ Message-Id: <199905311256.IAA30090@hammurabi.nh.ultra.net> Date: Mon, 31 May 1999 08:54:00 -0400 Subject: horse-hoof-based cuisine, people who don't 'get it' From: "Duncan Watt" <kanuba@nh.ultranet.com> Thanks to maize-digger Michael Travis <mdt@pobox.alaska.net> for a great bookmark, the Gallery Of Regrettable Food: http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/ ...and especially the Knox On-Camera Recipes: A Complete Guide To Gel-Cookery. My favorite: The Grden Salad #1: http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/knox/index4.html Lent my AVV1 to my Yes-loving drummer friend. He attempted to lay upon me the 'I guess some albums you just get and some you don't' line of let-you-down-easy bullshit. I told him he was a dork and he'd never get laid. Okay, no I didn't, I was actually quite polite, but I wanted to. Frickin' dork drummers. Duncan Watt
------------------------------ Message-ID: <3752B359.9107AEB5@geocities.com> Date: Mon, 31 May 1999 18:05:45 +0200 From: dieling <lemoncurry@geocities.com> Subject: dave gregory as the gimp ? Hi all! Someone asked if Dave Gregory had played "The Gimp" in Pulp Fiction. Well, the IMDB says no, The Gimp was played by a Stephen Hibbert. Back to work now, Lemoncurry
------------------------------ Message-ID: <002d01beabb1$a7bb8cc0$24bfa0d0@meridith-s> From: "squirrelgirl" <squirrelgirl@citrusonline.net> Subject: Lots of Good Stuff Date: Mon, 31 May 1999 18:05:10 -0400 Howdy 'Hillians! I have finally completed updating my personal "XTC List"; I have lots of great stuff (old demos and out-takes - Star Park, Helium Kidz and early XTC, audios of concerts, videos, many interviews, etc.). If anyone wishes to see my list, please e-mail me privately and I will attach it in an e-mail back. I would be especially interested in trading old demos for new (anything after O & L, i.e. Nonsuch and Apple Venus). I also have a few "extra" things hanging around (Towers of London 7", etc.) that I would be willing to trade for or sell outright. Drop me a line! PS - To those of you naysayers who insist that Andy couldn't possibly be on this list because he has repeatedly spoken negatively about us here in cyberland, my response is: "What a perfect cover!" Of *course* he would talk like that, so nobody would suspect that he might lurk in our midst! Just keeping the hope alive, Squirrelgirl
------------------------------ Message-ID: <19990531232158.5832.rocketmail@send205.yahoomail.com> Date: Mon, 31 May 1999 16:21:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Brian Downing <bdowning_99@yahoo.com> Subject: Looking For Radio Tour CDR Hi, I was hoping someone could burn a CDR copy of either the Boston or Los Angeles Radio Tour shows from '89. I can provide blanks, or a CDR of Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians from '88, or a compilation of extremely rare Robyn Hitchcock videos. Please let me know privately. Thanks. Brian
------------------------------ From: fheaney@erols.com Message-Id: <199905282024.QAA20079@smtp3.erols.com> Subject: Re: ex-XTC Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 16:23:56 -0400 > P.S. Until this point I never realized that there > are now more ex-XTC members than there are current > XTC members. Anyone in the same boat? Sure. I have more ex-girlfriends than current girlfriends. -- Francis "That's the price you have to pay for every stupid thing you say" -- Belle & Sebastian
------------------------------ From: WESnLES@aol.com Message-ID: <928d1c3a.24809c3f@aol.com> Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 21:26:23 EDT Subject: XTC....VIDS, DEMOS & GIGS....OH MY! Fellow XTC geeks: Noticed some of you were/are lookin' for XTC vids......I've got shloads of 'em, as well as virtually every demo that is available(just got a couple of cd's worth of some demos I didn't have....and will soon have them listed).....and a crapload of gigs and interviews........and some, if I say so(write so)myself, pretty amazing memorabilia of the Swindon lads. ONE PROBLEM.....I don't sell any of the vids or boots, I trade only....but I'm a real geek for memorabilia, ANY memorabilia(TRY ME!), and I'll make you a fantastic trade for any good items. I've got originals and first generation copies of all of the hard to find audio......etc..etc...SO....check out my site and perhaps we can make a swap....at the very least, click on the link below and check out my site....drop me a line with any trade suggestions, I look forward to talkin' with ya... Wes @ Optimism's Flames: http://members.tripod.com/~The_Last_Balloon/index.html
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