Chalkhills Digest Volume 5, Issue 304
Date: Friday, 5 November 1999
Chalkhills Digest, Volume 5, Number 304
Friday, 5 November 1999
Today's Topics:
vh1
A Curious Orange
A Bit Of This And That...
Beck.
Sigmoid Fraud Gently Yanks Their Chain
Live and very indirect
Please phrase your answer as a question
Purlieus of the matter...
Re: xTc TrIBuTe UpDAtE
Re: The King is dead ... Long live the King!
mini Epic
...Let's Chew The Fat
}--:) 4R TVT 3250
dream # 9
Now thats a fun game! Great Idea!
fuzzy groans
Gobble Gobble
Mike Love Not War
Thoughts of Hairman Ciao
Re: Bragg's Grammy
Tim Brooke Taylor
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-Id: <3.0.2.32.19991103224639.00705510@mail.interlog.com> Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1999 22:46:39 -0500 From: David Oh <davidoh@interlog.com> Subject: vh1 >From: brown <mb2@deltanet.com> >Subject: stop me if you've heard this one.. >Hi Chalkboards and Boardettes- >I would like to know how many of you have sent a request to VH1...show of >hands please? i have sent a request to vh1 (see attached copy). we don't get mtv/vh1 here in canada as we have our own music video channels, which i like to call (not)muchmusic and (not)muchmoremusic. both carry some mtv programming, especially (not)muchmoremusic, which carries the behind the music crap. let's hope for some wisdom on their part. On that note...please send another request, por favor...(one or two a week?) i plan on bombarding them (vh1) once a week with the same request. is that enough to satisfy you, debora? here's what i sent to vh1: a very good subject for a behind the music show topic would be xtc. they've been around for yonks (20+ years), released 11 studio albums (each one is unique) plus various compilations and/or live albums, had a few books written about (and even by) them, are respected/admired by many contemporary musicians (many have covered their songs), had rotten deals with their manager and previous label, and yet are still producing top quality pop music that at its worst is 1000 times better than 95% of today's pop music. they really deserve better respect from the industry than they have received in the past. their time has come! do the right thing! thank you, davidoh so there you have it, proof that i did my part for xtc on vh1. peace: live in it or rest in it davidoh
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From: "Mark Strijbos" <mmello@knoware.nl>
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 09:26:22 +0100
Subject: A Curious Orange
Message-Id: <19991104082508.80BCFA6D0A@mail.knoware.nl>
Dear Chalkers,
One of my countryfolk crept up again:
> I just learned that the Prince of Orange, a Dutch
> Prince, was instrumental in defending Descartes from
> criticism
mmmyes and no - it all depends on which Prince of Orange you are
talking about.
you see, technically all Dutch princes are princes from the house of
Orange-Nassau so the name has been used many times
In the UK people associate the title with their King William III, the
Dutch prince (and head-of-state) who married Queen Mary.
He played quite an important role in English and Irish history in the
last decade of the 17th century
But Andy once said that there is no hidden meaning in this song, the
words and phrases are just nonsensical; choosen for their sound
and rhyming qualities. And he did not have any particular prince in
mind either.
Finally, one more thing before i go:
> 2. Ted nugent and XTC can be purchased together.
probably, but can you consume them together _and_ remain
reasonably sane? i doubt it...
But what about this idea for the next XTC tribute album :
Good ol' Ted "Wollen Sie den totalen Rock und Roll?" Nugent
playing Melt The Guns
Obligatory Beach Boys content: i really like that one song, you
know, then one that goes like "doo dah doo dah doo-ooh doo-doo-
doo dah". But isn't that Brian dude like totally out there? i mean,
more beached than beach if you know what i mean
yours in xtc,
Mark Strijbos at The Little Lighthouse
http://www.knoware.nl/users/mmello/
or http://come.to/xtc
------------------------------ Message-ID: <19991104101120.2777.rocketmail@web1105.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 02:11:20 -0800 (PST) From: travis schulz <xtcisadarngoodband@yahoo.com> Subject: A Bit Of This And That... Greetings Chalksters!!! How about "Stupidy Happy" for Ned Flanders? We could do this for South Park too you know, or a few other Comedy Central shows for that matter. Speaking of Comedy Central, I still can't get over the XTC AV1 commercial they ran for a real short time. A tv commercial for AV1!! Glad I taped it, during the movie Innerspace too- what a flick! cheers Travis
------------------------------ From: R.Crawford@mgn.co.uk Message-ID: <8025681F.003F6094.00@mgnmail4.mgn.co.uk> Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 11:21:20 +0000 Subject: Beck. Hmm, I seem to have a few hundred unread chalkhills as I havn't had time to read them since Jan. I didn't even get to John Paul Jones first (ever) gig, since Zeppelin ceased trading Anyway just to say, I know Beck is a bit of a sore point with some Chalkhills readers. The new Beck CD, Midnight Vultures is pretty good, with hints of Mr Andy in a lot of the tracks, circa Drums & Wires, GO2. When it comes out give it. a try, failing that atleast choose Gomez for a listen. Rob...
------------------------------ Message-ID: <19991104141636.2940.rocketmail@web601.yahoomail.com> Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 06:16:36 -0800 (PST) From: Joe Funk <funkadelic9@yahoo.com> Subject: Sigmoid Fraud Gently Yanks Their Chain Chalkhillians, Time to de-lurk, although there have been many recent issues that I thought of commenting on; Most notably the Christians and violence thing..... To which I say.." To Hell with Religious Intolerance!!!" ( Thanks, Chris! ) Anyway... Todd, your reply to Dom's Query: Dom asked: >Todd - do you have any advice on how to successfully de-link my SSL 4000 "G" from the plasma metering unit? I've tried several times (following all the extraordinarily helpful gibberish in the manual) but keep ending up with the Axual F/G switch flicking off at some inopportune moment (usually just before the middle eight!)......any ideas?< with: >Anyway, flick on the rod and lightly spark the side of >the integrator marked "matter" (NOT "anti-matter" or >the neighbors will _really_ get pissed). This will >disable the interruptive capacity of the Axual F/G >switch, with the added benefit that the glow of the >electrical arc will reveal a tiny chain lock behind >the plasma metering unit. Gently yank their chain, and >the unit should fall into your hand, assuming you have >a free hand to catch it. Is absolutely CLASSIC!!!!!!!! I mean it! I laughed till I stopped!!! And being the idiot that I am, I also looked up the website: http://www.ikweb.com/hdh/sigmoid.htm.. Yes my chain was yanked. ( Maybe that's why they call us Yankees? ) Oh, well.. Thats it for now. Jomama (Flummoxed Yankee) Do what you will but harm none......
------------------------------ Message-ID: <19991104145105.15835.rocketmail@web2104.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 06:51:05 -0800 (PST) From: Giovanni Giusti <giovanni_giusti@yahoo.com> Subject: Live and very indirect First of all, I do not at all wish to complain. This is not a complaint. I would like to thank over and over the daemon that inspired Mr. Ian C. Stewart to create the "XTC Live and direct" page. It's the greatest of treats for the lazy, cheap pseudocompletist that I am - I'd like to hear everything but won't spare the time or the cash. However, there appears to be a problem between my firewall and the site... that is, I did not manage to download even a single one of the pearls and treasures on that site! The connection is slow as hell, links sometimes go broken (it appears that Geocities pulled the plug on the "side" sites, so now anything under "xtcliveanddirect1" refers me to a 404 page)... I'm sure it's not Ian's fault, but Geocities'. I was wondering: with sites such as Xoom donating unlimited free space, and surely being more functional than geocities (none ever were less so), maybe a mirror or even a whole site transfer could help? (I could do it myself, instead of complaining, but hey, if I could've downloaded the stuff in the first place, I wouldn't be complaining would I?) (Oops, I'd said I *was not* complaining.) Thanks again to Ian, and boos to Geocities for preventing me from taking advantage of your stupendous effort. Giovanni
------------------------------ Message-ID: <3821BF3C.E9F26DFF@ci.conover.nc.us> Date: Thu, 04 Nov 1999 12:15:40 -0500 From: erik schlichting <eriks@ci.conover.nc.us> Subject: Please phrase your answer as a question Howdy, Chalkers. XTC gets a mention in The Onion's "Cultural Idiocy Quiz" this week; "Described below are 15 pop-culture items that contain military ranks in their names.... 9. Early-'80s XTC song" Old hat for most of those here, of course, but probably tougher for the rest of the population. More than a third of the questions have to do with music. For those interested in taking the quiz: http://www.theavclub.com/ciq_q.html -- Erik Schlichting
------------------------------ From: unna@worldmailer.com Date: 4 Nov 1999 09:31:11 -0800 Message-ID: <19991104173111.27212.cpmta@c008.sfo.cp.net> Subject: Purlieus of the matter... Well, I wasn't able to identify the quotation put forth by Harrison. But I did find this: Peter Ruff and the double four (1912) from Clowns and Criminals: The Oppenheim omnibus by E. Phillips Oppenheim This work contains the words purlieus AND omnibus! Can I get any points for that?
------------------------------ Message-ID: <3821E19C.4D793F98@mailorder.com> Date: Thu, 04 Nov 1999 11:42:20 -0800 From: Kerry Chicoine <kchicoine@mailorder.com> Organization: American Computer Group Subject: Re: xTc TrIBuTe UpDAtE Dear Chalkhillers, Here is a current track listing for the forthcoming xTc Tribute CD. I'm still looking for a cool title for this compilation so let me know your suggestions! Anyway, here's the list as of today, Thursday November 4, 1999: 1) Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen Kevin Kelly 2) Making Plans for Nigel Leighton 3) Humble Daisy James Campbell 4) I'm Bugged Todd Bernhardt 5) Dear Madam Barnum Nipper and the Seaturtles 6) This is the End Harrison Sherwood 7) Mermaid Smiled Kerry Chicoine 8) Melt the Guns Steve Stearns 9) Knights in Shining Kharma David Lake 10) One of the Millions David Storm 11) Ball & Chain The Dave Smoke-Detector 3 12) Lady Bird May O'Mahoney 13) Books are Burning Peter Fitzpatrick 14) Reign of Blows Vee Tube 15) Grass Mike Livingston 16) Vanishing Girl The Maggies 17) Dance Band Melissa Reaves Reserves (in case of any cancellations) 18) Chain of Command Randy Christopher 19) Rook Jennifer Geese There's still room for a couple more 'stand-by' contributions, so don't hesitate! Email me off-list today with *your* tribute song. Sincerly, Kerry Chicoine aka Kompost, definitely *not* fit to eat Andy Partridges' shit (as if anyone is!) http://www.mp3.com/artists/15/kompost.html http://www.cdbaby.com/buy/kompost.htm http://www.popstar.net/kickstand/
------------------------------ Message-ID: <3821F20C.860BE831@pobox.com> Date: Thu, 04 Nov 1999 15:52:28 -0500 From: Jefferson Ogata <ogata@pobox.com> Organization: The Antibozo Subject: Re: The King is dead ... Long live the King! Todd and Jennifer Bernhardt <toddjenn@erols.com> wrote: > One notable exception to the tilt toward Elvis' early catalog was a > haunting new song, "In My Tomb," reputedly written by The King himself. I heard also that He is planning to cover "Poor Skeleton Steps Out", by your and my favorite pop band... -- Jefferson Ogata. smtp: <ogata@pobox.com> http://www.pobox.com/~ogata/ finger: ogata@pobox.com ICQ: 19569681 whois: jo317@whois.internic.net
------------------------------ Message-ID: <000201bf2724$0b39b360$b6568cd4@oemcomputer> From: "johnnybean" <johnnybean@tinyworld.co.uk> Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 08:03:50 -0000 Subject: mini Epic Has anyone ever come across an XTC promo video (what looks like) called "mini Epic". It is but a few minutes long and would appear to be a promo for Oranges & Lemons. I found a copy in my local Oxfam a few years ago, and have never come across any reference to it since. It is a potted history of the band themselves, by themselves, and very funny. Can anyone enlighten me about it further, was it ever used?
------------------------------ Message-ID: <19991105054526.26967.rocketmail@web601.yahoomail.com> Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 21:45:26 -0800 (PST) From: travis schulz <xtcisadarngoodband@yahoo.com> Subject: ...Let's Chew The Fat Grammy=mediocrity? Maybe, but not all the time. Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello are two good guys (in my opinion) who won grammys. Christopher Cross beat out Pink Floyd's the Wall back in 1980, for best rock album no less- now that's mediocrity! I remember hearing about Nonsuch on the 92 grammys, and just to make sure I wasn't dreaming it all and reporting a bunch of bull here, I did some research (including Chalkhills posts). Indeed, the best alternative category is what it was up for. So let's all agree that if and when an XTC album is up for a grammy, the grammy thing becomes a little less mediocre, ok? On a different topic, what if the Simpson's Nelson was the guy who plays bass for New Model Army? HA HA! Cheers.
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Message-ID: <19991105055016.8638.qmail@www0v.netaddress.usa.net>
Date: 4 Nov 99 21:50:16 PST
From: vee tube <veetube@netscape.net>
Subject: }--:) 4R TVT 3250
This is a Geek(finoid)
report.
I,(}---:)) reported recently my
fortunate receptionary receipt of the
AV.1. 'ADVANCE' release of
said transcription.
The CAT: No 4r TVT 3250-201 *M1 S1
is indeed the domestic (US) imprint
on most of our AV.1's
CAT: No. Omnet technology USA
2083-56433-1B+
Is the imprint on the 'Advance Release'
of AV.1.
The sonics on the 'advance copy' BLOW
THE CHUCKIES! out of the TVT version!
(I wouldn't think it was possible)
On the TVT version, The reeds on the Oboes
(Greenman) 'tickle' my ears. On the Advance
version, They crawl inside my brain and, eat
all else heard before!
(as well as some other gunk you don't wanna know 'bout)
}---:)
P.S. A prize ( B-FART TRIBUTE CD, GOLDEN BULL,
SOMETHING in my CLOSET) Will be awarded,
To the best 'Turkey Pluto' Lyrics.
"I heard the cranberries scream inside
of dried out turkeys"
All entries must be posted on the 'Hill by,
11-22-99
OFFER ONLY GOOD IN THE 49? 50? CONTIGUOUS STATES!
GOOD LUCK! (dumb'Landers')
}---:)
------------------------------ Message-Id: <3.0.2.32.19991105014833.007092b8@mail.interlog.com> Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 01:48:33 -0500 From: David Oh <davidoh@interlog.com> Subject: dream # 9 hello chalk-skid-marks, in an earlier chalkpost, someone mentioned that they had a dream about xtc. now, normally, 80-90 percent of my dreams are sexual ( i usually wake up with the sheets twisted around me and i'm soaking wet - i don't understand what this means...) with the remaining percentage being the usual weird/bizarre types that are just plain inexplicable. i have had a couple of dreams in the past about another band that, in hindsight, actually came true eventually (more about that later). however, last night i had a dream about xtc, which was the first time that that has happened. this is how it went... it took place in a small lecture hall. there was a dias on a stage with a chalkboard next to it with what i think were the lyrics to "harvest festival" written out on it. the first 2 rows in the audience were reserved for celebrity guests, but i had a seat in the centre of the 3rd row. there was an electric buzz in the air from the audience's anticipation of the impending event. soon, the celebrity guests were escorted into the hall and once they had taken their seats, sitting right in front of me was pat mastelotto! we exchanged greetings just before a huge round of applause filled the room. andy partridge entered the hall on the stage and took his place behind the dias. that's when i woke up. any psyco-analysts out there into dream interpretations? the dreams that i had that actually came true involved the red hot chili peppers. i've had about four or five very similar dreams, over a period of about 8 years, where i met the band at an outdoor event and i ended up talking to the band members at length about tattoos and guitars. this past summer, the red hot chili peppers played a free outdoor show on yonge street in downtown toronto. i weaseled my way backstage and met the band after their performance. i ended up in a long conversation with chad smith (the drummer) about tattoos (he has many, i have four), while flea and i talked about bass guitars. it was only afterward that i remembered those connections to the dreams i had. i wonder if i'll start having recurring dreams about andy giving lectures... hmmm... peace & xtc, davidoh
------------------------------ Message-ID: <383168017.941784604195.JavaMail.root@web20.pub01> Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1999 01:50:04 -0500 (EST) From: Satanas Diablo <thedevil@minister.com> Subject: Now thats a fun game! Great Idea! Ok, so if certain people did not end up famous, where would they be now... Danny Elfman would have been a composer if he never was in Boingo :) Joe Strummer a political activist Robyn Hitchcock a Philosopher Sting would be a marine biologist Michael Hutchence would be a rock star (come on, I had to put that in there!) Thomas Dolby would work at the UK equivalent of Guitar Center in the Pro Audio Dept Les Claypool an auto mechanic Morrissey a lonely depressed fool Kurt Cobain would be a rock star (sorry, but really) Gordon Gano would be a KMART employee Suzanna Hoffs would be a famous rock star! (wooh aye yo) Lene Lovich would work in shoe store Iggy Pop a drug attic, or a Halloween ghostly figure at disneylands haunted mansion Stan Ridgeway would actually be famous Frank Black would be a detective on a TV show This is all I can see looking at my music collection. I could have thought of a lot others, but I dont want to right now, besides, I want to see what the rest of you picked.
------------------------------ Message-Id: <v03007800b4484fdd109d@[165.247.16.71]> Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1999 04:15:20 -0500 From: Mitch Friedman <mitchf@mindspring.com> Subject: fuzzy groans Yo, I spoke with Andy today. AV2 is moving along at a nice rate. According to Andy it will be "simple". Yes, he's still putting together "Fuzzy Warbles". Yes, many if not all of the demos on "Jules Verne" and "Bull" will be included and even remixed and cleaned up! He's thinking the whole deal will be something like 4 cds with about 20 tracks on each. "Homespun" is being stunted at 20,000 copies. However there will likely be a similar item for AV2, probably called "Homegroan". Over and out, Mitch
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From: Chauncy14@aol.com
Message-ID: <0.8bef77ff.2554416f@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1999 09:19:27 EST
Subject: Gobble Gobble
Greetings Chalkers and Chalkerettes-
As I un-lurk, and my curiosity grows about a fellow digest member, I would
like to hazard a guess here, that the following screen name and friend of XTC
on the digest is either Fee Wayble (sp) or Prairie Prince from the Tubes:
*vee tube <veetube@netscape.net* - anyone? I make this deduction only on the
premise that the Tubes were as wild and fun as Vee's posts...in a different,
tantilizing, and *merry andrew* sort of way.
Nice piece on *New XTC* btw.
------------
I live in the western suburbs of Chicago, not far from where Brian Wilson
*lived* - St. Charles - and heard he is moving back to California. The
result of the lawsuit perhaps?
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From: David Oh <davidoh@interlog.com>
Subject: what have i got? also: a little respect, please
I have the TBE on Virigin's Geffen and the running order of it is as yours
is, but plays in that order too...sounds like you got a lemon?
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For those of us who aren't geerheads, could someone explain to me what
exactly *S.O.T.A .CFM 750 Main Monitors (Powered by Bryston and Crown)* are?
And, why exactly would one *need* 750 of them?
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<From: Richard Pedretti-Allen <richard@tactics.com>
Subject: What a coincidence!
I attended an ISP Conference (coincidentally called "ISPcon") in Silicon
Valley (coincidentally where I live) and the Ariel Corporation
(coincidentally a company from which I have purchased DSP cards) was
playing XTC ("Merely A Man") in their tradeshow booth.>
I too was out and about, in the Jewel Grocery store by my house, no less, and
am shopping along (it was a $100+ grocery night) and XTC's *Merely A Man*
resounded through the speakers over-head....that was the first time ever,
anywhere in public, I had actually heard an XTC song played...I was delighted!
---------
Am enjoying Homespun. Interesting to listen to the boyz spoken words...demos
don't do much for me, but out of all the demos I have in my catalogue,
Homespun is the best, and have been listening and enjoying...a nice buy for
sure! The Greenman version is awesome!
Take care all...
John Gardner
Chicago
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Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.19991105104115.009a9a80@mailhost.cle.ameritech.net>
Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 10:48:48 -0500
From: Chris Mezzolesta <mezzolesta@ameritech.net>
Subject: Mike Love Not War
>All this talk about Brian Wilson and Mike Love reminded me of the punsome
>title of an album put out a coupla years ago by Aussie trio Smudge: "Mike
>Love Not War" (!)
..which was also the title of a comedy sketch my group did right after ML
made his idiotic speech at the hall of fame ceremony...it was "Mike" doing
a 1-800 offer to recruit deputized Beach Boys, complete with me doing a
quick impression of Brian going "Wouldn't it" - - "that's close enough for
us!" Operators are standing by.....
Gee, Andy really likes to cram syllables into lines, dun' 'e??? Listening
to Black Sea yesterday and reading along the inner sleeve, especially on No
Language in the bridge ("there's too much language on this BRIDGE") and
Optimism's Flames....is it that Andy just has so much to say and the
constraints of "time" force him to write such a busy melody to accomodate
his entire idea?!?!?! Great stuff and it makes it a fun challenge to sing
along with, Navajo blankets and all.
C
www.powersalad.com/music/xtc.htm - the "Secret Life" of XTC, no news to
Chalkers I'm sure, but fun reading I hope for novice record collectors and
XTCphiles.
------------------------------ Message-ID: <4782AD6ADDBDD2119B570008C75DD5C12DB9AE@mgmtm02.parliament.uk> From: Lawson Dominic <LawsonD@parliament.uk> Subject: Thoughts of Hairman Ciao Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1999 11:57:00 -0000 >> i've been on the fence about mr. bragg's music - some is good, some is just too political for my tastes Personally I think that Billy Bragg's early stuff is largely brilliant, especially the more political stuff. "Talking With The Taxman About Poetry" and "Workers Playtime" are both superb albums, with a nice political/love song balance. I sincerely hope this list isn't dumb enough to subscribe to a "politics and music don't mix" viewpoint, because that really would be Crassville, Idaho. No offence though, obviously.... >>*I* get sad when I hear about the death of people like Frank Zappa and Steve Marriott and Tim Brooke Taylor Is Tim Brooke Taylor dead? Nobody told me!!!! You would have thought that Bill Oddie deserved an untimely demise more than Mr Taylor.... >>Knowing our luck, however, this appearance will be replaced with one from Classix Nouveau or Modern Romance. My money's on Blue Zoo. >>If not ... ah well, at least there'll be no more talk in the digest about that annoying "metal" music he seems so fond of. Yeah right! Does metal still exist by the way? I only ask because I'm a fucking moron with my head up my anus. XTC content? Oh all right then.......I just spoke with Alex Newport, the guitarist and singer from late 80s/early 90s grungecore supremos Fudge Tunnel (ask your cool, Metal-fan friends) and apparently XTC is one of his favourite bands. Now there's a turnip for the books..... Ciao! DOM.
------------------------------ Message-ID: <19991105182438.80068.qmail@hotmail.com> From: "Megan Heller" <hellerm@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Bragg's Grammy Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 12:24:37 CST my god, it's been what, a week since I posted? I was quite worried-- I thought I was dead. David Oh pondered Billy Bragg-- >i agree. i've been on the fence about mr. bragg's music - some is good, >some is just too political for my tastes - but "don't try this at home" is >a very good album. for those who don't know, it features johnny marr, peter >buck, jody linscott and kirsty maccoll. i especially like "sexuality" >(well, wouldn't you?) and "moving the goalposts". that is truly the most accessible Bragg album-- I found his earlier stuff rather dense, no matter how much I agreed with his politics. This reminds me, though, of a period around the time "Don't Try this at Home" came out, when Billy Bragg was staying with Peter Buck in Athens, Georgia for a while. I was living in Atlanta at the time, and heard a very funny interview with him on Album 88 (Georgia State University radio). He talked about a charity concert he did in LA where the promoter sent a limosine to pick up Bragg and his band. Bragg found this generally embarassing, and actually received some interesting looks from people at the concert, because, not only was it a charity concert, but Bragg is very publicly a socialist. he also talked about running around the miniature Stonehenge outside of Athens, GA. Then David Oh continued with a Grammy diatribe in response to Travis Schulz-- >I'm not a Grammy buff by any measure - but the recognition of it all >would be awful nice, not to mention that good surge in album sales >that can come with it. > >considering that the grammies has been nothing but a celebration of >mediocrity since its inception, i don't think xtc meets their criteria in >the first place. > > >Nonsuch (my favorite much of the time) was nominated in 92; I think >in the alternative category > >are you sure about this? i have my doubts about music as good as xtc's >being nominated by such a bland organization as n.a.r.a.s., and in the >alternative category? alternative to what? insipid mediocrity? well, yes, >now that i think of it, xtc _is_ an alternative to what n.a.r.a.s. thinks >is music. David! breathe! I think Travis mentioned the fact that it doesn't matter what the NARAS thinks-- it would just be *nice*. Yes, I remember Nonsuch being nominated, and Tom Waits won. Granted, I hate the grammys, and I'll harp on the fiasco of Jethro Tull as the first Best Hard Rock award, but they gave an award to Tom Waits! I have to like that, just as I'd like it if XTC was nominated again (or even won). Publicity is publicity, and it may have partially been grammy publicity that had DC's "alternative" station (HFS-- those of you in the area know how little that term applies these days) still playing "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" in reasonable rotation three years after the album came out. Steve Oleson inquires on the nature of dreams-- >The crosses are not the usual bloody Christion type, but made of blond tree >limbs. The women are not nailed to the crosses, but sort of perched, hapily >conversing with each other. [...] >Interpretations? don't read Harrison's posts at bedtime. (damn interesting dream, though. I just dreamt that my hair got long again and I got fat.) sigh...back to temping...where is that ringing phone coming from?... m.
------------------------------ Message-ID: <003f01bf27bd$690990c0$3e1017d4@smj> From: "Stephen Jackson" <smj@zen.co.uk> Subject: Tim Brooke Taylor Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1999 18:40:57 -0000 Duncan wrote.. <*I* get sad when I hear about the death of people like Frank Zappa and Steve Marriott and Tim Brooke Taylor and Graeme Chapman and Peter Sellers, who actually contributed something useful, meaningful and lasting to our society - i.e. their art.> Tim Brooke Taylor? The least funny one out of The Goodies? Dead? You sure about that? Elsewhere.... <> the lyric in 'Respectable Street' is 'A vow lady' and that it is, instead, 'Avon lady.....' < It is definitely 'Avon lady', ie. someone selling Avon cosmetics door-to-door (hence 'fills the creases')> Presumably Virgin, being the wussy dogs they are, thought Avon might sue? Although they let the word "Sony" pass. Maybe not...either way they castrated the single when they released it, so who knows how little bottle the Virgin had at the time... Steve. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Two steps forward, six steps back.
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