Elvis Costello Fan Forum

Are all those rectangles meant to represent tower blocks in The Big A ? If so it’s much more intelligent than I was in 1980 or indeed now

VG wrote

But I never have any intention of ever buying anything unless it’s something that I think would be of interest to someone else.

and I'm always really grateful!

I think Big Hearted Arthur died around the same time as Marty Feldman and the number one at the time was said to be .....


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wide - eyes and legless



I thank you once again !

Came back from the undertaker's yesterday into a little cafe with my brother for a full English, both feeling a bit down by the turn of events and Oliver's Army was on the cafe playlist. Seemed like someone wanted to cheer me up by using heavenly influence

Top Balcony wrote

Pardon Me, Madam, My Name is Harry Worth

Definitely the best one so far , I cried with laughter !!

Looking at tours and releases , I think it’s safe to assume we aren’t the primary target audience in Elvis’ view of the world of merchandising and promotion anymore- all this and no surprises !

VG wrote :

You’re already the brother I never wanted ]

One in every family !

VG wrote
Spike is not one of my favourite albums and Mark Perry says everything I’d want to say except in a much better way.

Elvis had been given a big budget so he put it to use.

It’s not an album I visit often.[/quote]
My thoughts exactly, we could be telepathic twins !

Thousands of us made the trek to the Shades, only marred by Goon Squads absence. Good to see Spirit Of Curiosity and Cocktail Muderess this far south and devastating the lives and pockets of the merchants of London :roll: Looking forward to the opening night of a Visage In The Masses with songs such...

Whinging yanks, we’ve had nearly 3 inches of snow here and nearly minus 4 overnight , so of course the whole county has ground to a halt . Hoping trains will be running ok by tomorrow !

I’m pretty sure Clubland was played at the 1984 The Tube recording as the credits rolled- I’ll check my complete DVD collection - (just starting on 1996 by the way) and see what I’ve got listed !

I can honestly say, Rope, that I adore every post you write ( whether I even understand them all or not) and treasure your thoughts and musings.....I'll have to read this several times to get it ( like listening to Elvis' music) but this is such a gorgeous, considered and profund piece that I just w...

Great, Sheep, cos he obviously trusts you and acknowledges your inship over football, as demonstrated at the book reading last October.
He might find us a wee bit obsessive though - as witnessed by last year's Davidstow odyssey !

He lives in the Cotswolds, I think JF has his actual address! You can come and gloat over your win over us Gooners !

During the 40 years research I came across this, don't know if it's been posted here before :-
http://www.edinburghgigarchive.com/page23.htm

Sheep, any chance of inviting Bruce along ?

The Doc wrote

When that happens, we will celebrate with a preshow gathering.

As an Evertonian, she doesn’t need acting lessons to show disappointment and emotional let downs

Thanks, BA
One day I'll be in NY for a Costello show - that's a promise not an aspiration !!

I've just discovered the rider that The Imposters wrote for the performance at John's house : No talking about Brexit and the hard border No ironing No weeding No surprise visits from other male or female inhabitants of Dublin ! An organised "mystery trip" around Dublin, visiting old haunt...

I'd have bought a ticket for a concert in John 's house and hoped for a recording but the audience chatter would be too noisy

Fishfinger King wrote Sulky, I've got both Painted From Memory and the 45X2 Get Happy!! LPs from Mobile Fidelity and enjoy them very much. Have all the old 70s and 80s albums on original vinyl - but opinion seems to vary as to whether the Mobile Fidelity remasters are any better than original UK vin...

He should have used a picture of a surly Elvis from 78 and a current one with a question mark after the Now ?
But there again, I'm a scientist so what do I know about art -" I don't know much about art but I know what I like" ( a la John Cleese as the pope in Monty Python)

My only copy of Look Now is the 12 track vinyl which I then recorded onto an audio only CD-R and it sounds great on both formats - I have always come back to vinyl as my primary source (except for a certain number of live recordings - gulp) and the reissues on mobile fidelity have been mind-boggling...

Train ticket bought, return from Plymouth to Paddington £43 !!
Might be able to stand VG and Neil a drink !!