Elvis Costello Fan Forum

My copy of "Stick to Me" was lost in the Great Bobster Vinyl Depletion of 1985 (in which 2/3 of my records were stolen, presumably by a larcenous peace marcher...it's a long story!) As I recall, it wasn't as great as HW or SOS, but certainly had it's highlights including "Playhouse&qu...

A couple of great real band names: Sandy Duncan's Eye Stuckas Over Bedrock (I knew these guys! It's a Dickies reference and they were way into the Hanna-Barbera ouvre) Live Nude Girl (I think several bands were using that one) Along the lines of "Live Nude Girl"...I don't know whether or n...

Hate, er, to, er marr CF's closing to this thread but, perhaps, cartoonist Ruben Bolling deserves the last word.

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I'm not a full on Parker expert (sort of lost interest in him a little bit after the time of the album that "You Hit the Spot" was the single from -- think that was before "The Real McCaw" but my memory plays tricks).... However, I think almost everyone is agreed that the definit...

Interesting how the guy misquotes lines from songs Elvis didn't actually write and then credits them to him. Also, I try to rely too much on regional stereotypes gleaned from Saturday Night Live, but I've got to say I'm getting a less than friendly mental images when I imagine hordes of "nearly...

There was a cancer benefit concert in L.A. that, it just so happens, was also an EC tribute show. (It was in the name of long time L.A. music industry person who passed away recently, though the official benefactor was the cancer ward at County-USC, I think. Sorry, I can't remember his name but ther...

Some others:

Ebola
Fratricide
The Eva Marie Saints
The Funnel Cakes
Hershel Bernardi's Dead
The Studs Terkels
Insane Anglo Warlord (an anagram of "Ronald Wilson Reagan")
Cosby, Sills, Cash and Chung (okay, that's an old SNL gag, but still...)

Well, after I finally take that "Instant Piano" course on PBS, or whatever it's called, learn to sing, and recall the lost lyrics to "Trash Compactor Love", I'm going to start me a band where record stores won't have to make new markers for us, and it's going to be called "V...

If I'm not mistakenn, "Masked" is directed by Larry Charles ("Seinfeld"/"Curb Your Enthusiasm"). He seems to have some kind of curse that attracts the most scathing reviews when he tries to do a movie. His prior film got a very unusual 0 stars from the usually forgiving...

MF -- They'll probably release "Veronica Guerin" stateside in the fall or winter. (They usually open films deemed Oscar possibilities later on in the year, so they'll still be fresh in Academy voters minds next Spring, which leads to an embaraassing last minute flurry of decent studio movi...

You got me, there, Noise on the double-post and whole gay denial thing.

Don't know how these things happen...except that it was just that one time and I was really drunk, okay!

Re: Crime/relative lack thereof in Canada, I'm no expert, but I had an interesting comparative travel experience a few years back. One year, I took my vacation in New Orleans, a place I love but where every cab driver, hotel employee, etc. very sweetly warned me about crime and what streets to avoid...

Thanks El Vez -- Just wrote that to get it off my chest. I've actually been irritated about this since Clinton signed the absurdly named "Defense of Marriage Act." Well, won't be running for office because even I have to admit that anyone who comes out for interspecies marriage is going to...

Oh, it's an import....

Well, wouldn't want to get BlueChair any angrier, so I won't ask him about those tricky pronounciations of "about" or the excessive use of the expression "eh?"

I love swashbucklers a lot, and I had fairly high hopes given Mr. Depp's notices and the writers, who did a good job on "Shrek." Still, the whole thing left me kind of cold, despite some nice sword fights and overall good acting, particularly from Depp. (I too am a Johnathan Pryce fan, btw...

$28 for ONE CD? The Rhino reissues are selling for $19.00 at the overpriced Virgin Megastore in Hollywood. It's probably worse than that since, as I understand it, Canadians make in Canadians dollars about what Americans make in American dollars -- which is why Canada is sort of like a big one-third...

Since the "nos" have been quiet, I'll try to explain the position of the (somewhat) more enlightened ones. I've discussed the issue with some fairly liberal friends of mine a couple of years back (though one is quite religious in a quasi-evangelical and/or sort of fundamentalist-lite group...

Glad you're okay, spooky... Also, I'm assuming you don't carry "uninsured motorist" coverage. (If you do, you might be covered regardless of whether the guy who hit you is insured, since you have the license plate number. If you are insured, and you haven't already, you need to call your i...

This is an easy one for me...Trust!

Must be the old movie connection.

Also, I'm not gay or anything, but there's something about Elvis's ears in that cover photo....

This is an easy one for me...Trust!

Must be the old movie connection.

Also, I'm not gay or anything, but there's something about Elvis's ears on the cover of that....

Haven't read it....

Really want to read it.

Really want to dislike it!

You asked for 'em (kinda) -- more "Buffy" quotes. Former demon Anya: I swear, I am just trying to find my necklace. Willow: Well, did you try looking inside the sofa in hell?! Wesley: Remember the three key words for any Slayer: Preparation... preparation... preparation. Buffy: That's one ...

Poor Davey -- Zero votes! Oh, well, he's got a lot of catching up to do, I suppose. And only 25% for Pete! I voted for Steve, but it should be more evenly matched. The guy is really amazing. Still, piano heroes are all too rare in rock (it's basically him and Ben Folds...I'm not sure I want to consi...

BN -- Re: U-571. Saw more than enough to feel like, well, there's still enough more interesting movies I haven't seen that it's just hard to give a big priority. (Still, I have a history of falling asleep in good or great movies which I was forced to see again including "Ran" and "Das...

I didn't object to this because the movie didn't purport to be anything other than fiction "inspired by" real events. Still, I can understand why UK folks would be upset. It's not like we yanks are exactly humble about our national achievements and for us to seem to be claiming some of the...