Elvis Costello Fan Forum

Dee Dee's book is called "Lobotomy; surviving the Ramones". It's a good read - beware - the Ramones did not like each other very much. I've been a big fan of the Ramones since "Rocket To Russia" and in my opinion, they were never the same band after Dee Dee left. Favorite line - ...

Rope - You're thinking of the late great Waitresses - but that's not their song - Romeo Void - "I Might Like You Better If We Slept Together.

Why do I know the one about the blowjob queen - Liz Phair's "Flower".

Goody - Yes - both great albums. Do you remember Julie London on "Emergency"? I always thought it was sort of weird that Jack Webb put both his ex-wife and her current husband (Bobby Troupe) on his show. And what is one to make of his zealousness against drugs on the "Dragnet" sh...

Logistics are still a bit uncertain, but I'm going to try my hardest to get to the Barking Crab (I've heard really good things about the place) -

I'll be wearing a "Brutal Youth" t-shirt and pink tights (not really).

Goody -

Kessel is a nice choice. I especially like his stuff with Stephane Grappelli. Did you know that Kessel produced and played guitar on the early Ricky Nelson recordings - before the great James Burton (another guy that should be in the guitar pantheon - sorry El Vez).

Still no word from Narbawlz ? I checked the old site and my last messages to him are still unread.

Someone should pick a place to have drinks before the Boston show. I'm not familiar with the neighborhood, or I'd do it. It'll be a hot day and I'm sure we'll all be parched....

5 for their distinct sounds - and haven't been mentioned yet

No Order


Bo Diddley
Elmore James
Buddy Holly
Andy King
Bob Mould

And somebody needs to say something about Django - anyone seen "Sweet and Lowdown" - great guitar picture.

Plaything -

I love "Real Live Bleeding Fingers" - just a killer song. It transcends genres - as much blues and rock as country. And it was the highlight of my drive up to NH this past weekend.

El Vez -

Well done!

The list needs "Stranger In The House" on it though - this is the Elvis Costello board !

I'm lookin' for a '64 or '65 Falcon Sprint.

This is the used car thread, right?

Also - I have a '97 Dakota for sale (V6, 2WD, Manual Transmission) - low mileage.

Syd Straw does a kick-ass version of PTA on the Tom T Hall tribute record - Here's ten great ones - without repeating any of the fine choices in the earlier threads - Hank Snow: Movin' On Ray Price: Heartaches By The Number Charlie Walker: Who Will Buy The Wine Hank Thompson: The Wild Side Of Life M...

Indeed a great set list - can't wait for next weekend. I'm sure he'll be mixing things up -

One quibble with the review - the one in which they credit the Beatles with "You Really Got A Hold On Me" -

Mine are always changing as well -

1. Man Out Of Time
2. Beyond Belief
3. Less Than Zero
4. Temptation
5. Motel Matches
6. Radio Radio
7. Indoor Fireworks
8. The Invisible Man
9. American Without Tears
10. Kinder Murder

Double D -

Step back for a couple of days. Mind games are bad.

Like you should listen to me.

"huh." - George upon learning of Susan's death.

"..and they're spectacular." - Teri Hatcher to Jerry

"kiss my grits" - Flo to Mel

the winner is food. I made a chicken stir fry, heavy on the curry paste, over basmati rice and then I ate way too much of it. I've had one vodka tonic. No sex since Sunday - and that was with the wife (I would think she falls squarely in the "should" catagory). I ain't gonna read no books ...

I voted for Bob. Bob is just a cool name - same backwards as it is forwards - and then there's the bob house (a little hut you sit in as you fish through the ice, like in Grumpy Old Men, except in Minnesota (where Bob is from) they're not called bob houses - only in NH and Maine). Simply body of wor...

I'm really looking forward to the "Desire" remaster. The sound on the release I have is horrible. Without bonus tracks, it's going to be hard to justify replacing all of my Dylan discs. "Desire" for some reason, is particularly poor, especially "Joey". They're remasteri...

It is a neat venue - great site lines and always a good vibe. I grabbed 1 ticket for the 10 pm show - and it's less than two weeks away !!

Tim(e) -

What would you recommend by Eugene Chadbourne as a starting cd to buy? I've got his disc with Camper Van Beethoven and honestly I don't listen to it that much. I saw him about 15 years ago playing with CVB and the bunch of them blew me away.

Ice -

"Valentine" was the b-side of "Oliver's Army" - I first had it on the "Taking Liberties" lp.

A couple of my all-time favorite covers (where I like the original too)

Husker Du - Eight Miles High
The Clash - Police & Thieves, I Fought The Law

I've been talked off the ledge. They won today.

I seem to recall Elton going on about Elvis scoring the soundtracks to gay porn films. I'm not kidding (although I believe Elton was.)

Very Good Jackson Doofster !

It can be either/or first names or surnames for the message.

And for the purposes of the puzzle we are referring to the Beat as the English Beat. (however right or wrong that may be.)