Elvis Costello Fan Forum

bambooneedle wrote:... an exhibition of those might be more interesting. These are only sketches.

Not so, these are apparently finished versions of earlier sketches, now lost.
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/ ... 122454.ece

For those having trouble with the stream, here they are for mp3 download:
Broadcast
Bonus I
Bonus II
Bonus III

Made in Sydney, sold to an Italian via Spanish eBay, by someone in Surrey - t'internet is a wonderful thing, baby.

invisible Pole wrote:

Anyone knows where this excellent performance of The Beat comes from ?

That looks suspiciously like the 1978 Rockpalast show.

Yazoo - Newcastle City Hall, 5th June 2008 A welcome return to the boards after 20+ years, yet they both look exactly the same! Although time has improved Alf's wonderful voice, it has also removed what little stage presence Vince may once have had. Interestingly, they both left the stage while an i...

55 for definite though, of course, I've seen many more (and also read some film versions). Suspiciously, recent readings of mine aren't listed, which leads me to think that either I compiled this list some time ago (and left it in a dusty pigeon hole in Sussex Uni), or else I'm now well out of the l...

You gotta get with the program! Doesn't this look like a blast? ZD7MHgskNwg Such innocent times!. The smiling faces suggest that noone appreciates that this is a stalker's song, and the reason Bobby Vee never takes of his windcheater is that he's packing lead pipe and hose. I dread to think what aw...

Apparently, The Neville Brothers & The Allen Toussaint Quartet are playing Sage Gateshead (my fave venue) on July 25th: http://www.thesagegateshead.org/whats_on/event.aspx?e=&eid=633441195394531600_13&ts=633526110000000000&spid=11523&id=11524&df=633453307424685140&dt=6337...

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - Hall 2, Sage, Gateshead Sat 19th April 2008 This was the last night of the UK tour, postponed from Tuesday 'cos they did Later ... With Jools Holland instead. Excellent! She's a showman (showgirl is not quite the same thing, is it?) and works hard. Also, a diva. Th...

Here's an (I think) more complete MPG of the same French TV moment:
http://www.4shared.com/file/34974427/9a2ce4f7/1996_-_

mood swung wrote:did you ring Moira?

I did, and a v. grumpy chappie took my details and sent me a v. nice photo and badge for my troubles. Like, no doubt, many others I passed on the number to all & sundry (which prolly goes someway to explaining said grumpiness).

Aah, fond memories of Porky Prime Cuts etc.

i'm up for it.

Track 4 must be a reference to the late great Harry Worth

MPG of Li'l Darlin'

Get a WMV of it here

Watching the Detectives

Had been a fan from WTD on, but grown weary by GCW. Just too much, I needed a break (and maybe EC did too). Then, picked up KoA in a bargain bin and, wow! Songs! Not just stream of conscious, impenetrable ramblings, but songs! Willie Nelson, or even Frank, might sing some of these.

Oops, must apologise. A good chum told me it was so, and when I skimmed the announcement I thought I read it that way. Sorry for any confusion, false hopes etc.

Haven't seen it mentioned hereabouts, but EC&I are also supporting The Police in Europe: http://www.thepolicetour.co.uk/news.php (although that page seems to think that this is 2002!) 2008 European Tour Dates 03 Jun Stade Velodrome, Marseilles, France 05 Jun SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany 07 Jun T...

I have no clue what, if any, meaning might be in the song as a whole, but I can explain one line. "Big money for families having more than one" is a reference to Family Allowance, one of the cornerstones of the post war welfare state in the UK, whereby (typically) mothers could claim a wee...

the RW promo video (featuring our boy):
http://www.4shared.com/file/35248759/f1 ... lding.html

Steve Earle - Sage, Gateshead, Jan 27th A (mostly) solo set, accompanying himself on guitar (sometimes banjo or mandolin) with occasional harmonica. Mid way through he was joined by a 'dj' who laid some beats to rev it up a little for the new songs. Alison Moorer then joined in to duet on one song, ...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0442933/ Previews I've seen are not promising, too hollywoody. Plus Angelina Jolie is in it :( Yes, but it's Ray Winstone! He's worth watching whatever he's in (although, in this case it seems that CGI has rendered him unrecognisable, and I'm fairly certain that a Cockne...

Otis Westinghouse wrote:

It's by Joan Miro, you know.

But, surely that's 'Woman and Bird'? So, no dick, 'cept in the eye of the beholder.

Finally caught Grace of My Heart and was v. disappointed. If not for the Elvis connection I wouldn't have stayed with it. It's so very nearly Carol King's story, yet they went out of their way to invent a tragedy (she married Brian Wilson, who then drowned?) that just jarred. A drama should be eithe...