Elvis Costello Fan Forum

I don't know about Dave, but Pete is clearly recognized at one of the best of the best in his craft as a rock and roll drummer. Same breath as Keith Moon? I think so, although that gets a bit close to rock and roll religion, so some might challenge that call. It sounds like a great evening. Did Rand...

Laughing Crow: Thanks for that excerpt from the MAIT liners. I have the Ryko, not the Rhino of MAIT, so I was thrilled to see from your post a comment about the golden throat of Lowell George, lead crooner of Little Feat. Given that the original incarnation of the Feat was spawned by Frank Zappa pro...

Because I don't carry an Amex Card, and I won't subscribe to satisfy the greed of the creditor for this 'charitable' event, I guess I am out.

Misha, I will PM you.

Unstable Staplerman Dan

In a recent thread, I reprised the opinion that "Distorted Angel" is directly influenced by Paul Weller (formerly of the Jam and Style Council). Give a listen to Paul's first two solo efforts, and it will be difficult to chalk up the music and the vocal intonations of Distorted Angel and W...

Noise

Well then I suppose I'm screwed. I destroyed my Amex cards and closed all accounts after a number of bad business dealings with them. For an event that is designed to provide support for childrens education to REQUIRE that only a certain creditors product will be recognized is obscene. I am relegate...

I was away for quite awhile and I am not sure how the 'game' is played. But I can react to Distorted Angel. I believe the originally released version is a homage to Paul Weller. I have heard both agreement from others and vehement dissention on this notion of Paul Weller as an EC muse. But the ether...

Seeking advice. When tickets go on sales for a show like this one, at a smaller venue, and they are availbale both via the Ticketmaster website and the box-office... 1. Is there a secret to gaining access to the better seats via the website, other than the obvious one of ordering them early..., and;...

...with special guest Dashboard Confessional.....

Either this is a softball thrown to entice me to try to hit into the great political morass of "right" versus "left", or there is a unspoken charge being levied that the 'Grecian Formula for Men' people are all retiring early on the strength of repeat sales of product in the Sout...

Tonights purchases: 1. Pretenders. First Album. This stands the test of time. A great record that I wore out on vinyl too many times to remember. Chrissie from Akron, OH (my home state and the state town that gave us Devo) paved the way for other very hot acts to follow during this period of "N...

The 'reason' for the hair: anatomists posit that the hair acts as a dry lubricant, minimizing the membrance to membrane contact (and attendant friction) that causes chaffing and irritation when two mucous membranes abut up against each other and, because of the anatomical design of the human body, h...

If I can get the tickets, I will be there. Sounds as if Elvis is flexing his philanthropic muscle here, probabaly associated with his UCLA guest faculty position (or whatever the official title is...?).

Brilliant observation, ARL. And it goes further. I worked in a record store (vinyl and 8 Track tapes in the olden days) during 2.5 years of my undergraduate experience. I was robbed four times at gunpoint (most people get the hint after the second hold-up, but I'm a little slow). There was an exact ...

If Frank suspected a participant in a recording session to be high, he sent 'em home. Intolerant to anything that would compete with a clean expression of his music.

An American Composer

How many Zappa protege's' have roots as "Mothers of Invention"...

1. Bruce Fowler
2. Jean Luc Ponty
3. Mark Volman
4. Aynsely Dunbar
5. George Duke
6. Terry Bozzio
7. Lowell George

Others?

A few pages back within this thread, I made a few commens about 21 Grams while I was still using the "Verbal Kint" screenname. I have seen no other mention of it in this thread. I consider it an astounding piece of work. I think we will be hearing about this film for some time to come. As ...

"You do something very special to Mr. Average Now the lamb lies with the lion He's just a little savage" - from "Little Savage" EC and the Attractions: Imperial Bedroom The song "Little Savage" works on too many levels for me. Consequently, the screen names was derived ...

I understand ARL's cautions, in general. If one begins their collection lead off with "Freak Out", versus "Overnight Sensation" they are likely to quickly move to Danny Elfman Soundtracks just to regain some semblance of structure to their lives. The "Suzy Creamcheese" ...

The albums "Apostrophy" and "Overnight Sensation" are striking examples of his range. They are my favorites, and his catalog will take you farther to the edge than most artists. I recommened Apostrophy and Overnight Sensation. A third favorite is less accessible but probably more...

I'm a beginner, both in Karate and in determining how to post a picture that is right-sized. Any help on submitting a photo that doesn't blow out the margins? I tried it as a test on your website, spOOky, and it looked okay there. I am going to go back and just make it a url until I figure it out. M...

"I want to be like Caine...ya'know, walk the earth and get in all kinds of adventures and shit.."
Jules (Samual L. Jackson) , Pulp Fiction

Photo taken by my daughter at Christmas.

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as per "Daed si Luap" and keeping the conspiracy theory momentum alive, I offer these websites as accelerants to the conflagration. Come to think of it, I think I got the URL's from a posting right here a few months ago. Warning...this is old stuff, but since there are some who really devo...

If Noise is our Sergeant Hulka, that makes Blue the Captain Stillman of the Board. Thats the fact, Jack! In an attempt to link this post back to the title of the thread, Bill Murray (then, John Winger) later appeared with Dan Aykroyd (as Dr. Ray Stantz) in Ghostbusters, where, in the library basemen...