Elvis Costello Fan Forum

*Would that be in the American or UK edition of Vanity Fair????????? :?: Besides the two page photo the following appears- The Funny Valentines. Diana Krall and Elvis Costello musicians, singers , lovers , upholders of the virtue of songcraft. Krall: seven albums; two Grammys. Costello: 24 albums ; ...

Well, since the listings said "Jon Stewart" and not "The Daily Show", maybe it just meant they were having dinner or a couple of brews together. If so, you can bet the political commentary was even more jarrring. A giant Jon Stewart related digression -- I just wrote a letter to...

I read that he moved his ma from Liverpool to Dublin last year to be near him in her declining years. Will he now move her to NY ? I chated to EC's dad at the D Krall show at Kenwood (in London) recently; he said that EC had spent time with cousins in Vancouver recently who were originally from Liv...

Belfast wouldn't have been Heaney's childhood home either, cos he was from the Derry countryside. Never knew it was Stepaside, never heard of it, actually, but always imagined it was further out of the city. Quite near to the Beckett territory of Foxrock. Got a weblink to the estate agent's site? I...

Shouldn't the Arts Council buy it and turn it into a shrine to one of Britain's finest ever musicians like they did with John Lennons house in Liverpool....then again, the government probably won't seeing as they committed the HEINOUS crime of letting Seamus Heaney's house in Belfast get turned int...

This report was also on the FoxNews television this morning. Mr. Friedman said that Jake actually "hit" him several times. He was very kind to Elvis and gave North a "five star" review. When asked if he was going to press charges against Mr. Riviera, he replied, "no, the poo...

Check out the Foxnews.com, 411 column for today- Sept. 12th, 2003. There is a bit in there about Nick Lowe and Jake and it is not pretty. Jake is also managing Richard Hell these days.

I so agree with you. I NEVER mentioned her. It was Noise and Gilli that did it first off and I have tried to not say her name. It is so childish. My God, the woman is 49 years old and I doubt she is wanting to fight with any of you. I am not going to participate it hurting people for no reason. That...

Please leave me out of any nasty exchanges. I don't know what the heck is going on. I don't see ** here and if she did come, she left. Tas says very clearly that "at the request of, etc..." I highly doubt after all the abuse she has taken on here by one or two of you that she would be divi...

People, calm down!!

I exchanged a couple of lovely PM's with Narby. He was such a nice nice man. I know too that he tried very hard to HELP Bebe find out who this Snake and other people were that started all that trouble. She was in contact with him. He told me. I know that Noise and one or two others get upset when he...

No harm done. I agree- Peace, flowers and puppies!! I only want Cait to be safe and happy. I know she reads this stuff. I wanted her to know that I care about her well being. End of the story! Sorry. it's heating up 'round here. c'mon kids, no one likes a flamewar. let's all calm down and talk about...

I see your point- I was around for all the other "uprisings" of yore but I don't recall mentioning anyone but Cait, EC, and Diana. Diana was not even around in the old board days, my chief! I think the only people that have gone in the "B" direction are you and the divine Gilli. ...

Dr. J., I have to say that both you and Gilli are right! As for Mr. Townsend? There is no comparison in his situation as to the actions of the Phish bass player. I really don't think that Pete is in the same catagory. I was rooting for him because I believed him to the max. That Phish dingdong took ...

**Good point, Gilli! Very good point indeed. That idiot from Phish comes to mind and you are right, EC has never engaged in such crimes. Only crimes of the heart and thats no sin. I still feel bad for Cait. She is such a nice woman. But so is Diana. I just hope he is happy and this relationship is s...

Gilli, you seem to be the ONLY person on here mentioning a certain someone. I highly doubt any "threads" will result. Where do I get all my insight? I do know some of the parties involved. It may be his private life but he is a public person and his life is there for all to embrace. Elvis ...

No, Gilli dear- and I agree with you. I adore Mr. Costello's music and I think it is a shame what has happened in his marriage. I don't want to take this to the "dark" place. I have an opinion and so do many of the other members of this forum. No harm intended. And yes, he does have a righ...

**You have all made very good points. Blue Chair and the lot of you. I think it is just we expect more from Elvis, thats all. He has always made a point of trying to represent the "anti Jagger" kind of stance. He has always lambasted anyone who does what he is doing and has done. That said...

**Amen!!!!! I have to say, if this is true, it kind of makes NORTH a slightly sour thing. After all, it sort of paints a picture of EC as this heartbroken man who gets "left" in the dark, and "someone" takes his words away, and he's stopped dreaming, and fallen and all that. And ...

**It saddens me so much. You want the people you admire and respect to be honest.

Poppet wrote:i never imagined EC as a saint. he can sing. he can write songs. and there's tons of things he can't do. being a mensch might very well be one of them.

**Sadly, it is VERY true.

mood swung wrote:Jesus. To be fair, there's always two sides at least, and this little bit of gossip might not even be true...but if it is...Jesus.

*Not an odd pairing actually- Diana used to date Clint. He is a huge jazz fan as well. She also dated Michael Green who was the big cheese of the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame and the Grammys too. She has dated much older men it seems. For this unlikely combination see http://www.wireimage.com/GalleryL...

If you go to http://www.bobgruen.com and hit on the pics from the Tokyo Festival there are two good pics of EC. Check it out!! It is a great site. There are others too from the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, etc...

noiseradio wrote:I think it's about an unfaithful man pining for his unfaithful woman.

~~Noise, you are soooooooooo funny! Yep, thats what it is about!

It is: "Lovers laughing in their amateur hour, Holding hands in the corridors of power Even though I'm with somebody else right now." It's all of a piece, and if you change the first line to "Love is nothing but an amateur hour," it doesn't make much sense as a whole. And the la...