Chalkhills Digest Volume 12, Issue 59
Date: Wednesday, 13 December 2006
Chalkhills Digest, Volume 12, Number 59
Wednesday, 13 December 2006
Topics:
Re: absolutely nothing
Andy and Robyn Hitchcock
Re: A gentle dig
Re: Let's get Dave Gregory to Number One !
Andy discusses "Senses Working Overtime"
Merry pug-mas everyone !
Dave Goes Top 20 !
Damned if the Great Ape isn't also a fine cartoonist
peter boyle dies
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 20:02:51 -0800 (PST) From: Steve <ste7phen@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: absolutely nothing Message-ID: <20061208040251.43887.qmail@web53311.mail.yahoo.com> >Wes Long said: > >Andy Partridge, I am so damn mad at you. For the past >twenty-plus years I've occasionally smacked down small >wads of cash for XTC discs - and other than >mindbogglingly creative life-altering music drenched >in orgasmic wordplay and garbed in the most clever >packaging conceivable - I've received absolutely >nothing in return. > >You bastard. Hear, hear! Absolutely nothing... apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system, and public health. Geez. Another Steve
------------------------------ Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 12:53:21 +0100 From: "don device" <device@noos.fr> Subject: Andy and Robyn Hitchcock Message-ID: <006601c71abf$75ebc590$2a824251@computer> Chalkies, I have it from the mouth of Robyn Hitchcock himself that he'll be seeeing Andy soon and that their songs will see the (element of) light of day in some form. he seemed to quite like them, though failed to play any in his set here in Paris (minus the 'minus five' REM-ers et al). He is also in proud(?) possession of one of our our own Jamie Lowes' XTC Stickers, although he did seem a bit perplexed (island?) in asking me if Jamie wanted him to give it to Andy... Apparently Jamie tried to give it to him in the States after a concert but noted theif Peter Buck stole it for himself... For details contact Mr Lowe... Some pop stars a greedy bastards, n'est ce pas? Take our Mr P... device out
------------------------------ Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 05:35:01 -0800 (PST) From: Todd Bernhardt <beat_town@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: A gentle dig Message-ID: <20061208133501.97065.qmail@web32011.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hi: Independent Internet content provider Ryan Anthony theorized: > Take a close look at the cover of Andy's "stamp > album." Can we agree that the enthusiastic blond boy > playing ride-'em-cowboy on the nose of the rocketship > is an idealized representation of the great Ape > himself? Okay, then, who's the black-haired little > girl sitting demurely astern? As we learn more about > Andy's undiminished drive to compose, collaborate, and > record, and of a certain bass player's evident loss of > interest in music, a forbidden thought takes shape: > Could this be a gentle dig at Colin? Given that Erica's a (rather attractive) brunette -- and a girl! -- I'd say it's more likely a tribute to her (behind every great man, etc.) Nice try, though! -Todd Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations. -Leo Buscaglia, author, speaker and professor (1924-1998)
------------------------------ Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2006 21:31:56 +0000 From: Jefferson Ogata <ogata@antibozo.net> Subject: Re: Let's get Dave Gregory to Number One ! Message-ID: <457B2B4C.4080201@antibozo.net> Peter Fitzpatrick> There's a CD single out this week ! I think you'll like it. A lot. Just purchased and downloaded the high-quality (320Kb/s) Pugwash tracks ($3.95 USD) and they sound great! There's also a 192Kb/s version for under $3. I hope it makes the Irish charts. Thanks for the tip, Peter. -- Jefferson Ogata : Internetworker, Antibozo <ogata@antibozo.net> http://www.antibozo.net/ogata/
------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 18:55:51 -0800 (PST) From: Todd Bernhardt <beat_town@yahoo.com> Subject: Andy discusses "Senses Working Overtime" Message-ID: <20061211025551.43319.qmail@web32010.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hi: Over at the XTCfans MySpace site (http://www.myspace.com/xtcfans), the song of the week is "Senses Working Overtime. If you want to know what '60s single inspired the chorus, as well as why Colin was singing about Lady Di, check out the XTCfans blog site (http://blog.myspace.com/xtcfans). -Todd And birds might fall from black skies / And bullies might give you black eyes / And busses might skid on black ice / But to me it's very, very beautiful... -Andrew Partridge, songwriter (1953- )
------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:17:21 +0000 From: Peter Fitzpatrick <peterfit@microsoft.com> Subject: Merry pug-mas everyone ! Message-ID: <DCA83D5F3861C941808187D4D3878750363F1059@EA-EXMSG-C312.europe.corp.microsoft.com> As usual Dave was great company. What more can I say ? Video of the Pugwash+Friends appearance on TV last Saturday. "The Dave Gregory Side Project" .... http://soapbox.msn.com/video.aspx?vid=fbdd85e4-2537-4a12-b745-6fb85dbf1e51 Peter. Dublin. Up Late.
------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:06:29 +0000 From: Peter Fitzpatrick <peterfit@microsoft.com> Subject: Dave Goes Top 20 ! Message-ID: <DCA83D5F3861C941808187D4D387875036D55EC3@EA-EXMSG-C312.europe.corp.microsoft.com> It's Snowing Angels ! What has become known as the "Dave Gregory 2006 Side Project" <in-joke> has reached the Top20 on the mid-week chart returns. Who'd have thunk it ? With a few more sales of the single it should be possible to get Top10 by Thursday night. Any single in the Top10 the week before Christmas has a cracking chance at hitting number one. So... if you haven't already... you know what to do! Remember online sales count toward the chart regardless of your location and all monies raised to toward the Brainwave charity http://www.epilepsy.ie If you want to purchase online then follow this link : http://2.artists-first.net/pwash/shop.action If you use iTunes then search for 'Pugwash And Friends'
------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:54:45 -0800 (PST) From: Ryan Anthony <hamsterranch@yahoo.com> Subject: Damned if the Great Ape isn't also a fine cartoonist Message-ID: <182257.32329.qm@web51115.mail.yahoo.com> Those of you who are musicians have described the queer feeling, something akin to a blend of celestial delight and infernal envy, you feel when you listen to Andy Partridge's music. Those of us whose axe is the Koh-I-Noor Rapidograph instead of the guitar can now feel the same way, because damned if the Great Ape isn't also a remarkably able cartoonist. Okay, we've known that since "How To Draw XTC," if not before, but his latest is really impressive. He has buried references to 32 XTC/Dukes/Dub Experiment/Three Wisemen/Fuzzy Warbles songs in one drawing, and he promises to give the original to the fan who does the best job of naming those 32 songs. Be aware that he might have thrown in one of his collaborations with Martin Newell or Harold Budd, too, and be aware also that the songs are not all Andy's opera -- Colin's "Grass" is one of the 32. The deadline is December 31, or 31 December, depending on your chosen slice of the globe. Here's the link: http://www.xtcidearecords.co.uk/news/news_1.htm Ryan Anthony An independent Internet content provider P.S.: It's a black-and-white drawing, but you ought to assume that the Officer and the Beret are both blue.
------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 09:46:45 -0800 From: Steve <ste7phen@yahoo.com> Subject: peter boyle dies Message-ID: <45803C85.4040708@yahoo.com> peter boyle dies today http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ2SFZawKKc i quote: "so long sucker... it's time for me to go, bye" amazing RIP
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