Chalkhills Digest Volume 5, Issue 295
Date: Tuesday, 26 October 1999
Chalkhills Digest, Volume 5, Number 295
Tuesday, 26 October 1999
Today's Topics:
Homespun(believe it!)
Spock is dead
Van and Shania
Re: Intolerable, I say!
AV2
Re: Oh, Baby!
Ecstacy and Wine
Re: Woodentops query
Songs In The Key Of Springfield- XTC Style!
Is That Mrs. Slocum's Pussy I See??
XTC & Joni
Re: I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday (in the UK)
Vinylly
xtc live and direct THIS WEEK'S FUN
Have you seen Jackie & Keith West
RE: RE: RE: RE:
Inconnu
Flummoxed. . .
Mistaken For Andy
Random notes...
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-Id: <l03130304b438d0e0f9e8@[208.13.202.126]> Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1999 11:09:56 -0400 From: "Christopher R. Coolidge" <cauldron@together.net> Subject: Homespun(believe it!) > Satanas Diablo <thedevil@minister.com> >Subject: Homespun albums and the best of the best... > >I'm guessing that the Homespun thing is a rumor. I just don't believe they >would do that. AV1 has been out for a while and I don't think its >confusing people at all. Believe it. I saw a copy myself in Pure Pop Records here in Vermont. I can take a picture of it for you if you like. I thought of getting it, but I already have the demos on cassette that Karl kindly sent me. I'd rather save for AV2 or even spring for Transistor Blast, which I'm actually more interested in. Christopher R. Coolidge Homepage at http://homepages.together.net/~cauldron/homepage.html "A Great law protects me from the government. The Bill of rights has 10 GREAT laws. A Good law protects me from you. Laws against murder, theft, assault and the like are good laws. A Poor law attempts to protect me from myself." - Unknown
------------------------------ Message-Id: <l03130306b438d65a4352@[208.13.202.126]> Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1999 11:40:21 -0400 From: "Christopher R. Coolidge" <cauldron@together.net> Subject: Spock is dead >But still, does my friends actions seem... a little strange to you? He's >always been an extremely neurotical and paranoid person (He looks just like >woody allen when he puts glasses on... another person I'm not allowed to >"Get Into" as he puts it) > >He's also tried to make sure I don't get into Oingo Boingo by saying "I'd >never get into XTC" >to which I reply "I don't care!" > >I'd love it if he got Into XTC!!!! The More The Merrier. > >As of now, he has Oranges and lemons by XTC, which I made him buy. He really >like it, but he doesn't let it show very much. > >Anyway, hope you enjoyed or scrolled down before you got to bored. > >Kevin P. Warnermont III > >AKA Kevin Dimaond I had a friend kind of like that; he liked XTC all right, but he'd hear all these strange paranoid things in songs I played him. When I played him The Residents' Duck Stab/Buster And Glen album, he thought they were singing "Spock is Dead" in the song "Bach Is Dead."(Incidentally, his name was Peter Spock, and yes, he was related to the baby doc, his grandson in fact)I should have seen that as forshadowing; the last time I saw him I played him the first Fugs album, in the middle of which he made a hasty unexplained exit, and the next time I heard about him he'd thrown himself to his death from the roof of the Children's Museum in Boston. This was back in the early 80's, not a recent occurence. Somehow I tend to get attracted to people who are a little odd anyway; very few of my friends are what you'd call normal. But hey, normal isn't real interesting to me, and most people who are a little odd are odd in harmless and endearing ways. Like many people on this list! :-) Christopher R. Coolidge
------------------------------ Message-Id: <l03130305b438d30a7be5@[208.13.202.126]> Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1999 11:27:04 -0400 From: "Christopher R. Coolidge" <cauldron@together.net> Subject: Van and Shania >Least Favourite : >1. John Farnham >2. the guy from Savage Garden >3. Daniel Johns >4. Van Morrison (everything since about 1980) >5. whoever writes for Shania friggin' Twain (her album >has been #1 in Australia for about eleven years - I >think this would be suitable grounds for emigration, >if I was sure that no other country had heard of her). Van Morrison's done some great work since 1980, but it's rather hit and miss. If you've heard the bad stuff only, my sympathies. Beautiful Visions from 1982 is up there with his best, and 1990's Enlightenment and '91's Hymns To The Silence are pretty good too. Also very good is a jazzy album from a few years ago he did with Georgie Fame, with a reworked version of "Moondance" that's even better than the original, two or three others reworked from his back catalog, and a few jazz and blues covers. He's also released a lot of stuff that's ranged from uneven to problematic to downright awful. Avoid the album Days Like This. You've been warned. As for Shania, she writes all her songs herself. I'll at least give her credit for her own bimbo burblings. At least she provides her own material and her own producer(her husband; believe it or not he used to produce The Boomtown Rats and Graham Parker back in the late 70's before he started making loads of money with Deaf Shepherd.), unlike practically everybody else in Nashville who uses the same list of ten songwriters and producers you must use to have a C&W hit. Her success was on her own terms. That said, she still sucks. Even my pop loving wife can't stand her, calls her Shiner Train. Christopher R. Coolidge
------------------------------ From: WTDK@aol.com Message-ID: <0.cdd7656f.25415dcc@aol.com> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 02:27:24 EDT Subject: Re: Intolerable, I say! >but when his buddy Satanas mocks what he perceives to be Christians > those who threaten to bomb radio stations and kill people whose name is >Satanas ) ; Dorothy's voice and mine stand alone in outrage . Re: John's comments (above)--I have to admit I was a little bothered by Satanas comments, but the satire seemed pretty clear in the context of his name. Still, one has to wonder why religious intolerance seems less a sacred cow than racism (both have similar ethnocentric origins). It makes you wonder about the changes in society where any sort of prejudice (whether it be for race, religion, receding hairlines, etc.) suddenly is tolerated. I think that Satanas comments were meant to be satirical and didn't mean any harm. Thanks, Janis for the nice comments on my comments about Homespun (am I indirectly patting myself on the back here?). I thought her comments brought the purpose and value of Homespun into better focus. The differences as someone pointed out may at times be subtle, but are enough for most fans to recognize and value. I was particularly blown away by the emotional power in the demo for Your Dictionary (which seemed muted on the boots circulating). The raw power and emotion reminded me of one my favorite albums-- Lennon's Plastic Ono Band (oh I'm showing my age here). One of the things that I always admired about Andy's song writing skill was his ability to go to the emotional core of a song. A lot of song writers try to touch on the raw emotions that inspired them to write a song, but few are able to do so. That's one of the reasons I love Colin as a song writer. He provides perfect contrast and ballast to Andy. I believe that Colin's contributions to both Homespun and AV1 have been underestimated by a lot of fans (and critics). Both Fruit Nut and Friv may appear to be "light entertainment" but both capture a sense of time and place (and dare I say flavor) that, again, most song writers attempt to do but often seem to fail. I haven't seen many comments on the demos of the demos that Andy included at the beginning of a couple of tracks. I thought it they were marvelous! It reminded me (oops! giving away the Beatles preference again) of listening to the demos for Strawberry Fields Forever on the Anthology. It was an intimate (and rare) moment where the fan could be there at the genesis of a song. If Fuzzy sees the light of day (one can only hope) that would be one of the areas I'd like to see both Colin and Andy focus on. It would be great to see the development of a song (not all of them are going to be that interesting) and see it to completion. I've started rotating Go2 (portions of which fit very well with AV1 for some mysterious reason...) with White Music (my least favorite XTC album, although it has its moments) and Mummer. Actually, Mummer fits pretty snugly with AV1. One last thought---I don't recall the email address for Mobile Sound Fidelity but we really should bombard them with emails to issue English Settlement and Black Sea (or Nonsuch...depends on where you came in during the play). Since EMI has gone to all the trouble to remaster The Church catalog (with bonus tracks--Heyday sounds very good with Skylarking or O&L), maybe they would get around to doing the same for the XTC back catalog (with a little nudging from fans). For those of you with CDRs I've gone back and re-recorded the albums where the bsides seem more intrusive (i.e., Mummer, Black Sea) in the middle of the CD , I've created an expanded, revised edition of Beeswax . I haven't quite finished yet (that's assuming the kids will let me). Sorry for going for so long... Wayne
------------------------------ From: Simon_Auger@mandg.co.uk Message-ID: <00256812.00321908.00@mailgate.mandg.co.uk> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 09:09:07 +0000 Subject: AV2 I was perusing the latest issue of Mojo magazine when there, tucked away at the bottom of the page in their 'work in progress' section was a mention of AV2. Latest is that it will be out in April 2000, that's only another six months away and counting...... cheers Simon
------------------------------ From: RiknBkr@aol.com Message-ID: <0.7a1d0232.2541cdec@aol.com> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 10:25:48 EDT Subject: Re: Oh, Baby! > Hey Moms & Dads- > > What XTC songs particularly resonate for you as regards the parenting > experience? Well, I don't think these go as late at night, since my kids (6 and 3 yr. old girls) listen to Enya to fall asleep to, but each of these songs has repeat play status to them and they groove to them. Senses Tissue tigers Pulsing, Pulsing Another Satellite I'd Like That Easter theater Wrapped in Grey Giant Peach Demos Prince of Orange As far as lists here's part of my equipment list: 67 Gretsch Country Gent 81 Rickenbacker 330 89 Rickenbacker 370RM12 (favorite guitar) 89 Rickenbacker 4003 89 Guild D30 68 Vox Sidewinder Bass 93 Fender Strat 75 Orlando SG copy 78 Aspen Acoustic 71 Yamaha Classical 97 Vox AC15RI 79 Marshall 50W 1/2 stack 78 Rock Amp Portastudio and various mics
------------------------------ Message-ID: <19991023042311.74020.qmail@hotmail.com> From: "Megan Heller" <hellerm@hotmail.com> Subject: Ecstacy and Wine Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 23:23:10 CDT I really write to this list too often. Janis VanCourt <Janis_VanCourt@partech.com> offers-- >PS: You can still read the rest of the Homespun liner notes at >http://members.aol.com/starlingv/homespun.txt bless you, kind soul. I've really wanted to read the liner notes but, being completely broke and having several albums I would need to get before paying for another set of AV1 demos if I did have money, I didn't think I ever would. I quite appreciated your sharing them. Satanas Diablo <thedevil@minister.com> exclaims-- >I loved PSB! please don't put Pet Shop Boys in the past tense! They are, in fact, conducting their first American tour in eight years as we speak (which I won't get to see since *nothing* comes to Memphis, save the Lynnyrd Skynnyrd/ZZ Top tour that hits the Pyramid next week, sheesh), and PSB has a musical they composed opening in London late next year. "garret harkawik" <funktaisia@hotmail.com> complains-- >I loved the "Where are they now" segment they did on them, but >they pronounced xtc's name wrong! In fact, just about every time >that >i've heard someone interview them or talk about them on tv or on >the >radio, they always pronounce it wrong! I wonder if this makes >Andy or >Colin mad? hm, how are they pronouncing it wrong? I thought they pronounced it "X-T-C" (ie, letter X, letter T, letter C), which is how I always pronounced it, and how everyone I know has always pronounced it-- I also heard Andy Partridge pronounce it that way when I saw him host MTV's Postmodern MTV back in 1989, which is essentially what got me into the band. I've heard people who were basically unfamiliar call them "Ecstasy"-- is that what you've heard on the radio? by the way, someone asked recently if anyone missed the Little Express-- count me in. It was a lovely ray of sunshine in my mailbox. Mud Shark <mudshark1944@yahoo.com.au> cries-- >AAAAGGGHHHH!! I'm my parents! I'm my parents! Sorry ; >when you get as decrepit as me, you sometimes have a >hard time coming to terms with the fact that the >people born in the 1970s (and 1980s now) are old >enough to vote. Well, I can vaguely sympathize, because of the 1980s generation-- I was very troubled when I graduated from college having met a few first-year students born after I had started watching MTV (granted, I was five...)-- usually when I say I'm starting to feel old, though, I find myself glared at.... m.
------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 01:32:45 -0400 (EDT) From: BEAULAC MARIO <d246274@er.uqam.ca> Subject: Re: Woodentops query Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.95.991024235904.21368A-100000@nobel.si.uqam.ca> Hi there Chalkhillians, Just a quick response regarding Phil Corless' recent query about the Woodentops: >Anyone happen to know whatever happened to the Woodentops? >Particularly the lead singer/songwriter Rollo McGinty? A real >talent..... I join Phil in having also wondered about the Woodentops' whereabouts, a little while back, after a somewhat distracted listen to their album "Giant", issued something like a good decade ago (their music warrants more sustained attention, rest assured, but in that particular instance it served mainly as a prompt to getting some household chores done -- efficiently so, I might add!). I've always found their own brand of quirkily energetic pop (doesn't this horrendous cliche of a description sound familiar to the XTC fan?) to be in sync with early XTC -- say, before "Mummer" -- and as a matter of fact, a quick perusal of the XTC discography indicates that a few of the Woodentops' early tracks were produced by none other than Andy Partridge, under the guise of yet another pseudonymous alter ego, "Animal Jesus" (a monicker that brings to mind "Homo Safari" collideoscoping with "Dear God", or some such unholy blending of personas in the jocular Partridge mold, to the puzzled consternation of the bible-wielding brigades, no doubt). I've never heard word of how those particular producing sessions of Partridge's were like, but one surmises that if McGinty wasn't driven into expressing any differences with Andy P. in print -- contrary to the Blur fracas, for example --, those recording sessions may have unfolded rather smoothly; this should accordingly tamper somewhat Mr. Partridge's reputation as an "enfant terrible" of the studio, at least when it comes to his being in the producer's seat (come to think of it, how did the sessions with Stephen Duffy and The Lilac Time go?). So I join Phil in asking for any information our fellow Chalkhillians may provide on the Woodentops or Rollo McGinty, especially in their post-"Wooden Footcops on the Highway" period, including any appreciation of the music that may have been issued thereafter. Now, off to sneak in a hearful of "Homespun" during what should be a busy day... probably just like many of you will be doing, right? In XTC mode, Mario Beaulac
------------------------------ Message-ID: <19991025085348.19167.rocketmail@web601.yahoomail.com> Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 01:53:48 -0700 (PDT) From: travis schulz <xtcisadarngoodband@yahoo.com> Subject: Songs In The Key Of Springfield- XTC Style! As you're about to tell, I have way too much free time on my hands this morning. Having noted the Homer Simpson quote in the last Chalkhills Digest, a strange thinking cap I am now wearing to combat boredom at the workplace! Here is my official list of XTC songs that have Simpson character counterparts... 1. The Mayor Of Simpleton...Homer 2. All I Dream of Is A Friend...Barney (Burp!)Gumbel 3. Church Of Women...Diamond Joe Quimby 4. Chain of Command...Principal Skinner 5. Dance Band...Disco Stu 6. Dear Madam Barnum...Krusty The Clown 7. Strange Tales, Strange Tails/Dying...Grampa Simpson 8. Looking For Footprints/Officer Blue...Cheif Wiggum 9. She's So Square...Lisa Simpson 10.Super Tuff...Nelson 11.The Stinking Rich Song...Monte Burns 12.The Mole From The Ministry...Rev Lovejoy 13.History of Rock n Roll...Ms Crabapple 14.The Disappointed...Hans Moleman 15.Difficult Age...Bart I couldn't find anything that would match Marge, Maggie, Milhouse and probably lots of others. Feel free to add to the list...
------------------------------ From: spitts@thesaurus-computers.co.uk Message-ID: <80256815.003D27EF.00@thesaurus-computers.co.uk> Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 12:07:57 +0100 Subject: Is That Mrs. Slocum's Pussy I See?? In 293 the inestimable Mr. Sherwood eulogised: > Awe-struck, contemplating the profundity of the truth revealed thereby < Funny, and there was me thinking that it was just a straight vagina gag ;)) (BTW those UK 'hillers that watch 'Never Mind The Buzzcocks' will have witnessed two fine examples of that genre within minutes of the start of this week's broadcast with jokes about Kate( Bush)'s bush and Courtney Love's hole. Doncha just love intellectual humour??) Erich Sellheim stated: > I had figured it might be a song ABOUT a grandad, when actually it is a song SUNG BY a grandad, with a voice sounding as if singing the song was the last thing he did < Actually it was all of those things. My children have a version somewhere sung by a school choir, but the version that you are referring to is almost certainly by Clive Dunn (and also features schoolchildren), who is (was??) an actor by profession. A truly awful example of a novelty record that for some reason sold like hot cakes <sigh> Cheers, Steve
------------------------------ From: Bob.Muller@fluor.com Message-ID: <85256815.004C7C7A.00@fdlnata10.fdnet.com> Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 09:57:43 -0400 Subject: XTC & Joni Francis said: ***New purchases: A big wad of Joni Mitchell. What can I say? I woke up with a craving. "For the Roses" is my favorite so far. (XTC content: still waiting for "Homespun". But apparently it was shipped yesterday.)*** Great, Francis...I'm a huge Joni fan, and have been laughing to myself with this discussion about great lyricists NOT to see Joni mentioned yet. I love Andy and Colin's songs, but nobody tops Joni. Don't take my word for it, just go to Hejira or Hissing of Summer Lawns or Turbulent Indigo... And Joni & XTC played together in a benefit show sometime in the 80's...I don't have a lot of details, anyone who does can come forward and I'd love to hear about it... More XTC content: Picked up Homespun last week after being on the fence about it all month - It's superb, a real must-have imo, particularly for the two "raw" intros on "I'd Like That" and "Harvest Festival"... I also own Transistor Blast and wouldn't trade it for anything! Bob
------------------------------ Message-Id: <v04210100b43a255e4017@[129.105.37.210]> Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 10:22:23 -0500 From: Olof Hellman <hellman@ksan.ms.nwu.edu> Subject: Re: I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday (in the UK) Erich Sellheim asked in chalkhills 5-93 >Another question: How come half of the last few digests were filled up >with suggestions of Christmas classics, and no one picked "I Wish It >Could Be Christmas Everyday" by Wizzard which is fabulous (much like >nearly everything else Roy Wood ever did)? I thought this was by Saeko Suzuki and produced by Andy. Who/what is Wizzard? - Olof Olof Hellman Northwestern University, Dept. Materials Science & Engineering
------------------------------ Message-Id: <199910251514.RAA04358@mail.coss.nl> From: "Mark R. Strijbos" <mast@coss.nl> Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 17:18:19 +0200 Subject: Vinylly Dear Chalkers, > reading all the talk about Homespun, I was wondering if anyone has > got the vinyl version, as no one has mentioned it yet. well, yes of course! I didn't want to gloat unnecessarily, but now that you've asked... this is my Homespun catch so far (read & weep) : - 2 copies of the UK CD - 2 copies of the UK LP - 2 copies of the USA CD - the Japanese CD _and_ the 2CD (and the "flyer") Anyway, it's a lovely package once again - the vinyl is that sumptuous 'extra heavy duty' 180 grammes stuff they also used for AV1 ! But on both my factory fresh copies you can already see some ring wear; the cardboard used for the outer & inner sleeves is rather impressionable i'm afraid. What i really don't understand is why Cooking Vinyl doesn't seal their records (or cd's). As an XTC collector & completist i'm most interested in "factory sealed" items. Pony Canyon does it (thank God!) and TVT too so why not, Cooking? PS: the vinyl edition of Apple Venus Vol. 1 is still available from Cooking Vinyl - get it while stocks last, IMHO this will soon become a sought-after collector's item yours in xtc, Mark Strijbos @ The Little Lighthouse http://come.to/xtc
------------------------------ Message-ID: <38147AA0.A050920A@autoreverse.net> Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 11:43:29 -0400 From: Ian C Stewart <ian@autoreverse.net> Organization: http://www.AUTOreverse.net/ Subject: xtc live and direct THIS WEEK'S FUN http://www.geocities.com/xtcliveanddirect/index.htm XTC LIVE AND DIRECT Busy. Yes. In a good way. Uploaded: :a random-play list of about 15 unreleased ANDY PARTRIDGE demos. Set your Realplayer for "shuffle" and let it select the order! The set includes the original "Susan Revolving" and "Gangway For Electric Guitar"! : The timeless trio of "Pearl," "Holding The Baby" and "Monkeys In Humanskin Suits" and the piece of resistance : SKYLARKING ROUGH MIX. I probably shouldn't be uploading some of this stuff, but... it's too amazing to not share!!! Every song and b-side from SKYLARKING in a rough studio form. Amazing! check out the site and enjoy some XTC tunes 'n crap you've (hopefully) never heard before! coming soon: more Martin Newell by request and more STAR PARK! Owwwwww! Ian C Stewart http://www.geocities.com/xtcliveanddirect/index.htm
------------------------------ Message-ID: <38148296.6B15EB8D@xpress.es> Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 18:17:26 +0200 From: Imanol Ugarte <ix8494@xpress.es> Subject: Have you seen Jackie & Keith West Erich Sellheim wrote: "...And do you know Keith West? I once read a list (might have been in "Song Stories" again) put together by the Dukes, containing musical influences on all the songs they did, and in the case of "Have You Seen Jackie?"they said something like "Everything by Syd Barrett and Keith West".While I don't really see the link to Keith West, I urge everyone to seek out his only hit "Excerpt From A Teenage Opera", a gorgeous song with marvellously kitschy children's singing; absolutely recommended!..." Maybe the link they said could be to his former band "Tomorrow" which released several fantastic songs in the late sixties : My White Bicycle, Alucinations, Revolution... It's just my opinion Imanol
------------------------------ Message-ID: <19991025163831.21495.rocketmail@web2104.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 09:38:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Tyler Hewitt <tahewitt@yahoo.com> Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: everyone predicted Greenman as the obvious single from av1-Wrong! what's your prediction for av2 from the evidence of the demos so far? --- We're All Light-it's a hit waiting to happen! Someone wrote RE: Tina Weymouth She was a punk Lolita CBGB era ---- And she was the bassist for Talking Heads so, how 'bout you? anyone got a similar story of mistaken identity? --- Well, this has nothing to do with XTC, but its pretty funny... I was in college during 'Live Aid' back in the '80's, and was sitting around in the dorm one day discussing that embarassing remake of "Dancing in the Street" by David Bowie and Mr. Obnoxious, Mick Jagger. I mentioned that it was ok, but I liked the original better, when someone piped in with "yeah, I like the original better, too, but that's because I'm a huge Van Halen fan". I was trying too hard not to laugh to mention that Van Halen's version was yet another inferior cover... As far as mistaken identity and XTC, people tend to assume its a drug reference, but we've all heard that one before. I was in a sex toy shop a few weeks ago ( I don't frequent them, really-I was with a group of friends) and saw a personal lubricant called-of course-XTC. I didn't spend the 12 bucks for the box. Thank you Gary Hooper for backing me up on 'Hejira". When I reccomend Joni Mitchell, people tend to either think I'm kidding or use it as proof of my giving in to hippie impulses, accompanied by a complete loss of taste in music. Niether one, folks. I'm being serious and I still love the Buzzcocks, but Hejira is a truly wonderful album! And only Joni can write an album full of road imagery while avoiding sounding like Jackson Browne! (thank God) Hejira is easily in my top ten, too. Absolutely breathtaking. I would reccomend 'The Hissing of Summer Lawns" and "Court and Spark" as well. Her music from this period (mid 70's) is not terribly accessable-it takes a few listens to appreciate what she's up to-but it is so rewarding when you do get it!
------------------------------ Message-ID: <19991025131553.8850.qmail@hotmail.com> From: "Brian Young" <raggedglory57@hotmail.com> Subject: Inconnu Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 09:15:53 EDT Hello denizens of the Chalk, I'm moving soon, so my copy of Song Stories is packed away and I can't consult it. I just received some XTC songs that I have never heard before. Does anyone know anything about these songs? Susan revolving/Nicely nicely Jane Cheap perfume I overheard Primal gallery Little lies Holding the baby/monkeys in humanskin suits Aqua dream Jacobs' ladder (now we're all dead) and the Allan Burnstyn radio promos Thank you in advance for sharing your knowledge, Brian
------------------------------ From: " " <macthedad@excite.com> Subject: Flummoxed. . . Message-Id: <940872285.8191.640@excite.com> Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 10:24:45 PDT > From: Harrison Sherwood <sherwood@averstar.com> > "A bird's bush in your hand is worth it too." > > I was completely flummoxed. What does this *mean*? If everyone would put as much energy into world peace as Mr. Sherwood to this quote. . . .too much to ask? I have often thought myself a simple(minded)man, that listening to XTC made me think, I mean. . .their words are usually spun in a delightful way. I am so happy I found this list, you just don't know! back to the lurk....mac
------------------------------ Message-ID: <003e01bf1f10$8a0849c0$c79d56d1@susanpav> From: "Andisheh Nouraee" <mabrey@mindspring.com> Subject: Mistaken For Andy Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 13:44:07 -0400 In Chalkhills Digest #5-293, David Oh <davidoh@interlog.com> asked >what is (are) the most ridiculous case(s) of mistaken identity you've heard >regarding xtc? Earlier this year, most of the people working in the Cartoon Network studio in which Andy Partridge was taping his Space Ghost appearance thought that I was Andy Partridge for about 10 minutes. My friend got me onto the set so I could meet Andy P. I arrived about 20 minutes before Andy P. and was introduced to everyone there as Andy, which is my name as well. After I was there for a couple of minutes, someone popped in to announce that Andy P. was gonna be a little late. "But I thought that you're Andy Partridge," said someone pointing to me, echoed by several other Space Ghost crew members. Who better to be mistaken for? Andisheh "Andy" Nouraee
------------------------------ Message-ID: <C926D35F7ED6D211836C00805FC15F4E012B5A6E@LNY-S-EXCHANGE> From: "Lieman, Ira" <ilieman@lernerny.com> Subject: Random notes... Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 13:53:58 -0400 Hey Chalkers and Chalkettes.... First off, Harrison, if you have the address to send away for the home lobotomy kit, please pass it on...looks like it's working for you and I think my brain is a wee bit past its expiration date and is starting to stink up the whole room. It's an embarrassing problem, and my coworkers are complaining. Unless you have any home remedies you might want to share. :) I happen to be a big fan of both Squeeze and XTC, although IMHO the latest Squeeze offering "Domino," which came in the SAME CD-NOW box with XTC's Homespun (go figure), is lacking in originality. It's sounding like recent (i.e. post-Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti, 1985) Squeeze where there might be a useful song nugget in there, but it's running into itself and after a while I forgot what album I was actually listening to. XTCers, you have very little to worry about, Squeeze is a great act but their best days are behind them. (Although I saw them, uh, LIVE, about 3 years ago and they were A-MA-ZING.) On the topic of instruments/noisemakers: I have a 9-month old son, does that count? I have some sounds of him on my (Grape) iMac G3/333. Anyone here like Matthew Sweet? His new one, "In Reverse" is his best since "Girlfriend" about 8 years ago. "Write Your Own Song" is a GREAT piece of vitriol in the editorial vein of "Funk Pop A Roll" about the music industry. The album itself is pretty good too. -ira, experiencing Operating Difficulties so please stand by.
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