I was Joe Strummer.
Willow: Were there dolphins? Tara: Yes. Many dolphins at the pound. Willow: Was there a camel? Tara: There was the front of a camel. A half-camel.
'Selfless'
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
lisah - Nov 30, 2005 6:45:04 am PST #1342 of 10003
Punishingly Intricate
DavidS - Nov 30, 2005 8:27:45 am PST #1343 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I don't think Joe Strummer was all that fucked up.
Everybody cross your fingers. I just sent off my book pitch to the 33 1/3 series editor to do Tom Waits' Swordfishtrombones.
How'd you do with your pitch, Corwood? You feeling sassy about it?
Anybody else submit one?
lisah - Nov 30, 2005 8:39:28 am PST #1344 of 10003
Punishingly Intricate
I don't think Joe Strummer was all that fucked up.
I'm hoping that's why I came up as him!
DavidS - Nov 30, 2005 8:40:27 am PST #1345 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm hoping that's why I came up as him!
Good point. Hey! You're coming to San Francisco soon. Maybe we should firm up that oyster encounter.
lisah - Nov 30, 2005 8:43:24 am PST #1346 of 10003
Punishingly Intricate
Maybe we should firm up that oyster encounter.
That would be RAD! I'll be in SF Monday the 5th sometime in the morning and staying through the 11th. I should be able to access my profile email but I'll send you my cell number just in case.
DavidS - Nov 30, 2005 8:48:03 am PST #1347 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I should be able to access my profile email but I'll send you my cell number just in case.
Excellent plan. I can be flexible except when I have to get Emmett. Oysters would be ideal if you have a mid-day, weekday slot available.
erikaj - Nov 30, 2005 10:00:09 am PST #1348 of 10003
Always Anti-fascist!
I was Cave, as well. The description does sound like me...that thing about being drawn to the degradation and the best, both, at least.
Hayden - Nov 30, 2005 12:26:00 pm PST #1349 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I'm still trying to finish my pitch, David. Hopefully I'll send it in the next hour.
DavidS - Nov 30, 2005 12:31:01 pm PST #1350 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm still trying to finish my pitch, David. Hopefully I'll send it in the next hour.
Dude, we are so down to the last wire. I think I even tossed my word counts to within six words of the maximum. Pushing pushing pushing - that's what writers do.
I did get acknowledgement from the publisher that he'd received mine so I don't have to worry about it vanishing into the interpipe. Kim said they're considering around 70 pitches. I'd surprised if more than 7 books come out of this. Eeep. They said we'd hear from them around the end of January.
Jon B. - Nov 30, 2005 1:54:44 pm PST #1351 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Kim said they're considering around 70 pitches.
From the 33 1/3 blog, posted yesterday:
With about 36 hours to go, we currently have 72 proposals for new books in the series, and they're arriving in my inbox roughly every ten minutes now. It's very very hard not to read them as they come in. But I have work to do, and it's best to save these for the weekend.