Somebody Poke Plei!
That might be Paul's job.
Rimshot! Uh, that sounded kinda dirty in the context...
Have forwarded all mixes received so far.
Police procedure has changed since I was little.
Wash ,'The Message'
Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan
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.
joe boucher - Apr 28, 2004 10:33:09 am PDT #2439 of 10003
I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve. - John Prine
Sue - Apr 28, 2004 10:39:28 am PDT #2440 of 10003
hip deep in pie
I'm at the one end of the UnAmerican bottleneck, so I've only received the Austrailian mixes so far...
Alicia K - Apr 28, 2004 11:01:10 am PDT #2441 of 10003
Uncertainty could be our guiding light.
Oh yay! And I really don't have much of a life right now, so I'll be able to send them along to Kate fairly quickly.
tina f. - Apr 28, 2004 1:45:48 pm PDT #2442 of 10003
Just checking in. I have no Buffista mixes right now. Once I get what Hec is sending my way, I will forward it along promptly.
Has Plei stopped reading this thread maybe? Should somebody e her to check if she has gotten the mixes DX has sent on?
joe boucher - Apr 28, 2004 1:48:16 pm PDT #2443 of 10003
I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve. - John Prine
Did you ever Levon's This Wheel's On Fire, Joe? It's a great read, though moreso for the wild rockabilly days than insights into The Band.
Haven't read it. Wanted to post more about Manuel (and Helm and Danko) today, but work was busy. Maybe tomorrow. Did want to mention that many many years ago I started working on a screenplay adaptation of Faulkner's short story "Wash," the seed from which grew Absalom! Absalom!, and there was no doubt in my mind that Levon Helm was the man to play Wash Jones. Magnificent story, really heartbreaking. My best friend told me that if I wrote it he would make sure Levon got a look at it. He actually had some session musician buddies who'd played with him, but he meant "You do your part and I'll find a way to get it to him." Of course I never finished it. Worked on it for a while then lost 90% of it in a truly idiotic fashion (this was long before I had a computer; all the work was done by hand & I had no back up -- layers of stupidity) and never restarted. Oh well. Read the story if you never have. It's in Collected Stories and The Portable Faulkner. If I can find an etext I'll link to it, but IIRC I looked hard about a year ago & couldn't find it. Still think Levon would be great in it.
BTW, the the site where I found the "Whispering Pines" page is a great resource if you like the Band. Very detailed info as far as who plays & sings what on all the albums.
DavidS - Apr 28, 2004 5:31:09 pm PDT #2444 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Fuck. I've listened to Roxy's "Editions of You" five times in the last hour. My body is craving it like salt.
tommyrot - Apr 28, 2004 7:27:17 pm PDT #2445 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I've listened to Roxy's "Editions of You" five times in the last hour.
That's been one of my fave Roxy song for the last 19 years, I think. For Your Pleasure was their second album, when Eno was still in the band, right?
Polter-Cow - Apr 28, 2004 8:38:22 pm PDT #2446 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Found a new band- new to me, actually, they're big enough now to be touring with Coldplay- give them a listen. They're called Eisley.
I've been told to check them out, but haven't heard anything by them yet.
"Whispering Pines" is prominently featured on my In the Pines tape.
Have you heard the Dar Williams version? That's all I've heard.
Should I go see the Butchies on Tuesday? I really like "Trouble."
P.M. Marc - Apr 28, 2004 9:11:00 pm PDT #2447 of 10003
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Box. Next to door. Ready to go. Have to be here when post-office open.
Been poked.
May just hand Paul wad of money and tell him to mail fucker.
Hayden - Apr 29, 2004 5:02:22 am PDT #2448 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Polter Cow, you should hear the Band version. "Whispering Pines" is fucking gorgeous no matter what, but those aching high notes kill me every time.
Should I go see the Butchies on Tuesday? I really like "Trouble."
Yes. I haven't seen them in a few years, but they were quite good then.
Did want to mention that many many years ago I started working on a screenplay adaptation of Faulkner's short story "Wash," the seed from which grew Absalom! Absalom!, and there was no doubt in my mind that Levon Helm was the man to play Wash Jones.
There's no part of this story that I don't love, Joe. You know that A!A! is part of my triumvirate of Greatest American Novels (with Moby-Dick and Gravity's Rainbow, natch).