I've been led to understand that I would like S6 much more now with some distance from it, but I haven't yet tested this theory.
I've caught some episodes in syndication & I gotta say that's a flawed theory. The only thing that got me through the second half of S6 was that it was followed by the first season of "America's Next Top Model" (the one that Elise should have won damn it!)
No EDO pour moi ce soir. I know that Texans consider stuff 100 miles away "the next door neighbors," but it's too far for me on a school night. Oddly enough, the last gig I caught also featured Jonathan. Can't remember the occasion. Maybe the release of "Alien Death Taxi" or the fifteenth anniversary of "Waltzing with the Dogs." Anyway, tonight it's me & the Fugs. Tuli's gotta be pushing 80. Speaking of Mr. Kupferberg, he was at the first non-St. John's/non-Haverford show for EDO. It was at CBGB in the spring of 1989. Eliot invited him and he came. I can still remember him going, "Yeah, I don't go out to too many places anymore. They're too loud."
Anyway, tonight it's me & the Fugs.
Hey, that's a pretty good substitute. My friend Leonard is doing a reading at the 215 Festival on Saturday, but he's not actually leaving Chicago until tomorrow, so he's also missing EDO tonight. Oh, well.
I know that Texans consider stuff 100 miles away "the next door neighbors," but it's too far for me on a school night.
Edit: and what are you, some kinda New York libr'ral wimp-boy? That's not even two hours!
what are you, some kinda New York libr'ral wimp-boy?
Yup. Anything I can't reach on foot or by subway is a major undertaking, and even long subway rides are enough to dissuade me. Of course having to climb off the couch is usually enough to dissuade me, but that's a different matter. I am the Mr. Wiggles of the Phoenix Board.
My friend sent me an advance copy of the new Bettie Serveert. So far I'm not liking it nearly as much as Log 22. This one seems more mellow and the lyrics are not very good. Anyone else heard the new stuff?
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Talk of the Nation
is interested in having us on for the new book. It's a national call-in show, and we'd be fielding questions and playing records we discuss in the book.
Awesome, David. You'll have to let us know when, if you do get on.
Talk of the Nation is interested in having us one for the new book. It's a national call-in show, and we'd be fielding questions and playing records we discuss in the book.
Excellent news, if it comes off!!! Good luck on that.
Do you think they'll find it strange when so many questions are addressed to "Manservant Hecubus" and "drindl boy"?
Congrats on the publicity, Hec!
Guitar World names 100 Worst Riffs and Solos.
He may be known for his over-the-top antics but Poison guitarist C.C. DeVille has another claim to fame: his "Guitar Solo" has been named the worst of all time by Guitar World magazine.
The magazine selected the "100 Worst Riffs, Licks & Solos of All Time," identifying ones that are "lazy," "boring," "just plain stoopid," or "involve C.C. Deville."
The list includes songs by David Bowie, Def Leppard, Metallica, Green Day, B.B. King, The Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Aerosmith and The Strokes, among others.
Many are guitar legends who simply had a bad night or bum note.
Guitar World describes DeVille's nine-minute solo "completely devoid of taste, structure or steady tempo" and recommends every budding guitarist listen to it because "surely, they can't do any worse."
DeVille was also cited for his "Cherry Pie" solo when he played with Warrant and Poison's "Every Rose Has Its Thorn."
The magazine recommends DeVille "take solace in the fact that he's in some rather good company."
Rounding out the top 10: "Summertime Blues," Blue Cheer; "The Game of Love," Carlos Santana; Falstaff beer 1967 radio spot, Cream; "All You Need is Love," The Beatles; "Thirsty and Miserable," Black Flag; "Wango Tango," Ted Nugent; "Ain't Too Proud to Beg," Rolling Stones; "Sting of the Bumblebee," Manowar; and "American Woman," Lenny Kravitz.
The list appears in the magazine's December issue.
