I suggested Tmesis as a band name once, but we decided that it was too diffi-fuckin-cult for people (not to mention a terrible band name, too).
So, does anyone else think of Kool and the Gang when the word "Schlitz" pops up?
The next time you decide to stab me in the back... have the guts to do it to my face.
Mal ,'Ariel'
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.
Hayden - May 03, 2005 6:59:44 am PDT #8449 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
joe boucher - May 03, 2005 7:07:05 am PDT #8450 of 10003
I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve. - John Prine
On a sad note, the great Percy Heath died last week.
ETA: I don't know why the board was opposed to the rest of that post, but five re-tries is enough. I'm giving up.
Michele T. - May 03, 2005 11:41:48 am PDT #8451 of 10003
with a gleam in my eye, and an almost airtight alibi
The board is in mourning.
joe boucher - May 03, 2005 12:28:35 pm PDT #8452 of 10003
I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve. - John Prine
Emusic.com now has a couple Old 97's albums. Okay, Dr. T, it's time to earn your money: Early Tracks or Wreck Your Life? Or both?
Corwood, glad you like my tagline. HH's column usually bugs the crap outta me ("Then why do you always read it?" Shut up, Mom!), but this one was good. Reminds me of my favorite line from Full Metal Jacket: "You had best un-fuck yourself!" For those of you who don't read the excellent blog by our blue friend from the red state, here's Corwood on Deadwood.
ETA: Make sure to poke around the blog. You don't want to miss the pics of Lil' Jandek or the 50 books feature. And Mrs. Corwood's entry was worth reading even if I'm still freaked out by it a couple days later.
Hayden - May 03, 2005 12:35:09 pm PDT #8453 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Thanks, J.B.! I like Wreck Your Life, personally, but recognize that the good doctor's advice on the Old 97s carries (and should carry) more weight than my own.
And, yeah, HH's column usually annoys me, too, but anyone trying to approximate the poetry of Deadwood deserves a few kudos.
msbelle - May 03, 2005 12:55:59 pm PDT #8454 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
OMG! WRECK YOUR LIFE! I just so happen to have been listening to that all day.
Um, or maybe both. I actually don't have early tracks yet. but Wreck your life is AWESOME!
joe boucher - May 03, 2005 1:05:36 pm PDT #8455 of 10003
I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve. - John Prine
but Wreck your life is AWESOME!
Maybe, but AWESOME! should be reserved for truly AWESOME! stuff, like walking around Palo Alto with MC. If you haven't visited her and she hasn't taken you on the big dish trail hike then quit wastin' time & buy yer ticket right now, missy!
Gandalfe - May 03, 2005 4:31:40 pm PDT #8456 of 10003
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Not-really-final-but-good-enough-to-start-with-Unconventional-Love-Song-list:
1. DavidS
2. DXMachina
3. Jon B
4. Corwood Industries
5. Steph L
6. Lyra Jane
7. erinaceous
8. sue
9. tina f.
10. lisah
11. joe boucher
12. Gandalfe
I moved myself to the end . . . . because I want to see what the rest of y'all do with it. Please remember my "suggested" subject line.
"## - Band Name - Song Name - Album Name - Your Name."
Go ahead and get started!
DavidS - May 03, 2005 6:32:17 pm PDT #8457 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Oops, I'm up first. Ponder, ponder, ponder...
And Mrs. Corwood's entry was worth reading even if I'm still freaked out by it a couple days later.
You big baby. I can't wait until you go parental.
FWIW, Corwood, Emmett also arrived with cord around neck, and had to be revivified. Apgar from 3 to 8 in one minute. And that was in a hospital, but no c-section.
Thanks for the sassy links. Loved the Stones Krispies.
Sad about Percy Heath. Is the holy grail of jazz some lost transcript of that Dizzy Gillespie big band during the recording ban? (Heath was in that, right?)
joe boucher - May 03, 2005 7:08:35 pm PDT #8458 of 10003
I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve. - John Prine
You big baby. I can't wait until you go parental.
Yep, & it's closer than you think. (Which is not an announcement. I'm getting married: that is an announcement.) My sister had difficult pregnancies & deliveries with both her kids. "Difficult" being a magnificent example of the understatement at which I excel. Apparently I came close to becoming an only child. Tough delivery stories still freak me out. I'm not squeamish about me, but when my loved ones are hurting I'm a wreck.
Is the holy grail of jazz some lost transcript of that Dizzy Gillespie big band during the recording ban? (Heath was in that, right?)
Diz had a few bands, but I think John Lewis was his musical director at some point. Kenny Clarke was definitely his drummer. It's bedtime so I won't Google it (lest that obsessive streak kick in), but my guess would be Ray Brown on bass ("Pyramid" is his composition), not Percy. Lewis, Klook, Ray & Milt J was the original MJQ lineup. Of course, Lewis trained Heath to be the bassist he wanted for his band, but that was a long process; Percy might have played w/ the Gillespie band. The holy grail would be a good recording of the Minton's band: Bird, Monk, Diz, Kenny Clarke, and Jimmy Blanton and Charlie Christian before their much much too early deaths.