I am Music

[Angeline]

Kiss Them For Me is one of my favorite songs

and Bowie borrowing the Bo Diddley beat put me in mind of the man himself


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F1Mk6U5zVY

Best show I ever saw was Bo Diddley and the Groovemasters Newport RI
He came out, plugged in his guitar, his name lit up and he played " The Star Spangled Banner"
Everyone stood up, and didn't sit down for the next 2 hours

Shook the mans hand, which were the size of canned hams

Terry met him on a plane once. Said he is a very nice fellow. He (Bo) lives in Gainesville, Fla where Terry lived for a number of years. Sort of like having Stephen King in your town I guess. Everyone around here has stories about meeting him in the mall, but I still haven't seen him. I haven't seen a moose either. Maine myths?

 

[Tathagata]

Terry met him on a plane once. Said he is a very nice fellow. He (Bo) lives in Gainesville, Fla where Terry lived for a number of years. Sort of like having Stephen King in your town I guess. Everyone around here has stories about meeting him in the mall, but I still haven't seen him. I haven't seen a moose either. Maine myths?

Ive seen him a number of times
some shows weren't so good because he was obviously following some corporate dick heads idea of what the people wanted
I'm sure he was also just trying to make some money at that point
he was well into his 60's

But I tell you, he was very nice to me, I also got to shake his hand a few years later in Boston right after he was inducted into th Rock and Roll hall of fame
I said " Congratulations Bo Diddley, It's long over due"
And he looked at me and thanked me and I could tell he appreciated it ya know?

But that show in RI, he fuckin rocked the house for 2 hours
i have never danced so much in my little irish life


Ya don't want to see a moose close up, they are huge and primordial
they own Maine and they are letting you live there
trust me
I've seen them wading in rivers in the morning, fog rising off the water and they lift that head..and look your way
and it ain't Bullwinkle


Stephen King is probably someone I'd rather not meet...I would like to thank him for the phrase " Crazy as a shit house rat" though

 

[Angeline]

Ive seen him a number of times
some shows weren't so good because he was obviously following some corporate dick heads idea of what the people wanted
I'm sure he was also just trying to make some money at that point
he was well into his 60's

But I tell you, he was very nice to me, I also got to shake his hand a few years later in Boston right after he was inducted into th Rock and Roll hall of fame
I said " Congratulations Bo Diddley, It's long over due"
And he looked at me and thanked me and I could tell he appreciated it ya know?

But that show in RI, he fuckin rocked the house for 2 hours
i have never danced so much in my little irish life


Ya don't want to see a moose close up, they are huge and primordial
they own Maine and they are letting you live there
trust me
I've seen them wading in rivers in the morning, fog rising off the water and they lift that head..and look your way
and it ain't Bullwinkle


Stephen King is probably someone I'd rather not meet...I would like to thank him for the phrase " Crazy as a shit house rat" though

When ee first moved up here he had a job running a bonsai kiosk at the mall. A few nights before Christmas, Stephan King came in with his kids. He stared at a bonsai tree silently for a while, then asked ee "Is it alive?" I don't think his mind works quite the same as most people's.

smithpeter told me about the time he met Charles Mingus. He went up after the show to tell him how much he liked it. I think this was in Chicago, and Mingus shoved him out of his way to the bar, where he was headed for a post-set scotch and milk. We can't all be Bo Diddley, I guess.

Triumph of the Underdog

 

[unpredictablebijou]

Don't you know there ain't no devil...


Same as it ever was

Listen up spuds

Gram would be proud


Monkeys

Distracted by shiny objects, I had missed this set. Most excellent.

In fact, Eluard's ideas about poetry and video put me in mind of my old days working in the university art gallery. One of the shows we did was a collection of video art pieces. This Byrne video was part of the series. Helping curate that show gave me a lot of my early ideas about poetry in a multi-media format.

 

[Sara Crewe]

Ya don't want to see a moose close up, they are huge and primordial
they own Maine and they are letting you live there
trust me
I've seen them wading in rivers in the morning, fog rising off the water and they lift that head..and look your way
and it ain't Bullwinkle

I once followed a Mama Moose and her calf (who was already gigantic) through the woods for about a mile taking pics of them. Mama looked at me and must have decided I was okay.


Later on I found out they can be vicious and kill people if they feel threatened and charge. It ranks right up there with some of the stupidest things I have done. In my defense, I tend to trust animals even ones with bad reputations and sometimes I think they can tell I mean them no harm. I have an erie childhood memory of hugging a guard dog who was taller than me at the time. As a parent it now makes me cringe. Okay. Leaving to go hug a tree now...

 

[Tathagata]

When ee first moved up here he had a job running a bonsai kiosk at the mall. A few nights before Christmas, Stephan King came in with his kids. He stared at a bonsai tree silently for a while, then asked ee "Is it alive?" I don't think his mind works quite the same as most people's.

smithpeter told me about the time he met Charles Mingus. He went up after the show to tell him how much he liked it. I think this was in Chicago, and Mingus shoved him out of his way to the bar, where he was headed for a post-set scotch and milk. We can't all be Bo Diddley, I guess.

Triumph of the Underdog

jazz guys are aloof
I saw James Blood Ulmer at a club in Cambridge, as he came off the stage everyone reached out to shake his hand and he just walked by

it was ok, he's a fuckin genius
lol

I would think Stephen King wonders alot about what is alive a dead

 

[Tathagata]

Distracted by shiny objects, I had missed this set. Most excellent.

In fact, Eluard's ideas about poetry and video put me in mind of my old days working in the university art gallery. One of the shows we did was a collection of video art pieces. This Byrne video was part of the series. Helping curate that show gave me a lot of my early ideas about poetry in a multi-media format.

I went to a lecture at Harvard given by Jerry Harrison of the Talking Heads
( also the keyboard player for Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers...)
Anyway he presented these videos Byrne and they had made, lots of bizarre footage of rituals and tribal dances and all.
I wish they'd release it because it was absolutely captivating, with music and Byrne's narrations
Eno and Byrne learned a lot from each other
You listen to Talking Heads '77 and then " More Songs About Buildings and Food" and it's like Dorothy going from Kansas to Oz.
The " Once In a Lifetime" video was one of those that when it came on MTV all activity would stop.
Back then if you were at a bar on a Friday or Saturday night they'd be running MTV till 11;30 then they put Saturday Night live on

I've been a fan of Eno since his Roxy days
Sound as music

oh and heres a few more for you

Jello Lite


we're only making plans
Bob Marley auf der Venus

You no fe call Yellowman no bwai

 

[Tathagata]

I once followed a Mama Moose and her calf (who was already gigantic) through the woods for about a mile taking pics of them. Mama looked at me and must have decided I was okay.


Later on I found out they can be vicious and kill people if they feel threatened and charge. It ranks right up there with some of the stupidest things I have done. In my defense, I tend to trust animals even ones with bad reputations and sometimes I think they can tell I mean them no harm. I have an erie childhood memory of hugging a guard dog who was taller than me at the time. As a parent it now makes me cringe. Okay. Leaving to go hug a tree now...

never mind that shit....tell me what 36 is

 

[Sara Crewe]

never mind that shit....tell me what 36 is

Why? The numbers aren't really all that important anyway. It's the letters that count.

 

[Tathagata]

Why? The numbers aren't really all that important anyway. It's the letters that count.

B is for the breasts you're always bouncing
C is for the cup size I adore
D is too damn big for décolletage
E is something I'd just as soon ignore

 

[Sara Crewe]

B is for the breasts you're always bouncing
C is for the cup size I adore
D is too damn big for décolletage
E is something I'd just as soon ignore

I should have taken you bra shopping with me today. What a literate mystic-monkey you are.

If you want to learn more about the letters we must leave this music thread alone and go discuss them on the MTVT thread otherwise known as the Universal Arena for all Weirdness.

 

[unpredictablebijou]

B is for the breasts you're always bouncing
C is for the cup size I adore
D is too damn big for décolletage
E is something I'd just as soon ignore

Ahem.

 

[unpredictablebijou]

oh and heres a few more for you

Jello Lite


we're only making plans
Bob Marley auf der Venus

You no fe call Yellowman no bwai

Nobody can yodel reggae like Nina Hagen.

 

[Sara Crewe]

Ahem.

In the end, it's all about the N-ipples, Babe.

 

[Angeline]

jazz guys are aloof
I saw James Blood Ulmer at a club in Cambridge, as he came off the stage everyone reached out to shake his hand and he just walked by

it was ok, he's a fuckin genius
lol

I would think Stephen King wonders alot about what is alive a dead

Many jazz guys have existed in their own culture, with as little contact as possible with the rest of us. Lester Young had so many idiosyncratic expressions that supposedly you had to spend some time around him to have a clue what he was on about.

Anyway it depends. I saw Stanley Turrentine years ago and he was very friendly. But I think he was also very drunk.

 

[Tathagata]

Anyway it depends. I saw Stanley Turrentine years ago and he was very friendly. But I think he was also very drunk.

Like me!!


What was that movie with Dexter Gordon?
Round Midnite?
That and Eastwoods' " Bird" pretty much summed up the life of most jazz guys I've known

 

[unpredictablebijou]

In the end, it's all about the N-ipples, Babe.

If that's the case, then I believe I may be the Queen of the Fucking Universe.

 

[Sara Crewe]

If that's the case, then I believe I may be the Queen of the Fucking Universe.

I knew the Vizier thing was just your day job.

 

[Tathagata]

Nobody can yodel reggae like Nina Hagen.

I saw her at a club in Boston, as we came in and passed the dressing room there was a 400 pound whiffle headed woman in Nazi regalia guarding the door, inside we heard Nina singing opera to warm up.

she had a 7 foot dreadlocked bass player who, when a fan was over come by lust and tried to jump on the stage. delivered a size 14 boot to his head

She was absolutely stunning, both scary and sexy
and she did things with her voice I've never heard anyone do since



and yeah, I wanted to schtupp her

 

[Angeline]

Like me!!


What was that movie with Dexter Gordon?
Round Midnite?
That and Eastwoods' " Bird" pretty much summed up the life of most jazz guys I've known

Round Midnight is great. Dexter Gordon played a character who is a composite of Lester Young and Bud Powell. Beautiful music and a great story. God bless Clint Eastwood. He produced my favorite, Last of the Blue Devils, too.

 

[unpredictablebijou]

I saw her at a club in Boston, as we came in and passed the dressing room there was a 400 pound whiffle headed woman in Nazi regalia guarding the door, inside we heard Nina singing opera to warm up.

she had a 7 foot dreadlocked bass player who, when a fan was over come by lust and tried to jump on the stage. delivered a size 14 boot to his head

She was absolutely stunning, both scary and sexy
and she did things with her voice I've never heard anyone do since



and yeah, I wanted to schtupp her

She is my kinda alien.

Here's another favorite alien of mine, in a very special appearance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98JrWm9IMMA

 

[Tathagata]

She is my kinda alien.

Here's another favorite alien of mine, in a very special appearance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98JrWm9IMMA

ahh Pee Wee
I used to get up all hung over and coked out to watch Pee Wee every saturday moring

Samuel Jackson as Cowboy Curtis?


I loved her version of " Warm Leatherette"


1

 

[unpredictablebijou]

ahh Pee Wee
I used to get up all hung over and coked out to watch Pee Wee every saturday moring

Samuel Jackson as Cowboy Carl?


I loved her version of " Warm Leatherette"


1

Samuel Jackson? Bite your inaccurate tongue. Feh. Some fan YOU are.
It was Lawrence Fishburne. Back when he was still "Larry Fishburne".





I see your Lena and raise you this,

which doesn't so much Rock as ROAR.

 

[MagikByCandlite]

Music. What a beautiful thought

 

[Tathagata]

Samuel Jackson? Bite your inaccurate tongue. Feh. Some fan YOU are.
It was Lawrence Fishburne. Back when he was still "Larry Fishburne".





I see your Lena and raise you this,

which doesn't so much Rock as ROAR.

I ALWAYS get them confused
like Heather Graham and Kate Hudson
all blonds look alike to me


I'm tempted to post Wendy O Williams and the Plasmatics in response
but instead one of the most influential songs of my punk/ new wave years

Ian