2003  July to December

Date: Wed Dec 31 22:04
mike ([sa-wa-ro]):

..... as the new year rushes across the atlantic and wacks into the land on the other side, just let me tell you that 2004 aint so bad so far..... 5 hours from now it'll hurtle through tucson on it's way to somewhere in the middle of the pacific..... and that'll be it, it'll just peter out and just be a memory to us all.... so enjoy it while it lasts - hnyta

Date: Wed Dec 31 20:51
Mitch (burrowing upward):

Hi fellow sanders, and hola friends seen & unseen! Just wanted to send my very best regards to all those eyes world round. Hope 2004 yields great fruit for you all.

Date: Wed Dec 31 20:05
(t)odd Reggie (happy new year OWOM):

Date: Wed Dec 31 20:01
Graham (nation time!):

Any news on Chris Kirkwood? In stable condition? How(e) many Sand releases will 2004 yield? 2003 was a deluge. Thanks to all involved, and happy new year all around.

Date: Wed Dec 31 18:54
job (bib):

Happy New Year. Great Fandango.

Date: Wed Dec 31 18:48
J (Happy trails):

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Date: Wed Dec 31 15:34
Archivist (...):

Hey, Happy New Year from everyone over here at OWOM and the surrounding areas...

Date: Wed Dec 31 15:14
Colleen (bowling anyone?):

Veuille Afganistan et Irak soit rempli de station-service, hambergers de 99 cent, et droques de la prescription que sont vrainment de Canada mais ont les etiquettes couvert? Et a propos, Howe paient vos billets. Cela ferait une Nouvelle annee agreable.

Date: Wed Dec 31 12:52
howe (home):

hey....everybody... have a happy new year. here hopin' for a healin' to this po' world's reelin' -howe

Date: Wed Dec 31 05:15
buxfix (wishes...):

a happy new year! the best to everyone and a new giant sand release very soon ;-) think this wish is not too exaggerated...

Date: Tue Dec 30 20:14
krims (krims):

Bonne Année ā mes beaux modčles photographiques: le Krims... votre célébration au joueur de boules soyez un memoriable un. Beaucoup aimez

Date: Tue Dec 30 14:58
Lars (by the way...):

I've been told that Under Byen will be coming to the USA again. And this time they don't do New York. They will play at South By Southwest in Texas in March. Be sure to check 'em out, if you're around. Happy knaw yarns! / Lars

Date: Tue Dec 30 14:42
Lars (Jingly):

Esquivel's version of "Jingle Bells" from "Merry Christmas from the Space-Age" cracks me up! There is an audiosample of it at Amazon. Teehee! I think I gotta get that cd at some point, ha-ha. Greets! / Lars

Date: Tue Dec 30 14:16
Blaine (@work):

X-mas past -- The Band, The Kinks, Chris Stamey & Friends, hope someone recalled the greatest of all Vince Guraldi

Date: Tue Dec 30 13:52
conch--from the couch (Xmas past):

'Remember Christmas' by Nilsson. 'Santa Doesn't Cop Out On Dope' by Sonic Youth. 'The Little Drum Machine Boy' by Beck. 'Thanks For Christmas' by XTC. 'Christmas Time Is Everywhere' by The Beatles.

Date: Tue Dec 30 13:37
peter (nyc):

leon redbone's christmas island has been reissued. most entertaining holiday tunes.

Date: Tue Dec 30 13:03
geoff (?):

i don't think i spelled christmas carolling (?) right? not a word usage i often type.

Date: Tue Dec 30 13:02
geoff (christmas caroling):

buck owens, mojo nixon, and john prine all have nice albums of christmas tunes...timbuck three "all i want for christmas", the flaming lips "christmas at the zoo", bob neuwirth "lucky too", brian dewan "r2d2 we wish you a merry christmas", james kochalka "beautiful x-mas lights"...and though it's not specifically a christmas song...victoria williams "lights of the city" should all be added to the list of ear warming holiday treats...

 

Date: Tue Dec 30 05:11
SeanT (shows):

Is Bristol the only UK show in Jan ? and did someone mention a show in Spain ? Confused , alone and coughing so bad my eyeballs feel like they are going to pop out . Gurarrrrr.....

Date: Mon Dec 29 15:32
james s (stuff):

hello em. your absense here sucks. i hope you are able to get back soon. as for "christmas" songs, i don't think anyone has mentioned "(there ain't no) sanity clause" by the damned. hey, thanks for the eliott smith advice earlier. i've started with "either/or". very very nice. damn, where did 2003 go?

Date: Mon Dec 29 15:30
Lars (for Em):

Sorry to hear about your computertroubles, Em. And yep, I still the same place. Very much looking forward to whatever will find its way to my mail box. There really were some gems on yer last demo there. :-) Best greets! / Lars

Date: Mon Dec 29 13:51
e m ily (my computer's broken):

Hello every body. My computer's broken and I cannot get into this site(I'm now at a friend's computer)mysteriousley and cannot send emails. If somebody could email me an update of sorts about the fandango, that would be much appreciated as I am most curious about whatever happened to it. Lars, I hope the mailing address I have for you is still okay as in a couple of weeks I will be sending you some stuff I am working on to play with if you care to. Seasons Greetings to all and I have missed all the fun on this site:(

Date: Mon Dec 29 07:59
tHom (the grotto):

Surprised that in the listing of Xmas songs there's been no mention of the one by Big Star called, simply, Jesus Christ. I've always thought that, with such a great melody, it could sit well on any Xmas compilation record/CD. Yet I've never once seen it used that way or heard it played on the radio around Yuletide. Maybe it's due to that attention-deflecting aura that seems to surround all their stuff ...

Date: Mon Dec 29 04:26
J (eraserhead edited me out yesterday. ):

That's surely no way to treat a fandangoer?

Date: Mon Dec 29 04:24
J (xmas songs):

I always thought of @Breaking hands' from Gun clubs' 'Mother Juno' as a christmas song

Date: Sun Dec 28 17:22
johnny (xmas songs):

Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite arrangement is great, Soul Coughing's cover of Suzy Snowflake is a favorite, as is Kitty Wells' Old Kris Kringle and that whole 1st Loretta Lynn christmas album. There is also a cracked recording of Joseph Spence doing Santa Claus Is Coming To Town that must be heard.

Date: Sun Dec 28 07:27
Lars (winterly):

Nice ones, Paul. For me the funny thing is to find winter-themed songs on regular albums. Y'know, the ones that aren't really x-mas songs, but you really want them to be. Ha-ha! :-D The one with Spookey Ruben is quite funny actually. He's singing that he's a snowman and he sounds like he's suffering from a cold...."nasal"....caughs and all. ##### Wow, did I just get erased too? My goodness, Mr. Eraserhead is really active. What about just nicking the big cut'n'paste-ones and the direct "attacks"? Who IS this Lynchian character anyway? Mike? ##### Greeties! / Lars

Date: Sun Dec 28 06:51
Paul L (Xmas songs):

Lars, heres a few more possibilities for next years xmas compilation: Southern Culture on the Skids - Merry Christmas Baby, Jim White - Christmas Day, Buff Medways - Merry Christmas Fritz & Stille Nacht, The Headcoats - Reindeer are Wild, The Headcoatees - Santa Claus, Johnny Cash - Blue Christmas. Hope everyone had a good one!

Date: Sun Dec 28 06:16
The Controller (?):

I AM WATCHING

Date: Sat Dec 27 15:37
Conch (Ex-mas songs):

Hi, Lars. Interesting Yuletide carols on your list. Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)by The Ramones is a favorite of mine.

Date: Sat Dec 27 12:21
bluetooth (eraserhead, you're so eventual)):

Date: Sat Dec 27 05:12
Lars (holiday greets!):

A bit late with the yule tide wishings, but let me just say then: have a happy newsens years, everybuds!!! Made my very own christmas compilation this year. Went through all my cds here in Aarhus and found quite a few surprising songs somehow themed along the lines of winter, snow, ice or christmas. I had to cut a whole lot just to fit them on one cd. Hm, well, here's the tracklist....just for the fun of it: 1. The Nightmare Before Christmas - What's This, 2. Low - Just Like Christmas, 3. My Morning Jacket - X-Mas Curtain, 4. Tom Waits - Silent Night / Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis (Live In Sydney 1979), 5. The Nightmare Before Christmas - Kidnap the Sandy Claws, 6. Jeff Buckley - Corpus Christi Carol, 7. Piano Magic - Snowfall Soon, 8. Björk - Jķlakötturinn, 9. Tiger Tunes - X-mas Rock Dream, 10. Denis Leary - F**k Santa, 11. Low - Little Drummer Boy, 12. Mogwai - Christmas Song, 13. Spookey Ruben - Snowman, 14. Amp - Just-Ice, 15. Damien Jurado - December, 16. Swell - I Hate Christmas, 17. Piano Magic - Snow Drums, 18. The Black Heart Procession - The Winter My Heart Froze, 19. Low - Last Snowstorm Of The Year, 20. Under Byen - Syng Hvide Nat, 21. The For Carnation - Winter Lair, 22. Mark Hollis - The Gift -------- Do you have any undiscoved Yule tracks on yer shelves? :-D Greets! / Lars

Date: Fri Dec 26 22:59
claydingo (finvarra@chariot.net.au):

Appreciate that many folk will still be in some celebratory yule state but is there any chance of getting a set of complete backyard BBQ broadcast discs from a sporting sandfan. willing to trade - please contact me off the list.

Date: Fri Dec 26 21:13
in heaven (everything):

is fine...

Date: Fri Dec 26 19:42
eraser head (-be here yet-):

It is true. Robyn does take advantage of this arena to blabber beyond the point of good taste, but I have been hired on here to erase at will. And, actually, I love to erase. Live to erase. Look forward to erase. So at least she provides me with sweet fodder for my otherwise "list"lessness afternoons. Meanwhile, happy to be on board on this board and happy to wish you all a happy Happy New Year.

Date: Fri Dec 26 18:38
JS (one bad seed is all it takes):

Just curious, but I was wondering at what point does someone's right to free speech become public harrassment? And are there any appropriate & legal steps that could be taken to limit "a certain someone's" access to this comments board. To be honest, "she" is seriously putting a damper on the general affable and community like spirit this board has usually enjoyed.

Date: Thu Dec 25 21:27
FANDANGO? (w31162r@suscom.net):

Merry XMAS to all. Can anyone burn me a copy of "Fandango"? Will offer a 2:1 trade. Have ALL GS, Howe, Calexico, FODM studios/fanclub releases if interested. Thanks. William Rodgers(east coast US branch).

Date: Thu Dec 25 17:41
aphotograph (more here):

hi, anyone knowing the music of jon wahl! i recomend a lot and thanks for the new blacky album , !

Date: Thu Dec 25 16:08
J (Damn):

Thought I'd be the only yuletide poster! Luck to you and yours sandfolk. PS I take it that it's Aarhuus(SP) in the deer feeding thrilljockey pics? PPS James S thanks a lot,,,,

Date: Thu Dec 25 15:45
howe (home):

happy christmas me posties....happy christmas to all ...hoping you all have a warm tingle and a smooth sipper with your battery opererated gizmos and the odd fuzzy slipper. -howe

Date: Wed Dec 24 18:58
Glue sniffer (ho ho ho under the covers of darkness):

hello my little chums no time no spaeak long time long skwaqe oh yes brothers and sistiers of the sand unite and saing like the man who first made the traffic cone o. hope that atleatst regardless of hope faith denomitaion or style we all sit and say. christ at least it was you. did intent for more staralting orgiiganl postings but missed the last post today so will be late. I recomend life and cheese today for the futre you cant pln

Date: Wed Dec 24 15:14
PaulK (North Pole):

Happy Sandy Christmas to ALL of you when it comes Paul.

Date: Wed Dec 24 11:39
dave (Happy Holidays y'all):

"A Motown Christmas" or my old Temptations Christmas is a good thing in these matters...or a little "Dark Star" from Dick's Picks Vol 4 by the Dead fills the bill pretty well too...Have a great one!!

 

Date: Mon Dec 22 21:36
Alan (Japanese James):

In the early 90s there was a band called the Blue Hearts that, for a very short while, had a distribution contract with a small Portland label... the only and best punk-[50s?]-Japanese-pop I ever heard. Did a great song "Linda Linda" with altogether not too many more lyrics as I recall...

Date: Mon Dec 22 18:19
Blaine (@work):

The Go-Betweens ref jogged me to recall "Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express" as one great and vastly underrated album. Literate-chamber-folk-pop??

Date: Mon Dec 22 17:32
james s (yeah, conch):

listening to a little VU here at work today. Moe's gotta sweet voice on that one. Anybody here into Japanese noise/punk/rockabilly/ect..? A buddy made me a long compilation of stuff and MAN is it wonderfully over the top and fresh... I don't have a track list for it yet, or I'd mention bands and such... Sir Mitch, I'm going to have a copy coming to you soonish, though you may already be on top of this lovely madness, being the japaphile you is. Happy holidays to all of you. Signing out....

Date: Mon Dec 22 14:35
Conch (Mrs. Tucker?):

A Velvet's reference, James? All righty then, Happy Kawanza to all in Sandland.

Date: Mon Dec 22 13:20
james s (i'm sticking with you):

'cause I'm made out of glue

 

Date: Sat Dec 20 22:22
Todd Reggie ('Change is Now' cover...by Giant Sand):

I have not heard the original Byrds 'Change is Now'. Don't quote me but I heard that Paxil is banned in the United Kingdom. Weird (side) effects. "9.99 Women's floral print shirt with western styling, snaps...in sizes 30-38" - from the Thrill Jockey 'still lookin' good to me' small poster pinup.

Date: Sat Dec 20 16:30
Hulva (makenomore):

SPIRIT OF A VAMPYRE by THE GO-BETWEENS I was slowly dying in a clinic just outside of L.A. You came and saw me (thank you) that picked me up straight away. You said "Learn to dance, learn to act, learn the piano" And most of all you said "Learn to live again". That's when it starts. That's when it starts. The electric train of soft cylinder parts. Together at last. I dream of losing you, I wake up holding you so tight. I don't want to lose you now that I've passed midnight. I'm in deep with the blue waters around you. I'm in deep, so blue with everything around you. (chorus) (Chorus) That's when it starts. That's when it starts. The electric train of soft cylinder parts The dull mask of action on circus staff Mobility the hood of the Hindu scarf Together at last Making jewellery at last.

Date: Sat Dec 20 16:11
J (in the UK):

I'd like a fandango tracklist too... perlease

Date: Sat Dec 20 13:35
Conch (hmmmmmmm...):

That'd be The Go-Betweens, I think.

Date: Sat Dec 20 08:27
mctavish (royal college of shopkeepers):

think pisshead was being ironic (WHAT??) Now, can anyone tell me who said this? : That's when it starts. That's when it starts. The electric train of soft cylinder parts. The dull mask of action on circus staff. Mobility the hood of the Hindu scarf. Together at last. Making jewellery at last. (It wasn't Shane McGowan) HAPPY CHRISTMAS

Date: Fri Dec 19 21:04
kk (2):

The elves have the right to do whatever they wish...its the holiday season and lets keep it light bluetooth...smile for a while...do you think a high dose of Paxil would work?

Date: Fri Dec 19 19:59
hey blue toot been robin enuf space here now (buzz off!):

No one gives an eff about your sitch. nobody looks at your pictures. you contribute nothing, not here, not anywhere. pull yourself together. you're not just embarassing yourself, but your children. stop the idiot wind now! take responsibility and stop blaming others.

Date: Fri Dec 19 11:00
KK (1):

Is there a little elf removing some posts here?

Date: Fri Dec 19 10:08
SeanT (Blaine):

Yep I can't deny that Shane is a great songwriter but it makes me shiver when I see him , he's like an 80 year old .Still Keef's still with us,that man has an iron constitution.

Date: Fri Dec 19 10:03
Blaine (@ work):

Re: Sean & Shane -- I'll attest to that one. I saw Shane MacGowan not too long ago and he looks in scary shape. He's not that Dickensian street urchin any longer but a severely bloated and unhealthy looking guy who appears way older than he really is. (You might not even recognize a current photo of him.) He had to sit down to sing a bunch of the songs as I recall and the story when the start-time came and went, was that he'd been too wasted to even show up at the previous gig. Mind you, none of this stopped the audience from providing their hero with a never-ending stream of whiskey shots and Guinness draughts. As much as I love the guy's music, this was almost a freak show. It seems his demons are strong ones and so is the mythology. Soapbox-soapbox, Blah, Blah, Blah -- I've seen Townes Van Zandt drunker than a skunk and the Replacements numerous times in the blotto daze (myself included), and I'll take folks living for the long haul any time.

Date: Fri Dec 19 09:29
Lars (for those with the fandango...):

...how about revealing the tracklist? ;-) Hep-diddley x-mas! / Lars

Date: Fri Dec 19 07:42
SeanT (JD + drinking):

"And it never did Shane MGowan any harm " You've never seen a TV interview with him in last 20 years then ??!

Date: Thu Dec 18 23:37
ralffy (yfflar):

Tom - i believe howe is of the jewish persuasion so the "howe, get up that ladder,time to put those lights up!" sentiment may not fly...but what do i know?

Date: Thu Dec 18 23:37
cool pic of Howe (ill e mail ):

ghog22077@msn.com also a cool pic. of that giiitar o his,phill

Date: Thu Dec 18 23:30
Alan (oh man, I AM an academic...):

More than a quarter century ago Roland Barthes, in stressing the centrality of the reader to the meanings of the text, made an argument for the death of the Author -- the absolute, universal and complete fount of textual, photographic and (here, perhaps) otic meaning. Ought I now to understand "The Listener" as an assertion of perpetual openness to the negotiation of sonic meaning between our favorite artist and his audience? Having seen a very few shows, but also being engaged in the Sandman tree (we just took down a hickory in our yard today -- hope those PA bears find other places to hide and garbage poach here in East Lansing), it sure seems to me like Howe is a musical semiotician of materialist and historical bent. Wonder if any of my grad students or old grad school cohort would agee? My apologies for all obscurity, the boy hasn't slept much the last few nights... and the semester's over and professorial minds do wander (anyone seen my keys?)

 

Date: Thu Dec 18 19:39
Shaun H. (lend me some sugar.....):

...i AM your neighbour! favourite lyric of 2003.

Date: Thu Dec 18 18:08
McTavish (goat):

I once had a lovely dream about Chrissie Hynde but I guess I'll tell you all about that tomorrow

Date: Thu Dec 18 16:59
edinburgh man (benolin.bandol@matchingheadandfeet.con):

read richard hugo's poetry. norton keeps it in print for you fellows in the states. "Believe you and I sing tiny and wise and could if we had to eat stone and go on"

Date: Thu Dec 18 16:51
denzil (wasn'tborntofollow@melissa'shouse.com):

Tigermilk by Belle and Sebastian is very good, in case you did not know. It sure beats the hell out of the Donnie Darko soundtrack. More footprints...........

Date: Thu Dec 18 16:46
pisshead (jd@onemore.co.uk):

Looks like this is becoming an alcoholic anonymous forum. Me, I love the drink. And it never did Shane MGowan any harm and, with regard to the last post, Kirsty never drank and look what happened to her.....

Date: Thu Dec 18 09:20
Tom [front desk] (North Pole):

Thought I would jump the gun a bit and wish all in Sand land a Happy Holiday.I m singing the Pogues Fairytale of New York on KXCI on Monday so I have been singing away to myself learning lyrics all night ,lovely song.Oh, Howe, get up that ladder,time time to put those lights up!

Date: Wed Dec 17 18:45
paulK (Sonik):

Alan, mail me at p.kerr@ntlworld.com and I'll get a copy of sonik postcard to you. Is there a tree set up for Fandango?

Date: Wed Dec 17 12:55
job (snow and blowin ):

Hey Howe ya want snow, come on home and we'll give you a bucketful. I say as I watch it come down and wonder how I'm gonna get off this moutain and down to the Valley and back up the other mountain to home.At least it puts the bears in a sleeping mood, I should join 'em and wake in the spring.

Date: Tue Dec 16 23:42
howe (north):

its hard to explain.....but as the next giant sand record gets almost put to bed here ....i had to run up to ottawa to comence the follow up record for next winter's release...which i think is a solo record ...but now adorned with such a warming gospel choir from them frozen reaches. why is canada sooooooo good ? so .... so ..... can do ? -howe ......missing the snow already

Date: Tue Dec 16 13:21
alan (ooops):

I meant Matt where I wrote Tom below...

Date: Tue Dec 16 13:19
Alan (mike, lars, james s):

Hmmm, the tree is varously alive and broken... as mike knows (and for very good reasons his arborial talents appear to have been redirected of late). I'm on a dead branch, might I trade blanks for Sonisk Postkort and Fandango w/ someone as the tree is reassembled? (Blaine, Rene, Tom and Paul, I have made the copies of the WFMU and KXCI shows and am in the process of assembling mailers... soon, I promise, soon...)

Date: Tue Dec 16 12:43
Hmmmmmmm (Uhhhhh?):

RE: Reggie (Heaven's Train MP3 w/ Howe Gelb): www.oldreliableband.com...click on audio... That is a terrific song. Thanks Reggie.

Date: Tue Dec 16 12:36
Paul L (Fandango has escaped):

The Fandango seems to be making its way through the tree. I got my copy this morning and have emailed my leaves - wondered if there is a track listing available yet? Makes for an interesting and varied listen anyway.

Date: Tue Dec 16 12:12
J (james):

Who'd have thought a few beers could get such a grip on a thinking man

Date: Tue Dec 16 09:10
james s (J):

Ahhh, the dreaded drink. Funny how it always eventually turns on you. Kick it hard, the bastard. It's a tough S.O.B., and if you don't kill it, it'll get up and kick you back. I've been fighting him too.

Date: Tue Dec 16 07:31
J (james s):

thanks mate, all is well I think, now that I have kicked the drink!

Date: Mon Dec 15 15:23
james s (blaine / fandango / etc...):

ha. that would be fun for me... thanks to those of you who helped me out with some elliot smith advice... J, that "(j) come home" post has me concerned. Everything alright, my sandy buddy?

Date: Mon Dec 15 00:27
Reggie (Heaven's Train MP3 w/ Howe Gelb):

www.oldreliableband.com...click on audio...

Date: Sun Dec 14 21:51
Todd (liquid pig?):

...so I listened to 'Lullaby for Liquid Pig' and then from there two people had a problem w/ the name and cover...one associate liked the sounds. Alejandro's reissue 2cd is out. I'm so glad I went after 'Slush'.

Date: Sun Dec 14 20:15
Blaine (@home with homer):

It seems the gluemeister has done it again. Unless this titled was cribbed from vintage Python or somewhere I'd like to nominate the next Fandango (which might well be a James S covers alb)to be titled: 'atleast ive got my fish tank'

Date: Sun Dec 14 14:54
finn (three pints, a cigar and a btl of futures shiraz later):

what is it with this chap howe gelb... three years ago i was one of the uninitiated... now i lookat my tunes and invariably pick a disc touched in some way by the influence of the man, err i wont ramble on, ill grab another beer and listen to the rest of chore which i haven't heard for ages!!! ta.

Date: Sun Dec 14 06:48
Lars (zound...):

I've removed the sonisk Howe-mp3s from my website. Figured that you must have gotten the cds by now. I put up some other interesting files. Only one Howe there, though. The one with Vic Chesnutt from Aarhus, which has been there a while. But two new Under Byen livetracks (with "Torque"-Henriette of course). And a livetrack with one of my big new "discoveries" of 2003: French-American duo Berg Sans Nipple. I can't recommend their album "Form Of..." enough. This is the new address: http://www.larsdideriksen.com/diverse/mp3s.htm --- Greets, sandies! / Lars

Date: Sun Dec 14 06:26
glue sniffer (memwiories from an open fire door):

so another year has leapt passed me, dressed in such strange clothes i cant help but say 'atleast ive got my fish tank'. and with these toughts at such a festive time i slowly drop back ajust my hernia and let the old records role. sparrows may peck at my window with their poor satanic feet frozen hard to the outside ledge and i say ' with prices like that why did columbus ever leave. indians are another think confusing to have native american and indian is there a subbtle change of spelling or not. so deliver us from evil the power in all its gory detail and rebmeber. three wag tail french wing birds are worth 1 copy of s club 8. hohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohho and some fudge for dady santa legless. ps no more cards the lady is getting suspicioius love xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Date: Sat Dec 13 22:24
tom (re : james scar):

Either/Or is the one, if you ask me, and you asked so I answered.

Date: Sat Dec 13 16:42
Jörg (Elliott Smith):

In my book "XO" is his definitive masterpiece, alone for the 'Waltz #2'- this has to be one of the finest songs ever written.

Date: Sat Dec 13 12:28
smucker(for james s) (igaveup booze@stilldrinkingtosleep.com):

Try 'Either/or' and you wont be dissapointed. Its the perfect mix between his lo-fi stuff and the later more studio material. And the songs are simply unmatchable.

Date: Sat Dec 13 11:57
james s (edit):

...wanna tell me the best... (insert into the place where the previous post makes no sense)... hey, where is our jelly baby? You still peek into this cave on occasion, Emmm?

Date: Sat Dec 13 11:54
james s (seeking advice, too broke to take chances...):

Anybody out there in Giant Sand land wanna give tell the best Eliott Smith record to get? I don't have any, and would like to start with the most essential and developed...

Date: Sat Dec 13 10:43
Lars (totmacher help from ze zhermans?):

Under Byen played a brilliant gig at Voxhall in Aarhus the other night. Marvellous! They played their new soundtrack-song with English lyrics called "Sacred Land".....which sounds ever-so-slightly (if not a lot) "Listener"-inspired. :-) Yep, some more cudly tango de la tongue. They also played that German song "Totmacher"....and now I've gotten more curious. Is it an old German traditional or what? When I google "totmacher" I only get the movie and some new version by a certain DJ Hell (ha-ha!). Does anyone here know who wrote it? Or where it came from? (besides the obvious: the real story of "the vampire from Hannover"). ##### By the way, I recorded the show through the soundboard. A handful of the songs were distorted even though I had set the volume pretty low. What a bummer. But I've made mp3s of the best of the new stuff and put them up at my groupcare accounts (in case you're interested): http://www.groupcare.com/en/invitation.asp?i=2311661&c=86861909 ---AND--- http://www.groupcare.com/en/invitation.asp?i=2425350&c=50755932 --- Greets! / Lars

Date: Fri Dec 12 22:43
Todd (Vienna Two-Step Throw Away):

Hi Howe/Mike...is it true that there are Blacky Ranchette 'still lookin good to me' T-Shirts available?...Hearing 'Slush' as I type and ponder...Makes me want to hear more 'Lullaby for Liquid Pig'.

Date: Fri Dec 12 22:08
christine (vienna):

i love you all boys.

Date: Fri Dec 12 18:27
Todd (just got Slush):

...nice to hear the original 'Leather' and the recorded 'Cracklin' Water'...Lisa Germano has a nice new record out called 'Lullaby for Liquid Pig'...I've played the titled track on the radio...'Lost in Space' by Joey Burns is a good track...was there talk of an OP8 version with Neko Case?...perhaps that version was 'Blacklisted'.

Date: Fri Dec 12 05:19
J (j):

come home

Date: Thu Dec 11 23:54
Blaine (@the side of a sleeping hound):

PK(stooges) - contact me w/yr mailindg address

Date: Thu Dec 11 18:56
J (thanks for the advice?):

We've all got lives outside of here. What does a low key bar acoustic gig thing pay in yr town to an unknown stranger in spring?

Date: Thu Dec 11 18:34
smoke (smikey):

Todd - why are you trying to lose your Old Reliable t-shirt?

Date: Thu Dec 11 18:33
smoke (smikey):

Todd - why are you trying to lose your Old Reliable t-shirt?

Date: Thu Dec 11 18:23
paulK (Suttree):

There's a band called Buddy and the Huddle who have an album called something like Music for a possible movie called Suttree based on the book, atmospheric instrumentals mostly, quite nice, see it at http://www.buddy-and-the-huddle.com/htm/disc_sutt.htm .I'm also interested in the Stooges boot as the gigs got really good write ups.

Date: Thu Dec 11 17:41
james s (this is pretty funny):

you have to turn up the sound... http://www.workingforchange.com/comic.cfm?itemid=16130

Date: Thu Dec 11 16:54
james s (blaine):

I don't know, Blaine. That combination sounds like a recipe for madness. I don't know about the racing bit. There are a couple of speedways in the area, and in Bristol. You familiar with "Twangfest" in St. Louis? I know the folks planning next year's bash. Let me know if you want me to pass along any Aimless Blades goodies. I don't know if they have the line-up picked out yet or not. Steve Wynn played at it last year. It might be a good little festival for ya. My wife's redoing the website for them. I'll send you a link when it's done. Oh, and thanks for the disks!

Date: Thu Dec 11 16:03
Blaine (@work):

James -- what if you listen to the Louvin Bros "Knoxville Girl" while reading Suttree. Maybe the K's chamber of commerce could come up with a new campaign. Actually, isn't Knoxville know for sprint cars or some auto racing?

Date: Thu Dec 11 11:50
Lars (4-track):

Thanks a lot Bouncing J. Sounds quite "technical". I'll have to look into that later. Hm, or maybe not? :-) There IS some strength in limiting oneself. Y'know, "less is more". :-) Greets! / Lars

Date: Thu Dec 11 11:33
Flynn (development@wmpg.org):

Hey, Todd. I'm interested in the extra Lull you have, if it's still available. Let me know . Thanks

Date: Thu Dec 11 10:21
james s (blaine & alan):

Jeez, Blaine, that is a well-spent evening. I always thought it would be fun to spend a relaxed evening listening to Peter Mathiessien talk away the night. Alan, I am going to wait for a moment when I can write at length to give you the skinny on Knoxville via email. Here is a pithy answer to your request: if I could find a job there, I'd move back to K-town. Read Suttree by Cormac McCarthy to get a feel for the underbelly of the city. Check out http://www.wdvx.com, and http://www.yeehawindustries.com/new/home.html, and http://www.disgraceland.com/ for some of what's good about the place. More via email later...

Date: Thu Dec 11 09:44
Blaine (@work):

Tom - sure (blaine117622@yahoo.com)

Date: Thu Dec 11 05:59
J (Lars):

It's called 'bouncing' Record up to 3 tracks, mix them onto one leaving 3 free. Record 2 more, mix onto one etc. Best not to bounce lead vocals. Plenty on the web to keep you busy.

Date: Thu Dec 11 04:24
tom (Re Blaine):

I'm interested, do u deliver across the Atlantic ?

Date: Thu Dec 11 01:16
Blaine (@home):

Good coupl-a days entertainment-wise. Saw an interview w/writer Peter Mathiessien last night and caught the Waterboys (playing as an acoustic duo) at a club gig tonight. Kinda of folky Dylan/Van Morrison circa Astral Weeks, worth checking into. Also got a boot of the recent Stooges gig in Detroit, I'll make copies if interested.

Date: Thu Dec 11 00:16
Alan (James S):

Hey, couldja gimme the skinny on Knoxville off-site (rudya@msu.edu)? There's a job at UT-K I'm being encouraged to apply for... Thanks, Alan

Date: Wed Dec 10 22:55
tom (days as short as nights are long):

Woohoow and also Yihaa , tonight I got Center of the Universe, Ramp and The Love Songs from a dear friend of mine. No copies, the real thing.

Date: Wed Dec 10 17:38
james s (live):

a guy i really like from knoxville tn, r.b. morris, likes to remind his audience, with a shout, "this is NOT a movie."

Date: Wed Dec 10 15:46
Lars (well...):

...it's no way to get new friends or win someone's sympathy. Quite the opposite. ##### Enjoy the Modesto-boys! Don't forget: you're not watching tv - there's a live band on stage! ;-D Greets / Lars

Date: Wed Dec 10 14:52
deirdre (:Dublin):

Time for another band beginning with 'G' ie Grandaddy!! This site is in danger of being taken over by that lady Robyn who seems to be in a horrible situation. But I don't think any of us have done anything to deserve this barrage of unpleasant posts. I've been cheered up by getting to see Howe's protogees(!) Grandaddy play in the UK recently. It had been a long time but maybe I had to wait for my red face to cool down (again)!! They were wonderful, worth bearing the cold of Brighton in December for, certainly. Hope everyone has a happy Christmas and positive thoughts for 2004.

Date: Wed Dec 10 14:06
certainly ((an unfit parent below)):

zzzzz

Date: Wed Dec 10 06:25
Lars (forgot a ?):

So I'm not limited to four tracks if I JUST use the four-track?

Date: Wed Dec 10 06:24
Lars (Todd & J):

Todd, I found Lull on the web a while back. But thanks for asking! :-D ##### And J, so I'm not limited to four tracks if I JUST use the four-track. I DO realize that I could put the first batch of four tracks in the computer play them back while recording new ones, but I haven't figured it out how to do it on the four-track alone. It's a Fostex X-26, by the way. Greets! / Lars

Date: Tue Dec 9 22:29
Todd (Extra Lull):

Hey Lars are u looking for a copy of Lull (Some Piano)? Or anyone...cause Thrill Jockey is out of stock and I found a (cheap) used one at a book store in Edmonton. Curious

Date: Tue Dec 9 20:17
J (analogue):

4 doesn't limit you to 4, just be careful...

Date: Tue Dec 9 18:24
Lars (4-track....):

So do you all record on four-tracks or what? I just got one. Nice to use. Warmer than the computer (hisser-isser-wisser!) and simple to use....plus it's cool to limit oneself to just using four tracks for once. And no loops. A nice change from the computer. Have been doing some stuff with the acoustic. But got the electric G out the other day and tried a bit. Still just improvised sketches. I wonder when (or if) I get around to doing a real track?! By mistake I recorded on the low pitch this time around and the sound was even more "lo-fi". Much like some of the stuff on Vincent Gallo's "Recordings of Music For Film"....except what I do sound like...eh....cackkk! Well, there's a little four-track electric here: http://www.larsdideriksen.com/personal/music/mp3.htm ---- I'll try and do something better next time around. Got some funny little blues-grooves, but they stay in Denmark, ha-ha. Greets! / Lars

Date: Tue Dec 9 17:48
J (james):

Track's called Lieves... 'Living their lies, living their lives'

Date: Tue Dec 9 17:47
J (james.s ):

Highly touched mate. Sweet Christina languishes in my 4 trk box in it's hibernation zone. My favourite and cheapest geetar is missing (of all things) its' A string. Had to tune her low D and sulk. Open Invitation to fandangoers and latecomers: covers project by J/Woodpile to be fashioned through one off sessions mp3 email, whatever and subsequently distributed. I mean I would like loose collabaration on a given list of songs provided at some point by me. Artists will include- violent femmes, mark lanegan, dan stuart, willie nelson, ?the stray cats, the cure whatever I'm playing at the moment...

Date: Tue Dec 9 16:41
james s (hey J):

I'm at work listening to a mix CD that I made, and a track from your CD came up, with nice slide guitar work, called "live in your eyes" (??) Very nice. You are in good company on this mix, but your track stands out. Just thought I'd let you know, publicly, in case anyone else here wants to bug you for a dose of the J tunage.

 

Date: Mon Dec 8 23:28
(T)odd (Nick Luca Trio does 'Hatch'):

Got the opportunity to listen to the whole Nick Luca Trio cd. I have to admit the cover of 'Hatch' is very cool cause Howe is recorded. Kind of crazy to say (type) but that was the highlight of the recording. I also like the other version of 'Hatch' on OW OM 005...go after official bootleg series vol. 5 like I should of went after an older 'down home' when I had the chance along with that blue Giant Sand (arizona) T-shirt. Anyone out their want to trade for an Old Reliable T-shirt?...buy for now.

Date: Mon Dec 8 17:46
J (and not only but also...):

Now catching up with the releases upon which I have made no comment. Enjoying that...

Date: Mon Dec 8 15:50
J (alabama):

Yup!

Date: Mon Dec 8 13:48
james s (it's a strange day):

Welcome back, Mike.

Date: Mon Dec 8 11:01
Greg Haldane (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):

God Save Little Poca Cosa. Write your congressperson and the City of Tucson. Homeland security, my a$$, they are destroying one of the Tucson institutions that must be saved.

Date: Sun Dec 7 22:16
conch (er...):

Uh..."Christmas Everyday"...uh GIANT SONGS TWO. But, of course, you might mean "Thank You Dreaded Black Ice, Thank You" on the IT'S A COOL COOL CHRISTMAS comp. Which you lookin' for, cowboy?

Date: Sun Dec 7 20:28
Phill (ghog22077@msn.com):

HOWE many of you sand fans know the one recorded holiday song done by Giant Sand and on what album? COME ON GIVE IT A TRY.

Date: Sun Dec 7 05:20
mike (....again):

..... one revision to that news.... piano album should be out on thrill jockey in february...

Date: Sat Dec 6 13:56
mike ([sa-wa-ro]):

well....... back again. the fandango is not lost, apologies to all but what with the move, problems with work and now a family loss, time has certainly not been a friend to me. priorities will go to getting the fandango to all contributors and organisors and resurrecting the reorganised sandman tree...... and hoping that things will run much smoother in the new year.------ good news from howe though... the piano album is not lost but waiting for a release slot from thrill jockey - the new giant sand album is slated for a may release and is at this moment being finished with john parish at the helm. howe has solo shows in ottawa on the 11th december and then on the 12th in toronto opening for oh susana. then bristol on the 15th january with liege on the 16th and in february from 2nd to 15th with califone on tour in japan. the new giant sand will play it's first official show on january 19th in mallorca (some festival or other)and then possibly opening for modest mouse on their three week u.s. april tour. that's the news so far...........

Date: Sat Dec 6 13:48
Todd (Byrds Tribute & Japanese Import):

Yesterday I was fortunate to hear a couple of rare Giant Sand tracks. The first one was 'Vanishing Point' on the Japanese Trill Jockey Import then I went to a cassette copy of Time Between - A Tribute To The Byrds for 'Change Is Now'...both made my day alot better. Oh and I sorta don't think it's any of my business to wonder who's playing on the new Giant Sand record...too early right?

Date: Fri Dec 5 18:52
PaulK (For Blaine):

There's artwork for the archives set also on the Calexico Yahoo group files. If you're not a member mail me at p.kerr@ntlworld.com and I'll send them

Date: Fri Dec 5 14:39
Blaine (@work):

J -- Thanks for the artlink -- drop me an email when you get a chance.

Date: Fri Dec 5 14:36
archivist (one more bit...):

Note: first time ever noticing that at the end of the set Rainer mentions that Howe is playing as part of Das Combo.. First time hearing that and now clearly can hear Howe's guitar work.. So, looks like Mr. Gelb was part of Das Combo back on that special day in 1983.

Date: Fri Dec 5 13:52
archivist (Live on KXCI):

Hey check it out.. This Saturday KXCI celebrates 20 years on the air with a re-creation of the Big Broadcast of 1983 - starting at 5 AM and running till 7 PM. I will be hosting the last hour featuring highlights of the full day of live performances from 12-5-83 including a sample of the Giant Sandworms set and the FULL set of Rainer and Das Combo - digitally re-mastered from the original reel to reel recordings. More info at kxci.org in the arts section or http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kxci/arts.artsmain?action=viewArticle&id=576510&pid=218&sid=11 - listen on the web at kxci.org..

Date: Fri Dec 5 13:35
Lars (rawk!):

Anyone here interested in punk rock? Or things that smell a bit of it? I have probably mentioned it here before, but I do the website (etc.) for the band Kurve and have just uploaded new mp3s. It's punk with a flavour of "balkan". Check out www.kurvekanal.dk . 'Kurve' is the plural form of the word 'basket' in Danish, but the band name is actually Bosnian and means 'whore'/'prostitute' (more of a punk name, huh?). Uh, and check the site for a rather different version of The Beatles' "She Said, She Said" (also done well by The Black Keys, by the way). It's live-track no. 10. Greets! / Lars

Date: Fri Dec 5 11:36
J (Blaine):

For some very nice artwork for the club crawl disc, go here http://casadecalexico.com/caliposa/1998.htm#980227

Date: Fri Dec 5 11:06
Blaine (@work):

Finally digesting the recent Down Home Ow Om. These homemade dogs def have a distinct flavor from most Giant Sand proper (whatever that is) albums. Here's some thoughts. "Suite, AZ" could be another chapter from the same book that "Soloman's Ride" comes from. Don't listen to "Belly of Fire" - I think it's that one - while driving, or you'll need to turn it down to hear what's knocking on yr engine. And "Motion Detector" is flat out brilliant and is destined to be called out as a request for years to come. A great story, well told in muted Cinmemascope. I think I know some of these people. Question: did CLub Crawl or the Archives set have any artwork or just track info?

Date: Fri Dec 5 10:48
Lars (Scrolling for German hamburgers):

Any of you Hamburg-resident Germans going to the Markthalle tonight for the "Hamburg muss laut bleiben" festival/fair? If you do then don't miss out on the band Figurines. Their Aarhus-based label Morningside Records will also be there to push some of their cds and 7-inches on your poor unsuspecting Germans. www.figurines.dk - www.morningsiderecords.dk - Greets! / Lars

Date: Fri Dec 5 10:35
Lars (Scrolling for scrolling):

Just because....

Date: Fri Dec 5 09:19
Tommy Gailer ((scrolling back into the highlife again)):

Hi people, just wanted to say that i am back again...computer is workin, virus killed!######## Insurance job is working out pretty good the last months, and i got tons of cd`s too.######## Will there a new Giant Sand album be out???######If Anybody`s using my "scrolling" terms, he will get a kick in his ass! Got it? Except Lars, he`s allowed to...i sold him the rights for using "scroller".

Date: Fri Dec 5 09:17
PaulL (Stickers):

Just thought folks might be interested to know that the current NME comes with stickers which include ones of Calexico (separate ones of joey and john) and one of Evan Dando, courtesy of CWNN. They're all dressed in appropriate cartoon winter clothing (john is fishing!)and there is a winter scene to stick them on, reminds me of days gone by doing action transfers...

Date: Fri Dec 5 09:14
james s (by adopting the convex fuzzy decision):

J, don't despair. By the way, the UNCUT with the Clash tribute also has a review of the new Blacky R., giving it 4 stars and saying the usual friendly things.

Date: Thu Dec 4 22:16
peter (!):

not much more important, not here, i'll always love the giant sand guitar sounds and wonder howe? phony beatlemania has bitten the dust!

Date: Thu Dec 4 20:25
J (All lost):

In the supermarket. Who cares what geetar 'Can't find love' was pinned down with. There are more important things? Joe Strummer is dead, the Guildford Stranglers are but a fleeting memory, the fandango is lost, yet someone edits the the bird off the wire? I'm having 'howie__flag' as a cdr cover. UUUUUUUUHHH

Date: Thu Dec 4 19:39
Glue sniffer (i dont understand):

chiken? whats that i dont say. well it seems to me that as i get slowly older things instead of slowing down get faster so instead of having more time to do the things i enjoy i know have less time to do aal the things i hate. why am i like a fair ground ride the louder you scram is that esaly applicaple my brother got a new job and i still worrking and worring as photrographer i realise peopele enjoy the none pissed selfless rsnting more thsan the daily-weeekinly updates more and to be honest. WHO OWNS THERE OWN FIRE EQUISTNMQUESDHIER ? not eb=ven me and i say theat like this fffffff

Date: Thu Dec 4 18:37
dave (Strummer):

I like Streetcore a lot...I think it's makes for a pretty nice record...Great to throw on when friends are around and the beers are rolling...I liked the cover art too...I hadn't recalled a fluorescent orange cover...

Date: Thu Dec 4 17:18
peter (new giant sand?):

i asked howe when he was in nyc whether john and joey were gonna be on the new album (i didn't even know there was a new gs in the works until howe identified a song during his gig as being from the upcoming gs album) and he couldn't really give me an answer because some opera conniver was hogging him at the bar and i had already used up most of my howe time by buying him a drink and asking about his new national. not much intelligence there, but my take is that it's definitely not going to be some reunion album. i'd love to hear some glum-like and can't find love style guitar again though. anybody remember what howe was playing those days? gretsch?

Date: Thu Dec 4 17:08
peter (now get this! (james)):

strummer's streetcore is a nice piece of business. someone has already lifted my copy and i intend to get another. still stunned that joe is gone

Date: Thu Dec 4 16:40
james s (more):

well, some of the tracks on the clash tribute are interesting anyway. Has anyone one here heard the Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros that was just recently released? Opin? With Todd, I'd like to know the line-up on the forthcoming GS record. Any insider intelligence on this?

Date: Thu Dec 4 16:23
Todd (heard 'Pontiac Slipsteam'...):

...on the Alberta public broadcaster today...and yesterday they mentioned Howe's name after they played a track from 'Feast of Wire'. That makes me wonder if John and Joe play on the new Giant Sand record? "What you should have done: Calexico - MacEwan Hall. I'm not a fan of country. I'm not a fan of Spaghetti Western films. But there is something about this mariachi morphed band that translates to real ambiance in a live setting. With more mood setting crescendos than a trance opus, Calexico is definitely a wall of southwestern sound that you should kick yourself for missing" - George Lenior, CJSW (Calgary) izzum issue one. Anyways I have not seem them, missed both shows in Alberta.

Date: Thu Dec 4 16:19
james s (uncut):

the clash tribute vol 2 cd that comes with the new uncut is perty darned cool.

Date: Wed Dec 3 21:26
tom (please):

Glue ?

Date: Wed Dec 3 19:17
PaulK (downloader):

go to http://perso.wanadoo.fr/vivonzeureux/Pages/pidgsurprisepartie.html to download an album with a Howe track. It's creakin chair from the comes with a smile session so most probably have it already. Haven't listened to any of the other tracks yet.

Date: Tue Dec 2 19:31
Todd (All Along The Watchtower...):

...has some very nice cello at the beginning. I traded for Giant Sand 'Valley of Rain / Ballad of A Thin Line Man'...I can no longer use my car cassette player so I went after the double album cd. Enjoyed my driving time w/ GIANT SANDwich. Looking forward to the new Giant Sand album...too bad about shelvin' the new piano recording...perhaps that will come around.

Date: Tue Dec 2 17:25
Lars (scrolling for Geoff):

So Geoff, only the one animated segment from "The Five Obstructions" is shown? That's a shame. The whole documentary and the interaction between these two directors is very amusing. As well as the other segments. - And yeah...it's really a big small world....or a small big world. / Lars

Date: Tue Dec 2 15:03
james s (feeling molluscan?):

...like pisulina adamsiana in a shell, you in your mind are one as well... thanks Graham for the sonic sounds of sunshine and bbq.

Date: Tue Dec 2 14:41
odd rays (Uneven Light of Day & Left Again):

Picked up DIAB 831 also OW OM 009, 010, 008 and THRILL 138

Date: Tue Dec 2 14:23
Kim (kim@varst.dk):

Hey.. does anybody know the guitar tabs for "Warm storm" as it´s played on "Dreaded Brown Recluse"?

Date: Tue Dec 2 11:24
geoff (whoops and whoops):

1st--that previous email was from GEOFF to LARS, not from Lars as I mistakenly typed....2nd I meant cartoon, not carton...sorry

Date: Tue Dec 2 11:23
lars (waking bob sabiston):

hey lars...Bob Sabiston is the guy who wrote the program for animating waking life (as well as being the director of animation for it), and he is also the fellow who animated the aniamted obstruction for the leith/von triers film...which is actually one of the films (the perfect human: carton) in the showcase this weekend...very small world eh?

Date: Tue Dec 2 10:09
buxfix (@ alan & the WMFU recordings):

hello alan, is there a chance to trade the WMFU-recordings? send me a mail if it's possible and you'll get my list - would be nice to hear from you. greetings from hamburg webmaster@buxfix.de

Date: Tue Dec 2 09:56
Alan (I've gotten three takers, look for them to post in the next few weeks.):

That's all.

Date: Tue Dec 2 05:30
Lars (Ahoy Norway and Holland - and Denmark):

Gelb playmates Under Byen are playing at Markens in Kristianssand on the 3rd of December and at Blå in Oslo on the 4th (supporting Norwegian band NUD). On the 8th of January they are playing at the Eurosonic Festival in Groeningen, Holland. And us Danes get two chances this tima around: Aarhus on the 11th at Voxhall and Copenhagen on the 12th at Vega. --- Greets! / Lars

Date: Tue Dec 2 04:07
Lars (Scrolling for Geoff):

Would be interesting to see your clips, dude. Too bad I'm way over here. The one picture on your link reminds me a bit of the colours and style of "Waking Life". By the way, I was at the cinema the other day to see the new Danish movie "The Five Obstructions" where one of the sequences was made by the guy who worked on "Waking Life". He did it well. "The Five Obstructions" is quite interesting and funny by the way. Director Lars Von Trier challenges another Danish director Jørgen Leth (who he admires a lot) to remake his 1967-film "The Perfect Human" in five different ways with new obstructions set up by Trier every time. Oh, well, read more here if interested: http://us.imdb.com/title/tt035457 --- A film for the film-nerdy, I guess. :-D Greets! / Lars

Date: Mon Dec 1 23:48
geoff (anyone in santa fe?):

hello all, if any of you are out in santa fe this weekend...i put together an animation showcase for the santa fe film festival...one of the films in the collection is a driving stop frame animation melanie and i did with pontiac slipstream in it...there will also be two short bits from trip to roswell...anyway, you can look at www.swervepictures.com/aok.htm if you are interested. on an unrelated note...i'm glad to hear the howe show on the 29th in tucson went well. it was my 30th and the thought entered my mind, at least briefly, to trek out to tucson for it... happy belated thanksgiving to you all.

Date: Mon Dec 1 23:12
Dimwit (@):

Is anyone else having problems loding this page?

Date: Mon Dec 1 21:54
Tom (Paul K):

The photographs are nice, true, the lady is psychotic. Sandies, let us do what we always do, ignore that is. Nice reading Glue again. Cheers Dan.

Date: Mon Dec 1 18:57
paulK (Sorry):

Sorry for the double post. I noticed that the message I referred to had disapeared and clicked refresh, thus sending my message again.

Date: Mon Dec 1 18:56
PaulK (Robyn):

A long (and desperate) entry by Robyn. we've discussed this before and I think the consensus was that she has her problems and the best solution on this site was not to respond (I know, i'm responding). However I was intrigued enough to do a google search and came up with http://www.mainstreet-media.com/ROBYN/ Do check it out, I think the photographs are good. A further search brings up http://www.thefirstamendment.org/ncfechap1.htm which relates the sorry tale of an attempted prosecution over a photograph of one of her children. I think we should all send her best wishes and hope that she finds some kind of closure to all of this.

Date: Mon Dec 1 18:55
PaulK (Robyn):

A long (and desperate) entry by Robyn. we've discussed this before and I think the consensus was that she has her problems and the best solution on this site was not to respond (I know, i'm responding). However I was intrigued enough to do a google search and came up with http://www.mainstreet-media.com/ROBYN/ Do check it out, I think the photographs are good. A further search brings up http://www.thefirstamendment.org/ncfechap1.htm which relates the sorry tale of an attempted prosecution over a photograph of one of her children. I think we should all send her best wishes and hope that she finds some kind of closure to all of this.

Date: Mon Dec 1 18:25
glue sniffer (these hands that type......):

.....seem much older and the things they can convay suddenly frighten me. without warning these things can conect and replenish the self. there is obviously a case of not waving but drowning happening in our snider jaws veiw. i feel strangley compled with my new man like hands to comment on such things as i could never undr stand. what says the man who has nothing buit that which those own can not know. i realidse this may not be the answer but all togehter that is no phone. I dont speak for other though others often speak for me, those in any doubt leave a finger to recive. All Thoise empty vesesls need say is there is nothing left for me. for those and all our others....let it be let it be..(that words contain such illousin makes me quake)

Date: Mon Dec 1 16:13
Alan (WMPG Giant SandFarm disks):

North Amer-icans: just got the FOUR disk set of KXCI (7/11/94), and remastered WFMU (7/17/94 -- the whole Backyard BBQ show, and 4/23/95) shows from Graham. As always, the next three folks requesting copies get 'em for the promise to repost the same deal... waiting patiently... alan.rudy@ssc.msu.edu

Date: Mon Dec 1 14:52
thank you (dreaded black ice):

thank you

Date: Mon Dec 1 14:08
patriot (actor):

the trial is in 12 days. the system is working. the jury knows what to do. over and out.

Date: Mon Dec 1 12:28
Lars (stoop):

!

Date: Mon Dec 1 08:10
Lars (festival denmark awakens):

Uh, the very first artist for Roskilde Festival 2004 has been announced. And it's David Bowie! Neat! HEY, HOWE, any chance of a Gelbish gig there this summer? Haven't you got a Danish booker or something? You haven't played there since 1986 as far as I can see on www.roskilde-festival.dk --- Greets! / Lars

Date: Sun Nov 30 16:48
peter (cool sand from santa = coaxil & flaming lips):

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000051TTC/qid=1070228502/sr=1-14/ref=sr_1_14/104-2944946-4372763?v=glance&s=music well i doesn't know if this above gibberish will hook you up with what i'm tiring to show you, but it's an xfm christmas compilation that features a song from giant sand and another from calexico, as well as grandaddy and other hepcats like dat. it's called it's a cool cool christmas. import. bad news is its $25.99. HO HO HO! LI DAZE.

Date: Sun Nov 30 16:38
james s (records):

Thanks, Howe, for the Listener and the new Blacky. It's some of the best stuff yet. I didn't expect, after seeing the word "Retirement" on the cover of Cover Mag, that 2003 would bring such an explosion of great new stuff. I hope the tour was fun. Come see us in Dixie on the next round, eh?

Date: Sun Nov 30 12:56
vicki (barriobean@yahoo.com):

The best Howe show at Solar Culture last night, replete with aural (and physical!) acrobatics- many thanks to Howe and them 'Danes for traipsing around an ephemeral flow of music that amazingly springs eternal.

Date: Sun Nov 30 04:32
Lars (Scrolling for Tom-Tom & Frank):

On mr. Waits.....scotch poured on to sandpaper, is what it is. And I totally dig him. That live recording from Italy a few years back is really cool. And Frank, yes the "Totmacher" play was based on that film. I am curious to see it at some point (the dvd is on eBay, I noticed). But the play just goes with the same intensity through-out. No real beginning or end to it. Thanks for the real title of the Under Byen-song. He-he, nice one. Greets! / Lars

Date: Sat Nov 29 23:39
tom @ belgica (spinnin'):

Lars, have fun turning your plates. I'm gonna listen to some more Tom Waits live stuff. That man will always be my man. Any comments on that, fellow sandies ?

Date: Sat Nov 29 12:19
Frank C (Warte nur ein Weilchen...):

Hey Lars, now there´s an explanation why Under Byen covered "Warte nur ein Weilchen", that old folk song about mass murder Hamann! The movie "Der Totmacher" is interesting - but more in an ambitious documentary than entertaining way: Only one room, two chairs, one table, three actors; a chamber play only vivid through Hamann´s frightening and irritating monologue (who´s played by Götz George, one of the few serious German "movie stars" we have). I guess the film script is the basis for the theater play you mentioned.

Date: Fri Nov 28 18:27
J (Just added a comment in his head to say):

Listened to a (legally) downloaded track by Under Byen tonight whilst sweeping up playdough bits. Thanks Denmark. James s I have a lead guitarist on board who I have long wanted to work with. Big drive no time, Soon it will bear fruit.

Date: Fri Nov 28 18:09
Lars (totmacher - goods - vinylspinning):

Just got back from a theatre play here in Aarhus: "Der Totmacher". With music by Under Byen, by the way. Has anyone here (probably mostly Germans, if any) seen the movie ("The Deathmaker")? Won some awards, I think. Any good? ##### Getting more and more into Smog these days. Great stuff. And Nina Nastasia is still enjoyed a lot. Can't shake that "Run To Ruin"-album. ##### Bought both a record player and a four-track recorder the other day. Nice. Finally catching up. Gonna spin my "Goods And Services"-vinyl as soon as I have checked whether the pick-up is okay and doesn't damage the records (any way to tell other than maybe bad sound?). I haven't had a record player in years. And the last I got was bought as new. This one is an ooooldie (looks quite "camp" too). Greets! / Lars

Date: Fri Nov 28 14:13
Alan (Howe):

Aunti Lope? cool...

Date: Thu Nov 27 20:14
howe (ohm on the range):

where the beer and the anti-lope is a long play. thanks happy givingness. - howe

Date: Thu Nov 27 18:16
bd (boysbedroom.com):

thanksgiving at the ex wife's house and sitting up in my kids room cruising gs site. my kids dig howe they are 16 and 14 and have been hearing the sand stuff and howe for many a year. it's a different time here in good old us of a . a new america and we are a legend in our own collective minds. sorry for the turkey ramble but haven't written much lately and i feel a change coming over me. good thanksgiving day to all. a true family day

Date: Thu Nov 27 16:35
phill (peter):

Richmans drummer is Tommy Larkin. Thanks! Happy turkey day to all. Phill

Date: Wed Nov 26 20:47
job (uh Dave):

Could you define normal?? Just so I know whether to have a good turkey day or not. And this just in--bear season is over in Pennsylvania. The bears lost. The locals (happy? to report) are alive,kickin and still raiding my garbage.

Date: Wed Nov 26 18:40
peter (conch/phill):

thanks conch! I had just remembered his name and now i see that i listed phoenix rather than tucson so i'm obviously far more addled. i did not know of his earlier ties to giant sand as i am late to the fold although i do have those albums. it's fun to see him play with Richman standing behind the kit. happy thanksgiving everyone!

Date: Wed Nov 26 17:14
Conch (Richman/Rainer):

His name be Tom Larkins, and aside from living in Tucson, he was Giant Sand's drummer on Valley Of Rain, Ballad of Thin Line Man, & Storm, probably more as well but my brain is too addled at the moment to recall clearly.

Date: Wed Nov 26 16:30
peter (phill):

the connection is probably the drummer tha Jonathan Richman now tours with, and i can't recall his name right now, I think Tom or Tim Something, and I believe said drummer has ties to Phoenix, probably lucky enough to have known Rainer. Sorry for the disservice of not being able to properly recall his name as he seems like a good fellow.

Date: Wed Nov 26 15:54
gazelle (hello to the hoople):

HAPPY TURKEY DAY EVERYONE!!!! Capacity is cooking up a storm, Dilemma is celebrating her 26th, and I am learning how to drive -- hehe. I was delegated the responsibility of picking up the latter in Modesto, and I'm like -- backroads baby! Finally bought the Band of Blacky, from Kristin Hersh's daughter no less. They put on a fine display at the Great American Music Hall, complete with Howe's jokes, Andrew's whistling and Hershey's bad dream stories. It was truly a night to be remembered. I wish I had it on tape. It turns out I have nothing on tape because I forgot to record the interview :( Double bummer. Hope to catch Howe on the fly. Thanks again, Jaime

Date: Wed Nov 26 15:00
glue sniffer (breathe again for the man is back):

well i been away in london and saw the suit and it was nice dressed as a priest but only slight smoke and mirrors stuff hope youre all felling well and smiling in the cold i am smiling big shout out to mike p invader who forced me to take bear from him such is life. say hello to the hoople

Date: Wed Nov 26 14:58
dave (Happy Turkey Day):

..To those of you normal ones, and you know who you are.

Date: Wed Nov 26 14:06
peter (phill):

the connection is probably the drummer tha Jonathan Richman now tours with, and i can't recall his name right now, I think Tom or Tim Something, and I believe said drummer has ties to Phoenix, probably lucky enough to have known Rainer. Sorry for the disservice of not being able to properly recall his name as he seems like a good fellow.

Date: Wed Nov 26 13:43
Lisa (wicca@hotmail.com):

no

Date: Wed Nov 26 12:55
Jasmes ( I meant James):

sorry

Date: Wed Nov 26 12:53
phill ( Jasmes,also turning upside down-home):

I Picked it up at Howes Phila. Pa show. Can someone explain the connection in regards to Johnathon Richman and Rainer, For as he plays on the Rainer tribute disc. to downhome 2002 I am enjoy Unsung Sage.

Date: Wed Nov 26 12:20
james s (oh, and it's...):

once again time to pull out your copy of "Dead City Radio" by William Burroughs and play "Thanksgiving Prayer." Thanks for the memories. Have a swell turkey day, or tofurkey day, comrades.

Date: Wed Nov 26 12:12
james s (listening to downhome 2002):

it was a good idea to revive "spun". so true.

Date: Wed Nov 26 00:29
Blaine (@home):

????? www.borismccutcheon.com - anybody hear this guy?? His press compares him to Dylan/Neil/Howe/StEarle and prob a few others who wear big shoes. Looks like he rec'd some stuff at Wavelab.

Date: Tue Nov 25 19:26
Leo (Ring a Ding Ding):

Hey that was a Dominoes Pizza number.

Date: Tue Nov 25 18:33
RadClamberClaw (Please...):

Will someone please get her blabber out of here! That chic is over the big hump of life, but I'm afraid she wants us all to get stuck in the cobwebs of her mind. Drop kick her through the goal posts, please.

Date: Tue Nov 25 17:16
james s (I call unto thee,):

Spoink? Cranky?

Date: Tue Nov 25 10:38
james s (burning ear):

I'm glad a couple of you liked the MP3. I can't wait to hear the other submissions. Mitch, my experience with Alabama has been not unlike your experience with L. A. It's not as bad as I'd expected it to be. Access to more ethnic foods, a few more people who lean politically to the left, a decent movie theatre... these things and others the place could use, but there are good points too. Come visit. It's cool to know I was remembered there in the city of Angels in a conversation between you and Mary. She's perty cool, is she not? Kurt is a fortunate man. He didn't sneak any new Lambchop into yer hands, did he?

Date: Tue Nov 25 06:57
wave of mutilation (waveshavenomails@ocean.world):

Hi! Been up all morning playing giant sand records to myself. Feels good to leave them for half a year or so and then miss them like crazy...my ex-girlfriend seems to have stolen my copy of "center of the universe". Too bad! Have to have it before this day turn to night. Anyway, a silly question from a guy who don´t hang out too much... is it too late to contribute a version of a sandies-song? If it is...well...ok with my decay... if it´s not...where do I send it and is there a deadline? Take care you all / Wave

Date: Tue Nov 25 03:50
conch (lame insurance salesmen trying to get child support to supply our habit):

Speak for yourself, Keith.

Date: Mon Nov 24 20:06
keith (whiskey@hotmail.com):

Yer welcome, yer welcome, hey I've never read the Bill of Rights or even the Ten Commandments for that matter and just like Bush and Chainy I'm a devout Christian, Catholic as a matter of fact. But really we're all just lame insurance salesmen trying to get child support to supply our habit.

Date: Mon Nov 24 18:03
SeanT (james s):

Hey James a nice Way To End The Day indeed ! excellent version , some strange stuff going on in the background there. You should do some more.. Sean.

Date: Mon Nov 24 17:55
Mitch (for James, etc.):

Hey, James. Life out here in L.A. isn't as bad as I'd imagined it would be. Go figure. How ya doin' in Alabama? Your ears must've burned a little last night, because Mary Mancini and I talked about you--had no idea you're working on library science? Right on, my friend. Anyway, yep, I'm at the same address. Hi, Em, Patti, Jim, and all you other Sandlanders.

Date: Mon Nov 24 16:58
J (james):

nice tunage. Got to go...

Date: Mon Nov 24 15:37
FLYNN (development@wmpg.org):

Howe played a new tune at his show in Boston and said it was from the new album, to be released in Spring of '04. That makes me think it'll be later than February . . . (at least up here in Maine we'd never get away with referring to February as Spring). For what it's worth, I've been enjoying Sun Kil Moon, as well, and I really like the Books' new CD, 'The Lemon of Pink.'

Date: Mon Nov 24 15:30
james s (outside enlightenment music notes and fandangoish):

I hope they don't shelve the new Giant Sand beyond February. Isn't that when it's supposed to be released now? Yeah, I guess releasing one album every two years or so would be less taxing than releasing one every few months. Ha. On a non-sand musical note, that Nina Nastasia, "Run to Ruin", is sweet. Thanks, Lars. Also, if any here have a liking for the pretty moody semi-slow-core tunage of Mark Kozelek (Red House Painters), his new one, "Ghosts of the Great Highway", is very sweet. His new band name is Sun Kil Moon. Also, while I'm intruding here again, I've posted my Fandango track, Way to End the Day, on the "sounds" page of my website. http://www.jamesscarbrough.com/sounds . I'm not a patient man. If you don't want to hear it out of it's proper and complete Fandango context, then don't come listen to it, and, for God's sake, know that every track on the Fandango is going to be very different, so if you think mine sucks, don't judge the Fandango by that... Oh, come Fandango, COME! I can't wait to spin that thing.

Date: Mon Nov 24 14:54
Blaine (@work):

Seems more like enlightened outsiders round here. Could someone other the Thrill Jockey (non U.S.) release the alb and get it to the states as an import? TJ seems a fairly small outfit and Howe's album of the month club could be just plain taxing the bankbook.

Date: Mon Nov 24 11:52
Adrian (**):

I've been told by Thrill Jockey's UK press company that Howe's latest piano record has been "shelved". Whether that means forever or just for a while, I don't know (and they didn't seem to know either). Any more enlightened insiders know anything?

Date: Mon Nov 24 09:44
james s (howdy, mitch):

nice to see your name pop up here. how's l.a. treating you? working? missing the arched gneiss of the metamorphic core of the santa catalina mountains? damn it, i still owe you a couple of CDs. soon. seriously. address the same, i presume.

Date: Mon Nov 24 04:52
Mitch (Postcard from L.A.):

Well, I've been out of communication with my fellow Sanders for a while, but thought I'd give a brief rundown of tonight's show at The Troubadour (where, I believe, Bob Dylan once hoped onstage in '64 or '65 to play harmonica with the little house band called The Byrds). Twas a wonderful evening, with Andrew Bird starting the proceedings, then Howe & The Danes, and then Kristin Hersh. The encore featured all three performing together. Very relaxed feeling for the last show of the tour, and everyone seemed to be having a good time. Among the Sunday crowd were some interesting folks in the audience, including Kurt Wagner, Grant Lee Phillips, and Robyn Hitchcock--who shook his head in time to Howe doing "Johnny Hit & Run Pauline". Otherwise, the temperature is moderate here, no chance of rain on the horizon.

Date: Sun Nov 23 12:54
Todd (Thrill 138):

up here in northern Alberta Blacky is charting in at #4 for Tuesday Nov.4/03...cjsr.com...curious to know when the new Howe Gelb piano recording is coming out. Bye for now

Date: Sat Nov 22 14:44
bosco (fujihoto):

oh man i wish i could make it to tucson tonight and see the fasionistas play down @ vaudvilles with the rosano bros. virtual quartet. i was planning on goin but i've got a gig myself so ill have to wait. i was listening to the rosano bros disc and heard upright bass that wasnt listed on the credits. anybody know dwho that is by chance? their take on mingus''s haitii fight song was perticulurly good. chow!

Date: Sat Nov 22 11:47
glue sniffer (ho ho ho ):

hello my little chums how is life i am in london and i know about bears. cut off their skind and make bearsuits see and the music will be good tonight i am excited as im going to a gig my first in london since the last howe show wich is slack on my half but i have been cut in halfam doing much beetter than the last visit due to not having drunk my own weight in beer juice. welkl see you all love dan xx

Date: Sat Nov 22 05:07
Tom (once again,with feeling):

Sorry,I thought she was on the links page,anyway her web address is -the little red studio.

Date: Sat Nov 22 05:00
Tom (again):

If anyone thought the cover of Howe s Listener was cool,the artists name is Pasualina Azzerelo and her web page is on the links page.She used to live here in Tucson and is a great artist.

Date: Sat Nov 22 04:42
Tom (front desk):

I am looking out my window,and I see a bear eating c.d.s,a lovely flag eating cedar tree and a mad woman.The bear has finished the c.d. and is still hungry.......Aaaaarghhhhh ,oh the humanity. okay ,I lied ,I see the work in progress new Tucson train station......and a bear.

Date: Fri Nov 21 23:23
job (james):

Nope not a sleeping bear around. They're all out trying to get as fat as they can before they hit the sack---usually mid December,they'd be wise to go to bed a tad early considering the fact that here's a 3 day bear season starting Monday. Give up my copy of Purge and Slouch--nah it'd probably be just like feeding them--"yum that was tasty, may I have another?". Then I'd never get rid of 'em.

Date: Fri Nov 21 16:49
bs-er (Dilemma):

Thanks Ro-bin-ladin...... WE now know what the song Dilemma is all about....

Date: Fri Nov 21 15:42
f (wondering how to become a witness for the prosecution):

Does a 20 year prison sentence also mean not being allowed access to the internet? In this case I really hope so. Sorry, couldn't help it. Thought I'd go ahead and excercise my freedom of expression. I'll say no more.

Date: Fri Nov 21 15:36
The Inter-jector (again):

Hi all. Just for those on the comments board who haven't yet figured it out: Bluetooth is another of Robyn's many personas on this message board. Please don't respond directly to her or her odd rants, as it will only further her desire for attention.

Date: Fri Nov 21 15:05
Piet (From The Archives):

Recently received the From The Archives discs (thanks again Graham) and I'm really enjoying them. Does anybody know the song title of track 19 on disc 3 (last track, starts with "no one had a bad trip"). Are any of the other KXCI shows circulating?

Date: Fri Nov 21 13:53
Frank C (Supertanker):

Yes Lars, that´s what I meant: it takes looong time.

Date: Fri Nov 21 12:36
Lars (flame on...):

Have the American tv networks showed the British Bush-tipping?! I thought it might had been left out to keep the airwaves "patriotic"? Hm, flagburning....I would be surprised if all Brits thought their flag was just a piece of cloth?! Flagburning is a internationally understandable statement. Hm, ever wondered why it always seems that it's the stars and stripes that goes up in flames? I guess many Americans do - just not the ones who actually SHOULD get the message. Hmm, "the cost of freedom" is less freedom? Who cooks up logic like that? #### Thanks for the review-link (and to Supertanker), Frank! You're still linking to underbyen.com, though. / Lars

Date: Fri Nov 21 11:21
SeanT (bluetooth - Bush):

I was wondering what the attitude to the flag burning would be America ? I know that's often a sensitive issue in The States , here in England we look at a flag as a piece of cloth...

Date: Fri Nov 21 11:20
Frank C (for promotional use only ...):

Looking for reviews of Calexico and Under Byen concerts? Curious how german words look like? Wondering if there are other websites besides giantsand.com out there? www.the-listener.de Took a long, way to long time to finish this one but maybe future editions will be more on time (well, maybe not). Lars, your remarks on the Under Byen discography (yes, only 2 full size cds) and website (yes, it´s http://www.underbyen.dk/ now) are absolutely right and well known now, but it takes a loooong time again till it´s also known to our rookie website. Have a nice weekend without 2 second gaps y´all!

Date: Fri Nov 21 10:26
Lars (eh):

"Aarhus city centre"? City center? The center of Aarhus. Ehm, well, not a mall!

Date: Fri Nov 21 10:24
Lars (where I am...):

To quote someone we all know: "I'm out here with all the grey skies". Yep, Aarhus, Denmark, is entering "winter mode". And yes, until we get some snow (that stays put and doesn't run away)....I really do think it's a bummer. Also because the women-here-that-really-look-that-way are now all packed away in jackets and long jeans, ha-ha. ;-) Sitting here in my one-room nest on the 2nd floor (with the local mosque on the 1st) and looking out my window: small church spires poking their way up between the roof tops. There's light in the big windows in the taek-won-do gym on the other side of the street (in Aarhuzonian Howespeak "The Tower Of Pain", if I remember correctly). No one punching holes in the air there just yet. Just replaced Polly Jean's "Is This Desire?" (mesmerized by track 8: "In The Garden") in cd-player with "The Listener" (it's been a little while since last time) which makes me think of the slippery cobblestones a couple of hundred meters away (yeah, the Aarhus city centre is quite small). Good think I don't wear cowboy boots. I would probably fall on my a** in no time. - The Salvation Army "used stuff" place is closing down across the street. And the chainsaw massacre of trees out my other window (which woke me at 8 this morning) has finally stopped. In my window there's a slightly tilted agave plant and a small and tasteless plastic moose with flaring nostrils holding my mobile phone with a smile that suggests utter madness...... Not terribly exciting here at the moment. Greets! / Lars

Date: Fri Nov 21 07:29
james s (job):

Say to the bears, "If you'll go and scatter my neighbor's garbage, and leave mine alone, I'll give you a copy of Giant Sand's 'Purge and Slouch'." Then, show 'em the cover art. I think they will accept that deal. Remember too that when folks started heading to the hills, the bears all got together and said, "Does anyone know any nonlethal remedies for humans?" They decided that the best thing would be to scatter the humans garbage. By the way, when do these critters hit the sack for the "Winter"? Is it cold up there yet, I mean real late November cold? The last couple of days here in Alabama have felt like warm spring days, but folks are calling it a cold snap. What the...?

Date: Thu Nov 20 22:14
job (out my back door):

Hatchy Malachy Land is in Northeast Pennsylvania==NEPA. Hatchy Malachy is to NEPA what Wallace and Ladmo were to Arizona. I live on the side of a mountain that goes by the name of Paloka Mt. (named after a cartoon strip chacter),right off a road that's called Giants Despair. Looking out my window I see trees and through the trees I can see the Wyoming Valley and the Susquehanna River. Along the river I can see the city of Wilkes Barre (Howe used to call Wilkes Barre home until the river got a bit nasty and sent everyone headin for the hills). For the most part it's a nice place. Used to be--up until about 30 some years ago--- a coal mining region (Howe wrote a song about that a while back), but greed and the river put an end to that, they tunneled too close under the river bed in one of the mines, the river broke through and flooded all the mine in the area. No more mining. It's a nice place if you like to fish, camp and hunt. Lots of mountains, streams, rivers, woods and critters. A lot of the critters end up in my yard, especially bears. Bears suck round this time of year (and early spring)they get real hungry and eat my garbage and scatter all over the place and make a general pain out of themselves. Anyone got any non lethal remidies for bears?

Date: Thu Nov 20 19:14
PaulK (2sec gaps):

EAC can usually remove these but there are copies without the gaps so don't pass them on. Really really really looking forward to the BBQ hitting these shores.

Date: Thu Nov 20 18:54
Frank C (Grandaddy - Club Crawl):

Jörg, thanks for the hint! I can remove the gaps again with "Nero" but I guess it won´t fit perfect. Maybe the information is usefull for others, too. Just arrived back from Grandaddy in the Schlachthof Hamburg. It was a nice concert but the sound was quite distorted and noisy (in a bad way). Got better during the evening, though. Wished there were more subtle or calm parts in it. They played about 90 minutes including 2 encores ("Hewlett´s daughter" and "Pilot", if I´m right). Well, in the end I have to admit I liked their support Christian Kjellvander more. He played acoustic songs with guitar while another one played singing saw and violin. Reminded me of Richard Buckner, but with a deeper voice. Listening right now to Kjellvander 2000 project "Songs of Soil" which I bought tonight. Ah, if you´re interested they sell the bonus cd-edition of "sumday" now at the merchandise store! (and posters for free...)

Date: Thu Nov 20 18:07
J (Job?):

Where is hatchy malachy? I'm looking at my keyboard, but outside it is Suffolk uk. Long way from birthhome in this small planet. Previous ignorings reuptaken re:either way angel snapmaker go away,come back Mike, delete the postings and post the fandango

Date: Thu Nov 20 14:28
Jörg (Frank - Archive&Crawl-discs):

Frank, the Club Crawl and the Archive-Discs both are without gaps originally. Someone must've burned them TAO along the way. So I think the version with the gaps should not receive further trading or weeding or whatever.

Date: Thu Nov 20 12:24
what the???? (as if my day needed to be any more surreal):

...and I thought I was a strange ranger.

Date: Thu Nov 20 10:38
Frank C (Castenholz@web.de):

Today I got my copies of Club Crawl (1 disc) & From The Archives (3 discs). THANKS GALORE, DOUG! If there are any Europeans out there who still don´t know these recordings I´d be willing to burn and send (if you´re gonna share this way, too). First 3 incoming mails will be served. Information on the sets are on HTTP://GEOCITIES.COM/CALIPOSA1998/CALEXICO-CCRAWL.HTM WWW.KXCI.ORG/RAINER/SAND/II-3-01CS.HTML Club Crawl is a really nice show with some rare Calexico songs and a hard rocking Giant Sand performance. My favorite right now is Music Arcacde mixed with Temptation of Egg. The sound quality is not perfect but good enough to enjoy, seems to be an audience recording. All discs are track-at-once recorded. That means there are 2 second-gaps between the tracks. For my own collection I´ll try to remove the gaps and make it disc-at-once. You can choose then which version you like to have...

Date: Thu Nov 20 10:33
tHom ((window in the working day)):

Hey Job, I follow this page in much the same way and I like your idea. My office just moved to the third floor (second floor in the UK where the first is called the ground floor) so I get a low-flying bird's eye view when I look out the window. This being semi-rural England I see another office building across the way and behind that several treetops - one beautiful cedar amongst them - but I suppose the most notable feature is the clock tower of a 15th Century church in the graveyard of which lie the remains of three heretics, their tombstones attesting in Latin to the fact that they were burned for refusing to renounce the Catholic faith. This being England, as I mentioned before, the whole scene is grey, overcast, slightly damp and, this being around three thirty in the November afternoon, it's all growing rapidly dark.

Date: Thu Nov 20 02:06
Conch (where i'm at):

Hey, Job...I'm in Modesto. Where you be?

Date: Wed Nov 19 23:12
Jim Dice (homers@mchsi.com):

A friend and myself saw Howe Gelb perform in Madison, Wisconsin on Nov. 13th. We drove 3 hours to see him and six hours home (getting lost lost on the way to Berlin). The show was musically interesting with a strange pop orchestral violin player opening then joining Howe on stage. Later Kristin Hersch came on. She was what most of the people had been waiting for. Chad (the aforementioned friend) and I were drunk with a good dose of beer and just enjoying hearing Howe Gelb live. We've been listening to Swerve and Long Stem Rant for years. Being perpetually broke and untogether we've never picked up much else. Nevertheless, I know that Howe's tunes and artistry shall continue to resonate throughout the galaxy for years to come. Thanks so much for sticking it out. Jim Dice On a disused highway in Rock Island Il and Davenport Iowa.

Date: Wed Nov 19 20:12
job (hatchy malachy land):

I kinda hang around here and read what everyone has to say. Occasionally I even have something to say myself. Been doing that for a while. I also have a curious streak and was wondering if ya'll could do me a favor---tell me where you're from, walk over to the window and look outside --tell me what you see. Just curious.

Date: Wed Nov 19 19:22
sport (cradle robyn):

f scott fitzerald explains the green light in the great gatsby.

Date: Wed Nov 19 18:18
J (can not ignore):

that shite

Date: Wed Nov 19 15:43
Not Interested (.................):

Robyn, who are you talking to??? Go somewhere else please..

Date: Wed Nov 19 14:11
smucker (schumcking@libertine.org):

if i was in a car on the way to success, id be in the trunk. Does Howe ever play 'yer ropes' live, or anything from center of the universe. because both times i saw giant sand, the back catalogue goes relatively ignored it would be interesting to see old setlists.

Date: Wed Nov 19 09:44
Jörg (Live At Sin-E):

I'm no J. Buckley fan, but I agree that this new edition of Sin-E must be one of the best live albums ever recorded. It's awesome - the inspiration, the skills, the choice of songs, the guitar-work & the voice, of course...

Date: Wed Nov 19 08:20
treygoba (rambling and bumbling):

Mostly been gone as of late...lack of functioning home computer dammit. glad to see the GS board is frisky. Thought I'd share a couple of musical gems from the past week. 1. Saw James McMurtry at a dive last weekend. He always puts on a good show, singing his biting songs about the demise of communities, etc. Even better is his ability to play guitar. It doesn't show up on his studio work, but criminy that guy can play. See him if you get the chance. 2. Finally found the album "Cockadoodledon't" by Those Legendary Shack Shakers. I was afraid that the album by the world's scariest live band wouldn't transfer, but it does. If this quartet comes near your town, make sure you get front row seats. These turbos are not to be missed. 3. Purchased the new double disc of Jeff Buckley's Live at Sin-E. Oh my God!!! I can't make it stop. I keep crying when I hear Halleluiah. The voice is an obvious one, and oh what a voice. But his guitar work? The guy was a wizard. Don't believe me? Listen to "Strange Fruit". All improvised on the spot too. I sort of knew of his guitar prowess, but now I'm sure. This may be the best live album I've ever heard in terms of snagging the core essence of a musician (whatever that means). This is a must have if you're a Buckley fan...the best ever.

Date: Wed Nov 19 07:20
Lars (hell's grannies :-D ):

He-he, no I wouldn't say that the silly one is a "must have". All the cds cost a 100 DKR. (13 Euro), so I took the chance. New cds cost 20 Euros here in Denmark. The cd certainly has some Grandaddy sonics, but the rhytms and lyrics are ehm...not so much. It features songs like "I Like Lo-Fi Recordings", "You Know You're Fuc*ed Up" and "The Pus*y Song". You can read a bit about it here: http://www.chartattack.com/DAMN/2003/06/2001.cfm ---- and here ---- http://www.popmatters.com/music/interviews/grandaddy-030903.shtml #### Enjoy the show! Greets! / Lars

Date: Wed Nov 19 06:51
Frank C (Gran Ole Daddy again):

Hey Lars, thx for the info on the concert and the merchandise! So I have to bring all my silver and gold to the show, I guess. Still not sure if I should buy this strange cd you mentioned. "silly" doesn´t sound like a "must have". Need furter instruction ... By the way, I didn´t make it to Nina Nastasia. But she´s on my watch list now.

Date: Tue Nov 18 18:04
J (james, not):

A Guildford Stranglers thing, more an any coverscollaboration thing. Got 3 on board so far I think. (Collaborators that is, not actual done works)

Date: Tue Nov 18 17:47
Lars (Scrolling for Schmucker):

"Is A Woman" was my entry into WagnerWorld. Well, still haven't got that much of their stuff, but I'm planning to. :-) When I first heard "Is A Woman" I was very impressed. It's just one of those sublime "evening records"....and yes, I agree with Schmucker....it DOES work well for those intimate little get-togethers. ;-) / Lars

Date: Tue Nov 18 14:15
Conch (lambchop):

ditto on "How I Quit Smoking". Also "What Another Man Spills" and "Jack's Tulips" are personal favorites.

Date: Tue Nov 18 14:09
james s (Kurt's falsetto ):

Nixon is my least favorite, for the same reason. Is A Woman is great, as is How I Quit Smoking, and, if you can get your hands on it, the "tour only" Treasure Chest of the Enemy is wonderful.

Date: Tue Nov 18 13:54
dave (chop):

Thanks for the Upper Midwest concert reviews Alan and Blaine. Here's to hoping there will be a Howe show with a band or Giant Sand show 'round here in '04...I've tried to like Lambchop in the past. I own "Nixon" and have held onto it primarily because I throw on "Up with People" when the mood strikes, but I have a hard time getting past Kurt's falsetto for a whole record.. I heard Soaky in the Pooper on the Rough Trade compilation, very funny in a David Lynch sort of way...Any opinions on what THE Lambchop record to own is? Great grammatical sentence, huh?

Date: Tue Nov 18 12:47
james s (lambchop):

that's great news, Smucker. i knew that Kurt W was busy working on a new record, or at least recording, but I had no idea that I'd be soon seeing double.

Date: Tue Nov 18 11:27
smucker (smucker@smucked,com):

Lambchop are set to release two brand new albums on the same day in February. That is a good reason not to go vegetarian if you ask me. Lambchop for me are one of those bands who have had a deep impact on my life and i forget this until i start playing their records. admittedly 'is a woman' passed me by slighly, but it does work as a great album to get cosy with with a lover to. Songs like 'lets go bowling' 'grumpus' 'all smiles and mariachi' 'life #2' to name but a few are simply some of the best songs ever created by american musicians. That is my humble opinion and im aware that sometimes opinions can get you into trouble, but when it comes to Lambchop some things become more than opinions and lean somewhat towards the truth. 'playing good guitar with busted strings' 'why am i so hard on things'

Date: Tue Nov 18 06:16
Lars (on da granmuddafukker's show):

It was a great Grandaddy gig last night. With new visuals since last European tour I am told. Although for the first four or five songs I constantly caught myself just looking at these (brilliant) visuals and forgetting there was a live band on stage (not good?). But it changed through the show. They played a lot of Sumday-songs....a cd which I still haven't bought. Also some songs from Freeway and Slump, of course. The songs sounded pretty much like on the albums, but a few (two?) were re-arranged. "Lost on Yer Merry Way" was dedicated "to Mr. Howe Gelb who spends his summers here". :-) They only did one encore, but it was "He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's The Pilot"....which was fantastic. I wish I had known the new songs. But still, good thing I didn't buy it yet, if there's that bonus-disc version out (damn that! I refuse to buy the same cd again, when the labels or bands do that). Plenty of merchandise at the show (not bonus-versions). There also was an album called "The Ham And Its Lily" by the band Arm of Roger....which according to the note next to it also was a Grandaddy record. So I bought it. And it's 30 minutes of very silly songs....but still quite cool. Well, I like it anyway. Good to see the band having a sense of humour. :-) Here end today's live report.... ;-) Greets! / Lars

Date: Tue Nov 18 06:11
SECRET KIDNAPPER (front desk):

Greetings Sand fans everywhere.Bad news I am afraid.I have kidnapped Mr.Gelb and am holding him hostage .His freedom will cost.Deliver his National Resaphonic guitar to me and he will be released.He is trying to convince me that he is not Mr.Gelb,he tells me his name is krishna from Nepal and is a cleaner here at hotel congress,I am not convinced,the guitar will be mine,oh yes it will be mine.Cue maniacal laughter......

Date: Tue Nov 18 02:46
J (Barbecue set):

Put me down for a copy (In theUK)

Date: Mon Nov 17 23:56
Alan (Ann Arbor show):

OK, so I showed up later than I'd hoped and missed the first half of Howe's solo set (the last three songs of which were amazing -- and playful... sadly the two women who sat next to the stage during the penultimate song really had no idea what to make of Howe's depositing of an empty{?} popcorn cup on their table). Who's idea was it to start a show on time, anyway!? And Andrew Bird really is quite a musician but, while I certainly understand Blaine's Buckley/Wainwright references, Bird was almost a parody of the pained, at times self-referential, art poet/wanker. I really liked his violin loop/playing (though his guitar left me cold) but the posing really set me back... esp. after the "naturalness" of Howe's stage presence (and before the restrained fury of Kirsten Hirsch -- she likes snakes and dogs tho, neat.) My favorite moments were when Howe plunked the piano with his guitar neck and then during a Hirsch song strummed the piano strings with a quarter (at which point Kirsten all-but jumped out of her skin, smiled very robustly (e.g., came out of songly character), and subsequently shook her head with wry smiles abounding.

Date: Mon Nov 17 23:04
Graham (here's David Bromberg if you need him):

It is with gratitude--to Tom Flynn and his ladder of thanks (ascending through WFMU to Mr Blackwood to Mr Gelb)--and great excitement that I offer to the list the complete Backyard BBQ Broadcast recordings to the list. This is a four disc set comprised of the radio show in its entirety (as rebroadcast on Portland's WMPG) plus two discs of the related radio shows that supplied its bulk. This is a spectacular set, not to be missed. I'll send copies to the first two U.S. members to write me at grhsmith@hotmail with their address and a promise to reweed to the group right away--no one will be left out on this if it circulates as planned. Fire away, friends. I'll contact the first two on the morrow.

Date: Mon Nov 17 16:27
james s (wait a second,):

That came out wrong. It was my introduction to something OTHER than commercial corporate shite.

Date: Mon Nov 17 16:12
james s (when you're walking down the street at night...):

So, J, let me see if my dull mind has understood this. You are inviting me to submit a (Guildford) Stranglers cover for a project you are working on? If so, I think I'd like to do something from the Black and White record, as it, along with Blondie's "Plastic Letters" and Patti Smith's "Horses", all three of which fell into my hands at the same time back in 78, was my first introduction to non-commercial corporate shite, and thus had a big influence on the flow of my being thereafter.

Date: Mon Nov 17 14:55
J (Thinks):

We'd all like a tracklist

Date: Mon Nov 17 13:51
Blaineagain (@work):

Forget to mention Bird also played gtr, xylophone and whistles like a bowed saw player.

Date: Mon Nov 17 12:06
Frank C (Grandaddy encore):

There´s a new limited package of "sumday" out with a bonus live-cd (Glastonbury and Black Session 2003). The 2nd disc means further 8 tracks and about 46 minutes more Grandaddy worth buying and having and hearing! Very nice stuff. Sorry for you poor guys out there who already bought the first edition of "sumday"!It´s really a very difficult and sometimes disstressing thing to buy a cd nowadays (remember the 2nd edition of Calexico´s hot rail? And then the french edition with bonus single-cd. And then...) Lars, have you been to the concert? I have a ticket for the Grandaddy show on thursday in Hamburg.

Date: Mon Nov 17 11:55
james s (show reports):

thanks for the show reports, keep 'em coming, though it makes me jealous.

Date: Mon Nov 17 11:46
Flynn (development@wmpg.org):

I saw the Howe - Hersh - Bird show in Boston 11/6 and really enjoyed it. Howe had some mic trouble but his set was strong, including "Getting It Made" and "Blue Marble Girl." I especially liked a new Bird tune "So They" with Howe and Hersh accompaniment. Also picked up a Bird live CD at the show, "Fingerlings" and have been listening to it quite a bit the past week.

Date: Mon Nov 17 10:55
Blaine (@work):

Howe in Madison -- Andrew Bird opened with some really cool tape loop tunes highlighting his violining skills. Kinda like a gypsied version of Tim Buckley, might even remind listeners of Rufus Wainwright. Mr. Bird is one talented musician. Howe stepped out of the shadows next and picked on his trusty and battlescarred ol Gretsch. A few emphatic hoots (no hollers) from the good size crowd, but a lot of open ears (instead of blank stares) as this is Howe's first ever trip to Madison - no to mention a college population that turns over every 4 years or so. Then he swapped to electric with the aforementioned Howlin Wolf National and a small suitcase amp that had a really great sound. (He later said it was hot rodded by a guy in Philly?, and he was not gonna let it slip away.) Highlights were a trippy take on "Always Horses Coming", "Shivver" and "Blue Marble Girl" - those last two really sound to be marked as a pair of the most enduring songs he's written. The crowd just wasn't up for between song banter -Howe tried. Andrew Bird joined for a fiery take on "Johnny Hit and Run Pauline", then Howe introduced Kristen Hersch. Apparently she is having eye troubles and needed to wear dark glasses. Which was appropriate b/c much of her set had a real Appalachian murder ballad tone. While Bird seemed to have some of the crowd in line for his set, this was pretty much Hersch's house. It's been some time since I listend to Throwing Muses, but solo Hersch really delivered the goods in an almost southern gothic lit-meets Townes Van Zandt vibe. Bird joined her on "The Coo-Coo Song" which is a tune older than dirt, and it was really an amazing moment. Howe joined them playing atmospheric slide and harmonica, and also played some of the wickedest racket since he was on Steve Wynn's album. When they traded songs as a trio it really came together well and it was obvious they were listening as well as playing. Howe said it was kinda like surfing. With any luck, the bootleggers started their engines on this one. It would be worth hearing the entire night. They closed with Skynyrd's "Gimme Three Steps" (Just kidding.) I had been hoping to catch him in CHI w/the great Danes, but this was a pleasure. Chatting w/Howe afterward he had some cool things to say about Fandango - he was hearing it w/o a running list and that added to hearing the interpretations w/ fresh ears.

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Date: Mon Nov 17 08:11
SeanT (www.stompandstammer.com):

So Howe , what's your handicap ?

Date: Mon Nov 17 04:17
Lars (scrolling for Dave):

There are plenty of recordings with the Howe Home band. "Those craaazy Germans" record everything, y'know. ;-) So I guess pretty much most of the recent European tour has been "documented". :-D Of the newer stuff I've got his short-ish gig as "support" for Vic Chesnutt. #### There are still a few Danish live-tracks on this page: http://www.larsdideriksen.com/diverse/howe-soniskpostkort.htm #### Tonight's Grandaddy night....yeah! Greets! / Lars

Date: Sun Nov 16 22:58
dave (Chicago Old Town show):

Had a wonderful evening 11/15 at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Andrew Bird opened. Howe joined him for his last song and then started his own set. Lars, the danes were excellent. He started with just the bass player. As far as I recollect, he played "Jason's List" "Cowboy Boots" "Felonious" "Blood Orange" "Lying There" "Getting it Made" "The Muss of Paradise" and a new song I didn't know. Marie Frank joined them on Blood Orange and Lying There and the new song. The mandolin player played some nice licks. Howe seemed to be very relaxed and in a good mood...played some nice piano, Gretsch and electric...His set was far too short...I love to see a full show with this band...Howe and Andrew backed Kristen but she seemed to be suffering from the cold or the flu and seemed to want Andrew and Howe to take over her show since she was so miserable...Howe played Blue Marble Girl during Kristens' set and played I've Been Working on the Railroad during the encore. Howe played some nice piano and electric slide guitar during Kristen's set...Very nice evening..Very attentive crowd..Maybe it was a Kristen Hersch crowd, because not many seemed to recognize the Listener songs...Considering his back catalog, it was very impressive that he had such a good set with just the material released on Thrill Jockey this year...I'd love to hear more of Howe's shows with this band from Denmark. Too bad the Sandman chain is not chugging along.

Date: Sun Nov 16 18:43
james s ("Come in," said Phillotson. "And your cousin, too."):

Thanks for that link, Graham. I too wish he'd pay a visit to Hotlanta or therabouts. Hello Em. Ah shucks, thanks for telling me I looked pretty. Now I'm gonna go and git the big head. (for those of you who don't know southernspeak, that means I'm going to become vain and proud)

Date: Sun Nov 16 12:47
Graham (www.stompandstammer.com):

One of Atlanta's music monthlies, Stomp and Stammer, has a nice cover story on Howe. Now if he would only come visit...

Date: Sat Nov 15 21:50
e (m...mmm):

Hi everybody!!!! I just have a very quick second but I just wanted to greet everybody for once in a long while and to tell Lars that his rendition of 'Reasons' is beautiful and once I get a longer minute, I will tell more in an email. So, I hope everybody's good and James you looked very pretty in the French Maid uniform!!!!

Date: Sat Nov 15 13:10
Lars (larsdideriksen@yahoo.dk):

Well, I must admit that it was some of the Freeway tracks that first made me notice the 'daddies. Can't remember the titles. Still think that Slump is brilliant....although more "streamlined". Maybe not so much a varied sound over the album, but it fit just right. Which might have got me thinking "uh, please not more of the same" when Sumday came. / Lars

Date: Sat Nov 15 09:54
MGBADA JOE,ABA,NAIJA (MGBADAJOE@ABA.COM):

I LOVE THIS PAGE. KEEP IT UP.

Date: Sat Nov 15 09:27
smucks (smuckererd@point1.com):

I feel that the Sophtware slump is the weakest of the grandaddy albums. The new on merges those early rough sounds with the plush soundscapes explored on 'Slump' and the results are brilliant.

Date: Sat Nov 15 08:10
Lars (snotty dane):

Ha-ha, "well-intending snot". Hm, one of those guys who just can't help it?! Well, I think it's be great. And I'll probably have a few strong beers before the show. Might help a bit too, ha-ha! Any news on the fandango yet? Ciao sandinos! / Lars

Date: Sat Nov 15 05:49
Bluster Frump (grandaddy):

You well-intending snot, Lars. Yes, it's true.

Date: Sat Nov 15 04:46
Lars (Live in Aarhus :-) ):

The Grandaddy boys are playing at Voxhall in Aarhus on Monday. A little piece of "howeness" is back in town, ha-ha. Quite looking forward to the show. Haven't seem them since their show at the Roskilde Festival a couple of years back. Don't got da new album yet. I've heard that initial reactions to it was that it was a bit of a pale imitation of Slump....but that after a while it opened up and got much better. True? Greets! / Lars

Date: Fri Nov 14 19:29
glue th e rowing not row but argument sniff (whats going om):

WENT FOR QUITE DRINK AND MET MY NEIGHBOUR HE TLOLD ME ABOUT SOME EVILL HEDGEHOGS AND WE LAUGHED APPAERENTLY WE LAUGHED THE WRONG WAY.there are two kinds of drunk. one where the keys are too close toghether and the other were they are a conitinent apart

Date: Fri Nov 14 15:16
bluetooth (mail2norway):

The first step to clean up this mess is to impeach Bush and his "cronies" including C Boyden Gray.

Date: Fri Nov 14 14:54
Blaine (@work):

J-affirmative

Date: Fri Nov 14 14:48
peter (pwbrueggen@hotmail.com):

lars shoot me an email and i'll send you a copy of the pub crawl and a couple of disks so you can fix me up with howe and vic. btw, the pub crawl is one disk.

Date: Fri Nov 14 12:58
finn (finn.b@virgin.net):

Yup...Doug! count me in for club crawl thingy...off to see handsomes now! cheers

Date: Fri Nov 14 11:14
Lars (crawling for scroll):

Is that the pub sand crawl thingie? How many discs is that? 2? Hm, I gotta get some new blank discs (but damn, they cost $2 a piece here!). I've got the Howe & Vic Chesnutt two-disc from the Aarhus show where they played together. Good stuff. / Lars

Date: Fri Nov 14 08:30
J (Blaine...):

Are you Mr.Schultz?

Date: Fri Nov 14 05:24
doug (dwr1212@aol.com):

many thanks to paul k. for weeding "crawl & archives" to me. anyone still to be sand-blasted by these offerings? first three will be filled - use above e-mail address to contact.

Date: Fri Nov 14 04:09
Lars (Tucson tones...):

Hm, that's what comes from typing when sleepy. Sorry, Anders, it slipped my eyes that bit you wrote with Peter. Embarrasmento... By the way Is anyone recording that Tucson show? (Mr. Blackwood?) I would love hear the Howe Home band "go heavy metal", ha-ha! (I just misspelled that "heavy mental"...hmmmm). / Lars

Date: Fri Nov 14 02:52
Blaine (@home):

J - as it's near invisible, I see no problem. Yr address?

Date: Thu Nov 13 20:22
J (yes glue and):

it has turned windy. Guildford. Research it james. A neighbourhood 13 miles from my upbrought home, they later dropped the g'ford. Also can't find time to archive my GS collection, or listen to it. Blaine, Storm from vinyl? save me trubba?

Date: Thu Nov 13 19:46
glue sniffer (how windy is this?):

wooooosh !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hope were all ok and smiling ole goeorge is on his way over here he aint o popular but i hope the weather holds

Date: Thu Nov 13 17:10
Lars (scrolling for "Andee"):

Hey, cool with some rockarolla there, Anders! Won't Peter need a bit more boom than just the box for that? ;-) Well, you just go....og sparke en bunke amerikaner-mås! Ha-ha. Ha' det godt! / Lars

Date: Thu Nov 13 17:02
james s (j):

Yepper, I've long adored the Clash. Guilford Stranglers? Is that the same as the Stranglers? I know the Stranglers... kind of like the "Black & White" record.

Date: Thu Nov 13 16:45
J ("sandinista basement tapes concentrate"):

I agree on that score, funny to hear of an 'ol boy in Alabama about the clash. Ever hear of the guildford stranglers? Doorsian Hammond. I would like (Je voudrais) board persons to submit tapes/cd's to a personal cover project to be completed somewhen within the next couple of years. james.s I swear this is a must. When I have time it's the most important thing. Like the fandango only more sad... WHAT I mean is: I have a list of songs, for the last couple of days featuring mainly Stray Cat Strut and Morning Blue. My gut string has a broken 'a' string. I never had that before for so long and it's enlightening. I'll post my jam with list soon. prefer to work from 90 min 4 trk tape.

Date: Thu Nov 13 15:31
Andee Pee (slidethemando) (AP_Navigator@hotmail.com):

Glad the show at the Knit was appreciated, i guess Lars is right, so far the danish band has pretty much been an acoustic affair, however the plan for the show in Tuscon on the 29th is to go electric, have Peter play the drums, Thoger shift between electric and upright bass, me adding heavy electric guitar to the arsenal (guess I could do some slide there too...)and rock the kasbah....that'll be a lot of fun!!! Hope to see some of you guys there.

Date: Thu Nov 13 09:08
james s (flannel and jeans in a fancy restaurant):

Center of the Universe is my favorite of the pre-1995 records. It's a noisy wonderful batch of essential sandy song. Purge & Slouch seems like an "off the cuff" experiment that has some fine accidental moments, and some dull ones too. The title of the record is perfect. It sounds like the boys crammed as much playing and recording as they could into one drunken weekend and had made up their minds in advance to release whatever the result might be, like sandinista or basement tapes concentrate. I wish my "off the cuff" could produce results this interesting. It's got a handful of essential moments on it. I'd of course get anything you can get your hands on, while you can, even if they don't all get played that