Can you tell him how great a DJ I am and that I should be on their promo list? ;^)
I ought to see him at some point in the next month or so, so I'll talk you up.
We knocked 'em deader!
Willow ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Hayden - Apr 04, 2006 7:17:14 am PDT #2873 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Sheryl - Apr 04, 2006 8:55:29 am PDT #2874 of 10003
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
What was the thereminist's name?
Chris Conway. He's British.
DavidS - Apr 04, 2006 3:24:27 pm PDT #2875 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
So did we know there was a band called The Tony Head Experience that was recording in 1991?
I don't think ASH was in it though.
Fred Pete - Apr 05, 2006 3:24:49 am PDT #2876 of 10003
Ann, that's a ferret.
msbelle - Apr 05, 2006 3:37:41 am PDT #2877 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
That is sad making.
Theodosia - Apr 05, 2006 5:32:29 am PDT #2878 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
He has to have been older than 65!
DavidS - Apr 05, 2006 10:35:32 am PDT #2879 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
He has to have been older than 65!
He was a bit of a teen prodigy.
I'm ripping a collection of Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan, described on the CD sticker as "Like Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood on acid." Which is ridiculous because anything Lee Hazelwood did sounds like he did it on acid.
Anyway, Misty and Jack had a big country/pop novelty hit around 1970 called "Tennessee Bird Walk" with loopy lyrics and slick, groovy production.
Jack shares the advice from a veteran show biz producer that changed their careers, when they were struggling as country lounge singers.
*****
I asked [Dick Gillespie] one night why we weren't getting anywhere. We were good musicians, I said, we sang well, looked okay, and made nice records. Why didn't he see that and help us?
His answer hurt our feelings and saved our life.
He said: You have nothing to sell. Nobody is interested in the things you mentioned. People won't walk across the street to see a good-looking musician, but they'll stop for an auto accident.
More importantly, he said: go home and develop an unusual style, costume yourselves to attract attention, change your name if necessary. Try singing different ways until the style is pronounced. Style is more important than good singing. Good singers back up artists with style. Change your attitude. Go for stage presence. Be whoever you want to be, but be unique.
Then he added, but, you can't do this here in the town where they know you. They won't accept it. Go to a new place and walk in the door in your new way, no matter how self-consicous you feel, and they will think you were born that way.
Misty changed her name from Mary Blanchard, and we dressed pretty wild, worked up a lot of new material and attitude, went to Key West and tried it out. We thought we'd be laughed at, but they not only accepted us, they packed the place to see and hear us. We had a recording contract within two weeks, and a Billboard Pick within a couple of months.
We found out that the roles we were playing were more real than grinding out dinner music in a suit and gown.
******
Heh. I kind of love Dick Gillespie's hardcore, cynical, show biz insider advice.
Hayden - Apr 05, 2006 10:37:05 am PDT #2880 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Which is ridiculous because anything Lee Hazelwood did sounds like he did it on acid.
Word.
DXMachina - Apr 05, 2006 10:51:32 am PDT #2881 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Be careful what music you play on your way to the airport: [link]
Fred Pete - Apr 05, 2006 10:55:59 am PDT #2882 of 10003
Ann, that's a ferret.
Hec, does the CD also have "Humphrey the Camel"? Which includes the lyrics, "Authentic. Camel. Love. Call."