"Don't Go Out Into the Rain (You're Going to Melt)."

Aww, Fred. My sister had that 45. The other 45s I remember most:

"Red Rubber Ball" - Cyrkle (written by Paul Simon!)
"New York Mining Disaster 1941" - Bee Gees
"Carrie Anne" - The Hollies (I play the janitor/you play the monitor) (Oooh! - great bridge)

Thanks for the fun memory.

Heh. Mrs. Brown is a greyhound, plus being a spoiler is making me giggle.

The expert they were interviewing said that John was coming off a cold and his voice was already raw, and he was gargling with milk (which I don't think would be the preferred gargle, but that's what he did) and there was blood in the milk after he spit it out. He's really ripping his vocal chords on that track.

Wow. That is messed up on several levels.

Wonder why they changed the name in the US?

Not sure. Was it before or after the DC5 appeared in Get Yourself a College Girl?

OK, how about next Thanksgiving, when FAQWife & I will probably be back in SF, we can schedule a movie night with you two?

Absofuckinglutely! That'd be great.

Though, I'm going to lure Spidra over here before then.

Was it before or after the DC5 appeared in Get Yourself a College Girl?

I think after. Get Yourself A College Girl, btw, has a great great clip of Astrud Gilberto doing "Girl From Ipanema" backed by Stan Getz. I think there's also a Jimmy Smith organ jazz workout in that movie too.

Hec, I'd forgotten the "Girl from Ipanema" number.

Have you heard about the health problems of the DC5's lead singer? I can't remember the details offhand, but XM's '60s on 6 has sponsored several benefit-like events to assist him.

Have you heard about the health problems of the DC5's lead singer? I can't remember the details offhand, but XM's '60s on 6 has sponsored several benefit-like events to assist him.

DC5 Trivia: Dave Clark was a stunt man in the British film industry before his band took off. Also, he was the drummer, which is not where you tend to find bandleaders. Sort of like the odd situation with Paul Revere and the Raiders where the main guy was Mark Lindsay, not Paul Revere.

Right, Mike Smith was the name.

And here's an article. He was paralyzed in a fall.

Fred, I happened across a lovely alternate version of "Henry the 8th" off a German oldies collection that I included in the recent Frankenmix. I can YSI it to you if you like!

Speaking of music and visuals, I got another disc from the Director's Label. I already had the Spike Jonez compilation and I just got Mark Romanek's.

I mostly wanted to get the "Hurt" video by Johnny Cash, but as I looked over the list I realized Romanek's done a lot of my favorite videos, though mostly for musicians I don't follow that closely. He's got a gorgeous eye for fantasy and science fiction scenarios and did "Scream" (the Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson in space video. He got MJ perfect by emphasizing he was a freaky silver androgynous alien, and Janet's goth and in fetish wear. Plus pong!). He did my favorite Madonna video, the utterly dreamlike "Bedtime Stories" (where she gives birth to doves and the stylish dervishes spin in air) and he did the Waterworld vid for No Doubt and, of course "Closer" for NIN and "The Perfect Drug" (which the commentary reveals as being inspired by Edward Gorey, hence it's the Most Goth Thing Ever. It's got vultures, Edwardian wear, hedge mazes, absinthe and obsession. Plus pretty).

Also Jay Z's "99 Problems," Beck - "Devil's Haircut," kd lang's "Constant Craving" (with the pretty Victorian stage set), Eels "Novacaine for the Soul," Fiona Apple's "Criminal," R.E.M's "Strange Currencies," En Vogue's "Free Your Mind" (the models on the runway).

Serious serious eye candy.

Oh, incidentally, still looking for "Hello Hello" by the Sopwith Camel.