Ask a Ledgie a Question

[skcin]

This was David's idea & there's already one of these in the Stevie Forum, but I wanted to start one here too. It doesn't have to be Mac related, it could be a question about anything. I don't think people want to get too personal ("where exactly do you live, what's your phone number") due to possible internet kooks, but you can always choose not to answer. Also, please keep questions like "how long is your penis?" or "wanna make out?" confined to PMs. Strand. :cool:

You can just answer, but it would be cool if you could ask another Ledgie another question to keep the thread going.

Chili: I think you've mentioned that you've attended all Mac tours. Do you know how many shows total? Do you remember the cities/venues/dates or anything like that?

Amber: How far do you think you walk in a week? You walk & bike most places, I'm just curious if you have any idea about distances? You are the long distance winner, IMO.

Seeker: Working in Vegas, have you met a lot of famous people? Were they nice, or jerky?

[strandinthewind]

. . . Also, please keep questions like "how long is your penis?" or "wanna make out?" confined to PMs. Strand. :cool: . . . .

Don't you have some gays to bait :eek: :p :p

[chiliD]

Chili: I think you've mentioned that you've attended all Mac tours. Do you know how many shows total? Do you remember the cities/venues/dates or anything like that?

Not "all" tours...but every tour since 1974.
52 shows in all..that's ONLY Fleetwood Mac as a whole. All shows were in Southern California.
Venues I've seen them:
Long Beach Center Theatre
Long Beach Arena
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Anaheim Stadium
Loyola Marymount University Gymnasium
GW Forum (MOST shows were here)
Universal Amphitheatre
San Diego Sports Arena
Arrowhead Pond
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
University Of California, Santa Barbara football field (the "Rosebud" show)


Solo shows:

Lindsey Buckingham: 1 (Wiltern Theatre)
Stevie Nicks: 4 (2 on the RAL tour, 1 Street Angel, 1 Enchanted)
Peter Green: 3 (with the PGSG, 1998 at the Long Beach Blues Festival, 1999 at the Ventura Theatre, 2001 at the Disneyland House Of Blues)
Rick Vito: 5 (plus once when he was with Jackson Browne's band)
Bob Welch: 10 (includes 2 with Paris, 1 with Avenue M)

Plus:

Walter Egan: 4 (only ONE of the four shows did NOT have Stevie Nicks and/or Lindsey Buckingham show up on stage with him, one show at the Roxy also had Mick & John in the audience)

John Stewart: 1 (during his Bombs Away Dream Babies tour...he played a Turner Model 1 throughout the show).

And, of course, the infamous 1976 Eric Clapton show where I sat in close proximity to 4 of the 5 then current FMac members.

EDIT: And, well, gee...thanks for asking.

[skcin]

Don't you have some gays to bait :eek: :p :p


Evidently I just did. :cool:

[Miss Vicky]

Solo shows:

Lindsey Buckingham: 1


Plus:

Walter Egan: 4
John Stewart: 1

I'm jealous, you bastard. Of course, I probably hadn't even been born yet when you attended those shows (Egan and Stewart anyway), BUT STILL!

[seeker007nmss]

Seeker: Working in Vegas, have you met a lot of famous people? Were they nice, or jerky?

A question for lil'ol' me? :eek: :shocked:

well.....

I have met a number of famous folks through the years. Most are very nice, but some are very "JERKY".

Jerky List:

1. Barbara Streisand - saw from afar. She is number one Jerk, as she doesn't want "those" people to look at her. She made the "help" walk back wards so they wouldn't make eye contact.

2. Sting. - Gods gift to himself. Total Twit

3. Lionel Ritchie - Band was nice, he was very "sting-like". (Stuck up git)

4. Some rap idiot. - Not into rap music, but patrons were astonished when I didn't care who he was and threw him out for inappropriate behavior. "Don't you know who that was?" and I said "someone who thinks fame and money buys respect and manners. I wouldn't let you do that crap, so I am not letting him either. " (Dennis Rondman was thrown out of the Bellagio recently for acting like a fool. So, there is a limit).

Most of the famous folks appreciate being treated like a normal person and are low key. Only a few need the attention all the time or think they are above everyone else. If they do something stupid the entire strip knows within minutes (Very tight, small community - casino workers).

[JazmenFlowers]

1. Barabara Streisand - saw from afar. She is number one Jerk, as she doesn't want "those" people to look at her. She made the "help" walk backwards so they wouldn't make eye contact.
:shocked: are you serious? saw this with your own eyes? oh my...

[seeker007nmss]

:shocked: are you serious? saw this with your own eyes? oh my...

Yup, why I won't support her in anyway. She can "stuff" it. :mad: and yes I stared right at her. (Don't think she saw me, and I didn't care if she did.)

[wondergirl9847]

I've heard that he's a jerk...more than once.

Barbara...not surprised in the least. "Those" people? Like, who...the "little people"? LOL Nah, those people don't buy your albums or see your movies. Pfftt.

Was the rap idiot...Kanye West or someone less well known?

[JazmenFlowers]

Yup, why I won't support her in anyway. She can "stuff" it. :mad: and yes I stared right at her. (Don't think she saw me, and I didn't care if she did.)
damn. that hurts my everything...

[seeker007nmss]

Was the rap idiot...Kanye West or someone less well known?


You know, I have no idea. I don't listen to rap. Must have been "somebody" the way folks were acting. I didn't care, there are certain levels of public manners and he didn't have any, thought normal rules didn't apply to him. So..."CYA"

[seeker007nmss]

damn. that hurts my everything...


Sorry. Wish it had been different. :sorry: Not an isolated case, from what I hear.

[sara1998]

My curiosity has gotten the best of me. Thanks for the break.

Paula, what the hell is Sister of the Boob? Did that have to do with someone pinching Stevie's boob in a poster???

[SuzeQuze]

My curiosity has gotten the best of me. Thanks for the break.

Paula, what the hell is Sister of the Boob? Did that have to do with someone pinching Stevie's boob in a poster???

:lol: Stevie's been wearing corsets forever as you know and the girls get captured on film quite nicely at times. Especially during the Edge walk. Somehow that morphed into "Sisters of the Boob". :shrug:

Okay, I should just let P explain since she is way funnier than me. Here I am butting in where I haven't been asked. :lol:

[BTFLCHLD]

gldstwmn...is GDW your favorite?
and if so, why? (i know, why not!)

[amber]

Amber: How far do you think you walk in a week? You walk & bike most places, I'm just curious if you have any idea about distances? You are the long distance winner, IMO.



Without extra excercising, I bike about 400 blocks a week. That is if I go to Earthjustice 3 days that week. (sometimes I go more, sometimes less). That also includes my regular errands like trips to the store for groceries.

I don't walk much anymore unless I am excercising, as it can hurt my knee. But before I got the bike I would walk to work and back most days (or rollerblade) and same thing to do my errands, so I probably did about 275 blocks a week with that. Over 300 with sundries.
Now I mainly walk to BART & back, and school, which is about 50 blocks a week.
When I do that bike up the hill then hike up the steep hill excercise thing...I do it for usually between an hour and two hours each time, the hike part is between 45 min and 1 1/2 hours. I didn't do it for the past 8 weeks or however long it was raining constantly, but typically I did and will do that between 2-4 times a week. It's pretty hard, you've seen the hill. It's actually why my legs are so very pained right now, but hopefully I can resolve that soon - I'll probably only do once or twice a week for the next couple weeks, especially since I'll have the extra Earthjustice biking and also finals...
Oh, and I do weights, too - arms and calves and sit ups and bun-ups - but only about 4 times a week, I could do a lot more. Sometimes I only do one set. But my body is just killing me right now in the thigh and hip area, it's sapping my strength.

What I need to do is more yoga, I usually only get about 2 hours a week in...:( It hurts to do it more now cause of my legs, and also it is more difficult for me to do quiet, slow exercises - I can't calm down and it's too dull, I like me the fast, hard movement. I make myself, though. :woohoo:

Thanks for asking, you know how I do love to go on and on about this boring crap! :xoxo:
And if anyone is wondering why I'm not thinner, go f**k yourselves!!! :laugh: (I just lost 2 more pounds, though. It must have been the beer ;) ).

:wavey:

My question is for...Paula -
are you really happily married? Why don't you guys get bored? How have you stayed together for so long? Do you laugh a lot together? Do you give each other lots of space? What's the deal?

Oh, apparently 12 blocks equals a mile, just found that out. So, that's only about 30 miles/week...

[gldstwmn]

gldstwmn...is GDW your favorite?
and if so, why? (i know, why not!)

I came up with the idea to put "gldstwmn" on my license plate. I relate to the song in a lot of ways but after a while I decided that wasn't something I really wanted to hold on to so... I bought a new car and decided I wasn't that in love with vanity plates. Lo and behold, one day I'm over on the Nicks Fix and someone has "gldstwmn" on a license plate. So maybe I inspired them to put it on a license plate, who knows? :lol:
As for my favorite performances of the song, I like the alternate version that is on 25 Years The Chain box set. For live performances, I prefer the era where she yells "Pick it up!" If I remember correctly it would be Street Angel era. I also love when she ad libs "You don't want to see it." I specifically remember her doing this at the AHI benefit in 2000. I also find myself saying "Pick up the pieces and move on" when things don't go the way I or others expect them to in life. So thank you Stevie for that little bit of wisdom. :lol:
Now I have a question for you. You are so good with graphics, is that what you do for a living? If not, then you should. Cha ching!

[SuzeQuze]

...
And if anyone is wondering why I'm not thinner, go f**k yourselves!!! :laugh: (I just lost 2 more pounds, though. It must have been the beer ;) ).

...

Congrats on the 2 lbs! You know, we tend to minimize "small" losses like that but it really isn't small. You had to burn 7,000 calories to lose that. Thing about a 2 lb hunk of meat, it's not that small! ;) Good for you.

I also recently lost 2 lbs. So I'm down 4 since beginning my dedicated gym routine at the end of Jan. That's just over a pound a month. But I've kicked it up this month and am going about 2x as often and am much stronger and have much higher endurance. So I'm burning more calories each time I go. Plus it is making me feel really good so I'm becoming addicted. I can't wait to go today. Isn't that weird? ;)

Amber, don't be afraid to take some ibuprofen or something for your legs. Sometimes we forget that we can do that. Stretch more often if you can too. I know what you mean about it being boring. I have to force myself sometimes too. But it feels so good when you're done!

[amber]

Congrats on the 2 lbs! You know, we tend to minimize "small" losses like that but it really isn't small. You had to burn 7,000 calories to lose that. Thing about a 2 lb hunk of meat, it's not that small! ;) Good for you.

I also recently lost 2 lbs. So I'm down 4 since beginning my dedicated gym routine at the end of Jan. That's just over a pound a month. But I've kicked it up this month and am going about 2x as often and am much stronger and have much higher endurance. So I'm burning more calories each time I go. Plus it is making me feel really good so I'm becoming addicted. I can't wait to go today. Isn't that weird? ;)

Amber, don't be afraid to take some ibuprofen or something for your legs. Sometimes we forget that we can do that. Stretch more often if you can too. I know what you mean about it being boring. I have to force myself sometimes too. But it feels so good when you're done!


Good job, Suze! I'm not afraid, I take it all the time, that's what I'm afraid of - and have been for months now. I've also had a vicoden prescrip for the past couple months.
Do I really strike you as the kind of person who would take pain rather than take medicine??? :laugh:
It's not weird to want to go, I love to exercise. It's long been my raison d'etre. (Did you see how french I was right then? Score!) So you do more than 2 hours of yoga or stretching a week?
I'm mad today b/c it's foggy and I was going to do the hill. Maybe it'll burn off later in the day. :)
I told everyone about coconuts and coconut oil, right?

[sara1998]

This question is for Amber:

Can you please tell us about the coconuts and the coconut oil? ;)

[amber]

This question is for Amber:

Can you please tell us about the coconuts and the coconut oil? ;)

Besides numerous other benefits (antimicrobial, antiviral, antiaging, anticancer, anti heart disease), it helps you lose weight. If you type Coconut Oil into Google, many articles come up, you could peruse those as well. It is very interesting indeed. And especially how other food oil companies ran smear campaigns against coconut oil - which is very clearly the most beneficial oil you can use for cooking/baking/eating/skin.
Here is one.
http://www.naturodoc.com/library/nutrition/coconut_oil.htm

[SuzeQuze]

I'm going to have to look into coconut oil because that sounds great. I am working today though, OT for extra Kenya money!

Good job, Suze! I'm not afraid, I take it all the time, that's what I'm afraid of - and have been for months now. I've also had a vicoden prescrip for the past couple months.
Do I really strike you as the kind of person who would take pain rather than take medicine???
It's not weird to want to go, I love to exercise. It's long been my raison d'etre. (Did you see how french I was right then? Score!) So you do more than 2 hours of yoga or stretching a week?
I'm mad today b/c it's foggy and I was going to do the hill. Maybe it'll burn off later in the day.
I told everyone about coconuts and coconut oil, right?

I just know sometimes people just think its for headaches and don't take it for muscle or other kinds of aches. I should've known that wasn't the case with you. It really sucks you're having that kind of pain!

I don't do more than 2 hours of stretching a week, no. But I stretch after I workout. My current gym does not offer yoga right now but I hope they add it.

[amber]

I'm going to have to look into coconut oil because that sounds great. I am working today though, OT for extra Kenya money!



I just know sometimes people just think its for headaches and don't take it for muscle or other kinds of aches. I should've known that wasn't the case with you. It really sucks you're having that kind of pain!

I don't do more than 2 hours of stretching a week, no. But I stretch after I workout. My current gym does not offer yoga right now but I hope they add it.
Wow, that is odd. I've never heard of a gym without yoga.
But I just do tapes at home, myself. You know, when I do them? :laugh: I went to classes first, though, it is kind of important to have someone teach you the proper way to hold poses and breathe - it is easy to do poses improperly, and it cuts many of the benefits when you do.
For instance, one hard thing in yoga is to think of the pose not as a goal, but a journey. The important thing is to breathe into your body, not strain your body to reach an end result that you think the pose should be. Keep aligned and breathe.
That's kind of a hard lesson, for me and others - because of course it's just nature to want to "get the pose right". But really you have to "keep your body breathing and balanced".
oops, guess I went on and on again. I should do some yoga right now, especially as I'm listening to the Tango record, and You and I Part Barf just came on.
Blergh. C'mon, Lindsey! :laugh:
Yeah, Coconut oil is the shizz. If you read more about it, you'll probably get really excited about it and be astonished like I am.
I can't believe you're going to Kenya. So awesome.

[sara1998]

especially as I'm listening to the Tango record, and You and I Part Barf just came on.
Blergh. C'mon, Lindsey! :laugh:

:lol: As opposed to part vomit? :lol:

You, you, you, you, you, and I are listening to the same album!

[amber]

:lol: As opposed to part vomit? :lol:

You, you, you, you, you, and I are listening to the same album!

Isn't that weird?

[seeker007nmss]

Yeah, Coconut oil is the shizz. If you read more about it, you'll probably get really excited about it and be astonished like I am.
I can't believe you're going to Kenya. So awesome.


Be careful not to eat too much coconut. They say if you are stranded on a desert island, eating too much coconut milk and meat (thereby oils) leads to violent diarrhea and dehydration. This has been - Dumb trivia you don't really need. :p

[amber]

Be careful not to eat too much coconut. They say if you are stranded on a desert island, eating too much coconut milk and meat (thereby oils) leads to violent diarrhea and dehydration. This has been - Dumb trivia you don't really need. :p

:lol: :lol: :lol:

No, that's great. I don't eat nearly that much. I finished a coconut a few days ago, and want to get another today. I used a little oil to cook some chicken.
It's fine.
Great, now I'll totally remember that, because I like stupid trivia, too! :mad: *shakes fist*.

I just want to take this opportunity to say that Nightbird on vinyl almost creeps me out. Or...something...not really scary creepy, but I guess it's just darker tinged. The dichotomy between the vocal, which sounds more major to me, and the music that sounds a bit more minor - and the swirling, dipping harmonies - I almost felt like it would be played in some movie when the girl is really happy but is just stepping into the forest of sadness, and is becoming aware of the change in the tone of her surroundings...like she went down the wrong trail...there is also something a little overwhelming about it. It's sooo lush.
But that same quality in the vinyl makes Stand Back spectacular. Stand Back is more consistent within itself, it's all dark tinged. But in a more mechanical way.

[HomerMcvie]

Be careful not to eat too much coconut. They say if you are stranded on a desert island, eating too much coconut milk and meat (thereby oils) leads to violent diarrhea and dehydration. This has been - Dumb trivia you don't really need. :p
It didn't seem to bother Tom Hanks...:rolleyes:

[sara1998]

In the supermarket, how can you tell when a coconut is good or bad? The last few I've tried to pick up, it seems the milk is sour.

[amber]

In the supermarket, how can you tell when a coconut is good or bad? The last few I've tried to pick up, it seems the milk is sour.

I guess you can't. I looked online to see what the meat should look/smell like when you open it up. Also, I pour all the liquid in the coconut down the drain.
Maybe check online again, there might be something. I've eaten about 4, and so far so good.

[skcin]

My curiosity has gotten the best of me. Thanks for the break.

Paula, what the hell is Sister of the Boob? Did that have to do with someone pinching Stevie's boob in a poster???

I can't remember exactly how it started, but during the SYW tour, there were so many people posting pics they had taken & Stevie's ta-ta's were very visible in most of them. :p It was brought up in a thread (by me? Suze? Amber? not sure) and as soon as one person mentioned it, everyone started replying that they noticed her boobs too.

Yes, we were/are aware that she had put on a few pounds, and yes we were/are aware that the girls are squashed up with much help from bras & corset & such. BUT - they looked great! :eek: I wasn't sure why I was so enthralled with her chest, but I was & so were other straight gals here. So, I wrote a parody to Sister of the Moon & made up a club for us gals. Then, of course some of the gays wanted in :rolleyes: (the gays love me, you know), so I made them brothers of the boob. It's not really a club, there's no special jacket or anything (although, that would be way cool...) but it kind of stuck & here we are.

I just looked for my song, but I think it's gone, swept away when they cleaned out The Ledge of old posts. :mad:






My question is for...Paula -
are you really happily married? Why don't you guys get bored? How have you stayed together for so long? Do you laugh a lot together? Do you give each other lots of space? What's the deal?



1 - No, not really
2 - We're bored out of our minds
3 - No clue
4 - Yes, but we're laughing at eachother, not with
5 - I like space, planets are cool.

:cool:

OK, OK. Yes! I am truly very happily married. When we got together, we weren't expecting it - neither of us was looking for a long term relationship, since I had just ditched my boyfriend of 3 years & Mark had just gotten out of the Navy (both things happened a few months before we got together.) We had actually met a few years earlier, my ex & he had mutual friends, so it wasn't like he picked me up in a bar or anything - I've known him since I was 16. :shocked:

I actually planned on hooking him up with my friend & she didn't show :p . We started hanging out more & more & it just happened. :shrug: Been together almost 12 years now. And of course you get bored sometimes, but in general we have really similar interests so we have a great time. But we do have enough differences that we can do our own thing too & not be smothered. Damned if he wants to watch old Mac videos with me, and damned if I want to watch him play a video game, so that works out pretty well. We laugh a lot (with AND at eachother) and I feel really lucky to be so happy with my life.

I hope that covered it. I know you probably still don't get it, but I tried. :shrug:


Stew - what was the last concert you attended? Have you always had problems going out in public places, or did it develop over time? Is your partner understanding about it?

[sara1998]

OK, OK. Yes! I am truly very happily married. When we got together, we weren't expecting it - neither of us was looking for a long term relationship, since I had just ditched my boyfriend of 3 years & Mark had just gotten out of the Navy (both things happened a few months before we got together.) We had actually met a few years earlier, my ex & he had mutual friends, so it wasn't like he picked me up in a bar or anything - I've known him since I was 16. :shocked:

I actually planned on hooking him up with my friend & she didn't show :p . We started hanging out more & more & it just happened. :shrug: Been together almost 12 years now. And of course you get bored sometimes, but in general we have really similar interests so we have a great time. But we do have enough differences that we can do our own thing too & not be smothered. Damned if he wants to watch old Mac videos with me, and damned if I want to watch him play a video game, so that works out pretty well. We laugh a lot (with AND at eachother) and I feel really lucky to be so happy with my life.
~*sigh*~

I miss being married.... so happy to know you are happy, Paula! :xoxo:

[amber]

1 - No, not really
2 - We're bored out of our minds
3 - No clue
4 - Yes, but we're laughing at eachother, not with
5 - I like space, planets are cool.

:cool:

OK, OK. Yes! I am truly very happily married. When we got together, we weren't expecting it - neither of us was looking for a long term relationship, since I had just ditched my boyfriend of 3 years & Mark had just gotten out of the Navy (both things happened a few months before we got together.) We had actually met a few years earlier, my ex & he had mutual friends, so it wasn't like he picked me up in a bar or anything - I've known him since I was 16. :shocked:

I actually planned on hooking him up with my friend & she didn't show :p . We started hanging out more & more & it just happened. :shrug: Been together almost 12 years now. And of course you get bored sometimes, but in general we have really similar interests so we have a great time. But we do have enough differences that we can do our own thing too & not be smothered. Damned if he wants to watch old Mac videos with me, and damned if I want to watch him play a video game, so that works out pretty well. We laugh a lot (with AND at eachother) and I feel really lucky to be so happy with my life.

I hope that covered it. I know you probably still don't get it, but I tried. :shrug:


Stew - what was the last concert you attended? Have you always had problems going out in public places, or did it develop over time? Is your partner understanding about it?

Yeah, I remember the back story from Vegas. That was pretty interesting. I guess you answered it - it doesn't sound as complex for you guys as I thought it might be. I guess if you laugh a lot, that goes a long way, because then you aren't bored. Also, you're easy to get along with - husband probably is, too. Oh, I forgot to ask - what sign is your husband?

Lesseee...you asked Stew a question, am I supposed to ask someone else something? It looks like no one else who answered asked anyone anything. :p
Self absorbed son of a ledgie, they are! :laugh:

Um...Strandie - are you going to NOTS?

or how about David - can I be the beneficiary in your will of all your mac stuff?

[JazmenFlowers]

Paula - being a nurse, what would you recommend for laryngitis? I get it every now and then and feel like I'm getting it now...and just a couple weeks from NOTS, it scares the ****take out of me...

[amber]

Paula - being a nurse, what would you recommend for laryngitis? I get it every now and then and feel like I'm getting it now...and just a couple weeks from NOTS, it scares the ****take out of me...
Start sleeping and popping vitamin C like there is no tomorrow. Don't eat sugar, it suppresses the immune system (roughly the amount in a can of soda suppresses it for about 5 hours). Do not get stressed out. Practice yoga, it has amazing healing properties. Eat some walnuts, and some broccoli. Whispering is worse for your voice than talking softly.
Yes, I have changed my name to Paula-the-nurse.

[Johnny Stew]

Stew - what was the last concert you attended? Have you always had problems going out in public places, or did it develop over time? Is your partner understanding about it?The last concert I attended was also the first concert I attended. :laugh: It was Fleetwood Mac at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, on November 19th, 1990.

(Here's my ticket....)
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/452/fmpittsburgh1119901yc.jpg

I've attended "Concerts In The Park" by local bands here in my town, and last year I attended a small performance by the Pittsburgh Symphony at a church also here in my town (it was a performance to announce the PSO's involvement with the Performing Arts Center being built here), but the Mac show was the biggest concert I've ever attended.

I've had anxiety problems since I was around 12 or 13, and really didn't like to go many places, but it didn't become extremely serious until I was around 18, when the agoraphobic tendencies really kicked in. I've had ups and downs since then.

Joshua's very understanding about it, and of course I'm hoping that, in time and with his support, it will be a thing of the past. At least to any major degree.

[JazmenFlowers]

Start sleeping and popping vitamin C like there is no tomorrow. Don't eat sugar, it suppresses the immune system (roughly the amount in a can of soda suppresses it for about 5 hours). Do not get stressed out. Practice yoga, it has amazing healing properties. Eat some walnuts, and some broccoli. Whispering is worse for your voice than talking softly.
Yes, I have changed my name to Paula-the-nurse.
thanks dear. 'ppreciate it.

[BTFLCHLD]

I also find myself saying "Pick up the pieces and move on" when things don't go the way I or others expect them to in life. So thank you Stevie for that little bit of wisdom. :lol:
Now I have a question for you. You are so good with graphics, is that what you do for a living? If not, then you should. Cha ching!

wisdom indeed :nod:
graphics are a small part of my current job
much more so in previous jobs ive had
i do enjoy as work...but enjoy those
i create as hobby much more :)

thanks for asking :wavey:

[madformac]

Amber,

With you having over 19,000 posts on the Ledge now, can I ask you.. Are the plastic keys on your computer keyboard all shiny and worn in yet? :p

ChiliD,

Have you got the nut replaced on your Model 1 as you were meaning to do two years back?

:wavey:

[amber]

Amber,

With you having over 19,000 posts on the Ledge now, can I ask you.. Are the plastic keys on your computer keyboard all shiny and worn in yet? :p

ChiliD,

Have you got the nut replaced on your Model 1 as you were meaning to do two years back?

:wavey:
The letters wore off pretty long ago, good thing I know how to type. I have b,v,x,z,j,g,q,/....and all the non letter keys.

[madformac]

The letters wore off pretty long ago, good thing I know how to type. I have b,v,x,z,j,g,q,/....and all the non letter keys.

That's some serious finger talkin'!! :lol: :xoxo: :wavey:

[amber]

Oh crap-I don't want to be the threadkiller!

Yes, because the stigma will haunt you the rest of your life, everyone in the world will remember, and you will be cast out of the ledge because you just had to give health advice.

:laugh:

Don't worry - someone will look tomorrow. I guess it would be nice if you asked a ledgie a question, but I'm neither the boss of you or the boss of the ledge. If you still feel the need for support, talk to macfanken. :xoxo:

[strandinthewind]

Amber

I am not going to NOTS :mad:

I have to go to a wedding instead. But, I will be there in spirit.

[chiliD]

ChiliD,

Have you got the nut replaced on your Model 1 as you were meaning to do two years back?

:wavey:


No. I just started using larger strings (a .12 for the high E, now...man, do I get some killer TONE with those bigger strings!!! Of course, they kill the fingers...trying to do a Danny Kirwan-like bend with a .12 E string?!? That's just nuts!)

[amber]

Amber

I am not going to NOTS :mad:

I have to go to a wedding instead. But, I will be there in spirit.
:xoxo: I'm sorry. I'm not going either, but I'm there in spirit every day. :woohoo:

[strandinthewind]

:xoxo: I'm sorry. I'm not going either, but I'm there in spirit every day. :woohoo:

I would love to go, but the Stevie outfit I had last year was torn and tattered from the heat and energy of my performance!!!!!!!!!!! :cool:

Here is a pic of me - or at least the back of my head. I am the VERY tall blond in the ponytail and black chiffon shawl and top hat at the top left of the stage :cool:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/strandinthewind/untitled2.jpg

[BTFLCHLD]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/strandinthewind/untitled2.jpg damn check them broad shoulders :laugh:
no frontal views strand?

[strandinthewind]

If I can find them, I'll post them - they are WAY scary though!!!!!!!!!

[gldstwmn]

I am not going to NOTS :mad:

I have to go to a wedding instead.

Is it your own? :laugh:

[BTFLCHLD]

If I can find them, I'll post them - they are WAY scary though!!!!!!!!! im in that kind of mood...
terrify me baby :]

[strandinthewind]

Is it your own? :laugh:

Not yet - but when the time comes, you are the best man :angel: I am seeing Madonna's Tux in the Hollywood video at the VMA's - with those stilletto boots :eek:

[skcin]

^ I wonder if I kept the copy you sent me.:eek: I'll look...

Chili - what Mac tunes do you routinely play when you're doing a show?

Sparky - did your Aussie fling become serious?

Christy - what are you doing for your birthday?

[estranged4life]

anyone: What was the newest music related purchases you have made?

[skcin]

anyone: What was the newest music related purchases you have made?


Patty Griffin - 1000 Kisses & Impossible Dream. They should be arriving any day now...

How 'bout you, Bri?

[chiliD]

^ I wonder if I kept the copy you sent me.:eek: I'll look...

Chili - what Mac tunes do you routinely play when you're doing a show?




At this point, in the band I'm in...none. :o (except on those rare occasions when we play Bad Company's "Can't Get Enough"...I manage to squeeze in a verse and couple choruses of "Don't Stop" toward the end, since the chord changes are almost identical) Although, while setting up & tuning up, I'll rip into "Oh Well" to test my distortion & volume levels...then following that, I set my effects levels by playing "Albatross".

But, with my recently disbanded blues band, we did "Stop Messin' Round" & "I Loved Another Woman" (both of which I play when I get on stage at blues jams)

In an acoustic situation I'm working on, we're doing a couple of Danny Kirwan tunes..."Station Man" & "Without You".

When I'm by myself, I've come up with a solo acoustic version of "World Turning" which segues into one of my own tunes called "Curry & Tandoori".

[Livia]

Patty Griffin - 1000 Kisses & Impossible Dream. They should be arriving any day now...

How 'bout you, Bri?

Have you made Patty a friend on myspace yet? :thumbsup:

My newest music purchase (which was actually given to me, but I would have bought it anyway) - Del Castillo-Brotherhood. I love them. That is all.

[wondergirl9847]

Christy - what are you doing for your birthday?

A whole lotta....nada. LOL Scarborough Faire on Sunday was one of my b-day gifts. I'll be working off and on today and watching TV, I guess. Yeah, pretty much what I do...everyday. :laugh:

I got a kick-a$$ pair of headphones from my dad, so I might listen to some albums later. :)

[David]

anyone: What was the newest music related purchases you have made?the last music-related thing I bought was some sheet music published by Schirmer of the 4-part vocal score with piano accompaniment of Beethoven's "Opferlied" Opus 121b.

I would be happy to post scans of the music here if anyone wants it. It's very short. Just holler!

[GypsySorcerer]

anyone: What was the newest music related purchases you have made?

I pre-ordered Neil Young's Living With War yesterday.

[estranged4life]

Patty Griffin - 1000 Kisses & Impossible Dream. They should be arriving any day now...

How 'bout you, Bri?

My newest online/in store purchases this week:

"Rocket Ride"-Edguy
"Live Scenes from New York"-Dream Theater (Original banned burning NYC skyline cover)
"I Want Out Live"-Helloween (EP)
"Passion and Warfare"-Steve Vai
"Master of the Rings"-Helloween (2 disc edition)
"Flexable"-Steve Vai
"Permanent Vacation"-Aerosmith (Original version)
"No More Tears"-Ozzy Osbourne (Original version)
"Bat Out of Hell"-Meat Loaf (Original version)
"Excerpts of the Burning Down the Opera Live"-Edguy (Rare in-store Promo)
"Live in the UK"-Helloween (Same as the "I Want Out" EP-But this is the Import version w/different artwork)
"Cracked Rear View"-Hootie & the Blowfish (Dont give a **** what anyone thinks-A great album!!!)
"Open Up and Say...Ahh"-Poison (Original banned artwork)
"Street Lethal"-Racer X
"World Wide Live"-Scorpions
"Till Next Time-The Best of TNT"-TNT (Import)
"Double Live!"-Yngwie Malmsteen (Import)
"Time Machine"-Joe Satriani
"Somewhere Out in Space"-Gamma Ray
"One Night Only"-Thin Lizzy
"Metal Works '73-'93"-Judas Priest
"Pandora's Box"-Aerosmith (3 disc slipcase version)

Upcoming:

"The Isle of the Dead-Op.29"-Sergei Rachmaninov
"Rebel Meets Rebel"-Rebel Meets Rebel (Gotta love 3/4th Pantera backing up David Allan Coe on vocals!!!)

And yes, I do listen to everything I purchase...I have started to refocus on building my officially released CD collection (All the above are official releases, No bootleg/CDR's)

[cliffdweller]

I pre-ordered Neil Young's Living With War yesterday.


I too will be purchasing that soon.

The last thing I bought was a new copy of The Angels of Light album "How I Loved You" since I lost the other one.
I also bought Neko Case's new album.

I think that's it for now.

[skcin]

"Open Up and Say...Ahh"-Poison (Original banned artwork)



I have that LP! :lol: Seems so silly now, the cover wasn't that bad. :rolleyes:

[skcin]

My curiosity has gotten the best of me. Thanks for the break.

Paula, what the hell is Sister of the Boob? Did that have to do with someone pinching Stevie's boob in a poster???


Got the thread, now I have to find the song....

http://www.ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=19902&highlight=boob


Here it is! I guess it was just last year, not during the SYW Tour. ooops. Time flies when you're thinking of boobs...


Intense, cleavage
La Nicks walks in the room
Her black dress, shows off
A set of heaving boobs

Oh, sure lots of women
Have bigger tits than she
But the breasts that she is showing off
Are more pleasing to me

Heavy, black fabric
It must be hard to breathe
They are lifted up high by her corset
You can't help...but SSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

And so my eyes follow
As they often do
I simply can't stop staring
Oh my, what a view

And the fanclub
They love her
And they love her boobs
She asked me, be my sister
Sister...of the BBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOBBBBB!

So we make our choices
When there is no choice
We stare at La Nick's ta-tas
While we listen to her voice

And the people gather around her
They want to see them too
They say can I be your sister...
Brother....
Sister....
Brother.....of the BBBBBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOBBBBBB!

And you say whoa babay! Whoa babay! di%$#@^))*(**&@@!+"?}[;].-';
Perform panty-revealing spin now, if you'd like.

[madformac]

one of my own tunes called "Curry & Tandoori".

:cool: :cool: :cool:

[elie]

Are we still on asking ledgies questions?:o
I would like to ask David what he does for a living. I hope it's not completely tactless (and I don't know if it's been mentioned before)

[chiliD]

Are we still on asking ledgies questions?:o
I would like to ask David what he does for a living. I hope it's not completely tactless (and I don't know if it's been mentioned before)

Oh I can answer that...

...he surfs the web for a living....uh....as a living....um...IS his living. :thumbsup: :lol:

[David]

I would like to ask David what he does for a living. I hope it's not completely tactless (and I don't know if it's been mentioned before)I'm an editor.

elie: What is your favorite French dessert?

[Jyqm]

I would like to ask David what he does for a living. I hope it's not completely tactless

You mean your question, or what David does for a living?

[David]

Oh I can answer that...

...he surfs the web for a living....uh....as a living....um...IS his living. :thumbsup: :lol:I wanna surf the REAL waves!! gnarly!!!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[BTFLCHLD]

these surfdogs are badasssss!
ive to teach shelly! :cool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqzjw3TSpDo&search=surf%20dog

[elie]

I'm an editor.

elie: What is your favorite French dessert?

That's easy! Chocolate Souffle with Creme Anglaise!




You mean your question, or what David does for a living?

:laugh: My question I meant! lol

[dreamongypsydkm]

Moony: How long do you think before someone asks you a question?

[Red]

dreamongypsydkm: what was your favourite Hallowe'en costume as a child?

[The Tower]

I have a couple....

gldstwmn / Chris my sweet, why did you say that the lowest form of misery is drunkeness yet you pair yourself with the-sometimes-lushy Jason/strandinthewind???


dissention....

Why the fukc did you leave this place when you knew that you were my lifeblood to the Ledge??

Bleh......... I have others... maybe later.

[dreamongypsydkm]

Batman, occasionally Robin.

[The Tower]

One more.....


Moony/Daniel..... why the hell do you think you are unattractive when you are one of the hottest men I've seen in a long time???

By the way, this is not a pass- it is simply a factual observation.... You are quite the beautiful man, and I don't understand you're demure behavior.

[Moony]

Moony: How long do you think before someone asks you a question?
Gee, I have no clue. Burrp.

One more.....


Moony/Daniel..... why the hell do you think you are unattractive when you are one of the hottest men I've seen in a long time???

By the way, this is not a pass- it is simply a factual observation.... You are quite the beautiful man, and I don't understand you're demure behavior.
:shocked: :o

Erm...I dunno.......but thankyou

[elie]

I have two more:

Serrart, what is your favorite movie of all time?

skcin, do you speak bulgarian?:angel:

[strandinthewind]

. . . yet you pair yourself with the-sometimes-lushy Jason/strandinthewind??? . . . .

Do you need to see my a$$$$ again to remember how to kiss it :p

[Brwn_eyes0511]

Do you need to see my a$$$$ again to remember how to kiss it :p

now listen here vera charles..

;)

[markolas]

One more.....


Moony/Daniel..... why the hell do you think you are unattractive when you are one of the hottest men I've seen in a long time???

Mmmm-hmmm...

[markolas]

*tries to think of a question to ask*

[SuzeQuze]

Gee, I have no clue. Burrp.


:shocked: :o

Erm...I dunno.......but thankyou

I second the factual observation, hottie. Next time you look in the mirror, I give you this affirmation, "I'm all that and a bag of chips. I'm the whole damn party mix!"

[skcin]

skcin, do you speak bulgarian?:angel:


Da. :)



Not really, just a tiny bit. I can count from 1-10, I can say good morning, good evening, I love you, good night, etc. Also, thanks to my dad, I can say "put this in the garbage" and "give me the paper." :rolleyes:

When I was there in 1998 (my first and only visit there so far) I could understand much of what people were saying, but I couldn't participate in the convo without someone translating for me. That's one of my dad's biggest regrets - not teaching us Bulgarian. My mom is American, so I didn't hear Bulgarian spoken daily at home. Another difficulty is that not only is the language different as far as grammar & sentence structure, but it's the Russian alphabet, with different sounds than the English alphabet.

I did buy a "teach yourself Bulgarian" book & tape before I went there, which helped, but I was just finishing school at the time & wasn't able to devote a lot of time to it. I may go back next spring, so if I do I will have to really make an effort to learn the language.


Brandon - do you prefer brindle or fawn Boxers? I think you said that your family breeds them - what does your family do if a white Boxer is born?

[sara1998]

Got the thread, now I have to find the song....

http://www.ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=19902&highlight=boob


Here it is! I guess it was just last year, not during the SYW Tour. ooops. Time flies when you're thinking of boobs...

That? Is hilarious! I got the biggest laugh out of that... thanks.

[Richard B]

now listen here vera charles..

;)
I love that reference and I love that movie.

[cliffdweller]

I have two questions for Homer:

Homer, have you ever liked Stevie? How did you get so into Chris and why?

[HomerMcvie]

I have two questions for Homer:

Homer, have you ever liked Stevie?
Oh YES!!! I used to LOVE Stevie. Like most of the world, I fell in love with Rumours, and probably loved all three songwriters equally. Through Tusk, Live, and Mirage, I was the biggest FM fan in the world. Bella Donna came along(which, btw, I think is a MASTERPIECE), and my love for Stevie really blossomed. I saw the Wild Heart tour, and RAL tour. Wild Heart was a damned good album, although still not a BD. RAL, well, just didn't quite do it for me. The songs were kinda bland, as was now her singing range, BUT, I forgave her an album that was "so-so". Well, the OSOTM comes along........sh*tty songs, and her singing range is reduced to this vocally lethargic molasses. A performer who I once considered GREAT, well, I was now kind of ashamed of. She dropped the ball. It's no coincidence that each solo album sold about half of what the previous effort had. The quality was obviously diminishing(except for the hearing impaired):wavey:. I was done with her now, as (honestly), I found her quite boring now....
How did you get so into Chris and why?
Well, in the late 80s and early 90s, I drifted away from FM. I'd still buy BTM, and whatever came out(not anything by Stevie, OSOTM created a moratorium on my Stevie wallet-BTW- I'd like a refund from Stevie for OSOTM- seriously!). Well, during these years, when I'd listen to FM, I now had a much greater appreciation for Christine and Lindsey. His production, and her voice. Her more rocking songs(Think About Me, Hold Me, YMLF, Don't Stop, Little Lies, ALAYF) are the absolute ESSENCE of Fleetwood Mac. They are the songs which best represent the GROUP as a whole.:woohoo:
Lindsey's songs sound like solo songs, as do Stevie's. Christine's songs sound like a group effort.
For me, Christine IS Fleetwood Mac.:angel:

[cliffdweller]

Oh YES!!! I used to LOVE Stevie. Like most of the world, I fell in love with Rumours, and probably loved all three songwriters equally. Through Tusk, Live, and Mirage, I was the biggest FM fan in the world. Bella Donna came along(which, btw, I think is a MASTERPIECE), and my love for Stevie really blossomed. I saw the Wild Heart tour, and RAL tour. Wild Heart was a damned good album, although still not a BD. RAL, well, just didn't quite do it for me. The songs were kinda bland, as was now her singing range, BUT, I forgave her an album that was "so-so". Well, the OSOTM comes along........sh*tty songs, and her singing range is reduced to this vocally lethargic molasses. A performer who I once considered GREAT, well, I was now kind of ashamed of. She dropped the ball. It's no coincidence that each solo album sold about half of what the previous effort had. The quality was obviously diminishing(except for the hearing impaired):wavey:. I was done with her now, as (honestly), I found her quite boring now....

Well, in the late 80s and early 90s, I drifted away from FM. I'd still buy BTM, and whatever came out(not anything by Stevie, OSOTM created a moratorium on my Stevie wallet-BTW- I'd like a refund from Stevie for OSOTM- seriously!). Well, during these years, when I'd listen to FM, I now had a much greater appreciation for Christine and Lindsey. His production, and her voice. Her more rocking songs(Think About Me, Hold Me, YMLF, Don't Stop, Little Lies, ALAYF) are the absolute ESSENCE of Fleetwood Mac. They are the songs which best represent the GROUP as a whole.:woohoo:
Lindsey's songs sound like solo songs, as do Stevie's. Christine's songs sound like a group effort.
For me, Christine IS Fleetwood Mac.:angel:

Wow. I never would have guessed that you were ever a Stevie fan, although now that I think about it, it makes sense. No wonder you're such a big Stevie detractor, you're a "burned" fan :laugh:. It's different I guess for those of us who were too young to have gone through all the F.M. stages and incarnations over a long, drawn out period of time. When I became a fan, I had all of the albums at my fingertips so my experience was a mass, uninterupted kind of experience with no lull or time between albums to really notice that huge of a difference. I didn't get to live their history in real time so I wasn't able to have that kind of perspective, I sometimes wish I had.

I'm starting to kind of re-discover Chris. I bought some of her pre-F.M. stuff at a record convention years ago but never seriously listened to it. I'm going to give it another listen as soon as I fix my record player.

[Johnny Stew]

Wow. I never would have guessed that you were ever a Stevie fan, although now that I think about it, it makes sense.Yeah, 'cause the guy still can't stop talking about her! :laugh:

Love ya, Homie. :xoxo:

[skcin]

Jaz - are you out to everyone in your life - home, at work, whatever? And when did you start doing drag?

Haley - can you believe what's happening on Gilmore Girls?!?!

Curtis - are you going to do the travel nurse thing?

Maria - have you started dating yet, and if so do you enjoy it or hate it?

TedDansonInAHat - what's with your screen name & why don't you ever post?

[gldstwmn]

Not yet - but when the time comes, you are the best man :angel: I am seeing Madonna's Tux in the Hollywood video at the VMA's - with those stilletto boots :eek:

Hey, I'm feeling pretty good these days, so I'm up for it. :]

[cliffdweller]

TedDansonInAHat - what's with your screen name & why don't you ever post?

:laugh: :laugh:

[estranged4life]

wonder why I havent been asked any questions? Guess I just dont fit into the Ledge's cliques :shrug: :lol:

[cliffdweller]

wonder why I havent been asked any questions? Guess I just dont fit into the Ledge's cliques :shrug: :lol:

Brian, I have a question for you: What is your favorite all-time metal band? And you HAVE to pick, act as if there is a gun pointed to your head (oooh, that's so metal!) :laugh:.

[golddustwoman77]

wonder why I havent been asked any questions? Guess I just dont fit into the Ledge's cliques :shrug: :lol:

I was thinking the same thing. :laugh: ;)

[skcin]

wonder why I havent been asked any questions? Guess I just dont fit into the Ledge's cliques :shrug: :lol:





I was thinking the same thing. :laugh: ;)


Oh, yeah, but TedDansonInAHat is? :shrug: Seriously, guys. BTW, Brian, I did ask you a question. OK, I just re-asked you your own question, but it still counts. :p

I'm trying to ask different people different things, but I feel like I'm asking all the questions. Come on people, help me out here! I don't want to seem like the crazy Ledge stalker girl wanting to know stuff about everyone! :mad:

[estranged4life]

Brian, I have a question for you: What is your favorite all-time metal band? And you HAVE to pick, act as if there is a gun pointed to your head (oooh, that's so metal!) :laugh:.

I guess I will take the 5th on that one...

Nah, Iron Maiden was/is/always will have a place in my heart/mind on a musical level. First album I ever bought on my own (At age 14) was Iron Maiden's "Powerslave". Would you believe I still own that original cassette copy after 22 years...And it still plays flawlessly (I am very, very, very, very, very, very, very anal about my music collection)

Of course I have the limited/expanded edition of "Powerslave" on cassette as well as the slipcover sleeve CD edition (What a bargain for $7.99)

Oh, I asked my above question to humor myself, since I feel nauseated and ill yet again (It's bad when ya walk and stumble around like a drunkard...But ya dont drink :lol: )

Paula-Favorite 80's metal band?
cliffdweller-Ditto!
golddustwoman77-How's Alison doin'?

Brian "TNT is still my favorite 80's metal band-Must be, Spent about $45 this past week on 2 of their rare import discs for my collection-Including the disc I won on eBay last night...Only the 3rd one I have ever seen on eBay in 6 years " j.

[golddustwoman77]

Oh, yeah, but TedDansonInAHat is? :shrug: Seriously, guys. BTW, Brian, I did ask you a question. OK, I just re-asked you your own question, but it still counts. :p

I'm trying to ask different people different things, but I feel like I'm asking all the questions. Come on people, help me out here! I don't want to seem like the crazy Ledge stalker girl wanting to know stuff about everyone! :mad:



:lol: :lol: :lol: Okay, okay, sorry. I was just kidding.

[cliffdweller]

Nah, Iron Maiden was/is/always will have a place in my heart/mind on a musical level. First album I ever bought on my own (At age 14) was Iron Maiden's "Powerslave". Would you believe I still own that original cassette copy after 22 years...And it still plays flawlessly

I love Maiden too. Of course Number of the Beast and Piece of Mind will always be my favorite albums. I even have a soft spot for 7th Son, and many people hate that album like it's the plague :laugh: But I say, sucks to all the naysayers!

(I am very, very, very, very, very, very, very anal about my music collection)

Nah, really? :p


(It's bad when ya walk and stumble around like a drunkard...But ya dont drink :lol: )

:sorry: I hope you get to feeling better really soon :xoxo:

[amber]

I'm trying to ask different people different things, but I feel like I'm asking all the questions. Come on people, help me out here! I don't want to seem like the crazy Ledge stalker girl wanting to know stuff about everyone! :mad:

Silly Paula - people don't care about other people and what they are doing. People just want to talk about themselves, not listen to others talk about themselves. Where have you been? Self absorption is all the rage.

[cliffdweller]

Amber, have you lost anymore poundage recently? What are you down to now?

[hayley]

Haley - can you believe what's happening on Gilmore Girls?!?!

Dude, no. I keep getting stoned every week before it's on, so that when they are F-ING WITH ME, I am convinced that it's my delusion alone.

I'm pretty worried about the direction the show's going, especially with the news that the Palladinos will NOT be back next year running the show. I can't believe next week is already the finale- it seems like nothing's happened! The show is going to be a DREAM though for all indie rock geeks like me, with appearances from Grant Lee Phillips, Sam Phillips, Thurston Moore & Kim Gordon and their daughter, Joe Pernice, Sparks, and Mary Lynn Rajskub or however you spell her name (Chloe on 24). I guess troubadours are overrunning the town!!

[amber]

Amber, have you lost anymore poundage recently? What are you down to now?
Yes, I have. I'm about 146, which is about 14 lbs less than I was for the people who saw me in Vegas, and about 10 lbs less than what my usual weight was before I lost some, and about 13 lbs heavier than my normal weight of 133.

I can't think of a question.

JannieC and Maria, are you still not smoking?

[DavidMn]

wonder why I havent been asked any questions? Guess I just dont fit into the Ledge's cliques :shrug: :lol:Ha!:laugh: I feel the same way sometimes.

[chiliD]

estranged4life: Brian, A) How close do you live to OU? B) Anywhere near Lindsey Ave? C) Have you been to the new Kohl's that moved into the building that used to be Costco...or was it Sam's Club?

[estranged4life]

estranged4life: Brian, A) How close do you live to OU? B) Anywhere near Lindsey Ave? C) Have you been to the new Kohl's that moved into the building that used to be Costco...or was it Sam's Club?

A) 75 miles away from the Norman campus of O-Who. I mean OU

B) Nope, But I am always drivin' on Lindsey-Almost on a near daily basis (Favorite restaurant on Lindsey is Fazoli's)

C) Nah, I dont shop at Kohl's

[markolas]

I'm trying to ask different people different things, but I feel like I'm asking all the questions. Come on people, help me out here! I don't want to seem like the crazy Ledge stalker girl wanting to know stuff about everyone! :mad:

I'm trying to think of something...I don't want to ask something totally lame (that I don't even care what the answer is), but I don't want to ask something totally out of line, either.

[markolas]

Tower: Didn't you use to be a singer? What did you sing? When/why did you stop?

[DavidMn]

nope. very few peopleWell that doesnt surprise me since you live in Mississippi with all the macho Jethroes running around there.:distress:

[WelshWitchPMD]

This question is for Brian, Estranged4life

What do you consider the best brand of blank CDs and DVDs and where do you buy them from?

[The Tower]

Tower: Didn't you use to be a singer? What did you sing? When/why did you stop?
I still am (for all intents and purposes) as much of a singer/songwriter as I used to be, except for now I am on hiatus/bandless. What does that mean??? Hmmmm......

I have been a singer and instrumentalist all my life. I was a music major in college- I had a double major: voice and bassoon. After college I went to work to pay bills and started dabbling in songwriting. My best friend and I formed a duo and started writing intently. Later we expanded to a trio- two female voices and myself, with all three of us playing guitar, piano and other various instruments. We recorded an acoustic album as an attempt to get management/label interest. We played all over Southern California for years. The whole acoustic thing was not satisfying me, so we branched out and added a rhythm section. That incarnation also recorded an album (and opened for Waddy Wachtel on one occasion). After the album, we had problems with the drummer (jail) and the bassist (flake/psycho). Those problems combined with directional differences and my, ahem, nervous breakdown resulted in the band falling apart.

Two thirds of the trio (me being one of the thirds) has attempted to get the whole thing going again on a couple of occasions, without success. Things change, people change- blah, blah, blah....

What did we sing? A lot of people compared our style us to Crosby, Stills, & Nash (and Young ;) ). We'd get some Fleetwood Mac-y comps every once in a while. I have a piano and a guitar at home. My primary rock instrument is the piano/keys. I play and sing at the piano pretty much every day. I haven't been writing much lately- I'm kind of like Stevie in that I don't have much to write about these days. For me, it's harder to compose when I'm happy. And a lot of my issues have been said and done, and I prefer not to revisit the same old topic- unlike Miss Nicks.

[ragandbone]

I have been having a hard time trying to come up with questions that won't sound like Beauty Pageant questions (not that those are the type asked so far, but those are the only kind I had so far) and suddenly I have three.

Amber: Are you still taking hyaluronic acid? If so, what is your opinion of it now?
Brian Have you seen "Some Kind Of Monster?"
Christy-Wondergirl9847 (or any Ledgie) What's your Superpower?

[Jyqm]

Christy-Wondergirl9847 (or any Ledgie) What's your Superpower?

See my posts in the "Which Fleetwood Mac member would you have been?" thread in the Rumours forum for the answers to this and many other compelling questions.

[markolas]

I still am (for all intents and purposes) as much of a singer/songwriter as I used to be, except for now I am on hiatus/bandless. What does that mean??? Hmmmm.....

That all sounds really interesting...I wish I could sing (well). Sigh.

[HomerMcvie]

Yeah, 'cause the guy still can't stop talking about her! :laugh:

Love ya, Homie. :xoxo:
Hey, I was axed about old what's her name!!!!

[Johnny Stew]

Hey, I was axed about old what's her name!!!!Yeah... this time! :laugh:

I keed. I keed.

[Johnny Stew]

wonder why I havent been asked any questions? Guess I just dont fit into the Ledge's cliques :shrug: :lol:I wanna be part of the "we're oh so snarky and clever" clique! They're so cool!

[BTFLCHLD]

brian (stewby) :cool:
how long have you been a moderator?
had you always wanted to be one?
oh and howd you get to be the sweetest
guy in the whole-wide-world? :xoxo:

[The Tower]

I wanna be part of the "we're oh so snarky and clever" clique! They're so cool!
Cartman: Oh, Stan, Kyle, just the guys I wanted to see! My NAMBLA organization is having a very important benefit in my honor.

Kyle: They are?

Cartman: We're gonna have a big, mature party at this hotel, and I can invite all my mature friends that I want. And that means I'm gonna invite everybody! Except for you guys! Nyanyanyanyah nyah nyah! Nyanyanyanyah nyah nyah!

Stan: [angry] We don't wanna go to some stupid adult meeting anyway!

Cartman: Well, that's nice, 'cause you can't go.

Kyle: We don't wanna go!

Cartman: You can't go.

Kyle: We don't WANNA go!

Cartman: No, you CAN'T go. [turns around and walks away] Hey, Clyde, Butters, check this out

Stan: Dude, maybe we do need to start being more mature.

Kyle: Yeah. I guess we gotta try to get into that club, too.

:p :p :p

[Johnny Stew]

brian (stewby) :cool:
how long have you been a moderator?
had you always wanted to be one?
oh and howd you get to be the sweetest
guy in the whole-wide-world? :xoxo:I've been a moderator since the new Ledge opened in 2000. :shocked:

I can't say I necessarily wanted to be a mod, but I did try to help keep the peace on the original Ledge, just out of gratitude towards Marty & Lis. So when Marty was getting ready to open up the revamped boards and asked me if I'd be a mod, I gave it some thought and then accepted.

As for the last question... well, I can also be a spiteful bastard if I want to be. :D But I try to do the right thing, and I try to be respectful towards everyone (though it can be tough to be respectful towards people who don't offer respect in return), so hopefully that counts for something.
And thank you so much for the compliment... your check's in the mail! ;) :xoxo:

[BTFLCHLD]

... your check's in the mail! ;) :xoxo:
honey in that case......smoochess all around!!! :xoxo:
maybe vegas afterall! :lol:

lets see what this brings in:
1) when youre spiteful its actually rather fun...love to get a rise out-of-you :shocked:
2) all the guys find you cute!!
3) number 2 is worth 350 on its own!;)

[amber]

Amber: Are you still taking hyaluronic acid? If so, what is your opinion of it now?

"Still" implies that I ever was, and I wasn't. I have been taking alpha lipoic acid, however. My opinion? I dunno, I'm pretty foxy, so maybe it's doing something. :laugh:

[wondergirl9847]

Christy-Wondergirl9847 (or any Ledgie) What's your Superpower?

I'm psychic. :shocked: No, sesly, I am. Over the past few years, I've had some very weird things happen that I felt in my...I dunno, sixth sense/gut. Also, just weird, random things that I've been predicting lately. Freaky stuff.

You may ask..."What about Lindsey's album?" but you know what psychics say...it doesn't work that way. ;)

:laugh:

[BTFLCHLD]

You may ask..."What about Lindsey's album?" but you know what psychics say...
'we already know'


:] ILYLINDSEY! :]

[WelshWitchPMD]

I'm psychic. :shocked: No, sesly, I am. Over the past few years, I've had some very weird things happen that I felt in my...I dunno, sixth sense/gut. Also, just weird, random things that I've been predicting lately. Freaky stuff.

You may ask..."What about Lindsey's album?" but you know what psychics say...it doesn't work that way. ;)

:laugh:


That's funny. At work I had been telling a few people who I thought was going to get a job as a manager a few months ago. Turns out I was right. I somehow am blocked from getting any info on Lindsey's solo album or tour, however.:laugh:

[elie]

Jyqm:wavey:
which is your favorite book?

[Jyqm]

Jyqm:wavey:
which is your favorite book?

Ulysses! Which, if anyone is interested in attempting to read, I will be more than glad to help out. (Danny, did you ever pick it up again?)

Normally I wouldn't do this because I would say you've got to earn it by reading the whole thing, but here's the last bit of the last chapter. Far and away the most beautiful thing ever written in the English language:

. . . let me see if I can doze off 1 2 3 4 5 what kind of flowers are those they invented like the stars the wallpaper in Lombard street was much nicer the apron he gave me was like that something only I only wore it twice better lower this lamp and try again so as I can get up early Ill go to Lambes there beside Findlaters and get them to send us some flowers to put about the place in case he brings him home tomorrow today I mean no no Fridays an unlucky day first I want to do the place up someway the dust grows in it I think while Im asleep then we can have music and cigarettes I can accompany him first I must clean the keys of the piano with milk whatll I wear shall I wear a white rose or those fairy cakes in Liptons I love the smell of a rich big shop at 71/2d a lb or the other ones with the cherries in them and the pinky sugar lid a couple of lbs of course a nice plant for the middle of the table Id get that cheaper in wait wheres this I saw them not long ago I love flowers Id love to have the whole place swimming in roses God of heaven theres nothing like nature the wild mountains then the sea and the waves rushing then the beautiful country with fields of oats and wheat and all kinds of things and all the fine cattle going about that would do your heart good to see rivers and lakes and flowers all sorts of shapes and smells and colours springing up even out of the ditches primroses and violets nature it is as for them saying theres no God I wouldnt give a snap of my two fingers for all their learning why dont they go and create something I often asked him atheists or whatever they call themselves go and wash the cobbles off themselves first then they go howling for the priest and they dying and why why because theyre afraid of hell on account of their bad conscience ah yes I know them well who was the first person in the universe before there was anybody that made it all who ah that they dont know neither do I so there you are they might as well try to stop the sun from rising tomorrow the sun shines for you he said the day we were lying among the rhododendrons on Howth head in the grey tweed suit and his straw hat the day I got him to propose to me yes first I gave him the bit of seedcake out of my mouth and it was leapyear like now yes 16 years ago my God after that long kiss I near lost my breath yes he said I was a flower of the mountain yes so we are flowers all a womans body yes that was one true thing he said in his life and the sun shines for you today yes that was why I liked him because I saw he understood or felt what a woman is and I knew I could always get round him and I gave him all the pleasure I could leading him on till he asked me to say yes and I wouldnt answer first only looked out over the sea and the sky I was thinking of so many things he didnt know of Mulvey and Mr Stanhope and Hester and father and old captain Groves and the sailors playing all birds fly and I say stoop and washing up dishes they called it on the pier and the sentry in front of the governors house with the thing round his white helmet poor devil half roasted and the Spanish girls laughing in their shawls and their tall combs and the auctions in the morning the Greeks and the jews and the Arabs and the devil knows who else from all the ends of Europe and Duke street and the fowl market all clucking outside Larby Sharans and the poor donkeys slipping half asleep and the vague fellows in the cloaks asleep in the shade on the steps and the big wheels of the carts of the bulls and the old castle thousands of years old yes and those handsome Moors all in white and turbans like kings asking you to sit down in their little bit of a shop and Ronda with the old windows of the posadas glancing eyes a lattice hid for her lover to kiss the iron and the wineshops half open at night and the castanets and the night we missed the boat at Algeciras the watchman going about serene with his lamp and O that awful deepdown torrent O and the sea the sea crimson sometimes like fire and the glorious sunsets and the figtrees in the Alameda gardens yes and all the queer little streets and pink and blue and yellow houses and the rosegardens and the jessamine and geraniums and cactuses and Gibraltar as a girl where I was a Flower of the mountain yes when I put the rose in my hair like the Andalusian girls used or shall I wear a red yes and how he kissed me under the Moorish wall and I thought well as well him as another and then I asked him with my eyes to ask again yes and then he asked me would I yes to say yes my mountain flower and first I put my arms around him yes and drew him down to me so he could feel my breasts all perfume yes and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will Yes.

Trieste-Zürich-Paris, 1914-1921

OMGsoexcitedsomebodyaskedmeaquestion

(One good turn . . . : elie, what's your favorite Greek food?)

[elie]

Jyqm, seriously, thank you so much for posting this!:xoxo:
It was beautiful.

Now, my favorite greek food (lol!) It's a traditional thing from Creta (the island), like a salad sort of, and we call it "Dakos". It's rusk with olive oil, tomatoes and white (goat or whatever) cheese. It's very easy to make, you can make it at home.

Now another one:
Cliffdweller, which is your favorite city in the world?

[trackaghost]

Dude, no. I keep getting stoned every week before it's on, so that when they are F-ING WITH ME, I am convinced that it's my delusion alone.

I'm pretty worried about the direction the show's going, especially with the news that the Palladinos will NOT be back next year running the show. I can't believe next week is already the finale- it seems like nothing's happened! The show is going to be a DREAM though for all indie rock geeks like me, with appearances from Grant Lee Phillips, Sam Phillips, Thurston Moore & Kim Gordon and their daughter, Joe Pernice, Sparks, and Mary Lynn Rajskub or however you spell her name (Chloe on 24). I guess troubadours are overrunning the town!!

Wow that is some list! Kim Gordon and Thuston Moore were on the show too? I remember being extremely impressed when Rory mentioned Slint in Season Two.
I'm about three seasons behind you guys, so I have all this to look forward to.

[cliffdweller]

Now another one:
Cliffdweller, which is your favorite city in the world?


Copenhagen, Denmark by far! It's so clean and the people are really nice and friendly and you can get anywhere by bike and there is water everywhere within a ten mile radius :laugh:. Seriously, those Scandos know how to live!

:wavey:

My question for you: What are some of your favorite bands? We seem to share a bit of the same musical taste.

[cliffdweller]

Wow that is some list! Kim Gordon and Thuston Moore were on the show too? I remember being extremely impressed when Rory mentioned Slint in Season Two.
I'm about three seasons behind you guys, so I have all this to look forward to.


Oh wow, you like Slint too? I don't know ANYONE who likes them (besides my husband). Don't you just love Spiderland? Good Morning, Captain is one of my favorite songs of all time.

So my question for you is: Do you know whatever happened to them?

:wavey:

[cliffdweller]

Ulysses!

Ugh. Modernism. Double sigh :rolleyes:.

[hayley]

Wow that is some list! Kim Gordon and Thuston Moore were on the show too? I remember being extremely impressed when Rory mentioned Slint in Season Two.
I'm about three seasons behind you guys, so I have all this to look forward to.
They will be on the next episode, which is the finale of the sixth season. I guess Kim & Thurston are going to be on, singing a song with their daughter Coco. How precious is that?

The music on the show is incredible- Sparks, XTC, Claudine Longet, Super Furry Animals. They always play stuff before it becomes too huge. They were playing a lot of Libertines and Franz before they hit in the states. I really love the music on the show.

[David]

They will be on the next episode, which is the finale of the sixth season. I guess Kim & Thurston are going to be on, singing a song with their daughter Coco. How precious is that?

The music on the show is incredible- Sparks, Upstairs Upstairs
why don't you get outta here!
Upstairs Upstairs
Why don't you get outtta my HAAAAAAAAAAIR!!!!!:blob1: :blob1: :blob2:

[Jyqm]

Upstairs Upstairs
why don't you get outta here!
Upstairs Upstairs
Why don't you get outtta my HAAAAAAAAAAIR!!!!!:blob1: :blob1: :blob2:

Stevie ought to cover this song. Hair, upstairs - this is right up her alley.

[elie]

Copenhagen, Denmark by far! It's so clean and the people are really nice and friendly and you can get anywhere by bike and there is water everywhere within a ten mile radius :laugh:. Seriously, those Scandos know how to live!

:wavey:

My question for you: What are some of your favorite bands? We seem to share a bit of the same musical taste.

Wow! apart from the musical taste, we seem to agree on the cities as well. Oslo, Norway would be my favorite place to live-forever:) !

Now, my favorite artists/bands.
Apart from Nick Cave and Neubauten,which you already know, I like PJ Harvey a lot, Massive Attack, Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Placebo and the early Roxy Music stuff (totally irrelevant). I love the Waterboys and also, I probably have everything Leonard Cohen ever recorded :)
And FM of course !!!! (many people say they're completely irrelevant to the rest, but I don't care!)

[cliffdweller]

And FM of course !!!! (many people say they're completely irrelevant to the rest, but I don't care!)

I know what you mean, but my musical taste casts such a wide net, noone can figure it out anyway :laugh:

I too like P.J. Harvey a lot. What is your favorite album? I'm really partial to Rid of Me and Songs From the City/Sea. Have you heard her collaborations with Marianne Faithful? I think they make a great team.

[skcin]

Paula-Favorite 80's metal band?


That's a tough one. I'd say it's a tie between Metallica & GnR. I do love me some Tesla too, though...


Golddustwoman77 - what do you teach? (subject and age range.)

Elie - what is rusk? and what part of Greece are you from?

[Moony]

Ulysses! Which, if anyone is interested in attempting to read, I will be more than glad to help out. (Danny, did you ever pick it up again?)

No, I surely did not. Though I may have to soon, seeing as I have tons of free time all of the sudden.

I have a question for you, Jyqm. Who is your favorite poet, or, what is your favorite poem if you had to choose?

[ragandbone]

"Still" implies that I ever was, and I wasn't. I have been taking alpha lipoic acid, however. My opinion? I dunno, I'm pretty foxy, so maybe it's doing something. :laugh:
Yes, the entire question was based on something I misremembered: I did not recall that it was alpha lipoic, and I recently saw some article about hyaluronic acid, bought some, and wanted to know what you thought.

Glad to know you are feeling foxy.

[David]

My question is for jazmenflower:

Have you ever tried on a pair of authentic difabrizio platform boots exactly like stevie's?

my other question is for trackaghost:

Did you see fleetwood mac on the rumours tour in england/europe? if you did, what was the reception like?

[Jyqm]

I have a question for you, Jyqm. Who is your favorite poet, or, what is your favorite poem if you had to choose?

Oh my. Hmm. I'm not sure I could pick just one poet. There are so many who are good in such different ways for such different reasons. Byron is definitely up there, not just for the content of his poetry but for his incredible mastery of form. Look at something like Don Juan, where he manages to write this incredibly long epic poem, hundreds and hundreds of pages, and all of it is in these Italian iambic pentameter octaves, abababcc, which ought to sound so sing-songy and stupid in English, abababcc, but he makes it work so brilliantly and tells this amazing story. To have that kind of mastery over the English language is just incredible to me. How does he do that?

My favorite poem of the past few months, though:

"Berryman"
W.S. Merwin

I will tell you what he told me
in the years just after the war
as we then called
the second world war

don't lose your arrogance yet he said
you can do that when you're older
lose it too soon and you may
merely replace it with vanity

just one time he suggested
changing the usual order
of the same words in a line of verse
why point out a thing twice

he suggested I pray to the Muse
get down on my knees and pray
right there in the corner and he
said he meant it literally

it was in the days before the beard
and the drink but he was deep
in tides of his own through which he sailed
chin sideways and head tilted like a tacking sloop

he was far older than the dates allowed for
much older than I was he was in his thirties
he snapped down his nose with an accent
I think he had affected in England

as for publishing he advised me
to paper my wall with rejection slips
his lips and the bones of his long fingers trembled
with the vehemence of his views about poetry

he said the great presence
that permitted everything and transmuted it
in poetry was passion
passion was genius and he praised movement and invention

I had hardly begun to read
I asked how can you ever be sure
that what you write is really
any good at all and he said you can't

you can't you can never be sure
you die without knowing
whether anything you wrote was any good
if you have to be sure don't write

[elie]

Elie - what is rusk? and what part of Greece are you from?

Rusk: I 'm not sure it is actually called like that in english :confused: . It's like a slice of bread, but it is very hard. Like a very big crouton perhaps..Hope it makes sense.
I grew up and live in Athens. My parents come originally from Evia, a big island , east of -and very close- to Athens :)

I know what you mean, but my musical taste casts such a wide net, noone can figure it out anyway

I too like P.J. Harvey a lot. What is your favorite album? I'm really partial to Rid of Me and Songs From the City/Sea. Have you heard her collaborations with Marianne Faithful? I think they make a great team.

I had forgotten to mention Marianne Faithfull on my list.I was completely fascinated by her when I was a bit younger. But I haven't heard her collaborations with PJ Harvey..:( I should, though. I like Songs From the City/Sea a lot (or is it "stories"? My favorite was her duet with Thom Yorke of Radiohead). Have you seen her live?? She's amazing and she sounds just as great live as on album, at least that was my impression.

[estranged4life]

This question is for Brian, Estranged4life

What do you consider the best brand of blank CDs and DVDs and where do you buy them from?

Cd's-Tie: Maxell (Made in Japan ONLY!!!) Available at Welfare-Mart, I mean Wally World & other retailers who dont suck as much ass as Wal-Mart

Samsung Pleomax CDR's, Available from musiciansfriend.com (25 pack spindle for about $7.99)

DVD's-Any brand (ie-Imation, Maxell, Memorex) except SONY & Fujifilm-Odd that SONY DVD's suck whenever I had to use 'em & Fujifilm's seem to freeze up in my burner whenever I finalize the disc into DVD-V mode.

[estranged4life]

Brian Have you seen "Some Kind Of Monster?"


"Some Kind of Sorryass drama to just make a terrible half-attempt at a metal Album?", Yeah saw it and laughed at how pathetic it portrayed ME-Tallica (aka "Lars...Lars...Lars" in a "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia" kinda way)

Cant forget Dave "Boohoo" Mustaine's part...Damn dude, Get over it already, Megadeth still has a somewhat "street cred" that ME-Tallica has long since lost.

Thankfully from the recent reports of the album in progress is that Rick Rubin's has lit a fire under their arses and the new music is in a ol' "Ride the Lightning/Master of Puppets" style of metal...Maybe they can still show that they have some "nu-ticals" left in the tank for metal.

[trackaghost]

Oh wow, you like Slint too? I don't know ANYONE who likes them (besides my husband). Don't you just love Spiderland? Good Morning, Captain is one of my favorite songs of all time.

So my question for you is: Do you know whatever happened to them?

:wavey:

Spiderland is one of my favourite albums of all time!

They split up in 1994 but got back together last year and I saw them when they played London. They looked a lot older but sounded incredible. I really never thought I'd ever get to see them live. The closest I ever got before that was seeing The For Carnation (singer/guitarist Brian McMahan's band) a few years back.
Guitarist David Pajo's work as Papa M is pretty good too btw.

[trackaghost]

my other question is for trackaghost:

Did you see fleetwood mac on the rumours tour in england/europe? if you did, what was the reception like?

I think I would have been about two years old during the Rumours tour, so no I didn't get to see them then. But I did get to see Star Wars that year, although at just two years old I don't think I really appreciated it.

[sara1998]

Maria- have you started dating yet, and if so do you enjoy it or hate it?
Thanks for asking! Yes, I have. And it really sucks. One of my best friends talked me into going on match, which is more like a meat market, but I have talked to some interesting people on there. I finally went and met one who seemed pretty normal. Actually, he was a really nice guy, but, I am pretty paranoid about certin things, and he didn't yet need to know my home phone number or my address. (he had my cell) Anyhow, he works for our local cable company, and he went and looked up my exact address, and went on to tell me that "oh! I know exactly where you live..." Well, that freaked me out, and after I kindly told him I didn't appreciate it, I havent' spoke to him since. I've been out a few times with others, some just once, and then, there was one I talked to for a little while. No one has really "done it" for me yet, though. And I'm really in no big hurry, either. I've gotten quite comfortable where I'm at. ;)

[sara1998]

JannieC and Maria, are you still not smoking?
Dammit! You weren't supposed to ask. :laugh: OK, habitually, no. When I'm drinking, yes. It's not often, but when I do have a drink, I'm dying for a cigarette. I'll have 2 or 3, and then wake up the next morning regretting it because I stink and my lungs hurt. It will be 8 months on the 8th not doing it all the time, though.

[JazmenFlowers]

My question is for jazmenflower:

Have you ever tried on a pair of authentic difabrizio platform boots exactly like stevie's?
[I]
****. I wish. I would love to...and it's crossed my mind...but I've never followed through.

[sara1998]

Gldstwmn: How and when did you get into politics the way you are? Is it something that has always interested you? (It bores me terribly, I get most of my political news from you! haha)

JannieC: Had that surgery yet??

Jazzy: Are you nervous about NOTS??

[JazmenFlowers]

Jazzy: Are you nervous about NOTS??
nah. just anxious. I'll be a ball of nerves the day of, but once I hit the stage I should be ok.

the funny thing is I've been singing the song in my head every night as I'm trying to go to sleep...the whole song...start to finish...it's so weird...but I've sworn off all singing for the next week or so and I'm trying to drink lots of water to get over this laryngitisy type thing I've got

[estranged4life]

:sorry: I hope you get to feeling better really soon :xoxo:

I went and picked up my neurological exam (MRI) today and found out what is causing my problems, Seems I have a arachnoid cyst in the anterior portion of the right middle cranial fossa which is 2.2cm x 3.5 cm (Roughly 1" x 1.5") extra-axial space.

My results suggest I should have another MRI performed in 6 months to make sure the arachnoid cyst has remain stable (In other words, to make sure it is not increasing in size.)

So I guess on Monday I will be making yet another appointment with my Doctor to see where we go from here.

[ragandbone]

"Some Kind of Sorryass drama to just make a terrible half-attempt at a metal Album?", Yeah saw it and laughed at how pathetic it portrayed ME-Tallica (aka "Lars...Lars...Lars" in a "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia" kinda way)

"ME-tallica"!:laugh: I found it pretty entertaining - just the idea of the band and a therapist sitting down to process issues. I also liked the Lars dad, and his gnome look. I barely remember the music.

[bikerchic]

Fleetwood Mac question for anyone:

I just watched Cal Jam 2 with Bob Welch and Stevie (which I just looooove!). Did FM play there that day too?

[estranged4life]

Fleetwood Mac question for anyone:

I just watched Cal Jam 2 with Bob Welch and Stevie (which I just looooove!). Did FM play there that day too?

they did not play Cal Jam 2.

Question for anyone: Where the hell is the complete (Professionally shot) footage of Fleetwood Mac headlining the US festival? I have only 2 tracks from that show.

[David]

they did not play Cal Jam 2.yeah, the band didn't play anywhere in southern cal in 78, otherwise I'd a been there.
Question for anyone: Where the hell is the complete (Professionally shot) footage of Fleetwood Mac headlining the US festival? I have only 2 tracks from that show.isn't that a bummer that the whole thing has never leaked? 2 on the town used a little bit of rhiannon for the fleetwood mac segment in 82 ("stephanie stevie nicks....rhiannon herself couldn't have conjured a more bewitching soul"), & the local news like ktla channel 5 sent their own cameras & got some mac at the show like hold me & gyow but they were just snippets & shot by news cameramen.

[bikerchic]

they did not play Cal Jam 2.

Thank you :)

That really sucks about the US Fest. Maybe a question for John? :shrug: or would it be one of those things that John would know nothing about?

[David]

Thank you :)

That really sucks about the US Fest. Maybe a question for John? :shrug: or would it be one of those things that John would know nothing about?
John would know nothing about it.

all the bands performing were filmed (or probably videotaped) by the US organization or bill graham (whose org produced the festivals), only for promotional or marketing purposes, never for complete broadcast. that's why bits & pieces of it showed up in news segments on the band, kinda like the filming the band arranged for several tours of the Landover cap centre shows.

I think mtv showed a number or two from the performers, which is how we got tusk & songbird.

[Jyqm]

all the bands performing were filmed (or probably videotaped) by the US organization or bill graham (whose org produced the festivals), only for promotional or marketing purposes, never for complete broadcast. that's why bits & pieces of it showed up in news segments on the band, kinda like the filming the band arranged for several tours of the Landover cap centre shows.

I bet the whole thing is sitting Wolfgang's Vault somewhere, just waiting for somebody to come along and find it.

[Richard B]

all the bands performing were filmed (or probably videotaped) by the US organization or bill graham (whose org produced the festivals)
Bill Graham didn't really produce (he was responsible for festival talent the first year only) the event. It was Steve Wozniak (co-found of Apple Computer).

Here's credits for both years:
Executive Producer
Steve Wozniak

Peter Ellis

Peter Gerwe

Location
Glen Helen Regional Park
Devore, California

Chief of Operations
Craig Tocher

Site Engineering
Joe Bonadiman & Associates

Site Construction
Mattich Construction

Festival Talent 1982
Bill Graham

Festival Talent 1983
Barry Fey

Stage Talent Coordinator 1983
Patrick Stansfield

Production Manager
George Travis

Production Design
Leo Bonamy

Lighting Designer
Imero Fiorentino Associates

83 Stage Scrim Design
M2 Research

Stage Design & Construction
Brown United Staging

Main Stage Sound Reinforcement
Clair Brothers
Roy & Gene Clair
Donnie Kretzschmar

Digital Delay Towers
Showco

Audio Recording & Satellite Transmission
Westwood One
Norm Pattiz
Bert Kleinman

Special Effects
Ron Hayes

Diamond Vision Screen
Mitsubishi

Catering Coordinator
Marsha Brevitz
Mike Brevitz
Randi Brevitz

Learn more about the US Festivals here (http://www.usfestivals.com/) and here. (http://www.woz.org/US/)

Folks forget that besides the music festival amphitheater and its requisite support facilities of beer garden, campgrounds, public toilets, first aid station, food service stands, field hospital, security office, etc., there were five large tents housing the US Festival Technology Exposition! And it was, quite literally, the tech behind the music. The tents of the Tech Exposition were in an area behind the music stage. It was Woodstock meets Comdex (the long-running computer industry trade show held annually in Las Vegas).

[David]

Bill Graham didn't really produce (he was responsible for festival talent the first year only) the event. Ah, thanks Rick. Graham did only the first one. I just assumed he did both.
It was Steve Wozniak (co-found of Apple Computer).yes, woz was the major figure in the whole shebang.
Folks forget that besides the music festival amphitheater and its requisite support facilities of beer garden, campgrounds, public toilets, first aid station, food service stands, field hospital, security office, etc., there were five large tents housing the US Festival Technology Exposition! And it was, quite literally, the tech behind the music. The tents of the Tech Exposition were in an area behind the music stage. It was Woodstock meets Comdex (the long-running computer industry trade show held annually in Las Vegas).It was all just a big "park" with some lawn but mostly dirt. They just stuck the stage up out there. The amphitheatre wasn't built until many years after--it's called Blockbuster Pavilion & they sometimes do Ozzfest out there. It's a ****ty area, it's out there off I-15 on the way to Victorville. That tech expo at US fest was .... well, let's just say you went in to see it just to get out of the heat & to get some a/c in your face. The first year was really awful because it was about 97 in the sun. The second year was still in the springtime & wasn't nearly as bad (but of course the second year fleetwood mac didn't play).

My hunch is that it was probably the last time that that configuration of fleetwood mac ever did an outdoor woodstock-style festival. Although I'm trying to find out whether they did an outdoor festival at boulder stadium in colorado on the mirage tour. I don't think they did but I saw something fishy once. And from 97 to the present, they haven't done a festival.

[skcin]

Rusk: I 'm not sure it is actually called like that in english :confused: . It's like a slice of bread, but it is very hard. Like a very big crouton perhaps..Hope it makes sense.
I grew up and live in Athens. My parents come originally from Evia, a big island , east of -and very close- to Athens :)




Probably similar to Italian Bruschetta. Sounds delicious.

My dad went to Greece when he escaped from Bulgaria. He was just telling me that it was 43 years ago yesterday that he crossed the border. :nod:

[BTFLCHLD]

skcin...what has been the scariest experience youve had working in the medical field? anyone ever come to your counter spurting blood from a cut artery? or any odd or funny experiece youd like to share would be a an interesting read ;)

[Jyqm]

And from 97 to the present, they haven't done a festival.

Summerfest in Milwaukee kinda-sorta counts, although you actually had to buy a ticket specifically to see them; they weren't on the stage that was just part of the main festival area.

[estranged4life]

Which band do you think should have been bigger than what they eventually achieved in stature?

[cliffdweller]

"Some Kind of Sorryass drama to just make a terrible half-attempt at a metal Album?", Yeah saw it and laughed at how pathetic it portrayed ME-Tallica (aka "Lars...Lars...Lars" in a "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia" kinda way)

Cant forget Dave "Boohoo" Mustaine's part...Damn dude, Get over it already, Megadeth still has a somewhat "street cred" that ME-Tallica has long since lost.

Thankfully from the recent reports of the album in progress is that Rick Rubin's has lit a fire under their arses and the new music is in a ol' "Ride the Lightning/Master of Puppets" style of metal...Maybe they can still show that they have some "nu-ticals" left in the tank for metal.

Brian you MUST see "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey." It puts "The Decline of Western Civilization: The Metal Years" to shame!!

[skcin]

Which band do you think should have been bigger than what they eventually achieved in stature?


Tesla. I think they are one of the most underrated bands that came out of the 80's - raw talent, great music, no bull****.

Brian J - How's your head? Did they rule out a stroke since this new cyst diagnosis came up?

[cliffdweller]

Which band do you think should have been bigger than what they eventually achieved in stature?


That's hard. My first thought was The Faces, but maybe they were big when they came out---I don't know. I think they are a great, seemingly underrated band. I also think that that's what people should think of when they think of Rod Stewart, not Hot Legs or Do Ya Think I'm Sexy :rolleyes:.

[skcin]

That's hard. My first thought was The Faces, but maybe they were big when they came out---I don't know. I think they are a great, seemingly underrated band. I also think that that's what people should think of when they think of Rod Stewart, not Hot Legs or Do Ya Think I'm Sexy :rolleyes:.


Was "Stay With me" The Faces, or Rod? Love that tune.

Do Ya Think I'm Sexy makes me gag. So does Tonight's The Night. Barf. :rolleyes:

[cliffdweller]

Was "Stay With me" The Faces, or Rod? Love that tune.

Yep. It is a great tune :nod: They were a great band, and really rocked!

I also think Thin Lizzy is kind of an underrated band too, I know they were really big with The Boys are Back in Town back in the day, but I think they tend to get overlooked among the great classic rock bands of the 70's.

[chiliD]

Was "Stay With me" The Faces, or Rod? Love that tune.

Do Ya Think I'm Sexy makes me gag. So does Tonight's The Night. Barf. :rolleyes:

"Stay With Me" was Faces (on their A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse album)

Which band do you think should have been bigger than what they eventually achieved in stature?

Fleetwood Mac (in 1970)
(another vote for the aforementioned) Faces
The Motels
Concrete Blonde
any band I've ever been in

However, had Faces attained a bigger stature, would Ronnie Wood be a Rolling Stone today?

Fleetwood Mac question for anyone:

I just watched Cal Jam 2 with Bob Welch and Stevie (which I just looooove!). Did FM play there that day too?

Since the direct question has already been answered, don't forget, Mick played during Bob's set, too. (I was there)

[skcin]

any band I've ever been in




Oh, you! :D

Sharon - how the hell do you have time to listen to all the music you have? You have so much knowledge about so many different genres, it amazes me.

Any Ledgie - what was your first album?

Mine was Styx - Mr. Roboto (dad bought it for my bro & me.) Wham! Make It Big was the first album just for me. Then my brother scratched it. Bastard.

[David]

Which band do you think should have been bigger than what they eventually achieved in stature?The Replacements (they got kinda lost in the R.E.M. brouhaha)

[David]

Tesla. I think they are one of the most underrated bands that came out of the 80's - raw talent, great music, no bull****.They got some of the worst press around. Even in their hometown of Sacramento, they were not terrifically loved. The only song of theirs I know is the remake of "Signs," which didn't make me want to seek out more of their stuff.

[skcin]

They got some of the worst press around. Even in their hometown of Sacramento, they were not terrifically loved. The only song of theirs I know is the remake of "Signs," which didn't make me want to seek out more of their stuff.


Why would it, when it's not their best work? I recommend "Paradise" - incredible accoustic guitar, passionate vocal. Great tune.

I think they kind of got stuck in the middle - they had a lot of critical acclaim, and a pretty hardcore fan base (still do.) But they weren't a "hair band" and that's what was hot at that point. :shrug:

[Jyqm]

Which band do you think should have been bigger than what they eventually achieved in stature?

That's tough. I would want to say Fleetwood Mac 1970 and 1973, as well, but their relative lack of stature was more due to tragic changes within the band rather than public or critical indifference.

I'm always surprised when I remember that Wilco isn't as popular as I usually imagine them to be. Josh Rouse really ought to be more popular, too. But they're still young, they've got plenty of time move up in the world.

If David's saying The Replacements got lost in REM's commercial wake, I'll say the same for Pavement being overshadowed by the likes of Nirvana.

[cliffdweller]

Pavement being overshadowed by the likes of Nirvana.

Thank the gods for that one :p .

I saw Pavement a few years back. They're a little too "college jam band" for my taste. It didn't help that all the kids in the audience had bandana-cum-doo-rags on their heads :rolleyes: :laugh:. Hey, at least there was plenty of pot circulating the joint (no pun intended):shrug:.

[amber]

Any Ledgie - what was your first album?

Mine was Styx - Mr. Roboto (dad bought it for my bro & me.) Wham! Make It Big was the first album just for me. Then my brother scratched it. Bastard.

First tape bought for me: Bonnie Tyler, Faster Than the Speed of Night.
First tape I bought for myself: Men At Work - Business as Usual.
First songs I ever recorded myself singing on said tape recorder: Sweet Dreams, Shadows of the Night, Eye of the Tiger.

[chiliD]

Any Ledgie - what was your first album?

It's been a LONNNNNNG time, but I'm pretty sure it was:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000003GXQ.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg


Mine was Styx - Mr. Roboto

Anyone remember the video of "Mr. Roboto"? The "kid" in that video was a former bandmate of mine Blake Bachman. (we toured British Columbia together in 1982 in a band called "Painter") Hmmm..either they did a second video or they cut Blake out of it...I just watched it again over on VH-1's site. Maybe my recollection is off, maybe it was another song's video he was in ("High Time"? "Cold War"?)...but, it definitely was a song off the Kilroy Was Here album.

[Rickypt]

Any Ledgie - what was your first album?


Sadly, the Shaun Cassidy album with "Doo Run Run Run" on it.

[estranged4life]

Tesla. I think they are one of the most underrated bands that came out of the 80's - raw talent, great music, no bull****.


I still listen to Tesla almost weekly, Cant wait for their covers album & boxed set to arrive within the year.

Kinda cool, But I purchased some Tesla CD's from a seller on half.com that were autographed by 4/5ths the band (Except for guitarist Tommy Skeoch, Who was in rehab during part of their last tour in support of the GREAT album "Into the Now")


Brian J - How's your head? Did they rule out a stroke since this new cyst diagnosis came up?

Here is the MRI report results:

History: Headaches, dizziness, confusion, unusual calcification in the right temporal lobe reported on prior CT scan.

Findings: There is a 2.2 cm X 3.5 cm extraaxial space in the anterior portion of the right middle cranial fossa. (Roughly 1" x 1.5")

Elsewhere, there is no mass, mass effect, midline shift, hydrocephalus, abnormal extraaxial fluid collection or hemorrage. The gray/white junction is maintained. The region of the sella is unremarkable. The cerebellum is unremarkable; there is no tonsillar ectopia.

Impression:
Suspected arachnoid cyst versus focal atrophy in the anterior portion of the right middle cranial fossa. Although calcification has been reported in this region, MRI is suboptimal compared to CT scan, for evaluating for calcification. Otherwise, MRI of the brain is unremarkable. Followup MRI would be reasonable in six months, to confirm stability.

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Have to setup an appt. with my Dr. to decide how to treat this arachnoid cyst...And yes, the doctors & radiologist do believe I had a stroke in the recent past (Considering where that cyst is located, and it's size that may have caused the stroke).

At least now it explains some of the nuerological problems I have suffered as of late, And the weakness I have on my rightside of my body.

Brian "Mom always said I was brain dead...I now wonder if she meant it literally" j.

[chiliD]

[I]Suspected arachnoid cyst

A spider crawled in your head? :shrug:

Seriously, though, good luck with it, Brian.

[estranged4life]

I also think Thin Lizzy is kind of an underrated band too, I know they were really big with The Boys are Back in Town back in the day, but I think they tend to get overlooked among the great classic rock bands of the 70's.

Thin Lizzy was never given credit until after their breakup in 1983 and Phil Lynott's death in 1986.

The Thin Lizzy two guitar attack w/melodies from great players Brian Robertson, Scott Gorham, Gary Moore, John Sykes & Snowy White was something to behold (In the late 70's Thin Lizzy opened for Queen during one of their US tours, The bands took turns blowing each other off the stage nightly, What I wouldnt give to have seen one of those shows)...And even the original guitarist Eric Bell was damn jammin'.

Phil wrote great lyrics, he was the Irish equal of Bruce Springsteen...Yet in this country he is only known for either "The Boys are Back in Town" or "Jailbreak" and not great tracks such as "Holy War", "Waiting for an Alibi" or "Black Rose" (Which is criminal in my books!!!)

[estranged4life]

A spider crawled in your head? :shrug:

Seriously, though, good luck with it, Brian.

but once when I saw the doctor as a child the doc pulled a dead WASP out of one of my ears!! How it got there still is a mystery, Freaked my Mom out but I thought it was cool :lol:

Below is some online info to give ya some understanding of what a arachnoid cyst is:

http://arachnoidcyst.org/functions.html

"Your brain swims in three membranes. The first outer layer of the brain is the Dura Mater. The next layer is the arachnoid membrane, called the arachnoid because of it's spider web appearance where cereal spinal fluid flows (the blood of the brain that is basically protein) so neurons can flow from your brain to your spinal cord which also gets blood into the brain through the sub arachnoid space as well as paths to cranial nerves. The Pia Mater is the root of your nervous system (think of the root of a plant) which supplies the brain with blood and connects via the arachnoid trabecula.

When you have a cyst blocking the messages from the brain to the spinal cord and the electric signal doesn't get through properly you may start to notice cognitive, emotional or physical problems. Examples such as getting lost down your street, inexplicable and explosive temper tantrums or dropping a glass. This is age relative and the data for children's reactions is inconclusive. The arachnoid and Pia membranes are the lepomeneges. There are considered a part of connective tissue (the leg bone's connected to the thigh bone the thigh bones connected hip bone the hip bone's connected to your nervous system... you get it, right?) which is why I feel this is, indeed, a connective tissue disorder which is why several of the adults are diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.

An Arachnoid Cyst is nestled between the Dura and Pia Maters. If you can find a good surgeon you should have laser surgery to completely remove the cyst from your brain however when the cyst is sub-arachnoid they can't go in and cut it out because of the chances of hemmorage and paralyzation. Most conditions involving the Pia mater eventually cause the patient to be paralyzed which is why stem cell research is necessary so hopefully one day they can heal these afflictions.

Where your cyst is depends on which kinds of symptoms you have. Some people remain "asymptomatic" but once you become "symptomatic" your life becomes a living hell. Some people do not suffer from pain at all. I am under the conclusion that Arachnoid Cysts are extremely dangerous to your mental health and general well being because you are always fighting the pain you are in it makes it difficult to control other aspects of your life, such as communicating. These things can cause more ailments such as Multiple Sclerosis, Syringomyelia, auto immune disease and if congenital there could be signs of spinal problems. "

[Jyqm]

Thank the gods for that one :p .

I saw Pavement a few years back. They're a little too "college jam band" for my taste.

Have you heard their first album? There's nothing remotely "college jam band" about it, although I agree that description could apply to some of their later stuff.

[cliffdweller]

Phil wrote great lyrics, he was the Irish equal of Bruce Springsteen

I totally agree :nod:. He was a great lyricist even if most of their lyrics were about drinkin', brawin', and acting like modern-day, renegade cowboys but hey, they were Irish so, :shrug: :laugh:.

...Yet in this country he is only known for either "The Boys are Back in Town" or "Jailbreak" and not great tracks such as "Holy War", "Waiting for an Alibi" or "Black Rose" (Which is criminal in my books!!!)

I know, it IS a shame. They were such a f*cking fantastic band. Live and Dangerous is one of the best live albums of alltime and Bad Reputation is one of my favorite studio albums of any band. I just can't hype this band enough!

[estranged4life]

I know, it IS a shame. They were such a f*cking fantastic band. Live and Dangerous is one of the best live albums of alltime and Bad Reputation is one of my favorite studio albums of any band. I just can't hype this band enough!

is the best live album I own, and I own many of 'em...Absotively great music from start to finish, Now I need to replace my cd of it cause there's a skip after Phil intros Scott Gorham as the "next President of the United States".

Planning on purchasing the 2 disc Import Thin Lizzy 2004 Best Of collection next week. Great stuff on that set, not a weak track to been found.

[cliffdweller]

Planning on purchasing the 2 disc Import Thin Lizzy 2004 Best Of collection next week. Great stuff on that set, not a weak track to been found.

I'd like this too, unfortunately the last music purchase I made was for a friend's birthday present and it set me back a bit. The next purchases I plan on making are the new Neil Young album and this Thin Lizzy collection.

[hayley]

Have you heard their first album? There's nothing remotely "college jam band" about it, although I agree that description could apply to some of their later stuff.
Am I crazy for being a bigger fan of Stephen Malkmus's solo stuff than Pavement?

[chiliD]

I'd like this too, unfortunately the last music purchase I made was for a friend's birthday present and it set me back a bit. The next purchases I plan on making are the new Neil Young album and this Thin Lizzy collection.


I've read where Gary Dourdan (Warrick Brown on CSI) is playing Phil Lynott in a bio-movie.

[David]

Am I crazy for being a bigger fan of Stephen Malkmus's solo stuff than Pavement?Who?? Whuh?

[xdreamsunwindx]

Am I crazy for being a bigger fan of Stephen Malkmus's solo stuff than Pavement?

No, you aren't.

Mmm. Malkmus. Mmm.

[golddustwoman77]

Golddustwoman77 - what do you teach? (subject and age range)


:sorry: to be so late with this. I just now saw it. :D Thanks so much for the question. I'm honored. :xoxo:

Well, I taught fourth grade, all subjects (math, reading, language arts, science, social studies, health, etc.) for nine years. This year, my school started a science lab for second through eighth grade, and they asked me to teach that. Therefore, I am, and the students and I are loving it! It is so fun to do interesting, science experiments all day. I'm very lucky.

[golddustwoman77]

golddustwoman77-How's Alison doin'?


Once again, :sorry:, I just now saw this one as well. I hope you will forgive me. :xoxo: I'm honored that you asked me a question.

Alison is great!:D She is like me wishing the school year would end. The students and us need a break for awhile. She is still Beatles crazy as ever!!!!!!! I'm surprise you guys aren't trading something right now. She has some new things, because she just did some big, overseas trade. You might want to email her. ;)

On that note, I wanted to thank you for the CD that you sent me when you guys did your last trade! That was extremely, extremely sweet of you to do. The downside is, when she got it, it was cracked. :( Hey, you get one million, gold stars from me anyway. It is the thought that counts. :thumbsup:

[estranged4life]

Once again, :sorry: I just now saw this one as well. I hope you will forgive me. :xoxo: I'm honored that you asked me a question.

Alison is great!:D She is like me wishing the school year would end. The students and us need a break for awhile. She is still Beatles crazy as ever!!!!!!! I'm surprise you guys aren't trading something right now. She has some new things, because she just did some big, overseas trade. You might want to email her. ;)

On that note, I wanted to thank you for the CD that you sent me when you guys did your last trade! That was extremely, extremely sweet of you to do. The downside is, when she got it, it was cracked. :( Hey, you get one million, gold stars from me anyway. It is the thought that counts. :thumbsup:

never had that happen before with a trade, First time I ever heard a disc being destroyed/damaged thanks in part to the US Postal Service...Oh well, Next time I trade with Alison I will send another copy.

I have cut back on trading due to illness (See some of my earlier posts in this thread) at this time.

Only thing I am doing as of late is building onto my official cd collection-Just added the following discs today:

"Double Live"-Yngwie J. Malmsteen
"Metal Works '73-'93"-Judas Priest
"One Night Only"-Thin Lizzy
"Somewhere Out in Space"-Gamma Ray
"Time Machine"-Joe Satriani (The artwork is now my signature)

Tell Alison I said "hello".

[Wild_Heart03]

Any Ledgie - what was your first album?

The Sign, by Ace of Base. Oh, how far my musical tastes have come since then.

[golddustwoman77]

never had that happen before with a trade, First time I ever heard a disc being destroyed/damaged thanks in part to the US Postal Service...Oh well, Next time I trade with Alison I will send another copy.

I have cut back on trading due to illness (See some of my earlier posts in this thread) at this time.

Only thing I am doing as of late is building onto my official cd collection-Just added the following discs today:

"Double Live"-Yngwie J. Malmsteen
"Metal Works '73-'93"-Judas Priest
"One Night Only"-Thin Lizzy
"Somewhere Out in Space"-Gamma Ray
"Time Machine"-Joe Satriani (The artwork is now my signature)

Tell Alison I said "hello".


I truly sorry to hear about your illness. I hope you will be back on your feet and 100% soon. I will tell Alison you said "hello." By the way, I love Thin Lizzy and Judas Priest. Breakin the law, Breaking the law...... :p


Brian J., did you watch the Top 40 Metal Songs of All Times on VH1Classic?

[Red]

Which band do you think should have been bigger than what they eventually achieved in stature?

Although they're huge in the UK, T-Rex is basically only known for Bang a Gong over here in North America. Ahh, they are soooo much more than that. Marc Bolan was so young and yet such a gigantic, prolific talent. I wish you guys could all hear Electric Warrior back to front right now.:nod:

[estranged4life]

Brian J., did you watch the Top 40 Metal Songs of All Times on VH1Classic?

I did and thought it blew chunks...Why does EmptyVee Networks continually ridicule metal and have half-wits appear on their countdown shows to give their takes, when most wouldnt know metal if I unloaded my aluminum bat (Which has a huge metal donut weight on the barrel) across the bridge of their pompous noses.

Of course EmptyVee Networks/VH 1 Classic once again played it safe.

[estranged4life]

Although they're huge in the UK, T-Rex is basically only known for Bang a Gong over here in North America. Ahh, they are soooo much more than that. Marc Bolan was so young and yet such a gigantic, prolific talent. I wish you guys could all hear Electric Warrior back to front right now.:nod:

were ignored the same way as Thin Lizzy, Which is criminal in my eyes.

Yes, Marc Bolan had mucho talent...Sucks that ya never hear him mention at all today. Btw, I need to find some T-Rex to add to my collection of music.

Matter of fact, Here's some interesting Marc Bolan handwritten prose that ya might find interesting:

Marc Bolan: Marc's Handwritten Prose: Rockmine On-Line

http://www.rockmine.music.co.uk/Bolan/MarcBo.html

Another band that wouldve been huge had the lead singer not overdosed days before the release of their first full length album is Mother Love Bone. Yeah, they may have been from San Diego (via Seattle) but grunge they were not. MLB were equal parts Queen/T-Rex/Led Zep/Guns N Roses, And had Andrew Wood lived he would have been a "rock star" along the lines of the greats...But alas he passed away after a heroin overdose.

Trivial question-Who was Andrew Wood's former roommate? Hint-He was the singer/guitarist for a major Seattle "grunge" band.

[David]

were ignored the same way as Thin Lizzy, Which is criminal in my eyes.The Partridge Family has, as you know, Brian, been criminally ignored by the rock press as well as by large sections of the audience. Their achievements in songwriting, production, arrangement & cultural influence languish . . . neglected, misunderstood, even reviled.

But I am going to change all that. :nod:

[Jyqm]

The Sign, by Ace of Base. Oh, how far my musical tastes have come since then.

Hell yeah. That may have been one of my first albums, too. I think I actually won the cassette at a carnival game on the boardwalk, down the shore somewhere in New Jersey.

My musical tastes have not come that far, though, The Sign still rules.

[ragandbone]

Any Ledgie - what was your first album?
Mine was Styx - Mr. Roboto (dad bought it for my bro & me.) Wham! Make It Big was the first album just for me. Then my brother scratched it. Bastard.
My first album was Elton John's Greatest Hits, Xmas 4th grade. I remember my first five albums really well, as I used to lay them out and gaze at them, and cream of the collection growing, until I could no longer easily count. These were all purchased in 5th grade:
2. Kiss "Destroyer" (wanted that power ballad, "Beth")
3. ELO "New World Record"
4. Fleetwood Mac "Rumours"
5. Steve Miller Band "Book of Dreams"

Jyqm Do you remember the first song you played on the air?

[Jyqm]

Jyqm Do you remember the first song you played on the air?

I always started my show with a television theme song. I think the one I played on my first show was The Mary Tyler Moore Show, although I don't really remember. But I definitely remember that the first song after that was William Shatner, "Common People."

Yeah, I know, my show was pretty awesome.

[madformac]

Oh

Any Ledgie - what was your first album?


First LP was Rockin' All Over The World by Status Quo
First CD was Silk & Steel by Five Star
:wavey:

[Miss Vicky]

First Album: Tom Petty's Full Moon Fever.

I was eight years old.

[chiliD]

Yes, Marc Bolan had mucho talent...Sucks that ya never hear him mention at all today. Btw, I need to find some T-Rex to add to my collection of music.


But T-Rex songs are ever increasingly finding their way into TV commercials...first it was "20th Century Boy" and now "Bang A Gong"...I'm surprised that Chrysler hasn't picked up on "Jeepster" yet.

[Patti]

The first album I ever received was Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The first album I ever purchased with my own money was Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's So Far.

[Jyqm]

My question is for David & Jyqm: what was the first concert you ever went to and can you remember much about it?

I never went to any concerts when I was really young, so I think my first concert was actually Stevie in south Florida on the Enchanted tour. (I missed out on the Dance tour, unfortunately.) She played what at the time was known as the Coral Sky Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach. Isn't that a pretty name for an outdoor concert venue in south Florida? Of course, since then, it's had any number of idiotic corporate names slapped on it. I think now it's the Sound Advice Amphitheatre. Blecch.

Anyway, I think I went with both of my parents, and we had pretty good seats in the pavilion, within the first twenty rows. I didn't own any of Stevie's individual albums yet, having just gotten into Fleetwood Mac the previous year, but I knew all of the songs since I had bought Enchanted the week it came out. (I remember I watched her appearances on Letterman and Leno that week, and then on Saturday afternoon my mom and I biked down to the mall to buy it. It was the weekend of the Ft. Lauderdale Air & Sea Show, so we biked along the beach and gaped at the monstrous crowds and cool planes going by.)

The show was fantastic, pretty much everything I imagined it would be, and Stevie was in great voice. Of course I loved hearing all the warhorses (especially "Outside the Rain"/"Dreams," "Stand Back" and "Edge Of Seventeen") since it was my first time, but even then, my absolute favorite part of the show was the acoustic set ("After The Glitter Fades" - "Garbo" - "Rose Garden" - "Sleeping Angel"), because it felt so intimate, and Stevie told her little stories before each song (and unlike Lindsey, even when Stevie gives the same spiel at every show, she makes it sound like she's talking just to you and telling you this for the very first time), and she seemed so excited to be playing these long-lost gems, and the crowd just fed off that excitement and was so appreciative to be hearing these songs, and of course I nearly fell over when she launched into "Sleeping Angel," which was one of my favorites, since she had said that the acoustic set would just be three songs. Beyond that, my other favorites of the night were "Gold & Braid" and "Twisted" (which was really awesome, as I'd only heard the demo at that point).

So that's my problem with Stevie now, I suppose. I got good and spoiled at my first show, with that amazing acoustic set where Stevie seemed to be so happy and excited to be singing these obscure songs and telling her little stories, and they all sounded so beautiful and intimate with the stripped-down acoustic arrangements. And now all those songs are gone, while the warhorses have remained and are more tired than ever, and everything is all chugging guitars or syrupy-synthy keyboards and lord how I wish she would do something like this again.

[cliffdweller]

First album: I think it was Whitney friggin' Houston :eek: it was the album that had "The Greatest Love of All" on it and I just thought that song was sooooo beautiful :laugh:. Hey, I was 9, so give me a break! :laugh:

[David]

My question is for David & Jyqm: what was the first concert you ever went to and can you remember much about it?It was probably a symphony or a piano recital & I was probably a well-behaved 7 or 8. Aside from concerts at the schools & that kind of thing, the first true concert hall I ever attended was probably a place out here in Pasadena called Ambassador Auditorium. I basically grew up at the Ambassador Auditorium, seeing the world's great pianists, violinists, vocalists & orchestras.

my first rock concert was in St. Louis out at some big park--Three Dog Night or something. I was a pre-teen. It was probably some sort of "free concert in the park" sort of thing where you picnic.

The most recent rock concert I saw was Fleetwood Mac at the sports arena in Anaheim back ... in ... uhhh .... '03?

[strandinthewind]

Olivia Newton John - Physical :]

[cliffdweller]

Olivia Newton John - Physical :]


I love ONJ, just not that song. The video makes me gag :laugh:

[strandinthewind]

I love ONJ, just not that song. The video makes me gag :laugh:

I can see you in a headband :D

[estranged4life]

Olivia Newton John - Physical :]

isnt Olivia Newton ELTON-John's "Physical" :lol:

[estranged4life]

Which leads me to my next question for everyone: what's the most embarrassing album you own?

but I did inherit my Mom's music collection which has the following discs:

The Best of the Village People
The Best of the Osmonds
The Best of the 5th Dimension
The Best of KC & the Sunshine Band

Only embarrassing aspect is that though Mom was a rocker, she liked disco...BIGTIME!!!

Oh, I am embarrassed that she also owned "Fleetwood Mac-Greatest Hits" :lol:

[skcin]

I believe that children are the future, teach them well and let them lead the way.

Which leads me to my next question for everyone: what's the most embarrassing album you own?


Ashlee Simpson or Destiny's Child, take your pick. :o I haven't listened to either in months. Come to think of it, I don't recall listening to either the whole way through more than once.

[cliffdweller]

Destiny's Child


Hmmm, could it have been for Bootylicious? I still kinda like that song :o but it's for the Edge riff I swear!

[strandinthewind]

isnt Olivia Newton ELTON-John's "Physical" :lol:


BBWWWAAAAHHHHHHH

Elton wishes :laugh:

[JazmenFlowers]

Ashlee Simpson or Destiny's Child, take your pick. :o I haven't listened to either in months. Come to think of it, I don't recall listening to either the whole way through more than once.
I love DC, but their albums are very hit or miss. And...Ashlee's first cd is really, really good. there isn't a song I don't love. now, her second is a little ****ty.

[Livia]

I think my first album was the Partridge Family - Magazine. :wavey:

[JazmenFlowers]

my first one was Barbra Streisand - Greatest Hits...and More. it was released in like 89, but I didn't get it until like 94. it was the first one I ever bought. I remember it like it was yesterday.

[skcin]

I love DC, but their albums are very hit or miss. And...Ashlee's first cd is really, really good. there isn't a song I don't love. now, her second is a little ****ty.


Eh, I don't know. I attempted to listen to Ashlee's first one the other day for the first time in a long time (I figured it would be good workout music.) I remembered it being pretty good, but this time I hated it. :shrug: Couldn't even get through the whole disc. I won't be buying her second one.

Now Kelly Clarkson's second CD - I am NOT embarrassed to own that. Girl can rock. :nod:

[JazmenFlowers]

Now Kelly Clarkson's second CD - I am NOT embarrassed to own that. Girl can rock. :nod:
for sure. must be awesome to have an album where every song rocks and is a hit. I'm so happy for her.

[cliffdweller]

I think my first album was the Partridge Family - Magazine. :wavey:


Ha! Heart has an album by that same name.

Don't be too embarrassed Livs, I used to have a crush on David Cassidy when I was 9 :eek:.

[amber]

I believe that children are the future, teach them well and let them lead the way.

Which leads me to my next question for everyone: what's the most embarrassing album you own?

God, I hate that song with every fiber of my being.


Oh, and Rick Springfield's Greatest Hits.

[Jyqm]

Oh, and Rick Springfield's Greatest Hits.

No way. You totally own things that are way more embarrassing than Rick Springfield.

I own Working Class Dog and am damn proud of it. When an album features "Love Is Alright Tonite" AND "Jessie's Girl" AND there is a dog in a business suit on the cover, you know you got yourself a classic right there, boy.

As for me... are we talking about albums that we currently own? Because, really, I don't feel embarrassed about anything I've got on my iPod right now. (This fact really ought to surprise no one.)

If we're talking about any album we've ever owned, I used to have the soundtracks to a bunch of different animated Disney movies on tape when I was younger. I loved that ****. Used to own the Titanic soundtrack, too. And Cats! What the hell was wrong with me? I think my grandparents took me to go see it one time, and my grandmother loved "Memory" and asked me to learn how to play it on the piano for her.

Actually, sticking with soundtracks, I think I'm fairly embarrassed to still own the Practical Magic soundtrack. Obviously I only bought it for one reason, but lord, do I feel shamed to own any CD that includes that goddamn "Coconut" song. Rot in hell, Nilsson.

[cliffdweller]

Actually, sticking with soundtracks, I think I'm fairly embarrassed to still own the Practical Magic soundtrack. Obviously I only bought it for one reason, but lord, do I feel shamed to own any CD that includes that goddamn "Coconut" song. Rot in hell, Nilsson.

Yeah, but doesn't it also have "A Case of You" on it? That's one of my favorite Joni Mitchell songs of all time.

[chiliD]

...but lord, do I feel shamed to own any CD that includes that goddamn "Coconut" song. Rot in hell, Nilsson.

I own 11 Harry Nilsson albums...and I LOVE the "Coconut" song. Not embarrassed at all.

The one I AM embarrassed about...the double LP, Bee Gees In Concert.

And, to a lesser extent of the embarrassment scale, I do own a couple of hundred LPs that would fall into the "70s Progressive Rock" category...Yes, ELP, The Nice, King Crimson, Kraftwerk, Nektar, Gentle Giant, Peter Gabriel-era Genesis, PFM, Triumvirat, Curved Air, Daryl Way's Wolf, Babe Ruth, Starcastle...and those are the ones that are fairly "known"...have many more that are even MORE obscure.

[amber]

No way. You totally own things that are way more embarrassing than Rick Springfield.


:confused:
Like what? I only have...20 CD's or something.

[cliffdweller]

And, to a lesser extent of the embarrassment scale, I do own a couple of hundred LPs that would fall into the "70s Progressive Rock" category...Yes, ELP, The Nice, King Crimson, Kraftwerk, Nektar, Gentle Giant, Peter Gabriel-era Genesis, PFM, Triumvirat, Curved Air, Daryl Way's Wolf, Babe Ruth, Starcastle...and those are the ones that are fairly "known"...have many more that are even MORE obscure.

Ain't nothing wrong with Prog, so let your Prog freak flag fly! :laugh:

I like several of the bands you mentioned: King Crimson, Yes, Gabriel era Genesis :shrug:

[estranged4life]

Ain't nothing wrong with Prog, so let your Prog freak flag fly! :laugh:

I like several of the bands you mentioned: King Crimson, Yes, Gabriel era Genesis :shrug:

listening to progressive rock, Dream Theater is my current choice...Wished newer bands in the US would be more open minded and more musically inclined (In other words, Try learning to solo on the guitar asstards)

Hell, Dream Theater toured with Yes in 2004 as Yes' special guests and many old-timers were suprised by DT musical prowess.

Gimme progressive rock & progressive metal and I am a happy guy!!!

[madformac]

God, I hate that song with every fiber of my being.


When I think of that song I think of Randy Watson (Eddie Murphy) and the band Sexual Chocolate in "Coming To America" rather than Whitney's version. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[David]

I think my first album was the Partridge Family - Magazine. :wavey:
"Sound Magazine" .... & it's a masterpiece.

Those of you who wonder what some Mac fans are talking about when they're talking about arrangements & production from Lindsey Buckingham should listen to the amazing Buckingham precedents set on "Sound Magazine" & it will become clear to you.

[BTFLCHLD]

skcin...what has been the scariest experience youve had working in the medical field? anyone ever come to your counter spurting blood from a cut artery? or any odd or funny experiece youd like to share would be a an interesting read ;)

hi...i dont know if you missed this
or chose/choose not to respond
but i didnt think it would be
'right' not mentioning/bumping

:xoxo:

[Johnny Stew]

You know, I can't think of a single album or CD that I'm truly embarrassed to own. I'm a dork and proud of it. :laugh:

[Livia]

"Sound Magazine" .... & it's a masterpiece.

Those of you who wonder what some Mac fans are talking about when they're talking about arrangements & production from Lindsey Buckingham should listen to the amazing Buckingham precedents set on "Sound Magazine" & it will become clear to you.

That's it! I still have it...I scribbled all over Danny Bonaduce's face on the cover cuz I didn't like him. Still don't. :laugh:

I think my second album was the Partridge Family - At Home w/ Their Greatest Hits. They had some pretty badass studio musicians playing on those albums. Although I didn't realize it, or care, at the time. David Cassidy...droooooooool..........

[Wild_Heart03]

Hell yeah. That may have been one of my first albums, too. I think I actually won the cassette at a carnival game on the boardwalk, down the shore somewhere in New Jersey.

My musical tastes have not come that far, though, The Sign still rules.

lol, I was just being snarky when I said that... considering I bought it on CD two years ago and still regularly listen to it. :laugh:

Which leads me to my next question for everyone: what's the most embarrassing album you own?

Tie between the soundtrack to The Baby-Sitters Club movie and Speak by Lindsay Lohan.

[BTFLCHLD]

i was the lucky recipient of my brothers mass collection
when he went off to college...ive still the gems today
altho there was a time they became a catscratch post (verybad)
off the top...nazareth...kiss...foghat...trex...pettyheartbreakers...you get it

[Red]

were ignored the same way as Thin Lizzy, Which is criminal in my eyes.

Yes, Marc Bolan had mucho talent...Sucks that ya never hear him mention at all today. Btw, I need to find some T-Rex to add to my collection of music.

Matter of fact, Here's some interesting Marc Bolan handwritten prose that ya might find interesting:

Marc Bolan: Marc's Handwritten Prose: Rockmine On-Line

http://www.rockmine.music.co.uk/Bolan/MarcBo.html

Another band that wouldve been huge had the lead singer not overdosed days before the release of their first full length album is Mother Love Bone. Yeah, they may have been from San Diego (via Seattle) but grunge they were not. MLB were equal parts Queen/T-Rex/Led Zep/Guns N Roses, And had Andrew Wood lived he would have been a "rock star" along the lines of the greats...But alas he passed away after a heroin overdose.

Trivial question-Who was Andrew Wood's former roommate? Hint-He was the singer/guitarist for a major Seattle "grunge" band.


Wow, thanks for posting that link Brian! And I feel a sense of mysterious pride that you know AND like Marc Bolan.

And you're so right about Andrew Wood/Mother Love Bone. Wood was such a quintessential rock star waiting to happen and the....gone. I'll take a crack at your trivia question and guess...Mark Arm of Mudhoney??

[Red]

what's the most embarrassing album you own?


Hmm, I'd have to say the Evanescence album. I am shamed.

[Livia]

Y'all should check out Rolan Bolan, son of Marc. He is fantastic! I listened to his CD non-stop in the car for like 2 months, everyone I play it for loves it!

http://www.rolanbolan.com/

[Red]

Y'all should check out Rolan Bolan, son of Marc. He is fantastic! I listened to his CD non-stop in the car for like 2 months, everyone I play it for loves it!

http://www.rolanbolan.com/


Thanks for posting, that's great to know! I saw him interviewed for a T-Rex dvd, but I didn't know he was a muscician himself. He has the same soulful eyes him dad had. *sigh*

[Livia]

Thanks for posting, that's great to know! I saw him interviewed for a T-Rex dvd, but I didn't know he was a muscician himself. He has the same soulful eyes him dad had. *sigh*

Yeah, he was recently on a "kids of rock stars" special on Entertainment TV, or VH1 or something....I met him at SXSW a few years ago. He gave me a demo CD and signed it for me. It's in a plain jewel case with no artwork. We just started a random conversation at the Continental Club. He wasn't even doing a showcase there, he was there to see Kris Kristofferson and Shooter Jennings, I had no idea who he was until he told me. Very cool, and down to earth guy! :nod:

Ha! I just found him on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/rolanbolan
Cool! New stuff I haven't heard yet!!

[estranged4life]

Wow, thanks for posting that link Brian! And I feel a sense of mysterious pride that you know AND like Marc Bolan.

And you're so right about Andrew Wood/Mother Love Bone. Wood was such a quintessential rock star waiting to happen and the....gone. I'll take a crack at your trivia question and guess...Mark Arm of Mudhoney??

Marc Bolan is cool in my books.

As for the answer to my question "Trivial question-Who was Andrew Wood's former roommate? Hint-He was the singer/guitarist for a major Seattle "grunge" band."

Chris Cornell (Soundgarden/Audio Slave)

[Red]

Chris Cornell (Soundgarden/Audio Slave)

Ah, gotcha. Well I was kinda close. ;)

[Red]

Yeah, he was recently on a "kids of rock stars" special on Entertainment TV, or VH1 or something....I met him at SXSW a few years ago. He gave me a demo CD and signed it for me. It's in a plain jewel case with no artwork. We just started a random conversation at the Continental Club. He wasn't even doing a showcase there, he was there to see Kris Kristofferson and Shooter Jennings, I had no idea who he was until he told me. Very cool, and down to earth guy! :nod:

Ha! I just found him on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/rolanbolan
Cool! New stuff I haven't heard yet!!

What a great experience you had Livia!
I'll have to give his stuff a listen.:nod:

[cliffdweller]

listening to progressive rock, Dream Theater is my current choice...Wished newer bands in the US would be more open minded and more musically inclined (In other words, Try learning to solo on the guitar asstards)

Hell, Dream Theater toured with Yes in 2004 as Yes' special guests and many old-timers were suprised by DT musical prowess.

Gimme progressive rock & progressive metal and I am a happy guy!!!

Prog metal rules! I've gotta listen to some Dream Theater, I've heard great things lately from many people.