Posted on 09/07/2005 3:27:15 PM PDT by pissant
Bon Jovi isn't gay???
#8. Jim Morrison faked his own death.
Well if you believe this site he did.
www.rodeoswest.com
Starin' 37 in the face!
My grandfather was a goldmine of jazz information. He turned me on to Robert Johnson way back before I even knew there was such a thing as Led Zeppelin.
To this day, "jazz" to me means Jelly Roll Morton and Dixieland and second-lining, not swing and big band.
Unfortunately, the release of Ebony and Ivory proved that one false! ;o)
By the way, years ago I bumped into Papa John Phillips in downtown nyc. I recognized him and said hi. He said that he was surprised anyone recognized him, especially someone my age (I was young 20s), and he said it 'freaked him out.' :-)
LOL!
You're SUCH a nice guy...
I don't care WHAT all those other girls say!
(grin)
Just saw a special on Robert Johnson last evening on........hmmmmm, what's that hoity-toity channel......Ovation or some such? Anyway, it was great. The host was this young white guy whose dad had arranged a concert at Carnegie Hall (way back in the day) and invited Robert Johnson to perform along with many other black artists. He died before he could perform there.......but this "kid" was obsessed with Johnson and tracked down his roots, old girlfriends, marriage records, family, friends, the works.
He could also play thoroughly WICKED versions of Johnson's songs; I was floored watching him do it, and I've been slinging guitar for well over 30 years. Wild fingerstyle meets so-cool-it's-almost-sloppy slide work on a dobro. Just amazing to hear........
On a dobro? Now that's something you don't see every day!
I must check and see if we have that channel.
No. Jagger went to visit Perennial Groupie Marianne Faithful while she was in the hospital (can't remember for what; think it was drug-related, but..). He wrote the song for her afterward.
Cass Elliot's version of "Dream a Little Dream of Me" set the standard. Just a beautiful performance.
He's a lounge singer in Paris, I hear. ;o)
Drat! I thought this was a geology thread.
I met Huey Lewis on an airplane.
Served cocktails to Eddie Money and Madonna
Kissed PJ Harvey on the cheek.
My brushes with fame. ;o)
Reputation is THAT bad, huh? Oh well, I'll just sulk away and join ClownPosse....
Sorry! MamaTexan already used that line!!
Is that "Hole"?
I brewed espresso for Elvis Costello and Diana Krall at the same time. I also sold Lou Reed a coffee machine. I've had more encounters with movie stars than music personalities when I worked retail, however.
A) I hope PJ is a "she", and
B) If so, which of the four possible cheeks?
11. Somebody was murdered during the recording of The Ohio Players song "Rollercoaster," and you can hear them scream during the song.
12. Carly Simon wrote "You're So Vain" about a) Warren Beatty or b) Mick Jagger.
I'd be tempted to backhand Elvis Costello! Lou Reed looked like death warmed over last time I saw him on TV.
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