Elvis Costello Fan Forum

Anyone who loves rock&roll, likes the electric guitar, plays the electric guitar or electric jazz guitar or appreciates a good combo should feel deeply saddened today- Les Paul chiefly helped to make this all possible-my brother -in -law, who is an accomplished, working jazz guitarist, always te...

WSS-have enjoyed the Vampire Weekend album -it has provided for some great dance music in the house over the past 9 months as I move the vacuum-"Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa". "Mansard Roof', and "One" make me bust out the moves-infectious dance music-and not just sayiing this bec...

You may be right- the venue could be a large contributing factor but his show has become staid, lacking any real punch on the one's I've seen of late- I know it can be hit or miss and I really am bothered by the inability to enunciate as he sings-was only lucky to see Van Morrison once-1973 at DAR C...

Have to concur-having now seen him, in all, about a dozen times going back as far as a memorable performance with the Band at the Capital Centre in Maryland back in 1974-a nadir of a performance in 1986 seated behind his black leather clad butt at Madison Square Garden, as he was backed by Tom Petty...

It is located at 103rd and Fifth- admission is suggested whatever you would like to give-a nice walk up along the park and not to far from the Japan House.

Ypsilanti-if you are still feeling better-there is a nice review of the show "Dutch Seen" in the Weekend Arts section of the 8/7/09 edition of the Times-when combined with the show across the hall on the Dutch in Manhattan it makes for a stimulating afternoon.

It has been quite a 24 hour period for Yankee-Red Sox baseball- I have now gone from the extreme low of witnessing the probable last performance of a great pitcher to the extreme high of witnessing a 'true' classic game-I was riveted for 15 innings-cannot deny Rodriquez as an 'immortal'- though hard...

Shocked at the news of the death of John Hughes-have always appreciated his deft touch with movies about youth and its travails-particularly enjoyed "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", "Pretty in Pink", "16 Candles" and "Some Kind Of Wonderful"-he seemed to have a dir...

Sadly watched John Smoltz labor last night for perhaps the last time-having watched and marvelled for twenty past seasons his pitching skill and acumen- starting as a Tiger and ending as a Red Sox-of the great three pitching for Atlanta in their heyday he was the one I most respected-Maddux was a th...

Thank you for posting the RS connection-got a laugh out of the notice on the Strand Bookstore's website-they say ignore Kakatuni and enjoy Pynchon de-lite this summer-I have been thinking lately about an article I encountered in last weeks August 3rd's issue of The New Yorker- a piece by Nicholson B...

Exactly, AlexV!!-trust your toes are not dipped into the "foaming breakers of the poisonous surf", that your libation of choice is flowing, that the kids are frolicing in the sand, that the lotion is liberally applied, that you are immersed in a scientific tome and that you have peeled a g...

AlexV- I have been thinking about your post from 7/18 re: the Lennon quote from "The Other Side of Summer"-I knew I had an appropriate response to my feelings regarding hypocrisy imbeded in the line-it took me awhile to remember but here it is direct from EC's own liner notes to the MLAR R...

Both "Hidden Shame" and "Complicated Shadows" fail to stay with me on a regular play list but I too like the lyrical effort in "Hidden Shame" and am loathe to quickly dismiss it- too think that "The Comedians" and "Almost Ideal Eyes" and "You Bo...

"Inherent Vice" is in my hands as I write- I have broken the cover and cracked the first pages-read Michiko Kakatuni's review in today's NY Times-she is generally positive about the book-like most reviews I have read seems to most enjoy the main character "Doc"-calls it Pynchon l...

I can only echo your sentiments-love the George quotes in "You Never Know"- would add "Country Disappeared" to your list for my favorites-do not stop playing "Bull Black Nova" and "You and I"- they are on heavy rotation-the sounds of that saturday night not to...

Ouch!! I cannot imagine how that must feel-hope all heals and is reparable-can only echo other postings and urge caution with the alchohol and narcotics.

I too enjoy the "country" stuff-have always been attracted to true country-probably because of a deep love and respect of the old English, Scottish and Irish ballads which help to provide the backbone of this music-I have always liked the emotional honesty found in real country songs-the l...

Ypsilanti-I do not want you to think I was taking you, in particular, to task-just the thought that legitimate criticism is hermetic-sealed up-I am embarrased I cannot even spell vacuum correctly-it is just that any legitimate review I have encountered-either personal or by a paid reviewer is touche...

I have tried to refrain from commenting-we do not exist in vacums nor do we listen in vacums-an artist's predecessors and previous work impacts upon his/her current efforts-this is the whole critical argument of "the anxiety of influence"-I cannot listen to a current album by EC and not ig...

Thank you for the suggestions- I will give them a try if I can find them locally.

Unfortunately, I do not remember the name of the artist- but the name of the show is Dutch Seen-the show runs to 9/13/09-the particular pieces I mentioned are on the wall in the main lobby. Enjoy the show.

I enjoyed these pieces immensely-like the use of iconograpy and mozaic in combination-you have quite an eye-you might enjoy an exhibition I saw recently at The Museum of the City of New York which involves young Dutch artists in NY- one artist in particular has an eye like yours and incorporates a m...

Then shame on me for complete hubris-I have my limited tastes outside of poetry- never heard of them at all-will check them out. Shameful on my part!!!

Reminiscent of the same shots that appear on the cover and throughout the booklet for the Rhino double CD reissue of "The Juliet Letters"-I always have thought it the best cover of any of his albums-the quality of the photos and the composition- the shadow and light effects-particularly li...

A sincere thank you for the birthday wishes-me and Mick Jagger on the other side of 50-I have my Borders coupon ready and am waiting to purchase my copy of Inherent Vice once it goes on sale next week as my gift to myself-am not at all familiar with any of the authors posted by the fellow reader in ...