Elvis Costello Fan Forum

LTZ: Congrats! Have fun this weekend! And know that you are not locked into any job or career, ever. I always felt that my life was going to go in cycles of 5 years, which has been approximately right. 5 years in college, 5 years of marriage before kids (can't give them back after 5 years though), 6...

Wasn't cope fan the one who started a thread complaining about the lack of intellectual stimulation on this board?

Then followed that up with a lovely letter to santa on another thread...




*Now holding up copy of Sartre to ward off virulent attacks.*

I got a crazy notion a couple months ago that I wanted to learn to play Conga drums. Noise has enthusiastically taken care of that wish--I think he wants a drummer chic for Christmas. The other day 2 giagantic boxes arrived from MusiciansFriend.com. My mother-in-law was here and saw what was inside....

Why does Sting need a tribute? Is he sick or something? ...maybe its just his career.... But while you're all griping about women, you should know: "...you look on woman as a weak creature, to be shielded and petted. We aren't anything of the sort. We're terrors! We're as hard as nails. We're a...

At the risk of sounding pious, I have to share my favorite scripture with you all. It has really gotten me through a lot of hard times.

In fact, I think I'll make it my new signature:

Not sure which part of my post you're ridiculing. But to clarify, there was a thread just a few weeks ago called "Top 5 erogenous zones," and nude photography shows up on a variety of threads. I think a warning in the title is enough to ward off people like me who don't want to see it, if ...

At the risk of looking like a prude, and I might be one, I think posts with sexual pictures and explicit content should be pulled. There are thousands of websites with sex as their purpose. And there are people who will reduce anything to a sexual level. But since this site purports to be about Elvi...

Bluechair didn't write, but could have: "It's my board, and I'll delete if I want to, delete if I want to, delete if I want to..." I think the problem with the Jacko thread is that it was reduced from a debate to mudslinging. Debates are interesting, stimulating, challenging, hopefully wit...

Fun with Origami 101 Or how about Psychosis and Paranoia 5501 ? I thought it was funny, and that someone would be better off if they had to farm for their food--keep them occupied with something constructive. We should get this guy together with some protesters I saw once who claimed to be lesbians,...

What I know is that I heard my son's heartbeat when I was only 6 weeks pregnant, and saw the flickering of that heart beating amidst a swirl of black and white specks. He was alive, his nervous system was developing, his mind forming. He was already a living human, and nothing else. I don't believe ...

"Tartlett....tartlet...tartlet....the word has lots all meaning." --Jon Lovitz Sorry. I just read the b-word so many times that it began to sound very funny. I run 90 miles an hour all day every day. I have way more ideas than time. Even when I was a stay-at-home mom (thanks to my self-sac...

She must be truly wonderful. And wise as well.

But you'll forget all about her if you're with me....

What wife?

Here's my Chili recipe. Whenever I serve this for company, they SCRAPE the pan clean. Brown burger in the biggest pan you've got. I usually use 2 pounds of Turkey. Sprinkle with minced, dried onion and garlic, salt and pepper while it cooks. When the meat is all done, drain off any remaining liquid....

I think you should come away with me to Roma. Walk with me down ancient streets while the dust of 3000 years collects on our shoes. Share a luscious meal with me that melts in your mouth Let's drink too much sweet Italian wine while we drink in the ancient relics Splash your feet with me in a founta...

Is there anything new out from Kurt Vonnegut? Or has he finally retired?

I've got another idea. How about picking costumes for each other? Like I think Noiseradio should go as his true persona: A skinny redneck who drives a big red pickup (compensation) with a rebel flag hanging in the back window--to hide the rifle rack, but with access to the beer windows. Dress: tight...

Halloween is still a lot of fun; it doesn't matter how old you get. It's great to be Someone Else for a day. Queen is my favorite.

My other favorite thing is to watch the person who decided not to dress up, because H. is all evil all the time, and now THEY feel like the dork.

Watch out for the highly marketable compilations: "Dinner at 8" etc. These are sometimes pleasant recordings, but usually they will only have one movement of a piece or even a simplified version. I usually like symphony recordings from the philharmonic orchestras in cities like Vienna, Mos...

My favorite is the Mustang Mambo. I just can't sit still when those percusive rumbles start up.

Okay, this time I got a screen to vote. So ignore the above post. Geez, for awhile there I felt like I was in a Twilight Zone in Florida: "Help, I can't vote! I can't vote..." Back to the topic: I support any artist's desire to keep experimenting with new sounds and directions. Even if I d...

At the risk of looking like a techno-moron:

How do you vote on these polls?

I can't seem to find a link, and the FAQ's left me puzzled.

This is kind-of a pretentious thread, but okay--count me in. 1. The newly invented word "Proactive." Barely means anything, but every business person in the US now thinks it has to go into every memo/presentation/conversation. 2. Calling every brownish person a Mexican, even if they were b...

It's Always tough to be a woman. And yet the men don't seem to last as long...so much for the "weaker sex" idea... There are so many sides to these issues. Part of the problem is that people are not having the same conversation. People tend to only see the value of one life, either the mot...

I'm afraid to go to Rope Leash's party for so many reasons, most of them having to do with ancient languages... I'd invite Claude Monet Marie Cassat Camille Claudel (Rodin's crazy lover) Coco Chanel Kurt Vonnegut Henri Matisse No room for Freida--she would push us all over the edge. This party must ...