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by norman brain
Mon Aug 30, 2004 9:42 am
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Happy Birthday Spooky
Replies: 31
Views: 26020

Happy birthday, Spooky! Life begins at 40!!
by norman brain
Sat Aug 21, 2004 7:22 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Happy Birthday Pip 52!
Replies: 23
Views: 17419

Happy birthday, Pip! I hope you had a great one, and here's to many more.
by norman brain
Mon Aug 16, 2004 9:59 am
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Being There is Here!!!
Replies: 32
Views: 25585

Blue, the feeling is mutual, my friend. You have an appreciation and knowledge of music far beyond your years. Add to that your talent for articulating these thoughts and you've got a promising career as a music journalist. Keep up the good work.
by norman brain
Mon Aug 16, 2004 9:25 am
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Being There is Here!!!
Replies: 32
Views: 25585

Great job, gang! I thoroughly enjoyed it. Very professional layout, and Blue's review of Loretta Lynn is right on target.

The best of luck to you all with this worthy venture.
by norman brain
Sun Aug 15, 2004 9:05 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Will The Delivery Man be as good as a studio album ?!?!
Replies: 6
Views: 9389

BM45, go to the TRADING POST section and follow Stormwarning's instructions under the "Almost Blue Disc3" subject. He is very generously sharing these and other great rarities with us.
by norman brain
Sun Aug 15, 2004 8:56 pm
Forum: Trading Post
Topic: Are you downloading from my X-Drive?
Replies: 21
Views: 39041

Hi, Storm. The "guest" who thanked you is me. I forgot to log in for that one!
by norman brain
Sun Aug 15, 2004 8:41 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Will The Delivery Man be as good as a studio album ?!?!
Replies: 6
Views: 9389

The snippets sound great, many thanks to our friend, Stormwarning. This is the way I like Elvis- direct and soulful, with his unique phrasing forming melodies of its own! And all of this from 30-second clips! I can't wait to hear the full album. The band sounds great, with Steve's ORGAN being domina...
by norman brain
Fri Jun 25, 2004 7:42 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Music Quiz Trivia
Replies: 992
Views: 547089

Laughingcrow, you are correct! The KL stuff is pretty good. I have a couple of old singles. You're up, buddy.
by norman brain
Fri Jun 25, 2004 5:45 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Music Quiz Trivia
Replies: 992
Views: 547089

Name the 60's band that Nick Lowe was a member of (pre-Brinsley Schwarz).
by norman brain
Fri Jun 25, 2004 5:13 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Music Quiz Trivia
Replies: 992
Views: 547089

Planet Waves.
by norman brain
Thu Jun 17, 2004 6:34 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: WIWC sold 201,000 copies in U.S.
Replies: 11
Views: 15120

August 3 for the reissues? Here we go with the delayed release-date game again! No fun.
by norman brain
Tue Jun 15, 2004 6:09 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: New Rhino bonus tracks revealed! (AB/GCW/KV)
Replies: 119
Views: 92465

King Hoarse, nothing would please me more. Elvis spoke of a proposed live boxed set back during the Ryko reissues, but that was a decade ago and it still hasn't seen the light of day. Of the hundreds of shows recorded, they tend to pull tracks from the same handful to this day. Geez, if Elvis doesn'...
by norman brain
Tue Jun 15, 2004 5:09 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: New Rhino bonus tracks revealed! (AB/GCW/KV)
Replies: 119
Views: 92465

Thanks, ANCT. You made my day!! Only Elvis Costello can make me buy his albums over and over, and beg for more!

I don't care how thoroughly you've followed the man for the last quarter-century, he still has unknown songs tucked away in those endless vaults. Come on, July 20!
by norman brain
Mon Jun 14, 2004 7:42 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Another "Worst" thread -- Worst cover by EC
Replies: 5
Views: 7911

THE ROOM NOBODY LIVES IN...I love John Sebastion, but sheesh!
by norman brain
Mon Jun 14, 2004 7:36 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Mary Burgoyne and the Scouse accent
Replies: 10
Views: 14851

Otis, every bio I've read on EC backs you up. Nevertheless, I'd be interested in hearing some of Mary's radio shows. I wonder if anybody has collected them on tape or elsewhere.
by norman brain
Mon Jun 14, 2004 7:32 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Get Back by Oliver's Army accepted
Replies: 12
Views: 10210

That's great news, Noise! I wish you guys the best.
by norman brain
Thu Jun 10, 2004 10:46 am
Forum: The Annex
Topic: BlueChair starts a political debate
Replies: 4
Views: 6471

Amen. I wish Gore was running again so I could re-elect him! Anyway, GO KERRY!!

Thanks for that, Blue.
by norman brain
Thu Jun 10, 2004 10:41 am
Forum: Tin Pan Alley
Topic: Paul B.
Replies: 4
Views: 10120

Hi, Laps! Thank you for the kind words. I'm still around, just been busy the last two weeks.

By the way, you have such an elegant way with words!
by norman brain
Thu May 27, 2004 7:02 pm
Forum: Tin Pan Alley
Topic: Mea Culpa
Replies: 11
Views: 16985

Pip, that's very good. It's like the human conscience talking to itself, and like it always does, trying to justify itself. It brings to mind Elvis' "Deep Dark Truthful Mirror" but on an even darker level. Nice work indeed.
by norman brain
Thu May 27, 2004 4:18 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Album Focus: Squeeze - Argybargy
Replies: 24
Views: 19970

ARGYBARGY is my favorite hour by Squeeze, too! Pure pop from start to finish. I have a fondness for COOL FOR CATS and EAST SIDE STORY as well. I own every LP through SWEETS FROM A STRANGER, and there's good songs to be found on all of 'em. After that, I've only heard FRANK, which wasn't bad. I need ...
by norman brain
Wed May 26, 2004 1:37 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Music Quiz Trivia
Replies: 992
Views: 547089

Right on, cosmos...Knechtel even played on the Partridge Family albums!

You're up!
by norman brain
Wed May 26, 2004 11:42 am
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Music Quiz Trivia
Replies: 992
Views: 547089

Thanks, oily. Sorry about the spelling error.

Moving along... Name the musician who was a member of both Elvis Costello's Rude 5 and the '70s soft-rock group Bread.
by norman brain
Wed May 26, 2004 10:34 am
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Music Quiz Trivia
Replies: 992
Views: 547089

Peter Torkelson is Tork's real name. No idea on the baseball quiz though, oily.
by norman brain
Tue May 25, 2004 5:20 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Great 1977 Elvis poster
Replies: 5
Views: 7385

I just noticed that this poster was commissioned in 2003. So, as cool as it is, it never existed until now. It's done in the style of posters by Kozik, Ward Sutton, Alan Forbes, etc. I'm not sure who the artist is. Very nice work, regardless.
by norman brain
Tue May 25, 2004 3:28 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: I'm 18!
Replies: 26
Views: 19827

Happy birthday, WHAR. Three more years until your first beer! (Ha Ha).