Elvis Costello Fan Forum

This sounds good to me today: Saute (or grill) some scallops and grape tomatoes in olive oil, garlic and lemon juice for a few minutes, throw in some cooked linguine and a little chopped fresh basil and parsley and toss it around to coat the pasta. Green salad, crusty bread to mop up the sauce, and ...

PlaythingOrPet wrote: That was until a rather heated argument with my ex ended up with the TYM one being shoved out of a window. I'm still looking for a replacement.

Replacement boyfriend or poster?

i recently bought the vinyl version of Spike and the cover scares me a little bit. The cover of 'Spike' has always scared the crap out of me, too. I was so relieved when Gillibeanz changed her avatar. I like 'Trust', and there's also something appealing about the 'Taking Liberties' cover--faded jea...

Cars suck, Spooky. I hate them.

What you need is one them nice, reliable, won't-let-you-down, icy rum drinks firebetty's talking about.

Old people and their cars is a really tough issue. The day we had to take away my grandmother's car keys was a terrible day for her, and for us, as well. She would take her car to the store, or doctor's appointment or whatever and she would get lost coming home. The DMV wouldn't revoke her license a...

Spooky: So glad you are okay, and have only sore muscles today for your trouble (though that's bad enough).

Be careful out there, people!

I like Pete a lot, because he's tall, and I like 'em tall. Also, I like how he always appears to be singing along--looks like he enjoys his work. I like Davey a lot, because he seems to have effortlessly fit into a group of people with quite a history together, which I would imagine would be a bit i...

Crocodiles have pointy-er noses and are greener.

Alligators have broader noses and are darker.

There are exceptions, which can be distinguished by looking at the teeth, as Ms. Mug points out. A crocodile's teeth stick out when the mouth is closed.

So says scientist man-of-the-house.

norman brain wrote: I'm curious about the hidden GH track, but part of me wants to wait and be surprised.

I'm curious, too, and I'm almost afraid to read this thread lest I stumble across a spoiler!

On a tour of her aunt's cubicle-filled office, my almost-8-year-old daughter said, in reference to said cubicles, "They look like bathroom stalls without the toilets."

Hmmm.....was I suckered? I know the comment wasn't directed at me, but I got the same set a few months back for $70, including shipping. I've seen it go for slightly less, and I've also seen it go for a lot more. The one I got was previously played, but was in perfect shape, as far as I could tell,...

Water boils at 10,000 feet, but at too low a temperature to cook rice. In theory, it can cook, but takes longer. A pressure cooker will do it in a shorter time, but don't fit so good in backpacks. Of course, I only found out about this after the fact.

Minute Rice. Shoulda thought....

John Malkovich. Alan Rickman. Go ahead, laugh; I don't understand it myself, but there it is.

I used to find Brad Pitt attractive in a little-boy sort of way, until he quit bathing.

Johnny Depp, sometimes.

EC, goes without saying.

And in solidarity with Plaything, Steve Nieve.

I know a fellow whose name actually is "Bobby". It's what his mother named him, and it's on the birth certificate. Helluva guy. I also know a Bobby-on-the-birth-certificate! And he is a helluva guy! And he's from your neck of the woods, Rope. His wife calls him Bob, though. I have also he...

Rice does not cook over a campstove at 10,000 feet.

BWAP--nope, didn't know Kessel ever had anything to do with Ricky Nelson. Cool. Yep, the stuff with Grappelli is so great. I grew up on 'Limehouse Blues'. I also really like his work on Julie London's 'Julie Is Her Name', as I'm a fan of girl singers. I love how he manages to impress without showing...

My sister once had a student named Tequila.

Not just a song, but a whole album for me. XTC's Skylarking reminds me of one of the best times of my life. In 1986 I had just graduated from college, moved to San Francisco, had my first real job, lived in a beautiful turn-of-the-century flat, and met the man whom I would later marry. I had virtual...

Yes, there is such a thing as too much surf music.

Not 5, but a few of my favorites that haven't been mentioned:

1. Sonny Landreth
2. Barney Kessel
3. Dick Dale

oily slick wrote:that couldn't have been whats-her-mouse-avatar, could it?!

I was thinking the same thing.

Here's a review from this morning's Washington Post.

I don't think he liked it.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/ar ... 3Jul8.html

I had always wanted to call my daughter Stella, and it wasn't until I was actually with child that I realized Stella would rhyme with my surname. And this was nearly 7 years after I had acquired said surname. As you might guess if you tried to imagine surnames that rhyme with Stella, my husband's fa...

He was, indeed, brilliant, but did he not seem a bit surly? Perhaps it was the heat and humidity, or perhaps it was Wolf Trap itself, which I understand he doesn't like a lot. Anyway, I thought it was a great show. I am pretty sure this setlist is fairly accurate. Any corrections welcome. 1. Everybo...

PlaythingOrPet wrote:I have nothing else to do but eat, drink and have sex with people I should and shouldn't.

PorP, does that mean you've graduated?