Velvet

Whoa.

Okay, I'm going in. If I don't post for a few days, send help.

Doug drew the cover. Who knew? The old cover comes with two extra songs so don't feel too left out.

Hello, As many of you know I have a fairly deep fear of computers. Well, mine's been acting up lately, specifically how long it takes to open a browser window. My neighbor suggested defragging, which sounds very scary and dangerous. I was told to find the option under Programs/Accesories/System Tools, that I should close all programs and click it up. Is this a good idea?

I don't think I understand. Is "I Love Rock & Roll" a novelty hit? Or "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"? I figure a novelty hit is a song that manipulates some element of pop culture into a catchy song, almost exclusively done by one-hit wonders and usually involving sound effects of some sort. Y'know, "One Eyed One Horned Flying Purple People Eater", "Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Backseat", "Witch Doctor", "Irving", stuff like that. Cyndi Lauper's first single is a novelty song? Nope, I don't buy it. Bubble-gummy pop song geared towards a target audience perhaps, but not a novelty song.

I think Ms. Lauper has long had a high reputation amongst, well, songwriters at least. And really, of the people that 'made it' in the early eighties only the truly talented escape being mocked universally now. The Eurythmics come to mind. I can't think of a novelty hit Cyndi's done. Maybe She-bop comes close, but it's not really a novelty song is it? Novelty songs are things like Monster Mash, Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, and My Cat's On Crack. Anywho, if I lived in Toronto I'd be all over it.

If Dr. John really is sick, my apologies to everyone.

If I was Mark I'd lie about it too. Standard procedure methinks. Then again if I was Mark Dr. John wouldn't have cancelled.

I was thinking the exact same thing, and you saved me the search to confirm it. I figure he looked at his schedule, called his manager and said, "Cancel that Ottawa gig, I'm not fucking playing there again."

Seems to me like piss tests are a violation of your privacy rights, but obviously that isn't what's being argued here.

Why would a recreational drug user feel discriminated against on the grounds of physical and mental disability? Is he saying that smoking pot disables his mind and he should thus not be fired?

That Frisby place sells used tires for next to nuthin'.

Boba Fett.

I'm very jealous. I would love to see Cindi Lauper.

Me and phorbesie are in! StoneMtn is bringing us. My first Clapton show.

Awesome.

Just imagine the paranoia!

Excellent news Chris! Looking forward to Bluesfest even more now!

I bought a backgammon board for $2, 10 new Guinness beer glasses for $.25 each, and: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - AC/DC A Blues Brothers collection A Kinks Japanese import Oh Mercy - Bob Dylan I forget which one - Neil Young A Xmas cd with Flaming Lips, Marvin Gaye, James Brown etc Live at Winterland - Janis Joplin ...on cd for $20

Very, very excellent pun there Mike.

I'll be hitting the sidewalks by 7:30am. I think it officially starts at 9am but as far as I'm concerned it's over by 10am (though it isn't actually over then, it's just that the best deals are gone by then).

Velvet has been my nickname for years to a select few. Now it is my nickname to a great many. It's a bit goofy but it sure beats the nicknames I had as a kid.

On a Sunday?!?! Isn't that sacriligious?

Gibbons' band at the time, the Moving Sidewalks, had a local hit with the song "99th Floor." They soon opened on the Doors' Texas tour. After later opening for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Hendrix named Gibbons his favorite guitar player during an appearance on "The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson." Hendrix knew his stuff. Billy Gibbons is one of the great blues/rock players.

Transcribed from my answering machine: "Do we even know each other anymore? Holy fuck, you fuck! It's Booche, it's ahhh, twenty to ten on a Friday night. We gotta talk so that I can get you and Jojo and phorbesie and shit over here...in a few weeks...hehehe...we're busy the next couple of weekends, that's why. Can you hear Lynn upstairs singing? It's kinda funny. Okay, wait...uhhh, she's not singing so loud now. Yeah, take care you fucking cocksucker and uhhh...maybe we'll talk again someday. What am I supposed to say? What do you want me to say? What can I do for you? Fucker." Happy Birthday!