From: owner-bomp-digest@ (bomp-digest) To: bomp-digest@Bolis.com Subject: bomp-digest V1 #52 Reply-To: bomp Sender: owner-bomp-digest@ Errors-To: owner-bomp-digest@ Precedence: bulk bomp-digest Wednesday, February 26 1997 Volume 01 : Number 052 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 07:54:54 -0500 From: Brian Phillips Subject: Re: Elvez "This is a trendy one here!" Whatever happened to Claude Bessy AKA Kickboy Face? >El Vez was also in Catholic Discipline. Rent "The Decline of Western >Civilization" and you will see him. He was very young! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 08:52:24 -0500 (EST) From: Tawsurf@aol.com Subject: Re: Woggles In a message dated 97-02-25 21:24:02 EST, you write: > >When did Hillbilly Frankenstein start recording again? I figured that >they were still busy with the Guadalcanal Diary reunion. this i do not know but given that the split 7 only requires 1 or 2 trax it wouldn't take much to get em on tape. todd ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 08:43:45 -0500 From: Don Smith Subject: Elvez and politics El Vez's shows (at least post 1995) are Very political and Very intellectual (any other rockabilly performer write about latina artist Frida Kahlo?) which for my money make the shows even more interesting and even hard to comprehend (like the Mexican political myth/ story of the hand of Obregon, etc). All packaged in a bizarre all-singing all-dancing Vegas Revue. The band, however, peppers the set with more musical in-jokes than Paul Schaeffer (when a masked wrestler comes out in all white the guitarist plays a few bars from "Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White")... I think it's amazing, but it definitely deconstructs Elvis to El's molecules then reassembles them. Don ------------------------------ Date: 26 Feb 97 09:24:08 -0500 From: "Andrea Lauritzen" Subject: El Vez Again Allan wrote: >At his more recent shows, he has gotten more political (I >think it had something to do with Prop 187 in CA). I do believe that El Vez has done many benefit shows for PETA (or another animal rights group). - -Andrea "They call us lonely when we're really just alone" - Aztec Camera ------------------------------ Date: 26 Feb 97 09:27:41 -0500 From: "Andrea Lauritzen" Subject: Claude Bessey >"This is a trendy one here!" Whatever happened to Claude Bessy AKA Kickboy >Face? I don't know! I wish I could find out. One member of that band died of AIDS about 5 years ago. I forget his name. He was also in the Bags (Alice Bag Band). I liked when Claude was ready hate mail, "go back to France, go back to England, you piece of shit! we don't like you." >El Vez was also in Catholic Discipline. Rent "The Decline of Western >Civilization" and you will see him. He was very young! - -Andrea "They call us lonely when we're really just alone" - Aztec Camera ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 10:58:52 -0500 From: mlawren1@explorer.csc.com Subject: Re: Zontar Groovy. Thanks all. So far only Woggles experience the one track by on Back to the Beach. Tommorrow to score Zontar (+Vibrasonic, Mulchmen, Monks, Lyres... budget be damned). Frank Laura Taylor wrote: > > What do you want to know? IMHO, it's their best available rekkid... > Lounge Laura > ------------------------------ Date: 26 Feb 97 11:20:53 -0400 From: Laura Taylor Subject: TV GUIDE NEEDED Please reply directly to me today, as I am on digest versions of both lists....Anyone know when BEACH BALL on VH-1's Rock and Roll Picture Show, mit Edd "Kookie" Byrnes in the lead - and the Walker Brothers will run again? And, what song (s) do they do? Please reply asap, if u know!!!! "It's just my nature to do weird stuff..."-Mr. Leslie Baxter Laura Taylor (813) 974-3733 BUSINESS ONLY: ltaylor@wusf.usf.edu PERSONAL ONLY: laura@wusf.usf.edu ------------------------------ Date: 26 Feb 97 11:39:09 -0500 From: "Andrea Lauritzen" Subject: Woggles Frank wrote: >Groovy. Thanks all. So far only Woggles experience the one track by on >Back to the Beach. Tommorrow to score Zontar (+Vibrasonic, Mulchmen, >Monks, Lyres... budget be damned). Frank If you can hunt down a copy, get CALL OF THE WILD, which is a magazine Manfred put out about 4-5 years ago. I think it was the only issue he did. Interviews/articles on SCOTS, Man or Astroman?, Hillbilly Frankenstein, The Troggs, the LaBrea Stompers, lots of artwork by Jim Stacy, and road tripping food reviews! It is the true Southern-fried-rock-n-roll experience, complete with flexi-disk! There may be some copies still at the Woggles home based (somewhere on Mieggs [sp?] street in Athens, GA). There is no Woggles experience that can compare to seeing them live! I think I've seen 'em in Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, Colorado and New York, and I've never been disappointed. Next is to get 'em to play my home state... Andrea ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 11:56:33 -0500 From: "Keith D'arcy" Subject: The Ballad of Ric Menck Hey All, I finally got around to picking up "The Ballad of Ric Menck" on Summershine, and I've gotta say, if you're a fan of really catchy, sweet and jangly power pop, you cannot go wrong. This record compiles seven inch singles Ric and his partner in song Paul Chastain have been releasing on tiny labels for the last eight years or so, as the bands Choo Choo Train and the Springfields. If they wear their influences on their sleeves, at least they're terrific ones: Big Star, Let's Active, early Primal Scream, the Hollies (they cover "Clown"), and the woefully obscure but incredible Clouds (from Glasgow, not the Australian Clouds). I strongly urge anyone who wants instant summertime in their own living rooms to rush out and get this. The drum sounds are remarkable, and the guitar hooks are giant. I've been humming the hook to "This Perfect Day" all morning. Ric's main band, Velvet Crush, will have a new LP this summer, with Mitch Easter behind the board again. Can't wait. It reminds me of being in Providence in the summer, outside the old Living Room, drinking with the punks while Velvet Crush and Galaxie 500 played inside. Wonderful. Keith. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 12:42:59 -0500 (EST) From: Lelia Ellen Raley Subject: Re: El Vez I second this opinion...El Vez' segment and his rendition of "En el Barrio" were tremendous (backing vocal chicas muy groovy, etc.)( y si, Sr. Francisco, "In the Ghetto" was E.A. Presley's last, I think, big big hit) What are fluffernutters? xox Lola Rebop On Tue, 25 Feb 1997 mlawren1@explorer.csc.com wrote: > El Vez is definitely el rey. PBS or some such station aired a very > entertaining hour on all things elvisian a month or so back. One of the > MANY edifying segments was El Vez giving the viewer a tour of all his > "E" regalia. Very cool. As was his redo of In the Ghetto (Elvis really > did this song, didn't he? Always on belly full of fluffernutters, I'll > wager.) > > F > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 09:57:09 -0800 (PST) From: Jeff Williams Subject: Zeros family tree. So, to wit: Javier Escovedo: Guitar, Zeros. _______ ________: Bass Player, Zeros. (Now named El Vez (oh, he's coming to PDX very soon and has already been here once.)) Alejandro: Bro. of Javier, he in True Believers and both in Rank&File. Pete: Another Bro., whose daughter is Sheila E. Drummer for Zeros: ________ _________? JW ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 12:06:10 -0600 (CST) From: dothepop@ix.netcom.com (Lisa Lindstrom) Subject: Re: El Vez/Zeros You wrote: > > >bomp-digest Tuesday, February 25 1997 Volume 01 : Number 051 > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Date: 25 Feb 1997 09:30:10 U >From: "J. Emery" >Subject: Re: zeros/moby > > RE>zeros/moby = >2/25/97 > >the zeros featured javier escovedo, whose brother alejandro was in rank and file and both were in the true believers. the bass player for the >zeros went on to become the one and only el vez, the mexican elvis Actually, Robert Lopez (El Vez) was the rhythm guitarist, and also sang. The bassist of the Zeros was Hector Penalosa. Alejandro was also in The Nuns. !) =By the way, if you haven't seen el vez play live, check him out, he puts = >on a really great vegas-style show. > El Vez is playing here (Seattle) on Thursday night! Alan W. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Feb 97 13:10:20 -0500 From: Evan Davies Subject: Re: The Ballad of Ric Menck >if you're a fan of really catchy, sweet and jangly power pop Present! Thanks for the tip on this. I've heard a song or two but they didn't make an immediate impression - I just noticed the name when the dj back-announced. >If they wear their influences on their sleeves, at least they're terrific >ones: Agreed. >"Clown"), and the woefully obscure but incredible Clouds (from >Glasgow, not the Australian Clouds). Hmm. I have a CD at home by the Clouds, but now I'm not sure which one. I think it's called "Thunderhead"...? It's maybe 2 years old. There's a song called "Say It" sung by a woman; can't recall the rest offhand. Adding TBORM to the 'buy' list, Evan - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Evan Davies "Look out honey, 'cause I'm using technology" - I. Pop evan@funk.mtvn.com personal site: http://www.juvalamu.com MTV Networks may deny all knowledge of the existence of this message. ------------------------------ Date: 26 Feb 97 13:12:57 -0500 From: "Andrea Lauritzen" Subject: Re: Zeros Family Tree > _______ ________: Bass Player, Zeros. (Now named El Vez (oh, he's coming to PDX very soon and has already been >here once.)) I just remembered. El Vez's name is Robert Lopez (at least it was when he was in Catholic Discipline). The C.D./Bag Band member's name I could not remember earlier is Craig Lee (RIP). I believe he died a few years back. - -Andrea "They call us lonely when we're really just alone" - Aztec Camera ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 13:19:32 -0500 From: Brian Phillips Subject: Ohh... "You need Fluff, Fluff, Fluff, To make a FlufferNutter. Marshmallow Fluff, And lots of peanut butter" - From the song of the same name. >What are fluffernutters? xox Lola Rebop ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 14:05:05 -0500 (EST) From: TweeKid@aol.com Subject: Re: The Ballad of Ric Menck In a message dated 97-02-26 14:01:56 EST, you write: << Hmm. I have a CD at home by the Clouds, but now I'm not sure which one. I think it's called "Thunderhead"...? It's maybe 2 years old. There's a song called "Say It" sung by a woman; can't recall the rest offhand. >> that is the australian (Bad) Clouds, the Glasgow one recorded a flexi and one single and they are popalicious. I will second Keith's opinion that you should all pick up the history of Ric Menck, he is a pop wonder. MT Kaplan ------------------------------ Date: 26 Feb 97 14:58:03 -0400 From: Laura Taylor Subject: One hits wife-the other busts balls JAMES BROWN PROPOSES TO ROLONDA (New York) -- In the audience at the Grammys tonight, James Brown and his new squeeze, talk show host Rolonda Watts. Brown and Watts have been dating occasionally since he appeared on her talk show last month. She sees him as an ''uncle'' -- so you can imagine her surprise when Brown called her show yesterday to propose. Watts refused to give him an answer. She told him: we'll talk. PAT BOONE GETS TO KEEP HIS GOLF TOURNAMENT (Chattanooga, Tennessee) -- Pat Boone's heavy metal phase won't cost him his golf tournament after all. Boone's hosted the charity event for 20 years, raising money for Bethel Bible Village. Then he recorded an album of heavy metal tunes -- and the home for troubled children wondered if it should let Boone go. The board took a voice vote -- and agreed to invite Boone back this year. Board members say they realize Boone's new image is a joke -- and that he has not ''left his family values or his good godly Christian character.'' Well, shucks! Whaddabout the bucks?!?! "It's just my nature to do weird stuff..."-Mr. Leslie Baxter Laura Taylor (813) 974-3733 BUSINESS ONLY: ltaylor@wusf.usf.edu PERSONAL ONLY: laura@wusf.usf.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 15:19:49 -0500 From: mlawren1@explorer.csc.com Subject: Re: Woggles Andrea wrote: It is the true Southern-fried-rock-n-roll experience, complete > with flexi-disk! There may be some copies still at the Woggles home based > (somewhere on Mieggs [sp?] street in Athens, GA). A new mission! Just what I needed: another excuse to rummage through the web. Not sure if you are, but if (and to any/all who be): I heard a very shady rumor that there was/is to be a surf/instro. festival in Atlanta some time this Spring featuring the Chantays, Jon & the Nightriders, the Fathoms and DC's own wunderkinder The Space Cossacks (etc.). If veritable, should be a treat. Frank ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 20:23:27 +0000 From: Steve Coleman Subject: Lyres WERS Broadcast At 23:53 24/02/97 -0800, Alan wrote: >LPs that came out on "Pryct" Records in 1987 and 1989, "Live At >Cantones" and "Live 1983: Let's Have A Party!" The Cd appears to >contain all of the "Party" LP... But not the full radio show. Excuse me while I head for the broom cupboard (AKA the tape vault)... steps over long forgotten Prisoners, Milkshakes, Barracudas tapes ...OK found it. Never Met A Girl Like You Before; Soapy; Gonna Find A New Love; Tired of Waiting*; "Come On Up, Have A Good Time Girl"*; I Really Want You Right Now; Swing Shift; Lily*; Buried Alive; Trying Just To Please You; Take A Look At Me; Love You 'Til The Sun Shines*; The Way I Feel About You; Nobody But Me; Busy Body; What A Girl Can't Do; Let's Have A Party. *Not included on the Pryct album Wish Tim Warren could have put the complete thing on CD. Is there no pleasing some of us? Steve C. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 15:14:40 -0600 From: holcomb@wworld.com (John Holcomb) Subject: Re: The Ballad of Ric Menck Keith D'arcy wrote: > > Hey All, > > I finally got around to picking up "The Ballad of Ric Menck" on > Summershine, and I've gotta say, if you're a fan of really catchy, > sweet and jangly power pop, you cannot go wrong. This record > compiles seven inch singles Ric and his partner in song Paul Chastain > have been releasing on tiny labels for the last eight years or so, as > the bands Choo Choo Train and the Springfields. If they wear their > influences on their sleeves, at least they're terrific ones: Big > Star, Let's Active, early Primal Scream, the Hollies (they cover > "Clown"), and the woefully obscure but incredible Clouds (from > Glasgow, not the Australian Clouds). I strongly urge anyone who > wants instant summertime in their own living rooms to rush out and > get this. The drum sounds are remarkable, and the guitar hooks are > giant. I've been humming the hook to "This Perfect Day" all morning. > Ric's main band, Velvet Crush, will have a new LP this summer, with > Mitch Easter behind the board again. Can't wait. It reminds me of > being in Providence in the summer, outside the old Living Room, > drinking with the punks while Velvet Crush and Galaxie 500 played > inside. Wonderful. > > Keith. I agree. The record is an extremely good time. John Holcomb ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 16:23:07 -0500 From: Brian Phillips Subject: Re: Lyres WERS Broadcast I wish that he would be better in putting liner inserts into the vinyl BFTG's! >Wish Tim Warren could have put the complete thing on CD. Is there no >pleasing some of us? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 21:50:43 +0000 From: Steve Coleman Subject: Re: Even More Lyres At 23:53 25/02/97 -0800, you wrote: > Questions about the Lyres double lp A Promise is a Promise: >>2. Is it a must have (solicitation of opinions, of course)? Worth having but make sure you purchase 'On Fyre' and 'Let's Have A Party' first. J.C. definitely plays less organ and there is a shift away from American garage to UK Freakbeat/Euro Beat. Great covers of 'She's Got Eyes' (with an uncredited Keith Streng on backing vocals) and 'Jagged Time Lapse'. There are a couple of interesting originals. 'On Fyre' rips-off 'My Flash On You' (but it's a good steal) and 'Feel Good' has an aching melody but the song fails to develop fully. Never mind. Someone mentioned having problems adjusting to Jack Hickey's guitar, personally I was never a fan of John Bernadino's drumming, far too metronomic for this fan. Try and get hold of the CD copy of 'Promise' as the three tracks from Dutch radio are outstanding and will make you laugh and cry. Phew... soulful stuff. The 'live' material from Rennes is more chaotic and alcohol influenced. In other words JC's lewd sense of humour grates after repeated listens. Despite it's highs and lows I still play this one a lot, much to the chagrin of my girlfriend. Finally, a little dickie bird tells me that the Lyres are now playing 'You Told Me Lies' in their set. Apparently it was originally recorded by an obscure Rochester combo in 1966. I wonder if JC has an original copy of this long forgotten garage-rock gem. Steve C. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 17:32:02 -0500 (EST) From: HayHuggins@aol.com Subject: Clock Exchange, where are you?? Any info regarding the whereabouts of any members of the Buffalo/Cleveland folk/punkers Clock Exchange would be greatly appreciated... Glynis (Feline Frenzy) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 17:50:54 -0500 (EST) From: HayHuggins@aol.com Subject: Fests In a message dated 97-02-26 16:48:30 EST, Frank wrote: << I heard a very shady rumor that there was/is to be a surf/instro. festival in Atlanta some time this Spring >> Rumour further has it that there will be a KILLER garage fest in Atlanta in the late summer/fall with some unexpected guests from the past..... ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 15:21:42 -0800 (PST) From: Chris Barrus Subject: Re: TV GUIDE NEEDED On 26 Feb 1997, Laura Taylor wrote: > Please reply directly to me today, as I am on digest versions of both > lists....Anyone know when BEACH BALL on VH-1's Rock and Roll > Picture Show, mit Edd "Kookie" Byrnes in the lead - and > the Walker Brothers will run again? http://www.TV1.com/ is an on-line TV guide. - -c. - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris Barrus - No-Fi, IndieWeb, etc. | "Who wouldn't want the Eyes of http://www.pacificnet.net/~xibalba/ | Frozen Shrimp on their side?" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 19:03:09 -0500 (EST) From: Mark Robinson Subject: Re: Ohh... > >What are fluffernutters? xox Lola Rebop > The fluffernutter is based around this stuff called Fluff, a white, sticky, sweet concoction with the consistency of roofing tar. It is made locally (Lynn, MA) by a family owned company and accordingly to sources, they make a helluva lot of the stuff. Getting the stuff onto bread is like trying to spread cat litter on jello....never perfected it! Mark - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= - - http://www.tiac.net/users/mrobin - - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 97 00:07:22 UT From: "Bill Holmes" Subject: RE: The Ballad of Ric Menck Hate to be the messenger (ducking) but... Ric's main band, VC, will NOT have an album out this summer, unless some label steps up and does it. I talked with him after the Matthew Sweet show last week, and he's very discouraged about the chances of a VC album - or VC period - - right now. But that said, I do agree that "Ballad" is effin great. Any lurking millionaires? We now return you to your regularly scheduled program, already in progress... Bill Holmes bholmes_fm@msn.com http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/8282 - ---------- From: Bomp-Sender@bolis.com on behalf of Keith D'arcy Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 1997 11:57 AM To: bomp@bolis.com; bomp-digest@bolis.com Subject: The Ballad of Ric Menck Hey All, Ric's main band, Velvet Crush, will have a new LP this summer, with Mitch Easter behind the board again. Can't wait. It reminds me of being in Providence in the summer, outside the old Living Room, drinking with the punks while Velvet Crush and Galaxie 500 played inside. Wonderful. Keith. ------------------------------ End of bomp-digest V1 #52 *************************