From: owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com (bomp-digest) To: bomp-digest@xnet2.com Subject: bomp-digest V2000 #18 Reply-To: bomp Sender: owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com Errors-To: owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send e-mail to majordomo@xnet2.com with "unsubscribe bomp-digest" in the body X-Bomp-web-site: http://www.bomp.com X-BompList-Administrator: efd@xnet2.com bomp-digest Friday, January 14 2000 Volume 2000 : Number 018 It's another issue of bomp-digest, the digest version of the Bomp list. To unsubscribe, send an e-mail with the words "unsubscribe bomp-digest" to majordomo@xnet2.com or use the form at . The following subjects are included in this digest: Another non-bomp post (only cuter) "Kip Shepherd" Sir Douglas on Fridays yeeyeemgt@webtv.net (Michael Quirk) re: Subject: Muscle Shoals Bands of the 60's Reunion - comments? "S. Aprill" bar in williamsburg "S. Aprill" re: AIP Freakbeat Series "colin bryce" Alabama bands, Howard Tate "Jeffrey Lemlich" Re: freakbeat/Howard Tate/Joe Tex "fbrandon" Re: god help a few of us "Lenny Smith" Re: more pussy galore Patrick Robinson ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 21:27:38 -0600 From: "Kip Shepherd" Subject: Another non-bomp post (only cuter) Sophie stayed awake long enough for the paparazzi to snap this picture. http://www.al.com/huntsville/hospital/babies.ssf?/babyinfo.php3?BABYID=4327 Seeya, Kip ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 22:40:30 -0500 (EST) From: yeeyeemgt@webtv.net (Michael Quirk) Subject: Sir Douglas on Fridays Somebody made me a copy of the two episodes of Fridays that Andy Kaufman hosted. The musical guest on episode one was the Sir Douglas Quintet and the first song was "You're Gonna Miss Me". They also did Mendocino and another tune. The Pretenders (with Honeyman-Scott on guitar) was the guest on the other show. MJ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 23:36:35 -0500 From: "S. Aprill" Subject: re: Subject: Muscle Shoals Bands of the 60's Reunion - comments? Michael Coxe wrote: > Subject: Muscle Shoals Bands of the 60's Reunion - comments? [snip clip dip-de-dip] > Travis Wammack "This scares me. I think I'll pass." Chet Atkins xxxs ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 23:44:26 -0500 From: "S. Aprill" Subject: bar in williamsburg Hugh Mendoza wrote: >> Hmmm, >> There's a great bar in Williamsburg/Brooklyn on Bedford of which I dont know >> the name.> We usually just call it the Container Bar because you can get a > >sweet 32 oz Bud in a styrofoam cup for 3 bucks. and then Alyssa wrote: >you're not talking about the sweetwater.......? nope. greenpoint tavern. much on the juke is courtesy of pete ciccone of rat bastards, vacant lot and what 4 fame. and a lot of the discs he puts together himself. xxxs ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 23:05:45 -0600 From: "colin bryce" Subject: re: AIP Freakbeat Series Thread was.... > Now regarding the English > Freakbeat series from Bomp, which volumes are the strongest?< I like them all though each Vol. has a few duffers for sure... I personally find the Ravens cuts not much cop and things like Chris Sandford or Svensk are weak filler at best IMHO. "Rise of The brighton Surf" too (Vol 6) is about as exciting as "Da Doo Ron Ron" by the Loog Oldham Orch. on Decca's Beat Scene that gets mentioned in the liners in relation to it... Ugh.. Skip... My fave Freakbeat comps remain the "unofficial" Purple Pill Eaters and Echoes In The Wilderness... ATB, COLIN ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 01:19:44 -0500 From: "Jeffrey Lemlich" Subject: Alabama bands, Howard Tate <> The Del-Rays recorded for labels including R and H and Atco... both soul and garage. Their cover of "Fortune Teller" might be of most interest to people on this list. The Mystics featured David Hood and backed Terry Woodford on some of his singles (on labels such as Fame). Terry and gang later recorded as Terry & The Chain Reaction on United Artists (including "Keep Your Cool", covered in the '80s by Plan 9). Travis Wammack is best known for his great guitar instrumental "Scratchy" which has turned up on at least one soul compilation, and was covered by the Luv'd Ones from Michigan... you can hear their version on the "Truth Gotta Stand" CD on Sundazed. I have a couple of singles by the Weejuns, nothing spectacular, and not on comps as far as I know. Let me echo the sentiments of those that have recommended the Howard Tate reissue. The guy sang his heart out! "Ain't Nobody Home" is a true classic that was covered by B.B. King. Miami's great Montells used to cover "Look At Granny Run Run" at some of the dances they played. That song could be used on a Viagra ad today! JEFF ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 22:27:35 -0800 From: "fbrandon" Subject: Re: freakbeat/Howard Tate/Joe Tex again i agree with the other frank---howard is a great one---someplace i have another album by him (other than the verve one)---i would describe him as "pleading soul"---and of course joplin had a radio hit with a copy of his song and his arrangement---perhaps one of the northern soul afficionados (katrina?)knows something of his current state - -----Original Message----- From: Frank Uhle To: bomp@xnet2.com Date: Thursday, January 13, 2000 8:32 AM Subject: Re: freakbeat/Howard Tate/Joe Tex > >On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, David Wilentz wrote: > >> What's the opinion on Howard Tate, this mysterious soul singer, whereabouts >> unknown but apparently so amazing that some major released a cd >> retrospective of his recordings. It's praises were sang in Ugly Things a >> coupkle years ago. Can someone give a description and opinon please? > >Howard Tate is great! I have his Verve lp and non-lp Verve 45s (these are >what are contained on that cd retrospective). He has a very gospel-y, >soulful voice, and the songs and arrangements (many by Jerry Ragovoy) suit >him well. A bit more uptown than what Stax was doing, but still very >soulful. Fave titles include "Ain't Nobody Home" (recently covered by some >newer artist, whose name escapes me), "Get It While You Can," and "Shoot >'Em All Down," among others. The cd, also called "Get It While You Can" >(good advice!), is listed on CD now, so it is still available. > >Frank > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 01:47:44 -0500 From: "Lenny Smith" Subject: Re: god help a few of us Patrick Robinson <> With apologies to Jen Rassler and some of the others who are burnt out on the politically-oriented posts of the past week, I have to say I was pleased to read Patrick's post. Many of you are, I believe, letting your cynacism run away with you on the issue of famous rockers (and movie stars, etc. etc.) taking public stands on current events. It is cynical in the extreme to deny them the benefit of the doubt that they are expressing beliefs they care about, instead of trying to jumpstart flagging careers. Not only that, but a great many of the celebrities who have spoken up about Mumia Abu Jamal's case and other high profile issues have no NEED to jumpstart their careers. They are as entitled as anyone else to voice their opinions, and moreover, are in a unique position to garner more than a little publicity for the causes they espouse. Fine. There are a variety of reasons people are speaking out about the Mumia Abu Jamal case--opposition to the death penalty, or belief in his innocence, for example, but Patrick brings up what is probably the most solid of all, which is simply that, regardless of whether Mumia is innocent or guilty, the conduct of the judge in his case was so deplorable that he should have been granted a retrial ages ago. Regardless of what the outcome might be were it to happen, the case is a well-publicized example of abuse of power in the criminal justice system, and the dogged insistence on hanging someone, ANYONE, simply because it was a COP who was shot, and they were lucky enough to get a conviction--largely through extraordinarily outrageous behaviour by a judge whose conduct, many think, should have led to his being disbarred. I don't recall too many of the specifics, but I remember that he interrupted testimony with caustic,irrelevant comments, made a very public show of disinterest in other testimony, and was extraordinarily capricious and arbitrary in refusing to admit evidence that would have helped Mumia's case. Personally, I'm impressed when someone successful bothers to make an effort outside of the routine of their ordinary revenue-generating activities. Relinquishing the soap box, Lenny ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 23:32:29 -0800 (PST) From: Patrick Robinson Subject: Re: more pussy galore "FUCK PUSSY GALORE AND ALL HER FRIENDS" referenced to Unrest. all to you "Bavarian Mods" get with the Teen Beat. I am not positive but I thought Pussy Galore > was an idea in > Providence but became a band when Julie and Jon > moved to DC in like > summer 1985. Where Neil lived I don't remember. > Christina, Jon's wife, > from Boss Hog lived in DC then and worked at Hagen > Dasz 83/84-ish with > Ian Mackaye and Henry Rollins, but I was too young > to know all this at > the time. They were resoundingly hated here because > their lyrics were so > harsh and their attitude so unlike DC. for me the > thing is that people > thought they were arty because they had no other > frame of reference. __________________________________________________ ------------------------------ End of bomp-digest V2000 #18 **************************** ===================================================================== You've been reading bomp-digest, the digest version of the Bomp list. To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp-digest" to majordomo@xnet2.com