Merely A Man by Andy Partridge

   From the great Fuzzy Warbles box set. Pick it up if you are a lover of all things poppy and tuneful. Andy is the man and he seriously needs to release some new music soon...it's very dry without any new tunes of his playing on my stereo. Andy man..if you are out there....c'mon and release something...anything...your rabid fan base is anxiously waiting.

Babes Of The Day * Photography by Melvin Sokolsky

Babes brought to you by the lens of Melvin Sokolsky.

Burning Butter (A poem read by Kevin Heyne)

Babe Of The Day * Gloria Swanson

Easy Mellow (A Poem) and a small tribute to Glen Campbell

Just read a report that Glen Campbell has Alzheimer's Disease which is very sad news. I wrote this poem years ago but I think it is a nice tribute to the man.  If you don't know the song Wichita Lineman I suggest you search for it...it'll move you to tears...so help me God....tears.


Glen Campbell
in front of
cheesy strings
sings mellow
lines

I drink my
cheap coffee
sitting back
easy
in this chair

listening

Jesus he
was good

so good
before he
commited the sin
of
Rhinestone Cowboy

it stained him
you know

but
damn,
for the past
half hour
I've been
playing
Wichita Lineman

getting a good
depression
on me
like a farmers
tan

I'm happy
but sad

listening

good tunes
can do that

this one is
a long distance
blown kiss

it's good
and I
am as
well

Tom Lehrer (A Poem)

your
bondage pigeons
and
smut crusades
have knocked me out
since
I first
sneaked your
albums
away from my
fathers
collection
and
hid them
among my own

I played them
when the sun went down
in my
pitch black bedroom
(with just the red light from my record player shining)
and
as my parents snored...
I laughed into my pillowcase
with grossly oversized
headphones
perched on my preteen noggin

I'm playing you again
tonight
and I
am
back on
Livingston Street
11 years of age
without
a
real
care in the world

(Now
if only I can find
my
The Outsiders
book
I may shrink
and have this beard
grow inward
back into my
head)

as every fool
played the
Grease soundtrack
I was with you
laughing

growing up
knowing I had a gem
in my pocket
that none of my
peers
had
made me fell....

well

pretty damned special

and
with your
horrible voice
in the background
bouncing off my walls
I
thank
you

tonight

you taught
me a very good lesson

if you want to be
serious
if you want to say
fuck you

do it
with humor

make them laugh
as you apply
your knee
to their groin

  *This poem can be found in my book Talk Me Down*

Crawling From The Wreckage by Rockpile. Live in 1979. Concert For Kampuchea.

    This is Crawling From The Wreckage by Rockpile featuring Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds. Taken from the album The Concert For The People Of Kampuchea.

   I have a question…why is this album not released in box set form or even on a regular CD? It is out of print for some reason. There is only some of the finest bands to ever walk upon a stage here…The Who…The Clash…The Pretenders…Elvis Costello…Rockpile…Robert Plant…Paul McCartney and Wings…Queen…and a supergroup called Rockestra. It is one of the greatest live albums ever and it cannot be found on CD for some reason. I would imagine they would raise some serious money for the cause if they released this concert in a box set featuring the complete sets of each band.  Lord knows I would scoop it up in a heartbeat.  The Clash alone would make this a must have collection for any serious music fan.

  Anyway, that’s what I think. What do you all think? Anyone out there familiar with this epic concert?   

Enjoy.