(TV) RE: "23 Minu tes in Brussels"

["Casey, Leo J" <CaseyL@volpe.dot.gov>]

I mean't to say I disagree with Micah

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> Re Luna: I agree with Micah.  I remember being in a record store in Boston and hearing this great song.  I asked the storeowner who it was by, but he had no idea.  I later found it was from a Luna CD , but when I got home the liner notes revealed that Verlaine played guitar on "23 Minutes in Brussels", I thought no wonder it sounds so great.  
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> 	On the other hand, I remember years ago reading an article in which Ric Ocasek was blabbering on and on and boasting about how Tom Verlaine played on Ocasek's solo record.  I rushed out, bought it and quite disappointed.  Later I thought, o'well, Tom probably needed the money at the time, and Ocasek probably offered him a bundle.
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> 	Leo
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> > From:	Philip P. Obbard [SMTP:pobbard@yahoo.com]
> > Sent:	Tuesday, April 18, 2000 10:10 AM
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> > Subject:	RE: (TV) Just checking...
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> > Hi Leo,
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> > Welcome aboard!
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> > --- "Casey, Leo J" <CaseyL@volpe.dot.gov> wrote:
> > > My theory on why people are bidding so
> > > high for Verlaine's CDs is that they are now hard to come by.  In Boston and
> > > Cambridge  used CD stores and even thru mail order venues, these CDs are
> > > really difficult to find.
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> > I agree, but Verlaine's CDs have been rare for years. Finding a copy of THE
> > WONDER in 1994 took me months, but when I finally found a copy (via GOLDMINE
> > magazine), it cost me $8 - same for FLASHLIGHT. The sudden rise in prices
> > surprises me, because Verlaine is just as low-profile as he has been since 1994
> > - there's no new album, single, cameo, etc., to generate interest (that I know
> > of), yet public interest has definitely climbed (and no, I don't think the film
> > score shows are big public attention-getters).
> > 
> > > The reaction/feedback to the Tom Verlaine/Television Quiz on Santa dog's site
> > > so far has been positively under-whelming.  I hope that any of you who have
> > > tried it, realize that this quiz is/was supposed to be deliberately
> > > humorously difficult/obsessive, in a wry, subtle sort of way.  
> > 
> > Hey man, I made it through the first few pages (as you know) before getting my
> > ass kicked... now don't that buckle my belt? :^)
> > 
> > --Philip
> > 
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