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

[bedwellm@WellsFargo.COM]

Hah! Too late. You already said "agree." No "take-backs,"

Feeling jung again.

Micah

-----Original Message-----
From: Casey, Leo J [mailto:CaseyL@volpe.dot.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 8:21 AM
To: 'tv@obbard.com'
Subject: (TV) RE: "23 Minu tes in Brussels"


I mean't to say I disagree with Micah

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> .    
> 
> 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.  
> 
> 	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.
> 
> 	Leo
> 	 -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Philip P. Obbard [SMTP:pobbard@yahoo.com]
> > Sent:	Tuesday, April 18, 2000 10:10 AM
> > To:	tv@obbard.com
> > Subject:	RE: (TV) Just checking...
> > 
> > Hi Leo,
> > 
> > Welcome aboard!
> > 
> > --- "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.
> > 
> > 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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