(TV) new to list

[Luis Salinas <lsalinas1@austin.rr.com>]

Hi, I'm new to the list--well I've been lurking for a couple of weeks, 
but still new, so I thought I'd introduce myself.

I've had the good fortune to have seen Television play at the
Whiskey in Hollywood in '77 or so.  I was a student at Caltech at the 
time and had heard some buzz about the band somewhere, so convinced a 
friend to drive us over there to see the show.  I was very impressed 
with the physicality of the playing, though I was completely unfamiliar 
with the music ("prove it ... you're just a fag ... confidentially" ... 
"television ... goes to my head ..." --that's what I remember).

Later in the 80s I got to see TV play in Austin (where I now live). 
What I remember most about this show is that my brother's drunken friend 
kept drunkenly yelling out "Marquee Moon" until Tom played it.  I have 
no doubts that this is the reason he never came back to town ...

Also in the early 80s I was in a band called the Kamikaze Refrigerators 
(look for our vinyl album, Happy Thoughts, cover art by Frank Kozik, 
produced by Spot) until I got married and became a science teacher.

These days I teach physics and have started listening to music again and 
find myself seeking out stuff from the old days that still appeals to 
me:  Wire, Ubu, the Jam, John Foxx-era Ultravox, as well as Televison 
and Tom Verlaine, etc.

Anyway, I've been pleasantly surprised at the discourse on this list so 
far, so I guess I'll stay on ....


Luis
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