Re: (TV) Tom and UFO's/SciFi

[Bob Beatty <bobjb2002@yahoo.ca>]

Interesting quote from Tom Deb found in the archives (from Keith's post) re.
how movies, novelty records, & plastic models from childhood & youth sparked
his interest in space, UFOs, etc.  - Unless it's all just more of Tom's
elaborate cover story camouflaging facts about the true origin of  "E.T."
(Extraterrestrial Tom?)!

- The one time I saw Tom live was solo acoustic in
Vancouver BC, 1990, & was it largely a disappointment. His acoustic playing
seemed boring & less accomplished to my ears than his electric. And there was
little interaction with the (small) audience of 40 or 50 that might have made
the evening more entertaining. The only comment I recall him making beyond
introducing songs & a few "thankyou"s after applause was when he came onstage,
looked out at the movie theater venue, & said "this is a funny place".
The
opening act, a local band called "No Fun", played "Blank Generation"! Later,
when Tom started playing, I was wishing No Fun would loan Tom an electric
guitar, even it was a Les Paul their guitarist played, & not a Fender! I
should listen to some of the recordings of  Tom solo shows. Who knows, maybe
I'd have a new perspective on it by now. 
-Bob
________________________________
 From: leif joley <leifjoley@hotmail.com>
To:
"tv@obbard.com" <tv@obbard.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 3:57:37 AM
Subject: RE: (TV) Tom and UFO's/SciFi
 

Another thing they proved was that
Verlaine indeed can be a quite charming
stage personality. I can't say
anything about his apparition as an electric
duo with Rip, but in Lund, nearby
Malmv, in '89 or '90 and, especially, in
Copenhagen in '91, he seemed to enjoy
himself very much. In the latter he did
that long Johnny Cash monologue in an
almost stand-up comedian way, or at
least in a Steven Wright-ish way -- not
extremely crowdpleasing or extrovert,
but anyway communicatitive and funny,
something the group shows with either
Television or his own band have never
shown him to be.
Leif J, Sweden

> Date: Tue, 7 May 2013 20:15:57 +1000
>
From: glennwaynecooper@gmail.com
> To: tv@obbard.com
> Subject: Re: (TV) Tom
and UFO's/SciFi
>
> One thing the acoustic shows proved to me was that it's
Tom's voice --
> to me, anyway -- that is the main attraction. Don't get me
wrong, Tom is
> far and away my favorite guitarist, but I just love that
strangled yelp
> of his!
>
> Glenn C.
>
>
>
> On 7/05/2013 9:32 AM, amilcar
amarante wrote:
> > they played a one off show in Japan as an acoustic duo in
2010 ...
> >
> >
> > AMILCAR
> > AMARANTE
> > http://temper.bandcamp.com
> >
>
>
> >
> > ________________________________
> >   De:
> > postitnote
<postitnote@sbcglobal.net>
> > Para: tv@obbard.com
> > Enviado: lunes, 6
> >
de mayo de 2013 13:51
> > Asunto: Re: (TV) Tom and UFO's/SciFi
> >
> >
> > I
really like
> > the intimacy of the acoustic shows, where Tom seems maybe more
relaxed
and
> > willing to interact w/ the audience members. Plus I like that
period of
shows
> > when he would do that song..."Man in the Backyard".
> > If
I was at a Tom show...I
> > would be calling out for that song.  In this show
here I believe he says
that
> > his room was in the attic, where he would
imagine that someone(a jerk)was
in
> > the backyard.
> >
> > He also plays
that song, "Harmonica Joe" and "A Walk in
> > Beautiful Hell"...I hadn't heard
those before.
> >
> > I guess nowadays if he does a
> > Tom solo show, he
prefers to play w/ Jimmy Rip, which does fill out the
songs
> > a bit.
> >
> >
Deb
> >
> >
> > --- On Mon, 5/6/13, Glenn Cooper <glennwaynecooper@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> From: Glenn Cooper <glennwaynecooper@gmail.com>
> >>
Subject: Re: (TV)
> > Tom and UFO's/SciFi
> >> To: tv@obbard.com
> >> Date:
Monday, May 6, 2013, 3:01 AM
> >>
> > I just played the '88 show, too. I've
>
>> always loved that acoustic shows
> >> and
> > play them as much as
anything.
> >> Glenn C.
> >>
> >>
> >> On 6/05/2013 7:52 AM,
> > postitnote
wrote:
> >>> This is for Glen and Bob too, if he's interested.
> >> I
> >
found this short discussion in the MM archives re: Tom,
> >> UFO's and asst.
>
> SciFi stuff.
> >>> Here:
> >>>
> >>>
> >
http://www.obbard.com/tvlist-archive/0410/msg00103.html
> >>> Also in this
> >
show I'm listening to of Tom in San Fran,
> >> from '88, he even does an
acoustic
> > version of that old song
> >> they did way back called 'UFO'.
>
>>> Deb
> >>>
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