Re: (TV) Tom and UFO's/SciFi/a little bit country

[postitnote <postitnote@sbcglobal.net>]

Yeah, I know others here aren't too thrilled w/ Tom on acoustic.  But I still enjoy the solo shows.  If you'd like to listen to a Tom solo show, Bob, I would suggest the one he played @ Slims, in San Fran, June 19.1990.  Again, he seemed like in a great mood and was joking throughout w/ the audience.  Like Leif said, Tom can be quite a charming solo performer, sthg people might not pick up on in a Television show.  He also does that Johnny Cash bit that Leif talked about @ Slims.  It shows a different side of Tom.  And I remember him talking about listening to lots of country music when he was touring w/ The Church.  He also mentioned in that other S.F. show when starting "Stalingrad", that it sounds like it could have been a Lee Hazelwood song




--- On Tue, 5/7/13, Bob Beatty <bobjb2002@yahoo.ca> wrote:

> From: Bob Beatty <bobjb2002@yahoo.ca>
> Subject: Re: (TV) Tom and UFO's/SciFi
> To: "tv@obbard.com" <tv@obbard.com>
> Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 10:22 AM
> 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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