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Re: (TV) Tom and UFO's/SciFi/a little bit country
Listened to the 1990 Tom solo acoustic show, Slim's, SF Deb mentioned. Thanks
for the rec. I agree Tom's interaction w. the audience is entertaining. The
Johnny Cash medley's good. He briefly does a bit of soloing on acoustic on
that one that sounds quite reminiscent of his electric style. I liked that, &
just wish he did more of that style when playing acoustic. I may prefer his
electric playing, but it's interesting hearing acoustic versions of fave Tom
songs. And "UFO" from that other SF show from '88, I'm pleased one can discern
most of the words, which isn't the case with the Television versions I've
heard. As for the Lee Hazlewood reference, I think I'd like to hear Tom do a
cover of "Some Velvet Morning", preferably electric!
-Bob
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From: postitnote <postitnote@sbcglobal.net>
To: tv@obbard.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 11:49:19 AM
Subject: Re: (TV)
Tom and UFO's/SciFi/a little bit country
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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