Elvis Costello Fan Forum

got my copy of the box set yesterday. paid $86 for it, on ebay.

box is not mint, but the discs are fine. sounds GREAT!!! very happy.

crisps! i miss all the freaky flavored crisps from my visits to the UK.

the marmite crisps (marmite-flavored potato chips) were an unexpected hit back home. wish i could get ketchup flavored ones here.

oh, and in indonesia, 'american-flavored' taro chips/crisps are *corn* flavored. wierd.

not a scot, but willing to travel. and i LOVE scotland.

i'm considering travelling to the UK for a show this autumn. airfare to the UK is pretty cheap, considering.

inspired by So Lacklustre's generosity, and my latest acquisitions, i am offering the following:

to someone in the US, i'll pay postage to mail the following:

Brutal Youth, single cd. purchased used. has promo stamp on the cover. plays fine, i haven't worn it out.

drop me a pm.

sorry mood, better the devil i know.

Poppet wrote: but, at least he's not clipping his fingernails. yet.

well, that just commenced. at least, the sound of clipping.

time to go on walkabout.

and I really like Broken.

i think we shall have to agree to disagree. that okay w/ you?

The Beat is great! i LOVE discovering elvis tunes that i loved at one time, and totally forgot about. praise be for college radio, otherwise the only elvis i'd have ever heard would be: the horror whose name i won't mention again, every day i write the book, and alison. (i know the horror is a finel...

damn.

now i'm crying.

damn.

that was .............. itself.

damn.

EC songs that i hear now and realize, OMG, i LOVED that when it came out, i just did not remember that was EC: The Beat ... This Town ... ... This Town ... is really getting me today. recently got Spike, and was *amazed* when i recognized the opening of the album. shocked, even. had TOTALLY forgotte...

i paid $86 for mine, but it hasn't arrived yet. still waiting to see if *i* was suckered.

i guess it could be his toenails. i just assumed fingermails. i don't get up to look, i usually leave the area.

ah, life in cubeville.

oh, come ON!

here's my contribution. the person in the cube behind me is cleaning his desk. spritz spritz. spritz spritz.

but, at least he's not clipping his fingernails. yet.

(and this man dresses to impress every day, and is a designer. go figure.)

what came in the mail yesterday: rhino reissues of: Imperial Bedroom, Spike, Mighty Like a Rose, Brutal Youth. today i'm playing Imperial Bedroom. it will take a few listens to totally wam up, but Beyond Belief is worth the price of admission alone. and i haven't even gotten to the bonus cd yet. :) ...

i love eastenders so much i am not allowed to watch it. it comes on in something like four hour blocks on saturday afternoons - i'd have even less of a life than i do now if i gave into this particular temptation.

bunny, the droning on and on was obviously good for something - induced sleep.

i'm still searching for the magnolia soundtrack. doesn't pop up at the used stores. grrrrr.

i love aimee's older stuff. having a hard time getting into Lost In Space. must try putting it on with headphones. right now i'm listening to Cherry Marmalade by Kay Hanley. still boppy with a little bit of fire and vinegar. i have hopes for seeing her tonight (@ The Harp, near North Station, Boston...

Just joking with you Poppet... :D Busch Gardens in Tampa or Virginia? I love the one in Tampa...have to go every time I visit my sister. i was perfectly serious about being a sucker. :) Busch Gardens VA. i've spent way too much time there. girl scout field trips! i have an entire book of photos of ...

i don't think working at busch gardens as a summer job makes one a carnie. it indicates that you're a bit of a sucker, but i don't think you'd qualify as a carnie being a sucker. (pay was crap, treatment was lousy, it was 'cool' to work there though - suckered me into working there for a summer. but...

oh, it IS good. just not all the time. once in a while.

(i used to make cotton candy at an amusement park. i have credentials here.)

taz, that second picture of the lady friend is wonderful. sweetness and light is so very horribly overrated. who the hell needs sweetness and light all the time? ICK! might as well sit around eating cotton candy all the time.

i love discovering that people who i admire for what they *can* do, *can't* do things that i take for granted. thus, showing that, if i spent my time differently, i too could be talented. maybe.

well, at least, i hope so. otherwise this interior design degree is a massive waste of time.

what about you sweet pear? couldn't you start us off? well, since i'm here now, i'll start. all my friends know this one. actor Anthony Stewart Head. totally boat-floating. an amazingly nice, decent person, with a lovely family and a wicked sense of humour. i am proud to be a fan of such a decent gu...

...from whence i nicked my tag-line.

i bet an occasional following around like a puppy would be nice. but all the time, no. i could be a puppy for a couple people i know, but just for real short spells, 'cause it would be very tiring. SLC, take care of you, and the love will follow. imho. - realize that i dumped my guy after 10 years, ...