The Great Lakes Twang web site now has a review page for Great Lakes-area
Americana band's CDs, as well as twang-realted books and videos. Check it
out at:
http://www.geocities.com/Nashville/Stage/9596/review.html
Mitch Matthews
Gravel Train/Sunken Road
In a message dated 4/26/99 4:14:36 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
So, that's my PSA for the day. If you're in town stop by and say Hey!
Jim
is one of the nicest guys in town. It's a living museum folks!!
Kudos,
P2-ers whom have stayed at my place will testify that I
In a message dated 4/24/99 6:52:16 PM !!!First Boot!!!,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Wilonsky, on the other hand, is a supreme idiot - no, wait, that's too
nice;
he's a supremely mean-spirited idiot
Despite his hatred for bluegrass, I think Wilonsky hit the nail on the head
with the Chunks.
Woo Hoo!
Sunken Road will be warming up for Alejandro Escovedo on Friday, April 30 at
the Magic Stick (4120 Woodward, Detroit, 313-833-9700). Tix available
through Ticketmaster, blah, blah, blah.
Any Qs, you can contact me.
Mitch Matthews (still floating on a cloud)
Gravel Train/Sunken Road
In a message dated 4/19/99 12:42:37 AM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
some sort of similar compromise to be on some TV show but refused?
On a similar note, Gravel Train refused to be the cheesy "Robert Palmer
ripoff" band on Shania Twain's latest video.
Mitch Matthews
Gravel
While window shopping on ebay, I found this bargain listed (I've dealt with
the seller, who seems decent)
Mitch Matthews
Gravel Train/Sunken Road
Title of item: Peavey Fury Bass Guitar(Black)
Seller: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Starts: 04/14/99 12:45:50 PDT
Ends: 04/21/99 12:45:50 PDT
Price:
In a message dated 4/14/99 7:55:47 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Anyone out there want to take a run at completeing the following statement:
fill in the blank is to the lap steel
what
Mississippi John Hurt is to fingerstyle guitar
Jamie Swedberg form the Blockheaters.
My $0.02:
I started out playing bass, and probably know more about it than the guitars
(although that's what I'm doing now).
Cost/quality ratio, the Mexi Fenders (especially the Jazz) are the best
deals. As far as noisy p/us, cheaper wiring is used on the windings. I've
found that in some
In a message dated 4/9/99 3:30:42 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
RAPUNZEL!
Raputah the Beautah.
In a message dated 4/9/99 4:41:52 PM !!!First Boot!!!,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I've always heard stories about what a marvelous and
influential DJ Wolf was in his early Boston period,
For those of you who aren't aware, the Dream Syndicate song "Boston" is all
about one incident when a
WHAT?!?!?
X doing more shows in L.A. and they haven't even thought about us fans here
in the Midwest, especially me in Dee-Troyt, where I begged to John Doe to
bring the band here last time he was in town. Now I'm really pissed.
Mitch Matthews
Gravel Train/Sunken Road
np: Neat comp tape
I found this in yesterday's Detroit News, I thought you all would be amused.
MUSICIAN SUES MUSIC STORE, COMPANY FOR HEARING LOSS
by Wendy Case, News Staff Writer
In a story that could be compared to the McDonald's "Too Hot Coffee" lawsuit,
papers were filed Monday jointly in 19th
The great jazz singer Joe Williams was found dead Monday night a few blocks
from the hospital he was registered at. He was 80.
Yeah, not much twang here, but the man was a great performer. He was one of
my mother's favorite singers. His work with Count Basie during the 50s was
fantastic to
In a message dated 3/29/99 2:36:11 PM !!!First Boot!!!,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Bands where their best album is the live one: Backsliders, IIIrd Tyme
Out, Jerry Lee Lewis, the Who, Guy Clark, Graham Parker, and from
bootlegs Richard Thompson, Gillian Welch, Loudon Wainwright III, V-Roys
- Need to be relaxed?
- Call 1-800-996-CHAT !
We will make you cum baby!
Talk with sexy women that turn your rock hard!
Someone hide Alex's phone.
Mitch Matthews
Gravel Train/Sunken Road
In a message dated 3/29/99 12:53:50 AM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
- Need to be relaxed?
- Call 1-800-996-CHAT !
We will make you cum baby!
Talk with sexy women that turn your rock hard!
Call!!!
1-800-996-CHAT
OK Ameritwang, no more jeznowka for you for a while.
Bad gig: As I was finishing up a song at an outdoor show, I grabbed my can of
soda toget a drink, and a bee had stationed himself in there. SO as I
proceeded to pour the liquid down my throat, the bee proceeded to sting my
lower lip. It swelled 5x its size, my lower lip was the size of a golf
Douglas Neal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Oh, and one request we have to any one out there who might
see the V-Roys live: Please tell them that Michigan is not such a bad
place! Apparently they had a disasterous show in Detroit a week ago that
culminated in a fight between Scott Miller and
In a message dated 3/22/99 1:01:13 PM !!!First Boot!!!,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Sorry to do this over the PA, but I have a lot of good pals out there
and I just wanted to let you all know that my wife had a 7 pound baby
boy in the early hours of this morning, both doing well, tho the poor
Carl,
All that I know is, on last night's (Sat.) RadioSonic, David Wisdom was
sounding like such a weasel. "Ohh, ahh, guess who I talked to this
afternoon?"
Mitch Matthews (hating SXSW more with each passing day)
Gravel Train/Sunken Road
Lance,
A B-Bender is a device attached to an electric guitar (usually a Telecaster)
at the bridge that allows for the "B" string to be bent up and down to give a
similar sound to a pedal steel. It involves routing out the back of the
guitar, installing the device, and to bend the string, you
In a message dated 3/20/99 10:24:50 PM !!!First Boot!!!,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Unbelievable what difference a bunch of P2ers at SXSW can make.
Mike Hays
Yeah, but in a way, it's kinda nice. Sort of like sittin' on the back porch
with your guitar and a bottle of Southern Comfort.
Mitch
In a message dated 3/19/99 3:33:09 AM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Carl W: what ever happened to Brent Bambrey (wasn't that the original hosts
name?)
Last that I heard, he was handling some early morning news coverage
(Announcing? Production?) on CBC-TV. If I get up early
In a message dated 3/17/99 5:40:02 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Also, this Iggy thing has me all worked up. I've been listening to "The
Idiot" and "Lust for Life" since Sunday night. Could a cover of "Give Me
Danger" be far off?
One of our local record labels put out a
In a message dated 3/17/99 9:09:16 PM !!!First Boot!!!,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
In case anyone was wondering, the V-Roys are *still* the best live band in
America.
Uh, you better put something like "IMHO" before that statement, because IMHO,
The Bottle Rockets hold that title, and I'll
In a message dated 3/18/99 12:30:51 AM !!!First Boot!!!,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Am I right in assuming that the well-known session guitarist Waddy
Wachtel is the same Wachtel who wrote the beautiful "Maybe I'm Right" on
Ronstadt's "Simple Dreams" album? And was this a one-off, or is he
In a message dated 3/16/99 6:00:03 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
ok, but the real question is: did you ever see the greatest rock'n'roll
band
ever to come screaming outta the motor city? i'm speaking of sonic's
rendezvous band.
I started playing in my cousin's band when I
Hey, the April issue of Gig Magazine (that how-to rag for working musicians
that Matt Benz swears by, or is it swears at) has Pittsburgh featured as its
monthly city guide. Boy, when they mentioned those cole slaw/French fry
sandwiches at Primanti Bros., my heart skipped a beat (and my stomach
Whine, whine, whine. "I got to see him here." "Oooh, I wish I was there."
That's why I stay in Detroit. Despite its present day music mundaneness, I
got to experience so much when Detroit was still Rock City.
First, if you Igster fans ever blow through town, be sure to hit Lili's in
Hamtramck
Well, you all know who my my gee-tar hero is, and April's issue of Vintage
Guitar Magazine has a decent bio on him, along with interviews from cohorts on
stage and such.
Mitch Matthews
Gravel Train/Sunken Road
np: First single off of Mitch Matthew's solo project, a song entitled "South
By South
In a message dated 3/14/99 5:50:50 AM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
BTW, my favorite part of the movie is a brief clip of the Osborne Brothers
on TV with Harley Gabbard playing guitar and singing the third part. He was
only with them for a few months, and it's probably the only
So I'm flipping channels at my parents' place, adn VH1 has "Behind the Music"
on, this episode covering the rise and fall and rise of Grand Funk Railroad.
I'm satisfied for a while.
Mitch Matthews
Gravel Train/Sunken Road
ns (now showing): Webb Wilder "Corn Flicks" video
In a message dated 3/14/99 3:44:30 AM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
So, if you had a set at Twangfest, what Grand Funk tune would you slip
into the list, and why?
Gee, that's a tough one. Maybe T.N.U.C. from that double live album with a
really long theremin solo. That
In a message dated 3/12/99 5:25:51 AM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Which leads me to the (rhetorical?) question: Can anyone top Steve Earle
for artist of the decade??
Dave Alvin (can I get an "Amen" from Miss Marie, there?)
Mitch Matthews
Gravel Train/Sunken Road
In a message dated 3/12/99 3:13:28 AM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Now, back to my question...who did that cover!?!?!?!?
Paul
No Paul, I'm a pretty big fan of The Who, and I'm sure that they have never
recorded "Every Word Means No."
Mitch Matthews
Abbott Train/Costello
YES!
It's time for me to go find a Gibson Byrdland to "yank me, crank me, but don't
wake up to thank me."
Mitch Matthews
Gravel Train/Sunken Road
np: Me doing "Great White Buffalo" on 4-string banjo
In a message dated 3/8/99 3:37:45 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Yes. Tarantino said as much when he was promoting Pulp Fiction.
Carl Z.
Pulp Fiction, now THAT'S the one with Slim Whitman, right?
Mitch Matthews
Gravel Train/Sunken Road
In a message dated 3/9/99 1:57:25 AM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Frankly, I'm shit -sick of hearing that my appreciation for UT, Wilco,
etc.
is just some youthful infatuation that I'll get over when I grow up and
realize that alt.country was around before 1990.
...and a lot
Hey Tom,
Knowing you and your music, you would probably get more into UT's "March
16-20" album. All acoustic-based pretty much and album of "Acuff-Rose" type
songs.
Damn! Just shot another Del-Stranger hater out my window with my musket. Hope
I didn't hurt him too bad. I'll be sure to rid the
In his honor, tonite I will have a toast and recite as many lines as I can
remember from "Dr. Strangelove," especially Slim Pickens famous patriotic
speech to his men.
Mitch Matthews
Gravel Train/Sunken Road (Ice cream, Mandrake? Children's ice cream?)
In a message dated 3/8/99 3:41:46 AM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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ADD:
three great performances, and George C. Scott, and Slim Whitman.
Carl
Uh, Carl, that's Slim Pickens.
Mitch Matthews
Gravel Train/Sunken Road (as for Laurence Olivier in "Sparticus;" Come, wash
my
Paul,
Come to Dee-Troyt, and you will quickly tire of Cake, Fatboy Slim, and Eminem
(a Motor City native), which are all overplayed on our narrow-playlist radio
modern rock radio stations. I'm getting sick of all three.
np: Bangles - September Gurls
Did I ever tell you the time I got thrown
Personally, I'd probably do the same thing with my CD (if it ever gets
finished) to one of our local hangouts (although none of them have a CD
jukebox). Oh well, I guess I'm outta luck anyways. But the Old 97s rule.
Mitch Matthews
Gravel Train/Sunken Road
First off, I'm at The Kettles (pet name for my parents' house) while they're
on vacation, doing laundry and stuff there, and flipping cable channels
around, and CMT's Delivery Room is on. UNGH! There's this video of a song
"Single White Female" (I didn't even bother to check the artist) with the
OK, GLT is out of the womb, but needs nurturing and maturing. This is where
you all come in. Some of the pages are nothing but "under construction"
statements. But you will get the jist of what this site is about as you
browse.
Not much is there, but if you have newsworthy info, mail it
In a message dated 3/2/99 6:04:18 AM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
While looking up a movie in a video guide, I came across this entry:
HILLBILLIES IN A HAUNTED HOUSE(1967)
Unbelievably bad mishmash of country corn and horror humor. 88m
Director:Jean Yarborough
Cast:Ferlin
In a message dated 3/2/99 3:45:36 AM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Wait. . .I've never heard Robbie do this particular cover. Are you
referring
to that cheesy rock song Suffragette by the Beatles?
Linda!
I know that this isn't a Beatles discussion group, but I'm shocked
Got in about an hour ago, and got a call from Lili's to work there tonite.
I'll elaborate more later tonite/early tomorrow. Mike is feeling a little
better, although he will see the doctor tomorrow, as well as the van going in
for a brake job.
However, thanks to everyone that was there for us on
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writes:
-- Bono looked really off-balance when he was performing during the
Kirk Franklin song ... like he was, "My word, I'm the only white guy here."
He just got out of an operation for a sinus infection yesterday.
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writes:
oh, come on, compared to Shania Twain, the Dixie Chicks are the Carter
Family...
BLASPHEMY!
To even put the Dixie Chunks in the same sentence as the Carter Family, let
alone comparison. Forgive him Mother
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writes:
Patsy Cline woulda worn a vinyl bustier if they were available. Sure she
would!
Russ, you better be joking, you're treading on thin ice on Lae Postcard2 with
them words.
Mitch Matthews
Gravel Train/Sunken
In a message dated 2/25/99 11:56:17 AM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Russ, you better be joking, you're treading on thin ice on Lae Postcard2
with
them words.
I meant Lake Postcard2. Sorry.
Mitch
Gravel Train is hitting the road for its "3 shows in 3 days" tour. I ask that
matt Benz serve as my second in the upcoming "Dixie Chicks vs. Talent" debate,
and that the Warrior Princess of Twang sing "see How We Are" with us when we
get to Pittsburgh.
Mitch Matthews
Gravel Train/Sunken Road
One time I was running sound for The Lettermen (you know, "There's a Summer
Place..."), and since they were more entertainment than music (a few gags
thrown in about their age, blah, blah, blah), another stagehand and myself had
to run around to our friends that afternoon to find an acoustic
Yeah, when Dorkchuck took over, it seemed almost to be a Rolling Stone little
brother. Some classic interviews before 1984, I still have the McCartney and
Strummer/Fripp issues (somewhere). The "Faces" section was a fantastic place
to pick up on upcoming talent. But even that got to be just
In a message dated 2/22/99 3:59:57 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Is Son Volt conspicuously absent OR is this only a partial listing? This
does look like a partial listing, but I'm sure someone out there knows..
SV may have bowed out, considering that UT was already on
When is that, mid March? Oh yeah, we have a festival here in Dee-Troyt that
time as well called The Hamtramck Blowout, and it's pretty much the same
thing. Seventy of the Motor City's best ass-kissing bands playing a bunch of
local venues for FREE with the proceeds going to fund The Detroit
Jeez, Matt, I thought you were going to tell me that it was YOU that was the
new bass player. You know, give up that cushy museum job to plunk the four-
string in a bunch of smelly dives just to say "I'm a Derailer."
Mitch Matthews (partying with Dave Alvin tonite!)
Gravel Train/Sunken Road
In a message dated 2/17/99 9:39:56 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
un-needed accordian
I did not know there was such a thing. I have 3. I wish someone would have
told me.
Three of them? God Nancy, marry me now!
Mitch Matthews (owner of 2 accordians)
Gravel Train/Sunken
In a message dated 2/17/99 11:02:31 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Play an accordian. Go to jail. It's the law.
Hate an accordian, hate life.
Buckwheat Zydeco and Frankie Yankovic rule!
Mitch Matthews
np: Frank Wojarnowski "Jedze Boat"
In a message dated 2/14/99 4:44:55 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
What is the deal with SXSW anyway? It seems it is no longer a cattle call
for
"new undiscovered" talent, but a chance for record companies to jerk off and
flaunt who they have in front of others.
Nancy, Nancy,
In a message dated 2/9/99 9:00:33 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Our follow up to Cow Patty Bingo, is just about in the can. It's going to
be a hell of a disc, the likes of which have not been heard in a.. well,
NEVER.
It's a whole lotta rock roll, with a grin and a glint
Hey, wasn't there talk here last spring/summer about a possible Mike Nesmith
tribute album? I remember some P2 bands interested in it, but lost track.
Mitch Matthews
Gravel Train/Sunken Road
I was thumbing through a book the other day at the library called "The
Tombstone Tourist: Musicians" by Scott Stanton (3T Publishing, 1998). It
basically lists the grave sites of the dear departed musicians and singers.
Under the listing for Ernest Tubb, it states that although he's buried at
In a message dated 1/31/99 1:38:07 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
In a transformation worthy of Eliza Doolittle, Porter Wagoner - he
of the wagon wheel rhinestone suits - officially went disco on this night
in 1979. Appearing at Nashville's Exit/In nightclub, he performed
Hey P2-ers,
I just got back from our warming up for the Old 97s, and what a fantastic
experience. They sounded unbelieveable, so tight and on. The people went
nuts, they even clapped for us. Guitarist Ken B. wore a GT T-shirt onstage,
and Rhett kept praising us in between songs. It was just
C'mon you people, that's not deep enough:
Charlie Chan and the Chan Clan - cartoon in which the detective's children had
a rock band. Played an Archies-styled song at the end of every show.
Banana Splits - The Sovines, Jamie Swedberg and I had a big conversation on
this one Sat. morning after
In a message dated 1/26/99 7:41:06 PM !!!First Boot!!!,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I can't believe no one's mentioned Pinky Tuscadero from Happy Days played
by Suzi Quatro. Did she have a band on that show?
No, the Richie/Potsy/Ralph Experience usually backed her up.
Mitch Matthews
Gravel
In a message dated 1/26/99 9:20:20 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
They did a cover of "Green Tambourine", the Lemon Pipers smash hit, fronted
by the
cowgirl who had a crush on Captain Parmenter. (Ken Berry, and sorry can't
remember
the gal's name or her character's.)
The gal
In a message dated 1/26/99 9:41:19 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
scene from that episode in which Barney drops the bowling ball in
Fred's
foot,a nd thus, creates "The Frantic."
Which was soon followed by the "Flinstone Flop" later in the episode.
And then ended with
In a message dated 1/27/99 2:41:06 AM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
The contrbutors to this amusing thread are missing all of the soap opera
rock bands, typically put together in the summer to keep the attention of
the kids home from school. I'm vague on the specifics, but I do
In a message dated 1/27/99 4:16:42 AM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Yep, Rick Springfield was on General Hospital years ago. He left the show
to pursue his "musical career". And former teen idol/pop singer Rex Smith
was on As The World Turns a few years ago.
Yes, and who
Well, the first thing you DON'T do is imitate Keith Relf (singer for the
Yardbirds, whom decided one day to play electric guitar while taking a bath).
Many guitar amps (all amps SHOULD by law) have a ground switch, that helps
curb the zap. Usually when musicians first go on stage, when they
Geff King wrote:
On another note...how many of you p2'ers have owned (or own) a three sided
album? And what is it called?
I remember once owning a vinyl copy of Joe Jackson's "Big World," and I think
that was a 3-sided album
Does Genesis' "Three Sides Live" count? Or perhaps the whole
In a message dated 1/14/99 9:44:48 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 13-Jan-99 The boys are back
in town by JP [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The new year finds us finishing up the tracks for our new CD, which we
hope to have out in
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