Re: Psycho

1999-04-09 Thread Rob Russell
Psycho's a great tune! First heard it on a tape of an Elvis Costello interview circa 1979 or so ... his version is on the Rykodisc expanded version of Almost Blue! Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 15:36:31 -0400 From: "Ferguson, Dan" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Psycho To:

Re: Corey Harris (was Re: Music Makers Relief Blues Artists

1999-03-31 Thread Rob Russell
I was fortunate enough to be filling in as the vocalist for Blues Hangover (featuring Deborah Coleman -- she's hot!) at the Carolina Blues Festival in Greensboro last summer, and we followed Corey Harris and his band -- they were awesome! Still, I gotta say that I like hime solo best ...

George Jones info

1999-03-29 Thread Rob Russell
My father-in-law told me yesterday that he'd heard GJ was now under investigation for DUI -- that two motorists had called in reporting GJ's reckless driving on the day of the accident. Also, he'd read a newspaper story reporting that GJ had checked himself out of the hospital -- without his

Re: V-Roys

1999-03-18 Thread Rob Russell
I shall wear my overalls rolled ! Rob Np "Gimme Keith Richard's Blood" ... I want to get high ... don't want to do all the drugs! ___ Rob Russell Johnson City, TN [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listen.to/thebystanders -- From: Dave Purcell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: Richard Thompson @ Salon

1999-03-18 Thread Rob Russell
Dave -- Thanks for posting the RT article. As I've probably mentioned before, RT is the only musician who's ever been able to bring me to tears live in concert -- his guitar-playing is gut-wrenching, and his songs even more so. Rob ___ Rob Russell Johnson City, TN [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: V-Roys

1999-03-18 Thread Rob Russell
are always at their best when Scott Miller taps into his angry side (which is pretty damn often). Scott and the vroys are always picking great covers -- as the Viceroys the used to do Jerry Lee Lewis' "Touching Home," and it was INCREDIBLE, as well as a great encore of "In the Pines.&quo

Faithless ladies in TN (was Re: all things Iggy (and V-Roys)

1999-03-17 Thread Rob Russell
others Looking down our song list, we've got: How Much You Lied Just a Fool This Charmed Life She's Left Me For Good (Again) and, of course,there is the Mystery Dates' re-write of Doug Sahm's "Key to My Heart" -- "(Give Back the) Keys to My Car (that you stole from my driveway, yo

Re: RIP Stanley Kubrick

1999-03-08 Thread Rob Russell
My favorite Kubrick movie is "The Killing," a film noir from the late 50s, I think (pre-Lolita anyhow). The dialogue was written by Jim Thompson. It's hilarious. The heaviness of the later films would let you forget that Kubrick had a hell of a sense of humor once. H . . . I wonder

lack of definition -- is that so wrong?

1999-03-05 Thread Rob Russell
Since everybody always asks, upon finding out that I have a band, "What kind of music do you play?", I have had to think about genre definitions way too much for my own good. Still, I don't have a good answer. Here are a couple of recent incidents that reveal the inadequacy of prevailing

Re: lack of definition -- is that so wrong?

1999-03-05 Thread Rob Russell
sic, I will not over-intellectualize my ideas about music," ad infinitum. ___ Rob Russell Johnson City, TN [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listen.to/thebystanders

Re: Return of the Grevious Angel

1999-02-24 Thread Rob Russell
came to ETSU to do a songwriting workshop my center co-sponsored with the Bluegrass-Country Music program, they apologized for being a little late -- they'd been up half the night recording Hickory Wind for the GP tribute (with Emmylou producing -- that slave-driver ;- ___ Rob Russell

Re: Cope Brothers (Was: Re: Knoxville Girl/Norris Dam)

1999-02-23 Thread Rob Russell
I missed the original inquiry, but since I have the record in question, I can verify it's existence. It's on the King label, but I don't have the specifics. I have another King 78 by the Cope Brothers with "Hills of Roane County" and "My Main Trial Is yet To Come." I don't know anything

Re: Playlist: Fringe 2/13/99 featuring LONE JUSTICE

1999-02-18 Thread Rob Russell
It is my pleasure to announce that, beginning next Saturday, the Fringe is expanding to a three-hour format. Yikes -- imagine 3 hours of the Bystanders in a camper? I don't know if I want to be around them guys in that small of a space for that long! Congrats, Shane! Rob

Bystanders' CDNow $10.00 Discount!

1999-02-13 Thread Rob Russell
good until February 23rd. Rob Russell Johnson City, TN [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listen.to/thebystanders -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Cosmic Credit $10.00 Discount! Date: Thursday, February 11, 1999 3:41 PM SPECIAL COSMIC OFFER! Now until February

The Bystanders: February-March Dates

1999-02-07 Thread Rob Russell
Porch Jam March 13 Rob Russell Johnson City, TN [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listen.to/thebystanders

Clip: House of Rep Acknowledges Bristol TN/VA Birthplace of Country Music

1999-01-31 Thread Rob Russell
, Virginia, as the birthplace of Country Music, a style of music which has enjoyed broad commercial success in the United States and throughout much of the world. Rob Russell Johnson City, TN [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listen.to/thebystanders

Re: Hooray for Dollywood

1999-01-30 Thread Rob Russell
intimate. I was able to catch Roger Miller there just about 6 mos. before he passed away, and I also saw Hal Ketchum and Vince Gill in years past! Rob Russell Johnson City, TN [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listen.to/thebystanders

favorite used CD's?

1999-01-30 Thread Rob Russell
issing in action (I've obviously loaned it to someone ... lord knows who), but I got this at the same place (but 3 years later) than I picked up Bruuuce, and it distorted my mind in so many ways that I became, as a result, an English major AND a songwriter! So, mom and dad, blame Ed Sanders.

Ryan's example ...

1999-01-30 Thread Rob Russell
Lennon (guitar to piano), and Gillian Welch (guitar to banjo), to name but a few. Whatever the results, I'll probably request it on the local americana station and/or hang out at the listening post to hear it before I pass final judgement. Rob Russell Johnson City, TN [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

The Fringe (featuring THE BYSTANDERS!)

1999-01-26 Thread Rob Russell
y baritone gee-tar ... I'm sure folks at the LB (and up to 7 miles away ... you've only heard us acoustically -- just you wait!) will enjoy! Rob Russell Johnson City, TN [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listen.to/thebystanders -- From: Shane S. Rhyne [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: passenger side [EMAIL

Re: free web pages for bands...

1999-01-24 Thread Rob Russell
please, kind P2 web masters, link us to your sites -- we'll link to you,too, we swear! Rob Np: The unreleased Radney Foster album ... in my head, at least (got to hear two great cuts from it on Shane's show last night -- some enterprising indie should pick that stuff up!). Rob Russell Johnson City,

Re: free web pages for bands...

1999-01-23 Thread Rob Russell
direct so that we can have our name in the url. It's much cooler (and easier) to promote that way, until we can afford our own domain. Check it out at http://listen.to/ or http://surf.to our website is at http://listen.to/thebystanders Rob Russell Johnson City, TN [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Official Band of Y2K/East TN Dates

1999-01-19 Thread Rob Russell
Yes, we're claiming the title (and titular role ...) of "The Official Band of Y2k" -- call it hubris, call us bandwagon jumpers ... we care not! East TN P2ers BEWARE: The Bystanders -- January 1999 dates: 1/21 -- The Down Home (http://www.downhome.com), Johnson City TN 1/23 -- WDVX-FM (on