About Rufus' and Martha's father, Azeem writes:
<< Oh, and I think their Dad is wonderful! >>
I used to be a big Louden (or is it Loudon?) fan in the 70's. I never liked
"Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road" though, and I don't think I paid much
attention to him after that. He's very funny, but for me, songs that are full
of punch lines don't have a very good chance of being played a lot. Sorta
like playing a comedy album over and over -- what's the point? That said,
however, I do think Mr. Wainwright the elder was brilliantly funny. Here are
a few lines I remember from a song called (I think) "What Ever Happened to
Us":
We used to be in love
Now we are in hate
You used to say I came too early
But it was you who came too late
He also wrote a song for Rufus when he was a breast-feeding baby entitled
"Rufus is a Tit Man," which has not turned out to be the case at all!
Also, I think one of these posts mentioned that Chris Stills has a French
mother. Would that be Veronique Sanson? I used to love her a long time ago. I
remember that she was married to an American musician and I've got about half
a brain cell that says it was Stephen Stills. Was it?
--Bob
