RE: iggy pop

1999-03-16 Thread Matt Benz
Yeh, I thought so, too. Maybe I don't grasp the point of Behind The Music, but it doesn't seem to be much about music, as it is glorifying drug abuse. Hell, after watching the Motley Crue one, I found myself envying their rock n roll lifestyles. Sounds like fun. Yeh, every one's clean and sober

RE: iggy pop

1999-03-16 Thread Dave Purcell
Funny Iggy story that I may have told out here before. A former acquaintance was a former high class restaurant manager turned cheesy marketing guy (cheesy as in combining Pat Riley's look with a disco-suave personality). He sees Spin or some such with Iggy on the cover and says, "Hey, that's

RE: iggy pop

1999-03-16 Thread Matt Benz
Well, that's what I figured out, eventually. I guess I'm not as interested in drug use and wife beatings as I am in music, tho. M I do believe the show is called "BEHIND the music" which would suggest that they would talk about something other than "the music"...eh? I just can't wait for

Re: iggy pop

1999-03-16 Thread jon_erik
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In a message dated 3/15/99 10:01:18 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Search Destroy - Red Hot Chili Peppers (didn't EMF do this too?) don't know about emf, but the dictators did/do a great version of this on "bloodbrothers". "Manifest Destiny," actually.

mo' 70s rock (was Re: iggy pop)

1999-03-16 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Moving the thread from Iggy Pop and the Dictators, [EMAIL PROTECTED] exclaimed: Goin' to B.O.C. Thursday night! Woo!!! Who exactly is in Blue Oyster Cult these days aside from Eric Bloom Buck Dharma? Anybody named Bouchard? Carl Z.

B.O.C Re: mo' 70s rock (was Re: iggy pop)

1999-03-16 Thread William F. Silvers
Carl Zimring asked: Moving the thread from Iggy Pop and the Dictators, [EMAIL PROTECTED] exclaimed: Goin' to B.O.C. Thursday night! Woo!!! Who exactly is in Blue Oyster Cult these days aside from Eric Bloom Buck Dharma? Anybody named Bouchard? Aw man, make it stop! g Now the

Re: mo' 70s rock (was Re: iggy pop)

1999-03-16 Thread jon_erik
Carl Abraham Zimring writes: Who exactly is in Blue Oyster Cult these days aside from Eric Bloom Buck Dharma? Anybody named Bouchard? Nope, last I'd heard Joe B. had gotten a music degree from Julliard (not sure what he's doing with it) and Al B. was still playing with his wife Deborah

RE: B.O.C Re: mo' 70s rock (was Re: iggy pop)

1999-03-16 Thread Robin Hall
Reply to: RE: B.O.C Re: mo' 70s rock (was Re: iggy pop) One of the best concerts I ever experienced: New Years Eve, 1973-74, Academy of Music, NYC. Kiss (major league debut, with the neon Kiss sign and everything) Iggy and the Stooges (including the great James Williamson) and Blue

RE: B.O.C Re: mo' 70s rock (was Re: iggy pop)

1999-03-16 Thread Jim_Caligiuri
William F. Silvers wrote: Saw B.O.C. twice back in the day, (opened for the Dolls in 1974, headlined in 1977) and my hearing's never fully recovered. Quality metal, yeah boy. Saw a dream show on Long Island in the mid-70's Foghat opened, the original Black Sabbath in the middle and BOC (honetown

Re: iggy pop

1999-03-15 Thread Dave Purcell
Steve Gardner wrote: The Iggy Pop documentary on VH-1 last night was awesome. It really made me want to see him live. I'm sure he's not as crazy as he once was...but some of the footage showed him as still being pretty damn wild on stage. I saw Iggy open for the Pretenders back in '85 or

Re: iggy pop

1999-03-15 Thread jon_erik
Steve Gardner writes: The Iggy Pop documentary on VH-1 last night was awesome. It really made me want to see him live. I'm sure he's not as crazy as he once was...but some of the footage showed him as still being pretty damn wild on stage. I saw him on the "American Caesar" tour a few

Re: iggy pop

1999-03-15 Thread William F. Silvers
Dave Purcell wrote: AND he saw the original Pretenders. He's my idol. Well, I saw the original Pretenders, anyway. They opened for the Who (who disappointed, as you'd expectg) at Kemper Arena in 1980. They were great, though there weren't 1,000 of 15,000 there who had much idea who they

Re: iggy pop

1999-03-15 Thread Thomas W. Mohr
VH1 is repeating "Iggy Pop: Behind the Music" tomorrow (Tuesday ) at 10 p.m. (Central). Cool show, but they spent a bit too much time on the story of Iggy Jr. -- Tom Mohr at the office: [EMAIL PROTECTED] at the home: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: iggy pop

1999-03-15 Thread Ameritwang
Steve Gardner writes: The Iggy Pop documentary on VH-1 last night was awesome. It really made me want to see him live. I'm sure he's not as crazy as he once was...but some of the footage showed him as still being pretty damn wild on stage. I recall reading the review in the paper of the

Re: iggy pop

1999-03-15 Thread Chadborne
I catch the Iggy Pop VH-1 doc on sunday too. what a fascinating story...I mean, life. He must be a "double freak." A freak for his on and off stage behavior and a freak for surviving. but I'm glad that he has. AND he saw the original Pretenders. I saw the Pretenders on their first