angela
Beagle Scout
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Post by angela on Sept 14, 2005 20:00:19 GMT -5
or those eyes, that voice, that hair. Sorry, I hate when I drool on the keyboard. Yes, he's quite easy on the eyes, isn't he? Great photos everyone...
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Post by Kathy on Sept 15, 2005 15:14:06 GMT -5
From The Boston Phoenix (thanks George): www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/local/out/documents/04963025.asp Paul Westerberg reviews his own gigBY WILL SPITZ The next night, a little farther up Boylston, a sweaty Paul Westerberg summed up his just-completed gig at the grand opening of the new First Act Guitar Studio. "This is like one in a million," he said, slugging back Maker’s Mark. "I don’t like playing for people who don’t sort of know who I am." Assured that there some people in the audience familiar with his music, he added, "There were definitely some suits there. It brings me back to when we [the Replacements] first started and people used to stand like this [blank stare] in front of us. We used to open for Black Flag, and Henry Rollins would be sitting out there in front of us like that. So I’m used to being ignored." It had indeed been a funny scene — imagine a who’s who of Boston pop plopped down in the middle of a showroom, surrounded by walls of guitars, hors d’œuvre, cocktails, businesspeople, contest winners, and the few Westerberg fanatics who managed to talk their way in <cough>A-Reg</cough>. About halfway through a loosey-goosey 45-minute set, local producer and former Neighborhoods frontman Dave Minehan, who’d once toured as part of Westerberg’s backing band, joined him on guitar. Their last three songs were a highlight: rousing versions of the ’Mats songs "Valentine" and "Alex Chilton" plus the suddenly topical "House of the Rising Sun." "I had never played that song publicly. It felt good," Westerberg told me later. "Dave was gonna sing the last verse, but I looked at him and he gave me the look like, ‘I can’t remember it.’ So I sang the first one over again." After the song, Westerberg promptly smashed his guitar (a signature model, yet unnamed), then thanked First Act and walked off. "I thought it was great," said Buffalo Tom’s Bill Janovitz after the Minehan/Westerberg finale. "Usually with these in-stores, they have someone like Nuno Bettencourt play, and these guys couldn’t get through the first song you learn at guitar lessons."
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Post by A Regular on Sept 15, 2005 15:35:04 GMT -5
And how did that writer know that some people talked their way in, and wasn't simply a contest winner or poorly dressed business person?
I wanna know, I wanna know...
(At least we weren't confused with the "suits")
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Post by A Regular on Sept 15, 2005 15:55:30 GMT -5
www.bostonphoenix.com/onthedownload/This link has some additional photos from Boston, including a funny one of PW and Minehan..along with a blurry shot of the PW model sans neck. I've been told that later today or tomorrow there will be posted audio of the interview that the phoenix had with PW.
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Post by Placemat on Sept 15, 2005 18:21:14 GMT -5
That's cool. Now if a recording of the show turns up, we'll be all set.
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Post by A Regular on Sept 15, 2005 18:27:59 GMT -5
The interview is now up if you are interested.
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Post by Kathy on Sept 15, 2005 18:57:04 GMT -5
Wow, I'm surprised they gave this show so much coverage, I don't remember them even reviewing the show he did at Avalon in April.
Funny about "I never thought Tommy would be saying 'Have a nice day'" to me"
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Post by Placemat on Sept 15, 2005 19:04:55 GMT -5
The interview is now up if you are interested. Very cool. Next time, I want the A-Reg in-depth interview with the man.
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Post by FreeRider on Sept 15, 2005 21:03:07 GMT -5
Cool stuff...good post!
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Shell
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Post by Shell on Sept 15, 2005 21:21:45 GMT -5
Yeah, that was sweet. Thanks for posting the link.
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