Re: Stuff...

[Bruce Smith <bruce_smith@ta...com>]

Lisa,
jeez - fantastic level of detail. Much appreciated, as always.

What's your secret to remembering so much stuff when you had been
indulging in "a beer or three", though....?

I seem to recall 6Music made a big deal of "South By South West" last
time - so it must be important.

Bruce.


--- Lisa Ash <chipaway@th...freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

> Mornin'!
> 
> Had a beer or three yesterday then, fired a million questions at Gerard
> 
> and got a few answers for you all...  Some people will know some of 
> this but I thought I'd better get it all covered!  By the way, if any 
> of you were anywhere near Mannet Street last night and went to see 
> Steve Winn (Wynn? WINE??!) at The Borderline, Gerard went there 
> afterwards so you could have actually found some of this out for 
> y'selves...  I did think to text Chris and ask him to tell you all via 
> his mac, but then I thought, nah, sod the lot of ya!  ;o) xxx
> 
> Oh, and we got a bird in the pub to take a photo of us both together so
> 
> that you can see that we are not, in fact, the same person!  Gerard 
> pitched it to this poor girl as, "Excuse me, would you mind just taking
> 
> a photo of me and my friend - there are people who don't believe we 
> exist"!  Which is not exactly what I explained, but hey-ho, it was a 
> long afternoon!
> 
> SO!
> 
> First things first.  I told Gerard about people booking hotels and 
> tickets and things for the Fiddlers gig and he was so sorry!  Bit his 
> bottom lip and everything!  He re-itterated that he definitely never 
> confirmed the gig to them and that they just assumed the BA's would 
> play.  He's really sorry that people are now out of pocket and 
> dissappointed and sends his total apologies.  He added that if any of 
> you just come up to him at the Borderline, he will be happy to give you
> 
> his entire back catalogue of rare Aeroplanes stuff and buy you drinks 
> all night, maybe even take you out to dinner and a show after...  
> (Okay, I just made that bit up.  But, honestly, I think you should all 
> push for it!)
> 
> Swagger's out in January, then Altitude will be out in March.  Both on 
> EMI (a THREE record deal attached purely to Blue Aeroplanes stuff, not 
> things he may want to record outside of the BA's).  The 2nd CD in the 
> Swagger rerelease is a compilation of all the EP tracks from Jacket 
> Hangs and You Are Loved, plus a dance mix of And Stones, some demo or 
> other with Michael Stipe's vocals tweeked, an electric version of 
> Careful Boy and a hurdy gurdy(?!?!  I know!) version of Love Come 
> Round.  13 tracks in all... guess which ones I've never heard of!?!
> 
> The gig at The Borderline is 31st January.  Borderline-up (see what I 
> did there?!) is:
> Gerard
> Wojtek (yes, he had to spell that for me!)
> Rodney
> Lovely John Langley (Daaaww)
> Joe Allen (Strangelove)
> Julian Pransky-Poole (Strangelove. Strange name!)
> Max Noble
> And possibly Alex Lee (if he's not busy with Placebo, which is 
> something he's been asked to do, or something...) and also possibly 
> Angelo if he's not Massive Attacking.
> 
> Then there will be this tour thing starting in March - no Rodney as 
> he's (*ahem*) "busy", but Gerards got other options which may or may 
> not include just incorporating John Langley's current instrumental band
> 
> into the Blue Aeroplanes.  He's not sure yet where the venues will be, 
> some dates in Europe, definitely.  I really did impress on him that the
> 
> American fans would LOVE a gig or two and and suggested that as it's 
> only £99 to get to New York and as long as there's him, Rodney and 
> John, then he could pretty much hire session musicians for the rest of 
> the line up and give the Americans something to get excited about too. 
> 
> He looked thoughtful and ponderous... so watch this space I guess.  :o)
> 
> Gerard IS also going to the States in March anyway to do something 
> called, "South By South West" (which is why he thought a few gigs 
> around it would be possible).  I don't know much about it, I'm sure 
> they have a website!  It's a pretty shit-hot music industry thing by 
> all accounts and he's been asked to play there.  So anyone in Austin, 
> Texas may just be in luck if it's open to the likes of us ordinary 
> punters!  I'd say, Google it.
> 
> It's possible that they may release "Bagpipe Music" on CD (who was it 
> who asked that?), but it's quite dependant on Simon Edwards, who 
> own's/has the only copy of/was given rights to all the Art Objects 
> stuff - or something!?! ...  (I have no idea what I'm writing here by 
> the way, its all verbatim!).  I said that someone on the list has been 
> asking for it for ages, he said it could be done...
> 
> Website!
> Lots of plans coming together.  Too much to write down but it's all 
> good!  Nora, if you are still here, can you email me or Gerard please 
> lady?  :o)
> 
> And Mr. Steve "List-Master" Thomas, I will be in yer Inbox presently 
> too!  ...Oh.  Actually, no I wont, I've just checked and I havent kept 
> any emails with your address on them!  Can you possibly email me at 
> chipaway@th...freeserve.co.uk when you can my lovely?  That'd be 
> grand, I have a question to ask you... :o)
> (Sorry everyone else - I didnt mean that to sound all pretentious and 
> secretive, just that I'm here, this is a VERY long email and this 
> seemed like the quickest way!)
> 
> Lastly, does anyone in Bristol know of a good, secure rehearsal space 
> where bands can leave their equipment set up?
> 
> Christ!  I'm knackered now!  I need mocha and a ciggie!
> Think that's everything...?
> Yeah.
> Cool.
> Okay then.
> Bye!
> 
> Lis
> xxx
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