11 Nov 2015: it's... 1984

[RGMike]

"fine line between stupid & clever" --> "Living on a Thin Line" --> "Thin Line Betw Love & Hate", Pretenders

Not to mention the connection between Ray Davies & Chrissie Hynde around this time.

I remember being totally gobsmacked, having always assumed he was gay.

[dischead]

11/11/15 - Wednesday!  It's 1984

    (Movie:  This Is Spinal Tap:  "these go to eleven")
1. Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA (for Veteran's Day)
    (News:  Reagan leads in the polls on election day; Saudi airliner hijacking in Tehran)
2. Bruce Cockburn - Lovers In a Dangerous Time
    (TV:  Saturday Night Live:  Romeo and Juliet sketch with Don Rickles and Julia Louis-Dreyfus)
3. General Public - Tenderness
    (TV:  Saturday Night Live:  Romeo and Juliet sketch with Don Rickles and Julia Louis-Dreyfus)
4. Sheila E. - Belle of St. Mark
    (TV:  Saturday Night Live:  Romeo and Juliet sketch with Don Rickles and Julia Louis-Dreyfus)
5. Prince - I Would Die 4 U
    (TV:  Saturday Night Live:  Romeo and Juliet sketch with Don Rickles and Julia Louis-Dreyfus)
6. The dB's - Neverland
    (TV:  Saturday Night Live; Movie:  This is Spinal Tap:  "It's such a fine line between stupid and uh... clever")
7. The Kinks - Living on a Thin Line
8. Pretenders - Thin Line Between Love and Hate
    (Movie:  This Is Spinal Tap:  the "sniff the glove" album cover)
9. Icicle Works - Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly)
    (Movie:  This Is Spinal Tap)
10.The Smiths - This Charming Man
    (Movie:  This Is Spinal Tap:  "these go to eleven")
11.Spinal Tap - Gimme Some Money

[urth]

"fine line between stupid & clever" --> "Living on a Thin Line" --> "Thin Line Betw Love & Hate", Pretenders

Not to mention the connection between Ray Davies & Chrissie Hynde around this time.

I remember being totally gobsmacked, having always assumed he was gay.

He certainly seemed to play up that image, starting with Lola of course, but also via a fairly fey onstage persona.

[RGMike]

"fine line between stupid & clever" --> "Living on a Thin Line" --> "Thin Line Betw Love & Hate", Pretenders

Not to mention the connection between Ray Davies & Chrissie Hynde around this time.

I remember being totally gobsmacked, having always assumed he was gay.

He certainly seemed to play up that image, starting with Lola of course, but also via a fairly fey onstage persona.

"He said 'hey, are you gay? Can you come out to play?' And like a fool I went and said OK."

[RGMike]

    (Movie:  This Is Spinal Tap:  "these go to eleven")
11.Spinal Tap - Gimme Some Money

TANC: the "Movies!" channel (195 on Comcast in SF) is showing Tap tonite, Friday at 9:10. There are commercials but they don't edit movies for time.

[Here'sToYa!]

Tuned in just in time for a Spinal Tap click and the Kinks, Living on a Thin Line. Not one of their more notable songs, but a VHM nonetheless.

But employed very well in a memorable Sopranos episode