Thursday, Feb 17, 2005--It's 1993

[Beej]

Wait, wait wait... Elton John's gay?



(just kidding)

[mshray]

I wish the DDT tracks list was available 45 minutes in advance, 'cuz I would have rather listened to this:

12:00pm   SKATEAWAY by DIRE STRAITS
Album: MAKING MOVIES
 
12:06pm   HERCULES by ELTON JOHN
Album: HONKY CHATEAU
 
12:11pm   FREE FOUR by PINK FLOYD
Album: OBSCURED BY CLOUDS
 
12:16pm   SHANTY by JONATHON EDWARDS
Album: JONATHON EDWARDS
 
12:18pm   THE WINDOW by STEVE MILLER
Album: FLY LIKE AN EAGLE
 
12:23pm   TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN by QUEEN
Album: A DAY AT THE RACES
 
12:26pm   YOU LOVE THE THUNDER by JACKSON BROWNE
Album: RUNNING ON EMPTY
 
12:30pm   TO THE LAST WHALE/WIND ON THE WATER by CROSBY & NASH
Album: WIND ON THE WATER
 
12:36pm   NEW YORK CITY SERENADE by BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
Album: THE WILD, THE INNOCENT & THE E-ST
 
12:46pm   THERE'S A PLACE by BEATLES
Album: PLEASE PLEASE ME

[mshray]

Wait, wait wait... Elton John's gay?



(just kidding)

dontcha remember this bit that Big Rick once did:

"You know when I was a teenager I once asked my mother, 'Is Elton John a homosexual?' and she said, 'No, he's from England.' I didn't know, so I asked, 'Does that mean Uncle John is from England, too?'  She told me to go to my room."

[RGMike]

I think these Bernie Taupin lyrics are fairly inscrutable, how come it's a Pride set regular?

And I won't break and I won't bend
But someday soon we'll sail away
...
When we break out of this blindfold
I'm gonna take you from this place
Until we're free from this ball and chain
...
If we could walk proud after midnight
We'd never have to stop

Seems pretty obvious to me.

You can absolutely apply those words to my marriage.  And even more so to my first serious girlfriend.  That's what I meant by inscrutable.  Anyone can read what they want into them.  Unlike Jill Sobule, for example.

Well... OK. Elton's written little that's gay-specific, tho', except for "Alice" which as I said is not considered "positive" at this point. I'm assuming it means something to Dave. What year did his partner die?

[mshray]

I'm assuming it means something to Dave. What year did his partner die?

I'm guessing he was one of the early casualties.  Dave talked about him being sick almost as soon as they got here, and that was '82.  If you got AIDS circa '82-'83 you probaly didn't live to see '85.

Which just reminds me how much I hate Reagan.

[urth]

I'm assuming it means something to Dave. What year did his partner die?

I'm guessing he was one of the early casualties.  Dave talked about him being sick almost as soon as they got here, and that was '82.  If you got AIDS circa '82-'83 you probaly didn't live to see '85.

Which just reminds me how much I hate Reagan.

I think that's right. I believe Dave mentioned it on his Aidswalk page last year--82 I think, or maybe 83.

And hating Reagan for that is right, too.