KFOG, But Not 10@10

[RGMike]

So I call in to say that I think Greg has the right idea, and that singers make a conscious decision to add or drop their accents.  The first British Invasion was all bands that were inspired by American R&B artists, but the 2nd British invasion, all those badns were inspired by the Sex Pistols & The Clash.  I also added that when Syd Barrett died there was a quote from Bowie, that he'd been a tremendous influence on Bowie because he was the first guy Bowie had heard singing with a British accent.

So they thanked me for my comments, Dave said, "Yeah that's good", and Renee said "You've got a lot of knowledge".  After the next commercial break they played my call back, and then played another, but before they let the guy speak Dave said, "This had better be good, because the last guy was really smart."  Needless to say I was laughing out loud.

This was about 7:20, and half an hour later they had Ramblin' Jack Elliott on & he's telling fascinating story after fascinating story, and then Peter Finch asks him what he thinks about the whole accent question.  And he proceeds to say just what I said, that all those guys from the British invasion were trying to sound like Ledbelly.

Well, we already knew you were smarter than Ramblin' Jack!

Did they get into the Dylan-stole-Ramblin' Jack's-act thing at all?  I'd always heard people say that, and yet in the Scorsese docu about Dylan, Elliott barely got a mention.

[mshray]

So I call in to say that I think Greg has the right idea, and that singers make a conscious decision to add or drop their accents.  The first British Invasion was all bands that were inspired by American R&B artists, but the 2nd British invasion, all those badns were inspired by the Sex Pistols & The Clash.  I also added that when Syd Barrett died there was a quote from Bowie, that he'd been a tremendous influence on Bowie because he was the first guy Bowie had heard singing with a British accent.

So they thanked me for my comments, Dave said, "Yeah that's good", and Renee said "You've got a lot of knowledge".  After the next commercial break they played my call back, and then played another, but before they let the guy speak Dave said, "This had better be good, because the last guy was really smart."  Needless to say I was laughing out loud.

This was about 7:20, and half an hour later they had Ramblin' Jack Elliott on & he's telling fascinating story after fascinating story, and then Peter Finch asks him what he thinks about the whole accent question.  And he proceeds to say just what I said, that all those guys from the British invasion were trying to sound like Ledbelly.

Well, we already knew you were smarter than Ramblin' Jack!

Did they get into the Dylan-stole-Ramblin' Jack's-act thing at all?  I'd always heard people say that, and yet in the Scorsese docu about Dylan, Elliott barely got a mention.

They mentioned that Ramblin Jack was featured in Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue, but it came across more like both Ramblin Jack (& by extension Bobby Z) based their acts on Woody Guthrie & Pete Seeger.  According to a quote they dug out of the Guardian, Ramblin' Jack also stole Alan Ginsberg's girlfriend, married James Dean's ex-girlfriend, and Mick Jagger bought his first guitar immediately after seeing him perform.

[RGMike]

According to a quote they dug out of the Guardian, Ramblin' Jack also stole Allan Ginsberg's girlfriend...

I suspect that was, um, relatively easy to do :wink:

[RGMike]

today's the big premiere of the new "Local Scene" CD, and one of the artists is a surf-guitar band called Pollo del Mar (Chicken of the Sea, get it?). But Big Rick, on the promo they're running, pronounces it "POLO del mar".  LOL!

[urth]

Pollo del Mar (Chicken of the Sea, get it?). But Big Rick, on the promo they're running, pronounces it "POLO del mar".  LOL!

A name copped from Steve Martin's LA Story. The hotel he and Sarah Jessica Parker slip away to is called El Pollo del Mar. And yeah, I heard Big Rick's faux pas--ya think he'd know better. (Unless the band really pronounces it like that...)

[RGMike]

Pollo del Mar (Chicken of the Sea, get it?). But Big Rick, on the promo they're running, pronounces it "POLO del mar".  LOL!

A name copped from Steve Martin's LA Story. The hotel he and Sarah Jessica Parker slip away to is called El Pollo del Mar. And yeah, I heard Big Rick's faux pas--ya think he'd know better. (Unless the band really pronounces it like that...)

I'd forgotten that. Great flick.  

Maybe the band drenches themselves in Ralph Lauren cologne...

[princessofcairo]

today's the big premiere of the new "Local Scene" CD, and one of the artists is a surf-guitar band called Pollo del Mar (Chicken of the Sea, get it?). But Big Rick, on the promo they're running, pronounces it "POLO del mar".  LOL!

marco!
polo!

[mshray]

Pollo del Mar (Chicken of the Sea, get it?). But Big Rick, on the promo they're running, pronounces it "POLO del mar".  LOL!

A name copped from Steve Martin's LA Story. The hotel he and Sarah Jessica Parker slip away to is called El Pollo del Mar. And yeah, I heard Big Rick's faux pas--ya think he'd know better. (Unless the band really pronounces it like that...)

Rosalie just played the track, which sounded prety good to the segment of my brain that was listening.  She then plugged the CD, properly pronounced the band's name & speculated if it was a Sarah Jessica Parker reference.  But without elaborating for the uninformed about how/why it could be.  So if you couldn't connect the dots between SJP & Pollo Del Mar, Rosalie wasn't gonna bail you out.

[RGMike]

Pollo del Mar (Chicken of the Sea, get it?). But Big Rick, on the promo they're running, pronounces it "POLO del mar".  LOL!

A name copped from Steve Martin's LA Story. The hotel he and Sarah Jessica Parker slip away to is called El Pollo del Mar. And yeah, I heard Big Rick's faux pas--ya think he'd know better. (Unless the band really pronounces it like that...)

Rosalie just played the track, which sounded prety good to the segment of my brain that was listening.  She then plugged the CD, properly pronounced the band's name & speculated if it was a Sarah Jessica Parker reference.  But without elaborating for the uninformed about how/why it could be.  So if you couldn't connect the dots between SJP & Pollo Del Mar, Rosalie wasn't gonna bail you out.

the band's website

http://pollodelmar.com/frame.html

makes no mention of LA Story...

[RGMike]

VH's "Dance the Night Away" makes another non-10@10 appearance on KFOG.

ETA: and now it's "Don't Dream it's Over", one of the few '87 cliches Dave managed to avoid yesterday.

[ggould]

VH's "Dance the Night Away" makes another non-10@10 appearance on KFOG.

ETA: and now it's "Don't Dream it's Over", one of the few '87 cliches Dave managed to avoid yesterday.

I just heard it post-10@10 within the last couple of days as well.

[RGMike]

VH's "Dance the Night Away" makes another non-10@10 appearance on KFOG.

ETA: and now it's "Don't Dream it's Over", one of the few '87 cliches Dave managed to avoid yesterday.

I just heard it post-10@10 within the last couple of days as well.

and I heard it Tues nite, pre-10@10, around 9:45pm.

But this morning, I just heard them play Everclear, "Santa Monica", which is (relatively) new to KFOG, no?  They certainly weren't playing it when it was a hit, it was strictly a Live 105 song then.

ETA: followed by -- hahaha, bless yo' soul -- "Crazy".

[urth]

The morning show had Tommy Chong guesting this morning. He's out flogging a new book and had a few words to say about his being entrapped for selling paraphernalia over state lines. He had a few good lines (scripted no doubt, but still funny), particularly when a caller asked about his current relationship with Cheech Marin, "He took a different path--he's an expert on Chicano art now. He went back to his roots, and I'm still hanging with my buds."

Dave also brought up his stint in Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers. "Yeah, I used to be black." And when Dave asked if he'd cowritten the Does Your Mama Know About Me, he said, "Yep, I wrote the words and the lyrics." They didn't play it though.

When the interview was over, they segued into JCM's The Authority Song.

[mshray]

The morning show had Tommy Chong guesting this morning. He's out flogging a new book and had a few words to say about his being entrapped for selling paraphernalia over state lines. He had a few good lines (scripted no doubt, but still funny), particularly when a caller asked about his current relationship with Cheech Marin, "He took a different path--he's an expert on Chicano art now. He went back to his roots, and I'm still hanging with my buds."

Dave also brought up his stint in Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers. "Yeah, I used to be black." And when Dave asked if he'd cowritten the Does Your Mama Know About Me, he said, "Yep, I wrote the words and the lyrics." They didn't play it though.

When the interview was over, they segued into JCM's The Authority Song.

I had called in to ask about his time with the Vancouvers, but he wasn't in studio yet.  I heard the first part of the interview but missed the 2nd half getting out of my car & up to my desk.  So thanks for the fill in.  My favorite line was when a caller asked him if he felt he was on a short list when he flies and did he get hassled, especially with the ban announced today on carrying virtually any liquids on planes.  He said no, and anyway he doesn't carry water in his bong, you can get water anywhere.

[Gazoo]

Dave also brought up his stint in Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers. "Yeah, I used to be black." And when Dave asked if he'd cowritten the Does Your Mama Know About Me, he said, "Yep, I wrote the words and the lyrics." They didn't play it though.

I wish they'd played it.  I guess Dave sidestepped asking about the former name of the band ("Four Niggers and a Chink").  Great line about the bongwater!