..without a little Big Star. Had about 12 hours of drive time and filled much of it with #1 Record/Radio City and Third/Sister Lovers. It was great listening to all of that straight through, with colorful Fall trees bordering my path. Happy to be home again now, with a partially renovated bathroom and a pillow on a first-name basis with my big, empty head. There's no place like home (shoes tap twice), there's no place like home.
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I opine that "#1 Record/Radio City" is a better driving record than "Third/Sister Lovers." Unless you're driving off a bridge.
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Ha ha ha ha
Amazingly, Kram has Alex Chilton's cell phone number, and has actually called him on occasion.
Even more amazingly, Chilton has called Kram!
Mr. Nika told me a funny story at band practice last summer. Chilton was in town one night eating dinner where Kram works and the topic of Big Star came up. Chilton sat quietly for a minute and then, in his syrupy, Old Memphis drawl, said, "I'll be honest with you Mark: I don't see what the big deal is ..."
I love it! Great story. I know I've told you guys before about Anthony's band Soup Chain (members: Anthony, Soup Chain- a very Kramesque figure from the N.O. scene). He offered to record a demo for them. They showed up at his house, set up, he pressed 'play' and 'record' on his 4 track and promptly took a nap on his couch while they wailed away.
Joe, true about the 2 Big Star albums! Cool about Kram and Chilton. Alex is one guy I'd really love to meet, or at least have him pointed out in a restaurant and just watch him for a bit. I was about to say I never meet cool celebrities, but I did see Fonzie in the Phoenix airport, I guess you can't get a lot cooler than that. He jumped the shark after all.
Wait, is jumping the shark good or bad?
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