tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post2967872213339720471..comments2023-12-28T16:38:26.304-08:00Comments on ACravan: SandwichingACravanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00315707533118640284noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post-29150615987051179542011-06-28T09:51:15.102-07:002011-06-28T09:51:15.102-07:00The memoir idea is a good one, I think, and lines ...The memoir idea is a good one, I think, and lines up with a few other memoir ideas we've had. She's had the opportunity (and I through her) to witness some fascinating stuff. She tends to see things through the right end of the telescope, even when the situation seems opposite, so when she describes things you get the complete picture. Increasingly, I've been feeling that I tend to live mentally at the wrong end of the telescope, except when I'm working on mundane professional matters. I guess I should be grateful to have her. Caroline's mid-70s analysis of the Ramones song Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World (from the first lp), which she described as being about the fascism inherent in romantic love relationships was acute. I think it would have surprised Dee Dee, the songwriter (who certainly gave no conscious thought to feminism), but she nailed it. The physical feeling that came over me at the first Ramones show we attended (which I didn't describe above) was one of hysterical laughter. That was great. As with Television, you couldn't really understand the lyrics (the only thing that you could understand were Joey's song intros, which were remarkable), but you absolutely knew it was great. The Ramones record release party I described was planned by their manager, Danny Fields, who was and is a great talent in his own right and was perfectly paired with the group. CurtisACravanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315707533118640284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post-81360325672407497582011-06-28T08:45:46.107-07:002011-06-28T08:45:46.107-07:00You and Caroline need to write your rock memoir.
...You and Caroline need to write your rock memoir.<br /><br />End of the Century is nearly unbearably sad, although that's not the only way it moves one.<br /><br />I confess that I was not much of a fan back in the day. I liked their image very much, as presented in albums and titles. And I was glad when their songs played on the radio. Joey's voice wonderfully conjured early 60s singing; he reminds me of the Shirelles, for example.<br /><br />But I was not a buyer of their records and never saw them play. End of the Century made me a fan.roddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post-27011356948734306442011-06-27T16:32:24.468-07:002011-06-27T16:32:24.468-07:00I love End of the Century, although I find it almo...I love End of the Century, although I find it almost impossibly moving. Caroline worked with the Ramones through their first four records and we saw a great many performances. She was a tour publicist at the time and travelled with them across the US as they "left home." I'll never forget the first show we saw and the physical reaction it provoked in me. I also remember ABC Records crafting the first big newspaper ad promoting the debut lp, which included pull-quotes from everywhere ranging from the most negative to the most ecstatically positive reactions. Critics whose comments were left out of the ad were miffed and called to complain. The party I mention really was the very best and the most cleverly planned event I've ever attended. Hearing "Glad To See You Go" for the first time is something I will never ever forget. I'm glad you liked this. If you've never read the Henry Green Paris Review interview, you'd like it. CurtisACravanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315707533118640284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post-15830372250949464912011-06-27T14:00:24.287-07:002011-06-27T14:00:24.287-07:00Wonderful.
I assume you have seen End of the Ce...Wonderful. <br /><br />I assume you have seen End of the Century, the best rock 'n roll movie I ever saw.roddynoreply@blogger.com