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October 13, 2004
so i picked up
the new Duran Duran album, Astronaut. Have barely listened to it, but I swear, they could put out complete and utter crap and I would adore it. Old habits die hard. I just can't wait till they tour. The only time I was able to check them out was when it was just Nick and Simon and non-original members, so I'm DYING for a new tour. Not sure if they will go that route though, Roger was out of the picture for so long from what they said was a nervous breakdown, so he's been out of the music scene for awhile. I have my fingers crossed though!
While I was picking that up though, I grabbed up the new William Shatner album, Has Been, which is quite good, amd even more so if you have a penchant for Shatner, who I have worshipped since I was a small kid watching Star Trek with my father. Or watching Twilight Zone, Night Gallery or Outer Limit re-runs. But what to my wondering eyes should I see? Jon Auer playing guitar! Jon is formerly of The Posies, who I used to promote when I did radio and record work way back in the day. If my scanner wasn't broken I'd scan in the drunken me shot in a poet shirt with "23" scrawled on my shoulder by Ken Stringfellow. Or my pictures of one of several interviews I did with them , but well, my scanner doesn't work so you are outta luck. We were all much younger then! I'm anxiously awaiting Jon's album, Songs From the Year of Our Demise. But Jon playing on the Shatner album was a very sweet surprise! Most people will probably notice Joe Jackson or Ben Folds on the album, but I was just pleased as punch about the fact that Jon Auer was backing up Shatner. That and the fact that Shatner covered Pulp's Common People.
Okay, well I'm getting sucked into my guilty secret, America's Top Model. Nothing more entertaining than a bunch of catty women, right? Well, I suppose unless you ARE one of the catty women, that is.
Posted by crystallyn at October 13, 2004 08:33 PM
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so funny.. i am totally listening to duran duran right now and can't believe how easy it is to conjure up my 13 yr old crushes on john and simon (oh and roger at one point to be cool and like the one no one likes - although I don't think it was as bad as andy...) anyways... i can't wait for the tour...
Posted by: ShellyD at October 14, 2004 07:12 PM
Shatner does a cover of Pulp's Common People, which KILLS me!!!
Posted by: sean at October 25, 2004 11:17 AM