Comments on: Favorite band, part I: It was 20 years ago today … http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1979 The daily organ of the Northeast Corridor Social Club Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:32:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Amy http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1979#comment-53895 Amy Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:33:05 +0000 http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1979#comment-53895 "And the sad fact is there weren’t that many kids in my town who even listened to U2. 'That ‘With or Without You’ video kind of scares me,' one girl told me on a school bus one day." Bryan, was that me (the girl on the bus)? I DO remember you practically forcing me to listen to U2 on a van ride back from an orchestra trip to the valley (why does axl rose come to mind as apart of that trip?). If it WAS me, gees, how far I have come, my dear. I LOVE 'With or Without You' (uh, now. heh.) ...incredible lyrics and hypnotic bass guitar. (catching up on your posts, btw.) “And the sad fact is there weren’t that many kids in my town who even listened to U2. ‘That ‘With or Without You’ video kind of scares me,’ one girl told me on a school bus one day.”

Bryan, was that me (the girl on the bus)? I DO remember you practically forcing me to listen to U2 on a van ride back from an orchestra trip to the valley (why does axl rose come to mind as apart of that trip?). If it WAS me, gees, how far I have come, my dear. I LOVE ‘With or Without You’ (uh, now. heh.) …incredible lyrics and hypnotic bass guitar.

(catching up on your posts, btw.)

]]> By: The Great Whatsit » Favorite band, part II: Life among the grizzlies http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1979#comment-52297 The Great Whatsit » Favorite band, part II: Life among the grizzlies Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:49:14 +0000 http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1979#comment-52297 [...] since I announced last week that, though I’ve officially moved into my late 30s, I have a new favorite band, one that [...] [...] since I announced last week that, though I’ve officially moved into my late 30s, I have a new favorite band, one that [...]

]]> By: James http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1979#comment-52258 James Sat, 01 Dec 2007 02:34:03 +0000 http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1979#comment-52258 Tim: sorry about the swimming! I worked with Alan on a short comics project about ten years ago (which was about ten years or so after Bryan and I first discovered his work), and we ended up talking a few times a year. Then more recently I did this illo... http://pics.livejournal.com/coppervale/pic/0000etd6 ...as a present for him for his fiftieth birthday a few years back. Running in those circles is how I got to meet Eno. As for Bowie, I was the editorial director/senior designer of a lit mag, and we'd just gotten a budget boost to do a full color issue. I knew some people who dealt with Bowie's art, and they talked to him about my stuff, and he wanted to get involved. But his tour took so long that season we went ahead with the Secret Art of Dr. Seuss instead. Tim: sorry about the swimming!

I worked with Alan on a short comics project about ten years ago (which was about ten years or so after Bryan and I first discovered his work), and we ended up talking a few times a year. Then more recently I did this illo…

http://pics.livejournal.com/coppervale/pic/0000etd6

…as a present for him for his fiftieth birthday a few years back. Running in those circles is how I got to meet Eno.

As for Bowie, I was the editorial director/senior designer of a lit mag, and we’d just gotten a budget boost to do a full color issue. I knew some people who dealt with Bowie’s art, and they talked to him about my stuff, and he wanted to get involved. But his tour took so long that season we went ahead with the Secret Art of Dr. Seuss instead.

]]> By: Tim Wager http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1979#comment-52256 Tim Wager Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:55:43 +0000 http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1979#comment-52256 Okay, this is all a bit much for me. My fanboy head is swimming -- meeting Eno, collaborating with Bowie, and friends with Moore? Jeepers. Okay, this is all a bit much for me. My fanboy head is swimming — meeting Eno, collaborating with Bowie, and friends with Moore? Jeepers.

]]> By: James http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1979#comment-52252 James Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:47:43 +0000 http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1979#comment-52252 Tim: Yeah, I had the good luck to have some mutual acquaintances. He and my friend Alan Moore interviewed each other, and I got invited on a couple of things with one of Alan's publishers, and boom, there he was. Then I worked on an art thing with Bowie for a literary mag, and missed meeting Bowie completely - but Eno was there, and remembered me from the Moore thing. Tim: Yeah, I had the good luck to have some mutual acquaintances. He and my friend Alan Moore interviewed each other, and I got invited on a couple of things with one of Alan’s publishers, and boom, there he was. Then I worked on an art thing with Bowie for a literary mag, and missed meeting Bowie completely – but Eno was there, and remembered me from the Moore thing.

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