I live in Kansas City, but I didn't grow up here, so I've discovered some 
of the area's older power-pop acts after the fact (Fools Face, for 
example).  A friend turned me on to some of Gary Charlson's stuff on Titan 
Records.  I've looked for information on the Web but never turned up too 
much.  I still don't know a whole lot about him, and I've wondered what 
became of him since the early '80s.

The other day I was out shopping and found a couple of curious CDs.

One is a CD credited to Marty Wall and Gary Charlson, titled "Ed's Dainty 
Corsages" after one of the better business signs in town.  The copyright 
date is 2000.

The second is a CD credited to Gary Charlson alone, titled "One for the 
Girl."  The copyright date is 2003.

I bought both.  They're technically CD-Rs, but they came with cover art in 
shrinkwrap.

Both CDs are more in a coffeehouse style, not really power pop.  It's not 
folk, though.  The Charlson solo CD is melodic, spare soft pop, and the 
Wall/Charlson CD is mostly a little twangier (there's about a 50/50 split 
on songs and vocals).  I don't think they're too bad, but they're not 
really my thing.  But bigger fans of Charlson and those into softer pop 
might be more interested.

So:

1. If anyone has some info to pass on about Gary Charlson's older work, or 
just wants to reminisce, I'd like to read it.  Like I said, I don't know a 
whole lot about him.

2. If anyone's interested in getting either of these CDs, I can provide 
some more information.

Thanks,

Randy