From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V11 #144 Reply-To: alloy@smoe.org Sender: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "alloy-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. alloy-digest Sunday, June 4 2006 Volume 11 : Number 144 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Alloy: Google Alert caught this [John McJunkin ] Re: Alloy: Google Alert caught this [Elaine ] Re: Alloy: Google Alert caught this [Melissa Jordan Subject: Re: Alloy: Google Alert caught this Melissa, I bumped into Colin Hay at a Hollywood restaurant called Campignile (I think I spelled that right!) about a week after his Scrubs appearance. He was very cordial, and happy to chat with me and my friends. He seemed to be thrilled that we had all seen the Scrubs episode. Mel Brooks was also there that evening, and we all just flipped over it. I agree with your assessment of that version of Overkill. The other cool one was the cover by Laszlo Bane with Colin singing the final verse. Brilliant! jm On Jun 2, 2006, at 8:46 PM, Melissa Jordan wrote: > > Oh wow - that must have been so cool. Thanks for this Keith. TMDR > must be very busy remastering Steve McQueen, otherwise I bet he > would have blogged about this pretty unique soiree. > > BTW, Colin Hay's acoustic version of Overkill is fantastic. I > first heard him perform it when he was on "Scrubs" - appearing in > the background in different guises, playing his music. Feel in > love with that version of the song. Actually, the Scrubs > soundtrack CD is pretty damn good. That's where I first was > introduced to Nil Lara, too. Neat stuff. > > Ghosts appear and fade away, > > Melissa > http://merujo.blogspot.com > > > > Keith Stansell wrote: > Don't know if this was open to the public - but I imagine there are > a few of > you out there who wished they could have been there. > > > > From: http://launch.yahoo.com/read/news/32888330 > > '80s Stars Strip Down On the Sunset Strip > > 06/02/2006 8:00 PM, Yahoo! Music > Lyndsey Parker > > This week, Sidewinder Records released '80s Hit Stripped, a > compilation > featuring such new wave luminaries as Rick Springfield, Billy Idol, > and > Howard Jones acoustically reinterpreting their classic hits. And > last night > at Hollywood's Viper Room on the Sunset Strip, some of the artists > on the > album celebrated the CD's release with a special, one-time-only show. > > Introduced by original MTV veejay Alan Hunter and hosted by witty > emcee > Thomas Dolby (whose acoustic revision of "She Blinded Me With Science" > appears on the CD), the show featured Peter Byrne of Naked Eyes > performing > folky renditions of "Promises, Promises" and "Always Something > There to > Remind Me"; Martha Davis and the Motels wowing the crowd with > beautiful > versions of "Suddenly Last Summer" and "Only The Lonely"; Jane > Wiedlin of > the Go-Go's, accompanied by guitarist Brian Bell of Weezer, charmingly > cooing her way through "Our Lips Are Sealed"; and Tommy Tutone > acoustically > rocking out on "867-5309/Jenny" (and apologizing for "ruining anyone's > lives" by writing a song with a real-life, and consequently > much-crank-called, phone number). > > However, the final performance, by Colin Hay of Men At Work, was > the biggest > highlight of the evening. Whether he was delighting the packed > house with > between-song banter about being mistaken for the lead singer of A > Flock Of > Seagulls, or offering stunning performances of "Down Under" (with > his wife, > Peruvian singer Cecilia Noel, vocally mimicking the song's > memorable flute > solo) and "Overkill," Hay was a true entertainer who capped this > night of > stripped-down nostalgia with the perfect feelgood finale. > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 14:50:25 -0700 (PDT) From: Elaine Subject: Re: Alloy: Google Alert caught this I'm glad to know that Thomas was able to see Colin performing -- that whole show sounds like quite a treat! I know *I* enjoyed seeing Colin perform. Echoing others' sentiments here & on the blog, all these years, I haven't had as big an appreciation for "Overkill" until hearing his current version. My very favorite Men at Work song has always been "Blue For You" (from the same album). I've heard nothing but great things about him as a person, too. It's wonderful to see good & talented people enjoying success. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 15:04:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Melissa Jordan Subject: Re: Alloy: Google Alert caught this Since I saw Colin Hay in Chicago a couple of years ago, I've been telling everyone that he's fantastic in concert. I was really happy to see TMDR echoing my feelings about him as a storyteller. His tales between songs are worth the price of admission, honest. He has been through here recently, playing both Rams Head and Birchmere, but I haven't been able to swing a ticket. The Chicago gig was sweet, as Paul Cebar opened for him. Paul was playing solo that night, but he also kicks ass with his band, the Milwaukeeans. Melissa http://merujo.blogspot.com Elaine wrote: I'm glad to know that Thomas was able to see Colin performing -- that whole show sounds like quite a treat! I know *I* enjoyed seeing Colin perform. Echoing others' sentiments here & on the blog, all these years, I haven't had as big an appreciation for "Overkill" until hearing his current version. My very favorite Men at Work song has always been "Blue For You" (from the same album). I've heard nothing but great things about him as a person, too. It's wonderful to see good & talented people enjoying success. Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V11 #144 ****************************