tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post4100112235948726162..comments2024-03-28T14:41:03.787-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Talk of the TownNYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-78307218345625375782007-06-07T01:32:00.000-04:002007-06-07T01:32:00.000-04:00Wow, that brings back great memories - lusting aft...Wow, that brings back great memories - lusting after Mrs. Emma Peel in the mid 60s to the joys of anything by the Pretenders thru the first three albums. I saw the Pretenders at the Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheater (what a kick of a venue) along with the then unknown openers the Go-Gos sometime about 1981. Belinda and the girls in polka dresses were a great warm up for the orginal line up of the Pretenders.Mister Pleasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525855662696903836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-12884695888939093982007-06-06T23:03:00.000-04:002007-06-06T23:03:00.000-04:00Chrissie... sigh. I remember seeing them at the To...Chrissie... sigh. I remember seeing them at the Tower in Philly around 1984. Someone threw her a rose - she picked it up, looked at it, and tossed it aside. My friend ran up and grabbed it for me later. I dried it and had that damn thing till it disintegrated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-81211152661623009982007-06-06T17:39:00.000-04:002007-06-06T17:39:00.000-04:00Walter --I had no idea we had any European readers...Walter --<BR/><BR/>I had no idea we had any European readers.<BR/><BR/>I'm frankly speechless.<BR/><BR/>Wow.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Where are you located, if I may ask>steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-61428716283198524312007-06-06T16:58:00.000-04:002007-06-06T16:58:00.000-04:00As bracing and innvovative as their recorded work ...As bracing and innvovative as their recorded work was, the Pretenders live was about as good as it ever got, especially when they were playing theaters seating about 2 grand.<BR/><BR/>Damn, didn't time, money and contentment (not to mention overdoses and a couple of personal misunderstandings) take the edge off some incredible rock music?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-54498905518236422822007-06-06T16:16:00.000-04:002007-06-06T16:16:00.000-04:00SS, you might try & explain to your international ...SS, you might try & explain to your international readers what a drag people like Dush Windbag are in the US media since 1990 (when I first stumbled across his AM rants). We don't have talk radio here in Europe, by way of explanation, and it would help a lot for outsiders to get some understanding of (dirty, fugly, smelly) 'Merican politics and why creeps like Karl Rowe have such an influence still.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-48590631602143310652007-06-06T16:10:00.000-04:002007-06-06T16:10:00.000-04:00Please forgive my indulgences as I throw out some ...Please forgive my indulgences as I throw out some love for my fellow Buckeyes: Chrissie Hynde, The Raspberries, The James Gang, Devo, Pere Ubu/Rocket From The Tombs, The Dead Boys, Ohio Players, O'Jays, Tommy James, Dean Martin, Doris Day, The Isley Brothers, Maureen McGovern, Tracy Chapman, Rachel Sweet, Kim & Kelly Deal, Blue Ash, The Mills Brothers, Guided By Voices, The Waitresses, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, and many other wonderful folks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-93496194705500902007-06-06T11:41:00.000-04:002007-06-06T11:41:00.000-04:00trifecta --You're reading my mind. I was just abou...trifecta --<BR/><BR/>You're reading my mind. I was just about to add a postscript about that.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-52965826486756445562007-06-06T11:40:00.000-04:002007-06-06T11:40:00.000-04:00I love the Pretenders.I was in a bar in NJ once an...I love the Pretenders.<BR/><BR/>I was in a bar in NJ once and the DJ sez, any requests?<BR/><BR/>I said, "play some Pretenders."<BR/><BR/>He sez, "we only play rock n roll here."<BR/><BR/>I said, "Better not tell Chrissie she's not rock n roll"<BR/><BR/>Oy.<BR/><BR/>True story.four legs goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293964507849370102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-60772436371915580382007-06-06T11:29:00.000-04:002007-06-06T11:29:00.000-04:00I still get annoyed to this day that the hillbilly...I still get annoyed to this day that the hillbilly heroin addicted gasbag uses Pretenders for his bumper music.trifectahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07392643665772177919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-1243977112194868992007-06-06T11:17:00.000-04:002007-06-06T11:17:00.000-04:00I thought the third was "never start a land war in...I thought the third was "never start a land war in Asia."NYMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-1643034347066759472007-06-06T09:57:00.000-04:002007-06-06T09:57:00.000-04:00Hey man,Thanks for the link to that Chrissie video...Hey man,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link to that Chrissie video. I had never ever seen that before and you're right, it's a transcendent moment indeed.<BR/><BR/>We still love us some Chrissie back here in NE Ohio.<BR/><BR/>And just in case you've never heard of them, her big brother is quite renowned in his own right.<BR/><BR/>http://www.numbersband.com/Cleveland Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.com