Re: Aspel-Rocket-Wogan tape tree?

[rurfin04@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Rural Finance Group)]

In article <m0oBetr-0008g5C@chinet> jorn@chinet.com (Jorn Barger) writes:
>I think I have about five volunteers for the tape tree's top level.
>I'm pretty sure it will have *both* Rocketmans, and Aspel.  (I think
>the official Rocketman video is brilliant and stunning and magical.)
>
>There are delays getting this all transferred with reasonable fidelity.
>(The Aspel is not stereo, I don't think.)  At least another week before
>I can ship.
>
>MoP is a tearjerker, fer sure.  If you hate tearjerkers, best bugger off
>;^)   If it weren't so explicitly about death, it would make a perfect
>[blasphemy alert!] AT&T commercial song, tugging exactly the heartstrings
>they go for.
>
>I've been wondering if this song could be one of the Red-Shoe *film* songs.
>The 'Red Shoes' of her art having regretfully reduced the number of moments
>of pleasure she was able to share with these people.
>
>If so, we might expect the whole album/film to be as uncharacteristically
>autobiographical as MoP is.
>
>Other bits:
>
>Michael Powell died in 1990, I found out.
>On the video, it *does* sound like "George the wipe".
>The comment about the words not fitting right is true in one place, at least.
>The melody is so... bland? that I think in this case the lyric came first.
>
>I wish she were not so sad.  Her music has been so full of sadness, TSW
>and even HoL...




How does one become a recipient of tapes?  I *need* my Kate fix and am
getting desparate!  Thanks


Lori K.