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TIL that Aerosmith only had one #1 hit in their career, and it came in 1998 for whatever that song was that they did for the Armageddon movie. That's 25 years to get a #1. That's got to be up there as longest time to get a #1, no? Are there any other notable long waits for a #1?

The other week I learned that The Kinks never had a #1 in the US. That surprised me. 

Steve Vai reminiscing about first DLR tour. Sorry Aerosmith enthusiasts - last hijack.

did you see the total trainwreck that was his Vegas show, from two weeks ago? good god that was brutal. 

this?

It's awful, but it matches up pretty closely to what I would expect, including not wanting to see a 65 year old guy in leather pants. 

The best comment is "This sounds a lot better with the volume off."

The kid is 10 and I still don't think I heard the original  I Wanna Be Like You (The Monkey Song)  ---- probably did and forgot...

Wait no longer. Louis Prima. 

Christopher Walken does a great job of it too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMbGgdI5uQ8

I think there's actually 2 versions that Los Lobos have recorded of that song - many years apart. 

One was for a Disney cover compilation that had the Replacements doing Cruella DeVille - great. I forget the name of the album, but Los Lobos was on it too with their first version of I Wanna Be Like You. 

Just finished reading "Los Lobos - Dream in Blue" - meh. Came out in 2013 I believe. 

Short book - less than 200 pages. The most interesting part was the "before they were signed" era - about the first half of the book. Then once they start making records, the book just turns into an album by album chronology, which doesn't make for interesting reading. 

One interesting note: Louis Perez says that David Hidalgo is the best drummer in the band. Not surprising. David Hidalgo is the best __________ in the band. 

I was under the impression he doesn’t show he doesn’t get paid so maybe that was my misunderstanding. However what’s a few thousand dollars between multi millionaires ‍♂

I would really love to see what they get paid for the Vegas gig. From the sounds of it - Steven Tyler made WAY more money at his American Idol stint than he ever did with Aerosmith. 

My only source is this Rolling Stone article:

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aerosmith-drummer-joey-kramer-lawsuit-grammys-940780/

In an attempt to “defuse the situation,” the suit says, Kramer eventually relented and let his replacement, John Douglas, play the rest of the Deuces Are Wild shows for 2019. (Kramer was responsible for paying Douglas; per the band’s contract, all members are entitled to their full share of live performance income even if they’re sidelined, although the replacement’s pay comes out of the absent member’s cut.)

If I were being paid Aerosmith money and I'm 69 years old? Sure. 

At my current salary? No.

But - for Kramer and the band, what would more fair for all band members? Have it come off the top, before band shares are calculated? Why should the other band members have their shares reduced because the drummer couldn't make the gig?

Is that what your boss does when you miss work?  Take some of your pay and give it to a lower paid scab, leaving you with the leftovers?

No.

One, my contract doesn't allow them to do that. 

Two, my position isn't unionized, nor am I striking, so there's no scabs involved.

He needs a better lawyer then signing that contract. Sucks they’re not more cordial to each other but the all mighty dollar is involved!

Meh, I don't think that clause is that bad. You get paid even when you miss shows, which is better than not getting paid, because they're certainly not paying the replacement drummer more than what a band member's share would be. Getting paid is always better than not getting paid. 

I'm assuming they must have a "termination for cause" clause in the band's contract, which is probably why they went through the whole rigmarole of having him audition. They probably couldn't fire him for being injured, unless it could be shown that even after physical therapy / recovery he just wasn't up to snuff. I would assume that termination is going to be the next step. 

Kramer was responsible for paying his replacement - because it WAS in the contract, and he WAS getting paid for shows he was sidelined for.  Petty or not, they all agreed to it.

Regardless - it's a shitty business. 

I would assume all of this "play at an appropriate level" stuff  is being guided by whatever contract they signed for their big bucks Vegas residency, and I'm sure that big teat is more compelling than being a decent human being. 

Dang guess they’re a still here however did y’all hear the drama with Joey Kramer horrible what they’re doing to him in my opinion!

How so? From what I've read - in the past year or so, he suffered some injuries that prevented him from playing several dates. So, the band, which will be performing at the Grammys, wanted him to come audition to make sure he could still play (they ARE ancient, after all). Apparently, Kramer didn't show up for several rehearsals. They decided that he wasn't up to snuff. So now he's suing them. 

He was my favorite cross dressing Python harridan. 

The naked piano guy.

The straight man in the Nudge Nudge sketch.

Arthur "Two Sheds" Jackson

I've been hearing about things that are "really damaging to Trump" since before the 2016 election. I think it's time to face the facts that there isn't such a thing as "really damaging to Trump."

I agree with this BUT... I also liked having standalone problem-of-the-week episodes. TV is so serialized these days it was refreshing having a few episodic episodes, even if elements from those episodes did come together in the last few episodes.

 

Here's a great article on how the Mandalorian is the first smart military tactician to show up in the Star Wars universe. (Mainly about the 4th episode (I think?) -  One of the stand-alones - where he and the tough chick help out the pond farmers...

https://www.wired.com/story/mandalorian-star-wars-soldier-tactics/

Alex Winter’s Frank Zappa Doc ‘Zappa’ Premieres at South by Southwest

https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/frank-zappa-south-by-southwest-doc-937847/

 

Wonder if there will be comments from Moon or Dweezil, as my impression was that they were irked that they were left out of the process when the kickstarter thing happened in 2016. 

The Doobie Brothers?  Seriously?!

Maybe you just need to whoahoh, listen to the music?

I'm a huge Criterion fan. Over the weekend I watched several early short films by the Safdie brothers ("Uncut Gems") on the streaming service.

I've been meaning to check those out. Saw Uncut Gems over the holidays. Fascinating, stressful film. Not sure I enjoyed it, or want to watch it again though. 

Strong start to HBO's The Outsider. Just started last Sunday. 2 episodes. 

The Mandalorian- I liked it best when it was a series-long arc, there were a few one-off procedural episodes in the middle that felt a little too Xena Warrior Princess for me, but the high parts were high.

Definitely. The standalone episodes (4, 5, 6) were a little bit weaker, but cool nonetheless.

Remember when misspelling potato pretty much derailed not only the political career of one man, but an entire administration?  

What is "An overenthusiastic YEEE HAAW!"?

where did you see that? It's been on my list since forever.

 

i finally did see Cobra Verde though. that was on Prime (or maybe Netflix)

The Criterion channel app. Definitely the best movie streaming service out there. Huge art house / indy / foreign classics library. 

https://www.criterionchannel.com/

$11/month. 14 day free trial. 

If art house / indy / foreign flicks are your thing, I can't recommend it highly enough. 

amazon prime members should watch Fitzcarraldo. it's an incredible movie. pretty unreal that it was actually made. the documentary that les blank made about making this movie is equally as good (The Burden Of Dreams). 

It's been on my list ever since seeing My Best Fiend a couple months ago. 

Watched Marriage Story over the weekend.  Great acting and painful to watch. 

That's how I'd describe Uncut Gems. A great movie that I didn't necessarily enjoy. 

I just try to get through the daily grind, and take solace in the happiness and peace of mind I get when I'm home with my family.

I have no confidence in the impeachment proceedings - I think they'll only make Trump's base stronger and more resolute. I think there's no possible positive outcome from the Iran situation, and I'm trying to mentally prepare myself for a Trump re-election, whether legitimate or not. 

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood: great! QT got me again with these historical films.

 

Echo in the Canyon: Everything felt fake and forced. Seriously, listen to the incredibly scripted conversations between Jacob Dylan, Beck, and Regina Spektor. The super phoney audience applause every time someone would sing their first part in a song. Never before has a documentary offered such little insight. Why was Tom Petty in it so much? He's from Florida. He has nothing to do with The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, etc. He wasn't even making records till ten years later.  It felt like after he passed they just edited in everything they had of him. Brian Wilson and David Crosby were great though. I just saw another music documentary, called Carmine Street Guitars which was much better than this. Honestly, as someone who was neither alive in that era and has never been to southern California, I thought Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, a film with a great deal of fiction in it, gave me a better understanding of that scene and era.

I thought Once Upon a Time was just too long and too slow, and didn't have a story to tell. Wasted opportunity with having two great magnetic leads. The last half hour almost made up for the rest of the film, but I found it completely lacking of any great Tarantino scenes or dialogue.

Couldn't agree more with your assessment of Echo. The shots of Jacob Dylan just nodding along with whatever his interviewee had to say... He looked so bored.  

Long live the Rutles.