This song for decades has been a significant player in the life of The Dandy Warhols yet earlier today I was stunned to realize that I don’t know if any of us would have known that A: this was her name, or B: this is what her face actually looked like.
When I was about 15 or 16 I put my best mod suit on and went downtown with my scooter boys to an empty room in an old warehouse and watched this amazing band with about twenty other scenesters.
San Diego was rumored to have had a strong md scene at the time so we all were under the impression that The Three O’Clock was an S.D. band. They were in fact an LA band and part of what was called the paisley underground which included Rain Parade and the Bangles amongst other 60’s influenced jangle guitar bands.
It just courted to me that the room was called “occupied space” and is now a sushi restaurant called Masu. They have the best salmon sashimi in the world. It’s true. I hope it survives the lockdown.
I’ve never before watched a Groucho interview long enough for him to get past the old-timey schtick. This was a fascinating look into the psyche of the 20th century. Here’s a guy who’s been alive since the 1800s. He’s a very liberated thinker. Actually gets a few really funny ones in there too.
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They Don’t Make ’em Like The Used To: Just one song by the Ophelias. An 80s band from San Francisco. PALINDROME. It’s incredible. I must have listened to it ten thousand times as a teen.
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Perfect art pop project. This really makes me want a time machine. The dude who posted these said a friend of his owned this cafe which is cool.
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He also mentioned that this is just before their first record came out.
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At the end Fred says something and then says “I’m a waiter”. Classic. Uh, yeah. Not for long, Fred.
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Devo. This was probably thee band of my life. Until the Dandys. They were even cooler than I knew. God I love the youtubes.
I particularly love their jealousy and ridicule of the “normal” middle class and rednecks. They are from Ohio so it makes al lot of sense now.
Incredible amount of thought in these videos. Bursting with ideas and energy and hot geek sexuality.
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You may know Bill Blass cuz he was the greatest fashion designer of all time. Never sat for a portrait without a cigarette. Designed four years of the Lincoln Continental. And now i found these. God I want to be this cool.
My future.
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Bette Davis at the NFT 1972. This is maybe the best interview I’ve ever seen.
So cool. Parkinson 1975. She talks about when she gave it the name “the Oscars” and why.
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I love Man For All Seasons. Hollywood Theatre in Portland is running a rare print this Saturday April 25th. You should go if you get a chance. So good.
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| Date | City | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tour: 2024-12 30th Anniversary | |||
| 12/02/24 | Los Angeles, CA | Moroccan Lounge | US |
| Time: 7:00pm. Address: 901 1st St. with guests Tremours Buy Tickets | |||
| 12/03/24 | Los Angeles, CA | Moroccan Lounge | US |
| Time: 7:00pm. Address: 901 1st St. with Bysts Buy Tickets | |||
| 12/04/24 | Los Angeles, CA | Moroccan Lounge | US |
| Time: 7:00pm. Address: 901 1st St. with Escape Artist Lovers Buy Tickets | |||
| 12/06/24 | San Francisco, CA | Bimbo’s 365 | US |
| Time: 7:00pm. Address: 1025 Columbus. with Pink Breath Of Heaven Buy Tickets | |||
| 12/07/24 | San Francisco, CA | Bimbo’s 365 | US |
| Time: 7:00pm. Address: 1025 Columbus. with Secret Smiles Buy Tickets | |||
| 12/11/24 | Portland, OR | Mission Theater | US |
| Time: 7:00pm. Address: 1624 NW Glisan. Venue phone: 503-223-4527. ** Little Cloud Records Showcase with LSD & The Search For God, Sun Atoms, and Tremours ** Buy Tickets | |||
| 12/12/24 | Portland, OR | Crystal Ballroom | US |
| Time: 7:00pm. Address: 1332 W. Burnside. Buy Tickets | |||
| 12/13/24 | Portland, OR | The Odditorium | US |
| Time: 7:00pm. ** Odditorium Fan Party Event – No Band Performance ** Buy Tickets | |||
| 12/14/24 | Tacoma, WA | Spanish Ballroom | US |
| Time: 7:00pm. Address: 565 Broadway. Buy Tickets | |||
| 12/15/24 | Tacoma, WA | Spanish Ballroom | US |
| Time: 11:00am. Address: 565 Broadway. ** Special Fan Brunch – No Band Performance** Buy Tickets | |||
