It happened a lot when I worked in a record store in the mid-'80s.  Not so much since then.  I met quite a few recently at SXSW, but I'll have to wait a year to meet any more.

Yes, and you know it -- Doors and Stooges.

At least we have the Hideout to 'meet' people with the same tastes in music, films, tv, cars, drinks, etc.... :D

Yeah, WTF? Could be because out and about people in general believe the hype that all strangers can't be trusted. But those same people are ok talking to strangers online. Go figger.

Ghislaine Korb said:

NEVER!...oooh how come all of us say the same?WTF?

anybody a Doors fan here?

...and c'mon aren't we all Stooges fans?

NEVER!...oooh how come all of us say the same?WTF?

anybody a Doors fan here?

....Not very often. People in record stores tend to be very focused on liner notes and stuff ....Well , so am I , BUT , i CAN'T SEE FOR SHIT. iT'S ALSO BECOME MORE OF A "COUPLES" thing. So , people generally don't want to be bugged by the likes of me , tho' I could probably teach them PLENTY....SOMETIMES , I'LL SEE SOMEONE CHECKING OUT A GREAT RECORD WITH A LOOK , LIKE "SHOULD I ?", AND I'LL TRY TO ENCOURAGE THEM. But , that rarely turns into a real conversation... AS FOR THE WORLD OUTSIDE THE SANCTUARY OF A RECORD STORE , It seldom happens. But , it used to. When I first moved to Chicago , 25 years ago , people seemed friendlier and more outgoing , regarding meeting people with similar tastes in music , because we all WANTED to meet such people , wherever they were , and they seemed to be almost everywhere , back when.

I run into the same kind of problem when I ask women I don't know "Can Your Pussy Do the Dog?"

electrocute your cock said:

Almost never. Sometimes I'll be shopping and I'll whisper to the person standing next to me "are you a boy or are you a girl" and see how they react. But it's not an approach I'd recommend, it can lead to all sorts of crazy misunderstandings.

Almost never. Sometimes I'll be shopping and I'll whisper to the person standing next to me "are you a boy or are you a girl" and see how they react. But it's not an approach I'd recommend, it can lead to all sorts of crazy misunderstandings.

Just my band maids. We are the only 3 people in my country ( which I know) who are very  into 60's garage/psych/surf any kind of nice groovie old music. But there are people who like more major stuff like Ty Segall, The Black Lips, The Sonics etc....... But there are lot more of rockabilly psychobilly fans everyvere which I don't dig at all (with few exception)

Very rarely -- especially in the garage-punk realm. I remember running into an acquaintance in a parking lot wearing a Dead Moon T-shirt. I almost hugged him.

I am a hillbilly music nut and have a local radio show for that obsession, so it's a little easier to find common ground with folks with old country stars like Willie Nelson or Roger Miller. (Just don't ask me about virtually any country act played on commercial radio since about 1980.)

I do a weekly music column at my paper (the local daily). So people cone up to me all the time and say stuff like, "You're a music fan. What do you think of the new Rod Stewart album?" My first thought is usually "You don't actually read the words in my column do you?"

On the other hand, ever so often people come up and tell me I've turned them on to some good music with my column or radio shows. That's always nice.

But more often, I'm like Mark. When someone asks me what I've been listening to and I spout off names of bands I really like, even a lot of the country bands, people look at me like I'm nuts.

in real life... never. i always think, man, if I move to a better city I'll meet someone who truly gets my music taste,  but it seems like that's not the case from what you guys are saying.

Never!

When I mention some of the bands I listen to, I get looks like I'm from another planet.

In RL? Has happened once in like 9 years here -- I noticed someone wearing a C&W style shirt and inquired where he got it (USA of course). Turned out, he was a big rockabilly fan and used to play in a band. That almost never happens.

kopper said:

Yeah, no shit. In real life? Aside from a garage/punk show (which I rarely ever go to anymore, anyway)? NEVER.

Yeah, no shit. In real life? Aside from a garage/punk show (which I rarely ever go to anymore, anyway)? NEVER.

Every day!

That being said, the number has dwindled drastically with the closing of most record stores.

Yeah, I've seen quite a few of the Northwest sixties bands over the past 20 years or more and the Kingsmen only impressed me once (more to do with HOW they played, not WHAT they played though they did throw in stuff like Dirty Robber and Justine butthat was just the one time).  Most of the time they suck.  Wailers were good the first time I saw them but each performance afterward just got more boring.  While it's sad that Kent Morrell passed on, he was more fun  for people who grew up with him than the cureent garage fan.

John Battles said:

 In the 80's ,  I saw The Kingsmen  (Minus Lynn Easton and virtually nothing from their back catalogue. Too slick and bar bandish.) , Larry and The Blue Notes  (Technically very good , but ,no Garage classics , theirs or others .More Bar Banditis.), And Mitch Ryder , who's never failed , but you may not call him Garage. .

SOME OF THE BEST i'VE SEEN HAVE BEEN Richard and The Young Lions , ? and The Mysterians , Electric Prunes , New Colony Six , Third Bardo , Alarm Clocks , Standells , monks , Remains , Sky Saxon and The Seeds ,  Wailers , Box Tops (They came on like a Garage band !) , Mark Lindsay.

 

Good but not always great - Blues Magoos , Zakary Thaks , Kenny and The Kasuals (GREAT the first time ,but they don't do many 0f their  originals ).

 

Not so hot - Gants , Beau Brummels , Bad Roads.

 

Terrible -Greenfuz.

 

British section - Pretty Things , Creation ,  Yardbirds, Downliners Sect , TROGGS !

 

hONORABLE MENTION , HARD ROCK- Blue Cheer , Iron Butterfly .

 

 In the 80's ,  I saw The Kingsmen  (Minus Lynn Easton and virtually nothing from their back catalogue. Too slick and bar bandish.) , Larry and The Blue Notes  (Technically very good , but ,no Garage classics , theirs or others .More Bar Banditis.), And Mitch Ryder , who's never failed , but you may not call him Garage. .

Yeah , Gonn is much better than anyone has a right to expect. Wish I could see 'em . aLARM CLOCKS ARE SAVAGE ! aLSO , THE STANDELLS BLEW MY HEAD OFF , THE ONE TIME I SAW THEM , BUT , IT WAS DICKIE , TONY AND LARRY.
 
DammitDave said:

In the past couple of years, I've seen Gonn (in St Louis) and The Alarm Clocks (last year's Gonerfest).  Both were really good live.

Little Willy was the first 45 I bought with my own money. I felt so proud. THEN , of course , my Brother brings home a K-Tel LP with Little Willy on it.....I saw SWEET in '90 , with Mick and Andy. Then , later , with just Andy .....Brian was too out of it , and , sadly , losing his voice , to pass muster when given the option of rejoining the group. Reportedly , he'd kicked the bottle by then , but , there's documentary footage of his last tour , or one of the last...It's terrifying. He still seems very polite and reserved , overall , but he looks like he'd just passed an audition for the part of The Crypt Keeper. Bryan Gregory just LOOKED the way he did. Everyone knows Brian Connolly was once the ace face on the Glam and mid - 70's Hard Rock scenes. To see him looking THAT horrifying , less than 20 years after leaving theoriginal band , it's beyongdtragic.

I like the Sweet too:)  BTW, you should check out Dave Thompson's book about the Sweet, titled "Blockbuster."

Johnny sic said:

The Sweet!!! It doesn't get any better.

The Sweet!!! It doesn't get any better.

Good call , Mike L . Two of my favorites by The Ramones  are "I Don't Wanna Be Learned , I Don't Wanna Be Tamed" and " I Can't Be" , which , like most people , I never heard until the 90's.  i'M NOT A BIG BEATLE FAN ANYMORE , but  I SAW MACCA on TV , with The Queen in the audience , and , when he finished playing "The END" , I WAS GOING , LIKE "DO IT ! DO IT !!!" , But , he did'nt do all 30 seconds (?) of "Her Majesty".   Don't think she would have been amused.  There were a couple of short , unlisted vignettes that , I'd say , qualified as songs on "The White Album"  like "Can You Take Me Back (Where I came From)".

Aloha!

Changing Pickups make sense - instead of Fender PUs try some P90s (they are single coil too and make a really dirty sound - think of ooooooold Gibsons they had these PUs) plus you can get some in Humbucker-Size from Seymour Duncan or so...so you dont have to change the pickguard, too - they really fuckin rock!!!

Cheers from Munich,

El Presidente

Show #367: "The Eggman Collection #111" playlist:

King Crimson - "Cirkus including Entry Of The Chameleons"
Downliners Sect - "Now She's Dead"
Gun - "Dreams And Screams"
Joni Mitchell - "Chelsea Morning"
The Shy Limbs - "Reputation"
Majority One - "Don't Mind The Rain"
Jason Crest - "A Place In The Sun"
Bob Dylan - "Masters Of War"
Blind Faith - "Presence Of The Lord"
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band - "Mother"
Five By Five - "Fruitstand Man"
Egg - "A Visit To Newport Hospital"
Porter Wagoner - "The First Mrs. Jones"
Love - "Signed D.C."
Can - "Mother Sky"
Jimmy Soul - "If You Wanna Be Happy"
Funkadelic - "I'll Stay"
The Lee Kings - "Orient Express"
The Peppers - "Just A Rock"
Jon & Robin - "Thursday Morning"
T2 - "Timothy Monday"
The Rats - "Turtle Dove"
Joyfull Noise - "People Get Together"
Grapefruit - "Lullaby"
The Battered Ornaments - "Twisted Track"
Joy Division - "A Means To An End"
Erkin Koray - "Seni Her Gordugumde"
Willow - "Thinking Of You"
Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs - "She Left, I Died"
The Rain - "She Is A Friend"
The Blue Rondos - "Little Baby"
Diane Hildebrand - "Jan's Blues"
Mythos - "Concrete City"
Gracious! - "The Dream"

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THEY NOW HAVE IT IN Chicago , i JUST PICKED UP A COPY.

I really like the virtual/video live simulcast idea. Since the Hideout is virtual -- it makes total sense.

I can think of several locations where there are studios available for this purpose. There's a place right here tied to local radio that would be perfect. The video part? Doable.

I'm game -- and Kopper is sending out virtual NODs -- :-)

The Mighties said:

This is a great idea!!

Nathan S. Cianciola said:

The Hideout is way too international to pick one spot, it would have to be a tour. That sounds even more difficult. Maybe an online concert in real time that could go from location to location around the world with different bands playing at home. Charge memebers a few bucks so they can view it live!