Bootleg City by A.B. Elvis


2008-12-31	Oh The Weather Outside Is F@#ked

Ya, I know, it's supposed to be "Frightful", but Christmas is over and this is my time and my words, so I'll just say what I want. Why? 'cause last week I had over a foot of snow to dig out of and we'll just say the snow outside my house is like my Ex. Totally hot to look at, but once you're in it, you're fucked. Massive mounds that are so inviting and once you're between them, you're fucked. Just a gorgeous covered landscape with all the curves in the right places and once you hit one of them you're fucked. Beautiful textured sprawl laid out in front of you, that once you dive into, you're fucked. Could I go on? Sure, but really I look at the snow like the old HR Pufnstuf TV show. I hear that music "Come and Play With Me" and want to go play, only to know that when I get out there, some lightning bolt is gonna hit my ass and I'm fucked. So what did I do while inside? Why download some new bootlegs. What else. New to the stack was a kick ass Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, boot from August 21, 1999, Germany Calling. Sure the sound is a bit sterile, since it's a soundboard, but Joe sounds mint and it's a great 11 tune set and it made the "stuck in the house" time suck less. As for the snow, well I really I love the snow, love driving in it and love tubing, sledding and pretty much everything about it. So why am I peeved? Well I could't find my damn snow shovel so I'm projecting and really, what's wrong with getting fucked?
2008-03-29	Knee Deep in the Muck of Spring Cleaning

Well, back to the CD organization. What I don't understand is that I can be really organized in life and work, but in my house I have two rooms that are just shitholes (holes full of shit.) One's so deep I have to do a hop skip and jump to get to my drum set. I was on vacation this week (yes, I will need a vacation from this frickin' vacation) and I did sell a bunch of crap on eBay and fill yet another box of donations, but I'm not seeing the dent. It's like that zit you get that's really annoying, but you just can't pop it as it's really deep under the skin just fuckin' with you. Okay maybe that's never happened to some of you, so maybe it's like one of your friends up-chucking in the back seat of your Benz. Okay it's really nothing like that, but I was trying to be inclusive and I digress. Shithole. Do I really need to keep my Wii box? Do I really need to save magazines to bring to work? Do I really need to keep that Meatloaf laser disc? Is there really a reason to keep Grand Theft Auto SA for a stupid Hot Coffee soft core cartoon porn scene? Do I honestly think my REO Speedwagon albums will be collectors items? What do I intend to do with my set of rubber ducks dressed up like the Village People? Will I ever get a chance to find my 6 CD set of Material Issues rarities and if so how many versions of Valerie or Kim the Waitress is there gonna be on them? Shithole...dammit, but those ducks are so cute....
2008-03-06	When an Old Friend Comes Around

So, it's been a while for this blog, mostly because of hanging out at the porn blog, but there's always tomorrow and after that another tomorrow and after that, yet another and with the Republicans going away, the sun might even come out. So lately life have been presenting lots of old friends coming back into the world of bootlegs. Cat Steven (Yusif Islam) has been performing again and despite having a really funky looking beard, sounds every bit as good as the old days. A KCRW Radio FM Broadcast from late 2006 was a nice trip back to a time before head banging war paint fuck-you-all-I'm-burning-this-sucker-down time of life. 30 years later, Peace Train still kicks ass. Plus, since he's been getting back into the biz, new tunes are included and they don't suck. Really. So if you get a chance to grab Yusuf (formerly Cat Stevens) - Live on KCRW do it.
2007-02-22	The Moment You Wake Up

Should I be embarrassed? Should I worry about what someone will say? Should I even dare to mention this? Should I even be thinking about typing it onto this blog? Should I can the cornball ass build-up and just come out with it? Yes. Okay here goes. I have a Dionne Warwick bootleg and I like it. There I said it. Nope I am not gay, I do not have an obsession with infomercials and I do not own any clothing that might be considered drag. I do however have a bootleg from Dionne Warwick. God, I find that even seeing that said in print is frackin’ embarrassing. Shit. Maybe I should have let this one lie and not put myself out on the plank. Ah fukit. This CD is all outtakes from sessions with Burt Bacharach. Some don’t even have Dionne singing on them, so maybe I shouldn’t be scared what the other kids on the playground are going to say. I mean Burt is still considered cool and hip and all those other things reserved for rock gods. Ya, that’s it. I’ll say it’s a Burt Bootleg, with just a few Dionne’s thrown in here and there. Nah, that’s just denial. Maybe if I say a little prayer, I can just walk on by, though I just don’t know what to with myself other then make promises promises. Okay now I’m feeling like Opus. Mommy?

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