“A city can’t be too small. Size guarantees anonymity—if you make an embarrassing mistake in a large city, and it’s not on the cover of the Post, you can probably try again. The generous attitude towards failure that big cities afford is invaluable—it’s how things get created. In a small town everyone knows about your failures, so you are more careful about what you might attempt. Every time I visit San Francisco I ask out loud “Why don’t I live here? Why do I choose to live in a place that is harder, tougher and, well, not as beautiful?” The locals often reply, “You don’t want to live here. It looks like a city, but it’s really a small village. Everyone knows what you’re doing” Oh, OK. If you say so. It’s still beautiful.”
Elvis Costello & The Attractions: Black & White World (Demo)
This demo presents an entirely different treatment of the music. Elvis: This is a blueprint for the final recording. I think it has something that’s missing from the album version.
Spectacular.
Happy Elvis Costello Friday!
Oh hey, guys. Know what day it is….
IT’S ELVIS COSTELLO FRIDAY!
Respect it.
Toby: What happened?
Michael: I fell off the toilet… I’m caught between the toilet and the wall.
Toby: What do you need?
Micheal: Ick, not you. Someone else. Get Pam.
Toby: I don’t think Pam’s going to want to go into the men’s room.
Micheal: Get Ryan. He needs to lift me. And he needs to clean me up a little bit. Bring me a wet towel.
Toby: Ryan… is, uh… dead.
