Obscure Music

Sundae · 09-16-2009, 02:45 PM

My teenage crush and young adult BFF was a musician.
I went to see him countless times in local venues.
I adored him.
I got over my heterosexual crush on him, mostly because he was hooked up with one of the hottest girls in school and I knew I couldn't compare. My relationship with him was more like a fag hag (yes, he was straight.) He loved poetry, words, analysis as much as I did. We talked the world to rights, and to the next dimension and into parallel universes and back. I remember his metaphors even now and love him for them.

We fell out over my wedding. He dropped out at the last minute - singing a song during the signing of the register - because he hadn't had any opportunity to practice with the other friend. I hurt like buggery, blaming him totally because he was the one who backed out. Over years, I realised it was the other friend - who I moved in with after my divorce! - who had called the shots and made things difficult.

Anyway. Bottom line. His band was shortlisted for The Mercury Music Prize last week. He didn't win, but it's a massive accolade just to be shortlisted. I still love the man I loved back in the 90's. I'm going to buy the album that was nominated. And I have always missed him like crazy. I just think I left it too late.

Timothy Charles Sidney Elsenburg (I think that's right) of Sweet Billy Pilgrim, if googling ever leads you here, I miss you.

be-bop · 09-17-2009, 06:04 PM

I bought this album just around the time i left school in 1973 (yes i'm that old) and played the arse out the LP mainly for the track called McDonalds lament which has the most amazing viola solo.
the band was called Wolf and the main player was Darryl Way ex of Curved Air so for years i tried to get the album and a couple of years ago i got into a bidding war on e-bay and got a japanese import version, for a great amount of cash anyway found the track on youtube enjoy.....

09-16-2009, 02:45 PM	#1
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	My teenage crush and young adult BFF was a musician. I went to see him countless times in local venues. I adored him. I got over my heterosexual crush on him, mostly because he was hooked up with one of the hottest girls in school and I knew I couldn't compare. My relationship with him was more like a fag hag (yes, he was straight.) He loved poetry, words, analysis as much as I did. We talked the world to rights, and to the next dimension and into parallel universes and back. I remember his metaphors even now and love him for them. We fell out over my wedding. He dropped out at the last minute - singing a song during the signing of the register - because he hadn't had any opportunity to practice with the other friend. I hurt like buggery, blaming him totally because he was the one who backed out. Over years, I realised it was the other friend - who I moved in with after my divorce! - who had called the shots and made things difficult. Anyway. Bottom line. His band was shortlisted for The Mercury Music Prize last week. He didn't win, but it's a massive accolade just to be shortlisted. I still love the man I loved back in the 90's. I'm going to buy the album that was nominated. And I have always missed him like crazy. I just think I left it too late. Timothy Charles Sidney Elsenburg (I *think* that's right) of Sweet Billy Pilgrim, if googling ever leads you here, I miss you. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-17-2009, 06:04 PM	#2
be-bop Operations Operative Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: scotland/uk Posts: 664	I bought this album just around the time i left school in 1973 (yes i'm that old) and played the arse out the LP mainly for the track called McDonalds lament which has the most amazing viola solo. the band was called Wolf and the main player was Darryl Way ex of Curved Air so for years i tried to get the album and a couple of years ago i got into a bidding war on e-bay and got a japanese import version, for a great amount of cash anyway found the track on youtube enjoy.....

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