haha thanks. you seem pretty cool yourself.

you mean "G" as in G-rated descriptions, right? :)

Awesome. I don't think the name exists actually, I was more thinking Asbjørn, but yeah... Osbjörn is wicked-y cool!

thanks buddy

Of course God would spend all his/her/it's time on MTC! As for Meester Young, I have been revisiting Buffalo Springfield stuff recently.

I went through this craze about a year ago of trying to find all the different live versions of down by the river from all phases of his career that I could. There is a great TV version on youtube from CSNY and there was an even better version by them from the Big Sur folk fest but that doesn't seem to be up there anymore.

That just shows you are as awesome as me!

We should be called the Super Awesome Bros.

hellooooo person!

For some reason I really want to start calling you Osbjorn

I like the word lewdies randomly, that's also pretty horrorshow!

A Clockwork Orange is the most wicked, coolest book, I've ever read. The movie is also good. And that dictionary in the back is completely fun to memorize. Alright, I can't believe I never rated you.

Really? Shit yeah, dude!

so....tape deck ghosts? basically my wet dream. thanks brother.

sure thing - i'll try for later tonight or tomorrow!

what did you think of John Martyn...that collection was very much just skimming the surface

I know you will buy stuff when you can. In the meantime, I will sendspace some John Martyn things to you, including a couple of very hard to get things.

Battles, I will seek that out. I had a friend called Paul Battles who had a withered hand, but that has nothing to do with anything. Modern and sounding like Tago Mago. That sounds made for me. In return, I will recomend something very old, the album "Inside Out" by John Martyn. Jazzy bluesy incomprehensible in places and very very wonderful! Martyn used most of the band Traffic as session guys on this, plus Danny Thompson on standup bass. In part it is inspired by his hero Pharoah Saunders. Not easy listening, but among the best albums I have ever heard. It is available in an expanded version these days, and that is the one to get.

but to answer your question, back in the day I talked to Cave for about three minutes, and I can't remember what either of us said. I talked to him briefly at a book reading in Brighton, England around 1990, but I asked stupid questions, and he showed the politeness of a man selling a book. I have found that it is not always a good idea to meet your heroes!

I was in a lot of bands, the one I was in when we supported the Birthday Party was called Carbon, and was very short lived, I think we did twenty dates or less. Others included The Poorboys, The Reginald Simpson Trio (we were on the same bill as loads of Punk bands that were remembered where we were not) Leap Of Faith, F-Monster and many many more you will never have heard of. I have played on a few albums as session musician, and released some singles and EPs in differing guises. Now I am playing again, My blues band are doing a CD to sell at gigs, but the bass player and I are writing songs for an acoustic album. I am going to listen to your stuff later today by the way.

My friends here in the US think its funny to mention that I still talk of "WaxCylinders" Bastards!

Being a musician myself (one who was in a band on the same bill as The Birthday Party many moons ago) I always buy the albums! (Yes, I still call them albums!)

yes, he was a crazy old fellow... indeed.

also, my roommate and i enjoy making lists of 90s pop songs and playing the tracks for unsuspecting visitors... it's always fun to surprise guests with a little Soul Asylum or OMC... how bizzare!