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<center><h3> Costello | <center><h3> Costello says sorry to the hand that feeds him </h3></center> | ||
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<center> Norman Baker </center> | <center> Norman Baker </center> | ||
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'''Elvis Costello has admitted making 'racialist' remarks in a Midwest barroom brawl, and called a press conference last week in New York to apologise after his wildly successful American tour was jeopardised by numerous death threats | |||
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Elvis Costello And The Attractions' American [[:Category:Armed Funk Tour|tour]] has been blazing its way across America amidst media controversy and public delirium reminiscent of the Stones' '72 tour and early mop-top visits. Costello himself has been verbally outrageous in public several times and is now counting the cost accordingly. | Elvis Costello And The Attractions' American [[:Category:Armed Funk Tour|tour]] has been blazing its way across America amidst media controversy and public delirium reminiscent of the Stones' '72 tour and early mop-top visits. Costello himself has been verbally outrageous in public several times and is now counting the cost accordingly. | ||
The first incident occurred in [[Concert 1979-03-06 St. Louis|St. Louis]] last week where | The first incident occurred in [[Concert 1979-03-06 St. Louis|St. Louis]] last week where — after CBS had arranged for a prominent local radio station to sponsor his show there — Costello severely bad-mouthed the station at the introduction to "Radio, Radio," resulting in all his music immediately being removed from their playlist. | ||
But what must be seen as Elvis one big mistake took place only a few days later in [[Concert 1979-03-15 Columbus|Columbus]], Ohio, where Costello and bassist | But what must be seen as Elvis one big mistake took place only a few days later in [[Concert 1979-03-15 Columbus|Columbus]], Ohio, where Costello and bassist Bruce Thomas were involved in a barroom brawl with Steve Stills, Bonnie Bramlett and their band. | ||
Initially a heated conversation broke out when members of the Stills entourage started accusing Costello of stealing his licks from | Initially a heated conversation broke out when members of the Stills entourage started accusing Costello of stealing his licks from Ray Charles, James Brown and other seminal black artists. Elvis' retort soon became abusive, and developed into a venomous diatribe about blacks in general. Thomas chipped in "Fuck off steel nose" to Stills, and the whole thing degenerated into an O.K. Corral situation, with the two Englishmen coming off worse through sheer weight of numbers. | ||
The implications of this affair became apparent the next day when every muck-raking newspaper on the East Coast ran a story branding Costello as a "racialist" | The implications of this affair became apparent the next day when every muck-raking newspaper on the East Coast ran a story branding Costello as a "racialist." From that point Costello started receiving abusive phone calls and death threats at an alarming rate. | ||
By the time the tour reached New York last Friday these anonymous promises of Costello's impending downfall numbered over 150. | By the time the tour reached New York last Friday these anonymous promises of Costello's impending downfall numbered over 150. | ||
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Norman Baker reports on the [[ | [[Norman Baker]] reports on the Columbus incident and the [[Event 1979-03-30 New York|press conference]] called following. | ||
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[[Neil Spencer]] reports on plans for three shows in New York on [[April 1]]. | |||
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<center><h3> T-Zers </h3></center> | |||
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<center> Neil Spencer </center> | |||
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Elvis Costello (FX:Wild Cheers, sobs, Halleluja chorus) — yes, Elvis Costello had a hectic April 1st if everything went as planned. Our very own horn-rimmed toad — a tiny jokette Elv — had hoped to complete three gigs in three separate halls on the same day. He would start at the Palladium, then onto the [[Concert 1979-04-01 New York (2nd show)|Bottom Line]] and from thence to an unnamed location to wrap up his feat of dashing. At press time his success was unknown... | |||
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