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Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
== Contributions to the WIKI ==
Hi John,
I am newly enthused with EC, following the release of Momofuku and the concert in Liverpool, where I met up with some old friends. 
I am now looking forward to the Brodsky Quartet gig in Glasgow next year. 
I find posting to the web quite hard, and am learning as I go.  I recognise though that this is a skill I need to learn in this modern age. 
Please forgive if my contributions are not quite as tidy as they might be.  I am using the templates on this site, but suspect I am not always using as much formatting as I might!
Nick

Revision as of 16:31, 6 July 2008

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  • To sign and date your comments, use four tildes (~~~~) . -- JohnH


Shows

Hi John, would love to get a couple of shows from your list but wasn't sure about how you do it. I would gladly send you cds/dvds and some money if that works for you or if there is some other way you do this please let me know. My email addy is humphreyjdupont at msn.com. -- Humphreyj

Hi Kyle,
Just let me know which shows you want and I'll copy them in flac format to a DVDr and drop it in the mail. -- JohnH 16:51, 15 June 2007 (CDT)

1993-03-18 NYC Town Hall (Brodsky Q) sbd

JohnH,

I noticed you had this show (1993-03-18 NYC Town Hall (Brodsky Q) sbd). For some reason "juliet letters" came to the top of the play list and I had heard that the Town Hall show was excellent. Would you be willing to share? Thanks! Brent Treetopflyer 13:32, 20 June 2007 (CDT)

Brent,
I'd be glad to if I hadn't lost it in a hard drive crash (along with 40 other shows). Hopefully it'll come around again soon, and when it does, I'll be sure to get you a copy before my next crash. Are there any other shows you'd like? (I'd better go through the list and clean out the shows I no longer have)
-- JohnH 16:40, 20 June 2007 (CDT)

Bruce Interview and DVDs

There is an excellent interview on the Fender guitars website with Bruce Thomas that I thought you might like to know about. It can be found at: http://fender.com/news/index.php?display_article=198

Also, I don't know if anyone was aware of this because I haven't seen any information about it, but Rhino just re-released The Juliet Letters BBC special and A Case For Song on DVD this month. Amazon didn't even have The Juliet Letters one as being released yet and I found it in Best Buy's music video section. Both have Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtracks and the A Case For Song DVD apparently has six songs not on the original VHS release (although Elvis walks onto the stage with an acoustic guitar, then the camera cuts and he's holding a Les Paul). Here are the links for those:

Thanks for the links. The BT interview is a great read. I remember reading about the TJL and ACFS DVDs on Costello-L. I guess we'd better make pages for those. If I start the pages, can you put the tracklists and other info in? -- JohnH 14:48, 12 July 2007 (CDT)

Certianly I'll fill out the information. I would do it all myself but I really don't know how to put in images and all that stuff. I did find that on Amazon they do have nice sized images of both DVD covers (Rhino only has small, sideways ones). I'm ignorant to doing all this formatting. Also, through doing a small amount of research, there are additional songs on A Case For Song, but two songs are missing from the VHS: "Accidents Will Happen" and "Watching The Detectives". This accounts for him coming onto stage with an acoustic and then suddenly having that Les Paul. I guess they must have been short on space and figured everybody's seen them playing those two songs and cut them.

Also, do you have the Italian Memory or This Is Tomorrow boots? I'd love to get them, but I refuse to pay the cost they go for on eBay. -- If

I do. I can copy the flac files for both shows to a single dvdr and drop it in the mail. Click on the "email this user" link on the sidebar at left. (I've been wondering if that works.) -- JohnH 10:11, 17 July 2007 (CDT)

Tower Of London

Hi John H , Thanks for the comments it was a fantastic night at the Tower Of London. I have got more pictures but didn't want to monopolies the page! I've aslo posted a couple of clips on You Tube Keep up the good work JR

San Sebastian 2007

Thanks for your comments, John. I still have a lot to learn about this wiki thing... San Sebastian was a great show, short but very intense. And we got an unexpected Shoo-Ra! The show was entirely filmed by Televisión Española (at least 3 cams) and it will be soon broadcast (maybe just partially). Santi 02:37, 2 August 2007 (CDT)

June 8 1994 NY's Central Park

Hi John... I've been looking for a recording of this show for years. It has some sentimental value. My wife was pregnant with our first child... 2 weeks later, she gave birth. We saw the show with some friends... amazing. It converted her into an EC fan.

I needed no conversion, trust me... I've been a fan since first hearing Elvis on WNEW in New York back in 1978.

Like I said --- I've been trying to find a recording of this show for years. If you can help, I'd appreciate it.

Thanks

Kevin

Asmilingdog 18:26, 12 August 2007 (CDT)

I'm a bit behind in commitments and requests, but I can add it to my to-do list.
There are two versions of this show -- a soundboard, and a soundboard-audience matrix.
Click on the "email this user" link on the sidebar at left to send me your info and which version you prefer. -- JohnH 18:48, 12 August 2007 (CDT)

Watching The Detectives Remix

I am Japanese. English cannot be written well. I'm sorry. The original single mix of "Watching The Detectives" includes on "MY AIM IS TRUE" "THE BEST OF ELVIS COSTELLO&THE ATTRACTIONS" of the US Columbia release. The one that was the remix is collected to the compilations other than them. When two are compared, the mix of the drum that was the remix is a wider stereo. The keyboard comes near to a right channel, and the guitar comes near to the left. On the original, both are at the center, too. Moreover, Vocal of the remix sounds another effect. As for an original keyboard, the reverbe or more is added. Thank You. -- Zarank 1 Sep. 2007


Upcoming Allen Toussaint NY dates

John,

Allen has upcoming "brunch" shows at Joe's Pub in NYC on Nov 18th and Dec 16th. I tried to add these but can't figure out how they go into the table. I hope this is helpful. The addition of "related" to the concert schedule is really great. Thanks -- Jmm

Jmm,
Thanks. If you'd care to take a stab at it, the template is here - Template:Allen Toussaint tour schedule.
-- JohnH 21:43, 20 October 2007 (CDT)

1984-11-17 Dublin, National Stadium (With T Bone Burnett).

Hi John,

I would also love to get a show from your list but am not sure about how you do it also.

I am looking for 1984-11-17 Dublin, National Stadium (With T Bone Burnett).

I was at the gig and because it was a ripper I bought the bootleg tapes the next day on O’Connell Bridge in Dublin. I played them to death on a Walkman and then held on to them for twenty-two years, when eventually I got the technology to transfer them to CD. I brought them out and started to play them in the car but before I could back them up or copy them my two-year-old wrecked them by pulling out all of the tape material. I was heartbroken as this concert was one of my top three favourites and more precious as I thought I would not be able to get them again. I was delighted to see your work and hope you can help me replace them.

I will also send you CDs/DVDS and/or money to cover anything.

My email is terryandjodie@hotmail.com

I need a little background information

Hi JohnH, You seem to be the one who started this wiki and I am an old "regular" Wikipedian on both the German and the English Wikipedias. As a new EC fan (getting to know him better via Diana Krall, Marian McPartland, the Brodsky Quartet, Il Sogno etc.) I wonder if there is a page on this wiki containing information about the philosophy of this Home Page. What is the connection to Wikipedia.org? I'd be grateful for any information here or on my talk page. Thank you. Best wishes from Germany --Hans555 11:48, 13 April 2008 (CDT)

Hi Hans, guten tag, and welcome!
This wiki was started by JohnE, and is an extension of the The Elvis Costello Home Page, which has been around since the mid-1990s.
I'm just one of several contributors here. Currently we don't have much concerning the philosophy about the information contained here, other than what we have on these pages:
We're all fairly new to wiki-ing, and from the look of your user page on Wikipedia, we could sure use your help in a variety of areas. I'm sure JohnE and others will chime with comments too. Once again, welcome. I look forward to your contributions. -- JohnH 14:08, 13 April 2008 (CDT)
Hi John, Thanks for your warm welcome. I want to make a number of suggestions and ask some questions , mainly about the structure of articles and the contents of (empty) pages. Where do I post them? Best wishes --Hans555 12:42, 17 April 2008 (CDT)
Hi Hans. Anywhere, really. The Main Page discussion page is as good as any, I suppose. -- JohnH 13:03, 17 April 2008 (CDT)

Bossier City was Just Imposters!

Hi John,

I really thought there would be the usual guests for this one, but was even more surprised by a lack of an opening act. I actully missed the first song by looking at the T-shirts too long. I wasn't expecting the 8:00 sharp start.

EC mentioned that it was somewhat difficult to get to Shreveport from Nashville/Memphis (no direct route). He said "we've been through such places as Hope, and Arkadelphia, and seen dead armadillos on the road so now that we know where you are (Bossier City), we'll be back" (this was in mentioning that he's never been there before). I'm guessing sending the other musicians straight to New Orleans was a better bet.

Question for you...

I've got a picture of the ticket stub but don't remember how to get it on the website... Can I just email it to you? -- Darren Courtney


Yes, thanks. Or, I put an upload link on the Bossier City page, so you can try that first. (If you get a warning about file size,
just click the "ignore the warning, and upload anyway" button. -- JohnH 16:18, 27 April 2008 (CDT)

Knoxville links and scans

I'm new to this. I can send a scan of my ticket (row 1, I bought an hour before the show!). Plus, here are links to local press coverage:

Concert review from the paper: "Review: Costello delivers awesome show"

Video clip of Elvis talking the afternoon of May 6 prior to the show at Patrick Sullivan's. [http://www.knoxnews.com/videos/detail/elvis-costello-hangs-downtown-knoxville/ "Elvis Costello hangs in downtown Knoxville"]

There will be an interview feature in the upcoming Sunday's paper from the above interview.

TheOx

Thanks for Editing the Fender post and related question

Hi JohnH,

Thanks for editing my post to make it look better; I'm still new at using the wiki style formats.

Question: Is there any interest or reason for including now expired contests (not to mention any future ones) in the wiki? I ask because I discovered the Fender info after somehow winning a contest that was in a Lost Highway Records Update.

Fenway 09:31, 26 June 2008 (CDT)

Welcome aboard. It's good to see more and more people contributing.
I think anything related to EC's music is worth archiving here on the wiki. The problem is there's just so much stuff out there, it's hard to keep up with everything. Certainly a new contest is worth noting in the News section. If the details of expired contests contain any anything noteworthy, I see no harm in making a page for them. -- JohnH 12:27, 26 June 2008 (CDT)

Uploading pictures

Hi John H

I've got a couple of pictures from Liverpool 25/6/08, fantastic night!

Tryin to upload then but my computer skills are letting me down. Can you Help! -- Johnrawsthorne‎

Welcome back John. I put some links on your talk page. -- JohnH 16:44, 26 June 2008 (CDT)

Utrecht 2005 FLAC issue

As I spent a great deal of time filling up my hard drive with the beauty that is downloadable FLAC files, occasionally I come across an "invalid quick key" (or something to that effect). Is there a person to notify about this?

Utrecht 2005 gets the error on the following:

EC-20050124 Utrecht-27- I Want You.flac 12/31/1969 EC-20050124 Utrecht-28- Theres a Story in Your Voice.flac 12/31/1969 EC-20050124 Utrecht-29- Olivers Army.flac 12/31/1969 EC-20050124 Utrecht-30- band intro.flac 12/31/1969 EC-20050124 Utrecht-31- The Scarlet Tide.flac


Also, I've got hundreds of low-generation cassettes of concerts from 77 up through 94 that I'd like to share on the site but I'm not sure how to do it. Do you think anyone would be interested?

Any suggestions?

Contributions to the WIKI

Hi John,

I am newly enthused with EC, following the release of Momofuku and the concert in Liverpool, where I met up with some old friends.

I am now looking forward to the Brodsky Quartet gig in Glasgow next year.

I find posting to the web quite hard, and am learning as I go. I recognise though that this is a skill I need to learn in this modern age.

Please forgive if my contributions are not quite as tidy as they might be. I am using the templates on this site, but suspect I am not always using as much formatting as I might!

Nick