I've been signed to David Stafford's Record Label!!!

[DKeys]

This arrived from Ectosplamic Records and I was thrilled to see that all those hours practicing the electric fife has paid off. (David, when do i get my royalty check?) Larry Poonish was always such a joy to work with and luckily his tuba tones were so low you couldn't even hear them. I have not listened to the CD inside as I am waiting to play it at my housewarming party. David Stafford is not only enchanting, but genius, and definately must be a very famous person posing as a humble IOUMA mail artist. Thank you David---this made my day!!!!!!  Can't wait to see what is actually on this CD, but admit I'm a little scared at the same time. will it make my eardrums bleed?

[De Villo Sloan]

knit pickin

D-Tour 2012 

[David Stafford]

allow me to rephrase: mighty fine banjo pickin', DK

[stewart charlebois]

Hilarious!

[DKeys]

 I'm not a fan of jazz. I like Cassandra Wilson and Thelonius Monk. Other than that, it usually makes me want to break things.

[David Stafford]

I am trying to wrap my head around Mick Ronson, DeKonstructionism and those for whom Paul is still De Man but one thing I know...Burlap Man in his cocoon is some mighty fine writin' there, DK. If we was all jazz artists riffing in some dank cellar of hipness I think even the dourest binknik would be standing after that solo.

[DKeys]

I prefer De mans as burlap man. Darling of the academic left? Isn't the academic right still really far to the left? I like world politics, just not interpersonal politics. I really do not like man's natural tendency to separate and divide instead of unify. I guess you see this in the animal kingdom too. DKult aims to break down these walls and join together in the one mind.

[De Villo Sloan]

Dark wall, give the whole line-up. It was one of Mick's greatest moments. Left to right: Mick Ronson, Joni Mitchell, Rambling Jack Elliott, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan (in white face paint), etc. etc.

[De Villo Sloan]

R.I.P. Mick Ronson (far left) (1946-93)

Quote from Mick Ronson's final interview on the 2009 RoaDKill Tour, before he was booted out by DK:

".... lost my f----g D-Koder ring again, G--d---n. (Background noise). What DK... I think under the seat... J--- C---

can you believe mate? I was f----g Ziggy Stardust, the man who sold the world. Now I'm playing second chair to a freakin dancing pig. Never should have taken the f----g gig, man. (More background noise.) What the hell is it now, DK? No I don't! You'll have to excuse me...."

[De Villo Sloan]

DK, concerning the death thing: Mick Ronson was part of the 2009 RoaDKill Tour. There are many witnesses. The strange thing is, he died in either 2004 or 2005. So: (1) you had a Mick Ronson impersonator on the tour or (2) you were riding around with a dead guy and no one noticed (like "Weekend at Bernie's). Will we ever know the truth? And more about dead people:

I always LOVE to bring up Paul De Mans, who was a darling of the academic left for a long time. He died in the 1980s. Unfortunately for him, some journalist unearthed the fact that he had been a big pro-Hitler, pro-Nazi supporter in Belgium during World War II. It has always supported my own personal view that most of the Deonstructionists are closet Fascists, except maybe Derrida - that's Derrida, not De Mans, in the picture actually.

But I forget, you don't like politics. Congrats on having Neil sign on as a roadie. He can go join Stubbs in the Mexican clinic after the tour ends.

[DKeys]

Funny you should choose those words--"The achievement of death" is exactly what happened during the recording of Take Three--twice. An undisclosed member of the Marbles actually ODed in the studio. Everyone was so 'in the zone' that they didn't notice until minute 10.  'Get Down From There' was inspired by the moment when she was clinically dead. She was hovering over her body, suspended between life and death.  David said, "Get Down From There, You'll poke Your eye out!"--trying to make light of the situation, and motioning to the clock.  Miraculously, David revived her with an amp and we were able to record the additional 25:20 seconds. After that is when the amps started malfunctioning. 

DVS, I think you have posted one of Mr. De Man's final lectures. I heard in the end  he lost the ability to communicate with human beings. His wife could decode some of his wild gesturing hand signals, but even they weren't covered in mime school. He was a rich man, but chose to live on the streets as a political statement. He continued lecturing everyone "you're all living in boxes! Boxes i tell you!". As he declined, he started wearing burlap, adding another layer every month or so. Burlap, garbage bag, burlap, garbage bag. Summer, Winter, Spring, Fall--his social fabric was wearing away. He died, mummified in his own textile tomb.