Jet-setting with Bubbler for 7:35

Thanks for a few good laughs, Bubbler.

I loved this part:

I look forward to my next fly so I can start making up vivid stories like this about the people on my flight.

 

Mexican Dan Fogelberg.

Grade A stuff.

 

Here's a fact few people know: "Rise" was a hit in Europe at 35% faster speed.

DJs in the UK played the 12" single at 45 rpm, while it should've been played at 33 1/3 rpm. Since it was an instrumental, nobody knew better.

Thanks again to Casey Kasem for that nugget.

 

Would you say that the Euro-peon's glasses were octagonal?

 

Rise was originally supposed to be at that tempo for the American audience too, but when someone looped the tape with the groove on it at a slower speed, they thought it was cool and went with the version we all know.

On a side note, thank God for the interweb. After having heard Rise and Rotation, another cool mellowed-out track from the Rise album, I actually considered putting the Rise album on my short list. Then I listened to a preview on Amazon or something, and other than one other track, let's just say they culled the cream of the Rise crop for the best of.

 

You saw Lou Brown!!?!?!??!

 

Top notch Bubber.

Was euro dude wearing teva's with socks or no socks and badly clipped toe nails.

 

Fuck that was good. I was, in fact, riveted.

 

Didn't notice. Could only see his rejected-from-a-Kraut rock band-haircut.

 

I'd like to call bullshit on myself from THE FUTURE!

Years later, I saw the "Rise" LP priced to sell so I snagged it. It's the shit and I was wrong in 2007. That is all.

 

You should sue Dawes, man.