"Rodney on the Roq"
the captain:
I just listened to that song for the first time. Cool.
Doo Dah:
I saw the film when it came out, and I just rented the DVD about a week or so ago.
BTW- you must check out the outtake interviews. Particularly the Brian/Elvis Costello interview.
Brian just being Brian in his living room.
Very interesting. Yes, the man has been personally involved in promoting the careers of many of our favorite people.
And yes, the overall spin of the edit was a sad, reflective one in the end. But I just ended up seeing him as a unique
character that never really outgrew that simple, pure era of any true music lover. The era where you lived and died
with regard to your music and your friends totally understood because they got it.
The funny thing is that everyone reaches a point in their lives where they say (or think) 'what's in it for me?'
And I don't mean that in a bad way - only that we have to grow, fall in love, buy houses, or whatever rawks our boat
(so to speak). He seems to be completely unaffected, genuine, and a little lacking in the cynicism that comes with age
(maybe that's why Brian counts him as a friend). A typical 30 to 50 year old would shmoose his way into a power position in
a major label, but Rodney just wants to spin the rekids and dig those sounds.
Good for Rodney, although I think that some of the cats that he has promoted should still be looking out for him and
making sure that financially he gets by. Personally, it would be intersting if David Bowie visited Rodney's home and kicked
back like 'just plain folks.' Ditto for Brian. But I guess that's just the proletariat in me comin' out.
He seems like a totally friendly easy going feller, although I think I'd rather be drinking with Kim Fowley!
I. Spaceman:
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although I think I'd rather be drinking with Kim Fowley!
You don't, trust me! The fantasy is much better than the reality.
Smilin Ed H:
There've been some interesting posts about this track on the Imagination list at Yahoo
;)
Old Rake:
If you take a look at the unreleased footage from the film, you see that Rodney comes off like a much less sad/pathetic individual. That was the spin the filmmakers were looking for -- oh, the forgotten, sad Rodney, all alone. But then you see the unused footage of him in England where they're revering him like a god and it doesn't make as much sense - I guess that stuff didn't fit the image of Rodney they were trying to construct.
Kim is creepy. I saw him and his "manservant" last time I was in LA. He's a scary, scary guy.
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