Midnight Oil

Subject: correction-and NMOC: Man or Astro Man?
From: Stefan Hurzeler9
Date: 29/03/2011, 12:11 pm
To: powderworks@yahoogroups.com.au

Midnight Oil

I just looked on the site, and it appears that The Break is actually, doing some shows soon. 

but I remember on their MySpace page the Break cited Man or Astro Man? somewhere, and I meant to bring that up here sooner, and for those that don't know, MOAM? is surf music with an outer space theme. I've seen them 3 times, (unless the all female "clone" version doesn't count). Looking at the shirts for sale on The Break's site, I can't help but feel that is something of a tribute to MOAM? It's cool to see those dots connect.

I included a vid here I made of when I saw the Astromen at the Middle East club in Cambridge that's just a few seconds long. I got another longer one, but I can't fit it here. 

From: Stefan Hurzeler9 <scissormansnip@yahoo.com>
To: powderworks@yahoogroups.com.au
Sent: Mon, March 28, 2011 9:48:37 PM
Subject: Re: [powderworks] encounter with Bones

 

no idea. I'm not letting my hopes get high that they will even tour outside Australia. On their site, it appears they aren't playing any shows at all for the time being.

At any rate, another album from them, taking their surf motif to another level, and maybe some lyrics here and there would be amazing, but again, can't get too spoiled. 

From: winnie le pinguin <vive_les_ours@hotmail.com>
To: powderworks@yahoogroups.com.au
Sent: Mon, March 28, 2011 8:27:07 PM
Subject: RE: [powderworks] encounter with Bones

 

and do you think that a "the break tour" in France could be possible ? ^^
 

To: powderworks@yahoogroups.com.au
From: scissormansnip@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:21:11 -0700
Subject: Re: [powderworks] encounter with Bones

 
I'm sure he did. 

Although I am hopeful about seeing "The Break" tour in the U.S. sometime in 2011-12, I shouldn't get too spoiled enough to expect it.....

From: Terry Johnson <tenacious@cyberback.com>
To: powderworks@yahoogroups.com.au
Sent: Mon, March 28, 2011 6:23:52 PM
Subject: RE: [powderworks] encounter with Bones

 


Wow.  Caught him in Boston, huh?  Very cool!

 

Yeah, I got a chance to chat with Bones right after the Oils show in Kansas City in 2002.  I gave him a CD of a now defunct band that drew much inspiration from the Oils.  The bass player for that band was supposed to have gone with me, but he was in the hospital – hence, the offering of the CD.  My friend was grateful to me and very surprised that I did that.  And I was very happy that Bones accepted the CD graciously.

 

To this day, I like to think that Bones actually listened to it and could hear his influence on the music of a very talented, and appreciative, bass player.  :o)

 

--Terry

 

 

 

From: powderworks@yahoogroups.com.au [mailto:powderworks@yahoogroups.com.au] On Behalf Of Stefan Hurzeler9
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 8:20 AM
To: powderworks@yahoogroups.com.au
Subject: [powderworks] encounter with Bones [2 Attachments]

 

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So- as fate would have it, I went to Johnny D's in Boston last night, and there was Bones, playing upright bass, with only Elizabeth Cook and the guy on guitar. It's not my kind of music, but it was still interesting, to see Mr. Hillman doing something different, and hearing his voice backing up on totally different songs that we would normally associate him with. Elizabeth Cook told some interesting stories about how she got into the music business and her encounter with Lou Reed, and did some clog dancing at one point, which was pretty neat. 

But once the show ended, I went up to the man I came to see, and he was VERY approachable, and when I mentioned that I emailed him, he remembered my name! He signed my Capricornia CD, and I got this photo-op on my camera-phone, although the bad lighting kinda fucked things up a little. I couldn't believe how kind and personable he was. 

 

Since I moved to the North Shore area of Mass. I've had memorable encounters with Daniel Johnston and Les Claypool in Beantown, but I never dared to dream that I'd get a chance to meet ANY of the Oils!  It's a good way to start a new chapter, as I am about to leave this area after 10 years, and start a new era as I move across the state to the Berkshires. 



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