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cellar_door
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 Posted - 08/25/2005 : 18:47:02
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I'm not sure I'd make a forum like this about any other musician given how stalkerish it would seem. But Every time Frank comes to town (here in Ottawa) he ends up hanging out in some very public place, and I've had the good fortune of running into him a few times (something you just can't do with other famouns people). The first and coolest time was just across from the venue he was going to play at with the Catholics (for their first album). The venue was Barrymore's, and I was having a beer at the Royal Oak across the street. This place is your average pub (beer and wings), and in he walks with the opening act (whose name I totally forget now). He sits down for a beer, and while he's waiting for it I just go say hi and ask him to sign a cd (I was damn nervous). I've always known him to be a pretty private person, so I made it all of 45 seconds, and went and sat back at my table. He was very friendly and said he looked forward to the show. Back at my table I came up with the idea of buying his drinks. I called the waitress and asked if she could put "that gentlemen's drink on my tab". About 20 minutes later she came over and said she had done as I said. Then she held out her hand, opened it, and in it sat a guitar pic. She said "he wanted you to have this". I think I melted in my chair. I must have looked like a stupid kid. I think that says so much about Frank. Kind, mysterious, and just awesome :)
any other good stories ? |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 08/25/2005 : 18:52:00
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| You should stick this in the 'Close and not so close encounters with the man' thread, cellar (hello, BTW!), it's a great little story! :) |
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OldManInaCoffeeCan
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 08/25/2005 : 18:52:42
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Hey cellar_door, check it out, we got a thread going right now on this. Go ahead and post
your cool frank black run-in at the following thread, if you don't mind:
http://forum.frankblack.net/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14027&whichpage=1
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cellar_door
- FB Fan -
Canada
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Posted - 08/25/2005 : 18:52:56
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doh, how did I miss that :)
Ill go put it there, thx for point that out. |
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OldManInaCoffeeCan
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 08/25/2005 : 18:54:02
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Originally posted by Carl
You should stick this in the 'Close and not so close encounters with the man' thread, cellar (hello, BTW!), it's a great little story! :)
Damn Carl, it must be true, Great Minds (yours and mine being prime examples) think alike. 
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OldManInaCoffeeCan
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 08/25/2005 : 18:55:33
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Originally posted by cellar_door
doh, how did I miss that :)
Ill go put it there, thx for point that out.
Cool, and hey, that's a great encounter with The Man you got there cellar_door!
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 08/25/2005 : 18:57:32
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Yeah, CoffeeCan-I was just thinking that |
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Daisy Girl
~ Abstract Brain ~
Belize
5305 Posts |
Posted - 08/25/2005 : 19:41:05
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Hey Cellar door!! Hi and welcome, man!
"I ain't goin to be what I ain't" |
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cellar_door
- FB Fan -
Canada
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Posted - 08/25/2005 : 19:48:21
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| Hey thanks, you're all pretty friendly here. Great site too ! |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 08/26/2005 : 10:48:10
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Welcome, Cellar Door. I've heard it said that your forum name is the most beautiful phrase in the English language.
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
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cellar_door
- FB Fan -
Canada
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Posted - 08/26/2005 : 13:38:16
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"I've heard it said that your forum name is the most beautiful phrase in the English language"
Ya I'm still trying to figure out if it's true or not :) |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 08/26/2005 : 21:18:07
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| Oh right, Donnie Darko! I was thinking of The Needle And The Damage Done. :D |
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Daisy Girl
~ Abstract Brain ~
Belize
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Posted - 08/26/2005 : 21:25:27
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Was that a Donnie Darko reference??? No wonder i didn't get it. I heard that movies is really good!
"I ain't goin to be what I ain't" |
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cellar_door
- FB Fan -
Canada
74 Posts |
Posted - 08/27/2005 : 22:11:53
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Rent it daisy :)
great soundtrack too |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 08/29/2005 : 12:09:00
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In "Donnie Darko," the observation about "cellar door" being the most beautiful phrase is simply attributed to "a famous linguist." There's some disagreement as to who this is, but Tolkien seems to be one of the most likely candidates.
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 08/29/2005 : 14:28:13
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| Tolkien, eh?! Wow! |
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TRANSMARINE
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
2002 Posts |
Posted - 08/29/2005 : 16:34:06
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Well, there was a play written by playwright Israel Horovitz titled "It's Called the Sugar Plum" where a character muses at a funeral (paraphrased, mind you...I was in the play back in 1990) "you know what the two most beautiful words in the whole English language are? Cellar door."
I've seen DONNIE DARKO but do not recall this being uttered. But anyhow, I believe the root comes from Horovitz's play. Strange that I recalled this! Thanks for the memory.
I was alone...in my BIG BED
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 08/29/2005 : 16:59:23
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Your cool Frank Black run in's
