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Chuckys Buddy
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 Posted - 06/21/2006 : 09:46:50
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| Long before Frank became Frank, he was a neighbor of mine in Harbor City, California. I knew him as Chucky Thompson and one summer Chucky set up a little bread baking business and sold loafs around the neighborhood. Not sure if he made much money... but the bread was pretty good. |
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Doog
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
1220 Posts |
Posted - 06/21/2006 : 09:49:04
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Lolz, cool.
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www.myspace.com/doog = solo choons
www.myspace.com/casabonitaband = noisey stuff
www.myspace.com/weevilknievel = surfrockpop geekery
www.myspace.com/ukpixiestribute = Nimrod's Son |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 06/21/2006 : 09:49:53
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Hello, Buddy. Hmmm. If this is true, Frank is truly an entrepreneur.
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"Leguman...Leguman!" |
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Doog
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
1220 Posts |
Posted - 06/21/2006 : 10:01:51
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"You're suffocating and you need a good shed,
I'm tired of living, Sheba, so give me - BREAD!"
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www.myspace.com/doog = solo choons
www.myspace.com/casabonitaband = noisey stuff
www.myspace.com/weevilknievel = surfrockpop geekery
www.myspace.com/ukpixiestribute = Nimrod's Son |
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Chuckys Buddy
- FB Fan -
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Posted - 06/21/2006 : 10:13:08
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| It's true... maybe Frank will see this and confirm. His little brother Errol helped a bit, and I wanted to get in on it too but Chucky said it was a family business. We are 10 and 12 years old, ya know. |
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
4204 Posts |
Posted - 06/21/2006 : 11:34:43
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| And to think I was living nearby in Hollywood at the time and missing out on all that wholesome fun. What a waste. |
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
2715 Posts |
Posted - 06/21/2006 : 11:45:51
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So Neal, are you a FB fan?
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 blackolero le only Frank Black / Pixies site 100% in français |
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Suicide_Samurai
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
431 Posts |
Posted - 06/21/2006 : 12:20:09
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This is such a feel-good thread. I enjoyed reading it so much, I'm going to read it again.
Tell us more Chucky B. |
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TRANSMARINE
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
2002 Posts |
Posted - 06/21/2006 : 12:36:47
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Frank, did your yeast-filled years include bagels or Challah? I used to make some killer bagels as a Noah's Bagel's baker in Huntington Beach about 10 years ago.
Hank the 8th was a duplicated man
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
4204 Posts |
Posted - 06/21/2006 : 14:24:42
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| You guys have any good stories about Old Towne Mall? |
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Chuckys Buddy
- FB Fan -
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Posted - 06/21/2006 : 16:56:37
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| Couple more thoughts from Frank's youth in California... He dabbled with the acoustic guitar back then, but nothing to write home about. His mom had a sister much younger then herself. In fact Chucky's aunt (Dee Dee) was just a year or two older than Chucky. We all lived in a Condo complex near an ice skating rink. Chucky, his mom, and his brother lived in one unit. Chucky's grandma and grandpa, along with his great grandma and aunt Dee Dee lived in another unit, and my family lived a couple of door's down. Chucky, Dee Dee and I all hung out together and we spent our time torturing Chucky's brother (he was kind of a pest) and his great grandmother (she was a bit senile). Not proud of the latter but hey, we were kids. Their family was quite religious, except for his grandpa, he went to the track and bet on the horses two or three times a week. Both Chucky and his brother were sensitive kids with an artistic bent, but they were both also big boys and Chucky in particular was very strong. I remember he thumped my ass pretty good one time for picking on his little brother. I guess that day he was in "big brother protection mode" as opposed to "big brother torture mode". Ah, wonderful memories from 30 years ago... |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 06/21/2006 : 18:18:42
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You may be interested to know that "frnck blck" is, in fact, Frank Black...
 "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." |
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deadlydoctor
- FB Fan -
USA
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Posted - 06/21/2006 : 18:55:42
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Best. Thread. Ever. Shall we comb the database for references to bread, yeast, and/or early entrepreneurship that we have thus far overlooked? 
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ScottP
= Cult of Ray =
USA
618 Posts |
Posted - 06/21/2006 : 20:20:59
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Originally posted by Chuckys Buddy
I guess that day he was in "big brother protection mode" as opposed to "big brother torture mode". Ah, wonderful memories from 30 years ago...
This makes me tear up. I was also my little brother's protector/torturer throughout our childhood. I think I did more torturin' than I did protectin' but he still loves me nonetheless. |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 06/22/2006 : 08:01:22
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Maybe somebody kept a loaf all these years...it would now be worth a fortune, as a genuine piece of Thompson baking!!
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"Leguman...Leguman!" |
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pixie punk
> Teenager of the Year <
2923 Posts |
Posted - 06/22/2006 : 08:55:03
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Fastman BAKERman!!! I just bought Fastman Raiderman down here in Puerto Rico,now I'll go home and listen to it.Thanks Charles for the great music you Bake(Make):)
PUERTO RICO PIXIE |
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TRANSMARINE
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
2002 Posts |
Posted - 06/22/2006 : 09:23:54
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quote:
Originally posted by pixie punk
Fastman BAKERman!!! I just bought Fastman Raiderman down here in Puerto Rico,now I'll go home and listen to it.Thanks Charles for the great music you Bake(Make):)
PUERTO RICO PIXIE
Haha! Cute, pixiepunk....I got a rise outta that!
Hank the 8th was a duplicated man
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scruvs
= Cult of Ray =
353 Posts |
Posted - 06/22/2006 : 14:42:17
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Thanks for the stories, Buddy. Welcome to the board.
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Boy, you sure can holler. |
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Chuckys Buddy
- FB Fan -
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Posted - 06/22/2006 : 17:36:31
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Okay gang, I got just a couple of memories left of my childhood friend Chucky Thompson. I wish I had more for you but I toasted my brain in the 80's smoking way to much herb.
Anyway, as I mentioned, the family was quite religious. My family was Catholic and there was a large and very popular Catholic church near the Jr. High that Chucky, his aunt Dee Dee and I attended. My family attended that church. Suprisingly enough, Chucky and his family did not attend the Catholic church. I went with them a few times to their church, which was very near our school too. This church was a born-again Christian church and was a lot more fun to visit. They had a rock band playing Christian music and the congregation sang along and closed their eyes and held their arms out in front of them - palms up. This was very new to me but Chucky and his family were way into it.
Now I'm just guessing here, but later in life Chucky decided that "Frank Black and the Catholics" just had a better ring to it then "Frank Black and the Born-Again Christians."
The last thing that sticks in my mind about my time with Chucky, his aunt Dee Dee and his little bother(no type-o) Errol is the song "Brandy" by The Looking Glass. The four of us used to sit in Dee Dee's little patio behind her condo and play the tape of that song over and over. Chucky would strum his accoustic guitar and Dee Dee and I would sing it. To this day when I hear that song I think of us on that patio.
That's pretty much all I got... we were all young teens and I was way more interested in Dee Dee than I was her chubby little nephews Chucky and Errol. I can tell you this though, if you had told me at that time that Chucky would go on to be a rock star, I would not have believed it.
"The sailors say, 'Brandy you are a fine girl, what a good wife you would be - such a fine girl - but my life, my love, my lady - is the sea...."
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a guy in a rover
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
535 Posts |
Posted - 06/22/2006 : 17:39:26
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What a great thread this is. Ahh the memories...
Kiss my ring...I am the greatest
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Suicide_Samurai
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
431 Posts |
Posted - 06/22/2006 : 18:12:35
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| It's eye-wipingly beautiful. |
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ScottP
= Cult of Ray =
USA
618 Posts |
Posted - 06/22/2006 : 18:19:54
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| Great stuff. Just be careful calling his little brother chubby- Chucky might thump your ass again. Ha! Thanks for sharing. |
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Doog
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
1220 Posts |
Posted - 06/23/2006 : 02:17:48
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I'd personally be a bit weirded out if some guy came on my fan forum and started telling stories of my youth to a bunch of fanboys D:
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www.myspace.com/doog = solo choons
www.myspace.com/casabonitaband = noisey stuff
www.myspace.com/weevilknievel = surfrockpop geekery
www.myspace.com/ukpixiestribute = Nimrod's Son |
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ScottP
= Cult of Ray =
USA
618 Posts |
Posted - 06/23/2006 : 16:23:57
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| You'll probably never have to worry about that. |
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Doog
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
1220 Posts |
Posted - 06/23/2006 : 17:10:57
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Not sure if that was a nice sideways swipe at my music or not, but you're probably right.
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www.myspace.com/doog = solo choons
www.myspace.com/casabonitaband = noisey stuff
www.myspace.com/weevilknievel = surfrockpop geekery
www.myspace.com/ukpixiestribute = Nimrod's Son |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 06/23/2006 : 18:28:42
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quote:
Originally posted by Chuckys Buddy
I toasted my brain in the 80's smoking way to much herb.
While Chuck toasted bread!
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They had a rock band playing Christian music
That makes sense-bible, rock 'n roll=Pixies!!
BTW, Doog, you'll make it some day. In the meantime, maybe you could open a small bakery business.
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"Leguman...Leguman!" |
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ScottP
= Cult of Ray =
USA
618 Posts |
Posted - 06/23/2006 : 20:34:48
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quote:
Originally posted by Doog
Not sure if that was a nice sideways swipe at my music or not, but you're probably right.
Just a little wink-wink from a fellow musician. I dig your stuff. |
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Doog
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
1220 Posts |
Posted - 06/24/2006 : 02:19:11
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Cool ;)
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Originally posted by Carl
BTW, Doog, you'll make it some day. In the meantime, maybe you could open a small bakery business.
Ha, I have no delusions of grandeur- the music business is shit and I'll never get signed. Maybe the yeast business will treat me better.
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www.myspace.com/doog = solo choons
www.myspace.com/casabonitaband = noisey stuff
www.myspace.com/weevilknievel = surfrockpop geekery
www.myspace.com/ukpixiestribute = Nimrod's Son |
Edited by - Doog on 06/24/2006 02:26:07 |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 06/24/2006 : 07:31:05
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The baking business is very dog eat dog. You're top of the loaves one week, bottom of the breadbin the next.
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"Leguman...Leguman!" |
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boner machine
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
51 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2006 : 03:22:28
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"Brandy" by The Looking Glass.
"The sailors say, 'Brandy you are a fine girl, what a good wife you would be - such a fine girl - but my life, my love, my lady - is the sea...."
HEY FRANK... MAYBE YOU SHOULD DO A COVER OF THIS? |
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switchy
- Gigographer -
USA
324 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2006 : 11:43:05
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Yeah, I've got a cover of that song by a band called The Reivers that I really like. Sounds like Pavement.
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MarshalltheMarsist
- FB Fan -
USA
54 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2006 : 06:27:05
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| This is a good thread, but enough of the crappy puns lol |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2006 : 08:10:02
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Frank's makin' a lot of dough now.
Has somebody already said that? :D
Join the Cult Of Pob! And don't forget to listen to the Pobcast! |
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Suicide_Samurai
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
431 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2006 : 08:24:24
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Frank's last album was kinda crummy, a lot of half-baked ideas, but I'm glad to say this new one is a lot butter.
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2006 : 09:16:03
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I mean, come on, he's doing it out of love, it's not like he kneads more bread!
*hides under rock*
Join the Cult Of Pob! And don't forget to listen to the Pobcast! |
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Doog
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
1220 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2006 : 14:39:47
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Ack.
Not in the yeast bit funny.
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www.myspace.com/doog = solo choons
www.myspace.com/casabonitaband = noisey stuff
www.myspace.com/weevilknievel = surfrockpop geekery
www.myspace.com/ukpixiestribute = Nimrod's Son |
Edited by - Doog on 07/05/2006 14:40:10 |
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