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IceCream
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USA
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 Posted - 02/16/2004 : 11:16:15
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| Are you sure it should be "who's"? I thought that "who's" is a contraction of 'who' and 'is', and you want a contraction of 'who' and 'has'. Am I wrong? |
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IceCream
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USA
1850 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2004 : 11:18:57
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I didn't tell it here cause I was pretty sure I had bored everyone with it enough by now.
Well, I know you mentioned it in The King Holds Court thread, but I'm sure a lot of people aren't going to look through all that. Besides, lots of new members. |
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Brackish Girl
~ Soul Eater ~
Ireland
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Posted - 02/16/2004 : 11:36:00
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Originally posted by prozacrat
In a follow up, the first time I met him was rather strange, too. During the show (at which I was front and center) I was a few feet from Frank. Standing next to me was a short figure wearing a hooded sweatshirt, so I could not see his/her face. After the show, on my way out I saw this hooded figure talking to my friend Marty by the front door. (Marty Nedich played bass in the Kelley Deal 6000, one of the coolest guys you'll ever meet) The hooded figure left as I was approaching Marty. As I got to him he asked "So did you get to talk to Kim?" Yeah. You can guess who was standing next to me the whole show. And I had to say "No, Marty. I didn't talk to Kim." But I met Frank afterwards. This was in the fall of '98.
"And her head has no room."
i heard a story like this before, about kim goin to a show. so, wtf, was all that stuff about them not talkin bullshit? or did they not talk when they first broke up and then started talking again? it seems strangely sweet. |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 02/16/2004 : 11:39:01
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Strange, 'thought they really were'nt on speaking terms....I'm sure they've seen each other at festivals they've both played.
CARL.
 "ME TOO!"
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Brackish Girl
~ Soul Eater ~
Ireland
1750 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2004 : 11:49:48
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| well, they're obviously speaking now... |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2004 : 11:51:49
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Obviously-time heals all wounds! Now, get ready for some on-stage back-biting!
CARL.
"ME TOO!"
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PixieSteve
> Teenager of the Year <
Poland
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Posted - 02/16/2004 : 11:58:04
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whose is for like "whose is this?"
who's is who is OR has. i think. |
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IceCream
= Quote Accumulator =
USA
1850 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2004 : 12:06:05
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| Thanks, Steve. I wasn't sure. |
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The Calistanian
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1342 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2004 : 12:07:55
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Yes..."Who's" could be a contraction for "Who has" or "Who is".
Thank you PixieSteve. |
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Brackish Girl
~ Soul Eater ~
Ireland
1750 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2004 : 12:47:10
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hey carl! you're irish! we have to wear those buttoms or whatever and give each other a big old wave if we see each other. i can see my friends cringe now but fuck'em. they're bigger losers for goin to see the rhcp, and the one thats goin up for the pixies likes a guy in canada so she's a big loser too.
and i hope kim gets drunk and frank throws a guitar at her!!! well, not really, but it would be cool to see that. as long as noone got hurt. |
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mcmikey
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 02/16/2004 : 12:59:04
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wow....a rare appearance from Brackish! howdy, BG
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Brackish Girl
~ Soul Eater ~
Ireland
1750 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2004 : 13:14:30
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| yeah, i read all ye're shit and then i forget to reply. well i've replied twice on this thread bucko!!! i can't be here all the time!!! |
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mcmikey
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 02/16/2004 : 13:17:01
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why not? I am...and don't you want to be next to me at all times?
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"French" Black
- FB Fan -
France
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Posted - 02/17/2004 : 03:52:32
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I met the man 4 times, always after gigs : twice in Rennes, once in Paris and once in Niort.
Basically I would say he is a rather shy guy, showing respect as long as you respect him. All of us who had the opportunity to meet him must have felt nervous and embarrassed. He certainly feels this embarrassment and of course there is nothing natural in such encounters.
The 1st time I really met him was in Rennes. Someone took a picture of Frank Black and I shaking hands in the Indian Wrestling way. We have strange faces on this pic because the flash took a very long time to operate. We both smile and have that anxious look saying :
"What's going on with this camera? How long are we going to stand there smiling stupidly?" (this picture is actually 1 meter wide, hanging in my bedroom. Frank laughed frankly when he saw it and signed it after a gig in Niort last year)
He was extremely patient and after that he let me in the tour bus. There, the whole band signed the inside sleeve of my "Frank Black and the Catholics" vinyl. Frank took a close and long look at it, just like he had never seen this object before. We talked for a while.
The last time I saw him was in Paris, after the Bataclan gig. He was loading the tour van with all the music gear boxes as usual. One of these boxes, a large one, began to roll down the sidewalk and was obviously about to fall in the gutter and on one of Frank's ankles when ....
(to be continued)
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 02/17/2004 : 05:09:46
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She was feel'in so brackish...between Irish and....er, Irish! Hi B.girl, there's quite a few Irish folks here! What buttons? You mean smileys? I never actually met FB, but as I posted earlier, I believe he acknowledge me+friend from the stage, I think! Irish unite!
CARL.
"ME TOO!"
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Newo
~ Abstract Brain ~
Spain
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Posted - 02/17/2004 : 07:03:31
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I'd like to register my Irishness too.
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"You one of those right wing nut outfits?" inquired the diplomatic Metzger.
Fallopian twinkled. "They accuse us of being paranoids."
"They?" inquired Metzger, twinkling also.
"Us?" asked Oedipa.
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mcmikey
= Cult of Ray =
799 Posts |
Posted - 02/17/2004 : 08:01:37
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big up on being Irish
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Newo
~ Abstract Brain ~
Spain
2674 Posts |
Posted - 02/17/2004 : 08:08:24
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It doesn't make my breakfast taste any better knowing my parents chose to have sex on one part of the planet rather than another or anything though.
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"You one of those right wing nut outfits?" inquired the diplomatic Metzger.
Fallopian twinkled. "They accuse us of being paranoids."
"They?" inquired Metzger, twinkling also.
"Us?" asked Oedipa.
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 02/17/2004 : 08:44:35
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Been to Spain once, a couple years ago, for Christmas/New Year's, it was at least like a mild Irish summer in the middle of winter!
CARL.
"ME TOO!"
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mcmikey
= Cult of Ray =
799 Posts |
Posted - 02/17/2004 : 08:56:29
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Originally posted by Newo
It doesn't make my breakfast taste any better knowing my parents chose to have sex on one part of the planet rather than another or anything though.
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"You one of those right wing nut outfits?" inquired the diplomatic Metzger.
Fallopian twinkled. "They accuse us of being paranoids."
"They?" inquired Metzger, twinkling also.
"Us?" asked Oedipa.
my Irish heritage has nothing to do with where my parents had sex....more like my greatgreatgrandparents or whoever....ehh, fuck it
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mattb
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
474 Posts |
Posted - 02/17/2004 : 10:35:44
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| I met the man once too. It was after a show in Toronto on the tour supporting the first solo album. Me and my buddy decided we wanted to meet him after the show. Reverand Horton Heat were openning and when we went backstage we ran into them and hung out with them for a while. It was extra cool too because I was only 15 and they gave me a whole bunch of beers. We went back in the club after, both loaded and went up to him. My loser friend started blabbing how his music impacted him and helped through crap so much and stuff which I could tell was boring him to death. But I didn't do much better all I could say was you kick ass a million different ways. He was super cool though considering we were 2 fifteen year old drunk kids. His wife was there too and mentioned see it's guys like these why you make the big bucks. I was trying to be sarcastic and said "nah, it's not us I taped all your albums" but he didn't seem to find it too funny. He was still super nice though. |
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FrequencyOfGlow
- FB Fan -
USA
157 Posts |
Posted - 02/17/2004 : 12:08:01
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I hung around after a Chicago show in '03 and bought him a Guinness. Unfortunately, I could not just leave well enough alone and let the man drink in peace and I probably came off as you run-of-the-mill drunken idiot fan. Oh, well. Thanks for the memories.
I think the winter is going to be a real whirligig |
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pixie punk
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 02/17/2004 : 14:56:36
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| Haven't met the man,but I once got a reply e-mail from Lyle Workman.I wrote to him to praise his amazing solos and overall guitar playing in Frank's work! Very nice guy and an amazing guitarist! |
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Brackish Girl
~ Soul Eater ~
Ireland
1750 Posts |
Posted - 02/17/2004 : 15:33:31
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Originally posted by mcmikey
why not? I am...and don't you want to be next to me at all times?
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yes, but tis not the point. the point is...i can't remember. i guess i'll be goin back to singing to myself again now....la la la...i really need sleep. |
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Scarla O
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
947 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2004 : 01:21:41
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Hey French Black, come back here and finish that story! :)
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"French" Black
- FB Fan -
France
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Posted - 02/18/2004 : 08:10:03
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.... when "French" Black arrived and caught hold of the gear box what a fantastic suspense in that forum.) Yes, I was courageous enough to risk (not much) and save the gear box from an unavoidable crash in a Paris' gutter. This act of bravery was recompensed by the immediate awarding of a warm "thank you very much" from Frank himself.
Of course, I have nightmares in which I am not fast enough and the box, huge, smashes Frank and the Catholics as well. That's when I usually wake up, screaming and sweating.
It feels great talking about it.
"Tell me I'm not insane".
(Talking about being insane, how do you feel when you read in that forum : "I touched one of his shoes once"? I find it kind of freaky to read this, unless it's irony.) |
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prozacrat
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1186 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2004 : 09:40:57
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Originally posted by Brackish Girl
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Originally posted by prozacrat
In a follow up, the first time I met him was rather strange, too. During the show (at which I was front and center) I was a few feet from Frank. Standing next to me was a short figure wearing a hooded sweatshirt, so I could not see his/her face. After the show, on my way out I saw this hooded figure talking to my friend Marty by the front door. (Marty Nedich played bass in the Kelley Deal 6000, one of the coolest guys you'll ever meet) The hooded figure left as I was approaching Marty. As I got to him he asked "So did you get to talk to Kim?" Yeah. You can guess who was standing next to me the whole show. And I had to say "No, Marty. I didn't talk to Kim." But I met Frank afterwards. This was in the fall of '98.
"And her head has no room."
i heard a story like this before, about kim goin to a show. so, wtf, was all that stuff about them not talkin bullshit? or did they not talk when they first broke up and then started talking again? it seems strangely sweet.
Well, she was kind of incognito. And afterwards she quickly chatted at our mutual friend Marty and then was off. So just because she came to the show doesn't necessarily mean that they were talking, I guess. She just snuck into the crowd. Pretty cool, I think. And this is where I insert an emoticon: 
"And her head has no room." |
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ELoRPS
- FB Fan -
Canada
20 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2004 : 09:56:47
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From any interview I've ever read about Frank,.he has always come off as a stand up guy. I have never met him and probably never will,, but if I do,.I hope it's in a bar where we can share a drink and talk about certain matters.
"Some people like cupcakes better,..I for one care less for them!" |
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prozacrat
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1186 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2004 : 12:34:50
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Originally posted by "French" Black
.... when "French" Black arrived and caught hold of the gear box what a fantastic suspense in that forum.) Yes, I was courageous enough to risk (not much) and save the gear box from an unavoidable crash in a Paris' gutter. This act of bravery was recompensed by the immediate awarding of a warm "thank you very much" from Frank himself.
Of course, I have nightmares in which I am not fast enough and the box, huge, smashes Frank and the Catholics as well. That's when I usually wake up, screaming and sweating.
It feels great talking about it.
"Tell me I'm not insane".
(Talking about being insane, how do you feel when you read in that forum : "I touched one of his shoes once"? I find it kind of freaky to read this, unless it's irony.)
Don't worry, "French" Black. You're not insane. And also, the "I touched one of his shoes once" quote is freaky unless there is whiskey in it.
"And her head has no room." |
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rocketmorton
- FB Fan -
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Posted - 02/19/2004 : 01:13:33
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| I actually got to spend an evening with him at a bar here in Pittsburgh, PA several years back. He was touring with a friend of mine at the time. We stayed till closing time if I recall correctly and he mentioned being a little hungover at the show the following evening. Pleasant conversation about music and other things I can no longer recall. He bought quite a few rounds of drinks and if I ever get the chance to hang out with him again I think I owe him a couple. I didnt try to touch his shoes. Maybe next time! |
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Newo
~ Abstract Brain ~
Spain
2674 Posts |
Posted - 02/19/2004 : 04:45:11
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Carl Posted - 02/17/2004 : 08:44:35
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Been to Spain once, a couple years ago, for Christmas/New Year's, it was at least like a mild Irish summer in the middle of winter!
CARL.
Itīs funny to see all the Spaniards walking about when itīs 13 degrees outside with coats rubbing their hands muttering Que Frio!
It is currently teeshirt weather. I know only reptiles feel this way about this kind of climate but I ainīt sick of it yet.
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"You one of those right wing nut outfits?" inquired the diplomatic Metzger.
Fallopian twinkled. "They accuse us of being paranoids."
"They?" inquired Metzger, twinkling also.
"Us?" asked Oedipa.
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 02/19/2004 : 10:01:29
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The Calistanian
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1342 Posts |
Posted - 02/19/2004 : 10:49:11
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Originally posted by prozacrat
quote:
Originally posted by "French" Black
.... when "French" Black arrived and caught hold of the gear box what a fantastic suspense in that forum.) Yes, I was courageous enough to risk (not much) and save the gear box from an unavoidable crash in a Paris' gutter. This act of bravery was recompensed by the immediate awarding of a warm "thank you very much" from Frank himself.
Of course, I have nightmares in which I am not fast enough and the box, huge, smashes Frank and the Catholics as well. That's when I usually wake up, screaming and sweating.
It feels great talking about it.
"Tell me I'm not insane".
(Talking about being insane, how do you feel when you read in that forum : "I touched one of his shoes once"? I find it kind of freaky to read this, unless it's irony.)
Don't worry, "French" Black. You're not insane. And also, the "I touched one of his shoes once" quote is freaky unless there is whiskey in it.
"And her head has no room."
I have been forced to relate my story of how I touched FB's shoe:
It was a smoke-filled club on a Friday evening. The warmth of the building comforted me as I escaped the winter chill outside. I approached the bartender, ordered a gin and tonic, sat on a bar stool, and observed the appreciative few that had gathered to the show early. Then I saw The Man. He was standing in the corner, across the sea of bar smog. I thought to myself: I have to touch his shoe. I began walking at an accelerating pace across the club. Halfway, I realized something - he would be frightened if I approached him and prostrated myself to touch his shoe. I had to turn to plan B. I got on my hands and knees, and began crawling through the expanse of wooden, beer/alcohol-sticky floor. I approached The Man's shoe, at long last. I gazed at it with that gaze of amazement/embarrassment/confusion/alcohol/fondness. I extended my unsteady hand to make contact with his shoe. I did it! I did it. I will sleep tonight, I said to myself, I will sleep tonight.
Does anyone believe me? |
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benji
> Teenager of the Year <
New Zealand
3426 Posts |
Posted - 02/20/2004 : 04:14:51
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I believe that you need to seek some help.
"I joined the Cult of Frank / I think that man deserves a DB!" |
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pudmeister
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
159 Posts |
Posted - 02/28/2004 : 12:47:17
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the music to teenager of the year recorded
Dont you mean Cult of Ray?? Cos 'Teenager' was in '94
"Looking through the eye of a pig I see it all" - Cypress Hill |
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Whose met Frank Black?
