In my radio days I did a show out at Earlham College, and I would routinely struggle with back/front selling the "live" version of "Pain Lies on the Riverside..."Originally Posted by Hoosier Red
"This is live Live..."
In my radio days I did a show out at Earlham College, and I would routinely struggle with back/front selling the "live" version of "Pain Lies on the Riverside..."
"This is live Live..."
That must have really sucked at the time, but man that's a funny story now.
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A guy I work with years ago worked for a catering company that catered a party at Johnny Mellencamps house. He demanded in his contract with the catering company that if he caught anyone staring at him they were removed from the property immediately.
I also cracked up when I read last month that one of the reasons Johnny and Meg Ryan broke up was she was a NY girl and he couldnt stand NY. He said something like he hated walking around and seeing so many homeless people. This is the same guy who cares so much for the poor and down trodden and who also charges like $80 a ticket for his concerts but cant stand to be in a town with so many homeless...lol
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Razor Shines (10-01-2014)
I was reading an interview with his former long-time drummer Kenny Aronoff. He politely paints a pretty rough picture of John Mellencamp.
The drum solo in "Jack and Diane" was written on the spot by Aronoff, who honestly felt his job was on the line. Constantly.
Some of these artists suffer from Marlon Brandon syndrome, where they are the weirdest of the weird, jerks, they treat some people in their lives terribly, but the world would be less without their art.
As an autograph collector, I have pictures of people on my wall that are pretty sinister human beings in some regards.
It does strike me as odd sometimes. I guess I rationalize it as I don't like John Mellencamp or Marlon Brando or whoever bercasue they are great people.
I like the art, and the rest is just unaffecting gossip.
George Anderson (10-01-2014),Razor Shines (10-02-2014)
My experience with Mellencamp was back when I worked as an usher at Blossom Music Center in college. He had his road crew wiping down the stage with white cotton cloth before the show and we had much stricter rules of conduct and crowd control for that show. The higher ups made it sound like people could get fired if there were any screw ups. We thought he was a big jerk.
During the show, I was stationed at one of the aisles leading to center stage when a young woman came up to me and shoved something in my hand. I look down and it's her bra. She said she wanted through so she could give "Johnny" something (implying underpants). I told her, "Trust me, I don't think he'd like that." She made a pouty face at me and when I refused, she went to try her luck elsewhere.
In retrospect, based on the wiping down of the stage and all the strict rules we were under, I've always wondered if John Cougar Mellencamp is a germophobe.
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