John Cale S/D

i really wanted to ask him about orghee but i had to whittle my questions to the most essential

Superb

It is famously famously incredibly difficult to get John Cale to laugh, let alone blush, you are obviously a superhero

He laughed at my flyer!
He blushed when I showed him a picture of the new Gideon bible, which I only took a picture of because Gideon's Bible is one of my favorite songs of all time. His manager was watching the conversation and she said (earnestly, because she didn't have to say anything at all) that he was blushing. My face was on fire for like 5 straight hours so I'm not sure if I was blushing or just really really excited. After I thanked him, I had to go to the bathroom and compose myself because my feelings were leaking out of my eyes.

omg congrats LL!

OMG amazing!

that's incredible!! I saw the photo but didn't know you got to chat & eat brains with him! congrats :)

thanks! i was determined to talk with him -- how could i ever have that opportunity again?! eating brains was an unexpected bonus :)
his speaking voice sounded just like i expected it to
really velvety

this is me sneaking up behind him just in case i didn't get a better pic (i did but i have to wait for it)

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5606/15522404872_d373bf7ae8.jpg

the thing in my hand is my flyer (and a cup of water)

oh good sneaking!

that guy in the bottom right corner made me jump when i realised what i was looking at

Jealous! My only John Cale story is that years ago he signed a copy of his autobiography for me (me and about 5000 other people), the first time I'd ever asked anyone to sign a book for me: then last year I got Joe Boyd to sign his book for me and told him the last person I asked to do this was John Cale and he said, "John, we used to be really good friends and then we fell out and I still don't know why!"

La, was this for publication? If so, link when ready, please!

It wasn't an interview, just a dinner/food orghee

I could report some observations if u have questions but not publish formally or anything.

Any other observations would be greatly appreciated, thanks (also: how did you get to do this, he asked w envy)

it's a long story but i weaseled my way into a fancy dinner that was being held at a restaurant as a fundraiser for public radio.
i have a lot of observations but i would like to say first and foremost that john cale exceeded my expectations wrt being a nice person

Great story. Glad Jim DeRogatis didn't step in the middle...

Join Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot of Sound Opinions for a one-of-a-kind experience.

Chefs Paul Kahan of Nico Osteria, Blackbird, and the Publican, and Matthias Merges of Yusho, Billy Sunday and A10 present a spectacular multi-course dinner inspired by the groundbreaking 1967 album The Velvet Underground & Nico - with special guest Velvet Underground founder John Cale.

oh they were there alright, it was their show
i was the only person there who showed a significant amount of zeal for the church of anthrax, however :)

Was there a drumkit on hand for you to show off your newly-won skillz0r with, LL?

Ironic trivia: Cale cribbed a big hunk of his autobiography from a feature he did with Kot way back when.

xp - lol no but the possibility of it happening crossed my mind a few times and i enjoyed thinking about what songs i would ask him to play

with me

thinking = daydreaming obvs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tMFqa_K7bg

i was the only person there who showed a significant amount of zeal for the church of anthrax, however :)Where is the love for that? Always found it bracing, esp. on grey-green country days like today.

Vivrancy is like Vintage Violence Leaves Home

much better pic here! http://bit.ly/1w98RyM

so good.

he is the most photogenic person on earth

that made me so heppy

a real lifetime highlight for me tbh!!

That pic totally rules.

A+!

this song is great and i never heard it before today!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0w1TmnxX80
"terry's cha-cha" = terry named the song?

He did a whole WW1-themed thing in Mesen (near Ypres, see your world war history books) last week - including a drastically reworked rendition of the Paris 1919 album. The title track featured, a review said (wasn't there myself), heavy dance beats. This is another song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CowWwu0mOkA

Sounds like Terry playing on that, I don't have that CD, what's the credits?

It's Terry Jennings
I was just wondering if that meant that Terry named it Terry's Cha-Cha or if JC named it that

ah. thought it sounded like Riley.

Happy Holidays from @therealjohncale:
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialJohnCale/photos/a.396741823724076.88645.249813671750226/820613624670225/?type=1&theater

But usually more action @johncalenews

(Hey there was at least one more LL pic of her and Cale, where'd it go)

"Projections in conjunction with John Cale's performance at the Whitney." Click it and see, whee! More on YouTube? Will check. Meanwhile:
http://whitneymuseum.tumblr.com/tagged/John-Cale

Not seeing him at the Whitney on YouTube so far, but here's a doc:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRkoidS2RtY

it's still there!?

Yes! I just kept overlooking your link; forgot about that & thought the pic itself was posted. Sorry!

Ooo, I need to watch that

John Cale ‏@therealjohncale 9m9 minutes ago

Team @therealjohncale pre-show #Pompidou Work hard, fry brain, have fun! #AbigailPortner #DustinBoyer #deantoniparks
John Cale and Deantoni Parks

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CJB92F3WIAAGsD2.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CJB9265WsAAMVBY.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CJB91mKWsAARLuG.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CJB92o_W8AEGpy0.jpg

She's got 3 legs.

Incredible how youthful the guy still looks