Alive!

When Peter Kenneth Frampton first released his single Show Me the Way in June 1975 it fell flat on its arse. Lifted off his fourth solo album Frampton (which also included Baby, I Love Your Way) it gained zero traction. Only when he toured the album and released his Frampton Comes Alive double album the following February did it get under the skin of every FM radio station within a five thousand mile radius. Show Me the Way was the album's lead single and, basically, cemented Frampton's career. Listening to the original version from '75 without the crowd whooping and hollering is quite strange - you're almost hearing it with a sense of loss. Watching him play it acoustically many years later without a crowd going ballistic, his flowing locks or his famous talkbox is another experience altogether; kind of endearing, but at the same time, a tad deflating.

Peter Frampton (with Gordon Kennedy) - Show Me the Way

 

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 Ever wondered how the (now patented) Framptone works?

Mono = One, Rail = Rail

For no other reason than it made me smile, I ordered this tee shirt online today. I realise that precious few people will get to see my new garment - let alone the gag - however, I shall wear it with pride when I am in my kitchen; or even the lounge.

I know I should probably have waited till it arrived - I could have given you all a twirl - but we'll save that delight for another day, shall we. For any non-Simpsons people tuning in, here is the backstory behind the design.

EMBV

Most of my friends are familiar with the acronyms and personalised shorthand that litter my texts. It's not that I'm lazy, and I'm certainly not a lover of txtspk, but there are times when there just isn't time to punch the whole thing out in longhand.

So when a friend texted me yesterday that The Wave Pictures are playing their local venue next month and would we like to come over and stop the night and that they've bought a new house I just replied with my usual EMBV.

EMBV, 'Excellent' in a Mr. Burns voice, is the perfect response to so many of the text messages I receive. 

But I obviously hadn't used this on Suzie and Liam before.

'I'm sorry, I don't understand' came the reply. 'We've even looked up EMBV and it said estimated mucosal blood volume, and I don't think you meant that.'