Rhett Miller Borders in store, Tuesday

Well I can't speak for Celeste, but if i had to guess, the guy with the rhett cut (who we saw) was not the guy she was referring to.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Fico:<BR><B> I think now I know which chap Celeste is referring to…a skinny white kid with a haicut similar to Rhett??<P>It was funny how couples who were in line would take a picture with him and then the girl would push her man aside and ask for a picture of Rhett and her alone… for an alt-country bloke he packs the birds in…<P></B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Fico:<BR><B>I guess its sort of a mullet in the sense that its longer in the back than in the front..</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Do you have the classic mullet:<P> <P>Or the mullatino:<P>

I saw a guy with the mulletino, that's the guy Celeste was probably referring to. Is that your do, Fico?<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ggw:<BR><B> Do you have the classic mullet:<P> <P>Or the mullatino:<P> </B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>

Yes, he sweats like a pig. I guess some girls dig that. Sweat can be a nice thing, can't it?<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by lily1:<BR><B>interesting. my friend just told me not to stand too close to him tonight, ie, move away from the front of the stage because he produces a lot of "stage sweat" and if i didn't want his shaggy hair shaking sweat onto me, i'd be wise to move away. <P> </B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Rhett Miller:<BR><B>I saw a guy with the mulletino, that's the guy Celeste was probably referring to. Is that your do, Fico?<P> </B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>The Mullatino is hilarious…it's a mexican charmer…I don't think that was me tho'..I had glasses on and at some point I took my coat off and had a khaki colored zip-up sweater… lmfao… I need to take a lateral look at me hairdo… too funny..<P>

these mullet pics are getting me so hot!

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Celeste:<BR><B>these mullet pics are getting me so hot!</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>If growing a Mullet would get me into Faith Hill's pants<BR>(as it did for Tim McGraw) you could bet your bollocks to a barn dance that I'd have a silky a do…short on top, long on the back… maybe a mullet is what got Pamela Lee for Kid Rock… although she's a tasteless whore and he's a no-talent "gringo cuello rojo" =D<BR>

btw… I gave Rhett a copy of "Days", Vic Pichardo's EP… it'd be interesting if he heard it and gave some feedback…but its a longshot..<BR> <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/jazz/vp/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.angelfire.com/jazz/vp/</A>;

So how was the Neil Finn/Rhett Miller show?? some of you were going yet no one has posted any comments on it…

It was fantastic - even Rhett Miller was surprsingly good (hate the solo album but do like Old 97's). He even said he may be back later this year with the Old 97's. Neil Finn was great, he is a great with the audience. And a great cover of The Smiths' There's A Light That Never Goes Out dedicated to Johnny Marr. Markie did a nice little dork leap when it started.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jadetree:<BR><B>Markie did a nice little dork leap when it started. </B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Did Rhett join him??? <P>

Rhett did only three Old 97's songs, whereas most of the songs he did at Borders were Old 97's songs. Thus, I was less than thrilled about song selection. However, I think he was a lot better solo acoustic than with the Instigators backing him. Of course, not nearly as good as seeing an Old 97's show, but I was satisfied. He also left of the funny little between song stories, including the one about "Our Love" being Nick Hornby's favorite song of 2002, the one he plays while on his treadmill, and the fact that Nick Hornby started a correspondence with him and told him he wanted to be his friend. Fico, I think you saw the better of the two shows by seeing him at Borders.<P> We left after about 45 mins of Neil Finn on account of me having an early morning meeting, our mutual unfamiliarity with his material, and my dates' aching tummy. While I respect his artistry, and saw that he has a good stage presence, I don't think I'll ever be much of a Neil Finn fan.<p>[This message has been edited by Rhett Miller (edited 01-29-2003).]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Rhett Miller:<BR><B> Rhett did only three Old 97's songs, whereas most of the songs he did at Borders were Old 97's songs. Thus, I was less than thrilled about song selection. However, I think he was a lot better solo acoustic than with the Instigators backing him. Of course, not nearly as good as seeing an Old 97's show, but I was satisfied. He also left of the funny little between song stories, including the one about "Our Love" being Nick Hornby's favorite song of 2002, the one he plays while on his treadmill, and the fact that Nick Hornby started a correspondence with him and told him he wanted to be his friend. Fico, I think you saw the better of the two shows by seeing him at Borders.<P> We left after about 45 mins of Neil Finn on account of me having an early morning meeting, our mutual unfamiliarity with his material, and my dates' aching tummy. While I respect his artistry, and saw that he has a good stage presence, I don't think I'll ever be much of a Neil Finn fan.<P>[This message has been edited by Rhett Miller (edited 01-29-2003).]</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I look forward to seeing Rhett with the Old 97s as may be the case according to the comments jadetree atributed to him during last night's show. Rhett, I take it you were far more satisfied with his Black Cat show??<P>Wish I would had seen you earlier at Borders, I had a disc for you. Maybe next time.<BR>

Actually, I probably preferred last nights show to the Black Cat, because he was better solo than with the listless backup hacks he had playing with him. However, he did play for twice as long at the Black Cat, and threw in a healthy dose of Old 97's songs, which he didn't have time to do last night. I liked him at Borders because he did a healthy dose of Old 97's material (including one song I've never seen them do live, though he forgot the words), and because he was more chatty between songs than I've ever seen him. All tree performances had their merits I guess.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Rhett Miller:<BR><B>Actually, I probably preferred last nights show to the Black Cat, because he was better solo than with the listless backup hacks he had playing with him. However, he did play for twice as long at the Black Cat, and threw in a healthy dose of Old 97's songs, which he didn't have time to do last night. I liked him at Borders because he did a healthy dose of Old 97's material (including one song I've never seen them do live, though he forgot the words), and because he was more chatty between songs than I've ever seen him. All tree performances had their merits I guess.</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Right then, I thought he had the Instigators backing him up for this leg of promotions of his record. btw, how many copies has this record sold to date?<BR>

I think Satellite Rides, the best selling Old 97's album to date, sold around 60,000 copies. No idea how much the solo album has sold. It seems to have more record company backing, and they offer it at that bargain price, but don't know if that's translated into sales. It hasn't at any time cracked the Billboard top 100.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Rhett Miller:<BR><B> I think Satellite Rides, the best selling Old 97's album to date, sold around 60,000 copies. No idea how much the solo album has sold. It seems to have more record company backing, and they offer it at that bargain price, but don't know if that's translated into sales. It hasn't at any time cracked the Billboard top 100.</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Nowadays 60k is practically nothing… are you sure you didn't mean 600,000??? I figured they were in the 350k neighborhood… I figured Satellite Rides had sold more copies than Wilco's Summerteeth… which I thought would be comparable since both bands are under the same umbrella pretty much…<P>

Summerteeth sold 154K<BR> <A HREF="http://www.jimdero.com/News2002/WilcoApril23.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.jimdero.com/News2002/WilcoApril23.htm</A>; <P>Will the disc match or outsell "Being There" (which sold 208,000 copies in the United States) and "Summerteeth" (154,000 sold)? Or will distributing the music for free on the Internet prove to have hurt Wilco at the cash register?

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Rhett Miller:<BR><B>Summerteeth sold 154K<BR> <A HREF="http://www.jimdero.com/News2002/WilcoApril23.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.jimdero.com/News2002/WilcoApril23.htm</A>; <P>Will the disc match or outsell "Being There" (which sold 208,000 copies in the United States) and "Summerteeth" (154,000 sold)? Or will distributing the music for free on the Internet prove to have hurt Wilco at the cash register? </B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>YHF sold like 50,000 in its first week. I think its safe to say it will beat the others.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ggw:<BR><B> YHF sold like 50,000 in its first week. I think its safe to say it will beat the others.</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Is there a place to check the record sales of artists??<P>One of my previous bands sold a bit less than 200 records and I was as proud as one can be… I guess I'm indie then, would you agree Sally?? (jadetree)<P>