Comments on: L. A. Woman http://www.1977thecomic.com/1977-comics/l-a-woman/ Life, One Toke At A Time Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:44:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Nate Fakes http://www.1977thecomic.com/1977-comics/l-a-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-4179 Nate Fakes Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:31:33 +0000 http://www.1977thecomic.com/2009/11/23/l-a-woman/#comment-4179 Love The Doors reference! She seems a bit upset. A woman and drum sticks can get ugly Love The Doors reference! She seems a bit upset. A woman and drum sticks can get ugly

]]> By: TAFKAN http://www.1977thecomic.com/1977-comics/l-a-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-4177 TAFKAN Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:10:55 +0000 http://www.1977thecomic.com/2009/11/23/l-a-woman/#comment-4177 Hint: the ever so buff and dashing Captain Jack Harkness produces a gun out of...well, it was left to the imagination, but John Barrowman (the actor who plays Harkness) assured viewers afterwards that the gun was indeed on his, um, person at the time. Muhahahahaha... Hint: the ever so buff and dashing Captain Jack Harkness produces a gun out of…well, it was left to the imagination, but John Barrowman (the actor who plays Harkness) assured viewers afterwards that the gun was indeed on his, um, person at the time. Muhahahahaha…

]]> By: Byron http://www.1977thecomic.com/1977-comics/l-a-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-4176 Byron Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:58:16 +0000 http://www.1977thecomic.com/2009/11/23/l-a-woman/#comment-4176 Well, crap! Now I gotta go look that one up! Like I don't spend enough time over at YouTube as it is... :D Well, crap! Now I gotta go look that one up! Like I don’t spend enough time over at YouTube as it is…
:D

]]> By: TAFKAN http://www.1977thecomic.com/1977-comics/l-a-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-4175 TAFKAN Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:31:18 +0000 http://www.1977thecomic.com/2009/11/23/l-a-woman/#comment-4175 For those who have seen the final episodes of the first (21st century) season of Doctor Who, the answer is obvious. And also NSFW :P '...muttermuttermutterbeendoingthatforsolongshecouldcrackcoconutsmuttermutter...' For those who have seen the final episodes of the first (21st century) season of Doctor Who, the answer is obvious. And also NSFW :P

‘…muttermuttermutterbeendoingthatforsolongshecouldcrackcoconutsmuttermutter…’

]]> By: Byron http://www.1977thecomic.com/1977-comics/l-a-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-4170 Byron Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:44:40 +0000 http://www.1977thecomic.com/2009/11/23/l-a-woman/#comment-4170 Thanks! Spent too much time on it, but it did turn out nicely. I think we know what's coming... Robyn's reputation precedes her! Thanks! Spent too much time on it, but it did turn out nicely.

I think we know what’s coming… Robyn’s reputation precedes her!

]]> By: Byron http://www.1977thecomic.com/1977-comics/l-a-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-4169 Byron Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:43:13 +0000 http://www.1977thecomic.com/2009/11/23/l-a-woman/#comment-4169 Ah-ha! Finally someone asks the question that's been on my mind all these months now with Robyn... where in the heck does she keep those drum sticks? Tight jeans and a skimpy top does not provide ample hiding places for those babies. Kinda like Batman digs out ALL of those wonderful toys out of his utility belt, yet can sit snugly in the Bat-mobile without given himself an accidental enema. Must be a 4th Dimensional thing... ;) Ah-ha! Finally someone asks the question that’s been on my mind all these months now with Robyn… where in the heck does she keep those drum sticks? Tight jeans and a skimpy top does not provide ample hiding places for those babies.

Kinda like Batman digs out ALL of those wonderful toys out of his utility belt, yet can sit snugly in the Bat-mobile without given himself an accidental enema. Must be a 4th Dimensional thing…

;)

]]> By: dgriff13 http://www.1977thecomic.com/1977-comics/l-a-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-4168 dgriff13 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:35:30 +0000 http://www.1977thecomic.com/2009/11/23/l-a-woman/#comment-4168 dig that expression in the 2nd panel, I'd be pissed too! Can't wait to see what Miss South-Side does now... dig that expression in the 2nd panel, I’d be pissed too! Can’t wait to see what Miss South-Side does now…

]]> By: Jake http://www.1977thecomic.com/1977-comics/l-a-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-4167 Jake Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:44:21 +0000 http://www.1977thecomic.com/2009/11/23/l-a-woman/#comment-4167 I'm not really wondering what she's going to do with the sticks, but I'm kinda wondering where they came from. Like some sort of drummer trick or something. I’m not really wondering what she’s going to do with the sticks, but I’m kinda wondering where they came from. Like some sort of drummer trick or something.

]]> By: Roxysteve http://www.1977thecomic.com/1977-comics/l-a-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-4165 Roxysteve Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:49:18 +0000 http://www.1977thecomic.com/2009/11/23/l-a-woman/#comment-4165 Once again, I believe it was law, not caprice. I thought American's would "get" this point straight away, what with them being so attuned to undue influence in Government (while not doing much to stop it). The BBC was a state owned operation. The State did not endorse *anyone's* products. This meant that the advertising jingle "I'd like to teach the world to sing" *also* had the words changed so The New Seekers could market themselves via the pop music charts (which could be heard on a Saturday in reverse order from #30 to # 1 on Radio One - The Hated BBC). Nobody died, and the end result was that changing one word poured millions into the coffers. All the episode proves is that Davies and Co hadn't the artistic integrity to blow their careers over it, because after all, when all's said and done, it's *one effing word* that doesn't change anything significant about the song. I'll bet you lot also are buying that "Pirate Radio" tag line that the BBC "banned rock and roll", despite the fact that the major hits of the day by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Kinks (yes, they had a long, successful string of earlier hits - Lola was just the first one in ages to break the charts for them) were being heard every day on Radio One by yours truly, and there was a weekly pop TV show "Top of the Pops" that became iconic as being simultaneously the acme and nadir of a group's "making it" in the biz. TOTP is deprecatingly referenced in "Saturday Gigs", an autobio of Mott The Hoople (who became Very Big Indeed after a TOTP gig), a band whose first album kicks off with an instrumental version of "You've Really Got Me" as seen in 1966 on Top of the Pops (I know this for sure 'cos I recorded the Christmas '66 show on a 3" reel-to-reel tape and played the show until the tape went threadbare). On another 7" tape we had "Autumn Almanack", "Dead End Street" (Kinks) "I'll Be There" (Four Tops), "You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman" (Aretha Franklin), "Fire" (Crazy World of Arthur Brown), "Happy Jack" (Who) and a handful of Beatles & Stones songs, recorded from the BBC Radio One. Interestingly, it was a farcical incident during a Rolling Stones TOTP performance that got the BBC to change their rules so that artists had to cut a new (and unique) backing track for their appearance on TOTP. Before that, everyone (including the Stones) simply lip-synched to the single. Yah. The BBC hated Rock and Roll. Once again, I believe it was law, not caprice. I thought American’s would “get” this point straight away, what with them being so attuned to undue influence in Government (while not doing much to stop it). The BBC was a state owned operation. The State did not endorse *anyone’s* products. This meant that the advertising jingle “I’d like to teach the world to sing” *also* had the words changed so The New Seekers could market themselves via the pop music charts (which could be heard on a Saturday in reverse order from #30 to # 1 on Radio One – The Hated BBC). Nobody died, and the end result was that changing one word poured millions into the coffers. All the episode proves is that Davies and Co hadn’t the artistic integrity to blow their careers over it, because after all, when all’s said and done, it’s *one effing word* that doesn’t change anything significant about the song.

I’ll bet you lot also are buying that “Pirate Radio” tag line that the BBC “banned rock and roll”, despite the fact that the major hits of the day by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Kinks (yes, they had a long, successful string of earlier hits – Lola was just the first one in ages to break the charts for them) were being heard every day on Radio One by yours truly, and there was a weekly pop TV show “Top of the Pops” that became iconic as being simultaneously the acme and nadir of a group’s “making it” in the biz. TOTP is deprecatingly referenced in “Saturday Gigs”, an autobio of Mott The Hoople (who became Very Big Indeed after a TOTP gig), a band whose first album kicks off with an instrumental version of “You’ve Really Got Me” as seen in 1966 on Top of the Pops (I know this for sure ‘cos I recorded the Christmas ‘66 show on a 3″ reel-to-reel tape and played the show until the tape went threadbare).

On another 7″ tape we had “Autumn Almanack”, “Dead End Street” (Kinks) “I’ll Be There” (Four Tops), “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman” (Aretha Franklin), “Fire” (Crazy World of Arthur Brown), “Happy Jack” (Who) and a handful of Beatles & Stones songs, recorded from the BBC Radio One.

Interestingly, it was a farcical incident during a Rolling Stones TOTP performance that got the BBC to change their rules so that artists had to cut a new (and unique) backing track for their appearance on TOTP. Before that, everyone (including the Stones) simply lip-synched to the single.

Yah. The BBC hated Rock and Roll.

]]> By: Byron http://www.1977thecomic.com/1977-comics/l-a-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-4163 Byron Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:19:09 +0000 http://www.1977thecomic.com/2009/11/23/l-a-woman/#comment-4163 As with most drummers, they become weapons of mass destruction when you irk them. :) As with most drummers, they become weapons of mass destruction when you irk them.
:)

]]> By: Byron http://www.1977thecomic.com/1977-comics/l-a-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-4162 Byron Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:18:35 +0000 http://www.1977thecomic.com/2009/11/23/l-a-woman/#comment-4162 Thanks! Gotta give our drummer some screen time... :) Thanks! Gotta give our drummer some screen time… :)

]]> By: John K http://www.1977thecomic.com/1977-comics/l-a-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-4161 John K Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:02:36 +0000 http://www.1977thecomic.com/2009/11/23/l-a-woman/#comment-4161 what is she going to do with those sticks I wonder.... what is she going to do with those sticks I wonder….

]]> By: hotclaws http://www.1977thecomic.com/1977-comics/l-a-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-4160 hotclaws Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:59:32 +0000 http://www.1977thecomic.com/2009/11/23/l-a-woman/#comment-4160 Robyn is awesome in this. Robyn is awesome in this.

]]> By: Martyn http://www.1977thecomic.com/1977-comics/l-a-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-4159 Martyn Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:56:21 +0000 http://www.1977thecomic.com/2009/11/23/l-a-woman/#comment-4159 My favorite Doors track has to be "Not To Touch The Earth." Embarrassingly I didn't discover it until '82 when I found it on a jukebox in a local bar in Trumansburg, NY. But ever since I tried to wear that copy out, that's been The Doors to me. I'd agree with you on "Light My Fire." It doesn't help that hearing the title always reminds me of Arthur Brown's "Fire", one of the songs that's permanently stuck in my head since the first time I heard that "I am the god of hell fire, and I bring you..." My favorite Doors track has to be “Not To Touch The Earth.” Embarrassingly I didn’t discover it until ‘82 when I found it on a jukebox in a local bar in Trumansburg, NY. But ever since I tried to wear that copy out, that’s been The Doors to me.

I’d agree with you on “Light My Fire.” It doesn’t help that hearing the title always reminds me of Arthur Brown’s “Fire”, one of the songs that’s permanently stuck in my head since the first time I heard that “I am the god of hell fire, and I bring you…”

]]> By: Byron http://www.1977thecomic.com/1977-comics/l-a-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-4158 Byron Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:33:07 +0000 http://www.1977thecomic.com/2009/11/23/l-a-woman/#comment-4158 Robyn is a fun character and she doesn't get much "shine" time, so I'm trying to balance her out with the others. BTW, nice avatar of Hank! I know it's the tail of the word balloon, but it almost looks like he's smoking something... :) Robyn is a fun character and she doesn’t get much “shine” time, so I’m trying to balance her out with the others.

BTW, nice avatar of Hank! I know it’s the tail of the word balloon, but it almost looks like he’s smoking something…
:)

]]> By: Byron http://www.1977thecomic.com/1977-comics/l-a-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-4157 Byron Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:31:36 +0000 http://www.1977thecomic.com/2009/11/23/l-a-woman/#comment-4157 I am not one for long, drawn out solos either in the studio or live. I get bored. Led Zeppelin turned one song into a 30 minute opus. God, move on man... But it is one way to fill up a concert. I know I'm opening the door for a lot of abuse on that one... "Light My Fire" in long form grates on your nerves after a while with that high-pitched organ solo by Ray. He's a good keyboardist, but that solo just drones on. "Fire" when it has been chopped down a tad is a much better song. One of those times when the radio version was actually better. Oh, one last follow up on "Lola"... No, changing one word did not ruin the song. Rather that he was forced to change it for a BBC rule. Most stations in the USA played the "coca" version anyway. Also, did the BBC change "Come Together" with it's line "he shoots Coca-cola..."? Just wondering... I am not one for long, drawn out solos either in the studio or live. I get bored. Led Zeppelin turned one song into a 30 minute opus. God, move on man… But it is one way to fill up a concert. I know I’m opening the door for a lot of abuse on that one…

“Light My Fire” in long form grates on your nerves after a while with that high-pitched organ solo by Ray. He’s a good keyboardist, but that solo just drones on. “Fire” when it has been chopped down a tad is a much better song. One of those times when the radio version was actually better.

Oh, one last follow up on “Lola”… No, changing one word did not ruin the song. Rather that he was forced to change it for a BBC rule. Most stations in the USA played the “coca” version anyway. Also, did the BBC change “Come Together” with it’s line “he shoots Coca-cola…”? Just wondering…

]]> By: George http://www.1977thecomic.com/1977-comics/l-a-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-4156 George Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:28:55 +0000 http://www.1977thecomic.com/2009/11/23/l-a-woman/#comment-4156 I've always loved the way she did things. :) I’ve always loved the way she did things. :)

]]> By: Byron http://www.1977thecomic.com/1977-comics/l-a-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-4155 Byron Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:16:19 +0000 http://www.1977thecomic.com/2009/11/23/l-a-woman/#comment-4155 Yeah, I use a lot of reference material and you just practice drawing until you get something you like. I like a simple catalog of expressions, but every so often I like to mix it up a bit. Robyn's rage needed the right look and it took a lot of fussing to get her mouth right. I could be digging ditches, so I don't complain about it! :) Yeah, I use a lot of reference material and you just practice drawing until you get something you like. I like a simple catalog of expressions, but every so often I like to mix it up a bit. Robyn’s rage needed the right look and it took a lot of fussing to get her mouth right. I could be digging ditches, so I don’t complain about it!
:)

]]> By: Roxysteve http://www.1977thecomic.com/1977-comics/l-a-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-4154 Roxysteve Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:59:43 +0000 http://www.1977thecomic.com/2009/11/23/l-a-woman/#comment-4154 Never cottoned much to The Doors or their long works ("L.A. Woman" and "Light My Fire" get a lot of airplay locally). I think they were probably one of those bands that really shone live, where the long passages would give plenty of scope for improvising. The thought of which, for some reason, just made me flash on Spinal Tap doing "Jazz Odyssey" for an audience of, what, about eight people in a zoo. Never cottoned much to The Doors or their long works (“L.A. Woman” and “Light My Fire” get a lot of airplay locally). I think they were probably one of those bands that really shone live, where the long passages would give plenty of scope for improvising.

The thought of which, for some reason, just made me flash on Spinal Tap doing “Jazz Odyssey” for an audience of, what, about eight people in a zoo.

]]> By: Roxysteve http://www.1977thecomic.com/1977-comics/l-a-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-4153 Roxysteve Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:56:11 +0000 http://www.1977thecomic.com/2009/11/23/l-a-woman/#comment-4153 I always wondered how the trick was done. I guess you just lug a sketch book around with you and draw and draw and draw until you get it right. Exhausting. But worth it to judge by the results. Nice crisp drawing on this one. Well done. I always wondered how the trick was done. I guess you just lug a sketch book around with you and draw and draw and draw until you get it right.

Exhausting.

But worth it to judge by the results. Nice crisp drawing on this one. Well done.

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