Comments on: Stan Thomas http://cardboardgods.net/2008/07/25/stan-thomas/ Voice of the Mathematically Eliminated Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:42:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Mexico Pinto http://cardboardgods.net/2008/07/25/stan-thomas/#comment-6187 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:15:28 +0000 http://cardboardgods.net/2008/07/25/stan-thomas/#comment-6187 33.  Stan Thomas grew up down the street from me in Mexico, Maine. He was much older than me, but I do remember a summer night in 1977, when I became a Seattle Mariner fan for one night as he was on the hill against my beloved Red Sox. He won the game and the whole town loved it.

]]> By: Joe Romano http://cardboardgods.net/2008/07/25/stan-thomas/#comment-6186 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:19:26 +0000 http://cardboardgods.net/2008/07/25/stan-thomas/#comment-6186 32.  23 In my opinion “Double Nickels On The Dime” is one of the greatest albums ever released. I have been a huge Minutemen fan since the early 80s and was lucky enough to have seen them 4 times. One time involved renting a car and driving down from Albany (where I went to college) with 4 friends for 3 hours to Manhattan to see them at The Peppermint Lounge and then driving back to Albany right after the show. We had the pleasure of meeting D. Boon, who was a really nice guy. This was April 1985, when it was still common for bands to go on stage at 2:30 in the morning so that the clubs could rack up as much as possible in liquor sales. It must have been around 1:30 and the Minutemen just walked out on stage and D. sat on his amp waiting for the DJ to kill the music. The message was clear. Cut the crap and just let us f*ckin’ play for these folks. Best show I have ever seen.

I also saw them twice in L.A. in September of that year, including 1 acoustic show. It was so sad when he died a few months later.

]]> By: JL25and3 http://cardboardgods.net/2008/07/25/stan-thomas/#comment-6185 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:40:21 +0000 http://cardboardgods.net/2008/07/25/stan-thomas/#comment-6185 31.  28 Lou Piniella appears in another, far greater 70′s baseball book. He’s mentioned in the early pages of Ball Four as a kid – not so young, actually – trying to stick with the Pilots. I’m trying to remember what the union action was that spring – was it a threatened strike or just an effort to establish the union? In any case, Bouton speaks admiringly of Piniella’s decision to support it despite his shaky position.

Before the season started, Seattle traded him to KC, where he won Rookie of the Year.

]]> By: scotto http://cardboardgods.net/2008/07/25/stan-thomas/#comment-6184 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:04:06 +0000 http://cardboardgods.net/2008/07/25/stan-thomas/#comment-6184 30.  Oh, and if we’re going to cite lyrics at this site, then “Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing” needs referencing.

“I must look like a dork”.

I think of that line often.

]]> By: scotto http://cardboardgods.net/2008/07/25/stan-thomas/#comment-6183 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:02:31 +0000 http://cardboardgods.net/2008/07/25/stan-thomas/#comment-6183 29.  ”We Jam Econo” is a great DVD retrospective of the Minutemen. Lots of live performance, interviews with the band members and their families, and other scenesters. I’d rank it right up there with “The Unheard Music” in terms of capturing the best of the LA scene in the 80′s.

But I’ve never seen “The Decline of Western Civilization Volume 1″, so I may be off base about it.

]]> By: Josh Wilker http://cardboardgods.net/2008/07/25/stan-thomas/#comment-6182 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:02:15 +0000 http://cardboardgods.net/2008/07/25/stan-thomas/#comment-6182 28.  27 : That’s who I was thinking of, yes. Lyle’s The Bronx Zoo talks of his habit of twirling his fingers in his hair and then sniffing it. But anwyay the post on this site about Lou (see Yankees sidebar) doesn’t actually mention him (until the comments). There might be other posts where I fail to mention the subjects, but that one sprang to mind.

D. Boon was a great American, and I’ve long loved and been inspired by Mike Watt (and am looking forward to seeing him play bass for The Stooges in a couple weeks). Only recently have I seen the light about Hurley. Jesus was he an amazing drummer. What a band they were.

]]> By: Jason Lewis http://cardboardgods.net/2008/07/25/stan-thomas/#comment-6181 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:26:12 +0000 http://cardboardgods.net/2008/07/25/stan-thomas/#comment-6181 27.  22 25 The hair-sniffer? Lou Piniella, I think… For 20+ years, the Minutemen have made my world a better place. “God Bows to Math” is inspired by Dr. Gene Scott? Heavy! D. Boon, RIP.

]]> By: Josh Wilker http://cardboardgods.net/2008/07/25/stan-thomas/#comment-6180 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:31:11 +0000 http://cardboardgods.net/2008/07/25/stan-thomas/#comment-6180 26.  25 : Lyrics written by George Hurley (who also supplied the album’s first words: “Serious as a heart attack!”).

]]> By: sansho1 http://cardboardgods.net/2008/07/25/stan-thomas/#comment-6179 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:37:28 +0000 http://cardboardgods.net/2008/07/25/stan-thomas/#comment-6179 25.  Still love the lyrics to “#1 Hit Song” on Double Nickels:

on the back of a winged horse
through the sky, pearly grey
love is leaf-like
you and me, baby
twinkle, twinkle
blah blah blah
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]]> By: ToyCannon http://cardboardgods.net/2008/07/25/stan-thomas/#comment-6178 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:23:55 +0000 http://cardboardgods.net/2008/07/25/stan-thomas/#comment-6178 24.  I was wondering if Stan was mentioned in Ball Four. I may have to dig out my old dog eared copy if I can even find it to see.

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