What the Manolo Is…
Manolo says, the Manolo he has been so busy this past week, however, that has not stopped all of the consumption of the medias, only reduced the volume, forcing the Manolo to reread one of his favorite novels and listen to one of his favorite records. So, let us see what the Manolo is…
Aimee Thanatogenos, Exene Cervenka, John Doe, Mr. Joyboy, Billy Zoom, these are the sort of brilliant characters that can only be produced in the Los Angeles.
May 9th, 2006 at 3:55 pm
Exene Cervenka?
Of her, the Annalucia knows only that she was formerly the Mrs. Viggo Mortensen, and that in her photo at the imdb.com, she looks like the inebriated truck-stop waitress. Perhaps her singing is better than her appearance?
May 9th, 2006 at 4:13 pm
Excellent, Manolo!
May 9th, 2006 at 4:23 pm
My goodness, Manolo! You have featured one of my favorite books!
May 9th, 2006 at 5:39 pm
And one of my favorite authors! Do read “Decline & Fall” - another Evelyn Waugh black comic masterpiece.
May 10th, 2006 at 12:13 am
First the films of the Archers, now Waugh.
Manolo, you are a man of impeccable taste, and not only in footwear.
Waugh — ALL of it is good. Sword of Honor trilogy — masterpiece. A flawed masterpiece, yes, OK, stipulated. But a masterpiece nonetheless. The Douglas Patey is the only biography of Waugh that actually understands him, BTW. You heard it here first.
I saw Mission of Burma open for X in I think 1982 — Burma was better.
May 10th, 2006 at 2:14 am
PS - Manolo (and internet friends), I think you’d enjoy Steven Fry’s “Bright Young Things”. It’s a bit of a mess, but lots of fun film of Waugh’s “Vile Bodies”.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006J240O/qid=1147245036/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-3580035-0251915?s=dvd&v=glance&n=130
May 10th, 2006 at 10:47 am
The Loved One! If there remained a shred of a doubt in my mind that the super fantastic Manolo is a man of the taste, it has indeed been erased!
May 10th, 2006 at 2:45 pm
My love for the Manolo increases - particularly with a throwback to my youthful (underage really) club going. Sigh…X, the Knitters, the Blasters….
And in response to the curious Andalucia, Ms. Cervenka is indeed the torchy singer, as well as the inspiring songwriter/poet, long before (and since) the Viggio Mortensen interlude. Please check out this album (and Under the Big Black Sun, Ain’t Love Grand..etc.)
May 11th, 2006 at 12:49 am
Oh- the Manolo, you are my hero. You have once again proven that your taste in music is as impeccable as your taste in shoes. For the X is the greatest L.A. punk band in history. Exene is the original punk princess, and John Doe is my secret husband, (D.J. Bonebrake and Billy Zoom ain’t half bad either!)
May 11th, 2006 at 10:35 am
Evelyn Waugh is the superfantastic! Was a brilliant book ever turned into a brilliant movie better than “Brideshead Revisited”?
But I do hope you’re not listening and reading at the same time. My brain would be scrambled.
May 11th, 2006 at 10:39 am
And thank you, Lexington Green, for mentioning the Sword of Honor trilogy.
I thought I had read all of Waugh’s work, but I hadn’t heard of this. Thank goodness for “one click” purchasing from Amazon.com! I can’t wait to get it.
May 15th, 2006 at 7:38 am
Ah, the Knitters… Sadly underappreciated.
December 2nd, 2006 at 1:06 am
A shoe fanatic who loves X??? I wish I’d run into you sooner. All my favorite pairs of shoes are literally falling apart but I can’t find any replacements out there that like half as much. Every single time I see Exene I LOVE her chunky mary janes & all those funky styles she wears. So right off the top of your head, do any brands or websites come to mind? Because I’ve had very little online luck & there’s definitely no stores in these here parts (Huntsville, AL). Any suggestions at all would be appreciated.
P.S. I don’t spend $300 a pair on shoes so keep it affordable. If it’s in you. Thanks.