I like the cut of your jib Teresa.

Thank you pianoman Hope to see more of your postings as well

[quote="rendezvous"]W2's comment - paralleling The Velvet's commercial failure in the USA, yet subsequent cultural cache - is spot on, well said.

And then Teresa mentions the Nighthawks painting (which reflects such haunting ships in the night pathos, perfect for Bryan) - another gem contributor joins the fold!

I was thinking about the USA success dilemma over the weekend and it struck me that if Roxy had started with Siren - and their only big US hit single LITD, that would have given them early inroads into the commercial US market. Then had they not taken a sabbatical and followed up the year after with Manifesto, then F+B the year after that, I reckon they would have been huge over there.

Just a thought, (thank God they didn't mind!!) [/quote

Thank you Rendezvous I did not see these replies until today! I am still a little unfamiliar about where to reply to a post. Do I reply under "quote" or new reply? I wonder why I was not able to see these replies until now?
I love what you said about Nighthawks
It also has a perfect Noir mood.
And so true about starting off with LITD!

Hello Zappa and Smudge;
Thank you for your post. I'm hanging in there. Such loss is at times unbearable. Now I feel like a part of the artwork "Nighthawks" that I always found so fascinating.

Thanks for making me smile RoxySiren
That comes so rarely nowadays for me

Thank you for making me smile RoxySiren
That"s a rarity with me lately

Hello UK Richard,
Thank you for the kind welcome
Crikey Love It
I am already enjoying this wonderful company and it has truly cheered me. I hope to read more of your future posts and as well as past ones!

Hello Smudge,
I will try and avoid Franglais but I do like to learn new words and enjoy when others use French in postings. I would not be at all offended if you ever do see me use a phrase incorrectly and corrected me! Thank you Smudge

Hello UK Richard,
. Every time I hear that quote from Scotty I laugh Is it from Star Trek IV?
Teresa

Hello Smudge,
I will try and avoid Franglais but I do like to learn new words and enjoy when others use French in postings. I would not be at all offended if you ever do see me use a phrase incorrectly and corrected me! Thank you Smudge

Rest assured, I won't do that (to you or anyone else), Teresa.

Sadly, I know a small number of fans have ceased looking in here because they found postings in foreign languages a bit pretentious, quite apart from the difficulties they pose for readers without the skills to fully understand them.

However, I'd risk alienating even more here, if I produced a red pen and started acting like a would-be schoolmaster (a role for which I'm totally unqualified anyway!).