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Saturday night, though, he proved he will go the distance for integrity. Whatever humor is present in his work, he sure takes himself dead-seriously. There was this human-redwood, totally drunk, standing in front of Elvis blurting out dull comments during the show. I didn't even realize Elvis noticed when suddenly he picked up a full drink and doused the guy. This man was pissed off to say the least and launched the drink he was holding, only hitting the organ. Elvis, never stopping, calmly busted the glass on a monitor and held the shattered end up to the guy's face until Jake Riviera reached the heckler. Unsure of the consequences, Elvis unstrapped his guitar and held it axe-like ready to crush the guy's skull if he didn't leave post-haste, which he did. | Saturday night, though, he proved he will go the distance for integrity. Whatever humor is present in his work, he sure takes himself dead-seriously. There was this human-redwood, totally drunk, standing in front of Elvis blurting out dull comments during the show. I didn't even realize Elvis noticed when suddenly he picked up a full drink and doused the guy. This man was pissed off to say the least and launched the drink he was holding, only hitting the organ. Elvis, never stopping, calmly busted the glass on a monitor and held the shattered end up to the guy's face until Jake Riviera reached the heckler. Unsure of the consequences, Elvis unstrapped his guitar and held it axe-like ready to crush the guy's skull if he didn't leave post-haste, which he did. | ||
It may have been an over-reaction on Elvis' part (it might have been a deeper conflict, who knows?) But the moral is: it was probably the most heroic rock 'n' roll moment I've ever seen. A quiet ex-computer programmer demanded his right to play and the according respect for being an artist. It was more angry, more violent and more honest a reaction than a pathetic Stiv Bators, a boring Iggy or a naked Capt. Sensible were able to muster this past | It may have been an over-reaction on Elvis' part (it might have been a deeper conflict, who knows?) But the moral is: it was probably the most heroic rock 'n' roll moment I've ever seen. A quiet ex-computer programmer demanded his right to play and the according respect for being an artist. It was more angry, more violent and more honest a reaction than a pathetic Stiv Bators, a boring Iggy or a naked Capt. Sensible were able to muster this past six months. Don't tell me about punk — he's not blank, I'm not blank and the decision is in New-Wavers' hands ''if'' they can make their own minds up; a phenomenon I've seen pathetically little of so far. | ||
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'''TB Sheets, No. 6, December 1977 | '''TB Sheets, No. 6, December 1977 | ||
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[[Lisa Fancher]] profiles Elvis Costello and reports on his concerts with [[The Attractions]], Friday and Saturday, [[Concert 1977-11-18 Los Angeles|November 18]]-[[Concert 1977-11-19 Los Angeles|19, 1977]], Whisky a Go Go, Los Angeles. | [[Lisa Fancher]] profiles Elvis Costello and reports on his concerts with [[The Attractions]], Friday and Saturday, [[Concert 1977-11-18 Los Angeles (early)|November 18]]-[[Concert 1977-11-19 Los Angeles (early)|19, 1977]], Whisky a Go Go, Los Angeles. | ||
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