Comments on: Letter From the Editor: Rockin’ the Unemployment Line http://popdose.com/letter-from-the-editor-rockin-the-unemployment-line/ your daily dose of pop culture Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John payne leaving asia | SelimciVelekhttp://popdose.com/letter-from-the-editor-rockin-the-unemployment-line/comment-page-1/#comment-78344 John payne leaving asia | SelimciVelek Sun, 16 Jan 2011 20:38:10 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=31249#comment-78344 [...] Letter From the Editor: Rockin' the Unemployment Line | PopdoseIn the years since leaving Chicago, he's appeared on a number of ….. As much as I think "Asia featuring John Payne" must be confusing to a … [...] [...] Letter From the Editor: Rockin' the Unemployment Line | PopdoseIn the years since leaving Chicago, he's appeared on a number of ….. As much as I think "Asia featuring John Payne" must be confusing to a … [...]

]]> By: Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the '80s, Part 78 | Popdosehttp://popdose.com/letter-from-the-editor-rockin-the-unemployment-line/comment-page-1/#comment-44226 Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the '80s, Part 78 | Popdose Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:31:41 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=31249#comment-44226 [...] while back our leader wrote about the rock ‘n’ roll unemployment line, and strangely enough, two of the three people he interviewed worked for Bob Seger at some [...] [...] while back our leader wrote about the rock ‘n’ roll unemployment line, and strangely enough, two of the three people he interviewed worked for Bob Seger at some [...]

]]> By: Overnight America: 10/13/09 | Popdosehttp://popdose.com/letter-from-the-editor-rockin-the-unemployment-line/comment-page-1/#comment-38523 Overnight America: 10/13/09 | Popdose Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:49:34 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=31249#comment-38523 [...] Jeff Giles’ latest editorial, in which former members of Chicago, Little Feat, and Asia give an inside perspective on what it’s like for an established musician to lose a high-profile gig; [...] [...] Jeff Giles’ latest editorial, in which former members of Chicago, Little Feat, and Asia give an inside perspective on what it’s like for an established musician to lose a high-profile gig; [...]

]]> By: Turntabling.nethttp://popdose.com/letter-from-the-editor-rockin-the-unemployment-line/comment-page-1/#comment-53328 Turntabling.net Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:27:09 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=31249#comment-53328 I was hoping for the 411 on the Johnny Hates Jazz thing because I love a good career arc. From Lite Rock staple song to VH1 "Where Are They Now and Who Gives A Rat's Ass?" it's all pretty damn amusing.<br><br>I can't figure out who to marvel at more--the Rolling Stones who just...won't...go...away, or the guys who hit that one high note and then faded away back to the production studio or selling insurance. "Yes, that was me. I'm the guy everybody talked about for ten minutes in 1979 when my song Disco Duck was big for a minute."<br><br>Put THAT on your tombstone!<br><br>J.<br><a href="http://www.turntabling.net" rel="nofollow">www.turntabling.net</a> I was hoping for the 411 on the Johnny Hates Jazz thing because I love a good career arc. From Lite Rock staple song to VH1 “Where Are They Now and Who Gives A Rat's Ass?” it's all pretty damn amusing.

I can't figure out who to marvel at more–the Rolling Stones who just…won't…go…away, or the guys who hit that one high note and then faded away back to the production studio or selling insurance. “Yes, that was me. I'm the guy everybody talked about for ten minutes in 1979 when my song Disco Duck was big for a minute.”

Put THAT on your tombstone!

J.
http://www.turntabling.net

]]> By: MatthewFhttp://popdose.com/letter-from-the-editor-rockin-the-unemployment-line/comment-page-1/#comment-53327 MatthewF Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:27:31 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=31249#comment-53327 No Jonny hates Jazz interview? No Jonny hates Jazz interview?

]]> By: Matthttp://popdose.com/letter-from-the-editor-rockin-the-unemployment-line/comment-page-1/#comment-53326 Matt Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:34:51 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=31249#comment-53326 Or worse, the schlub that took the gig as the replacement singer for Fuel. No one should ever see a B or C-level band without their original lead singer. And yet, there are certainly plenty of examples of that touring as we speak.<br><br>p.s. - Jeff, great piece - I agree with Will above - great concept and execution! Or worse, the schlub that took the gig as the replacement singer for Fuel. No one should ever see a B or C-level band without their original lead singer. And yet, there are certainly plenty of examples of that touring as we speak.

p.s. – Jeff, great piece – I agree with Will above – great concept and execution!

]]> By: Matthttp://popdose.com/letter-from-the-editor-rockin-the-unemployment-line/comment-page-1/#comment-53323 Matt Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:33:03 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=31249#comment-53323 Hell yes, he does! Hell yes, he does!

]]> By: JonCummingshttp://popdose.com/letter-from-the-editor-rockin-the-unemployment-line/comment-page-1/#comment-53325 JonCummings Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:03:04 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=31249#comment-53325 While reading these interviews, I couldn't help but think of the poor American Idols who have already flamed out of their original major-label contracts and are piecing careers together via indie labels and/or stunt-casting in musicals. I wonder, for example, how (or whether) Taylor Hicks prepared himself, financially and emotionally, for a life that looks like it'll be spent playing (small) county fairs and filling in as the Guardian Angel in "Grease." While reading these interviews, I couldn't help but think of the poor American Idols who have already flamed out of their original major-label contracts and are piecing careers together via indie labels and/or stunt-casting in musicals. I wonder, for example, how (or whether) Taylor Hicks prepared himself, financially and emotionally, for a life that looks like it'll be spent playing (small) county fairs and filling in as the Guardian Angel in “Grease.”

]]> By: WHarrisBullzEyehttp://popdose.com/letter-from-the-editor-rockin-the-unemployment-line/comment-page-1/#comment-53324 WHarrisBullzEye Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:44:43 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=31249#comment-53324 Great concept for a piece, sir, and excellent execution. Nice work on the parts of your interview subjects, too, for being willing to chat about their situations without getting defensive about it. I can't imagine the same would be the case for everyone who's been through similar situations. (With all due respect to Johnny Edwards, who may well be comfortable with his place in history, I just have this vision of him sitting in a bar, saying, "Fuck Lou Gramm, and fuck Kelly Hansen. I used to be the frontman for Foreigner, too, goddammit!") Great concept for a piece, sir, and excellent execution. Nice work on the parts of your interview subjects, too, for being willing to chat about their situations without getting defensive about it. I can't imagine the same would be the case for everyone who's been through similar situations. (With all due respect to Johnny Edwards, who may well be comfortable with his place in history, I just have this vision of him sitting in a bar, saying, “Fuck Lou Gramm, and fuck Kelly Hansen. I used to be the frontman for Foreigner, too, goddammit!”)

]]> By: jefitohttp://popdose.com/letter-from-the-editor-rockin-the-unemployment-line/comment-page-1/#comment-53322 jefito Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:57:48 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=31249#comment-53322 Does Palmer play with a gong when he's touring with Asia? Does Palmer play with a gong when he's touring with Asia?

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