Parlour to Parlour, Episode 18

Parlour to Parlour, Episode 18 - Bill Spooner

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14 жыл бұрын

Back in 1994, I picked up a double CD compilation called The Best Punk Album In The World... Ever! with some credit I had from a return at Circuit City. Sandwiched in between the Modern Lovers' "Roadrunner" and Richard Hell and the Voidoids' "Blank Generation" was the Tubes' "White Punks On Dope." This was my introduction to the Tubes, and it had me wondering what the compilers were thinking, as this song seemed to be lampooning the "punk" movement in much the same way that Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention's We're Only In It For The Money skewered hippies in the late '60s. Plus the Tubes were clearly better musicians than most punks. Imagine my delight when I learned that I had the opportunity to receive guitar lessons from the Tubes' own Bill Spooner when I moved to San Francisco...
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@lynnleistinger854 Жыл бұрын

I was a fan and the Tubes and British punk took me thru puberty with a smile on my face 61 now I love the Tubes bill spooner the Tubes rods and cones the flash cubes alternative names

@michaelkerins897 4 жыл бұрын

Bill...looking back he was obviously the creative force behind the best years of this band - pre CBP

@felixfelix7447 4 жыл бұрын

Still crazy after all these years....1977 Bristol England Tubes show. Still one of the best nights of my life. Kept the free Camels thrown out during what do you want from life plus Vince Welnicks sweaty towel also thrown to crowd...poor Vince..😔

@autocrow 10 жыл бұрын

Always moving on, and reinventing himself. Always a talent!

@matthewgeorgehall7840 3 жыл бұрын

Very positive to listen to this interview.

@theknowitall4090 4 жыл бұрын

The tubes should be in the hall of fame. I mean Blondies in there.

@scotabot7826 Жыл бұрын

I know this is really old, but I would have never recognized Bill from this video, never!!

@sgtjoker5195 Жыл бұрын

Bill seems to be a really down to earth guy. Nice video.

@SkipdeMilieu 14 жыл бұрын

well, this is about the coolest thing I've seen in a whole hecka while! There is no one like Mr. Spooner!

@heatherhansen3781 7 жыл бұрын

Bill never forgets my brother Bob. Thank you Bill.

@catherinecrow5662 6 жыл бұрын

Heather Hansen I knew Bob, too. what a wonderful person 💕

@francineleroy9422 5 жыл бұрын

Do you have any pics of Bob? I was madly in love with him in SF and still think of him today

@7628739 12 жыл бұрын

Bill's a hall of famer to me!!

@skok58 5 жыл бұрын

I cut that ad from a magazine and put it on my wall in 1977; still have it somewhere. Saw the Tubes many times in the late 70s/early 80s.

@JohnnyBeane 12 жыл бұрын

I took a blue bear class with Bill in 1993. Was a great time! Last time i saw him was at the Sweetwater in 1995. He gave me his biz card, still have it but bet the phone # is wrong now. Love ya Bill!

@meriastapley4352 2 жыл бұрын

Such a great writer! I used to sneak into his room and read his writings. He never knew.

@YesOkayButWhy 3 жыл бұрын

You hardly have the "outtakes" from this? I notice you cut away frequently? Or the unused footage. Sadly there aren't a whole heap of uploads of Bill like this. I'm really thankful to you for uploading this, though. It's brilliant. Take care.

@parlourtoparlour 13 жыл бұрын

@SkipdeMilieu Indeed, Spooner is AWESOME.

@richardlong1265 4 жыл бұрын

hi, this is a long shot but here goes, i once took guitar lessons in the 60s,from mike kessler,and one lesson you, bill spooner was at his house..do you rem this, and is mike still around? he taught me to play by ear..dont know how, but it worked....mikes band was the uncalled four..can you reply plz? thx

@ameCaline07 5 жыл бұрын

I would have loved to see Bill's eyes..tho'....

@bropous4265 5 жыл бұрын

BILL!!!!!!!!!!!

@feelingsogood6073 2 жыл бұрын

This the same Bill Sputnik Spooner that used to slap around Burke Reynolds at there 73 shows?

@anonfrank546 5 жыл бұрын

hmm....didn't mention Fee Waybill....different personalities back in the day or now too i guess . i heard fee mention bill as loving the blues guitar and roger loving hendrix and so on , not long ago , around 2017 ?

@jasondudash5501 4 жыл бұрын

I Just Saw Golds For The Completion Backward Principle And Outside/Inside. And I Noticed The Dates At The Bottom Of Them. They're So Blurry I Can't See What Dates They Are. The Completion Backward Principle. I Think It Says March, 1982 Or 1983. And Outside/Inside. July, 1983? Hey Bill. If You Get A Chance, Can You Tell Me What The Dates Were?

@andybodor1027 2 жыл бұрын

This might be minutiae, but Bill points out Prairie playing guitar in that Peavey ad, but it's definitely Rick, is it not? I definitely see Roger and Michael Cotten.. I looked it up online and looks more like Rick playing bass in the ad. Maybe it's Bill's shades altering reality? Its just weird to me and felt like I needed to comment. Love Bill!!!

@solarwave Жыл бұрын

It's not Roger, but rather Prairie.

@zzzxxyy 8 жыл бұрын

Lani Silver was awesome. Sputnik has got some Native in him. Bill and the Tubes belong in the RRHOF not Steve Miller and his cheese rock

@djmylesmatisse Жыл бұрын

Bill should've stayed with The Tubes. Big mistake that he left. He and the BAND would've been better off.

@austake 4 жыл бұрын

wow he looks so different....It's funny how time is not kind to some people

@YesOkayButWhy 3 жыл бұрын

I thought he looks great. When people choose to step out of the limelight in can sometimes surprise you when you see them again all that time later.

@thelastperfectman4139 10 ай бұрын

He looks good but looks very different-sort of a thinner looking face. His voice sounds different too.

@toopoable 11 жыл бұрын

Welp, it only took you only 25 seconds to deploy the excruciatingly overused adjective "awesome." The world has been taken over by pod people who are not only not embarrassed to use this word; it's their adjective of choice.