mmr421 – Paul Westerberg https://paulwesterberg.net Best Thing That Never Happened Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:03:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://paulwesterberg.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-pwfinger-32x32.png mmr421 – Paul Westerberg https://paulwesterberg.net 32 32 In Town for a Wedding https://paulwesterberg.net/2008/06/21/in-town-for-a-wedding/ Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:03:03 +0000 http://paulwesterberg.net/wordpress/?p=354 Here is a brief article on Laurie Lindeen’s most recent book reading in Washington.

 

]]> My favorite Westie song https://paulwesterberg.net/2007/09/11/my-favorite-westie-song/ https://paulwesterberg.net/2007/09/11/my-favorite-westie-song/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2007 04:30:26 +0000 http://paulwesterberg.net/wordpress/2007/09/11/my-favorite-westie-song/ i’m not trying to win any tickets or anything. i thought i’d chime in since everyone else is. My favorite song is “Seen Your Video.” I just like the way it sounds.

]]> https://paulwesterberg.net/2007/09/11/my-favorite-westie-song/feed/ 1 So I Wanna Be a Rock n Roll Writer https://paulwesterberg.net/2007/08/01/so-i-wanna-be-a-rock-n-roll-writer/ https://paulwesterberg.net/2007/08/01/so-i-wanna-be-a-rock-n-roll-writer/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2007 03:44:37 +0000 http://paulwesterberg.net/wordpress/2007/08/01/so-i-wanna-be-a-rock-n-roll-writer/ How I was introduced to the ‘mats:
As an 18 year old Johnny Thunders fan, I have absolutely no one in my life who even knows who the guy is. My peers here in socal (southern CA) like The Killers and stuff like that. Anyways, one day i was looking at Thunders CDs on the barnes and noble site, and i had an important question about one of the CDs, so I emailed the first reviewer on the page. He answered my questions and told me to check out The Replacements. I usually don’t check out ANY band suggested by a friend (see the second sentence in this paragraph), but I was so elated to talk to someone about Thunders. I took this stranger’s advice, and I downloaded (illegally) “Bastards” “Alex Chilton”, and “Can’t Hardly Wait.” I loved all three songs and now collect their material (legally) and dream of perhaps seeing Paul (once his hand is better from the screwdriver-wtf?) or Tommy (when he tours with GNR-wtf?) live.

Meeting my first (only) Westernerd on Myspace:
He is Brazilian, a Thunders fan as well. I was so excited but now he wants so send me discs in the mail, and I am scared to give out my home address to a stranger. Why I cannot find a single local ‘mats fan is beyond me. Sigh.

What Prompted Me To Buy My First ‘Mats CD:
I can’t really say album because I’m relatively young and this is 2007. Sorry. My first one was Let It Be. The cover had a lot to do with this purchase. At the risk of presenting myself as boy-crazy and shallow, I will admit that I have huge crushes on Paul and Tommy (mainly Tommy) from when they were younger (think from 1981-1991). Doesn’t anyone else around here?! Forgive me.

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