Two Reelers by Frank Black - what do it mean?
Spudgun
In this song by Frank Blank, what do the final lines about Mr. White mean?
TWO REELERS
A lot of people love that Jerome
Did you know he missed his comb?
All his life was in pain
Made us laugh he never did complain
Brother Sam as more than OK
Returned once more to save the day
Slicked-back hair he did keep
Making a heep, heep, heep, heep, heep
If all you see is violence
Then I make a plea in their defense
Don't you know they speak vaudevillian?
And for what it is hear what my theory is
Some gibberish it is so serious
What we need is more silly men
Though underrated all the time
Louis was so very fine
Without him, imagine
Did you know he could play the violin?
Most important was Brother Moe
He was the one who made it so
He got a Joe and another Joe
He would not quit, he would not quit
And Mr. White heard bad report
And so it ends the two reeler short
Cause you cannot do what you can't
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RobertaQ
> In this song by Frank Blank, what do the final lines about Mr. White mean?
It's a reference to Jules White, a director of some of the Stooges shorts.
My question is:
Who is Frank Blank and is this song something that has been recorded?
Never heard of it myself...
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Ali Assa Seen
robe...@best.com (RobertaQ) wrote:
> In article <034429Z...@anon.penet.fi>, an34...@anon.penet.fi wrote:
>
> > In this song by Frank Blank, what do the final lines about Mr. White mean?
>
>
> It's a reference to Jules White, a director of some of the Stooges shorts.
More specifically, whether this is accurate or not, Black seems to be
saying that White found ticket sales slipping and cancelled the Stooges'
Columbia contract, effectively ending the era of the two reel theatrical
short.
>
> My question is:
>
> Who is Frank Blank and is this song something that has been recorded?
>
> Never heard of it myself...
FB is ex-Pixies. The album is Teen-Ager of the Year and is his best solo
effort. but far short of the Pixies' finest work.
>
My Q is how he could be so knowledgeable and call Larry "Louis". Lawrence
Feinberg was NEVER called Louis, was he?
RobertaQ
(Ali Assa Seen) wrote:
>
> My Q is how he could be so knowledgeable and call Larry "Louis". Lawrence
> Feinberg was NEVER called Louis, was he?
Larry's real first name was Louis, not Lawrence...
Lou Schneider
Spudgun (an34...@anon.penet.fi) wrote:
: In this song by Frank Blank, what do the final lines about Mr. White mean?
: And Mr. White heard bad report
: And so it ends the two reeler short
: Cause you cannot do what you can't
Jules White directed many of the later Stooges shorts and was head of the
Columbia two reeler department during the time it was phased out (the late
1950s). The Stooges were the final act to recieve the axe.
However, he wasn't personally responsible for ending the shorts. His
position was eliminated by the Columbia brass along with the rest of the
department.
Lou Schneider
lo...@crl.com