lost & found vintage toys

elliott smith 25th anniversary

i haven't posted a vintage vinyl friday in a while ~

so i wanted to share my latest vinyl ~

the recently released 25th anniversary edition of elliott smith's self-titled album from krs ~

which comes with jj gonson's full sized photo book ~

remastered material including elliott's first live solo recordings ~

elliott's handwritten lyrics ~

rare photos ~

reminiscences from old friends ~

as an old smith devotee myself i had to have this special edition ~

i still host my own smith lyrics page here called from a poisoned well ~

fellow elliott lovers should also visit my i love portland album & mr smith fan album (click links) ~

see you in heaven, man (cries) xo ~

bren

nickelodeon

my son was fortunate enough to grow up with the nickelodeon channel ~

so it was always on at our house & the sounds & shows became favorites ~

& on the subject of sounds, these burp buttons were a special favorite at our house, especially when kitties would step on them :D ~

these kids meal prizes were from bk 2009 ~

promoting the nick kids' choice awards ~

also my son woke up each school morning with this cool nickelodeon clock/radio ~

bren

flashback friday favorite ~ elliott smith

well, it's vinyl friday again, & this time i'm sharing my love for the late elliott smith ~

like so many others, i first saw him back in the 90s on the oscars, where he performed his nominated song, miss misery, from gus van sant's movie good will hunting ~

i was absolutely struck by this sort of unknown indie oddball & i soon picked up either/or to try.. by the second song i was in love forever ~

the rest is history as i went on to find every cd, every album, every rare track, i even joined the old sweet addy forum where for years i talked daily with thousands who also love elliott smith, who we lost way too soon ~

tomorrow marks the 14th anniversary of his tragic death ~

here are a few of his vinyl singles, including one with heatmiser, his first band here in portland where he lived ~

man, how we all obsessed on figuring out all his lyrics back in the day on sweetaddy! maybe no one more than me? i still host my own elliott smith lyrics page here ~

from a basement on the hill was elliott's last album ~

a double album set recorded in la where he lived at the time of his death ~

& yes that's a tiny ostrich <3 ~

i believe the term genius is aptly used to describe this beautiful lost talent, if you have yet to discover his music you should consider yourself deprived until you do ~

new moon is a good place to start, released after his death, it is another double album set full of gems.. when i first left socal & my home of 40 years & left everything i'd ever known behind me to come up here to portland i used to have mr smith whispering these songs in my earphones as i explored the rainy portland streets where he grew up ~

that's when i began my portland album, which is full of elliott smith haunts.. (if you have firefox or google chrome you will hear an elliott smith mix playing here) ~

& i even have my own elliott smith fan album here ~

amongst the skeletons in my closet you will spot an elliott smith new moon poster just above my guitar & keyboard ~

along with notebooks full of elliott smith tabs (tucked under my great grandma's old bible, now that's love!) ~

cds, & the elliott smith songbook ~

i've been known to wear elliott smith t-shirts as well ~

the one on the right is my own design, done for the big t-shirt design contest on sweetaddy back in the day.. (mine came in second place) ~

i highly recommend heaven adores you, the dvd & the soundtrack, shown here with another elliott smith dvd called strange waltz ~

i have more smith related art up at my own gallery  ~

i must say i miss the old sweetaddy forum, i was known there as ghost or friendlyghost, & was even asked to be mod goddess once..lol but nowadays elliott smith fans have alphabet town to share memories, rares, photos & news.. tomorrow i will be leaving one of my portland rocks hidden somewhere in rainy portland for someone to find, maybe someone who doesn't know about elliott smith will have the joy of discovering him new? ~

i started my original ghost blog here on typepad back in 2006 to post smith lyrics & ponder my life..lol
both blogs are named after his lyrics.. the assorted links in this post go to my art albums up at my ghost gallery, if the music does not play for you there using these links please try going directly to gumbyland to visit the gallery..

this has been a flashback friday favorite post from october 2017. be sure to check out the new 25th anniversary book & vinyl coming out in just one week!

bren