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Alex Odin
06-08-2008, 06:45 AM
Hi Folks

Just looking for your advice and help. :cool:

I'm a music journalists (freelance) from Russia, Novosibirsk, West Siberia, and I'm going to visit Portland about 5-10, July in order to write a story about the City of one of my favorite artists Elliott Smith - "the Last Great American Music Poet" as I called him in one of my articles.

And of cause I would like to meet with someone who was ES' friend or close to him - to talk about ES, his music, about his Portland and his LA, about his fuckin' strange death, about what happening with America today, about American Beauty and the loss of it and so on.

Maybe you'll help me or give me an advice? For example, I would like a lot to meet with Sean Croghan, ES roommate and very good musician from Portland. I can even change my itinerary and visit LA (which is not in my schedule now) for one day, sorry, not more 'cos this US-trip is expensive for me especially hotel prices.

Also I would like to buy ES' vinyl (Roman Candle, Elliott Smith, Either/Or, From a Basement on the Hill, XO, Figure 8) and CD "A Brief History".

I will be very grateful for someone who help me and will became my Portland’s (LA’s) guide. By the way I've got gifts for this person - bottle of real Russian vodka :cheers: and CD of best Russian punk-folk poet Yegor Letov (he died this Fabruary) and his group "Grazdanskaya Oborona" (Civil Defense). Here is one of his best songs "Everything is going in accordance with Plan" (anti-bolsheviks and anti-corporative combat anthem of Russian youth in late 80-th and 90-th):kill::
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgpuJ4EweU0

Here is Russian symphonic orchestra Maestro which plays the music of the same song
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aCxDlh5OOc

Please, write directly
Wilco11@yandex.ru
Sib21vek@yandex.ru

This day I signed Honor the Memory of Songwriter Elliott Smith petition.

Best to all,
Alex Odin

elisabeth
06-08-2008, 08:21 AM
Mr. Alex Odin, you have a very magestic and powerful name.
also:
american beauty and the loss thereof is a helluva subject
good luck

sombre winds
06-08-2008, 02:56 PM
Contact Charlie

seamonster
06-09-2008, 12:55 AM
I don't think I can help, but that was an amusing post/thread title
And that vodka sounds good, too! :drunk:

Maybe some Portland people can help you. There are quite a few on the board.

sombre winds
06-09-2008, 01:06 AM
I don't think most of us know Sean or Sam etc.

Alex Odin
06-09-2008, 11:13 AM
Thanks and who is Charlie?

sixers
06-09-2008, 11:24 AM
Good luck with your trip. Sounds like fun. ;-)

Alex Odin
06-09-2008, 12:04 PM
Good luck with your trip. Sounds like fun. ;-)

dear sixers, sorry for my english. you are absolutly wright and the price of this fun for me is about several thousands $.

hey, where are you, people from Portland!?

sombre winds
06-09-2008, 12:44 PM
Charlie = http://sweetadeline.net/

Alex Odin
06-09-2008, 12:53 PM
Charlie = http://sweetadeline.net/

Thanks I'm so stupid. Viva la Charlie!

Alex Odin
10-20-2008, 09:23 AM
Hi Folks

Today is October, 20. It's about 23 F (minus 5 C) in my hometown, Novosibirsk, Siberia, Russia. This summer I spent an american month, Washington DC, San-Diego, Las Vegas, San Francisco, LA, Seattle. With my old friend made trip from SD to LA see the Wall. God bless the people who care about this beautiful place. Bought 3 Elliott's LPs, saw Widespread Panic live at San Diego, was missing Fleet Foxes twice (SD and Seatle).

This night will wright short story "Travelling with Elliott" for one of local news agencies called Siberia.

seamonster
10-22-2008, 12:38 PM
I'm glad you made it to the wall,
If you have the time to translate your piece into english, post it here.
Keep warm.

tasha
10-22-2008, 02:16 PM
Hi Folks

Today is October, 20. It's about 23 F (minus 5 C) in my hometown, Novosibirsk, Siberia, Russia. This summer I spent an american month, Washington DC, San-Diego, Las Vegas, San Francisco, LA, Seattle. With my old friend made trip from SD to LA see the Wall. God bless the people who care about this beautiful place. Bought 3 Elliott's LPs, saw Widespread Panic live at San Diego, was missing Fleet Foxes twice (SD and Seatle).

This night will wright short story "Travelling with Elliott" for one of local news agencies called Siberia.

:eek: Hi Alex!!! my grandmother was from western Siberia :eek: she fled to the U.S. during the revolution...i wish i had seen this when you first posted - maybe i could have met you (i'm in Oregon between LA and Seattle)

please! share your stories with us!!!

and welcome!!!

:love:
tasha

candylion
10-22-2008, 04:14 PM
oh do come back and share your story about portland! :O

i never saw this thread... how interesting...

the world sure is becoming smaller and smaller.

kinda nice.

xo


:heart:

steamwhistle28
10-22-2008, 04:21 PM
I would love to hear his interpretation on my hometown.