Lou Trosch on The Popes
Our friend Lou Trosch asked to include a memory from his days living with The Popes. What a shame there are no photos to go with this one --If not too late here are my memories. First, this came after you all had moved on past "Hi We're the Popes" to a new creative phase. I'm thinking around 1990 and after. I used to come home and put Marylin or Charmless on the record player and you all Hated it.
Elderkin would always try the low-key "Yeah, whatever. That's great, Lou" while Steve would go to his room and slam the door. Finally, one day he came out and took the needle off the record and then took the record back to his room, again slamming the door. Henry, on the other hand, never tired of those songs. It's taken a lot of years for John and Steve to come around to Henry's way of thinking. Great songs are great songs and these are great songs.
My second memory is my stage appearance at the Cradle on "I am a truck." Greatest night of my life.
Elderkin would always try the low-key "Yeah, whatever. That's great, Lou" while Steve would go to his room and slam the door. Finally, one day he came out and took the needle off the record and then took the record back to his room, again slamming the door. Henry, on the other hand, never tired of those songs. It's taken a lot of years for John and Steve to come around to Henry's way of thinking. Great songs are great songs and these are great songs.
My second memory is my stage appearance at the Cradle on "I am a truck." Greatest night of my life.
