Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS!

Guess who is having a birthday today? No, not Johnny. Mr. Elvis Costello that's who, someone who has made just an awesome impression on Johnny. Seen him a couple times (once with The Police) and never no never went home disappointed.

Birthday cake and ice cream for your ears friends, '(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea' sending you on your way on a gorgeous late summer night in Cool City.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS!

Johnny, FOUR songs tonight? Have you gone mad? No, no Johnny's just in a good mood. As of midnight it was Johnny's birthday and to celebrate his organs all making it through one more year he decided he'd just throw another choice cut your way and we'd all have cake and then Johnny's heading upstairs for a party in his honor. There might be scandalous dancing. That'll distract from the hookers and blow. Let's get going with a Johnny favorite that was on the turntable the first time he got drunk at at high school party, Elvis Costello & the Attractions with 'Green Shirt'

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS!

Johnny remembers this album being played at the first party he got drunk at in high school. He doesn't remember a whole lot more. Sophomore + keg = BLOOOOOOORRGGGGGGGGG.

Elvis Costello & the Attractions and 'Green Shirt' and a far off memory of BLOOOOOOORRGGGGGGGGG.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE ATTRACTIONS!

1979 beckons us and we must answer. Elvis Costello and the Attractions trying to look cool (well they're always cool) lip synching their way through the brilliant 'Oliver's Army' on Top of the Pops. Who was that Aqua Velva introducing the band anyway?

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE ATTRACTIONS!

The song written by Elvis Costello 'Girls Talk' has always been a favorite of Johnny's. A cool reggae kind of back beat and some big bouncing bass along with that signature voice make for an instant classic. Elvis wrote the song but wasn't the first to record it, his buddy Dave Edmunds was. Edmunds, and then later Rockpile gave this song a more rockabilly straight ahead kind of sound. We'll stick with the Elvis version tonight...