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Meanwhile, any other artistically inclined money-hungry folks are encouraged to submit their own original Ampersands. Each design must be executed in black ink on sturdy white paper. Neatness counts. Mail your gems to Ampersand of the Month, 1680 N. Vine Street, Suite 201, Hollywood, CA 90028. And don't be too alarmed if you don't hear from us for two years...
...spring of '79, Waits had commenced work on a record tentatively titled White Spades, but he got distracted, caught up in some other things. "I ended up changing the title to Heart Attack and Vine, and that's what I'm working on now. I'd say the sound's a little more rhythm & blues. Got a song called 'Drinkin' Whiskey in Church,' one called 'Breakfast in Jail,' another called 'Whose Sportcoat Is That?' Another, 'Pomona Lisa.' A lot of it I'm going to break in on the road...
...someone with the demeanor of an itinerant bum, the slouchy ambience of some Kerouac nomad, Waits has immersed himself in a demanding swarm of projects, committing his time and talents to a busy horde of movers and shakers. Apart from his current fall/winter tour and the Heart Attack and Vine LP (to be recorded with producer Bones Howe in early January), several motion picture forays are under way. One is a script co-written with writer/actor Paul Hampton called Why Is the Dream So Much Sweeter Than the Taste? "It's about a used car dealer in Southern California...
...Heart Attack and Vine, the songwriter did manage to shape up a few numbers while he was living in Manhattan. And he managed, in late April, while negotiations were still underway between his manager and Coppola, to record the LP at the RCA studios on Ivar, with long-time producer Bones Howe. "Pomona Lisa" didn't make it to his seventh album, but tracks like "Ruby's Arms," "Jersey Girl" and "Till the Money Runs Out" did. And another song -- "Downtown." A Waits' original or the Petula Clark classic...
Well...maybe so. But we think Ampersand readers can guess what's really going on, what these four suspicious people are saying and/or doing. That's why we're declaring a caption contest! Think it up, write it down, send it off to: Truth Consultant, Ampersand, 1680 N. Vine, Suite 201, Hollywood, California, 90028. Entries must be postmarked by October...