I posted this in a different spot.....but....didn't anyone find it a bit awkward that he kept referring to Elaine as his wife?  When was this interview done?

But he certainly comes up with some good ones....."deafer than Job's turkey"?  

"-somedays I still don't know what to do-"

Mary in Michigan

OK - that was kind of awkward considering the situation.  There were a couple discussions of "my wife Elaine"....and then mention of actress Meg Ryan.  I thought this would be a more current interview.  Weird.

And...

"deafer than Job's turkey"??

What the.........?

"-somedays I still don't know what to do-"

Mary in Michigan

This will definately be interesting...

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Mary in Michigan

It's posted on HumanWheels that Elaine is taking back her name...I guess to just Elaine Irwin.  I always thought that was a truly beautiful sounding name.....BUT......didn't she live with John long enough to know that from now on she will be referred to as Elaine Irwin, formerly Elaine Irwin Mellencamp, formerly Elaine Irwin??

"-somedays I still don't know what to do-"

Mary in Michigan

OH yeah - "Forgiveness".....

So - for today - Cherry Bomb
                          For the Children
                           Forgiveness

(Cherry Bomb is still hangin in there as #1)

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Mary in Michigan

WOW!  I could never do that.....list that many in any kind of order.  "Best I can do is to listmyvery favorite which is "Cherry Bomb."  I ALWAYS smile when I hear it....always.  It reminds me of the great times I had with friends back when I was younger.  Reminds me how our hearts were always thumpin' back then.  So much anticipation and optimism.  Always the next step to take.  I guess if I were to try to pick a second right now it would be "For the Children"....and that would be for the exact opposite reason....everytime I hear that one it brings tears to my ears.  It's EVERYTHING I want to say to my kids....I DON'T know the answers....but all we can do is the best we can with what we believe.

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Mary in Michigan

As I go through more of this I see you are right....and I know it wasn't meant to be a greatest hits....guess I just thought he'd add the original recordings or experimentations of these...like he did "Cherry Bomb".  Don't get me wrong....I DON'T miss them.  Just thought that "Hurts So Good" is probably his most famous song....every cover band plays it and you hear it at every wedding....so he may have wanted to add some insight into it's creation -I know he says he wrote it in the shower one day-would be fun to hear the water running and soap sloshing in the background!!! LOL 

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Mary in Michigan

So I'm still checking out my Christmas Present...RR 7609......I notice no "Hurts So Good".  Did I miss the conversation on this?  (I do have a life outside of MellenLand).  I wonder what the reasoning behind this was? 

Anyone? Anyone?

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Mary in Michigan

My plan -when I figure out how to work the computer CD burning system - or when I can get my husband to do it for me - is to put all those "extras" on a seperate CD.  I want to hear "raw" Mellencamp blaring in my ears.  I'm all for his releasing a bare bones CD. 

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Mary in Michigan

I like both these last statements.  I too, was very upset and disappointed and I feel we ARE somewhat family and should care about this.  As I mentioned...we've kind of grown up with Elaine, Hud and Speck.  Elaine was always at John's concerts...I met her a couple of times.  While we weren't best friends I did care about her.  I wish there was word on what she's doing.  But - as said - one never knows what goes on in another's household...."the bed's made but there's no sheets on".  I would just like to know that she's doing OK and what her future plans are besides "raising the kids in Indiana."  John's a crazy guy....probably amazing she was with him this long.

When you read the "Q" report or magazine or whatever it was on the home page it makes him sound like a real nut....brandishing a cane and yelling at people.  Yikes!  Then you see photos of him with Meg and he looks like a pleasant fellow.  Who knows...I guess I've taken to focusing on the words and music because they have meant so much to me all these years. 

But we will mourn...because "the least that we can do is care".  That's a line from Kid Rocks' new CD.....another crazy artist who still manages to come up with some good stuff.

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Mary in Michigan

Oh yeah!  Finally got off of Disc 3 and tried out Disc 4....yes, yes, yes..."Colored Lights" is RAW Mellencamp.  And what about "Rural Route"?  This version is 100 x better than the released version.  This was my least favorite song before, but again, this version is raw Mellencamp...along with Andy's guitar......chilling...just like RR 7609 states.  If he would have asked me I would have told him to release the garage take....but once again...!  Seriously, I can't even express how much better this is!

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Mary in Michigan

Wow - I just posted a similar statement on the tattoo link.  I think that's the problem...we've all "grown up" with his marriage to Elaine and grown to love the family.  For this to come out of nowhere is really upsetting I guess.  But - I also mentioned in another post...he's an artist and artists have a whole different brain.  Who knows what's going on in his right now.  But - again - it would be nice to know what drove them apart......we ARE somewhat family, ya know?

"-somedays I still don't know what to do-"

Mary in Michigan

So I have to agree with alot of these previous statements....walking contradiction, 180... guess we'll never figure this guy out.  But it's a bit frustrating because we've "grown up" with this marriage and it's painful to have it appear out of no where.  Sigh...I think that's what many of us are feeling...

maybe this is a new topic...

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Mary in Michigan

So when did he get this??!!!  Seriously - I think I would have noticed it in Nov.

Why does he keep doing things and not telling us?     

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Mary in Michigan

Don't you wonder what two people like that could possibly be buying?

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Mary in Michigan