Week Thirty-Seven: Love & Rockets - "Mirror People" - Earth, Sun, Moon

Prior to the band I was in selecting our "official" name, we were called The Mirror People, after this Love & Rockets song. We played at least two shows under that name, one of them being on New Years Eve of 1999, spilling over into 2000.

Then when we dropped our drummer and went to an electronic drum kit, we dropped The Mirror People name, as well. I personally liked The Mirror People far better than the name we settled on, but I suppose the other one did sound a bit more electronic.

What I have to share with you today is a few newspaper clippings for the 1996 Love & Rockets show at Trees which came from The Dallas Observer, as well as a flyer that was placed on my vehicle one evening when I was parked near Trees.

A few things to point out on the clippings... you might notice a few bands that I have already mentioned... like locals, Quickserv Johnny, who used to stop by "the deli", as well as The Meices, who were part of Empire Records week. Echobelly is on one of the clippings too from Mixed-Tape Madness week, and they also make mention of Pagan Rhythms!!!

I'm so happy with my feet on the ground
So happy, my head spins around
Quite content to sit on this fence
Quite content now a little bit older
The mirror people one day shall be free
The mirror people laugh at you and laugh at me
The mirror people, know not how to cry
So they scream, the mirror people scream inside
Because I could be nothing at all
Because I should be nothing at all
I wish I could be nothing at all
I wish I could be nothing at all
Time goes by so slow
When you're stuck to me
Time goes by so slow
When you're stuck to me
Yes it's true we're all in a gutter
And yes it's true please set me free
The Christian says
I love love everybody
And you and you and you can be free
But I'm so happy with my feet on the ground
So happy my head spins around
Quite content to sit on this fence
Quite content
Now a little bit older
Because I could be nothing at all
Because I should be nothing at all
I wish I could be nothing at all
I wish I could be nothing at all
Time goes by so slow
When you're stuck to me
Time goes by so slow
When you're stuck to me

And here's a video for another one of their hits, "No Big Deal"...