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24 Apr 04 - 08:36 AM (#1169652) Subject: Biggs Tinker/Ed Bronstein From: MoorleyMan Does anyone out there have info on this elusive figure please? All that the DT and other usual searches can turn up for me is that he (ie Ed) was (is?) a west coast folkie who wrote a rather good Broken Token parody (Piano Leg) and a cryptic little song The Rock And The Egg, both under the Biggs Tinker pseudonym. I have another song which has been attributed to him, but wish to check its provenance more accurately....! Doing the rounds of search engines like Google reveal/s no more I'm afraid. |
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24 Apr 04 - 04:46 PM (#1169925) Subject: RE: Biggs Tinker/Ed Bronstein From: RiGGy Ed lives in Daly City CA. He was quite a hero in the Marin Folk Club, where John Barger and others sang several of his songs, including my favorite " I'm Cuckoo for Cucamonga ", - "were the cuckoos coo over skies so blue, and the nuts hang down from every tree...." !!! I knew him years ago as a friendly competitor in the computer ribbon business in downtown San Francisco. Riggy |
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24 Apr 04 - 04:51 PM (#1169930) Subject: RE: Biggs Tinker/Ed Bronstein From: Barbara I know him. Saw him last a couple years back at SFFMC New Years campout (Harmony). He is the author of a whole song book of questionable songs. Tell me which one you've heard and I'll see if I can verify it (or not). Could probably track him down for you if needed. I might still have the songbook. Here are some titles I can remember: Outhouse of Our Dreams Fart Song Miss Rosie (I don't want to know) Edna St Vincent Millay Women Are Always Much Meaner Than Men Blessings, Barbara |
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24 Apr 04 - 04:56 PM (#1169934) Subject: RE: Biggs Tinker/Ed Bronstein From: Barbara Oh right, Riggy. I forgot about Cuckoo for Cucumonga. I first heard him at Arequipa, singing the Outhouse of Our Dreams, and people made such a howling harmony on the last verse, that my tape recorder overloaded from the feedback. Is he in the directory? I haven't looked yet. Blessings, Barbara |
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24 Mar 11 - 05:24 PM (#3120687) Subject: RE: Biggs Tinker/Ed Bronstein From: GUEST,markrmobile Haven't heard this name in years, but I was once given a live recording of him doing a song about tuning his guitar that was a classic laugher. Met Ed once at a party in SF, good person and funny songwriter. Hope he's still peforming occasionally. |
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26 Jun 11 - 02:32 AM (#3176559) Subject: RE: Biggs Tinker/Ed Bronstein From: GUEST Sorry to report Ed passed away December 2009 from Cancer Marla Bronstein |
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26 Jun 11 - 08:54 AM (#3176667) Subject: RE: Biggs Tinker/Ed Bronstein From: GUEST,Debbie Klein A few days before he died a book of his songs was published. He also made a DVD with others. See the March 2010 Folknik http://www.sffmc.org/archives/mar10/folknik.html and the March '06 Folknik for a description of the DVD http://www.sffmc.org/archives/mar06/clubnews.html I have the book and DVD somewhere, and the SF Folk Music Club still sells the book. Debbie |
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16 Feb 13 - 10:44 AM (#3480364) Subject: RE: Biggs Tinker/Ed Bronstein From: GUEST,Keith Meloney Ed was my stepdad and was with my mother for the better part of 40 years. We were very blessed to be able to spend his last moments in life together. We went a little overboard in estimating how many song books to order from the printers on the last run. There are still some left and anyone who is interested can reach me here: keith.meloney@gmail.com |
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09 Mar 13 - 07:10 PM (#3488493) Subject: RE: Biggs Tinker/Ed Bronstein From: Jim Dixon PIANO LEG, by Biggs Tinker a.k.a. Ed Bronstein, is in the DT. Lyrics to THE ROCK AND THE EGG, as sung by Faith Petric, have been posted in the Forum. |
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06 Dec 19 - 07:00 PM (#4022546) Subject: RE: Biggs Tinker/Ed Bronstein From: GUEST i want to add my praise: ed wrote a bunch of often playful songs, with his inimitable (well, maybe one COULD imitate it, but he had the patent) twist on things. cucamonga is funny and fun, good to harmonize on chorus. |
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10 Dec 21 - 12:45 PM (#4128591) Subject: RE: Biggs Tinker/Ed Bronstein From: GUEST Hey Ed if you’re out there listening I’m still waiting for the plop. |