Journal, News, Guests by Jim Fitting
When Goody put a capo on the banjo
the torture never stops. Who'd a thunk it, we have our own king of pain leading us forward in this, a neverending war on 'terror'; shoulder to shoulder with our allies...Uh, why do I feel so alone. Where is everybody? And what night is it?... Is American idol on?
At least that is some of what occured to us entering the Lizard Lounge Thursday night. If it wasn't for Gil and Tuey, we could've heard the wind whistling between the tables...they brought some bacon, so we had something to put in the pan, if you know what I am saying. and apologized for them sizzling too loud after our set began. Ha ha when I heard Tuey play the banjo in such beautiful music, I wondered why we had one in our band.
Nevertheless all had a grand time before the night was through. Kimon was most definitely not a mess...Dinty played another great song by Pete Labonne, the hermit of the north country. Orphan Girl and Kern River and even two by Warren Zevon. That was when "Goody" Goodrich sat in. That "Deadman's Song" is pretty disturbing, even for Warren Zevon. And then Goody put a capo on the banjo...
So anyways Friday night was a lot more crowded.
A fellow from New York, Ian Thomas played an energetic opener as some wondered aloud if the kazoo was due for a comeback. But it was the Everyday Visual's night. I swear with only a glass of water, and a song like "Her breathing is Music" they'll kill ya. And of course Joe the drummer sat in on Mr. Ohu :"toy hawaiian dancin' drum machine". You gotta see that to believe it. Kimon and I got a little wheeze on in white lightnin'. Sean almost wore out his mandolin arm on Ruby (which is saying somethin') and Bill just kicked my butt. But it was Mark Chenevert who led us over to the dark side like a pied piper with the lilting clarinet line of "Turn the Page". On Thursday night someone requested a song and told us what key. This song we chose all by ourselves. Luckily the audience would have none of it.
Thanks to KC and The Lizard, Tom Dube and that friend of Sean and Ry's who made "my bucket's got a hole in it" sound so sad. It is sad. Goodnight.
At least that is some of what occured to us entering the Lizard Lounge Thursday night. If it wasn't for Gil and Tuey, we could've heard the wind whistling between the tables...they brought some bacon, so we had something to put in the pan, if you know what I am saying. and apologized for them sizzling too loud after our set began. Ha ha when I heard Tuey play the banjo in such beautiful music, I wondered why we had one in our band.
Nevertheless all had a grand time before the night was through. Kimon was most definitely not a mess...Dinty played another great song by Pete Labonne, the hermit of the north country. Orphan Girl and Kern River and even two by Warren Zevon. That was when "Goody" Goodrich sat in. That "Deadman's Song" is pretty disturbing, even for Warren Zevon. And then Goody put a capo on the banjo...
So anyways Friday night was a lot more crowded.
A fellow from New York, Ian Thomas played an energetic opener as some wondered aloud if the kazoo was due for a comeback. But it was the Everyday Visual's night. I swear with only a glass of water, and a song like "Her breathing is Music" they'll kill ya. And of course Joe the drummer sat in on Mr. Ohu :"toy hawaiian dancin' drum machine". You gotta see that to believe it. Kimon and I got a little wheeze on in white lightnin'. Sean almost wore out his mandolin arm on Ruby (which is saying somethin') and Bill just kicked my butt. But it was Mark Chenevert who led us over to the dark side like a pied piper with the lilting clarinet line of "Turn the Page". On Thursday night someone requested a song and told us what key. This song we chose all by ourselves. Luckily the audience would have none of it.
Thanks to KC and The Lizard, Tom Dube and that friend of Sean and Ry's who made "my bucket's got a hole in it" sound so sad. It is sad. Goodnight.
