Lent

Not as in I lent a bastard money and he paid me back with beer, but as in 'tis the solemn season of Lent. This time of speculation and end of the Mardi Gras means that our own sodden New Orleans transplant (Sodomite) ex Poobah JD Beckerman's wedding is a mere 6 weeks away.  I and at least one other Bastard (Jay) have reservated accommodations and travel plans.  Anybody going to help me get a flying solo Jay hammered?  It's REALLY funny.

So I Saw This...

And it was great.  There's a boot of it up on the ftp site.  The band came out in matching western shirts and orange (really orange) cowboy hats, with Paul and Tommy wearing pink skirts.  They then proceeded to rip it to shreds for 25 or so songs, including Shiftless When Idle, Can't Hardly Wait, I Will Dare, Borstal Breakout and others.  Paul came out on drums for a shambolic encore (Tommy on guitar, drummer Freese on bass) that made stabs at Hootenanny, Detroit Rock City and Substitute (Paul did his best Daltrey until the mike broke, which he promptly tossed out to the audience). It was all brilliant.  I should also mention that I enjoyed Iggy and the Stooges, Superchunk, GBV, Rocket From the Crypt, some other bands I can't remember, and legalized marijuana.  That will probably be my last travel to a show for awhile.  At least until the next one.

Merry F*&%$ Christmas

I have an idea. How's about we all exchange physical addresses (through an email that I will start) and everyone creates a custom CD compilation and sends it to everyone else for Christmas. Eric, I know your crazy Jewish Rastafarian Hindu faith doesn't always observe Christmas, but I'm sure you can make an exception. CDs could be themed (mine will be), obscure, all time faves, or whatever. Indicate whether you're in by adding a comment that says something like....."I'm in". Takers?

This will tend to make you very high

Any of you stooges ever seen "Withnail and I?" Other than Jay, I mean? If not, do yourself a favor.

Working For The Potentate

Fulfilling my duties as Chief Concert Goer and Envy Inducer, or at least the former, I blew off doing my taxes and those work items I needed to catch up on, loaded up on cough syrup, and headed down to see my old friend Jonathan Richman last night. He's so much fun. He sang Pablo Picasso.

I would like to delegate a future assignment to Jay. Austin and the Mothersbaugh project, perhaps.

2010 Is Already a Better Music Year Than 2009!

I fell in love with Roky Erikson after watching a documentary about him, "You're Gonna Miss Me." He performed with Okkervil River at SXSW the last couple of years, and evidently is now ready to release an album with them as back-up and Will Scheff producing.

From Bitchfork:

The album features songs written by Erickson throughout his life, as well as "found-sound and archival recordings culled from Erickson's home videos and recordings made in the Rusk State Hospital for the Criminally Insane," according to a press release. (Erickson spent several years in the hospital in the early 70s, after a drug possession arrest.)

I'm going to use this as an excuse to get back on acid!