Tuesday, June 24, 2008

SURF'S UP!

purplE k'niF!!!

Maximum Surf!

Hard Twang Instrumentals!

FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 11 PM
@
The LAKESIDE LOUNGE
162 Avenue B (between 10th & 11th Streets)
New York, New York
212.529.8463
http://www.lakesidelounge.com

NO Cover! NO Vocals!

purplE k'niF:
John Teagle, electric guitar
Baker Rorick, electric bass guitar
Ted Lawrence, electric guitar
Chris Butler, acoustic drums

Monday, June 23, 2008

BROOKLYN WOODSTOCK, 6/28/08

damn...wish i could go. this charity event has always been great, and this is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE BANDS:

HI Y'ALL
If you're a long-time Blender fan or just curious, an early formation of Life
in a Blender is reconstituting itelf on stage at Brooklyn Woodstock on Sat.,
June 28, at about 5 pm although it could be a little earlier or a little later
because that's the nature of Woodstock. It's a big open-air event and
families come and sit on the grass and drink beer and pass out. It all happens
at Gil Shuster's house in Ditmas Park ( or is it Midwood). It's at 696 East 19th St.
between Glenwood and Foster Ave. Take the B/Q to Newkirk Ave.
This year it's Brooklyn Wedstock because Gil and Gabi are getting married at
the event.
All are welcome and donations are being taken for AIDS research and autism.

The band will feature the spectacular Jonathan Gregg on guitar, the
unpredictable and fabulous Charlie Shaw on drums, the mighty Dave Moody on
bass and the Don on vocals. We'll be playing a whole lot of the very first album
(including Wind and President's in My Bed) and I'm excited to being playing again
with these fellahs...they're the best.

Hope to see you there. It's a very fun event. Kenny Young and his Eggplants
are playing and Babe the Blue Ox and the Jug Addicts and many other great
bands. It goes from noon till 10 pm. In the past, Yo La Tengo, Freedy Johnston,
and many others have performed. If questions, call 347-834-6734.

--Don
(more coming under construction)

BO DIDLEY - YOU CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK BY LOOKIN' AT THE COVER

(baby...you got your radio turned down too low...turn it up!)


Wednesday, June 11, 2008

ACID FLASHBACK

IT'S TIME ONCE AGAIN FOR:

KEN BROWN'S

"PSYCHEDELIC CINEMA"!!!





























THURSDAY- JUNE 12, 2008

7PM

AT

MONKEYTOWN

58 NORTH 3RD ST.
WILLIAMSBURG/BROOKLYN, NY
(718) 384-1369

http://www.monkeytownhq.com/monkeytownhome.html

in the late '60's, Ken Brown made films for the light show at The Boston Tea Party. his films are fantasticalartytrippy...and when you combine it with LIVE music from The Bong Show, not to be missed!

Ken Sirulnik - electric guitar
Jeff Rabb - electric keyboards
Bob Moses - electric bass
Chris Butler - acoustic drums

NP:

from FS in Rosendale -

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/index.php?cl=8242898

from MM in Kent -

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs13/f/2007/077/2/e/Animator_vs__Animation_by_alanbecker.swf

from RSM in NJ -

http://www.boingboing.net/2008/06/10/bbtv-david-byrne-pla.html

PEEVE DE JOUR: not being trusted.

JOIE DE JOUR: BBC filming tonight at Dun Giggen.

ROSATI'S FLAVOR-OF-THE-DAY (6/11):

Higbee's
Chocolate Malted™

or

Drumstick



cb...where are you?






OHIO

Saturday, June 07, 2008

CHALLENGED!

SOMEONE HAS DARED TO CHALLENGE MY RECORD
FOR HOLDING THE GUINNESS BOOK'S "WORLD'S LONGEST POP SONG"!!!!







USURPERS!!!

INTERLOPERS!!!

AUSTRALIANS!!!

Triple J's Robbie, Marieke and this...this...The Doctor...i accept your challenge!

http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/tv/interact/song/default.htm

and i urge you - if you have told me that you would contribute to The Major Glitch project - to do so with all deliberate speed:

http://majorglitch.net/

if you are interested in contributing - all the info you need is available there, too.

your help is needed asap - to the victor goes...um...er...victory.


NP: Hillary's concession speech.

PEEVE DE JOUR: still post-op burning-pee fuzz-head...and...um...forgetfulness.

JOIE DE JOUR: Marmoleum being installed in the kitchen!

ROSATI'S FLAVOR-OF-THE-DAY (6/7):

BUTTER PECAN

or

Chocolate
Chocolate
Chip


THE MAJOR GLITCH - CURRENT LENGTH:







too short, folks...i want this thing to run for days!


cb...where are you?






UPSTATE NEW YORK

Wednesday, June 04, 2008

VERONICA LAKE



A SWEATER, A SARONG AND A PEEK-A-BOO BANG





Paulette Goddard, Veronica Lake, Dorothy Lamour, Walter Catlett, Arthur Treacher, Sterling Holloway. Music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Johnny Mercer. STAR-SPANGLED RHYTHM (1942). Some of Lake's singing is dubbed.


Monday, June 02, 2008

BAD DAY

1) BO DIDDLEY DIES AT AGE 79



that's it. rock 'n' roll is really, really, officially dead.

[ASIDE: once saw Bo in the baggage claim area at Newark Airport. no fancy luggage for him...just a beat-up duffle with childish hand-lettering that read "Bo's Bag"!]

and nb: i am the founding member of The Jerome Green Fan Club.

and nb2: Bruce Springsteen got it right. when he used to do "She's The One" live, there would be a momentary blackout on stage...and when the lights came back up EVERYONE in the band had maracas.

and nb3: don't know why folks bet it soooooooo wrong, but the ONLY combo to every get the Bo Beat right was The Band. the 'shaveandahaircuttwobits' beat is NOT played on the guitar...only on the drums. Robbie Robertson's right hand work in The Last Waltz is absolutely spot-on.

2) I FIND OUT MY BLADDER TUMORS ARE BACK



















...which means i need a really, really painful procedure to get rid of them called a TURBT.

basically, i'll be getting a urological D & C/have my bladder scraped.

nasty.

3) WUNDER GURL FINDS OUT SHE HAS TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL GAZILLION CLAMS IN TAXES.











...yet, she just plows ahead.

man, this woman is really, really an inspiration.
















i would be curled up in a corner...whimpering.

NP: first Bo Beat steal i can remember that became a hit.




...then there are these guys:



...who got it from these guys:




PEEVE DE JOUR: not in the best of moods.

JOIE DE JOUR: not in the worst of moods.

ROSATI'S FLAVOR-OF-THE-DAY (6/3):

BROWNIE
BLITZ

Brownie Batter
with Fudgy
Brownie Bits


N.B.A.T.W.P. (NEVER BE AT THE WRONG PARTY):

2 must-attends:

- from David Giffels in Akron, OH:

INVITATION -

Hey everyone:

One last reminder that tomorrow night, Wednesday, June 4, the downtown Akron main library will host the official launch of "All the Way Home: Building a Family in a Falling-down House."

The event will begin at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. Parking is free in the deck; enter on High Street.

I'll be talking and reading and answering questions. Books will be available for purchase and I'll be signing them outside the auditorium.

Thanks! I hope to see you there.

David

- and -

- from RH in Brooklyn:

OPEN STUDIO



















You are invited to come and see New Work in my studio

June 7 & 8/noon-6pm

or

RSVP for a preview June 5:30-8:30pm

Reineke Hollander
35 Second Pl.
Brooklyn, NYY

reinekehollander@gmail.com
www.reinekehollander.com


cb...where are you?






NEW YORK CITY