“(He) runs roughshod through a vast variety of styles and genres, leaving each infused with a depth and humor that can barely be contained.”
– Chuck Cuminale
‘We Could Be Together’ by The Mamas & The Papas
VERSUS
‘We Gotta Get Outa This Place’ by The Four Seasons
Quite so;
Former Archeologist Mumbles Something About
Non-existence Of Mighty Xothar!
No Haiku Attack, No Alien Archfiend Enslavement Of Earthlings,
No Demonic Coercion. We’re O.K.
Devil possibly involved
in Xothar haiku take-over!
Xothar sells alien soul
to Earth Devil for enslavement
of Earthling civilization.
Earth Devil: ” It seemed like a good trade-off”
Mighty Xothar: “Fool”
Live At The Linda!
“You wanna hear how loud I usually play?”
So he turns up, and his amplifier makes a horrid buzz.
“My cord’s fucked up. I have another one in the green room.
Why don’t you all just chant ‘Pete Pete Pete Pete’ until I get back.”
We all start chanting ‘Pete Pete Pete’. Meanwhile, he tells me later,
he’s back there shotgunning Colt 45 tall boys and gets so tanked,
he stumbles into the ‘handicapped only’ restroom and pisses on
some wiring, which kills the lights and everyone starts like earnestly making out?
Andy, up in the recording room, rectifies the short, the lights come back on,
and Pete stumbles back on stage (without the cord) and announces his
first song (something, he says, he’s never “you know when you sing something
in front of other people?”) called ‘Guest Of Honor’,
So ensues the pompous horrid buzz which sounds like his rig
checked into a crack house and it’s heart literally exploded.
Lee Bogo
photo by Joseph Deuel
One time only super-abundant media breakthrough!!
Original Versions Finally Disclosed!!
Scientists debate
Local artisans disagree
Commission appointed
Commission report deadline slated
“We’re a heck of a way from any common ground,”
Supervisor intervenes. “It was all just a load of sh– in the first place, no?”
Fans demolish advisory committee enclave
“Frankly, my dam, we’re shocked by the surge of intolerance,
But if they want to test our mettle, they can Bring it on!”
Mud showers cavalcade: slingers apprehended
Distressed In Nashville is a hard copy kind of person, I’d assume with hard copy kinda needs. Allow me to quote Christopher J. Schepp on this dilemma: “SLAG HEAP 2001” (C.D.#25). (That song alone justifies the somewhat hefty price tag of $1.399.00.)
So…