6/11/90
Out to Carolbellview for 4 track laydown of folkie tune, first try was in hyperspace but later slowed down. Two versons of Do You Think (Mikies song) floating abut, other new solo efforts around including Carry Me Away and Strange as it may Seem and new gospel one and first pass of Galactic Storm and new one for Pam, keep em coming by God. No new chords from Les, must be cranky. No recording plans as master reel languishes. Electro drums quit but midi saves the day. Finally some rain as heat breaks
7/18/90
Gala Barn Jamboree, takng advantage of the photo mans summer hours. New coiuntry standard 1+1=3 in the oven. Les obsessed with Salisbury, which is given lively if somewhat ponderous treatment. Obligatory runtrhu of In July (actually written in August 89 for you trivia buffs, you dont care? Well f.y.) Opened with Deadly Embrace which Dr J seems to find catchy, so closed with it also. Talking studio, talking Baby Huey, talk talk talk. Les delivers his version of Do You Think, ohso folksy plus rockin versions of There Are Times, new mellow intro to Land, footstomping Rangers. Closed with covers Doug Kiln, Punk. Baby and Heat in the news on the farm.
7/20/90
Its a boy Mrs Likert its a boy. Better get a ToysRUS credit application. Sunch with the Lenders and highpowered meeting with baby huey himself,who seemed colicky and out of sorts, probably needed a change. Be commercial he says. Do Elves sell?
8/1/90
Barn 3rd straight time, better watch it, we might get good. Nah. KB duo with Salisbury in vogue, good version of In a Dream. Debut for New Dark Ages, Les fiddles with chords, hates one part. 1+1=3 debut not much fanfare, even less for If This is Lost, critic board deems it uncountry, OK OK, I'll put in a line about BBQ chicken. Overture tightening up, as are Deadly and Storm. There are Times catching on as fast tune. Thank You good as usual. Les unleashes tape for new folkie tune, looks like 7 Years Ago tome. Gary shoots tick at Les, who be St Louis bound. Dallas for me, still recovering from Talledega. Johnny quote of the month on phone, is it a new week already?
8/7/90
Out to Lamplight or something studio for taping of 1+1, either an update to the theory of relativity or a new formula for toothpaste. Living room atmosphere (close that window for the vocals) for good reason but good tape emerges, Dave Folsom likes the tune sure he does.
8/17/90
Over to Davids for a quickie Endless Fascination, piano from hell has to go if possible however, sounds two steppable to me, however. Over to Senderbilt where Les is making 8 track noises, remember when 8 track meant those cartidges from KTEL. New tap with ascending riff for a change. Technopoem delivered.
8/18/90
Dad in Law visit to Terye, Carol Belle laid down on about 7 tracks, sounding good man.
8/21/90
Houston the 8 track has landed in Belleview, thats 1 small check for les one giant leap for senderkind. Debut runthru of Look To the Skies on fabulous though haunted MR T machine. Complete studio revamping looks fab-oh. My amp will never leave barn again after failed recording test, sound was similar to Blatt. Even godarilla outperformed the little wiener. EZ payments started on 4 track handmedown deck. Les delivers dirge tape, currently working up Momma and Ascending Something. Oh to be young, alive, and a Sender. Dont know about singing in the closet however.
8/28-29/90
Over to other place for even crummier mix of Endless, but at least piano from hell is gone. Belleview visit as the Big T in shop already, say it isnt so. 4 channel era dawns with easy payment plan, Gary seeks to find out if 4 X 0 is still 0. Unveiling of Circle and Seven, Les however doesnt remember his own riffs, or at least doesnt recognize my necessary revisions. Gala runthru of many older tunes with 2 guys on stool routine, closet booth is ready. Magellan trilogy tape blank. Oh well.
8/30/90
4 channel comes to MiniFarm Studios (the Ross), oh god look at all them buttons ma.
9/11/90
Prelim Hallo flyer, Johnny shaky (redundant news tip of the day). Over to Belleview for return of 8 track, passable version of Carry me Away, new tape for third theme of Magellan delivered, 4 channel taping frenzy continues in barn. Back thru heavy T storms.
9/27/90
Work schedule intruding on band practice, jeez. Hearse delivered, looks good out back, along with new mannequin. Quickie to Belleview after Dallas flyin, Les delivers bizzaro version of Techno, remixed Carry. At the piano for moving renditions of old favorites while dancing Ernie and Mikie, what gets dog slobber out of polyester? Work nearing completion on Magellan Opus, cornering the market on explorer rock. Santa Clara looming. New 4 channel work has included Wasnt Easy/Nathaniel/Best Friends/Keep Yourself Alive.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
1990 Ends - (Johnny Not So Goode)
10/10/90
Back to barn at last for Halloween re=hearse-alls, flyer out, fever pitch buildng. New wilburys first new covers in years, its allright (deedily deedily or whatever man).Johnny brings wild man friend who temporarily mistakes female mannequin for a previous girlfriend (or was she?)., may as well get used to weirdos onstage. Les speaker smells funny, or did the groundhog buy the farm under the drum platform? We hate it when that happens. Rock and Roll beginnng sounds mushy, or is it my brain. Prunes strong as ever (just as they are in real life wink). Fall is in the air as Oakland cruises towards an easy series.
10/17/90
Preparty barn tuneup, Les cranky about amp acting up, Wilburries sounded better last week as Gary forgets fill parts. Reaper is dirgelike the way I like it, Pretenders puts on fales airs, and Johnny still doesnt remember the intro to R&R (could his brain be overexposed). egad. But my troubles were just beginning, as my midnight stroll into the fireplace would later prove. Blackeye city now man. Cowabunga man. Steve out Saturday for garden graveyard, rewire new beer signs, studeo shaping up. New tune One Mans Poison and another jam. Mom in Law in town. Help me. Somebody
10/22/90
Les announces new bass amp out of nowhere, good god, wants hasty pratice this week. Eh whot?
10/24/90
Pre Halloweenie tuneup as Les fiddles about with on again off again new bass amp, which gives us all dark forebodings. New receiver kicking, old receiver on way to burial grounds, more PA speakers lined up for arena like sound. Tubes go down plus Opera selections, champagne batting order is lined up. Johnny disappears promptly at 9 (the cinderella complex?) Les doesn't like descending Wilbury part but nobody cares, nags Gary about guitar fills, which he forgets anyway. Mom in law still hanging in for pre baby blitz. Raining again, screwing up garden graveyard. Almost time to charge up the hearse. New tun You Dont Know Why joins One Mans Poison. Lyrics for Damage Control underway, Autumn Wind and Didnt You Know also floating about.
10/27/90
Halloween V bashorama starts slow but matures into vintage party, extensive outdoor sets include hearse, lighted coffin, vegetable graveyard, mannequins, litup masks, amp candelabras and a vulture in a pear tree. Ad nauseum. Beetlejuice costume for Gary and Werewolfs of Gallatin for Les outdo Johnny, who went too far this time and came as an undeveloped roll of film. Guest jammers included Jimi, Thad, and Johnny not so Goode, who also stole my Steppenwolf imitation. Arm and a Leg mannequin controversial fut fuckem this aint Cincinnatti. Barwa in crowd with new Mrs Barwa, possible jams in the making. Prizes to big Head guy and Sphinx, Snow White. Gary stays sober enough to get fingers out of most orifices, Les amp holds up oh thank you, Johnny gets rock and roll intro (or WAS I drunk), what more can you ask. Nurse Feelbetter was my personal favorite though she wouldnt consent to an exam. Look to the Skies at the Helium balloons, another party in the books.
11/14/90
Ah dont want no sympathy. Ah just want yo, what the hell rhymes with sumpathy? Empathy, wimpathy. Smellview visit finds new rock tune on the way. Les studio in disarray, Les recorder not to be found jeez, copies of all songs delivered. Cooking up Barry allstar review next week as Turkey Day and Baby Day loo. Magellan debut turns into Shasta singalong of My Little Runaway, dont ask me how, but thats showbiz. Del Shannon and the explorers. Also Welcome to New Year stomp for the hayseed set to purchase should they fall off the turnip truck long enough. Final Techno sounds flacid, run for the whiteout. No I didnt buy a tuner. Because.
11/20/90
? No more rocket fuel.
11/28/90
Baby Day (the birth of my son Nathaniel Likert, born 12/7/90) looms as gala Barry Doug Thad athon unfolds in bar, Barry rollng like an 18 wheeler on Overture, See For Miles, Punk, Land, Mule, Deadly and other assorted metal mashers. Doug adequate but flaccid on big wood drum kit, but not bad considering he's never heard of the Who. who? Thad pulsating, playing riffs to Kicks and Pretenders note for note. Gary coherent for a change back on the bud. Ya Ya version of RR on time, Buckinghams, Badfinger, Turtles et all. New Strong and Family tunes, lyric contest cooking, oh please pick me oh please. Better end this turkey for another year. See ya Bye
12/18/90
Final 1990 wrapup wraps up at Belleview home for indigent wannabees. Gary, somewhat tipsy from office part delivers chronicles, Mother Vol 1 tape and YES YES YES file, retyped and everything, yes Les there is a Santa Claus,. Les says stop drumming on tape reels, jeez. New Foundation chords ringingly melodic, new chords for winter song melodically ringing. Closed with gala opera hitfest including a surefire hit coffee house version of Amon Sul, I'll be pitching it to Peter Paul and Mary.
12/27/90
Terye expeditin with Dad In Law for Nathan tune, how folkie can you get. He needs a shower curtain.
12/21/90
Any thoughts of no more Johnwa this year come crashing down as Olde St Slug cruises in about 8 for some drums and stuff from his first country gig in 2 years. See you in April.
Back to barn at last for Halloween re=hearse-alls, flyer out, fever pitch buildng. New wilburys first new covers in years, its allright (deedily deedily or whatever man).Johnny brings wild man friend who temporarily mistakes female mannequin for a previous girlfriend (or was she?)., may as well get used to weirdos onstage. Les speaker smells funny, or did the groundhog buy the farm under the drum platform? We hate it when that happens. Rock and Roll beginnng sounds mushy, or is it my brain. Prunes strong as ever (just as they are in real life wink). Fall is in the air as Oakland cruises towards an easy series.
10/17/90
Preparty barn tuneup, Les cranky about amp acting up, Wilburries sounded better last week as Gary forgets fill parts. Reaper is dirgelike the way I like it, Pretenders puts on fales airs, and Johnny still doesnt remember the intro to R&R (could his brain be overexposed). egad. But my troubles were just beginning, as my midnight stroll into the fireplace would later prove. Blackeye city now man. Cowabunga man. Steve out Saturday for garden graveyard, rewire new beer signs, studeo shaping up. New tune One Mans Poison and another jam. Mom in Law in town. Help me. Somebody
10/22/90
Les announces new bass amp out of nowhere, good god, wants hasty pratice this week. Eh whot?
10/24/90
Pre Halloweenie tuneup as Les fiddles about with on again off again new bass amp, which gives us all dark forebodings. New receiver kicking, old receiver on way to burial grounds, more PA speakers lined up for arena like sound. Tubes go down plus Opera selections, champagne batting order is lined up. Johnny disappears promptly at 9 (the cinderella complex?) Les doesn't like descending Wilbury part but nobody cares, nags Gary about guitar fills, which he forgets anyway. Mom in law still hanging in for pre baby blitz. Raining again, screwing up garden graveyard. Almost time to charge up the hearse. New tun You Dont Know Why joins One Mans Poison. Lyrics for Damage Control underway, Autumn Wind and Didnt You Know also floating about.
10/27/90
Halloween V bashorama starts slow but matures into vintage party, extensive outdoor sets include hearse, lighted coffin, vegetable graveyard, mannequins, litup masks, amp candelabras and a vulture in a pear tree. Ad nauseum. Beetlejuice costume for Gary and Werewolfs of Gallatin for Les outdo Johnny, who went too far this time and came as an undeveloped roll of film. Guest jammers included Jimi, Thad, and Johnny not so Goode, who also stole my Steppenwolf imitation. Arm and a Leg mannequin controversial fut fuckem this aint Cincinnatti. Barwa in crowd with new Mrs Barwa, possible jams in the making. Prizes to big Head guy and Sphinx, Snow White. Gary stays sober enough to get fingers out of most orifices, Les amp holds up oh thank you, Johnny gets rock and roll intro (or WAS I drunk), what more can you ask. Nurse Feelbetter was my personal favorite though she wouldnt consent to an exam. Look to the Skies at the Helium balloons, another party in the books.
11/14/90
Ah dont want no sympathy. Ah just want yo, what the hell rhymes with sumpathy? Empathy, wimpathy. Smellview visit finds new rock tune on the way. Les studio in disarray, Les recorder not to be found jeez, copies of all songs delivered. Cooking up Barry allstar review next week as Turkey Day and Baby Day loo. Magellan debut turns into Shasta singalong of My Little Runaway, dont ask me how, but thats showbiz. Del Shannon and the explorers. Also Welcome to New Year stomp for the hayseed set to purchase should they fall off the turnip truck long enough. Final Techno sounds flacid, run for the whiteout. No I didnt buy a tuner. Because.
11/20/90
? No more rocket fuel.
11/28/90
Baby Day (the birth of my son Nathaniel Likert, born 12/7/90) looms as gala Barry Doug Thad athon unfolds in bar, Barry rollng like an 18 wheeler on Overture, See For Miles, Punk, Land, Mule, Deadly and other assorted metal mashers. Doug adequate but flaccid on big wood drum kit, but not bad considering he's never heard of the Who. who? Thad pulsating, playing riffs to Kicks and Pretenders note for note. Gary coherent for a change back on the bud. Ya Ya version of RR on time, Buckinghams, Badfinger, Turtles et all. New Strong and Family tunes, lyric contest cooking, oh please pick me oh please. Better end this turkey for another year. See ya Bye
12/18/90
Final 1990 wrapup wraps up at Belleview home for indigent wannabees. Gary, somewhat tipsy from office part delivers chronicles, Mother Vol 1 tape and YES YES YES file, retyped and everything, yes Les there is a Santa Claus,. Les says stop drumming on tape reels, jeez. New Foundation chords ringingly melodic, new chords for winter song melodically ringing. Closed with gala opera hitfest including a surefire hit coffee house version of Amon Sul, I'll be pitching it to Peter Paul and Mary.
12/27/90
Terye expeditin with Dad In Law for Nathan tune, how folkie can you get. He needs a shower curtain.
12/21/90
Any thoughts of no more Johnwa this year come crashing down as Olde St Slug cruises in about 8 for some drums and stuff from his first country gig in 2 years. See you in April.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
1991 Begins (Fuzz is Cheap)
1/3/91
Welcome to the new year! Went overture to Belleview to begin gala taping era, strange dog hanging around back door, perhaps a fan. Badass new 10 buck amp and yodeling speakers prove fuzz is cheap. Bodacious runthru of Overthaing on (gasp) new reel of tape. Preparing to send in tape to magazine in case they think they've heard everything. thinking Marshall. Blasting Yes songs just because.
1/7/91
Holy MormanTabernacle Batman, choir-mania is striking! You take the sopranos, I'llzap the baritones with my new ray gun
1/9/91
The Overture sessions roll on, with new Marshall sounding ooh la la in person but suspiciously tinny on tape, what do I got to do, play thru a toaster? Choir sunding choirlike, tuner cming in handy, its funny how the guitars are always out of tune now that I have one, they never were before . Honest. Mikie shining. Cuban dinner served that Ricky Ricardo wouldve been proud of. Horn/oboe selection sounds good on master. Gary straightening up music room, somebody has to do it. 2 more months and the Overture will be Over. Sure.
1/16/91
A day to live in infamy as the US attacks Iraq and Gary only has 1 beer at practice. Overture is shaping up as Gare wisely backs off the Marshall fuzzz, redoes acoustic 8 times (giving rise to rumors that he plays with himself in closets). Les cranky in a generic sense. Mikie imitating an untamed force of nature. Ernie drooling in my pockets. In other words, nothing much new in Belleview. Boffo runtrhu of gramps Nathan tune, complete with barbershop chorale ahs, GAry demanding a remix however. NO scud missles on the way home, but I WAS using my scudbuster. Will we ever get to The Gathering?
1/23/91
Day 8 of the War, Day 2000 of trying to finish the WarmedOverture. The Gathering goes down in electronic goo, but who says white boys cant sing folkie. Bold new Marshall 3 mike attack thickens guitar sound on Shadows, Gare doubles vocals with Patriot-like precision. Final mix of lullabye, turning up yodelers. No Mikie or Budweiser interference, Les and Shasta cranky about Garys Tiller campaign promise, which he has 'no memory' of. Kentucky song all dressed up but nowhere to record. Stay tuned.
1/30/91
Belleview as endless Overture sessions go on, endlessly. Les and Shasta cranky about tiller. Gary carries in groceries, steps in dogshit (its the little memories that mean the most). Another electric on Overture, Les adds strings on Lorien segment, rewanks Gathering. Adds kbs to Shadows, wa wa over for solo. Picked up Ross 4 track, it better work. First night for Hawaiian Punch cocktails. May not finish the opera before I retire at this rate.
2/7/91
The Jack is on the workbench, pack up the kids and run for your life. Les new murky mixes of Overture/Shadows. Shast cranky about tiller. Les cant sing falsetto, so Gary does all vocals and guitar on Rangers. Nazgul dont rehearse, so right into rhythm and vocals tracks for Amon. Rap comes out wraith like, can the gobble boggles be far. Gary grumbling about first lyric contest loss to a song that includes Theodore Roosevelt, sore loser. Mikie almost tips over mixer, raising Les blood pressure to Mt Doomlike temps.
2/11/91
Over to Teryes to pick up tape, could Galadriel be Norwegian? Could she yodel?
2/13/91
Theres a tiller in the garage, but Shasta still cranky in principle. Les late late late so Gare takes over, restrings Gibson, removing strings the Smithsonian would be interested in. New Marshallette practice amp oh so ya ya but Les yawns since it only weighs 12 oz, citing his 11 lb air compressor on order as a better deal with more knobs. New logs with holes at top (no news is too small to appear in the Chronicles), Mikie passes out Valentines, Shasta unbelievably sleepy on couch at 7 PM, Ernie in the doghouse. Oh yeah, music. Les bold new Rangers mix, his versions of last weeks Overture and Shadows sound better. Nothing new on Amon Drool. Haggard guitar laid down with oh so ho so chorus effect verbed in (Nodrul dont use pedals). Gary early departure to mollify those waiting. Jeez.
2/22/91
Les screws up schedule, no prace, Gary cranky. Lunch with Senders, Amon mix sounds like 'I am the Nagul', goo goo ga joob. Mr Marks now open 10 minutes a week, looks like the electronic graveyard. Field of Grey with Palace interlude down, full mix of Best Laid on Ross (at home)now that the mystery buttons are figured out. Delivered mini-marshall rendition of I Dont Want No Sympathy.
2/27/91
Bend me Condense me anyway you want me, long as my sibilants are kept out of sight. Guess what arrived today. Les passes out new badass versons of Amon and Haggard Thing, Gary starts history of equipment list. Big trade arranged mixer/kb stand/3 month old boy for equalizer. No, I wont trade for Ernie (the dog). Iraq war ends (the first one), even Dan Rather took prisoners. Shasta no longer cranky due to tilling action. Acoustic vocals for Race Gary back in closet. Oh god we're out of tape, now what.
3/6/91
Nobody cranky, something must be wrong, Les unfairly teasing Gary about 'dooo' at the end of Race to be Run, Holiday Inn material. Noise Gate arrives, Les rearranges tudio with kb stand, Gary cant afford tape, possible Mark Mike or is it Mike Mark buyout, redid solo to Shadows of the Past, Les puts vocals on Race, remix of that and Amon. Shasta thinks Haggard King is ode to pookie, talking about doggie version of opera, with poozdruls. The ring has fled, now what.
3/13/91
Cats down my guitars like scud missles ohgod. Trying to get Mark Mmike but no. Still no tape. Gary crnaky. But thats OK, Shasta cranky too about mikie beating some kid up, Les cranky for no apparent reason. A good night anyway, no signal from beltloop marshall. Finally got Mr Chrod to help me with a new tune, the Founding shaping up nicely, after ahead into the epic gloom at opera tunes to come. Gary forgets descending chords on Taking Wing, DM DM DM. Life goes on, slowly.
3/20/91
The Mark Mike redeems itself once the offending converter is trashed, Gary puts it on trading block. Nobody cranky.Except Les about his work. New tape hung as the ring heads south on I75 for Chattanooga, with a side excursion to Ruby Falls. Guitar and vocal tracks for Refuge Strong, then back to Race to get out the offending what I must dooooo. Les talking new drum pads. Gary feeding frenzy on chords, finishes Founding (for a different opera). Now what, indeed. Alas. Alackaday. Verily and forsooth. Lunch Friday? Honey I compressed the kids.
3/27/91
Johnny bugging me about cave gig, what rock did these guys crawl out from under?
3/28/91
Through heavy rain we go to belleviewee. Les no progress on last tune but undaunted Moria chords go down with dwarvish glee, gimlet on lead, groin on harmonies. Sensing an opportunity, Les steps up 3 year hounding of Gare for new speaker, pushing him to the verge of relenting, allright I give! I cant take it anymoreeeeeeeeeeeeee! The merits of the cave gig are debated oh so eloquently - excerpt - whatta ya think .. hoods of cars man ... yeahbut the squirrels will dig it.. well maybe therell be beer .. our lake gig record aint so good man .. well our long hollow tour was a great success after we broke into the hall man .. alas.. alackady .. verily .. fuck ... A brief footnote from Pam, I AINT CAMPING WITH JOHNNYS FRIENDS. thankyou for that clarification. But it looks like we'll go, for it is the curse of the senders that they forget. hope i dont get pine needles in my amp or more importantly, my shorts. Hope the Yes file dont get lost. Maybe it will rain.
Welcome to the new year! Went overture to Belleview to begin gala taping era, strange dog hanging around back door, perhaps a fan. Badass new 10 buck amp and yodeling speakers prove fuzz is cheap. Bodacious runthru of Overthaing on (gasp) new reel of tape. Preparing to send in tape to magazine in case they think they've heard everything. thinking Marshall. Blasting Yes songs just because.
1/7/91
Holy MormanTabernacle Batman, choir-mania is striking! You take the sopranos, I'llzap the baritones with my new ray gun
1/9/91
The Overture sessions roll on, with new Marshall sounding ooh la la in person but suspiciously tinny on tape, what do I got to do, play thru a toaster? Choir sunding choirlike, tuner cming in handy, its funny how the guitars are always out of tune now that I have one, they never were before . Honest. Mikie shining. Cuban dinner served that Ricky Ricardo wouldve been proud of. Horn/oboe selection sounds good on master. Gary straightening up music room, somebody has to do it. 2 more months and the Overture will be Over. Sure.
1/16/91
A day to live in infamy as the US attacks Iraq and Gary only has 1 beer at practice. Overture is shaping up as Gare wisely backs off the Marshall fuzzz, redoes acoustic 8 times (giving rise to rumors that he plays with himself in closets). Les cranky in a generic sense. Mikie imitating an untamed force of nature. Ernie drooling in my pockets. In other words, nothing much new in Belleview. Boffo runtrhu of gramps Nathan tune, complete with barbershop chorale ahs, GAry demanding a remix however. NO scud missles on the way home, but I WAS using my scudbuster. Will we ever get to The Gathering?
1/23/91
Day 8 of the War, Day 2000 of trying to finish the WarmedOverture. The Gathering goes down in electronic goo, but who says white boys cant sing folkie. Bold new Marshall 3 mike attack thickens guitar sound on Shadows, Gare doubles vocals with Patriot-like precision. Final mix of lullabye, turning up yodelers. No Mikie or Budweiser interference, Les and Shasta cranky about Garys Tiller campaign promise, which he has 'no memory' of. Kentucky song all dressed up but nowhere to record. Stay tuned.
1/30/91
Belleview as endless Overture sessions go on, endlessly. Les and Shasta cranky about tiller. Gary carries in groceries, steps in dogshit (its the little memories that mean the most). Another electric on Overture, Les adds strings on Lorien segment, rewanks Gathering. Adds kbs to Shadows, wa wa over for solo. Picked up Ross 4 track, it better work. First night for Hawaiian Punch cocktails. May not finish the opera before I retire at this rate.
2/7/91
The Jack is on the workbench, pack up the kids and run for your life. Les new murky mixes of Overture/Shadows. Shast cranky about tiller. Les cant sing falsetto, so Gary does all vocals and guitar on Rangers. Nazgul dont rehearse, so right into rhythm and vocals tracks for Amon. Rap comes out wraith like, can the gobble boggles be far. Gary grumbling about first lyric contest loss to a song that includes Theodore Roosevelt, sore loser. Mikie almost tips over mixer, raising Les blood pressure to Mt Doomlike temps.
2/11/91
Over to Teryes to pick up tape, could Galadriel be Norwegian? Could she yodel?
2/13/91
Theres a tiller in the garage, but Shasta still cranky in principle. Les late late late so Gare takes over, restrings Gibson, removing strings the Smithsonian would be interested in. New Marshallette practice amp oh so ya ya but Les yawns since it only weighs 12 oz, citing his 11 lb air compressor on order as a better deal with more knobs. New logs with holes at top (no news is too small to appear in the Chronicles), Mikie passes out Valentines, Shasta unbelievably sleepy on couch at 7 PM, Ernie in the doghouse. Oh yeah, music. Les bold new Rangers mix, his versions of last weeks Overture and Shadows sound better. Nothing new on Amon Drool. Haggard guitar laid down with oh so ho so chorus effect verbed in (Nodrul dont use pedals). Gary early departure to mollify those waiting. Jeez.
2/22/91
Les screws up schedule, no prace, Gary cranky. Lunch with Senders, Amon mix sounds like 'I am the Nagul', goo goo ga joob. Mr Marks now open 10 minutes a week, looks like the electronic graveyard. Field of Grey with Palace interlude down, full mix of Best Laid on Ross (at home)now that the mystery buttons are figured out. Delivered mini-marshall rendition of I Dont Want No Sympathy.
2/27/91
Bend me Condense me anyway you want me, long as my sibilants are kept out of sight. Guess what arrived today. Les passes out new badass versons of Amon and Haggard Thing, Gary starts history of equipment list. Big trade arranged mixer/kb stand/3 month old boy for equalizer. No, I wont trade for Ernie (the dog). Iraq war ends (the first one), even Dan Rather took prisoners. Shasta no longer cranky due to tilling action. Acoustic vocals for Race Gary back in closet. Oh god we're out of tape, now what.
3/6/91
Nobody cranky, something must be wrong, Les unfairly teasing Gary about 'dooo' at the end of Race to be Run, Holiday Inn material. Noise Gate arrives, Les rearranges tudio with kb stand, Gary cant afford tape, possible Mark Mike or is it Mike Mark buyout, redid solo to Shadows of the Past, Les puts vocals on Race, remix of that and Amon. Shasta thinks Haggard King is ode to pookie, talking about doggie version of opera, with poozdruls. The ring has fled, now what.
3/13/91
Cats down my guitars like scud missles ohgod. Trying to get Mark Mmike but no. Still no tape. Gary crnaky. But thats OK, Shasta cranky too about mikie beating some kid up, Les cranky for no apparent reason. A good night anyway, no signal from beltloop marshall. Finally got Mr Chrod to help me with a new tune, the Founding shaping up nicely, after ahead into the epic gloom at opera tunes to come. Gary forgets descending chords on Taking Wing, DM DM DM. Life goes on, slowly.
3/20/91
The Mark Mike redeems itself once the offending converter is trashed, Gary puts it on trading block. Nobody cranky.Except Les about his work. New tape hung as the ring heads south on I75 for Chattanooga, with a side excursion to Ruby Falls. Guitar and vocal tracks for Refuge Strong, then back to Race to get out the offending what I must dooooo. Les talking new drum pads. Gary feeding frenzy on chords, finishes Founding (for a different opera). Now what, indeed. Alas. Alackaday. Verily and forsooth. Lunch Friday? Honey I compressed the kids.
3/27/91
Johnny bugging me about cave gig, what rock did these guys crawl out from under?
3/28/91
Through heavy rain we go to belleviewee. Les no progress on last tune but undaunted Moria chords go down with dwarvish glee, gimlet on lead, groin on harmonies. Sensing an opportunity, Les steps up 3 year hounding of Gare for new speaker, pushing him to the verge of relenting, allright I give! I cant take it anymoreeeeeeeeeeeeee! The merits of the cave gig are debated oh so eloquently - excerpt - whatta ya think .. hoods of cars man ... yeahbut the squirrels will dig it.. well maybe therell be beer .. our lake gig record aint so good man .. well our long hollow tour was a great success after we broke into the hall man .. alas.. alackady .. verily .. fuck ... A brief footnote from Pam, I AINT CAMPING WITH JOHNNYS FRIENDS. thankyou for that clarification. But it looks like we'll go, for it is the curse of the senders that they forget. hope i dont get pine needles in my amp or more importantly, my shorts. Hope the Yes file dont get lost. Maybe it will rain.
Spring 1991 (A Fever Pitch)
4/3/91
The Van Man briefly dubs and runs with manic solo to Moria using the little man from marshall, arpeggios in the 12 string thing on Refuge, although Abm-Ebm are not your dream chords. Les inexplicably rfuses to do any other dubbing, citing life has his only explanation. Lorien on hold pending as I understand it shipment of a grand piano in from Hungary, hopefully not COD. Another day, another 15 grand in debt.
4/10/91
Back to the Barnski after long layoff and grass cutting session, cant sing, cant play, cant see, johnny looking dapper in his floral print, talking up going up holmes creek without a paddle. Les brings over his tongue depressor, gary breaks D string in stunning finale. Gala runthru of greatest metal hits of senderdom, including great valerie (Monkees)-like Storm chorus. Yessongs sound dubious, gary tires before johnny but then HE had 4 months rest. Cool and clear, just like we like it. Ah April in gallatin.
4/22/91
Les goes diskette as Mirage lands in barn with yodellers doing 10CC, la las, and other grunting noises. Gary cranky (first time ever) as guitar out of tune all night, new Baba sample sound suspiciously familiar, Milli Senderilli makes their debut. Johnny still warbling about cave gig, gary and les convinced that those not sitting on car hoods will be hanging upsidedown in trees. Johnny promises naked hairy women, hope they're not too hairy. Car gets towed out front. Dreadful version of Land but piano sounds cool. Les stomping on pedal, sounds thin when he turns it off. Close with hey hey whatthef do you say. Gary tunebandwagon continues with Age of Ice, In the End and assorted stuff.
4/29/91
Rainy monday quickie to View-Belle, gary understandably cranky from standing around in rain, ernie under car banished outside, van with new trailer light hookup, who cares you say? Gary forces les at gunpoint to finish a mix of Refuge, although its not for the faint of heart - I will take it, but I didnt know you were gay .
5/8/91
Do the light pole shuffle, bring your soldering iron, stand in this here puddle, and do some funky wiring
Les and Gare scratch their heads in dread of being snookered into another long hollow gig, may the core be with you obi-wan. The Loose Barn Coalition meets after johnnys machine gets fixed (a matter of opinion), still soggy from Talleflooda but plenty of Jim Beame left so who cares. Les Millivanilla has us playing Tuesday and Out there to gooey 'ahs', who are yous, and babas sound better, along with fat sax on Overthrill, nobody likes thin whining sax. Except Nozdrul horn sections. Johnny wants drink but wont use glasses over bar, U2 goes down as do Wilburys, Zepfest ends with Misty and GoodTBT, gary smirks thru All of My Love, NO originals by god, sellout. An ungrounded gary experiences a spit arc to his left fron tooth, pow zap wow. pissing rain at end, in laws arrive on the fast train from ????, tomorrow ohgodohgodohgod. oh Hi Mom! he croaked rather unconvincingly, flashing his best sickly smile.
5/15/91
In a momentary lapse of the little grey cells, johnny and johnny jr. show up at 8:15 for a nonpractice, but its OK, he had a headache anyway. at least he knew it was Wednesday.
5/29/91
Layoff cloud hangs low at Northern. Back from oh so rainy camping trip. Out to Beleeview Bachelor pad, barely visible above high plains grass. Evidence of campground in family room. Gettysburg family relics observed, trilogy begun, anybody know where i can sample a cannon? Johnny renames band BNCs, although Batteries Not Included might be a better name. Upcoming gig not exactly generating fever pitch excitement zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
The Van Man briefly dubs and runs with manic solo to Moria using the little man from marshall, arpeggios in the 12 string thing on Refuge, although Abm-Ebm are not your dream chords. Les inexplicably rfuses to do any other dubbing, citing life has his only explanation. Lorien on hold pending as I understand it shipment of a grand piano in from Hungary, hopefully not COD. Another day, another 15 grand in debt.
4/10/91
Back to the Barnski after long layoff and grass cutting session, cant sing, cant play, cant see, johnny looking dapper in his floral print, talking up going up holmes creek without a paddle. Les brings over his tongue depressor, gary breaks D string in stunning finale. Gala runthru of greatest metal hits of senderdom, including great valerie (Monkees)-like Storm chorus. Yessongs sound dubious, gary tires before johnny but then HE had 4 months rest. Cool and clear, just like we like it. Ah April in gallatin.
4/22/91
Les goes diskette as Mirage lands in barn with yodellers doing 10CC, la las, and other grunting noises. Gary cranky (first time ever) as guitar out of tune all night, new Baba sample sound suspiciously familiar, Milli Senderilli makes their debut. Johnny still warbling about cave gig, gary and les convinced that those not sitting on car hoods will be hanging upsidedown in trees. Johnny promises naked hairy women, hope they're not too hairy. Car gets towed out front. Dreadful version of Land but piano sounds cool. Les stomping on pedal, sounds thin when he turns it off. Close with hey hey whatthef do you say. Gary tunebandwagon continues with Age of Ice, In the End and assorted stuff.
4/29/91
Rainy monday quickie to View-Belle, gary understandably cranky from standing around in rain, ernie under car banished outside, van with new trailer light hookup, who cares you say? Gary forces les at gunpoint to finish a mix of Refuge, although its not for the faint of heart - I will take it, but I didnt know you were gay .
5/8/91
Do the light pole shuffle, bring your soldering iron, stand in this here puddle, and do some funky wiring
Les and Gare scratch their heads in dread of being snookered into another long hollow gig, may the core be with you obi-wan. The Loose Barn Coalition meets after johnnys machine gets fixed (a matter of opinion), still soggy from Talleflooda but plenty of Jim Beame left so who cares. Les Millivanilla has us playing Tuesday and Out there to gooey 'ahs', who are yous, and babas sound better, along with fat sax on Overthrill, nobody likes thin whining sax. Except Nozdrul horn sections. Johnny wants drink but wont use glasses over bar, U2 goes down as do Wilburys, Zepfest ends with Misty and GoodTBT, gary smirks thru All of My Love, NO originals by god, sellout. An ungrounded gary experiences a spit arc to his left fron tooth, pow zap wow. pissing rain at end, in laws arrive on the fast train from ????, tomorrow ohgodohgodohgod. oh Hi Mom! he croaked rather unconvincingly, flashing his best sickly smile.
5/15/91
In a momentary lapse of the little grey cells, johnny and johnny jr. show up at 8:15 for a nonpractice, but its OK, he had a headache anyway. at least he knew it was Wednesday.
5/29/91
Layoff cloud hangs low at Northern. Back from oh so rainy camping trip. Out to Beleeview Bachelor pad, barely visible above high plains grass. Evidence of campground in family room. Gettysburg family relics observed, trilogy begun, anybody know where i can sample a cannon? Johnny renames band BNCs, although Batteries Not Included might be a better name. Upcoming gig not exactly generating fever pitch excitement zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Summer 1991 (The Crowd Seemed Puzzled)
6/5/91
Out to Beelview for first annual tour of the reverbs, my favorite is Sewers of Paris. Johnny showing no apparent concern for our two practices all year as a long hollow feeling sets in about the Blotto club gig, also being billed as On the Hoods of Their Trees 91. Maybe we can power the amps through a windmill, or how about squirrels in hamster wheels, or. Gettysbur Triad advances two steps forward, one step sideways. Gary has new bass/drum combination now shows a more basic problem, notenoughtrackadoplis, a dread malady suffered by those without 2 grand sitting around. Another botched attempt at Can You Think, les crankily still doesnt like that E. gary puzzled but empathetic. Fab new enteratinment center, bulls even series with lakers, gary remembers marshallette this time.
6/11/91
Pregig jitters hit a fever pitch as yawn, snore zzzzzzzzzz. where was I, oh yeah, Gary makes a site visit to Dekalb county, which looks alot like the set from Deliverance. Drive 100 miles past Watertown till you see the drivein screen with holes in it uh huh. the pole looks electrified however. Barnski frantic practice this night found the senderhodags wisely changing all equipment settings and inserting different tunes, just so we dont sound too polished. Rickerbaken screws up, gary new bass standin does OK. New barn roof seems to shun early rain ohthankyou. new Marshallette slave puffing but hanging in. Sound got good later or was it the tallboy busches, who cares. Summer tour 91 is on us, by cracky.
6/15/91
Cave people are boring, what do we expect for those who shun the light of day, the sullen sun. Nazgul probably spelunk on the side. Big gig goes down way out in the country, OK stage luckily due to rain, Les steps on electric grass. Gary sits in electric lawn chair, oddly enough, the only guy in need of shock treatment doesnt get it. Dread zepful first set, Gary attempts to determine whether SG JRS bounce, 2 hour version of Dead in which Gary wisely decides not to play rather than face the horrible tune situation. The crowd was puzzled early but warmed up to a few goodnatured drunks near end. Sullen faced core dude puts an end to the hoo ha at 12, but we did squeeze in our traditional chance for Johnny to both RR, we were NOT disappointed. Banjo guy on stage at end, theres one at every gig.
7/14/91
Munch with the Senders - Les new tape new low in fidelity, wouldve been better phoned in to my answering machine. Working on new yuletide song.
7/18/91
Gary tied up with HRSC stuff,vol 1 bouquets are pouring in. Over to Les house for psychology babbling, les sporting new guitar, gary new amp stand.
8/5/91
Les stuns the world with first solo outing, spouting global doom (Visions of Mind), and we expect no less from les. Gala recording session on tap. 12 mixes result, all of which gary decides suck later.
8/7/91
Gala recording session tapped, les first solo outing 'visions of mind' burning up charts, gary tries to sing and not sound like barry white, couple versions done. Yes mag and worst rock book bandied about, shasta tries to pawn off zuchinni, There are Times initial tracks laid for vol 3, probably never see them again. Working on chiptunes on the side. Reverbagogo at home. ooh la la.
9/4/91
Cleaned out barn all weekend for practice this week but no, guess who cancels. Travelers Rest financial scandal has Gary beginning a new verse to the old folksong, set at Brushy Mtn State Pen. Lunch with the despondent Les looms tomorrow, but hes got money so let him be cranky. White Cliffs shaping up nicely.
9/11/91
Gala barn reunion as Hallo 6 flyers hit the street, debut of the bone brother guitars, Les talking jive about rickenbacker 12, changing his name to Jim now, Roger later. Very muggy, gary gives up no beers by god. First night for baby marshall, still in diapers. Third mixdown of Visions delivered, now where did I put that. Mostly covers, rare reading of Hurdy Gurdy Man, Les trying to do King of Pain, finished up with Levy and Spinal Tap. Didnt get to White Cliffs.
9/13/91
Les lets go the bomb of the year, its two, two, two guitars in one. Omigod Rickenbacker 12 string/bass combo, weighing in at 75 lbs, the Birds are taking off. Who says he aint living a charmed life, Mr Hewgley!
9/25/91
Its kid night in the barn, as limo driver Johnny graces us with a rare appearance in between limo stints with ZZ. Les barely can stand up but jingle jangling along nicely, new birds but gary loses 8 miles high. Garys leg ges scraped, hallo flyers must fly soon. Mostly covers this night, gary now playing bass on a couple, hey sue me if you dont like this sepelling. New marshallete sounding muddy, les amp going in and out, it was quiet, too quiet. wish my amp would go wooo just once more but no. kids doing more pounding on drums than johnny . oh what fun
Out to Beelview for first annual tour of the reverbs, my favorite is Sewers of Paris. Johnny showing no apparent concern for our two practices all year as a long hollow feeling sets in about the Blotto club gig, also being billed as On the Hoods of Their Trees 91. Maybe we can power the amps through a windmill, or how about squirrels in hamster wheels, or. Gettysbur Triad advances two steps forward, one step sideways. Gary has new bass/drum combination now shows a more basic problem, notenoughtrackadoplis, a dread malady suffered by those without 2 grand sitting around. Another botched attempt at Can You Think, les crankily still doesnt like that E. gary puzzled but empathetic. Fab new enteratinment center, bulls even series with lakers, gary remembers marshallette this time.
6/11/91
Pregig jitters hit a fever pitch as yawn, snore zzzzzzzzzz. where was I, oh yeah, Gary makes a site visit to Dekalb county, which looks alot like the set from Deliverance. Drive 100 miles past Watertown till you see the drivein screen with holes in it uh huh. the pole looks electrified however. Barnski frantic practice this night found the senderhodags wisely changing all equipment settings and inserting different tunes, just so we dont sound too polished. Rickerbaken screws up, gary new bass standin does OK. New barn roof seems to shun early rain ohthankyou. new Marshallette slave puffing but hanging in. Sound got good later or was it the tallboy busches, who cares. Summer tour 91 is on us, by cracky.
6/15/91
Cave people are boring, what do we expect for those who shun the light of day, the sullen sun. Nazgul probably spelunk on the side. Big gig goes down way out in the country, OK stage luckily due to rain, Les steps on electric grass. Gary sits in electric lawn chair, oddly enough, the only guy in need of shock treatment doesnt get it. Dread zepful first set, Gary attempts to determine whether SG JRS bounce, 2 hour version of Dead in which Gary wisely decides not to play rather than face the horrible tune situation. The crowd was puzzled early but warmed up to a few goodnatured drunks near end. Sullen faced core dude puts an end to the hoo ha at 12, but we did squeeze in our traditional chance for Johnny to both RR, we were NOT disappointed. Banjo guy on stage at end, theres one at every gig.
7/14/91
Munch with the Senders - Les new tape new low in fidelity, wouldve been better phoned in to my answering machine. Working on new yuletide song.
7/18/91
Gary tied up with HRSC stuff,vol 1 bouquets are pouring in. Over to Les house for psychology babbling, les sporting new guitar, gary new amp stand.
8/5/91
Les stuns the world with first solo outing, spouting global doom (Visions of Mind), and we expect no less from les. Gala recording session on tap. 12 mixes result, all of which gary decides suck later.
8/7/91
Gala recording session tapped, les first solo outing 'visions of mind' burning up charts, gary tries to sing and not sound like barry white, couple versions done. Yes mag and worst rock book bandied about, shasta tries to pawn off zuchinni, There are Times initial tracks laid for vol 3, probably never see them again. Working on chiptunes on the side. Reverbagogo at home. ooh la la.
9/4/91
Cleaned out barn all weekend for practice this week but no, guess who cancels. Travelers Rest financial scandal has Gary beginning a new verse to the old folksong, set at Brushy Mtn State Pen. Lunch with the despondent Les looms tomorrow, but hes got money so let him be cranky. White Cliffs shaping up nicely.
9/11/91
Gala barn reunion as Hallo 6 flyers hit the street, debut of the bone brother guitars, Les talking jive about rickenbacker 12, changing his name to Jim now, Roger later. Very muggy, gary gives up no beers by god. First night for baby marshall, still in diapers. Third mixdown of Visions delivered, now where did I put that. Mostly covers, rare reading of Hurdy Gurdy Man, Les trying to do King of Pain, finished up with Levy and Spinal Tap. Didnt get to White Cliffs.
9/13/91
Les lets go the bomb of the year, its two, two, two guitars in one. Omigod Rickenbacker 12 string/bass combo, weighing in at 75 lbs, the Birds are taking off. Who says he aint living a charmed life, Mr Hewgley!
9/25/91
Its kid night in the barn, as limo driver Johnny graces us with a rare appearance in between limo stints with ZZ. Les barely can stand up but jingle jangling along nicely, new birds but gary loses 8 miles high. Garys leg ges scraped, hallo flyers must fly soon. Mostly covers this night, gary now playing bass on a couple, hey sue me if you dont like this sepelling. New marshallete sounding muddy, les amp going in and out, it was quiet, too quiet. wish my amp would go wooo just once more but no. kids doing more pounding on drums than johnny . oh what fun
Monday, May 23, 2011
Fall 1991 (An Exciting Time to be a Sender)
10/2/91
Johnny limo not available, les out in the Cherokee to establish used bass amp lot on stage right. Stagehand cols go up, towering over the proceedings. Speakers on opposite sides now in wall of sound. Les mastering the monster jingle jangle much better on Byrds, Winwood, Hey You, Gary bass career taking off but for where we do not know. Queston tuning verified but no ax to grind it.
10/9/91
Part planning reaches fever pitch. Les unreasonably cranky early until he steals PC power cord for Mirage, Gary justifiably cranky over volume issues. Steve and Steve out, Mr bass man sits in, Zep 1 tune shows promise, sampling good on Boys/Who/Baba. Rewiring may be in the works, skulls piling up. Flyers flying. 1 more practice to go.
10/15/91
Party planning hits meltdown status as new wiring goes in.
10/16/91
Gala preparty party wth Thad and Markie and Mikie wreaking total havoc. Will Les Attended is the big question as an air of controversy (or is that the goats) hangs over the barn. New lights jumbled but working. Garys bass plaing jumbled but not totally offensive, or is that offensive but not totally jumbled? Les 12 string jingle jangled but improving. Johnny just jumbled. Some thngs never change. Good runthrus of Overkill and REM, Paperback sounds good. Let the bubbly pop. Braves tie Pirates, vying for the right to lose to the Twinkies in the series. Cold out there mon.
10/26/91
I love it when a party comes together - Les returns and all goes per plan as gala 6 party unfolds. Fab props include poker game n garden, wake and case o skulls in room, debut of skeleton bartender. Markie and Yukatel twin yokos left and right, spare that sm58 please! Thad on sax, best dancing ever with cat woman and Heido Ho. Marks date Carrie od's and is found laying out in the field, leave here there till spring planting I say. Jimme Hendrix guest appearance goes down in purple haze, dry ice spectacular, sound surprisingly good as we danced the night away. And mom didnt complain up in the big house. I must be dreaming.
11/5/91
Ohmigod, Ben lives. Craig Blackwell, ex JR oil rigger calls, could the johnny era be ending. Others have tried and failed. Octave pedal ordered, have I lost my senses?
11/6/91
God its an exciting time to be a sender. Out to Belleview as Mikie drives up driveway. Paperbag 2 leer byrics on the dubious subway of love, Les surprisingly uncranky with new music room laout. Excitement building over new drummer action. Well maybe. Greatest hits sung with gleee, Gary then takes his paper bag and goes.
11/13/91
No practice as new drummer fizzles, what a surprise. Les making 16 track noises, but hey we like dhim before he had money (except during 'frequent' cranky periods). Wheres my octave pedal by god...
11/25/91
The pawn shop tour goes down with les frantically trying to wangle a 16 track deal, maybe he can synch up 4 4 tracks in quadradial fashion. Tuskaloosa music showoutdoes les with kb graveyard, gary drools at prices. A deal cant be far. Happy turkey day.
12/4/91
Oh so early distribution of the 91 chronicalees at the Belledoo home for wouldbe 16 trackers. Les used car and dog lot never fuller as several specimans of each litter the drive. Les sporting new Korg, Gary new Octave a go go pedal. Les refusing to ever turn 8 track on again, so greatest hits smoozefest goes down. All that money and no where to spend it! Vol 3 of HRSC comes out, Garys legend grows.
Johnny limo not available, les out in the Cherokee to establish used bass amp lot on stage right. Stagehand cols go up, towering over the proceedings. Speakers on opposite sides now in wall of sound. Les mastering the monster jingle jangle much better on Byrds, Winwood, Hey You, Gary bass career taking off but for where we do not know. Queston tuning verified but no ax to grind it.
10/9/91
Part planning reaches fever pitch. Les unreasonably cranky early until he steals PC power cord for Mirage, Gary justifiably cranky over volume issues. Steve and Steve out, Mr bass man sits in, Zep 1 tune shows promise, sampling good on Boys/Who/Baba. Rewiring may be in the works, skulls piling up. Flyers flying. 1 more practice to go.
10/15/91
Party planning hits meltdown status as new wiring goes in.
10/16/91
Gala preparty party wth Thad and Markie and Mikie wreaking total havoc. Will Les Attended is the big question as an air of controversy (or is that the goats) hangs over the barn. New lights jumbled but working. Garys bass plaing jumbled but not totally offensive, or is that offensive but not totally jumbled? Les 12 string jingle jangled but improving. Johnny just jumbled. Some thngs never change. Good runthrus of Overkill and REM, Paperback sounds good. Let the bubbly pop. Braves tie Pirates, vying for the right to lose to the Twinkies in the series. Cold out there mon.
10/26/91
I love it when a party comes together - Les returns and all goes per plan as gala 6 party unfolds. Fab props include poker game n garden, wake and case o skulls in room, debut of skeleton bartender. Markie and Yukatel twin yokos left and right, spare that sm58 please! Thad on sax, best dancing ever with cat woman and Heido Ho. Marks date Carrie od's and is found laying out in the field, leave here there till spring planting I say. Jimme Hendrix guest appearance goes down in purple haze, dry ice spectacular, sound surprisingly good as we danced the night away. And mom didnt complain up in the big house. I must be dreaming.
11/5/91
Ohmigod, Ben lives. Craig Blackwell, ex JR oil rigger calls, could the johnny era be ending. Others have tried and failed. Octave pedal ordered, have I lost my senses?
11/6/91
God its an exciting time to be a sender. Out to Belleview as Mikie drives up driveway. Paperbag 2 leer byrics on the dubious subway of love, Les surprisingly uncranky with new music room laout. Excitement building over new drummer action. Well maybe. Greatest hits sung with gleee, Gary then takes his paper bag and goes.
11/13/91
No practice as new drummer fizzles, what a surprise. Les making 16 track noises, but hey we like dhim before he had money (except during 'frequent' cranky periods). Wheres my octave pedal by god...
11/25/91
The pawn shop tour goes down with les frantically trying to wangle a 16 track deal, maybe he can synch up 4 4 tracks in quadradial fashion. Tuskaloosa music showoutdoes les with kb graveyard, gary drools at prices. A deal cant be far. Happy turkey day.
12/4/91
Oh so early distribution of the 91 chronicalees at the Belledoo home for wouldbe 16 trackers. Les used car and dog lot never fuller as several specimans of each litter the drive. Les sporting new Korg, Gary new Octave a go go pedal. Les refusing to ever turn 8 track on again, so greatest hits smoozefest goes down. All that money and no where to spend it! Vol 3 of HRSC comes out, Garys legend grows.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Sender Originals - When the War Was Ended
(A Civil War Ode to the South)
And at the top of the morning
With her head held high
She set a course for the sun
But in the shock of the evening
With her dead piled high
She staggered back on the run
And in the cool of the morning
She would have no fear
In shameless glory she'd come
But in the dust of the evening
She could only sneer
At all her fate had become
And when the war was ended
All too soon she was quick to disclaim
Though the scar had mended
But in vain?
When the war was ended
Long forgotten the burden of pain
And of ultimate blame
And her hour never came
And at the top of the morning
With her head held high
She set a course for the sun
But in the shock of the evening
With her dead piled nigh
She staggered back on the run
And in the cool of the evening
She would have no fear
In shameless glory she'd come
But in the shock and the mourning
She could only sneer
At all the damage she'd done
And when the war was ended
All too soon she was heard to decry
And though the scar had mended
Can you tell me why, why?
And though her cause defended
Not forgotten the burden of hate
And the ultimate lie
And her hour passed her by
Passed her by
And at the top of the morning
With her head held high
She set a course for the sun
But in the shock of the evening
With her dead piled high
She staggered back on the run
And in the cool of the morning
She would have no fear
In shameless glory she'd come
But in the dust of the evening
She could only sneer
At all her fate had become
And when the war was ended
All too soon she was quick to disclaim
Though the scar had mended
But in vain?
When the war was ended
Long forgotten the burden of pain
And of ultimate blame
And her hour never came
And at the top of the morning
With her head held high
She set a course for the sun
But in the shock of the evening
With her dead piled nigh
She staggered back on the run
And in the cool of the evening
She would have no fear
In shameless glory she'd come
But in the shock and the mourning
She could only sneer
At all the damage she'd done
And when the war was ended
All too soon she was heard to decry
And though the scar had mended
Can you tell me why, why?
And though her cause defended
Not forgotten the burden of hate
And the ultimate lie
And her hour passed her by
Passed her by
Saturday, May 7, 2011
1992 Begins (Got Live if You Want It. No?)
1/8/92
Got live if you want it. No? Shutup. 1992 explodes on the scene, after a December of tour de pawnshopping. Gary loses his midi virginity in Tusculum, not the first hayseed to fall off the turnip truck in that wild town. Les escalates his plan to croak with the most toys, sitting on a nestegg the size of zsa zsa (you try typing that) gabors waistline, but managing to bring home assorted odds and ends like 5 new keyboards, 400 diskette samples. Gary raids area roller rinks for larger than life itself speaker cabinets, to which Les can only say, where are the speakers? Dont be cranky now is Garys cryptic reply. This night found are juvenated duo plus Johnny Martin, fired last fall but once again rehired because Lou Penilla pawned his drums. Warm in the barnski. Halloween stuff still up. New petty explodes off the starting line. New sampling Milli Senderilli on Look to the Skies and War, wheres my headphones, sounds great. St Patrick Party bandied about already. Its a new year. Come with me now. Into the great wide open! cough
1/15/92
Oh no, the great snowstorm that wasnt! Gare runs thru 2 flakes and heads home. Les talking jive about Alesis digital goo, but will it happen.
1/22/92
Barnskie as booth disappears, cabinet-zilla installation begun, still taking down Halloweenie balloons. Les out with new Ensonmonique ESP or whatever, good War and Look millivanilli tracks. Snow Voices are callng for a tune. Johnny late but brings bonus drummer, whos OK but Johnny makes Gare nervous wandering around. Les never gets 12 string out of case. Gary breaks G string, goes inside for acoustic replacement, god wheres my roadie? New petty ok, new party book.
1/29/92
Oops its Feb 20 and I forgot to log this one. Other than me drinking 6 beers, what did we do? Oh yeah, this was the Snow Voice session, stubling around the oh so crowded music room at the Belleview homme for nympho sampliacs. Les has pile of 'used' keyboards in corner, all pilot lights still on. What else did we do?
2/20/92
Belleview trip to watch barn paint dry, who put the batteries in the creek, tell me THAT. Rival opera has us tuning up our much better product, Gary hosting ponderous 12er most of the eve, while Les ppounds on the EPS, or ESP, or PSE, or whatever. Visions of ADAT dance in our heads. Good organ blooze version of Truth, rare runthru of Song to Begin and Man before, sitar like rendition of Sliver of Life. Johnny calls to say hes moving downtown uh huh. No frenzy yet for St Pat patty. Life goes on. Maybe.
3/4/92
Johnny adding to his phone number collection, moves to the Arcade but no practice. Belleview set for tonight, let the Snow voices sing. Les banding about checks with more zeroes than Ive ever seen, as Snow Voices hits the mush. Gary almost drags Ernie to Gallatin. Johnny Noshow still not practicing as St Patty flyers delivered. Les with new YESPHONEBOOK. New cabinets to hold all that liquor. Vague tape of Snow goes down, its OK, my walkmans broke anyhoo. How far can fever pitch be?
3/11/92
ONLY party tuneup in barnski as temps plummet, March snowflurries after 70s, there go the peach blossoms. Music is perpetual mix as arches only half implemented. Tuning problems all night. Into some rare 60s stuff like No Sugar tonight and Laughing, plus rare reading of Midnight Confessions. Feet freezing up near end. Trying to build new booth on other side. Johnny rapping about new arcade location. Les 12 string looking for bone bros bass on Learning to Fly, but he stayed in where it was warm. St Pats party will be least prepared for ever.
3/19/92
Party preps at fever pitch, but weather looks frightful!
3/21/92
St Patrick extravaganza stars slow but builds a fair head of steam as 25 or so show up and easily drain the bubbly. Les has spare bass player and keyboard buddy out, but kb dude drinks too much scotch and passes out in his front seat, later putting on an impressive power barfing exhibition. White Volvo FINALLY gets picked up late Sunday. Weird blonde dude in my face, at least one at every party. Little wines given out for the few that painted green. New light/bar setup works well, new strobe cool. Gary completely forgets pretenders intro. 12 string set not too shabby. Not a bad time.
Got live if you want it. No? Shutup. 1992 explodes on the scene, after a December of tour de pawnshopping. Gary loses his midi virginity in Tusculum, not the first hayseed to fall off the turnip truck in that wild town. Les escalates his plan to croak with the most toys, sitting on a nestegg the size of zsa zsa (you try typing that) gabors waistline, but managing to bring home assorted odds and ends like 5 new keyboards, 400 diskette samples. Gary raids area roller rinks for larger than life itself speaker cabinets, to which Les can only say, where are the speakers? Dont be cranky now is Garys cryptic reply. This night found are juvenated duo plus Johnny Martin, fired last fall but once again rehired because Lou Penilla pawned his drums. Warm in the barnski. Halloween stuff still up. New petty explodes off the starting line. New sampling Milli Senderilli on Look to the Skies and War, wheres my headphones, sounds great. St Patrick Party bandied about already. Its a new year. Come with me now. Into the great wide open! cough
1/15/92
Oh no, the great snowstorm that wasnt! Gare runs thru 2 flakes and heads home. Les talking jive about Alesis digital goo, but will it happen.
1/22/92
Barnskie as booth disappears, cabinet-zilla installation begun, still taking down Halloweenie balloons. Les out with new Ensonmonique ESP or whatever, good War and Look millivanilli tracks. Snow Voices are callng for a tune. Johnny late but brings bonus drummer, whos OK but Johnny makes Gare nervous wandering around. Les never gets 12 string out of case. Gary breaks G string, goes inside for acoustic replacement, god wheres my roadie? New petty ok, new party book.
1/29/92
Oops its Feb 20 and I forgot to log this one. Other than me drinking 6 beers, what did we do? Oh yeah, this was the Snow Voice session, stubling around the oh so crowded music room at the Belleview homme for nympho sampliacs. Les has pile of 'used' keyboards in corner, all pilot lights still on. What else did we do?
2/20/92
Belleview trip to watch barn paint dry, who put the batteries in the creek, tell me THAT. Rival opera has us tuning up our much better product, Gary hosting ponderous 12er most of the eve, while Les ppounds on the EPS, or ESP, or PSE, or whatever. Visions of ADAT dance in our heads. Good organ blooze version of Truth, rare runthru of Song to Begin and Man before, sitar like rendition of Sliver of Life. Johnny calls to say hes moving downtown uh huh. No frenzy yet for St Pat patty. Life goes on. Maybe.
3/4/92
Johnny adding to his phone number collection, moves to the Arcade but no practice. Belleview set for tonight, let the Snow voices sing. Les banding about checks with more zeroes than Ive ever seen, as Snow Voices hits the mush. Gary almost drags Ernie to Gallatin. Johnny Noshow still not practicing as St Patty flyers delivered. Les with new YESPHONEBOOK. New cabinets to hold all that liquor. Vague tape of Snow goes down, its OK, my walkmans broke anyhoo. How far can fever pitch be?
3/11/92
ONLY party tuneup in barnski as temps plummet, March snowflurries after 70s, there go the peach blossoms. Music is perpetual mix as arches only half implemented. Tuning problems all night. Into some rare 60s stuff like No Sugar tonight and Laughing, plus rare reading of Midnight Confessions. Feet freezing up near end. Trying to build new booth on other side. Johnny rapping about new arcade location. Les 12 string looking for bone bros bass on Learning to Fly, but he stayed in where it was warm. St Pats party will be least prepared for ever.
3/19/92
Party preps at fever pitch, but weather looks frightful!
3/21/92
St Patrick extravaganza stars slow but builds a fair head of steam as 25 or so show up and easily drain the bubbly. Les has spare bass player and keyboard buddy out, but kb dude drinks too much scotch and passes out in his front seat, later putting on an impressive power barfing exhibition. White Volvo FINALLY gets picked up late Sunday. Weird blonde dude in my face, at least one at every party. Little wines given out for the few that painted green. New light/bar setup works well, new strobe cool. Gary completely forgets pretenders intro. 12 string set not too shabby. Not a bad time.
Sender Chronicles - Spring of 1992
4/1/92
Cold night in April in the barn, but Les and Gary stay warm from the heat off the new Wacky Tobacky midi Les estra ax, best business move since junior sold the dung wagon. Orchestral arrangements abounded in the meat locker like atmosphere. In somebodies immortal words, this changes everything! Modules, now he wants modules.
4/8/92
Two guys playing loud guitars in the barn, finally warms up, Les sick sick sick as usual, heading for Chicago. Still wants Queens song. Johnny no show as usual. Tobacco ax wall of sound getting better, Gary plays bone bros bass for awhile. Jam on dudes.
5/11/92
'Frequent' practices due to schedule from hell. Johnny brings out partridge family minus Keith, as Christine Mac Nicks tries belting out a few to mixed reviews. Keep those twins out of the taters dammit. The les estra debuttes new rack o bag after passing on the 56 les paul acquisition, a few tunes not sounding too bad. Gary finally gets good mike sound but it wont last. Who will Johnny bring next week?
5/20/92
Its next week! Out to belleview for the speaker stacking session, brief runthru of old favorites. No more calls from Johnny, must have broke up with stevie. Music room continues to acquire Mr Marklike look, no adats however. Les cranky due to no Moody tickets, but tape delivered in lieu.
Cold night in April in the barn, but Les and Gary stay warm from the heat off the new Wacky Tobacky midi Les estra ax, best business move since junior sold the dung wagon. Orchestral arrangements abounded in the meat locker like atmosphere. In somebodies immortal words, this changes everything! Modules, now he wants modules.
4/8/92
Two guys playing loud guitars in the barn, finally warms up, Les sick sick sick as usual, heading for Chicago. Still wants Queens song. Johnny no show as usual. Tobacco ax wall of sound getting better, Gary plays bone bros bass for awhile. Jam on dudes.
5/11/92
'Frequent' practices due to schedule from hell. Johnny brings out partridge family minus Keith, as Christine Mac Nicks tries belting out a few to mixed reviews. Keep those twins out of the taters dammit. The les estra debuttes new rack o bag after passing on the 56 les paul acquisition, a few tunes not sounding too bad. Gary finally gets good mike sound but it wont last. Who will Johnny bring next week?
5/20/92
Its next week! Out to belleview for the speaker stacking session, brief runthru of old favorites. No more calls from Johnny, must have broke up with stevie. Music room continues to acquire Mr Marklike look, no adats however. Les cranky due to no Moody tickets, but tape delivered in lieu.
Sender Lyrics - Subway Of Love
In the subway of love
Light ebbs as the netherworld resumes
Bleak denizens of deeper worlds
Dance blearily in stunted curls
In the subway of love
Heat rises as the city rushes down
Reeling from cacophonies of sound
In the subway of dreams
Standing naked on the tracks of fear
Blinding headlamp of our madness nearing
In the subway of love
Drunken brakeman asleep there on his throne
Slamming headlong thru the mausoleums of stone
Dont you understand
Time wont keep and a love wont sleep
When the crosstown traffic casts a shroud
Burst aflame in an acrid cloud but
Dont you understand
Riding shotgun emotions crawl and crowd
Through the turnstiles of night
In the subway of love
In the subway of love
Mass transit for our souls
Herding victims to the dragons mouth
Stygian ferryman of hearts gone south
In the subway of dreams
Pallid daylight arrests those bitter sins
Till the dark come again
In the subway of love
Dont you understand
Time wont keep and a love wont sleep
And the crosstown traffics all mislaid
Take a cab if you must be saved but
Till the night comes again
In the subway of love
Light ebbs as the netherworld resumes
Bleak denizens of deeper worlds
Dance blearily in stunted curls
In the subway of love
Heat rises as the city rushes down
Reeling from cacophonies of sound
In the subway of dreams
Standing naked on the tracks of fear
Blinding headlamp of our madness nearing
In the subway of love
Drunken brakeman asleep there on his throne
Slamming headlong thru the mausoleums of stone
Dont you understand
Time wont keep and a love wont sleep
When the crosstown traffic casts a shroud
Burst aflame in an acrid cloud but
Dont you understand
Riding shotgun emotions crawl and crowd
Through the turnstiles of night
In the subway of love
In the subway of love
Mass transit for our souls
Herding victims to the dragons mouth
Stygian ferryman of hearts gone south
In the subway of dreams
Pallid daylight arrests those bitter sins
Till the dark come again
In the subway of love
Dont you understand
Time wont keep and a love wont sleep
And the crosstown traffics all mislaid
Take a cab if you must be saved but
Till the night comes again
In the subway of love
Friday, May 6, 2011
Summer 1992 (Some U2 Nobody Knows)
6/17/92
Frequent entries continue. Moodies were old guys, good lights. TWO songs published with Doug Millaway as Gare nervously preps his solo career just in case. Johnny brings Nickie Lickingham out with the Bosey twins for a return engagement. Les cranky about prspects of moving into barn. Gary ponts out central heating cooling advantages, free heat all summer, free air all winter. Unlimited restroom facilities. Goat pasture view. Ad nauseum. Oh, Practice. Gares guitar goes out, great, until he bangs on it. Les had double nec and paul and sans amp, writes up ship of fools and some U2 nobody knows. Nicky does strange Rhiannon, disjointed Way but smells OK so who cares. And she repays beerskis. Twins got cranky so they left. Stay tuned.
6/30/92
Over to bachelor Les to meet Ron and the band in a box after hearing of Johnny and Nickys surprise split. After getting past the bike in the kitchen, gala recording ensued as Diana tracks laid, is it 60s or whot. A bit of archeology reveals missing Snow Voices and Subway of Love master, leading to hasty remix for lyricizing. What next?
7/22/92
Out to belleview to see new mercedes or was it bmw or was it bentley. Finalized 4 track of Deanna, off to HRSC Vol 6, copy of Vol 5 delivered. Makng plans to record River of Life. Johnny had gig, now is trying to find new girlfriend every night.
7/24/92
Lunch with the Senders, still no ADAT.
7/29/92
The ADAT lands, and Gary worships it like the scarecrow in front of OZ. River of Life goes down, with biab playng his hard disk off. The sounds of silence ensue as hiss is just a pleasant memory. Remix picke dup middle of week as Les never gets off phone.
8/5/92
12 string delivered in advance of There Are Times session tonight. Belleview for There are Times, mixed 12 string and 6 strings, did couple of vocals, paul solo. Discussing initial volly of publishing submissions.
8/11/92
Night in Beleeview wath les program the computer for a digital take at Deeana. Picks up mercedes in meantime. Dr Rhythm book temporarily lost but reclaimed in garys pants next morning. First pub tape out. Glowing review from Vandy studio. Everythings about to change.
8/17/92
Slug boy resurfaces with new job, new number, new girl friend, old schict, or whatever. Gala digital recording continues, a rare beerless practice as Ernies Leaving Home, Bye Bye. Digitized Deeana finally goes down, though solos are not popping the particular eve. Gary forgets tomatoes.
8/24/92
Deadly Embrace goes down after numerous technical difficulties. No mo beer. Les delivers mo chords to prototype of Through the Garden. No world on first pub tape out.
Frequent entries continue. Moodies were old guys, good lights. TWO songs published with Doug Millaway as Gare nervously preps his solo career just in case. Johnny brings Nickie Lickingham out with the Bosey twins for a return engagement. Les cranky about prspects of moving into barn. Gary ponts out central heating cooling advantages, free heat all summer, free air all winter. Unlimited restroom facilities. Goat pasture view. Ad nauseum. Oh, Practice. Gares guitar goes out, great, until he bangs on it. Les had double nec and paul and sans amp, writes up ship of fools and some U2 nobody knows. Nicky does strange Rhiannon, disjointed Way but smells OK so who cares. And she repays beerskis. Twins got cranky so they left. Stay tuned.
6/30/92
Over to bachelor Les to meet Ron and the band in a box after hearing of Johnny and Nickys surprise split. After getting past the bike in the kitchen, gala recording ensued as Diana tracks laid, is it 60s or whot. A bit of archeology reveals missing Snow Voices and Subway of Love master, leading to hasty remix for lyricizing. What next?
7/22/92
Out to belleview to see new mercedes or was it bmw or was it bentley. Finalized 4 track of Deanna, off to HRSC Vol 6, copy of Vol 5 delivered. Makng plans to record River of Life. Johnny had gig, now is trying to find new girlfriend every night.
7/24/92
Lunch with the Senders, still no ADAT.
7/29/92
The ADAT lands, and Gary worships it like the scarecrow in front of OZ. River of Life goes down, with biab playng his hard disk off. The sounds of silence ensue as hiss is just a pleasant memory. Remix picke dup middle of week as Les never gets off phone.
8/5/92
12 string delivered in advance of There Are Times session tonight. Belleview for There are Times, mixed 12 string and 6 strings, did couple of vocals, paul solo. Discussing initial volly of publishing submissions.
8/11/92
Night in Beleeview wath les program the computer for a digital take at Deeana. Picks up mercedes in meantime. Dr Rhythm book temporarily lost but reclaimed in garys pants next morning. First pub tape out. Glowing review from Vandy studio. Everythings about to change.
8/17/92
Slug boy resurfaces with new job, new number, new girl friend, old schict, or whatever. Gala digital recording continues, a rare beerless practice as Ernies Leaving Home, Bye Bye. Digitized Deeana finally goes down, though solos are not popping the particular eve. Gary forgets tomatoes.
8/24/92
Deadly Embrace goes down after numerous technical difficulties. No mo beer. Les delivers mo chords to prototype of Through the Garden. No world on first pub tape out.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Fall 1992 (A Great Time Was Had By All)
9/9/92
Gala barn reunion with Lisa of the month instinctively gravitating into the johnny skybox, sulks in the corner most of the night. Les picks up new midi pedal on the way over, dropping by Franklin as if its right on the way, orchestral maneuvers in the dust. Gary beerless, whooda thought it. Mercedes over, does Les make it home with the top down? Doubleneck fits in trunk miraculously. Big 1 hour practice, wa wa's busted, party 7 flyer out.
9/16/92
Bellview where chuck has made unexpected appearance, alledgely from cavern days. Hasty but OK version of Isnt It Funny goes down with last second les paul solo and nice piano. Shasta wants tape of first two for publisher buddy. Last weeks 4 minute practice apparently satiated The Elusive Johnny.
10/7/92
Pre Hallo tuneup with new skeletons, bubbly on board, John Family Robinson and wifey of the week. Lisa actually comes out of cheap seats, briefly. Les es tra wheezing thru Moxie and Pepsi bass amps. Gary steps on binder barefoot and survives, whatta guy. Good Prunes, Help finish the night. Party 7 should roll.
10/14/92
Braves luck into series again, blowjays stumble in also. Out to belleview, ignoring impending party. New harmony box sounds like darth meets hal, Garden runthru shaky. Les cranky about new Paul dent.
10/21/92
Pre Hallo tuneup in barnski but helpers dont sho, only bass section. PA developing sinus trouble, Les amps have bad cought, state of the fart sound. Jays up 3 to 1. Gala opera runthru at end, bring the parttee on.
10/24/92
Fifth straight Hallow Barn Bash, 7 straight total goes down in vintage fashion. Les doesnt remember 3rd set, cheap whiskey meltdown, yanking those chords at end. First prices to droid dracula, second to sailor and prostitute. Braves tie the series in 9th as game outdraws Senders, blow it in 11th. Pam is Medusa, Gary wears dress and likes it. New police light looking good, Pam and Anita rolling around as usual after party. Good turnout, great time was had by all. The pros get better. Parlor seance.
11/11/92
Cinton wins big, no more cookies for Hillary. Droid Alumni bash never gets off ground. Gare decides THIS IS THE YEAR for new drummer. Again. Gare decides to leave hallo decos up all year, save time in 93. Brieft quickie to Belleview, Les late due to PTA meeting. Nothing new, oldie review. Les cranky about not playing bass enough. No wonder the beatles broke up.
11/18/92
Subway of Love night in Beelview as Les raps about 32 track auction, pondering what he could get for Ernie and the wiener warg. Gary sends tape to nightengale studio and expects a check in the mail any day now, finds out he don know how to mix 8 track as his Subway belongs underground. Talking new drummer. Again. Vol 6 of HRSC out, Deeana is blasting coast to coast to coast.
12/23/92 Postlog
Gare descended into a state of new existance consiting of work hell, Jury Purgatory,and Xmas prep bedlam. Stuff after that last entry,from which he is yet to emerge. Les retreated further and further into virtual reality, getting on a first name basis with neutrinos in the electronic maelstrom, even exchanging zodiac signs. The Chris Squire for Prez grassroots movement may indeed have already begun.
The 1993 Sender Resolutions
Highly resolved that new drummer action (if only briefly), record Lorien, on a toy piano if necessary. Start drinking beer again.
Gala barn reunion with Lisa of the month instinctively gravitating into the johnny skybox, sulks in the corner most of the night. Les picks up new midi pedal on the way over, dropping by Franklin as if its right on the way, orchestral maneuvers in the dust. Gary beerless, whooda thought it. Mercedes over, does Les make it home with the top down? Doubleneck fits in trunk miraculously. Big 1 hour practice, wa wa's busted, party 7 flyer out.
9/16/92
Bellview where chuck has made unexpected appearance, alledgely from cavern days. Hasty but OK version of Isnt It Funny goes down with last second les paul solo and nice piano. Shasta wants tape of first two for publisher buddy. Last weeks 4 minute practice apparently satiated The Elusive Johnny.
10/7/92
Pre Hallo tuneup with new skeletons, bubbly on board, John Family Robinson and wifey of the week. Lisa actually comes out of cheap seats, briefly. Les es tra wheezing thru Moxie and Pepsi bass amps. Gary steps on binder barefoot and survives, whatta guy. Good Prunes, Help finish the night. Party 7 should roll.
10/14/92
Braves luck into series again, blowjays stumble in also. Out to belleview, ignoring impending party. New harmony box sounds like darth meets hal, Garden runthru shaky. Les cranky about new Paul dent.
10/21/92
Pre Hallo tuneup in barnski but helpers dont sho, only bass section. PA developing sinus trouble, Les amps have bad cought, state of the fart sound. Jays up 3 to 1. Gala opera runthru at end, bring the parttee on.
10/24/92
Fifth straight Hallow Barn Bash, 7 straight total goes down in vintage fashion. Les doesnt remember 3rd set, cheap whiskey meltdown, yanking those chords at end. First prices to droid dracula, second to sailor and prostitute. Braves tie the series in 9th as game outdraws Senders, blow it in 11th. Pam is Medusa, Gary wears dress and likes it. New police light looking good, Pam and Anita rolling around as usual after party. Good turnout, great time was had by all. The pros get better. Parlor seance.
11/11/92
Cinton wins big, no more cookies for Hillary. Droid Alumni bash never gets off ground. Gare decides THIS IS THE YEAR for new drummer. Again. Gare decides to leave hallo decos up all year, save time in 93. Brieft quickie to Belleview, Les late due to PTA meeting. Nothing new, oldie review. Les cranky about not playing bass enough. No wonder the beatles broke up.
11/18/92
Subway of Love night in Beelview as Les raps about 32 track auction, pondering what he could get for Ernie and the wiener warg. Gary sends tape to nightengale studio and expects a check in the mail any day now, finds out he don know how to mix 8 track as his Subway belongs underground. Talking new drummer. Again. Vol 6 of HRSC out, Deeana is blasting coast to coast to coast.
12/23/92 Postlog
Gare descended into a state of new existance consiting of work hell, Jury Purgatory,and Xmas prep bedlam. Stuff after that last entry,from which he is yet to emerge. Les retreated further and further into virtual reality, getting on a first name basis with neutrinos in the electronic maelstrom, even exchanging zodiac signs. The Chris Squire for Prez grassroots movement may indeed have already begun.
The 1993 Sender Resolutions
Highly resolved that new drummer action (if only briefly), record Lorien, on a toy piano if necessary. Start drinking beer again.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Sender Originals - Four Horsemen
History tells us of raging all out wars
With pestilence, sickness, and plague-inflicted scars
And just as the marchstep of mankind gains in speed
The promise will blight, in an all consuming greed
Let the horsemen ride!
Far down midst the ruins of the endless fortess time
Misery incarnate has stalked at the bitter line
The suffering of human tidal forces brought
By messengers sent to unleash all Hell hath wrought
Let the horsemen ride!
All the wealth in the world
Will never stop them on their ride
All the stealth in the world
Their fury will not be denied
Four horsemen, coming down
Apocalpyse is coming round
Four horsemen, growing near
Apocalpyse is growing fear
Four horsemen
Apocalpyse is coming for us all
History speaks of the Armageddon day
Will scourges of the earth reign at last
Under bitter sway?
For its then that the marchstep of mankind
Loses ground
Purveyors of death come at last
And they'll ride you down
Let the horsemen ride!
All the wealth in the world
Will never stop them on their ride
All the stealth in the world
Their fury will not be denied
Four horsemen, coming down
Apocalpyse is coming round
Four horsemen, growing near
Apocalpyse is growing fear
Four horsemen
Apocalpyse is coming for us all
Four horsemen of
Four horsemen of
Four horsemen of
The apocolpyse is now
Four Horsemen ride today!
With pestilence, sickness, and plague-inflicted scars
And just as the marchstep of mankind gains in speed
The promise will blight, in an all consuming greed
Let the horsemen ride!
Far down midst the ruins of the endless fortess time
Misery incarnate has stalked at the bitter line
The suffering of human tidal forces brought
By messengers sent to unleash all Hell hath wrought
Let the horsemen ride!
All the wealth in the world
Will never stop them on their ride
All the stealth in the world
Their fury will not be denied
Four horsemen, coming down
Apocalpyse is coming round
Four horsemen, growing near
Apocalpyse is growing fear
Four horsemen
Apocalpyse is coming for us all
History speaks of the Armageddon day
Will scourges of the earth reign at last
Under bitter sway?
For its then that the marchstep of mankind
Loses ground
Purveyors of death come at last
And they'll ride you down
Let the horsemen ride!
All the wealth in the world
Will never stop them on their ride
All the stealth in the world
Their fury will not be denied
Four horsemen, coming down
Apocalpyse is coming round
Four horsemen, growing near
Apocalpyse is growing fear
Four horsemen
Apocalpyse is coming for us all
Four horsemen of
Four horsemen of
Four horsemen of
The apocolpyse is now
Four Horsemen ride today!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
1993 (An Introduction)
As the Sender Imperial Dynasty moved toward the end of its first brazen decade, many historians began looking for the inevitable cracks in the empire that eventually brought down Rome, Babylon, and the Monkees. Ominous signs like exploding drummers, Les bringing beer, and Gary drinking coffee during practice could not be ignored. Yet, comforting signs remaining - Les buying new cars and keyboards each month, Gare insisting he could sing etc. Perhaps the arrival of a mysterious emissary from the south (bearing flags, bras, and beer - any more at home like you?) was a harbinger of better, if stranger days to come. One thing was certain - More Yes was sure to be slaughtered, a sign of affection that only a band at the lowest level of organized play could understand. Walk with me now. But as always in barnyards, watch where you step .....
1993 Begins (The Drummer List is Growing)
1/6/93
New year explodes to a start with The Dream and quick trip to Belle pay per View. Another final mixdown of Subway, followed by greates thits fest. Drummer ad placed, plus call from Johnny. Now what.
1/13/93
New drummer Markie shows up at Barnski smellng better than he plays, drops his nut under the barn, hope he has medical insurance. Not bad runthru of stuff although the dude thinks Religion is complicated. We shall see.
1/20/93
Holy Drumstick batman, the drummer waiting list is growing. Markie gets a second try tonight, but Dennis et al in the wings. New Peavey Les rig tonight. Gala barnski jam. Mark again shows but fails to bring beer, ending his streak at one week. Now I got two guys bumming beer. Les new Peavey stuff not bad atall. Random runthru of greatest hits. Gary breaks A and G string in 1 night, a new record. Visited potential drummer Dennis at Pondo. But will he buy drums? Stay tuned (as if you had other Chronicles to turn to).
1/27/93
Hell no he didnt buy drums. Les bought a new jag however to make up for it, every barn band needs one to show up in at the Quik Sak. Markies appears in as he makes 3rd straight appearance. A bit cool as Gare debuts Rob Petrie like enertainment centre, does not trip over it however. Little marshall cooking. Gala runtrhu of party faves, serious talk of St Patties/Equinox partee agin. Bring your own monolith this time
2/10/93
Skipped a week for Hut tub heaven in Gatlinburg but Mr Mark shows up anyway. Back in barnski this warm winters eve as St Patty 2 flyers are out. Great version of Aint that America, everything else passable. Les says new guitar purchased. Wheres my cherry SG he must owe me?
2/17/93
Blasting the Kero cannon all night long, Les cheerful with new ripper bass, Washington trip pending. Party faves till 8, then rarities ruled the night. Excellent Nowhere Man, Isnt Life Strange. Finished up strong with Truth/Evil from the fuckin opera. A little cool but are we not the Senders? Party flyers oot.
3/3/93
Much warmer as St Patty tuneups resume. Markie tables GLM as new name, GLUMS more fitting. Les's's's fine metallic Peavey tone flosses Garys teeth. PA sound gets screwed up and never quite recovers, not unlike my check book. Setlist showing some new old tunes for a change Wurm dot dot is wall of sound with midi pedals. We colda been yes, but we lived in Chicago.
3/9/93
St Patty prep tuneup as snow/cold warnings are ignored, this is crackerland. Bubbly on board, Annie song pile shaping up. Les not too cranky, plaing Rik for a change but some speaker cab was grumbling. Finally got markie up to speed on R&R but les cranky on intro. No problemo. Let is snow let it snow let it snow etc
3/12/93
I didnt mean that LITERALLY, oh NO blizzard 93 is approaching. Prestone in the punch?
3/13/93
Snow on the dance flo. Horizontal snow, 20 below. Party? We thinketh noteth. Oh shoot
3/22/93
Mysterious visitor from Baton Rouge arrives as Garwa and Markie dip into serious champagne before the cranky pair finally arrive. It wasnt my fault, I could never hold my bubbly, as countless women know. Gary somewhat contorted as a strange brew of half warbled songs erupts. More bubbly is consumed. A few Yes moments not too bad, depending on who you ask. Pictures distributed. Markie gets van stuck in the mude and I have to drive him home (to moms of course)
3/28/93
A tale of two drummers as Johnwas cleans out his locker and heads for double A drummng in Toledo, the mark pays his 1 week parking fee and drives the van away.
New year explodes to a start with The Dream and quick trip to Belle pay per View. Another final mixdown of Subway, followed by greates thits fest. Drummer ad placed, plus call from Johnny. Now what.
1/13/93
New drummer Markie shows up at Barnski smellng better than he plays, drops his nut under the barn, hope he has medical insurance. Not bad runthru of stuff although the dude thinks Religion is complicated. We shall see.
1/20/93
Holy Drumstick batman, the drummer waiting list is growing. Markie gets a second try tonight, but Dennis et al in the wings. New Peavey Les rig tonight. Gala barnski jam. Mark again shows but fails to bring beer, ending his streak at one week. Now I got two guys bumming beer. Les new Peavey stuff not bad atall. Random runthru of greatest hits. Gary breaks A and G string in 1 night, a new record. Visited potential drummer Dennis at Pondo. But will he buy drums? Stay tuned (as if you had other Chronicles to turn to).
1/27/93
Hell no he didnt buy drums. Les bought a new jag however to make up for it, every barn band needs one to show up in at the Quik Sak. Markies appears in as he makes 3rd straight appearance. A bit cool as Gare debuts Rob Petrie like enertainment centre, does not trip over it however. Little marshall cooking. Gala runtrhu of party faves, serious talk of St Patties/Equinox partee agin. Bring your own monolith this time
2/10/93
Skipped a week for Hut tub heaven in Gatlinburg but Mr Mark shows up anyway. Back in barnski this warm winters eve as St Patty 2 flyers are out. Great version of Aint that America, everything else passable. Les says new guitar purchased. Wheres my cherry SG he must owe me?
2/17/93
Blasting the Kero cannon all night long, Les cheerful with new ripper bass, Washington trip pending. Party faves till 8, then rarities ruled the night. Excellent Nowhere Man, Isnt Life Strange. Finished up strong with Truth/Evil from the fuckin opera. A little cool but are we not the Senders? Party flyers oot.
3/3/93
Much warmer as St Patty tuneups resume. Markie tables GLM as new name, GLUMS more fitting. Les's's's fine metallic Peavey tone flosses Garys teeth. PA sound gets screwed up and never quite recovers, not unlike my check book. Setlist showing some new old tunes for a change Wurm dot dot is wall of sound with midi pedals. We colda been yes, but we lived in Chicago.
3/9/93
St Patty prep tuneup as snow/cold warnings are ignored, this is crackerland. Bubbly on board, Annie song pile shaping up. Les not too cranky, plaing Rik for a change but some speaker cab was grumbling. Finally got markie up to speed on R&R but les cranky on intro. No problemo. Let is snow let it snow let it snow etc
3/12/93
I didnt mean that LITERALLY, oh NO blizzard 93 is approaching. Prestone in the punch?
3/13/93
Snow on the dance flo. Horizontal snow, 20 below. Party? We thinketh noteth. Oh shoot
3/22/93
Mysterious visitor from Baton Rouge arrives as Garwa and Markie dip into serious champagne before the cranky pair finally arrive. It wasnt my fault, I could never hold my bubbly, as countless women know. Gary somewhat contorted as a strange brew of half warbled songs erupts. More bubbly is consumed. A few Yes moments not too bad, depending on who you ask. Pictures distributed. Markie gets van stuck in the mude and I have to drive him home (to moms of course)
3/28/93
A tale of two drummers as Johnwas cleans out his locker and heads for double A drummng in Toledo, the mark pays his 1 week parking fee and drives the van away.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Spring 1993 (Two Guys on Stools)
4/7/93
Mark uses his first sick day but Charlie arrives, relieving me of a bottle of bubbly, buying a cymbal stand on the way. Stuck by a train, bandmembers arrive near 8 surly. Usual runthru of greatest heets, no origsn. Easter loooms, wheres my rabbit suit.
4/21/93
Mark ominously uses his second sick day, so two guys on stools entertain the various barnyard enizens with opera wank. Les forgets bass amp, considerably crankifying him up. Last bottle of bubbly from ill-fated St Pattys party goes down easy, hell its 3.89 at Frugals.
4/27/93
Mark goes down for the last time as he explodes in final spinal tapian tradition. At least he got his van out of the yard before goat mating season. Buddy Holly has the floor wide open at this point, perhaps we wont have to audition M Bonham Jr after all.
5/17/93
Weird Year continues as Les goes from sick kid to well kid, you know who visit rescheduled. Or is it.
5/19/93
The return of les and uh huh, two guys on stools go down better, with EPS and Friextenate bubbly and Red Dog beer and special underware (staple when ready). No yoko jokes. Gala two guy runtrhu heavy on opera material. Annee likes Taking Wing the best, failing to realize its an ad for Mrs Winners. Who needs drummers. Yes trivia is upon us. Thinking renaming band Dot, Toto, and the Flying Monkees.
Mark uses his first sick day but Charlie arrives, relieving me of a bottle of bubbly, buying a cymbal stand on the way. Stuck by a train, bandmembers arrive near 8 surly. Usual runthru of greatest heets, no origsn. Easter loooms, wheres my rabbit suit.
4/21/93
Mark ominously uses his second sick day, so two guys on stools entertain the various barnyard enizens with opera wank. Les forgets bass amp, considerably crankifying him up. Last bottle of bubbly from ill-fated St Pattys party goes down easy, hell its 3.89 at Frugals.
4/27/93
Mark goes down for the last time as he explodes in final spinal tapian tradition. At least he got his van out of the yard before goat mating season. Buddy Holly has the floor wide open at this point, perhaps we wont have to audition M Bonham Jr after all.
5/17/93
Weird Year continues as Les goes from sick kid to well kid, you know who visit rescheduled. Or is it.
5/19/93
The return of les and uh huh, two guys on stools go down better, with EPS and Friextenate bubbly and Red Dog beer and special underware (staple when ready). No yoko jokes. Gala two guy runtrhu heavy on opera material. Annee likes Taking Wing the best, failing to realize its an ad for Mrs Winners. Who needs drummers. Yes trivia is upon us. Thinking renaming band Dot, Toto, and the Flying Monkees.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Summer 1993 (a Strange Tune Runthru)
6/2/93
Les brings out the Jag as Charlie Watts makes brief appearance, quickie runthu of nothing in particular, harmonies on Dr My Eyes not too bad. But at least it was a practice
6/9/93
Charlie returns in better form for barn session. Hallo Party ndate set at Oct 23, hotter than hell out there. Nothing particularly noteworthy to report, which usually doesnt stop this correspondent.
6/14/93
Annton Rouge Part 3, delivers flag, falls aslepp late but who can blame her. Les new Ensonique keyboard, Snowvoices aint bad but consider whos writing this. Ersatz runthru of Boys of Summer, King of Pain. Big thuderstorms and lightning. Dreamboat doesnt drink her bubbly, buts OK, the possum under the drumstand likes it.
6/30/93
Charlie and his bass player out to barn, hot hot hot, big john moved out finally to back garage, Garys vegas singing review out in H&SR magazine, SG JR 20 year anniversary. Nobody cares. Les on new keys, passable versions of Thank You and Numb. 4 Horsemen OK, sweat sweat sweat.
7/7/93
Two guys sweating on stools, Charlie uses sick day, uh oh, the Sender benefit package is too lucrative. Les out to barn with new wunderkey TS10, gala runtrhu of opera and other faves, Lorien is epic, Candle in Wind was spastic (but this is our hobby). ended on Thank You, which most people say when we end. End of era - the Gare turns Forty, but like all late bloomers, he hasnt even peaked yet
7/21/93
Charlie better late than never as Gary disposes of onstage dead rat (no hes not in the band). Les on black Peavey, amps and PA wheezing more than ever, maybe theyre 40 too. Strange tune runtrhu, Charlie thinks we wrote Religion, apparently doesnt get out much. Good job on Nothin Yet, Les in fine harmony accapella Nowhere Man, If I Fell, and Ruby. Improv runtrhu of Pretty Woman. New tee shirt from Baton. Its hot mon.
7/28/93
Hottest night in recorded history (well, this RH), Charile and Les out melting along with me. Half of barn beer signs chewed up by granky groundchuck, may have to leave the power on and have him for dinner (this is Tennessee after all). Gala runtrhu ending on Overkill - working on If I Fell harmonies. Good runtrhu of So Tired, accapella Penny Lame, Ship of Fools. Poured out about 9.
8/4/93
First night new PA, beer signs back. Charlie shows agin. Hallo date vacillating, les bring cooler with own beer fer a change. Good Tubes rendition is all I remember.
8/11/93
Perseids on tap. Music reorged, good Yes file waded thru, not a bad summertime blues. Party looks like 30th. Nowwhere Man accapella intro, Help wasnt too bad. Gary tries les fender, doesnt like it much. Just another practice, in just another fab strobelit barn studio.
Les brings out the Jag as Charlie Watts makes brief appearance, quickie runthu of nothing in particular, harmonies on Dr My Eyes not too bad. But at least it was a practice
6/9/93
Charlie returns in better form for barn session. Hallo Party ndate set at Oct 23, hotter than hell out there. Nothing particularly noteworthy to report, which usually doesnt stop this correspondent.
6/14/93
Annton Rouge Part 3, delivers flag, falls aslepp late but who can blame her. Les new Ensonique keyboard, Snowvoices aint bad but consider whos writing this. Ersatz runthru of Boys of Summer, King of Pain. Big thuderstorms and lightning. Dreamboat doesnt drink her bubbly, buts OK, the possum under the drumstand likes it.
6/30/93
Charlie and his bass player out to barn, hot hot hot, big john moved out finally to back garage, Garys vegas singing review out in H&SR magazine, SG JR 20 year anniversary. Nobody cares. Les on new keys, passable versions of Thank You and Numb. 4 Horsemen OK, sweat sweat sweat.
7/7/93
Two guys sweating on stools, Charlie uses sick day, uh oh, the Sender benefit package is too lucrative. Les out to barn with new wunderkey TS10, gala runtrhu of opera and other faves, Lorien is epic, Candle in Wind was spastic (but this is our hobby). ended on Thank You, which most people say when we end. End of era - the Gare turns Forty, but like all late bloomers, he hasnt even peaked yet
7/21/93
Charlie better late than never as Gary disposes of onstage dead rat (no hes not in the band). Les on black Peavey, amps and PA wheezing more than ever, maybe theyre 40 too. Strange tune runtrhu, Charlie thinks we wrote Religion, apparently doesnt get out much. Good job on Nothin Yet, Les in fine harmony accapella Nowhere Man, If I Fell, and Ruby. Improv runtrhu of Pretty Woman. New tee shirt from Baton. Its hot mon.
7/28/93
Hottest night in recorded history (well, this RH), Charile and Les out melting along with me. Half of barn beer signs chewed up by granky groundchuck, may have to leave the power on and have him for dinner (this is Tennessee after all). Gala runtrhu ending on Overkill - working on If I Fell harmonies. Good runtrhu of So Tired, accapella Penny Lame, Ship of Fools. Poured out about 9.
8/4/93
First night new PA, beer signs back. Charlie shows agin. Hallo date vacillating, les bring cooler with own beer fer a change. Good Tubes rendition is all I remember.
8/11/93
Perseids on tap. Music reorged, good Yes file waded thru, not a bad summertime blues. Party looks like 30th. Nowwhere Man accapella intro, Help wasnt too bad. Gary tries les fender, doesnt like it much. Just another practice, in just another fab strobelit barn studio.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Fall 1993 (About 25 Cavort Before its Over)
9/1/93
Back to barn after 2 week break, still hot. Les new top 40 off network, Duran Duran might be good, might not. Part flyers out, can we please skip the snowstorm Gare pleads. Ran thru half of upstairs archives to little effect, although rediscovered Too Rolllng Stoned. Les takes busted light and old kay acoustic. I'll never see them again.
9/15/93
Back to barn as Oct 8 gig shapes up,hallo props gathering. Milky Way better this time (draws few Snickers), Duran so so. Wa Wa making funny noises, you just cant steal a good wa wa anymore. Les in new Mazda pickup cuz his last new car got dirty. Four Horsemen has Charlie raving, it may be a gigglie tune. If I Fell harmonies still being worked. LEs moribund, even cranky, as is his wont. Les leaves amp in barn, wonder what I can get for it.
9/22/93
20 minute two guys on stools, as Lesl picks up an amp. The Church is sounding better and better however, do they have a boxed set out? Critics say pew.
10/6/93
Haloweenie decos well underway, with mad scientist scene shaping up. Fri night giggie canceled, so much for fall world tour t-shirts. Les plays cigarette-smellng Ovation all night but doesnt sound as bad as it smells. Good versions of From the Beginning, Moody for a Day, plus other acoustic-fest faves. First night for in barn coffee service. Boston next week, then final party tuneup. Shew biz is our lives.
10/20/93
Final Hallow tuneup sounding good, very warm and raining. Mom in law in prematurely, gack. Quick runthru of all faves, flyers continue to pour out in all directions but hp and down. Steve out Sat for professional cobweb installation. Under Milky Way is surprisingly strong new entry, Natures Way not a bad debut. Will it fly 8 years in a row? Stay tuned
10/25/93
Steve vascliniating on his costume between Father O'Hooligan and a Urologist seeking samples, dont mix that up with the bubbly is my only advice. Cheap prize trip with the too early Ma in law yesterday, all stoopid prizes aboard. Been tuning decos for weeks. This better be good
10/30/93
Despite early snow care Hallow 8 goes down, with help from new rocket engine heater. About 25 cavort before its over, with the hors douever girl winning first for not setting her own hair on fire. T. Helton putting 'animatron' in the strobe scene out front. Free house bottle of cheapest bourbon in Nashville goes in about 10 minutes down I know not who, so sneaking shots of Steves crown. Band is unremarkable yet not overly obnoxious. Gary once again cannot say Costume Contest with appearing drunk. Les' Captain and Toenail outfit fails to garner a prize, although Gary still hums Love will Keep Us Together who no ones around. Garys General Pantin costume gets no comments.
11/17/93
Two stools under guys. space shuttle heater runs out of gas. Just like NASA. Gary on cigaratee butt-tar, les on keyboard of the month. Halloweenie pictures up, too cool. Les off to walmart with his customary stack o quarters. Uh huh. Year 8 looks done to me.
Back to barn after 2 week break, still hot. Les new top 40 off network, Duran Duran might be good, might not. Part flyers out, can we please skip the snowstorm Gare pleads. Ran thru half of upstairs archives to little effect, although rediscovered Too Rolllng Stoned. Les takes busted light and old kay acoustic. I'll never see them again.
9/15/93
Back to barn as Oct 8 gig shapes up,hallo props gathering. Milky Way better this time (draws few Snickers), Duran so so. Wa Wa making funny noises, you just cant steal a good wa wa anymore. Les in new Mazda pickup cuz his last new car got dirty. Four Horsemen has Charlie raving, it may be a gigglie tune. If I Fell harmonies still being worked. LEs moribund, even cranky, as is his wont. Les leaves amp in barn, wonder what I can get for it.
9/22/93
20 minute two guys on stools, as Lesl picks up an amp. The Church is sounding better and better however, do they have a boxed set out? Critics say pew.
10/6/93
Haloweenie decos well underway, with mad scientist scene shaping up. Fri night giggie canceled, so much for fall world tour t-shirts. Les plays cigarette-smellng Ovation all night but doesnt sound as bad as it smells. Good versions of From the Beginning, Moody for a Day, plus other acoustic-fest faves. First night for in barn coffee service. Boston next week, then final party tuneup. Shew biz is our lives.
10/20/93
Final Hallow tuneup sounding good, very warm and raining. Mom in law in prematurely, gack. Quick runthru of all faves, flyers continue to pour out in all directions but hp and down. Steve out Sat for professional cobweb installation. Under Milky Way is surprisingly strong new entry, Natures Way not a bad debut. Will it fly 8 years in a row? Stay tuned
10/25/93
Steve vascliniating on his costume between Father O'Hooligan and a Urologist seeking samples, dont mix that up with the bubbly is my only advice. Cheap prize trip with the too early Ma in law yesterday, all stoopid prizes aboard. Been tuning decos for weeks. This better be good
10/30/93
Despite early snow care Hallow 8 goes down, with help from new rocket engine heater. About 25 cavort before its over, with the hors douever girl winning first for not setting her own hair on fire. T. Helton putting 'animatron' in the strobe scene out front. Free house bottle of cheapest bourbon in Nashville goes in about 10 minutes down I know not who, so sneaking shots of Steves crown. Band is unremarkable yet not overly obnoxious. Gary once again cannot say Costume Contest with appearing drunk. Les' Captain and Toenail outfit fails to garner a prize, although Gary still hums Love will Keep Us Together who no ones around. Garys General Pantin costume gets no comments.
11/17/93
Two stools under guys. space shuttle heater runs out of gas. Just like NASA. Gary on cigaratee butt-tar, les on keyboard of the month. Halloweenie pictures up, too cool. Les off to walmart with his customary stack o quarters. Uh huh. Year 8 looks done to me.
Friday, April 29, 2011
1994 (Whoaa, Slim Times Indeed)
Jan 12 1994
Les has furniture and impounded stuff may be disimpounding. Gary and Dot network, gary was never sure what he was typing and never did find the backspace but it was fun. Brief runthru of Union stuff, after which I dusted my truck for prints and notes and left, well pleased with new new 3 dog night book, endorsed by Rita Coolidge, that oracle of 60s rock.
Feb 15 1994
Oh so long delays as Gare wades through ice storms, work trips, hot tub heaven, somebody got to do it. Over to 8189 F Pkway, 37214 for brief unplugged set on balcony, new Yes is thrilling. Gares callouses need work, reduced to hamburger on Butt-ar. Charlie in surgery, why doesnt he get a real job that lets off at 4? Toronto again next week, gad
July 28 1994
Whoaaa, slim times indeed. Johnny did call briefly,lunch with Les as his divorce debacle slowly unwinds. Recoding for SGN in the barn, thats about it. Yes conert Aug 18, Gare will be there but nobody else!
September 20, 1994
Party is ON after Charleston buyathon. Trip to Les apartment, new cat, restring Darryl guitar, brief runthu of greatest of the greatest. Les commuting to Boston every other week, Gare takes 1.4 hours to get to Stewarts Ferry due to traffic mishaps. Johnny called, egad, are we back?
October 2 1994
Johnny and Les return to the barn on first ever Sat night prace with Pam in Boaz, Nathan and Dylan playing in attendance. Nathan up till 10:30 first time ever Johnny new Bonham yellow drums, Les keyboard only, tries to play warped bass off the wall - Halloween shaping up, just heard bad news about Dorothy Downs son. Will it happend? Floor in foyer (Gares house) begun.
October 18, 1994
Les but no Johnny, arrives at 7:45, Pam grabs Nathan at 9 and puts to bed, only bass amp Les has acting up, new Billy Joel, barn deco gong good. Bought bubbly, now we HAVE to have party
October 29, 1994
Final Halloween 9 party goes down, late, small crowd, only 6 bottles of bubbly go. Cops show up, I thought they were costumes! The era appears to be over. As I write this on Dec 9. Nathan has turned 4, Im in the middle of a horrendous new job at Northern. And the barn remodeling is well underway. Finis.
Les has furniture and impounded stuff may be disimpounding. Gary and Dot network, gary was never sure what he was typing and never did find the backspace but it was fun. Brief runthru of Union stuff, after which I dusted my truck for prints and notes and left, well pleased with new new 3 dog night book, endorsed by Rita Coolidge, that oracle of 60s rock.
Feb 15 1994
Oh so long delays as Gare wades through ice storms, work trips, hot tub heaven, somebody got to do it. Over to 8189 F Pkway, 37214 for brief unplugged set on balcony, new Yes is thrilling. Gares callouses need work, reduced to hamburger on Butt-ar. Charlie in surgery, why doesnt he get a real job that lets off at 4? Toronto again next week, gad
July 28 1994
Whoaaa, slim times indeed. Johnny did call briefly,lunch with Les as his divorce debacle slowly unwinds. Recoding for SGN in the barn, thats about it. Yes conert Aug 18, Gare will be there but nobody else!
September 20, 1994
Party is ON after Charleston buyathon. Trip to Les apartment, new cat, restring Darryl guitar, brief runthu of greatest of the greatest. Les commuting to Boston every other week, Gare takes 1.4 hours to get to Stewarts Ferry due to traffic mishaps. Johnny called, egad, are we back?
October 2 1994
Johnny and Les return to the barn on first ever Sat night prace with Pam in Boaz, Nathan and Dylan playing in attendance. Nathan up till 10:30 first time ever Johnny new Bonham yellow drums, Les keyboard only, tries to play warped bass off the wall - Halloween shaping up, just heard bad news about Dorothy Downs son. Will it happend? Floor in foyer (Gares house) begun.
October 18, 1994
Les but no Johnny, arrives at 7:45, Pam grabs Nathan at 9 and puts to bed, only bass amp Les has acting up, new Billy Joel, barn deco gong good. Bought bubbly, now we HAVE to have party
October 29, 1994
Final Halloween 9 party goes down, late, small crowd, only 6 bottles of bubbly go. Cops show up, I thought they were costumes! The era appears to be over. As I write this on Dec 9. Nathan has turned 4, Im in the middle of a horrendous new job at Northern. And the barn remodeling is well underway. Finis.
1993 Ends (Rikki Dont Lose that Rickenbakker)
The 1994 Sender Chronicles - Les Moves
Dec 1 1993
Two seagulls, gertude and heathcliff. Gary is on Union trip, first inklings of new Yestunes are heard. Les playing Rikki-dont-lose-that-enbacker. Quadro. opero, thiso and thato are bandied about. Charlie may be running off with a two lesbian band, soon to release their first single 'I want to hold your bleep'.
Dec 8 1993
Final 2 guy session for the year, where 'where has our little charlie gone'? Lift Me Up proves heavier than we'd hoped. Les briefly plays Les Paul, but Paul left his Paul Les at home. Ride Captain Ride actually benefits from drum machine treatment, this tune is an american classic. Ran heater briefly but quite warm. What does 94 hold? Divorce court? Exploding drummer of the week? We gonna see, now aint we.
Dec 30, 1993
Unlikely yet unpleasant moving day trip to belleview, garys happy new year is met with a shasta-gram laced with cianide, if not spam. Humming 'go no place to stay'. Close to the Edge comes into percy placefirst, now if he furniture (Les moves out of Belleview into apt near Percy Priest Lake)
Dec 1 1993
Two seagulls, gertude and heathcliff. Gary is on Union trip, first inklings of new Yestunes are heard. Les playing Rikki-dont-lose-that-enbacker. Quadro. opero, thiso and thato are bandied about. Charlie may be running off with a two lesbian band, soon to release their first single 'I want to hold your bleep'.
Dec 8 1993
Final 2 guy session for the year, where 'where has our little charlie gone'? Lift Me Up proves heavier than we'd hoped. Les briefly plays Les Paul, but Paul left his Paul Les at home. Ride Captain Ride actually benefits from drum machine treatment, this tune is an american classic. Ran heater briefly but quite warm. What does 94 hold? Divorce court? Exploding drummer of the week? We gonna see, now aint we.
Dec 30, 1993
Unlikely yet unpleasant moving day trip to belleview, garys happy new year is met with a shasta-gram laced with cianide, if not spam. Humming 'go no place to stay'. Close to the Edge comes into percy placefirst, now if he furniture (Les moves out of Belleview into apt near Percy Priest Lake)
Thursday, April 28, 2011
1995 (Swept Away by the Streams of Time)
1/11/95
Studio BACK in apartment, opening session on White Knight.
1/18/95
Version of White Night done, old Peavey bottoms back to apt, Les talking new reverb, swap for Korg module
2/14/95
Brief brief visit o Donelson apt, greatest hits runthru
4/27/95
And so at last the great ea had come to an end, swept away by the streams of time. Final visit to Les apt as off to Boston he went, meeting no doubt his destiny, his new career, and way too much clam chowder. There would be the inevitable reunion albums and tours, the classic rock radio royalties et al, but all colored by the enveloping hue of nosalgia for what was and what could be no more. For the Sender Age had ended, and a new generation was rising. Thus sticking our fingers down our throats in the traditional senderish parting, we loaf off into the sunset bellowing . borrnnn to be wiilllld
POSTSCRIPT
Les returned to Adairville Kentucky of all places, where several brief 'Sender' sessions were held in the attic of the old mansion like house he briefly lived in whilest commuting to Vanderbilt. It was here that the final Sender original 'White Knight' was finished, little else is remembered from these attic sessions, other than it was a long drive up there from the farm.
Studio BACK in apartment, opening session on White Knight.
1/18/95
Version of White Night done, old Peavey bottoms back to apt, Les talking new reverb, swap for Korg module
2/14/95
Brief brief visit o Donelson apt, greatest hits runthru
4/27/95
And so at last the great ea had come to an end, swept away by the streams of time. Final visit to Les apt as off to Boston he went, meeting no doubt his destiny, his new career, and way too much clam chowder. There would be the inevitable reunion albums and tours, the classic rock radio royalties et al, but all colored by the enveloping hue of nosalgia for what was and what could be no more. For the Sender Age had ended, and a new generation was rising. Thus sticking our fingers down our throats in the traditional senderish parting, we loaf off into the sunset bellowing . borrnnn to be wiilllld
POSTSCRIPT
Les returned to Adairville Kentucky of all places, where several brief 'Sender' sessions were held in the attic of the old mansion like house he briefly lived in whilest commuting to Vanderbilt. It was here that the final Sender original 'White Knight' was finished, little else is remembered from these attic sessions, other than it was a long drive up there from the farm.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Famous Moments in Sender History
Gare
1. Bringing down a light on his guitar
2. Hitting his head on the entrance to the Cavern
3. Finger down throat
4. Not knowing a single word to 'Too Rolling Stoned' on the best song at Classicfest
5. The Amon sul Nazgul rap.
Les
1. Keyboard mania
2. Vision of my Mind
3. Gay Santa picture, inventing the lights
4. Epic gloom
5. Baba intro
Johnny
1. Mispelling the Cinders
2. Walking into the radio station
3. Introduction to rock and roll
4. Beating Les to practice (once)
5. Calling Land we Knew 'Levy'
1. Bringing down a light on his guitar
2. Hitting his head on the entrance to the Cavern
3. Finger down throat
4. Not knowing a single word to 'Too Rolling Stoned' on the best song at Classicfest
5. The Amon sul Nazgul rap.
Les
1. Keyboard mania
2. Vision of my Mind
3. Gay Santa picture, inventing the lights
4. Epic gloom
5. Baba intro
Johnny
1. Mispelling the Cinders
2. Walking into the radio station
3. Introduction to rock and roll
4. Beating Les to practice (once)
5. Calling Land we Knew 'Levy'
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Top Ten Greatest Sender Memories
1. Any of Johnny attempts to drum the middle section of When the War Was Ended
2. Gares amp going wooooooooooooooooooooooo
3. Breaking into the Long Hollow clubhouse of the Oconee 'long hollow feeling' gig
4. The motorcycle solo suring 'Born to be Wild' same gig as above, where nobody came IN
5. The english couple from the aiport showing up at a Halloween party in a cab
6. First night stage overrun on the KDF Riverboat
7. Any of Les' recorded DD6 drum rolls
8. The famous Hermitage Landing and Caver youre too loud gig busts
9. The Opera
10. Classicfest, the gig, the radio interview
Annotation
The beginning of Rock and Roll was drumming problematic as well
2. Gares amp going wooooooooooooooooooooooo
3. Breaking into the Long Hollow clubhouse of the Oconee 'long hollow feeling' gig
4. The motorcycle solo suring 'Born to be Wild' same gig as above, where nobody came IN
5. The english couple from the aiport showing up at a Halloween party in a cab
6. First night stage overrun on the KDF Riverboat
7. Any of Les' recorded DD6 drum rolls
8. The famous Hermitage Landing and Caver youre too loud gig busts
9. The Opera
10. Classicfest, the gig, the radio interview
Annotation
The beginning of Rock and Roll was drumming problematic as well
Monday, April 25, 2011
The Sender Hall of Fame Inductees
1. Chi Chi (Mississippi Queen! she would yell)
2. Thad (mr Sax, who appeared on When the War was Ended and jammed occasionally)
3. Dr Love (Steve Welch, he poured bubbly at most parties)
4. the Vandroid Girls (at one particular Vanderbilt party, a song was written)
5. Barry (a guy who drummed occasionally)
6. Mark (a friend who sang occasionally)
7. Charlie (a guy who drummed occasionally)
8. Mark (a drummer? I dont remember, notes say he drummed 4 weeks)
9. Ben (famous but I forget why, 'Ben' used to be a running joke, who was he?)
10. The guy who did the field picture
Annotation
Chatty Patty? Lindsey, who sang a couple times? Shasta? Ter-ye, who recorded us?
2. Thad (mr Sax, who appeared on When the War was Ended and jammed occasionally)
3. Dr Love (Steve Welch, he poured bubbly at most parties)
4. the Vandroid Girls (at one particular Vanderbilt party, a song was written)
5. Barry (a guy who drummed occasionally)
6. Mark (a friend who sang occasionally)
7. Charlie (a guy who drummed occasionally)
8. Mark (a drummer? I dont remember, notes say he drummed 4 weeks)
9. Ben (famous but I forget why, 'Ben' used to be a running joke, who was he?)
10. The guy who did the field picture
Annotation
Chatty Patty? Lindsey, who sang a couple times? Shasta? Ter-ye, who recorded us?
The Most Famous Sender Originals
1. Lorien
2. Deadly Embrace
3. When the War was Ended
4. The Land We Knew
5. Take You By Storm
6. Salisbury Trilogy
7. Alien Nation
8. Look to the Skies
9. There Are Times
10. River of Life
Annotation
The presence of originals means that the Senders were more than just a barn band. The Senders were something that Les and Gare DID for 10 years. There were many many more, this list seems arbitrary.
2. Deadly Embrace
3. When the War was Ended
4. The Land We Knew
5. Take You By Storm
6. Salisbury Trilogy
7. Alien Nation
8. Look to the Skies
9. There Are Times
10. River of Life
Annotation
The presence of originals means that the Senders were more than just a barn band. The Senders were something that Les and Gare DID for 10 years. There were many many more, this list seems arbitrary.
Sender Combos
1. Sea and Sand/Dirty Jobs/Punk Meets the Godfather
2. 21st Century Schizoid Man/Crimson King
3. Hey Bulldog/I Want You (Shes so Heavy)
4. Yours Is No Disgrace/Roundabout/Starship Trooper
5. Touch Me/Hello I Love You
6. Nowhere Man/Help/If I Fell
7. Thank You/Dazed and Confused
8. Hey You/Comfortably Numb/Wish You Were Here/Momentary Lapse of Reason
9. Who Are You/Baba O Reily
10. Hand with Care/End of the Line
Annotation
Not really sure why this is in the Chronicles, I know for a fact the Senders never played Dazed and Confused. Also, since the Senders never memorized lyrics, most songs were done singly, but its possible we strung some of them together as depicted here.
2. 21st Century Schizoid Man/Crimson King
3. Hey Bulldog/I Want You (Shes so Heavy)
4. Yours Is No Disgrace/Roundabout/Starship Trooper
5. Touch Me/Hello I Love You
6. Nowhere Man/Help/If I Fell
7. Thank You/Dazed and Confused
8. Hey You/Comfortably Numb/Wish You Were Here/Momentary Lapse of Reason
9. Who Are You/Baba O Reily
10. Hand with Care/End of the Line
Annotation
Not really sure why this is in the Chronicles, I know for a fact the Senders never played Dazed and Confused. Also, since the Senders never memorized lyrics, most songs were done singly, but its possible we strung some of them together as depicted here.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
The Most Famous Sender Covers (Party)
1. Green River
2. Brown Eyed Girl
3. Long Cool Woman
4. Your Wildest Dreams
5. A Touch of Grey
6. Sunshine of Your Love
7. Dancing Days
8. Born to be Wild
9. All Right Now
10. Rock and Roll
Annotation:
The party songs were in a separate book, and were basically songs that seemed to work, in other words we could play them passably. Looking at the list now, they were all frequent visitors at parties, but where is 'Back on the Chaingang'? It always went over well.
2. Brown Eyed Girl
3. Long Cool Woman
4. Your Wildest Dreams
5. A Touch of Grey
6. Sunshine of Your Love
7. Dancing Days
8. Born to be Wild
9. All Right Now
10. Rock and Roll
Annotation:
The party songs were in a separate book, and were basically songs that seemed to work, in other words we could play them passably. Looking at the list now, they were all frequent visitors at parties, but where is 'Back on the Chaingang'? It always went over well.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Salty Dog, Eddie Jelley, and the Westside Six in Detroit
One of my biggest in person guitar heroes was a guy named Eddie, who came to town in Detroit occasionally in the late 70s and played mainly at the West Side Six bar, 6 Mile road and Telegraph with his group Salty Dog. Near the end they were playing mainly originals from their (never released it seems 'Bitten by the Dog' album), but my band Blackstone would go see them, mainly to see Eddie. In fact, my nickname BECAME Eddie. Eddie had his Marshall logo cut off at MARS, which I have recreated because of the great memories. Salty Dog did songs nobody else did, Bohemian Rhapsody, Side 2 of Abbey Road, Liar by Queen, All Good People by Yes (the last two were stunning openers) - they sounded exactly like Led Zepplin - but it was Eddie .. Eddies stare .. he was beyond cool. Today I read he's headed several tribute bands (Journey and Stevie Ray Vaughn), but heres to the Eddie I remember, and was in Livonia Mich in the late 70s!
Thursday, April 21, 2011
About the Chronicles
Gare kept a log of most if not all practices, the odd Sender 'gig', the 14 Sender parties in the barn, the apex of Senderdom (Classicfest 88), as well as songwriting/jam sessions between Les and Gare. Other drummers come and go, and as Les once aptly put it, 'we all had our Yokos'. Make of that what you will....
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Who Were The Senders?
Gary Les and Johnny. The name was an accident, after Les and Gare voted for the 'Cinders' because we were burned out, Johnny mispelled it into the 'Senders'. Gare and Les began jamming in his ancient Inglenook cavernlike basement (there was visible dirt), and soon added Johnny on drums, the only available opening since Gare attempted guitar (beer assisted) and Les played bass and everything else, sporting a soon to be growing collection of keyboards and fretted instruments. Gare soon moved to a mini-farm with a barn, but this is all in the Chronicles .. come with me now .
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