Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Mike Finnigan "Let Me See the Light"
Friday, August 22, 2008
Perot Offends Obama !!
correspondent Jack Pribek: "Go ahead Jack..."Thanks Moo; "I have received the following text from an anonymous source (I think it was this steel guitar player I worked with in a band called "Fo' Screamin" Crackas, that collected Hummel figurines) regarding something on your site that had to do with Ross Perot-Barack Obama?"
"Jack: Would that have been Dimebag Darrell?"
"Can't remember Moo, but here it is, as I got it:"
Wow, this is spooky man-you know what I mean?
I was on my way to a gig at the Best Western way up in Otterbutt, Minnesota one time (mid 80's??) and I stopped off, as I was in the habit of doing whenever I was in that particular neck of those particular woods, at a place called Zap's Tap, somewhere near the Wisconsin Dells for some onion rings and Jagermeister. It was late and the place was empty all except for one table full youngsters. The guys were wearing cardigan, knit sweaters and the girls were sporting pleated skirts. There were half-eaten burgers, left on plates, strewn about the table, somebody evidently thought that the paper napkin in the water glass gag wasn't passé 'cause there were two or three of those.A couple of them were smoking. I saw a crumpled up pack of Newports that someone
had knocked to the floor and didn't have the courtesy to pick up. Newports, for the love of Pete! They were acting really rowdy, had a "Up With People" on a caffeine jag going on.Sally, the waitress with the scrambled yellow hair, winked, in a salacious yet, for some reason, to me, a repulsive manner. Clearly, she had fond memories of my last visit and the afternoon we spent Riding the Ducks, that were not mutual. I decided to change the subject before the subject was brought up.
"Oh them", she said, her eyes showing subtle disappointment. "There's a big youth group, up from Chicagoland (a boorish term that furthered my mood of contempt, I mean, it's ridiculous, Chicagoland-makes the noble hog butcher to the world sound bush league; you don't ever hear Omaha land or, Bakersfield land do ya?) staying at [Picture left: one of the hog butchers's daughters, Norma]old man Hanacek's place over by the marina. I think this crew must have separated from them."

There was a tall and lanky black kid that was obviously the ring leader. He was holding a Carlos Castaneda book, up high, in his left hand and reading aloud to his adoring audience."Look at every path closely and deliberately, then ask ourselves this crucial question: Does this path have a heart? If it does, then the path is good. If it doesn't, it is of no use.", he read, and the boys grinned sheepish, the girls twittered.
Just then, behind me, the door swung open and a gust of icy Wisconsin air blew forth silencing the mob. In walked a 6'9" man of Samoan heritage, with an unsteady gait. Our paths had crossed before. Horst, the cunning and openly gay chauffer/ bodyguard of none other than Ross Perot.I don't know why but, I sensed trouble.
As if on cue, the jukebox fired up of it's own accord and started playing "Celluloid Heroes" by the Kinks.
The walking, living, breathing, entity of a Napolean complex that is Ross Perot made his entrance. Now, you know that R.P. and I used to rub shoulders back in the day, moopig, before that business with the Canadian Customs Official, before the falling out. And, you also know that the little munchkin usually had half a bag on most of the time. This time though, was different. This time, moo; he was ripped to the tits and wasn't making any effort to conceal that fact.
"If you covered him with garbage, George Sanders would still have style", the old Seeburg box blared before being censored with a well placed and swift shot from Horst's right Doc Marten.
As Sally dropped her sampler platter full of battered mushrooms and mozzarella sticks, that she
had every intention of packing away during her 15 minute break, behind the steam table, Perot let out a whoop and in a nasal, shrill, abrupt speech pattern normally attributed to those native of Odessa, Texas shouted; "Woohee, what the hell is going on around here? Can't a billionaire get some biscuits and gravy?"He was pissed as a potter. I checked the table in the corner. Total silence and wide, unblinking eyes. The cocky young man, the ramrod of the bunch, was now meek and confused. Perot must have seen me looking over there because; he fixed a wobbly gaze on the young alpha.
"Dammit," I thought, "I should have done something, created a diversion. These kids may be unpleasant to me, even rash but they don't deserve this."
"It's a book". The young man attempted sarcasm but fell very short and came off intimidated.
"Let me see that", said the diminutive baron as he grabbed for it, displaying quickness that
defied his besotted state."Well lookee here, Carlos Castaneda; good old Carlos. You see this Horst? Carlos freakin' Castaneda. Well, I'll be horsnwaggled and dipped in shit!" His reedy voice lower now and staring into the young, future Senator's eyes, the mini mogul said;
you…know…and, his face started turning beet red. Louder now; "I'm Ross Perot-Ross…Freakin'…Perot. Got that? And, I'm going to enlighten you, kid. Your hero here, your darling, the author of this piece of crap, my old pal Carlos was queer as a football bat!!"Jack, excuse us, so that is as queer as a five-legged, two-headed heifer, with a nut sack?"
The young man looked beaten, suddenly wearied by the world. Out on his feet. Trembling and frightened; what could he do?There comes a time once in every man's life when it's put up or shut up, feet to the fire, do or die. It was a turning point. He did what he could to gather himself. I could tell that it took more fortitude than he knew he had in him. He slid his chair aside and took a few shaky steps toward his abbreviated adversary. In a tone that was now shaky, he looked down into the eyes of evil and said; "You sir, have offended me."
Time froze but, only for a moment. Horst leapt to his feet, the top button of his, short sleeved rayon shirt festooned with the "native birds of Paraguay" popped off and slid across the tile floor exposing the freshly graying and matted hair of his brawny chest. Unbelievable how fast the big man could move. Perot shouted; "Hold it there, back off sport".
"Nothing to see here, no cause for alarm." He
looked at Sally, looked at me and concentrated once again on the young man from Chicagoland.It was one hell of a Wisconsin night, I'll tell you that, moo. I never seen the like before or since. It was a night when the gauntlet was thrown down and young man stood at the crossroads. And, I'm here to tell you moo, that that young man answered the bell in the 13th round. Yep, I knew right then, that this kid has a real future. So, bottom line, the legend is true moo. For, I was there to witness it..." fin
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Missouri, to present this historic report posthumously. >edTuesday, August 19, 2008
Colored Waiting Room & Restaurant
anzoh53 (3 months ago)
Saw Mavis live in the Paradiso just last week. That lady is still going strong.
mtedora (4 months ago)
OBAMA08!!!
sky60277 (4 months ago)
awesome song - thx Mavis ! - shocking video but it's good to remember that this has really happened, not soo long ago
ogosin4ever (4 months ago)
i feel bad for the guy in 0:55 if i were him i would bring a blade wit me y is e jus walkin around?
deonantipo (4 months ago)
beautiful mavis - ace video - bad memories - so sorry
JoelMonroe (4 months ago)
this version suks.
Perdita1972 (5 months ago)
It's a wonderful song.
Mavis is quite The Lady! I can't wait 'till she comes to the AB in Brussels.
garethb1961 (5 months ago)
I saw her at WOMAD, Adelaide and yes - it WAS awesome! Probable the best act in 3 days of world music.
wallaroon (5 months ago)
have some respect for this video. it's about segregation, and look what's being commented!Mavis Staples did a wonderful job here and proved his point. this is a truly moving video, and your horrible comments are ruining it.
Buddy Guy -- Whad' He Say??
One Night at the Trucker's Home.... some fellas dropped in and animated the place
It would've been great to hear Reed's solo (if he had one); imagine how that wouldv'e sound.
Peace
- C sXe
- C sXe
Saturday, August 16, 2008
I Love A Good Talk Show
It's the electric church, that's why we play loud. Got that? Dick?
"Hear My Train A Comin'"
This song was my favorite of the Hendrix slow blues that he would use as a vehicle for variations on a theme. This version has a lot of the chitlin' circuit vibe to it. Different groove for this tune.
Friday, August 15, 2008
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Branson
"Yeah, I know, I can’t get too jazzed up about it either..."
By Jack Pribek
August 14, 2008
This is kind of funny. Last weekend, as I was driving back from the gig in Springfield with Allen (bass player TNH). Allen, who happens to be a huge Beatles fan, was telling me he heard a rumor that Paul McCartney (shown below on the left) had been
hanging around in Branson.
At Left: "OKay, now we would like to play ghost Riders fer yoo..."
Now, you hear all kinds of goofy rumors around here but, I figured that this one might have some legs because, I’d read somewhere that McCartney was doing the Route 66 trip. Route 66 runs through Springfield which is 45 minutes from Branson. And, Louise Harrison, George’s sister, lives in town so, why not?
Saw this from Shirley Halperin of the Hollywood Insider this morning.
Though he’s been spotted this month getting his kicks on a road trip along the original Route 66, fans may be most intrigued by a detour Paul McCartney took to Branson, MO — home to the Yakov Smirnoff comedy show, the Oak Ridge Boys Theater, and possibly, a Beatles museum.
O.K., you got know something. Any time you see anybody, from LA/New York writing anything about Branson, they are going to take a little condescending tone. And, it usually starts by pointing out that folks like Yakov or the Oaks perform here.
And it is what it is. Those guys do play Branson and there are a ton of people that come to town every year to see them. For the record, I’ve never run in to any Oak Ridge Boys but, I’ve met Yakov a couple of times and seems to be a swell guy. 
Years ago, my wife had a cell phone and the number was something like 334-1234. One day, I was working out in the yard and the phone rings and it was Yakov. He was saying that he was just sitting around and dialed the number because he thought it was cool. He said, “What would it take for you to let me have this number?” Too funny, because he wanted the number and he was hitting me with all of this polyester suit, car salesman, closing question dialog and in that Russian accent.
It was pretty surreal. I didn’t know what to tell him because it was the wife’s phone and, what do you charge somebody for a cell phone number? So, I told him to call back and he never did. But later, I saw an ad for the show or, something Yakov related, and the phone number was something like 335-1234.
I don’t know if I have the numbers right but, the 1234 part was the deal. I just always wondered if he hung up the phone with me and just started calling more 1234 numbers until he got someone that would go for it.
Anyway back to Paul McCartney. So, the Hollywood Insider says that a Beatles Museum might be coming to the Ozarks. Go figure.
A local source says Macca visited Louise Harrison, the sister of George Harrison and the owner of Branson’s Starlite Theater, where Beatles tribute band Liverpool Legends appear regularly. No word on what the two discussed, but an obvious topic would be the Beatles museum Harrison has long planned to open in the tourist town using her own memorabilia collection.
The “obvious topic”, yeah could be anything. They may have been just saying hi, having some crumpets, who knows? But, just think; a Beatles Museum! filled with memorabilia!
Yeah, I know, I can’t get too jazzed up about it either. “These are the cuff links that John Lennon wore on Shindig”. That sort of thing. But, people around here get all giddy about this kind of stuff because every dollar in this economy is tied to tourism and the logic is always, “Hey, they drive from Chicago to see the Oak Ridge Boys. Surely, more will come to see Ringo Starr’s toothbrush”.
Harrison’s partners say the museum might open this fall. Branson has been trying to upgrade its kitschy image — could a blessing from an actual Beatle be the city’s ticket to ride?
And there you have it. The old Hollywood Insider, Shirley Halperin, hits Branson with the smarmy little, botox infused, dig. Like I say, it’s nothing new.
But, I got to say, I haven’t heard one person saying anything about upgrading the kitschy image. I’ve never heard the word “kitschy” uttered by anybody in these parts. And, a “blessing from an actual Beatle”? Well, nobody would turn that down would they? I guarantee that none of these local cats, that have been picking the pockets of patronizing carpetbaggers since before old H. Bell wrote the book, are going to turn down a blessing from a Beatle.
And you know, we might just pack a lunch and head over to town to take a look at Paul McCartney’s toenail clippers our own selves.
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Phull Phathom Phive wrote,
“They paved a pair a’ dikes,
and put Beatles in a museum…
charged a buck and a half
just to see ‘em…”“And I will follow you all the way home!” Oh yeah.. but I was only in Branson for about thirty minutes when I dropped you off there in the middle of the night… [I forgot your best buddy's and his wife's names?] was with us, and drove back to Washington with me.
on the radio…. Wilbur and the Web Spinners says, “Wow it’s almost Friday again here at the XXL Beef and Bean Burrito Boutique.” Imagine that! and a Beatles Museum, Abbey Road and all.
Link | August 14th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
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Pribek wrote,
Kenski-that’s a crazy ass webcam with the zoom feature. I caught a truck driver picking his nose. And……On one hand I feel sympathy for you going through that traumatic experience. On the other hand…well it’s pretty funny.
J-”hacked by emo-terrorists” good one. All I will say is that the rugby discussion threw me off my game for a couple of days.
Pat0 you need to spend some time in Branson. I would recommend the huuuuuge new Titanic experience thingy, it will blow your mind.
Link | August 14th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
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Phelps Phan and Phriends wrote,
Can I eat it?
Link | August 15th, 2008 at 1:41 am
( "Paul McCartney Visits The Ozarks" by Pribek was published on August 14th, 2008 and is listed in Celebrity, Hunh?, Local Jive, News. ) ...somehow edited by Pat Darnell 08.15.2008




Kenski wrote,
Over Christmas my mother-in-law got all hot under the collar to show me the incredible, huuuuuge new Titanic experience thingy in Branson. I was keen to get some cheap t-shirts from the Target up there (hey, it’s Target, ok?) so I agreed. We drove all the way out there from Nixa… to see the outside of a big grey box…
I’m sure it was something, just not to me. And the coffee from the coffee-shop up there… not good. Really, not good.
AND Target didn’t have the t’s I wanted in my size.
I’m not dissing Branson, just calling it the way I see it.
Link | August 14th, 2008 at 10:27 am