As of this morning, I didn't have anything to write about so I was just going to bemoan the fact that my good friend had just taken off for Cabo San Lucas and my legal assistant was spending Spring Break in Satellite Beach, FL while I was looking out the window at a dreary cold Columbus. But then I went home for lunch and found something worth crying about. Was it a large glob of wasabi on my sushi? No. I was watching Obama do his online town meeting and a few tears trickled out as the realization washed over me that we finally have a leader with a brain who knows what is going on and can actually talk about it off the top of his head. Beautiful things have that effect on me.
Thursday, tonight, Happy Chichester is at Due Amici (free!) and Super Desserts, an amazing new band with guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass clarinet, violin, viola, sitar and glockenspiel is at The Treehouse. And if you haven't seen Hamell on Trial yet, you need to see him at Rumba. Great music and great humor all in one dirty old punk.
Friday, the action is at Rumba. My old friends The Wahoos and The Mendelsonics do the happy hour and then Paul Abbott's Pocket Full of Sunshine should be one of the events of the year in local music. Paul got just about all of Columbus' finest to each record a song with him and put it on a 15 track compilation CD. Many of those musicians will be there including Derek DiCenzo and Happy Chichester. I will probably have to forgo checking out bands for Comfest to see this.
Saturday, there's a good new rhythm and blues group, The Cellar Hounds, at Ruby's around 10 PM. Miss Molly is doing a CD release at Dick's and Bookmobile is at The Treehouse.
It's not Cabo San Lucas but it's allright. mark
March 26, 2009
March 22, 2009
What's Up This Weekend?
I've been doing a lot of intellectualizing lately about Comfest controversies on the egroup. But I've come to realize that sometimes, you can definitely over-think things. Like earlier this week when it was so beautiful outside, I went out to take a walk down Walhalla Ravine and my cat, Riblet, followed me to the end of my street before crossing Indianola. I was afraid he might try to follow me across the busy thoroughfare so thought it would be a good idea if I picked him up and carried him across and a little ways down the ravine. Of course, he ran right back across the street and came within a whisker of getting smooshed. If I had just let him decide, he probably never would have crossed the street. Since then, I haven't felt too smart.
Thursday, tonight, The Spikedrivers do the happy hour at Rumba and then Megan Palmer scoots downtown to join the Hopefuls at Due Amici. Ghost Shirt is at The Treehouse.
Friday, Derek DiCenzo does the jazz thing at Dick's, Earwig and the seemingly-anything-but-invisible Ghost Shirt are at Rumba and The Wet Darlings and Dr. Kenny Delicious are at Oldfield's.
Saturday, Lydia Loveless and Fox & Hounds are at The Treehouse. mark
The smartest people in the world
Had gathered in Los Angeles
To analyze our love affair
And possibly unscramble us
And we sat among our photographs
Examined every one
And in the end we compromised
And met the morning sun
Maybe I think too much
Maybe I think too much
Maybe I think too much
Maybe I think too much
They say the left side of the brain
Dominates the right
And the right side has to labor
Through the long and speechless night
And in the night
My father came to me
And held me to his chest
He said there's not much more that you can do
Go on and get some rest
And I said yeah
Maybe I think too much
Maybe I think too much
Maybe I think too much
Maybe I think too much
Lyrics by Paul Simon
Thursday, tonight, The Spikedrivers do the happy hour at Rumba and then Megan Palmer scoots downtown to join the Hopefuls at Due Amici. Ghost Shirt is at The Treehouse.
Friday, Derek DiCenzo does the jazz thing at Dick's, Earwig and the seemingly-anything-but-invisible Ghost Shirt are at Rumba and The Wet Darlings and Dr. Kenny Delicious are at Oldfield's.
Saturday, Lydia Loveless and Fox & Hounds are at The Treehouse. mark
The smartest people in the world
Had gathered in Los Angeles
To analyze our love affair
And possibly unscramble us
And we sat among our photographs
Examined every one
And in the end we compromised
And met the morning sun
Maybe I think too much
Maybe I think too much
Maybe I think too much
Maybe I think too much
They say the left side of the brain
Dominates the right
And the right side has to labor
Through the long and speechless night
And in the night
My father came to me
And held me to his chest
He said there's not much more that you can do
Go on and get some rest
And I said yeah
Maybe I think too much
Maybe I think too much
Maybe I think too much
Maybe I think too much
Lyrics by Paul Simon
What's Up This Weekend?
Mary Matalin lights James Carville's fire. Megan McCain lights mine after seeing her interview with Rachel Maddow. She's smart, 24, looks more like her mother than her father thankfully and she's a moderate Republican who just attacked Ann Coulter in her blog on the Daily Beast. There is something to be said for the passion ignited by intellectual friction.
What Was for Dinner This Week? In so many ways, I'm like a 12 year old who is just tall enough to drive a car. Like when I make food. While joyriding in the kitchen, it sounded like a good idea to soak some fish in milk and coat it with flour and crushed stale tortilla chips from my Fiesta Bowl party. Sauteed in olive oil, it wasn't bad. I also stripped away the mold from the half of a pomegranate meant for Christmas morning mimosas and added the little rubies to my salad with a mango vinagrette. Yummy!
Thursday, tonight, comedian Neil Hamburger shares the stage with the former Hugs & Kisses whose new name shall remain nameless. Magically Delicious is at Dick's, The Floorwalkers and Jason Quicksall Band are at Due Amici. Dr. Kenny Delicious, who I recently discovered is a fantastic blues-rock act, is with Mt. Carmel at Ruby's and Ghost Shirt is at The Treehouse.
Friday, Death By Banjo is at Byrne's, In 3D is at CBR's, Grassohol is at Dick's, The Randy's do the happy hour at Rumba, The Ladies of Longford are at The Shamrock Club, The Spikedrivers are at Skully's, Moon High is at The Treehouse and The Kinsey Report is at Thirsty Ear.
Saturday, Megan Palmer is at Dick's, Ghost Shirt is at Ruby's, the band that played my street party last year and graces the cover of The Alive this week, The Drowsy Lads, are at The Shamrock Club, and Eric Metronome and Couch Forts are at The Treehouse.
Monday, This Is My Suitcase is at Bernie's and Julie Neumark and Megan Palmer are at Rumba.
Tuesday, Couch Forts and Ghost Shirt are at Skully's.
Bon appetit. Erin go braugh. mark
What Was for Dinner This Week? In so many ways, I'm like a 12 year old who is just tall enough to drive a car. Like when I make food. While joyriding in the kitchen, it sounded like a good idea to soak some fish in milk and coat it with flour and crushed stale tortilla chips from my Fiesta Bowl party. Sauteed in olive oil, it wasn't bad. I also stripped away the mold from the half of a pomegranate meant for Christmas morning mimosas and added the little rubies to my salad with a mango vinagrette. Yummy!
Thursday, tonight, comedian Neil Hamburger shares the stage with the former Hugs & Kisses whose new name shall remain nameless. Magically Delicious is at Dick's, The Floorwalkers and Jason Quicksall Band are at Due Amici. Dr. Kenny Delicious, who I recently discovered is a fantastic blues-rock act, is with Mt. Carmel at Ruby's and Ghost Shirt is at The Treehouse.
Friday, Death By Banjo is at Byrne's, In 3D is at CBR's, Grassohol is at Dick's, The Randy's do the happy hour at Rumba, The Ladies of Longford are at The Shamrock Club, The Spikedrivers are at Skully's, Moon High is at The Treehouse and The Kinsey Report is at Thirsty Ear.
Saturday, Megan Palmer is at Dick's, Ghost Shirt is at Ruby's, the band that played my street party last year and graces the cover of The Alive this week, The Drowsy Lads, are at The Shamrock Club, and Eric Metronome and Couch Forts are at The Treehouse.
Monday, This Is My Suitcase is at Bernie's and Julie Neumark and Megan Palmer are at Rumba.
Tuesday, Couch Forts and Ghost Shirt are at Skully's.
Bon appetit. Erin go braugh. mark
March 6, 2009
I suffer through a lot of television commercials and I often fight back at the ones that irritate me the most. I might quickly change the channel or add my own dialogue to vent my sarcasm. There is one for a cut-rate funeral home where the head undertaker sits there railing about the $700 billion dollar bank bailout as a prelude to his pitch to stimulate the economy by sending off your loved one at his place. "And we're shovel-ready!" I chimed in.
Thursday, tonight, The Surly Girl Saloon will be a nice venue to see Couch Forts. Ghost Shirt and Paper Airplane are at The Treehouse.
Friday, Paul Goll's new band, Deerhead and a band with buzz, Mt. Carmel, are at Carabar. Couch Forts move just down the street to Circus with Alwood Sisters and Darynyck. Its usually worth taking the chance to check out Hugs and Kisses with a bunch of bands at The Summit. I will be enjoying Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit at Rumba along with Deer Tick. His first CD was a masterpiece and there is new one out.
Saturday, one of my favorite alt-rock bands, The Lindsay, come out of the woodwork for a show at Carabar with Church of the Red Museum. Soul Satyr is at Dick's. Happy Chichester is at Rumba with The Dig from N.Y. I believe. The Treehouse has the annual Townes Van Zandt Tribute with perennial hosts, Eric Nassau and Casey Velker and many others including Paul Goll, Matt Monta & Bree and Miss Molly. mark
You load sixteen tons, what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
Lyrics by Tennessee Ernie Ford
Thursday, tonight, The Surly Girl Saloon will be a nice venue to see Couch Forts. Ghost Shirt and Paper Airplane are at The Treehouse.
Friday, Paul Goll's new band, Deerhead and a band with buzz, Mt. Carmel, are at Carabar. Couch Forts move just down the street to Circus with Alwood Sisters and Darynyck. Its usually worth taking the chance to check out Hugs and Kisses with a bunch of bands at The Summit. I will be enjoying Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit at Rumba along with Deer Tick. His first CD was a masterpiece and there is new one out.
Saturday, one of my favorite alt-rock bands, The Lindsay, come out of the woodwork for a show at Carabar with Church of the Red Museum. Soul Satyr is at Dick's. Happy Chichester is at Rumba with The Dig from N.Y. I believe. The Treehouse has the annual Townes Van Zandt Tribute with perennial hosts, Eric Nassau and Casey Velker and many others including Paul Goll, Matt Monta & Bree and Miss Molly. mark
You load sixteen tons, what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
Lyrics by Tennessee Ernie Ford
February 27, 2009
When it comes to technology, I'm pretty pathetic. For some unknown reason, the upstairs TV occasionally refuses to respond to the remote. I start pushing certain lucky buttons in different patterns that usually seem to work until it is coaxed into responding. It occurred to me that is the way I live my life. I really don't know what I'm doing so I end up doing the same old things that usually seem to work and, miraculously, my life turns out pretty great.
I was going to write about how, this week, I invented the first casserole I ever made but I thought I should spare you the gory details. Suffice it to say, it was delicious, I ate the whole thing and my fears of being poisoned were unwarranted. It is interesting though, when you think you might have to rush yourself to the hospital at any moment, how many weird sensations you notice flickering through your body to which you normally wouldn't pay any attention.
Thursday, tonight, Kerry Henderson, lead guitarist of The Floorwalkers does the happy hour at Rumba. The Flashing Clock and You're So Bossy are at The Treehouse and a new band I saw in my Comfest rounds and liked, Za's Pawnshop Special, is at The Thirsty Ear.
Friday, The Randys are at Dick's.... but I will continue anyway. My favorite heavy metal band, Razorblliss, is at The Hot Spot on Sinclair Ave. Lucy's Maze makes a rare appearance at Oldfield's on High. Two former members of The Midnighters are performing, James Edwards in The Muzzleloaders at Ravari and Stephanie Jeffreys does the happy hour at Rumba. One more possibility is Ghost Shirt at The Treehouse.
Saturday afternoon, I will have the pleasure of stage managing Music In The Round at the Spice Gastro Lounge which is a benefit for Transit Arts organized by The Capitol Square Rotary Club. Chris Burney, R J Cowdrey and Matt Monta performing. Doors at 5 PM show at 6:30. Its usually sold out. Later, This Is My Suitcase is at The Basement with a bunch of other bands, Fox 'n' Hounds does the bluegrass thing at Dick's, The Wet Darlings and a few others are at The Treehouse.
Nothin' says lovin' like somethin' from the oven. mark
I was going to write about how, this week, I invented the first casserole I ever made but I thought I should spare you the gory details. Suffice it to say, it was delicious, I ate the whole thing and my fears of being poisoned were unwarranted. It is interesting though, when you think you might have to rush yourself to the hospital at any moment, how many weird sensations you notice flickering through your body to which you normally wouldn't pay any attention.
Thursday, tonight, Kerry Henderson, lead guitarist of The Floorwalkers does the happy hour at Rumba. The Flashing Clock and You're So Bossy are at The Treehouse and a new band I saw in my Comfest rounds and liked, Za's Pawnshop Special, is at The Thirsty Ear.
Friday, The Randys are at Dick's.... but I will continue anyway. My favorite heavy metal band, Razorblliss, is at The Hot Spot on Sinclair Ave. Lucy's Maze makes a rare appearance at Oldfield's on High. Two former members of The Midnighters are performing, James Edwards in The Muzzleloaders at Ravari and Stephanie Jeffreys does the happy hour at Rumba. One more possibility is Ghost Shirt at The Treehouse.
Saturday afternoon, I will have the pleasure of stage managing Music In The Round at the Spice Gastro Lounge which is a benefit for Transit Arts organized by The Capitol Square Rotary Club. Chris Burney, R J Cowdrey and Matt Monta performing. Doors at 5 PM show at 6:30. Its usually sold out. Later, This Is My Suitcase is at The Basement with a bunch of other bands, Fox 'n' Hounds does the bluegrass thing at Dick's, The Wet Darlings and a few others are at The Treehouse.
Nothin' says lovin' like somethin' from the oven. mark
This was a good week. The COMFEST license plate was affixed to my new black '93 BMW 318i and I was selected as one of three honored volunteers for Comfest 2009 which means there will be a little thing in the program about me. After 20 years of service, it was something I always hoped would happen but I was afraid I was a bit too controversial to ever be selected. I try to be the hardest working member of Comfest so it feels really good to be acknowledged.
Tonight, Thursday, The Spikedrivers do the happy hour at Rumba followed by the Canadian female duo, Po'Girl, whose CD of eclectic gypsy/klezmer music I reveiwed on the radio last Sunday and really enjoyed. There is also a Bob Dylan Tribute/benefit for Third Hand Bicycle Co-op at Victorians with Cowboy Hillbilly Hippie Folk, Mas Bagua and Matt Monta among others.
Friday, reunions of New Bomb Turks and Scrawl at The Summit, The Wet Darlings are at Rumba and Southeast Engine is one of four bands at the Treehouse.
Saturday, Happy Chichester returns from the west coast to perform at Dick's, Earwig and Bookmobile are at Ravari and Super Desserts and RTFO Bandwagon are at Rumba.
The weather outside is frightful. mark
Tonight, Thursday, The Spikedrivers do the happy hour at Rumba followed by the Canadian female duo, Po'Girl, whose CD of eclectic gypsy/klezmer music I reveiwed on the radio last Sunday and really enjoyed. There is also a Bob Dylan Tribute/benefit for Third Hand Bicycle Co-op at Victorians with Cowboy Hillbilly Hippie Folk, Mas Bagua and Matt Monta among others.
Friday, reunions of New Bomb Turks and Scrawl at The Summit, The Wet Darlings are at Rumba and Southeast Engine is one of four bands at the Treehouse.
Saturday, Happy Chichester returns from the west coast to perform at Dick's, Earwig and Bookmobile are at Ravari and Super Desserts and RTFO Bandwagon are at Rumba.
The weather outside is frightful. mark
February 12, 2009
What's Up This Weekend?
I began the first "What's Up..." on February 10, 2006 with the line "Happy hour anyone?" and sent it to 12 people. This one goes out to 85 of you lovely people. Thanks so much for reading and you can make my day by hitting the reply and send buttons so I can see just whom amongst you is actually reading and when you read it. As always, I love any comments or replies that you might want to include. Recently, I created a blog that incorporates this email with links to the performers and the bars at therockandrolllawyer.blogspot.com. It also includes my infamous Doodah parade photo.
Thursday, tonight, Woody Pines returns from North Carolina to do a set at Dick's Den. RTFO Bandwagon makes a rare appearance with Psychedelic Horseshit and Puffy Areolas at Oldfields's on High.
Friday, Grassahol is at Byrne's Pub. Lydia Loveless is at Carabar with OPM and American Dog, The Spikedrivers are at Rumba and The Floorwalkers are at Thirsty Ear.
Saturday, Derek DiCenzo will actually be performing music as opposed to just DJing at Dick's and my favorite heavy metal band, Razorbliss, will be with The Damnits, a good rock band, and Candy Coated Jesus at Skully's. I've never seen him and I won't this time at The Schott but I would love to see George Jones before he dies. Times New Viking will be doing Velvet Underground covers at the Wexner as they say aloha to the Andy W. exhibit I never saw. The Katie Reider Rocks Back Benefit will be at The LC. Katie was a wonderful performer and beautiful person.
Sunday, I guest-host the Invisible Hits Hour with Curt Schieber on CD 101 at 9 PM. We will be reviewing among other discs, the new Mark Olson and Gary Louris "Ready for the Flood", new Van Morrison "Astral Weeks at the Hollywood Bowl", "Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby" and Po' Girl's "Deer In the Night", two ladies from Canada that sound really nice.
Well, here's a toast to our better angels and have a passionate Valentines Day. mark
My funny valentine
Sweet comic valentine
You make me smile with my heart
Your looks are laughable
Unphotographable
Yet youre my favourite work of art
Is your figure less than greek
Is your mouth a little weak
When you open it to speak
Are you smart?
But dont change a hair for me
Not if you care for me
Stay little valentine stay
Each day is valentines day
Is your figure less than greek
Is your mouth a little weak
When you open it to speak
Are you smart?
But dont you change one hair for me
Not if you care for me
Stay little valentine stay
Each day is valentines day
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Thursday, tonight, Woody Pines returns from North Carolina to do a set at Dick's Den. RTFO Bandwagon makes a rare appearance with Psychedelic Horseshit and Puffy Areolas at Oldfields's on High.
Friday, Grassahol is at Byrne's Pub. Lydia Loveless is at Carabar with OPM and American Dog, The Spikedrivers are at Rumba and The Floorwalkers are at Thirsty Ear.
Saturday, Derek DiCenzo will actually be performing music as opposed to just DJing at Dick's and my favorite heavy metal band, Razorbliss, will be with The Damnits, a good rock band, and Candy Coated Jesus at Skully's. I've never seen him and I won't this time at The Schott but I would love to see George Jones before he dies. Times New Viking will be doing Velvet Underground covers at the Wexner as they say aloha to the Andy W. exhibit I never saw. The Katie Reider Rocks Back Benefit will be at The LC. Katie was a wonderful performer and beautiful person.
Sunday, I guest-host the Invisible Hits Hour with Curt Schieber on CD 101 at 9 PM. We will be reviewing among other discs, the new Mark Olson and Gary Louris "Ready for the Flood", new Van Morrison "Astral Weeks at the Hollywood Bowl", "Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby" and Po' Girl's "Deer In the Night", two ladies from Canada that sound really nice.
Well, here's a toast to our better angels and have a passionate Valentines Day. mark
My funny valentine
Sweet comic valentine
You make me smile with my heart
Your looks are laughable
Unphotographable
Yet youre my favourite work of art
Is your figure less than greek
Is your mouth a little weak
When you open it to speak
Are you smart?
But dont change a hair for me
Not if you care for me
Stay little valentine stay
Each day is valentines day
Is your figure less than greek
Is your mouth a little weak
When you open it to speak
Are you smart?
But dont you change one hair for me
Not if you care for me
Stay little valentine stay
Each day is valentines day
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
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