Kenne the "Orange Bassist"

Monday, April 15, 2024

Sonntag 14 April 2024. Mad Painter recording at Tom Hamilton, Alex Gitlin on keys, me as Greg Lake, AL Hendry as Palmer. recorded a cover of Uriah Heep's "Circle of Hands" and then original "Shadow of the Words". my notes say I channeled Jack Casady in Jefferson Airplane's "Spare Chaynge" (Bathing at Baxers) but Alex Gitlin wuz channeling Nicky Hopkins on "edward the mad shirt grinder" by quicksilver! ALex sez we almost got another album in da can: happy! (as a clown!)

Alex Gitlin & Tom Hamilton

Al Hendry & Tom Hamilton

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

monntag ides of april 2024. Let me mention a 99 cent charley pride album i got in 2020 lockdown at Somerville Grooves. Songs of Pride...Charley That Is a september 1968 release, though that month, for me, was the first two Beatles capital albums plus the brand new "Hey Jude" 45. A 45 from the album "The easy part's over" b/w "the right to do wrong" was a april 1968 release but for my 12th birthday, I was playing Army with my sixth grade schoolmates. WNYR,Rochester NY wuz da redneck country station, but I missed this part of Chaz's career, THOUGH, hidden gem on side two: "Both of Us Love You"! Yep, Chaz's love interest is "in love with herself...her beautiful self!"...NINE years before i heard the Pistols "No Feelings!"...Chaz wuz a moddafockin' trend-setter!

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

OJI Collective

Dienstag 16 april 2024. 6-9 pm OJI collective presents at the Jungle, special guests Tomo and Amina J, hip-hop showcase. DJ Holeminer manning da turntables. Tomo wuz rappin' 'bout "I need some dough?i see some money worth takin'" and "gee gee gee" (Julie?) He also makes clothes by hand! OJI Collective is a Gismo-esque gaggle of rappers reminiscent of da early daze of NWA. MOST flamboyant wuz Safari Hat King wearing signature pith helmet! Then onto Vera's for karaoke wid da Mad Painter homegurls Sharon (Neeldez) -n- (PInz) Gee Julie; baddest bitches dis side of TLC! I sang Ray Charles "drown in my own tears"; Sharon picked out "Afternoon delight" (released April '76 as wuz first Ramones album) wid me-n-Julie; some lady sang "search and destroy"!; The VERY flamboyant bartender from Independent sang "after the flesh" by Thrill Kill Kult! Dis IZ da people's karoake! Lastly, afterr Sharon Crumrine (also Ginger Ibex) turnt into a 11 pm pumpkin, Gee Julie and I sang "Proud Mary", her as Tina, me as Ike deep-ass boomin' bass voice. Though visiting his Ma, you WILL see Captain Easychord Til Tuesday next! Vera's karaoke, tuesday 9 til "after midnight"!

Safari Hat King & Guest

Tomo & DJ Holeminer

Julie & Sharon

Bartender

Thursday, April 18, 2024

day of Thor 18 april 2024. 0830 or so, diesel cafe, jolted out of "talkin' wid micelf": "have love will travel" by the Sonics! Did some research on all dis: through a Circus magazine '71 penpal got a copy of Who Put The Bomp december '71. started rock on fanzine march '72, musta got Flash fanzine around then and editor Mark shipper sold the Sonics-explosives album for $5 (now $69.15 on discogs). "Have love will travel' fourth song first side VINYL ALBUM. In Fusion magazine (beacon street boston!) future Angry Samoan Mike Saunders had raved about the Sonics (he also turnt me onto Uriah Heep and Lydia Lunch spoken word: "the angry samoans? who knew?" after my SUPPER with Lydia). Five bucks well spent on dis album coz "he's waiting" became "kiss of a rat" (Gismos) august '73, riff-wise and 1998,maybe, got a $1000 royalty check from Sator in Sweden for stealing said riff! I got more tails! Tails of Brave Ulysses!

Friday, April 19, 2024

Saturday, April 20, 2024

saturday 27 april 2024 four pm iz mad painter at da jungle; like mad painter on facebook!

kenne highland air force sunday 27 july 2024 matt burns memorial da burren; like kenne highland air force on facebook.

Vera's is on instragram and has NO bands and Tuesday this week, April 23, looking to sing ray charles "mess around" at da people's karaoke and thursday "Mellow down easy" at vera's for da yacht rock. see you dere,ya moddafockas!