Monday, May 7, 2018

saturday 5 may 18, Kentucky Derby watched at flann o'brien's, brigham circle. 59 to one odds on Noble Indy, ridden by Florent Geroux, but as it was Justify won. In 1977 Solomon Gruberger bet on Highland Wedding, that being before 20 aug 77; wonder how that one paid off? I should research these horses and pedigrees. So besides the ramones in 1976, Patricia Ragan, who sings on Music to Kill By writes on me facebook wall: "Promises Fulfilled! great bloodlines" THEN Marvin Nunley, Royal Guardsmen writes "the derby on cinco de mayo? i cant decide whether to have a margarita or a mint julep!!!" so, already shittin' micelf like GG Allin, my 1966 influence: Snoopy and my 1976 punk-rock influence, Patricia, go back and forth on "have 'em both", "Might be a potent mixture" etc. I chime in about Royal Guardsmen at Panther's Den, teen club, Brockport NY and mister nunley: "been quite a while since i was up your way!" (though Mark Farner comin' soon, $5, Hilton Ny state fair!). Lastly "thank you very much for being a loyal fan!" The Korps, of course, having grandfathers that fought AGAINST the Kaiser....either way, that nice lil note from a band i been a fiddy year fan of damn sho' won MY race! New Year's Day allston mass, maybe '87, Harold Madison Jr. sang ray charles "one mint julep" to me at seven stars restaurant. Breakfast with Mister Butch! both ray charles fans".....

Justify Winning the Kentucky Derby

Tuesday, May 8 2018

sunday 8 may 18, Ken and Gee Julie at Burren, davis square for REBETOPAREA (like them on facebook!) here is my musical theory and tell me this aint hillbilly or "race' records: "musical folklore of underclass"...."late 19th century to first half of 20th century"....So these Greeks, in AMERIKA, FIRST and a bit more mavro or hillbilly coulda been leadbelly/robert johnson/carter family/hank williams AND recorded on 78! The leader of this seven piece (GIZMOS!) band was very scholarly, maybe as old as the 78s themselves, this popou, but there also was censorship starting in 1936....and i thought Bo Carter's "please warm my weiner" or "she wants the kielbasa" needed PRMC ratings! (not to mention Zappa or mentors!). But again, Leadbelly comes to mind: ramblin'/gamblin' men, honky tonk wimmen etc. opium dens too i've read. lineup was three bousokis acrost front (i think), acoustic bass and guitar and three multi-instrumental ladies; one on accordion, another on violin and both played glass thimbles for percussion (they need Miss Lyn-opolous!). everybody took turns singing in Greek of course. Lastly, Gee Julie was happier'n a pig in skata talkin' to a table of popous about the lil village her grandparents was from, which she's been to...Kenne, as Xeni, didnt say skata for a change! (Celts did invade Greece tho, read it in a french history magazine....well, I can read a fucken map and Les Celts of course with invading arrows on map!) ("filter in mouth"). (sic). In all, people like Miss Lyn should have went and Gee Julie and i gonna be following these folks like Deadheads! one chord progression was the G to F in "over under sideways down"...you wont believe how many Yardbirds licks COULD be played on bousouki! "let me hear your balailaiks ringing out!""....

Rebetoparea

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

sunday 6 may 18 before rebetika at burren, took a Dudley bus which parked on edge of harvard Square's may Faire; turns out I missed an awesome klezmer band! Ezekiel's Wheels klezmer band (like them on facebook), Gee Julie LIKES this! Kenne on the MTA to Davis Square and the macCheaper bargain than fiddle player from Solas at Burren was a $7 before 6 pm film at Somerville Theater. "winner by elimination"; Isle of Dogs and Miss Lyn LIKES anthromorphic animation (Yes! You can't beat Paddinton 1&2 but tongiht I'm watching Peter Rabbit On Demand- been waitin' for it!!-ed.) . Plenty of ethnic groups been herded off to reservations/concentration camps/ghettos et al. but the "minority" majority is....DOGS! fucken cats take over too...lotsa Doctor Evil-type bad guys but 12 year old son of prime minister looks for his banished dog. Lotsa good human humour coming outta dog's mouth (I wont spoil it!) and Yoko Ono as Dr. Yoko Ono is excellent! also there's a "kampei" toast which equals cheers/prost/salut etc. AND in soundtrack is a WEST COAST POP ART EXPERIMENTAL BAND song and i thought i knew EVERY Hopelessly Obscure '60s song/band....How far would $7 got me drinkin' fake beer to kill a couple hours?! So, in end, yes i would see them movie again, even with cat-lovin' Miss Lyn!"....

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Day of Wodin! 9 march 18, a club linehan-ago-go practice for the Jody Moore set sunday 10 jun 18, midway cafe. highlights: Monkees covers! "she hangs out" off Pisces/Aquarius etc. I do a "Bang a Gong" type lick so my sister should be happy: Marc Bolan And THE mONKEES? I SHOULD facebook her about this. also, my mother and sister wuz to the Granite Rail, Quincy (club linehan: THIS friday 18 may 18 granite street cafe quincy!) and they Highland/Quirk back up Jody Moore on "circle sky"; she got the Head soundtrack for her tenth birthday and as we lissened, our John Keegan and I agreed the opening riff was Bo Diddley via Doug macDonald! i didnt catch Head movie til '80s harvard square and by '90, Jody URBATI had it on VHS and i passed out on her Quincy couch; Zappa leading a cow! so lotsa good rock comin' up but being "A hard day's Night", I fell asleep during Motels "total control"! proving once again i know these Jody covers in my sleep! (hahahaha!) Keith Richards coudnt have nodded out better! what the fuuuuuccckkkkk! and lastly, bassist Joe Quinn gave my "Built for comfort" ass a ride home and in Gizmos news: "Kenne, I heard "Gimme Back my foreskin" on spotify and "I Laffed Out Loud" (actually that was Eddie Flowers 1976 reaction), But Anyhow, to quote Teagaerden and Van Winkle)....Gizmos on spotify...Today Spotify, Tomorrow the Vorld!"....

Friday, May 11, 2018

weekend plans, always tentative but "definitely maybe"; Fado Night sunset cafe restaurant and lounge sat 12 may 18 6 pm. Portugese food and fado is portugese rembetika equal kinda to Spain's flamenco....Gee Julie and I world music geeks so rest of y'all: do your fecken homework! sunday 13 may 18, burren, davis square, back room, 4 pm, as read about in irish paper at flann o'brian during Ken's tuckey derby: Randall Bays and John Coyne, with Owen Bays and Rory Coyne "among the best irish fiddlers of his generation". No relation to Kevin Coyne (RIP) of whom Sting and Rotten are fans and somehow through a record trade (8452 ridge road, brockport NY!) I did get couple of Kevin's albums; great bluesy voice, check him out AND the irish fiddlin' Coyne! and Fado!".....