SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2008 REAL BOSS HOSS & THE EYE present: SAN FRANCISCO’S NUMBER ONE PARTY BAND!! FARFISA FUELED R&B GARAGE SLOP FROM … THE BOARS FUZZED OUT GARAGE SWAMP BLUES FROM EAST LA’S OWN… THE GUILTY HEARTS LONG BEACH 3-CHORD GARAGE PUNK SIMPLETONS… THE THINGZ LA’S ORGAN GRINDIN’ PUNKS… THE JINXES WHERE? MR. T’S BOWL 5621 ½ Figueroa St. (@ Ave. 57) Highland Park (323) 256-7561 $10 (CHEAP!) 21+ (sorry kiddies!) FREE PARKING IN REAR! HOSTED by world famous comedian JAMES BECK! DJ FREAKSTIK13 & DJ ST. JORGE will be spinnin’ thee wildest garage, beat, and rock n roll platters all night long!! www.myspace.com/realbosshoss www.myspace.com/theeyebooking BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!!

December 18, 2007 Kenny Parchman: I Feel Like Rockin' (Sun) Buddy Holly: Rockin' Around With Olive Vee (Coral) John Hampton: Honey Hush (United) Maddox Brothers & Rose: Let Me Love You (Columbia) Hank Williams: Howlin' At The Moon (MGM) High Noon: Ain't It Wrong (Glory Bound) Screamin' Joe Neal: Rock And Roll Deacon (Desperate Rock And Roll) Ickey Renrut: Jack Rabbit (Desperate Rock And Roll) Lonnie the Cat: I Ain't Drunk (RPM) Billy Gayles: Just One More Time (Federal) Jackie Brenston: Much Later (Federal) Ickey Renrut: Ho Ho (Ike's Instrumentals) Ray Condo & his Ricochets: Hadicillin Boogie (Swing Brother Swing) Cordwood Draggers: Might As Well Howl (My Baby's Like A Rocket Ship) Luis & the Wildfires: Let's Party (Brain Jail) Fancy Dan & the High Shouters: Spinnin' That Wax (Don't Try This At Home) Ramblin' James & the Billy Boppers: Diggin' And Datin' (Burn One Down) Ray Taylor & his Alabama Pals: My Hamatrack Baby (Clix) Lafayette Yarborough: Cool Cool Baby (Bart) Hugh Barrett & the Victors: Devil's Love (Lucky Four) Bing Day: Pony Tail Partner (King) Ronnie Moleen: Rockyn Up (King) Peppy Prince: Work Man Work (Hollywood) Guitar Crusher: The Monkey (Lookey Dookey) Zodiacs: Jungle Cat (Norton) Oddballs: Rockin' In The Jungle (Rocket) Heartaches: King Kong's Party (Too Cool For School) Ultra Twist: No Beer, No Fun (Bubca) Giant Robots: The Striker (Too Young To Know Better, Too Hard To Care) Fortune & Maltese & the Phabulous Pallbearers: Pizza Party Twist (Konquer Kampus) Lottie Collins: Fun In The USA (Good Night For The Lottie Collins Fun Club) Batman & Robin: Whatever, I Hate Rock And Roll (Bachelor) Golden Catalinas: Can Your Monkey Do The Dog (Tougher Than Stains) Don & the Goodtimes: Louie Louie (Original Northwest Sound) Travis Wammack: There's A UFO Up There (That Scratchy Guitar From Memphis) Headcoatees: Gotta Get Inside That Boys Mind (Have Love Love Will Travel) Rondells: Shanghai Suprise (Fiction, Romance, Fast Machines) Primate Five: I Need Your Luh (Goodbye Boozy) Glads: Do The Go To Hell (Music For Cats) Slow Slushy Boys: Shotgun Boo-ga-loo (Ballroom Bash!) Curlee Wurlee: The Boogie Man (Ballroom Bash!) Greifs: Bored Outta My Gourd (Throwing A Temper Tantrum) Functional Blackouts: Tick Tick Tick (The Very Best Of The Monkeys) Carbonas: I'm A Schiso (s/t) Hipshakes: Do It (Die Slaughterhaus) Pure Country Gold: Jealous Mind (s/t) Sonic Chicken 4: Stupid And Cryin' (s/t) Incredible Kidda Band: The Girl Said No (Too Much, Too Little, Too Late) Knack: Boys Go Crazy (Round Trip) Ramones: She's A Sensation (Pleasant Dreams) Riff Randells: When You Go (Double Cross) Bobbyteens: All In The Kiss (Cruisin' For A Brusin') Black & Whites: Pinball Queen (P.Trash/FDH) Graham Day & the Goalers: Soundtrack To The Daily Grind (Soundtrack To The Daily Grind) Heartattacks: That Girl (Plastic Idol) Bananas: Rebecca (A Slippery Subject) Jet Boys: Fuck You Tokio (Teenage Thunder Revisited) CoCoComa: Go Ahead (s/t) Cat Burglars: No Fun Bein' Dumb (Cowabunga) Brutal Knights: Information Overload (Feast Of Shame) Gut Reactions: So Sick Of You (Milk And Herpes) Preachers Kids: Don't Talk To Me (Wrecked 'em) Midways: Get Out Now (Music For Cats) Urges: So Uptight (Psych Ward) Staggers: Little Sister (Ballroom Bash!) Rat Cats: Surfin' Star (License To Rumble) Coconut Coolouts: Created Complicated (Party Time Machine) Young Man Psycho Blues: Surf Kid Destroy (After School Breakout)

Playlist for December 11, 2007 listen Gene Vincent & his Blue Caps: Dance To The Bop (Capitol) Leonard Brothers: Boppin' Blue Jeans (Viv) Wanda Jackson: Honey Bob (Capitol) Midnighters: Rock Granny Roll (King) Mighty Hannibal: Take a Chance On Me (Hannibalism!) Big John Greer: Come Back Uncle John (King) Coeds: Juke Box! (Swan) Five Jets: Please Love Me Baby (King) Duane Turley & Done Cole: Long Gone Cat (Viv) Barbara Tennant: Rock Baby Rock (Kudos) Five Royales: Laundromat Blues (Apollo) Patsy Cline: Love Me Honey Love Me Honey Do (Everest) Flatfoot Shakers: Skinner The Cat (Let's Go To Planet Bop) Charlie Feathers: Cockroach (Norton) Luis & the Wildfires: Wild In The Head (Brain Jail) Big Sandy & the Fly-Rite Trio: Goodnight Rock (On The Go) Nat Couty & the Braves: Won't You Come Along With Me (Fox) Chuy & the Bobcats: Crazy Baby (Losing My Mind) Hank's Jalopy Demons: Shake A Bop (I'm Going Straight...) Grant Grieves: Shake It Baby (Big K) Tiny Topsy: You Shock Me (King) Roddy Jackson: I Love Her Just The Same (Central Valley Fireball) Rumblers: Bugged (Bent, Batty And 'bnoxious) Myddle Class: Don't Let Me Sleep To Long (Tomorrow) Royal Flairs: Suicide (Marina) Sonic Chicken 4: Sha La La La Love (s/t) Knack: Hold On Tight And Don't Let Go (But The Little Girls Understand) Buddy Holly: Peggy Sue (Coral) Link Wray & his Wraymen: That'll Be The Day (Mr Guitar) Plastiscines: Shake (Twist Around The Fire) (LP!) CoCoComa: She Gets To Heavy (Holds Too Tight) (s/t) Carbonas: Hate You (s/t) Clash: Brand New Cadillac (London Calling) Clash: White Riot (s/t) Los Plantronics: Sheena Is A Punk Rocker (Rancho Notorious) Tuff Bananas: Roller Coaster (Three Dimensional) Slow Slushy Boys: The Girl She Always Smiles (Ballroom Bash!) Maharajas: Maybe She Loves You? (In Pure Spite) Graham Day & the Goalers: Disown Me (Soundtrack To The Daily Grind) Urges: You're Gonna Find Out (Psych Ward) Tu Sereas Terribelment Tentille: I Need A Kiss (Born Bad) Romance Novels: Peggy Sue (Hozac) Curlee Wurlee: Riot (Ballroom Bash!) Hipshakes: You Make Me Malfunction (Show And Tell) Death Dealers: Ooh! My Soul (Mr. Pan) Pleasers: Rock And Roll Radio (Thamesbeat) King Khan & BBQ Show: Too Much In Love With You (What's For Dinner) Goodnight Loving: Land Of 1000 Bars (Crooked Lake) Touch-Me-Nots: Loser Friendly (Chris Owen Said It...) King Automatic: It's A Girl Thing (I Walk My Murderous Intentions Home) Heartattacks: That Girl (Plastic Idol) Teengenerate: Savage (Smash Hits) Teeners: Ms 45 (Super Secret) Busy Signals: Ring Ring Ring (s/t) Stilettos: Got To Go (Stimulousblackboxresponse) Hawaiians: Rock And Roll Overdose (Hula On Mars) Del Lames: Come Along With Me (Totally Lame) Brentwoods: Going Out (Radio X) Fabulous Itchies: Move Out Little Cheetah (Here Come The...) A-Bones: Take Up The Slack Daddy-O (Daddy Wants A Cold Beer) Woodsmen: Tall Long Sally (Party Party Party) Mummies: A Girl Like You (Death By Unga Bunga) Teemates: Movin' Out (Audio Fidelity) Nightrockers: Junction #1 (Yeah Yeah Yeah) Floyd Dakil Four: Kitty Kat (Earth) Cardinals: Hatchet Face (Cha Cha) Four Rogues: The Ralphie (Philtown) Saharahs: They Play It Wild (United)

Playlist for December 4, 2007 listen Fabulous Wailers: Tall Cool One (Golden Crest) Tom Blair & the West Coasters: West Coast (Teen Age) Raging Storms: Down On The Corner (Trans Atlas) Larry Williams: Jelly Belly Nelly (At His Finest) Esquerita: Crazy Crazy Feeling (Believe Me When I Say...) Luis & the Wildfires: Come On Over (Brain Jail) Bill Haley & his Comets: Hot Dog Buddy Buddy (Decca) Lloyd Arnold & his Rockin' Drifters: Red Coat, Green Pants And Red Suede Shoes (Myers) Flatfoot Shakers: The Way You're Treating Me (Let's Go To Planet Bop) Jerry Irby: First Time I Ever Saw That Gal (Boppin' Hillbilly Series) Louis Innis: You've Got It (Hop, Skip And Jump Country Style) Hal Peters & his String Dusters: Without You (Western Standard Time) Charlie Feathers: One Good Gal (Norton) Hasil Adkins: Shake With Me (Chicken Walk) Mr Bonz One Man Band: She's My Baby Doll (The Man Without Bones) Andy & the Gigolos: Bop Diddle Widdle (Dandy) Lattie Moore & the Emperors: Skinny Minnie Shimmy (Olympic) Roddy Jackson: Moose On The Loose (Central Valley Fireball) Buddy Holly: You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care) (Coral) Mean Daddies: Cut Me Some Slack (Recording Session) Hank's Jalopy Demons: She's Well Stacked (I'm Going Straight....) Glen Glenn: Kitty Cat (Glen Rocks) Egyptians: Inkster Boogie (Norton) Panasonics: Pancake (Introducing The Inscrutable...) Travis Wammack: It's Karate Time (That Scratchy Guitar From Memphis) Ray Sanders & Friend: Karate (Sheb) Makers: Do's And Don'ts Of Lying (All Night Riot) Washouts: What Ya Think (I Was A Teenage Washout) Black & Whites: Fucked Up Heart (Shattered) Stilettos: What's Wrong With You (Stimulousboxresponse) Touch-Me-Nots: Outta Here (Chris Owen Said It, We Believe It... That Is It) Digger & the Pussycats: I Went Out Looking (Young Tight And Alright) Losin' Streaks: Beg, Steal Or Borrow (Sounds Of Violence) Epsilons: You're A Liar (Killed 'em Deader n A Six Card Poker Hand) Shudders: Criminal Love (Compact) Ape City R&B: 45 (Bughouse) Prambath: If You Try To Talk To Me (Sweet And Hot) Breakup Society: Nobody Likes A Winner (Nobody Likes A Winner) Pleasers: Hello Little Girl (Thamesbeat) Traditional Fools: Please (Goodbye Boozy) Trashmen: Church Key (Bird Call!) Astronauts: Buy Me A Round (Rarities) Orangu-Tones: Dance Monkey Dance (Introducing The Simian Sounds Of...) Coconut Coolouts: Stick Up! (Party Time Machine) Heartattacks: Stay/Go (Plastic Idol) Jam: Slow Down (In The City) Primordials: I Don't Wanna Be Free (Fourteen Prime Numbers) Phantom Raiders: Gloria (New Sound '67) Link Wray & his Wraymen: Chicago Bird (Mr Guitar) Carl Lattimore: Carl's Dance Party (Capitol) Randy Thompson & the Twisters: Twistin' All Night (Lyndi) Pit Men: Surf Board (Pit) Triumphs: Surfside Date (Back From The Grave) Beach Boys: Then I Kissed Her (Songs The A-Bones Learned Us) Len Price 3: Girl Like You (Rent A Crowd) Wau Y Los Arrrghs: Nina (Cantan En Espanol) Mugwumps: Radiate My Brain (Banana Brain) Methadones: I'm The Man (21st Century Power Pop Riot) Riff Randells: Gotta Move On (Double Cross) Booby Traps: Sha La La (Hellbound Honeys) Las Curvettes: Hit Me (Hellbound Honeys) Der Submarine Races: Space Burrito (Spin The Bottle) Los Plantronics: Good Times (Rancho Notorius) Primate 5: I Need Your Luh (Goodbye Boozy) Gruesomes: So Far So Bad (Gruesomology) Carbonas: Stoned To Death (Die Slaughterhaus) Pussy Crush: No Time (Eternally Ours) Charlie & the Moonhearts: I Think Your Swell (Goodbye Boozy) Rippers: Hate Me Baby (s/t)

playlist for 11/27/07... give it a listen. Star Mountain Dreamers: This Boy Likes To Rock (Rhythm, Feelin' And Phrasin') Rizlaz: Rock And Roll Spoiled Child (Real Deal) Johnny Burnette: Rock And Roll Trio: Oh Baby Babe (Coral) Slingshots: That Girl Of Mine (Feels So Right!) Sonny Burgess & the Pacers: Ain't Got A Thing (Sun) Wagtails: Wagtail Bop (Keep Your Balance) Wildfire Willie & the Ramblers: Rarin' To Go (Rarin' To Go) Charlie Senns: Ghee Whiz Liz (OJ) Roddy Jackson: Hiccups (Central Valley Fireball) Coasters: I Must Be Dreaming (50 Coastin' Classics) Dale Hawkins: Little Pig (Oh Suzy Q!) Aquatones: Wanted Solid Gold Cadillac (Boppin' Cadillac) Jackie Lee Cochran: Buy A Car (Jack The Cat) Ray Scott & the Four Recorders: You Drive Me Crazy (Satellite) Sabres: My Hot Mama (Kat) Mr Bonz One Man Band: Betty Lou (The Man Without Bones) Santos: I Need A Pretty Girl (Wild Records Presents...) Hank's Jalopy Demons: Shake A Bop ( I'm Going Straight To The Electric Chair) Lew Williams: Ba Ba Baby (Cat Talk) Hankshaw Hawkins: I Wanna Be Hugged To Death By You (Hawk) Hal Peters & his String Dusters: Without You (Western Standard Time) Star Devils: Rockabilly Silly (The Devils Music) Astronauts: Come Along Baby (Rarities) Sotos Brothers: Little Lila (The Big Itch) Bo Diddley: Greasy Spoon (500% More Man) Big Boy Groves: Bucket O' Blood (Heart Attack) Walt Reo & the Bishops: Twist With Mary Lou (Heart Attack) Jack Hammer: Twist Talk (Hammer + Beat = Twist) Luis & the Wildfires: Wild In The Head (Brain Jail) Tuff Bananas: Refrigerator Gator (Dusty Medical) Primordials: She's A Girl (Fourteen Prime Numbers) Pleasers: Troublemaker (Thamesbeat) Carbonas: Satisfy Me (Die Slaughterhaus) Mugwumps: That Heartbeat (Banana Brain) Len Price 3: Chinese Burn (Chinese Burn) Del Monas: Dangerous Charms (Do The Uncle Willy) Boonaraaas: Out Of Sight (5 Steps Ahead) Hipshakes: Do It (Die Slaughterhaus) Wild Sammy & the Royaltones: Wild Datsun (Speed Crazy) Mummies: One Potato Two Potato (Runin' On Empty) Little Bits: Girl Give Me Love (Yeah Yeah Yeah) Wilford Lloyd Perry Moore: How About That (Hot) Coconut Coolouts: Headfull Of Stones (Party Time Machine) Dogmantics: King Size Cigarette (Thayer St.) Pure Country Gold: Napoleon (Pure Country Gold) Goodnight Loving: Latter 20th Century Apocalyptic Blues (Crooked Lake) Goodnight Loving: 21st Century Post Apocalyptic Worried Rant part 2 (Crooked Lake) Haunted George: My Penance (Pile O Meat) Reverend Beat-Man: I Belong To You (Surreal Folk Blues Gospel Trash) John Schooly & his One Man Band: Wildcat Tamer (One Man Against The World) Digger & the Pussycats: 10 Car Pile Up (Young, Tight And Alright) Red Barons: Bail Out (Tour Of Duty) Ape City R&B: Saturday Night (Infringement) Busy Signals: Tell Me (s/t) Gaye Blades: Pulling Out (Die Slaughterhaus) Resonars: Places You Have Been (Nonetheless Blue) Tough & Lovely: The Girl With The Broken Heart (Teardrops) Ugly Beats: I'm Gonna Brake Your Heart (Take A Stand) Cynics: Me Wanting Her (Here We Are) Stems: She Sees Everything (Heads Up) Insomniacs: Outta Her Mind (s/t) Carburetors: Barefootin' (Modern World) Bush: Got Love If You Want It (Got Bush If You Want It) Purple Hearts: Long Legged Baby (Punksville) Dirty Shames: Makin' Love (Garage Punk Unknowns) Bobby Roberts & the Rave Ons: How Can I Make Her Mine (Garage Punk Unknowns) Munks: Long Time Waiting (Garage Punk Unknowns)

The Blasters show on Friay Dec 14th 2007 was the (almost) the last show at the club. I got this link from a friend this morning and confirmed it with someone trusted that (used to) work there; http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/earcandy/archives/127862.asp It is a sad day indeed, but I saw it coming. Some good folks I know are now outta work and out town has one less decent venue to play. Still I hadn't played there in years and their booking people were always snooty. I ain't gonna miss 'em.

OK so start tellin' us where and when you are playing. I got a show on Friday Jan 4th 2008 here in Seattle! Here are all the details on that; Come drag your sorry hungover asses out to Ballard here in Seattle to see us play on Friday Jan 4, 2008 at the Conor Byrne Pub in Ballard. Howlin Houndog & Infamous Loosers 04 Jan 2008, 09:00 PM
5140 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, Washington 98107
Cost : $5 This gig is the Friday After New Years! With Green Handshake (one of Rod Moody’s many bands!) and Seattle Blues Rockers Gravel Road! It will be a hoot for sure with plenty of surprises! Drag your post New Year’s hungover asses out and "Shake Your Moneymaker" for our fist gig of 2008! Start Spillin it!

Just a little heads up for later in January:

Mr. T Experience
The Hi-Fives
and
the Helper Monkeys

Friday, January 25th
doors at 8
show at 9
ALL AGES
$10

The Bottom Of The Hill
1233 17th Street (17th @ Missouri)
San Francisco, CA 94107

discuss.......

That's right... legendary '60s garage rockers GONN ("Blackout of Gretely" from Nuggets and "Doin' Me In" from Pebbles) will be appearing for the first time in over two years when they return to the stage on Saturday January 5th at Off Broadway in St. Louis. Opening the show will be two of St. Louis' best bands: The Vultures and The Nevermores. Tickets are just $10 and are available in advance through TicketWeb.com.

I know there was a thread on the old forums...but besides the double down what other places are there to play in vegas...

does anyone promote shows there?

Sounds good. Bummer i missed it...

You missed a pretty good show last night up at the Comet on Cap Hill. It was a blast.It started early about 8 p.m. and went late. There were 2 bands (The Tripwires and one other band opening up) and then Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby took the stage around 11 p.m. He and Amy played until almost 1 a.m. He did a pile of his new stuff and then had the Tripwires come up and do all his Stiff Records hits at the end of the show. He also did Johnny Cash's "I Still Miss Someone" and the Cyrkle's (actually Paul Simon's) "Red Rubber Ball" and a few others I kinda knew, but was too tired by the end of the night to remember. I got home way late and it took me another hour to get to sleep.
A fun time was had by all!

I won't be in Seattle for Wreckless Eric. :(

Here is the poster for this gig!

That should be a good show. I hafta miss it though due to other (over) comitments. I hope you can make the Wreckless Eric show at the Comet on Sunday Dec 9th though! That one I won't miss for sure!

Also I just got a band show on Saturday Dec 15th at the Shanty Tavern on Lake City Way (9002 Lake City Way N.E.) with Mama Tried. This should be a good roadhouse type show too.

Keepa Rockin'!

Cool...I fucked with my trip so I will be in Seattle on Friday for Head and the Paper Dolls...been awhile since i seen either of them...

I am playing solo at the Boxcar Alehouse (3407 Gilman Ave W) in Magnolia on Friday Dec 14th and it's FREE. I'll be opening for the band Southbound Union.

Lots going on that week too. Stay tuned!

I'm jealous...I will be in seattle the week of the 9th, wish this was happening on the 14th....

FREE! on Tue Dec 4 at El Rincon in San Fran is Statutory Grape, Psychokitty, Lucabrazi and Ol' Cheeky Bastard. It should be fun

Then there is Wreckless Eric at the Parkside in San Fransisco (with Old Cheeky Bastard) on Friday Dec 7th and then at the Comet Tavern in Seattle (with the Tripwires) on Sunday Dec 9th. Both should be cool shows!

Also on Friday Dec 7th in Seattle at the Funhouse will be The Paper Dolls, Head, Jaguar Paw and the Pranks!


Hopefully someone can make one of these shows! They are all real good bands!

Hey, I heard Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby will be up at the Comet Tavern on Cap Hill in Seattle with the Tripwires on Sunday Dec 9! Could be cool. I hope to see you there!

CoCoComa will be celebrating the release of our first full length album (on Goner Records) this coming Monday, December 10th at the Empty Bottle in Chicago. We'll be joined by 2 great local acts; new-wave pop group 'The Dials' and savage punks 'The Catburglars'...the show is a part of the Empty Bottle's continuing "Free Mondays" series... beer & drink specials are a guarantee!....Release date for the LP & CD is the following day, Tuesday Dec. 11th!!!... go to www.goner-records.com for more info!!! www.emptybottle.com www.myspace.com/cococoma www.myspace.com/thedialsmusic www.myspace.com/catburglars

Yeah Yeah the Boars Woooooo!

Our first show of the year is fully loaded, set, and ready to go-go!! SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2008 REAL BOSS HOSS & THE EYE present: SAN FRANCISCO’S NUMBER ONE PARTY BAND!! FARFISA FUELED R&B GARAGE SLOP FROM… THE BOARS FUZZED OUT GARAGE SWAMP BLUES FROM EAST LA’S OWN… THE GUILTY HEARTS LA's ORGAN GRINDIN' PUNKS... THE JINXES LONG BEACH 3-CHORD GARAGE PUNK SIMPLETONS… THE THINGZ WHERE? MR. T’S BOWL 5621 ½ Figueroa St. (@ Ave. 57) Highland Park (323) 256-7561 $10 (CHEAP!) 21+ (sorry kiddies!) FREE PARKING IN REAR! HOSTED by world famous comedian JAMES BECK! DJ FREAKSTIK & DJ ST. JORGE will be spinnin’ thee wildest garage, beat, and rock n roll platters all night long!! www.myspace.com/realbosshoss www.myspace.com/theeyebooking BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!!

Friday, Dec 28th A 60's Psychedelic Reunion! featuring original members of... The Electric Prunes Strawberry Alarm Clock with special guest Smash Fashion @ Knitting Factory Hollywood 7021 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood, CA 90028 All Ages Get Info and Tickets Here Text 'PRUNE' to 467467 to buy tickets

OK this thread was started in the Wild, Wild West Section of the Garage Punk dot com Forum (but since it is now locked) I will repost some info here and hopefully it will continue here at the Hideout; http://www.garagepunk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=35437 Erik4-A Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:58 am Post subject: Ian Fisher of the Cowboys RIP? I heard that Ian Fisher singer of the Seattle band The Cowboys died yesterday (10/23/07) but have not seen any info on it. Anyone know anything? Nothing has been posted on their MySpace page; http://www.myspace.com/thecowboysrock or their label here; http://www.chuckieboy.com/cowboys/cowboys3.html Here is some thing on their 1997 reunion show at the Pain In The Grass Summer Concert Series; http://www.offcenterdesign.com/Bands/Cowboys%20Reunion/TheCowboysReunion.htm And something from the Seattle PI; http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/thebigblog/archives/124955.asp also the Seattle Times; http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004010430_ianfisher13m.html These links will get everyone up to speed. The memorial at the Tractor Tavern in Ballard was a good one. I saw lotsa folks I hadn't seen in ages. Folks I worked with at the Old Central Tavern in Pioneer Square back int he day and elsewhere, plus people who gave me a break when others in this town wouldn't. I was probably one of the youngest in the room (at age 40!) I think Dave Deder of the Presidents (and honorary Cowboy!) had me beat by a few years though. Anyway the "Ian Fisher Memorial Roundup" started out with a short video put together by Michael Stein of Chuckieboy Records with interviews of Family and clips of Ian in the Cowboys and prior to his joining this band. It was good. There was no "moment of silence" but a "moment of noise" (as they said Ian woulda wanted it that way). It was a great way for me to end a hectic weekend of shows that started with seeing Girl Trouble & The Pierced Arrows at the Funhouse and ended with seeing members of some of Seattle's ledgendary 80's rock bands pay tribute to one of their own. Some of the folks on stage were; Steve Pearson (of the Heats, Rangehoods, Fighting Cocks and tons of other bands that elude my memory at this time) Mark Gunther (of X-15) on drums and long running Cowboys' bass player Jack Hannan, and guitarist Ernie Sapiro, plus Rick Smith handling the vocals for the night. There were a host of special guests like Jim Basnight (of the Meice and Moberlys and many other bands) It was a regular "who's who" of the Old Seattle (pre Grunge) music scene. Even John Keister (of "Almost Live" fame) was in the audience. Also a good chunk of my musical contemporaries were there too. In the "Old Days" I was way to young to see the Cowboys, and only got to see them on TV once (on a local music TV show called REV) It wasn't until 1990 at the last night at the Central Tavern that I got to experience them in their original form for my only time live (I missed their 1997 Pain in the Grass Reunion show!) and I was the schmuck that handed Ian a brand new mic stand (which he smashed to bits at the end of the set!) It is one of those memories I shared with folks I knew at this memorial. Sadly I only know a few titles of the songs they did at this Memorial (fortunately they were my favorites! "Rock N' Roll Cowboy" "Rude Boy" and many others were among them!) It was more a social scene for those who remember those times. If anyone of you were there and remember more feel free to post it here. I had a blast. It was fun and they say there will be another bigger event to come in Feb 2008. OK I need some more dang sleep!