Static Live Magazine September 2019

Vol. 2
Issue 7 September 2019
27 is a Lifetime
What’s in a Name?
NEWS FLASH: The Beatles
are Still Bigger than Jesus
The Naked Truth -
Did He or Didn’t He?

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“Love cannot save you
from your own fate.”
~ Jim Morrison
Oh My Goddess
News Flash: The Beatles are Still
Bigger than Jesus
A Day in the Life of a Gigging Musician
27 is a Lifetime
COVER STORY
What’s in a Name
Roy Mayorga’s “Rockin’ Recipe for Autism”
Feature: Last Electric Rodeo
Static Live Event Calendar
An Original Music Manifesto
Frank’s Odd Machines by Hank Harrison
Art Feature: Katty Smith
Behind the Mic: Riggs
Rocktails
Snap It
Metal Compost
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I draw the line at Beatle farts.
I will never, ever buy a boxed set of Fab
Four flatulence. Not even the cheapo
single-CD version of John, Paul, George
and Ringo’s greatest blows.
But anything else by the Beatles? Yep, sign
me up!
Which is why I’m stoked and jones-in’ to
drop 150 bones or so on a “new” collection
of Fab Four tracks when the mega-uberdeluxe,
expanded and remixed, four-disc
box set of Abbey Road is released Sept.
27 – at exactly 50 years and a day after the
original.
This newest Beatle blast has me wondering:
With Rihanna selling a gazillion downloads
of every time she cuts a fart, just where do
the Fab Four stand these days among the
best-selling music artists of all time?
Sales stats are tricky and byzantine, simply
because these days every artist is tallied by
precise and accurate electronic monitoring,
whereas pre-1991 – the year SoundScan
tracking debuted -- the record industry
relied on a semi-arcane guesstimate
system.
A Google search revealed numerous lists
utilizing various methods, with the Beatles
at the top of each one I checked out. The
Wikipedia entry tallied the Fabs at 278
million in “total certified units” sold and 600
million in “claimed sales.”
The real race is for No. 2. Digital Music
News places the Beatles at No. 1 with 178
million units sold, and country guy Garth
Brooks second with 148 million. Wiki
ranks Elvis Presley second. By the way, a
2013 New Yorker piece by Bill Wyman (not
the Stones’ bassist) calls bullshit on the
Michael Jackson estate’s claim that he sold
a McDonald’s-esque one billion units.
Back in the day when I was the rock/hiphop/pop
music writer at The Tennessean,
the daily newspaper in Nashville, I got
pressed into duty covering a press
conference with Brooks, who was at the
peak of his country music fame. A publicist
spoke and mentioned that his Garthiness
was second in all-time music sales behind,
yep, the Beatles. The press conference was
held to trumpet the release of Garth’s The
Limited Series, a box set that included his
first six CDs with a bonus track added to
each one – and which sold for like a measly
$3.23 . . . OK, I’m exaggerating, but you get
the idea.
Then my inner conspiracy theorist
connected the dots and concluded: Garth,
that sumbitch, isn’t selling his mega-box
at a cut-rate as a thank-you to fans – he’s
doing it to amp up his sales in order to pass
the Beatles!
That’s my theory, and I’m sticking to it.
There’s no greater boast in music than to
say “XXX is bigger than the Beatles!”
Well, there is one higher boast: “So-and-so
is bigger than Jesus!” But Lennon already
made that claim for the Beatles back in
1966, and he was right: The Beatles had a
very good year in ’66 with the release of
Revolver. As for Jesus, that year’s charts
show he sold doodly-squat.
The Beatles are still bigger than Jesus, by
the way: A check of those various all-time
charts reveals J.C. doesn’t even out-sell
Neil Diamond or Taylor Swift.
For anyone who believes the Beatles can’t
compete in the SoundScan era, recall that 1,
a greatest-hits set released in 2000, was the
worldwide best-selling album of the decade
(2000-2009), with 40 million copies sold.
Hell, I might buy two copies of the uber
Abbey Road set, just to juice the Beatles’
No. 1 ranking. Jesus, you better get on the
stick if you want your Here Comes the Son
CD to out-sell the Fab Four.
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BY RICK DE YAMPERT

y Adam Floyd
EARTH is spinning and we are all along for
the ride. Sometimes it feels like I have no
control and I’m just being flung through
space with no rhyme or reason. Even in the
chaos that can be the life of a musician, I try to find
the order that will make sense of it all. There’s no
way every detail will be under control like in the life
of a computer engineer or brain surgeon. It is an art
form I practice after all, full of random mysteries.
It’s really just an illusion when a more ordinary
professional feels that they have it all under control.
It can all be gone in an instant and when things get
dicey, an artist is better equipped to deal. Musicians
may want the comfort of a steady gig but we crave
the excitement of a new stage. The challenge of a
new crowd to woo or different venue is what keeps
us vibrant. The setbacks that might throw a more
analytical type for a loop are nothing to us. We are
ready to swim in the deep water at any time and are
no stranger to difficulties.
When I select new songs to perform as cover tunes,
I keep in mind the subtle line between pleasing the
audience and keeping them on their toes. I like to
do a little of both. You have to give the people what
they want but I like to have a few tunes ready that
are unexpected. It can be a song or even a genre
out of left field. It keeps everyone paying attention
for one, and it also keeps me on point. The people
will tune out if I’m not right there in the moment with
them. It does not always work but, hey - nothing
ventured, nothing gained.
Even when I feel I have the chaos whipped, it’s
good to introduce some randomality into the mix.
Sometimes it means bringing in a lead player you
have never played with. I will also let the occasional
tipsy patron sing a song or two. I’ll let random
strangers play my instruments at gigs, especially if
they have a big group of people with them. It can
really get the party going! Never underestimate the
power of taking people out of their element. It can
be where the fun starts.
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You can have all the money and the stability of a
regular paycheck. Dayshift hours in a satisfying but
boring life are great for most, but musicians are a
different sort. I chuckle when the popular media
speak of the ‘gig economy’. It’s the only one I’ve
ever known so to me it seems normal. Sure, there
are drawbacks to a musician’s life but players would
not trade it for anything. How else can your life be
the greatest show on EARTH?

On the
Block
By Jenny McLain
Between 1969 and 1971 Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix,
Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison all died at the age of
27. The idea of the “27 Club”, however, became public
perception after Kurt Cobain’s death in 1984. In 2011,
the death of Amy Winehouse focused attention on the
27 Club once again.
Perhaps the earliest member of the 27 Club was
Blues musician Robert Johnson, who died in 1938.
The cause of death is not clear; some say poisoning,
some say bad moonshine; his death certificate says
syphilis. Johnson has been called the “King of the
Delta Blues” and the “First
Rock Star”; however, his
early music career was less
than remarkable. As a young
man, he had aspirations
of greatness but mediocre
talent at best. He fell in love
at the age of 18 with a girl
several years his junior. Her
family was Christian and
they considered Blues “the
devil’s music” so he made a
promise and put his guitar
away and he married his
sweetheart. She became
pregnant and went to her
grandparents’ house to have
the baby towards the end of
her pregnancy, with plans for
Robert to follow. He took the
opportunity to bring his guitar
out of retirement and played
some of his old haunts on the
journey to see his new baby.
When he arrived, he learned
that his wife and baby had
both died in childbirth and her
family blamed him and his
music for the tragedy.
Robert never looked back on
his life as a farmhand and
set out to pursue his music. Playing on street corners
brought entertainers pocket change, but the Juke Joints
was where the money was so that was his aspiration.
He would go in and pick up a performer’s guitar while
they were on break to try and prove himself, but was
run out of one Juke Joint in particular by Son House,
who said, “Put that guitar down, boy. You drivin’ people
nuts.” Robert disappeared from the Mississippi Delta
after that, and it is said he went to “The Crossroads”
at the junction of Hwy 61 and Hwy 49
and sold his soul to the devil to become a
better musician. When he returned a year
later, carrying a guitar, Son House saw him
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coming and remembered him. Robert asked Son to give
him a chance, which he did. Robert was playing like a
master. He’d added a 7th string on his guitar and he was
doing things the seasoned musicians had never seen
or heard. He was protective of the technique and would
turn his back or stop playing if he knew anyone was
studying his hands. It was inexplicable - how had a poor/
mediocre musician gained such talent in just a year? Had
Robert really sold his soul to the devil that night at The
Crossroads?
There are only two known
photos of Robert Johnson
and he left only 29
recordings and no video
footage. But his legend
is big enough and his
recordings unique enough to
have influenced Eric Clapton
(who remade Johnson’s
“Traveling Riverside
Blues” with “Crossroads”).
Crossroads was covered by
Led Zeppelin as well, and
Led Zeppelin’s more famous
“Lemon Song” also samples
lyrics from the same Robert
Johnson song, “You can
squeeze my lemon ‘til the
juice runs down my leg.”
There was a show called
“From Spirituals to Swing”
being organized at Carnegie
Hall at the end of 1938 and
the producers had sent a
representative to find Robert
Johnson to be part of it;
Robert Johnson died at the
age of 27, about six months
before that show. The show
went on, with a Victrola on
the stage with a spotlight
playing Robert Johnson’s
music during the portion that had been meant for him.
Perhaps Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil, or
perhaps he worked for that year back in his hometown of
Hazlehurst, Mississippi with a mentor (Ike Zimmerman)
he met while trying to locate his biological father. His
tombstone reads, “Robert L. Johnson May 8, 1911 -
August 16, 1938 ~musician and composer~ he influenced
millions beyond his time”.
Perhaps all of these young masters had demons, secrets,
motivations and their own deals with their own devils. But
“what if” their “27” had not been a lifetime . . .

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By the Reluctant Genius
Did he or didn’t he? That will remain
a mystery for fans throughout time.
Perhaps not for the ones that were in the
front row that night and maybe not for the
band members who were on the same
stage (although they were behind him).
Fifty years ago this month Jim Morrison,
a.k.a. The Lizard King supposedly
exposed his genitals during a concert in
Miami and after all these years, it’s still
being debated. Is there real proof?
He was charged with a crime and turned
down a plea deal that would have
required The Doors to perform a free
concert in Miami. He was convicted and
sentenced to six months in jail and was
ordered to pay a $500 fine He never
did any real time, though, for he met
his unfortunate demise in Paris, France
while his appeal was pending. Florida
Governor Charlie Crist announced a
posthumous pardon for Morrison in
2010. There have been debates and
tons of interviews, yet there really isn’t
an answer to the question of whether
the story is true. The bandmates swear
that it never happened. Others swear it
did, but ultimately we may never know.
One thing that’s for sure - Jim Morrison
and his band, The Doors, were one of
the most influential bands of the late
‘60s. Their huge sold out shows were
legendary (both good and bad). It
always depended on how the frontman
was feeling that particular night. Many
nights, he commanded the crowd; other
times, he would piss them off by insulting
them and causing near riots. A few times
he just totally baffled everybody by doing
something crazy and outlandish, such as
whether he actually “whipped it out” or
not.
One can only imagine what might have
been if the band had continued. Like
so many young musicians throughout
history, Jim Morrison died way too early,
leaving many mysteries behind.
Here’s just a little bit more about
the band The Doors and what they
accomplished:
The Doors (Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek,
John Densmore, Robbie Krieger) arrived
on the scene in 1967. Jim Morrison
and Ray Manzarek met unexpectedly
on the beach in Venice, CA during the
summer of 1965 after meeting previously
in UCLA’s film school. Morrison, on
the strength of his poetry, was invited
to join Manzarek’s group “Rick and the
Ravens”. Krieger and Densmore were
recruited soon thereafter. The band
signed with Elektra Records following a
now-legendary gig at the Whisky-a-Go-
Go on the Sunset Strip. Their first album
was released in 1967, led off by the song
“Break on Through (To the Other Side)”;
they released their second album before
the end of the same year. The Doors
released six studio albums in all, as well
as a live album and a compilation, before
Morrison’s death in 1971. The remaining
three members of The Doors released
two more original Doors albums, along
with a set of tracks they composed to
accompany some of Morrison’s poetry
recordings.
On December 9, 1967, Jim Morrison
became the first rock artist arrested on
stage during a concert. Morrison had
been kissing a female fan backstage in
a shower stall before a concert and a
policeman, who didn’t know that Morrison
was the lead singer of the band about
to perform, ordered them to leave. The
incident ended with Morrison being maced
and caused an hour delay of the concert
to allow time for Morrison to recover.
Halfway through the first set, Morrison
started singing an impromptu song about
the run-in, riddled with obscenities and
taunting the police surrounding the stage.
The concert came to an abrupt end with
Morrison being dragged off the stage by
the police. The crowd became unruly
and Morrison was charged with inciting a
riot, indecency and public obscenity. The
charges were dropped a few weeks later
for lack of evidence.
The incident in Miami occurred on March
1, 1967, at the Dinner Key Auditorium in
Coconut Grove. Morrison arrived, drunk,
an hour late for the concert after drinking
all day and missing connecting flights
to Miami. The crowd was restless from
the wait; and there were 12,000 people
packed into a venue designed for 7,000;
it was a converted hangar that had no
air conditioning and the seats had been
removed to allow for more ticket sales.
Morrison was mimicking an “antagonistic”
style of performance, having been inspired
after attending a play by an experimental
theater group. He was taunting the crowd
with messages of both love and hate. At
some point, champagne was poured on
Morrison and he took his shirt off, held it
in front of his groin area and started making
movements behind it, telling the audience
“Let’s get naked”, and the audience started
taking their clothes off. Morrison was
arrested on March 5 by the Dade County
Sheriff’s Office, who claimed (among other
things) that he had exposed his penis on
stage.
On March 13, 1971, while free from jail
pending his appeal of the conviction,
Morrison took a leave of absence from The
Doors and moved to Paris. He was found
dead in the bathtub on July 3, 1971, by his
girlfriend, Pamela Courson. There was no
official autopsy and the death certificate
simply listed the cause of death as heart
failure so there are many unanswered
questions about his death. The timing made
him a member of the “27 Club” of famous
rock stars who died at the age of 27; his
girlfriend, Pamela Courson, also died at the
age of 27.
During the late 1970s, there was a revival
of interest in The Doors as a result of the
release of An American Prayer, one of the
projects done to accompany Morrison’s
poetry, which contained a live version of
Roadhouse Blues. In 1979, The Doors’
song The End was featured in the film
Apocalypse Now and the following year, a
biography about Jim Morrison was released.
In September of 1980 their first album
reappeared on the Billboard 200 album chart;
in response, a compilation album, Greatest
Hits, was released in October of 1980. The
album made it to number 17 and remained
on the Billboard 200 for almost two years.
Another compilation album, The Best of
the Doors, was released in 1987 and was
certified Diamond after selling 10 million
certified units.
The next generation of fans of The Doors
would come about after the 1991 release of
the movie “The Doors”, starring Val Kilmer as
Morrison and directed by Oliver Stone. The
film’s soundtrack reached number 8 on the
Billboard list and Greatest Hits and The Best
of The Doors also re-entered the charts.
The Doors were ranked 41st by Rolling
Stone Magazine on their list of the “100
Greatest Artists of All Time”. In 1993, they
were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame. Who knows what would have been
next for Morrison and The Doors, if he hadn’t
joined the “27 Club” in Paris in 1971?
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WHAT’S
IN A
To pose the question William Shakespeare
asked with his famous line from Romeo
& Juliet: What’s in a name? We are
known in this world by our names. In
the music industry, we are known by our
band names or our stage names. These
help us to form our musical identities and
announces who we are before anyone
even hears the music we make. A great
band name is like a lure in the water. It’s
the bait. It’s our figurative representative.
The name is what stands out and greets people, inviting them into
the experience. Naming your band is like naming your kid. It’s an
important part of the whole package you’re presenting. The name
is ultimately your brand and has to paint an entire image of who
you are with very few words while still connecting with the public.
It is often the final piece of the puzzle that lights up the star you
are becoming and launches your expression as a group into the
world.
Sometimes groups can go through many place holders before
they stumble on the one that truly clicks and ultimately sticks
with the fans. The Doors for example were once going to
call themselves “Dionysus” after the Greek god of drunken
debauchery. Instead they ended up adopting a more catchy, two
word moniker that spoke to the aesthetic and esoteric nature
of their music rather than just the excessive base desires of
some band mates. Though sex and drugs were part of their
performance art, there’s something much deeper that they were
communicating with their cumulative musical energies. It was
the ritual of initiation into other realms of knowing that was at
the source of their music. That’s why the Aldous Huxley book
“The Doors of Perception” (which was an exploration into the
psychedelic experience) actually inspired them to finally settle on
“The Doors” as their name. Aptly put, listeners of Jim Morrison
and The Doors get exactly that. A secret entryway, led by the
Lizard King, into our most infinite nature, which is sometimes dark,
sometimes as bright as fire. Led Zeppelin is another interesting
example of a successful band name. They often joked that their
career might take off like a lead balloon. By choosing such a
comedic name that spoke to the lighter side of their expectations,
it really resonated with the fans. The message received was,
“These guys don’t take themselves too seriously.” Plus, lead is a
heavy metal. The name works on two levels. The comical word
picture alone stirred intrigue among execs and listeners alike and
put them a step above the rest right out of the gate.
So how do you come up with the perfect name for your band?
Well, the bottom line is you don’t “try” to come up with it.
Brainstorming is a great start but the band really has to name
itself in the end. By just being open to receiving what this new
entity you’ve created is telling you about itself (through its
members, it’s emerging sound and it’s central message) you
will be inspired towards the perfect fit. The creation of a band
is ultimately the meshing of several individual identities who
are emulating similar vibrational energy. Ask yourself what that
core vibe of your group is? What’s your connecting thread?
Your theme? Therein lies a clue! You all bring a piece of the pie
to the table, but it’s the flavor of that pie as a whole from which
the fragrance of your group name arises. My sisters and I have
gone thru several incarnations of our particular pie ourselves. We
named those phases accordingly. Most notably we have been
known as Little Women (when the group consisted of Mom and
her 5 daughters), The Beu Sisters (the 4 of us Disney darlings)
and momentarily B.E.U. (when the group whittled down to 3
people). We quickly boomeranged back to being straight up
Beu Sisters for the completion of our Beu-tiful album because
we couldn’t deny the name works well for us. At the heart of
our group there has always been the family connection and
our audience knows that from the get-go by our name alone.
They may not know what kind of music we will be singing but
they can pretty much assume there’s going to be cool family
harmonies and a sisterly vibe. The core energy that our group
aspires to is that of a fun, familial bond and an otherworldly
sisterhood. Our name, our image and our entire musical
journey reflects that in nearly every aspect of what we’ve put
into our career.
The reason why silly names like Hurricane Beu, Beubonic
Plague and Deja Beu never left the brainstorming page (for
obvious reasons) is that, although these puns made us laugh,
they didn’t encapsulate our essence at all. Some of the terrible
and off-putting names suggested by well meaning folks at our
label didn’t do it either. Daytona4, Mary’s Daughters and The
Girls spoke nothing of our allure and instead brought forth
images of race cars, convents and childlike naivety. Femme,
Sirens and Lady Beu were options that made us sound more
like ladies of the evening rather than wholesome, organic,
family vocalists. Once we started coming up with names like
My Sisters, Gabrielle’s Sisters, and The Sisters Beu...It was
a natural hop skip and a jump to simply calling ourselves The
Beu Sisters. It may not have spoken to our creative side so
much but it painted the broader picture of who we are and
was easily relatable and recognizable for the fans. Beu is
our surname. One that has been mispronounced by most
everyone I’ve encountered in life. I didn’t think it would be a
name that would make us famous by any means but over time
I have grown to see its absolute perfection. The name Beu,
when broken down into syllables, is Be U. It’s pronounced
BE YOU (as in Beu-tiful.) When we went from mainstream to
independent artists and reclaimed our identity as Beu Sisters
we discovered there WAS something in our name after all, and
it was more meaningful to us as a group then ever before. We
had been trying so hard to really find ourselves and yet to truly
know yourself you first have to accept yourself for who you are.
Incidentally, we discovered that our name contained a massive
clue to our true purpose, a hidden message from within and
was something for us to embrace and live by. It had clearly
been speaking to us our whole lives saying: “Candice...Be U,
Christie...Be U, Danielle...Be U, Jilaine...Be U. Don’t TRY to be
anyone or anything other than who you are. Just Be U Sisters
and know yourselves true.”
Shakespeare may have wanted to convey the notion that
it’s the worth of a man that counts more than his name but
I’d have to challenge that when it comes to marketing in the
music industry. The worth of a name, especially concerning
merchandising, is big money, even when the lead singer or the
band is no longer. Look at Sublime. Look at AC/DC. There is
definitely sticking power behind the words we choose to assign
our signature bands and singing groups. Bands can become
iconic and make a great impact over time. Group members
can forever be remembered by the bands they were in, like
the Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Once you know how you
want to portray yourselves collaboratively and you discover
your ultimate stage persona then you can build upon your
sound, your platform and sometimes you can even influence
the culture that supports your unique musical expression.
Sure, a rose by any other name would still smell as sweet but
doesn’t “The Doors” just sound so much better than
saying, “Have you listened to Riders on the Storm
by Dionysus yet??” Think about it.
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ROY MAYORGA
KI-LUA HASH
AND HEDGEHOG SLICE
Oddly enough, the kitchen is where
multi-talented musician and drummer
Roy Mayorga of the three-time
Grammy Award-nominated band
Stone Sour recalls first honing his
craft when he would pound away
on his mother’s pots and pans as a
child. In recent years, Mayorga has
left his drumming for making music
and the pots and pans for making
one-of-a-kind creations like Ki-Lua
Hash, which he proudly refers to as,
“a quick yummy dinner perfect for
hangovers. ” For the perfect dessert
pairing, he and his wife Cazzie
recommend a decadent serving of
their signature Hedgehog Slice.
MAKE KI-LUA HASH
Combine and cook onion and beef until nearly browned then
add tomato sauce, spaghetti and olives. Stir ingredients
together until well blended and pour into a 9 x 13 inch
casserole dish. Top with cheese and bake uncovered at 350
degrees for 20 minutes.
MAKE HEDGEHOG SLICE
Melt butter in saucepan with sugar until dissolved. Stir in
cocoa and place in fridge to cool for 30 minutes. Crush
bickies (or graham crackers) roughly and place into mixing
bowl with walnuts. Blend together and pour into glass pan.
Top with chocolate icing, cut into small squares, refrigerate
for two hours and then, as Roy puts it, “It’s full on!”
KI-LUA HASH
1 pound ground beef
1 can (15 ounce) tomato sauce I medium onion, chopped
½ cup pimiento-stuffed olives, sliced
16 ounce package of spaghetti
Freshly grated Parmesan cheese (to taste)
HEDGEHOG SLICE:
2 eggs (lightly beaten)
3/4 cup powdered sugar
4 tablespoon good cocoa
[Dutch cocoa if available]
1 cup butter
3/4 cup crushed walnuts
1½ cup crushed Australian bickies (or sub graham crackers)
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- THE NEW ORIGINAL
Original music organization, SSA (Songwriters Showcases
of America), knew that Last Electric Rodeo was something
different when they awarded the new act Most Unique
Style in their 2016 ceremonies. Since then, Last Electric
Rodeo has gone on to impress crowds throughout the
Southeast, leaving them wondering and wanting more.
And LER has PLENTY more.
LER, or “The Rodeo” as their fans call them, draws on the
themes of the “Endtimes” and the “Post-apocalypse.” From
the onset of their endeavor, they proposed a concept story
in 3 parts. They produced the middle part first with their
album, Last Electric Rodeo Part II - “Last Show On Earth,”
depicting a post-fallen world and the surviving characters
still struggling to inhabit it. Their next release was Last
Electric Rodeo Part I - “Prequela,” describing the events
leading up to their imagined version of “The End,” while
giving the origin to some of the characters from
Part II. Currently in the works is Last Electric
Rodeo Part III - “Retro Futurum,” which will
finish the story arc of Volume I, due to be
released in January of 2020.
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LER has been described as an alt western rock band and
performance troupe that takes its audience on a musical
journey to an uncertain future. Story writer, lyricist, and
singer for the group, August Wenger, labels LER as the
“New Original.” Definitely sounds intriguing, so “what is the
new original?” we asked. Wenger goes on to say, “With
every musical idea already explored, it is impossible to be
truly original. What we call the ‘New Original’ is a blending
of genres, themes, and concepts in a new way that has
never been done. The result is a sound and experience that
is unique, yet strangely familiar.”
The Rodeo is certainly unique. For starters, LER is not just
a band. It is a multimedia stage show featuring live music,
visuals, set pieces and props, with actors and performers
in full costumes and make-up. Performers in character
include dancers, yogis, hoopers, flow artists, comedians,
illusionists, and femme fatale burlesque girls in gasmasks,
all filling the stage with color and spectacle - some of them
even glowing in the dark. In addition, they have their own
brand of merchandise and original artwork on display at
every show. Some participating venues even offer signature
cocktails themed after LER characters.
LER represents a prophetic warning and an essential
question: “Do we need everything to go wrong before
we will set our world right?” Some of their songs that
engage this question include Last Show on Earth, about
the scenario that everything that could go wrong did
go wrong; Radioactive Gal, describing an untouchable
radioactive beauty; Fallout Blues, an ironic description of
all the unnecessary things that would be lost if there were
an end to the world; Girls N Gasmasks, a post-apocalyptic
jingle championing the fictional Jurassic brand of gasmask;
Black Rose, a tragic tale of lost love returning from the
dead; and Atomic Beach Bash, an innuendo about the
atomic age.
Last Electric Rodeo’s show begins with the character,
Ringmaster, calling forth the “end-timers,” (the audience),
asking them to join him in Revelry. “Rejoice,” he
commands, “for if you are here, you are alive!” He goes
on to explain that “The Rodeo” is all that’s left of the world
that was, that it is the last bastion of hope for the remaining
survivors of the apocalypse. “Tonight! Let us live live like
Kings and Queens,” he implores, “for this is not our first
rodeo, but it just might be our last!”
So where can you see this amazing stage show? There
are several opportunities in the coming months. But be
sure to catch one or all of them, for each show is different
and LER only plays select dates and venues. Soon, Last
Electric Rodeo returns to 3 prominent events you won’t
want to miss. First up, the truly unique Sing Out Loud
Festival taking place in St. Augustine every weekend in
September, with LER headlining the Sunday, September
15th showcase at the Colonial Oak Music Park, in the
Historic Quarter, at 9pm. Next up, LER performs Ancient
City Con, a comic, fantasy, sci-fi, entertainment convention
going on its 11th year, taking place at the World Golf Village
Convention Hall, September 20-22. LER performs on the
eve of Saturday the 21st. Following that, LER will headline
the 2nd Annual Ormond Beach Live, Original Music and Art
Festival, Saturday October 5th at the Rockefeller Gardens
in Ormond Beach. This will be a special all-ages show
where fans of the Rodeo will be showing up in their own
post-apocalyptic attire and joining in the fun.
Keep on the lookout for added fall and winter dates and
check out Last Electric Rodeo’s schedule, browse their
works and merchandise, and find out more about the
story and the cast on their website: lastelectricrodeo.com.
Be sure to like and follow them on Facebook, Instagram,
Twitter, YouTube, Pandora, and the like @
lastelectricrodeo. And in the words of LER’s
character Jurassic Jack, “Keep Breathing You
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
Bounty Bar - Jimmy Z 7pm
Delta Marriott - DJ Tom 11am
Delta Marriott - Danny Dread 5pm
Flagler Tavern - Randy Williams 5pm
Grind/Kona - Jay Paski 6pm
Oceanside - Warren Beck 10am
Oceanside - Jason Longoria 4pm
Outriggers - Ian Opalinski 1pm
Outriggers - Warren Beck and Billy Dean 6pm
Traders - JW Gilmore
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
Grind/Kona - The Transfers 6pm
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
Grind/Kona - Are Friends Electric 6pm
Outriggers - Laree App 6pm
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
31 Supper Club - Christie Beu 6pm
Bounty Bar - Savannah Savino 7pm
Flagler Tavern - The Cyclones Unplugged 5pm
Flagler Tavern - Reed Foley 9pm
Grind/Kona - The Click 7:30pm
Outriggers - The Vibe 6pm
Yellow Dog Eats - The Transfers 6pm
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
31 Supper Club - Project Coast 7pm
Bounty Bar - Brent Clowers 7pm
Delta Marriott - The Vibe 5pm
Grind/Kona - The Strange Seasons 7pm
NSB Brewing - Seth Pause 6pm
Oceanside - Love Bomb 5:30pm
Outriggers - Smyrna Erb 6pm
Traders - David Dequasie 6pm
Traders - Redline 9pm
Yellow Dog Eats - The Evening Muze 6pm
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
31 Supper Club - Warren Beck 7pm
Bounty Bar - Music Matt 7pm
Delta Marriott - Down River Duo 5pm
Flagler Tavern - Reed Foley 5pm
Grind/Kona - JW Gilmore 7pm
NSB Brewing - Brent Clowers 6pm
Oceanside - Jay Paski 5:30pm
Outriggers - The Evening Muze 6pm
Tayton O’Brians - The Vibe 9pm
Tortugas - Cain 6pm
Traders - Etc 6pm
Traders - Redline 9pm
Yellow Dog Eats - Gina Cuchetti 6pm
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
Bounty Bar - Jay Paski 7pm
Flagler Tavern - Jeff Risinger 9pm
Oceanside - Splash 10am
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
Grind/Kona - The Evening Muze 6pm
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
Grind/Kona - Chuck Morel 6pm
Outriggers - Laree App 6pm
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
31 Supper Club - The Transfers 6pm
Bounty Bar - Jason Longoria 7pm
Flagler Tavern - Joseph Harrison 5pm
Flagler Tavern - Reed Foley 9pm
Grind/Kona - Smyrna Erb 7:30pm
Outriggers - Corey Shenk 6pm
Yellow Dog Eats - David Dequasie 6pm
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
31 Supper Club - Stevie Greer:
A Tribute to the British Invasion
Bounty Bar - Kenny Roy 7pm
Delta Marriott - Drew Halverson 5pm
Grind/Kona - Brent Clowers 7pm
NSB Brewing - Blue Dream 6pm
Oceanside - The Vibe 5:30pm
Outriggers - Musical Charis 6pm
Traders - Boomers 9pm
Traders - Jay Paski 6pm
Yellow Dog Eats - Bradford Buckley 6pm
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
31 Supper Club - Neil Diamond Tribute 7pm
Bounty Bar - Jason;Gote; Vandemaat 7pm
Delta Marriott - Mark Moore 5pm
Flagler Tavern - Are Friends Electric 12pm
Flagler Tavern - Reed Foley 5pm
Grind/Kona - Warren Beck and Billy Dean 7pm
NSB Brewing - The Vibe 6pm
Oceanside - Marty McCarrick 5:30pm
Outriggers - Brent Clowers 6pm
Tayton O’Brians - Strumstick 9pm
Tortugas - 5 Time Shag 6pm
Traders - Acoustic Inferno 6pm
Traders - Boomers 9pm
Yellow Dog Eats - Down River Duo 6pm
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
Bounty Bar - Hannah Wilson 7pm
Flagler Tavern - PT Mack 9pm
Oceanside - Warren Beck 10am
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
Grind/Kona - The Transfers 6pm
Wednesday, September 18
Grind/Kona - Are Friends Electric 6pm
Outriggers - Laree App 6pm
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
31 Supper Club - Comedy Night 6pm
Bounty Bar - Kaci Jo Hibbard 7pm
Flagler Tavern - The Cyclones Unplugged 5pm
Flagler Tavern - Reed Foley 9pm
Grind/Kona - Humans in Disguise 7:30pn
Outriggers - The Vibe 6pm
Yellow Dog Eats - Chuck Morel 6pm
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
31 Supper Club - Christie Beu 7pm
Bounty Bar - Ian Opalinski 7pm
Delta Marriott - Marty McCarrick 5pm
Grind/Kona - Love Bomb 7pm
NSB Brewing - Kaci Jo Hibbard 6pm
Oceanside - Shaker Jones 5:30pm
Outriggers - Bradford Buckley 6pm
Traders - Pop Culture Poets 9pm
Traders - Warren Beck 6pm
Yellow Dog Eats - Project Coast 6pm
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
31 Supper Club - Brent Clowers 7pm
Bounty Bar - Music Matt 7pm
Delta Marriott - The Vibe 5pm
Flagler Tavern - Splash 12pm
Flagler Tavern - Reed Foley 5pm
Grind/Kona - Bradford Buckley 7pm
NSB Brewing - The Evening Muze 6pm
Oceanside - Davey Leatherwood 5:30pm
Outriggers - Jimmy Z 6pm
Tayton O’Brians - James Ryan 9pm
Tortugas - Smyrna Erb 6pm
Traders - Etc 6:30pm
Traders - Marty McCarrick 2:30pm
Traders - Pop Culture Poets 9pm
Yellow Dog Eats - Jay Paski 6pm
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
Bounty Bar - Savannah Savino 7pm
Flagler Tavern - Shawn Kelley 9pm
Oceanside - Splash 10am
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
9/24/2019 Grind/Kona - The Evening Muze 6pm
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
Grind/Kona - Chuck Morel 6pm
Outriggers - Laree App 6pm
Thursday, September 26
31 Supper Club - Jonny Odis 6pm
Bounty Bar - Jay Paski 7pm
Flagler Tavern - Music Matt 5pm
Flagler Tavern - Reed Foley 9pm
Grind/Kona - Outeredge 7:30pm
Outriggers - Corey Shenk 6pm
Yellow Dog Eats - Kaci Jo Hibbard 6pm
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
31 Supper Club - Warren Beck and Billy Dean 7pm
Bounty Bar - Bradford Buckley 7pm
Delta Marriott - Love Bomb 5pm
Grind/Kona - Musical Charis 7pm
NSB Brewing - Drew Halverson 6pm
Oceanside - Jimmy Z 5:30pm
Outriggers - The Cyclones 6pm
Traders - TBD
Traders - Outeredge 6pm
Yellow Dog Eats - Brent Clowers 6pm
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
31 Supper Club - Dana Kamide Band 7pm
Bounty Bar - Music Matt 7pm
Delta Marriott - Faith Hannon Duo 5pm
Flagler Tavern - Reed Foley 5pm
Grind/Kona - Bradford Buckley 7pm
NSB Brewing - Marty McCarrick 6pm
Oceanside - Strange Seasons 5:30pm
Outriggers - The Transfers 6pm
Tayton O’Brians - Dustin Seymour 9pm
Tortugas - Outeredge 6pm
Traders - TBD
Traders - Randy Williams 6pm
Yellow Dog Eats - Jason Gote Vandemaat 6pm
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
Bounty Bar - Jason Gote Vandemaat 7pm
Flagler Tavern - Jeff Risinger 9pm
Oceanside - Marty Mccarrick 10am
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An
Original
Music Manifesto
By C. August Wenger
Art accompanying music is as old as time. Those favorite
albums of yours not only have the songs you love on them,
they also have an album cover that is equally engraved in
your consciousness. Just seeing some imagery can invoke
the music; Nirvana’s Nevermind, Beastie Boys’ Licensed to
Ill, and Sublime’s 40oz. To Freedom come to mind. Some
art has transcended the music itself- the Rolling Stones’
mouth, or the Ramones’ logo, for example. Music art can
be as simple as Pink Floyd’s The Wall, or as intricate as
The Grateful Dead’s Aoxomoxoa. It doesn’t matter; both are
equally iconic.
Music art really comes in many forms, can be traditionally
illustrated, hand drawn or painted, photographic, digitally
graphic, or it could be collaged combining any or all of the
above. Each has its own impact on the reception of the
music it is representing.
Music art is applied in many facets as well. It is the logo or
logos of the band, the album cover, the website art, poster
art, t-shirt art; really any physical advertising, marketing, or
product of the band that has a visual component.
The Original Music Manifesto is primarily for you - the
upstarting original band. So this article will continue with a
focus on considering artwork that represents your band and
your music, and that will help you get noticed.
First off, don’t just choose your buddy’s or your girlfriend’s
art, just to have something, or because they asked you
to do it. Hey, if it’s really good, more power to you - but
oftentimes, it’s not. Also, have a good idea of what you
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want, particularly the media. Is it going to be illustrated,
or is it photography? Is it just one piece, or is it a series?
When commissioning an artist, don’t be afraid to tell them
what you want. When asking an artist to create art for your
band or project, try to give them as much general direction
as possible, while still allowing them to express themselves
artistically. That way, the artist becomes invested, and
becomes a promoter of your music as well.
In my personal opinion, I think it’s good to have a theme
to your art that canvases your entire visual presence. The
art on the album cover flows to the website, to the poster
art, to the t-shirt art, to your social media. You’re building
a brand, after all, and that visual continuity will make more
of a lasting impression in the long run. That being said,
don’t paste the album cover over everything - think ahead,
and have a variety of pieces in your theme so that each
platform has its own personality within your greater design.
This also lets your audience see an evolution in your
creativity.
I asked one of my favorite local Florida artists, Nick
Dunkenstein, her opinion on music art, and what has
intrigued her about creating art for bands. She had this to
say: “Visual art and music are perfect partners, so when
both are strong pieces, they become memorable. This is
what the band/musician will inevitably use to represent
themselves - people will tattoo this image to their bodies - it
can even become a religion within itself. To have someone
come to you to help them create the symbol of what it is
they’re trying to say, and to trust you to birth their physical
image, is quite the compliment. Album art can have as
much power as any fine art piece found in a museum by
the great masters, which is why when creating it, you have
to really take time to think about what it is you’re trying to
say and represent. After all, Picasso’s Guernica wasn’t
created in a day on a whim.”
As always, thanks so much for reading, and stay tuned for
next month’s installment of An Original Music Manifesto,
where I’ll be touching on original music itself and the “New
Original”- what it means to be original in the modern times.
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Frank’s
Odd Machines
By Hank Harrison
Phil Lesh looks pretty much like his dad. Pale, blondish, with
kind eyes. I met Frank Lesh several times when Phil and I were
roommates in San Mateo; he even came down to the Fireside Club
on El Camino Real the first night the Warlocks played there. That
was about June 1965. I didn’t get to hang out with him very much
that night because I was too busy trying to get Weir a fake ID, going
back and forth begging Bobby’s mom to write him a permission
letter to allow him to play at a club that served drinks. Nobody
remembers the stuff I did for the Warlocks, the hassles with the
union and the club owners, but at the time I was just doing my job.
I managed to wangle that deal by promising that the band would
be set up in the restaurant area were only food was served so the
cops, in case they came in, would be at least punked off a bit, but it
was a thin excuse since the Fireside didn’t serve food…oh, maybe
Beer Nuts, from the back bar, but that’s all. Luckily, nobody spotted
Weir’s innocent face beaming out from the lights, so it went ok.
The Fireside sessions went white-hot for the band. I managed
to get bookers and club owners from all California and the Far
West to come to those sessions. A few weeks after the Magoo’s
gig in Menlo Park we had several paying gigs lined up including
the intense shows down the road at the In-Room in Belmont
and a series of dates at the Batman club in a converted bank in
Sunnyvale. That club was named after a type of LSD that was
going around which was coincidental to the popularity of the camp
Batman flick. KAPOW ! TV series.
For some reason, all of the families, the moms and the dads -
even my sister Kathy - showed up at the Fireside…that’s when I
knew the word was out. In and amongst this mixed crowd, Phil’s
mom and dad showed up. Two real fish out of water, but still very
intrigued by the destiny their son had chosen for himself - like any
of us had a choice in those days. They even tried to
dance to Wooly Bully.
My sister and I were extremely accomplished dancers
because our dad, in spite of his other faults, was
a terrific dance instructor as part of his Physical
Education work and we learned early, all of the dances,
even cha-cha…so we danced a lot. I remember Garcia
coming up to me between sets with envy in his eye,
saying “Hey Harrison what are you doing?” Like maybe
I should not be dancing with my sister.
I said, “Dancing.” and, as if he had the answer ready,
Jerry said, “Oh man is that what you call that shit?” My
sister, a probation officer at the time, thought his non
sequitur was rude and that he was very smarmy…but
her wee opinion didn’t resonate in Garcia’s egocentric
brain. Little did he know she was the namesake for the
Chatty Kathy baby doll, invented by my uncle. You know
the one that talks when you pull the string. We figured
Garcia was mad because our dancing drew attention
away from his solo, Yes we were that good.
Envy and jealousy turned out to be two of Jerry’s
intrinsic problems. His stardom did very little to smooth
out his pain. He did paintings about his cardinal sins
later in life, I guess he used art to help him explore
his inner workings, but outside of the music world, he
rarely gave anybody any credit for doing something he
could not do. Jerry was a born cynic, that’s probably
one reason why he got kicked out of the Army. But in
civilian life, being mean to people was hip, especially in
those days before Vietnam.
Later that night I remember walking Phil’s dad out to
his car for the long drive home to Yountville near Napa,
like about 80 miles North. For some reason, Frank
was drinking to overflow and Phil’s mom was going to
drive. I only found out years later that Frank had a few
problems of his own.
This sadness I felt coming from Phil’s dad that night
at the Fireside Club came from the fact that he had
just been arrested for Grand Larceny. Frank Lesh was
a business machine repair instructor at Laney Trade
School (Oakland Tech) in Oakland, and he supplied
many of the adding machines and typewriters
for the school. Frank had a small retail and
repair shop, in a faux rococo building near the
Oakland Auditorium a short walk from Lake
Merritt. I went there with Phil on at least two
occasions, mainly because I had a car and
my driving was always better than Phil taking
a bus. Phil would put the tap on his dad for
gas money, maybe the rent check and some
lunch. I remember the strong smell of typewriter
cleaning fluid circulating in the place; there was
an old black fan, but no air purifiers around.
The fixed-up machines stood proudly in the
window with price tags on them, while the
interior shelves were stacked to the ceilings
with Underwoods and Smith-Coronas and an
occasional Portable Hermes. I was amazed to
hear that a lot of those machines were stolen
and that Frank had to do some small jail time for
them. Phil said later that the bust broke his dad
emotionally and I did not see him around much
once Phil moved to Marin County. But Phil loved
him just the same.
I was living with Phil in 1972, at 144 Toyon Drive
in Fairfax when we got the word that Frank died.
The shock from carbon tetrachloride fumes, and
smoking a pack of Viceroys every day, finally
gave him cancer. Phil was very upset for a long
time. Suffice it to say that Frank died with Phil
at his bedside and the last thing he said was
prophetic, “Don’t trust the Russians.”
I guess he was worried about Phil going over to
the Soviets. After all, both Bobby Petersen and
Garcia were card-carrying WOBBLies, Phil and
me Not so much. It was as if the Grateful Dead
had become part of the “One Big Union,” and
somehow, Phil’s dad knew it. After that Phil took
care of his mom who moved to a really clean
house in an elder park in Livermore.
But I can assure you Phil was raised on Love. It
is in his music and his work ethic.
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There are many factors when it comes to reviewing
a restaurant - atmosphere, service, quality of food,
pricing, and overall ambiance. This month’s eatery
pretty much scores well with all of the above, and then
some.
What was once called PJ’s Sea Shack is now NSB
Sea Shack and with the name change also came
overall enhancement with all the little things that make
a place worth visiting. When you enter the building,
the first thing you notice is the relaxed atmosphere of
natural wood and knick-knacks throughout the place.
Most times, there is a line out the door during the
early to mid-dinner hours but when there isn’t,
you find your way to the hostess stand and are
greeted right away in an extremely friendly manner.
Basically, there are four choices of seating: indoor
air-conditioning, indoor dining, bar dining, and
outdoor dining. While it tends to be a little hot in the
summertime, the fact that it is an open air dining room
a cool breeze off the Intracoastal of keeps it rather
comfortable. The wait staff all seem confident and
there isn’t a lot of standing around being done as you
tend to see in some places.
The menu has several different types of food to select
from. Everything from brick oven pizzas, which come
highly recommended all the way, to buckets of some
of your steamed seafood favorites. When starting off
you can’t go wrong with the crabcakes or the calamari
as both have a delicious flavor. In fact, there are
about 15 different appetizers to choose from. A nice
surprise is that the entire menu has such a variety of
different foods that you could literally eat there every
night for several weeks and try something different
each time. A couple of stand-out pasta dishes on the
menu are the Crazy Alfredo and the Swamp Chicken
and Shrimp. Both are very filling and taste amazing.
Even the kids’ menu has a nice selection which can
definitely come in handy.
Of course when a place calls itself a “seafood shack”,
they better back it up with good seafood and one
thing is for sure - NSB Sea Shack does just that.
With fresh catches almost every day, you can’t go
wrong ordering whatever the special happens to
be. Triggerfish and grouper seem to be the locals’
favorite.
Overall NSB Sea Shack has just about everything
one could want in a place to eat; including reasonable
pricing, a full bar, a great view, and fantastic staff. So
the next time you’re in New Smyrna Beach, be sure to
stop by and enjoy a solid place to eat and drink.
1. What popular 80s heavy metal band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2019?
2. What is the name of the first musician to be arrested while performing on stage?
3. What artist was on the first commercially sold CD in the US?
4. What is the title of the Culture Club’s breakthrough hit song?
5. What rapper features on R.E.M.’s song titled “Radio Song”?
6. What do Amy Winehouse, Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, and Janis Joplin all have in common?
7. What popular song by Sia does actor Shia LaBeouf feature in the music video for?
8. Donald Glover and Beyoncé are featured voices in which 2019 Disney remake?
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9. What 60s/70s pop group wrote Barbra Streisand’s song, “Woman in Love”?
10. Who is the lead singer of the 80s rock group, Culture Club?
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KATTY
SMITH
By Bartholemew Betelguese III
Using sculpture as an art form is perhaps the second
oldest way to display a vision to others, with cave
paintings being first. The Löwenmensch figurine from
the Swabian Alps in Germany is the oldest known
statuette in the world (it is just over a foot tall), and
dates to 30,000-40,000 years ago. This long-lasting
medium is a way of expression that continues today
and has almost limitless possibilities. This month’s
artist has a way of creating unique and inspiring works
of art in ways that show off different cultures with
brilliant colors and precise craftsmanship. Here’s a
little more about Katty Smith and what makes her work
special.
Never in her first sixty-five years did Katty Smith
ever dream of becoming an artist! Growing up in
the small community of Halifax, Virginia, there were
no opportunities for exposure to art. However, in
the many moves with her husband and two children
around the country, the love of working with her hands
translated into basket weaving, sewing and creative
floral arranging.
An undergraduate degree in business from the
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, followed
by an MBA at age fifty-nine from the University of
Toledo, formulated a love of learning throughout
life. It only seemed logical that at age sixty-five she
enrolled in a college class for ceramic sculpture. The
bells and whistles were heard and she found her
passion in life.
Katty studied ceramic sculpting for two years at
Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah,
moved to Florida and studied for three years at
Crealde School of Art. For six years, Katty has been
a studio artist in New Smyrna Beach; she shows her
work at The Hub on Canal and teaches occasional
classes at Artists Workshop Inc. She belongs to
numerous artist organizations, including the Florida
Artist Group and Beaux Arts of Central Florida.
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In her ten years as an artist, Katty has shown her
work in both Florida and South Carolina juried shows.
She has won numerous awards, including seven
Best in Show Awards. She has been recognized
by Women in the Arts Inc. in Orlando, and she
was published in Spotlight Contemporary
Art Magazine. Katty will be published by
Contempo Art of Dallas in their inaugural
book in December 2019.
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CROSSWORDPUZZLE
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Across
3. What is the name of the popular 80s hip hop/rap group that
consists of members: Ice Cube, Eazy-E, and Dr. Dre?
5. August 16 marks 42 years since which iconic rock and roll
singer passed away?
7. Nicki Minaj samples Sir Mix-A-Lot’s “Baby Got Back” on which
one of her popular songs?
8. Which rock group does Michael Stipe belong to?
12. A Tribe Called Quest is credited with shaping what subgenre of
hip hop?
13. What is the name of a pop star who featured 27 different
instruments on their debut album?
15. Blink-182’s song, Josie is named after what type of animal?
16. The supergroup, Band Aid created in 1984 was formed to raise
money for what country?
17. What is the title of Rachel Platten 2015 hit song: “____ Song”?
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Down
1. What type of bird did Ozzy Osbourne bite the head off of at a
record label meeting in 1981?
2. What is Snoop Dogg’s real first name?
3. What crime tv show does rapper LL Cool J star in
4. What 70s rock band does rapper, Vanilla Ice sample from on his
hit song, “Ice Ice Baby”?
6. ABBA originated from which European country?
7. The rock band, AC/DC was originally from what country?
9. Last name of the music icon that began his career in The
Wailers?
10. What song was the most popular ringtone in the U.S. during
2005?
11. Netflix’s biopic film about Mötley Crüe is called “The ____”
12. What rock and roll group sang “Walk This Way”?
14. Avril Lavigne was signed to a record label at what age?
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Behind the Mic:
Riggs
95.7 the Hog, Daytona Beach
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In my world, life has two
constants…. Music and Sports.
And since there is no off-season
in music, September is special
as it brings back the gift of
football. Whether you follow a high
school, college or NFL team, this
is the time of renewed hopes and
dreams. Every squad has a shot at
the title, even my beloved Cleveland
Browns! I’ll get back to them later.
But I wanted to use my forum here
this time to reaffirm my love and
addiction to the sport of football.
And my love/hate relationship with
Fantasy Football begins again this
month.
Because of geography and learned
affiliations as a kid, football has
been a source of much frustration
and sadness. I grew up in Ohio so it
was all Ohio State and the Cleveland
Browns. The Buckeyes would win
up to Michigan then wet the bed.
The Browns were loveable losers
and even when they made the leap
to an AFC title game, John Fucking
Elway (his given name) would ruin
the fun. That, and Earnest Byner’s
lubed palms en route to a TD run
to tie the game that has become so
iconically heartbreaking that it’s
called “THE Fumble”, made the pent
up football excitement melt down
to ash. I remember my dad walking
into our garage at moments like that
and the reverberating thuds against
the wall that would soon follow.
It’s a behavior that I have not-soproudly
inherited but I have learned
to balance by stuffing all of the
sadness deep down into my pigskin
pancreas… or wherever it goes.
These examples may help you to see
why game days can be a stomachchurning
ride of potential and let
downs.
I paid my 5-plus years of tuition
to the University of Georgia for 5
seasons of football that had some
amazing highs and some brutal gut
punches. And all the remaining
Saturdays for this year will be a
mix of torturous anticipation and
exhilarating thrills for me as a
Bulldog fan. I have somewhat
“matured” and found ways to NOT
let a Saturday UGA loss ruin the
following 6 days, though that is NOT
a sure thing and it’s still a muscle I
am working to develop. The intensity
of 92,000+ Sanford Stadium fans
screaming and chanting after a big
play is an unmatched rush. Just
being in that atmosphere is electric
and the 150 plus times I’ve been in
the midst of it all, it just never gets
old. I did 6 years of sports talk radio
on an ESPN affiliate in Athens, GA
and the toughest part of attending
those games as a media member
is the etiquette stipulation that
mandates no cheering or negative
outbursts. I like the highs a lot more
than the lows but again, another
need to stuff it all down inside. And
lately, the Dogs all-but-locked-up
wins not-to-be against Alabama have
taken that ulcer-stirring feeling to a
new level of acceptance. Yet the joy
of watching Todd Gurley, A.J. Green,
Nick Chubb and more make their
magic and take over a game tops all
the former sore feelings.
The Walter Payton era made me a
Chicago Bears fan. Payton is the
single most compelling player I’ve
ever watched and he is the reason
I fell in love with football. Payton
came to Athens, Georgia as an
honorary captain and I had to meet
my hero. A friend of mine was a
Georgia Basketball assistant coach
and got me into the game on-field
as a “recruit”. I had hair like a
glory days Michael Bolton and had
graduated several years prior, but
whatever. He extended his hand
and introduced himself and in a
very Chris Farley manner, I just
stammered “Hi, Sweetness”. He
smiled and said a few more things
but I was already checked out,
running NFL Film clips in my head
of him soaring over a D-line into the
end zone. It was one of those forever
moments. Football makes me happy.
But football also taketh away. The
Atlanta Falcons stole my attention
from the ‘80s forward and their
19-point 4th quarter lead in Super
Bowl 51 had me contemplating
unchartered territory. How will I
handle the ultimate success for a
team I have emotional investment?
What will be my victory celebration?
Will I ever stop periodically shouting
“What the shit?!?!”.
Well that last one is the most
accurate as the historically epic
fail to the Patriots left bruises and
internal bleeding that I still wear
today. Brutal. I hate you, football.
It took me a while to enjoy it all
again. But here comes the healing
power of Fantasy Football. It’s not
about the team, it’s all about the
individual. It’s a me sport where
success is washed away week to
week. It required minimal loyalty. I
mean, if a dude has a lousy point
week, put that bitch on waivers and
grab another. It allows me to watch a
game without the excessive emotion
and stress. It’s also therapeutic as
it teaches me to be able to root for
people who are Steelers and Patriots
and Packers and the like. Fantasy
Football lets you enjoy the ride
without gastrointestinal punishment.
I have found ways, though, to make
it suck, like having a lousy draft.
One team gets loaded up with
Mahomes and Gurley and Thomas
and you’re screwed. Somehow that
dude learned how to cheat in a snake
draft. I’m sure of it. I am a relatively
green fantasy player. Last season I
played in a league with the Publisher
of a very successful local magazine
that you’re reading right now. I
drafted Zeke. He gets a 6-week
suspension. My team tanks. I mean,
that’s personal, right? See, even
Fantasy Football can’t overpower my
prickly pigskin feelings.
So here we are kicking off another
beautiful season of football. My
hopes are high, my expectations
are tenuous, my patience is at a
respectable level. I’m ready. And if
I get to ride a wave of success with
my Dogs or Falcons or Browns or
maybe the Jags, I’ll be a gracious
winner. And if I can squeeze some
luck outta Fantasy Football, maybe
I will have a few extra bucks to
toss around if you catch me at a
beachside bar. But just know that
if you too are a football diehard and
you live for the weekends for the rest
of the year and you mood hinges
on the performance of your favorite
team, you ain’t alone. And you can
feel better about yourself ‘cuz you
ain’t me!
Hell, if it all goes to shit, there’s
always the XFL ready to roll in
February, 2020!
CHEERS!
RIGGS
The Morning HOG / Weekdays 5-10a
Saturday Night Loud /
9-Midnight
WHOG 95.7 The HOG
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Rocktails
with Chez Rocker
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Named by Rolling Stone Magazine
as one of the 10 best lead singers
of all time, activist and sound of
Seattle’s grunge explosion Eddy
Vedder has put his name on rock
and roll history that will transcend
and never be duplicated!
Born 1964 Edward Severson III in Evanston IL,
his family fostered 7 children. Eddy took his
stepfather’s name became Eddy Mueller . By
the ‘70s the family moved to San Diego County
where his mom got him a guitar; along with
music, surfing became a big part of Vedder’s
life. When the call came from the soon-to-be
bandmates Stone Gossard and Mike McCready
to fill the vacancy left due to the death of Mother
Love Bone’s frontman Andrew Wood. The band’s
name was planned to become Mookie Blaylock
but became Pearl Jam due to discord with Epic
Records. In 1990 Pearl Jam’s first album, Ten,
was an instant success with songs like Jeremy
and Alive receiving numerous awards and was
named as one of the top 500 albums of all time.
The band fought conglomerate Ticketmaster over
fees for ticket sales in 1994. After a long losing
battle, Pearl Jam powered on to become one of
rock and roll’s most accomplished acts.
As an activist, Eddy Vedder supports a bevy of
charities and causes, including abortion rights,
environmental issues and he defended and raised
money for the West Memphis Three, wrongly
convicted of murder and facing the death penalty
in Arkansas. Controversy and staying true to his
beliefs has etched a notch in music and modern
history as we know it … when you see Eddy on
stage, you may find a bottle of red wine in hand.
You won’t see a label - he asks the wineries not to
label the bottles; although he gravitates towards
Australian wine. Here’s my tribute to Pearl Jam
and Eddy Vedder.
Grunge Sangria
12 oz pinot noir
3 each freshly squeezed lemons,
limes , and oranges
3 oz Grand Marnier or Cointreau
2 oz simple syrup (boil half sugar
and half water)
Chill
Let infuse 12 hours serve over ice;
garnish with the fresh fruit of your
choice.
Gotha Location
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September 7 - Madison Shae Trio
September 12 - Scott Davidson
September 13 - Tanner Johnson
September 14 - Swamp Donkey
September 19 - Rheanna Rhowley
September 20 - Layla Brisbois
September 21 - J. Young Trio
September 26 - Zack Meadows
September 27 - Zack Maruniak Band
September 28 - Daniel Heitz - Blues Night
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September 7 - Gina Cuchetti
September 12 - David Dequasie
September 13 - Bradford Buckley
September 14 - Down River Duo
September 19 - Chuck Morel
September 20 - Project Coast
September 21 - Jay Paski
September 26 - Kaci Jo Hibbard
September 27 - Brent Clowers
September 28 Jason “Gote” Vandemaat
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CROSSWORD PUZZLE answers
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answers
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The Reluctant Genius
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1. What popular 80s heavy metal band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in
2019?
Def Leppard
2. What is the name of the first musician to be arrested while performing on stage?
Jim Morrison
3. What artist was on the first commercially sold CD in the US?
Bruce Springsteen
4. What is the title of the Culture Club’s breakthrough hit song?
Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?
5. What rapper features on R.E.M.’s song titled “Radio Song”?
KRS-One
6. What do Amy Winehouse, Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, and Janis Joplin all
have in common?
They all tragically died at the age of 27 making them apart of the 27 club.
7. What popular song by Sia does actor Shia LaBeouf feature in the music video for?
Elastic Heart
8. Donald Glover and Beyoncé are featured voices in which 2019 Disney remake?
The Lion King
9. What 60s/70s pop group wrote Barbra Streisand’s song, “Woman in Love”?
The Bee Gees
10. Who is the lead singer of the 80s rock group, Culture Club?
Boy George
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Photo Credit: Fortitude Photo Credit: Season of Mist Records
Photo Credit: Reprise Records
Daytona Thrash Fest
Thrash metal mayhem was among us all on Friday night August 16th
at the old Tir Na Nog Irish Bar in Daytona Beach. With a surprisingly
large crowd in their wake and the extremely overrun lone bartender,
Jacksonville’s Corrupted Saint opened the night with a set of brutal
death metal cuts. Second was Miami’s Violated Right throwing down
some South Beach hardcore. Next up, Daytona Beach’s Graveview
pounded some punishing death metal to get the crowd moshing into
an epileptic trance. Never to be outdone, Daytona’s Fortitude were
ready to ambush the late-night listeners with their version of beach
hardcore. Closing out the evening was Jacksonville’s Rhythm of Fear
with their take on some crossover/thrash metal putting everyone’s
necks in full swing. Overall, it was great to see a show like this in the
Daytona area again. Indeed, a Metal mission accomplished!
New School Album of the Month
The debut album To Venomous Depths from Atlanta’s own Cloak
features a unique style of blackened doom metal. In the dwelling
twilight where fires burn is where this album was probably conceived
and recorded, for it contains 9 tracks brilliant evil music that just rips.
Stand out tracks on this release include the opener To Venomous
Depths, Where No Light Shines, In the Darkness and The Pat and
Departure. Released on Seasons of the Mist records this is definitely
a masterpiece for fans of Dissection, Satyricon, and Nachtmystium.
This great band also has a new album to be released soon.
Old School Album of the Month
One of the early ‘90s best and most unappreciated albums
undoubtedly was Life Sex & Death’s The Silent Majority. Mostly
unheard of, LSD’s crack at alternative metal at a time when grunge
was making history was as refreshingly different as frontman tanley’s
body odor. What made the band so different from others was a
gimmick that the lead singer was a homeless schizophrenic from the
streets of Los Angeles (he dressed, looked and acted the part during
shows). Using some creative yet rebellious, dirty lyrics with catchy
guitar work, this 1992 gem released on Reprise Records schools the
listener with songs “Jawohl Asshole”, “Schools for Fools “, “Train”,
and “Tank”. The highlight of the album has got to be the hilarious
“Fuckin’ Shit Ass “. Unfortunately, this would be LSD’s only offering as
rumors be told, Stanley finally took a bath and got a real job.