Music and Words by J. Boor
In honor of Thanksgiving Day, I present the following poetastrical pamperistrophe, composed several years ago by its own author, myself namely. Why You Shouldn’t Eat an Elephant You shouldn’t eat an elephant Because they’re so intelligent. You might think that’s irrelevant, But I would disagree. Besides, it’s hard to sell events Involving eating elephants, And …
A couple weeks ago at Pikes Peak Market I was unexpectedly joined by beatboxer Abbey Banta on my only rap song, the Record of the Ten Foot Square Hut. I had never performed with a beatboxer before. That’s My Name Is Harriett cracking up, as usual.
I read in a popular magazine that a famous movie person has made a biographical film about Blaze Foley. That was a clever thing to do. Now, to prove how cool I really am, and to participate in all of the fanfare that is sure to result from Blaze Foley’s birth into a wider sphere …
… and, in fact, it was. I was especially impressed by the loop-pedal/violin/ukulele/vocal compositions of My Name is Harriett. Those of you who know me will recognize the rarity of a positive sentence involving the phrase “loop pedal” issuing from me. Harriett’s name is spelled with two t’s. Only an complete idiot would ever spell …
Announcing the first in a series of gigs at the Stagecoach Inn in Manitou, here is the first of a series of posters made from old photos. Most of the photos shall have been taken inside one of two bars in upstate NY once owned and operated by grandmother. A few will be of other …
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Through my friend Mearlan I have been granted an unexpected gig at
The ghost of Townes Van Zandt appeared to me, playing pool on a pinball machine at the back of the Liberty in Austin last week. He stared intently without moving throughout all of my sets and those of the acts that followed. A busty blonde honky-tonk gal peeked over his shoulder. I don’t know why …
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Austin dates are currently as follows: March 14, 4 pm at Nomad Bar; March 14-17, 6pm at the Liberty. Yes, I’m playing two sets two hours apart at two places on Wednesday. Look at this nice poster which Bryan Nelson of the Liberty cooked up using an original painting by Celeste Ryder.