Sep 02 at 5:49 pm

The DJ HickeryExperience said ...

Looking forward to see the vids, cheers.

Sep 02 at 2:10 pm

mabewa said ...

3 CVB videos from the August 19 Seattle show posted on Youtube: Long Plastic Hallway: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ketaH2na8QY Wasted: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY25rHqsnA8 New Roman Times: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRDpYypBrJo And here's Cracker doing 'Friends': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBeOIKrHApI

Sep 01 at 11:27 am

yalla chill-i-i said ...

Halla-Lu-y-i Jack Hemp!! psyched to see you out there, we're leaving saturday morning to head on out to Newport Beach where we don't have to work for an entire week! the perfect pre-Campout activity - but it's been a little wacky watching this hurricane work up the coast, counting down the hours until it arrives at the same time counting down the hours until we leave - a little too close for comfort - maybe if we all chant "out to sea, out to sea, we can move it away. but nothing can stop this Happy Camper, California here we come!!

Sep 01 at 11:20 am

yalla chill-i said ...

so last night i was telling KDay how excellent the Hopmonk show on archive is and i said "it's amazing how CVB can come out and play so amazing right away" and i loved his response, "they always do." so true.

Sep 01 at 11:16 am

Jack Hemp said ...

Hallalu-yi to the Chill-i! One week and one hour til I leave for that bowl of stars!

Aug 31 at 12:43 pm

yalla chill-i said ...

wow fantastic Camper set for sure - thanks all for sharing!! love the Trumbone parts and Jonathan on the Theramin is way freakin' trippy - can't wait to be listening to that in the bowl of stars that is the Campout!!

Aug 31 at 3:47 am

Archive Nut  [[ link ]] said ...

New Apothecary sets up from Hopmonk, and also check the cracker archive for some new posts: http://www.archive.org/details/Cracker 8/24 Sebastopol Hopmonk 01. Intro 02. Waka 03. Pictures Of Matchstick Men 04. Mao Reminisces About His Days In Southern China 05. The History Of Utah 06. The Long Plastic Hallway 07. She Divines Water 08. O Death @ 09. Turquoise Jewelry @ 10. Skinhead Stomp 11. All Her Favorite Fruit 12. Good Guys And Bad Guys 13. Cowboys From Hollywood 14. ZZ Top Goes To Egypt 15. Tania 16. Eye Of Fatima Pt. 1 17. Eye Of Fatima Pt. 2 18. New Roman Times 19. Take The Skinheads Bowling 20. Ambiguity Song

Aug 29 at 6:10 am

The DJ HickeryExperience said ...

This may be an interesting album but the Raconteurs - no one can sing the Switch and the Spur like Jack White. I'd like to hear his versions to those classics.

Aug 29 at 12:15 am

RAEB said ...

I HAVE ALWAYS WONDERED AND WANDERED IF ARTIST'S COVER ALBUMS PAYED HOMAGE TO THE ARTISTS COVER OR JUST A LAZY ASSED THING TO PUT OUT BECAUSE THE INK WELL WENT DRY?BUT THEN IM DISTRACTED BY A RASH AN APPARENT LURKER GAVE ME,.....HMMM????

Aug 28 at 9:45 pm

Yukon me again said ...

Listening to Grateful Dead Hour radio show, Keller Williams talking about his new album of cover tunes... The tracklist is interesting: 1. Don't Cuss The Fiddle (Kris Kristofferson) 2. Uncle Disney (Patterson Hood) 3. Rehab (Amy Winehouse) 4. Get It While You Can (Danny Barnes) 5. Cold Roses (Ryan Adams) 6. Mountains of the Moon (Grateful Dead) 7. Teen Angst (Cracker) 8. Wind's On Fire (Yonder Mountain String Band) 9. Switch and the Spur (The Raconteurs) 10. Sex and Candy (Marcy Playground) 11. Pepper (Butthole Surfers) 12. Bath of Fire (Presidents of the USA) 13. The Year 2003 Minus 25 (Kris Kristofferson)

Aug 28 at 8:36 pm

Yukon Jef said ...

My mistake, CVB/Cracker is in Denver tonight, & I have notified everyone I know there. Several of my friends expressed surprise that CVB was coming to town, even though I clearly remember telling everyone all about it just a few weeks ago.

Aug 28 at 1:41 pm

RAEB said ...

SINCE PANDERING FER CVB DATES HMMM? YUKON JEFS FRONT YARD,MY BACKYARD THE GARDENS SHIT THIS YEAR BUT PLENTY OF FREE GREEN BEANS AND GREEN TOMATOS AND MORSTS BACKYARD ALSO SINCE THE FRONT IS SMALL FOR A GREAT BAND LIKE THE CVB TO FIT PA EQUTMENT AND I DOUBT THE UFO THING AND/OR THAT IS WHAT THE ALIENS TOLD ME TO SAY.

Aug 28 at 5:34 am

Mark  [[ msdeamer at yahoo dot co dot uk ]] said ...

It's about time CVB/Cracker got their touring selves to the UK. It's been a while

Aug 28 at 1:50 am

Yukon Jef said ...

Thank you for the reports, good people. They're at the Bluebird in Denver tonight, my old stomping grounds. I'd intended to spend all week making sure my Denver pals went to the show, but my phone & internet line was accidentally cut by a road crew on Tuesday, & I spent the week cut off from the outside world. It was a very relaxing week, actually, although goin' cold turkey like that was fairly rough at first.

Aug 26 at 10:15 pm

mabewa said ...

I went to the Seattle show on the 19th. Sorry, no setlist, but the show ruled! It was my first CVB show in 20 years, and my first Cracker show ever. The thing I really noticed about Camper is that they were more dynamic and powerful than in the past. They opened with Waka and just rocked out from the beginning. No big surprises with the setlist, but it was nice to hear a lot of stuff from Key Lime Pie and the three songs from NRT were great... just wished they had played more from it. They did Interstellar Overdrive in the encore with Johnny Hickman on guitar, and that was my first time to to hear that one. Nothing from II&III which was a bit of a disappointment. Prolly the best songs were Waka, Tonia, New Roman Times, Interstellar, Lottery, R 'N' R Uzbekistan, and "L'Aguardiente." Everybody was great, but Jonathan and Greg especially. The Cracker show also ruled and it was nice to hear the songs from their new album--probably my fave by them. The J. Hickman segment, with Friends and Lonesome Johnny Blues was especially good, as was Ride My Bike with Jonathan guesting on violin. I was really amazed by how David's voice held up through the whole show, not to mention Frank's arms... I wish these guys would tour Japan once in a while so that I could see them more often, but I'll have to time my next visit with a Camper show...

Aug 26 at 7:53 pm

Bear said ...

NOSTRADAMUS E MAILED ME THAT! HES A HOOT AT PARTIES!BRINGS THE GOOD SHIT!!!

Aug 26 at 4:38 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Very wise, Bear! And spectacular potentially-oceanside property can be had for cheap in Primm, NV (assuming that Cali breaks off right along the stateline).

Aug 25 at 11:52 pm

Bear said ...

IF I WERE TO MOVE ITD BE NEVADA AFTER CALI FALLS INTO THE PACIFIC FOR IT WOULD BE BEACHFRONT PROPERTY.

Aug 25 at 2:57 pm

The DJ HickeryExperience said ...

The Theramin - great instrument if you can call it such. There was a Youtube vid with a cat playing said instrument. Will hunt that one down for you. I wish it were summer again - there are no earthquakes here, but also no sun.

Aug 25 at 2:20 pm

wha? said ...

Wow, y'all aren't getting any set-list love. First of course the weather. Someone found the switch for SF summer and it went from 59 and grey for months to a 100. Then the apothecary (he writes while reading it off his shirt) tour came within striking distance to Sebastopol so I struck. I don't do set lists but can assure you that everyone that's been whining that odeath and turquoise jewelery are never played as they are meant to be heard can relax as the trombonist was there. Nice hall, good beer, some familiar campout homies and Greg's guitar had a nice bright sound. Cowboys From Hollywood was a standout with the tempo brought down just enough to twist it a little, I think. You should also know that Jonathon played theramin and wore his I Piss Excellence shirt.

Aug 25 at 4:23 am

Bear said ...

SHE IS NOT MY MICHELLE IN THE WORDS OF JAMES McMURTRY "IM NOT FROM HERE,I JUST LIVE HERE,SHOULD OF LEFT LONG TIME AGO BEFORE IT GOT RUINED BY FOLKS LIKE ME" I MISS GREEKTOWN,WHITE CASTLES AND CHICAGO HOT DOGS AND PIZZA,CURLING NORWEGIANS LOST SOMETHING IN TRANSLATION UP HERE.

Aug 24 at 8:59 pm

Yukon Jef said ...

I miss lightning bugs too. Glow little glow-worm, glimmer, glimmer... I've come to miss summer nights too. The novelty of constant daylight has pretty much worn off for me. I miss being able to experience full moons & starry skies in warm weather.

Aug 24 at 2:01 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

One of the things I miss from the midwest are lightning bugs. Earthquakes are easy, only last about 20 seconds at best and the entire state has been retrofitted, so I worry not, for the earth will always move under my feet, but the sky will NOT come tumbling down! Minnesota is a fine state except for that bathshit crazy bi*ch, Michelle Bachmann!

Aug 24 at 4:11 am

Bear said ...

CALI HAS EARTH QUAKES THE GULF HAS HURRICANES,MINNESOTA IS STABLE OTHER THAN THE SNOW,AFTER BEING SHOT AT IN CHICAGO ILL TAKE THE SNOW,CRIME RATE IS LOW HERE OTHER THAN MINNESOTA CATERS TO WELFARE SCUM HERE ITS A LIFESTYLE,THE ONLY THING THAT REALLY SUCKS IS NO BANDS COME HERE LIKE IN THE 60'S AND 70'S THE COLLEGE HERE HAD HALF ASS DECENT BANDS MUDDY WATERS,NEIL YOUNG,OZARK MTN DARE DEVILS PURE PRARIE LEAGUE BUT THAT ENDED WHEN THE BODEANS CANCLED HERE NOT BEING ABLE TO SELL ANY TICKETS BUT I DID MAKE IT TO MECCA LAST YEAR(PIONEER TOWN) SO NOW I CAN DIE WITH A SMILE ON MY??SNOUT! HA HA HA HA!ZZZZZZZZZZ..

Aug 23 at 4:19 pm

Yukon Jef said ...

I was aiming for Pismo Beach, must have taken a wrong turn at Albuquerque...

Aug 23 at 1:57 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Any time I am complaining about the morning fog here in coastal Cali, I often consider Jef and Bear, who always seem to neck-and-neck when it comes to who gets the shittiest weather the earliest, and it makes me feel good about living here. If I had to make a choice, though, I would pick AK over MN. I do loves the west!

Aug 23 at 9:13 am

RAEB said ...

NICE HERE FOR A WHILE 80'S DAY 50'S NIGHTS,NEXT WEEK THEY SAY LOWS WILL BE THIRTIES AGAIN TOO EARLY FER THAT CHIT,HARD COVERING TOMATO CAGES WITH STAYING OFF FOOT DOC ORDERS,TWO MORE WEEKS TILL I GET MY FOOT BACK,SHIT ITS BEEN WAY TOO LONG MY ASS IS CALLOUSED FROM SITTING SINCE LAST PI TOWN!

Aug 23 at 3:33 am

Yukon Jef said ...

Mammoths are cool, but I'm partial to sabretoothed cats & the gigantic sloths that once roamed North America. The sloths were something like 25 feet tall, would have made a great pet. What, still no setlists/reviews? I am stunned & amazed. The past few days have been beautiful here, indian summer weather. Helping me to dispel some of the rain-induced cabin fever before the winter-induced cabin fever begins.

Aug 21 at 10:22 am

The DJ HickeryExperience said ...

I've come to the conclusion that we're living in an ice age, the woolly mammoths are about to take over the earth again. Enjoyed MOD, bringing that sunshine into my life. I need more MOD, need more CVB, more CRACKER, RILEYS - OK that's enough, moderation should be inserted here. Bear, sorry to hear about your tomato plant. I never seen an August as cold as this one. Best to avoid the stress and have a nice cup of tea.

Aug 20 at 12:42 am

Bear said ...

frost killed my tomato thats upsides down,a bummer plant was inverted 7 feet tall,my buddy in Texass says first time they had humidity there,the world is a changing but I will take the cool over the heat any old day had my <3 checked out its at 65% so I have been told to avoid stress,then the bill came think ticker went to 60% arrrggg!

Aug 19 at 5:50 pm

The DJ HickeryExperience said ...

What's up with the weather? It's suddenly turned to winter, I know how you feel Bear. Thanks for more MOD, going enjoy listening to this. Ich bin ein Frankfurter - mit saft.

Aug 19 at 4:46 am

Bear said ...

YES BIDEN WHOM RIPPED OFF JFK SPEECHS DOES INDEED HAVE SUNSHINE UP HIS ASS,ICH BIN BERLINER!!♥♫♪►♪♫♀♥♂☻Ω

Aug 19 at 2:39 am

Yukon Jef said ...

After typing that last entry I headed into town, & on the way I suddenly noticed the sun shining! The clouds began to break up, & it turned into a beautiful evening. Vice-President Biden was in Anchorage today, I bet he had something to do with it.

Aug 18 at 10:51 pm

Bear said ...

windchill 34 degrees this morning frosted my balls.

Aug 18 at 3:34 pm

Yukon Jef said ...

Hooray, another new recording! Thanks y'all. 33 consecutive rainy days, so far. Please kill me.

Aug 18 at 11:41 am

Jack Hemp said ...

Three weeks til the mighty Hempmobile begins its journey to Pi-Town! The car's not powered by hemp, but the driver will be!

Aug 18 at 2:34 am

Archive Nut  [[ link ]] said ...

http://www.archive.org/details/MoD2010-06-03.Seteeet 16 bit for CD burning http://www.archive.org/details/MoD2010-06-03.Seteeet-2448 24-bit high-res version Monks Of Doom Thursday, June 3, 2010 San Francisco CA The Eagle Tavern Recorded by Seteeet! WOOHOO! 01. intro 02. Cherry Blossom Baptism 03. Riverbed 04. Jim Gore and the Ghost of Missouri 05. Trapped 06. Hieroglyphic 07. Light In The Sky 08. Going South 09. Calvary 10. The Traveler 11. The Vivian Girls 12. Chang 13. Unexplained Murders 14. The Harbor Incident 15. New Saigon 16. Poison 17. Hurricane Fighter Plane 18. The Better Angels Of Our Nature 19. Tanguedia (Reprise) 20. Oh Well 21. Für Immer

Aug 17 at 9:32 am

morst said ...

happy belated birthday to Señor Derson who his day this weekend!!

Aug 15 at 1:04 pm

toast  [[ link ]] said ...

a CVB video on the vault

Aug 14 at 11:28 am

The DJ HickeryExperience said ...

I'll be excited to see the pix and hear the sounds.

Aug 14 at 10:53 am

selcric said ...

Pretty amazing how much is going on before PiTown. Looking forward to seeing some setlist posts for these upcoming shows.

Aug 12 at 11:42 pm

lammy fan  [[ link ]] said ...

If you are going to PiTown, get your advance tickets soon to make sure you'll receive a laminated pass. Velena said she'll be making a limited number of them. Everyone who buys tickets later (such as at the door) will get a wristband instead.

Aug 12 at 12:32 pm

Archive Nut  [[ link ]] said ...

Fleish "The Wolf" has posted his Petaluma mixes from last december on archive: http://www.archive.org/details/campervanbeethoven2009-12-27.matrix.flac16 http://www.archive.org/details/campervanbeethoven2009-12-27.matrix.flac24 http://www.archive.org/details/cracker2009-12-27.matrix.flac16 http://www.archive.org/details/cracker2009-12-27.matrix.flac24

Aug 12 at 11:31 am

Jack Hemp said ...

29 Days til Camp-Out!

Aug 11 at 2:13 am

Yukon Jef said ...

I now have 2 bottles of tequila & a broom, but I really don't want any cats. &, to be honest, at this point in my life I've pretty much had enough of 18-year old angels & cocaine too. Aw what the hell. It is a government experiment, after all.

Aug 10 at 11:01 pm

yalla chill-i said ...

and wertz rules, such art, you have been busy, and it's so Camperish, much fantastic stuff for the Campout too, yeehawww!!

Aug 09 at 7:31 pm

kday said ...

gerg rules, listening to sweethearts right now...

Aug 08 at 4:46 pm

The DJ HickeryExperience said ...

Would Verlena like any publicity at the Ramsgate end of the universe? I know it's not near Pi-Town but I'd love to help in anyway I can. Cheers.

Aug 07 at 12:23 am

morst  [[ velenavego at gmail dot com ]] said ...

Velena asked me to have anyone email her at [[velenavego at gmail]] if they can hang up some posters in the area near Pitown. here's the image of the promo version: http://www.myspace.com/crackerhatesmyspace/photos/44202098

Aug 06 at 6:43 am

Bear said ...

POSTER IZ SWEET AS HONEY MMMM ... HONEY,...SLURP SLURP...

Aug 06 at 3:54 am

Yukon Jef said ...

That is one stone-solid groove thang, bro.

Aug 05 at 6:28 pm

The DJ HickeryExperience said ...

Most excellent Mr Wertz. Well done.

Aug 05 at 12:15 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Astounding design! My eyes are not worthy...

Aug 05 at 11:31 am

michael  [[ link ]] said ...

phew! i've been busy. apothecary tour poster: done!

Aug 02 at 11:57 pm

Bear said ...

HEMLOCK ISNT GOD NEXT GUESS ?

Aug 02 at 1:59 pm

The DJ HickeryExperience said ...

Cheers for the Chaos Butterfly link Morst. I was unsure whether to listen to this because I was fearful of being bombarded by the opera singer and the wine glasses. Perhaps she wasn't singing because she had used the wine glasses plus the complimentary bottle of red (lucky girl). However, it was a brilliant piece of music which I enjoyed. Now to listen to the Monks...

Aug 02 at 2:09 am

morst  [[ link ]] said ...

Try the [[Chaos Butterfly opening set]]! Ahem, ahem. . . ah, Hemlock!

Aug 01 at 11:47 pm

Bear said ...

THAT MONK LINK IS AWESOME MORSTY AND PAUL WESTERBERG IS NOT FACHING GOD!

Aug 01 at 10:13 pm

d'oh  [[ link ]] said ...

I was GONNA type that I have 4 versions of Vs Montana ranging from 3:53 in 1992 /Austin TX, to4:11 at Bottom Of The Hill SF in 2003.But I clicked too FAST. I meant to mention that the [[24/48 version]] of the Hemlock gig is now up.

Aug 01 at 10:03 pm

morst said ...

Thanks, Immy & Trebor. I have a scheme to help figure out instrumentals, which involves sorting a custom iTunes playlist by track time. I compare the audio in question to tracks with known titles but I can't always nail 'em, even if I have the track in questionI have

Aug 01 at 4:33 pm

The DJ HickeryExperience said ...

Still never got round to listen to the Monk's epic 1st June extravaganza as yet, promise to get to it. I worked longer than anticipated today. I love this music, this what makes me tick in a world of subdued boredom. Cheers.

Aug 01 at 12:34 pm

Trebor said ...

Heya Morst, Track 5 is "vs. Montana".

Aug 01 at 12:31 pm

Immy said ...

Yo Morst, D1Trk5 is titled "Vs Montana", probably the earliest Monks composition and still a gas to play... Thanx for putting this show up! It tickles all of us at Monks headquarters that this inscrutable band stubbornly and thankfully continues to exist! Can't wait for more activity in the next little while... Bindi Boy

Aug 01 at 11:44 am

Jeff Winner said ...

Wondering why they didn't do "Cherry Blossom Baptism."

Aug 01 at 4:36 am

Yukon Jef said ...

I'm sitting here thinking about the 2 sunny days in June, & the 4 sunny days in July, trying to convince myself I should be happy because July was TWICE AS SUNNY as June. Celebrating the coming of autumn, hoping for an early & extremely snowy winter, thinking I've had it up to my eyeballs with Alaska & Alaskholes... & a new Monks recording is EXACTLY what I need. Muchos Garcias to Monks, Seteet & the Nut. (Muchos Garcias I say, it being Jerry's birthday. A good Jerry story is that his mother noticed him getting interested in music, & so on his 15th birthday she presented him with an ACCORDION. I like to imagine what it would be like if he'd stuck with that instrument, instead of begging his mother to let him trade it in for a guitar.)

Aug 01 at 3:15 am

Archive Nut  [[ link ]] said ...

Can anyone help out on the title of d1t5? Thanks! Morst. Monks of Doom Tuesday, June 1, 2010 San Francisco CA The Hemlock Tavern Disc 1 (43:41.02) 01. intro 02. Tanguedia (Reprise) 03. Going South 04. Calvary 05. instrumental 06. Light In The Sky 07. Vaporize Your Crystals 08. In Anticipation Of The Pope 09. The Traveler Disc 2 (49:07.18) 10. Heiroglyphic 11. Chang 12. Unexplained Murders 13. banter - David, he was a real asshole! 14. Poison 15. Riverbed 16. Let's Split 17. Ukrainian Technological Faith Dance 18. encore break 19. Fur Immer Recorded by Seteeet

Jul 30 at 1:34 am

Bear said ...

bear like bees producing honey,but knot stinging on bears snout or private bear parts i killed my first i pod on hard floor of pioneer town motel have new one now it has video on it of bear humping garbage can,then bear craps out fish,hilarious !

Jul 30 at 1:29 am

never drank baileys from a shoe said ...

well know someone that did,said it was creamy !

Jul 29 at 9:28 am

The DJ HickeryExperience said ...

ZZ Top is a curious song, I'd like to read upon this one too. In one of their shows it was stated the origin of this song was Victor going to a furniture store. Perhaps there was a sale there or he needed a new set of tables and chairs, I don't know. Eager to hear the story... Bear - I do need an Ipod thingy, I had bought one and it was nicked. It's upstairs somewhere in a pile of junk in my girl's bedroom. I can't go in there or else I get attacked by tigers or a swarm of bees. Bears and bees get together because of honey or is it bacon? Perhaps you need a few words with her. I thought Bob's message read 'Harry Potter'. I had to look twice.

Jul 29 at 6:39 am

BOB said ...

THE ONLY THING WE KNOW ABOUT HENRY PORTER IS HIS NAME ISNT HENRY PORTER

Jul 28 at 7:20 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

"Crossing Over". Assuming it was written in California, I want to know which county in Cali sold only 3.2 beer.

Jul 28 at 4:40 am

Yukon Jef said ...

Thinking of Lowery's blog of song explanations/stories... Which song are y'all most looking forward to having explained &/or storified? I'd like to know about "Eye Of Fatima" most, at this particular moment. I've always wondered about the line regarding no one having conquered Wyoming from the Left (n)or from the Right... I mean, is that factual? & if not "Eye Of Fatima," I'm also extremely curious about "ZZ Top Goes To Egypt." Which came first, the title or the song?

Jul 28 at 4:06 am

Bear said ...

IT MEANS TIME TO GET A I POD THINGY AND ESCAPE DI ! ??

Jul 27 at 5:08 am

The DJ HickeryExperience said ...

Loving the Palace Guards, thanks for the links Morst. Excited to see McCabe & Mrs Miller's show up too, giving this a listen as well as the Residents when I have five minutes. The kiddies are off school now - you know what that means.

Jul 27 at 1:39 am

Bear said ...

IM WRAPPING THE FOIL.WANT SOME?

Jul 26 at 7:37 pm

Archive Nut  [[ link ]] said ...

McCabe & Mrs. Miller March 6, 2010 SF CA Makeout Room some new songs, of the same high quality we've come to expect!! :-)

Jul 25 at 8:24 pm

Jeff "Resident" Winner  [[ link ]] said ...

6 more miles: http://youtube.com/watch?v=SIHTl5-J8No

Jul 25 at 12:40 pm

michael said ...

thank you m'crampers!

Jul 25 at 12:25 am

morst  [[ link ]] said ...

Di, I don't know if the [[link]] will work, but I saw the Palace Guards artwork when I clicked on the new Wertz piece. It was the next image in the queue. However, when I clicked the soundoff link in a different browser, it didn't show me that same image, it showed Michael's full photostream. Weird, eh? I'm typing this on a 1997 PowerMac G3/266. Vintage! My 2003 G4/MDD is busy importing camera video from this year's annual Dylan tribute show at the High Noon Saloon, celebrating Bob's birthday. Learning new things. Yikes!

Jul 24 at 10:47 am

The DJ HickeryExperience said ...

Agreeing with you guys, Wertiz's pix are the biz. I'd love to see designs for the Palace Guards.

Jul 24 at 2:21 am

Yukon Jef said ...

Beautifully designed & executed, as always.

Jul 23 at 7:34 pm

kday said ...

great poster michael..awesome

Jul 23 at 2:18 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

It's Wertz-a-riffic!

Jul 23 at 1:26 pm

morst said ...

Another memorable piece from the Wertzateria! Those look great Michael! And lo! Album art for David Lowery's The Palace Guards!!!? News Flash!!! COOL!!!

Jul 23 at 3:24 am

michael  [[ link ]] said ...

pssst... campout posters are nearly done

Jul 23 at 3:13 am

morst  [[ link ]] said ...

News up! [[David's new blog - He's explaining 300 songs]]. Catch up on the first 8 and follow along with Numbah Nine, Numbah Nine, Numbah Nine.

Jul 22 at 7:27 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

As for me, I like to sip my whiskey and guzzle my beer. No injections please.

Jul 20 at 2:26 pm

Yukon Jef said ...

VERY cool film... Of course the only "rush" ingesting that much alcohol directly into the stomach would cause would likely be a rush to the hospital, or the coroner. Don't try this at home, as they say. But what really amazes me is that, apparently, the vast majority of the HST legends did not involve stage props, & were NOT exaggerated.

Jul 20 at 9:18 am

The DJ 2 said ...

Here again - this time using Google Chrome. I now had seen Jeffrey Cunningham's film which I think it's pretty amazing. Give an insight to a rush of being high which I never knew before. Cheers Immy for sending this.

Jul 20 at 9:10 am

The DJ HickeryExperience said ...

Cheers Chaps - I've heard of Hunter S Thompson, didn't know he was known as Dr Hunter. The Vid that Immy sent I couldn't get playing. It was a blank black screen. Perhaps it supposed to be a black screen and he was trying to be 'arty' or was that supposed to be Dr Hunter's black period?

Jul 20 at 3:03 am

Bear said ...

IMMY ROCKS!I REMEMBER CONAN VISITED HUNTER AND THEY SHOT AND BLEW SHIT UP,I RECALL PICS OF WARREN ZEVON AND HUNTER SHOOTING DUMMIES WITH WARRENS POSTER ON THEM,HUNTER WOULD TAKE EVERY ILLEGAL DRUG ONCE A YEAR,I WONDER WHERE HE GOT THE CONTRA BAND OR IF HE HAD THAT MUCH STASH MMM HIDDEN STASH I DID THAT YESTERDAY MMMM NOT HIDDEN ANY MORE HAVE A NICE WEEK HUMANOIDS NOTHING MATTERS BUT THE WEEKEND,FROM A TUESDAY POINT OF VIEW IM SWITCHIN TO GLIDE AND GETTING TO THE SCOOTER STORE! WOOO HOOOO LOKK OUT ILL RUN YER ASSES OVER PEACE TOP AND MICRO DOT!

Jul 20 at 1:35 am

Immy said ...

O.K., kiddies... check this: http://www.jeffreyacunningham.com/Gonzo.html your ever faithful Bindi Boy

Jul 19 at 8:48 pm

Yukon Jef said ...

I finished a biography of Thompson the other night, got up the next morning & saw it was his birthday. Today I bought his "Kingdom Of Fear" book, apparently a sort of autobiographical recollection. All this because I recently found a film documentary called "Gonzo," a very fascinating portrait which got me thinking what a truly great American he was. Somewhere I have a xerox copy of a letter HST sent to a Denver woman he'd met & been impressed with, who later for a while dated one of my roomies... But I think Di is talking about something Lowery has hinted about, unrelated to HST?

Jul 19 at 6:21 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

ROSE PETALS?!?! That word was, of course, supposed to be G+U+N+S

Jul 19 at 6:19 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Di, BEAR is referring to Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. Thompson was a self-proclaimed "gonzo" journalist, newspaper columnist for the SF Chronicle and writer of several books, known for his high intake of drugs and alcohol, his love of rose petals and ordinance and in general, his bat-ass crazy behaviour. But he was also an EXCELLENT writer with an eye for detail that very few have ever matched.

Jul 18 at 11:46 am

RAEB said ...

happy birthday DR.HUNTER S. ~!!!

Jul 18 at 6:20 am

The DJ HickeryExperience said ...

Definitely will be after a copy of DL's book of Ultimate Gibes at Record Companies book which I hope he will publish soon. I love his style of writing, musically and narrative. Thanks for the blogs Morst. I saw them on FB but never had time to digest them.

Jul 18 at 2:31 am

RAEB said ...

trigger

Jul 18 at 2:30 am

Bear said ...

okay which of you bought tridder,hmmm?i have my suspicions! 64 degrees thunder in the distance been waiting on a electric storm all summer,damn damn. watts a decimal?

Jul 17 at 2:08 pm

Does not have a Mathmathics degree said ...

"decimals of π" would be a good band name.

Jul 17 at 11:58 am

morst  [[ link ]] said ...

David's new blog is great. He's going through his songs in a semi-non-random way and posting stories about each one. He's on the third one. It's really cool. Also, in a recent article, DL mentioned that he's writing a book! In other CVB related news, Rich West will be playing July 23 at the South Pasadena Music Center with The Confabulators.

Jul 16 at 9:47 pm

morst said ...

Jeff is definitely a winner today. Nice one, you whipped it! So CVB & Cracker just added a date in Las Vegas on Sept 7, at the Hard Rock, if that affects anyones' travel plans. Not mine, booked it early.

Jul 16 at 11:58 am

Jack Hemp said ...

Jeff: that is fachin' hilarious! Consider it whipped!

Jul 16 at 9:43 am

Jeff Winner  [[ link ]] said ...

Mr. Hemp: See flowchart for details: http://s-ak.buzzfed.com/static/imagebuzz/terminal01/2010/7/14/13/circumstances-where-whipping-it-should-be-conside-28663-1279127510-8.jpg

Jul 16 at 1:07 am

Bear said ...

WHAT IZ WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND I TAKE DEFUNT MODES OF TRANSPORTATION FER 500 ALEX !

Jul 15 at 10:40 pm

morst said ...

I've been told that the "inside" and "outside" designations may be subject to change. Also Johnny Hickman will have a set on Friday. Comin' 2 yer town, help ya party down.

Jul 15 at 6:37 pm

One more thing Jack Hemp said ...

Saw the longest, dumbest and most boring drum solo ever last night at Grand Funk Railroad. Guitarist was Bruce Kulick!

Jul 15 at 6:27 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Only two outside bands? That bodes well for long uber-sets from both bands! Bought the new Devo album last weekend and have not stopped listening to it. Faching brilliant!

Jul 14 at 8:23 pm

pi-bot said ...

Schedule update as of July 2010: Friday- Camper Van Beethoven (outside) Gram Rabbit (outside) The Dangers (late set inside) David Immergluck and Coby Brown (inside) *Meet and greet Saturday 5:00-6:00 Saturday- Cracker (outside) The BellRays (outside) Miss Derringer (late set inside) McCabe and Mrs. Miller (inside) Jonathan Segel (inside) Ashley Raines (dinner inside)

Jul 14 at 12:13 pm

Ike  [[ flyingike at hotmail dot com ]] said ...

It would be great to have the Monks at the Campout, but they were just recording a month or so ago when Chris Pederson was in California for a couple of shows. I have to assume that was his trip for the year. I just won and received a fantastic Meridian era Monks press kit from a seller on eBay. It has two glossy photos that are excellent. Immy is rocking the waist length hair and Victor looks like he's 18.

Jul 13 at 8:12 pm

morst said ...

re:monks, I'm pretty sure that "not" is correct. I think I recall something about Crispy having a schedule conflict, and there is no MoD without Crispy. or Immy, or Greg or Victor.

Jul 13 at 6:03 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Hey, I'm assuming not, but does anyone know if the Monks are playing the campout this year?

Jul 13 at 6:01 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Well, the Summer Fairs are here! Seeing Grand Funk Railroad tomorrow night & War the following night at the Sta Barbara County fair. Then, next week it's the CA Mid-State Fair with America one night and Blue Oyster Cult the other night. Then, the Melvins next month!

Jul 12 at 1:13 pm

Bear said ...

EYE LOVE E BAY THATS HOW I BOUGHT MY CAVE SELLING AUTOD BEATLE WING RINGO YA DUMBASS EVER HEAR OF AN AUTO-PEN,MOST LIKELY WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN USING ANYWAYS IN OTHER NEWS NIPPY HERE THIS AM 46 DEGREES MISSED ALL TIME LOW BY TEN DEGREES IM LOVING IT ,THOUGH ITS STUNTING HONEY PRODUCTION AND CONFUSING THE LOONS.

Jul 12 at 9:29 am

Jeff "Starsky" Winner  [[ link ]] said ...

Ringo sez it's eBay's fault: http://www.nme.com/news/nme/50614

Jul 12 at 1:50 am

Yukon Dead Milkmen transcriber said ...

Doesn't want to be cute He just wants to shoot Blow them away Make them all pay His mind has jumped track He's a Beatle maniac "Hey Paul, you assh*le, dub this!" (from the song "Ringo Buys A Rifle")

Jul 11 at 2:12 pm

Bear said ...

FACH RINGO,STAY OUTTA MY WOODS YA TEA DRINKIN FACH!

Jul 11 at 10:03 am

Jeff "Starsky" Winner said ...

Every time I see your face It reminds me of the places We used to go But all I want is an autograph And I realize you're not signing things Any more

Jul 10 at 11:59 pm

RAEB said ...

EXACTLY SO MR STARR MY PIECE IS THE CRAP I LEFT ON YOUR MANSIONS PORCH MY LOVE IS I WONT BE BUYING A TICKET TO ANY OF YER WASHED UP ALLSTAR BAND GIGS AND PUTTING A LEBRON JERSEY OVER YER SHITTY ALBUMS BEFORE I BURN THEM LIKE A HUN,...

Jul 10 at 2:26 pm

Jeff "Starsky" Winner  [[ link ]] said ...

Peace & luve, peace & luve: http://youtube.com/watch?v=eAU0l7325w0

Jul 10 at 4:06 am

Bear said ...

ALOT OF FANS THINK RINGO IS AN ARSENHOLE WHEN HE ANNOUNCED HE WOULD NO LONGER SIGN ANYTHING ANYMORE.

Jul 09 at 12:33 pm

morst  [[ link ]] said ...

Attention CVB tourists - August 6 with Cracker was a mistaken announcement. Cracker will be playing Neurolux in Boise, ID with NO CVB set. All other dates are as advertised.

Jul 08 at 12:24 am

Yukon Jef said ...

I really hope it's just "disaster porn." It's bad enough as it is, without massive tsunamis wiping out heavily-populated coastal areas. Cool video, Jeff. I'm not yet familiar enough with the album to have picked up on too many of the differences in the audio, will have to watch it again in a few days... Long ago I wrote a poem called "No Play Sly Comb," & DEVO completely stole it for their song "No Place Like Home." I'm humbly honored. Ringo was looking happy & healthy on the news tonight, as a big crowd sang "happy birthday" to him. Hard to believe he heartily partied with Keith Moon through most of the 1970s...

Jul 07 at 10:34 pm

morst said ...

Jef- quit reading disaster porn, it ain't gonna kill millions, unless you mean millions of fish. There's gonna be a heck of a dead zone in the gulf there, if there's not already!

Jul 07 at 4:46 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Fach me! Ringo is 70!

Jul 07 at 4:29 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

One of my favorites is in The Great Rock n' Roll Swindle when the ersatz Pistols sing "We were friggin' in the riggin', there was fach-all else to do."

Jul 07 at 11:08 am

Jeff Winner  [[ link ]] said ...

Jef: The original, video mix of that 'friggin' song is superior to the version on the album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPJV2M5HXZ8

Jul 07 at 8:26 am

Bear said ...

WAS WATCHING MSNBC THEY UNEARTHED BP THE BOARD GAME!WTF?GET THIS OBJECT OF THE GAME?BUILD OIL PLATFORMS AND AVOID PLATFORM BLOW OUTS!53 DEGREES HERE THIS MORNING THE SKEETERS ARE PUNCH DRUNK~~~~!

Jul 07 at 3:15 am

Yukon Jef said ...

I like the new DEVO album very extremely much. I think I'll just go ahead & listen to it again right now. It's almost a little too modern, if you ask me, but it certainly is loud & exciting, & one of the songs contains the awesome pseudo-word "friggin'." I've seen hardy Alaskan mosquitoes at 40 degrees & with the sun way below the horizon. I go way out of my way attempting to kill them ones, because the last thing the world needs is insects evolving so that they can function in cold weather. Did you hear that BP drilled their well right over a spot scientists had warned might contain a truly massive bubble of methane, & that mounting evidence says the bubble is probably actually there, that the sea floor is starting to crack, that if this bubble explodes out of the ocean MILLIONS will be killed nearly instantly & then all that methane (built up over millions of years) will be in the atmosphere helping to speed up the process of global climate change? How much scarier can this get?

Jul 06 at 7:53 am

RAEB said ...

STAY COOL IN THE EAST,ITS A MILD 62 HERE SLOWS DOWN DA SKEETERS,HOPE NO ONE HAD RANCID FOOD AND/OAR TOO MUCH BOOZE AND BONGING TILL YA SPEWED ANYHOOT HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH ALL.PEACE POT N MICRO DOT, HMMMM ???

Jul 05 at 3:57 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

That would be very cool!

Jul 04 at 8:33 pm

selcric said ...

ya know what would still be cool? Borderline with Johnny on harmonica.

Jul 04 at 3:29 pm

The DJ HickeryExperience said ...

Thanks Morsty, now we should find a way to get the bands to play on these British shores. We're having Californian weather at the moment.

Jul 03 at 2:19 pm

tourbot  [[ link ]] said ...

All dates on the [[tourdates page]] are now current.

Jul 02 at 6:00 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Great news, Morst! Thanks for the heads up!

Jul 02 at 12:32 pm

morst said ...

New west coast dates for Cracker & CVB: 8/6 Boise 8/19 Seattle 8/20 Eugene 8/21 Portland 8/23 Arcata 8/24 Petaluma 8/25 Tahoe 8/27 Steamboat Springs 8/28 Denver 9/8 SJ Capistrano These will be added to the official tour dates page shortly. Note also that Cracker added a free gig July 9 in Kansas City, MO at an outdoor festival.

Jul 01 at 5:34 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Salt licks good in the morning with a bloody mary.

Jul 01 at 4:03 am

Boy Howdy  [[ link ]] said ...

[CREEM magazine archives, hours of good reading]

Jul 01 at 3:22 am

Bear said ...

not a suet nor salt lick fan,very partial to bacon with nrt for my listening pleasure,thanks fer call morsty the music was good,hope you had a good time well off to do my meds and change my bandage bp sucks virgin vinyl!

Jun 30 at 6:42 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Fachin' magpies!

Jun 30 at 6:08 pm

Yukon Jef said ...

Sadly not much CVB news to discuss, as they haven't been playing any summer shows. I'd really like to be at Denver's fabulous Bluebird Theatre to see them in late August... Still haven't heard anything about new CVB recordings, & no recent word from Victor on how Monks' recording has progressed. In other news, there was 1 sunny day here in all the month of June, & now "the rainy season" is set to begin. On a happier note, a half-dozen cute little baby woodpeckers have suddenly taken over the birdfeeder, & I feel partially responsible for their well-being, as I've been defying good sense by providing suet to their parents all season (suet can attract bears). I've also wasted countless hours scaring eggsnatching magpies away. I'm such a nature boy.

Jun 30 at 6:36 am

The DJ HickeryExperience said ...

Homer Simpson says: "mmmm garlic oatmeal." No seriously only me, Jack, Jef, Mat. Morst and Bear are keeping this site alive. It's becoming a sort of site for our blogs, be it oatmeal or forthcoming books. Let's get some action going...

Jun 29 at 6:41 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Someone outside my office just now was telling her friend about this amazing recipe she has for garlic oatmeal. Wot the fach?

Jun 29 at 4:37 pm

The DJ HickeryExperience said ...

Oh gosh - not much happening here. I think I'll get back to writing the murder mystery with plenty of remance and political situations albeit in 1881. You may see this on your bookshelves soon. It's called Chinese Lantern.

Jun 28 at 10:58 am

The DJ HickeryExperience  [[ link ]] said ...

Watch the price of petrol/oil soar, or should I say 'sore'? For it will be very sore. You did the right thing Jef. This week the link had changed somewhat - I don't know what happened to www.pipelineradio.net. Anyway it's now:- http://piratepipeline.blogspot.com/ Enjoy listening and remember keep the requests coming. Played some Band of Horses for Mat.

Jun 28 at 3:08 am

Yukon Jef said ...

They should hide their heads in oil-soaked sand. I wanted to participate in Hands Across The Sand this weekend, but I'd have had to drive 120 miles (total) in my gasoline-powered vehicle. Or, wait, maybe it runs on petrol, I forget... Anyhoo, burning fossil fuel seemed counter-productive to the real "cause," & so I stayed home.

Jun 26 at 6:17 am

The DJ HickeryExperience said ...

BP ought to hide their heads in shame. In this day and age they should have nipped the bud in the hole before it happened. Again it's money over lives. Wertzie wasn't to know about BP blunders, it was a good scheme at the time.

Jun 25 at 7:27 pm

Friday Tourbot  [[ link ]] said ...

Newly added! Camper Van Beethoven & Cracker Thu, Aug 19, 2010 Seattle, WA Neumo's Camper Van Beethoven & Cracker Fri, Aug 20, 2010 Eugene, OR W.O.W. Hall PS I liked Wertz's green scheme before I hated BP's.

Jun 25 at 12:47 pm

Bear said ...

THE CLOUR HERE REMINDS ME OF BP'S COLOURS WHICH MAKES ME WANT TO PUKE,BE GREEN OR DIE OIL WORSHIPING SCUM!

Jun 25 at 5:09 am

thursday night tourbot  [[ link ]] said ...

McCabe and Mrs. Miller Fri, Jul 23, 2010 San Francisco, CA Make Out Room Victor Krummenacher Sat, Jul 24, 2010 Berkeley, CA Freight And Salvage McCabe and Mrs. Miller Sun, Aug 8, 2010 San Francisco, CA Bottom Of The Hill

Jun 23 at 3:11 am

morst said ...

m@ oas- the closest I can get is that Squidbillies had an episode which referenced "Devil Went Down To Georgia" and CVB has We Love You. Didyaknow that Early Cuyler is voiced by Unknown Hinson?

Jun 22 at 10:36 pm

mat on a stick said ...

on a side note,someone told me of this cartoon on adult swim called squidbillys. well there was an episode that the characters talked about camper van, perhaps someone can elaborate on this

Jun 22 at 7:28 pm

Garry  [[ gajodaw at o2 dot co dot uk ]] said ...

Trout. If it's any help of where to start, I remeber Groucho marx singing "Lydia Oh Lydia the tatooed lady in one of there films. Not so helpful I can't recall which. But hope it points you in the rigfht direction :-0 G

Jun 22 at 7:00 am

Trout said ...

Here's another Grampa song:"Oh Lydia Oh Lydia,the tatooed lady".I don't remember the verses but I know they were pretty funny.Any idea where that came from.I need to google it I guess. Oh CVB,so near and yet so far.

Jun 22 at 2:04 am

Yukon Jef said ...

I used to live within easy walking distance of the Bluebird. What a swell place. Somewhere close by, across the street I think, is Twist & Shout, one of the best music stores around. Many visiting bands do afternoon in-store appearances there. I was really surprised, a month or so ago, that Widespread Panic played there... & anyway, SOMEONE might want to look into that. Who is CVB's manager these days? Is it still Allen Klein? Oh wait, he died didn't he?

Jun 20 at 1:35 pm

Tourbot  [[ link ]] said ...

Camper Van Beethoven Wed, Aug 25, 2010 Crystal Bay, NV Crystal Bay Club Casino Camper Van Beethoven Sat, Aug 28, 2010 Denver, CO Bluebird Theatre Camper Van Beethoven Fri, Sep 3, 2010 Virginia Beach, VA American Music Festival Camper Van Beethoven Thu, Sep 9, 2010 Los Angeles, CA Echoplex Campout Night One Fri, Sep 10, 2010 Pioneertown, CA Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace Campout Night Two Sat, Sep 11, 2010 Pioneertown, CA Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace

Jun 20 at 12:03 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

I'm surprised the Dead ony ever played AK the one time. I knew a lot of Dead-lovin' hippies who'd spend the summer in the canneries so they could spend the rest of the year following the Dead.

Jun 20 at 2:50 am

Yukon Jef said ...

& oh yeah... I remember reading a long time ago that some members of CVB liked the Dead, & others didn't. I always assumed Jonathan was one of the ones who didn't, but apparently I was wrong (from something he posted on FB recently). &, incidentally, tonight is the 30th anniversary of the Dead's only appearance in Alaska, first night of a 3-night run. Jerry stayed in his hotel room the whole time he was here, when he wasn't onstage, & I can't hardly blame him for that.

Jun 20 at 2:45 am

Yukon Jef said ...

DJ, the Mills Brothers were a singing group from the WW2 era, I'm not sure if they made any appearances on film. I bought some of their music from iTunes a while back, makes me happy to hear it. Well then, I wonder if the "bowlegged women" thing started as something bored soldiers recited as they marched in formation. It likely would have begun over here & moved overseas. But my dad, & the DJ, SANG it. Maybe we could get PBS' "History Detectives" show to do a segment on it...

Jun 19 at 5:02 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Not if you're wearing it!

Jun 19 at 4:04 pm

Trout said ...

It's like how "impotant" you are to me.Is a snuggie considered carry on luggage?

Jun 19 at 2:27 pm

el turtle barley pop on a stick said ...

what the hell is a potable cd player one you can drink? yes jef my grandpa was in the service

Jun 19 at 7:32 am

Trout said ...

The new theme song while cleaning the pool.Wow,I gooota get the potable CD player out there.

Jun 19 at 6:11 am

The DJ HickeryExperience said ...

Here's a Popeye song we sang as kids:- I'm Popeye the Sailor man (peep peep) I live in a caravan and when I go swimming, I kiss all the women I'm Popeye the Sailor man (peep peep) I loved the Marx brothers although my partner hated it, but I always a fan of these slapstick routines. Groucho was always my fav, although I like the Italian Con-Man, but I never understood Harpo's character. I never really seen any footage of the Mills Brothers, they were never popular in the UK. @Jef your father seems an interesting man. @Watermelon Turtle - Band of Horses, yeah loving them too. Next week on Pipeline.

Jun 19 at 12:22 am

Yukon Jef said ...

Was your grandfather in WWII? I've seen that webpage, & my guess is that the Popeye writer "borrowed" it. My father COULD have been a Marx Brothers fan, but I never saw any evidence of that (the Mills Brothers were more his thing). My father was a farmboy who ran off to join the Marines, so it seems likely to me that he learned it there. I've got to see that Marx Brothers movie, somehow...

Jun 18 at 8:25 am

marx on a stick  [[ link ]] said ...

i read all of this Jef it seems to be a toss up between groucho and popeye

Jun 18 at 12:36 am

Yukon Jef said ...

My dad would sing "swim between their knees" 3 times (if my mother let him get that far), but that was it. I've never been able to find any history of that tune, would love to know where it's from.

Jun 17 at 11:19 pm

mat on a stick said ...

Yukon jef my grandfather sang the bow legged women song to me all the time, he probably hung out with your dad, do you remember any more of that song. funny i was just talking about that song with my best girl

Jun 17 at 5:54 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Beachbum's right. We don't need no stinking dress code!

Jun 17 at 5:21 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Band of Horses' latest is fachin' great!

Jun 17 at 8:10 am

el hairy watermelon said ...

Hey Dj how bout some live hippies maybe some Band of Horses

Jun 17 at 7:33 am

The DJ HickeryExperience said ...

My pipeline show should be up very soon - downloading to the station as I write. Plenty of good stuff including Pere Ubu for Jack. Death of Me is also featured too along with the usual suspects. Dead Hippies - give me an idea for next week's podcast. How about some Grateful Dead? Keep requests coming in. Cheers.

Jun 17 at 2:55 am

RAEB said ...

i see dead hippies

Jun 16 at 10:30 am

Jack Hemp said ...

I'm up for the combination look. Nothing says party like a man in a loin cloth and a bindi!

Jun 16 at 4:54 am

Yukon Jef said ...

That was my first question, too. I think it must be the latter, because the former might be considered offensive to many... & everyone should do the India-indian look anyway, just to confound Lowery's expectations. & as for "cow-boys," back on the farm we always called 'em BULLS, & that generally requires 2 persons per costume. I feel mighty sorrowful for those of you who get stuck in the back-end of the bull costumes. Unless that's what you're into, in which case I offer my hearty congratulations.

Jun 15 at 3:05 pm

Ike  [[ flyingike at hotmail dot com ]] said ...

So the Indian attire......are we going for the Native American look with loin cloths and headdresses or the New Dehli look with kurtas and bindis? Either one is cool with me, I just need to know which drawer in my dresser to dig through.

Jun 15 at 12:47 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Di, anything by Pere Ubu or the Fall would make me smile!

Jun 15 at 5:51 am

The DJ HickeryExperience said ...

@Gary - it's a small world. @Jack - thanks for listening. Any requests? And I wonder what cowboy the good Cap'n will go as. I don't think he'll strike the General Custer pose. (I used to call him General Custard!) As I said on the brown pages, the photos will be something to behold.

Jun 14 at 11:30 pm

quoting Cap'n David Lowery  [[ link ]] said ...

This years Campout Sept 10th Camper Van Beethoven. Dress Code: Indians. Sept 11th Cracker. Dress Code: Cowboys. Let's do it.

Jun 14 at 3:58 pm

ELVIS is everywhere said ...

except for the anti Elvis

Jun 14 at 3:21 pm

The ghost of Yukon Jef's dad said ...

I want to go swimmin' With bow-legged women & swim between their knees...

Jun 14 at 3:05 pm

Gary Moore said ...

I often get that remark. But I'm Gary Moore from Dublin, not the famous guitarist from Belfast. My cousin who lives up north, went to school with his sister, back in they day before he was well known.

Jun 14 at 2:51 pm

Jack Hemp's Dad said ...

In days of olde, when knights were bold, and manners yet invented, you'd leave your load, by the side of the road, and walk away contented.

Jun 13 at 10:18 am

Jack Hemp said ...

We're all grooving to the Pipeline. Great show!

Jun 12 at 8:19 am

The DJ HickeryExperience  [[ link ]] said ...

Is this site lost in cyberspace? Link to Pipeline show above. Plenty of new London rock bands for you to get your teeth into, plus...McCabe & Mrs Miller.

Jun 11 at 6:15 am

The DJ HickeryExperience said ...

Trying to keep in contact with broken blown up computers! Finally managed to get the old lap top working - it's a Linux program - Fedora 11 (it was the only one I can find around here). Good site Gary. I thought you'll have one about Thin Lizzie seeing your name is Gary Moore. Love some Parisian Walkways.

Jun 08 at 3:12 pm

Yukon Jef said ...

Nice page, nice old photo. I look forward to digging around your site when I have more time. One small error, you advise visitors to "listern" to music...

Jun 08 at 12:54 pm

Gary Moore  [[ link ]] said ...

Hi Guys I've put together a site, which is an 80's indie/alternative music appreciation site. Camper Van Beethoven have a page, check it out & let me know what you all think - http://indiediscs.com/cvb.html Cheers Gary

Jun 06 at 3:43 pm

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

Loving these photos. Cheers Morst & Jason. BTW, how are you two guys getting on? Would love to see you both again...hoping 2011.

Jun 06 at 3:32 pm

morst  [[ link ]] said ...

Jason C sent me some [[Monks photos]] from his phone. Seteeet taped audio at both gigs, and I think Ray did video at the second one. I look forward to checkin' em out.

Jun 04 at 12:08 pm

secret agent dude  [[ link ]] said ...

Thursday 9/9/10 CVB & Cracker tickets for Echoplex in LA are on sale now. . . That's a hint.

Jun 04 at 11:10 am

Jack Hemp said ...

For me, it's a little of both. I enjoy the 'bong' process and the immolation of the weed makes for a stronger, more upfront high, whereas a vape is a far more subtle 'smoke' (actually just THC vapors) and the high is a body-buzz, like eating brownies, rather than the head-buzz one gets from a bong.

Jun 04 at 12:20 am

Yukon Jef said ...

I'm curious. When you say it's "not as fun," do you mean the apparatus itself is less fun to operate, or that the EFFECT is less fun?

Jun 03 at 11:12 pm

mat on a stick said ...

just trying to give my two cents in a subject that doesn't come up much

Jun 03 at 6:32 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

I do get the point, dear MOAS! But are you making an informed recommendation or offering to sell me yours? Either way, you rock!

Jun 03 at 7:35 am

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

That's my type of water! Excited about the Monks upcoming album - I heard there's going to be a new Soundgarden one too - more great music for 2010/11. I have found this wonderful therapy disc (the best DVD ever) Mat can have - Traffic Installations Around The World... featuring traffic lights & cameras in Brussels, Abu Dhabi, Wiesmoor (Germany) and Dijon including the newest vehicle presence sensors. A must have! That'll put anyone to sleep. Best wishes to Gene - thinking of you.

Jun 03 at 2:45 am

Yukon Jef said ...

I only consume water that has been "doctored" by a qualified brewmaster.

Jun 02 at 9:44 pm

mat on a stick said ...

jack I have a vapir one seems like it ran me about 175 works great and its a handheld takes maybe 3-4 min to fill a bag and you'll probably want at the most three bags which can be filled up on 1 aroma therapy disk. not as fun as glass and water but shit you need to be healthy. oh this one has about a 200 degree digital adjustment and a list of crackers s/spices/roots you get the point right?

Jun 02 at 6:56 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Just got back from the doctor. My heart and lungs are healthy but the doctor wants me to vaporize my herb rather than smoke it, drink more water and let up on the potato tacos from taco bell.

Jun 02 at 3:52 am

Yukon Jef said ...

For anyone who didn't see it, Victor posted on Facebook that the Monks Of Doom are about half-finished recording a new album! By now, in SF, Jonathan's set is done & the Monks Of Doom are playing, a painful thing to miss but at least there will be a new Monks album, sometime...

Jun 01 at 5:30 pm

michael said ...

MONKS OF DOOM plus CHAOS BUTTERFLY at the Hemlock Tavern in SF tonight! C'mon down folks...

Jun 01 at 3:12 pm

Yukon Jef said ...

I read in the Times this morning that they were thinking about doing that, but scientists realized in time that his ass is actually much more toxic than the oil & dispersants.

Jun 01 at 11:52 am

Jack Hemp said ...

I'm not sure how big the hole is, but is it possible we could plug the leak in the oil pipeline with dick cheney's big-oil-lovin' ass?

May 30 at 12:59 am

Yukon Jef said ...

Me too, although I'd heard he'd been suffering for a while, & I'm glad that's over for him.

May 29 at 6:55 pm

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

Sorry to hear about Dennis Hopper. RIP.

May 28 at 2:01 pm

STEVE MARTIN said ...

IM NOT EVEN GOING TO TOUCH THAT ONE.

May 28 at 9:41 am

The DJ Hickery Experience  [[ link ]] said ...

Homemade Margaritas - you're making me thirsty. I'm going to grab a beer now because of this. Yeah, bittersweet - that's how I like my drink. Crossing fingers that someone will record the Monks show. Always like listening to Hieroglyphics & all things Egyptian.

May 28 at 12:14 am

morst said ...

Second night in a row drinking homemade margaritas involving the juice of fresh key limes, and I again noticed a bitter, grapefruity flavor to my drink. Something so bitter and so sour, how that could be made into a sweet, sweet pie. . . As an old metaphor unfolds before my mind. Guess ya gotta add a lot of sugar to make that work. Hmm.

May 26 at 10:47 pm

morst said ...

I'm getting stoked for the Monks gigs and I'm not even gonna be there! But I know there are some tapers on board! Yeah! GO TEAM MONKS!

May 26 at 7:12 am

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

Gosh - Ramsgate has been mentioned yuppee....Definitely going to get that book now. Always loving the music of Mike Oldfield I never knew he had a biography. Will be checking out the Bugs Bunny vid now I have the title. Cheers chaps.

May 25 at 10:50 pm

Yukon Jef said ...

I remember now, Carson always joked about Burbank, & Bob Hope, well who really cares... It was Bugs & Daffy I was recalling, after all.

May 25 at 5:40 pm

just j said ...

Di, when I saw the exchange of e-mails regarding Bugs Bunny and Pismo Beach, I must admit that I Googled this, as I did remember the cartoon, and the exclamation: "Here we are: Pismo Beach and all the clams that we can eat!" The cartoon is called "Ali Baba Bunny" and is available on Google Videos.

May 25 at 5:05 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

Funnily enough, DJ, I have been reading Changeling, Mike Oldfield's autobiography which has several mentions of Ramsgate.

May 25 at 4:45 pm

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

Birthday wishes Jef - hope you had a great birthday. I never heard anyone mentioning Pismo, not even Bugs Bunny when he made a wrong turn at Albuquerque. I missed that! Is there any way I can see this? Looks as if Pismo is the happening place at the moment. More than Ramsgate!!!

May 25 at 11:22 am

Jack Hemp said ...

Pismo at one time was a mecca for the Hollywood elite so anyone of them could have made reference to it. Now the only celebs I know of in the area are Jon Anderson of Yes, Ed Cassidy of Spirit, singer-songwriter P.F. Sloan, NBAer Horace Grant and, I think, Harrison Ford's daughter. However, at my hotel, we get at least one hammerhead a month checking in by saying, a la Bugs Bunny, "we must've taken a wrong turn at Albuquerque", which makes no sense as that was the reason Bugs WASN'T in Pismo as he apparently had planned. After viewing your pix of the Matanuska on FB, though, Jef, I want to be where YOU are. Amazing!

May 25 at 2:24 am

Yukon Jef said ...

Awesome. I am THERE. Who was the comedian who used to make references to Pismo Beach? Carson? Bob Hope? Bugs Bunny?

May 24 at 11:04 am

Jack Hemp said ...

Happy Birthday, Jef! There's a birthday beer waiting for you at Scotty's Bar in Pismo Beach whenever you can get down here.

May 23 at 4:42 am

Yukon Jef said ...

Yes, another very effective attention-grabbing poster. Reminds me of an artist I knew in Denver, he built little boxes lined with pages from old dictionaries, & with gigantic weird South American insect carcasses mounted with intricate little wires inside. As to the boxing match, I'd have to pick the butterfly over the monk. Even the mighty Godzilla suffers whenever Mothra shows up...

May 22 at 7:42 pm

mungo said ...

Years ago in the CD-swapping era, I distributed compilations for people on this list or predecessors, consisting of all the original versions of songs CVB and Cracker covered. Needless to say that the CVB versions are all better than the originals, including the Sonic Youth original :) Since then there's only been a couple of new entries; Garden Grove and Something You Ain't Got (though, a whole album's worth of Monks covers).

May 22 at 6:28 pm

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

Great poster for a brilliant band.

May 21 at 8:51 pm

Bear said ...

MAYBE IN INDIANA?

May 21 at 8:27 pm

morst said ...

Hey Michael - that's a great poster. Please note that the gig is actually scheduled for Tuesday June 1st. No such thing as Tuesday June 2, 2010. . .

May 21 at 7:40 pm

michael  [[ link ]] said ...

ummm... guys? you might want to look @ this.

May 21 at 6:11 am

The DJ Hickery Experience said ...

Those Seagull guys were one band I really liked. I had their album but due to moving around the country, I had lost it. I should look up a CD version is there is any. So many good 80's bands.

May 20 at 4:02 pm

Jack Hemp said ...

AFOS were a great band. Stop listening to singles and listen to albums!