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Miss Fairchild interview on Plum TV

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Permalink / 28 Mar. '08 / Tagged: video tv nantucket interview live

Keep On Running

Howdy folks. After a decent lapse, I’d like to bring you tales of a brilliant weekend in Fairchildland. DW, Sam Nice and myself are taking Bessie back to Beantown right now and I’ve been tasked to pick up the blog mantle after too many days of letting this thing go. We just went through a toll, paying the 60 cent charge with a five dollar bill. The operator looked at us as he made our change and stated plainly to Sam, who was in the driver’s seat in pure fact only: “You need a receipt.” It wasn’t a question.

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Permalink / 05 Nov. '07 / Tagged: brunswick providence boston stevie theband tour gig photos video

Wolfman, Jethro and Lil' Sam

The more comfortable an audience feels with the band, the more likely they are to participate in sing-alongs, dance-alongs and clap-alongs. Of course, they are also more likely to yell thoughts, opinions and obscenities at us. (One favorite was at a Boston show, when one guy wouldn’t stop yelling “What’s your name? What’s your name?” with superhuman lungs, so loudly that we could hear over the P.A. system.) Tonight, it was apparently name game time. As soon as I picked my flute, one such adventurous fan screamed, Jethro!!!!” Daddy Wrall was dubbed “Wolfman” by another. Later that evening, Mr. Nice called Lil’ Sam, because, in her words, “he looks like a Sam.” (And presumably, he’s little.)

So, why not? The Lawfirm of Wolfman, Jethro and Lil’ Sam, now open for business in sunny Bloomington, IN, where it was a solid 90 degrees yesterday. I hope you don’t mind us changing our names again like this. We don’t mean to confuse you, but how can we stoop to refute such astute monikers, dude? (Plus, look at those photos of Wrall. They may not be cute, but this Wolfman thing is a hoot!)

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Permalink / 22 Sep. '07 / Tagged: tour bloomington fame moniker video

The Regina Monologues

While in Calgary, we took Bessie to a Minute Muffler to have the tires rotated and the front end aligned. Justin, our man there, was as straight up and forthcoming as we’ve ever encountered in a mechanic, telling us what we don’t need and charging us for the minimum work. He was able to squeeze us into a hectic day despite our being very late for the appointment and even gave some tips on how to fix another problem that we’ve been having for what could end up being ten dollars. He represented you well, Canadian mechanics!

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Permalink / 16 Sep. '07 / Tagged: tour regina canada video bessie van

Make Me So Happy, I Wanna Slap My Daddy

Calgary, Alberta was described to us by some Canadians as “The Armpit of The World.” We’re not feeling that. Sure, we’ve only been here for fifteen hours, but I couldn’t be more impressed by the people we’ve met. The HiFi Club is a really nice spot in downtown with a deep stage and a spacious dance floor. Many of the posters were made by our old friend Joshua Ruckstuhl, who, as you all know by now did the artwork for Ooh La La, Sha Sha…

(Wait, how could you not know that? Have you forgotten to pick up a copy? We’re trying to outsell Kanye and 50, people. We can’t do it without you.)

Anyhow, we finally got to meet the guy. Couldn’t have been nicer. Thanks again, Josh, for your incredible work. We also met a bunch of other great people, like Anthony, Sarmad, Wax Romeo, DJ Day and our old friend Huggs, who is best known for putting on “Soul Power” when we needed it most a couple years ago. Thanks to all of these people for making a fantastic night. We didn’t meet Pete and Mike, but they deserve a loud shout, too.

Okay, how fantastic was it? Well, it was potentially the best show we’ve ever had in a place we’ve never played before. (Say that ten times fast.) People came out, people sang and people danced. People supported our tour by buying records. Calgary, in short, is the bee’s knees, impossible not love after that experience…

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Permalink / 15 Sep. '07 / Tagged: tour canada calgary video

Weird Dude Dancing to Miss Fairchild

Trick Johnson, trolling the internet for examples of his exemplary bass playing, stumbled upon a bootleg video of Miss Fairchild as the live soundtrack to an intoxicated “gentleman’s” dance routine… Quite entertaining througout, but the end is special. Watch the whole thing, please, and enjoy a bit of irony, courtesy of the world’s favorite internet video site.

Permalink / 01 Sep. '07 / Tagged: live providence trick as220 video

"Your Hair" live from the Middle East

Here’s a recent live performance of “Your Hair” from the Middle East in Cambridge. Thanks again to Alex Mayer for his camera work. This song is on :Album which came out in 2004.

Enjoy Sam Nice’s amazing saxophone work!

Permalink / 31 Jul. '07 / Tagged: album live hair video boston