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Posted by Theo on 09-05-2003 at15:24:

For Immediate Release From A.A.R.

It is official!
The second LIVE "Come as a child" Christmas Concert!

DECEMBER 6th, 2003
7:00 PM
Sterling Drive Church
558 Sterling Drive
Bellingham, WA

The show will reunite Theo with:
Terry Scott Taylor (daniel amos)
Michael Roe (the 77s)

and welcomes to the party with great joy,

Bill Harmon (the Strawmen)

Tickets go on sale Wednesday, October 1st
Tickets will be available through www.andysangelsrecords.org webstore
Or by Snail Mail:
Andy's Angels' Records/tickets
4106-123rd Place NE
Marysville, WA 98271

For any questions, email Theo at theo@andysangelsrecords.org

Posted by baxter on 09-05-2003 at22:11:

Thumb Up!

How exciting!

You are too good to us, Theo.

Posted by Jevon the Tall on 09-05-2003 at22:33:

Hmm, that's not too far away.

Need an opening opening act to sing songs about Dead Dogs, Chicken with no Feet, and a wife that farts in bed?

I could spiritualize it and make them seasonal.

Posted by wes berlin on 09-06-2003 at00:12:

jevon.

can i be in the band?

Tongue

Posted by baxter on 09-06-2003 at00:14:

Tongue!

quote:

Originally posted by Jevon the Tall
Hmm, that's not too far away.

Need an opening opening act to sing songs about Dead Dogs, Chicken with no Feet, and a wife that farts in bed?

I could spiritualize it and make them seasonal.

Posted by Jevon the Tall on 09-06-2003 at00:59:

Wes you would be more than welcome to be an honorary Bano. It used to cause confusion when I'd be billed as The Banos and then show up by myself. You'll have to think up a name for yourself. Or maybe not, if KISS can replace Ace and put another guy in the space suit ...

You have your pick sir. You'd have to play your Casino.

J.

Remind me to tell you my delamination story sometime about the new guitar I bought in April. Thank goodness for great guitar techs. The Fender guy got me a brand new guitar, even better than the one I had.

Posted by Joey T. on 09-06-2003 at01:08:

Thumb Up!

quote:

Originally posted by baxter

quote:

Originally posted by Jevon the Tall
Hmm, that's not too far away.

Need an opening opening act to sing songs about Dead Dogs, Chicken with no Feet, and a wife that farts in bed?

I could spiritualize it and make them seasonal.

ok, i'm there! Cool

Posted by baxter on 09-06-2003 at01:16:

Yes!! Is there a taquito stand in Bellingham?

Posted by baxter on 09-06-2003 at01:33:

Posted by Joey T. on 09-06-2003 at13:03:

Thumb Up!

i am going to plan to go and maybe even bring my son! Smile

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Posted by baxter on 09-06-2003 at13:15:

My son will have to go too.

Posted by baxter on 09-06-2003 at13:21:

Posted by baxter on 09-06-2003 at13:23:

^mooseletoe

Posted by Theo on 09-06-2003 at13:28:

Well...

Bano-el-mano,
The bill is full for that night, but what great prospects for a future, eh?!

Bax,
You really gonna come all the way up from SLO? Don't forget to follow the star!

Joey T,
Now that'll be a Christmas treat, no doubt! Glad to hear it!

ALL,
There is a mexican restaurant in Bellingham I have adopted. The tequitos are pretty good, they treat me like family and they name of the place is "Cinco de Mayo". The significance is huge in my figuring for any who have read my book. Wink

PS: LOVE that Chris-moose!

Posted by baxter on 09-06-2003 at13:51:

RE: Well...

quote:

Originally posted by Theo
Don't forget to follow the star!

Eva is going to think that you are talking about her.

Posted by Jevon the Tall on 09-06-2003 at16:13:

Bill is full.

Coward.

The church still isn't ready for the likes of me. I remember back in the early 80's I was at a very heavenly pentecostal church with some buddies, and there was a coffee house thing going on.

All of the extra happy songs were playing, and the kids were having a great time raising their hands and showing my friends and I who were mere Anglicans how to be pious. A bunch of them knew I played as I had been in town earlier that year playing at a youth conference. They asked me to play a few songs. I declined. But they kept bugging me to play.

At the time I was in my mid teens and my songs were about flatulent rats, a kid pulling the wings off a butterfly to make a worm, a squashed cat and kraft dinner (there were others, once about a frog we had hooked up to an electric fence by accident, a rabbit, and a rain barrel). I showed rared discernment by telling them I was probably not an appropriate choice.

"OH NO" they say, God is working in you. No sh*t I say to myself, and he's gonna have to keep working. I'm constantly underconstruction. But I smile and say no. After the third time saying no, I thought I heard a cock crow.

So what happens? Some girl had just finished singing Jesus Loves Me or something like it, and the announcer guy goes up to the mic and says that it's with great pleasure that he welcomes Jevon to the share with us his musical ministry.

My buddy Gord starts to laugh so hard I thought he'd fall over. He knows what'll happen once I get up there. I shrug and walk up to the stage, and wave to the crowd of about a hundred. The Jesus Loves Me chick is giving me a smile usually reserved for paintings of the Madonna. I ask her if I could borrow her guitar.

So I launch into the first and last song I ever played there. Forty-nine rats. What a classic song. My buddy Gord did the audience participation piece by doing a loud raspberry in the appropriate place. When I finished the little table of 5 or 6 I was sitting with broke into wild applause. Meanwhile there were 90 or so ashen faces looking at me in silence. I could feel the power of two or more praying that a big hole would open up in the stage and swallow me whole.

I was detuning to do the Butterfly song when the announcer ran up and basically ushered me off the stage. At least he didn't have one of those long hook things and yank me off by my neck.

I handed the guitar back to the Jesus Chick, and she held it out away from her as if I'd handed her a snake.

I make my way back to the table, but it's empty. "Cowards!" I think to myself, then I see them standing by the door, boxed in on either side by the ushers (they had thick necks, and would be passable bouncers if they weren't so Christ-like). Apparently they were separating the chaff from the wheat.

We all left, and somewhat somberly walked down the sidewalk. In an effort to cheer me up, Gord started making a series of very impressive raspberries to the tune of The Stroke by Billy Squier.

So Theo, I'm not hurt, or even let down.

When you're ready I'll be ready.

True story, in fact I'd almost forgotten all about it ...

Posted by Joey T. on 09-06-2003 at18:41:

i'm still going, theo... even if jevon can't open up... Big Grin

Posted by Theo on 09-06-2003 at19:02:

Ya know, Jevon

Terry and I were shootin' the shinolo at C-Stone and I said that what I REALLY wanted was to have a DA reunion gig at my church (if I got the position--which at that time I hadn't yet).

Terry says he's up for it but laughs and adds that I should start easy. He'd hate to have me lose my position right off just for the sake of art.

The way I look at it, if bringing two of the Dogs and Harmon in gets me in trouble, then I'm in the wrong place. If I brought YOU in and got in trouble I probably asked for it (based on what you've said). Give me a year, Jevon, and we'll live dangerously!

Your brother, in absurdity. (you should hear a few of my unsavories) HA!

Posted by Jevon the Tall on 09-06-2003 at19:30:

That'd be a hoot.

Now that things are starting to settle, we'll have to get you up to the house for dinner, stogies and scotch and a few tunes. You don't even have to bring a guitar, I've got more than enough kicking around the house. I'll even let you play the good one.

Been talking to the boss, we're ging to try to come to the show. I'll wear something subtle. She'll wear a red dress. That's why the devil's red.

PS Over the years I've written some Jesus songs just in case ...

Posted by Theo on 09-06-2003 at20:57:

Jevon

It'd be nice to finally get together. What would be great would be a Saturday, then (if I could) I'd spend the night and just go to church from there. Or better yet, if I came up after church some Sunday, it'd be great for "me" cause I don't have to do anything on Monday. Course, you probably have to work or something like that! sheesh! Roll Eyes

But we'll do it. We'll work it out.

Also, don't be so sure that those tunes about butterflys aren't Jesus tunes. Well, you be sure. I haven't heard 'em yet! Big Grin