MUSICAL SURPRISE OF THE WEEK
Notorious (70's, 80's, 90's party band) doing Bohemian Rapsody and NAILING IT!  The operatic parts and everything. I mean, with all reverence to Freddie and Co., Queen never even did it live (during the middle part they played the recorded version to a light show and then popped back onstage just in time to stone us and spit in our eyes).  Big props.

FAVORITE RECENT BAY AREA SHOW
Victim's Family at the Bottom of the Hill.  Ever seen 'em?  If you haven't, you may not get another chance.  Sorry.  Everytime they play its like a reunion show.  Then again they're kinda like the Who insofar as they do a farewell tour and then a special reunion show and then just this once and
like that.  Their records--7 or so since the mid-80's--still sell and (unlike the Who) the band just keeps getting better.  I actually considered stagediving for the first time in years.

HOSPITALITY RIDER FOR GRIDDLE TOUR SPRING '04
[Thanks to Joel Elrod and Chris McGrew for their assistance in making this
rider clear and realistic.]
4 cold cut combo plates
3 bowls m&ms (plain & peanut mixed)
3 bowls oreos
1 jar organic peanut butter
8 lbs. cooked sausage (bitesized slices)
1 large bowl garden salad (serves 4)
4 bowls
1 carton Camel Lights
1 carton American Spirit (blue)
1 carton Winston
8 clean towels
the following 3 entries on ice please
2 cases bottled water
4 cases imports/microbrews
1 case tecate cans
3 5ths quality whiskey (jamesons or better)
1 5th tequila
8 limes (sliced)
salt
2 5ths Sapphire gin
1 bottle quality dry vermouth
1 bucket of ice
1 martini shaker
Olive bar
1 large coffee canister filled to the rim with brim or leafy greens to be
discussed with our road manager onsite.
1 whole turkey (uncooked)
1 large deep fryer
utensils/napkins
6 live ferrets (also uncooked)
1 1 Lb. bag mixed nuts (for ferrets)
4 bags if 10 balloons each
1 marble bust of Earl 'Wire' Lindo
1 Webster's Dictionary (annotated)
3 to 5 excitable, attractive women, over 18 (w/pos. i.d.)
1 of those booths from the carnival where you shoot pressurized water into
the mouth of clown to fill a balloon and win big prizes
1 that guy from the Guinness Book of World Records with the world's longest
fingernails OR Joan Embry
1 Volvo luxury wagon
17 LP copies of 'Unleashed in the East -- Judas Priest Live in Japan'

ERRATUM
I referred last week to Josh, one of the Red Devil's fine engineering staff. For whatever reason I have his name programmed into my phone as Josh Landiss.  His name is Josh Lando.  Braincookies regrets this error and any other errors nobody mentioned.

hasta pronto...

xifer
christopher@jaysieganpresents.com