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About Me

Tuba player about town. I have various projects planned, active, incubating or about to be thrown together. See my calendar or links to the bands below for details.Currently bringing the ruckus with Slavic Balkan funk jazz punks

Black Bear Combo

blatting on the nefar with

Chicago Aissawa

and occasionally

The Ridiculous Trio

still get together to kick it live.

You can hear my realization of John Cage's composition "A Dip in the Lake" at:

A Dip in the Lake at Ubuweb

and you can download the Ridiculous Trio plays the Stooges album at:

4boxs.com

A Kurdish parable: A man is crazy. He believes he is a flower and birds are trying to eat him. A doctor takes him to the hospital. After months of treatment he improves. "I am not a flower," he tells himself. As he is walking home from the hospital he looks up at the sky. "I know I am not a flower," he thinks. "But those birds still want to eat me. How do I convince THEM that I am not a flower?"
You have been marked on my profile map!
More maps, yes!Man, I have got to do more traveling.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/17/2005
Band Website: Yer pretty much lookin at it
Band Members: Me and whomever wants to collaborate. If that's you, send me a message. The sound files are from the Ridiculous Trio plays the Stooges CD (click the lyrics link for more info) and Black Bear Combo. There will be some new sound files eventually. Really, one day I will load some different ones.
Influences: Many. Here are a few: Albert Ayler, Alice Cooper, Andrew Hill, Anthony Braxton, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Bad Brains, Black Sabbath, Boban Markovic, Boredoms, Butthole Surfers, Stooges, Carcass, Charles Mingus, Cheer-Accident, Discharge, Don Cherry, Duke Ellington, Esma Redzepova, Ennio Morricone, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Faust, Fela Kuti, Flipper, Funkadelic, Gold Sparkle Band, Ilmi Jasarov, Henry Threadgill, Johnny Cash, Kocani Orkestar, Last Exit, Meters, Miles Davis, Minutemen, Misfits, Mission of Burma, Ornette Coleman, Ramones, Robert Wyatt, Skatalites, Slayer, Sun Ra, Thelonious Monk, Henry Grimes, Lee Perry, Lightning Bolt, Rodd Keith, The Melvins, John Zorn, Hal Russell, Steve Lacy, Swans, Howard Johnson, Bob Stewart, Arnold Jacobs, Herbie Hancock, Ray Anderson, Thelonious Monk
Sounds Like: A tuba, most of the time.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Rest in Peace, Lux Interior

Lux Interior of the Cramps has passed away. I will forever be in his debt for introducing me to the world of crazy music not on the regular radio dials. The Cramps were one of the first, if not the fi...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:40:00 GMT

Ray Dennis Steckler - rest in peace

Filmmaker Ray Dennis Steckler, creator of The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies, Thrill Killers, Wild Guitar and other awe-inspiring films has passed away. I ...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:56:00 GMT

Rest in Peace, Ron

I've been quiet lately, especially since I mostly just seem to post Obits anyway, but I couldn't let Ron Asheton from the Stooges passing go without comment:Chicago Tribune ObitDang. Rock on, Ron.
Posted by on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:38:00 GMT

Mauricio Kagel

One of my favorite composers ever, Mauricio Kagel, has passed away.Read this excellent interview by Anthony Coleman and listen to his music if you can find it. Some is on Ubuweb along with some of his...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:49:00 GMT

Happy Birthday George

Happy 77th birthday to George Jonesonly one of the greatest singers ever. Just listen to "He Stopped Loving her Today" or "The Window Up Above." If you ain't cryin by the end, you're a heartless basta...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:50:00 GMT

29 kinds of awesome

Old cereal boxes here. Some of these look absolutely dreadful but I don't remember ever seeing or eating them. I DO remember however, that once in a while as kids, we were allowed to get some of these...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:02:00 GMT

Inside the Conservative Mind

This guy pretty much nails it right here. Check the whole thing out.An example:It must be really scary to be a conservative. To be one, you must live in constant fear of terrorists nuking the United S...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:38:00 GMT

Cyd and Tony - 2 giants now gone

Well, my little blog here is often just a rolling obituary for people who's work I love. I wish I had the time or energy to write about these people before they are gone, but that rarely happens. Need...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:00:00 GMT

Saban - rest in peace

The great singer Saban Bajramovic has passed at 72. We're going to miss you. Have a drink in heaven for us.
Posted by on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:36:00 GMT

Do you know Diddley?

You better. Mr. Bo Diddley has passed and we are all the lesser for it. It's not often someone invents a beat so great and so instantly recognizable that it is named after him for all eternity.Bo Shre...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:55:00 GMT