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The Spitshine Kid

what once was blood is now gravy

About Me

i've worked my way up from anonymity to being completely unknown in less than three and a half years due to perseverance and true grit. i have no genre. whether it's alternative, folk-70's rock, tape-music or jazz-fusion, the Spitshine Kid looks equally as fetching in a tartan skirt as he does in leisure slacks. He also looks good in a coffin according to Deceased Magazine
in 1 year all 5 of my entries in the Billboard International Songwriter's competition got honorable mentions. the next year my song "after the rain" advanced to the next round of judging in the International Songwriting Competition. i don't want to brag but i excel at trashcan basketball. i can sink a wet tea-bag at half-court. I also do volunteer work for Slackers Without Borders and in 2004 i was White House recipient of the Adolf Hitler Humanitarian Award. In 2004 i was barred from NY State jury duty for "obstructing justice with a meat tenderizer". In 2007 i was awarded the Sore Loser Award from my bowling league for bowling with a grenade. i need to work on my pin release. get it? never mi-- i took a trip to eastern europe last year and was twice voted the Village Idiot of Krakow (for shooting myself in the foot while trying to blow a horse on TV).
i also play lead guitar for the New York City-based experimental punk-funk-garage-salsa fusion combo, Fire Camp www.firecamptheband.com
i did soundtrack songs for the film "Rat Girl" directed by indie New York director, Steven Savitz. okay, to be honest, i am steve savitz. see my art at www.stevesavitz.com
i once planted a pop tart tree and nothing ever grew there again... MySpaceScripts.com Profile Editor
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Music:

Member Since: 11/20/2005
Band Website: stevesavitz.com
Band Members: The Spitshine Kid - vocals, guitar, bass, various instrumentation.
Influences: I've influenced a great many musicians and artists including:
groucho marx, john steinbeck, charlie patton, bob dylan, the Beatles, igmar bergman, Muhammad Ali, tom waits, john coltrane, pavement, richard hell, werner herzog, daffy duck, Of Montreal, Dr. Dog, The Spinto Band, Guided by Voices, The Essex Greene, King Famous, the Muggabears, McCartney & Wings, Voxtrot, The High Strung, Meat Puppets, Clash, Talking Heads, Soundgarten, Ramones, the Monks, the Beach Boys, Honeyboy Edwards, monty python, jean luc godard, john cassevettes, robert rauschenberg, Pete Townsend, Monk, Spinoza, jeff beck, Steely Dan, Iggy Pop, Charles Bukowsky, iceberg slim, Hank Williams, led zeppelin, david bowie, little richard, Gene Vincent, David Letterman, Dinosaur Jr, Cy Twombly, Antoni Tapies, Orson Welles, Peter Tosh, Derek & Clive.
Sounds Like: the noise we create to cover up the deafening silence of infinity. cat stevens impersonating Richard Hell. i'm a genre-naut. i play just what i feel. who's gonna' stop me? a record company?
Buy this book - There's a smutty story called "Boot Camp" written by the awesome Kristina Lloyd about spit-shining and your's truly makes a cameo as a character.

Record Label: green giant - yes, the makers of frozen peas
Type of Label: None

My Blog

The Wackness

If you like shitty movies, you're in for a treat. this movie is 3 1/2 times more fun than reading the operator's manual to a ham radio.
Posted by The Spitshine Kid on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:20:00 PST

Diarrhea Awareness Week

Every year over 900 travelers worldwide get afflicted by traveler's diarrhea by drinking unpotable water in cheap Tijuana restaurants. But with your generous support, we can reasonably kick these figu...
Posted by The Spitshine Kid on Sun, 18 May 2008 11:31:00 PST

The Longest Blog

(article about me reprinted from Creem Magazine)SPITSHINE GOES ELECTRIC(On the Road with The Spitshine Kid by Ashley Conshohocken) Sure, Dylan slung on a Stratocaster 40 years ago at the Newport Folk...
Posted by The Spitshine Kid on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:34:00 PST

White History Month

Tonight i reach out to all Americans to implore you to petition your Congressmen and Senators to support White History Month. White History Month can be a nationally declared period of celebration and...
Posted by The Spitshine Kid on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:27:00 PST

In Treatment

am i the only person that watches In Treatment? that show kicks ass.especially Laura. i used to see a shrink for a few years but i finally quit when he started using more progressive treatment modali...
Posted by The Spitshine Kid on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:03:00 PST

does lenny kravitz know that he sucks?

he must know, right? the man can't write a song worth humming. just saw Little Richard on the grammies. he's 75 but he could kick kravitz' ass. Little Richard practically invented rock and roll. there...
Posted by The Spitshine Kid on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:34:00 PST

Spitshine’s Bedtime Story for Young Adults

FURTHER down the trail little Timmy and I encountered an overgrowth of purple fleabellies and woolly marshmallows, which we were quick to avoid. We soon reached a canyon trail full of bushystem cattle...
Posted by The Spitshine Kid on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:10:00 PST

LOSE WANT WHILE YOU SLEEP!

GET RID OF UNWANTED WANT TODAY!Are you tired of wanting? Have you had it up to here with wishing? Craving? Coveting? Look no further! The patented Spitshine Want Remover" helps you lose the want you d...
Posted by The Spitshine Kid on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:12:00 PST

AMERICAN HANDSHAKE©

Two meaty paws slap together.outward affirmation. clandestine paranoia. Expendable solidarity. Manufactured intent. What's it worth?Apples and orangesEvery hand has its street valueThe American handsh...
Posted by The Spitshine Kid on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 11:21:00 PST

A million years

In a million yearsWhen your soul is stretchedTo cellophaneMay there be musicAnd a breeze somewhereAnd something kind to feel it.
Posted by The Spitshine Kid on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 11:15:00 PST