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The Bearfoot Hookers

About Me

“If bar bands were on one side of the railroad tracks, and honky-tonks were on the other, the Hookers would be the hobos inside the freight train boxcar.” Maggie Large, Macon Telegraph..... www.thebearfoothookers.com

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/18/2005
Band Website: http://www.thebearfoothookers.com
Band Members: Ty Manning - guitar, vocals // Mark Durfield - guitar, vocals // Jon Tonge - bass // Josh Skelton - drums // Scott Nicholson - piano, organ, vocals // Marcus Thompson - guitar
Influences: The Rolling Stones, Miller High Life, Johnny Cash, Jim Beam, Willie Nelson, Jack Daniels, Waylon Goddamned Jennings, Women, The Black Crowes, Captain Morgan, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jaeger, Robert Earl Keen, Tequila, Ronnie James Dio, Kentucky Gold, Todd Snider, Midgets, Kris Kristofferson, Train Songs, Led Zeppelin, Cheap Amphetamines, AC/DC, Marijuana, The Grateful Dead, Hotel Rooms With That Musky Smell, Otis Redding, British Parliament, G'N'F'N'R, Bloody Mary's in the Morning, Gram Parsons, Cowboy Hats, Hank Williams, Nudie Suits, Jimi Hendrix, Pirates, Jimmy Buffett, Midget Pirates in Nudie Suits and Cowboy Hats Smoking Marijuana and Eating Cheap Amphetamines While Drinking Jack Daniels Straight in Hotel Rooms With That Musky Smell and Writing Train Songs.
Sounds Like: Heaven....or Hell, it depends on how you look at it.
Record Label: Yo Mama's Big ol' pile of vinyl records... yeah!
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

hookers coming to cypress creek. okeefenokee style!

MAY 15th & 16th THE BEARFOOT HOOKERS ARE COMING TO WAYCROSS! Y'ALL BETTER PREPARE YOURSELVES, CUZ EVERYBODY'S GETTING LAID! ... WELL ACTUALLY LEID! IT'S A LUAU! WEAR YOUR LUAU ATTIRE! BIKINIS WELCOME!...
Posted by on Thu, 14 May 2009 20:51:00 GMT

ty is waycross bound. gig @ the creek on tuesday!

LISTEN UP, WAYCROSS! I'M PLAYING A SOLO SHOW @ CYPRESS CREEK TOMORROW NIGHT. TUESDAY APRIL 28TH. EXPECT A ROWDY GOOD TIME. I'M GONNA GO OLD SCHOOL TY ONE ON STYLE! LOTS OF DRINKING SONGS, SPECIAL GUES...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:11:00 GMT

come see ty. hes playing another solo show @ jot'em down!

I'm playing a solo gig @ Jot'em Down BBQ in athens tomorrow, sunday april 19th. it's from 3pm til 6pm. come out eat, drink, & hear me! ... you can be merry too! hehehe anybody who reads this and wants...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:47:00 GMT

2 upcoming shows.

HEY EVERYBODY! I HAVE SHOW TONIGHT @ THE MELTING POINT. I'M  GETTING TO OPEN FOR THE GOURDS!!!! IT'S A CD RELEASE PARTY FOR THEIR 10th ALBUM. I'M SO HONORED. I'M GONNA HAVE MY GOOD FRIEND HAL MISERI S...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:02:00 GMT

HOOKERS IN MADISON, GA. TONIGHT! TOWN 220 9-12

LIFE GOTCHA DOWN? WANNA HAVE SOME FUN?SOUNDS LIKE YOU NEED A DATE WITH A HOOKER!HOW 'BOUT 6 NAKED HOOKERS? WHEN I SAY HOOKERS I MEAN: COOL BAND I HAPPEN TO BE IN, & AS IN NAKED I MEAN STRIPPED DOWN AC...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:41:00 GMT

message from jon tonge. come see us tonight in duluth!

..For those of y'all who missed the gig at Alibis, I'll fill you in. The alibis is, "Sorry, I was on speed at the time." Really, the show was great, the bar was nicer than rumored and the band was fir...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:09:00 GMT

JANUARY 17th in MADISON - TOWN 220- Just TY

HEY, Y'ALL, It's officially TY220 time. HOOKER JON has started booking live music for this ritzy bar in Madison called TOWN 220. Madison is also the town where 3 BEARFOOT HOOKERS work. Jon & I thought...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Jan 2009 09:39:00 GMT