January 2006 Re-Vue Chicago Happy New Year!! Pre-Vues: Guitar geek festival Ponderosa Stomp Re-Vues: DVD — Nightcourt USA CDs— Spo-Dee-O-Dee "The Many Sides Of…" The Round Up Boys “Good Lookin' Daddy" Saying Goodbye Closings: Passings: Berghoff Candy Barr Tiny Lounge James Austin Marshall Fields Trader vics City news James Dean Gallery

As always News, reviews, Event Notices, Calendar And morE Inside this issue Re-Vue Another new year!

The Re-Vue staff were primed and ready at the end of 2005 to start the fourth year for Re-Vue… then the Holidays struck and some of us did a little too much celebrating! So, the Re-Vue gang are EASING our way into 2006 with a no-frills issue.

This month our most dedicated writers went forth into the farthest reaches of the city to bring you a look at what will be missing in Chicago this year. So many great places shuttered their doors in December and we wanted to do a little something to mourn their passing. Time-honored favorites like Marshall Fields, the fabulous Berghoff Restaurant (the oldest restaurant in the city will close its doors in February!!), and Trader Vics. We also felt that the time was right to take a woeful look back over all the celebrities that we lost in the last year. Col. Dan Sorenson started his own version of (pardon the expression) “death watch 2005” early last year. He complied a very comprehensive list of celebrities, has-beens, and the almost never-weres that passed on to the great beyond. Next month we’ll have the full list for you! network TV. Julia Baresch sent in this article that describes Coming in the next few months are several events that should not be the many programs that can be missed. Of course everyone by now is aware of the hoopla that seen in syndication on Channel takes place in Vegas every Easter. But we’re shedding a little light 23, ME-TV. on the often-raved-about Ponderosa Stomp which will happen this Spring. Due to Hurricane Katrina, the hosts for the event had to find James Ventrella spent quite a a temporary home for it. They found this home-away-from-home at few years working in downtown the Gibson Guitar Factory in Memphis, Tennessee. This year’s Chicago. He learned the ins and Stomp will also donate proceeds to assist musicians outs and all the best places to that were affected by the hurricane. Also, this very month in just a catch that noon-time meal. He matter of days, Deke Dickerson will be assemble one of the largest weighs-in on the recent decision showings of guitar greats on his side of the Mississippi during his by the Berghoff family to close Guitar Geek Festival. Make sure you check out the list of acts and the oldest restaurant in the city. the ad in this issue. Make the time and take the trip to California. That one is a sure fire hit. Ken Mottet loves to chronicle the Chicago rockabilly scene. Matt Strickland shares his reviews for several CDs in this issue. He’s been Johnny-on-the-spot, a Matt is fairly keen on all that’s rockin’, and this time in, he reviews regular Jimmy Olsen with that the release, "The Many Sides Of…" by Spo-Dee-O-Dee. He ever present camera. Sure to additionally reviews another European act’s release, “Good Lookin' catch the shot when someone Daddy" by The Round Up Boys. trips, makes a funny face, rips a dress, or does something equally Doug Freedman has never let the Re-Vue reading public down. undignified, Ken has volumes of He has never failed to send in an outstanding review. Not to be photos he’s taken over the confused with that 80’s sit-com of the same name, “Night Court years. Sometimes, if you’ve USA” was a series on TV back in 1958. Doug thinks its another one been lucky enough, and you’re of those entertaining gems on DVD that shouldn’t be missed. kicking back at his and Mary’s homestead, he’ll pull out some of Who doesn’t love an old all-American black-and-white television the dusty volumes to share the comedy show. Re-runs of shows that most of us were too young to joy of previous rockin’ nights. see the first time they aired are now accessible to Chicagoans on (Continued Next Page)

Re-Vue Don’t ever try to get him to take a picture OUT of the album though (I’ve tried, believe me!). Ken explains what he’s learned after looking back over the many, many years of photos. Ken also gives a little buyer’s tip to the readers regarding super sale-priced DVDs on sale at your local (dare I even say it??) WAL-MART.

Rocko submitted an article this month that was a bit unexpected. After the holiday rush and the family gatherings and the happy days of celebration… he describes the darker, seedier, and sadder side of the holidays.

Within the last month there were quite a few stories in the news that Ken Mottet James Ventrella were of interest. City News, a neutral ground for all the city papers and TV stations to gather the same information and a training ground for countless aspiring Chicago newsmen and women was closed on Dec 31. In our “Saying Goodbye” section, we cover more about City News.

It was announced late in 2005 that the famous James Dean Gallery in Indiana (owned and run for many years by local rockabilly well-loved promoter, David Loehr) would be closing at the end of the year. After moving into a state-of-the-art building in recent years which dwarfed the original space for exhibits to silver screen legend James Dean, hopes were high that the new location would increase traffic. Rocko Doug Freedman Due to sky-rocketing energy costs and some other operational factors, it was no longer cost effective for the Dean memorabilia to remain housed at the new facility. More information about this can be found Matt later in the issue. Strickland Busy as the holidays are, Desiree Kiss still managed to keep track of all the new dates for coming events in the month of January. Special thanks to Dez for maintaining the list and providing the dates to us so we can generate the handy-dandy back-page calendar. As always, if your band plays in Chicago or in the Midwest area, drop us a line with your dates: [email protected].

Dennis Leise is a jack-of-all-trades lately. Guitar-picker, door-man, dancer, and all around nice-guy… It’s the nice guy that asked that we dedicate an article this month to a pal that runs sound at Fitzgerald who fell ill over the holidays and ended up in the hospital. Some bene- fits are planned for him in the coming month and Dennis wants to be sure you know where and when. We excepted the info from the Blood- shot Records Webpage.

If you have an event to promote, feel free to send us photo-ready digi- tal images or the description of the event and we’ll do our best to help Susan E. Funk Desiree Kiss you get the word out.

As always, if your band has a CD or record you would like us to re- Other contributor’s not view, you can send a copy to us and we’ll get it reviewed. Just drop us a line at [email protected] and we’ll tell you where to mail it. pictured include: Dennis Leise Covering all the angles, all the time… Julia Baresch Susan E. Funk

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So the other night I was I'm sure the Berghoff family is tired, just as the sitting around the Orbit owners of the Come Back Inn got tired and moved Room, saw Frank on. It is hard to see a good friend go. I've been to D'Rone at Toulouse on the Berghoff more times then I'd like to mention, and the Park, stopped in for many times during the Christmas season to take in a pop at the Step High some delicious food, and a beautifully decorated Lounge. Beat it to the atmosphere. On my last visit I was given a prime Blackstone Hotel for a seat a fantastic waiter, and I took it all in. What I drink then went on noticed most? So many single diners. Young down to the Checker- people, downtown workers, business trippers, board, and then a quick tourists, and many older women. The Berghoff was nightcap at Gerri's Palm that kind of place. A place you could go alone. A Tavern. Then I woke up place where you could find comfort when there was from a lovely, but no friends or loved ones near. The place itself was slightly hung-over all you needed, and I'm sure those single diners dream. Indeed, dream- were glad to have it. ing about those places is the only way you will A big city needs those kinds of places. This is why it get in the door these is a shame to see it go, not because of the annual days. trip a family makes, but because it was always there when you needed it, not to mention that there is so So now the Berghoff little of that kind of Chicago left and it was delicious. too. Going the way of the legendary German Restaurants, such as the Postscript- For those of you who missed the Old Heidelberg, the outside of which you can Berghoff, or would rather eat Italian food, your best still see at the corner of Randolph and State, bet now is the Italian Village. Three restaurants to and the North Side legend Zum Deutschen Eck. choose from. Walk up the steps, take a step back in time, eat dinner, and your stomach will ask you if The bar is fantastic, and will, from published you've died and gone to heaven. Don't wait. reports, re-open under a new name. That bar where you had to stand, and until 1969 be a No one ever thought the Berghoff would close man to get in. After getting my first real job in either. the loop the clock struck five and I beat it down to the Berghoff to have a cold one, and feel like a real he-man just like the guys did in the 30's, 40's, 50's, etc. They all stood there. It was his- tory you could literally drink. The food? Say what you want, and I'm no expert in German cuisine, but I know a few Germans who seemed to like it just fine. I loved it. Creamed spinach and spatzel that was amazing.

They say that nothing stays the same and that change is good. I'm not so sure. Life is hard enough, and sometimes what makes an anni- versary or holiday or birthday great is to go someplace familiar. To have a tradition. I like that. James N. Ventrella January 2006 Re-Wind a marginal father or the Loop seen. Not about power lunches. The wonder was slightly safer than it feels It's not even about tourists. It's today. The truth, as in most is- about the food. Some might call it years: sues, undoubtedly lay some- "honest" food . . . I don't know The Berghoff is not where in the middle. what that means. But I do know about power lunches. that in a world where perky wait- Alas, my grandfather and my ers and waitresses introduce It's not about tourists. mother are long gone, gone to themselves and say "I'll be your It's the experience. that ancient German altstadt server tonight," The Berghoff of- where the beer is bitingly strong fered longtime, world-weary wait- By Kurt Ullrich and the veal is always tender. ers who were glad to bring food to December 30, 2005 After their passing, it became my your table; but don't expect them duty, as well as my pleasure, to to act happy about it. The Berg- I am not bothered by the possible dine at The Berghoff. Admittedly, hoff is where you eat and drink. transformation of Marshall Field's I adore the place. I don't let the Period. flagship store on State Street. brusque hosts or hostesses put Yes, I have memories of the me in a dark corner near the bar You could never rely on The place, memories going back half a or, in the old days, send me to Berghoff to give your life mean- century, memories hinged directly the basement. For me, eating at ing. You bring your own meaning to a Chicago-born mother and The Berghoff means a seat in to the place, placing it next to you father. Memories having little to the elegant large dining room at one of the wooden tables, tell- do with retail. Field's quit selling where murals of the 1893 Co- ing it to relax and offering it a dark ambience years ago, and the rest lumbian Exposition keep guard beer. You got problems? Leave is available at department stores over gorgeous oak paneling and 'em at home. Want the world to all over town. Does it matter that hungry diners. think you're a big shot? Go some- Field's will evaporate into the where else. Care to try a very ether of diesel-fueled capitalism? I admit to pedestrian tastes and I good sauerbraten with creamed Nah, not really. It's the way stuff have three favorite restaurants in spinach? Welcome home. works in America. the world that I try to visit as of- ten as possible. They are the Will I miss The Berghoff? Abso- Restaurants, too, come and go Sternbrau in Salzburg, Austria, lutely. Will its closing change any- with great regularity, and I've the Augustinerbrau in Munich, thing in my life or in the life of a grown accustomed to this fact. Germany, and The Berghoff in vibrant city? Probably not. Its es- However, having said that, the Chicago. All three places are of sence will always be there, closing of The Berghoff on West similar vintage and similar feel. whether I'm sitting at my kitchen Adams Street feels like a gut The major difference between table in Iowa or in a comfortable punch. It is one of the few places The Berghoff and the other two restaurant in Munich. Much like in the city where I feel I can relax. restaurants is that in Munich and my longing for my German grand- Salzburg no one seats you. You father and my mother, I simply In the 1930s, my German immi- simply walk in and look for a ta- know grant grandfather would park his ble, and tables are shared. that I'll car on Adams Street and spend There is nothing better than not see time in the Berghoff bar. My sharing a table with Austrians The guess is he spent most of his time and Italians on a cold December Berghoff arguing politics and religion. He day in Salzburg. I did just that again, at was one of those "never in doubt, two weeks ago, and three days least not often wrong" characters who in- after arriving home I was driving in this sisted on being right. While he the 3 1/2 hours to Chicago to eat life. quaffed and debated at the bar, at The Berghoff. his little daughter, my mother, sat in the car and waited for him, At 107 years old, The Berghoff is which would indicate that he was old school. It's not about being January 2006 Re-Late A typical lame plot for the film was that a young impressionable high school girl gets lured into a hotel room by a traveling salesman.

Candy, whose real name was Juanita Dale Slusher, led a truly unique life. She lost her mother at 9 years old and her new stepmother made things so difficult, she ran away and got married at 14 to a safe-cracker. After divorcing him, she continued on to become a cigarette girl and made her way up in the risqué world as an exotic dancer. This was when she changed her name to Candy Barr since her dancing career required a more catchy name.

In 1956 she shot her second husband in the stomach after he got drunk and allegedly threatened her (she married 4 times), but he insisted that he deserved it and the grand jury dismissed the charges. When one of the Re-Vue staff forwarded me the link to the New York While serving her Times article about time, Ms. Barr Candy Barr, I figured it In 1957, she was stripping in Las wrote a poetry was yet another burlesque/risqué Vegas and even had a legitimate role book. When she was icon that had passed away. It in a comedy in . Later that year, released she donned a wasn’t until I actually read the first she was caught on marijuana charges somber black outfit and couple lines that I got interested. and Texas had a very strict law. quoted from the bible. Those first few lines read: During her appeal, she was making $2000 a night stripping in Las Vegas In the 70s, she stayed “Candy Barr, an exotic dancer and . She even dated largely out of public view. whose hardscrabble life became She did an interview and Texas legend as she befriended “For students of the Kennedy photo nude pictorial with Oui (who killed President assassination, it is her friendship with Magazine in 1976 when she John F. Kennedy's assassin), Mr. Ruby, a nightclub owner, that is was 41 years old. dated a mobster, shot her most provocative. They were friends husband, went to prison for drug over the years, and seven months (Continued Next Page) possession, and starred - before the assassination, he visited unwillingly, she insisted - in a Miss Barr after her release from famous stag film, died on Friday prison and gave her two dachshund in Victoria, Tex. She was 70.” puppies. He thought she should When was breed them.” preparing for her role in Miss Barr’s first pass at fame was DOUGLAS MARTIN, “Seven Thieves” in 1960, in a grainy black and white stag New York Times, January 4, 2006 they consulted Ms. Barr on how to portray an exotic film, “Smart Alleck” at the meager famous mobster, Mickey Cohen at dancer. She even got a age of 16 in 1951. In this day and that point in time. She was sentenced screen credit as a age, such a film would actually be and served 3 years of a 15 year “technical adviser “. considered illegal as she was still sentence. a minor.

Susan E. Funk January 2006 Re-Late If your mother says she Continued from Previous Page loves you, check it out - She bounced City News back and forth over the years Jimmy Olsen and Lois Lane would be rolling over in their between her graves. Chicago’s 100 year old famed news wire service, City real name and News, submitted it’s last headline on December 31, 2005. Candy Barr. In a hustle-bustle news environment, where internet news is Douglas becoming more prevalent and people can Google just about Martin of the anything they could ever want to know about, City News was a New York last hold out to the old days of hard-biting news reporting. Times wrote, “Though she Many now-famous writers got their start at City News; novelist told Inside Kurt Vonnegut, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Seymour Detective Hersh, Mike Royko and scores of other Chicago journalists. magazine in 1959 that she As an article in the Tribune indicated, “It made reporters out of was fed up young men and women by pushing them relentlessly, often with notoriety forcing them to go back to sources and get (more) precise and hated details”. Teaching the keen art of fact checking, reporters being called were required to check every quote and often the director Candy Barr, would force the young staffers to go “back to the source” for she went back details as seemingly unimportant as the color of the victim’s and forth and eyes or to find a street address for a vacant lot. This type of never really strict attention to detail brought about the bureau’s motto, “If relinquished your mother says she loves you, check it out.” the name.” This “just-the-facts” wire service operated 24 hours a day She was also interviewed by Texas covering courts, police stations and emergencies seven days Monthly in 2001 and stated, “Let the a week since 1890 when it was stared in cooperation by 8 World find someone else to talk about...I local newspapers as a cheap way for them to share expenses like being left alone”. and information.

Her last public appearance was in 1998 at James B. Kelleher wrote in the Tribune article, “Over the the Ruby Room opening in Dallas, Texas years, City News broke big stories including the capsizing of and she went under her stage name, the S.S. Eastland in the Chicago River in 1915, the St. Candy Barr. Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929, and the death of Harold Washington, the city's first black mayor, in 1987.”

In 1999, many years after her The Tribune was the last newspaper holding out and keeping stag film days and her exotic City News funded. They pulled the plug since their dancing fame had ended, Candy competitors were using it to break stories hours before the Barr was named in print editions of the Tribune could release the information. Magazine’s list of the 20th Cen- tury’s most desirable women. Bureau chief, Paul Zimbrakos, who started in 1958 and never left, filed the last story for City News at 11:30pm ...an obituary of itself.

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In any case, in the last hours that Trader Vic’s Platters singer, James occupied its home for the past almost-50 years, they were working on a reservations only basis. The Charles Austin, 68 guard was of course kind enough to let us wander in to take a last look. But even seats at the bar were JAMES CHARLES AUSTIN, JR., 68, of over an hour wait. Memphis, died Saturday, December 24, 2005 at Methodist University Hospital after a short battle In a short conversation while snapping a few with lung cancer. Professionally, he was a singer pictures, the guard indicated that he had heard from with the renowned "Platters," having traveled staff that the thought was to try to relocate to the and performed all over the world. He was River North area or the Magnificent Mile (an article predeceased by his parents, Mr. & Mrs. James about the Harry Caray franchises role in the deal C. Austin, Sr. He is survived by his wife, Janet confirms this intention). "J.P." Netters-Austin; four daughters, Tonyus Chavers of Minneapolis, MN, Angela Austin of And he indicated that it was planned for Jacksonville, FL, Linnea Epstein of Seattle, WA EVERYTHING to go into storage until the new and Kim Netters of Memphis; three sons, Terry location was secured. So the hopes that there Chavers of Memphis, James L. Netters III of Las would be a grand Tiki sale or that a trip to the Vegas, NV and Julian Netters, Sr. of Atlanta, GA; dumpsters behind the Palmer House might yield four grandchildren; two brothers, William Austin some remarkable treasures are probably mislaid and Victor Austin, Sr., and three sisters, Aranda dreams indeed. Robinson of Detroit, MI, Violetta Rollins and Vishnu Jennings. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts Stay tuned. We’ll keep you posted and advise of may be made to James Austin Benefit Fund, the new location when one is found. P.O. Box 820905, Memphis, TN 38182. R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home 901-526-3264 — Susan E. Funk The Lone Buyer Be Aware!! Sentry: Normally I would recommend against shopping at Trader Vic’s Wal-Mart (it's that whole retail world domination jazz) but they have an offer that's mighty hard to As many of you are resist. That's right...$1 DVDs. Located near the already aware from check-out lanes in prime impulse buying position are coverage in the cardboard boxes filled with the lowest of low rent no- newspapers, on chat frills DVDs. And that means the very best that Holly- lists and of course from wood has to offer can be last month’s issue, the yours for a mere bag of original Chicago shells. Steve Reeves as location for Trader Vic’s Hercules. Ozzie and has closed. But there are rumors and reports that Harriet. The Lone this Tiki lounge will have a lasting legacy. The Ranger. Arch Hall Jr. in Harry Caray company (who have a successful "Wild Guitar." George track record with restaurants in Chicago) bought Hamilton as "Evel the franchise and are searching for a new Knievel." A little bit of location. A visit about 36 hours before the doors digging can unearth a closed yielded the following information. They load of entertainment all had posted an armed guard at the bottom of the for less than the cost of subterranean entrance (maybe they figured out an absolutely blank that light-fingered tiki and rockabilly scenesters DVD. were trying to pocket anything that wasn’t nailed — Ken Mottet down!) Re-Late Jackson says the album will also feature at least Wanda Jackson to one non-Elvis song. "I'll be doing a song that a friend of mine wrote," she explains. "It's called 'I Release Elvis CD Wore Elvis Presley's Ring' and it's a real cute little By: Dave McGurgan rockabilly song. Robert Warren wrote it." She's the first female rock and roller and as the reigning queen So does all this Elvis nostalgia of rockabilly, Wanda Jackson, bother Wanda Jackson's now 68, continues to perform live husband and manager, and record new albums. Wendell Goodman?

America was right in the middle "The first years that we were of its innocent years when rock married it was hard for him," and roll and rockabilly came onto says Jackson. "It was difficult the scene. And Jackson, an up- for him to even get used to and-coming country singer, was sharing his wife with the world right there when it happened. and everybody coming at me And by her side was none other from all directions." than Elvis Presley. Then one evening in Las Elvis Presley took a special Vegas, Jackson, her husband interest in Jackson and her and a few friends checked music. The two toured together in into a hotel. They saw plenty 1955 and 1956 and also dated of security and found out that during that time, with Elvis giving all the rooms on their floor Jackson one of his rings as a except theirs were booked by token of affection. And as none other than Jackson's Jackson continued to perform former flame Elvis. Presley country songs, Elvis saw her true came down to Jackson's room potential urged her to try her where Goodman met the hand at the frenzied sounds of crooner for the first time. rock and roll. "Once he met Elvis, he saw "I honestly think I never would how important Elvis was to my have tried this music had it been career, making all this happen for his suggestion and for me. I think that really encouragement," says Jackson. helped Wendell because he "It gave me the courage to try just saw the affection that we and man, I found my home." had for each other. It was a Rock and roll paid off for very sweet relationship." And Jackson in a big way with a 43 years after they pledged string of hits including "Let's their vows to each other, Have a Party," "Fujiyama Jackson and Goodman are Mama," "Mean Mean Man" and still very much in love. "Funnel of Love." Although Wanda Jackson's Now Jackson is paying back the favor by recording Elvis tribute album won't be an Elvis tribute album featuring many of the songs released until early 2006, she'll be touring with that he sang when the two worked together such select dates in Toronto, Ohio and Texas with a as "I Forgot to Remember to Forget," "Baby's Let's special stop in Washington D.C. this September. Play House" and "Good Rocking Tonight." (Continued Next Page) Re-Late Wanda Jackson to Release Elvis CD (Continued from Previous Page) By: Dave McGurgan

That's because she is one of only 12 people to receive this year's National Endowment of the Arts' National Heritage Fellowship. Jackson is both the first female country and rockabilly singer to receive the award, which recognizes artists who have contributed to the heritage of American arts.

And while she's in practically in every music hall of fame on the planet, an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inexplicably remains elusive for Jackson, despite a well-organized campaign by her manager and fans. Even fellow musicians such as Elvis Costello have gotten behind the effort to get Jackson into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

And even though it's been 50+ years since Jackson first began performing, she says her fan base continues to grow. "I get e-mails from people all over the world almost daily saying they've just discovered my music and now they're trying to buy up all they can find," she says. For more information go to Jackson's Web site, http:// www.wandajackson.com/.

Ferlin Husky Undergoes Heart Surgery

Country Music Legend Ferlin Husky underwent successful heart surgery on Tuesday morning (December 27) in Springfield, Missouri.

Doctors found two of his arteries ninety nine percent blocked. Two stints were placed in those arteries and doctors expect a full recovery. Husky will be released from the hospital on Wednesday.

"Ferlin looks just great," Leona Williams said. "They brought him out of the recovery room at about 12:30 PM and he looked great and said he felt good. He should be up walking and back to singing soon."

Husky was born in Flat River, Missouri, on December 3, 1925. His first hit record was a duet with Jean Shepard on "Dear John." That was followed by a string of songs that topped both the Country and Pop charts includ- ing "Timber I'm Falling" "Gone" "Country Music Is Here To Stay" "Little Tom" "I Feel Better All Over" and "Once." (Continued Next Page) Re-Late

Ferlin Husky Undergoes Heart Surgery (Continued from Previous Page)

Husky had his biggest success in Country Music with the multi mil- lion selling "On The Wings Of A Dove" in 1960. It stayed at the number one position for over ten weeks and reached number twelve on the pop charts.

Husky has just signed with Heart of Texas Records based in Brady, Texas. He will return to the studio in late January to begin recording his first country studio album in over ten years.

"We are very pleased with the surgery," Heart of Texas Records President Tracy Pitcox said. "Ferlin was having some difficulty breathing during his last few shows and on a recent celebrity cruise. The blocked arteries were the problem. We are excited about the new album and about Ferlin working some additional dates in the future."

Cards can be sent to: Ferlin Husky P.O. Box 777 Vienna, Missouri 65582. CT A Claims An other Victim Tin : y Lounge The rich luxurious feel to the décor, the mellow romantic lighting, the private back room… which was probably where the bar got it’s name. You could probably fit less than 10 in the back room. There were a couple small love-seats (I imagine they accomplished their purpose many a time..) and a couple other rich velvet upholstered chairs. The room could be made quite cozy when the velvet I found out late in December that yet another favorite of mine, a sophisticated, smooth, suave, draperies were closed off to the rest of the bar… mellow cocktail lounge was being closed due to although the owners often popped in at inopportune moments and would draw the curtains again. CTA Brown Line expansion. Perhaps some amorous couples got a little too frisky? The Tiny Lounge wasn’t exactly a hot-spot within the scene. Nary a rockabilly band graced this In any case, with much lament, I report to you that bar and the clientele was somewhat gentrified this prime location has been reclaimed via eminent and pretentious. It was largely a martini bar in domain and the CTA will be expanding the El where recent years. this fine establishment once served up their tiny

And yet, there were so many enticing qualities beers. Tiny Lounge closed on Dec 31 and is seeking about this fabulous lounge… a new location. Susan E. Funk January 2006 Re-Late

It was with some shock and a sense of loss Since the 1988 opening that we all heard that David Loehr and the James Dean Gallery were in trouble. For over of the collection, nearly a decade he has toiled to provide us all with a 100,000 people have juvenile delinquent’s dream weekender in visited. Indianapolis, the Rockabilly Rebel Weekend. Every summer, hundreds of us descend on the Hoosier state to belly up to the bar, dig some tunes, see kick ass car shows, sun ourselves in And with the sky-rocketing costs for energy, the pool, and more than anything act like we’re Loehr faced the inevitable decision to close the all 17 years old for a few new location. Of all days. He does this for the things… the cost to heat love of the music and the joy the new facility will the it’s that he brings to people that ultimate downfall. come. He doesn’t do it for the money and that’s the Rebel David Loehr writes on his difference between David website, "James Dean has Loehr and the rest of the influenced so many actors, promoters in the world. directors and musicians Without a we were hoping that And now, our friend faces an someone would step insurmountable issue. The forward with the necessary cost of doing business is just financial assistance that too great. we needed to remain in —Home? operation" says Loehr. For those that don’t know, "People come from all over the James Dean Gallery first the world to see the opened in 1988 in Fairmount, exhibit, the hometown and Dean's Indiana which was the actor’s home gravesite and it is a shame for the town. Opened in an old Victorian James Dean county and the state to loose this house which was and is also David local cultural attraction". Loehr’s home. The entire first floor Gallery Closes was converted into a museum to The issue with the gallery occurs in house James Dean memorabilia. After a small the wake of other problems in Dean’s hometown. electrical fire in the old home, David decided A festival in Marion in June of 2005 to mark the that it was better to 50th anniversary of find more suitable Dean's death drew home for the largest nowhere near the collection of Dean expected number of Memorabilia. A new attendees; about facility was built in 6,000 people instead early 2004 an art-deco of 100,000. style nearer to the Interstate; 7200 David has noted that square feet and state he will put his of the art. collection into storage and continue to But with size of the operate a separate new facility comes the gift shop in increased costs to Fairmount. heat and maintain it.

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Re-Wind Spo-Dee-O-Dee The Round "The Many Sides Of…" Up Boys (Rhythm Bomb) of the CD. This is one solid listen from start to finish! Be "Good Lookin' sure to pick this one up Spo-Dee-O-Dee, one of Europe's top wherever Rhythm Bomb Daddy" rockin' acts, has recently gone back into records are sold! the studio to record their fantastic new CD "The Many Sides Of". This brand new set (Rhythm Bomb) of recordings contains a nice cross section Track List: of rockabilly, hillbilly, 50's rock n roll' and Fronted by one of the R&B…as the title alludes to. Retaining the Crazy For My Baby happiest cats on the planet, line-up from their last release, Spo-Dee-O- Love Struck Baby Michael "Humpty" Kirscht, Dee has added extra instrumentation in the Don't Go Pretty Baby the Round Up Boys are back form of Axel Praefke on 2nd lead guitar, It Breaks My Heart with their latest Nina Tropitsch on piano, the Mellowdations Why Did She Have to Go release…."Good Lookin' & the Del Jays on backing vocals (I wonder I Wish You Would Daddy!". You'll see whey who that could be on the wailing sax?). Tell Me Who Humpty is so happy after The CD was recorded of course at the Thunderbirds hearing these fantastic new hotter than hot Lightning Recording Let Me In rockabilly recordings! Service in Berlin. Needless to say, the Miss Blue Eyes Rounding out the boys are sound on the CD is period perfect I Ain't Got You Axel Praefcke guitar, Lucky throughout! (I'm Gonna) Paint This Town Lehmann on bass and Pride and Joy Torsten Peukert on drums. Fifteen of songs of pure rockin' enjoyment No More Crying the Blues- Also included in the is what you get with this one! Wild boppers Such A Long Way recordings is none other with "Crazy For My Baby" (rockabilly Go Little Go Cat than Ike Stoye on sax/piano! bopper original) and "I Aint Got You" (blues The album was cut at the bopper with heavy guitar). Fantastic jivers www.rhythmbomb.com ever popular Lightning in "Love Struck Baby" (unusual cover, www.spo-dee-o-dee.com Recording Service in written by the late Stevie Ray Vaughn), Berlin…can't beat the "Let Me In" (wailin' sax and savage lead Also recommended listening sound!!! guitar break) and "Miss Blue by Spo-Dee-O-Dee – "Shake Eyes" (Warren Smith/Sun record's rock n Rattle and Blue Moon" CD Packed into "Good Lookin' roll ). Rockin' blues with "I Ain’t Got You", "I Daddy" are 14 brand new Wish You Would" and "Pride And originals and two aptly Joy" (another Vaughn cover). The big chosen covers. Standouts on surprise of the CD is the WILD rocker "Go the CD are "I'm on My Little Got Cat" (savage cover of the Four Way" (original bopper w/wild Teens original), sure to be a favorite in all guitar), "The Blues Kept over! Also included is an alternate version Knockin" (nice jiver with of "Tell Me Who" a fantastic ballad shuffle beat and pickin complete with haunting western movie guitar), "Good Lookin' style backing vocals is hidden on the end Daddy" ( rockin' jiver with sax and guitar breaks) and "Almost Anything" (nice Strickland Scale: 4 fezes (Continued Next Page)

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country boogie with piano) . Absolute best cut on the album is the rock n roll jiver "I Got Love So True (For You)" with incredible vocals and killer guitar break! Nice material from start to finish!!!

Track List:

I'm on My Way The Blues Kept Knockin' Amarilla Cool Cool Love Good Lookin' Daddy Make It Allright Don't Cry I'll Be There Bad Baby Doll I'm Outta Here Let's Have Fun Tonight Almost Anything Never Had A Love Hurry Hurry Baby When I Love You I Got Trouble I Got Love So True (For You)

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Thu Dec 29 '05 1:21 pm The speed and ease with which Fitzgerald's, Friday, January 20: http://www.bloodshotrecords.com/ these fundraisers have come In the main room: Robbie Fulks, Jay news/ together, and the breadth of Farrar, Corky Siegel talent participating in them, is In the side bar: Devil in a Woodpile Behind the public and well-known testimony to the appreciation (all night) faces of musicians and bands of and high regard held for him Chicago's vibrant and wildly within the community of Side building, front room: Dolly Varden, diverse music scene there is a musicians that have performed Bunker Town, Prohibition Orchestra community of creative and in this city. Show times and ticket price to be dedicated people who make it all announced. possible. Theirs are names you From the Bloodshot www.fitzgeraldsnightclub.com will likely never know and whose perspective, Gary was faces don't make the glossy responsible for the sound at our The Hideout, Sunday, January 22: An afternoon kids show from noon to magazines, but whose first showcases at Lounge Ax 4:00pm with: The Blisters, Wee Hairy contributions to the music we all and Empty Bottle. He handled Beasties (featuring Jon Langford, love are irreplaceable. our neophyte, multi-band nights Sally Timms, Kelly Hogan, & Devil In A Woodpile), Nora If you have been a regular O'Connor concert-goer in Chicago during the past twenty plus Chicago Acts plan shows to In the evening: years, odds are strong that Califone, Edith Frost, Chris you have benefited from the Mills (solo) Show times and ticket price to be announced. ubiquitous and experienced benefit Gary Schepers www.hideoutchicago.com ears of Gary Schepers behind the soundboard. He The Abbey Pub, Wednesday, January has been the big man with the big of chaos with a serene, 25: voice and the good heart working unflappable manner. He never Jeff Tweedy, Devil in a Woodpile the sound at Lounge Ax, the let on if he was bothered by a Doors at 8pm, show at 9pm $30.00 Abbey Pub, Empty Bottle, bunch of screwballs learning advance, $30.00 day of show, on-sale Martyr's, Fitzgerald's, Schuba's how to put on a show on the fly date to be announced. and every other venue you can and on his watch. Over the www.abbeypub.com think of. He's been the sound man years he's taught us when to Schubas, Friday, January 27: for Eleventh Dream Day, Uncle worry, when to yell and when to Bottle Rockets, Tijuana Hercules, Tupelo, Son Volt, Material Issue, just enjoy the moment. He has Great Crusades and John Parish. In short, Gary is produced and engineered Doors at 9:00pm, show at 9:30pm. one of THE unsung people that several records for us, both live $12.00 advance, $12.00 day of show. help keep our city the vital and and in the studio, and has been Tickets are on sale now and can be accessible music scene that it is. holding down the bottom end on purchased here: the tuba with Devil in a Recently, Gary was diagnosed Woodpile at the Hideout. www.schubas.com/calendar.aspx Plus many more bands: Jim Bohquist, with type 2 diabetes and is Kelly Hogan & The Wooden Leg, spending the holiday season in a Gary's steady and quiet Yellowhammers, Bakelite 78, New hospital room recovering and contribution to the Chicago Duncan Imperials, Mr. Rudy Day, Jane getting treatments. Like many music community is one of Baxter-Miller, Hoyle Brothers, James people in the music industry, Gary building, in quotidian fashion, a Conway, Eric Nodon, Diamond Jim is without health insurance. To body of work and experience Greene. help defray his mounting medical that has shaped the concert bills, there will be a series of going experience for all of us. Look for even more benefit shows at: benefit concerts featuring just a Martyr's, The Empty Bottle, The Abbey, and The Hideout. 100% of all proceeds tiny percentage of the artists he Benefit Shows for Gary will go directly to Gary Schepers. has worked with over the years. Schepers: January 2006 Re-Wind

Before there was "Judge about "Night Court Judy". Before there was USA" is that the "Judge Jerry". Before there defendants help carry the was even Judge Joseph show. On today's Wapner. There was Judge courtroom show's, the Jay Jostyn of "Night Court people involved in the USA". I saw an ad for this case are well mannered DVD that stated "The riviting and respectful and are stories are both strange and afraid of the Judge. On funny, revealing a wide "Night Court USA" the assortment of human people on trial are drunks, frailties behind the multitude of shocking weirdoes, oddballs, or just offenses." I thought that this was just a bunch plain defiant. Fights break of hype. How can a courtroom show that was out among the spectators, made almost 50 years ago possibly stand up to and many of the the courtroom shows of today? Well, I bought this defendants have to be DVD, slipped it into my Night Court dragged out of the player, and discovered courtroom by policeman something, This show kicks after their sentencing. ass! This is better than anything on T.V. today. U.S.A. The highlights of this show include a juvenile If you think today's judges are Vol. 1 (1958) delinquent, who looks like tough, wait until you see he just came from a Viva Judge Jay Jostyn. When was the last time you Las Vegas weekender, being charged with carrying a saw Judge Judy deport someone to concealed weapon. All through the trial he is very Mexico? When was the last time you saw hostile and defiant. He has to be warned many times Judge Joe Brown sentence someone to 6 to be respectful to the court. After being sentenced to months in prison? Not only does Judge Jostyn six months in the county jail, he is dragged out of the sentence a man to jail, he sentences the man's courtroom by the police yelling "I'll get you judge." wife who wasn't even arrested or charged with anything, to jail. Jay Jostyn can hold his own In another case, a young woman is charged with with any of today's judges. loitering at a bus station. During the trial it is revealed that she is unmarried and pregnant. It seems that her Unfortunately, not everything is perfect. While I mother was fixing her up with the dorky male relatives was researching this show I discovered that all of all her "old lady" friends claiming that they were nice the people in this show are actors. The boys. The woman got so fed up with it, that she advertisement had already claimed that the wanted to prove to her mother that they weren't nice defendants on the show were actors portraying boys and ended up getting pregnant. real people, and that the cases were actually real cases. But, upon further research I In a very weird turn of events, a black man is arrested discovered that Judge Jay Jostyn was also an for begging. He was an ex-vaudeville dancer actor and not a real judge. I guess that if you who was down on his luck, and was reduced to being like professional wrestling and roller-derby, a street performer and having people throw money in then this should not detract from your his hat. Luckily for him, Judge Jostyn happened to enjoyment of the show. catch his act 20 years earlier, and has him do a tap dance in the middle of the courtroom. Not only does the guy get off lightly, but Judge Jostyn promises him The courtroom shows of today depend on the to introduce him to some show business people that judges eccentric personalities to make the can get him a job. show interesting. The thing that is different (Continued Next Page) Doug Freedman January 2006 Re-Wind

this guy the instant you see him. He comes into the courtroom totally wasted. It seems that he was so drunk that he went inside the gorilla's cage at the zoo thinking that he was entering his mother's apartment. When he discovered where he was, he started screaming and woke up all the other animals and In another case a blind man is arrested for causing a big disturbance. Things become more begging. During the trial, it is discovered that he surreal when Judge Jostyn says to him "You are really is not blind. It becomes apparent that on your way to becoming an alchoholic", sensitivity training didn't exist eventhough it is obvious 50 years ago, when the that he already is judge starts yelling at him, Night Court one. The judge calling him a liar, and telling sentences him to 30 days him that he is the lowest in the county jail in order form of humanity on earth. to prevent him from U.S.A. becoming an alcoholic, The show turns serious but it's probably too late. when a prominent surgeon is (Continued From previous Page ) arrested for using This great and totally drugs. Luckily for the awsome DVD is available surgeon, the judge had met him during WWII at Tower Records or at www.oldies.com which and remembered his outstanding war record as has a big selection of old and obscure a surgeon. The surgeon relates that he got DVD's. The good news is that this is volume addicted to drugs because of the pain from a one. There are three more volumes in this war injury that he suffered. The judge series. Each volume contains four one-half hour sentences him to drug rehabilitation and episodes, and only cost $5.95. I have seen promises to talk to the American Medical volume two and it is as good as volume one. In Association in an effort to prevent him from fact "Night Court USA" is so good, that some T.V. getting kicked out of the medical profession. station should start showing reruns.

It's back to the funny stuff again, as an obese woman is arrested for hitting her husband over the head with a pot. She tells the judge that for the past 13 years her husband has the habit of clicking her false teeth. She couldn't take it anymore and hit him over the head with a pot. The judge shows us that he is an advocate of women's rights and suspends her sentence, as long as she promises never to do it again.

The funniest and best case in this whole series is a drunk man arrested for disturbing the peace. The man is played by burlesque comic Harry Rose. If you own any of the Something Weird Video burlesque videos, you will know Doug Freedman January 2006 Re-Wind

I’ve always loved comedy. They’re all on Channel 23, also years. She had to fight the network Anything that me up and called ME TV. I set the timer on to let her appear pregnant on TV, at makes me laugh is a good thing. my VCR to tape my favorites the time such a thing was unheard If you’ve been watching network and watch them when there’s of! Their TV characters became TV, you know comedy is not nothing else on TV, which is pregnant and had a son, just as doing so well right now. Most of often. they did in real life. Currently Lucy is the network comedies are on from 1:00 to 2:00 weekdays. dreadful, and the ones that are “I Love Lucy” is tied with original, funny and intelligent “Barney Miller” for my favorite “Barney Miller” ran from 1975 to quickly get cancelled. Currently comedy of all time. I’m sure 1982. It’s a unique show, set in the the only network shows I make an you’ve seen or heard of Lucy. squad room of the 12th Precinct effort to watch are “Two and a From 1951 to 1957 Lucille Ball, police station in New York City, of Half Men”, “”, and her husband Desi Arnaz, Vivian which Barney is the captain. All the “Lost”. Two of these shows are Vance and William Frawley action takes place in this room, dramas. The other, “Two and a starred as Lucy, Ricky, Ethel there is never any background or Half Men”, is often hysterically and Fred. This show is great mood music, and no sound from the funny and is also very audience until the end. It’s intelligent. Somehow it slipped an intelligent show with six by the network rule of canceling unique and interesting such shows. Shhhh – don’t Classic regular characters, the bring it to their attention! I also detectives, and a never turn to “My Name is Earl” if I get ending parade of colorful the chance. characters as the people Comedies being arrested, lawyers, Some of the network comedies relatives, higher-ups, and I liked, or even loved, that were folks who just wander in. quickly cancelled recently were fun, timeless, and beautiful. There’s such a variety of plots and “Whoopi”, “”, “Nikki”, I’ve seen most of the episodes jokes I’m not sure I can generalize “Greetings From Tucson”, “Living more than once, but I still love about this show. As you can With Fran”, and the list goes on… watching it. It’s never dull, the imagine, the possibilities are infinite around this time TV Guide characters are lively and always with this premise. Whether it stopped covering comedies, and I up to something, either playing springs from a prisoner, a sweet old never found out what happened jokes on each other or trying to lady, a detective, or Barney’s boss, to them. They just disappeared. I accomplish something that there’s always a funny, new and don’t subscribe to TV Guide leads to over-the-top hilarity. interesting story on this show. They anymore. Their bill for renewal Many bits that are comedy achieve what other shows could came right after my last layoff, clichés today were first done on not, keeping it funny and satisfying and I learned I’d been paying $50 this show. The chemistry even when dealing with heavy a year for a guide that ignores my between Lucy and Ricky is subjects. Over time some of the favorite shows and leaves out half wonderful and real, since they detectives left and were replaced the listings! were married in real life. The with new characters who were friendship between all the completely different, which changed So before you watch yet another characters is sweet, and much the show but still keeps it formula comedy featuring a more realistic than on most interesting. I watched this show as husband (usually fat) who modern TV shows. It’s also fun a child, but most of it went over my behaves like a small child and a to look at the vintage dresses head, and I get much more from it wife (always thin and beautiful) and shoes. I’d so love to run now. Between then and now I read who functions as his mother, I’d barefoot through Lucy’s closet! that the show was originally like to review for you some of the After the first season Lucy was intended to be about Barney’s home best comedies on television – astonished to find she was life, but the squad room stole the from the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s. pregnant after being married 11 (Continued Next Page)

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show instantly and the producers I find it a bit annoying that every same outfits more than once. went with the flow. The same man Mary meets asks her out, They have the same coffee mugs article pointed out how unique this but otherwise it’s a great show. my aunt had. The children share show is since it’s done more like a Currently it’s on at midnight on bedrooms. These people are not play than anything else, with the weeknights. mysteriously rich and wearing entire show in one room. There’s designer clothes, like many of the never been anything else like it, “The Brady Bunch” – if you’re TV characters on modern shows. and the men of the 12th make over a certain age, I don’t have In real life people like Cheyenne even 1970’s fashions look good. to tell you about this show. Hart (Reba), Daphne Moon J Currently Barney Miller is on at Everyone watched it. Everyone (), and Lorelai Gilmore don’t 11:00 weeknights. knew about it. There have wear the latest fashions. Back in been satires, plays, TV movies. the day TV producers understood The Burns and Allen Show ran It’s been running almost that! “The Brady Bunch” is from 1950 to 1958. George continuously in syndication currently on at 4:30 and 7:30 Burns and Gracie Allen were a since the original run from 1969 weekday evenings. famous comedy team, and in this to 1974. It was about a woman show they play a married So those are some of my couple who are in show favorites, and there are business. The key to the plenty more. ME TV also comedy is Gracie’s ditzy Classic shows The Partridge character, whose mixed-up way Family, Green Acres, The of perceiving things and Honeymooners, The Bob expressing herself leads to lots Comedies Newhart Show, Who’s The of zany twists. Meanwhile, (Continued from Previous Page) Boss, All in the Family, George is on the sidelines The Jeffersons, Family telling the audience what he Ties, Good Times, Jack thinks about it all. Their signature with 3 daughters who married a Benny, and others. They show joke was this: George says “Say man with 3 sons and a vintage dramas including Quincy, goodnight, Gracie”, and Gracie housekeeper, forming a Starsky and Hutch, Hawaii Five-O, says “Goodnight Gracie”. This blended family. This was a very The Untouchables, Batman, show is well worth watching, daring idea for TV at the time. Baretta, Kojak, and others. They especially if you like vintage They never said what happened also show vintage commercials humor. Currently it’s on at 10:30 to the previous spouses. This going back to the beginning of Sunday night. was also the first show in which time, which is fun. I loved the one a husband and wife were with Howdy Doody and the “Mary Tyler Moore” ran from 1970 shown in a double bed (except animated tooth (for “Colgate Dental to 1977. It was a ground- for some episodes of “I Love Cream”). breaking show about a single, Lucy”, but that doesn’t count over-30 career woman. Mary because the actors were For some reason they change the Tyler Moore plays a woman who married in real life). schedule three or four times a works as an assistant producer at Scandalous! J “The Brady year. I don’t know if they’re looking a TV news show and Ed Asner Bunch” is a very sweet, for perfection, or just like to mix plays her boss, Lou Grant. It’s comforting show. The parents things up. Almost as much fun as funny and serious at the same are attentive and caring, the the shows are their promotions for time, mixing jokes and comic problems are always solved, the shows, which show clips with a characters with occasionally the weather is always nice. vintage song like “Kiss Me” or “Do serious subjects, like when Mary One thing I like about this show You Love Me”. When I notice a found out she was being paid less is the way the characters are schedule change coming up, I buy than her predecessor because dressed and accessorized like a Sunday Tribune and check it’s she’s a woman. Even with such real people. They wear the TV schedule. Last time I checked, subjects, it never gets too heavy. same clothes I wore, and the TV Guide didn’t even list Channel 23. Julia Baresch January 2006 Re-partee

Now, I dig the Holidays, I'm the And New Year's…I always imagine kinda guy who's always trying to that someday I'll go to some New put a happy face on it for people Year's Party where everyone is who want to mope around with it. witty, urbane, well kept and laid It's of course just flat out back. I don't know if such a place depressing for alotta people, I just exists, every NYE thing I ever went don't happen to be one of them. So to was drunken idiocy and lude, that's why I saved this little bit here crude, and rude. That'd be fine 364 about the morbid side of Christmas nights a year, but on the last night until after the decor got all stacked of the year I think it's good to take up and the plastic tree was ready that thing home in a manner that to go back in the box: will reflect well on the year to date Johnny Ace Johnny Ace was this R&B singer and set a good precedent for the back in the day who blew his head year to come. I usually spend the off on Christmas Eve playing night quietly with one of the few Russian Roulette backstage at his On the people I love more than myself. own concert. All of his music We kick back and watch Dick happened to sound a whole lot like Other Side Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve. funeral music, too. When we get into this time of year, where the This year Dick Clark came back Egg Nog is souring in the fridge of after his stroke to host the ball and everyone is bushed from the dropping in NY, and it was rough. Holiday rush, when the feeling isn't Christmas The World's Oldest Teenager sure so much post coital as post grew up fast. Growing up on the traumatic, I think of poor old 10,000 Dollar Pyramid and the 80's Johnny Ace, with a chip on his incarnation of American Bandstand shoulder and too much to prove. I thought he was cool, my opinion By default, "Pledging My Love" is a grew harsher when I found out who good sad Christmas song, even Alan Freed was and how his though there's no Christmas in it. cookie crumbled. Time mellowed my stance, one thing I got from my Howlin' Wolf brought us one of my dad that I've been trying to defuse favorite Christmas but not really and deprogram from my mind is a songs with "Sittin' On Top Of The tendency to really hate on World." It's easy to miss if you're successful people in the name of not paying attention (and you less successful people. Like should always pay attention, when dissing Elvis because Chuck Berry the Wolf talks you better listen) but is less famous is a favorite of the big line is "I had to take Howlin’ Wolf dad's. It's not Dick Clark's fault that Christmas in my old barn." The on Christmas Eve remembering he was (and hell, still is) successful Wolf spent Christmas in a barn, better days, in New York City and shrewd enough not to get dog. Sitting on hay. It was cold and with bells ringing and Frank caught in anything compromising. dark. There were horses and cows Sinatra singing, when he loved When I read about how it was at all around him. And he was down a woman who loved him back, one of Dick Clark's events that with it: "but I don't worry, I'm Sittin' but then he almost immediately Jackie Wilson took his Great Fall at on Top of the World." blew it. I've always been very and that Dick himself ran out on ambivalent about McGowan, the stage and openly wept, I was Living dentistry textbook photo but this song is awesome. I back to being a fan. Dick Clark is Shane McGowan provided the only forget the name of it. Google cool and he's cool by being Christmas song I know of to Shane McGowan and pleasant and still hip. I think that's involve the words "faggot" and Christmas, I can't be bothered something to aspire to. Happy "drunk tank." It's about a guy in jail with it right now. New Year, I'll see you pretty soon.

Jeremy ‘Rocko” Milburn January 2006 Re-partee

My basement is full of stuff. hillbillies from around the globe are still a very young person Okay, maybe I didn't phrase stay out way too late in (this even works for those in that accurately. My basement is crowded, sweaty bars drinking high school) start dressing and absolutely packed to the rafters the finest in cheap beers and acting like an old man. Keep with worthless junk of every just plain carrying on like that haircut short and tidy. make and model. As we have there's no tomorrow. And fairly Dress like you're learned, I have a basement full early the next morning we're headed for the VFW at all of Batman and Spiderman back in the harness at our times. White socks are not an costumes (one of each, thank menial jobs dragging home option--they are a requirement! you), ashtrays from many long that paycheck. For all intents And carry yourself like an old demolished Las Vegas casinos, and purposes we should all be man. Drive in a reasonable an Electrolux vacuum cleaner worn down to a nub. But we manner. Keep at least three or two (or four) and an art deco survive. We continue. And we dollars in change in your pocket bar with seating for four (six, if look damn good in the at all times. Order a two of them lie on the process. Manhattan every time you take floor...which tends to be the rule your place at the bar. Start not the exception). When I crack open the photo carrying on like you're fifty albums and return to the about thirty years early. Then Also warehoused in my Mesozoic Era in Chicago when you finally are fifty, folks basement are my most precious rockabilly, I am always mildly will say you look just like you photo albums. It is fairly obvious surprised. Sure, the hair was did when you were twenty. that I am the Jimmy Olson of darker than it is now. The hair Instant fountain of youth!! the operation. Rarely is food was thicker than it is now. The placed in an open mouth or a faces were a tad thinner and We are a bunch of middle-aged pair of pants taken off in public shinier as well. But overall we juveniles. We have mortgages that I am not there with my are doing battle against Father and growing families. We have pesky flashbox. Year after year Time quite nicely. And I have snow to shovel and yards to and roll after roll, I have two theories that explain this mow. And yet we manage to chronicled Chicago's rockabilly anomaly in very steer clear of many of culture. And after more than very...unscientific terms. adulthood's silent pitfalls-- twenty years in the trenches boredom, solitude and and behind the lens I have First of all, having a great time bitterness. In a word, hooray for some fabulously great news to is its own reward. Certainly a us. Ain't we cool!!! report. fellow could go on a bender of Spencer Tracy-sized Rockabilly people, for the most proportions and just be part, appear to age very well. hilariously happy. But that can This seems to run counter to all really damage a person in the that modern health sciences long run. However, maintaining recommend. Day after day we the perfect gentle buzz keeps hear it from all the TV talk a person serene, unphased shows--eat right, exercise, get and unwrinkled. Besides if enough rest and steer clear of you're having a ball you're just cigarettes and alcohol. Those bound to look and feel better. rules might apply in the Bizarro Rockabilly World. But down My other theory behind our here on earth it just ain't the youthful vigor and appearance case. is much easier to document and explain. It's my secret Each weekend--and often once weapon and I discovered it or twice on a school night-- entirely by accident. When you Ken “The Mayor” Mottet January 2006 Regarding...

Ray Price’s Birthday Ponderosa Stomp #5 Tickets May 9th and 10th, 2006, at the Thursday, January 12 is the Gibson Factory, Memphis Tickets for the Fifth Annual eightieth birthday of country Tennessee, from 5 P.M. till 2 Ponderosa Stomp are still music legend Ray Price. In A.M Nightly, Admission $40 per available. All tickets are $40 per honor of this great man and the Night ... Celebrating the Unsung night and are general admission music he has created for the Heroes of the Blues, Soul, - re-entry is allowed. last fifty years, the Gin Palace Rockabilly, Swamp Pop and Jesters will be performing at New Orleans R&B Advance tickets will be Fitzgerald's in Berwyn. The available online on January 20, music starts at 9 and will Artists slated to play include: 2006. Tickets will be available feature Chicago's original at the door the night of the Honkytonk fools and some of Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Joe show. their friends playing the songs Clay, Jay Chevalier, Rebirth made famous by Price and their Brass Band, Willie Tee, Eddie The Gibson Factory, own tunes as well. This evening Bo, Al "Carnival Time" Johnson, Memphis will serve as a prelude to a rare Rockie Charles, Tammy Lynn, Chicago appearance by the Alvis Wayne, Warren Storm, The annual New Orleans roots man himself Sunday March 19 Lazy Lester, The Bad Roads, music romp that draws music at the Old Town School of Folk Barbara Lynn, Roy Head, Lil fans from all over the world, will Music. Buck Sinegal, Archie Bell, find a temporary home in — Ken Mottet Scotty Moore, DJ Fontana, Memphis in 2006. The festival Sonny Burgess, Hayden will take place May 9 & May 10 Chinese New Year Parade, Thompson, Ace Cannon, Hi at the city's multi-level Gibson Jan 29 Rhythm Section, Travis Factory. Wammack, Willie Cobbs, Kenny Chinatown, 2200 S. Wentworth Brown, The Bo Keys, The Hotel Accommodations Ave., Chicago, IL Nightcaps, Kenny & the Kasuals, ? & the Mysterians, Special discount rate for Celebrate the Year of the Dog, Lady Bo, Billy Boy Arnold, Jody Ponderosa Stomp attendees at 4704, at this spectacle featuring Williams, Deke Dickerson & the Wyndham Garden hotel, 300 N a 100-foot-long dragon float and Eccofonics, Johnny Jones, Second St, Memphis, TN. the traditional Chinese lion Chick Willis, Little Freddie King, Rooms for 5/7,8,9,and 10 are dance. Clifton James, James Blood $150 per night inclusive of all Ulmer, Betty Harris, Dale taxes. To make reservation call Jan. 29: 1 p.m. Hawkins, Dennis Coffey, hotel 901-525-1800 and tell Free. Wiliiam Bell, Fillmore Slim, The then you are attending the Tennessee Three featuting Ponderosa Stomp. To get the W.S. Holland and Bob Wootten, special rate, rooms have to be Wiley and the Checkmates, Syl booked by 4/2. Johnson, Herb Remington, and The Fabulous Wailers. More to www.wyndhamgardenmemph come. is.com

Early sponsors onboard for the Website for the Ponderosa event include Gibson Guitars, Stomp is: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and The Blues Foundation. http://www.knights- maumau.com/stomp_5.php

January 2006 Re-Vue Chicago Be sure to check with venues before Shows. Sched- ule subject to change. Dates are compiled through several Sources:

gunthermurphys.com, beatkitchen.com, abbeypub.com, fitz- geraldsnightclub.com, schubas.com, metromix.com, mar- tyrslive.com, [email protected], chicagorockabilly- com (Amy Ott), Desiree Kiss, and yeproc.com.

January 2006

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Sundays: Honkytonk Bingo 7 2 3 Tuesdays: DJ Pete spins 4 Wednesdays: The 5 Big C Martyr’s Gin Palace Jest- 6 trip Daddy’s, Rockin 7 Fulton County Line 9 @ Pontiac rockabilly, doo-wop, blues, Rhythm Rockets @ ers host Billy and the Wild Cafe 50;s, R & B @ Streetside Frankie’s Blue Room Most Thursdays Sidewinders @ Coyotes, Koffin Drag- Devil in a Woodpile @ Green Dolphin ger, the Dealbreak- HideOut

8 Beg. Swing Workshops 10am- 9 10 11 12 13 14 GKO, Gina and 12:30 pm Las Manos Gallery 5220 the Jets @ Willow- N Clark Street brook Ballroom Matt Lewis & his Medium Big Band @ One Galleria 5130 N Western

15 16 17 18 19 Hot Rod Hucksters @ Mar- 20 Big sandy and His 21 Big Sandy & His tyr’s for Twang Off competi- Fly Rite Boys in Madi- Fly Rite boys @ tion son WI Fitzgerald’s

22 Big Sandy and his Fly Rite 23 24 25 26 27 28 Boys @ Old Town School of Folk Music Kids show 2pm

29 30 31 Thursdays: Psychbilly DJ Kevin Fridays: Hoyle Broth- Massacre @ Exit ers @ Empty Bottle Susie Gomez Open mic nite @ Innertown Urban Hog Wranglers @ Smoke Daddy