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::keith richards voiceover:: it's all rock and roll, baby

A Spinal Tap / Electric Apricot double-bill would kick ass!

Here's a review from the SXSW Festival: http://www.filmthreat.com/index.php?section=reviews&Id=9883 ELECTRIC APRICOT: QUEST FOR FESTEROO by Don R. Lewis (2007-03-19) 2007, Un-rated, 91 minutes 2007 SXSW SPECIAL SCREENINGS FEATURE! I’ve lived my entire life in the San Francisco Bay Area and I’ve never, ever understood the local obsession with jam bands. Namely, the obsession with the Grateful Dead. To echo a bartender (Maccarone) in “Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo†I (expletive deleted) hate that (expletive deleted) band and all the (expletive deleted) people who worship them. There, I said it. When Jerry Garcia died I thought the whole “lets follow a jam band around for years on end†way of life would end but then came Phish, String Cheese Incident, Government Mule and others to carry the “torch.†Even more disturbing to me personally was the development of “Les Claypool's Flying Frog Brigade,†a jam band fronted by bass playing God and Primus founder Les Claypool. What was the world coming to? Yet after watching “Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo,†a genius mockumentary on the jam band scene, I’m willing to forgive Claypool for his jammy tendencies. “Electric Apricot†is a jam band who lives just outside San Francisco in ultra-rich and Hippycentric Marin County. The band consists of Steve “Gordo†Gordan (Kehoe) on guitar, Steve “Aiwass†Trouzdale (Gates) on bass, Herschel Tambor Brilstein (Korty) on keys and Lapland “Lapdog†Miclovich (Claypool) on drums. The band is really just getting started as we get to know a little about each member. Where they work, live and so forth. We also meet their tour manager “Smilin’†Don Kleinfeld and the bands financial backer Drew Shackleford (McCulloch) who are trying their darndest to get “Electric Apricot†onto the most prestigious jam band festival around, “Festeroo.†Having managed bands and been a part of the music scene in the Bay Area for over 15 years, the inside jokes are so funny they zoomed past hilarious and right back to realistic in no time flat. Several times I found myself laughing at the comedy onscreen as much as at how much Claypool simply nails the personalities of musicians and their fans. Every character in the band is fully realized. Brilstein is one of those Zen-master yoga lovers who can still fly into a rage at any second. Lapdog is so self absorbed into his mediocre drumming, he refuses to even comprehend other peoples advice or criticism. Hippies crack me up because they portray an air of “everythings groovy,†but it’s only really groovy when they’re getting their way. For a first film it’s impressive the way Claypool has crafted each person to perfectly explode into one another as the band hits the recording studio and then the road. For as great as the fictitious band is, the fringe characters are also classic archetypes of music fandom. There’s “The Tapers†(Green and Stone) who spend their time dwelling on the intricacies of setting up the perfect rig for taping live shows. There’s the fans, desperate to prove they’re the bands number one cheerleader all the while trying to set themselves apart from their pack of twirlers by inventing new dance moves. My personal favorite was the sound tech (Bachar) who just wants so bad to be accepted and welcomed into the fray he ends up alienating everyone around him. From there, bandmates bring in girlfriends and their own issues and it all ends up as a rolling roadshow of hippy skewering mayhem. Although I mentioned how much I love “Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo†because I totally get the crowd Claypool is parodying, I think that even those (luckily) unfamiliar with the jam band subculture will get the joke. I also loved how the film didn’t devolve into just another stupid stoner comedy where everyone runs around baked out and pandering for laughs. This film is smarter than that and a much funnier result is achieved. There’s also not too much swearing or crude attempts at humor which was kind of refreshing to see. Like many of Claypools bands, “Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo†is bound to be a cult hit. I’m just hoping it will have the chance to play before a bigger audience as I feel the film is just plain hilarious and I was extremely impressed at the way Claypool pulled it all together in his first directorial effort.

Official site: http://www.electricapricot.com/ Trailer:

Wondering how this one might turn out. Mike Gordon and Bob Weir as "themselves", Claypool brothers, Seth Green as "Jonah the taper", Matt Stone as "taper guy", : http://www.movieweb.com/news/24/19624.php National Lampoon has acquired the rights to its first out-of-house feature film entitled Electric Apricot. According to Variety, Electric Apricot centers around the jam band phenomenon. It was directed by the musician Les Claypool. He is best known for leading the band Primus, which was featured on the Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey Soundtrack. Written by Claypool, the mocumentary is a spoof of bands like The Grateful Dead and Phish. It will also focus on the fans that follow such groups. Electric Apricot was shot in the same style as This is Spinal Tap. South Park's Matt Stone, Robot Chicken's Seth Green, and Grateful Dead band member Bob Weir will make cameo apperances. The film will be released later this year. Also being released this year by National Lampoon Films is National Lampoon's Bagboy. The film will star Brooke Shields, Dennis Farina, and Larry Miller. From imdb.com: Plot summary for Electric Apricot (2006) advertisement Electric Apricot is a spoof of jam bands centered around the band, Electric Apricot, in the style of "This Is Spinal Tap". The members of the band go by the assumed names, Steve Hampton Trouzdale on bass and vocals, Steve "Gordo" Gordon on guitar and vocals, Herschal Tambor Brillstien on keyboards and vocals, and Lapland "Lapdog" Miclovik on drums and vocals. Written by Facamus In the Spring of 2005 a graduate filmmaker from UCLA set forth to make a documentary reflecting an element of contemporary music culture that had yet to be fully examined. The notion was to capture something raw and original. He searched for something unpretentious and genuine, yearning to make a film that would stand out from other music documentaries and potentially redefine the genre. Who he found was the band Electric Apricot, what he achieved is enlightenment. Unexpectedly while searching for enlightenment the duality of existence was unveiled. Written by Jason McHugh Directed by Les Claypool Writing credits (in alphabetical order) Les Claypool Cast (in alphabetical order) Dian Bachar ... Stacey "Skip" Holmes Arj Barker ... The Cube Lawrence Brooke ... Narrator Les Claypool ... Lapland Miclovich aka-Lapdog Steve Claypool ... Lapland "Lapdog" Miclovich Oz Fritz ... Oz George Adam Gates ... Steve "Aiwass" Trouzdale Mike Gordon ... Himself Seth Green ... Jonah "the taper" Fred Heim ... Officer McFlounce Sirena Irwin ... The Photographer Brian Kehoe ... Steve "Gordo" Gordon Bryan Kehoe ... Steve "Gordo" Gordon Brian Kite ... Dr. Brian "Bucky" Lefkowitz Jonathan Korty ... Herschel Tambor Brilstein Gabby LaLa ... Mei Pang Sam Maccarone ... Billy Bob the Bartender Kyle McCulloch ... Drew Shackleford Jason McHugh ... 'Smilin' Don Kleinfeld Slawek Michalak ... Hydro Salesmen Matthew J. Powers ... Davis Mindelhof Matt Stone ... Taper guy Jason Thompson ... Jake the band Tech Derek Walls ... Duck the Band Tech Bob Weir ... Himself Produced by David Lefkowitz .... associate producer Jason McHugh .... producer Matthew J. Powers .... executive producer Original Music by Les Claypool Cinematography by Matthew J. Powers Film Editing by Les Claypool Agent Ogden

Damn, what a beautiful day today. One of the best places today will be in Ithaca, NY on the spectacular Cornell campus. I envy those Skanks in attendance. Should have called in sick today and hopped in the car ... 05/08/77 (Sun) Barton Hall, Cornell U - Ithaca, NY Set 1: Minglewood Blues > Loser, El Paso, They Love Each Other, Jack Straw, Deal, Lazy Lightning > Supplication, Brown Eyed Women, Mama Tried, Row Jimmy, Dancing In The Streets Set 2: Scarlet Begonias > Fire On The Mountain, Estimated Prophet, St. Stephen > Not Fade Away > St. Stephen > Morning Dew, E: One More Saturday Night

Perfect chance to say what you wanted to say by sending a letter to the editor of the Toronto Star. That article didn't reveal any of the reasons why many people want the legalization of marijuana. It just reported it as being a gathering of people smoking pot and listening to some bands that you introduced. lettertoed@thestar.ca http://www.thestar.com/article/210943 Jack Lakey wrote the article. If you want to read some of his other mind-stimulating, mesmerizing, and top-notch journalistic endeavours, brace yourself for the following link to masterpieces: http://www.thestar.com/search?&q=jack%20lakey&r=

very cool! Thanks for that one paisley. Great grab on your new avatar too. I thought that chart was very telling.

What do Military Science, Physical Education, and the Grateful Dead all have in common? Well, now you know

For a whole bunch of '77 Dead (mp3, streaming) check out: http://deadshow.org/Dan/

Grateful Dead 5/7/77 - Boston Garden - Boston, MA Disc One - Set One - 73:37 01) Equipment Repairs 02) Bertha 03) More repairs 04) Cassidy 05) Tune Up 06) Deal 07) Tune Up 08) Jack Straw 09) Fennario (Pretty Peggy-O) 10) New Minglewood Blues 11) Repairs - Billy K's Birthday! 12) Mississippi Half Step Uptown Toodle-Loo 13)>Big River Disc Two Set One + Two - 60:39 Set One 01) Tune Up 02) Tennessee Jed 03) Tune Up (Aud patch) 04) The Music Never Stopped Second Set 05) Tune Up (Aud patch) 06) Terrapin Station 07)>Samson And Delilah 08) Tune Up 09) Friend Of The Devil 10) Estimated Prophet Disc Three - Set Two - 61:28 01) Tune Up (Aud patch) 02) Eyes Of The World 03)>Drums 04)>The Wheel 05)>Wharf Rat 06)>Around And Around (Aud patch) 07) Crowd (Aud patch) - Jerry's Guitar is Broke!\ 08) U.S. Blues (Alt soundboard source)

Do i even want to know what this is about?

Thanks for the tip. I'll give it a try. If i can't handle it after 10-15mins, I'll quit and wait 'til i have time to read it the 'old fashioned' way . Seriously, if he's making a ton of gross clicking and smacking noises with his mouth it'll drive me nuts.

Hey ... there's also Star Dudes: http://www.dudestudios.com/sdudes_v4.htm And the other films in the series, dude: http://www.dudestudios.com/cartoons.htm

"Penny for your thoughts ... $5.70 for your half-caff, low-fat, extra hot cappamochafuckachino"

Personally, i don't feel threatened by the words on the cup. Some people freak out though. Next time, i would suggest to those offended, like the woman in the article, to simply ask for their money back and leave (or ask for a cup that they approve of). Mountain out of a molehill i tell ya. What's next? People freaking about the colour of their cup? A burrista wearing a turban? More time and effort should be made on breaking the Tim Hortons Rrrroll up the Rim to Lose contest conspiracy. Tim Hortons now in Afghanistan??? They must cutting their coffee with opium and fuelling the drug trade, and the terrorists!!!

elect Bob Weir !! ::rim shot::

be WATCHING ya on the video stream!!

Sweet! http://cl.exct.net/?ffcb10-fe231573706d0478721377-fdf91077716d057f74117377-fefc15737d6205-feca167676650c7c-fdf215717164077f7c13797c Celebrate Grateful Dead Day: Stream DSO's 5/8/07 Show at No Charge! In celebration of "Grateful Dead Day" as proclaimed by Ithaca's mayor Carolyn Peterson, Dark Star Orchestra and iClips.net are offering up a 5 camera shoot. Stream DSO's live video of their recreation of 5/8/77 at no charge! Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of one of the Grateful Dead’s most infamous shows with DSO regardless of where you'll be on May 8th. Stream video of the entire show here. Additionally, Streamernet wil be streaming shows on the DSO spring tour including: 5/18 & 19: Ram's Head Live Browse over to Streamernet to stream these great shows or to download shows from the past couple of tours.

Cut off Pandora ... moving on to that 5-8-77 link ... thanks Baj. I'll be listening to that show in 5.1 tomorrow night (got a really cool remix of it).

If Tarantino was involved ... Grindhouse style

Drop a 2.0L pancake in this baby and take it for a spin!! Wonder if it would float? http://www.mixedgreens.com/artweb/html/artisthome.asp?WorkInvNum=9748&artist=13&whatpage=artist&editionset=

Looks like the US can really say that they are Number 1 in this field, with little competition even coming close! http://www.wellingtongrey.net/miscellanea/archive/2007-05-06--world-fatness.html