And so did my friend Bryan Kehoe. Their show was awesome. And free tickets and a wristband for the after party didn’t hurt either…
What does hurt is my head. I drank a little too many beers. I took that picture just a few minutes ago, and the sun was really bright. So, for the people who just see this post on the topic walls that I tag it for, let me give you a little background as I show the pictures. Oh, and I apologize for the quality of the pictures. I wasn’t supposed to bring a camera in, so I didn’t use the flash.
See. That isn’t a very clear picture. But you get the idea. We had awesome seats. The band was called Duo De Twang. It is just one of many bands that Les Claypool has. Obviously the most famous band he is in is Primus. But he has all these side projects. Les is also famous for doing the theme song for the TV show South Park, and the show Robot Chicken. You may just have to Google a lot of stuff.
This two-man show featured Les and Bryan in a sort of acoustic mode. I mean they were plugged in, but… I don’t even know how to explain it. Les was playing an acoustic guitar strung as a bass… does that make any sense?
Still not a very good picture. I will try to work my way closer. Les is also famous because he is constantly voted the best bass player in a lot of musical categories. He tried out for Metallica and they told him he was too good, and he should do his own thing. If it was anybody else but Les, that story would sound like an urban legend. And Les knew he wouldn’t really fit in with those guys.
I should go back to the beginning, I guess. Bryan and I went to high school together. A few years after that, I met Les at some party somewhere. Les was playing with a band called Blind Illusion. I ended up as a roadie for the band, and then I did security and stage bouncing. That is where you get to toss drunk guys off the stage when they jump up there to act like idiots. If they were really obnoxious, like trying to grab the guys in the band or the instruments, we would give a special sign to the crowd, and when we tossed the drunks off the stage, everybody would move back and not catch them.
I seem to rambling more than usual. Maybe doing a post with a hangover was not a good idea. But anyway, because I know these guys, and because Bryan was at my mom’s 90th birthday party and he mentioned they were playing in San Diego soon, we ended up with 4 tickets. Once again, you should Google Bryan Kehoe. He is also a legend in the Bay Area music scene. He plays with M.I.R.V. and he has the Kehoe Nation thing going on. And a lot of other things. You might remember the pictures a long while back where me and some friends went and saw Bryan’s ZZ Top tribute band.
We got to hang out with the guys backstage after the show. There is my buddy Kehoe.
He likes to do the ‘mean face’ in pictures.
I tried to do the mean face, but I couldn’t stop smiling.
There is my brother Henry, who you may remember is in a band with me. I had to cut my wife out of these pictures. She doesn’t want to be on the blog.
Brian… stop doing the mean face…
And there is a picture of me and Les. It was fun to catch up and reminisce about old times. And he has his box of lobster tacos… because you can’t come to San Diego and not eat lobster tacos.
I took this picture of the giant shark with glowing red eyes that hangs in the Belly Up Bar. I took that picture as we were leaving. We were the last ones out. Because that is how we roll. Oh, a quick bit about the opening act. If you ever get a chance to see the Reformed Whores, you should go. They are two adorable young ladies that dress in country dresses and then sing the nastiest, filthiest songs you ever heard.
It is where Hee Haw meets Hoo Haw. Yeah, I made that up. I told them they could use it if they want to.
That was an awesome night. Thanks, guys. Now, I need to go take some Ibuprofen…
Pouring My Art Out 
Why didn’t you invite me?! Is it because we’ve never met, don’t know each other, probably didn’t even know about each other in the blogging world yet, we live on opposite sides of the country….what? what!? WHAT?! All of the above? Ok I forgive you.
It was none of those… you are just to two dimensional… look at you… clinging to your paper background like some sort of security blanket… all lines and not much shading…
hmm I’m wondering if I should feel insulted or just ponder about the crypticness of that statement
you are a drawing… I only know you as a drawing… but you have that slightly cynical turn to your mouth that appeals to me… so
oh so that’s what you’re talking about hahaa, I like that, but I’m not cynical, only mischievous
It could also be construed as a firm set to the lips denoting strength of character
Yeah, that’s me, you got it
spam
I am Spam
there’s a song about me
I have done some funny posts about Sam I am… and green eggs and ham
I loved that book when I was a kid!
But what about Samurai I am… I did a picture of that… very bloody and funny
you’re a clever guy, I love word play
Wordplay with Photoshop highlights
in sepia tone
insipid tonality
torpid surreality
quagmirey surrepetitiousness
biff mclargehuge
Buff Supersizebiggiant
betty mcnugget
booty mcchunky
betty crocker
batty cracker
slutty slacker
flatty stacker
batty wacker
betty crocker
cracky balker
crikey bilker
hicky biker
phlegm garggler
blegh too early in the morning for that visualization
bile bugger
that is a running character gag at our house… Phlegm Garggler… the man… the mystery
you did it again
sorry
np I already forgot what you did
me too… are we sure actually did something?
never can be sure about doing anything
I am doing that right now
yeah me too, sitting here, unsure about what I’m doing
Just keep do doing
I shall do whatever I’m driven to keep doing
You do that voodoo and that doo doo that you do do so well…
Yeah I do
Ha
and what does that stuff about stillness and ocean on your gravatar thing mean anyway?
Oh that’s a poem I wrote years ago. I had a notebook that I wrote poems in, in the voice of three different characters who wrote poems to each other, that was one of them.
I suffer from context shortages
what, right now, or in general?
spam
damn spam shame
what a waste of good canned meat, fat and gristle!
I’ve only had spam once in my life. I was in high school and had dinner at a friend’s house. I loved the meal so I had seconds. Not long after I felt so sick, all I could do was lie on the bed and try not to puke, I could barely move. Never ate spam again. The end.
That is the way spam works
wtf is it, hooves?
tail, toes and snout
But what makes it so squishy? Intestinal juices?
its soaking in it
my stomach just churned
making butter?
ugh too early in the morning to imagine a bunch of butter in my stomach
ha
and the following morning my stomach is filled with coffee, I gave up adding sugar to my coffee recently, and this morning, as a treat I put in two teaspoons of sugar and damn it was too good (I had been up to two heaping tablespoons which was why I stopped)
sugar is a blessing and a curse
yep
oh yeah
and away we go
One of these days, Alice…
do you want to get small?
(there’s two references in that, get them both?)
I might have
Steve Martin and Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Martinland and Steve in chains
Steve has Jobs in Alice’s Restaurant
Steve Job’s had a hand in Alice’s pie???
yeah since Alice gave Steve a hand job
:I
I was going to go there… but I didn’t… I’m the mature one…
my son is more mature than me
I know the feeling
yeah, and it’s a challenge to quell my foul mouth, he hates my colorful colloquialisms
stay foul…
stay fowl
Chirp
caw
Cockadoodledoooooo
whocooksforyou
WhylieIfrywhatIbuy
ribbit
Tidbit
digit
Gigit
idjut
Hey now… You take that back
sorry 😦
It’s ok… I already forgot what it was
me too
yup
we now have quite a few comments on an obscure old post about LesClaypool
hahaa too bad you can’t move them over to the comment here post
hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
the plot thickens
the snot thickens…
the fraught dickens
the snot quickens
the quick pickens
The SlimPickens
the b.b. gun king
Burger King kong
mighty java joe king
computer issus… can’t tell if I did this one already
I hate computer issus
Oh… Dang it, hate the iPad…
hahaa
yup
can you tell me if you saw les . when was this concert? I feel really sad that I didn’t know
Did you see the picture with me and Les partying back stage??? It was last Friday.
no can you send it to me. thanks
It is right back there in the blog… just like a couple weeks ago…
Or do a search for ‘Les Claypool rocked’
Looks awesome, my kinda night out
I wish you had been there.
I live in the music capital of London and still don’t see enough gigs these days
awwwww…
My kid WORSHIPS Les Claypool. I’m going to show him your post just to piss him off.
Thanks!
Glad to be of help.
There’s a love between a mother and her child that is so sacred and special that the words needed in order to describe it simply don’t exist…
Other times you just want to make them admit you are cool.
Are we going to be let in on what these twits between you and the Python are?
We were talking about English cricket.
You will stoop to any level won’t you?!
He said something that I didn’t understand about a person I didn’t know about… I asked for American translation… he said something… I said I felt under informed… he assured me that unless I knew English cricket, there was no way I could understand. We have also Tweeted in the past. I questioned whether he was the real Eric Idle. He said he was. And he has the blue checkmark… then I asked how to get permission to use Monty Python quotes in my third novel, and he gave me the name of their business manager.
That is very cool…a blue checkmark you say…I understand all the Pythons had those tattooed on the back of their necks! I’d like to attempt the american translation?!
Perhaps they should put Hot Spot in Blatter’s pants? –
(That is the original Tweet he sent out.)
Blatter I assume is Sepp Blatter the current President of FIFA, and Hot Spot is a thermal imaging camera used in cricket to see whether or not a batsman hit the ball therefore if he’s out or not; a white spot shows up if anything’s been touched……
A white spot is showing up on my groin… ha!
That’s something different…you need antibiotics.
oh… dang
Never heard of him – off to check him out – saw a band last night – thick head this morning too
Rock and roll ain’t never easy!
Sure ain’t!
word!
Sounds like a great night!
Did Les and Bryan hang out with their fans at all?
They had to leave a couple hours after the show on their big, fancy tour bus. They are doing the whole coast of California, then up to Oregon and Washington. So it was just friends music people backstage.
A little toddy for the body-hair of the dog that bit you.
I shaved my dog… ha
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Good one!
Thank you.
I am glad you had a great time! I love Les Claypool’s work 🙂
You should have told me… we had one extra ticket we didn’t use.
Maybe next time LOL
I will let you know.
I’M GLAD YOU SEEMED TO HAVE HAD SO MUCH FUN!! HOW’S THAT HEADACHE?!
stop shouting…
WHY DOES YOUR HEAD HURT? WANT ANOTHER BEER?
ssshhh… pft… sigh… rrrrrr…. ha
come on one more!
I forget… my head is all fuzzy on the inside…
i’m sure it is, but isn’t that normal for you?
Not this much.
ummm….
I submitted a poem… I am on a Dr. Seuss binge!!!
got it! thank you it’s awesome!
I am going to do one more… for now…
cool
I hope so.
If I put pictures of my art or tikis up… photos and scans, should I keep the text from the post, or just do the pictures?
It explains on our site what we would you to send along with the pics. We would need the pics 😉
I know, but I didn’t know if I should remove the text.
oh my gosh, i can’t type tonight..lol you’re going to shoot me, what text?
The text in the post I did with the pictures of my tikis or the scans of my paintings. I save my pictures in blogland. I can copy the posts and remove the words, but sometimes the words are funny enough to leave in.
leave them in then!
yay. You can always edit my stuff to shorten it… maybe…
Okay thank you for that. Hey I have to tell you that Kira (my partner in crime) absolutely loved your poetry!
Thanks. I just picked the first three I have saved.
you rock did i mention that?
Yes, yes you did.
So in the comment box the format gets changed. It looks like a paragraph, not a poem.
yes but we can reformat it
ok… awesome… and I will find out when I get stuff accepted how?
you are accepted. as far as when it goes up, just keep an eye on the calendar page, it’s listed there what’s going up when. I will try to let you know but we can’t do that with everyone there would be no time..lol
I am special…
yes you are
what what
I forgot ow
hee he