Mooseboy Alfonzo and His Prairie Troubadours proudly presentThe Pretzel Sisters (Mamie and Trixie) |
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So, my guitarist from The Tim Tew Four
days, my music teacher who taught me to play guitar and
bass, and I have remained friends over the years. He's
really my brother's age, so he's friends with him as
well. We've recorded together over the years, notably my
first recordings as The Gestapo. One weekend, I went down to visit him in Jacksonville with the intent of recording a new tune. We had nothing in mind, but that was the intent. I suggested that, due to our limited time, we apply my "instant classic" method of recording by taking something existing and mucking around with it. He had some recordings my brother had sent him (you'll note, my brother does not share his work with me anymore - not after I proclaimed it all "music for The Weather Channel). While we were messing around, we took a break and found his wife watching Houdini, with Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. It was the scene where Houdini is working as a sideshow attraction alongside other acts. We saw this act named "The Pretzel Sisters - Mamie and Trixie", and I proclaimed "That's our band name. I get to be Mamie." Later, I watched the movie again (this time sober) and noticed they were The Pretzel Twins (not Sisters), but I think Sisters is cooler anyway... :-p |
Meet Me in Iceland
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Teenage Japanese SchoolgirlAfter a very long hiatus, Meet Me in Iceland finally got me back to writing my own song lyrics and melodies. The next time I went to Jacksonville (we saw Blondie and Devo in concert - awesome!), we recorded this little ditty, Teenage Japanese Schoolgirl. It's not what you think it's about....unless you think it's about teenage Japanese schoolgirls, then, well, yeah, you're probably right....got me there...
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Night of the Beagle (NSFW)
Our third collaboration brought us back to my brother
and his back catalog. This time, we chose his oddly
titled "Night of the
Beagle" to enhance and improve. Be warned, this
one's a little personal. Also, a little complex. Also,
pretty darn offensive. |
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Vince Carter
Once again, the inspiration was found in my brother's
back catalog (and at the bottom of many beer bottles).
We found an old cassette tape containing "Stuff That
Fell Out of Me" (that's really the title, folks). Vince Carter was an
obvious first choice... |
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The Wayward Worm (NSFW)
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here to listen |
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