What's up y'all?
 
Thank you to everyone who came out to the Chicken Bone and our apologies to those who were left stranded at the door.  I couldn't tell you the last time that happened.  Shocker ... meaning shocking, not two went to Harvard and one went to Brown ... or two in the cha-cha and one in the ka-ka ... I could go on for awhile on this, but I'll stop now ...
 
OK, I'll admit to thinking the Gotye song is catchy, but a video hasn't made me that uncomfortable since D'Angelo back in the 90s.  Yeesh.  Because of that, I think this cover version is pretty awesome - 5 people, one guitar ... and no uncomfortable naked dude shots ...
 
What else ...
 
OK, so another show coming up on May 12 at The Tinkers Son in Norwell ... this should be fun.  If I remember correctly, this is the old Mount Blue that the dudes from Aerosmith had something to do with, but much like Mama Kin on Pantsdowne Street, or anything after "Draw the Line" (the album, not the tribute act), it slowly drifted away until some new owners came in and sent the Aerosmith dudes back to set their Ferraris on fire at South Shore gas stations ... and dress up like Florence Henderson in 1965 and host a TV kareoke show ... but what do I know.  And let's be honest - if they called me up and said "hey come on the road with us" I'd be on this website telling you how awesome these guys are and my favorite band of all time.  Now, this may have been true for a few months back in the late 70s, but in reality, favorite bands change over time, you know?  Seriously, when I was a kid, my favorite albums were "Georgy Girl" by the Seekers and "Johnny Cash - Live at San Quentin."  After that, it was KISS.  How uncomfortable it must have been for my parents to listen to their 8-year-old kid singing "Baby's on her knees/Baby wants it please/She wants a rocket ride/She wants a rocket ride" or "I AM THE LORD OF THE WASTELAND/A MODERN DAY MAN OF STEEL/I GATHER DARKNESS TO PLEASE ME/AND I COMMAND YOU TO KNEEL BEFORE THE GOD OF THUNDER."  Hell yeah.  Then it was Van Halen ... then it was Top 40 because that's what the ladies were into ... then it was aw, who cares.  The result is the retarded mixture that I'm constantly reminded of by my iPod ... recently played as of 9AM on May 1, 2012:
 
"If I Had a Boat" by Lyle Lovett
"Birth Ritual" by Soundgarden
"Lets Go Crazy" by Prince
"The Rifleman" by Quintaine Americana
"Lay It Down" by Ratt
"Scratch" by Morphine
"All Blues" by Miles Davis
"I Don't Know Anything" by Mad Season
"Those Theiving Birds (Part 1)/Strange Behaviour" by Silverchair
"Born of Fire" by Slayer
"What If I Do" by Foo Fighters
 
Listen, I don't blame myself because it's not my fault.  This is what happens when you have a brother with the rock, jazz, R&B on one side, and a sister who is playing the Grease soundtrack, Lionel Ritchie and George Michael.  What the hell did you think was gonna happen?  Why am I talking about this?
 
Anyways, make your plans now to come down to the Tinker's Son in Norwell on Saturday, May 12.  It's gonna be fun!!!
 
 

That's right boys and girls!  It's been a long time since we rock and rolled, but we're bringing the show at the fantastic CHICKEN BONE in Framingham.  Three sets of what we do best!  Three sets!
 
Don't forget to bring your friends - past, current, future or otherwise.  Dancing, drinking, thunder-bringing and shenanigans will be afoot.
 
See you there!
 
 

Hello, hello, hello ... I'm back, baby.  Gotta get back into the swing of things around here.  It's become too easy to sit back and watch others work their magic on the Facebook.  Connect!  Become a community!  Blah blah blah.  In reality, rather than a community it's become random blabber about what so-and-so's kids did today or yesterday, or "hey, look at me!"  The only thing that at least makes me laugh is when I'm notified that my friend Paulie V just listened to Napalm Death on Spotify ... it's pretty basic, like "hey, I went to work today" or "hey, I just took a poop" but Napalm Death, Carcass, King Diamond and the like still make me smile.  For that, I thank Paulie.  I'm just sayin' ...
 
OK, so I happened by the opening of the NCAA game last night and the Fray were performing the National Anthem.  My thoughts at the time, in no particular order:
 
- If the organizers were looking for a band that NOBODY on either team had actually heard of, or owned any of their music, I think they nailed it
- How bad are things in the music industry now that one could actually convince the drummer of a signed, established band to stand on a basketball court with a revolutionary war drum and a fahking tambourine?
- This band sucks
- What key is this in, exactly?  I know I'm no musical genius, but if my guitar sounded like that, Mark would be kicking me in the ass and telling me to sober up ...
- The Fray?  At an NCAA basketball game?  The band that manages to make John Mayer look like Dave Grohl?  ... to make Jack Johnson look like Marilyn Manson?  At a BASKETBALL game?
-  Wow, these guys really suck ...
- That drummer dude must be pissed ... at least give him a guitar that's unplugged ... or he could slap on it like Nuno Bettencourt on "More Than Words" ... I wonder what he's thinking ...
- This singer is terrible and eff everyone who actually likes this crap ...
 
Then I had another beer and turned on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" because that show is awesome.
 
On my drive to work today, there was a stuffed "Patrick Star" from "Spongebob Squarepants" lying facedown in the median on rt 128 ... it made me laugh, I'm not sure why ...
 
Check out this link to a new Mark Wahlberg movie called "TED."  CAUTION: THIS IS NSFW because of swears ... if you're one of those pansies that's all worried about what you do on your computer all day.  What has two thumbs and doesn't give a sh!t?  This guy ... This movie looks pretty friggin funny, and I usually never care about this stuff ... and that chick from That 70s Show is kinda hot ... I'm just sayin' ...
 
Alright, so we're back on the 21st in Framingham at the Chicken Bone.  It will be fun, hopefully I'm over my jetlag after a week in Vegas right before the show.  "Jetlag" really means "hangover" after a 7 day bender in Vegas ... yeah, I'm working, but what else is there to do?  Good times.
 
See ya soon!
 
JC
 
 

Checka checka checka check it out ...
 
Saturday, April 21 at the Chicken Bone in Framingham, MA
 
Saturday, May 12 at the Tinker's Son in Norwell, MA
 
Yup, it's all starting to come together.  We've got some more stuff coming together, too, so stay tuned!!!
 
 

OK, so the first answer is no, I don't know when the next show will be, but there will be one.  I promise.  At least there better be, because I'm getting pretty fahking bored sitting on my arse and playing along to records that came out in 1992 ... yes, I said records.  Whatever.
 
Last night was 8 Bud Lights and "Shame" by Brad.  All songs highly recommended, but if I had to give you some direction, I'd tell you to listen to Nadine,  20th Century, or Raise Love.  Who is Brad?  Well, the guitar player is in Pearl Jam and the singer was in a bunch of other bands, most successful was probably Pigeonhed who had a hit with "Battle Flag" when it was remixed by the Lo Fidelity All Stars.  Not that anybody cares, but I'm letting you inside people ... yes, I'm letting you deep inside of me ... hey now.  Seriously, I drank too many beers last week and was playing along to "Slippery When Wet" for pete's sake!  I gotta get out of the house people!
 
Yeah, I'll hear the cracks that I'm stuck in the 90s, but hey, wasn't so bad back then.  Plus name me anything good that came out this past year - Black Keys?  Meh ... Adele, the chunky British chick who's kind of hot in a chunky British chick way but only sings about getting stiffed by dudes?  Meh ... Korn's techno record?  Please ... Cage the Elephant?  Nope ... That new Foo Fighters record was good but it doesn't count because it's pretty much a 90s release ... I got nothing ... help a brother out people, and don't tell me to check out some obscure dude from Sepultura band because I can't keep track of that stuff ...
 
OK, all is well at Clutch Grabwell Industries, as far as I know.  We're all pretty busy with work, travelling and life stuff in general, but we'll be pulling somethings together.  I know there's already some dates in the Spring and we're looking to pull together some stuff in the near term.  Hey, I'll play anywhere as long as it isn't in Central Square with 17 other bands on the bill on a fahking Tuesday night, OK?  Other than that, I don't give a shit.
 
So stay tuned, got it?  And go to that facebook thing to and jump on there.  Our pal Adam keeps that stuff nice and tight.  You guys can pal around and tell me what a loser I am because I haven't booked a Thursday night at the DAV in Braintree ... just kidding, you wouldn't do that ...
 
All right, I'm out for the moment.  Stay tuned, Facebook and that's all ...
 
JC
XOXO