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Thursday, November 16, 2017

Circuswater 13 - Day 1: Lambo (Lambeau) and me...

Day 1
Taking care of Lambo (Lambeau) for freinds. He's a fine little dog and although he's a King Cavalier Spaniel, he doesn't act like royalty. Here we are having an early lunch at Maggiano's in Oakbrook IL.
RL

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Circuswater 13 - TBT on Wednesday: Bobby 'n Bobby...

circa 1973 - We were originally gonna form a Dino, Desi and Billy tribute band, but we couldn't find a 3rd band mate. Because both of us (Bobby Q pictured on the left and me Booby Lew pictured on the right) played drums we'd considered become a Desi tribute band. After a few rehearsals we decided to do our own, more original/independent, thing and became Bobby 'n Bobby. We played all our own compositions: Drums without Anger, Drums with Anger, Where's the Beat? and Drums, Drum, Drums - just to name a few. The bookings were coming in like wild fire thanks to our booking agent Hyman Cutlet. One night we might be performing at a Rod and Gun Club pizza party and a few weeks later in an out-of-state motel lobby. Hyman promised that after we established ourselves on the scene we'd actually be paid 19% of the money we earned for performing. Bobby Q and I had spent so much money on our drum kits and accessories that we didn't have the funds to buy a PA system, so most of our vocals were lost in the mix. Then, just on the threshold of stardom when we were booked to open for The Chocolate Watchband at the Genetic Playground in Chicago IL, Bobby Q decided to leave the music business and pursue a career in mathematics. I ended up doing the gig as a solo act, but was cut-off in the middle of my opening song - Drum and Drummer. Ya see, the Genetic Playground had a huge PA system and as it turned out, I had no talent what-so-ever as a vocalist. Well, time passed on and Bobby Q gave up his mathematics pursuit. He married Evelyn, his high school Sex Education instructor and moved to a town where even God can't find him. As for me, I eventually sold my drum kit and took a job in a music store selling drum kits.
RL

Circuswater 13 - Who D Duty Dew...

A scene from MY EXCITING LIFE

Halo,
Because of my cold, I'm not gonna attend my Hat of the Month Club meeting tonight. I thought it'd be a good night to catch up on my Mandolin playing. I've been working on: Jimmy Crack Corn, Camp Down Races, Oh Susanna, Someone's In the Kitchen with Dina and Space Truckin. Got plenty of cough medicine and Poptarts, so if you already have a cold or you'd like to catch one - grab a harmonica, your Go-Go Boots and come on over for an impromptu jam session.
RL

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Circuswater 13 - And the winner has been announced...

The QUICKIE CARTOON CLUB Awards

Another scene from MY EXCITING LIFE
And here I am receiving yet another prestigious award. This one is from Hyman Cutlet, CEO of THUNDER BOX COMICS, for my entries in the QUICKIE CARTOON CLUB contest: Create and draw 4 cartoon characters in 40 minutes. The plaque is a very nice gesture, though I would've preferred a large sum of cash or a substantial cashiers check.
Note: One of the judges wept!
RL