SHOCKABILLY live at Tin Pan Alley 3/30/85

[1nceBitten2wiceShy]

I saw him on a split bill w/his 10-yr-old daughter. During one of his numbers, he jammed the rake into this ancient ceiling fan that had never been cleaned, and all this dust blew out and sparks started flying. Then Eugene realized his daughter was crying, and he immediately dropped everything and ran over to see if she was OK. She shoved him off of her, wiped her tears away and furiously growled "EUGENE! SOME OF US AREN'T WEARING GLASSES!" Then she stormed off the stage. Too cool! -- 1b2s

[gnowave]

rake forks keep falling on my head.

[gnowave]

saw him in edinburgh in a little pub do this and the electric cow skull too. funny guy. reallypleasant to chat to, both he and his wife

[haifadream]

Randy Newman, Woody Allen and Eugene Chadbourne=

the greatest americans

[aocidicoa]

Brilliant!

[silverskid]

I was actually at this gig. Tin Pan Alley was a little bar in NYC off B'way in the West 40's. Some good bands played there and there was no cover charge to get in. Ah, the memories! Anyway, Vietnam is a good album from that period by these guys. They were funny but also genuinely interesting if you don't mind wildly experimental and demented rock.

[silverskid]

I was at this gig. I remember Tin Pan Alley, a little bar in the West 40's off B'way in NY. Those shows were free as far as I can recall. Some good bands played that venue.Ah, the memories! Anyway Vietnam was a good album. These guys were funny but also genuinely interesting (if you like experimental rock).

[rylandheights]

I saw these guys at The Jockey Club in Newport KY... they didn't do the rake thing... but they had some other broken down thing they plugged in and played... to about 10 people. It was a really fun and creative show!

[alvitokid76]

we think this may have been taken by my dad, do you know were the orginal file was from?

[richiesdog]

what about the electric birdcage, or did I just dream eugene playing that as well.....and where are the B.A.L.L. videos, someone needs to post those, Don Fleming and the Rummager should be represented man

[PowerSalad]

That was nothing but a BUNCH OF NOISE!!!

but it was BRILLIANT!!! :-)

Always wondered what they looked like in performance, particularly the rake!! Fan-***kin'-tastic! DANG ME!!

[shockabilly56]

I saw these guys about this time(1985),maybe a few years earlier.The jammed.It was crazy shit. Where are they from anyway?

[respecttheflag]

The man's a genius!

[barrystock]

I've urged Kramer to go back to the original two-track master tapes (if they can be found) for any reissues of the material that might happen. We'll see.

[barrystock]

Awesome band, crazy and pointed. Kramer, Licht, and Chadbourne, the time is ripe for a Shockabilly reunion. The nation is ready.

[pureevilfnord]

probly ain't gonna happen

[barrystock]

A girl can dream, can't she? (sobs)

[pureevilfnord]

I know, I know. I actually asked Eugene about a Shockabilly reunion and basically he and Kramer aren't talking, apparently over money and some remastering jobs that Kramer did on Shockabilly CD reissues. If you listen to Shockabilly cd's compared to the vinyl, you'll notice that Eugenes voice has been shoved WAAAAAY back in the mix.

Can't we all get along?

P.S. I'd LOVE to see more of this concert posted!