The stage was set like that for the Radio Play called The Thirsty Detectives in 5¢ a Dance... I was Joined by a lovely Cellist named Christina Rzepa, we did a few numbers and then the radio play happened... and then we played "Sun Rises" with a guy named Arie on keyboards.

The Radio Play was excellent... i recorded it but there was talk of © among the crew as they collected the scripts... so i would keep an ear to the ground for The Thirsty Detectives and don't miss the next one.

For the next Supper Show which would be Wednesday April 29 it looks like we have drums, bass, keyboards, a few songs, a puppet show and a lecture on "success by simplification".

I am not a weirdo...
this is an entertainment and supper option...

OK

And then there are all of those other nasty blogs out there that look like the front yard of an abandon house... but this here blog has a supper show that it must answer to.

Ok what is the routine... review last weeks show and promote that show that is now like 22 hours away.

Longtime bredrin of the Canada Lynx camp King Dinosaur came to play a show to commemorate the release of his latest CD "King of the Kootenay". He brought 11 and some folk went home empty handed. Myself i had received a copy of King Dinosaur "Kings Classic", which happens to be a one off with original hand drawn art that contains the first half of both King Dinosaur's CD's.

King Dinosaur doesn't trouble with originals and is more of a translator of classic music... stuff like Casey Jones, Ramble on Rose, The night they drove old Dixie down, Wisky in the jar... I recall one bystander at a King Dinosaur show, i think it was Vancouver, Plaza of Nations 96' declared it an old school open handed five finger musical spanking... I think it was 96'... yea... he might have played Nelson in 98' and i think he was in Mission in 99', but i know i wasn't.

King Dino had a small technical difficulty during his version of "Hurricane" (Bob Dylan version of course) but it didn't slow the thunder and it was fixed by the time the cops went up to the hospital room to talk to the man through his one dying eye.

It's always a treat when King Dinosaur comes to play. My kids turned on the video camera and ran the battery out right before the show but the papparatzi was definately in the house so it shouldn't be too long before the world is abuzz in twits and tweets.

Simian Special happened to be there so he and i did our best completely unrehearsed immitation of Simon and Garfunkle playing SUPERSIMIAN, Roadbed and 21 tandem Repeats numbers.

But get this... On April 22 2009 we have a Radio Play production called "The Thirsty Detectives" in 5¢ a Dance. My man Craig Bougie sent me a 17 page script and it's pretty funny and good and there is a cellist and a violin player ready to add the suspense music. i declare you might be a fool to miss this... OK i said it



interesting that my computer takes chiral images???

April the 15th

On April the 15th we have the pleasure to bring you the King Dinosaur CD Release show... word has it that he will be giving away CD's to those who can answer correctly the Kootenay trivia part of the evening.

Other than that, our favourite puppet Uncle Stan may drop in for a visit, and Super Robertson will have to bring to the table some form of entertainment.

Last week Emily Milliken and Super Robertson manned the SRSS and things went very well... next week we have some folks who proposed to me to do a Radio Drama live... bring it on...

And the SR Easter Show went very well, and i didn't even take a bath on the deal... amazing sets by Emily Milliken, Cameron Dilworth, Caleb Stull, Jesse Matheson, Ruth Minnikin and Genny Trigo. Big thanks to Turbo, Michelle and Mule Hughes as well for their fine contributions that made the night work.

OK here we go again... Simple old Supper Show tomorrow.

son of a gun

My Grandfather, Watson Allen Robertson, had 2 other sayings for these occasions... One of them was "holey kitty" and the other was "Christmas Cake"... i have my own that my five year old daughter reminds me not to use...

what is the occasion? it is quarter to 11 on a Tuesday night and the supper show blog is a week stale... and then there is that other thing... that concert i am putting on on Thursday night at La Casa Del Artista (150 east 3rd ave Vancouver B.C.). All of the sudden the supper show becomes irrelevant.... "all of the sudden" who writes my stuff... as Flinstone would say "that's a hot one Barney". Speaking of the Flinstones i watched the first ever episode on the internet the other day "the Flinstone flyer" and the opening theme was a different one.

What happened last week at the supper show i know you are all dying to know... i think i got like 60 emails today inquiring. It weas the Cameron Dilworth and Jesse Matheson supper show and it was April fools day so Jesse put fake vomit on Cam's guitar and Shawn who was playing drums was nailing a whoopie cushion into a drum mike causing the soundman and guitar player to search in vain for a bad cable... Gut buster.

Caleb Stull played, Land of Deborah Played and there were 2 other guests who i am afraid to name for fear of getting names wrong... i was busy busting the balls of the Railway staff over a poster for a show at the Railway called "the spirit of the Railway Club" that has everybody and his brother on the bill except one person.. some jackass who has been putting on a free show there for the past 4 years every week... oh well you know how it goes...

Of course there is a supper show tomorrow, but i would rather you come out to The Super Robertson Easter Show to help minimize my financial loss in trying to put on a show... At least i get to use the Krusty the Clown line "whoooo boy i really took a bath on that one". Have no fear i'm laughing, but i might point out that it is your only chance to catch a jewel of a songwriter and singer, Ruth Minnikin who is touring the country having just released "depend on this"... she is from Halifax.

happy Easter... it is now Garden planting season, do yourself a favour and pant some carrots.