Special Thursday Night SRSS

Here we go again, as King Dinosaur has said "It's time for and old five fingered musical spanking". Indeed back at the old stomping grounds, the Railway Club stage, backed by the legendary Tiger Prawn. In fact as a trio we use to play this configuration a decade ago under the name "the Renfrew boys". I believe the last time was at the Cottage Bistro many, many moons ago. Shockk, Johnny Wildkat and Super Robertson... Drums, bass and guitar. What will happen? This is a good question, and one which in recent days has been much on my mind. I imagine there will be more improvisation with this line up... perhaps a good time for poem moment, beer yoga and songs about people like Earl Johnstonerbreath. I guess i will have a list of songs that i think will go well and we shall see where the show is going once it takes off. Shockk and I cut our teeth making up songs on the spot in the 90's, songs which became the repertoire of the band ROADBED . And Johnny Wildkat did sound and played various instruments sometimes at the same time through the 7 year run of the SRSS, he also handled the bass on my last record One Little Dream . To go back even further Shockk and Johnny Wildkat were at my first ever show with the band Knockin' Dog at Studebakers in Burnaby B.C and a few weeks later i was at their first show at the same venue when they played as Gradient Profile. We are back to the egg here! Trio's are neat animals... i always liked the trio, easy to maneuver... you see there is only one other person playing notes so it can be easier to follow so you can take greater chances. It is a different beast however... With a full cast one can play a simple song, like the song Bent for example in a relaxed manner and let the solos fly. With a trio you need more personal attack from each of the 3. I think if you are looking for personal attack then you can't beat the combo of Tiger Prawn, and from talking to Shockk tonight it appears that is just what they are set to do. Shockk is even thinking about how to make the stage layout optimal for the upcoming musical massacre. Something tells me most of the show will occur at warp speed, so get out your cannons folks. Anyhoo, it will be good to be back in town so if you want to stop in and say hi and toast a drink please do so, the show is of course free Thursday December 27th 7:30-8:30PM @ the Railway Club 579 Dunsmuir Street.