Fire-Man gets balded

And Super Steve thought the last blog post (or Blogaroo) was downright mean.

I nailed him with a little ether and we balded him and it's all good.



don't worry Fire-Man and i are all good. It is only hair people... and he got a free ether buzz.

it was a great show

and there is no show on Wed Aug 27 so have a good one

Check this

So on Wednesday August 20th we are going to have this happen:



Many ill Habits..which, after we have indulged our selves in them, become incorrigible. - Steele, 1710

He needs to be punished for the first 20 seconds of that dog. The tune is good but could you be any more annoying?

I have had it with that guy... If he shows and trys to fuck with me tomorrow I am gong to CHANGE HIM!

I guess i need to dig up some of the old footage to make my case on why i have spent my lifetimes worth of tolerance for him. No more Mr. nice guy... i need to react.

Last week this was our crew doing Mr. Greenie. The Poem Olympics are online if you feel you need them.

Where were we

Wouldn't it be neat if the blog post worked backwards... I still have a few beers in the fridge so let's give it a try.

I stumble into my house at around midnight, check that all the doors are locked and go to sleep.

I Fix the back of the Matrix... that is a co-op car signed out by a good friend to ferry myself and a few others to the beach.

we drive back from 3rd beach with myself riding shotgun making wildly inappropriate navigational decisions.

confusion everywhere

The impromptu "legion of flying monkies horn orchestra" rehearsal session comes to an end when a rebellion breaks out among certain individuals.

Fire-Man seizes the jam and begins what appears to be a sudden rehearsal for a show on August 20th to raise money to save hippo's... if you can believe that.

Chris Banting and SR start strumming guitars

Jason shows up with treats that include chocolate

Smart people brought beer... we begin hitting the supply

the crew tries to warm up

Everybody is naked in the cool Pacific Ocean

Chris Banting and Cam Dilworth rush into the ocean... all follow with Robertson bringing up the rear talking about cool water and oily deisel.

all have arrived

our smart navigation puts us on 3rd beach first.

we leave the club and find our car... i immediately take apart the back of the car to look for the thing that will cover the trunk so that one could leave something valuable in the trunk and it wouldn't bee seen

we finish the picture

we clear the gear

the show is over... on principle we did OK

21 Tandem Repeats plays a set without our 2 ace guitar and bass players... Super Robertson and Chris Banting are joined by Daniel Vallee and the three suffer a bunch of bad song calls by the idiot Super Robertson and manage to play a decent set... at one point Fire-Man leads the crowd in a version of Dish Pig... this goes well and Fire-Man begins to leave orbit.

Cameron Dilworth plays a set with SR and Chris Banting joining on a few select songs... S Robertson misses the first song as Kevin Smith explains again why he thought it was a good idea to turn Robertson's back yard into a "biodegradable" sludgy wasteland.

During the set up we notice that somebody has smashed our drum kit.

I arrive at the club

Is it time to bring back the sprint?

21 Tandem Repeats version of the song "On Frozen Pond" to win the hundred thousand big ones.

It happens to be track 8 on our New CD titled "No Junk mail Please"



If you want to hear it check this But the ROGER DEAN YOUNG cover song isn't there... CBC radio 3 doesn't do cover songs... a good thing.

to commemorate the return of our new CD we performed 21 Random Poems last week at the supper show... it was actually a pretty good show... there were definitely some dogs in the mix and my unfortunate mumbling disorder.. but the band of Rojas, Macaulay and Banting put on a clinic. In fact i talked to a beautiful French woman after the show who loved it even though she missed the words... there could be something there... alas lets go with this poem and you can find the rest if you have a stomach for Jack assed poetry and some time to kill.



Next week look for Genny Trigo and Baboon Torture Division (July 23) and on the 30th of July it will be the King Dinosaur Supper Show. On August 6 look for the return of Super Robertson at the supper show with special guest lined up Cameron Dillworth

this guy:

this blogaroo is representative of 40 minutes of work... hopefully i can shit it together in 15 and then stretch

I wonder if i spelt stretch right... no red line under it, which means old robertson is a good as gold... why is there a red line under robertson? That is the more pressing question at this juncture... what about "there". Robertsons have their red line when things are left un-capitalized.

OK

Last week's supper show had moments of fine merit

who lost their mind putting together the "bird trivia" clip?



look for B) Zalwonkion.. to end up on a future exam.

On Wednesday July 16 we are going to attempt 21 random poems. Surly it will take 21 disguises and 21 poems and of course 21 musical numbers pulled from the archived minds of the great Willingdon Black, Alvaro Rojas and Chris Banting.

The following week will be July 23 and set to play the Supper Show are Genny Trigo and Baboon Torture Division.

The following week (august30) will hopefully be somebody reading "Songs of the Doomed" by Hunter S Thompson, for an hour... Just have to find the person. Or if somebody wants to do the supper show send me an email

Super Robertson is off for a 2 week stint to play supper shows in the famed cottage country of prosperous Ontario.


Too bad the CD's aren't back from that sloth duplication company who i erroneously gave my business to.

I'll leave you with Hey Rocks Livingroom...




the rest of the show is there with the rest of the lot. If you want some subtle comedy check out the one titled "the devil"... great song sounds good but watch the bass player (Jack Snape... brother of Gordon) just "shit the bed" on that one. At one point he interrupts the singer who is in mid verse and asks if he is sure he is in the right key... you hear the singer say a firm but polite YES " and then continue to sing the song (quite well i might add). The the bass player moves back to what looks like a music stand and freezes... still unable to jump the train he continues for a while and then after a long time he tries to discretely remove his sunglasses and stare down at the music stand.

shit that took like 50 minutes... I am a failure and i know it

July 2 re-cap

.. THE FAMOUS UNCLE STAN...

Trying to remember what happened last week... took a good shot in the head playing hockey tonight... things have gone weird! Oh shit i remember i brought down ice cream cones. DRUMSTICKS! One of the SRSS Gold Medal winners had a birthday, in fact she won the best attendance. Usually i bring cake, but i think July is a good ice cream month.

In fact there are 2 people who frequent the Supper Show who have a birthday this week... perhaps more ice cream. We need a COSTCO run, because that shithole safeway that is on my way to the supper show sucks a large turtle private organ.

OK so it's ice cream... and maybe those fucking CD's will be ready one day. I believe it was June 10 that the latest 21 tandem repeats CD went to press... and we are at July 9, and the company talks about a 15 working day turn around... sounds like a "spin" to me.

and last week we were blessed from a visit from Uncle Stan: and HIS original song "sexy times".



21 tandem Repeats opened with the classic Never Wanted To Be Anyone... notice the fine curtain pull from the stalwart Kevin Smith:

we're number 7!

indeed thee Canada Lynx records youtube channel hit # 7 on the most viewed charts (Canadian Musicians) the other day

A gold medal is always a good thing at the Supper show as you know.

Canada Lynx Records Youtube channel

June 25 re-cap

Gentle Infidels put on a fine CLINIC last week... and the show started on time, which pleased S Robertson very much so as that scrappy hound jackel was was trying to niggle him over that very point. Word has it that Super Steve won't be at the Supper Show this week as he made a point about saying I'll see you in two weeks.

anyhoo the supper show blog presents the Gentle Infidels:




21 tandem Repeats opened the show with ace drummer Chris Banting on guitar for a few instrumental works:



21 Tandem Repeats saw S Robertson on Bass and the concept worked out rather well and believe it or not they got to work a STOKE and a Snake Island Salvage number into the set.




And at the end of the show after we played the Roadbed classic BENT we started into Mr. Greenie and Shockk jumped up on guitar thinking we were about to play "surrounded by patch cables"... a neat fusion indeed, and always nice to play with Shockk in any capacity.

Tuesday night update (June 24 2008)

Well i just got an email... and it was MINE the one that talked about the show tomorrow... you know the "Entertainment and Supper Option". We are looking to move toward cell phone user group alerts for the hottest new concerts... but that will be next year.

Ye old Robertson special... send out the email with a link to the site and then quickly shit together a blogaroo. This old blog that hasn't heard from any of the other delinquent posters that have the passwords and all.

the email is this:

On Wednesday June 25th

Special Guests... The Gentle Infidels
http://www.myspace.com/gentleinfidels

and 21 Tandem Repeats will debut some new sounds and instrument configurations.
http://radio3.cbc.ca/bands/21-Tandem-Repeats


And perhaps a few quick notes on wheelbarrow's... or a poem moment, if there is time.

The Super Robertson Supper Show
Every wednesday night from 7:30-8:30PM
No cover, kitchen is open
@ the Railway Club 579 Dunsmuir Street
http://srsuppershow.blogspot.com/


Ah yes i can feel the server being flooded as we continue.


OK, Last week Vale put on a fine clinic... at 7:30 i was ready to start the show... just couldn't find the stage lights... and then the sound man JL Delinquent flew in the door and threw mic's on the lads... good thing i didn't start the show without a vocal mic. The drums and Amp could have worked in the room without mic's, but it was far superior to have them. JLD is a fine sound man with a master ear and a quick paw... a veritable lynx among mortals.

Vale



And the lovely Genny Trigo sang for 21TR with the pro bass work of Cory Curtis




The end



I know you are all thinking.... how can i get on the email list?

dare to dream

June 11 re-cap

Jake DeNiro and Moustache Man took up the call of the Supper Show and knocked one out of the park last week. In terms of true art and culture, their show captured and presented an element of the Super Robertson Supper Show using a minimalist electronic remix and award winning photography.

It was what I would call KING HELL.



So 21 Tandem Repeats had to play Bengal Tiger



all for free baby

Later i headed down to Fake Jazz to catch Baboon Torture Division... i even ended up mosh dancing. I did cost me 3 bucks though, but well worth it.

June 4 re-cap

Before i start i should note that our guest next week (June 11)... i guess which is actually this week has a press release:

"Come and listen to remixes of your favorite 21 Tandem Repeats tracks all jumbled up by Jake DeNiro and his suite of looping software, MIDI controllers and an amazing light table. Visuals provided by MoustacheMan. Yesssss."

What happened on June 4... besides the Detroit Red Wings winning the Stanley Cup. i missed that as i was watching a lovely an intimate performance of a songbird named Clare Love. She opted out of being filmed so i can say if you weren't there then you missed a fantastic free show.

imagine this on stage



21 Tandem Repeats had their ace drummer Chris Banting back... i thought we played great

Hey Rock took the Bait

Well Super Steve was overjoyed to finally meet Hey Rock in person, and hear what a fine singer he is.

Didn't even get to hang with Hey Rock much... didn't even attempt a swirley. A Swirley is when you shove somebodys head in a tiolet and flush. Shockk and i use to play that game with Hey Rock for years. We came pretty close one day... i would say his head was about 2 inches from the water when he summoned a "hail mary" energy surge and broke loose back away from the tiolet and through the shower doors.


Ahh the good old days when boys would be boys and men would be men, and it can get harder to describe when you don't really have it... like another broken soul who never made it to the end of the Road. Bed time in the city of fallen heroes!

OK what is that from?

First right answer gets a Canada Lynx prize pack.

So Hey Rock and his band Ross Vegas came out and stomped down a set. He had a Killer guitar player named Alec Macaulay, or something like that i think... The bass was operated by Smash and for a moment it looked like we could be in for a STOKE medley... oddly enough we did touch on an In 3's medley to close the supper show.

Smash and I got to hang out for a bit later on in the night and i almost got the feeling we might have a winner for the "best comment from the supper show 2008-2009" Gold Medal... but there are still a lot of Supper Shows left so let's not get too hasty. I always tend to view life from a different perspective that sees more opportunity after talking to Smash, so cheers to that.

well lets cut the chat and get to the STREAMING DIGITAL VIDEO!!!!!



Now Smash left his bass affects up on stage so Alvaro was like a kid in a candy store.

103 posts... or Blogaroo's, if one wants to use the proper terminology

What happened last week... our hero tries to recall shortly before he is to hit the ice for a fine high-paced hockey game. i was thinking about that... i made some pretty good plays last week... perhaps i should promote my rec hockey rather than the musical ventures... it's entertainment right! and it's free... The crowd could drink spiked hot drinks and weigh in on the weather

I'll just leave that.

For the second week in a row a man named Cam came down and laid down a fine clinic. It was Cam Owens and he was telling stories and warning the audience that they might have to listen for some clues in the songs. Excellent stuff!



Then it was 21 Tandem Repeats turn and old SR had his head up his ass calling the wrong configurations. Should have hit Bengal Tiger after Bent, then perhaps Carolina and Scarb Jacket, Mr Greenie, i scratch my head...

live and learn



after the show Super Steve was down right depressed from our general negativity towards what we did... in an effort to cheer up old SR he had this line "And on Wishing Machine you had the crowd singing along with the la la la la's... Well it took them a minute!"

Good times all around

May 14 Re- Cap

Cameron Dilworth put on a full clinic this night. This guy is good. The Show was called The New Music Super Robertson Supper Show and it was called that in jest because a festival called New Music West was starting in Vancouver that night. The festival had to change it's name from Music West, because it was run by a bunch of shifty hacks that knew a few things about soaking indie bands for bogus application fee's all the while pushing the same old same old.

My Old Band ROADBED use to loose 20-30 bones per annum, trying to get heard through that industry outlet. It was always the same bands that got to play. Later, like a few years ago... Shockk, who was with me in Roadbed, and left to play in Mongoose, ended up getting a show there with Mongoose. The only problem was that Mongoose was on tour in another part of the country at the time. Mongoose never applied... they were just a big band in the city who got to the head of the line without even trying. i recall Shockk saying "I have become what i hated". Beware of industry things... they are like a bucket of leaches that latch on to the hopes of music folk and suck them dry.

Probably why New Music Super Robertson is one of the finer festivals in town... no money is exchanged.

Cameron Dilworth



21 Tandem Repeats



and the "Poem Moment"

Uncle STAN... from the Stan Cam May 7, 2008

Not only this, but the legendary MULE HUGHES has written a new song titled "Uncle Stan's Teeth" projected to be released on the compilation "supper show songs"

and from the stan cam...

Is today may 8 or 9th?

i set in on my pathway to sign into blogger and got completely derailed trying to find the meaning of the word "erudite". It seems to be a term used to describe a person as learned or scholarly...

where was i...

too many distractions around here.

now we are clear.. looks like i might have about 15 minutes.
Just lost a few minutes trying to put a link to a news story that has expired on the 24 hours website... apparently you can get it for 10 bones.

First.

On May 7 2008 we were 15 minutes late starting, which is completely fucking unacceptable. i take responsibility for that fiasco.

Uncle Stan came out to do "running puppet commentary", which is apparently a very brave thing to do... Uncle Stan is a pro so no worries. We had a "Stan Cam" running so there will be some good footage shortly.

this is not from the Stan Cam



We did our monthly Blog review the other day and have fined Earl Parrish $400 for his savage attack and unfair blaming of show start delay on a person who shall remain anonymous... for the sheer continuity of the blog. Lets go with this one... Now i can't, as the "Rule of Robertson" states "delete something in the blog" as it is a record of a state of mind, others may disagree. Too bad i wasn't Dick Cheaney.

So if you read this blog lets update the paragraph from the last blogaroo that starts "It's what happened before the show that is interesting to note..." and replace it with this better and more accurate "If Super Robertson ain't going to take the bull by the horns when he is in the ring then he shouldn't be whining about it after he gets gored. And you think that is a gore.. it is an insignificant nick you sissy"

the Main reason the show started late was because that Fucking idgit Fire-Man was causing feedback with his fucking corn fed "monkey with the microphone" bit... then he had the audacity to try to call Deuce up to the front to work the curtain. For fuck sakes you call the guy in the tuxedo up to work the curtain when the guy who was just 20 minutes away from winning "the most reliable curtain pull" is sitting stage left.

April 23 re- cap

Supper Show 3rd year anniversary show photos by Peter lolley is a good way to get an overview of what happened on Wednesday April 23 2008. I would suggest watching it as a slide show. Notice William Lee gets shutout yet again going home without gold... mostly due to the fact that we didn't have time for all the awards like "best slide show presentation"... others who were shutout include Melissa and Bethanie... we didn't have time for the "myspece award" or the "soundman assistant award"... we also missed the "most annoying realtor award".

It's what happened before the show that is interesting to note. There was a guy, a one man band, who needed an hour to set up before HIS big show later on in the night... so it was up to us to make sure to be done by 8:30 PM. Now that's all good and i'm always up for keeping us honest. i heard about this the night before, as this was clearly a big concern. So the dude shows up when we are setting up and spends 20 minutes holding up the sound man to emphasize he needs what he needs and of course to talk gear... the result being that we are late getting started. At 8:30 we stopped and cleared stage with our usual stealth tear down with this dude standing over us to make sure we don't inconvenience him.

Come up for a name for this ignaramus and you could win a Canada Lynx Records shirt.

Here is the show in 10 minute segments (the maximum i can upload)

Part ONE



Part TWO



Part Three



Part Four



Part FIVE

What is a Super Robertson Supper Show anniversary show... photos speak better than words.

Supper Show 2nd year anniversary show photos

there will be no Super Robertson Supper Show on Wednesday April 30.

we will be back in May.


this happened last week



and our guest was Kingsway

Now if i was smart i would have edited the tape so the announcement happened and then the curtain pull happened and then we did the song.

The following was written as the original post... the stuff above was added later.

the good news is i played guitar for the better part of this evening once the children went to sleep. Better than going over the tape and festering in my own disapproval of my actions.

After the show i was standing next to A. Parker when a friend left and said "good show"... i thanked the person and muttered under my breath towards A Parker "but was it", to which he replied "that is for you to think about for the next few days". indeed. You can't become too predictable... like the guys at work knowing that i am about to come across something that will surly stoke my anger so they set up a stack of bins for me to punt at Roy's head. Actually the term should be "place kick" at Roy's head.

The show will go online later this week so the truth will stand... but i would like to take a moment to go over the show's failures.

1) I hate the blues
2) should not have played "Rain"
3) should have played "banting tree"
4) Lincon Park was mentioned
5) i took the touque off for the song "The Duke of Touque"


the successes

1) somewhat recovering from the blues
2) good audience interaction ( Fire-man makes the best audience member)
3) we played pretty good for the most part
4) the audience wrote a song and we performed it from nothing
5) a picture of beer arrived on the stage

April 2 re-hash

well last week i remember being behind the curtain and not really wanting to play so i touched the guitar and there was some feedback so i figured i should play a bit to work out the sound kinks. It was about that time that somebody opened the curtain and the show began. Fair is fair... it was a bit past 7:30. Shortly after that fiasco chris banting and Willingdon black came up and we were then a trio. I pulled the curtain shut again for good measure and i heard some people mutter something about "what kind of clown show is this". Then we cut into "Never wanted to be anyone" and played a good part of the song behind a closed curtain... never a bad idea. Did i mention that WB was on bass. anyhoo the curtain was opened by King Dinosaur and the show began again. Just as the song ended Cory Curtis blew into the club (Cory Has played bass for us before and is one King hell player) as the band was aggressively scanning the bar for our ace on bass Mr. A Rojas i mentioned the Corey was in the club. I think some people could see the wheels turning which created some comedy. A few songs later Rojas was present and on Bass and we rocked the old Knockin' Dog number "Wasteland".


Then before you could say "super robertson has the mad temper of a lunatic" Margaret Taylor was on stage with us.



Some pundits mentioned that the show was like one of those hockey games where the team that got it's balls stomped in the first period comes back in the third to force overtime