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Say Cheese

May 14, 2016 / / 7 Comments

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Right off the bat: this is bullshit and it needs to stop. Are Oteil and Jeff Chimenti in the band or not? They’re not the backup singers or the horn section; they should be in the picture. Maybe–just maybe–you can not let the keyboard player in the picture, but Oteil plays bass. You need a bass player.

And interviews, too. Let Oteil and Jeff Chimenti sit in for the interviews. Now: I am not a lunatic. I am in no way suggesting that either of them be allowed to speak. But let ’em sit there. What do they do when the pictures and interviews are taking place? Because I picture them standing immediately out of frame in the shot above, pouting. Perhaps Jeff Chimenti will kick feebly at the dirt, and say, “I didn’t want to be in their stupid picture, anyway.”

Also: every time I’ve figured out whose making the funniest face, I change my mind. It’s probably Mickey, but the other two are trying their hardest.

Also also: Mickey’s cold.

Also also also: $215 grand.

You Can See All The Stars As They Walk Down Hollywood Boulevard

May 11, 2016 / / 2 Comments

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Hey, Bobby. Whatcha doing?

“Waving.”

Awesome.

“You know: people wave at me, then I’m gonna wave back. Neighborly thing to do.”

This is for Kimmel, huh?

“Oh, yeah. This is the big time. You know that TV shows expect you to just start playing when they point at you?”

I did know that.

“You’re just expected to perform. Like a monkey.”

Or a performer.

“Still, it was an outrage. Except, you know: everybody’s gear stays in tune now, and nobody smokes anymore, so we decided fighting for the right to tune and smoke was moot.”

It’s a whole new world, Bobby.

“Sure, sure. Hey: Johnny looks terrible.”

Johnny?

“And I haven’t gotten a chance to meet Ed or Doc, yet.”

This is not the Carson show, Bobby.

“Arsenio?”

Kick some ass, buddy.

“Will do.”

The Morning Come, And Gone

May 11, 2016 / / 9 Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk0E-UciJFM

Busy day, starting too early, Enthusiasts. The Boys, the boys, and the boy were on Kimmel last night; check it out above.

Meet-Up At The Movies is tonight, but I’ll not be able to attend; the show’s on YouTube, though. Maybe I’ll chuck it on the big screen when I get home tonight and do one of those real-time posts about it, if that’s something you’d be interested in.

Plus: it’s New Computer Day!

Scylla And Charibdes

May 11, 2016 / / 6 Comments

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When did Billy give his last fuck? He did not enter this world overladen with fucks, by nature of temperament, and he distributed them judiciously, but he is now out of fucks and has been for a long time.

There was a last one, there had to be. Fucks are finite, and your supply depletes until you have one left; then, none. Did Billy know that was his last fuck? If so, did he use it wisely? I hope not, because not giving a fuck about your last fuck is a wonderful way to begin not giving a fuck in general.

Mickey still has fucks; he’ll never run out. Look at him back there, giving fucks with all his might.

Also:

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Dressed Myself In Green Room

May 10, 2016 / / 0 Comments

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“Hello, this is Phil. Phil Lesh. Of the Grateful Dead.”

“Weir here.”

“Hey, Bob. You guys doing Kimmel, huh?”

“Yeah, hold on: sending you a pic.”

DING

“Jesus, Bob: how many pictures of Billy’s dick do you have?”

“No, that’s Mickey.”

“Right. Jewish.”

“I got it in here somewhere.”

DING

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“I’m giving the kid bunny ears.”

“You take this picture with a flip-phone?”

“No, no: that’s Kimmel’s green room. Very few pixels in there. Odd.”

“Huh. What are you gonna play?”

“Some Dead songs.”

“Well, yeah.”

“That’s not why I called. We had an idea: what if we all fight each other?”

…

“Did you see the Captain America movie, Bob?”

“I had it explained to me, and the premise is sound: Dead splits up–”

“We did that.”

“–and fights. We could do it at the Garden, or your restaurant. Whichever.”

“I don’t even understand this one.”

“Me and Mickey vs. You and Billy.”

“Pass.”

“Me and Billy vs. you and Mickey.”

“Pass.”

“Me and Ratdog vs. you and that bunch of beardos you play with.”

“There’s still a Ratdog?”

“Probably.”

“Bob, we’re not Civil Warring.”

“What if we just let the drummers fight?”

“What do you mean ‘let?’ They usually had to be stopped.”

“Still have to be.”

Live (On Tape) Dead

May 10, 2016 / / 4 Comments

Dead & Company are on the Kimmel show tonight, if you’re interested. Not only are they promoting their upcoming tour, but also the movie project they are working on, in which the band splits into two teams and punches one another. (Josh Meyers has been wearing his Iron Man outfit for weeks and won’t take it off, no matter how many fridge magnets Billy sticks to his back.)

Is this a Periscope of the dress rehearsal? I dunno, maybe.

Is this a photo from the other day of the band rehearsing?

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It is. We can learn two things: Mickey has negotiated the return of his bass drum; and the services of Red Metal Stool are apparently no longer required, which is good news.

Also: who wrangles the kleenex? Does the guitar tech do that, or is there a special roadie just for tissues? Is there a head cold going around the Dead & Company communal living space? (Oteil and Jeff Chimenti have to share a room.)

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