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the cavern
the nods
the weathermen underground
and alverstone
what a night
the nods shocked me into
movement
having listened
to a recent cd
that does Not Capture
their sheer
in
tens
i
ty!
you’re on (now)
my Must/Dance
list
weathermen underground
always! is!
the feedback
was too much
(i always wear plugs)
so many people index
finger stucking
plugging
ear/holes

“she wanted to touch my bangs.
I said, don’t touch my bangs!
they’re
(pause)
purr
fect,” says a saucy she.
and they are purr/fect
blonde on blonde
bob dylan
bangs.

before the alverstone set,
bobby says,
and points with his shoes,
“this is a perfect pedal
set up. my clear pedal,
on the left. my distortion
pedal in the middle.
and my loud pedal
on the right. and i press
my distortion and loud
and presto –”
“your purr/fect pedals!”
says me.
“yeah! now that’s a sound guy!”
says he.

we need to see
more alverstone
oh kevin
you are a lead man
you engage
the eyes
the need to be free
to dream of being
the singer
the song
the neil diamond
the mick jagger
the neil young
the boss
the shane
the elvisssssssssssssssssssssss
the tom fun orchestra!

-eugene osudar, text/mike latschislaw, pics, the Cavern, Winnipeg, Feb 20 09