Hot rod hullabaloo

If you recall from one of the previous posts, we were fortunate to have "Street Racing Man" picked for the compilation cd from Stumble Records called "Zombie Night in Canada Vol2"
I came across some reviews posted on the web at the link attached, here is what they are saying:
Paul Spence
This 36-song afterlife-inspired comp features almost two hours of swampy guitars drenched in reverb, hyperactive clankity-clank upright bass, and howling vocals spanning the terrifying gap between rockabilly and psychobilly. I have to admit I had no idea Canada has such a wealth of bands playing this kind of gut-hole blasting rock'n'roll. Preferring the more mild-mannered standard rockabilly sound, the standouts here are Attic Daddy, Howlin' Hound Dogs, Slim Sandy, Astrobillys, Rowdymen and, my favourite, Saskatoon's Hot Rod Hullabaloo. There's also a solid batch of psychobilly, including Brains, Night Stalkers and Stag Reels, while our own Bloodshot Bill does us proud with his incomparable brand of snorting whisky-sweat noisemaking that stands out like a virgin in a brothel.


CDspin/Various Artists/Zombie Night in Canada: Volume Two
Oh hell, what an effin' addition to my CD collection! I'll admit it, I was first drawn to this thing because of the premise behind it and the cartoony cover art that promised at the very least a fun collection of beats to rock on to. This was one of those 'I heard it from a friend of a friend' kind of deals. So finally I broke down and gave it a good listening to and...well, wow! A lot of the artists involved in this CD are familiar to me by reputation but I've only had the pleasure of seeing Saskatoon's Hot Rod Hullabaloo and Howlin' Hound Dogs perform live in the past. This CD was just a hoot to listen to. Fun, energetic and raw. There are some rough spots here and there but as a whole this was worth the money I paid for it.
Pedro Eggers


Hot Rod Hullabaloo- worth seeing live!
Saw Hot Rod live in Winnipeg at the Pyramid. Five bands played that night - Hot Rod was not the top bill ... but they should have been !This high energy trio delivered a full, tight and professional sound that got the room bopp'in. Crowd loved them. Don't know about all the bands on this cd - but it's worth buying for the introductory listen ... and definitely for the Hot Rod Hullabaloo tune.
Janet Hume

Well again with the time off, Clem decides it's time to phone this girl up he kind of likes (Nancy) and ask her out on a date. She actually said "yes" so he puts on his best shirt and tie and is all ready to pick up Nancy for their big date, except he starts hearing them voices again. Here is a pic of Clem trying to dig the voices out with the business end of his electric toothbrush. After a job well done and a couple of drinks later he fires up the Rambler for the big night out at the bowling alley.



I guess things went pretty good, in fact Nancy is so popular that they couldn't help running into a bunch of her friends. Clem being the gracious host he is invited them all over to his trailer for a night cap. Good thing Clem lives in a double wide, you know the kind with the indoor plumbing cause next thing you know the place is packed. Turns out that crazy Scottish guy who got a job at the Fast Gas was telling everybody in town that Clem was having a party.

Clem: "While I guess you can come in....... you brought beer with that pizza right?"

Well a good time was had by all, and Nancy even said she would think about going out with Clem again. She especially like the fact that she can kick his ass at bowling. Clem says he is going to start sleeping with his tin foil covered John Deer hat on to stop those voices........ We didn't have the heart to tell him that he forgot to take off the hands free head set from his cell phone.....must have been those pre-date jitters cause he just wasn't thinking straight. He even forgot the cucumber in the gin & tonics.

P.S. we had just enought empties to pay for the cab ride home, except for Lou. He had to walk a bit until Jeff from "Vamps late night pizza" seen him while making a delivery and picked him up.

Lou says "thanks Jeff" and sorry he didn't tip you better when you were at the trailer. He thought that guy who looked like Joey Rammone had it covered.

I got an email from my buddy Glen in Vancouver who had this fabulous Yam Recipe that he wanted to share, and Glen likes to share with his neighbours....(who has a loud barking dog)

Here's a yam dish for you...

Yamataki is a traditional Japanese yam dish that's making a comeback, be
the first on your block to check it out! It's extremely simple to
prepare and is a great offering to serve to your neighbors as summer
turns to fall.
What you need:
- 4-5 fist sized yams
- Barbeque - microwave will do in a pinch
- A pair of oven mitts
- Salt
- Aluminum foil (optional)
- Tongs (optional)
Directions:
- Salt and cook yams at medium temperature for 30 minutes, wrap in foil
if you want to keep the innards neat and tidy.
- At the 30 minute mark test yam with fork for doneness, cook longer if
required.
- When done don the oven mitts, pick up a yam, and hurl it over your
fence. Repeat until done.
Tips:
- Use tongs for more distance
- Watch for small children and large animals

By Glen (Yam Man)

Hot rod hullabaloo

Something is shakin, and it's not just Clem thinking about his tab.

Thanks Giving let's a guy experiment with different ways of dressing up vegetables and of late "Yams" have been getting a lot of attention. A real misunderstood veggy this friendly little gem can be whipped up in many astounding ways. So you need to impress that certain someone and your looking for a non traditional twist on what most consider a boring, over looked lumpy thing at the grocery store, here is a simple 15 minute recipe from yours truly to help.

Monty's Maple Mash Yams

Start with a Yam that is approximatly 2 lbs.

1) Cut and peel your Yam into 2" cubes, drop them into a pot of boiling water.
2) Have a beer
3) Once the Yam cubes are soft enough to pierce with a fork, take off burner (or engine block) and drain water.
4) Have another beer
5)Mash thoroughly adding about 1/2 to 1 oz of Canadian Maple syrup, and a pinch of cinnamon. (if your real adventurous you could add a sniff of nutmeg)

This serves two to twenty people, depending on how much you like Yams.

Got a recipe that is sure to impress? Well feel free to publish it here cause if your like me you'll need all the help you can get looking smooth for the kittens....

Coming soon: Nancy's Nams and Pete's Tuscan Chicken Pizza (with the home made crust!)

People often asked "what did you do with all the money?" (that is all the money my parents gave me for music lessons....)
Really, the typical question is "how long you guys been together"?

Actually we had all played in bands together for numerous years. One particular gig was a party classic rock band called "The flaming Sambuca's"
(pics to follow)

But Clem and I did try our hand at a hillbilly jug band...

Were not allowed to say who the guy on the right is...
Something to do with the authorities and a friendly little discussion that took place at the Park Town Hotel in Saskatoon......
(maybe that's why he is wearing a disguise) Me and Clem however grew them beards our selves....

(yep that's a rubber chicken in my pants)



A quick hill-Billy joke:
I gets me pulled over there odder day by the PO-leese
and he dun askem to me if Iz gots any ID.

I sayz to hem "ID about what"





Before all that Clem played in a tribut to Ted Nugent band called "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang"

But because he was always touring the sleezy Northern Alberta Bar circuit he got something mean growing in his hair that stuck with him until the end of his flaming Sambuca's era. It all started one winter somewhere around Ft. St John He tells us that what ever it was in his hair was telling him to do all sorts of bad things like "don't eat bran, eat a Big Mac, and don't drink that milk let's get some beer" but the worst was this voice kept saying "go ahead lick the frosty bumper...You'll like it.
So we called an intervention, and well, this was the result........

**editors note, it's been determined that nothing was in his hair. Speculation points to his conscience giving up on him due to too many gigs with Greg from Ricasso, or Lou whispering suggestions in his ear while he was driving. ....or it could have been some kind of telephathy from Carson Cole.

Now guess who that cute lookin guy is on the right.....

NO, It's not a Young Vince Gill***

Yea, that's me with a size 30 waist and a cheese eating grin. Some body took this shot at the variety night at our high school back in the day. The guy in the middle was some adult student who showed up drunk and stoned , playing that girl folk music crap, named Tim..... I guess the drunk part was o.k. But the teachers liked him cause he would remind them of there dreams and ambitions about being a free spirit with home made tie dyed t shirts and all.

He had a problem with his teeth, I guess some one set them free one night too. As the story goes he screwed H.E.L. music out of some cash and left town. Probably when the pogy ran out and the cheques stopped coming in. The guy on the left is a fella named Don Derkawitch ...Or something like that. He went on to record a bunch of Ukrainian polka music with that "Pandora" S.G. copy of his. He was a good guy....His mom always made you eat stuff like pies and cookies when you went to his house.

Thanks to Raplh of (the former) H.E.L. music store in Saskatoon, he was always a good guy too. Screw Tim the tootles hippy.

Hey Vince, I am glad to see you shaved the goatee

.....and don't even think of picking up a Yamaha AES 1500 or else.....

I use to get so much grief about looking like Vince Gill that I gained 20 lbs and grew a goatee, packed up my Strat and kept playing Big White.

Then Mr Country l thinks hey that guy looks cool" and next thing you know he's sporting a goatee.

So I shaved the top half of mine off.

Now I got to loose those 20 pounds....

Anyway Vince if your lookling more more image ideas try something like this....