Friday, February 26, 2010
Lou the worldly ambassador
Well as it has been pointed out to me, it has been a while since my last blog movement. So I thought I would tell you all a story about Lou working in Taiwan a couple months ago. Lou went to the far east on a promotional tour to help support the new CD. Yes that's right, a NEW CD!
He hired a guide named Pai, (Lou liked to call him "Pie") that knew the lay of the land so off he went to help us find fame and fortune in a place where no one can even pronounce his name.
Here is a shot during one of his prouder moments out side the famous record offices of the publishing company called 炒空心菜. Lou was welcomed with open arm and some tasty spring rolls while he got down to business trying to arrange CD sales and a tour date.
The record executives Mr. 炒空心菜, and Mr.炒空心菜 were most impressed with his crafted negotiation skills and worldly charm that we all have come to love about Lou. In fact they asked Lou and his assistant Mr. Pai Gu Fan to spend the night, enjoy the local scene and resume business discussions next morning.
The club on the lower level featured a tribute act that played sci-fi action movie tunes called R2 and the Wookies.
After settling in at the nicer guest suites, Lou and Mr. Pai went to the club.
Mr. Pai professed that he could drink Kavalan whisky, 原文链接 all night no problem, and tried to prove himself right. Lou knew better and after a short while he threw in the "No Chancy Mr. Wheland" towel and went to bed.
Fast forward to 4:45 in the A.M. Hotel security was screaming at his door, something about perverted white band guy in the band room violating the props and that every one had to go.
Shocked and upset Lou protests that he has been sleeping all night, to which security replies when they apprehended the molester in the act he claimed to be Lou Fontaine, then made a break for it.
Turns out Mr. Pai threw around names once he realized they caught him with his pants down, and with the language barrier the staff ( and tattoos) thought it our man Lou.
The end result was Lou got bounced, the deal got scrubbed and were asking every one to be on the look out for Pai Gu Fan, who could be posing as Lou Fontaine. Note the enclosed pic below for future reference.
Labels: hot rod hullabaloo, hotrod hullabaloo, pervert, Pie, Tiawan
Friday, December 11, 2009
Monty says "Lou done Good".
Yea Lou, were all proud of you and congrads! He won an award for best sportsman, meaning he didn't cry this year when he didn't win a single race...
BuT this pic you sent me is just ASKING for some one to have some fun...
So here it is folks, comment on what YOU think the title should say..
For example
"Jr. Lou wins first place in frog kissing contest"
"It's like a meteor just fell from the sky"
"I want to thank the members of the Rose Town acting academy"
"Best home made tattoos for PRISON CLASS"
"Look at the cool stuff I got at Value Village"
BuT this pic you sent me is just ASKING for some one to have some fun...
So here it is folks, comment on what YOU think the title should say..
For example
"Jr. Lou wins first place in frog kissing contest"
"It's like a meteor just fell from the sky"
"I want to thank the members of the Rose Town acting academy"
"Best home made tattoos for PRISON CLASS"
"Look at the cool stuff I got at Value Village"
"Hey honey look at my award...whoops I think I got gas.."
Anyway to comment you need to sign up or in with your email address. It's free and it's fun!
Labels: beer is good, hot rod hullabaloo, Monty P Marshall
Sunday, July 05, 2009
Lou sells his underware for a good cause
Once again the good people from the Saskatchewan Chapter of the MS Society are planning the annual bike tour in Waskesiu. Every year Lou participates by either playing at it or riding in the event. See link here http://www.mssociety.ca/sask/bike_waskesiu.htm
Well a few month ago we were working at an event where paparazzi broke into our bus and went through our luggage. (well in Lou's case it was a yellow plastic bag from Super Store) They took a number of pairs of his Stanfield's that his mom got him for the tour.
We found a guy wearing a pair one night and after a little "persuasion" he spilled the beans, and we recovered just about all 15 pair of Lou's shorts. Lou is a positive guy, so he realized that to turn a negative event into a positive situation, he should offer these up on E-Bay to help him raise money for the MS tour.
I asked Lou's mom Carol how she felt about his shorts up for sale and she replied " It's better than him polishing his truck with them." After all Lou looses most things that are not bolted down, so Carol put Lou's name on all of his shorts,"that way Clem won't keep taking them too".
Check out the Rock 102 guys at this blog, they made mention about this as well...
Labels: hot rod hullabaloo, Lou Jr, MS bike Tour, Rona, Underware
Friday, October 03, 2008
Anorexic Musician endorses new tuna protein drink
Sometimes new ideas are just wrong.....
My good buddy Greg founder of Ricasso Ink, and recording Indy Artist came up with a way to be able to work even longer hours with out a break. Tuna and Broccoli blended with coffee into a "satisfying" meal. And if that's not enough he wants to market this in recycles pop cans....
As far as I am concerned the only meal that should come out of a can is a Barley Sandwich, and of course Great Western has all ready perfected that.
Labels: Great Western, hot rod hullabaloo, HRH, Ricasso
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
Is this Darren Minisofer from the Roxy playing guitar?
O.K. look at the guy above, and the guy below in the centre. Erie resemblance to each other hu?
Well the guy "on top" is none other that the "Reverend Horton Heat" tearing it up in one of our favorite bars.
These boys had nothing but fun that night..
This is Paul and Jason practising for the handsome contest..... Jason even brushed his teeth for the big night, but of course rinsed with beer.
Horton Heat and Jimbo, (that's J-I-M B O) one cool show. No one got hurt, arrested or pregnant so all is well!
Labels: hot rod hullabaloo, hotrod hullabaloo, JIMBO, Lou might be gay, Reverend Horton Heat, The Roxy, The Roxy on Broadway
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Lee Rocker Hits Town
If you got the email and didn't go too bad for you! What a great time even for a Sunday.
Lee Rocker is a long time bass player that we all first heard about when the Stray Cats hit the scene. That's not where it started though, if you check this link you will see Carl Perkins using Lee up front for one of his shows back in the day, and also in his back up band were heavy hitters like Dave Edmunds, George Harrison and some dude name Ringo. (They tell me him and that Geo guy are pretty famous.) What I find funny is while Carl Perkins uses Lee Rocker for his "Big Show" bassist, he has his son in the back ground playing an electric standard Precision Bass....why bother?? Maybe it was a make work project for the lad, but then with the hair cut he was sporting for the day I guess he would have needed all the help he could get.
Look for Carl Perkins & Friends, pay no attention to the suspicious looking hair on Carl....that's just natural for a guy who is somewhere between 70 and death...
O.K. I am being smart....sorry
So Lee rocker has been impressing people for some time now, and it turns out they are a great bunch of guys full of wisdom and advice.
Here is a shot of Lee giving Clem some tips on the business. He said "Clem you are going to go far....you can start tonight by heading down the street to the bus depot......." Actually they both have something in common besides chiseled good looks, they both play King Basses.
Here the band is hanging around in the management office. That's our buddy Darren between Lee Rocker and Clem. Notice Clem is the only one drinking.....well it is Sunday after all.
Darren has been promoting bands ever since I have known him and currently runs the "Roxy on Broadway" in Saskatoon. He always treats us great, and we love him for it.
We were really fortunate to meet such a great bunch of guys who put on a super show. Don't miss them if they get any where close to your town! ....
...And what were the rest of us YOBBS doing while Clem was talking business.....
Labels: Clem, Drinking, hot rod hullabaloo, King Bass, king Doublebass, Lee Rocker, Monty P Marshall, Stray Cats, The Roxy on Broadway
Saturday, March 24, 2007
No one reads my Blog...
So I have been writing about current events for a while now and the only comment I have ever got was from Scott Boy, that's only cause I slammed his girl friend (Joni Mitchell). I am trying to figure out what I need to do to attract more attention to my blog, I mean comments make for great conversation right?
One of my buddies said I need to post more pics of "BooB" shots.
I don't think this is what he had in mind....
So now I am on a quest for some one to send me a pic that I can post, comment on or maybe just make fun of.
Like this one here of our keyboard playing buddy when we were in Mexico.....He's not red cause of a sun burn.
So I do a search and type in Hot Rod with starteling results;
I didn't realize how close Hot Rod is to Hard Rod, Meat Rod, Hot sex, Hot woman, Hot .....you get it....
Here was a nice little sumary from another guy who doesn't think people read his blog
If no one reads your post, does it exist?
What do most people get out of blogging? After all, most blogs are virtually unread by outsiders...
The act of writing a blog changes people, especially business people. The first thing it does is change posture. Once you realize that no one HAS to read your blog, that you can't MAKE them read your blog, you approach writing with humility and view readers with gratitude. The second thing it does is force you to be clear. If you write something that's confusing or in shorthand, you fail.
Respectful and clear. That's a lot to get out of something that doesn't take much time.
So thanks to some guy named Seth who realizes that no one reads his Blog.
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2007/02/if_no_one_reads.html
(p.s. it turns out this is a guy who has written a number of business / marketing books that are really cool. Check out his site http://www.squidoo.com/seth )
I think I will send him a comment.
Finally Carolyn said today that reading a blog is like snooping through or firends diary. Everyone is always tempted to do it, but if you did you would NEVER say anything about it.
Maybe she is right and that the electronic diary of our generation is still viewd as personal, even though you post it for the world to see.
So when your reading some one's Blog, do you feel a bit like a voyeur peeping into the window of some one elses life? If you do then you are looking for the boob shots right?
Labels: boobs, breast, Clem, head, hot rod hullabaloo, Lou, mexico, Monty P Marshall
Who Stole the Ash Tray Lamp?
Note the lamp on the leftAny one who has seen us live may have noticed our unique light show. It is no accident that we posses some of the coolest vintage lights from some of the better basements of Western Canada. Some of these gems we have found stopping at garage sales along the way to a gig, others just came from friends or foes or the landlady from the last tenants. Some Clem has found at the dump while looking for building material for his trailer.
But occasionally we carry a treasure that has deep sentimental value, or a sortied story.
The Ash Tray Lamp is one of those.
As legend goes, a young Lou Fontaine came across a Grand Master circus announcer one day while looking for empties along the side of the road. This fellow looked kinda creepy, and had a smell of smoked meat and day old liquor. He introduced himself as Ebru Labadon of the Shrine Circus, then said his friends all called him Eb. Eb was concerned that he did not have an Heir to teach the ropes of show bizz to. All his skills and abilities would end with him if he couldn't find a young squire to follow in the ways of the RiNG MaStER.
As a young man Lou was always egar to see what happens behind the curtain, so he said "Youz got thems Monkeys too?" To which wise old Eb said "driven away from Tobit's fiancee bit, by bit ye the stink of burning fish hangs around yer neck." Lou: HUH whaat?
EB: Err...never mind.. then punched him in the nose. Blood shot out like a water cannon and old EB laughed like the sound of thunder. He said to Lou, " squires always sign in blood....that makes it forever....." "But if you stop crying I'll let you spank thoses darn monkeys!"
So from that day forth Lou became the student of Eb the ring Master. Things were great for the first few months. Lou got to eat all the snow cones he could and at night try to peek into the trailer of the bearded lady.....but then one day it all came crashing down.
It seemed Eb had a lot of Friends that would come around at all hours of the night and they all seemed real interested in helping old Eb dig this real deep pit they kept calling
"Angel of deepness the Archfiend" Lou thought meant "Those NDP tax collectors can rot in the bottomless pits of hell" which makes sense to all of us...but it must have been a big hole to hide all the money they made so the government wouldn't find it.
"Angel of deepness the Archfiend" Lou thought meant "Those NDP tax collectors can rot in the bottomless pits of hell" which makes sense to all of us...but it must have been a big hole to hide all the money they made so the government wouldn't find it.
As curiosity got the better of him, Lou crept to the edge of the tent covered pit that strangely glowed with the embers of something exciting yet scary. The sound of laughter, crying, moaning and groaning mixed with the occasional clank of empty bottles, the sound young Lou knew too well . He stumbled upon "The After Hours Party." Lou may have been young, but he knew this was no ordinary party. The cries of pleasure sounded like the cries of agony Lou would hear when he was tasked with the deed of spanking the monkeys night after night.
Ever so softly he crept not to disturb the sleepy however watchful eye of De moine, the half man half goat that worked the freak show tent during the adult shows.
Then it happened, Tiny, the little circus monkey that Lou liked to spank jumped up in front of him and let out a harrowing cry, no doubt a warning to the others that Lou, YES LOU, the Monkey Spanker himself was stumbling into a forbidden event that would scar a young man for the rest of his life. The jig was up, Lou was caught. The girls were emberrased and the carnies were pissed.
Wise old Eb, (who's friends sometimes called him Bell zee k Bub ba.....cause he was from the south...the deep south.....) knew that Lou's time would come but he was just too young. Eb gave Lou his walking papers with a special parting gift. You guessed it, the red glowing Ash Tray Light. Eb left him with the instructions that when ever you feel like spanking the monkeys again, just chant the magic words.....
So if the lamp were to fall into the wrong hands, say the hands of a lamp thief, then I emplore you for your own good bring it back and let us kick the shit out of you.
As of right now your desteny is old Eb himself waiting to deal with you. One night in the near future at three a.m. you will be waked by the sounds of four legged beasts scratching at your door and you will know it is the 'wisht hounds' of the circus sent by Eb to hunt you down.
The only way to stop the onslaught of the hounds is that before you go to bed every night you must start by standing in front of your livingroom window with the lights on and the blinds wide open. In your mom's thong, with a small hand miorror look deep into your own eyes and yell the words
" Ladies and Gentlemen, children off all ages, in the centre ring I give you ME, THE Lamp Stealing MONKEY SPANKER. "....and I hope for your sake it works.
Labels: Clem, hot rod hullabaloo, Lou, Lucifer, Monkey, Monty P Marshall, spank
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Lee Rocker Here??? No Way??!!?!?!?
Lee Rocker, bass player from the legendary “Stray Cats”, is playing at the Roxy on Broadway on Sunday, March 25th. Tickets are just $15 (advance) and available through ticketmaster.
This will be one of the coolest shows that rolls through town in a while. Lee is supporting his latest album entitled “Racin’ the Devil”, which features twelve songs of scorching rockabilly, roadhouse romps and straight-ahead, old-school rock ‘n’ roll. Opening the show will be Saskatoon’s own “Hot Rod Hullabaloo”.
This will be one of the coolest shows that rolls through town in a while. Lee is supporting his latest album entitled “Racin’ the Devil”, which features twelve songs of scorching rockabilly, roadhouse romps and straight-ahead, old-school rock ‘n’ roll. Opening the show will be Saskatoon’s own “Hot Rod Hullabaloo”.
Labels: Clem, hot rod hullabaloo, Lou, Monty P Marshall
Jokes from Cristie and Nancy
We always welcome comments or submitions for blog material so I want to thank our good friends Crystal & Nancy who forwarded a couple of jokes to post.
A girl came skipping home from school one day. "Mummy, Mummy," she yelled.
"We were counting today, and all the other kids could only count to four, but I counted to 10. See? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10!"
"Very good," said her mother. "Is it because I'm blond, Mummy?" "Yes, it's because you're blonde," her mother replied.
The next day, the girl came skipping home from school. "Mummy, Mummy," she yelled,
"we were saying the alphabet today, and all the other kids could only say it to D, but I said it to G. See? A, B, C, D, E, F, G!"
"Very good," said her mother. "Is it because I'm blond, Mummy?" Yes, pumpkin, it's because you're blonde."
The next day the girl came skipping home from school. "Mummy, Mummy," she yelled,
"we were in gym class today, and when we showered, all the other girls had flat chests, but I have these!"
And she lifted her tank top to reveal a pair of 36Cs. "Very good," said her embarrassed mother.
"Is it because I'm blonde, Mummy?" "No... it's because you're 25."
Who doesn't like blonde jokes?!?
A little boy was lost at a large shopping mall.He approached a uniformed security guard and said, "I've lost my grandpa!"The cop asked, "What's he like?"The little boy replied, "Jack Daniels and women with big boobs."
....I didn't know our friend Rob was a grandfather....
Thanks Girls!
A girl came skipping home from school one day. "Mummy, Mummy," she yelled.
"We were counting today, and all the other kids could only count to four, but I counted to 10. See? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10!"
"Very good," said her mother. "Is it because I'm blond, Mummy?" "Yes, it's because you're blonde," her mother replied.
The next day, the girl came skipping home from school. "Mummy, Mummy," she yelled,
"we were saying the alphabet today, and all the other kids could only say it to D, but I said it to G. See? A, B, C, D, E, F, G!"
"Very good," said her mother. "Is it because I'm blond, Mummy?" Yes, pumpkin, it's because you're blonde."
The next day the girl came skipping home from school. "Mummy, Mummy," she yelled,
"we were in gym class today, and when we showered, all the other girls had flat chests, but I have these!"
And she lifted her tank top to reveal a pair of 36Cs. "Very good," said her embarrassed mother.
"Is it because I'm blonde, Mummy?" "No... it's because you're 25."
Who doesn't like blonde jokes?!?
A little boy was lost at a large shopping mall.He approached a uniformed security guard and said, "I've lost my grandpa!"The cop asked, "What's he like?"The little boy replied, "Jack Daniels and women with big boobs."
....I didn't know our friend Rob was a grandfather....
Thanks Girls!
Labels: blonde, hot rod hullabaloo, joke, Monty P Marshall, tank top
Friday, January 05, 2007
THE BASS!!!
Hey Everyone,
Monty asked me to write a little blurb about the new bass. This is a bass manufactured by King Doublebass, a company from California that makes basses for most of the top Rockabilly bands in the world. This particular model is a Tiger King, named for the beautiful flamed maple that is used for the body, and is finished in a nice blue-black sunburst. The pin striping for all King basses is done by Don Whittle, a renowned hot rod guy who has been a painting mainstay in the SoCal rod and kustom scene for decades.
I bought the bass in January of 2006 and picked it up in Las Vegas, shipping it home in a very large fiberglass flight case. Initially, I tried a number of pick-up combinations with the bass (including the K&K and Revolution Solo systems) and was not happy with the results. Around this time, King Doublebass unveiled a new system that they had developed called the Doll Head which was receiving great reviews through the rockabilly bass community. I finally decided to pony up for one of these systems and received it in early December.
Installing a pick-up system on a double bass is usually a difficult task and needs weeks, months, or even years to settle in on a sound. The Doll Head system was the easiest installation I have ever undertaken and the sound of the bass was fantastic, even right out of the box. The system consists of two transducers (which are fitted into the wing of the bridge and onto the back of the neck) and a small pre-amp which allows great control and flexibility for the overall sound.
The bass is an amazing instrument and plays great - I look forward to many nights with it! If you want more information on the King Doublebass company and their products, go to their website at http://www.kingdoublebass.com/ . Jason & Brad have been absolutely great to deal with and I highly recommend them if you want the best!
Cam
Here is a picture of the pre-amp.
Monty asked me to write a little blurb about the new bass. This is a bass manufactured by King Doublebass, a company from California that makes basses for most of the top Rockabilly bands in the world. This particular model is a Tiger King, named for the beautiful flamed maple that is used for the body, and is finished in a nice blue-black sunburst. The pin striping for all King basses is done by Don Whittle, a renowned hot rod guy who has been a painting mainstay in the SoCal rod and kustom scene for decades.
I bought the bass in January of 2006 and picked it up in Las Vegas, shipping it home in a very large fiberglass flight case. Initially, I tried a number of pick-up combinations with the bass (including the K&K and Revolution Solo systems) and was not happy with the results. Around this time, King Doublebass unveiled a new system that they had developed called the Doll Head which was receiving great reviews through the rockabilly bass community. I finally decided to pony up for one of these systems and received it in early December.
Installing a pick-up system on a double bass is usually a difficult task and needs weeks, months, or even years to settle in on a sound. The Doll Head system was the easiest installation I have ever undertaken and the sound of the bass was fantastic, even right out of the box. The system consists of two transducers (which are fitted into the wing of the bridge and onto the back of the neck) and a small pre-amp which allows great control and flexibility for the overall sound.
The bass is an amazing instrument and plays great - I look forward to many nights with it! If you want more information on the King Doublebass company and their products, go to their website at http://www.kingdoublebass.com/ . Jason & Brad have been absolutely great to deal with and I highly recommend them if you want the best!
Cam
Here is a picture of the pre-amp.
Labels: hot rod hullabaloo, king Doublebass, pinstrip, rockabilly, sexy
