Southpaw Jones

When I type “10,” I mean ten.
When I type “fine,” I mean all the fine, nocturnal ladies of Thursday will be there.
When I type “reason,” I don’t intend to belittle your faith in any way. I hate reason.
When I type “our,” I mean Matt the Electrician and me.
When I type “attend,” I mean come on down, you know, if you’re in the Austin area. Some of you Gazette readers may not live in Austin, and I want to kiss you on the mouth for visiting the site today. But I have to make this post act locally while thinking globally. Perhaps you’ll find cause to support live music where you live. It won’t be near as good as our show here, but it’s better than reality TV.

I’m kidding you.
I kid other live shows.
I kid reality TV.
On with le list:

1. Flipnotics @ the Triangle has yummy wraps and tasty beer on tap.

2. You can watch a left-handed man learn to play accordion live on stage.

3. The song title challenge of the week is The Matador’s Address. It boggles the mind.

4. Matt the Electrician has a new hat after earning his stripes in the Songwriter Mafia. Please tip generously.

5. We actually practiced this week. In flotation tanks.

6. Starting one’s weekend on Thursday has been shown to extend one’s life AND increase one’s chances of “going out in a painless blaze of glory.”

7. Matt the Electrician puts his mouth on two different horns, yet they both stick with him week after week.

8. When else are you going to have the chance to see white men sing songs they wrote themselves?

9. Um, today is Rick Springfield’s birthday. Celebrate! “Tonight I’m crawling out from in it, and though we’re livin’ on the brink, second by second by minute by minute, love is alright tonight. We’re gonna be alright.”

10. For thirteen years I’ve traveled, for thirteen more I’ve trained.
I never once unraveled, I never once complained.
And now I have a sack full of songs that I’ve composed.
I hope tomorrow morning, I’ll be the one you chosed.

Thank you, thanks.

Quotopia
Freshly-picked quotes from the ol’ reference collection:

My first crush was Hayley Mills when I was a little kid in England. I used to kiss her picture goodnight.
Rick Springfield, happy birthday to you.

Online Museum of the Week
Cassette Tape Culture:



Rhyme Thyme!
One clue whose answer consists of two rhyming words:

Gentlemen, you are all here to audition for the role of The King’s Comedian. It is a high-pressure environment wherein bad jokes may result in death. Anyway, here’s the man who will find out if you’ve got the right stuff. We call him the…

Highlight here for answer: [jester tester]

Upcoming Show(s)
Where can I see Southpaw in the flesh?

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007
8:00 PM
Matt the Electrician & Southpaw Jones
Flipnotics at the Triangle
4600 Guadalupe
Austin, TX
(512) 380-0097
http://www.flipnotics.com
The New Weekly Show!