Katy Drops a Bomb (and Buy Our Songs)

Babies,

Your Old Pal Foz doesn’t really know much about the artist known as Katy Perry because he’s old. I understand that she kisses girls, which is fine by me. But I hasten to add that I hope her boyfriend don’t mind it. But that’s her business.

No, what we will discuss today is today’s news that Ms. Perry cancelled (or postponed) her scheduled show in Chicago last night because of food poisoning. This food poisoning occurred on the same evening that the thirtysomething artist Britney Spears (still too young to catch Your Good Buddy’s attention) also performed in Chicago.

Now, your Pal normally has a pretty strong stomach, but anything can happen when you have a big show coming up, especially if it’s going to be a throwdown with Brittany Speers. Nerves, you know. They can make you vomit and poop simultaneously, especially if you’re filled up with Sushi and E-Coli as I understand most pop stars are.

So, let’s take Ms. Katie Peary at her word, and assume that she didn’t chicken out, but really did have some explosive shit going one. For the sake of her career, I hope so. Here’s a picture (above) of Katy Parry fixing to cut you! She probably is cranky because she has cracked her Crapper™ with toxic California Maki.

I feel bad for Kathy, and for the girl she kissed.

If, on the other hand, you DO NOT enjoy food poisoning, consider purchasing Foz the Hook’s magnificent album, Gin Soaked Yankee and Other Disgraces. Our songs are about booze, and gambling, and kinking on Asian girls, but as far as I can remember, they are not about scalding eruptions from the bowels from attractive young ladies (although we do have a web site under construction regarding that topic).

Sorry to hear about your malady, Katy. Come and join FtH at Cole’s next Wednesday night, and we totally promise that none of the comics will bring it up.

It's Christmastime!

…is what we will all be saying to each other in about six months! Also, at that time, we will probably be saying to each other, “Hey! Did you get the FtH Christmas EP.” By that time, we will all refer to Foz the Hook as FtH because the brand will be so new and hip, and “can’t live without-ish.”

You were asking about the next Foz the Hook project, now that Gin-Soaked Yankee and Other Disgraces is on the market. Your first task is buy Gin-Soaked Yankee and Other Disgraces at the digital download page.

But after that, you will wait expectantly for the release of the Christmas EP, which tentatively will feature Foz faves like Nasty Snowman, Downhome Christmastime, and Sex For Christmas. Who knows, maybe it will include a new arrangement of Whiskey What Done it, which has Christmas references.

But in the meantime, plan on joining Your Pals, FtH, tonight at Cole’s. We play at 9:00, like we always do, and Your Hosts Cameron and Adam begin running The List at 9:30. You will laugh and drink $2 PBR’s, like you always do.

PS (and it is a big PS): Gin-Soaked Yankee CD’s will be available for sale tonight at Cole’s from any member of the band. They cost $5.00, which You can afford. Good beers at Cole’s also cost $5.00. You do the math.

Gin-Soaked Yankee Drops!

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Press Release

For Immediate Release
Contact: Bjorn Skaptason, fozthehook@gmail.com

Chicago - June 15, 2011 - Today FtH Group, creators of Foz the Hook™ brand music, nationally recognized for producing cheerful songs about shame and disgrace, announced the release of their long-anticipated debut album Gin-Soaked Yankee and Other Disgraces. The album is available for digital download, at an introductory price of $5.00 at http://fozthehook.bandcamp.com/ .

A special release of Gin-Soaked Yankee on CD, limited, numbered, and signed, will be available for $5.00, June 15 at Cole’s Bar, 2338 N. Milwaukee Ave., in Chicago at 8:00 p.m., prior to Cole’s Amazing Gut-Busting Pee-Yourself Laughing Open Mic Featuring Cameron Esposito and Adam Burke (CAG-BP-YLOMFCEaAB). CD’s will not be available between 9:00-9:30, as FtH Group personnel will be “playing music” with “instruments” for the purposes of Comedy™. CD’s will be available again after 9:30 from FtH agents at Cole’s. Inquire after Patrick, Leon, or Olde Foz for purchase.

Gin-Soaked Yankee will officially debut at Cole’s on Friday night, June 17, at 7:00, at Cole’s Birthday Party™ (CBP). Musical impresario and noted mixologist Coleman Brice will celebrate his birthday by providing an evening of music from bands associated with Cole’s Bar.

Gin-Soaked Yankee is the result of more than a year of writing, arranging, recording, drinking, falling asleep, accidentally deleting, recording again, mixing, drinking, enabling, re-mixing, and re-recording funny music, says Olde Foz, piano player and singer. “These songs are good, I think,” said Foz, who was not speaking on the record because he did not authorize himself to speak to the press. “Leave me alone,” added Leon “Cuddle Fish” Strokes, who plays bass and also sings.

Other Chicago luminaries were effusive in their praise of Foz the Hook and Gin-Soaked Yankee. Bob Palos, a mostly sober comic says Foz the Hook “is Randy Newman with the alcoholism of Tom Waits.” Sideways-mulleted comic Cameron Esposito says, “Foz the Hook is The Muppet Show meets Tom Waits. A thinking man's funny band, Foz's tunes are pure poetic sing-a-long. The energy and conviction of the band are matched perfectly with the music's lyrical strength of force. Wanna cry while laughing about astronauts, alcohol and the moon? These are your guys. And if you don't wanna cry while laughing about astronauts, alcohol and the moon, these are the guys to change your mind.”

Foz the Hook can be seen each Wednesday night at Cole’s for CAG-BP-YLOMFCEaAB. Shows start at 9:00.

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