The Morning After

No, Foz the Hook did not cover the classic Maureen McGovern ballad from The Poseidon Adventure last night. That's for another night and another show.

But we did play two sets in a warm bar on a cold night, with all the resultant improved quality of life for the courageous souls who came out. Most wonderfully, my old friend, Bart Petty, an Angelino for the last 15 years, braved the elements to came out and shared some good beer with such great people as Kirsten Fitzgerald and Jeff Orr and Mark and Vicky Rector. Thanks to everybody.

But to address the question that is really on your mind, "what the hell happened with Mr. Poorluck Buys Some China, Part 2?" The answer is simple - sometimes things suck. I should remind you, though, that the opening vamp rocked pretty successfully. You were only disappointed because a song that started with such promise ended up crapping its pants. These things happen.

You liked Vibrating Chicken Stomp, though. Didn't you? Everybody else did.

The evening ended up very well, when we met Adam Burke at Cole's. Adam, as you know, is the supremely funny Irish comic who co-hosts Cole's Wednesday open mic with Cameron Esposito. We came up with some good ideas for Wednesday night. Until those pan out, the band will be warming up that show like we usually do. Be at Cole's Bar in Chicago, 2338 N. Milwaukee, by 8:30 this Wednesday to participate in the frolics.

Misty Chords of Memory

Last Sunday Foz and the boys worked up a fantastic new tune from the Bobby and the Chuxx Archives. It is an instrumental, and one of the the first songs Foz ever authored, away back when he was 16ish and The Chuxx were just getting started.

I'm talking, of course, about The Vibrating Chicken Stomp (Spam's Grand Lawn Fantasies, 1982).

Back then we used a combination of emerging Casio pre-programmed digital harp technology, and reedy, pubescent boy-voice to achieve the kids' favorite dance hit of 1982. Now FtH uses drums, bass, piano, and middle-age degenerate technology to achieve the same results, only wronger.

Join us on Monday, January 4th, as FtH premiers Vibrating Chicken Stomp '09, and the long anticipated Baby on her Bladder. The fun starts at 9:00 at Cole's Chicago, 2338 N. Milwaukee.

Love ya!

Foz