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Free Listen: The Day After Halloween

Southpaw Jones — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:50:14 +0000

I’m running late today, so I’m just going to post a live performance for you. Give it a second to get started up.

[audio:http://southpawjones.com/mp3/halloween.mp3]
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That’s Matt the Electrician on percussion. The great local archivist Joshua Cain recorded the evening.

I’ll post a full Dot Net Gazette tomorrow. Thanks for stopping by!

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Free Listen: The Great Pumpkin Soup

Southpaw Jones — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:00:53 +0000

Halloween is tomorrow, so I’m posting the third song I recorded in 2006 for Austin’s legendary Soup Peddler. I gotta be honest, I had a pretty good time digging it up and listening to it this morning.

Twice.

Enjoy, and tell your friends who’s comin’!

[audio:http://southpawjones.com/soup3.mp3]
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as reported in The New York Times

October 30, 1908
ROCKEFELLER FOR TAFT.
“Not a Man to Venture with Rash Experiments” or Impede Prosperity.
A statement from John D. Rockefeller telling the public that he intends to vote for Taft for President next Tuesday, why he will do so, and why he thinks Mr. Taft should be elected was sent out last night from the Standard Oil Company’s office, at 26 Broadway.

One clue whose answer consists of two rhyming words:

I know it’s early, but it’s a beautiful Sunday morning, and I’m seeking for a Judeo-Christian congregation of worshippers that best suits my needs. Would you like to participate in my…

Highlight here for answer: [church search]

I Am Beautiful Too: Slime Mold Rehabilitated

Home is not where you live but where they understand you.
Christian Morgenstern

EVERY DANG THURSDAY
Matt the Electrician & Southpaw Jones
8:00 PM
Flipnotics at the Triangle
4600 Guadalupe
AUSTIN, TX
(512) 380-0097
www.flipnotics.com
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2008
7:00 PM
Spike Gillespie’s Dick Monologues
Hyde Park Theatre
511 West 43rd Street 78751
AUSTIN, TX
For reservations, tickets and info: spike@spikeg.com
dickmonologues.com
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2008
8:00 PM
CRUELTY Release Show!
Opening Bell – Mosaic
300 North Akard #300 75202
DALLAS, TX
214-665-BELL
openingbellcoffee.com
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2008
7:30 PM
Opening for The Asylum Street Spankers!
Jefferson Freedom Cafe
1959 Sandy Lane 76112
FORT WORTH, TX
jeffersonfreedomcafe.org
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2008
9:00 PM (Doors open at 8.)
Matt the Electrician & Southpaw Jones
Anderson Fair
2007 Grant 77006
HOUSTON, TX
713.528.8576
www.andersonfair.com
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2008
Lajitas Resort
HC 70, Box 400 79852
LAJITAS, TX
432.424.5000
lajitas.com
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Free Listen: Sometimes I Forget

Southpaw Jones — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:00:56 +0000

My dear friend Bill Passalacqua posted the following on his blog over the weekend:

My buddy and one of my favorite songwriters Southpaw Jones has a song on his new CD (CRUELTY) called “Sometimes I Forget.” After watching the new McCain ad “Storm,” I thought of what a prescient song it is. And quirky and smart and funny. That’s Southpaw Jones.

Thanks for being a booster, Bill!

Speaking of fear and such, I found out about a study last month that claims the following: “Those with ‘markedly lower physical sensitivity to sudden noises and threatening visual images’ tended to support liberal positions, while those with strong responses tended to be more conservative.”

You gotta let that sink in for a minute.

It kind of makes sense, doesn’t it? Conservatives simply respond more to fear than liberals. And they’re supposed to be the tough guys! I mean, without fear, where would the right wing of this country be? What would the McCain campaign look like if they didn’t rely so heavily on the crutch of suspicion, innuendo, and fear-mongering?

I decided to post “Sometimes I Forget” in preparation for Election Day 2008. You can purchase the tune on iTunes, Amazon, or as part of my latest CD, CRUELTY. Matt the Electrician and Seela back me up on the track.

Parental discretion is advised.

[audio:cruelty13.mp3]
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Sometimes I Forget

Sometimes I forget that Magic Johnson
Is infected with the deadly virus known as HIV
As I pin him to the wall and make sweet love to him
Right after we been drinkin’
These days all I hear about is
How he owns a sports team and some movie theaters
So like an unfettered tiger, I ravage him
Without even blinkin’

Sometimes I forget to be afraid
Sometimes I forget to be afraid
And if you’d stop reminding me
I’d have it made
Sometimes I forget to be afraid

Sometimes I forget that two space shuttles
Have exploded, and one became a furnace on the launch pad
As I’m drinking Tang and checking meters
Halfway to a planet we call Mars
Sure, the thought of speeding comets
And that one guy’s glove
Makes it hard to sleep sometimes
But the thought of crashing through Uranus
Always makes me giggle and press on

Sometimes I forget to be afraid…

Sometimes I forget that those two towers fell
When planes collided with them on a day called 9/11
As I’m eatin’ peanuts, reading Skymall
On a one-way flight to old New York
No, I do not fear the harbor or the anthrax
Or the crime rate or the Broadway shows
Look at me, I just might be the biggest infidel
That town has ever seen

Sometimes I forget to be afraid…

It’s these times when I forget
That grace and glory swirl around me
In a dust storm
And I sail upon El Niño with my dream tucked
Like a broom between my thighs
And no government, no terrorist
Could make me feel one ounce of apprehension
As I pray for the lost ones who sit at home
Choking on the lies

Sometimes I forget to be afraid…

as reported in The New York Times

October 29, 1908
DOCTOR FAVORS THE CORSET.
Says Women Probably Could Not Stand Without Artificial Prop.

One clue whose answer consists of two rhyming words:

He was a professional baseball pitcher before he switched to tennis, so he can start off with wicked benders. He really racks up the aces with his…

Highlight here for answer: [curve serve]

I Am Beautiful Too: Slime Mold Rehabilitated

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
Frank Herbert

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2008
Lajitas Resort
HC 70, Box 400 79852
LAJITAS, TX
432.424.5000
lajitas.com
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Oh, Four.

Southpaw Jones — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:00:01 +0000

Here we are, one week from Election Day 2008. I have already voted, because I’m a childless elitist with liberal time on my hands.

I decided to dig up my Ineffectual Election Song from 2004 to remind everyone how heartbreaking politics can be. If the Bush Presidency existed solely to lead us to an Obama Presidency, well, my adult life as an American will make a lot more sense.

Here’s the song as it appears on Bedroom Demos Vol. 1: Zero Demand.

[audio:http://southpawjones.com/music/mp3/140462.mp3]
(Click here if you can’t see the audio player.)

as reported in The New York Times

October 28, 1908
PRESIDENT REACHES HALF-CENTURY POST
King Edward, Gov. Hughes, Archbishop Ireland, and Others Send Felicitations.
President Roosevelt to-day celebrated his fiftieth birthday. All day long a string of messenger boys bearing congratulatory messages, penned in many quarters of the globe, trooped to the White House. This and the steady line of express wagons that brought flowers and other presents alone made the day different from other workdays at the Executive office.

One clue whose answer consists of two rhyming words:

When Sarah “Barracuda” runs for president in 2012, I think she should join up with the great country singer Mr. Jennings. They’d have great posters that say…

Highlight here for answer: [Palin Waylon]

I Am Beautiful Too: Slime Mold Rehabilitated

In one week, you can put an end to the politics that would divide a nation just to win an election; that tries to pit region against region, and city against town, Republican against Democrat; that asks us to fear at a time when we need hope,” he said. “As I’ve said from the day we began this journey all those months ago, the change we need isn’t just about new programs and policies. It’s about a new attitude. It’s about new politics — a politics that calls on our better angels instead of encouraging our worst instincts; one that reminds us of the obligations we have to ourselves and one another.
Barack Obama

EVERY DANG THURSDAY
8:00 PM
Flipnotics at the Triangle
4600 Guadalupe
AUSTIN, TX
(512) 380-0097
www.flipnotics.com
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2008
9:00 PM (Doors open at 8.)
Matt the Electrician & Southpaw Jones
Anderson Fair
2007 Grant 77006
HOUSTON, TX
713.528.8576
www.andersonfair.com

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Mo’ Momentum

Southpaw Jones — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:00:24 +0000

My sweet Maggie’s birthday was on Saturday. Happy birthday to her! We went to the lake. It was lovely.

In lieu of such, here’s an unreleased bedroom demo called Momentum.

[audio:http://southpawjones.com/mp3/momentum.mp3]
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Objects at rest tend to stay at rest
Objects in love might not even know
I’ve been tracking our conversations
I’ve been noticing sweeter words
I’d like to build something with you

Our book begins with exposition’s glow
That middle half we’ll jot down as we go
Add in multiple happy endings
The peaceful dim of a denouement
I plan to highlight every word

Momentum
Exponential
Day after day

Silence like this doesn’t come for cheap
We sit and stare and neither makes a peep
We’re not lacking in things to say
But at the end of an earthbound day
I’d rather fix my eyes on you

I stole a kiss thinking death was nigh
Hail and shrapnel flashing by
But I did not want to die
For the first time in a while

I draw a line from your chin to your chest
My mind plays games with good, better, and best
Better was she who came before
And good was the girl who cracked my door
And you are the best thing for me now

Momentum
Exponential
Day after day

as reported in The New York Times

October 13, 1908
ARRESTED FOR KISSING WIFE.
Connecticut Man’s Affection Was Obnoxious to His Fellow-Passengers.

One clue whose answer consists of two rhyming words:

I need someone to help me hang flyers. Specifically, I need someone who knows how to combine those adhesive strips with each pulp-based sheet. You know, a…

Highlight here for answer: [paper taper]

Mad Men Illustrated

The need to speak, even if one has nothing to say, becomes more pressing when one has nothing to say, just as the will to live becomes more urgent when life has lost its meaning.
Jean Baudrillard

EVERY DANG THURSDAY
8:00 PM
Flipnotics at the Triangle
4600 Guadalupe
AUSTIN, TX
(512) 380-0097
www.flipnotics.com
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2008
7:00 pm
Bettysport
916 A. West 12th St. 78703
AUSTIN, TX
Happy Hour for Austin Duathletes and Austin Runners Club.
www.bettysport.com
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2008
9:00 PM (Doors open at 8.)
Matt the Electrician & Southpaw Jones
Anderson Fair
2007 Grant 77006
HOUSTON, TX
713.528.8576
www.andersonfair.com

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