Althought this may be the most random of my blog posts. It should be noted that the session musicians behind this cartoon are amazing. Can you imagine how much fun they must of had. Especially the drummer!
Couple of Blues Notes
Greetings BBS Members and Friends: Jam Session Today(Sunday-March 11th!) Terrapin Station, Boise. 3 to 7 pm.
Also, it saddens Boisee to say that the talented and troubled Paul Delay has passed. The northwest bluesman was a frequent player in Boise. He headlined a great BBS Blues Picnic just a few years ago and will be missed.
Fabulous Anthem
There are very few things as beautiful as the national anthem sung in harmony. Local group the Fabulous Chancelors do a very classy version of the anthem with 6 part harmonies.
Ross Miller writes. . . Friday, March 16. Once again we have the honor of singing our National Anthem for the Idaho Stampede at the Quest Arena (formerly The Bank of America Center), 233 South Capitol Blvd. Boise, Idaho. The game begins at 7:00 PM just after The Chancellors sing our National Anthem in six-part harmony. Since it's a Friday night the arena is bound to be packed for a great basketball game. Be certain to arrive a bit early. We'll see you there.
What a great reason to check out a game.
Friends-update
An update to an on-the-wall-in-a-memphis-bar/ A good friend will help you move. Your best friend will help you move the body!
Monday Follies-Drink
May of had to much time and not enought to drink this weekend. "The worse thing about some men is that when they are not drunk they are sober." --William Butler Yeats
"My uncle was the town drunk—and we lived in Chicago." --George Gobel
"Beware of the man who does not drink." --Proverb
"You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer." - Frank Zappa.
It's never quite the same when you're sober, is it?~ Al Bundy
"And you, madam, are ugly. But I shall be sober in the morning." - Winston Churchill, replying to Bessie Braddock who told him he was drunk.
"24 hours a day, 24 beers in a case . . . coincidence, I think not."
"Booze is the answer. I don't remember the question."
"Don't drink and drive, you might hit a bump and spill your drink." - Bumper sticker
"And God said, 'Let there be vodka !' And He saw that it was good. Then God said, 'Let there be light !' And then He said, 'Whoa - too much light'."
“Drink and drive. We need the business." - Bumper sticker seen on a tow truck.â€
"A bartender is just a pharmacist with a limited inventory" - Bumper sticker.
"There is nothing for a case of nerves like a case of beer." --Joan Goldstein
"'twas a woman who drove me to drink, and I never had the courtesy to thank her for it." - W. C. Fields.
"My grandmother is over eighty and still doesn’t need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle." --Henny Youngman
"A productive drunk is the bane of moralists." --Unknown
"Bourbon." --Tallulah Bankhead’s last words
"God looks after fools, drunkards and the United States." --Anonymous
"Draft beer, not people!" --Sixties peace slogan
"I drink to make other people interesting." --George Jean Nathan
"Somebody left the cork out of my lunch." --W.C. Fields
"Why don’t we get drunk and screw?" --Jimmy Buffett
"I feel sorry for people who don’t drink when they wake up in the morning. That’s as good as they’re going to feel all day." --Frank Sinatra
"I’d rather have a free bottle in front of me than a prefrontal lobotomy." --Tom Waits
“Beer is not a good cocktail-party drink, especially in a home where you don’t know where the bathroom is." --Billy Carter
"Something has been said for sobriety but very little." --John Berryman
"Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough." --Mark Twain
"An alcoholic is someone you don’t like who drinks as much as you do." --Dylan Thomas
"You’re not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on." --Dean Martin
“Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.†—Dean Wormer, Animal House, 1978
“Didn’t you ever get really shitfaced and maybe make a complete fool of yourself and still have an excellent time?†—Gib, The Sure Thing, 1985
“Here’s 50 bucks, take this in case I get drunk and call you a bitch later.†—Ricky, Made, 2001
Victor Picania-Vic's Cafe
Earlier this year Boisee in Private Idaho noted that long time KBSU radio good guy is facing cancer. Being the fighter he is Victor is carrying on in style. Victor’s Private Idaho(KBSU (90.3 FM; Saturdays 10 AM - 2 PM) Radio Show has become an oasis of good radio. As all media becomes more homogenized and less interesting. Private Idaho stands out.
Thanks to his blog Vic’s Cafe he has found a new way to inspire us. Thank you Victor.
Also thanks to Idahoradionewsfor bringing this to our attention.
Mike Zito review
Melissa “Click†Larson summed up the Mike Zito performance at Graineys Monday...What a kick ass show!
Kick Ass indeed. Most guitarist tend to find one style and lean on it. If the audience is lucky the guy on stage can almost imitate BB King’s mellow picking, and of course there area many SRV wanna bes.
The crowd Monday night was blessed with a guitarist who could do both. Not just BB and Vaughn, but Albert King, and Elmore James too. Zito has the chops to play rock like Van Hallen, or Satriani, however his talent shines on the Blues. With a unique hard edged voice, Mr. Zito roars and rip at his lyrics like a band saw. His version of “The Thrill is Gone†will stick with me for a long time. Let’s get Zito back soon.
Late in the night Mike brought rising star Nathan Jay Moody onto the stage. Nathan held his own and soon fingers flew and controlled mayhem insued. Monday night was one my favorite blues shows ever!
Graineys-$5.50 x 5=29.15-Update/Comments
Update- This one has hit a nerve! Here are a couple of things I learned on this topic today. This policy in violation of the credit card agreement and could result in the canceling of the bars credit account. I have been advised by council that it is definitely fraudulent and have been asked to file a complaint. I love the bar and it's live music so I won't be doing that, but someone else might.
The Davidson's have always run a "straight house," so Boisee doesn't think this “surcharge†will be around long!!!! Especially after the Costa Rica branch of the family has their say.
Above the upstairs bar is a sign the management of Tom Graineys should read-it says . . Do Right and Fear Not
Here are the comments from today. . .
1. Yeah for anyone who has never done the math, the markup on booze in bars is pretty intense. I see your point. Go ahead and charge extra for the credit cards due to the fact that it costs extra, but make sure you inform your costumers. Otherwise its just stealing. I hate credit card transactions for that exact reason. Everytime I start a tab at a bar, something goes wrong and I feel like I spent twice as much as I would have with cash. The math never adds up so I just dont do it anymore. Comment by nathan jay — February 27, 2007 @ 2:13 pm 2. I have had that same problem with my card there, and jt toads, but I guess those are the same place, I am not sure. I just started carrying cash when I go out, and paying for each individual drink, that way I don’t spend to much, and I also know exactly how much I have to pay for each drink. Comment by Dr. Dave — February 27, 2007 @ 3:39 pm 3. Thanks for educating your public - we appreciate you! Comment by Lucy — February 27, 2007 @ 7:03 pm
The credit card companies do charge a fee (1.29% for most transactions) to the merchant for processing . So go ahead and charge your customers to use a card. Just tell them you are going to do it. However with a bottle of scotch costing a bit over $20.00 wholesale and you get somewhere around 18 shots out of the bottle. You would think Tom Graineys could find a extra 6% out of the the roughly $79.00 gross profit made from just one bottle.
At no time as I ordered drinks on my card was I told of this “tax.†When I bought a drink for a friend with cash, that is right no tax. No sign on the back bar or on the door. Fraud may be to strong, but something smells here.
Call it a credit card surcharge, or a manditory gratuity. Don't think the state is getting the money so it is not a tax. We all pay plenty of exise tax on liquor as it is. Mobray III-Don’t lie to your customers. Even the drunk ones will figure it out sooner or later.
If things are that tight-raise the price for all your customers, charge a cover, or tell them there is a fee to use a credit card.
Blues in The Schools
The Boise Blues Society has a mission to bring “Americas Music’s†to as many people as possible. In the past that has meant mostly live performances and fund raisers. About a year ago the BBS broad started Blues in the School. BITS has a pretty simple recipe. Mix talented and experienced blues performers with students, with a dash of teachers for flavor and see what happens.Today at Meridian school districts Christine Donnell School of Arts we cooked. These photos tell the story.
Thanks to Nancy McIntosh, Ken Harris, Richard Soliz, Barney Southard and Josh Skoro.
Digg features Boise Mythbusters story
Submitted by me and written by Don Day. Fun read, more to be there. Sorry BLD! Mythbusters
Monday Follies-Photo taken with & without flash
Who you calling a Hookah?
The nefarious poker den up the stairs from The Main Street Bistro has morphed into a new bar. Babylon is described as a Hookah Bar. Seems a bit of a stretch to Boisee, but I’ve been wrong before!
Also-Does anyone else see the irony in one Main Street bar( See-Pengilly's) going no smoking as another opens up emphasizing smoking!
Come Monday-Mike Zito & Nathan Jay
From Our own STAR Nathan. . .
www.myspace.com/mikezito5150
No cover....see you there! Monday Night, 9:00 P.M. This will be the first performance of Nathan Jay & the 1/4 Tons so don't miss it. This band features three members from the former band Vincent Vegas.
Do I look Fat in this bar?
The Blues Society is on a roll. The 127 club in Meridian hosted a wonderful Mardi Gras party. Gumbo, music and revelry abounded. Even better we raised some money for Blues in The Schools!!Here are a couple of pix.
NOTICE TO THE READER(S?)
It will be based on the random bits of the authors weird life. Don’t expect much cohesiveness. Do expect notes on people you don’t know, bars you don’t drink in, places, events and tidbits from wherever and whatever the author happens to find worth writing about. But wait-there's more! Included at no extra charge will be assorted other things that make sense only to the author.
Oh, and photos that will range from beautiful to downright strange.
Boisee will continue to present unproved, biased-yet often true rumors, innuendo, personal opinions and loose facts.
If we are lucky the content will amuse, inform, amaze and be of interest. If not, www.BitneyGoesComando.org is only a click away.
BTW Jose, you have obviously never seen my ass!
Don't forget-Fat Tuesday
Nancy McIntosh writes. . . Greetings BBS Members and Friends: Check out the website at www.boiseblues.org for information on our February 20th FAT TUESDAY event. This is a fundraiser for our “Blues in the Schools†program which has been doing very well! We will provide additional information on the program at the FAT TUESDAY event on “Blues in the Schools.â€
The event is being held in ONE location this year - The 127 Club in Meridian. Richard Soliz and his Blue Rayz will kick things off with a strictly “blues show†(Richard wanted me to tell you that!) at 5:30 to 7:00 pm and then Cyndie Lee & Streetwise will take the stage and play until about 8:30 pm. Again, we’ve ordered a HUGE box of Mardi Gras beads, so come on down and show your AWESOME MOJO and get some beads! Boogie down in your dancin’ shoes!
Cover is $5 which goes entirely toward funding the “Blues in the Schools†program!
BBS merchandise such as T-shirts and CDs will be available for purchase too! See you there.
Tom Moore-It's the Law!
Ran into original Slim Tom Moore. He is finishing up his 1st year at Law school in Salt Lake and just up for the weekend. If Tom is half as good at the law as he is as a guitar player, his success is assured.
What's up at The Piper?
Looks like the Piper Pub is getting down with a game room in the old alley way under their location in downtown Boise. Not sure of how this is going to work, are they adding stairs, or will you have to run the current rat’s maze to get from one level to the other?
Fat Tuesday
Nancy McIntosh writes. . . Greetings BBS Members and Friends: Check out the website at www.boiseblues.org for information on our February 20th FAT TUESDAY event. This is a fundraiser for our "Blues in the Schools" program which has been doing very well! We will provide additional information on the program at the FAT TUESDAY event on "Blues in the Schools."
The event is being held in ONE location this year - The 127 Club in Meridian. Richard Soliz and his Blue Rayz will kick things off with a strictly "blues show" (Richard wanted me to tell you that!) at 5:30 to 7:00 pm and then Cyndie Lee & Streetwise will take the stage and play until about 8:30 pm. Again, we've ordered a HUGE box of Mardi Gras beads, so come on down and show your AWESOME MOJO and get some beads! Boogie down in your dancin' shoes!
Cover is $5 which goes entirely toward funding the "Blues in the Schools" program!
BBS merchandise such as T-shirts and CDs will be available for purchase too! See you there.
On the wall in a Memphis bar. . .
A good friend will bail you out of jail.Your best friend will sit next to you behind bars and say "Damn that was fun!"