Elvis and Nick at WBCN 1978
Talkin’ ’bout my alma mater. In fact, I saw Elvis solo at UMass in 1983 or ’84. He was fantastic. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DNM5_cVsuk] http://billjanovitz.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
Cover of the Week 15 Hardly Getting Over It
See, this is that this Cover of the Week project is good for. Here I am, Sunday night, was out until 3:00 last night playing at Toad, worked all day today at the day job, home for dinner and a pummeling from my 4 year-old dude (boys are way more punishing than their sisters on …
T Shirts
Bill Janovitz and Crown Victoria “Part Time Man of Rock” t shirt, as modeled by Lucy. Get ’em while they last. Available at Toad tonight and online. Support the band. God knows the pay ain’t much otherwise. AND NO COVER at TOAD! BUY SHIRTS BY CLICKING HERE http://billjanovitz.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
Toad Shows — BillyBillyMattandPhilly
The Rez-din-cee returneth! You know the thing is we play some songs we know and a lot of songs one of us might know and then there are songs that we have read about but have not actually heard but try to play anyway because they are supposed to be “good” according perhaps to some …
Cover of the Week 14 Straight to Hell
Since I seemingly have written a book for this post, I will spare you the scrolling and start with the link to the song. but if you have some time, I hope you enjoy my reverie/rant. There is also a video clip in the middle of it. Buffalo Tom were part of a miserable tour …
Mick Ronson
One of my all-time fave guitar solos. My reaction when listening to it can be seen mirrored by the girl in the audience at about 1:36, even if Mick looks a little Nigel Tufnel in his own expressions. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGWYGR3xy2Y] http://billjanovitz.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
Cover of the Week 13 Boots of Spanish Leather
Bill, Chris Toppin and Mike Leahy of the Bathing Beauties some time in the mid-1990s at TT’s I have said it before and I will say it again: Chris Toppin should be world famous, I mean more world famous than she already is. Aside from being a lovely person – let’s face it, there are …
Toad in February
Hello kids, Toad on Saturday nights in February is the place to be and don’t let no one tell you nothing else. Thursdays are tough for those of us with kids and/or jobs. I understand. We moved the residency to Saturdays for you. How about that? Cathy Piantigini wrote a fantastic piece on those Thursdays …
Cover of the Week 12 (Bonus Inaugural Edition) The Campaigner
Seeing outgoing presidents leaving town on a helicopter will always remind us of Richard Nixon. It is almost never a glorious moment. And yet even George W. Bush, the American who I thought has done most damage to our country in my lifetime, somehow made me feel more sorry for him than anger at him. …
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T-Shirts on the Way for the February Toad Shows
A nice guy named Thomas has a sports apparel company and has offered to make some t-shirts using Stephen Dowling’s picture that makes it seem that I rock the stadiums and the coliseums. He might do some fulfillment of mail orders, but we have not gotten that far yet. I think we’ll start with 100 …