New Group: "Baby Hands and the Plunder Monkeys"

[billkilpatrick]

Auditioning now ...

[Charlieshafer]

Or you can join our new band, occupying that space somewhere between experimental and incompetence, The Randomtones.

[billkilpatrick]

In terms of "BHandthePM's" musical direction, I'm thinking Anesthetizing, 50's-flavored, 101 Strings - steel guitar's de rigueur, of course.

[Charlieshafer]

I'm hearing electric mandocello with surf music overtones, with like, Speedy West and a string section.

[Bill McCall]

Or join our supergroup "Ben Steel and his Bare Hands".

[billkilpatrick]

I'm hearing electric mandocello with surf music overtones, with like, Speedy West and a string section.

Great - you can be our producer!

[billkilpatrick]

I think our first set should kick off with "Money (that's what I want)" followed by ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj6nmwppaS8

[Charlieshafer]

Great tune. We do need to line up go-go dancers, though

[billkilpatrick]

Great tune. We do need to line up go-go dancers, though

you're really good at this ...

[Charlieshafer]

I've spent may years perfecting stupid. I think I've got a source that has 60 pair of new-old-stock yellow plastic thigh high, high heel go-go boots. Should I pull the trigger?

[billkilpatrick]

I've spent may years perfecting stupid. I think I've got a source that has 60 pair of new-old-stock yellow plastic thigh high, high heel go-go boots. Should I pull the trigger?

Bling's the thing. We'd better get going on a demo-cd - Jan 20th is coming on strong ...

[Charlieshafer]

Bling's the thing. We'd better get going on a demo-cd - Jan 20th is coming on strong ...

We got this easy. Start with the Ventures "Walk Don't Run", go into "Ghost Riders In The Sky". They're almost the same, so no practice necessary. For the slow tune, we do Bobby Goldsboro's "Honey." A couple of Tom Jones covers, especially "Green Green Grass" and then the string section can do a bunch of Henry Mancini stuff, like the Pink Panther theme. I'm not sure any rehearsals will help at all, and I can't imagine anyone would be paying attention. I'll get the boots. They come in men's sizes, too... I don't ask questions, just make it happen.

[billkilpatrick]

Seems the Tabernacle Choir might be having second thoughts ... this could be big, Charlie.

[mrmando]

Gotta do this one.

[mrmando]

And this.

[Charlieshafer]

Good suggestions. The nice thing about the second is that the increasingly massive string section can take the organ parts. The bass line of the first is perfect for the 'cello, and whatever Rory is doing is irrelevant, because we can't do that anyway.

[Charlieshafer]

Seems the Tabernacle Choir might be having second thoughts ... this could be big, Charlie.

Second thoughts as in they realize now what an incredible opportunity for them this is, and they're rethinking their initial rebuff? Joshua Bell should be able to talk the St. martin in the Fields folks, and the entire Berklee strings staff is on board.

[Jstring]

I don't know about 60 pairs of boots... this group has always seemed more like a family band.

Perhaps a gold-plated Partridge family van should be ordered...

[mrmando]

We put the boots on everybody ... or at the very least, on the bass player.

[Mandocarver]

Enjoying this thread, even if I don't have the slightest idea of what anyone's talking about...

[billkilpatrick]

Plastic go-go boots are essential but the Elvis psychobilly quiff will be a problem for me.

[billkilpatrick]

For the World Tour ... We're bound to get requests:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqccaYkr0E8

[Charlieshafer]

Yeah, the boots are already on the way so we gotta wear them. If we do Moscow Nights, we can get red covers for the boots, and right afterwards rip them off stripper-style, and go right into this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDzraECGfUY

We just have to change the word "moon" into "boots".

[Trav'linmando]

You guys are having waaay to much fun. I want tickets for opening night.

[Charlieshafer]

Might be delayed a little.. while auditioning a bassoon octet for the bass section, there was a slight mishap, and some long-term disability legal issues could get in the way