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~ Jeff's Blog page 2 ~
(aka Weavil's Blog)
...so on Sat., 7/17/4, I was hangin' with guitarist Roger Steen in a hotel bar in Port Washington, WI after the Fishday Festival in which The Tubes opened for Blue Oyster Cult. He suggested that I start a blog to document my times and travels.

me with roger steen of the tubes on 7/14/4

...and 4/21/6
This is my blog...thanks Roger

(collage by Geppy)

(photo by Sharon - cropped by smeeg)
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it doesn't get much funnier than these HILARIOUS spoofs of 70s 'smooth' music...
also the NEW episode (11) here

~~~~* 2007 - 2008 *~~~~
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*all photos by me with phone unless stated otherwise*

~ the dicotomy of Jeff and Weavil captured at last ~

The Lizardz
2008 brings a new chapter to The Lizardz...

We would like to WELCOME new drummer
Tom Clasen
to the band...

WELCOME TOM!!!!!
...and his 24" kick drum!

Tom has filled in with the band in the past and also plays with The Recliners

March 1 will be the debut of the 'new chapter'
As in the past, this band will move on

* I'll miss ya Trav! *
(fortunately i have a new band with Travis that debuted on 2/10/8)

*
!!! we did it !!!

Celebrating 40 years of Todd Rundgren

Celebrate 40 Years of Todd!
Got your name in Rolling Stone in 2007

RS 11/2/7 page 204

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(EXCELLENT cover art by Mark Larson)
****this CD is available HERE****

New page for this event!

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Jeff prefers

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I have also found that it takes A LOT to break them (and i have tried)!
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THANKS DARNELLE
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"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security"
-Ben Franklin

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil,
is for good men to do nothing."

-Edmund Burke 1729-1797

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Church * State

< Keep them separate >
IF 'GOD' WANTED TO RULE OUR COUNTRY HE'D JUST DO IT
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* It's "official"! *
WELCOME US Military

!!! I SALUTE YOU !!!
i applaud your dedication, energy, hearts and souls!
THANKS!
also...
according to stats, the US government is now checking out this site (and probably this blog).
WELCOME...I AM NOT, NOR HAVE A EVER BEEN, A TERRORIST
so please let me be free and bring my country back, THANKS!
Now stop spying on me!

1/20/9
New Age is'a'comin'...GOODBYE W
Your war of YOUR choice has bankrupt US and
will take years to recover

Drugs in drinking water!
March 10, 2008
SCARY stuff here!

October 2008 will bring the new 'Black Friday'
(webbot prediction)
March 5, 2008
This aggregated data is then processed with software to determine various keywords,
which they interpret in a predictive fashion.

Homeland Security's head is named Son of the Devil!!!!
Chertoff, or Jerkoff as his fiends know him, translates appropriately in Russian

We MUST Stop RFID chips NOW!!!
Our privacy is at stake...ACT HERE NOW

Nader throws hat in ring AGAIN
Feb 24, 2008
Who will it fuck this time?...or is this good as there's another choice?

McCain (Bush Jr. Jr.) said
"I'm the only one the special interests
don't give any money to."
Yet he has 59 lobbyists raising money for campaign!

Republican Hipocracy Revealed
Values that create sickos and child molesters...a list of the condemned

US/Africa command
MORE signs of impending GLOBALISM...yuk!

$12 BILLION/month in Iraq is bankrupting US
THIS NEEDS TO STOP IMMEDIATELY
WHY SHOULD OUR COUNTRY GO TO SHIT TO 'SAVE' ANOTHER
THAT DOESN'T WANT IT?
how many times must we ask this same question over and over and over?

If you don't think John McCain is just as dangerous in the White House as George W. Bush, think again.
McCain will not reverse the foreign policy mistakes of George Bush. He is content to leave us in Iraq, saying it'd be "fine by me" if we were in Iraq for another 100 years; he is rash on using military force with Iran. He overplays the military card and doesn't seem to appreciate that the real strength of the nation lies in our economy and in our values.
This IS the guy who sang "Bomb bomb bomb Bomb bomb Iran"
AND said we should stay in Iraq 100 years!
Apparently he finds bankrupting the country and soldier deaths funny...to me that is SICK!

John McCain's Iraq War Countdown
99 years, 10 months, 19 days
Feb 22 2008
That's how long we have until American troops can leave Iraq according to John McCain's recent comment that we could stay at war for "maybe 100 years." McCain also said such a ludicrously long timetable "would be fine with me."

Another Presidential-related death in Dallas
Feb 22 2008
Motorcade Officer Killed During Clinton Escort
"I'm devastated," Clinton said. "We are just heartsick."

Contempt of Court Hearings for Bolten and Miers
Feb 15 2008

Stop Hillary Care
Dig the Video!

Senate gives immunity to telecom companies...
NO IMMUNITY!
February 13, 2008
So breaking the law is ok IF the Pres says so...he is NOT above the law but
this act would save his ass from being sued (also save his chrony's asses)

Sex in restroom stalls is private, ACLU says
Civil liberties group goes to bat for Sen. Craig .. INSANITY!
January 15, 2008
ST. PAUL, Minnesota - In a legal effort to help a U.S. senator, the American Civil Liberties Union is arguing that people who have sex in public bathrooms have an expectation of privacy.
FUCKING RIDICULOUS!

Get Your Cheneycare!

Michael Savage Won't Back Down!
January 9, 2008
!Support Free Speech!
CAIR backs off support for terror suspects
January 16, 2008...maybe one man (and his audience CAN make a difference)

FBI Wiretaps Dropped due to UNPAID PHONE BILLS
January 10, 2008

Savage vs. CAIR: The battle over free speech
More info continues in this sick and stupid fight

Nixon Was Bad. These Guys Are Worse.
By George McGovern
January 6, 2008
...Bush and Cheney are clearly guilty of numerous impeachable offenses. They have repeatedly violated the Constitution. They have transgressed national and international law. They have lied to the American people time after time. Their conduct and their barbaric policies have reduced our beloved country to a historic low in the eyes of people around the world. These are truly "high crimes and misdemeanors," to use the constitutional standard. From the beginning, the Bush-Cheney team's assumption of power was the product of questionable elections that probably should have been officially challenged -- perhaps even by a congressional investigation....

Fascist America, in 10 easy steps
From Hitler to Pinochet and beyond, history shows there are certain steps that any would-be dictator must take to destroy constitutional freedoms. And, argues Naomi Wolf, George Bush and his administration seem to be taking them all
1. Invoke a terrifying internal and external enemy
2. Create a gulag
3. Develop a thug caste
4. Set up an internal surveillance system
5. Harass citizens' groups
6. Engage in arbitrary detention and release
7. Target key individuals
8. Control the press
9. Dissent equals treason
10. Suspend the rule of law
Naomi Wolf's The End of America: A Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot
was published by Chelsea Green in September
Fascist America, in 10 easy steps
! I WANT MY COUNTRY BACK !

Globalist agenda spilt
North American Union begins!
i've been speaking of the AMERO for quite some time...to looks of blank disbelief and questions of sanity.
Former Mexican President, Vicente Fox , spilt the beans at last, confirming the long-time globalist agenda of our
hemisphere and the free trade zone linking us all, the ALCA.
The People's Republic of China, long lauded by America's enemies as the world's next economic power, will be the country that will force the creation of the `North American Union' (NAU). "People in the U.S. are going to be hit hard," says Bob Chapman publisher of The International Forecaster newsletter. "In the severe recession we are entering now, Bush will argue that we have to form a North American Union to compete with the Euro."

"Creating the amero," Chapman explained, "will be presented to the American public as the administration's solution for dollar recovery. In the process of creating the amero, the Bush administration just abandons the dollar."
*with this union comes the END of the united states*
United States citizens must become aware of the advancement of the agenda to launch
the nations of North America, including the U.S., into a continental union similar to the European Union
...and even sooner than thought, get ready folks this ol' world is gonna hit the shitter real soon!

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from Godfrey Townsend's collection

3/19/8
5 YEARS
in Iraq...the 2nd longest US 'war' [that isn't a war (or is it?).]
WHAT A BUNCH OF SHIT!
here's a video that sums up most of the lies and devastation and bankruptcy of US
here's what the monkey says
here's what Lord Vader says, "SO! I think we cannot be blown off course by the fluctuations of the public opinion polls."
here's what Ziggy says,
Pushing thru the market square, so many mothers sighing
News had just come over, we had five years left to cry in
News guy wept and told us, earth was really dying
Cried so much his face was wet, then I knew he was not lying
I heard telephones, opera house, favourite melodies
I saw boys, toys electric irons and t.v.s
My brain hurt like a warehouse, it had no room to spare
I had to cram so many things to store everything in there
And all the fat-skinny people, and all the tall-short people
And all the nobody people, and all the somebody people
I never thought Id need so many people

A girl my age went off her head, hit some tiny children
If the black hadnt a-pulled her off, I think she would have killed them
A soldier with a broken arm, fixed his stare to the wheels of a cadillac
A cop knelt and kissed the feet of a priest, and a queer threw up at the sight of that

I think I saw you in an ice-cream parlour, drinking milk shakes cold and long
Smiling and waving and looking so fine, dont think
You knew you were in this song
And it was cold and it rained so I felt like an actor
And I thought of ma and I wanted to get back there
Your face, your race, the way that you talk
I kiss you, youre beautiful, I want you to walk

Weve got five years, stuck on my eyes
Five years, what a surprise
Weve got five years, my brain hurts a lot
Five years, thats all we've got
Weve got five years, what a surprise
Five years, stuck on my eyes
Weve got five years, my brain hurts a lot
Five years, thats all we've got
Weve got five years, stuck on my eyes
Five years, what a surprise
Weve got five years, my brain hurts a lot
Five years, thats all we've got
Weve got five years, what a surprise
Weve got five years, stuck on my eyes
Weve got five years, my brain hurts a lot
Five years, thats all we've got
Five years
Five years
Five years
Five years

3/17/8
"Heart of Yours" will be featured on 3/24's Toddcast!
(thanks roger!)

3/12/8

i ALWAYS KNEW she was the cool one!
hey, it grows in the ground naturally and is not treated and, therefore, should NOT be illegal. end of story.
'twas put here by our Maker...so enJoy!

3/11/8
Asshole of the Moment

Eliot Spitzer
Just Another Hypocrit in Power!
the man who made his name fighting corruption hired a $1,000-an-hour prostitute and was caught on a federal wiretap at least six times on February 12 and 13 arranging to meet with her at a Washington hotel.
he WIRED her money! who pays for a hooker with a WIRE TRANSFER...que idioto!

3/10/8
Patty leaves the band after 19 days,
a handful of half-rehearsals...
and ONE gig!

RIP Patty Lizard
2/20/8 - 3/10/8
how does one deal with such absurdity?
why PARODY of course!
Acoustic Lizard
(sung to Louie Louie and/or Plastic People, in G)

acoustic lizard ooooooooh
it was so absurd
acoustic lizard ooooooooh
unplugged is the word

a tough little girl audition for band
she had the power in her hand
she had some pipes but we didn't see
she was afraid of electricity

acoustic lizard ooooooooh
she had to go
acoustic lizard ooooooooh
we didn't know

we search for singer for many months
she join the band but sing only once
making some sounds, some subsonic
it was us that were moronic

acoustic lizard ooooooooh
'twas so absurd
acoustic lizard ooooooooh
wooden's the word

ok, let's plug in right now!
SOLO

she said she wouldn't let us down
but an acoustic needs no ground
a waste of time but what's the Point
just to play Danny's All Star Joint

acoustic lizard ooooooooh
she had to go
acoustic lizard ooooooooh
after one show

under a blood red moon above
we'd found lineup that we love
she was afraid of electricity
a product of acousticity 3X

hey Lizardz,
let's all plug in...right NOW

a rare opp for me when i dream an almost complete song! i wrote the words upon waking and then i tweaked them over the next couple hours and, WALAH!, a new song ;)
(3/12 update: we played a drum-less version of this at rehearsal...MUCH FUN)

3/6/8
319 days 'til W's GONE!
check out his nonsense here!
It's bad enough that George Bush was completely befuddled by the prospect that gas prices could rise to $4 a gallon this spring. Remember, a price jump like that will have a real impact on the household budget of working American families.When asked about this prospect, Bush called it "interesting," more like "catastrophic." Bush claimed - despite having an entire Council of Economic Advisors - that he "hadn't heard that." We think he should be walking the streets of Washington looking for gas stations if no one in the White House will tell him how working Americans are struggling.But we just about lost it when - just a few minutes later during the exact same press conference - Bush refused to answer a question he didn't like, citing a pretty amazing reason.I, frankly, have been focused elsewhere," Bush said, "like on gasoline prices."
Ya can't make crap like this up
5 year Anniversary of Homeland Security
...BOOOOOOOOOOO Fascism
even the name is SOOOO Nazi!

3/5/8
Lizardzwork on new drummer and new singer tunes,
The Music Never Stopped (Grateful Dead) and Listen to the Music (Doobie Brothers)

RIP WUSP
Unfortunately no longer Freeing the Music, these guys shoulda grabbed my talent while it was offered (and they could have).
Central Wisco will miss your odd album tracks, Southern Style, Charlie Midnight, On-air locals, non-commercialism,
Lizardz' interviews, spinning Weavils...
but not the bluegrass every third song.
SAD TO SEE but they never really got any sales agents, the ONE thing every station needs
(and they really shoulda booked me as a FREE deejay)

i Called This One...
Democrats Considering A Clinton/Obama Ticket?
I've been saying this since last spring as TWO MINORITIES WILL TRUMP A MAJORITY EVERYTIME.
of course the question is, "Who's on top?"...we all know she won't let him run the show!

3/4/8
Thanks St. Favre

for the great times and MANY memories
YOU ARE THE BEST!

'Mentally tired' Favre tells Packers his playing career is over

Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre has decided to retire.

"I know I can still play, but it's like I told my wife, I'm just tired mentally. I'm just tired," Favre, a 17-year veteran and three-time NFL MVP, told ESPN's Chris Mortensen in a voice mail message. "If I felt like coming back -- and Deanna [his wife] and I talked about this -- the only way for me to be successful would be to win a Super Bowl. To go to the Super Bowl and lose, would almost be worse than anything else. Anything less than a Super Bowl win would be unsuccessful," Favre said in the message. "I know it shouldn't feel unsuccessful, but the only way to come back and make that be the right decision would be to come back and win a Super Bowl. And honestly, the odds of that, they're tough. Those are big shoes for me to fill, and I guess it was a challenge I wasn't up for. " Packers coach Mike McCarthy told Mortensen that Favre called him Monday night to tell him his decision. He also said Favre had first mentioned the possibility of retiring on Thursday. "He called me last night to tell me he'd thought this thing through and he said, 'Well, you know how it is,' and 'I'm just tired and I just think it's time,' " McCarthy said. "And I did tell him last Thursday when he mentioned retirement for the first time, I told him while we talked that he did have to trust his heart."
The Gunslinger Retires
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Brett Favre leaves the NFL with his name atop several career passing categories. In 2007, he set the record for passing TDs (442), passing yards (61,655) and wins by a starting QB (160) and interceptions (288). Including the playoffs, he played in 275 consecutive games.

Most TD passes TDs
Brett Favre 442
Dan Marino 420
Fran Tarkenton 342
Peyton Manning 306
Most passing yards
Favre 61,655
Marino 61,361
John Elway 51,475
Warren Moon 49,325
QB wins by starter
Favre 160
Elway 148
Marino 147
Tarkenton 125

The news was a surprise to at least one of Favre's teammates. Most players expected Favre to return after a successful 2007 season. "I just saw it come across the TV," Packers wide receiver Koren Robinson said, when reached on his cell phone by The Associated Press. Favre, 38, had made his annual flirtation with retirement a winter tradition in Wisconsin. He has taken weeks and even months to make his decision after recent seasons, with Cheeseheads hanging on his every word. But unlike the final game of the 2006 season -- when Favre provided a cliffhanger by getting choked up in a television interview as he walked off the field in Chicago, only to return once again -- nearly everyone assumed he would be back. A sure-fire first-ballot Hall of Famer, Favre put the Packers back among the NFL's elite. He retires with 5,377 career completions in 8,758 attempts for 61,655 yards, 442 touchdowns and 288 interceptions, passing Dan Marino's touchdown mark last season. As a player Favre was known for his durability, his willingness to take risks and turn broken plays into big gains, as his love for the game that was evident in the way he played. He led the Packers to Super Bowls in 1996 and 1997, winning it all on his first try in Super Bowl XXXI, and was named to nine Pro Bowls. In Super Bowl XXXI, a win over the New England Patriots, Favre went 14 of 27 for 246 yards and two touchdowns. A year later, in Super Bowl XXXII, he went 25 of 42 for 256 yards, three TDS and an interception in a loss to the Denver Broncos. He finished his career on a streak of 253 consecutive regular season starts -- 275 including playoff games. Favre's agent, Bus Cook, told Mortensen that as of Tuesday morning, there were no plans for Favre to hold a news conference. "I talked to Brett this morning and I told him, 'nobody forced you to make this decision to retire, but the flip side is nobody encouraged you to play,' " Cook told Mortensen. "Two years ago, Ted [Thompson, the Packers' GM] encouraged him to play, but there was nothing this time around from them offering encouragement or him to come back."
"He has had one of the greatest careers in the history of the National Football League, and he is able to walk away from the game on his own terms. Not many players are able to do that," the team said in a statement. "The Packers owe him a tremendous debt of gratitude. He has given Packers fans 16 years of wonderful memories, a Super Bowl championship among them, that will live on forever." Favre, who returned for the 2007 season when many thought he should have left the game, had a career renaissance in his final season and led Green Bay to the NFC Championship Game, where the Packers lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants in overtime. Favre passed Marino for the all-time completions record in 2006, and in 2007 set NFL records for wins by a QB, touchdown passes, pass attempts, passing yards and interceptions. He claimed the NFL record for career quarterback wins with his 149th victory in Week 2, passed Marino for the TD record in Week 4 and overtook Marino's career passing yards record in Week 15. Mortensen reported that Favre, who wanted the Packers to obtain Randy Moss when he was a free agent last season, had once again pushed for Moss to join the Packers.
Favre had spoken to Moss late last week and was willing to commit to more than just this season if Moss and the Packers could come to an agreement. But the Packers did not pursue Moss, who re-signed with the Patriots on Monday. In his voice mail message to Mortensen, Favre said the Packers' lack of interest in Moss was not the driving reason why he retired.
"This is not about the Packers and who they got or who they didn't get. I get along fine with [Thompson] and I get along great with [McCarthy]. Do I agree with them all the time? No. But the bottom line is, none of that stuff affected my decision," Favre said.
Favre as a starter
Brett Favre started in the NFL for 16 of his 17 career seasons. A look at how his numbers:

Category Stats
Reg season W-L 160-93
Losing Seasons 1
Playoff Appearances 11
Playoff W-L 12-10
Division Titles 7
Super Bowls 2 (one win)

Surrounded by an underrated group of wide receivers who proved hard to tackle after the catch, Favre had a career-high completion percentage of 66.5 in 2007. He threw for 4,155 yards, 28 touchdowns and only 15 interceptions. It was a remarkable turnaround from the past two seasons. In 2005, Favre's final season under former head coach Mike Sherman, he threw a career-worst 29 interceptions as the Packers went 4-12. In 2006 he completed 56 percent of his passes and threw for as many touchdowns (18) as interceptions. Given Favre's career resurgence, it was widely assumed that he was leaning toward returning for the 2008 season. He even said as much just before the Packers' Jan. 12 divisional playoff game against Seattle, telling his hometown newspaper that he wasn't approaching the game as if it would be his last and was more optimistic than in years past about returning.
Favre's favorite targets
The players who caught the most touchdown passes from Brett Favre during his career, headed by Antonio Freeman.
Antonio Freeman 57
Sterling Sharpe 41
Donald Driver 36
Robert Brooks 32
Bubba Franks 29
Bill Schroeder 19
Javon Walker 19
Mark Chmura 16
Dorsey Levens 16
Greg Jennings 14
Ahman Green 14
"For the first time in three years, I haven't thought this could be my last game," Favre told the Biloxi [Miss.] Sun Herald. "I would like to continue longer." The Falcons selected Favre out of Southern Miss with the 33rd pick of the 1991 NFL draft. He was then traded to Green Bay for the 17th overall pick in the 1992 draft and appeared in his first Packers game on Sept. 20 of that year, replacing injured starter Dan Majkowski and leading Green Bay to a 24-23 come-from-behind victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. He was named the starter later in the season, a role he never relinquished. By nature of his style of play -- he was willing to roll the dice on long throws and able to force passes into tight coverage thanks to a strong right arm -- Favre had a flair for the dramatic on the field. But his off-the-field life has been full of drama as well. He nearly died in a car accident in Mississippi in 1990, before his senior season at Southern Mississippi. In May 1996, Favre acknowledged he had developed an addiction to the painkiller Vicodin and sought treatment. In 2004, his wife Deanna announced she was fighting breast cancer, for which she was successfully treated. That same year, his brother in law was killed in an ATV accident. And in 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed his boyhood home in Kiln, Miss., and damaged his current home in Hattiesburg. Favre's off-field and on-field lives collided Dec. 21, 2003, when his father suffered a fatal heart attack in his home town of Kiln, Miss. The next night, Favre chose to play the Packers' scheduled "Monday Night Football" game against the Raiders and threw for 399 yards and four touchdowns in a 41-7 win.
Thanks Brett...we'll miss you!
My Favre Shrine

3/1/8
Oil prices at all time high...AGAIN
$103 +
WHY? GREED, pure and simple GREED, DISGUSTING!

New Lizardz Debut!
Tom and Patty's debut went well with many old-school fans commenting posisitvely on her "pipes"
but also noticing timing mistakes...see my lizardz page.
(3/5/8 update: after swarming thru all tapes, audio and video, we still have much work to do. i am somewhat shocked at the pitch problems as we didn't run into this at rehearsals but the tapes don't lie...
fortunately we have much time to tweak before the big summer shows!)
3/10/8 update Patty leaves the band after 19 days,
a handful of half-rehearsals...
and ONE gig!

RIP Patty Lizard
2/20/8 - 3/10/8

Happy March...
I'm always so glad when the depths of winter disappear as it means relief is wround the corner

BEWARE the John Mayer Concert T
DON'T EVER get caught in one...ever!

Asshole of the Moment

telling his fellow 'Pubs to jump ship and vote for Hillary during primaries and she'll be "easier to beat" than Obama,
despite the fact that he cannot stand his own side's candidate...the answer to the question on the mag, of course, is NO!
(3/5/8 update: it worked for him last night while crossover 'Pubs voted her atop!)

Grindhouse presents
a Jeff Weavil Production

"DEATH TRAP!"

2/25/8
RIP Uncle Bob

My fave uncle has moved on the Model A in the sky.
...he was a great loving person, hard worker, nice guy with an excellent sense of humor
THANKS UNCLE BOB. You're one of the BEST ever!
Born: March 11, 1947 Died: February 27, 2008
Mr. Gauss was born in Detroit, Michigan the son of Edwin and Agnes (Rollo)Gauss. He graduated from Grosse Pointe North High School in 1965. He married Linda Quick in 1970 at St. Mark's Chruch in Roseville, MI. He retired as a manager of Langdon Collision on Six Mile and Woodward after 28 years of service. He also worked at Bob's Home Improvement in Shelby Township for 10 years. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and the Sterling Heights Chamber of Commerce. He was active at Lutheran High North. He was a founding member of the Eastside 'A' Model A Club. He loved his family, especially his grandchildren. Mr. Gauss is survived by his wife, Linda; his children, Steven (Amy) Gauss, Scott (Mandy) Gauss, Kim (Kevin) Sanders; his daughter-in-law, Stacey Gauss and his grandchildren, Keely, Kody, & Karrisa Sanders, Amber & Ruby Gauss, and Paul & Rebecca Gauss. He is also survived by his siblings, David (Patt) Gauss, Jim (Sally) Gauss and Susan (Peter) Biolchini and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his son, Eric, in 2005 and his parents. Burial in Colfax Cemetery, Bad Axe, Michigan.
I spent my 15th summer with him in detroit and learned much about vehicles, life,
and the big city, including murder, prostitutes and junkies...what an eye-opener!

2/23/8
RIP Skinny Knipple

i saw him last at the Musch-Plantico Benefit on 2/10/8 checkin' out the debut of my new band, KGPConspiracy.
a local tavern legend moves on.
Scott D. 'Skinny' Knipple
Scott David "Skinny" Knipple, 39, of 621 Ninth St. S., Wisconsin Rapids, died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008, at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield after a brief illness. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Taylor, Vollert and Jennings Funeral Home in Wisconsin Rapids. The Rev. Timothy Wenger will officiate. Scott was born Feb. 14, 1969, in Wisconsin Rapids, and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1987. "Skinny" was active with the Little Britches Rodeo, as well as the High School Rodeo in the state of Wisconsin. Skinny had no children of his own, but spent many hours working with children all over the state. Skinny was a fun-loving people person. He touched many, many lives. He had a big heart and often would put the problems of others ahead of his own. He was intensely loyal to his family and friends. Skinny was an avid sports fan, especially the Badgers and Packers. He played on dart leagues and pool leagues.
Skinny is survived by his mother and stepfather, Kathy and Chuck Sedevie of Wisconsin Rapids; his grandmother, Kay Sedevie of La Crosse; three brothers, Ryan (Melissa) Sedevie of Madison, and Corey Knipple and Aden (Jamie) Knipple, both of Wisconsin Rapids; uncles, Jerry (Marilyn) Knuth of Stevens Point, and Ronald Knuth and Randy (Shelly) Knuth, both of Wisconsin Rapids; aunts, Sandy Knuth, Sue Knuth and Mary (Tom) Evensen, all of Wisconsin Rapids, and Louise (Pat) Lawrynk of La Crosse; cousins, Mike Knuth, Barry Knuth, Kelly Knuth, Andy Knuth, Darci Nowak, Chad Knuth, Joe Larson, Brandon Knuth, Aaron Feit, Katie Johnson, Collin Knuth, Lacee Kalepp, and Kristen Lawrynk; and nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Harold and Ruth Knuth, Eugene Sedevie, and Gilbert and Marie Knipple; and an uncle, Larry Knuth.
Friends may call at Taylor, Vollert and Jennings Funeral Home on Monday from 10 a.m. until the time of services.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund will be established at a later date in his name.

2/21/8
CD track list

1) SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - THE ELECTRIC BANANAS
2) WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS - HELEN EXNER
3) I FEEL FINE - BOXKAR
4) THINGS WE SAID TODAY - ANDY'S AUTOMATICS
5) DEAR PRUDENCE - VULGAR PANG
6) I'VE GOT A FEELING - COOL WATERS BAND
7) OB-LA-DI, OB-LA-DA - BOOGIE AND THE YOYOS
8) RAIN - THE WEAVILS
9) LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS - BIG BADDA BOOM featuring Mike Boyle
10) WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS - BOBBY EVANS AND IGGY RAY VICIOUS
11) WE CAN WORK IT OUT - COPPER BOX 12) LET IT BE - ANNEX AND FRIENDS

3/1/8 New page for this HERE!

! Lunar Eclipse !
The Lizardz left rehearsal at 9p to catch the BLOODY RED MOON...
a sign of change and rebirth
(later we asked Patty Meronek to be our new frontwoman)

ALSO, as if that wasn't enough, the US shot down a satellite
GREAT footage here!

2/24/8
Three years in a row?
Looks like the Oscars have FINALLY awakened as i have opicked the Best Picture THREE YEARS IN A ROW!
(Crash, The Departed, and No Country for Old Men-see 1/24/8 entry)
LOOKOUT universal balance, you've caught up wit me at last!
2/20/9
Marilyn Lohan?

poses nude to recreate Marilyn's last photo shoot. i don't care about all the press hubbub i just find this
girl talented (Mean Girls is AWESOME) and fun...out to be herself and party like a Rock Star! This is further proof.

2/19/8
* WiscObama *
10 straight

#90 at 10:45am
to VOTE in the little village
2/18/8
Castro...the end of an era
BuhBye Asshole!
soon more of these cold war shits will also start disappearing...HOORAH!

2/16-18/8
House-sitting for a buddy

yes i got to pretend i was a REAL person and had a place of my own...much fun and relaxation
(Buddha could be the best dog ever)

2/14/8
Theatre!
Moon Over Buffalo
i swear these productions get better and better each time! this was written by a local playwrite, making it even more impressive.
Hilarious and full of revolving doors and plottwists, this piece is one of the best i have eever seen!
CONGRATS to writer Ken Ludwig and Director Susan Edgren and the amazing cast, especially first-timer Amber Fait.
i used to see her behind the counter at a local gas station and KNEW she had something special to offer...
i didn't know it was THIS, FANTASTIC!
Linda Garski was also INCREDIBLE as the 'glue' that held all acts together...and female lead Gail Lundberg was amazing.
and, of course, the MAIN MAN Mike Edgren, who blew me away in Escanaba by the Moonlight, stole the show with his lead prowess once again.
ABSOLUTELY STELLAR
9 OUTTA 10 STARS

2/10/8
Musch-Plantico Benefit at The Bar
MANY PHOTOS!

Fire destroys Grant home
7/30/7
GRANT -- Charred remains are all that's left of a town of Grant home after a fire destroyed it Sunday afternoon.
The renters who lived in the home at 2311 100th St. S. were Lizardz' drummer Travis's mother and sister.
They lost all belongings and their dog.
Two Stages, Raffles, Prizes, Food, Bevarages, and Fun for all ages!
*FREE ADMISSION *
Rock Stage bands include:
Whiskey River Reunion, the Lizardz, the aTomix, KGP Conspiracy,
Surrender Dorothy, and Metalzedge
Acoustic Stage includes: Jack and Connie Duo, Kosmic Sounds, Jeff Weavil Power Hour,
and more

NOTE: this was The Lizardz final set in this configuration as
Travis and Brenda are leaving

(poster by Travis Plantico)

(EXCELLENT cover art by Mark Larson)
****this CD is available HERE****

Page for this event!

2 of my 3 fave bassists, Grant Meyer (lizardz) and KGP Conspiracy's Mike Kinney!

one-of-a-kind shirt made for the benefit by Groupie Gear...THANKS!

the 'Barometer Tree' shows the desolateness of Wisco winter...once again

2/5/8
Smalltown stoooopidity
again WR's small mindset doesn't cease to amaze me as i heard this bit of garbage spit from an idot's mouth
like drrol from a swine,
"A bitch and nigger, that gives me no choice at all."
(well at least he didn't mention the fossil-LOL)

2/3/8
18-1
there IS justice in the world!
yawner of a game until that AMAZINGLY COOL upset at the end
(GO Underdogs!)
when the Wild Card NFC chumpchangers turned it on to be the Cheatriots!

Petty was good as halftime food - opened and closed strong, was a bit tired in the middle
(especially 'Free Fallin'...booooooooooooring!),
but it's ALWAYS GREAT to see Mike Campbell, one of rock's greatest living guitarists!
in fact he saved 'won't back down' with his slide.
'twas cool to see him take some chances at the end of 'runnin down a dream', something he doesn't normally do,
even though they didn't quite work..that's my mike!

my fave halftime performances of recent years are still McCartney and Prince

2/1/8
Sick as a dog!
Please, I just got to talk to you
Please, a getcha your head out of the loo
Please, and we're a long, long way from home
Please, you'd turn a young man's face to stone
[Chorus]
Sick as a dog, what's your story
Sick as a dog, a cat got your tongue
Sick as a dog, you'll be sorry
Sick as a dog, you're really ain't that young

Please, you were much to my surprise
Please, you're the lady in disguise
Please, you're the only a friend I got
Please, you'll be the last to see me rot
[Chorus]
Please, it's a shame you're so refined
Please, you was the last thing on my mind
Please, don't be late to take it light
Please, you're gonna bay into the night
[Chorus]
Take it light/Take it light/Take it light/Take it light
Say goodnight
Take it light

!!!40 + $ BILLION PROFITS FOR EXXON!!!
Raping the middle class...AGAIN!
Exxon profits at over $1300 per second

1/30/8
Weavils' "Rain" in the Studio
Big THANKS to Dave Schrader

1/28/8
Bush's LAST State of the Union Address
What's the best part...it's his LAST one!
Cowbot diplomacy is soon to leave our lands

1/26/8
Obama/McCain win S. Carolina
McCain? He's like Bush Jr. Jr....wants to stay in Iraq 100 years!
you kiddin' me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NO CONTACT WITH REALITY

1/25-8/8
MUCH time spent in studio...
*preparing benefit CD
* KGP Conspiracy rehearsal/tracking/mixing
* Lizardz track cleanups/pre-mixing
* Guitar tracking for both bands (thanks Milo!)
...this will continue most of this week

1/24/8
Anton Chigurh is a BADASS!
...and No Country for Old Men is the BEST movie of 2007
and the Directors Guild actually backs me up!

1/23/7
TR in MKE

Post-show TODDEOKE fun and the Newshouse across the sTReet where we sang
"I Saw the Light" and "Bang the Drum"
* VIDEO HERE *
(bartime shoot by Chris Braeger)

1/18/8
Pre-mixing/cleaning up Lizardz sessions for future overdubs and mixing...also assembling CD for Musch-Plantico benefit,
did Whiskey River Band and Mary Panzer/John Cismoski.

Asshole of the Moment
Bill O'Reilly

O’Reilly: ‘There’s not many’ homeless veterans. On last night’s (1/16/8) O’Reilly Factor, host Bill O’Reilly challenged John Edwards’ claim that 200,000 veterans “will go to sleep under bridges and on grates” because they are homeless. O’Reilly said, “They may be out there, but there’s not many of them out there. Okay? … If you know where’s a veteran, sleeping under a bridge, you call me immediately, and we will make sure that man does not do it.” The Washington Post checked into Edwards’ claim and reported that the Department of Veterans Affairs does indeed report that about 195,000 veterans are “homeless on any given night.”

UPDATE: The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America have launched a petition to
tell Bill is was wrong.

Talk show host Ed Schutlz has taken action by helping Vets and showing
The Asshole of the Moment
that there ARE plenty of these people that need help.
Hey Asshole, you told Ed you'd help these vets out so NOW DO IT!

1/17/8

here it comes AGAIN!

1/16/8
Lizardztrack 3 more original tunes,
Shiny Ford Truck, Gypsy Moth (Trouvelot's Mess) and Who DO...GREAT SESSION!
BEST Milo-ism of the night came when he couldn't remember where he put the
Book of Memory!

1/15/8
National Tresure
Book of Suckrets
one might think that, with all its conspiracy theories and wild adventures,
i'd love this movie but it was a TERRIBLE waste of time, even as an improved decision.
an awful script combines with cardboard cutout acting and terrible execution to provide one of the worst pieces of crap to ever hit the screen.
awful dialogue combuines with forced comedy, NO chemistry between actors
(even Jon Voight sucks, something i thought was impossible),
and a ridiculous plot that one can figure out WAY before the characters do!

1 outta 10-AWFUL!
(and that's being kind)

MICHIGAN Politics
Romney wins (could there be ANYONE MORE FAKE than this snakeoil salesman?!)
of course, michigan's schtik was even more meaningless than the other 2 as
Dennis filed lawsuits and Michigan broke rules.
this system is so antiquated!
~ at least it looks like Rotten Rudy's hopes will die soon ~

11/12-13/8
14-3

GO Packers!
NFC Championship IN Green Bay
Bring on those Giants
A fairy tale victory, after a terrible start, against former
coach Holgren takes us to the next level
1/10/8
3:10 to Yuma
more like 2 hours to BOREDOM! good thing Christian Bale ALMOST saves this worthless modern-day Western...
ALMOST

1/9-10/8
don't like Wisco weather?
stick around...it'll change!

leaving Area 51 after 3 days of melting...and the next morning?

1/9/8
Lizardz recordings begin!

(Photo by Evan O'Day...THANKS!)
more photos here
quite amazing as he plowed thru 4 originals with amazing results and then also layed down scratch vocals
*California * Can You Feel the Sun * Myrtle * Make It Happen
i even got rough mixes started and a fairly complete (and clean) rhythm section stereo mix for Can You Feel the Sun

1/8/8
McCain and Clinton score in New Hampshire
the archaic system proves its inadequecies again while making non-Iowans/NewHampshirites feel like 4/5ths Americans.
* how 'bout ALL STATES have primaries at this same time and abort the caucuses *

1/7/8
We had an EXCELLENT session with Marc Golde at Rock Garden Studios in Appleton this past Saturday cutting The Beatles' "Rain" for a CD entitled "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Mike" which will be available at Mike Boyle's Benefit at Waverly Beach in Menasha on Friday 2/22/8.
We did three takes and went the the first as it had more energy and just felt right.
John got to play a REAL B-3 though a Leslie and then a REAL grand piano while
Dean played on an AMAZINGLY INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL drum kit!
Geppy was the harmony KING as he nailed ALL backing vocals, putting up a Rundgre-esque wall of vocals and holding an amazing closing note for 16 bars to FLOOR all in the room!
Jeff nailed guitar and vocal lines right off the bat.
Rough mixes are in hand and we are excited about the finished product.

(more photos at photos page)

Unfortunately The Weavils will NOT be on the bill for the benefit. Instead this will include the 'Big Three' in Appleton,
Vic Ferrari, Boogie and the Yoyos, and Boxkar.

Due to some personal constrictions, The Weavils will do VERY FEW SHOWS this year so catch what you can.
This does NOT mean the band is splitting but just taking it easy this year...
THANKS for your continued interest, patience, and support.
1/3/8
Obama and Huckabee score in Iowa
a non-white and a baptist minister?
perhaps our minds ARE opening...but, of course, the dirty tricks are soon to come...sadly.

a record THIRD PRINTING to take care of our state...THANKS to intuition, i stopped at Book World
and grabbed me a few! GREAT article i am pleased to now own.

AVPR
i don't usually bite on such schlock but was lookin' for a way to be entertained for a bit so i hit the matinee.
my buddy Ron suggested i watch the first one on dvd and he was right as i REALLY (and surprisingly) enjoyed it but this sequel was almost a video game, devoid of any feeling and slim plotline to say the least, i almost left but am glad i hung around for the comedic line of the year so far,
"the government doesn't lie to people!",
as said by a woman about to choose the wrong path (the gov't's path) and die.
5-1/2 stars (outta 10) not a COMPLETE waste of time. i did like the inlcusion of 'michelle', formerly of 24, although she was uased simply to stand and look tough and NOT answer questions (what's with THAT?)

1/2/8

Travis's kit in the Lizardz' Den getting ready for a month of recordings!

note the high quality mic placement! :)
we plan to cut up to 6 originals to document this 'chapter' of the band.

1/1/8
RESET

the Wall gets reset at G's place

$100/barrel oil
WHAT A HELLUVA WAY TO START THE NEW YEAR
(TOLD YA IT WAS COMIN'...SEE PAGE 2 if ya need proof)
Where's our oil come from?

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Welcome 2008

(photo by Mike Haessig...THANKS!)

12/31/7
* LAST FULL LIZARDZ SHOW with BRENDA and TRAVIS *

NEW YEAR'S EVE BASH - Hotel Mead - WI RAPIDS ,WI

New Year’s Eve / Vegas Night at Hotel Mead

Over $5,000 in prizes to be given away!
$20 cover charge buys:

*$5,000 worth of chips
*Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Dice -8pm-11pm
*Admission to band
*One complimentary drink ticket
*Champagne toast at midnight
*Balloon Drop
*Party favors
*Complimentary after midnight coffee and dessert station
*Room Rates starting at $49!
*Special New Year’s Eve menu in the Grand Avenue Grill with family specials in the Café Mulino
*Horse & Carriage Rides available starting at 7pm by Equestrian Elegance

Post-show madness at Hollyrocks

with bassist from The Dealers after our sloppy set that included Kevin Stellman, Roger Vantry, Tom DeWitt and

above's request, Little Wing
(photo by

Steph...THANKS!)

! tittie parade !

12/26/7

holiday cheer near Area 31

Walk Hard

MUCH more fun for musicians than 'normal folk' and WAAY more fun if you've seen rockbiopics
only 2 others in theatre (HOOOOOOOOOORAY!)
good time but lacking in oh so many ways, glad i only paid matinee price...many 'cox' jokes (go figure)
7-1/2 (outta 10)

12/25/7
Happy Xmas
one of the best in quite awhile

HAPPY HOLIDAZE from Santa Jeff
(photo by niece Megan 12/25/7)

(photo by niece Megan)

...and almost all made it there!

(photo by Christopher)
more at 'their' page