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)
Dig the LIARS shirt - available at: rundgrenjunkie@aol.com
(tell him i sent ya)
(banner designed by mark larson)
*Now with MORE pages*
for easier load
YACHT
ROCK
it doesn't get much funnier than these HILARIOUS spoofs
of 70s 'smooth' music...
also
the NEW episode (11) here
~~~~* 2007 - 2008 *~~~~
comments?
*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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Hear The Song Here!
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(EXCELLENT cover art by Mark Larson)
****this
CD is available HERE****
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Jeff prefers
Cleartone Strings
Testimonial
I have tried many different strings over the decades of playing and
performing (live and in the studio) but have never found something that
could bend so well and stay in tune over multiple shows, until i found
Cleartone. I never really paid much attention to the brand of strings i
used until i discovered these. The way they hold their tone and tuning,
even while bending WAY outside the normal realm, continues to amaze me.
The durability - whether in a smokey bar, basement studio, outdoors, or
a dusty theatre - is astounding! They also seem to last three times as
long as other brands i have used! The residue from my hands has destroyed
strings in the past but this has not been a problem with Cleartone, and
that is something that amazes me.
I have also found that it takes A LOT to break them (and i have tried)!
They also carry great tone from low to high - and that's quite incredible.
THANK YOU for making such a high-quality product and teaching me that
string brand can make a HUGE difference.
Jeff "Weavil" Gauss
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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
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* 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
SCARYstuffhere!
October
2008 will bring the new 'Black Friday'
(webbotprediction)
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!
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!
*****************************
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
________________________________________
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****
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
12/24/7
Xmas Eve
my wheels became buried at G's place...MANY THANKS to neighbor Bob
for helping pull me outta that mess
12/21/7
HAPPY SOLSTICE
!!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEGAN
!!!!!
THE GREATEST NIECE ANYONE
COULD EVER ASK FOR

(photo by Sharon
- cropped by smeeg)
here's my page at The Weavils' site
here's my page at The Lizardz' site
Thank
you
for your continued support with
the promotion of
The Weavils, The Lizardz, Jeff/Hawk,
solo acoustic,
and all other projects.

