Members of the band Ollabelle appear on ’Transnormal Skiperoo.’ One of the vocalists from that band, the lovely Fiona McBain, is touring with Jim. Jim’s long time pal and former Athens, GA resident Pat Hargon is also touring with Jim. He is a great guitarist as well as a gifted writer. Check out their Myspace pages:
http://www.myspace.com/fionamcbain
http://www.myspace.com/phargon
‘Transnormal Skiperoo is a name I invented to describe a strange new feeling I've been experiencing after years of feeling lost and alone and cursed. Now, when everything around me begins to shine, when I find myself dancing around in my back yard for no particular reason other than it feels good to be alive, when I get this deep sense of gratitude that I don't need drugs or God or doomed romance to fuel myself through the gauntlet of a normal day, I call that feeling 'Transnormal Skiperoo.’ Jim White
Jim White traveled many a junkyard road to get to Transnormal Skiperoo. Raised in Pensacola, Florida, a town crushed between the church and heroin, Jim’s songs reach deep into the underbelly of the South. One time Pentacostal, fashion model, New York taxi driver, drifter, pro-surfer, photographer, film-maker, his music is the conduit for all the stories he collected along the way. His previous albums ‘Wrong-Eyed Jesus’ [1997], ‘No Such Place’ [2001] and ‘Drill a Hole in That Substrate…’ [2004] were acclaimed as masterpieces of ‘outer space alt.country’ and established Jim as a phenomenal maverick talent. Jim also starred in the BBC4 film ‘Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus’, an award-winning road-movie exploring Southern culture through its music and stories. Now living in an old farmhouse in the backwoods of Georgia, Jim White may have finally reached a place called home, but his other search, for what he calls ‘the gold tooth in God’s crooked smile’ continues in this new set of backyard tales. Transnormal Skiperoo was produced by Joe Pernice and Michael Deming, recorded with the band Ollabelle, and also features tracks with Tucker Martine and Laura Veirs, local Georgia legend Don Chambers & Goat, bluegrass duo Jeff & Vida and percussionist Mauro Refosco.
JIM WHITE'S STORIES FROM THE ROAD
To Live and Drive in New York City
Goin' Stumpin' with Jimmy Tuck
Jim White's Dual Quick Change
TRAILER FROM THE DOCUMENTARY SEARCHING FOR THE WRONG-EYED JESUS, STARRING JIM WHITE WWW.SHADOWDISTRIBUTION.COM
•If Jesus Drove A Motor Home Video
Great Video of Jim filmed for the very cool Swedish music blog PSL in fall 2007
Hi Jim, saw you at The Roundhouse, Camden, London recently. Great show! The story about your friend running into the Tornado and being picked up of the ground still makes me laugh. Shame I wasnt nearer the front when you sold the bass amp, the guy who bought it got a real bargin! Looking forward to your return, Jeff.
Wow.... Doesn't your supposed past 'mental illness' sure shine in that cinderblock walls piece! Good work mate. Always wishing you well and hoping to see you @ nyc again soon....
Just thought I'd remind you about the music videos to my side project available by way of You Tube. The two Mama Lucky videos were done by my old cab driving buddy Howard Better. Here's the link:
I was checkin' out whats going on on your space,and to listen to "a town called amen"-and i checked for mutual friends-we only have Mingus in common! And that is a nice thought-me,JW and Mingus having coffee,on this rainy mtn mornin'! So im gonna load up the cd player with y'all-and live in side tody!
Saw a man wearing a Transnormal Skiperoo tee shirt at the End Of The Road Festival at the weekend. Makes me think my wardrobe is sadly lacking good clothes
Hey Jim,love Transnormal Skipperoo and the documentary Waiting for The Wrong Eyed Jesus.Thanks for including Johnny Dowd.Ye are both legends.Greetings from Ireland. Frankie
Still yearning to see you live. How will i know when your playing here in GA? I missed that last in show in Athens May 30 by 1 day. Had i checked your website a day earlier, i could have made it up to Athens....i was SO BUMMED!!! Guess I'll keep checking every few days.
Anyhow, hope you play in GA some time soon! Your on the top of my "to see" list!!!
Some unknown prankster posted a clip of me singing with Johnny Dowd on Youtube. We're covering Johnny's song Murder! For my part I should say it's an honor and a privelege to sing one of Americana's best songwriters seminal songs..
Due to the general confusion about my past, whether or not I did many of the things that have been attributed to me I figured I'd clear the air: No I was never a preacher, no my father was not a preacher, no I was never a boxer. Yes I built roads in the South, yes I was a starry-eyed waiting-for-the-rapture Jesus Freak for ten or more years, yes I was a pro surfer, yes I was a fashion model in Europe and appeared in Vogue, etc,, yes I was a cab driver in New York for more than ten years, yes I graduated from NYU film school. No I never punched out Ellen Degeneres, although I had the chance, no I never punched out Bianca Jagger, although I had the chance and should have, yes I once got punched out on the Brooklyn Bridge by a punk who sounded like Mike Tyson, yes I once joked around with Samuel Beckett in Thompkins Square Park, yes I was "discovered" by Madonna's wonderful sister Melanie, Yes I once had Allen Ginsburg, John Sayles, Howard Cosell, John Malchovitch, Kevin Kline and Woody Allen as passengers in my cab. There's an enormity of details to the various stories which I can;t go into here, but those are a few of the major points of discussion. The nuances of these claims will be addressed in a book of short stories I'm presently working on. I've added a few photos to the photo gallery to add some credence to my wild eyed claims. If I'm lying I'm flying!
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