Loaded with old favorites and originals that someday will be,
and armed with a batch of low tech whizbangs
that can barely be classified as instruments,
The Smokin Fez Monkeys
are a special ops unit in the war against seriousness.
If you force us to describe ourselves,
we might evade you with something artsy and esoteric like,
“Cheapshot trashophonic retrovaudevillian gypsy hobo quackeristic
wackhouse with a twist of Spike on the cutting edge of cornball.”
But you can just call us a jug band.
Our mission is to do to music what the Wienermobile did to the auto,
what M.C. Escher did to the third dimension,
what Bugs Bunny did to Elmer Fudd.
We're trying like crazy to put the fun back into live music
and bring the audience back into the mix.
So give us a listen.
Better yet, come and see us. And prepare yourself to
clap your hands and stamp your feet and sing along;
be part of the show, make smart remarks, and have a barrel of fun.
We were going to say something about our great talent
and brilliant technical skills, but we're out of space.
Oh, yeah. Don't buy anything from Rattletrap Jack.
Mermaid Hugs & Love to ya!! And now for something really different...
Scary, huh? This is what drugs and booze do to me. Turns me into a monster!! Celebrating 30 days clean & sober today!! Yay!! King Neptune is SO PLEASED with me!! He was getting so freaking annoyed with me coming sloshed to the Annual Mermaid Music Festival & Picnic!! :)
**Lady Under the Sea swims happily off into the ocean depths, feeling happy, joyous and free**
Great job at the Racoon Co. Music Festival... your fiddle player owes me a gin and tonic! Was a pleasure to run sound for you all. Keep Rockin'... or uhm Juggin'!
I wanted to pass on a note from a friend of mine to you guys...:)...
"while we were leaving (The Hessler Street Fair), me and Nick overheard a small group of people discussing the Smokin' Fez Monkeys in a very positive way."
This was on Saturday, probably around the time of your second performance at the Art Walk.
The Fez Monkeys are the talk of the town, i tell ya! ;)
YOWZA! That was a great concert at the Columbus Folk Festival on Sunday! Really great job guys! (and gal, of course!) I took LOTS of pictures, and if any are good (and considering the subject matters, it's doubtful ..) I'll send some along...
I hope the Columbus folks will invite youse back for main stage next year!!!
I wanted to let you know what I'm doing on Sunday Nights starting this week. Please come by and tell all your myspace friends and everyone you work with. Anyone with the "SIN Card" gets the 1/2 price deal and I will have them for you at the door. Call me if you have any questions.
