Nick Nick Durham- lead vocals and support guitar, Navajo Joe Ibanez- main guitar and support vocals, Judgment Dave Mayfield- Bass guitar and support vocals, Kane Snake oil Mackey- drums/percussion
THE QUESTION: What does The Monco Ponco mean?
THE LONG ANSWER: In the mid 60’s Clint Eastwood made three “spaghetti westerns”, A FIST FULL OF DOLLARS, FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE and THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY. In these three legendary movies Eastwood portrays a mysterious and cool gunfighter that wears the same very distinctive poncho in each film. Although his character is commonly referred to as “the man with no name”, the truth is that he does have a name and that name is Monco. This fact is only revealed in one scene out of all three movies. The name Monco is the Italian equivalent of the Spanish word manco which carries with it the meaning of “maimed or disfigured”. It has been speculated that he wears the poncho to hide or cover some injury or weakness that is not immediately obvious and (beginning with the second film) the fact that he uses his left hand almost exclusively (except when he shoots) seems to add weight to this theory. After way too much consideration it occurred to me that the poncho that Monco wears can be seen as a metaphor for the various things that we all use to hide or disguise our weakness or injuries. These things help us to cope or deal with what we see as difficulties in our lives. For some these can be negative things that in reality amplify the problem but for some they can be positive things like humor or art. For me The Monco Ponco is music. . . . . . you buy that????
THE SHORT ANSWER: Clint Eastwoods poncho.
I need to put you on my top friends so I can find you. Posted a couple of fav cover tunes. Gordon Lightfoot and my arrangement of House of the Rising Sun. You guys come down when Doug and Sherry come. Love to have you. Danny Z
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The Burgundys don't remember much about the show at LBG, but we hear that it was stellar. If you have any pictures from the show that might help us remember what we did (and with whom), please pass them along.
You need to come with some of the Fam and stay the weekend here at my house. I have a great music pavillion and outdoor kitchen for get togethers. Think about it and I'll invite a few players to set in. Danny Z
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