Inside July (2019).

Look, I know it was a hard assignment, but frankly ... you're more cut out for that sort of thing. Why don't you sit and relax for a while. Oh, right ... best stand.

The squatters upstairs got a bit louder this week. Of course, it was the fourth of July holiday, so they started shooting off bottle rockets, M-80s, and what sounded like quarter-sticks of dynamite. We sent Marvin (my personal robot assistant) up to read them the riot act, and he got his ass handed to him. I mean literally - they removed his ass and handed it to him, then kicked him down the stairs. Not sure who to send next ... maybe anti-Lincoln?

Well, with all that going on, I did squeeze in enough time to post another installment of THIS IS BIG GREEN, though it's kind of a clip show, frankly. Some of the material will seem familiar to longtime listeners, some not. What can I tell you? It's a little hard to mix new Ned Trek episodes with gun-happy muleskinners living upstairs, keeping us up all night with their noisy parties and other goings on. Partly as revenge on those mothers, I chose to include some vintage live recordings of Big Green's club days, cranking them up as I listened back the episode, shaking the rafters a bit. (Some of them, I understand, like rafting in the Adirondacks ... and are, therefore ... rafters.)

Maybe if we just play super loud ...

So, here's what we have this month:

Ned Trek 18: Captain Frickasee. This is an episode we originally cast back in 2014, based on the malevolent doppelganger episode of classic Star Trek ... uh, just to narrow that down, the one where Kirk gets duplicated by a transporter malfunction (they used that plot device more than once). Willard's evil twin, instead of being the very pinnacle of toxic masculinity, turns out to be a southern conservative politician ... the one most Republicans pretend to be. (Apologies to those easily offended by jokes about southerners.)

Live Songs: This month's TIBG features six "live" tracks of Big Green, circa 1990-1994. These include performances recorded in front of audiences and demos recorded live to tape in a somewhat more controlled environment. All tracks feature John White on drums, Matt on bass and vocals, and me (Joe) on keys and vocals. The songs are:
  • How 'Bout The War? - This track, poorly recorded at some dive in upstate NY, features Tony "Ace" Butera on guitar.
  • Greater Good - This was recorded at a backyard music fest at Jeremy Shaw's house and features Jeremy on guitar.
  • Sensory Man and I Hate Your Face - Two excerpts from a video demo we recorded with Jeremy Shaw in 1993, clips of which can be seen on our video page.
  • Merry Christmas, Jane and Special Kind of Blood - Selections from a 1994 live-to-DAT demo we did at Jeremy's house, featuring him on guitar. (We released these on our Live From Neptune EP. )
Anyway, that's the week that was. We'll be posting another show before too long with a new Ned Trek episode ... as soon as we find our asses with both hands.

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