Re: bongwater

[lemiller@hobbes.ncsu.edu (Lynne Miller)]

>Unfortunately, all the record stores around here are poorly stocked, and I 
>was thinking of ordering the new bongwater stuff through Tower's 1-800 number
>thingo.

actually, you can order direct from shimmydisc.. check or money order...
SHIMMY-DISC....JAF BOX 1187 NEW YORK, N.Y. 10116
vinyl lp's and cassettes are 8$ each (postpaid) and cd's are 15$ (postpaid)
overseas, slightly more.

>Were my eyes deceiving me, or did I see bongwater on TWO compilation tribute 
>albums?  Specifically, "The Bridge" (for Neil Young) and "Where the Pyramid 
>Meets the Eye" (for Roky Erickson).

b.w. also appears on a track of Rutles Highway Revisited. kramer and anna get
around. ;>

>Another GREAT band on Shimmy Disc is King Missile...I got their "Mystical 
>$hit / Fluting on the Hump" CD at Tower for $14.95!  That's a great buy for 
>60+ minutes of hilariously funny music...

i forgot to mention king missile.. duh...... if you want funny, you may want
to look into fred lane and his hittite hotshots.. same label.

>I suppose the 'band' Dogbowl was formed by Dogbowl himself, formerly of King 
>Missile fame?  I need to check that out...

i am addicted to dogbowl, am waiting anxiously for release of new album. have
heard stories from friends in ny area that the band is great live.

>Many thanks for the person who posted the bongwater stuff...
>
sure.. anytime... have been following kramer's career since the days when
shockabilly was a 'local' band, and his new venture is definitely worth
paying attention to. he's even managed to get the fugs out of hibernation.

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if i were a pigeon, would you be my seagull? we could chase the garbage boats
at sea.........   dogbowl

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