CHRIS BARRY'S "SHORE WORLD"
Been busier than a one-armed xylophone player at a Lothar and The Hand People reunion!! So I hope your memorial weekend was memoriable, ours wasn't bad, I.E>, 'Twanggg', [what a surprise!}, Southside, the usual filth and the fury, and oh, you n me and rain on the panes.. Enough blather, time to get your ax waxed and lathered, 'cuz This is quite a mouthful…

J PAT'S COOLJAM BRAND AT WETLANDS!

Who is that White Hippie bluesman incarnate/aka Phishhead w/the most vibrating lips since Muddy Waters coldcocked Alvin and The Chipmunks?
I..E., You've seen him onstage w/his band/duo Secret Sound at The Broadway Central, Hooligan's opening for Coby Brown and The Stone Pony opening for Blues God Johnny Winter, and we're gonna tell you WHY JPat the harmonica player is a lucky dog!

This doggie's tail's wagging, 'cuz on a recent spring Big (continued on page 9)

Mark Arsensault
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from the dining room come back to the bar for the music.

I've performed here about fifteen times now, and have experienced extremes. From nights of empty bar stools and unenthusiastic crowds to a nights of a dozen or more people up and dancing and singing me songs. One night things were on the edge of insanity when I decided "time for a slow ballad to cool things a bit" I thought U2's "All I Want Is You" would be an appropriate slow song to cool things. And it was. At least eight of the twelve joined me at the microphone all in a big circle, arm in arm around the microphone swaying back and forth. I can't say that was my best musical performance of that song, but it was by far the most memorable.

On other nights I have seen strong evidence that the mailing list efforts pay off. Repeat costumers have told me they came out that night because they new I was there. (continued on page 7)