Halloween 2004 0700-AM
Well...I did not Crush...Kill...Destroy anything. Sorry to dissapoint anyone.
I saw Shatner at the El Rey!
Heeeee...waaas.....entertaining!
Ben Folds did a 45-minute set.
Shatner and Joe Jackson came out and did the best songs from "Has Been".
The show ended with "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds".
Wiley rocks!
He made sure that we had everything we needed. He works hard. A Real Pro.
I love the El Rey!
I sang "It's Only Rock"n"Roll", "Monster Mash", "Pleasant Valley Sunday", "Spinning Wheel", "Squeeze Box",
"The Girl Can't Help It", "Sugar Shack", "Hound Dog", and bunch of others.
I had to revamp the X site a bit, and I'll have to make a few changes to the BZ site, too.
Submitted my info to IMDB...
God, I love my work...

Wednesday October 13, 2004 0230-AM
Busy again.
I've been doing my regular Mondays @ The Bigfoot Lodge.
Some of the songs I've done are "Reelin' & Rocking", "Walk Right In", "Instant Karma", "Winchester Cathedral", "Shout",
"Free Ride" and "Georgy Girl" for my pal Yonko Baltic.
Big Mike & Deena got up and sang "The Time Warp", so I got up there and sang "Sweet Transvestite".
Girls love that song for some reason...
Sunday was the benefit for Gil T.
Kurt & Lib came in from the desert again for this great show.
It started at 4PM. The Echo only holds 350. The people at the venue were cool.
There were a couple of asshole-stalker chicks there (you know who you are...)
Once I got past having to deal with them, everything was cool.
Carlos Guitarlos hosted the benefit, and had the "Cathay de Grande's Class of 82" join him on the tiny Echo stage.
I have to hand it to Carlos, he got it together, and he kept it rocking & rolling all night long.
He's got good karma for this one. Bob Forrest did an acoustic set, followed by John Juke Logan.
There was non-stop music, dancin' & drinkin' all night long.
Everyone was in good spirits, and you could feel it in the room.
I was backstage with John Doe & Dave Alvin when Carlos put his arm around me and said,
"Well, Top Jimmy ain't here, but I found this big fat Rhythm Pig!".
I considered that a great compliment. It was the nicest thing anyone has said to me in a long time.
Great performances by Marcy Levy, Flea, Candye Kane, The Paladins, Dave Alvin, and The Blasters.
(Bill Bateman is in The Cramps now)
Some people did not know that X was playing that night, so the room had lost a few people.
Still, there was about 300 people by the time X went on at 11 PM, and ripped through an amazing hour-long set.
Like I said, the stage was tiny.
The sound was great considering how small the Echo is and how loud X is.
X had a good time playing for the crowd, and the crowd responded in kind.
It was rather packed up at the front of the stage, but that's a given...I mean, hey, it's X!
They're just as awesome on tiny stage as they are on a big one.
Shortly after midnight, the surviving Rhythm Pigs, Carlos, Gil T., Dig The Pig, and Joey Morales got on stage and jammed until 2AM. Phil Alvin, James Intveld, and a slew of LA blues players got up to play with them.
Carlos said "We used to play at a place called the Cathay de Grande, and if you remember it, you weren't there!"
(So I guess I don't...heh, heh...)
Gil T. was there.
He was really moved by the whole event, and everyone was overjoyed to see him.
He's really been through a lot lately.
I finally got him to sign my copy of "Pigus Drunkus Maximus" by Top Jimmy & The Rhythm Pigs...17 years after I got the rest of the band to sign it. Someone out to put it out on CD...
There was a guy selling "Tumorpalooza" T-shirts, with all of the proceeds going to Gil T.
I bought one. John Doe was wearing his on stage.
I had to load gear and do roadie stuff, so I did not get to see every minute of every performance (except X, of course).
After the show, we had to call AAA to get a jump start. The dispatcher was an idiot.
Still, I had great time.
We gave Louie Lista a ride to Sunset & Vine.
I ran into people that I had not seen in nearly 20 years, saw old friends and made a few new ones.
I hope that this benefit was successful in hepling out Gil T. I'm sure it was.
Kudos to everyone who showed up for this good cause!
Hoping to see Shatner at the El Rey next week...I like his new record.

Well, that's it for the positive things.
I'm not going into the unpleasant things I'm going to have to do to people this week.
So until next time...
Crush!...Kill!...Destroy!!!

Wednesday September 22, 2004 0340-AM
It's been a busy month.
I don't remember everything that happened, but I know I had a good time.
I worked Labor Day and 9/11. God Bless America!
On the 12th, I worked the Ramones tribute at The Palace...ooops!... I'm sorry...The Avalon.
The place was packed.
Far too many "Up-And-Coming-Industry-Types" for my taste, though.
Although it was a benefit, it was still "Corporate Ticketing".
Still, I was glad to be there.
The Dickies were great!
I got to talk to Leonard, Travis, and David Teague, fellow Billiards survivor.
(Dug out my autographed copy of "Fishy Pants" by Muzza Chunka!)
The Red Hot Chili Peppers sounded like U2 during sound check...(?).
Marky & CJ Ramone got up to play with a lot of different players that night.
Rob Zombie (fellow Billiards survivor) was the host.
Who is this Eddie Vedder guy? Is he in a band or something?
Talked to Henry Rollins about The Killer, and spoke to Chris Rock for a few.
Rodney Bingenheimer was there, too.
X blew them all away. They roared through a great set!
They never cease to amaze me.
John broke a string on his bass. He played hard!
They did a cover of "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker".
It's a shame that Johnny Ramone died 3 days later.
I sang "Bang The Drum", "I Think I Love You", "Cat Scratch Fever",
"Sugar Sugar" & "Honky Tonkin'" (dreadful) at the Bigfoot Lodge.
Got the "Dawn Of The Dead:Ultimate Edition". Worth every cent.
I saw Souixsee Souix at HOB. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
A Pretentious Drama Queen. Boring. Bullshit.
Don't waste your money or time on this Bromley Contingent leftover.
Really looking forward to the Gil T Benefit on October 10 at The Echo...

Tuesday August 24, 2004 1130-PM
On Sunday, Kurt & Lib came down from the desert.
We went to Sunset Junction Festival and saw X play.
What an crowd! Thousands of people! They went nuts!
X's set was blistering, as always.
Carlos Guitarlos played a few acoustic songs right before X went on and the crowd loved him.
How can you not love Carlos?
Monday, I went to the Bigfoot Lodge and sang "The Joker", "Rock Lobster" and
"Too Drunk To Fuck".
On Tuesday, I went ot he studio for a few hours, came home and went to sleep for a few hours.
Until next time...

Thursday August 19, 2004 0000-AM
Busy week...
On Monday, I sang "I'm Henry The Eighth, I Am", "The Time Warp"
(which got Drew Carey dancing around!), and "My Ding-A-Ling" in a duet with Mellissa Randall.
Tuesday, I went to Virgin/Sunset to meet with Rodney Bingenheimer.
He was signing DVD copies of his film "Mayor Of The Sunset Strip".
The director George Hickenlooper, and producer Chris Carter were there as well.
They were stoked to know that I was at the film's premiere at The Egyptian back in March.
It's always nice to see Rodney...he has a connection to just about anyone that mattered in music.
On Wednesday, we drove to Irvine to see "Spock's Brain" performed live at The Improv.
Sold Out! Great Performances! The crowd loved it.
Even though I'm not big on cabaret seating, I did enjoy myself.
The show was most excellent!
They used sound effects, props, music & costumes from the original episode.
The cast played it straight and as written, but the audience roared with laughter at some of the dialogue, which was so blatantly sexist and ridiculous.
Afterwards, I met with Annie Tedesco, who played Kara, and who uttered my favorite line in the show..."Brain and brain!... What is brain?!"
She thanked me for coming, and I told her how much I enjoyed the show.
Kudos to the cast:
Matt Bianco played Captain Kirk.
Stephen Millunzi played "Bones" and the surface Morg.
Andy Bray played Chekov and a security morg (fight scene).
Cesario Tio played Sulu.
Lola Davidson played Nurse Chapel & Luma.
Gabriel Diani played Spock.
Tom Deters played Scotty.
Kelly Park played Uhura.
Danny Esguerra played a red shirt & a morg.
Matt Bianco's performance as Kirk was truly a joy.
He certainly did his homework in preparing for the role!
After the show, he came out dressed as DiscoShatner, and serenaded us with a version of "Rocket Man".
Lights by Ryan Wilkinson, Makeup by Karen Westerfield, The Set by Tony Carano,.
Produced & Directed by Mike Carano.
Here's a link:
http://mikecarano.com/startrek.html

Tuesday, August 10, 2004 - 1145 PM
I sang "Yummy Yummy Yummy" in my Bugs Bunny voice,
"Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll", and "Easy Come, Easy Go".
I heard a girl with one of the most beautiful voice and unique singing style that I've heard in a long time!

Tuesday, August 3, 2004 - 0300 AM
I've been getting over a touch of the West Nile virus, or something like it.
I'm feeling better now...
The X in-store @ Tower was a lot of fun. Big turnout ...lotsa people.
I got to sing "Spiders And Snakes", "Ring Of Fire" & "Sugar Sugar" at the Bigfoot Lodge.
There were a number of very entertaining singers there this week!
Met with Oliver Stone & Robert Zemekis this week...

Tuesday, July 28, 2004 - 0100 AM
Drew Carey showed up at the Bigfoot Lodge this week!
He's a damn fine singer, too!
I talked to him for a few. I like Drew Carey.
I sang "Cover Of The Of The Rolling Stone", "American Pie", and "Dare To Be Stupid".
I really wanted to sing some songs witht a lot of words in them.
Wound up trashing my voice by the time the night was over.
On Tuesday, I went to see Aqua Fantastica. They were fun! Good music!
Well, I'm off to work for the next few days...X is doing an in-store @ Tower on Saturday.

Tuesday, July 20, 2004 - 2:18 AM
On this 35th Anniversary of the first Lunar Landing, I paid homage to the crew of Apollo 11.
("Homage?!...You're drunk!...It's disgusting!...Out the lot!...Out!")
I thought of "The Buzz Aldrin Show"...
Went to The O.C. today to visit Billy Zoom and attend the Orange County Fair.
"Weird Al" Yankovic was awesome! Great band and a great entertainer!
He did all of his hits!
I had a low-key birthday the day before.
I went to the Bigfoot Lodge and sang "Sea Cruise" and "Touch Me".
Arnold called the Scum Of Sacramento "girlie-men" in a speech the other day.
HA-HA-HA!...tell it llike it is, Guv!
"I'm not a Republican...I just vote against Democrats."

Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 02:04:00 AM
Been a busy week...
On Saturday, I went to Allen Steelgrave's B-day party.
It was great to see him! He turned out quite well.
I got to sit in with the band and wound up singing for nearly 4 solid hours.
Awesome bass player & keyboardist!
Robbie Rist played drums...he kicks ass!
On Sunday, I saw The Angoras.
They were fun as always...I loved Laurita's song about "Esther".
I went to the Bigfoot Lodge this week and sang
"Ring Of Fire", "Judy In Disguise",
"Ma Belle Ami", "Bottle Of Wine", "Nice To Be With You", "L-O-V-E",
"Ballad Of A Teenage Queen",
and "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life".
The people there are nice to to me...
I just back from seeing SmartPatrol, a DEVO cover band.
3-piece with a singer...no keyboards... stripped down South Bay punk rock.
They were fun.
That's it for now!...

Saturday, June 5, 2004 - 06:46:39 PM
"A hippie is someone who looks like Tarzan, walks like Jane and smells like Cheetah." - Ronald Reagan

Wednesday, May 26, 2004 - 12:14:19 AM
Went to the zoo the other day.
Saw Diane Keaton with her grandchildren going to see the dinosaur exhibit.
Finally saw "The Return Of The King"...
Went to the Bigfoot Lodge on Monday evening...sang "Undun", "Don't Pass Me By", "Rock Lobster", "Spinning Wheel" and I got close the evening with "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life". Nice bunch of people there. I enjoy making music with them. No Egos, Bad Attitudes, or other B.S.

Sunday, May 23, 2004 - 08:59:30 AM
Well, I'm back.
I had a rather interesting weekend...
Met with George & Christine Romero, & Andrew Gaty.
Also, talked with Ken Foree & Tom Savini.
The most interesting thing that happened was hooking up with Patti Beller. I had not seen her since the filming of "Lord Of Illusions" in 1995. We talked for a while, and she promised to get my contact info to all my old pals from my Rocky Horror days. T'was great to see her! All in al,l the evnt turned out better than I could have ever hoped for!

Thursday, December 11, 2003 - 01:21:28 AM
Well let's see...
I worked the X shows @ HOB...sold out both nights...the crowd just went nuts for X, and they put on quite a show.
It's always fun to watch them go at it. They played songs that they have not played live in over 20 years.
Exene said that she liked my voice demo!
She liked because it was funny and had so many different voices. A compliment from Exene is great thing!
Saw The Automatics and hung out with John Baltic...he's playing in a good band.
I finally saw the The Weirdos and The Skulls...both bands played great! I went with Chuy & Rochelle from Fuckbunny.
We got drunk and eventually got into the pit for a bit.
I'm an old geezer, so I got out of it after about 3 numbers.
Great show!!!
It's great to see people that still love to play Old Skool L.A. Punk Rock!!!
A lot of kids were there...they're starved for real music...
Hoping to see Eric Idle next week.

Saturday, November 1, 2003 - 12:47:55 AM
Well, it's been an interesting past couple of weeks.
Jade got run over by a car last week and has a broken leg.
She was in the crosswalk that she uses twice a day when some idiot just rolled over her...at least he stopped and didn't just drive off. Needless to say, this has been very hard for us both. It's going to be a long recovery.
Angus & Axe stopped by. It was cool to see them.
Ian "Deathie" Olmstead of Deathbred hung himself from a tree in Santa Ana a few weeks ago. He was depressed over something, and the fact that he was a proud junkie did not help matters. He hung an inch from the ground, so it looked like he was just standing by a tree. He hung there all night, as people walked by. We had a wake for him at Vicious Reasoning Studios...at lot of people showed up. Ian was a cool guy when he had it together. Fuckin' shame.
After a week of fires burning up the Southland, it poured down rain with a vengeance last night. That's a good thing.

Saturday, October 11, 2003 - 09:12:20 PM
I just watched "The Mark Of Zorro", the 1940 classic starring Tyrone Power & Basil Rathbone.
In case you have forgotten, it's the story of a hero who comes to overthrow the evil ruling government of California that
taxes the people to death.
I think it's an appropriate film to watch.
It's got a great swordfight between Power & Rathbone, and it has GREAT music.
It was also re-released on October 7, 2003...Election Day.

Wednesday, October 8, 2003 - 11:06:06 PM
Arnold Wins!
The People Win!
Woo-Hoo!

Sunday, October 5, 2003 - 03:04:49 PM
I got my car tax yesterday.
$348.00!
This is more than I paid to register my car in California in 2001, which was $248.00, plus last year's registration of $128.00.
Fuck Gray Davis!

Friday, October 3, 2003 - 05:58:30 PM
I worked with Arnold on "Collateral Damage" for 2 weeks.
He was one one the most professional, polite, and generous men that I have ever worked with.
His children were with him...he's devoted dad.
We had some trouble on that set for a little while.
Arnold was being stalked by an emotionaly unstable woman who had managed to get on the set as an extra.
This woman was also turning up at his house, cigar club, and other businesses.
Her behavior was very disturbing. She wrote notes to him, tried to take his picture, etc.
She told some of the extras that she had left her husband and 2 children in New Mexico, rented a car, and was determined to marry Arnold in Hawaii.
She was banned from the set after the second day of shooting when her motivations became clear.
I remember that we were shooting the scene where Arnold runs out the door.
It was right before Christmas 2000 hiatus.
We shot the scene...Arnold ran through the door, and no one saw him after that.
Not only did he run out the door, but he ran out of the soundstage.
That was last we saw of him, so we wrapped for the day.
The next evening, I was watching the news when I saw a tape of Arnold, dressed as Santa Claus, riding in a Hummvee through South-Central Los Angeles.
He was distributing toys to the inner-city children, and spreading a message of goodwill and encouragement.
He told the children to stay in school, listen to your parents, and to exercise.
I knew then that this guy was for real. A kind, generous, and compassionate human being.
You will never see any of the other candidates in this race ever do anything like this.
I'd just like to close by saying that I found working with Arnold to be a great experience, and that if there were more people with an outlook and attitude like his, California would be a much better place.

Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 06:29:55 AM
My...what a week it's been!
I went to a screening of "A Tribute To George", a film about 'The Quiet Beatle" that will be released on DVD soon after it's limited run. I got to see the following people:
Sir Paul McCartney & Heather Mills
Ringo Starr & Barbara Bach
Yoko Ono
Olivia & Dhani Harrison
Eric Idle
Jeff Lynne
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Eric Clapton
Ravi Shankar & Nora Jones
Billy Preston
Jackie Lomax
Kid Rock
Meg Ryan
Rosanne Arquette
Shaun Cassidy
And a shitload of other A-list types...
There was also the usual bunch of lickspittle & a few sycophants that got treated like the shit that they are.
The various stalkerazzi were turned away at the gate, HA-HA!
The music they were playing during the reception was
"Traveling Wilburys Volume 1".
Tom Petty & Jeff Lynne gave me a smile when they saw me singing along with the album!
Fun Fun Fun!

Sunday, September 7, 2003 - 04:48:15 AM
Well...
I didn't make it to San Diego.
Saturday was a mix of good & bad.
David Cruicshank died.
I'm bummed...I knew Dave for 23 years.
Kurt let me know.
On a happier note...
We were in the pit at the Greek for the Sex Pistols!
It was great to have them at arm's length...they played well...y'know...Fun!
It was fun to see them! Ugly old farts making a racket!
Saw a lot of other cool people, too. Fun!

Thursday, September 4, 2003 - 12:01:18 AM
I volunteered for Arnold's campaign.
He's the best man for the job.
The California Legislature has sent a bill to the soon-to-be-recalled-Gray Davis that will reward illegal immigrants with driver's licenses. This will help secure the fradulent vote in all future elections. This obvious pandering is just another reason to oust the traitors & hypocrites in Sacramento.
They are killing CA.
Let's hope that sanity eventually triumphs.
The SAG elections are coming up...it's so sad to see actors at each other's throats.
No wonder so many of us have such a flakey reputations. Anyway, I voted for Kent McCord.
I've actually been pretty busy at the Studio.
Finally got my new copy of "Casablanca"! Woo-Hoo!
"The Last Samurai" is our next big release.
I also have been going through CyberHell like so many others have been...
I hope that LardLad is sent to GenPop after he is convicted for all of the damage he's done with his worm.He's big enough to have room for everybody...
I've managed to organize all of my bookmarks and get my PC to do what what I want, when I want.
Thinking about going to San Diego for X & The Doors.
I want to go, but only if my body will permit it.
More to come...

Monday, July 21, 2003 - 08:47:14 PM
I arrived at the WGA to see Dan Castellaneta, only to be turned away by some skinny twig-boy who said that the theater was full. I guess the fact that I had a printed confirmation made no difference.
Of course, several of the beautiful people were allowed in after the doors were supposed to closed, as were the bakers dozen that were let in through a side door because they knew someone on the inside.
When I got home, I received a message that was sent at 7 PM, after the event had started, telling me to be there at 6PM, and to bring a guest if I wanted to.
Naturally, this flies in the face of the instructions that were given to us in 2 previous messages.
"Starts @ 7PM...No Guests...Members Only...."
Typical elitist crap to maintain the status-quo.
Change the rules after the game has started....
I'm not impressed with their new site, either.
Not a bad design...they just don't know what they are doing.