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~ Jeff's Blog page 19 ~
aka Weavil's Blog
...so on Sat., 7/17/4, I was hangin' with guitarist Roger Steen in a hotel bar in Port Washington, WI after the Fishday Festival in which The Tubes opened for Blue Oyster Cult. He suggested that I start a blog to document my times and travels.

Disclaimer
Please note that my opinions are just that...my opinions

roger steen of the tubes
This is my blog...thanks Roger

(photo by Sharon - cropped by smeeg)
Dig the LIARS shirt - available at: rundgrenjunkie@aol.com
(tell him i sent ya)

(banner designed by mark larson)
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6/28/4
i caught another amazing show from the incredible tubes at Summerfest in Milwaukee, WI and was fortunate enough to help set up Prairie Prince's drums and Gary's Cambra's keyboards.
i was also placed 'on reserve' as Roger Steen's guitar tech.
Several fans and the entire band (and soundman) hooked up afterwards at a downtown bar called
Moe's (from the Simpsons?)

(photo and graphics by george/onionhead melissa/soulsiskris)
Kasim Sulton opened the show. During his set he broke a string and i was invited onstage to change it for him.
(kas photo)

much of
JUNE
was spent at Studio Earth in Madison, WI with Jim Newhouser mixing and mastering
two new Weavils' projects.
It all came together JUST IN TIME for our 9th appearence at Cornstock in Sugar Bush, WI on 7/10.

From the Vault 3
Live at Cornstock
7/12/03
DISC ONE
make it happen (gauss/finucan)
franklin's tower->what's the buzz?
party'til the money run
out eyesight to the blind
boogie on reggae woman
television zombies (finucan)
rain
steely weavils (finucan)
mr. charlie
since i grooved witchu (gauss/miller)
dance of death (finucan)
comin' into los angeles
one world

DISC TWO
smoke two joints->thunderbird
satisfy (hawkins)
scarlet begonias->celebrate yourself (hawkins)
stinkfoot->sleepin' pill (gauss)
sir segramore (finucan)
lookout (finucan)->empty spaces->young lust->lookout
possum
mike's song



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from the vault 4
the weavils unplugged
april 21, 2004/july 18, 2003

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april 21, 2004
milwaukee, wi
shank hall

heart of yours (gauss)
river city blues (featherly/gauss)
dance of death (finucan)
make it happen (gauss/finucan)*
ode to todd (improv-gauss/finucan/larson)*>
one world (rundgren)*

*special guest-mark larson
(opening act for michele rundgren's opening show of tour 2004)

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july 18, 2003
madison, wi
the annex

make it happen (gauss/finucan)
comin' into los angeles (a. guthrie)
dance of death (finucan)
river city blues (featherly/gauss)
rain (lennon/mccartney)
BOC medley (arrangement: finucan)
happy land (finucan)

bonus: soundcheck
(opening act for the brain surgeons summer tour 2003)

more on this here:
http://weavils.com/fromthevaults.html

6/20/4
Linda Meyer Benefit at The Bar in WI Rapids
(over $6,000 was raised to help offset Linda's expenses - unfortunately, she passed on one month later)

with Jack Faville and Connie Tomski

Sister Kim and niece Megan watch me WOW the crowd...

...but nephew Christopher has this to say about the show

my set grows into a band of its own

...and even some backporch blues with Tommy Dog
(photos courtesy of brother Craig Gauss)

sometime in June
buddy ron and i went to redcap's place in la crosse to shake out some cobwebs
sunset on Happy Land!

(photos by redcap)

4/23/4
i booked and mixed one of madison's wackiest bands at Hollyrock's, my home in whiskey rapids.
they ripped many faces off in typical donk style.
i also opened the show with some zaniness of my own - and a couple guest lizardz - and sat in on donk's set.

http://eldonk.com/

4/21/4
!!!!!!!!!!ACOUSTIC with JOHN FINUCAN!!!!!!!!!

michele rundgren
(that's right, todd's wife and formerly michele gray of the tubes/letterman's "world's most dangerous backup singers")
invited john and me to open for her
at shank hall in milwaukee, wisco.
we were pleased and honored and did a great set that even included guest spots from mark larson.
http://www.ShankHall.com
http://www.michelerundgren.com/
this show led to one-half of the Weavils'
From the Vault 4 acoustic CD/DVD

http://weavils.com/fromthevaults.html

4/8/4
I was fortunate enough to be backstage at the tour opener for Todd Rundgren and the Liars on 4/8/4 at the Northern Lights Theater in Milwaukee, WI.
I took these world-debut shots of the band...one with Kasim's camera and the other with Prairie Prince's lens

http://www.kasimsulton.com/

http://prairieprince.com

3/15/4
Weavil guitar giveaway!
i gave away this signed axe to help promote this online show
http://www.live365.com/stations/scottncarrie

http://trbazaar.com

3/5/4
Here's a shot of me as the Doctor in the near sellout Friday performance of Hawk Hawkins' production of
Pink Floyd's The Wall
WATCH IT HERE!

(photo by mark larson)
Special thanks to Jeff Potts and the Oshkosh Northwestern for the excellent front page and centerfold shots as well as the well-written and informative article.

1/15/4
caught david bowie with scott walker, sharon, and drummer jeff in chicago at the quaint rosemont theatre.
the band was great, sound was killer, song selections excellent, and
well...it's just soooo great to catch yet another legend - see 'em all before you can no longer.
we also hooked up with john san juan of chicago's HUSHDROPS
(hushdrops' volume one is my second favorite 2004 release - you really need to own this!)

http://davidbowie.com/