Back in July the bad news broke that Southampton venue The Talking Heads was to close its doors. A combination of a rise in business rates and a lack of local support appear to have done for the venue, which only moved to new premises in the Polygon in 2016, but it would remain open to honour commitments through to the end of September.
The Talking Heads originally operated in Portswood, a short distance from The Brook, in a pub that used to be known as The Red Lion. In some respects its previous life as a hostelry made it an odd venue, welcoming punters with a cosy bar at the front when they stepped inside, confusing them when they looked for the stage in the narrow and low-ceilinged room that led beyond.
The repurposed nature of the venue meant that the stage area was at a lower level than the rest of the pub, situated in a space that you had to step down into, adding to the quirks of the place. The best place to watch a band was up close to the stage area, which meant squeezing in as best you
could amongst a throng of folks doing the same (jostling for the sweet
spot by the mixing desk). If you stayed nearer the bar all you'd likely see was the lights in your eyes and the backs of other punters' heads. However, being close to the stage also meant you were slightly removed from the poor acoustics of the low-ceiling room, acoustics which all too easily carried the sound of chatter.
Despite being a trek for a Portsmouth-based punter such as myself, with the threat of the last train home via Eastleigh that enjoying a gig too much could result in, I undertook the schlep across to the other city on the Solent on several occasions (one of which, the excellent Easy Star All Stars gig there, sticks in memory).
Unfortunately planning permission to redevelop the site into student accommodation went through in 2014, after failing the previous year, which led to the venue lifting and shifting to The Maple Leaf on the Polygon. A new beginning then, yes, but one which sadly hasn't lasted despite a sterling array of local, national and international acts performing there.
The curtain falls on The Talking Heads this weekend, with the venue cheering itself goodbye with a weekend of music that showcases the best of what the venue was all about, an eclectic mix of styles and genres. It's not all bad news though, the Heads' sister venue, The 1865, remains very open for business (and plays host to both the James Taylor Quartet and the Lovely Eggs next month).
So. Farewell then Talking Heads, and thank you for the music.
And the winner is...
Three cheers and a rousing hurrah for Elbow, worthy winners of this year's Mercury Music Prize. For a while there, given the repeat listens I've given it over the past few weeks, I'd started to cross fingers that Neon Neon would walk away with it...
Umm.
Yeah, I bet on the wrong one again...
*koff*
And so to business; I purloined the following entertainments from the dark and musty back pages of this week's NME for your edification and delight:
Friendly Fires @ The Joiners, Southampton - 24/09/2008
Johnny Foreigner @ The Albert, Brighton - 29/09/2008
Ladyhawke @ Komedia, Brighton - 30/09/2008
The Datsuns @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 11/10/2008
Deadmau5 @ Digital, Brighton - 23/10/2008
The Datsuns @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 22/10/2008
Johnny Flynn @ The Joiners, Southampton - 28/10/2008
Black Kids, Ladyhawke and Magistrates @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 02/11/2008
Cage The Elephant @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 04/11/2008
Fucked Up @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 07/11/2008
I'll endeavour to add the above gigs onto the SoMC Events Calendar at some point over the weekend (so much for thinking the world was going to be sucked inside out; I had two days of sitting on the edge of the event horizon all planned). When bang up to date the Events Calendar is a most useful aid for the idle muso about town, and is full of local gigs, like these...
Little London, Dragon Eye Morrison and Insinerate @ Havant Arts Centre - 11/09/2008
Have Mercy @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 11/09/2008
Kids Can't Flyy, Bigtopp and Taste The Chase @ The Joiners, Southampton - 11/09/2008
Das Wanderlust, The Bobby McGees and Shrag @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 11/09/2008
The Ex-Patriots and Painterman @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 11/09/2008
Team Medal, Remain Silenced and Beyond Help @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 11/09/2008
In Like Flynn, Sheilatakeabow, The Zedmen and Blue Gazelles @ The Railway Rifle Club, Portsmouth - 11/09/2008
Eliza Carthy @ Komedia, Brighton - 11/09/2008
Red Jackson @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 11/09/2008
The Chemists, Loose Tongue and The Lonely Cardinals @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 12/09/2008
The Bog Rolling Stones @ The Brook, Southampton - 12/09/2008
Rick Payne @ Havant Arts Centre - 12/09/2008
Intraverse and Karalta @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 12/09/2008
Almeida, Action & Action and Shackleton @ The Nell Gwynne, Portsmouth - 12/09/2008
Crystal Arcade, The Inklings and Atlas @ The Joiners, Southampton - 12/09/2008
Barb Wire Bob @ The Railway, Gosport - 12/09/2008
Contra, Abraxas, The Exposed and No Problems @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 12/09/2008 FREE ENTRY!
Orphans & Vandals, The Inklings, Benny The Moth and Jazica @ Kolebka, Southampton - 12/09/2008
The Chap, Restlesslist and Gloria Cycles @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 12/09/2008
The Model Horror @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 12/09/2008
The Asylum Seekers, WiLF, Archive 45 and Vinny Void (DJ) @ Moodeaze (Sidewalk) Club, Gosport - 12/09/2008
Bob Log III, Skulls, Edward J Hicks and The Moulettes @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 12/09/2008
Deltawave (DJ) @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 12/09/2008
Purple Monkey @ The Firehouse, Southampton - 12/09/2008
The Strange Death Of Liberal England, Little Fish and Six Nation State @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 13/09/2008
The Baddies, Ashbies and Jonny Dare @ Hamptons, Southampton - 13/09/2008
Annabelle Chvostek @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 13/09/2008
Perfect Alibi @ The Brook, Southampton - 13/09/2008
The Wild Oats @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 13/09/2008
Lynchpin @ The Firehouse, Southampton - 13/09/2008
The Cheese Doctors @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 13/09/2008
Superfly @ The Colonial Bar, Horndean - 13/09/2008
The Legendary Derek @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 13/09/2008
Dlugokecki @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 13/09/2008
The Sock Monkeys and Luke Toulson @ The Railway, Winchester - 13/09/2008
The Colours, Crystal Arcade and The Quotes @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 13/09/2008
Your Demise @ Salisbury Arts Centre - 13/09/2008
The Reservoirs and Gloria Cycles @ The Joiners, Southampton - 13/09/2008
Sunset Mission, The Issues and Rusty Strings @ The Nell Gwynne, Portsmouth - 13/09/2008
The Mirimar Disaster and Olmec Diagram @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 13/09/2008
Underoath, Envy On The Coast and Oh, Sleeper @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 14/09/2008 SOLD OUT!
Little Toby Walker @ The Forge, Basingstoke - 14/09/2008
Artisian, Gilla Bruja and Archaic Arcanum @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 14/09/2008
The Mirimar Disaster, Proceed and Tento @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 14/09/2008
The Toasters and 3 Minute Warning @ The Joiners, Southampton - 14/09/2008
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 14/09/2008
In Bob We Trust (Dylan tribute) @ Komedia, Brighton - 14/09/2008
Blues etc @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 14/09/2008
Lach, Arthur Delaney and Lucy Mitchell @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 14/09/2008
Rozi Plain, The Pictish Trail and Francois @ The Railway, Winchester - 14/09/2008
Dave James Wheat, Ian Scarbro and Star Anise @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 14/09/2008
Bad Manners, Max Splodge and Django @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 14/09/2008
Gotye @ Komedia, Brighton - 15/09/2008
Alannah Myles @ The Brook, Southampton - 15/09/2008
The Toasters, 3 Minute Warning and Essay For The Ordinary @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 15/09/2008
Saiichi Sugiyama Band @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 15/09/2008
Bad Manners @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 15/09/2008
Hifi Hand Grenades and The Exposed @ The Joiners, Southampton - 15/09/2008 CANCELLED!
Doug MacLeod @ Komedia, Brighton - 15/09/2008
Fraser Anderson, Ben Pinwill and Karen Harmony @ Drift, Southsea - 15/09/2008
The Hot Melts, Sterling and Hardly Heroes @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 16/09/2008
Crystal Castles @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 16/09/2008 CANCELLED!
Solent City Jazzmen @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 16/09/2008
The Devil's Conspiracy, Andrew Jarmin and James Tippens @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 16/09/2008
Stu & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 16/09/2008
King Size Slim and The Marvellous Mechanical Band @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 16/09/2008
Dave Cloud & The Gospel Of Power and The Sticks @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 16/09/2008 CANCELLED!
American Music Club and Peter Bruntnell @ The Railway, Winchester - 16/09/2008
My Brightest Diamond and Marla Hansen @ Komedia, Brighton - 16/09/2008
The Metros @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 17/09/2008
Dave Swarbrick & Martin Carthy @ The Haymarket, Basingstoke - 17/09/2008
Stackridge @ The Brook, Southampton - 17/09/2008
Little Toby Walker @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 17/09/2008
California Dreamin' (Beach Boys tribute) @ Chicago Rock Cafe, Fareham - 17/09/2008
Stickee Ickee (DJ) @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 17/09/2008
Golden Silvers @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 17/09/2008
Deaf Havana, Asking Alexandria and Finely Tuned Assassins @ The Joiners, Southampton - 17/09/2008
Eileen Rose & The Holy Wreck @ Komedia, Brighton - 17/09/2008
Collapsing Cities, Recreation and Kosmonaut @ The Railway, Winchester - 17/09/2008
Summers, Fantastic Castle and The Tripods @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 17/09/2008
Iglu & Hartley @ Komedia, Brighton - 17/09/2008
The Alan Titchmarsh Project @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 17/09/2008
The Mercury Men, The Visitors and Aitch @ Drift, Southsea - 17/09/2008
Hey Negrita & The Travelling Band (plus documentary) @ Komedia, Brighton - 17/09/2008 CANCELLED!
Shotgun and The Charlie Parkers @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 17/09/2008
This week's Waster features DJs Will chuMp and Lemon from the Southsea Mafia, who'll be providing the best indie/rock/dance/alternative tunes around in the fine surroundings of Portsmouth's Envy nightclub. Doors open at 2200 tomorrow, Thursday 11th September, with admission £2.20 before 2300, rising to £3.20 after. More information, including how to get on the guest-list, is available from the event's Facebook page.
The Swan in Woolston will be hosting a day of music and comedy this Sunday, 13th September. The line-up features local rock bands Lynchpin and Superfly, comedian Matt Black (and his piano) plus a selection of tunes from Carly & Graham of Perfect Alibi, the South's leading Pink Floyd tribute band. The music starts at 1400, finishes at 2200, and admission is £2 on the door (all proceeds go to charity).
Fans of Peckham indie kids The Metros are advised to check out club-night Connection at Scandal's tomorrow night, Thursday 11th September, as amongst the usual fine array of tunes will be a selection of the band's forthcoming new album (which, it must be said, the NME didn't like all that much) plus give-aways of Metros' merchandise to boot. Doors open from 2200 and entrance is £1 before 2330, £2.50 after. More information can be found on the Facebook event page.
The Wedgewood Rooms hosts the play off of its Showcase 08 competition tomorrow, Thursday 11th September, when the highest scoring runners-up (or acts most deserving of a second chance) will be battling it out for a place in the final. The line-up for the play off includes The Tripods, Not Good Enough For Tony, Goodbye Stereo and Rusty Sheriff & Friends, all of whom have the judges to impress and the audience to win over. Doors open at 2000, admission is £4.
This week Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club features performances from Portsmouth all-girl band Minds Gone Blank, Gosport's The Unknown Soldiers, 70's recording artist Roy Hill and local indie five-piece Pathway. Doors open at The Barn at The Milton Arms at 1900 tomorrow, Thursday 11th September, with the music starting at 1900 (the Open Mike session follows on after the guest artists at 2230). Admission is FREE and you're advised to arrive early.
Southsea Fest 2008 takes over Albert Road for a whole day of musical delights this Saturday, 13th September, with 14 hours of live music spread across 8 of the venerable thoroughfare's finest establishments. Amongst the entertainments on offer are an afternoon of acoustic performances in Porter's, sets from The Strange Death of Liberal England and Six Nation State at The Wedgewood Rooms, a DJ set from Dirty Pretty Things at Little Johnny Russell's, rock from White Knuckle Revolution and Alternative Car Park at the Southsea Liberal Club and selection of the best local bands at The One Eyed Dog and The Fat Fox. Full information on who's playing where, and when, plus ticketing details are available from the event's website.
In addition to the aforementioned list of events along Albert Road this Saturday, 13th September, club-night Chaos returns to The Wedgewood Rooms for a festival special. The Main Room features DJs Hev Stilet-Hoe and Marky Marc, with Will Chump and Ruby Soho mellowing things out in The Chaos Lounge (aka The Edge of The Wedge). Doors open 2200 through to 0300, entrance is £5 on the door (last admission at 0100).
Power down the Flux Capacitor, that's it for another week; today I have mostly been listening to Elbow's Mercury Award-winning album and the mellifluous tones of Vampire Weekend. Be sure to join me next week when I'll be standing on the edge, looking over.
Absolutely
I'm not sure if Virgin Radio's re-branding exercise will get me to tune in; not so much because it's a daft name, more so because I can't remember how to retune my clock radio away from PowerFM.
[tumbleweed]
Oh the shame of it... though in all honesty it's the only thing bad enough to get me out of bed in the morning.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, I plucked the following forthcoming gigs from the gawdy back pages of this week's NME:
Little Man Tate @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 23/09/2008
Friendly Fires and Tinchy Strider @ The Joiners, Southampton - 24/09/2008
Friendly Fires and Jape @ Audio, Brighton - 06/10/2008
One Night Only @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 07/10/2008
The Aliens @ Digital, Brighton - 16/10/2008
The Courteeners @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 19/10/2008 SOLD OUT!
The Rifles @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 20/10/2008 SOLD OUT!
Neon Neon @ Digital, Brighton - 30/10/2008
The View @ The Old Market, Brighton - 31/10/2008
The View @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 04/11/2008
Youthmovies @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 07/11/2008
Kora @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 11/11/2008
Dizzee Rascal @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 18/11/2008
Dark Captain Light Captain @ Ocean Rooms, Brighton - 29/11/2008
The above gigs will be thrust majestically onto the SoMC Events Calendar as and when I get the time (but, given my oft mentioned ability to be easily distracted by shiny pieces of foil and brightly coloured paper, I wouldn't put money on it). When updated the Events Calendar becomes a fine and dandy resource for the average gig monkey, full of gigs like these...
The Bizets @ Hamptons, Southampton - 04/09/2008
Meshuggah @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 04/09/2008
The Six Barrels, The Vision, Kelly Mordecai and Yasmin Gale @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 04/09/2008
Exit Calm and Escape To Sea @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 04/09/2008
SixNationState, Fresh Legs and The Rebs @ The Joiners, Southampton - 04/09/2008
Gemma Hayes @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 04/09/2008
Alistair Goodwin @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 04/09/2008
Nocturnal @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 05/09/2008
The Bog Rolling Stones and The Autumn Stone @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 05/09/2008
RU40 (tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton - 05/09/2008
Shadows Fall @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 05/09/2008 CANCELLED!
Steve Arnott @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 05/09/2008
Fulibulbus @ Salisbury Arts Centre - 05/09/2008
Black Bart and The Lowis Lanes @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 05/09/2008
Hold Fire, Gloria Cycles and The Auteur @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 05/09/2008
Malefice, Shy Of The Depths and Terrathorn @ The Joiners, Southampton - 05/09/2008
Oasish (trbiute) and Stereotonics (tribute) @ Komedia, Brighton - 05/09/2008
Django, Eat The Document and The Radics @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 05/09/2008
The Rebs, Idiot3 and James Kane @ The Railway, Brighton - 05/09/2008
Davy Jones' Locker @ The Firehouse, Southampton - 05/09/2008
Phil Beer & Reg Meuross @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 06/09/2008
Slipnot @ The Firehouse, Southampton - 06/09/2008 CANCELLED!
Camille O'Sullivan @ The Dome, Brighton - 06/09/2008
The Bon Jovi Experience (tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton - 06/09/2008
Rosie & The Goldbug, Hold Fast and SheGotSick @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 06/09/2008
The Legendary Derek @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 06/09/2008
The Elijah, Lifeless and Countyourlies @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 06/09/2008
The Warm, Recreation and Four Dead From Ohio @ The Joiners, Southampton - 06/09/2008
Red Indie with Dr Watson (DJ) and Skidmark (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 06/09/2008
Soma High @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 06/09/2008
John Otway @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 07/09/2008
The Dawn Chorus, Alex Cornish and The Metropolise @ The Joiners, Southampton - 07/09/2008
Frightened Rabbit and We Are Promised Jetpacks @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 07/09/2008
Shapes, Targets, Venice Ahoy and OK Pilot @ Hamptons, Southampton - 07/09/2008
Jackie Leven @ Komedia, Brighton - 07/09/2008
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 07/09/2008
John Crampton @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 07/09/2008
Dave Wheat @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 07/09/2008
Stu & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 07/09/2008
Mimi Soya, Clarkson and Out Of Sight @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 08/09/2008
Forever Wednesday and Who's Keeping Score? @ The Joiners, Southampton - 08/09/2008
Backyard Babies @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 09/09/2008
The Abyssinians and Dillinger @ The Brook, Southampton - 09/09/2008
Angela Brown & The Mighty 45's @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 09/09/2008
James & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 09/09/2008
Dave Wheat, Rees Cheese and Nick Tann @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 09/09/2008
Dave Phillips, Gastric Female Reflex and Jez North @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 09/09/2008
The Blow Monkeys @ Komedia, Brighton - 09/09/2008
Blue Of A Kind @ Havant Arts Centre - 09/09/2008
Howard Jones @ The Studio at The Petersfield School - 09/09/2008
Super Tonic @ The Joiners, Southampton - 09/09/2008
Medicine & Duty, Trumpy No and Easy Hips @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 09/09/2008
Louche Manouche @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 09/09/2008
Das Wanderlust, Booshtastic Bluetronica and Alex Stamp @ The Railway, Brighton - 09/09/2008
Eliza Carthy @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 10/09/2008
The Exits, The Johnny Soul Trip and Southern Bell @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 10/09/2008
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin and Educated Animals @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 10/09/2008
Backyard Babies @ The Brook, Southampton - 10/09/2008
Kirsty McGee & Mat Martin @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 10/09/2008
Sun Kil Moon @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 10/09/2008
Das Wanderlust and Church Of Dave @ The Joiners, Southampton - 10/09/2008
The Abyssinians and Dillinger @ Komedia, Brighton - 10/09/2008
Peter Conway, Rossco and James Tippins @ Drift, Southsea - 10/09/2008
Mimas and Prego @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 10/09/2008
Arachnotaur and Tesseract @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 10/09/2008
The Peth & Hijera @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 28/09/2008
Wishbone Ash @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 09/10/2008
Zebrahead @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 23/10/2008
Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds @ The Brook, Southampton - 05/12/2008
Jason Donovan @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 18/12/2008
Kenny Rogers @ BIC, Bournemouth - 04/04/2009
Will Chump and Philip Harvey of the Southsea Mafia DJs take charge of the wheels of steel at Waster tomorrow night, Thursday 4th September. The doors of Portsmouth's Envy nightclub swing open at 2200, with entrance £3.20 before 2300, rising to £4.20 after. For more information, including how to get on the guest-list, see the Facebook event page.
The Opera House in Bournemouth hosts another night of Northern Soul this Saturday, 6th September. DJs Dave Rimmer and Tony Edgley will be joined by Johnny Herbert, Chris Thorley and Moldie. Tickets are £10 in advance, doors open 2000 and the event runs through till 0400.
The second semi-final of The Wedgewood Rooms' Showcase 08 competition takes place tomorrow, Thursday 4th September, and features Almeida, The White Coats, Rivers of Sound and Sheilatakeabow. With a slot in the final on offer all bands will be doing their best to impress the audience and the panel of judges. Doors open at 2000, admission is £4.
HMS Pin Up will be dropping anchor at The RMA Tavern in Portsmouth on Sunday 7th September for another evening of Burlesque entertainment. Slinky Sparkles, Betsy Butterscotch, Dolly Divine and The Candy Girls will be performing on-stage, with Chaos DJ Spikey Mark providing the proceedings with a rock'n'roll soundtrack. Tickets are £5 in advance from the venue, £6 on the door, and the fun starts at 2000.
Funkt-If-Ino pitches up at The Wedgewood Rooms this Saturday, 4th September, for an 'End of Summer Jam', serving up hot funk and soul with a large portion of disco and hip-hop on the side. Doors open at 2200, admission is £5.
Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club this features performances by acoustic duo Mojito and singer-songwriter Ade Cull. The doors of The Barn at The Milton Arms will open at 1900 tomorrow, Thursday 4th September, with the first act on-stage at 2000. Admission is, as usual, FREE!
And finally, to all those heading over to the Island for this year's Bestival, have a darn good time (and yes, I really will get around to sorting a ticket next year, honest guv).
Turn off the gas, I'm cooked; today I have mostly been listening to the retro stylings of Neon Neon, Portico Quartet's Mercury Award nominated debut and Gotye's 2006 (but only just released in Blighty) sophomore release. Be sure to join me next week when I'll be pretending I'm a character in a Spaghetti Western.
:o)
