London’s 100 Club, built atop jazz tradition, seethes blues roots and reeks of rock n’ roll legend. This place reminded me of CBGB’s except not as dirty and twice as old - smelled about the same though.
Killing it - we had a good time.
-DRB
Well, we’re back out on the road. Not that we were really home.
We just wrapped up our run with Las Claypool. His crew, band, and fans were very receptive and kind to us. It was a real pleasure to work with professionals who’ve been in this game for so long, and we owe them great thanks for letting us tag along through North America.
Personally, I missed about half the tour, but after seeing some doctors, I did make it back for the last two weeks.
We also played the first show for Brooklyn’s newest venue/bowling alley, Brooklyn Bowl. Everybody there is busting their ass to make it the best venue in the Western Hemisphere, and my feeling is that they will succeed.
But enough of the Americas… Now, we are in Germany. Ulm, to be exact. And in honor of our return to the Deutschland, here’s a clip of The Monks performing on German television in 1965
I want to thank all my friends and family who’ve been inquiring after my health and let you know that I will be having surgery to remove the tumor from my left humerus bone upon our return to the States in two weeks. As long as I can get through the next nine shows without fracturing it, I’ll be OK!
Thanks for your thoughts and support, and I hope we’ll be seeing you soon…
Danke Schön!
-David
It’s true - I am home-bound for another week and will miss the entire Canadian leg of our current tour… Stupid tumor.
However, we are glad to have found an excellent drummer to sit in for me for the next week. Morgan Zwerlein plays with La Troupe Makendal, but we know him back from is days with Boa Constrictor.
It is certainly a great challenge to sit in with a group of musicians who’ve been playing together for years but Morgan is the man for the job, and I wish him luck and hope he has a good time.. Being me for a week. Just kidding - hope everyone makes him feel right at home.
*There’s a correction to the last entry - Youtube seems not to have been able to handle the Adventure Violence video, so I replaced it with the Vimeo version. Now, check it out and see that John did a good job.
See you later,
David
We love the Union in Athens, OH, and deeply regretted canceling our show there last Friday. We promise to make it up to you the next time we are anywhere near.. I’ve got a bit of a medical emergency that is taking me off this tour for the next few days at least, but fear not, O’death will not be canceling any more shows on this tour. We found an old friend to sit in while I get some tests done on the black mass in my shoulder.
If you or anyone you know is an expert at thwarting the efforts of dark magic, please reach out to us, as I may need your help in casting a curse from my limb…
Seriously.
In the case that I loose my arm and abandon drums, I must reassert my self worth in the world of music:
here’s a song I sing on with my other band, Adventure Violence
Adventure Violence - Rye from John Connell on Vimeo.
John Connell did a great job editing this video.
And unfortunately, I’ll be back in NYC tomorrow to tell him personally.
Wish us luck - we may need it.
Thanks to our awesome crowd at the Empty Bottle this past Saturday. We had a blast!
-David
Preparing to leave town.. Right now.
Looking forward to driving across the beautiful north country and meeting with Les Claypool’s crew in Boise early next week, but first - we take Athens, OH and Chicago this weekend!
I just hope my arm doesn’t fall off.. Awaiting some news from my doctor, and hoping it’s not bad news…
In the meantime, check out the Riverbottom Nightmare Band.
Some people don’t understand why we aren’t into fashion but the truth is - we just want to be dirty.. Like the Riverbottom Nightmare Band.
Till next time,
DRB
