Que Arroyo!!

 

There's really no way to describe what I've been through over the past 7 years..uhh, I mean days. I can only compare it to being an out of shape marathon runner having to run non-stop for well...7 days. Just stupid busy. WAAAAY to much work to do during the days at the end of last week and then throw in a night of recording (the Santa song), followed the next night by a full on 2 and a half hour non-stop rock and roll show (after working all day) followed by another day of way too much work (on Sat.) followed by a day of driving (on a Sunday, mind you) 80 miles out of my way to do an hour of work out by the airport before going another 150 miles to Myrtle Beach to do a job down there going up and down a tall ladder for two days (and as you can see the ceilings were pretty high up there, maybe 22 feet), ONLY to run out of paint just before finishing. THEN I had to drive forever to get the paint. If you've ever been to MB you know what I mean, it's like one big strip mall about 20 miles long. But I finshed the job about 6 o'clock on Tuesday and got home in time to lay in bed and listen to sirens run up and down the road all night. THEN went to work today and the lady I'm working with on this restoration project had hired a Mexican helper (who speaks NO, I mean nada English!) that was assigned to me so I had to listen to circus music all day (and you think I can't sing?) and try to communicate with my very limited Spanish vocabulary. Just another typical week in the life of Terry Anderson. I think my favorite part though was Sunday when I got to MB and I went to the grocery store and wasn't looking where I was going and rammed my cart into a tower of wine bottles. I watched in horror as they hung in mid-air, like in slow motion and eventually came crashing to the cold tile (once white..now red) floor. Que Arroyo!! This old world gets kookier and kookier! Good Times, Good Times!

Oh! by the way, the OakTeam is opening for somebody at the Pour House tomorrow (Thurs.) night! I have no clue who it is. I'm always like.."they oughta be opening for US! I don't care WHO it is!" What a pompous ASS I am, sometimes!! 

upcoming Yayhoos

The YAYHOOS may be headed your way. We have a handful of great gigs coming up starting with opening night at TWANGFEST in St Louis on June 7th. We'll be at Fitzgeralds in Berwyn, IL on Friday the 9th and at the Dark Horse Brewery Festival in Marshall, MI on Saturday the 10th. We are going to play our first NYC gig in a long time at the Mercury Lounge on Tuesday June 13th. We have a great show lined up for the night w Tom Freund, and our good pal Chris Harford (Keith and I played on Chris's last record that I produced. Chris has a new record coming out on Ween's label).
This is our New York City Record Release show!

the inspiration

  

As a kid of maybe 10 or 12 years old, my folks took me to see this big damn boat. My Uncle Cecil was with us and he actually served on the USS North Carolina. I was really impressed by how HUGE the chains for the anchor (and the anchor itself!) were. I guess it manifested itself later in my life in song.

  

TA- na nog

 

'bout time for another dye job...

dude in FLA made me this shirt.. 

tittie huggers

 

don't give anybody else your camera while you're up there rockin'!
Ya never know what you'll get.. 

this band..

 

..is stupid good! They don't even know HOW to suck!
Ladies and Gentlemen..THE OLYMPIC ASS-KICKIN' TEAM

last night at Tir Na Nog 

Tir Na Nog

TONIGHT!!..DOWNTOWN RALEIGH..BLOUNT ST.

2 STUPID HOURS OF OAKTEAM IGNUNCE!

SHOWTIME..10-ISH!!

Santa

 
Got together with the Oakteam last night and recorded this little gem of a tune... 

He was headed on an all night Christmas trip
Flying reindeer coast to coast
Trying to give every kid the thing
That they wanted the most
Little Mary had her heart on a dollie
Billy, he wanted a Shrek
Sad to say.. but on his way
Santa had a wreck
Santa had a wreck
Santa had a wreck and
Spilled all the toys in the yard

It was sometime after midnight
When we heard that great big bang
Ol’Rudolf’s nose had blown a fuse
And Santa couldn’t see a thang!
And when he skipped across our rooftop
Santa hit EJECT!
And I ain’t lying
Them toys went flyin’ when
Santa had a wreck
Santa had a wreck
Santa had a wreck and
Spilled all the toys in the yard

(But) nobody’s gonna be crying
When they wake up Christmas Day
Cause me and my Momma & Daddy
Helped Santa reload his sleigh
and him and the reindeer were doing alright
as he made his final check
and as he headed out
we laughed about how
Santa had a wreck
Santa had a wreck
Santa had a wreck and
Spilled all the toys in the yard

revelation

I had a revelation this weekend. I finally figgered out how to make it in this world. And it's so simple that I can't believe someone hasn't taken this idea already and made an empire out of preaching it. Ya know what it is? Ya ready?
Look ahead. That's it! That's all it is. That's the one thing that keeps you ahead in life. Think about it. The best drivers on the road are looking ahead..even beyond the cars just ahead of them. The best coaches are ready for the other coach's next move..he's thought ahead. The highest paid CEO's are the one's with the strongest vision for the future. Looking ahead. Songwriters too, look ahead. There are some songs that I have actually "seen" in it's finished form in my mind before it's completion. Look ahead people! That's all ya gotta do!...Look beyond the first row of trees, way beyond that! Look as far as you can and you'll go far!
And as I was thinking about all this today I realized that the best thing for me to do as soon as I get off is go straight to the wine store and buy a CASE!..and that's exactly what i did! Just looking ahead!

Santa had a wreck

Shoooz! Whassup!? I been 'bout as busy as a one armed paper hanger lately. I FINALLY got a day off so I could hang wif my peeps and relax a day or two. Friday was a beautiful albiet windy day and Will, my Dad and I played golf in a tournament to raise money for Will's trip to Ecuador. We of course did not win, finishing 2 under but we had a blast anyhoo...and raised a bunch of money.
My buddy, Jeff Carroll who mastered "I'll Drink to That!" and "You can't Bite me with a Monkey in your Mouth!" is puttin' together a Christmas compilation and asked me to write a song for it. I've been so busy lately that I haven't even had time to THINK about it! So when he came me and asked for my submission and I responded that I had nothing! "Maybe next time" I said. No word back from him for a few days until yesterday he Emailed me with an idea about turning one of my other songs into a Christmas number. He suggested "Fat Lady in the Stands" but I told him that "Daddy had a wreck" might be easier, turning it into "Santa had a wreck". So I got started on it a little last night but laying in bed this morning half asleep (when I write a LOT of my lyrics!) I finished the first draft of the whole thing and I think it could be good with a little tweeking. We're gonna cut it at rehearsal Thursday night on Big Daddy's Pro Tools rig. I love making up stupid shit!

talkin' 'bout talkin' 'bout..

Some talk around the Yayhoos camp on this last trip included names of places like California and Spain. Either is fine with me. Spain is, of course, my first preference. No offense, Cali!
Both is better (you know, with me and that thing for wine and all).

Hey, somebody gave me the damn finger yesterday. You know how two dumbasses will face each other at a stoplight, both wanting to turn in opposite directions and they just sit there waiting for the other to do something but neither ever does and a Mexican standoff insues? That's right up there in my book with the guy driving slow in the left lane on the superhighway. Anyway, I'd had enough of their dumbass-ity and blew the horn, well kinda layed on it. They THEN decide to kick it and speed off in their desired directions and the guy in front of me had the NERVE to shoot me the bird! Learn to drive, Mr. Dumbassman! Sometimes I just shake my head at people. Like Jed Clampett said about Jethro, "pitiful".

"sugar shaker"

Back in the early 80's this dude, a foreign student at NC State, used to bring us cassette tapes and lyric sheets to some of his songs expecting us (The Fabulous Knobs) to work them up and play them. Here's a sample of one of'm. I really wish you could have heard the tape! Just sing it like Mel Torme...

Aww, you're sexy, sugar shaker
Oh, my little sugar shaker
You got that special body look
You got that body look that gleems
and shines.
So slip out of those
fancy clothes
Squirm and wiggle on me tonight
I can say these things
cause I love you
and your body too.
Oh, my sexy sugar shaker
Oh, my little sugar shaker
You got that body look that gleems
and shines.

3 piece..

Through the misfortune of our hero, Greg Rice's illness, the Oakteam did something it hasn't done since Jack, Roger and I went to Chicago. We went three piece. I was a little worried but I had full faith in my blood brutha, Big Daddy Dave. And he pulled it off without narry a hitch! In fact, it rocked so much ass that at the end of the night I was standing there at the side of the stage waiting for some kind of trophy or something. It was one of those timeless shows that wasn't recorded and will only be talked about. Just ask anyone who was there. But we really miss Greg "Mozelle" Rice and look forward to his healthy return.

direct iTunes link..

Terry Anderson and the Olympic Ass-Kickin Team: Terry Anderson and
the Olympic Ass-Kickin Team
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=86753758

Ass Tasting..

one more Yayhoos shot from Nashville
Thanks Steve Foley

...Pig Licking
Beer Kickin'..

NO wait!
That's not it! It's called..
Beer Pickin'
Ass Lickin'
Pig Tastin'

Nah! That's not it either!
Pig Pickin'
Ass Kickin'
Beer Tastin'

NOW we're getting somewhere!
Anyway, That's what we're calling it
and it's Tonight!
@ Slim's on Wilmington Street in downtown Raleigh
and it is what it sez it is..
The Pig Pickin' starts @ 6pm
The OakTeam starts @ 8pm
and the beer tastin'..well, that's up to you!
You can start now
for all we care cuz everybody knows...
you can't drink all day unless you
start in the morning!

waffle house

The Yayhoos love them some Waffle House! Scattered and smothered, Baby!

May 11th

14 Bands on 2 stages = 7 hours of Non-Stop LIVE Music!!
A Benefit for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
@ Disco Rodeo, Raleigh, NC..

It would mean a lot to me to see you there. I mean, who hasn't lost someone to cancer, right? Right here at Mother's Day this show has special meaning for me.

The Oakteam slot is 9:20
Show begins at 7pm, doors open at 6pm.

chattanooga

Dan B.

Bad and funky Danny B. puttin' the hammer down..

Top Hat

Keith Christopher, a man of many hats!

setup

Yayhoos stage setup, 3rd & Lindsey, Nashville..

after the ATL gig

 
Kevin Jennings, who got The Sat's their Elektra deal, Dumbass and REM's Mike Mills... 

ATL set

 
first night's setlist 

"Jimmy Dean"

 
One of the hogs at the rehearsal place... 

back in one piece

Well, I got back home this evening about 7:30 after a pretty uneventfull drive (just the way you want it!) and I'm currently going through the pics and hope to get some up tomorrow. We met some great new friends and fans on this run and it was really cool to see how many people knew about my stuff too. I was really suprised by that.
The Yayhoos would like to thank everyone who came from near and far (Joey and David!) to witness the good and the bad, even at our advanced ages we are still learning!

Killin'm in the ATL

After soundcheck at Smith's Old Bar, we ate and headed back to the room. Dan was on his way to our (Roscoe's and mine) room when he heard 7 shots up the street. Fifteen minutes later there was a chopper overhead with a spotlight shining on our hotel parking lot, obviously looking for the shooter. Soon it was time to go to the club and we drove by the strip bar where the killing occured and I saw a sheet over the body in front of the entrance to the place. After the show we were headed back to the hotel and as we passed the strip bar it was business as usual, like nothing ever happened. I guess they're used to it. As far as the gig, it went as well as we could have hoped for since it had been almost a year since our last show and considering the amount of new songs we performed. Rocked pretty good. Spotted in the packed crowd were Mike Mills (REM), Keith Christopher's whole family, Toby Marriott(Steve's boy) and one Rick Richards.

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Hangin' with Al

Rehearsal was a good 'ol time as the songs started to take the shape of versions that more resembled the ones on the record. Well, it was fun right up to the point when Dan dropped Keith's new bass and busted the input jack, just like he did on Keith's last new bass. Big Al got to town from his home in Santa Fe right about time that we got back to the hotel and he and I met at the Green Hills Grille for dinner. I had my favorite (that I could easily eat every night for the rest of my stupid life), grilled salmon on caesar salad. We left there and went to the Nashville Children's Theater and hung out (having our pictures made together and shit) back stage with John Hiatt (who obviously doesn't read my blog cuz he was REALLY nice to me!), Delbert (equally, if not MORE nice!), Gary Wright (that old "dreamweaver" himself!), John Randall (CMA songwriter of the year), Gary Nicholson and some other folks that I already knew. That new camera that Grace gave me was doing a lot of good back at the hotel!!

Off to Atlanta...

NashVegas

Woke up to my Dad calling me at 7:30 not knowing that we are an hour earlier. Soon thereafter the boomers cranked up. Storms rolled through town with a little lightening in tow. I was jones-ing for some real coffee so as soon as the rain let up I walked across the street to an overpriced place called Caffeine. I'm standing there waiting forever for a couple of $4.59 egg and cheese sandwiches for Roscoe and myself as my coffee got colder when I see who looks like Einstein walking in. As he gets closer to me I realize who it is. Fuckin' Gallager! Yeah, that guy!... sans watermelons. He's standing at the bar and getting equally disgusted as no one comes to his service for almost 5 minutes. He comes over to me and shrugs. "You waiting too? Anybody back there?" "Yeah" I say "but at least my coffee's getting cold!" "You know anything about computers?" "Not really" I say, knowing that I probably knew more than him but didn't wanna get stuck helping his ass after I had already waited for as long as I had. He walks over to another guy and starts explaining his problem. He starts telling the guy that he's in town writing a script for a movie about Nashville songwriters. I won't spill the beans but the plot sounded pretty damn funny.
Anyway, we had a really productive rehearsal later today, working about 6 hours on doing the new stuff live. Dan brought his acoustic guitar and it sounded great. The Atlanta show is just hours away but I think we'll be OK. It only gets better from here!