Laughing Dervish - Hybrid Cousins

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The Hybrid Cousins part 2

Hi Lenny,
Your story about San Francisco was very funny and reminds me of some other quick trips.
My friend finally got a chance to visit Paris and he packed his suitcases and bought his ticket. But when he got off the plane in Paris he was disappointed. He said the first things he saw were a McDonald's and an Exxon station and he just went back to the terminal and got on a plane back to the USA! I guess we do get our hopes up about a place when all we have to judge it by are some nice pictures and stories.
My quick trip was Las Vegas. For some reason I got it into my head that I had a lucky number and could win at roulette. I jumped on a plane to Vegas and then watched all my money dribble away at the roulette wheel. I had to walk back to the airport (many miles!) because I couldn't even afford a taxi. As I was trudging along, a blonde in a Lincoln pulled up beside me. "You want a blowjob?" she called. At first I was flattered, then it dawned on me that she was a prostitute. As I leaned on the side of the car, I said "I don't have any money..." She drove away so fast I almost fell over in the street!

............... Trio
Yes, please use them. Sounds like fun and I know I will have a good time watching the CD.
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" I got a request. When I create my multi-media cd of my art, music and stories could I add your shorts also? I think it would be a great boost for the cd and your shorts. I'd give you a cut of course and I already consider you a member of The Other Orchestra so it would be appropriate to have it on my multi media cd."

............... Trio

Good luck Saturday night. I know you like live performance most of all. If there was a club where you could play every weekend, I think you would have your heaven on earth.
Should be plenty of need for lawn cutting. I always thought that was pleasant work because it's outdoors, which I like, and you get the exercise of walking which I would be doing anyway, and get paid for it!

............... Trio
Hey Trio,
Funny you should ask about S.F. I have only travel far twice.Once in 1975 to Florida.I was laid off and drove down with someone.I had a few friends that I stayed with while the person I drove down with stayed with his aunt.
The other time was S.F. in 1981.I quit my job quit my apartment,storage my stuff at a friends and took the bus out.At the time I had gone to check out a Gurdjeiff around Boston and they had chapters in L.A. and S.F.
I read in the paper an article how in S.F. women are more plentiful because of the gay scene so I thought I'ld go there and have a better chance hooking up with women.
A few people on the bus thought I was very brave to go some place where I didn't know any one and try to make it.It took five days to get out there.I checked into a Y.M.C.A. at 8:30 a.m. and checked out the scene after I took a good shower and shaved.I had maybe $300.00 left to start out but after I checked out the paper for jobs and my chances of getting a start there my gut feeling said no.I got two days back that I paid for the room after finding out that the next bus was leaving at 1:30.I got to the bus station got my ticket and went and got a quart of fried rice for the ride out.
I got home in three days.Got a room in my building again(still had cash left)got my job back and short time later started to play out on open mic as Lance Gargoyle.And the rest is history.Mt friend Dave Rawlings says I took a bus to Calif for lunch.I had a great time going out and back and felt so free.I've always had to work a job and rarely leave my home for a week and go some place.Mostly just day trips when I can
Punchie catch her first mouse.Well it was a mole but that's pretty good for her first kill.
I got that gig at the coffee house for this saturday nite.I've been trying to get prepared and promote the event.I just found out Sunday.I'm going to Boston one friday,saturday and sunday for the Action Theater work shop.I'm gonna have to park in Cambridge and take the T in to Town.It should be an adventure.
I've been raking lawns after work when its not raining and that's bringing in much nedded cash.I charge $20.00 an hour.I'm a fast worker and do an nice job.I've got a job to finish next week and another new account lined up.
I found a new art site and put some of my paintings there.Here's the url for the site and a link to my stats for just two days.
<http://www.artwanted.com/artist.cfm?ArtID=5872&SetBG=Yes>
<http://www.artwanted.com/member_stats.cfm?ArtID=5872&PassCode=13036131>
The slide show looks cool.It's $6.50 a month for the site,which is reasonable.
I thought of moving to Cambridge years ago but the rents are really high there.It's better for me to travel there in 40 min.
My rent for my room in Lowell in 1981 was just $35.00 a week.Times have changed.
Hey I was born on the same day as Hendrix.Nov 27th.So was Bruce Lee.I never was a big fan of his but mt synth guitar sounds like his style sometimes how I bend the notes.
I like you recent shorts.
I got a request.When I create my multi-media cd of my art,music and stories could I add your shorts also?I think it would be a great boost for the cd and your shorts.I'ld give you a cut of course and I already consider you a member of The Other Orchestra so it would be appropriate to have it on my multi media cd.
I video tape those bands last week with Dave.The first two were noise bands.Dave loves that stuff.I can take about 10 minutes.The next two band did industrial stuff that was okay but way to long.You know me I like the music changing ever moment.The last band was worth the wait.Two guys with masks on with good backing tracks and great stage presence.I'll send you them when Dave gives me a copy of my footage.
Dave has submitted a song from him,you and me for another project that the one minute film fest guy is doing.
I wasn't that impressed by the guy.He seemed like another guy with a college education who need much more life experience than he had.In other words he needed more seasoning.
Any way sorry I've been out of touch.Sometimes I don't e-mail people unless the e-mail me then I always respond.
Wish me luck this weekend.It's gonna be an adventure and a creative blast.
By the way are you thinking of moving?Don't rule out moving up north.I'ld make sure you got set up good.
If not how's about inviting me down for a visit this summer?It would be the experience of a lfe time.
Keep on creating.
.....................................Lenny

Subject: San Francisco
Hey! Our movies are in San Francisco next week! Ever been there? I spent a summer there many years ago and saw Jimi Hendrix in live concert and Jethro Tull and others and mucho assorted craziness. I checked on the internet recently about apartment rental rates in the San Fran area (thinking I might like to go live there for awhile) and discovered that there is nothing under a thousand a month, not even a one room efficiency! Quite a change from when I was there paying thirty dollars a week for a room in a hotel! Haha!

............... Trio

Hi Trio,
I'm trimming my song list before I go to sleep.I've been drained the last few days.It gonna be a long weekend untill sunday evening.Boy it will be good to be home again and relax..
Tomorrow i go to work,come home get ready to go to Boston for the start of action theater.come home go to boston again in the morning.come home get ready for the gig.go to the gig.get home go to sleep.get up sunday for the last day of action theater.Come home in the afternoon and relax in the evening.
Next week its lawn raking.Its really tiring sometimes.I don't mind mowing but raking I'm glad when its over.
I feel like I'm going through the void going to the 13th zone.
Lenny

AM Subject: Gigs
Good luck Saturday night. I know you like live performance most of all. If there was a club where you could play every weekend, I think you would have your heaven on earth.
Should be plenty of need for lawn cutting. I always thought that was pleasant work because it's outdoors, which I like, and you get the exercise of walking which I would be doing anyway, and get paid for it!

............... Trio
Hope your Saturday night gig went smoothly. I guess you are worn out and reclining in front of the TV now. You deserve a rest!
........................ Trio

Subject: Re: Gigs
Hi Trio,
I'm trimming my song list before I go to sleep.I've been drained the last few days.It gonna be a long weekend untill sunday evening.Boy it will be good to be home again and relax..
Tomorrow i go to work,come home get ready to go to Boston for the start of action theater.come home go to boston again in the morning.come home get ready for the gig.go to the gig.get home go to sleep.get up sunday for the last day of action theater.Come home in the afternoon and relax in the evening.
Next week its lawn raking.Its really tiring sometimes.I don't mind mowing but raking I'm glad when its over.
I feel like I'm going through the void going to the 13th zone.
Lenny

Hi Lenny,
Sounds like a dynamite weekend. I'm glad the gig went so well. Three camcorders! All yours? How did you control them? I guess you had help.
Action theater seems very cool. Shaving your armpits has got to be a nuisance. Stubble in there would be very irritating. I don't blame women for wanting to avoid it. I have no problem with a woman with armpit hair unless it's a real bush under there. And I think light hair on the arms is sexy. Blonde hair on the arms is extremely sexy when the sunlight highlights it. I like women who don't wear makeup. I like a natural look. Why smearing red lard on your lips is supposed to improve your appearance is beyond me.
Well, I imagine trudging back to work after such a good weekend is a real bummer, but cheer up! There is another weekend on the way!
................................ Trio

Subject: Re: Gigs
Hi Trio,
It's been another great weekend.
Action Theater was terriffic as always.Imagine doing my favorite improv with a bunch of intellectual and artistic people from all walks of life.Some teahers too.There were 6 men and 14 women.Two of the women I knew and I'm sure I made points with a few more for creative reasons of course.
Laura Wolf has done it three times with me over the years.Once when I went to Earthdance for action theater years ago and there were at least 8 women who didn't shave their armpits or legs.One was from Europe.I don't think the others were
donut bumpers just that new womens lib stuff.Anyways I notice today that Laura had shaved,Or her arm pits at least.I guess times are a changing.Most women were involved in dance this time as is usual.It was held at a dance studio at B.U. so there were a two very attractive women students in there 20's that I might have had a roll of quarters in my pocket if I were somewhere else.What vitality! What spirit!Everyone had a lot of energy.
I asked Ruth Zaporah,the teacher of Action Theater if I could video tape next weekends advance session for documentery series and she said she was compiling a video collection to put out something sometime in the future and she would think about it.At the end of the day I asked her if I could video tape the session and give her the masters and I could keep a copy and she said yes.You'ld like action theater.
The gig went great.I had three camcorders getting the performance. I played almost 60 songs.I may another gig somewhere else.
more about everything later.I am pretty drained.
Lenny

Hi Trio,
It's been another great weekend.
Action Theater was terriffic as always.Imagine doing my favorite improv with a bunch of intellectual and artistic people from all walks of life.Some teahers too.There were 6 men and 14 women.Two of the women I knew and I'm sure I made points with a few more for creative reasons of course.
Laura Wolf has done it three times with me over the years.Once when I went to Earthdance for action theater years ago and there were at least 8 women who didn't shave their armpits or legs.One was from Europe.I don't think the others were
donut bumpers just that new womens lib stuff.Anyways I notice today that Laura had shaved,Or her arm pits at least.I guess times are a changing.Most women were involved in dance this time as is usual.It was held at a dance studio at B.U. so there were a two very attractive women students in there 20's that I might have had a roll of quarters in my pocket if I were somewhere else.What vitality! What spirit!Everyone had a lot of energy.
I asked Ruth Zaporah,the teacher of Action Theater if I could video tape next weekends advance session for documentery series and she said she was compiling a video collection to put out something sometime in the future and she would think about it.At the end of the day I asked her if I could video tape the session and give her the masters and I could keep a copy and she said yes.You'ld like action theater.
The gig went great.I had three camcorders getting the performance. I played almost 60 songs.I may another gig somewhere else.
more about everything later.I am pretty drained.
Lenny

Hi Trio,
Yesterday I finished raking a lawn I was doing.Today it's raining so I've got a break.
The gig was a good experience.After the first set I had to turn up the volume louder so it came out over the crowd noise.
Dave was there with our friend Doug(Wah).Dave used his camera and Wah used mine.Matt,the person I met at the 1 min film fest had his camera.Dave is in heaven with three camera shots to work with.He's already working on one.The three of them worked together well.A drummer Jim Gibbins came.It was his first time seeing me play out and hear the new music.I jammed with Jim years ago and he lived in a building I managed in the past.He was in heaven to sitting with Matt,Dave and Wah.
Another musician friend Chris Elston who was in a band called Data bank a came with his wife and bandmate Andy.I've known him since 1982.I did a gig with his band years ago.
My good friend Dave Ambrose came with his girlfriend and a buddy that really enjoyed the show.Dave Rawling and his wife Beth came.
Ron from RR Records showed up for the first time ever with Brian,one of the guys from that band Dave and I filmed a few weeks ago.My jazz buddy Arthur came in but was driving cab and he couldn't turn the cab off cause it wouldn't start back up.Him and Dave Ambrose told me about the place and that I should go check it out.A few regulars came and stayed a while but one couple stayed all night and really enjoyed the show.
I played all instrumental music for the first set.Henry Riddle stuff(film music)No vocals except a few comments between a few songs.The next and last set I played songs from the Karma.No rock just new age kinda stuff and finally jazz at the end.I did a few vocals with the jazz stuff.I couldn't help myself.
I'm known for my vocals tunes so some musicians didn't stay much past the second set but I didn't care.I knew I was getting it on film and that's all that mattered.Now I can move on to different music.
Dave Ambrose and his friend said they wanted me to play a big party with some other bands were I can do the stuff I really like.My monster songs and vocal improv are the stuff I like the best but It would go over at the Higher Ground Coffee house where I played last weekend.That would be a good gig.
I'll send you the performance after I get the tapes back from Dave V.I'm loking forward to seeing it and see how it came out.At least I know the second set will have excellent sound quality.You'll like the Henry Riddle stuff.I did Waiting to Waltz and about 30 more of that style.
I don't mind some underarm hair but I've seen some women with black hair and beards under their arms.I have very little underarm hair.I had pneumonia in the hospital after I was born and all my hair fell out and some never grew back that heavy.I don't have much bottom eye lasies either.I just noticed I don't have much on my arms either.
Your latest short has an unique appeal.What flavor is that number 51?
Punchie caught another mole today.She's really becoming the great mole hunter.
Well The Tube is calling.I missed recording a few programs on HBO that I record every week and am trying to catch the next showings.
I hope to start recording some new music and putting up another art site on Artwanted.com.I've gotten almost 7000 views in a little over a week.Thanks to my years on mp3 I really know how to work Artwanted.com to my advantage.
HBO here I come.
Lenny

Subject: Re: Gigs and hair
Hi Lenny,
Sounds like a dynamite weekend. I'm glad the gig went so well. Three camcorders! All yours? How did you control them? I guess you had help.
Action theater seems very cool. Shaving your armpits has got to be a nuisance. Stubble in there would be very irritating. I don't blame women for wanting to avoid it. I have no problem with a woman with armpit hair unless it's a real bush under there. And I think light hair on the arms is sexy. Blonde hair on the arms is extremely sexy when the sunlight highlights it. I like women who don't wear makeup. I like a natural look. Why smearing red lard on your lips is supposed to improve your appearance is beyond me.
Well, I imagine trudging back to work after such a good weekend is a real bummer, but cheer up! There is another weekend on the way!
................................ Trio

Hey Trio,
How's it going?Yard work is really busy this year.I've been leaving work early when I can to get caught up.
False starts reminds me of what I go through when I start a lawn.It's a long process but once I get started and see some improvement I start to feel better.Last week I put in 15 hours on one lawn.I put in 11 hours this week so far.When its not raining I'm out there doing lawns.When it rains I stay in and do something else.
I thought of inviting you up for a week or two if you were available and wanted to make some quick cash so I guess I will.
If you're up for it I could pay you $20.00 an hour.You could work 10 to 30 hours a week,have weekends off
and stay at my home rent free.There's a train in Lowell that goes to Boston all the time if you wanted to take any trips into Boston.I thought it could be like a little vacation too.Just thought I'ld mention it.
I started another art site. <http://www.artwanted.com/artist.cfm?ArtID=5984>
I found someone on the web to update my home page>i'm very happy with his performance and glad to have the broken links corrected.
I got some great footage of Action Theater 12 hours.I've been getting it on super VHS tapes to make copies for the students and the teacher Ruth Zaporah.I've got two tapes done four to go.It's gonna give me a great edge the next time I take a workshop and will improve my stage and performancepresence 100 %.
After that I'm going to be putting all my Footage of my acting teacher Andrea Southwick on Super VHS to look at and then all my nature footage.
I heard a song on the country station I listen to in my car with itty bitty in the theme that reminded me of you.
Stormy sent me a cool link that you may enjoy.
<http://www.otisfodder.com/365days.html>
I hope to strat recording again soon.
Sorry I've been out of touch but duty calls more often than I expect sometime.
I always enjoy getting your movies. Hope Everything going good with you.
Lenny

Hi Lenny,
Wow! That's a good offer! My first urge is to jump into my car today and drive up to Lowell!
But first I have to get through Mothers Day.
I'll have to think on it some more and let you know about it.
Don't worry about being out of touch. I try to answer all my email but I don't originate much. Like most people, my days tend to be pretty ordinary and repeat the same patterns, so I don't have much to say. Really the movies are the creative, out-of-the-ordinary part of my life and they can speak for themselves.
You, on the other hand, are up to all kinds of interesting things from acting to lawn care to videotaping to music making and performing - so I always enjoy hearing from you. But I don't worry if a week or two goes by without an email. I just assume you are up to some hi jinks away from your computer.
Now to check out the links in your email. See you later
................................. Trio
That link you gave me: <http://www.otisfodder.com/365days.html> is grrreat!
I have already downloaded several selections. There is no lo-fi preview unfortunately, so I have to download the whole selection to hear it. On the other hand, the descriptions are so complete that I have not been disappointed with anything.
Thanks for a great link.

............... Trio

Hi Lenny,
Sorry I took so long to answer this email.
I won't be going anywhere for a while. I've got commitments this weekend and also for Memorial Day.
Wish I could come up and help out. It sounds like you are swamped with lawn jobs. Does it really slow down in a few weeks? Is that because the grass grows slower in the summer heat?
I still want to visit Boston and you, but it will probably be part of some lazy tour that circles up through the Mississippi Valley into Canada, down to Boston, and then back down the coast. I can't drive more than 300 miles a day so even going straight to Boston would be at least a 2 day trip for me. I'd kind of like to make sure SARS is all petered out before I hit the road. Also I want to buy a video camera.
So everything is vague. Is there any kind of festival going on in Lowell or the surrounding towns during the summer that you are particularly interested in? And what is your acting schedule? I guess I have to be careful not to conflict with all that.
Well, sorry I am not up there cutting grass, but I don't know if I would be much good at it. I walk 90 minutes every day and consider that a good workout, but that's nothing compared to lawn cutting!!
...................... Trio

Hi Trio,
Can you send me the url to your Yahoo Itty Bitty Movies?I can find it.
lenny
Hi Lenny,
Yeah, Amtrak would be suitable for a one-destination trip. However, part of my driving problem is that I can't sit in a chair for extended periods of time because of my back. So I need to spend a lot of the day moving around. And Amtrak would not help that. I also have a bad hip and weak eyes, but let's not go into all of that! Hahaha! I still like to imagine myself in perfect health.
You are right. I wouldn't be much of a yard man!
I was just looking over your CD of images last night. "Dandyland" is a favorite of mine. Do you recall how it is composed of rectangular sections? I spent a few minutes separating each section out as an individual image. On of the problems with using your images in my movies is that the tiny screen size of the movie is overwhelmed by the amount of pixels in your large images. I think I might try an approach of using parts of your images instead. I know that is artistic butchery, chopping them up like that. So how do you feel about that? Is your feeling that I should keep them whole no matter what? Or is your feeling that I can deconstruct them and use pieces of them?
Hey, do me a favor and switch back over to the trio33@msn.com <mailto:trio33@msn.com> email address because I cannot save your emails on my computer from the Yahoo address. That's why I try to use the msn address for all my email. Thanks!
...................... Trio

Subject: grass
Hi Lenny,
>>>>Hi Trio,
Sorry I took so long to answer this email.
I won't be going anywhere for a while. I've got commitments this weekend and also for Memorial Day.
Wish I could come up and help out. It sounds like you are swamped with lawn jobs. Does it really slow down in a few weeks? Is that because the grass grows slower in the summer heat?
>>>>>>>>>>>I'm swamped with lawn raking more than mowing right now.I'm just doing mowing 6 lawns so far this year but two customers wanted there lawns raked.One took 15 hours.The one I've finished today was a mess.Lots to trimming,small tree cutting and lots of raking.I must have filled up 45 large heavy duty bags and spent 31 hours on it.It was a mess.I had to leave that job and start another one(not one I'm mowing this year) last Saturday.I've got maybe another 8 hours there.I'm gonna try to get there tomorrow and friday and if I need to Saturday afternoon when I get back from Cambridge.The raking jobs been an unexpected boost in my funds.
It's been raining some and the grass is growing faster so I'll be mowing more soon and raking less.Luckily it's been rain when I'm not raking.
The grass starts to grow less toward the end of the summer.By that time I'm pretty worn out any way.
I still want to visit Boston and you, but it will probably be part of some lazy tour that circles up through the Mississippi Valley into Canada, down to Boston, and then back down the coast. I can't drive more than 300 miles a day so even going straight to Boston would be at least a 2 day trip for me. I'd kind of like to make sure SARS is all petered out before I hit the road. Also I want to buy a video camera.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.Have you ever thought about taking Amtrak up for just a visit before the road trip?
So everything is vague. Is there any kind of festival going on in Lowell or the surrounding towns during the summer that you are particularly interested in? And what is your acting schedule? I guess I have to be careful not to conflict with all that.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I'm home for the summer.No acting this year Andrea is taking the summer off.I won't be going on vacation or away untill Sept when I'm going to Earthdance for Action Theater.Lowell has a folk fest every summer but it never interests me.I listen to so much music that I can't really be bothered.Lowell sometimes has a blues fest too but never gets any local musicians or bands from Lowell and there are many of them.Most of my best local musician friends are into jazz.I heard from my friend Peter they stopped the Jazz jam on tuesdays.
I get great enjoyment when I go to Cambridge on Saturday.Harvard Square is one of my favorite places.I get my hair cut there.I haven't seen my favorite local Boston Jazz band Either/Orchestra in years.They don't play out much but I'ld like to see those guys again.
I got a message months ago from Little Jimmy of Little Jimmy and The Homewreckers.I lost his number but if the band gets back together I'ld like to see those guys again.
The person Matt(Vernon Weeds)I met at the 1 min film fest is working out great.He's a good guy and his film ideas are very good and inventive.It turns out he's a good musician too and records his own songs.He's got some good film ideas and is going to be working with me as cameraman for THE REAL LANCE GARGOYLE STORY and other local film ideas I'm planning.It's gonna be a hoot.
My main concern is getting that Action theater footage on super VHS.I've got two and a half VHS tapes and three and a half to go.Then I'm gonna work on the Nature footage or the Footage I've collected over the years Of Andrea Sothwick.I still need to look at all the footage from when I played at the Lowell Coffee House.
I'm trying to find time to record some new ideas but I've got to find out why the device I use for my vocals isn't working.
Around this time of years I go to the beach on sundays when I can.Most of the time at Rye Beach in N.H.sometimes I go to Maine.I start early in the morning and get back between 1 and 3 in the afternoon so I can wind down and get ready for TUBE TIME and the next week.
Well, sorry I am not up there cutting grass, but I don't know if I would be much good at it. I walk 90 minutes every day and consider that a good workout, but that's nothing compared to lawn cutting!!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.Sounds like even a small lawn would be a work out for you.I don't think I can do it many more years.Every year I say it's gonna be my last.
>>>>>>>>>>>>Hey The new art site ARTWANTED.COM is boosting my limit on images from 100 to 200.I've been putting four new ones on each site every couple of day.I've been starting to put some more music on mp3 to increase my activity.i've still got 100's of past songs I've never put on or deleted from slow mp3 sites.
I've got something I've been getting ready that I think you'll get a kick out of too.
Till next this is
Lenny...........The Last Of The Ironmen
signing out
...................... Trio

Hey Trio,
I'm really enjoyong the recent Itty Bitty movies with your music in the back ground.
I just got back from doing some lawns.I put in 18 hrs during the wek and 8 at one and 2 at another.
Besides doing my regular day job I am beat.
Hope you can make it up.We'll have a blast.
After the next two weeks it will slow down and I can have a beat.
I'm going to my mothers tomorrow.I got her a cd mp3 player for mothers day and some small power speaks like I have.Now she can play cds of mp3s.
Got to shower now and decompress(watch TV)
More good news later.
Lenny
THE IRON MAN
Hi Lenny,
>>>>Hi Trio,
Sorry I took so long to answer this email.
I won't be going anywhere for a while. I've got commitments this weekend and also for Memorial Day.
Wish I could come up and help out. It sounds like you are swamped with lawn jobs. Does it really slow down in a few weeks? Is that because the grass grows slower in the summer heat?
>>>>>>>>>>>I'm swamped with lawn raking more than mowing right now.I'm just doing mowing 6 lawns so far this year but two customers wanted there lawns raked.One took 15 hours.The one I've finished today was a mess.Lots to trimming,small tree cutting and lots of raking.I must have filled up 45 large heavy duty bags and spent 31 hours on it.It was a mess.I had to leave that job and start another one(not one I'm mowing this year) last Saturday.I've got maybe another 8 hours there.I'm gonna try to get there tomorrow and friday and if I need to Saturday afternoon when I get back from Cambridge.The raking jobs been an unexpected boost in my funds.
It's been raining some and the grass is growing faster so I'll be mowing more soon and raking less.Luckily it's been rain when I'm not raking.
The grass starts to grow less toward the end of the summer.By that time I'm pretty worn out any way.
I still want to visit Boston and you, but it will probably be part of some lazy tour that circles up through the Mississippi Valley into Canada, down to Boston, and then back down the coast. I can't drive more than 300 miles a day so even going straight to Boston would be at least a 2 day trip for me. I'd kind of like to make sure SARS is all petered out before I hit the road. Also I want to buy a video camera.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.Have you ever thought about taking Amtrak up for just a visit before the road trip?
So everything is vague. Is there any kind of festival going on in Lowell or the surrounding towns during the summer that you are particularly interested in? And what is your acting schedule? I guess I have to be careful not to conflict with all that.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I'm home for the summer.No acting this year Andrea is taking the summer off.I won't be going on vacation or away untill Sept when I'm going to Earthdance for Action Theater.Lowell has a folk fest every summer but it never interests me.I listen to so much music that I can't really be bothered.Lowell sometimes has a blues fest too but never gets any local musicians or bands from Lowell and there are many of them.Most of my best local musician friends are into jazz.I heard from my friend Peter they stopped the Jazz jam on tuesdays.
I get great enjoyment when I go to Cambridge on Saturday.Harvard Square is one of my favorite places.I get my hair cut there.I haven't seen my favorite local Boston Jazz band Either/Orchestra in years.They don't play out much but I'ld like to see those guys again.
I got a message months ago from Little Jimmy of Little Jimmy and The Homewreckers.I lost his number but if the band gets back together I'ld like to see those guys again.
The person Matt(Vernon Weeds)I met at the 1 min film fest is working out great.He's a good guy and his film ideas are very good and inventive.It turns out he's a good musician too and records his own songs.He's got some good film ideas and is going to be working with me as cameraman for THE REAL LANCE GARGOYLE STORY and other local film ideas I'm planning.It's gonna be a hoot.
My main concern is getting that Action theater footage on super VHS.I've got two and a half VHS tapes and three and a half to go.Then I'm gonna work on the Nature footage or the Footage I've collected over the years Of Andrea Sothwick.I still need to look at all the footage from when I played at the Lowell Coffee House.
I'm trying to find time to record some new ideas but I've got to find out why the device I use for my vocals isn't working.
Around this time of years I go to the beach on sundays when I can.Most of the time at Rye Beach in N.H.sometimes I go to Maine.I start early in the morning and get back between 1 and 3 in the afternoon so I can wind down and get ready for TUBE TIME and the next week.
Well, sorry I am not up there cutting grass, but I don't know if I would be much good at it. I walk 90 minutes every day and consider that a good workout, but that's nothing compared to lawn cutting!!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.Sounds like even a small lawn would be a work out for you.I don't think I can do it many more years.Every year I say it's gonna be my last.
>>>>>>>>>>>>Hey The new art site ARTWANTED.COM is boosting my limit on images from 100 to 200.I've been putting four new ones on each site every couple of day.I've been starting to put some more music on mp3 to increase my activity.i've still got 100's of past songs I've never put on or deleted from slow mp3 sites.
I've got something I've been getting ready that I think you'll get a kick out of too.
Till next this is
Lenny...........The Last Of The Ironmen
signing out
...................... Trio

Hi Lenny,
Thanks for switching over to the msn address and thanks for permission to butcher. I have gotten use to just using parts of things to make them fit in the movies. I feel like you do I think. If someone can use part of my stuff - fine. That's better than them not using any of it.
Have you mentioned Dave Rawlings before? I forgot to mention that my memory is shot, too! I am a wreck, bro!
....................... Trio

Hi Trio,
I was just looking over your CD of images last night. "Dandyland" is a favorite of mine. Do you recall how it is composed of rectangular sections? I spent a few minutes separating each section out as an individual image. On of the problems with using your images in my movies is that the tiny screen size of the movie is overwhelmed by the amount of pixels in your large images. I think I might try an approach of using parts of your images instead. I know that is artistic butchery, chopping them up like that. So how do you feel about that? Is your feeling that I should keep them whole no matter what? Or is your feeling that I can deconstruct them and use pieces of them?
Use whatever you want however you want.Paintings ,music or anything.
It doesn't matter if you use part of my paintings.You got one of the best eyes and ears I know.
I was showing your latest itty bitty movies to Dave Rawlings tonite.He's really enjoys them esp the latest ones.You can't watch just one.
I'll fill you in more later.
Lenny

Hi Trio,
I try to make sunday my catch up day.I got your latest movie.It reminds me how kinda lacked I'm been lately with responding to e-mails.
I heard a saying recently that I wrote down."Information is always moving".
I'm cooking one of my 7 qt spagetti sauce.I found a place that has great italian sausage.So I decided to make a batch of sauce,I free it in pint bags.The last batch lasted almost two months.
I changed the fuse in my vocal effect and I'm finally ready to start recording again.I got a gig at a party july 19th so it happened just in time.I'm due for some new recording.
I'm going to be the headliner at the party(three other bands) and i'm told that I can pull out all the stops.I couldn't do any improv vocal songs or some of my monster songs(past lance gargoyle vocal tunes )at the coffee house.It's the kinda performance I've been waiting for.I can do my charactors,Tony D',Sidney Hipple,Lance Gargoyle,and Captain Weirdo.I think of my recording process as practice to get ideas.
Last night Dave and I went to see a jazz band that we know a few of the players.We both filmed it but the lights were kinda low.It was a slow night for the club so after two sets the owner said she was closing the bar.
Dave Rawlings and I have been refering weird movies to each other for years now.He really knows something that very different and interesting as your Itty Bitty Movies are.Outstanding is a better word.If all you ever created were your I.B.Movies you would go down in my creative hall of fame.
It will be interesting for me to see pieces of my paintings in your movies.Someday I've like to see them all together in columns of ten or tweenty across going down.Imagine making t-shirts with fabric that was like a quilt of my paintings?Boy if I had real money what I would do.
The lawn raking is almost done.Next week it's back to lawn mowing.What a relief.I had to borrow a chain saw that's how bad one of the yards I did.It's all downhill from here untill the fall.
Now I can continue with more creative projects.
You've got almost 60 I.B. Movies now.I enjoy them more and more every time I see them .OUTSTANDING and always a surprise.
I'm off to a recital my Acting teacher Andrea Southwick is doing a few towns over.Then it's back home to Decompress and get ready for another week and another set of adventures.Every day is a holiday,ever meal a banquet.
Healthsouth updates(my company)it's become like a soap oprea.
<http://al.com/specialreport/birminghamnews/?healthsouth.html>
. . . . . . . . . . . . Lenny

Hi Lenny,
Your spaghetti sauce reminds me of a neighbor I had many years ago. He didn't cook much, but every now and then he would make a giant pot of spaghetti sauce. It was delicious.
Your T-shirt idea is cool. But like you say, it would cost a few bucks to pull off. If you could be sure of selling them, it would be fun - maybe at your gigs? But I don't think people want to spend money so freely nowadays.
Your characters are going to get a workout? That's great! You know I was thinking what it would be like if I could just combine you and Dave and me into one superartist. It would be someone who had characters to make stories with, act them out, draw artwork and animation, compose and perform the background music, assemble the movie, make tapes and DVDs, and have the contacts to sell and distribute them! SuperArtist!
The summer is having a bad effect on my creativity. I like to get outside in the great weather. But it's cool and rainy today. Maybe I can get something "arty-farty" done! Haha! See you later...

............... Trio

Lenny,
That sauce sounds grrrreat! Makes me want to get out my biggest pot and get something going. Even though I cook every day I don't have any "showpiece" dishes that I do. No specialties. I will eat anything, but try to keep it mostly vegetables with small amounts of meat and fish.
I like seafood too. When I was a kid one of our Saturday night family meals was to go to the all-you-can eat boiled shrimp restaurant and stuff ourselves. Outdoor oyster roasts with cold beer are great. I never had good results with clams. I tasted squid but it's just rubber to me! Lobster costs too much. Catfish is big here. I buy the fresh pieces and just saute them with no breading. Whenever fresh salmon gets down to 4$ a pound (It's usually 6$/lb) then I have a great salmon meal. Flounder, tuna, mackerel, sardines, herring - it's all good.
Lenny, I think I am hungry! Haha! Time for breakfast...
......................... Trio

Subject: Spaghetti Man
Hi Lenny,
Your spaghetti sauce reminds me of a neighbor I had many years ago. He didn't cook much, but every now and then he would make a giant pot of spaghetti sauce. It was delicious.
>>>>>>>>>>>.Mine has lots of garlic,mushrooms ,peppers,a small onion,lots of ground sirlion,sausage,tomato sause and tomato paste.Caraway seeds,Fennel seeds,sweet basil,SUGAR,garlic/pepper seasoning and a few more things.I cook it all day.I fry all the meat first so its cooked good.I had my first sample today when I got home.It always taste better after it cools and gets reheated the next day.I cook up pasta(angel hair)too.
The other thing I cook is fried scallops,shrimp,and sometimes clam bellies.Punchie like scallops and lobster.Lobster is my favorite seafood.
An italian friend of mine Paul Listro that I grow up with in Methuen,Mass said he use to make spagetti sauce and put a live lobster in the sauce to cook with and flavor the sauce.I've got to try that someday.
My other big kick in the summer is italian ice (slush)There's a place in Lawrence,mass that Paul and I use to get it as kids.It's the best slush around.I buy banana,pistachio,or almond.I was getting a gallen at a time.Last time I got a two and a halk gallen container.
Your T-shirt idea is cool. But like you say, it would cost a few bucks to pull off. If you could be sure of selling them, it would be fun - maybe at your gigs? But I don't think people want to spend money so freely nowadays.
>>>>>>>>>>>>I'll look into what it would take getting the fabric made sometime.It will be interesting to look into.They would certainly be unique and each peice of clothing would be original.
Your characters are going to get a workout? That's great! You know I was thinking what it would be like if I could just combine you and Dave and me into one superartist. It would be someone who had characters to make stories with, act them out, draw artwork and animation, compose and perform the background music, assemble the movie, make tapes and DVDs, and have the contacts to sell and distribute them! SuperArtist!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I'll have to save my thoughts on for a song.
The summer is having a bad effect on my creativity. I like to get outside in the great weather. But it's cool and rainy today. Maybe I can get something "arty-farty" done! Haha! See you later...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>.It's been a little cold up here in the morning and hot in the afternoon.Just one more lawn to finish up and I'm done with raking.I did three lawns today.I've got two tomorrow and two past customers called that I'm doing wendsday.I try to do all my lawns as early in the week as possible.Most of my customers are elderly.Most of the lawns are small and take anywhere from 20 mins to two hours.I don't do any lawns that take more than two hours.
............... Trio... .... .. .... ... Lenny

Trio,
Catfish!We use to call them Hornpout when I use to fish when I was a kid.My friend Paul Listro fried some up last year when he was here and the smell turned me off.I changed the grease in my pan afterwards.We never ate what we caught from the Merrimack River in Methuen.It was dirty water.
Speaking of food I got a few 12 packs of my favorite beverage Cola and Root Beer.I drink soda from the time I wake up untill I go to bed.Currently I break it up with a big bowl of Banana slush.I got a big bag of chips too.I'm all set for the week now.Oh I forgot Milk.I drink a lot of milk.Only whole milk.I'm into a bens and jerry's pistachio Ice cream kick.I make Frappes with vanilla syrup,milk and ice cream.
I recorded a little last night but I've still got a ways to go before I get back in the swing of things.I'm thinking of asking my friend Bradlee if he wants to sell me the Korg i-30 back from him.I think he'll take payments ever month and I don't think he'll ever play it anyways.
It's easy of compose on and I have a ton of songs already on disc I created with it.
I had mp3 delete 6 bands of mine that never went any place cause I started them later than the others.I deleted all the songs months ago.
It's tube time and I've got a hackering for some SLUSH.
Lenny

Subject: Re: Spaghetti Man
Lenny,
That sauce sounds grrrreat! Makes me want to get out my biggest pot and get something going. Even though I cook every day I don't have any "showpiece" dishes that I do. No specialties. I will eat anything, but try to keep it mostly vegetables with small amounts of meat and fish.
I like seafood too. When I was a kid one of our Saturday night family meals was to go to the all-you-can eat boiled shrimp restaurant and stuff ourselves. Outdoor oyster roasts with cold beer are great. I never had good results with clams. I tasted squid but it's just rubber to me! Lobster costs too much. Catfish is big here. I buy the fresh pieces and just saute them with no breading. Whenever fresh salmon gets down to 4$ a pound (It's usually 6$/lb) then I have a great salmon meal. Flounder, tuna, mackerel, sardines, herring - it's all good.
Lenny, I think I am hungry! Haha! Time for breakfast...
......................... Trio

Hi Trio,
Last night I went to see a friends band.I just stayed for one or two songs.I thought they were going to play originals but they were going to play metal.But the opening band was a R+B band.I was going to leave because the music was so loud but after they started playing and I realized they were R+B I decided to stay.They were great.I was thinking how Frank Zappa loved R+B and had one of the largest collection around.
I was in heaven listening to them.They did several orginals too.Realizing that everything is an opportunity I talked to the singer about filming them after they got off.They just started playing out and didn't know when they would be playing out again but were very interested about me filming them.The band is called The Third Movement.
I sent you out a package yesterday with a vhs tape of that band at Evos Dave and I filmed(I think they are called Four Way Anal )and also I put on Mark and Dougs side band i filmed last saturday.I added a Lance Gargoyle LTc footage.A few of the songs you might have seen before on the Lance Gargoyle video..Its old but its interesting to see how my Monster songs were.I had room to put another thing I did as Sidney Hipple.
I put in a book I got at Bryn Mar that I got done reading that you'll enjoy.
Hey I've got a link you should check out.I've had someone working on it for a week and it's finished.There are some corrections that need to be done on the music page that got lost but this new page looks okay.Let me know what you think.Sorry if I did it without telling you.I wanted to surprise you.
<http://www.laughingdervish.com/itty_bitty.shtml>
Lenny

Hi Lenny,
Yes! I am surprised! Haha! I mean I knew you were going to put some movies on your site, but this is really impressive. Your friend did a good job on the site design.
My first thought was "Will he have room for his art and music if his server space is filled up with movies?" But then I saw that your art is linked to artwanted.com and your music is linked to mp3.com so I guess space was not a problem.
Speaking of links, I guess it is high time I put a link to your laughingdervish.com site on the links page of the IttyBitty group at Yahoo. I thought I would just say something like "Here is where to go to hear more music and see more artwork done by my friend Lenny Hall." How does that sound?
I am looking forward to the package. Just by coincidence I was reading today in the Bukowski novel "Factotum" that you sent and your second SpongeBob tape is sitting in my VCR. You are like my own private entertainment channel! Haha! And I thank you for it.
.............................. Trio

Hi Trio,
Glad you like the new page.The new web person(found online)has been working on it for over a week after I sent him the files.There are a few things that have to be put back on my web page that they took out,like my stories page,while changing the new top navagation bar but I can live with that untill next week.
I've been thinking if you want me to have the comments you've gotten on Yahoo at the bottom of the left colunm to fill that space?It would fill the space better to balance the right side were the most of the files are.
I welcome the link on Yahoo.Any links help.Speaking of links I'm gonna forward an e-mail from another one of Zappa influenced mp3 artist that I'm in contact with in good old N.J Dan Pallidino (Riddleworks)..It one of the best web sites I've seen on the web.
It's been raining so I've had since Friday off from mowing.I just got one mowing lined up from last week and just a little bit of lawn raking to finish.
My self propeled mower didn't self propel any more during my biggest lawn and I had to go out and get two used mowers the next day.Normally I would just push it to finish but it was a big lawn.I got a used Toro for $200.00 that's self-perpelled.It didn't have a bag but I have to bags from the Toro I have that's I had for parts.I had to change the drive wheels but it rocks better that the Honda I have.The other mower I got for $100.00 is not self perpelled but it's a good back up.
It's been a busy weekend.I'm trying to get as many mp3 cds to put on CD Baby because the set up fee ($35.00 each CD)is free untill the end of the month.Good thing I just have to work an hour at(my day job) Healthsouth,St. Joseph's Healthcare Center in the morning.
I finished compiling the Masters on the Action Theater footage yesterday and got vhs tapes when I got blank cds today.It took 6 vhs tape total.It's interesting stuff.Next up is all my nature footage or the Andrea Southwick footage.
I finally got some recording done yesterday and I've finished one tape.I'm gonna make mp3s and get them on mp3 next week and maybe a few on IUMA.I used mostly the Korg i-30 and found some old tracks I had forgotten about.I did a few improv vocals but I was thinking how you are the King of Improv vocals.I got a few good moment in and the instrumentals are really rockin.
I went to see my Friend Dave Ambrose playing at the coffee house last night and saw a guitar player Greg that I've jammed with years ago.Dave and a musician who came to me performance are playing on the July bill.
I honestly can't believe how much savvy I've gotten being on mp3 and the web for almost four years and how it's a snap talking with and networking with musicians in the area even the ones I'm just meeting.Looks like I've gotten a good education after all.
To tell you the truth I just wanted to start a web page for my friends to see and look how far its gone so far.It's a lot of fun and keeps me occupied.
My regular sunday nite shows aren't on tonite so I've got untill nine to compile some more mp3 cds for cd baby.I may have as many as ten to send in.Even if I don't sell any or that many right away its gonna look good having all those cds there.
Lenny

Subject: Re: Surprise
Hi Lenny,
Yes! I am surprised! Haha! I mean I knew you were going to put some movies on your site, but this is really impressive. Your friend did a good job on the site design.
My first thought was "Will he have room for his art and music if his server space is filled up with movies?" But then I saw that your art is linked to artwanted.com and your music is linked to mp3.com so I guess space was not a problem.
Speaking of links, I guess it is high time I put a link to your laughingdervish.com site on the links page of the IttyBitty group at Yahoo. I thought I would just say something like "Here is where to go to hear more music and see more artwork done by my friend Lenny Hall." How does that sound?
I am looking forward to the package. Just by coincidence I was reading today in the Bukowski novel "Factotum" that you sent and your second SpongeBob tape is sitting in my VCR. You are like my own private entertainment channel! Haha! And I thank you for it.
.............................. Trio
My friend Lenny Hall has revamped his Laughing Dervish web site and
put some EarWorm movies there including a few earlier ones that are
not listed in this group. And since you only got a taste of his
music and artwork in my movie "Lenny" -- now you can attend the
feast!

<http://www.laughingdervish.com>

Hi Lenny,
Thanks for the tape and the book and the weird red squishy thing. Punchie didn't like it? It looks like "Testicle on a Rope"! Hahaha!
Your question about putting Yahoo comments on your web page - no, please don't. Actually the only comments come from one lady who feels like I need encouragement I guess. I delete all those kinds of comments from the Group pages. You just see them in your email. That was cool by the way that you used the Yahoo Group image on your web page. There are three more images in the PHOTOS section of the Yahoo group. If you really need to fill space maybe they would do. Or better yet, why not your "Dandyland" painting and you could subtitle it "One of EarWorm's favorite Lenny Hall images..."

............... Trio

Hi Trio,
I thought you'ld be interested in at least the first two bands on the tape since I mentioned them.
The Book I got from Bryn Mawr.I get them for free for helping out.I thought I;ld pass it along to you after I read it.
Don't worry about the comments.I'll do as you suggest at the next update of the LD site.
I've been busy the last week putting THE MASTER PLAN into action after thinking about it for over two years now.You'll freak when you see it.Maybe in a week it will be ready
I put some recent songs on mp3.com.They should go live in a day or two.You get a laugh out of a few of them.
How's everything with you?How's the weather down there?Up here Its like we went from Winter to Summer.It's either too cold or too hot.What happened to Spring?
I can't believe you don't get more positive respondances from Yahoo.I guess that just the nature of the site.Everyone I show them to really enjoy them.
Someone gave me a copy of a cool painting program that I started to work with.It's called ZBrush.It's accually a paint or design program for non artists.It's out of this world.Looks like another paint era coming up.
Hey in the video the first band Four Way Anal look good but a name change may have been a good idea.Those whackos always trying to make a statement with their name.
The Second band on the tape has Mark Playing Drums and Doug on Bass.I'm gonna try to get them to get some side thing going with me playing Keys.Mark said that Doug hates playing drums cause he's into Keyboards and Vocals but I thought he was very good.
What a summer this is going to be and I'm getting ready a head of time.
Speaking of Time It's Tube time.
........................Lenny

Subject: Package received
Hi Lenny,
Thanks for the tape and the book and the weird red squishy thing. Punchie didn't like it? It looks like "Testicle on a Rope"! Hahaha!
Your question about putting Yahoo comments on your web page - no, please don't. Actually the only comments come from one lady who feels like I need encouragement I guess. I delete all those kinds of comments from the Group pages. You just see them in your email. That was cool by the way that you used the Yahoo Group image on your web page. There are three more images in the PHOTOS section of the Yahoo group. If you really need to fill space maybe they would do. Or better yet, why not your "Dandyland" painting and you could subtitle it "One of EarWorm's favorite Lenny Hall images..."

............... Trio

Hello Lenny,
Well of course I have to hear more about the Master Plan. I can't imagine what it is.
I enjoyed the tape and the book, but I never did figure out what to do with the red squishy thing. I guess I will pass it on to somebody else. Haha.
Weather down here is still mild - in the 80's - but it won't be much longer until it creeps up to a 100 or more. Meanwhile very pleasant.
I am not cranking out movies like I was in April, but still working at it. If I start repeating myself I will have to quit for a while.
........................... Trio

Subject: Re: Package received
Hi Trio,
I thought you'ld be interested in at least the first two bands on the tape since I mentioned them.
The Book I got from Bryn Mawr.I get them for free for helping out.I thought I;ld pass it along to you after I read it.
Don't worry about the comments.I'll do as you suggest at the next update of the LD site.
I've been busy the last week putting THE MASTER PLAN into action after thinking about it for over two years now.You'll freak when you see it.Maybe in a week it will be ready
I put some recent songs on mp3.com.They should go live in a day or two.You get a laugh out of a few of them.
How's everything with you?How's the weather down there?Up here Its like we went from Winter to Summer.It's either too cold or too hot.What happened to Spring?
I can't believe you don't get more positive respondances from Yahoo.I guess that just the nature of the site.Everyone I show them to really enjoy them.
Someone gave me a copy of a cool painting program that I started to work with.It's called ZBrush.It's accually a paint or design program for non artists.It's out of this world.Looks like another paint era coming up.
Hey in the video the first band Four Way Anal look good but a name change may have been a good idea.Those whackos always trying to make a statement with their name.
The Second band on the tape has Mark Playing Drums and Doug on Bass.I'm gonna try to get them to get some side thing going with me playing Keys.Mark said that Doug hates playing drums cause he's into Keyboards and Vocals but I thought he was very good.
What a summer this is going to be and I'm getting ready a head of time.
Speaking of Time It's Tube time.
........................Lenny

............... Trio

Hi Trio,
I'm Sorry.The Red thing is a yoyo.I've got one and I send them to friends sometime.
You'll freak when you see the BEGINNING of the master plan.It should be up in less than a week.
In the Meantime here's a new song that got posted.
There's list of the new songs.All are new except the one at the botton.
<http://golocal.mp3.com/gir?genre_id=0&geo_id=10035411>
Check Out Laughing Dervish Update and Half a Brain.You'll have a laugh at the end of Half a Brain.100% Pure Vocal Improv.I never know where they are gonna go.
Got to go try to do a few lawns before it rains again.
I'll catch up to you later.
....................Lenny

Subject: The Master Plan
Hello Lenny,
Well of course I have to hear more about the Master Plan. I can't imagine what it is.
I enjoyed the tape and the book, but I never did figure out what to do with the red squishy thing. I guess I will pass it on to somebody else. Haha.
Weather down here is still mild - in the 80's - but it won't be much longer until it creeps up to a 100 or more. Meanwhile very pleasant.
I am not cranking out movies like I was in April, but still working at it. If I start repeating myself I will have to quit for a while.
........................... Trio