In case any of you peeps are in the PNW- we got our tickets, and are excited to welcome the Jandek-
Regards, Virginia
Regards, Virginia
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Re: Jandek in Portland, April 20th at the Hollywood Theatre
Fri, April 21, 2006 - 5:51 PMJandek was great- there was a lot of Jazz/Skronk flavored "jamming". He did ask the audience (through a representative) that if they wanted to leave, to please do so between songs, so there was this herding phenomena when songs ended after ten or fifteen minutes.
He was everything I thought that a middle-aged outsider musician could be, and more. He sang about love, depression, and the speed at which his friend Eddie the Wino can down a bottle of Wild Irish Rose. He helped me solve a lot of problems I have when trying to sing and play guitar at the same time. His solution is: when he is singing,the guitar hangs limply around his neck. When he is done singing, he plays his guitar some more.
The Jandek-loving masses wandered out of the theatre in a daze two hours later. I really did feel hypnotized. The non-Jandek loving 10% left the theatre during the first hour, stupefying the fans. He was totally un-charismatic, but in a hilarious way. No chitchat, very little acknowledgement of the audience. At the end he got a standing O (mostly in stunned amazement) while he packed up his own guitar and got his lyrics sheet and walked out the door.
For a weirdo ex-Texan, seeing Jandek perform ever was a little like seeing the tooth fairy. -
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Re: Jandek in Portland, April 20th at the Hollywood Theatre
Sun, October 8, 2006 - 12:07 PMOkay, I'm confused....I became interested in outsider music several years ago. At that time Jandek was a totally mystery - there was a great deal of debate about his identity.....when did he go public? Was it after the release of the movie about him? Obviously I've been away from outsider music for too long. -
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Re: Jandek in Portland, April 20th at the Hollywood Theatre
Mon, October 9, 2006 - 10:40 AMYow, you're so outside, you're back INSIDE. Janky did a tour last year, which many people said ruined everything. But I don't think it did. I believe it was partially due to the success of the film, Jandek on Corwood, but not directly linked. -
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Re: Jandek in Portland, April 20th at the Hollywood Theatre
Tue, October 10, 2006 - 12:34 PMI know, I am a disgrace to music geekdom. Thanks for the update.
Cheers,
Melanie
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