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My dearest Monty Python memory harkens back to my high school years.  Two of my best girl friends and I decked out in our favorite pj’s settled in for a Friday night of laughs and dessert as we popped in our VHS copy of Monty Python & The Holy Grail.  This was also the night that I discovered creme brulee – yum, so this film has an extra sweet spot in my heart.

So, Jocelyn & Beth, my dear high school BFF’s…this one’s for you.  None other than Neil Innes, Monty Python Minstrel himself, will be performing here at Rams Head On Stage this Sunday the 31st.

In addition to his appearance in The Holy Grail, Innes appeared with the Bonzo Dog Band UK kids show “Do Not Adjust Your Set” – who’s cast was chock full of future “Pythons”. The band’s hit “I’m the Urban Spaceman” was produced by Apollo C. Vermouth (aka Paul McCartney) and topped the UK charts in 1968.

Ever heard of Bonzo Dog Band “Death Cab for Cutie”?  You can thank Neil & his Bonzo Dog Band for that?  They wrote the song which inspired the American band of the same name.

Check out the trailer for “The Seventh Python” starring our good friend Neil:

Then hop on over to www.ramsheadonstage.com to get  your tickets for Sunday!

So basically, David Alan Grier is coming. Coming to Rams Head Live to perform a full length stand-up comedy routine and the first thing that comes to mind is that I can sing along with the theme song to In Living Color to this day. “Let’s take a trip and zip on a dream, ride with a guide on a funky scene…”…….”no need to hold your remote control, chill. This show’s got soul….”

And even though I wasn’t supposed to be watching (or tuning into most shows on the new-at-the-time FOX network) because my mommy said the content was “too mature”, my sister and I would sneak into the guest room to watch Calhoun Tubbs perform an endless playlist of limited creativity:

David Alan Grier has since been a Comedy Central favorite. He appeared regularly on Crank Yankers and was honored to host the stand-up variety, Premium Blend. Most recentlly, Grier is busy tellin’ it like it is as the lead anchor on Comedy Central’s Chocolate News. The new show and new millenium has brought a fresh entourage of characters. One of our personal favorites, Phat Man.

What will Grier bust out live? The man does so many impressions, I wonder which we’ll be blessed with: Al Sharpton, Clarence Thomas, Colin Powell, Ike Turner? With the recent Star Trek remake, I’m hoping for a little Leonard Nimoy. But I’ll settle for some Marion Barry or Maya Angelou. I mean, who does impression of Maya Angelou… seriously.

Be there: Friday, July 10th at Rams Head Live.

From:  The Rams Head Group
To:  Brent “Turbo” Shellem, Executive Chef Extraordinaire

Happy 37th Birthday!

Photo, Crown & Gift Courtesy of Rams Head Savage Mill

Word Association in my brain goes something like this… New World Wheat. Hefeweizen. Germany. Oktoberfest. Cuckoo Clocks.  In honor of where my brain took me today, I bring you:

Germany:

Oktoberfest:

 
Cuckoo Clock
Warning: Foul Language

Hopefully your brain will do a good job remembering: Cuckoo Clock. Rams Head. Beer Release. June 4th.

Rams Head Beer Release
Featuring Fordham New World Wheat
Thursday, June 4th 2009
4-6pm: Enjoy $1 drafts in commemorative glassware
Rams Head Tavern Annapolis
Rams Head Shore House
Rams Head Tavern Savage Mill
Rams Head Roadhouse

Pete Yorn’s Musicforthemorningafter was gifted to me in the spring of 2001 from a music buddy named Eric (gotta love the friends who introduce you to new music, thanks Eric!!).  Yorn’s singer/songwriter tunes were the perfect accompaniment to summer nights spent with friends, cold beers and if you were lucky, some Maryland blue crabs.

So, when WRNR 103.1 announced Pete Yorn as the upcoming Private Artist showcase at Rams Head On Stage, I was certain to put the info in INK on the calendar and schedule myself for an entire day at the office in Annapolis.  I was also certain to pack my trusty Nikon to document the event.

From the 1st song (Life on a Chain), I was transported back to those summer days in the convertible with Pete Yorn accompanying me to Rehoboth, to visit our former location at the beach (2001-2007).  And I was instantly reminded why Pete Yorn’s twangy tunes resonated with me…. I’m such the sucker for the sentimental singer/songwriters!

So, thank you WRNR for another rockin’ private artist showcase.  Thank you Pete for continuing to make my musical heart swoon 8 years later! It is with great anticipation that I await the arrival of your new album,  Back and Fourth (mid June).

And for other Yorn swooners, here was the setlist for the showcase:
103WRNR session @ Rams Head, May 21, 2009 
life on a chain
for nancy
don’t wanna cry
for us
the man
paradise cove
strange condition

And lastly, Yorn’s new video;
Don’t Wanna Cry