The Band That Time Forgot

JOHNNY D’S JULY 24TH 2010

admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:25:31 +0000

THE BAND THAT TIME FORGOT IS BACK AGAIN

SATURDAY
DAVIS SQUARE
SOMERVILLE
9:00 TO 1:00

DON’T MISS IT!!!!

FABULOUS SOMERVILLE EVENT

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:54:20 +0000

March 28th
Sunday 4:00 - 8:00

Center for Arts at the Armory
91 Highland Ave Somerville

The City of Somerville will launch its first “one city, one book” campaign, entitled “Somerville Reads,” in March 2010 with book discussions, art displays, community read-alouds, and film screenings throughout the month of April.

featuring music from the Vietnam War by

The Band That Time Forgot

admin — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:45:46 +0000

JOHNNY D’S UPTOWN LOUNGE

DAVIS SQUARE

SOMERVILLE MA

JANUARY 9TH

BTF IN CONCERT !!!!

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with Paul Rishell and Annie Raines

AT THE REGENT THEATER

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 20TH

CD RELEASE WOODSTOCK SHOW

Paul and Annie Here!

JOHNNY D’S UPTOWN LOUNGE

admin — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:53:07 +0000

Hear all the songs that weren’t played at Woodstock 40 years ago
THE BAND THAT TIME FORGOT

groove here

An American Institution since 1984 or so
JOHNNY D’S UPTOWN LOUNGE
this SATURDAY AUGUST 15TH
9:00 PM
with

STASH, HEAD, RAINBOW, & SONNY CALIFORNIA

Come revel in Section 32L
. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, possession of one ounce or less of marijuana shall only be a civil offense, subjecting an offender who is eighteen years of age or older to a civil penalty of one hundred dollars and forfeiture of the marijuana, but not to any other form of criminal or civil punishment or disqualification.
READ WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE BAND

“Institution? They should be IN an institution” Bud - a fan
“These guys are about as American as marijuana and beer” Willow - another fan
“These guys are so totally, you know, whatever” Breeze - yet another fan
“The Band That Time Forgot brings back memories that I never had before” Feather - a fan

“That’s the guy I saw with my girlfriend” Blaze - a former fan

LISTEN TO STUFF AND BUY THINGS. TOO
Sample from The CD

BoTown Does MoTown

REFLECTIONS

!!!!!!
AND from the new Capitalist Band That Time Forgot
BUY MEMORABILIA BELOW

Memorabilia

admin — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:25:53 +0000

Now by POPULAR demand we have

THE SHOW THAT TIME FORGOT

A super psychedelic CABLE SHOW from 1985 !!

Plus an EXTRA FEATURES

Produced and directed by STASH

Complete Description to the RIGHT

Support the cause and laugh your a** off

THE BAND THAT TIME FORGOT HAT

A REALLY COOL HAT with the band’s Classic Picture on the front

Stormin’ Norman and Suzy

admin — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:30:29 +0000

I used to work with these guys and, trust me, this is an amazing insane show.
Friday, July 31 at 8pm
at Third Life Studio, 33 Union Square (Somerville Ave), Somerville, MA
Norman Zamcheck 718-938-1546 zamcheck@aol.com

Gerry Fialka 310-306-7330 pfsuzy@aol.com Admission $15, Please join SUZY WILLIAMS & NORMAN ZAMCHECK for this VERY SPECIAL show.At eighteen years old, Suzy met “Stormin’ Norman” Zamcheck, a Yale graduate in literature and “damn good boogie woogie piano player”. Partnering with Stormin’ Norman, she cut two albums with him (Fantasy Rag, 1975 and Ocean of Love, 1978) and toured the east coast for 12 years. With their own unique rag’n'roll, Stormin’ Norman & Suzy eventually played Carnegie Hall. They received major critical praise. The great Eubie Blake paid homage to her.
“Suzy’s voice is vibrant and lusty…great gusto and bold emotion.” - Nat Hentoff. “Williams’ energy must be seen to be believed…a natural performer. Norman’s playing and songwriter are utterly unique and original” - Robert Palmer, The New York Times. While carrying on separate musical careers in New York City and Los Angeles, they continue to perform their amazing show together every year.

Sky Saxon Betty Page and German Hippies!!

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:13:06 +0000

We will return to Johnny D’s on August 15th
MEANWHILE
Here’s some starnge history from Stash’s own Website!!

They died with a year of one another and Betty Pages’s (d. Dec. 11 at 85) liberated 50’s chick schtick seems to me about 6 degrees from Sky Saxon.
Sunlight Saxon of the Seeds was also a member of The Source family led by Ya Ho Wha or Father Yod. On June 25th at 71, Sky Sunlight Saxon, as they say, “passed over to be with YaHoWha”.
But if you’re not familiar with it - get a load of this history.
The Source was funded by a successful Veggie restaurant. Father Yod (Ya Ho Wha) had been a marine and then a member of the Nature Boys. eden ahbez (no capitals) wrote the song ‘Nature Boy’ and had a hit when Nat King Cole’s recorded it in 1947!

eden ahbez

That’s how America discovered the first real hippie/back to nature movement!

Nudists worshipping the Sun, 1926
And its roots were from Germany! From The German Roots of Hippies:
The expression “Lebensreform” (life-reform) was first used in 1896, and comprised various German social trends of the 19th and first half of the 20th century. I mean check it out!!
1. vegetarianism
2. nudism
3. natural medicine
4. abstinence from alcohol
5. clothing reform
6. settlement movements
7. garden towns
8. soil reform
9. sexual reform
10. health food and economic reform
11. social reform
12. liberation for women, children and animals
13. communitarianism
14. cultural and religious reform: i.e. a religion or view of the world that gives weight to the feminine, maternal and natural traits of existence

The one Nature Boy to pass the torch from the old era to the the 1960’s hippie generation was Gypsy Boots.

Gyspy Boots

In the 1940’s Boots lived wild in Tahquitz Canyon with all of the Nature Boys, bathing in the cool mountain water, eating fruits and vegetables, sleeping on rocks or in caves, hiking and selling produce in Palm Springs. In the early 1960’s he appeared on the Steve Allen show over 25 times to an audience of some 25 million households. He appeared as a contestant on Groucho Marx’s TV show You Bet Your Life. He was friends with Kirk Douglas. His son directed the movie Life Drawing.

36 NEW RULES FOR BANDS IN THE 21st CENTURY:

admin — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 03:12:17 +0000

Thanks Glen Snow:
1. Never start a trio with a married couple.
2. Your manager’s not helping you. Fire him/her.
3. Before you sign a record deal, look up the word “recoupable” in the dictionary.
4. No one cares who you’ve opened for.
5. A string section does not make your songs sound any more “important”.
6. If your band has gone through more than 4 bass players, it’s time to break up.
7. When you talk on stage you are never funny.
8. If you sound like another band, don’t act like you’re unfamiliar with their music (”Oh does Rage Against The Machine also do rap-rock with political lyrics?”)
9. Asking a crowd ‘how they’re doing’ is just amplified small talk. Don’t do it.
10. Don’t say your video’s being played if it’s only on the Austin Music Network.
11. When you sign to a major label, claim to have inked the best contract ever. Mention “artistic freedom” and “a guaranteed 3 record deal”.
12. When you get dropped insist that it was the worst contract ever and you asked to be let go.
13. Never name a song after your band.
14. Never name your band after a song.
15. When a drummer brings in his own songs and asks to perform one of them, begin looking for a new drummer IMMEDIATELY.
16. Never enter a “battle of the bands” contest. If you do you’re already a loser.
17. Learn to recognize scary word pairings: “rock opera”, “white rapper”, “blues jam”, “swing band”, “open mike”, etc.
18. Drummers can take off their shirts or they can wear gloves, but not both.
19. Listen, either break it to your parents or we will; it’s rock ‘n’ roll, not a soccer game. They’ve gotta stop coming to your shows.
20. It’s not a “showcase”. It’s a gig that doesn’t pay.
21. No one cares that you have a web site.
22. Getting a tattoo is like sewing platform shoes to your feet.
23. Don’t hire a publicist.
24. Playing in San Marcos & Alpine doesn’t mean you’re on tour.
25. Don’t join a cover band that plays Bush songs. In fact, don’t join a cover band.
26. Although they come in different styles and colors, electric guitars all sound the same. Why do you keep changing them between songs?
27. Don’t stop your set to ask that beers be brought up. That’s what girlfriends/boyfriends are for.
28. If you use a smoke machine your music sucks.
29. We can tell the difference between a professionally produced album cover and one you made with the iMac your mom got for Christmas.
30. Remember, if blues solos are so difficult, why can so many 16 year olds play them?
31. If you ever take a publicity photo, destroy it. You may never know where or when it will turn up.
32. Cut your hair, but do not shave your head.
33. Pierce your nose, but not your eyebrow.
34. Do not wear shorts onstage. Or a suit. Or a hat.
35. Rock oxymorons; “major label interest”, “demo deal”,” blues genius”, “$500 guarantee”, and “Fastball’s second hit”.
36. 3 things that are never coming back: a) gongs, b) headbands, and c) playing slide guitar with a beer bottle.

MARCH 21st

admin — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:45:46 +0000

The Band That Time Forgot

Returns

JOHNNY D’’s UPTOWN LOUNGE

SOMERVILLE MASSACHUSETTS

MARCH 21ST

SATURDAY NIGHT