Monday, October 15, 2012

LFTB #18: A Tribute, A Story, and 2 New Songs




This is LIVE from The Basement Show #18, recorded live this past Thursday night.  It begins with my spoken tribute to Whitney Kropp, a teenager from Michigan whose bravery in the face of some extreme bullying at her high school I found tremendously inspiring.

Further on in this episode is the first-ever installment of LFTB Rock Stories, "Interrupting a Drug Deal."  This is the tale of one of the first few shows ever with my first band, Victor Bravo, in New York City.  A night that begins with some low-level weirdness unravels into a VERY uncomfortable back room encounter.

This episode closes with the world premieres of two new songs.  I wrote "Love by the Lake" for my uncle Tom and his new wife Kathi, for the occasion of their wedding, which I attended just a few days prior.  To my ear it is the prettiest song I have written so far.  "Around the World" is a bit more agressive and up-tempo, harkening back to my punk rock roots.

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