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IN THIS ISSUE:
Xmas Shows NOLA Sights Trivia Etc. A Gift for Our Readers Fan Profile Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Archives
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A PREVIEW OF 2004 -- The DVD According to Tom Drummond, the
DVD will be in 5.1 "Surround Sound." It currently includes about 20
songs and the band is considering packaging the DVD with a live audio
CD. As the guys want to include bonus features, the DVD may actually
contain less songs if it is packaged with a live audio CD. A Best of BTE CD? A KG MOVIE MOMENT
After playing a high-octane version of "Rosealia" at a recent show at the venerable 40 Watt Club in Athens, GA, Kevin Griffin commented how he felt like:"... Albert Brooks in ‘Broadcast News,’ sweating my ^*=%& off" [CLIP]. In "Broadcast News," Albert Brooks plays a a news reporter who gets his big on-air break only to fail miserably (and hilariously) by "sweating like Nixon." The movie also stars Holly Hunter and William Hurt. Check it out at your local video rental store for a good laugh. Believe it or not, the "sweating like Nixon" is a reference to the commonly held belief that then Vice President Richard Nixon lost a critical 1960 debate to Presidential contender John F. Kennedy, not because of any substantive deficiency, but because of his excessive perspiration... "COME TO THE SHOW" It It was early October 2002, the Fall with changing leaves for everybody else besides those of us stuck in Florida. I, Everett, aka E-Dawg, had embarked on a writing session fueled by few drinks and partly inspired by another Ezralite. Anyway, you know how alcohol works. The initial buzz might send you above the clouds, but eventually, the further you plunge into its recesses, it sometimes encourages you to be a little less jolly and much more introspective. So, as the night and a few glasses of liquor went by, a few lovely (and a few not so) opportunistic and optimistic songs about love and life were born. And so there I was at four or five in the morning... please don't be alarmed, I'm a night news editor for a national sports website, so I live the rock star life (aka funky hours) without the rock star glamour. Four or five? Heck, that means I've only been home for an hour or two if I've been working. Sheesh, the lushes probably aren't even in bed by that hour! |
"COME TO THE SHOW" (CONT'D): Anyway. I was diggin' on "Closer," reliving the time I had spent a few weeks before on my sojourn out to Las Vegas with co-worker and fellow Ezralite Liam, where we'd both taken in Vegas for the first time and seen a House of Blues performance complete with BTE, Cowboy Mouth AND showgirls (and even Ezralites iin schoolgirl outfits). I was reliving that high with a grin on my face, while, at the same
time, contemplating the darker corners of the future of Better Than Ezra.
What is life beyond Beyond going to be like? How many have no absolutely
have no clue what they're missing by not being BTE fans? How do the guys
feel about it? Sure, they keep a smile on their faces every night as they
come out and make us feel incredible every damn time. But what is it like
behind the scenes? What is the motivation that keeps these guys jacked up
all the time? What do us Ezralites Without trying to overanalyze it to death, what you're about to absorb is result of that attempted channeling about the "live" dynamic... a little of the band with that last Red Stripe before the rooster crows, a little of that young fan (or the older one) racing for the stage with that sweaty palm holding the ticket when the doors open (or waiting with their digicam for the right "butt" shot). BTE music is a lovefest, and it rolls both ways: to the stage, and back out into the crowd from the guys, and that's what I wanted to capture. After revisiting it recently, I feel comfortable enough to share it with you per Dave's urging. If you enjoy it just a fraction of the amount I've enjoyed this band since I first saw "Good" on MTV and fully actualized in my first live event at a horrible venue in Boynton Beach, Fla. in 2001, then I've done my job as an Ezralite. Continue to carry the torch, brothers and sisters in Ezra love. Trekkies ain't got a a damn thing on us. "Come to the Show" |
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