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IN THIS ISSUE:
2005 Mardi Gras Review & More! Meet Robert Vaughn, "Surprise" Engineer What Lurks Below - News from Oz The 4th Annual The Bootlog Fan Profile - An Ezralite Couple BTE is the Winning Bet at the Seminole Hard Rock Another Ezralite Halloween Meet Stattica / GCB Lights Up With Cigarette
News & Links TTOY Hall of Fame Cowbell Hall of Fame BTE Impressions
Volume 2
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FAN PROFILE: Julie F. The subject of this month’s fan profile is former Californian (now Washingtonian) Ezralite, JulieF. If you've gotten your hands on the 2004 Christmas show recording, you might recall hearing Sailor Steve asking for her hand in marriage during the Fan Club party at the Parish. Each fan profile has some basic information about the person and follow-up questions about their BTE fandom. So, without further ado, here's the skinny on Julie F.
Name: Julie.
Where was your most memorable live show, and why was it so good
(uh-huh)?
What's the best live BTE song? And your favorite cover? Are you a bootleg collector? What's your favorite? What BTE song do you wish would come back? Which BTE opening band would you recommend and why? What other bands do you like? |
Been on any outrageous road trips? Do you hang with other Ezralites?
Anything else you'd like to share with your fellow Ezralites? Editor's Note: If you would like to suggest a fan to profile for future editions (a profile of yourself included), please email your suggestion to: ed@streetserenade.com HAS A LONGTIME BTE MYTH FINALLY BEEN PUT TO REST?
Has a longtime BTE myth finally been put to rest? Just maybe. The apparent truth about the origins of the classic song "Rosealia" may have been revealed at the "True Experience" event on October 14, 2004. You may recall that Kevin Griffin frequently offers various stories about the inspiration for the song. On this night, however, he offered up a piece of information that could be independently verified. As he was playing "Rosealia," Kevin said that after his days at Louisiana State University (LSU), he spent some time in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He claims he worked as a waiter at a restaurant called The Pink Adobe owned by a woman named Rosalea Murphy. His performance as waiter was apparently less than stellar and he wrote the song imagining Ms. Murphy to be a witch. Hear his comments here. According to the restaurant's website, the restaurant was indeed founded by one Rosalea Murphy in 1944. Given all the contrary stories told about the origins of the song, this is probably as close to the truth as Ezralites are ever going to get. Editor's note: The "True Experience" event was an all acoustic performance featuring Kevin Griffin of BTE and Fred LeBlanc of Cowboy Mouth. It took place on the Cajun Queen Riverboat in New Orleans. Kevin and Fred took turns talking and playing their respective songs, even each others songs, and provided background as to their origins. they also played a very interesting selection of covers in amongst the comedic banter (see setlist below): First Set King of New Orleans Second Set Somewhere Over the Rainbow |
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