The Mermen at Slim's tonight

surfmuse

Joined: Dec 31, 2007
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Santa Cruz or Waikiki

Posted on Jul 11 2008 03:03 PM

This is going to be a great show. The band has been working on lots of old and new stuff. Sure (as someone told me), this is not your Mother's surf music, but its really fresh and dynamic.

Blu

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PolloGuitar

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San Francisco
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Posted on Jul 11 2008 04:10 PM

The show last night at the Park Chalet was fantastic. What a scene, and what great music. Wish I could go tonight to Slim's.

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MadScientist

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Posted on Jul 12 2008 11:10 AM

This HAD to be a great show!!! I always loved seeing bands at SLIMS. I'd have been there in heartbeat if were still in SF!! Please tell me someone went to this and was blown away!

I remember right before I moved, I was working at the Beach/Park Chalet, and used to grab a beer after my shift and just sit and listen to music. That was when The Shi-Tones played weekly. Wow, what a great time that had to have been.

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RobbieReverb

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San Jose, Ca.
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Posted on Jul 12 2008 01:36 PM

It was a great show. With no opening band, the Mermen played
from about 9:30 until 1:15 with a 30 minute break. Jim played a
double neck strat (OUCH!!!!) the whole show. Allen in particular,
was absolutely on fire all night. I'll try to put together a more
extensive review when time permits.

Bob

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RobbieReverb

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San Jose, Ca.
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Posted on Jul 12 2008 07:30 PM

Here's a review fby Robert Garvey from the Mermen Yahoo Group:

Friday 11 July 2008 at Slim's Message List

The Mermen started at 9:15, taking a break as requested by the club's
management, then resuming the music at 11:20. It was well after 1:00
before the last notes faded into the night air. Each set was at least
ninety minutes and the encore stretched on for three tunes.

Here's the setlist to the best of my recollection.

1st set
Righteous Punishment
Into the West
Be My Noir
Emmylou Rides Clarence West Then South
With No Definite Future and No Purpose Other Than to Prevail Somehow
Obsession for Men
The Drowning Man Knows His God
Between I and Thou
Sponge Cookie
Jesus in the Sky
100-Foot Lemon
Splashing with the Mermaid
Last Forever

2nd set
Jungle Rot
To Be Naked and French Is Always Hard
Gulch of Spleens
Pulpin' Line
My Black Bag
Krill Slippin'
Big Day at the Bay
Raglan
Dragonfly
Blue Xoam
Joni Mitchell's House
Soul Surfin'

encore
The Goodbye
The Intractable Boy
Under the Kou Tree

This was the first time I'd heard 100-Foot Lemon performed live. Martyn
said the tune had been recently reconstituted. It sounded better than
any recording I've heard, with the splendid tension expanded, a sojourn
into some harmonic twilight zone during the improvisatory middle section
before return to the central theme. It takes a village to squeeze a
lemon as giant as that one. Good work on the lightshow, Jaime!

It was a very good show and splendid to see so many familiar friendly
faces.

--
Robert

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bigtikidude

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Posts: 25506
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
United States

Posted on Jul 12 2008 07:38 PM

when oh when are they gonna come back down here to So. Cal.
its like punishment to read this.
ugh.....

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Jeff(bigtikidude)

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RobbieReverb

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San Jose, Ca.
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Posted on Jul 12 2008 08:00 PM

bigtikidude
when oh when are they gonna come back down here to So. Cal.
its like punishment to read this.
ugh.....

I feel your pain, Jeff!

It's kinda how I feel about the Insects and all the great SoCal
bands that we rarely get to see up here. It hurts. But I just gotta
make it a priority to get down there more often.

My job is being eliminated soon, so I may have a
whole lotta time on my hands to get down there for visits (or to
live?) and finally put a band together wherever I end up living.

Bob

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PolloGuitar

Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 5089
San Francisco
United States

Posted on Jul 13 2008 10:43 AM

Looks like Jim ressurected the Borg guitar...

Looks like Slim's was sold out:

someone posted a whole lot of pictures here:
http://tinyurl.com/6cvbuo

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bigtikidude

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Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
United States

Posted on Jul 13 2008 11:53 PM

wow man the colors.

looking for mermen cds now.

thanks Ferenc,

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surfmuse

Joined: Dec 31, 2007
Posts: 100
Santa Cruz or Waikiki

Posted on Jul 14 2008 01:17 PM

Both shows together were an event no cell in my body will soon forget. The music was non-stop, ecstasy. Very inspiring.

Videos are already showing up from the Slims show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTwwO8z-ToQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJG5hCLJrV4

FYI, The Mermen have redone their website at: http://mermen.net with a store where they have old and new music being offered for download at reasonable prices.

Oh, one other crazy thing - I have heard they are opening for The Surf Coasters at Moe's in September!

Blu

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PolloGuitar

Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 5089
San Francisco
United States

Posted on Jul 14 2008 02:06 PM

surfmuse
Oh, one other crazy thing - I have heard they are opening for The Surf Coasters at Moe's in September!

It's true, but it will be the Shitones incarnation of the band. Still, that is a helluva bill.

ferenc

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surfmuse Joined: Dec 31, 2007 Posts: 100 Santa Cruz or Waikiki	Posted on Jul 11 2008 03:03 PM This is going to be a great show. The band has been working on lots of old and new stuff. Sure (as someone told me), this is not your Mother's surf music, but its really fresh and dynamic. Blu Top
PolloGuitar Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 5089 San Francisco	Posted on Jul 11 2008 04:10 PM The show last night at the Park Chalet was fantastic. What a scene, and what great music. Wish I could go tonight to Slim's. — Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp Buy Spin the Bottle @ Bandcamp My Blog- Euro Tour Blog Pool Boys on Spotify INSTAGRAM Frankie & The Pool Boys on FB Pollo Del Mar on FB DJ Frankie Pool Boy on North Sea Surf Radio Top
MadScientist Joined: Jan 17, 2008 Posts: 2188 Atlanta, GA	Posted on Jul 12 2008 11:10 AM This HAD to be a great show!!! I always loved seeing bands at SLIMS. I'd have been there in heartbeat if were still in SF!! Please tell me someone went to this and was blown away! I remember right before I moved, I was working at the Beach/Park Chalet, and used to grab a beer after my shift and just sit and listen to music. That was when The Shi-Tones played weekly. Wow, what a great time that had to have been. — Jamie SSS Agent #181 Cartoons drenched in reverb! The Mystery Men? El Capitan & The Reluctant Sadists Top
RobbieReverb Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 2332 San Jose, Ca.	Posted on Jul 12 2008 01:36 PM It was a great show. With no opening band, the Mermen played from about 9:30 until 1:15 with a 30 minute break. Jim played a double neck strat (OUCH!!!!) the whole show. Allen in particular, was absolutely on fire all night. I'll try to put together a more extensive review when time permits. Bob — Bob Top
RobbieReverb Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 2332 San Jose, Ca.	Posted on Jul 12 2008 07:30 PM Here's a review fby Robert Garvey from the Mermen Yahoo Group: Friday 11 July 2008 at Slim's Message List The Mermen started at 9:15, taking a break as requested by the club's management, then resuming the music at 11:20. It was well after 1:00 before the last notes faded into the night air. Each set was at least ninety minutes and the encore stretched on for three tunes. Here's the setlist to the best of my recollection. 1st set Righteous Punishment Into the West Be My Noir Emmylou Rides Clarence West Then South With No Definite Future and No Purpose Other Than to Prevail Somehow Obsession for Men The Drowning Man Knows His God Between I and Thou Sponge Cookie Jesus in the Sky 100-Foot Lemon Splashing with the Mermaid Last Forever 2nd set Jungle Rot To Be Naked and French Is Always Hard Gulch of Spleens Pulpin' Line My Black Bag Krill Slippin' Big Day at the Bay Raglan Dragonfly Blue Xoam Joni Mitchell's House Soul Surfin' encore The Goodbye The Intractable Boy Under the Kou Tree This was the first time I'd heard 100-Foot Lemon performed live. Martyn said the tune had been recently reconstituted. It sounded better than any recording I've heard, with the splendid tension expanded, a sojourn into some harmonic twilight zone during the improvisatory middle section before return to the central theme. It takes a village to squeeze a lemon as giant as that one. Good work on the lightshow, Jaime! It was a very good show and splendid to see so many familiar friendly faces. -- Robert — Bob Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25506 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Jul 12 2008 07:38 PM when oh when are they gonna come back down here to So. Cal. its like punishment to read this. ugh..... — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
RobbieReverb Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 2332 San Jose, Ca.	Posted on Jul 12 2008 08:00 PM bigtikidude when oh when are they gonna come back down here to So. Cal. its like punishment to read this. ugh..... I feel your pain, Jeff! It's kinda how I feel about the Insects and all the great SoCal bands that we rarely get to see up here. It hurts. But I just gotta make it a priority to get down there more often. My job is being eliminated soon, so I may have a whole lotta time on my hands to get down there for visits (or to live?) and finally put a band together wherever I end up living. Bob — Bob Top
PolloGuitar Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 5089 San Francisco	Posted on Jul 13 2008 10:43 AM Looks like Jim ressurected the Borg guitar... Looks like Slim's was sold out: someone posted a whole lot of pictures here: http://tinyurl.com/6cvbuo — Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp Buy Spin the Bottle @ Bandcamp My Blog- Euro Tour Blog Pool Boys on Spotify INSTAGRAM Frankie & The Pool Boys on FB Pollo Del Mar on FB DJ Frankie Pool Boy on North Sea Surf Radio Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25506 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Jul 13 2008 11:53 PM wow man the colors. looking for mermen cds now. thanks Ferenc, — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
surfmuse Joined: Dec 31, 2007 Posts: 100 Santa Cruz or Waikiki	Posted on Jul 14 2008 01:17 PM Both shows together were an event no cell in my body will soon forget. The music was non-stop, ecstasy. Very inspiring. Videos are already showing up from the Slims show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTwwO8z-ToQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJG5hCLJrV4 FYI, The Mermen have redone their website at: http://mermen.net with a store where they have old and new music being offered for download at reasonable prices. Oh, one other crazy thing - I have heard they are opening for The Surf Coasters at Moe's in September! Blu Top
PolloGuitar Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 5089 San Francisco	Posted on Jul 14 2008 02:06 PM surfmuse Oh, one other crazy thing - I have heard they are opening for The Surf Coasters at Moe's in September! It's true, but it will be the Shitones incarnation of the band. Still, that is a helluva bill. ferenc — Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp Buy Spin the Bottle @ Bandcamp My Blog- Euro Tour Blog Pool Boys on Spotify INSTAGRAM Frankie & The Pool Boys on FB Pollo Del Mar on FB DJ Frankie Pool Boy on North Sea Surf Radio Top

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