"My Pre-Existing Conditions" nearly memorized
Mick Jagger says that people ask him all the time, "How do you remember all those words?" and he always replies, "It's easy. I wrote them."
I've never found that to be very helpful. I have a long history of needing the lyrics to our songs written in big Sharpie marker down at my feet during shows. Last week at an outdoor show the cheat sheets to "My Pre-Existing Conditions" blew away and Kevin the Merch Man had to chase them down. (His Christmas bonus this year is going to be either a four wheeler or a rocket jet-pack.)
So I've been practicing and reciting these words for a few days, there's a heap of them, and I'm just a line or two away from totally nailing it.
I'm pretty sure that if I gave up the Diet Coke, this situation would improve.
CG
Like any band, The Public Good is a group of people that forms around music making. This group isn’t limited to the people holding instruments; it embraces all involved. This blog records and riffs on this involvement.
The Public Good’s live shows in and out of the District of Columbia have developed a cult following intrigued by the band's special mix of heart-pounding rock-n-roll, brain-wrenching IQ quizzes, and occasional costume dramas.
John Elderkin (guitar) and Steve Ruppenthal (bass) lead songwriting and vocals, and the band is rounded out on stage by literary genius Sam Esquith on guitar/keyboards/tambourine, and the supremely talented roaming percussionist Chris Garges (Mitch Easter band, etc.) on drums.
