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OLIAS
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since 2000-06-20
Posts 1090
Pearl city Iowa

0 posted 2000-11-23 02:36 PM


Lockjaw in Liverpool

The stage is set,
The houselights dim,
I cranked my amp to ten,
Another club, another gig,
The same old songs, again,
The subtle strains of 'got the blues,
Mingled with the crowd,
I hit the string bends right on cue,
G. Moore would have been proud,
But as a gripped the microphone,
A rockstar, theres no doubt,
A frayed and fragile earth lead,
Decided to short out,
This sent a voltage through the line,
That lay beneath my feet,
And up the mike stand, through the mike,
Then, fillings in my teeth,
As you can guess this is no fun,
And apart from that,
It felt like I'd been clouted,
By a massive baseball bat,
The audience applauded,
They just didnt seem to know,
They thought the pyrotechnics,
Where all part of the show,
The moral of this story,
If you have the urge to sing,
Get a guy who knows his stuff,
To check your wiring.

Olias



[This message has been edited by OLIAS (edited 11-23-2000).]

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JamesMichael
Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA
1 posted 2000-11-23 02:51 PM


Yes I saw this in the movie "Almost Famous".
A very interesting movie...James

OLIAS
Senior Member
since 2000-06-20
Posts 1090
Pearl city Iowa
2 posted 2000-11-23 03:01 PM


Afraid Ive never seen the movie J. but in 25 years on stage its only happened to me once...Thank God. Thanks for responding  

Regards,
Olias.

ethome
Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada
3 posted 2000-11-23 06:27 PM


Olias I used to get a knock out of the old axe when I was playing..used to bring me around quite a bit...there's a space there where things aren't grounded right and it's a whoopee jump!!  Great poem I like it very much...ethome....
OLIAS
Senior Member
since 2000-06-20
Posts 1090
Pearl city Iowa
4 posted 2000-11-23 09:01 PM


ET. Theres nothing like crappy old gear to make you feel alive, or is it live , good to know that your a fellow axe murderer. Thanks for the kind response.

Regards,
Olias

Shelby Olivia
Junior Member
since 2000-07-04
Posts 25

5 posted 2000-11-23 09:53 PM


Im glad to see you find humor in it now as im sure you didnt then, brings new meaning to sinking your teeth into it.

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