BOC:Was Various thoughts now Buck's Band

[Troy Harris]

On Fri, 24 Jan 1997, Carl E. Anderson wrote:

> > What I've been trying to imply both on aol, boc-l and to DR himself for the
> > past 4 years is that I think it would be better for Don to get a new band.
> > Lord knows, he has the talent of a half dozen other fine musicians put
> > together. It might not be better for aol or boc-l or BOC but it would be
> > better for Don.
>
>         If it meant new music it would be better for me!
>

  Like, McDitto, inc.!



> > but uh, no, I don't wanna be in Don's band. I don't think we really need
> > each other musically any more. Of course, I can only speak for myself.
>
>         Ah, but then we need to figure out who _should_ be in Buck Boogie
> & the Dharma Destroyers! :)  The easy way out is to grab the rhythm section
> from 3OC and form the mighty power trio of doom.  Yes, it's 3 hour steaming
> live shows with monster improvisational jams from the Buckmeister.
>

  Duck Dharma and the Mallards!!  Three hours of grind and bash and then
fly south for the winter! (eg, Australia!!).  Forget the 3OC rhythm
section, "rent-a-rocker", just get Joe and Al!!  *That* would make us old
types regain our ability to grow hair!
 And they could hand out leather jackets and chains at the shows!
 Kewl!

 (I had better take a valium now).


>         Well, actually I fear the additional of a synthkeys player and a
> cheesy acoustic rhythm guitarist for the pop songs of death ...
>

 And a chorale for the corpse choruses of certain brutality!

>         ... but one can hope.  Other ideas for a Buck solo project (with
> or without the exisitence of 3OC?

  Sure:
   LIneup:
          BUCK; geetar/vox
          Dave Brock; rythm geetar/vox
          Joe B; Bass
          Al B;  Drums
          Allen L ; keys
          Del Dittmar; synths and co.
          NIK T; sax, flute, coolness
          Mike Moorcock; poet

  Tour staff:
         Rik D; sound and light
         Steve Schenk; orange boy, gopher, piss boy
         Rowan Atkinson; dancer

  Support bands:
        Eric Bloom's death metal band (them laryngitis vox!)
        Alan Davey's Bedouin
        Lloyd Langton group (hmmm... maybe they should headline)


  Fun thread anyway!!

     Troy