Today is Teddy Day, here at - what do I call this thing again? - the LOOB Blog! I'll be posting a few things that have been laying around, all written and digitized at different times.....a big portion of Ted today....starting with one of my fondest LOOB memories, the Ted Birthday gig at the Nightingale Bar.
There is a videotape of this memorable show in Dave Engelhardt's possession; when it's found, I'll have it digitized (along with all the other video I've yet to accomplish transfering). In the meantime, enjoy a few excerpts from this two-set show. I remember the video being really fun to watch. Something is lost in translation to audiotape. For one thing, we're particular sloppy....which was not unusual at Nightingales! It was one of our favorite venues to play.....but it wasn't because of the sound system! It really wasn't set up for a three vocalist group (one singing from the drumset), with another microphone for trumpet.....and a microphone for Steve! And you'd be really spread out, so no one could ever really hear each other. Anyone who wants the full tape, just let me know, I'll get it to you. For now, I'm posting just some highlights, but here's the two sets we played:
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Having said all that, one of my favorite LOOB memories IS this show. We promoted it as "Ted's Birthday"....hence the noisemakers and whistles you hear. One fan of the band, a girl who had seen us somewhere, brought a whole tree of balloons! Obviously, Ted was in on us promoting it as his birthday show. What Ted didn't know is that we had planned a full blown celebration for him! We made sure to end the set with Ted's "It's All Right" so that just as that song ended, Lauren and Sylvia brought up a birthday cake, complete with candles alight. We took a break, ate some cake, and returned for a second set. We debut "Caveman", play a rockin' "Smile", and end the set with a wild "Gimme Fun", the entire audience furnished with whistles and percussion.
Can't wait to see the video for this!
Years later, I went with a friend of mine to the Nightingale Bar to book a gig. I hadn't been in the place since the LOOB days. It was in the evening, the place was completely empty except for Tom. I remember Tom was sitting at the bar, eating some pasta, watching the Howard Stern TV show on videotape, and he was not very communicative.
But when I mentioned Life Out Of Balance, and the Ted's Birthday show, he perked up, chuckled to himself and remembered that the tree of balloons floated around the bar for weeks, gradually deflatin....until they blended in with the Nightingale Bar decor perfectly!
So get some birthday cake, and enjoy this snapshot of Ted's 24th! I don't know how he's celebrating this year....but I can tell you that year there was no place he'd rather have been than playing with his band, at the Nightingale Bar. Oh what a night!
The first Ted post of the day!
excerpts from Nightingale Bar, 6/18/92
(end of 1st set)
ending of It's Warm Outside ->
I Owe ->
It's All Right ->
Happy Birthday
(end of 2nd set)
Caveman ->
Smile ->
No Excuses
Gimme Fun
Hubert Poole - guitar, vocal, percussion
Ted "Birthday Boy" Schreiber - bass, vocal, percussion
Lawrence Krauser - electric piano, synth, trumpet, merriment
Michael Goodman - drums, vocal
Steven Goodman - percussion, accordion, pennywhistle
recorded - and roadied! - by Chris Ivers
download here:
https://www.mediafire.com/?ivu4krsre4v9bry
or if you prefer Dropbox, this link will expire in a week or so:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kpsizpopigu16p1/1992-06-18%20Ted%27s%20Birthday%20show%20%28abridged%29%2C%20Nightingales.zip?dl=0
