Sorry that this isn't original

August 04, 2003

Sorry that this isn't original work but I thought if I could make it up it would read like this. Apparently this is real. It is so extreme that the chances of it being a hoax are, however, high. I have it third hand that this place exists and that this was written by the person who books the place. People are paid only in tips. If its a hoax I think its brilliant. I love a good hoax. The word hoax even has an interesting shape. Eastern European in flavour. Hoax, hoax, hoax, hoax, hoax.... I say this word repeatedly to start to divorce it from its meaning. It gives it an absurd life of its own. The word levitates away from its intended useage and BINGO...oh... say bingo twenty times and...where was I? Oh. I love a good hoax. Even those Darwin awards remained entertaining for the first few times. Their "credible sources" were a hairsbreadth away from the ones the Weekly World News makes up but hell I used to buy that thing every week. Last week's WWNews headline was "Pope Just Wanders Off" or something to that effect. I thought that was subtly gorgeous. Almost as good as "the Onion". Back to the e-mail I received featuring the rules for the gig at Zou Zou's in Ann Arbour MI. If you hate forwarded e-mails then this is my way of getting you from another angle. I win.
I would like to try to do this gig in the same way I would like to see what its like to have my leg chewed off by a wolverine. FYI: a wolverine has recently been spotted several times near my neighbourhood (true).

rules for musicians who play Zou Zou's coffeehouse in Ann Arbour MI

Thanks to Derek Miller for the foward.

•Sharkskin are the band for Bob Kemmis's show at the railway club in Vancouver tomorrow night (Tuesday). 10pm.

•Sharkskin & featured guest Colin James will be performing at "The Paul Myers 1,2,3 Show Partio On The Patio"
AUGUST 8th between 1 and 3 pm on Vancouver's Mojo Radio AM 730
and on line at www.mojoradio.ca

The live location is: Doc Marlin's Pub is at 100 - 8831 River Rd. , Richmond. On the 604 273 9996