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Stormy Weather with Next Saturday Afternoon (1989)
Thelonious Monster

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My German Shepherd Artemis inspired me to play this fun CD today. It's really two Thelonious Monster albums: Stormy Weather coupled with an earlier release, Next Saturday Afternoon.

I don't know what has gotten into Artemis lately. Maybe she was drinking stagnant water from the fish pond when the pump was broken. Maybe it's the cheap dog food we've been feeding her lately.

For some reason, Artemis has taken to having bathroom stops in not so obvious areas of the house. Hubby found another "deposit" this morning. And there we were faced in the same position as Bob Forrest when he frantically sings "Zelda":

Well the dog keeps shittin' in the house
Well the dog keeps shittin' in the house
Well the dog keeps shittin' in the house
Well the dog keeps shittin' in the house
And I can't take no more.
No more patience - no more paper towels...

Yes, we were out of paper towels this morning.

This is such a clever collection of songs. Some very quotable lyrics are found here. In addition to "Zelda," there's one of my all-time faves, the laid-back but groovin' tune "Sammy Hagar Weekend":

Well it's a Sammy Hagar weekend
It's a Sammy Hagar state of mind
It's a Sammy Hagar weekend
It's a Sammy Hagar way of life.
We're gonna drink some beer
Smoke some pot
Snort some coke
And then drive...
Drive over 55, yeah.
Cuz it's a Sammy Hagar weekend.
Yeah, it's a big man's world.

Funny stuff! Witty but not stupid. I wish I could play it for you now...

We got a Metallica t-shirts
Got a little tiny baby mustache
Got a jacked-up Camaro
We're sittin' in the parking lot at Anaheim Stadium.
Drinkin' beer
Smokin' pot
Snortin' coke
And then we'll drive...
Drive over 55, yeah.
Cuz it's a Sammy Hagar weekend.
And it's a big man's world.

C'mon everyone sing along!

We're just a-cruzin' and boozin'...

Another interesting Thelonious Monster album is 2004's California Clam Chowder. Each song is formed around a specific artist (e.g. The Gun Club Song, The Joy Division Song, The Germs Song, The Big Star Song, even a Thelonious Monster song). There's also 2001 CD called You Come & Go Like a Pop Song by Thelonious Monster singer Bob Forrest and Bicycle Thief. It's on Artemis Records.

Speaking of which, I better go check the back of the house just in case Artemis has done her thing again. Hubby just walked in from the store and showed me the eight-pack of paper towels he bought...

-- July 24, 2005 (DD)

Thelonious Monster - Stormy Weather /Next Saturday Afternoon Tracks

Stormy Weather

1. So What If I Did
2. Oh (No Sense At All)
3. Lena Horne Still Sings Stormy Weather
4. For My Lover
5. My Boy
6. Colorblind
7. Real Kinda Hatred
8. Nuthin's Perfect
9. Sammy Hagar Weekend
10. You Better Run
11. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean

Thelonious Monster - Stormy Weather / Next Saturday Afternoon Vinyl LP »

Next Saturday Afternoon

1. Swan Song
2. Lookin' to the West
3. Hang Tough
4. Michael Jordan
5. Low Boy (Butterflies Are Free)
6. Key to Life... Tonight
7. Walk on Water
8. Anymore
9. Saturday Afternoon
10. Zelda
11. Pop Star
12. Tree 'n' Sven Orbit the Planet