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Posted by jbcardinale on 2006-07-14 14:06:45 +0000

I guess any publicity is good publicity... boston.com

Posted by G lib on 2006-07-14 14:15:21 +0000

What a fantastic article! Congratulations!

Posted by MF DU on 2006-07-14 14:38:31 +0000

Folks: try and get the print version if you can as there is a photo and some graphics... way cool article :)

Posted by buzzorhowl on 2006-07-14 15:49:04 +0000

Awesome.

Posted by jbcardinale on 2006-07-17 16:03:55 +0000

seems a bit slow today so here's what another bto member posted on his blog about Saturday's performance: "The BTO show was quite possibly the best show I've ever played in my life.* Somehow, we packed the place. I'm sure the Globe article probably helped. There wasn't an empty seat in the house, so people ended up having to stand. We easily had at least 300 people in there (people tend to exaggerrate attendance numbers. I don't)... and they LOVED us! After the first piece the crowd simply erupted. It freaked me out. "Shit...", I though. "We'd better deliver!". We had timed about 20 minutes worth of material in practice with about 10 minutes or so to improvise if we needed to. In reality, our planned set ended after about 10-15 minutes and we ended up having to improvise much more. Luckily no one could really tell. Someone actually asked for autographs. "You've GOT to be fucking kidding me!" I didn't think I'd ever get this kind of recognition for playing a Typewriter. It took us about two years, but this was unimaginably huge for us. Before the show, a complete stranger running one of the booths in the fair said to me "Hey, you're one of the Typewriter guys, right?" Unreal." Jimmy Tingle said we broke the fire code.

Posted by tgl on 2006-07-24 00:19:20 +0000

I know you don't do covers, but a new take on this classic might be interesting.

Posted by MF DU on 2006-07-24 01:40:32 +0000

nice. Hey, just curious: What is the orchestra's opinion of Mavis Beacon? Personally, after trying her software program once in 7th grade on the ol trusty Apple IIGS, I made a concerted effort to be a hunt-and-pecker for the rest of my life. So far this strategy has paid off with hefty dividends.

Posted by tendiamonds on 2006-07-24 10:08:55 +0000

wow, Real.

Posted by jbcardinale on 2006-07-24 13:50:17 +0000

from the beginning bto has had no rules, except it's meant to be fun and often irreverent, so hunt and peck is good; someone could bang their head on the typewriter as long as it in rhythm (Or close). We have done covers, Addams Family theme for Halloween and a christmas carol. The future is in flux as we are losing two members...but the TYPO project (turntables and typewriters) continues this week. Records picked up over the weekend for TYPO include "Mom and The Dads play their favorite waltzes" and "Don Kirshner presents Fun Rock" including Wooly Bully, Itsy Bitsy Teeni Weenie Bikini, Lion Sleeps Tonite by The Tokens, Winchester Cathedral and Dizzy amongst other gems. Total cost $3.

Posted by MF DU on 2006-07-24 14:11:20 +0000

this rules. I cant wait to se you guys in action - bummed I missed the last performance.

Posted by G lib on 2006-07-24 14:24:19 +0000

Western MA really is the place to shop, isn't it JB?