http://www.metafilter.com/tags/rollelove Posts tagged with 'rollelove' at MetaFilter. Sun, 06 Nov 2005 09:41:40 -0800 Sun, 06 Nov 2005 09:41:40 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/46441/Are%2DYou%2DDrinkin%2DWith%2DMe%2DJesus <a href="http://www.samyoung.com/BFtrailer-small.mov">Pay Up, Cheaters! The Story of the Beat Farmers</a> (QT trailer for as-yet unreleased DVD, Jamie Dawson, director)<br> <small>Pour yourself a shot of J&#0228;ger and gather round the campfire, boys and girls, it's time for testifyin'. Tonight I present the cautionary tale of a big, kind-hearted stink-ape of a man, <a href="http://www.thefarmersmusic.com/countrydick.html" title="[photo] Yeah, he pretty much always looked like this">Country Dick Montana,</a> who spent his short life as the Master of Ceremonies for a <a href="http://vmusic.com/artists/bf/roadrules.html" title="Country Dick's Rules of the Road">neverending party</a>. He played drums, <a href="http://members.cox.net/bzolla/Log.html" title="his rough-cut log guitar">guitar</a> and sang in <a href="http://www.beatfarmers.com/records.php">The Beat Farmers</a>, a legendary Southern California <a href="http://www.ioproductions.com/vinerepylenoma/clip_vinerepylenoma.htm">roots rock</a> (embedded RealVideo) band proud of its fans' ability to make bar cash registers explode. Too country for rock radio, too rock for country radio, they could fill any showroom, but their only airplay outside San Diego consisted of <a href="http://www.ioproductions.com/archives/music/beat_clip2.htm">ditties</a> (embedded RealVideo) <a href="http://www.ioproductions.com/archives/music/beat.htm">played</a> by Dr. Demento; not exactly the recognition one would hope to receive. [more inside]</small> tag:metafilter.com,2005:site.46441 Sun, 06 Nov 2005 09:41:40 -0800 beatfarmers buddyblue country countrydickmontana jerryraney joeyharris music rockabilly rollelove rootsrock planetkyoto