O Pinchy We Hardly Knew Ye
from Song of the Weak!!! 2017 by Chandler Travis
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My girlfriend has crabs, and a couple starfish, and a mantis shrimp, and too much algae, in an aquarium near her desk at work. Here's an interesting fact about mantis shrimp:
"Mantis shrimps are mere inches long but can throw the fastest punch of any animal. They strike with the force of a rifle bullet and can shatter aquarium glass and crab shells alike."
Which is to say, does not get along with others. Punches everyone, indiscriminately. Is a big pain in the ass to all. But the first of Punchy's crab tankmates, Pinchy, somehow managed to co-exist with Punchy for many months, mostly by making himself scarce and burying himself in the sand. But a couple of days ago, after months of negotiations, Punchy finally got him good.
He was given a viking funeral.
This is his story, all second hand to myself and my collaborator here, Christopher G. Brown, who I've never met or spoken to; like me, he heard about Punchy and Pinchy from his girlfriend, Danielle, who's a workmate of my beloved Belinda, and one thing just naturally led to another...
"Mantis shrimps are mere inches long but can throw the fastest punch of any animal. They strike with the force of a rifle bullet and can shatter aquarium glass and crab shells alike."
Which is to say, does not get along with others. Punches everyone, indiscriminately. Is a big pain in the ass to all. But the first of Punchy's crab tankmates, Pinchy, somehow managed to co-exist with Punchy for many months, mostly by making himself scarce and burying himself in the sand. But a couple of days ago, after months of negotiations, Punchy finally got him good.
He was given a viking funeral.
This is his story, all second hand to myself and my collaborator here, Christopher G. Brown, who I've never met or spoken to; like me, he heard about Punchy and Pinchy from his girlfriend, Danielle, who's a workmate of my beloved Belinda, and one thing just naturally led to another...
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from Song of the Weak!!! 2017,
released February 1, 2017
recorded and mixed by me, here, with surprise drum and bass programming and additional mixing by Christopher G. Brown, at his place.
recorded and mixed by me, here, with surprise drum and bass programming and additional mixing by Christopher G. Brown, at his place.
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Chandler Travis Philharmonic Massachusetts
THE CHANDLER TRAVIS PHILHARMONIC is a 9-piece technicolor extravaganza from Boston that includes a horn section, string bass, mandocello, guitar, keys, drums, accordion, and valet. George Carlin and NRBQ are among their longtime supporters; others include Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen, Of Montreal, Ween, and yer mother. ... more
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