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Just a short note before we head down to Austin Texas to play the Fun Fun Fun Festival.

We’re scheduled to play Saturday night, November 8th, 2008 on stage three at 8:45PM. If you’re there please say hi. We’ll have some T-Shirts for sale and we should be around Sunday too - checking out some other bands.

Beginning next week, Joe Jack has a string of shows opening up for Pleaseeasaur out on the West coast. Check the dates below and try to get out to see him and JP.

Wed, Nov. 12 @ Alex’s Bar
2913 E Anaheim St, Long Beach CA * 9 PM * $5 * w/ Pleaseeasaur & Neil Hamburger
Thu, Nov 13 @ L’il Red Lion
1506 5th, Eureka CA * 9 PM * $5 * w/ Pleaseeasaur
Fri, Nov 14 @ Rotture
315 SE 3rd Avenue, Portland OR * 9 PM * $8 * w/ Pleaseeasaur
Sat, Nov 15 @ Rogue Hero
1313 N State Street, Belingham WA * w/ Pleaseeasaur
Sun, Nov 16 @ The Rendezvous Jewelbox Theater
2322 2nd Ave, Seattle WA * w/ Pleaseeasaur
Tue, Nov 18 @ Diablo’s
959 Pearl Street, Eugene OR * w/ Pleaseeasaur
Wed, Nov 19 @ Monstro’s
628 W. Sacramento Ave, Chico CA * w/ Pleaseeasaur
Fri, Nov 21 @ The Hemlock Tavern
1131 Polk St, San Francisco CA * 9:30 PM * $10 * w/ Pleaseeasaur
Sun, Nov 23 @ Bar Pink Elephant
3829 30th Street, San Diego CA * w/ Pleaseeasaur
Thu, Dec 4 @ Disgraceland
Philadelphia PA * w/ OFF WITH THEIR HEADS & Ukebox * All Ages
Fri, Dec 5 @ The Tritone
1508 South Street, Philadelphia PA * 21+ * with Jean-Marie Carroll
Fri, Dec 26 @ Rehab
25 Ave B (Lower East Side) New York, NY

Dead Milkmen Will Play Fun Fun Fun Festival!

The DM have decided to reunite and play the Fun Fun Fun Festival in Austin Texas on the weekend of November 8-9, 2008. We’ll have Danny Stevens on bass again. Rehearsals have started and are going well. Check the festival website for updates and details. Based on what we’ve heard this is a great festival.

We had been approached back in January and Graham the promoter was persistent, even going as far as asking our producer Brian Beattie from Glass Eye to try to convince us to play. Turns out Graham was one of the kids who sang at the beginning of Beige Sunshine when we recorded Metaphysical Graffiti, one of the three records we did in Austin all those years ago. We loved Austin and decided what the heck - should be fun. Hope to see some of you there.

In Other News
Out now: Joe has a split LP vinyl album with Mischief Brew! It is titled “Photographs From the Shoebox”. 500 copies were pressed on gray vinyl. Order your copy today from Interpunk.com. The 7 tracks that Joe recorded include two with me (Dean) on drums.

Joe’s also been busy playing solo shows and has a few coming up:
Friday, October 24 @ Green Line Cafe, 45th and Locust St, , Philadelphia PA * 7 PM * All Ages

NEW LOW BUDGETS ALBUM OUT NOW!

Chunksaah Records have just released the new album by The Low Budgets.

Titled ‘Leave Us A Loan‘, the album boasts 15 newly recorded Low Budgets originals. For a limited time you can hear the entire album for free. It is being streamed by PunkNews.org. Check it out!

An Autumn tour is planned. Check the website for the up-to-date tour schedule as it develops.

Long time no post eh? Here’s what I have:

There was a bizarre Milkmen mention over on Pitchfork the other day. I’ll let you decide how to take it. Who is going to play me?

I’ve updated the link to the T-Shirts to go straight on over to the good folks at Impact Merchandising. They’ve got the shirts, buttons and stickers for you all. There are even XXL sizes on some designs - so take a look.

Rodney is still over at RATYHTL. Be sure to check out his latest Aid or Invade column for the Philadelphia City Paper.

I’ve closed the sign-ups on the Free For All message board for now. I can’t seem to find a way to prevent spam and it was getting too hard to keep up with the flow. Sorry - it’s a closed sandbox for now.

Joe has some shows coming up with Ukebox. Please get out and see him this summer:
Thursday, May 24 @ Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia PA *21+ * 9 PM * $8 - With Adam & Dave’s Bloodline
Tuesday, June 19 @ Grape Street Pub, 4100 Main Street, Philadelphia PA * 21+ * $5
Thursday, June 21 @ Mojo 13, 1706 Philadelphia Pike, Wilmington DE * 21+
Friday, June 22 @ Mr. Roboto Project, 722 Wood St., Wilkinsburg, PA 15221 * All Ages * 7 PM * $6 - with Ukebox, The Weird Paul Rock Band
Saturday, June 23 @ The Happy Dog, 5801 Detroit Ave, Cleveland OH * All Ages * 9:30 PM
Sunday, June 24 @ Humility Gallery, 564 W. 18th Street, Chicago IL * All Ages * 6 PM * $5 - with Ukebox, Catburglars, and one more
Monday, June 25 @ LEMP Arts Center, 3301 Lemp Ave, St. Louis MO * All Ages * 8 PM * $5 - with Ukebox
Tuesday, June 26 @ Bowling Green KY * All Ages - with Ukebox
Wednesday, June 27 @ Anthony’s House, Lexington KY * All Ages - with Ukebox
Thursday, June 28 @ TBA, Murfreesboro TN * All Ages - with Ukebox
Friday, June 29 @ TBA, Chattanooga TN * All Ages - with Ukebox
Saturday, June 30 @ TBA - with Ukebox
Sunday, July 1 @ TBA - with Ukebox
Monday, July 2 @ TBA, Asheville NC * All Ages - with Ukebox
Tuesday, July 3 @ TBA - with Ukebox
Wednesday, July 4 @ TBA, Winchester VA * All Ages - with Ukebox
Thursday, July 5 @ TBA, Philadelphia PA * All Ages - with Ukebox
Friday, July 6 @ The Forts, Brooklyn NY * All Ages - with Ukebox

Joe tells me that The Low Budgets have recorded and delivered their next CD to the label and it will come out in August. Touring in the fall. Until then - here are a couple shows:
05/27 Philadelphia PA @ Pi Lam with CRIMSON GHOST
06/02 Warminster PA @ The Red Stallion (21+) with TROUBLE EVERYDAY

(Photo of Joe by Seven)

Hey folks, the Narthex “Twin Cities” CD is finally available now on CD Baby (and on iTunes soon). Twin Cities is a recording by the duo I was in from 1980 to 1983 has been released on CD by Skip Heller’s Skyeways label.

Recorded live to 8 track - no overdubs - on our only trip inside a studio in 1982. Transfered to digital in 2006 and remixed and mastered. It still kicks ass if I do say so myself. Check out the song samples on CD Baby or MySpace and decide for yourself. So, what are you waiting for?

Visit CD Baby and buy the Narthex CD.

Visit the official Narthex website.

Visit the Narthex MySpace page and make us your friend…

Thanks for your support.

In other news…
Joe has a bunch of shows in December (most with Ukebox):
December 1 @ A Quiet Storm, 5430 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh PA * $5 * 9 PM
December 2 @ The Happy Dog, 5801 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland OH * $5 * 9 PM
December 3 @ The Wildcat Infoshop, 832 Porter Place, Lexington KY * All Ages * No Booze * $5 * 5 PM
December 5 @ Sonny’s Place, 501 Cherokee Blvd., Chattanooga TN
December 6 @ Springwater Supper Club, 115 27th Ave N, Nashville TN
December 7 @ Grand Palace, 128 1/2 N. Church St., Murfreesboro TN * 18+ * $5 * 8 PM
December 8 @ Black Owl Trading Co., 1207 N. Wood Ave, Florence AL
December 9 in Mobile AL
December 10 @ Sluggo’s, 2403 W. Cervantes St., Pensacola FL
December 11 @ Peter Street, 835 South Peter St., Athens GA
December 12 @ The Hideaway, 235 East Main Street, Johnson City TN
December 13 @ Greystone Tavern, 1106 Kesler Mill Rd., Salem VA
December 14 @ The Fortress of Solid Dudes, 9 N. Blvd., Richmond VA
December 15 @ The Be Happy House, 4078 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia PA
January 26, 2007 @ Capitol Arts Theater, 416 E. Main Street, Bowling Green KY * All Ages

Rodney is still over at RATYHTL. Be sure to check out his latest Aid or Invade column for the Philadelphia City Paper.

And don’t forget, there is a little link over there on the left to the Milkmen Shop! selling DM items through Amazon. Makes it easy to complete your holiday shopping!

Long time no post eh? Here are a few items to click:

Joe has some solo shows coming up opening for Pleaseeasaur:

Joe has also released an Internet single of two demos for the upcoming Cheesies release. (Here’s an older collection: Pull the Brie)

There is a little link over there on the left to the Milkmen Shop! selling DM items through Amazon. Makes it easy to complete your collection now!

Rodney is as always over at RATYHTL. Be sure to check out his Aid or Invade columns for the Philadelphia City Paper.

Me? Still waiting for the Twin Cities Narthex CD to be released…very soon now! (I hope!)

A new site called The Dead Milkmen Archives is now online. This is a site devoted to showcasing ephemera, bric-a-brac, and just plain old junk associated with the band.

The site contributors hope to post photos of objects and items pulled out of storage boxes in basements, band photos and tour documents, set lists, merchandise and video props etc.

Site readers will have the opportunity to post comments and compare notes.

Sit back and enjoy the crap.

Mike Ace has launched OOKULAR, a photo gallery of his photographs from both past and present. A wing of the new site is devoted to images from Mike and my past musical projects. To quote Mike:

Visit The Combo Years. Because where else will you get to see photos of me eat sandwiches?

I am still amazed at the way these “Internets”, with just a few clicks of a mouse, can take you back in time.

While reading a recent entry on the Agony Shorthand blog, I was reminded of the band Thinking Fellers Union Local 282. I remembered we played an amazing show with them and the Sun City Girls way back when. Gee - what are they up to now? The TFUL282 site is filled with info including some old tour diaries. Hmmm, I wonder if there’s any mention of that awesome show we did with them? Sure enough Anne has a great description of that night’s events from 1992. I emailed the band’s contact address and got a nice note and permission from Anne herself to repost here:

Thanks Anne! Anyone else out there remember this show?

Call for Mr. Fred Lettuce on the courtesy phone. Paging Mr. Fred Lettuce, please pick up the courtesy phone….