Henry McCullough is a classic rock music legend. He has the ability to handle a six string as well as any of the other guitar masters from his era. He has appeared on classic rock hits with Joe Cocker and Paul McCartney and is a very cool guy to converse with. He himself is a tough act to follow and definitely didn’t let it go to his head.

Henry recently talked with Buzz and shared some interesting stories and laughs. He had his first band at 14 years old as a three piece with an accordion player that could only play in “B”. His first guitar was a no name model that was black and had f holes. As he traded up, each one that he went to after that started to get better. He got an ES355 at one point that ended up having problems with the neck. He didn’t know about the truss rod in it which is used to adjust a neck. He traded it off to get a Fender Telecaster which later he regretted doing.

In 1999, one of his precious guitars, a cherry red Gibson ES335 went missing after a plane trip. “The guitar was never more than six feet away from me. I played it for thirty – two years. Go to pick it up. The suitcases came through, but no guitar.” He did get an insurance reimbursement check for a low-balled amount for this vintage piece.

He described his lost guitar as if he was talking about his first born. The guitar had been given some custom detailing to make it unique. There was a painting on the guitar of the inside cover of a Grease Band album, some shamrocks, and it would not be complete without a semi naked lady. “Tried to find another one. Got one and had it re-fretted, but it wasn’t quite right.” On one journey, “I busted the headstock on it. Had it fixed and then it played better than ever before.”

After over a decade, he and the guitar are soon to be reunited. They found the guitar for sale and are negotiating to buy it back. As the guitar is a vintage piece he has to buy back his own property for an inflated amount, but is happy to be able to see it again. Playing an ES335 is amazing; it’s such a sweet guitar that you can’t blame him for loving it so much. It’s not like a Les Paul which, “is like riding a bucking bronco if you don’t hold it right” explains Henry. For amps he goes back and forth between two Marshall Combos, a 40 and a 50 watt. “I don’t use any pedals,” he just plugs straight into the amps. The tones he gets are very nice.

Everyone has different influences. “I don’t have a guitar influence. I was more influenced by the sounds of rock ‘n roll. We were mostly influenced by skiffle. It was the punk of the day. It just took someone that could play in D, G, and A. Skiffle lit the fuse for rock ‘n roll.”

During the recording sessions for Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, the guys in Floyd had been interviewing people asking questions looking for something spontaneous. As they tried to get Paul McCartney to come and do it, he was busy at the time and looked at Henry and said, “Go see what they want.” Henry went across the hall and they started to ask the questions. Henry being a funny guy answered all the questions the same way stating, "I don't know, I was really drunk at the time!" and history was made.

Henry recalls some of his fondest moments in performing live. Obviously a very good time for him was Woodstock. “Rain started during, “With a little help from me friends.” God was our light show. It was just a gig to us at the time. It was really something else. Holiday land about twenty miles out. We were flown in an hour before your gig and then flown out. It was really a short lived thing. It was a very strong performance which activated Joe’s career internationally. I was also the only Irishman to play Woodstock.” He said he likes to tell the story now and embellish on it a bit too with a few “Irish white lies” he says jokingly. During that time “it was the youth explosion in ’67 and ’68. Then you had Altamont, things went haywire and people got edgy.” Another favorite time was, “any given moment of Wings over France. All of it was something else. Took an old bus, painted it like Peppers” and they toured like that. As far as a favorite time, just too many times to mention.

Henry was asked about his favorite recording sessions. “That’s a hard one. “My Love” session maybe.” If you look at it from an outsider’s point of view, he stunned McCartney with the solo. “I didn’t have an idea what I was going to play. He asked me and I said I don’t know. It made him nervous.” Once Henry was done McCartney was quite happy with the work.

Henry doesn’t have any plans to go into the recording studios at any time soon. “Recording costs …. I don’t have that kind of money anymore. Things aren’t as easy today.” He talks about doing session work now, “with a recession going on and houses handed back, fees have gone down. What you were getting five years ago you aren’t getting today. I work with a guy up the road now when he has work for me. It’s nice because I don’t have to go far. I live in Ireland; there isn’t a lot of work here.”

McCullough has so many great solo masterpieces to listen to. Poor Man’s Moon and Unfinished Business are both some incredible and more recent works of art that deserve a listen. He does have plans to go to France in April and is doing a New Jersey Beatles convention. “I don’t have an agent anymore” which makes it hard.

The humble man that Henry is, he still has moments of being somewhat star struck by meeting a celebrity. “I recently got to meet Mike Tyson.” He talked about meeting Tyson and that he was very nice and cordial with him. “He shook my hand and it was like meeting Elvis.”

Henry is back in the position in which he started in during 1962, playing in pubs. Nowadays he “takes things as they come and deals with them.” He does enjoy a bit of the music coming out now. “Some of the blues guitar players that are coming in are great.  I don’t listen to music anymore. Maybe something easy on the ears.” Nowadays Henry likes “to come sit and watch some T.V.” and who wouldn’t.

As it is quite obvious that Henry McCullough is an accomplished guitarist and a classic rock legend, he is also just a down to Earth man. He enjoys telling his stories, which draws you in making you concentrate on what he was saying. It gradually forces your ears to listen to every word. He enjoys making people laugh. He recently made the comment about Paul McCartney that, “He was a tough act to follow.” Mr. McCullough needs to know is he was part of the tough act to beat. Filling the role of guitar player for guys like Paul and Joe Cocker says a lot, but he isn’t just a regular guy. He is truly a class act.

Legendary musicians come around once in a blue moon, bringing joy to their fans, giving them a new deity to worship. Some of these musical artists have actually been thought of in God like status. We put them on pedestals, raising them up high, and will imitate them as we sing to our favorite songs that have been handed down by our idols. We dance around the room in the same choreography as we try to escape reality if only for three and a half minutes. Ian Anderson is no exception. He has been classified as a genius for his great musical achievements and left his mark in musical history.

 

 

The man, the myth, and the legend of Ian Anderson has been holding the reigns of the band Jethro Tull since 1968. Every bit of the way he has been pushing the instrumentalists hard, driving them into some unbelievable acrobats of musical performance. Along the way he perfected a certain style of playing the flute that was developed originally by Roland Kirk. Sort of a way of playing, singing, and humming into the mouthpiece at times to create a unique sound that can be soothing. Ian took it one step further, all while he standing on one leg. As time moved on, he has become a hell of a showman and developed into a tremendous flautist and musician.

 

 

Since the beginning of Jethro Tull there have been a lot of members in the band, really a lot more than other bands that have been around as long as this one has. There are misconceptions that that Ian Anderson is really hard to get along with, but that is just not the case. There have been a lot of factors as to why musicians didn’t stick around. Certain past members wanted to move in a different direction musically and left for all sorts of other reasons. Ian explains, “Where I was on pretty good terms with everyone, the other members may not have gotten along well with other members in the band. There were no major conflicts or anything like that.” Explaining further with a bit of a chuckle, “If you got all the ex-members of Jethro Tull together, no one is going to die.”

 

 

Certain members of the 1970’s lineup will probably be missed the most by the fans and Ian Anderson. Jeffrey Hammond has been a lifelong friend of Ian’s. When Hammond joined the band, he made it clear that he would only stay long enough to make enough money to pursue his passion of being a painter and artist. John Evans and Barrie Barlow both left to pursue other ventures and also will be missed by their fans and friends. Some of the past members from that time were given opportunities to rejoin their former band mates, but it never panned out.

 

 

Next to Ian’s side for most of the journey has been the guitar sensation of Martin Barre. Ian was asked if he would ever tour under the name of Jethro Tull without Martin. He replied, “Playing a show without him is not something we would normally do. Had to do it a couple of times.” Ian explained that recently Martin was opening a bottle of wine and gashed his finger on one hand. He played a show with some considerable amount of pain. During the concert his stitches began to open up and caused him to bleed quite a bit. Ian’s guitar player from his solo project, Florian Opahle, caught a flight and filled in a few shows for the injured Barre. Martin recovered and returned to his spot missing only a few shows. Although Florian is an incredible guitarist, the stage left spot is missing a familiar face when Martin is not there. It just isn’t the same for the fans or for Ian not to have this mighty guitarist ripping away on the guitar du jour. Jethro Tull without Martin? It should never happen other than in these extreme situations.

 

 

Over the years there have been all sorts of talks about a feud between Ian Anderson and Robert Plant from Led Zeppelin. When asked if they ever buried the hatchet, Ian clears up this nonsense that there “Never really was a hatchet.” A reporter made a bigger deal over something Ian had commented on in the early days, that with his lyrics and the music of Led Zeppelin it would make a really good rock band. The media ran with it and it turned into a large scaled war between the two bands in the newspapers. None of which was true other than the original comment. Ian really didn’t realize at the time that he had actually in a way insulted Robert Plant’s lyric writing, which was not intentional in any way.

 

 

Before Plant had joined Led Zeppelin, he actually sat in with Jethro Tull in the early days at a show. He came out and performed with the band for a song or two in the front man position, giving the young Plant a little bit of a chance to show off his skills. Ian left the stage and let Plant perform. “I was quite jealous of his skills,” Ian humbly admits. “He is a great performer and a great guy.”

 

 

During an early tour, Tull and Zeppelin toured together, with Tull as the supporting act. Ian proclaims that he was quite impressed with Led Zeppelin and that they were “Just amazing. Best rock and roll band in the world.” All of Tull seemed to get along well with everyone in the Zeppelin camp. Ian shared, that Jimmy Page was one of the first guys to have a Polaroid camera. He would take pictures and then show off what he had done the night before.

 

Anderson holds that he was a bit more reserved than that. “I was a bit of a loner and wasn’t into the sex, drugs, and rock n roll. I’ve never felt obliged to be pushed into it. Wasn’t a difficult decision. Wasn’t into unbridled sex. Not something I enjoyed. Saw people around doing drugs and suffering from it. Listened to Charlie Parker and knew his lifestyle killed him. I never could be convinced that recreational drugs are ok. Some people have addictive behavior. Always feared I was one of those people.” Ian spent some time drinking beer. He smoked cigarettes for about 30 years and finally stopped. He really never would have been able to last for over forty years if he had been involved in the drug scene that went on within the hippie culture of the Sixties.

 

 

Tony Iommi briefly was one of the few guitarists Tull got with after Mick Abrahams had left. Tony played as an opening act for Tull with the musicians that eventually became Black Sabbath. Ian went to Tony and said let’s get together, run through a few songs with no strings attached. Tull’s music didn’t suit Iommi’s playing style. When Tony lost his fingertips he had to create a playing style all his own. He tailored his playing to his disability which just really didn’t quite work for Jethro Tull.

 

Tony did sit in on the performance for the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus where he played air guitar for Tull. They didn’t have the instruments plugged in for the show. All the musicians were just miming their parts. Ian sang over a backing track while the rest of the guys acted like they were playing. It was how things were done for some performances back then. Iommi was really quite ashamed of the fact that he wasn’t really playing. He had his hair pulled down in front of his face so you couldn’t see him.

 

 

Jethro Tull has played a few thousand concerts with a number of acts. They were an opening act, the headlining act, and every act in between. Some of their supporting acts they really liked and went on to be a big success such as; Yes, Mountain, Whitesnake, and the Eagles. Others bands just dropped by the wayside and were never heard from again. Tull also shared the stage with Hendrix during a few concerts leading up to The Isle of Wight. Ian recalls that Jimi “was overcome with issues he couldn’t control. He wasn’t able to tune his guitar. The audience was so noisy he couldn’t hear above the crowd and he wasn’t enjoying it.” Ian also mentioned “wished I would have played with Zappa. Never had a chance to meet him and then he was gone.”

 

Over the years Tull has played shows in places that just didn’t turn out to their liking. They were the first band to play at Shea Stadium after the Beatles and “it was just a terrible gig. Horrible place to play with the planes flying over, cueing up to land at LaGuardia.” They had a lot of the same issues that the Beatles had. Just a horrible sound system and couldn’t hear themselves or anything that they played.

 

 

More recently shows had come about where they also had shows they didn't enjoy. They played in Schpandau, Berlin in Germany at a place where a lot of bad things happened years ago. It was one of those places that you could feel the bad vibes of every horrible thing that has happened there bouncing off the walls. Ian proclaims “when you are playing those places you are using the music to help sanitize the place” and what better music to use.

 

 

Ian and the several different incarnations of Jethro Tull have written and recorded a large variety of music over the years. Some of his favorites are, “A lot of the songs as what the audience likes and looks for.” The songs “Aqualung” and “Locomotive Breathe” are still welcome pieces even after he has probably played them a few thousand times. He will bring out the occasional obscure song, but won’t do just a bunch of them in one show. Usually doing a song that is only going to impress the biggest of Tull Fans, the rest of the audience may not take it too well. He is there to play to the audience as an entirety, not just the one or two fans that want to hear songs like “Jack-A-Lynn,” “Back-Door Angels,” or something from The Chateau D'Isaster Tapes.

 

 

Certain works like A Passion Play they won’t go back and revisit. It’s not an album that they like as much as others. Musically it doesn’t separate out into sections like Thick as a Brick does. They brought it out in 1973 when it was written and played it a bit then, but never really came back to it. Ian stated that he “Still pulls it out every couple of years and gives it a listen.”

 

 

On the next U.S. tour Ian performs solo and will be bringing along some great new material. He will be pulling out some classics as well and making a nice mix of things. “Feel quite proud about some things I wrote when I was 23 or 24 years old,” songs that dealt with some of the worldly issues that they deal with now. It is amazing how subjects from songs stay a hot topic for years to come. Certain things that were happening thirty years ago are still happening today and still are the main news stories. These were the topics that started political discussions and wars throughout the past. Ian is hardly a clairvoyant man, but one who wrote passionately about some issues that were important to him and the issues really never went away.

 

 

The theaters selected for the upcoming shows are some of the smaller, off the beaten path places. These are the places that remind Ian of when he first started in music and was trying to get a break. These establishments will be graced with the magnificent runs on the flute. The halls will echo with the sounds of classical, folk, blues, and several other different types of music that has been blended into the vast Jethro Tull musical catalog.

 

 

Ian offers his advice to musicians starting out which is some of the same advice he received when starting out, “Don’t give up your day job. Applies even more today where everybody and his dog wants to be a rock star. With all the myspace pages, there are millions of people trying to make it.” There are some great people out there today and there is a bunch of stuff out there that is just bad. It’s a very competitive market and if you haven’t made it by the time you are thirty, your chances grow even more slim.

 

 

How long will Jethro Tull go on? “As long as it is possible and desirable,” says Ian. Doing the lengthy tours can be exhausting and tiresome, but they plan on going on. Most likely they will be doing half as many shows as done in the previous years so they can spend time with their families. They are deserving of some leisure time. As Ian and the boys decide to trim it down a bit, we the fans must remember that he deserves his free time after devoting most of his life to work for us. He has supplied some unbelievable works of art for our enjoyment. Rest assured, Ian won't be spending his time playing golf.

 

 

This legendary musical deity has been a one band man, entertaining his fans since 1968, and deserves to take a bow. Ian Anderson is a phenomenal musician and has made a huge influence on musicians around the world. As he calls the band down to the stage, he stands on his pedestal, on one leg, and looks down at all the friends he has made. Millions of people can’t be wrong about the man. He has produced nothing, but magical music.

July's feature is local artist, Lisa Koziol-Ellis aka The Foxy Goat. Don't worry, you'll find out what a Foxy Goat is in a minute. You might have seen some of her art showcased at local galleries all over the city. Her paintings and illustrations are visually moving, thought provoking, and probably like nothing you've seen before. Lisa's jewelery line is also that mix she brings to her art. Bold, hardcore, yet with a softness that doesn't make the controversial ideas scary. She's very self deprecating and jokingly calls her work, 'smut', but it is definitely something you should take a look at.

1. Ok right out of the gate we have to address your name. Because it takes people aback for a second because at first you wonder if this is a bestiality thing or something very bizarre. What is a Foxy Goat, and why do you call yourself that?

TFG: Well, due to my higher levels of perversion, I don’t blame anyone for thinking that. With all seriousness though, it’s roughly what my name means in Polish. ‘lis’ means fox & ‘koziol’ means goat. That is the true origin.

 

2. Give us the 411 on your art and jewelery. What is your message in your pieces, and what inspires you to explore this genre?

TFG: I find inspiration in the world. It’s tendency to malfunction and its unexpected beauty set my mood to just pour out what I feel . Even the lovely characters I meet! I just want to capture my adoration for them in a portrait! Jewelry-wise, I love to made necklaces that are vibrant & unique. Those that have bought a piece from me always say that they feel as if it were made for them. The satisfaction I feel is so rad!

3. What is the biggest judgment and misconception people have about your art? What do you want them to know?

TFG: Some individuals think I’m just creating something bizarre just for shock value. I dabble a lot in symbolism , so those art pieces actually have meaning behind them. Sometimes, they are so raw, I feel vulnerable exposing them!

4. Work of Art, that new reality TV show on Bravo is a huge hit, and people are seeing sides of artists and the art world that they haven't before. Would you do a show like this? Why or why not?

TFG: I‘d love to on that, like flies on a hot turd!There’s more to art than the common flowers, meadow & still life . To be given the opportunity to challenge yourself to such extremes is orgasmic!!

 

5. So what is the big "Foxy Goat" dream? Your own gallery? An Andy Warhol type popularity amongst celebrities? When do you sit back and say, "Yep. I made it."

TFG: It’s when my name is significant enough, where I can use it to gain recognition for charities that are hardcore important to me!

 

6. _______, buys a piece of your art, and you are so star struck you just might die. Why?

TFG: Pants down…I mean, hands down...Larry Flynt! He is the smut God! If he buys what I created, I’ll take it that I have his blessing to spread my kind of perversion like a pair of legs….

7. What could someone ask you to do as an artist that you would consider "selling out".

TFG: Asking me to tone down my risqué style of art, to be more appealing to the mainstream.

 

8. Have you found it hard to break into the Chicago Art community? Which galleries have been the most accommodating?

TFG: I adore The Nineteen Hundred & One Gallery in Chicago. Not only are they very welcoming, but they’re diverse ! They promote & host artists in every medium- from performing arts to visual arts. They do so much to promote those who are outside the ‘mainstream’ & offering a place for them to express themselves. It’s always a pleasure to hang my smutty art on their walls.

9. Favorite Quote/Motto: 

TFG: Blam!

10. Best thing about being an artist is....

TFG: Having the ability to create your vision & feeling that release!

 

Be sure to check out Lisa's website www.foxygoat.com for more information on her art, jewelery and upcoming events.

Certain things in life just go together, like Peanut Butter and Jelly, Arm and Hammer, Tequila and Jail…but Heavy Metal and Burlesque? Yep. That’s not a typo, Hot and Heavy Burlesque is like nothing you’ve seen before. Some of the most iconic heavy metal moments combined with the art of burlesque dancing. A friend of mine sent me a video of Hot and Heavy Burlesque’s tribute to The Wall. At first I was like, “Train wreck! How could Pink Floyd and nudey dancing NOT be a train wreck?”

I know, I’m so open minded. Not a snap judgment maker at all…

Well slap my face and call me Zsa Zsa while serving me up some hot steaming crow… because turns out I was wrong, and this was genius. Gritty, artistic, different and most of all FUN. This was actually better than the movie, and intrigued me to learn more about Hot and Heavy Burlesque. So I caught up with its creator Viva La Muerte (of course she doesn’t have a boring name like Jane Parker!) to get the scoop on this unique experience.

1. So first off, give us your definition of “burlesque” because people think it’s just stripping, or it’s something like the Pussycat Dolls. What is it really? Dance? Smut? Art?

VLM: True burlesque to me is anything but a regular strip like you might see in a strip club, and definitely not anything like what you see the pussycat dolls doing. A regular strip at a club or a pussy cat dolls thing in my opinion do very little to involve the KEY element of burlesque which is the art of the  TEASE, that type stuff just sort of "puts it all out there at once" for you to see. It's very wham-bam all the sexual goodies in your face, but no mystery, no build up, and not a lot of artistic merit beyond the very blatant sexual appeal. When we are talking burlesque, we are talking about girls who spend hours rehearsing and costuming so that when they are on stage they are giving a full on performance that may be a parody on something, or involve a storyline or character. Throughout the performance the audience is teased and titillated little by little as items of clothing come off, and the audience is yearning for that little peek at the end when the 'big reveal' happens. You give the audience that little taste they want, but always leave them wanting and dreaming of more.


2. Your tribute shows are pretty neat. I saw video of “The Wall” and it was pretty spot on. You recently put on Spinal Tap, and Dio is coming up. How do you decide on a body of work? What does it need to have to incorporate it into a burlesque show?

VLM: Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoy our shows! From the start I wanted Hot & Heavy burlesque to go beyond the standard burlesque revue and have a theme and purpose for which we are well known which is Hard Rock/Heavy Metal and Horror Movie inspired shows. Metal and Horror are two of my biggest influences and inspirations in life, and Hot & Heavy burlesque is the brainchild which I use to express my passion for metal music and horror films. To make it a burlesque show is pretty easy, because we take what the old concept of burlesque was which is a variety style show and modernize it. We usually offer more than just stripping, and shows have had anything from singing to hooping to fire and live music weaved in with the burlesque acts. A well rounded show is very important to the Hot & Heavy mission!

3. What is the ultimate dream and goal for Hot And Heavy Burlesque. Headlining Vegas? Headlining National tour? What are you looking to break into?

VLM: I would LOVE to do a national tour, we are actually working now on taking our Pink Floyd or Spinal Tap show out of state this summer, it's really exciting! It's my hope that we can gain more national attention for our shows, and have people that want to bring us to their town. Vegas is definitely on the list too! I also love working with live bands, and in the future I'd also like to perform with some bigger acts at their shows. The sky is definitely the limit!

4. Ok, fantasize with me… the big break. Everyone in Hollywood wants to be in HAHB. Do you have guest stars? Why or why not? Is that “selling out" to go Hollywood?

VLM: If any big names want to come share the stage with us, that's fine by me as long as they have the moves! I don't think it would be selling out to involve a big, well known name in one of our shows. Or if someone "Hollywood" wanted to fund a project for us, I certainly wouldn't turn it away. To me the most important thing would be to remain true to our show style and the level of performance I require from people that work with my show. We have had local guest stars, but no one big and national yet. I'm sure that's on the horizon for us though.

5. Who would be the dream celebrity to have as a guest? You can’t say Dita Von Teese, because it’s a gimme. Who would be amazing in your show that you may not think of as “burlesque?” Who needs a set of tassels?

VLM: I'd put tassels on everyone if I could! haha  Funny thing is speaking of Dita, I think she would be too classic for one of our shows, so I may pass on her. Shocker, I know! It would be fun to have someone famous who seems more quiet and sophisticated do one of our shows, maybe Natalie Portman? I bet she would totally rock it! Or Grace Jones, that would be rad!

6. Three words that describe the Hot And Heavy Burlesque experience

VLM: Rock Opera Madness

7. What do you think of shows like So You Think You can Dance, and America’s Got Talent. Burlesque dancers have been featured in the past, would this be a vehicle for your troupe? Why or why not?

VLM: I've not really watched a lot of either show, but I do appreciate when burlesque performers have a chance to shine on a big national stage being on TV. It always make me proud when I see another performer do something big like that. As for our troupe ever breaking into a mainstream TV type dance show, it would be fun to do, but somehow I don't think the mainstream american TV audience is ready for our kind of heavy metal type show.

8. The one thing off limits in a burlesque show is _____.

VLM: I like to give my performers as much creative freedom as they need in my shows. As long as they stick to our heavy metal theme and song choices, I love to let them go free. As far as off limits, I never like to allow anything that is to overtly sexual or pornographic. There always needs to be tease and mystery to H&H performances. Not just some girl grinding and touching herself, or bringing out a box of dildos to toss around and do a regular strip club style dance, and definitely nothing crazy like penetration on stage (I know this happens at some shows in other parts of the country). That won't fly, it needs to be creative and tasteful so that our audience feels comfortable watching the show.

9. What kind of training do you guys do? Is there like a Burlesque Boot Camp, like the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders?

VLM: I would love a burlesque boot camp, that sounds fun! But there isn't anything like that out there at the moment. There are a few instructors in town that teach burlesque, and many newer performers take advantage of these fun classes. For more established performers like me I stick to a pretty rigorous rehearsal schedule that includes nearly daily practices of my acts, and watching a lot of footage online to learn from and going to as many shows as I can to keep up on what other performers are doing. There are even some instructional DVD's available that are pretty helpful for technique. It's a lot of rehearsal and studying your craft and history. Many people also take regular dance lessons like ballet or jazz to keep a good repertoire of dance moves.

10. If _____ showed up at one of your shows, you would freak out with star struck-ness.

VLM: Roger Waters, if you are reading this there is a front row seat for you when we do our tribute to The Wall when it starts again in January! I also wouldn't mind if the Red Hot Chili Peppers rolled up, John Frusciante may also have a front row seat! :)

Check out Hot and Heavy’s website for more info on upcoming shows
www.myspace.com/hotandheavyburlesque

Hot and Heavy Burlesque’s Tribute to Spinal Tap
June 4-6
Viaduct Theatre
3111 N. Webster
Chicago, Il
viaducttheater.com
Vivalamuerte.us
(for more info)

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