Ever wonder what your fave Jug Stompers are doing when they're not in the spotlight stompin jugs? Well, wonder no more 'cause we're gonna tell ya.
Clyde also plays in a very cool band called the Rumdummies with some of our other fave local musicians like drummer Al Kash, guitarist Todd Nelson and vocalist-harmonicat Pat Conover. They play some way-cool swamp-rock on their debut CD, "Too Dum to Quit," and if you wanna catch 'em live in action, they're playin at Brown's Tap Room (421 River St., Troy) at 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17.
Mr. Eck, meanwhile, is showcasing his visual art skills with a one-night-only exhibition of his stunning paintings at the Palace Theatre (19 Clinton Ave., Albany) that same night. "Jazz On Stage ... Up Close and Personal" is a fundraising gala for the Albany Center Galleries (161 Washington Ave., Albany). More than a dozen of Mr. Eck's intricate, intriguing portraits of jazz and blues musicians will be on display. Mr. Eck is the featured artist of the exhibit, which will also feature work by such art stars as Leigh Wen, Wendy Ide Williams, Gail Nadeau, David Brickman and Willie Marlowe, as well as such close personal RJS friends as Ryder Cooley, John Caldwell and Dana Rudolph. Pretty heavy company, to say the least.
Bowtie and Wild Bill are also busy that same night - they're a couple of the stars of the Firlefanz Puppets production of Eugene Ionesco's Theater of the Absurd classic, ``Rhinoceros,'' directed by puppetmaster Ed Atkeson at Steamer No. 10 Theatre (500 Western Ave., Albany). The dynamic duo will be doing three performances - 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 17 and 18, as well as a 3 p.m. matinee on Sunday, Nov. 19.
So ya see, it's a bit tricky keeping the Ramblin Jug Stompers from rambling away from the stompin grounds.
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By the way, the Firlefanz Puppets production of "Rhinoceros" is a puppet production for adults - not kids.
Busy, busy, busy you Jug Stompers are. :) You didn't mention what "Rhinoceros" is about for those of us who don't know.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... What is "Rhinoceros" about? That's a bit of a tricky wicket. It's an absurdist play, which means basically that it doesn't have to make a whole lot of sense. But in the long run, it does actually makes some sort of sense - in the middle of an ordinary day, a rhino comes charging through the middle of a town ... and slowly but surely, all of the townspeople start turning into rhinos themselves.
By the way, Wild Bill has the lead in this production, but the great Bowtie plays not one, not two, not three different parts but rather four - count 'em, four. Including the utterly delightful, if a bit hysterical Mrs. Boeuf, who somehow seems related to the Monty Python family.
Wow! That sounds pretty wild - and like good fun too! We'll have to try to stop on over (if we can).
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