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RZ General Board / Re: Paul Lyllyde's Dying Dog article
« on: July 08, 2019, 10:47:08 pm »
The Punkrocktopus Theory Vol. 1

"This Dyin' Dog artcile is so buck wild it feels like some Residents ARG like The Bunny Boy.
This was posted yesterday on Tumblr with the credit going to a  Paul Lyllyde, if you google that name, this article is the ONLY page that contains that name.
There is however a track called L.Y.L.L.Y.D.E. off of Snakeboy by KILLDOZER.
Which looking it up apparently stands for "Live your life like you don't exist"
If I had to make a quick theory right at this moment, the Blues Songs will be released under the name of Dyin' Dog as that character's original recordings and then the Residents' album released as The Residents will follow shortly thereafter.
That thumbnail at the top of the page isn't even the Dyin' Dog 45 the article talks about, it's a band called The Kings of Nuthin'. Why is that image posted in an unrelated article?
It also mentions the book "The Cambridge Guide to Blues and Gospel, Nothing But the Blues" which as far as Google is concerned doesn't exist. "Nothing but the blues : the music and the musicians (New York : Abbeville Press, 1993), a book edited by Lawrence Cohn"
Scratch that previous mention that he was name-checking books that don't exist.

" In a brief series of correspondence dated early 1975, a young musician named Roland Sheehan sang the praises of a wild new blues singer he was working with. The description sounded decidedly like Dyin’ Dog, though the name Sheehan used was “Alvin Snow.”"
https://www.residents.com/free/part2.php
Part Two
It was June, 1970. Roland Sheehan, then nineteen, had been the organ player in The Alliance, the teenage band Fox had managed back in Louisiana. Having just completed his second year at Louisiana Tech, Sheehan had signed up for a summer course at San Francisco State College.
(etc)

I spent that entire first afternoon turning over rocks and just googling various phrases and came away empty-handed unfortunately.
I'm kind of waiting for more news out of the Residents' camp before going back on the hunt."

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RZ General Board / Paul Lyllyde's Dying Dog article
« on: July 08, 2019, 10:40:15 pm »
In an interesting turn of events, a music reviewer of sorts has posted about a musical artist by the name of Dying Dog. A user by the name of Punkrocktopus found this by searching for "Alvin Snow", a name mentioned in a recent Residents article. The post by Paul Lyllde is here, and mentions this very same person:

https://chiseler.org/post/185978626536/lost-in-the-blues-the-search-for-dyin-dog

I'll follow up in the next post with some of his theories and threads.

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RZ General Board / Re: PROMOTIONAL IDEA FOR THE RESIDENTS (ESPN?)
« on: June 30, 2019, 08:20:24 pm »
Currently learning 4 new languages in which to say yes to this. It could be so beautiful. A slam dunk, a home-run.

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Let's collectively act like I didn't disappear for a few months there. Been busy, but I should be around more this summer.

As per the winner of the poll last time, we're covering Animal Lover. A second time.

Open to any suggestions for next month are more than welcome. Something we haven't covered? Great. Something we have? Even better. Talk away, creatures. (Feel free to drop me a message anytime, if I drop off the map again. I'll come back.)

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Howdy all and welcome back to the Project of the Wee--I mean Month!

Seeing as the tour has gone where it intended to go, it's fair game to talk about. Even with the setlist changes.

For those unfamiliar with how Project of the W--Month works, we basically all gather around and put up reviews, theories, feelings, thoughts, smells, anecdotes, etc, about the designated project. Afterwards, it moves to the Project Talk section where it remains archived. In addition to this feature, there's going to a poll pinned for which past project we should revisit, since it's been a while since we covered a lot of those and the time finally seems right. For this current run, Intruders will also be an option on there since we've yet to put that one up as a Project of the Mmmmwmmmmwmmmonth. And folks should have that option.

Currently, though, let's talk about In Between Dreams. See it? Fail to see it? See it only partially because some lame folks next door couldn't handle Tyrone's sweet angel voice? Talk about it!

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Admin Words / AN UPDATE!
« on: February 16, 2019, 01:58:33 pm »
Yes, things have been quiet on the Project of the Week front. This is because of two things:

I was waiting things out. Bunch of new projects, and IBD sort of had to get around first.

And--I'm hoping to not only make them longer (project of the Month) but also to revisit some projects that were covered in the past.

So the next Project of the Month will be In Between Dreams, and I think we might run a poll on each one about which topic to revisit or visit for the first time next. Any feedback on this?

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RZ General Board / Re: Will the Residents keep going?
« on: January 30, 2019, 10:21:24 am »
mind making a new thread with a review of it? i'm intrigued. how's that updated setlist? (amazing, im assuming)

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RZ General Board / Re: Will the Residents keep going?
« on: January 27, 2019, 03:49:26 pm »
hiya josh--i don't know, but i'd suggest getting in touch with Cryptic at their email address about that.
info@crypticorp.com

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RZ Project Talk / Re: PROJECT OF THE WEEK(S?): THE BRICKEATERS
« on: November 27, 2018, 05:34:11 pm »
i am cold, my socks are wet and i'm unexpectedly stranded in a section of the KCMO area... sort of. and though i do not find myself reflecting upon the curious behaviors of people dying of hypothermia, i do find myself reflecting on brickeaters. so if you'll allow me to do my gear-shifty-thing...

It's time to talk business, and it's time to talk Brickeaters.

This book captures one of the singular overarching themes of the parts of The Residents'  body of work that focus on storytelling. This theme comes up over and over again in various iterations, in singularities and multiplicities, with boldness or with passivity:

Need.

(And, just as importantly, the relationship between need and loss.)

Pretty much all the major characters are driven by loss and need. The desire to fill the voids created by the world and taking whatever one can get to do the job. There's something very quintessentially Residents about that. It shows up, like... pretty much constantly, it seems. With Mr. X (indeed), every single character from the 90s up until Wormwood (and even then, the religious aspect of need shows up in Old Time Religion), most of Demons Dance Alone- the list really does go on to contain every major album from 2002 to now. But to see that theme expressed in a literary format kind of changes the game.

Frank is just a rancid little man, but what brings him to Clinton is his need to be somebody and do something. The whole tale fills a void in him, as does Patty. (Insert obvious joke here, followed by obvious joke about inserting.) Patty has a void in herself emotionally that Frank sort of fills. Everything that happened between them is kind of gross and lame, but they're both incredibly needy. (Though Patty is a whole lot more likable. Ahem. Beside the point.)

The codependency between Ted and Wilmer was probably one of my favorite parts of the book. Ted, as a pretty unassuming and anxious fellow, really bloomed as a person upon meeting Mr. Graves. Here you have this absurdly tall and terrified 20something techie who, through becoming the getaway driver for a career criminal, finds what seems to be the deepest and truest friendship he's ever had. While Wilmer, hardened and harsh with a tender, caring soul, takes up a (grand)fatherly role in Ted's life, taking up a genuine interest in the bizarre world of his work and bringing a spark of sense and passion to Ted's otherwise tedious work. Their mutual investment into the increasingly bizarre and internal world of Crawford Beasley is not built upon some individual desire to have a reason to go on and to matter. It's built upon the deep sense of justice ironically held by Wilmer and fueled by the expertise and hesitance of Ted. They seek to gain nothing, only to prevent harm. Wilmer's life of crime has left him with almost no life to return to outside of his wife and prison. Ted's life of observing crime has left him with a life that he cannot keep together. They both live, in their own ways, in the shadows. Wilmer isn't particularly high profile and his crimes really aren't even notable enough for the nightly news, and Ted is about as behind-the-scenes as one can get without walking out of the building.

And what's incredible to me is that at the time we're introduced to Ted, his unwavering trust, love and need for Wilmer hovers so close to him that he doesn't dare speak of what happened for quite some time. The PAGWAG events before the 3rd part of the book were only possible for Ted because Wilmer gave him the strange sense of security he needed to pursue that deeper look into it to find out just what was going on while he gave his companion an outlet for the urge within him to prevent actual harm. The emotional reasoning for the enmeshing of their lives amazingly didn't get in the way of their interactions- they filled voids in each others souls but they didn't attempt to recreate what had been there before. Instead, they embraced the new and moved ahead.

That's my rant on that, but here's some other thoughts.

The side characters, like Patty's brother and the catfish dude were so much fun. Tragic fun, but fun nonetheless. There's a richness to the small town experience that's really captured well. Death by fire ants.

Crawford Beasley is peak Missouri. Everything about his character makes sense, and the comedy of his existence is only negated by the fact that even though he's hilarious, he has intent to do... somewhat real harm. (Which-- by the way-- gets even funnier with the bottled water revelation.) The military gear, the Hummer, the power of his presence... And then the stuff that he says. The stuff about his mother was also very Residents. Man, do they know how to write the most sinister momma's boys, or what? I'd like to see an official image of what he would sort of look like. The black teeth... Yeesh. Fluoride does weird stuff to teeth even at lower levels.

His "if God was a gun" rant was actually a fantastic thing to read. I can only dream of them putting out a little audio thing or digital booklet of those, kind of like Dixie's dad's poems in Bad Day. The whole thing was like Bad Day... But better.

The ending kind of hit on that note. It was a pathetic ending for all of those characters consumed far too deeply by desperation and need. I felt especially bad for Ted when he died, but I was a little surprised by how quickly things went with Patty and him. That, I must say, struck me as being slightly out of left field. But it's okay. I wonder if Frank stays in the dog cage forever?

L.A. Times? Yeah right.

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Brickeaters good book go read it 10/10 mole approved

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Artist Projects / Re: SEEKING everybody: A Tribute to Hardy Fox
« on: November 18, 2018, 08:05:31 pm »
that's news. i'm in touch with walter from klanggalerie about it, waiting to hear back.

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RZ General Board / Re: Will the Residents keep going?
« on: November 14, 2018, 07:21:40 pm »
you'll know that they've picked you when you wake up in a cold damp basement with a keyboard and a broom set in front of you.

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RZ General Board / Re: Will the Residents keep going?
« on: November 09, 2018, 05:23:26 pm »
will they?

buddy, i am pleased to tell you that they already have. The Residents persist through any and all changes. his involvement decreased after his retirement from the group, and considering that they have albums, performances, puppet shows and a movie in the works, they're moving ahead.

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RZ Project Talk / Re: PROJECT OF THE WEEK(S?): THE BRICKEATERS
« on: November 06, 2018, 08:45:02 am »
extending this for another week, because.. yknow.

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RZ Project Talk / THE BRICKEATERS (Project of the Week for a while)
« on: October 26, 2018, 01:48:59 pm »
well, let's get this thing going again, rev up the ol' PotW engine and watch as it leaps to life with a twisted tale of confused and complicated criminality, cynicism, cavities and Cadillacs flowing like a jolt of electricity through its plastic-wrapped silver veins. that tale is...

The Brickeaters.

this one's gonna go until monday, november 5th... or i might extend it, who's to say? THIS IS ALL BESIDE THE POINT.

so yeah. Brickeaters! let the discussion begin.

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Artist Projects / Re: SEEKING: PODCAST-MINDED INDIVIDUALS!
« on: October 22, 2018, 12:58:42 am »
aha, mewee, im sure your voice is fine. but i respect that!

hello mole show, i like to think i do have a "good voice" and i can also mix audio quite well... if this gets going i could help

yeah, sounds good to me! ive got mewee on discord already, but would you mind using that for discussion of these matters? (and if so, could you pm me your handle?)

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Artist Projects / SEEKING: PODCAST-MINDED INDIVIDUALS!
« on: October 20, 2018, 01:36:08 pm »
so, i'm looking to work with some people on a Residents-oriented podcast. since the Rz are pretty broad in nature, it kind of reminds me of how things like true crime are similarly broad and vastly detailed... making them inaccessible. but that's been solved with podcasts that are well researched and entertaining to people on all levels of familiarity.

while Theory of Obscurity has notified the world of the vastness of The Residents, their 50 year discography is dense and pretty hard to break into. so why not follow in the steps of those who've been seeking to share the complex inaccessible worlds of their interests as well with a podcast?

lemme know what aspect of the process you'd be interested in, since it might require some degrees of effort from a couple of points... such as:

fact checkers! hosts! mixing the audio (and other audio-focused stuff)!

..that just about covers it, but i'd like to find some people to make this happen with.

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RZ General Board / Re: The Stone
« on: October 19, 2018, 03:04:24 pm »
yknow? in retrospect, it became quite clear to me that i actually have and had no idea what exactly was going on in The Stone- it seemed kind of like a pseudo-religious experience, being enforced upon a baffled Bobuck who was falling in and out of assorted identities to an extent almost comparable to slapstick.

you seem like you might have the right idea, though.

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RZ General Board / Re: PotW propositions!
« on: October 10, 2018, 09:02:47 am »
ah jeez, i forgot all about The Stone. knew i left something out. i'll toss that up on there.

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RZ General Board / PotW propositions!
« on: October 05, 2018, 03:10:15 pm »
so! since Intruders will be here before you know it (and some projects have accumulated), i was wondering on what people want to do for starting up the PotW again?

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Artist Profiles / Re: WHAT'S THIS? (Read before posting.)
« on: August 30, 2018, 04:37:39 pm »
Artists, your introductions don't go in here. They go up as their own individual topics. Just a heads up.

I want to suggest a slight addition to the template format. Can all users post their main instrument/craft/talent/etc. in the titles of their posts so users can easily scroll through the topics to find the collaborators they are looking for?

Yeah, sure! I'll add that and modify current posts to fit that format.

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