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AD: Were you raised Catholic, Chip? [I hold my hit and shake my head no.] I guess this is all going over your head, then. [A wee bit, I motion]. At this point Dave Barbe broke into another one of his dreaded childhood stories. I don't recall how long it lasted or what it was about ( maybe a chalice?). I never did ask Andrew if he was happy with his writing role in the band, but I think he is. These guys seem like they'd go with the best songs no matter who wrote them. Andrew has some new songs in the set that are very good and do lend Mercyland another dimension (by the way, in case you've never heard the band, they remind me of Elvis Costellos' second album "This Years Model" more than anything else, but there's plenty of other stuff in there. All the way from the Sex Pistols, Ramones and Buzzcocks to Bruce Springsteen on the ballads .(but with a better sense of humor arid a keener sense of melody which is almost Elvis Costello but not quite) you know rock'n roll). I also didn’t ask Dave Barbe about political and religious commentary in his lyrics. That’s probably just as .good, because it's a boring question, but that is something that he does well without getting bogged down, i.e., trite, boring, stupid, insensitive and self-righteous (you know, all the things that tend to happen when rock and roll lyrics get SERIOUS). Joel is going to work out just fine. He has all the talent anybody needs to be an equal part of a great band and he's a cool guy to boot. By the flagpoCe 15 UpToWjv LOU NO do C K T A I LS • 40 E Washington JS 1 TJtJs V ,< ,i < f > , . . . if'. . ■*' U l . 1 1 140 E. Washington St. Valid Picture I.D. Required wed., march 2 THE MUNDANES • thurs., march 3. WHITE TRASH BLOODKIN • fri, march 4 STRAWBERRY FLATS • mon., march 7 INDIGO GIRLS • tues, march 8 BLUE WAIL • wed., march 9 SEVEN SIMONS • thurs., march 10 LOVE TRACTOR PROM QUEENS • fri., march 11 DRIVIN ’n CRYIN THREE ON FIRE • sat., march 12 NORMALTOWN FLIERS • mon., march 14 WIDESPREAD PANIC