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BODY PIERCING
Bearfoot Hookers frontman iy Manning breaches
The Beer-Drinking Gospel With His favorite Drinking songs
T he good-timers in local barroom country-rock
act The Bearfoot Hookers like to drink. They
like to drink a lot. They like their audiences
to drink a lot The Eastwood Pub—where the
Hookers frequently put in marathon, multi-hour
sets of their trash-talking originals and timeless
classics—keeps a running tab of what bands can
get the audience to spend the most money in
one night at the bar. The Hookers held the record
for a good while, but were recently unseated,
only to retake the beer-soaked throne by a sig
nificant (and significantly rowdy) margin.
Think these guys are just putting up a front?
Check these lyrics to the band's track Td Rather
Two-Step (Than 12-Step)," recorded for this
year's upcoming AthFest compilation.
Everybody raise a glass and give a rebel yell.
If God don't got good whiskey.
I d rather go to Hell!
And all you sons of bitches who think
I ain’t livin' like I should.
Drinkin' is my business.
And business is good!
Since the guys take their drinking seriously.
Flagpole got exc'table bandleader Ty Manning to
share some of h.s favorite drinking songs. You'll
also have two opportunities this week to join
the band for a drink. On Friday, Mar. 17. Manning
and local songwriter Bo Bedingfield will perform
at Flicker, each playing solo, occasionally duet-
ing with or backing one another, and members
of the Hookers and Timber may also contribute.
On Saturday, Mar. 18, the full Bearfoot Hookers
gang—Manning (vocals/ guitar), Mark Durfield
(vocals/ guitar), Josh Skelton (drums), Jon
Tonge (bass) and whoever else gets pulled
along—descend once more upon the Eastwood.
“Have a Drink On Me"—AC/DC
The whole damn album inspires drinkin' (as
well as other sinful things), but "Have a Drink On
Me" is the gem. For Son's sake, read the lyrics:
"Oh! Whiskey, gin and brandy / With a glass I'm
pretty handy, I'm trying to walk a straight line
/ On sour mash and cheap wine, Ahh!..." GOOD
TIMES!
"I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink"—Merle Haggard
I'm a lonely man who lives in a trailer and I
drink way more than most. This song makes me
proud to be me. And hell, it has a sax solo.
“Cold Gin"—Kiss
I grew up listening to Kiss. They were the
first concert I ever attended. I got sooo wasted.
Yeah! The twisted memories of a redneck metal-
head! I think that last line sums up a lot about
the Hookers—or at least me! I'm a redneck metal
head who sings love songs about booze!
"Whiskey River"—Willie Nelson
Are you stupid? This is the best drinkin' song
ever! If you don't believe me, go to any bar, in
any city, on any night of the week, and I bet
whatever band is on-stage will play it before last
call. It sells alcohol by the droves!
"Sunday Morning Coming Down"—Kris Kristofferson
If you drink, you know what I mean when I
say "GODDAMN!" Now this guy knows what's up!
It's the best Hangover song ever written. It dulls
the ache and inspires more good times. It's like
a little hair of the dog that bit ya'—a sure fire
cure! If we put out a beer drinkin' gospel hym
nal, like we plan on doing, this would be on Page
One. Hands down.
"Family Tradition," “All My Rowdy Friends" or
"Whiskey Bent & Kell Bound"—Hank Williams, Jr.
Any Bocephus song will work, but these three
are runnin' redneck-and-neck for the Pabst Blue
Ribbon. "WHY DO YOU DRINK?" "TO GET DRUNK!"
'Nuff said!
"What Made Milwaukee Famous (Made A Loser Out Of
Me)"—JerTy Lee Lewis
When I first moved to Athens I used to play
in a band called Skillet. We played at Allen's
Hamburgers almost every month for four years.
For lots of those shows, we shared the bill with a
band called Monte Carlo. They covered this song.
I fell in love with it. Now every time I hear it I
am teleported back to Normaltown squeezing in
another greasy burger on top of umpteen pitch
ers of beer (the coldest beer in town). Another
redneck flashback! R.I.P. ALLEN'S HAMBURGERS!
“I’m Drinkin’ And I’m Happy (Don’t Piss Me Off!)"—Ken
Williams
This is one of my favorite drinkin' songs from
one of my favorite drinkin' buddies. Ken is an
amazing songwriter and it pisses all of us off that
he doesn't have a band. It has pissed us off so
much that we have pseudo-adopted him. If the
Hookers are playin' and Ken is in the room, ex
pect to hear it. And you better fuckin' sing along!
“When I Found You"—The Chasers
This is my favorite song right now! I can't
stop listening to it. It's such a great song. You
can cry, drink, make love, or as I've been doing
lately, all three at the same time. (The trifecta of
doom.) It ruins me every time I hear it. Kudos to
Clay Leverett—I hate you, man!
"Sweet Virginia"—Rolling Stones
Cheer up, girl! Or should I say "beer" up, girl!
It's a good sing-along about trying to ease the
pain of having a shitty day. We all know the best
way to do that! It'll make you wanna party!
"Start Wearing Purple"—Gogol Bordello
I was up on a three-night bender with my
band. I think we played Athens, Macon and
Waycross, or some mixture of those three crazy
cities. When I finally got home, I saw these guys
on "The Tonight Show" and I was like, "Damn,
these guys kick ass!" Even though I was hungov-
er and tired, I got out my guitar, danced around
like an idiot and popped open a Natty Light in a
can. I'm pretty sure they don't have Natty Light
in Russia, but like I said before, this Hooker lives
in a trailer!
Anything sung by Dave Marr
His heart-wrenching lyrics and his hypnotic
voice... it's time to drink. When you add in John
Neff on pedal steel and make it a Star Room Boys
song, it's time to drink HEAVY! I'm not an expert
at much, but I do know at least one thing that
is definite: when Dave Marr and a pedal steel are
added into the musical equation, you're supposed
to drink heavily!
"Beer Run"—Todd Snider
This song works. From frat boys to bikers,
rednecks to hippies, strippers to librarians, music
critics to mamas! People love this song. It's an
amazing phenomenon. We play this song a lot
and it can get even the tightest-assed conserva
tives to drink arm-in-arm with hookers like us!
AMEN! ALL PRAISE TO MR. SNIDER. John Lennon
had his "give peace a chance" agenda—Snider
is more along the lines of "give beer a chance!"
"FUCK LUCHENBACH! DRAINK WITH US!"
"I Like Beer"—Tom T. Hall
Damn good song. I love it. The first time I
heard it was when I was 10 or so. I was riding
backwards in my mama's silver Delta '88 station
wagon listening to country radio. I didn't know
what beer was then, but I knew I loved it! (I
still do!) Tom T. Hall is one of the best singers to
listen to while drinkin'. Just for your information:
beer tastes better if you listen to Tom on vinyl.
It's that old school flava!
WHO: Bo Bedingfield & Ty Manning
WHERE: Flicker Theatre & Bar
WHEN: Friday, March 17
HOW MUCH: $5
WHO: The Bearfoot Hookers
WHERE: Eastwood Pub
WHEN: Saturday, March 18
HOW MUCH: FREE!
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