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December 9, 2001 What's Good - By Frank Wood
Hi everyone! It's been awile so I'll try to catch up.. LOURDS shows are always great and on 11/12 at
Downtime was no exception.

On 11/16 LOURDS was at the cutting room, and by the third song she had that uptight crowd on the tables dancing.

The GRAVEYARD SLUT and JONESCRUSHER played the PARKSIDE LOUNGE on the 21st and after fixing the amp gremlins everything just rocked thru.

The 25th brought back thesounds of MADJUANA at MEOW MIX. The influences of their summer in spain were apparent and welcome.

There was a wild show at the TORCH on the 28th, that featured Sammi and Karmen from MADJUANA playing and singing and NY's only Japanese belly-dancer JAMEELA doing what she does better than anyone else in this city.

The cd recording at CBGB on the 29 was a fantastic 1-2-3 punch of JOY RYDER and the NY RHYTHM ALL-STARS, followed by LOURDS, and then the unsinkable ANNIE GOLDEN.

I hate to sound repetitive but on Nov 30th LOURDS was again the dominating act of the nite at ARLENE's GROCERY

Giorgio Gimelsky (former manager of the YARDBIRDS and the ROLLING STONES) has a place called THE GREEN DOOR on West 24 st. and I was there to catch VASQUEZ featuring SAMMI YAFFA on bass on fri the 7th. Bob Gruen was taking photos and the place had the feel of the old MAX'S KANSAS CITY.

Finally on sat Decemeber 8th , 69 NOVA performed their last show of 2001 at the CONTINENTAL, and I can't wait till 2002.

That's all for now, here are WOOD's PICKS :

WOODS PICKS
THE FAMOUS 'WOODIES' RATING SYSTEM:
= 'heard about it' = 'heard about it..from a reliable source'
= 'I...Myself actually reccomend it' = 'You better not miss this'
= ' Contact me, I may be able to get you in, it will be soldout"
Dec 10th

LAVABABY at the KNITTING FACTORY 11pm

RED BETTY at ARLENE's GROCERY 9pm

Dec 11th

QUEEN V at LUXX in Brooklyn. 8:30pm

FALUKA at 162 Bleeker Street (music, poetry, and belly-dancing) 9pm

LOURDS at MERCURY LOUNGE 9pm

DETOX DARLINGS at MANITOBA's 10:30pm

Dec 12th

GRAVEYARD SLUT at DON HILL's 11pm

DEVIANT BEHAVIOR at DON HILL's Midnite

Dec 13th
BENEFIT FOR FIREFIGHTER's CHISTMAS FUND: Featuring:
BLACK FLAMINGO, JANA PERI, GRAVEYARD SLUT, RUBY AND THE REDNECKS, JOY RYDER AND THE NY RHYTHM ALL-STARS, JAKES BLUES, JAMES CHANCE, DROSSELLS, BOBBY STEELE/THE BULLYS, FLESHTONES and 15 to 20 more bands Starts 6pm
Dec 14th

WOUNDED at KENNY's CASTAWAY 11:30pm

Dec 15th

BRILLIANT MISTAKES at the CUTTING ROOM 9pm

DUNCAN at the CUTTING ROOM 10pm

Dec 17th GEORGE HARRISON TRIBUTE at NEVADA SMITH's 8pm
Dec 18th

Stemway Productions and Tribeca Blues Presents "Women in Rock & Blues Revue" for NYC Police and Fire Departments Widow`s and Children's Fund.
RIPE at TRIBECA BLUES 9pm

BLUE NUMBER NINE at TRIBECA BLUES 10pm

FOLK FICTION at TRIAD 10pm

Dec 19th

BLACK FLAMINGO at IZZY's

Dec 22nd JOY RYDER AND THE NY RHYTHM ALL-STARS at the CUTTING ROOM 10pm

That should keep you busy. Have a HAPPY HOLIDAYS and take care,

FRANK WOOD