we're getting ready to re-emerge from the Lair of the Loons -- we're setting up some PNW shows and will be writing some brand-spankin'-new material as a pared-down duo. No telling what it will sound like!

Testing, testing: TLFT LastFM widget:

Some of you may know the old BBC comedian Benny Hill, who always featured madcap music with his pratfall skits. Well, someone has gone ahead and set our "Monkey" video to some Bennie Hill music, and it's a hoot (be sure to adjust the speed rate so the video action resembles an old silent movie); You can view it at http://james.nerdiphythesoul.com/bennyhillifier/speedup.php?id=5XLlVD8O0Qk

I've set up an account on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/TwoLoonsForTea) for microblogging from our cell-phones -- updates about recording, shows and life. If you're on twitter too, join us and tweet to us!

jonathan

We're starting to receive earnest requests for a formal Two Loons for Tea "fan club". Thanks folks, this tickles us pinkly! (e.g., makes us blush :). And if we set up a club, we'd want to make sure that members get priority-access to new songs, live recordings, studio-outtakes, free merch, whatever makes y'all happy...

So... if there were to be a name for a Two Loons for Tea community, what should it be?? There's some obvious choices, like:

Loonatics
Looniacs
Many Loons for Tea

but, we'd much rather hear from you with your ideas. Let's brainstorm... send in your ideas about name, services that host fan clubs, what works, what doesn't -- any insights at all as we are new to this fan club thing...

jonathan
two loons for tea

First official adventure of the Two Loons SXSW --> Seattle tour!

We drove through torrential early morning Texas-size thunderstorms to play a drive-time on-air on KLBJ FM... we brought guitar, voice, scones, Numi Tea, Belgian Cookies and Fig Jam; KLBJ provided two mics, three hilarious hosts, and a chance for us to play the first-ever recorded duo version of "Monkey" for all the Austin drivers cursing flooded roads and accidents on the route we had just driven to the studio. Special thanks to Andrea for making us feel right at home. Pictures coming soon...

Hello!

Join us on Valentine's Day for a unique night of live music and experimental theater presented by Radio8Ball and Two Loons for Tea. Part musical cabaret, part mystical mind-expansion - and wholly enjoyable! The premise for the show is as simple as it is unique: a band, an audience, and the honest life-questions of audience members.

Curious? Read on:

Audience members are invited onstage to ask questions of the musical "oracle". The answer is elicited by the spinning of a carnival wheel, which selects one of the band's songs. The band plays the chosen song, and with the help of "Professor" Jones, the audience, and the musicians who wrote the song, discusses how the song's lyrics or message answer the question. The readings might be humorous or moving - sometimes both at once, or more - but surprisingly, never irrelevant.

This version of Radio8Ball is especially fascinating as the guest band itself uses such oracular methods to write their lyrics. So, expect the unexpected!

Date: Thr Feb 14
Place: Capitol Hill Arts Center (12th & Pine)
Time: Cocktail Party 6 pm, Show 8 pm, After Party 10 pm
Ages: Show is All Ages; Bar is 21+

Cheers!

Two Loons for Tea
Sarah & Jonathan:
Two Loons for Tea's band page
Two Loons for Tea's MySpace page
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The Radio8Ball Show
Andras Jones
Radio8Ball's Home Page
Radio8Ball's MySpace Page

As those who know me well know, I make up some really
really bd jokes. I have been urged to share, so here we
go w/ today's.

The Visiting Pills (the punch line works best spoken aloud)

Q: You're home and there's a knock at the door.
Your friend opens the door and tells you there
are three giant pills named "A", "B12", and "C".
Your friend asks, "What should I do???"

A. You of course respond, "Invite 'em in!!"

A few random but telling observations from shopping for food tonight
in a mid-range grocery store:

$4.99 for a "Personal Canteloupe" (I passed)
$3.99 for a half gallon of milk (I passed)

$2.49 for a small can of chicken soup, but $4.49 for the
exact same soup with "50% less sodium"
(I passed on both, and instead bought some chicken
legs and vegetables to make my own low sodium soup).

Finally, nowhere to be found were the 5, 10, 20 lb.
bags of onions / potatos / carrots that used to be a
sensible way to shop. Instead, individual onions, potatos
and carrots at $1.50-$3.00 / lb.!

Overall, pay a lot more for a lot less!

I of course fully recognize that the dollar has devalued considerably
in the past six years, and also that the price of oil is built in to every
calorie that we buy. But also, a lot of the increase of prices for what
we buy has to do with OUR preferrences for convenience (e.g., packaged
pre-cut veggies, individual spuds instead of big bags, canned soup
instead of a big pot of homemade, etc...).

No profound observations here, but I thought I'd share the story behind
my dinner tonight with you.

Does the above have any relevance beyond the realm of food?

Hmmmm...

jonathan of two loons

If you live in Brooklyn, you might be seeing our t-shirts on the most
unexpected persons... let us us know if you have any sightings!

Here's the scoop:

When we were loading gear for a show in NYC in Dec., someone
walked off with a box that contained dozens of Two Loons f-shirts
(and some musical equipment).

It happened in an instant! (someone with slick sneakers, obviously). We
of course will be filing an insurance claim for the musical gear, but
figure that the stolen t-shirts are now being worn by unintentional and
unknowing bipedal billboards! So we'll just write that off as a
promotional cost.