THANX for the ORGY OF NOISE !

I just want to THANK EVERYBODY (band & crew & friends) who made it out to the big show! Even more photos, video, audio, and eventually a DVD of the fun later in 2009!

* BAND
Bill T Miller = electro tennis racquet & circuit bent toys & etc
Deftly-D = junk percussion & electronics
Karen Langlie = Wisteriax = cello & electronics
Ajda the Turkish Queen = voice & etc

* CREW
Monte McGuire - live sound (front of house mix)
Geoff Chase - recording (recording - Quick 'N' Dirty)
Kevin Pelrine - video (shooting with mini-dv cam)
Andrew Grant - projections (via btm edited dvd)

* PHOTOGRAPHERS
Sheri Hausey - digital photos & tour manager
Jon Strymish - b&w film photos
Kelly Davidson - digital photos

* BONUS AUDIENCE VID CAM FOOTAGE
Ed "Moose" Savage & Bill Desmond & Kevin Gannon
If anybody else has video or snapshots get in contact with me.

Super Duper THANX to TippiCat for pre and post production.
X-tra Special THANX to the Smith & Jones of the band CRUSHES!

PLEASE go to BOTTOM of THIS ENTRY and POST GOOD VIBES in the COMMENTS. You can do NOT have to register to comment and can use your name or even post anonymously if you want.


TRICK OR TREAT - ORGY OF NOISE
Video Shot by Kevin Pelrine - Produced by BTM

REMEMBER CLICK on ANY PHOTO to SEE LARGER VERSION









Smith of Crushes & BTM & Monte McGuire
ALL the ABOVE OON PHOTOS in THIS POST
were SHOT by SHERI HAUSEY

OON Sound Crew: GEOFF & MONTE
in action mixing Crushes. (Snapped by BTM)


Nine Year Old BTM & TippiCat
on HALLOWEEN in 1965
Screenshot from SUPER-8 MOVIE
SHOT by my MMMom

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* FRIENDS & FANS & JAMMERS

*** ONSTAGE for FINALE JAM BOOGIE ***
* Ed "Moose" Savage (Kazoo God)
* Mike Langlie (Twink)
* Jonathan LaMaster (Saturnalia & Cul de Sac)
* Larry McCarthy (BTM Racquet Band 2008)
* Michael Bloom (Peace Chorus)
* Andrew Grant (Vomit Arsonist)
* Edward Brandon Jr. (J.T.T.C.O.Y.C.)
* Smith (Crushes)


Photo snapped by Larry McCarthy from the stage when he and seven other audience members came up for the jam finale.

Bill "DES" Desmond (Bentmen)
Cathy Desmond (Bentmen)
Crazy Eddie Nowik (Bentmen)
Larry Dersch (A.K.A.C.O.D)
Bert Switzer (The Destroyed)
Cathy Capozzi (Axemunkee)
Frank Gerace (dreamchild)
Cheryl Wanner (dreamchild)
Izzy Maxwell (Death of the Cool)
Rick Harte (producer genius)
Rick Scott (Birdsongs & Parsons)
David Ackerman (Mastering God)
The future Mrs. David Ackerman
Al "DrPeebz" Deaderick (Magic People)
Jared Falcon (November 14)
Greg Kelley (Heathen Shame)
Ricardo Donoso (Semata)
Kris Thompson (The Lothars - Nisi Period)
Kevin Gannon (photographer & super roadie)
Tony Savarino (Black Fortress of Opium)
Rich Cortese (Black Fortress & Zulus)
Paul (Life Partners & Ergot Rot)
Christy Romanick (photographer & musician)
Heather Downing (DJ & scenester)
Howard Martin (one/one tapes)
Vela Phelan (Gang Clan Mafia)
Dirk Adams (Gang Clan Mafia)
Leonard H Tower Jr. (celebrity guru)
Karlheinz (Cadillac of Noise)
Lexi Kahn (Low Budget Super Hero)
Lauri Murphy (Lucretia's Daggers)
Keegan Martin (golf club guy)
Jon Strymish (b&w film god)
Kelly Davidson (etched on film)
AND Michele, Beth, Sam, Bob, and MORE.
Plus, several other people came out for us that I don't know their names.

This is just off the top of my head, in no real order of importance, because EVERYBODY WHO WAS THERE to personally SEE ORGY OF NOISE (along my band and crew) are NOW on a SPECIAL LIST of BTM FRIENDS. I know I am forgetting several people and some of my friends brought their friends as well. Except for a couple of people, we didn't really do a guest list, so all these people whipped out their nine bux to be there. THANX.

Tons of people locally that couldn't make it out (on that date/time) got in touch and wished us well. Plus, fans around the world keep saying, "Bring that BTM Orgy Of Noise World Tour to MY CITY." Thanx to all for the support.

BONUS SHOUT OUT THANX...
Crushes (Smith & Jones)
Boston Typewriter Orchestra
Entire Staff at TTs
Alex Shute - TTs House Sound & Lights

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ALL the BELOW OON PHOTOS in THIS POST
were SHOT by © KELLY DAVIDSON
CLICK to SEE MORE of KELLY's SET of PIX
In addition to OON, she has great shots of friends/crew from the night, including of soundman Monte McGuire & DES of Bentmen & photographer Jon Strymish & drummer Larry Dersch & guitarist Cathy Capozzi.



KAREN LANGLIE = WISTERIAX
AJDA THE TURKISH QUEEN
Special Guest Ed "MOOSE" Savage on KAZOO

FEEL FREE to SHARE & POST PHOTOS & VIDEOS with the UNIVERSE!
PLEASE ALL CREDIT PHOTOGRAPHERS - All Right Reserved

+ Stay tuned for more videos, photos, audio....
and eventually a LIVE ORGY OF NOISE DVD of the night.
Including bonus rehearsal jam footage and slideshow of photos.

THANX AGAIN to ALL. -----> BTM

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* UPDATE: Even after all the kaoss of the big ORGY OF NOISE set,
I still managed to grab some shots of the headliner CRUSHES. SMITH and JONES (husband & wife) put together the whole bill and are celebrating the release of their new cd. THANX AGAIN for ALL.

CRUSHES @ TTs PHOTOS below by Bill T Miller...


CLICK FOR MORE CRUSHES


++++++++++++ REWIND to OON ++++++++++++
Larry McCarthy made it up onstage for the Orgy Of Noise boogie jam finale wearing his custom made "BTM BAND" Racquet Band T-Shirt complete with his own racquet gtr with strap.
Here's a close-up the artwork, THANX MAN.

RacquetBand.com

++++++++++++ FAST FORWARD for BTM ++++++++++++
My "PLAN" is to HIBERNATE for the WINTER 2008-2009.
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CLICK on COMMENTS (below) to POST! - THANX.

PLUS... check out these photos of the show by JON STRYMISH.

TONIGHT! ORGY OF NOISE LIVE at TTs - THURSDAY is HERE! Are YOU Gonna BE THERE?

ORGY OF NOISE live "band" line-up for TTs 10.30.08 show.

Bill T Miller = electro tennis racquet & circuit bent toys & etc
Deftly-D = junk percussion & electronics
Karen Langlie = Wisteriax = cello & electronics
Ajda the Turkish Queen = voice & etc

GET THERE EARLY - DOORS 8:30pm
ORGY OF NOISE SET STARTS at 9pm SHARP.

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* CLICK to SEE THIS OLDER POST for MORE COMPLETE DETAILS.
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A special advance THANK YOU to all who have been in touch to say THEY ARE GOING TO BE AT THE GIG and also to those who can't make it out because they are out of town or working, etc, but took the time to wish me/us well. This gig will be completely different from any other shows past, present or future. I don't play out LIVE that much and I mix it up each time. This one is THE really big show. We are gathering video/audio/photos and eventually a DVD, but YOU being there LIVE IN PERSON means EVERYTHING to ME. Please, find me and say HI after the set. I have piles of CDs and DVDs to share with you. THANX ----> BTM

ORGY OF NOISE - REHEARSAL JAM SESSIONS VIDEO from HEADROOM STUDIOS

ORGY OF NOISE live "band" line-up for TTs 10.30.08 show. These videos are live raw rehearsal jams at Headroom Studios. BTM & Deftly-D were there for both sessions. Ajda the Turkish Queeen was there on one day and Karen Langlie on the other. The quartet's complete puzzle will be assembled live without a net at the show.


This show will be completely different from any of the other Orgy Of Noise gigs (past, present or future.) Not only will we be breaking out all the HITS, the set will run the gamut from KOOKY to PRETTY to HEAVY DUTY and back. THINK WEIRD (BTM) and HEAVY (DEFTLY-D) with a DOUBLE DOSE of SWEET (KAREN & AJDA) AND a heap of FUN and NOISE and NOTHING BUT FUN and NOISE.
Are YOU gonna be THERE ?



Bill T Miller = electro tennis racquet & circuit bent toys & etc
Deftly-D = scrap meta junk percussion
* Ajda the Turkish Queen = voice & skull shakers
Video Shot by Sheri Hausey on 10.21.08 - Produced by BTM




Bill T Miller = electro tennis racquet & circuit bent toys & etc
Deftly-D = scrap meta junk percussion
* Karen Langlie = Wisteriax = cello & electronics
Video Shot by Kevin Pelrine on 10.26.08 - Produced by BTM

THIS FULL QUARTET INCARNATION is really more like a HYBRID BAND mutating ORGY OF NOISE with DRUM ARMY.

See OLDER BLOG POSTS below for SNAPSHOTS & INFO about the GIG.

Deftly-D & Bill T Miller & Karen Langlie ..... Sunday Afternoon Headroom Jam

ORGY OF NOISE



Special THANX to Sheri Hausey (photos) and Kevin Pelrine (video)
and Mike "Twink" Langlie and TippiCat.

Bill T Miller with AXEMUNKEE..................... Kelly "freakin" Davidson Photos !

Spotting Kelly at The Who gig (see previous post) reminded of all the great photos she snapped of me doing a guest bit on one song with Axemunkee on August 1, 2008 at Middle East Club Cambridge. THANX.

PHOTOS in THIS POST: © kelly davidson







REMEMBER CLICK on ANY PHOTO to SEE LARGER IMAGE.

SEE MORE PHOTOS by KELLY DAVIDSON.
LISTEN TO AXEMUNKEE BTM REMIX & SEE a VIDEO and MORE PHOTOS.

BONUS... Me at age nine jamming racquet to The Beatles in my RACQUET BAND. Seems like it was yesterday. Shot by my Mom in 1966.

THE WHO @Boston Garden - October 24, 2008

OK... I am back from THE WHO. LONG LIVE ROCK !

I didn't shoot any photos, but there should be a zillion cell phone pix out there somewhere. I did spot super photog to the stars KELLY DAVIDSON heading into the venue. I am guessing she shot the first three songs with a photo pass. IF / WHEN any of her shots surface I will link to them.

UPDATE... Kelly has released 113 photos of the show.!


PETE TOWNSHEND
@ The Garden on 10.24.08
Photo © Kelly Davidson
SEE the COMPLETE SET OF KELLY DAVIDSON WHO PHOTOS

Here's my pre-show post....

"Rock innovators Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey will bring their electric, mind blowing performances back to North America with a vengeance. They will be joined on stage by John 'Rabbit' Bundrick on keyboard, Pino Palladino on bass, Zak Starkey on drums and Simon Townshend on guitar and vocals." (from press promo text.)



I probably will NOT take a real camera and I do NOT have a cell phone camera. The ABOVE graphics are my actual SEAT VIEW from the Boston Garden's website.

FLASHBACK....
As a kid, I had heard The Who in 60s, My Generation, I'm Free etc, but never owned one of their records, until I bought the WOODSTOCK (triple album - woweee) right when it came out. I listened to all six sides, but it was THE WHO set that inspired me to go to the record store and score TOMMY the next day. I remember tapping my life savings, even counting out coins and borrowing less than a dollar off of my pal JOHN (from my band The Electric Onion.) But of course the Tommy studio tracks never had the zing of the live Woodstock set. Shortly after that, I got in on one of those Columbia record promo hype advert club deals where you get a bunch of records for a penny. So I scored BLIND FAITH, (The Best Of) CREAM, and THE WHO LIVE AT LEEDS and then I really became a devoted WHO fan. I was rocking as hard as I could for a kid in the middle of nowhere North Carolina at 14 years old without anybody to guide me. Up until this point, for the most part it was still all PURE ROCK AND ROLL for ME... the fabled excess bonus of SEX and DRUGS were just about to kick in.


In 1974, (at 18 years old) I was at an Eric Clapton concert at The Omni in Atlanta and Pete and Keith joined in for a couple tunes on the encore. I don't really remember this, but googling sez... Townshend and Moon jammed on "Layla" and PETE later performed a modified Who finish by smashing a plastic ukele over Clapton's head.

Pete Townshend, Day on the Green
October 9, 1976, Oakland Coliseum Stadium
Photos by Michael Zagaris
(directly above & below)
I personally have ONLY seen The Who play FIVE full concerts (including Boston 2008.) I guess I was making up for lost time, since three of the shows were in 1976. First time was at Winterland in San Fransisco at the end of March. Later that same year was a double dose, with two days back to back with The Grateful Dead at Bill Graham's "Day on the Green" #7 & #8 on October 9 & 10, 1976 in Oakland, CA. These were the last shows that The Who played in the US with Keith Moon. Can't recall, who opened on what day, but I could swear one day The Dead played first and another the Who played first, which would make sense, since they could leave most of the gear set up overnight.

More Who treasures from Wolfgang's Vault.

I caught a re-united Who at Foxboro Stadium (Boston area) with huge band (horn section, singers, etc) in 1989 with Simon Phillips on drums. I am realizing now, that I never actually saw The Who with Kenny Jones. Although, I do remember seeing Rod Stewart and The Faces with Kenny in the late 70s.

ME as a MOCKER in 1990
I figure Pete and Roger (and ME and YOU for that matter) aren't getting any younger, so may as well dig on THE WHO 2008 LIVE IN CONCERT one more time.

Listening to you,
I get the music.
Gazing at you,
I get the heat.
Following you,
I climb the mountains.
I get excitement at your feet.

UPDATE 2012: ....going to see THE WHO perform QUADROPHENIA on Friday November 16th at the Boston Garden. We have front row seats to the show and will attend VIP soundcheck party.