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4.6.2006
So a couple of days ago I was feeling very eco-friendly....spring was in the air....the Limp Cactus (good name for a band?) that suffered through the winter in the house was gonna move outside to a bigger home (pot)...you shoulda seen me......flip flops, gardening shorts, oversize sunglasses, floral patterned gardening gloves...gingham shirt, tied at the bottom like Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island, mini-shovel...bag o' dirt...cacti in hand....whistling away, probably something from a broadway show or slasher flick.....muttering the occaisional "Sh*#!!! F*$!!"....(the thorns on said cactus are deadly, like sharpened toothpicks!!!). It was nice. I didn't even mind that I had to carry water from inside in the old watering can.....my hose exploded outside during the first freeze last autumn because I ignored the note on my door, in my own handwriting, saying "Tom, turn off hose before it freezes"....well, that's how it was. I even put it in a place where I could see it from my window. I was looking forward to it perking up, reaching it's little cacti arms up toward the sun, saying "nourish me, oh great sun God...." .............. two days later, I look out at little Spikey....now wearing a white wig of fluffly snow on every one of it's pointed little heads, being pelted by spaceship size snowflakes.... I swear...I really, really swear, I heard it, through my window,, say to me..."You SON of a BITCH!!!!". I felt horrible. It's April. It's supposed to be about Marshmallow Peeps and Badminton. I know. I made a promise when I adopted it from Home Depot two years ago. I am a bad parent. It's like throwing your kid in a pool with no water. Cactus + Snow= I am a Jackass. 

Soooooo, tomorrow. Get there early, since we can only play 1 set due to jerkface neighbors. Also, don't forget to join our MyAss site, too. I still don't know why. Just do it. Most of my so-called friends are dead hillbillies or people who would never actually have the time to maintain one of these sites. See you tomorrow, xo Tom   p.s. Joe The Artist...you have some new material for tomorrows intro? Good. Practice in front of a mirror...

Lakeside Lounge
11 Sharp. FREE
Ave. B between 10th and 11th Sts. 
NYC




3.21.2006
Always one to jump on a bandwagon, then off the wagon, we've started a myspace page. I don't know why, it's just that everyone else is doing it. Yes, if you all jumped off the Empire State Building .......... It's new, created about 20 minutes ago and already poorly maintained.....for the real deal, still go to our REAL website, soon to be updated .... http://www.myspace.com/tomclarkandthehighactionboys


3.7.2006
O, Caesar, .....what were you thinking? You REALLY shoulda listened to that Cat....you shoulda stayed home....watched reruns of Law and Order (it's on practically 24 hours a day.....) But noooooooooooo, you HAD to go out. to buy 2 cent stamps for that postal rate jump (all those 37 cent stamps you just bought weren't gonna go to waste!) .  Wham Bam Thank You Brutus! What did you get for your troubles? You got a salad named after you. As the great philosopher, Shlomo of Orchard Streeticus once said..."Thou art a Schmuck"!!

Well, we KNOW we're Schmucks....and we wanna prove it to you. The High Action Boys are back in ...well...ACTION!!! To all you folks who came out to the Lakeside Gig..THANKS!! What a riot that was! More to come!

Wednesday night, MARCH 15th, we'll be back at the Mercury Lounge...and it's GOOD to be back. We would LOVE for you to  come out to the show. We're even playing a brand spanking new song for you. It rocks, and I think you're gonna dig it!  We need your moral/physical support to make us feel loved once again!  And remember ...the Merc is famous for their sound system. Come hear Craigs chord fudging, Philips primitive yelps and Glenn's squirms whilst trying to remember the songs....ALL IN CRYSTAL CLEAR SOUND! Me, however......they don't even let me plug in. Sigh..........Can't wait to see you there! xo Tom and the Boys!

2.7.2006
Holy Cow. Has it been that long? Sigh. Yes......it has. As you folks know the High Action Boys have been flyin' below the radar with only a smattering of shows over the last year, mostly solo/duo/trio things, as Leo has been on the road all this time....well.....WE'RE COMIN' ATCHA AGAIN!!!!! That's right....full High Action Boys Show, emphasis on the Action! An intimate gig to kick off a steady stream of shows forthcoming...THIS FRIDAY, February 10th, at the cozy rokhaus known as The Lakeside Lounge!!! If you've been before, you know to get there early to grab one of the tables (I like the two Pac Man tables, personally) We're burstin at the seams and oh-so-ready to entertain YOU! Now, this show is at 11 sharp, and they stick to the rules there, due to grumpy upstairs neighbors...you know, those dumbasses that move to the East Village, above a BAR, no less, then complain about the noise. GO BACK TO THE BURBS!!! So 11:00 means 11:00, and we have an hour to strut our stuff....come late, your loss! Oh, and it's FREE !!!!!! You heard me....FREE!!!  We might just be recording a live record there in the near future (as well as a new Studio Record!)...so we'll see how it goes (Jesse Bates just gave me his new record, recorded there, and it sounds great!! Jesse Bates and his Flying Guitars, Live at the Lakeside Lounge!) 

It'll be fun to see you all there, and fun to have some backbeat behind us...the stripped down shows have been FUN, but when ya really wants ta rock...well......

Beatin' the skins with us is the man who makes the racket behind Simon and the Bar Sinisters and Barbecue Bob and the Spare Ribs, none other that Mr. Glenn Healy! The cat who put's the S.O.B. into S.O.B.'s when he plays there (for you hicks outside of NYC...S.O.B.'s is a club here...Sounds OF Brazil...Glenn plays Brazilian music as well as rock...he's easy to point out...he's the white red-haired guy who always has about 9 chicks on his arms...you try playing drums that way!) http://www.lakesidelounge.com/

Friday, Feb. 10th
Lakeside Lounge
Ave. B between 10th and 11th Streets...
11:00 sharp...come early, we plan on making an event of it! 
Can't wait to see you! Tom and the Boys


1.6.2006
rockin' in the living room......this is an advance photo, taken by staff photographer Richard P. Brukner, of the birth of the Tillary Two Plus One....yes, I know, where is the plus one? Well, James, when you get your butt to rehearsal.....It's me, Tom Clark, ....the Steel-tabulous Lenny Kaye, and Dr. James Brown Rock and Roll Dentist. Our goal? One gig, well, to start with ..... Where? Probably Magnetic Fields In Brooklyn ...When? In the next month and a half.....What? You'll see.

11.22.2005
Howdy!!  Last minut gig for me and Mr. Philip!  My Ma and Little Bro (well,.....not so little.....) are in town....command performance....be there...make my mom think I have friends...I will pay you all to show up. Thanks in advance!
Tom and Phil
Sidewalk Cafe, corner of Ave. A and 6th St.
Friday, November 25th, 10 pm sharp!


10.05.2005
Me and Phil at Sidewalk Cafe, corner of 6th st. and Ave. A....This Friday 10 pm sharp!! It's a 50 minute set, so be ON TIME!! It's been a while, right?? Well, we're ready for ya, and have dug up some ones we haven't played in a while....we're getting back on track! See you there! Tom


7.14.2005
hey cats and kittens! DIG! Tonight at Sidewalk, at EIGHT O'CLOCK...yes, you heard me right. 8. My Big Bro Jim and his clan drove out from Illinois to , um, "surprise" me...and yes, by golly....I was SURPRISED!!! SO, I called up our buddy Lach at Sidewalk and booked a last minute show. See, my nieces have never seen their Uncle, or as I am known to them "the weird Uncle-we-don't-mention-who-lives-in-that-crazy-place-without-Wal-Marts" make a drunken jackass of himself on stage. I promise I will not disappoint. So PLEASE come on down, hit happy hour, and move to the back room at Sidewalk (6th st. and Ave. A) It's not a long set, so please be on time (that means you, JoPo! If you come down, you're doing a song with us!) Come meet the kin from down on the farm! (shoes and teeth are optional) xo tom and the boys

ALSO!!!!!!!!!
Edward Rogers and Jeanne Stahlman present:

THE BEAT GOES ON
@ THE SEAPORT MUSIC FESTIVAL
FRIDAY JULY 15th 7pm - FREE!

The Beat Goes On is proud to return for its second year to the Seaport Music Festival, this time with a celebration of songs for, about or by New York. Our great city has been honored in song by artists as diverse as Lou Reed and The Ramones; Bob Dylan and Elton John; Simon & Garfunkel and Patti Smith; Television and The Lovin' Spoonful; and Frank Sinatra and Dion. Everyone seems to have a love affair with the city and to have honored it with a tune. Consider the wonderful songs from The Brill Building era; or New York in the 1970's. From movies to rock clubs, the city has long been the subject of some of the best music ever made. The Beat Goes On joins in with its take on songs as diverse as Dylan's "Positively 4th Street"; The Ramones "Rockaway Beach", Simon & Garfunkel's "Sounds of Silence"; Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side"; John Lennon's "New York City " and Ben E. King's "Spanish Harlem," among others.

Singers will include Alan Merrill, Steve Wynn, Mike Viola & Jed Parish, Amy Rigby, Teddy Thompson, Ian Lloyd, Antonique Smith, Don Fleming, Steve Conte, Joe Hurley, Howie Statland, Tish and Snooky, Edward Rogers, Jenni Muldaur, Willie Nile, George Usher, Tom Clark, Christine Ohlman, AJ Azzarto, Marni Rice, David Driver, Lisa Burns, Matt Keating, Amanda Thorpe and many more in a special night to remember.

An all-star band will feature Andy Burton (Ian Hunter, Colin Blunstone), Frank Agnello (Fab Faux), Mark Bosch (Ian Hunter), Sal Maida (Sparks, Roxy Music, Milk 'n Cookies) and Steve Goulding (The Mekons, Elvis Costello, Graham Parker & The Rumour).

So join us at sunset for a celebration of our city in one of its most beautiful settings . Come watch the sun set, the stars rise while the music plays.

WHO: THE BEAT GOES ON
WHAT: NEW YORK IN SONG
WHEN: Friday, JULY 15 @ 7pm - FREE Admission
WHERE: THE SOUTH STREET SEAPORT
TRAINS: 2, 3, 4, 5, J, Z or M to Fulton Street station; A & C to
Broadway/Nassau Streets station; E towards Fulton Street; Path train to World Trade Center.

For more information: beatclub69@aol.com


6.22.2005
Here ya go, folks.....I purposely booked this one early (I know, Lach, I'm gettin' old....) because I've been hitting some early gigs, and realizing it's a pretty cool slot on a weekday...get off work, relax at the bar (happy hour or hours) then come on back to see us make some noise before you go back home and watch American Idol. First you see how it's done, THEN you go and see how it ISN'T done, even though it makes you much more money! Whatever happened to that funny-haired Idol guy, Jason Heffalump, or Justin Giraffealope or whatever.....is his 15 minutes already up? Crap....that means he's gonna come looking for my bartending gig....."Former American Idol, presently Grumpy Bitter Guy Behind Bar".....sigh.....it happens....trust me.....

SO...me and "Frolicking Craig" Chesler will be hammering out the hits as much as we can in one hour.... Thursday, June 23rd at Sidewalk Cafe Ave. A and 6th St...... 8:00....and we mean 8!! don't come late, you'll miss stuff............honest!


4.27.2005
Here tis....the last of the last Thursday of the month gigs!! We've really enjoyed this run and might do the same in the coming months. After numerous delays, and waiting for the Master Control Fader on the Blacksmith Shop Studios board to get fixed (heck, there ain't shade tree mechanics for these things!!) and waiting upon the ever-gone Leo to return from yet another Ben Folds tour........we're FINALLY gonna start this freakin' follow up rekkid to Cross-Eyed and Bow-Legged. whew. Never thought these songs would see the light of day...or even the dark of night....or even the orange-y blue of....ahhh...anyway.....

Young Craig Chesler, has released his album, Nowhere Too Far, and it's bein' played all over the country!!! You can order it at www.CraigChesler.com or at CDBaby.com!

Come down and see us tomorrow (Thursday) at 10 sharp!!! Sidewalk Cafe (backroom!) corner of 6th and Ave. A......ALSO....congrats to our buddy Sean Lee and his new wife Cooper, we wish them all the best....and , to quote Sean,...."Holy Crap" what a GREAT wedding (at the Players Club, dude and dudettes.......note to self: Don't play Saul Kessler's fiance' Liz at pool....she CHEATS!!!!......somehow....) See youtomorrow! Tom


4.7.2005
Let's get this straight. See....I was never a drug guy. To me, psychedelic was going to the corner market with my friend Paul Frisbee, buying as much candy as we could (zotz, razzles, bottle caps, the weird cotton candy in a foil pouch, sugar daddy's, turkish taffy, etc.....) washing it down with a sixteen cent Jolly Good Soda (with the joke on the inside of the can) then going to the park and having your friend spin you around on the merry-go-round as fast as they could until you puked. Same effect, slightly cheaper. I might be wrong. But when it comes to the psychedelic music, I don't think my candy-ritual- thing could have created such wild stuff. I think I woulda had to make that last step. The drugs took you on a "Journey to the Center of Your Mind", my thing took you on a "Journey to the Center of the Dentist Chair" woooooooooooo.....trippy! Come down to the Beat Goes On Tribute to Psychedelia this Saturday. It's a GREAT band, as usual, and we'll all partake in the Cosmic Kool-Aid, o.k.?? I might be at a back table with a mirror doing a line out of a pixie Stix tube......dude......... Tom

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From: Beatclub69@aol.com
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 22:15:51 EDT
To: Beatclub69@aol.com
Subject: REMINDER: THE BEAT GOES ON PSYCHEDELIC THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 9TH!

THE BEAT GOES ON: Come Take A Trip With Us - Psychedelic Saturday April 9 @ 8PM SHARP @Crash Mansion, 199 Bowery @ Spring Street

Join The Beat Goes On as it celebrates the best music of the pyschedelic era. There was a time when Jimi Hendrix, The Jefferson Airplane, The Doors, Janis Joplin and Donovan, to name just a few, ruled the airwaves...when the kaleidoscope of colorful bands included Pink Floyd and Vanilla Fudge..when Dylan went electric and The Beatles went to India...when The Jeff Beck Group featured Rod Stewart and shared our turntable with Traffic and The Byrds.

The night will feature a stellar cast of the most exciting performers on the scene today. Legends like Lenny Kaye (The Patti Smith Group), Ian Lloyd from Stories; Alan Merrill (The Arrows), Annie Golden (The Shirts), will join Mike Viola (The Candy Butchers), Don Fleming, Joe Hurley, Everett Bradley, Willie Nile, Tish and Snooky, Steve Conte (The New York Dolls), Mary Lee Kortes, Antonique Smith, Joy Askew, Tom Clark, Carlton Smith, George Usher and James Usher, Matt Keating, Richard X Heyman, Edward Rogers, Howie Statland, Greg Shafritz, Owen McCarthy (The Every Others), Lisa Burns, Marni Rice and Genya Raven aka Goldie, an original Immediate Records artist who will perform her single, Going Back.

The show also features an all-star band with Ivan Julian on guitar (The Voidoids, Matthew Sweet); Daniel Rey on guitar (Joey Ramone, Ronnie Spector); Sal Maida on bass (Sparks, Roxy Music); Rich Pagano on drums (Fab Faux, Rosanne Cash) and Music Director Andy Burton on keyboards (Ian Hunter, Colin Blunstone). The evening will be hosted by Owen Comasky. Tickets are now available at www.ticketweb.com for $20.00.

For more information, contact: beatclub69@aol.com



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