November 18 snakes & ladders on Cheap-TV On November 18, snakes & ladders, along with Drew Prescott, Candice Clement (both of Better Friends Than Lovers) Charles Kent and Ann Bartlett, infiltrated Hop-TV for the second-to-last video taping of Cheap-TV, Episode 33. Drew was conscripted to do the host/interview portion of the program. Charles and Candice received shout-outs. The mood was up even though we believed this was the end of the show (a final episode would taped several months later, featuring Better Friends Than Lovers.) There were minor technical issues (a V-4 guitar cab speaker had become disengaged, making the playing tone harsher than usual.) However his episode is a unique document in the Cheap-TV, Better Friends Than Lovers and snakes & ladders saga. Go here to see a clip Go here to order

October to December    Michael Thibodeau recorded Raise High The Roof Beam  (with assistance from the group Mossberg, Roger Lavallee, John V and Mark Mandeville, Greg Sullivan and myself.)

December 12 Ersatz Beezers and the Infamous WCUW Wormtown Christmas Party For the second year in a row, we play the Wormtown Christmas party. We did some of our stuff and then some Michael's stuff. We were The Bees Knees, whenever we backed up Mike. And it started innocently enough. Louie Despres said, “ya wanna swing by WCUW, we're going live.” So after the official party, I arrived there. There was a lot of drinking and cussing. Michael and I played Papa Gene's Blues. James Keyes did some impromptu songs. Lysie and Alex Numbskull were there, as was Scott Ricutti. It was a hell of a time. I guess there was some blow-back after that from station manager, Joe Cutroni. All in good fun. Ed Barnett and Louie Despres

The Wormtown Christmas Party 2002

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