| His appearance alone (from the neck down: half Davey Crockett, half Boogie Nights, from the neck up, Evel Keneval in an F16) is proof enough that this is no ordinary bluesman. No, this bizarre specimen has as much Del McCoury and Alain Jourgenson as he has Mississippi Fred McDowell. Bluegrass, Industrial Speed Metal and Delta Blues embrace each other at Log performances, and this one is no exception (think of a steroid-addled Rev. Horton Heat on the Bayou -times ten). |
 No one was eager to volunteer, so Sasha gets to work chatting up bystanders and pushing them towards the stage. Still, no one is keen. Females do this best, but Bob isn't above a "dude boob" doing the trick. Finally a girl comes forward, but only goes as far as getting the front of her shirt wet. |
It wasn't long before the crowd was yelping and stomping like a squaredance in Hell. Screams, smiles and scotch were all in abundance, I soon discovered. More than one bottle of Maker's Mark was going around the crowd. One of the purveyors was Sasha, a fan and friend of Bob's who was filming the melee' on a Pixel vision camera. Soon came Bob's classic, "Boob Scotch".Anyone who's seen Log before knows what that means: someone has to put their boob in Bob's drink. 
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That's good enough for Bob, though, and after he gulps down his nipple-kissed firewater, we're off on another wicked hayride of chicken-fried riffs and tarmac-coated distortion. To close the show, Log pulls out his most popular trick. Log looks though the crowd for two female volunteers to sit on his knees while he plays. This time, he has plenty to choose from. After they are selected, the nubile duo plop down in Bob's lap, ready to ride. The final number bounces along like the two girls on Bob's knees, and before you know it, he's off to the screams of the crowd and I'm being whisked backstage for an interview. -->part 3 |
report by jinki and photo by nachi |
 mag files : Dip it Right Here, Darlin' : review by jinki, photo by nachi (5th Feb @ Shinjuku Loft)
photo report : photo by nachi (04/02/05 @ Shinjuku Loft)Dip it Right Here, Darlin' : review by shuma, photo by q_ta (3rd Feb @ Sapporo Bessie Hall) |
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The official site of Bob Log III http://www.boblog111.com/ The latest album :  "Log Bomb" (US import / UK import/ domestic press) |
previous works
『Trike』 : UK import / domestic press 『School Bus』 : US import / UK import / domestic press |
previous works by jinki  2004Soft, Sleek and Sinister : Bell & Sebastian (29th Jan @ Shibuya Kokaido)2003Disc Review : "Last Heaven's Bootleg" : Thee Michelle Gun Elephant (12th Dec)Kaplan and Crew Squeeze Blood From a Sugarcube : Yo La Tengo (3rd and 4th Dec @ Shibuya Club Quattro)Right On White - Jack and Meg earn their Stripes : The White Stripes (22nd Nov @ Shibuya AX)Silk Ties and Sledgehammers... : Thee Michelle Gun Elephant (14th Jun @ ZEPP Tokyo)Doves Twitter Over Tokyo : DOVES (27th Jan @ Shibuya Club Quattro)2002The Fat of the Land : Fatboy Slim & Boom Boom Satelites (1st June @ Makuhari Messe)Tokyo is ready : Diskaholiks anonymous Trio (23rd Mar @ Aoyama CAY)Still "Perfect"... : Eddi Reader (20th Mar @ Roppongi La Foret Musium)Eardrums were blown! : MO'SOME TONEBENDER (17th Mar @ Shibuya Club Quattro)Multi-ethnic Music-monsters : OZOMATLI (14th Mar @ Shinjuku Liquid Room)Something Wicked This Way Came : Shibusa Shirazu Orchestra (13th Feb @ Kichijoji Star Pines Cafe)Ahh, Natalie, Natalie... : Natalie Merchant (6th Feb @ Harajuku La Foret)Come on up, hipstars! : Katteni Shiyagare (3rd Feb @ Shimokitazawa Basement Club)no title : Money Mark (28th Jan @ Shibuya On Air East) |