Breckman had (and continues to have, actually) a sort of parallel career as a sardonic solo folkie, and to my knowledge this unreleased demo is the only time he ever did one of his songs with a rock band. An acetate 45 was on the Folk City jukebox for years, which is where I first heard it; this digital version comes from a 1996 CD sampler on Gadfly Records, a Vermont indie label near and dear to my heart for reasons that I won't bore you with at the moment.
In any case, "Mr. Greenblatt died/I had a real good day" never fails to lift my spirits.
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Andy was a customer of mine for years and aside from being one of the nicest guys I have ever met, made me laugh uncontrollably almost every visit.
Do you love Gadfly for the same reason I do: that they reissued the Tonio K. catalog on CD? That reason alone is enough to ensure that I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for that label.
The Tonio K catalog is one reason. The bigger reason is that Gadfly released this album
http://www.amazon.com/Fire-Lane-Gerry-Devine-Hi-Beams/dp/B00000200H/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1276003840&sr=1-2
featuring a certain bass player whose name rhymes with sleeve nimels.
Ahhhhh. I see.
You certainly have an affinity for this bassist guy.
I watched a set of Andy Breckman's one Sunday at Folk City, and he was hilarious in a very proto-Seth Rogen kind of way. If Wierd Al could be an MTV star, why not the comically and courageously Judaic Andy Breckman? - AP
What, no mention of Breckman's weekly gig at WFMU?
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