Another Reason to Love the Green Mountain State
Apr 18th, 2008 by benpatton
I am a songwriter, a drop-out, a nostalgist, a masculist, and a Batman-enthusiast, but first and foremost, I’m a little brother.
My big sister Anna, a phenomenal clarinetist who’s arrangements of old and new songs fuse folk and swing influences, has just released her debut album, “Isadore’s Breakfast”.
She asked me to write and sing one song on the record, and I whipped up a mock-swing number called “Brand New Pants”.
Check her out at http://annapatton.com.
My home state of Vermont is full of surprises. Every Saturday night Vermont’s local CBS affiliate broadcasts a show called “Late Night Saturday with Tim Kavanaugh”. The show is taped at an auditorium on the campus of Champlain College, and features appearances by actors, directors, comedians, authors, musicians, politicians, and just plain characters, that are tied somehow to the Green Mountain State.
I appeared on the show in February of 2006, to promote “Because the Heart”. My Dad, and bassist for the gig, was star struck to meet Chris Bohjalian, a New-York-Times-Best-Selling Vermont Author, there to tape an appearance as well. Although I was also joined by my mentor and guitarist Mr. Andre Maquera, and my favorite drummer Mr. Gary (Spud) Spaulding, I have to say, I gave a less-than-slick performance. Just look at the expression of pain that crosses my face toward the end of my Boston-anthem “Summer in Winter Hill”, as I struggle to change keys. Poor moniters may have been responsible for some of our fumbling, but lack of rehearsal is a more likely culprit. And between the two performances, I came across quite awkwardly in my “interview”… even mistakenly plugging my New York City show the following week as taking place at the “Paradise Lounge”, instead of the “Parkside Lounge”.
I played the show out during the closing credits, but after the mostly college-aged audience cheered for their moment on camera and the screens went to color bars, they filed out without a single clap. I guess they considered themselves mere extras, in the role of the audience….
But I enjoyed myself, and what else matters, right?
You’ve been warned:
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Well that explains it. I sat all night at the Paradise Lounge and you never showed up.
Yay organic beer!
I wish the sound was better. But Yay! You were on TV!