Gettin' our learn on. . .

The Barn Flyz are hard at work, preparing a set to set Clark Hall Pub aflame. Alright, we're really just hoping for a polite round of applause. Smiles? Bemused expressions? Someone in the audience? Oh well. . .

One more rehearsal is scheduled before next Thursday's DEBUT LIVE SHOW. Old Dudez shows staples "City Lights" and "Blisters" will likely make an appearance, along with some new tricks and old rockers.

Calling all Barn Flyz, Calling all Barn Flyz. . .

The show next Thursday (FEB 3rd - CLARK HALL PUB) is now intended to be a full-band rock show - so long as I can rangle up the Barn Flyz for a quick practice before then. So, uh, if you happen to be a Barn Fly, and can make it for the 3rd - we'll probably be practicing sometime soon. . .

STAGE FRIGHT

You can catch the Jay and the Barn Flyz LIVE ACT live at Clark Hall Pub, on Feb 3. Times and full line-up to follow. Plans are for a solo acoustic set. Cd's will be for sale, and maybe even a t-shirt (just the one).

Discography

By request (filthy lie), the recorded history of Jay and the Barn Flyz:

The Barn Flyz - Torn Wing EP: November 2002 (Fictional Record Company)

1. Torn
2. Society Dames
3. Third View

Notes: This 3 song EP was recorded on a farm house near Guelph, Ontario. The songs are available for streaming at www.garageband.com/artists/barnflyz or somewhere very similar. . .

Jason Alan Middaugh - Lucky 13: December 2003 (Ripped-Off Records)

1. Torn
2. Society Dames
3. Third View
4. Hiding (Just in Case)
5. The United Stars
6. Fake Blonde Girls
7. Crime Spree
8. Shoreline to Dover*
9. Keefer, Take off your Scarf
10. Du Bist Sub, Charlie Braun
11. Hide and Seek
12. Hello Again, Beautiful
13. Arrowheads
14. Rock Starr
15. Drunk on Listerine

Alright, so technically, Lucky 13 isn't a Jay and the Barn Flyz Album - it was released as "Jason Middaugh", but since the first three songs are from a Barn Flyz EP, it seems appropriate to include it here. It was recorded over the 02'-03' school year, again at the farm house. * indicates songs played live with The Radical Dudez.

Jason Alan Middaugh - Here's To Ya, Ringo!: March 2004 (Ripped-Off Records)

1. Things we said Today
2. A Day in the Life
3. Maxwell's Silver Hammer
4. I'm Only Sleeping
5. For No One
6. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
7. I'm So Tired
8. Across the Universe
9. Her Majesty
10. Tomorrow Never Knows

From the liner notes: "This album was recorded in lieu of dishwashing chores abdicated by the artist and taken on by the former Miss Asano (now the latter Mrs. Middaugh) while treeplanting in Minnesota in May 2003. Personally, the artist think that cover songs in general, and Beatles covers in particular, should be avoided at all costs. But, I was tired, it was late, and my wife really likes The Beatles. . ." Recorded QUICKLY in the freezing basement at 12 Colborne St.

Jay and the Barn Flyz - Free Soup for the Revolution: March 2004 (Ripped-Off Records)

1. after the fire
2. faster than most
3. what we both missed
4. vitamin D
5. cadillac slap-back
6. fifteen feet away*
7. the sound and the fury
8. the shadow and the flash
9. city lights*
10. dueling banjos
11. the newspaper song
12. circles in the corn fields
13. my thieving brain
14. in the shade of your island
15. cliched love song
16. three songs (die twice)
17. anna sui
18. atomic mushroom cloud
19. when you break my heart
20. honeymoon at my parents' house

The first "retail" Barn Flyz Album. To order, please contact jayandthebarnflyz@hotmail.com or ask at live shows (more details on when and where these are arriving soon!) The Album is $10 (which isn't so bad, really. . .) including shipping in Canada or the US. It was written over the winter of 03-04, in the moldy basement at 12 Coborne. * again indicate tracks made famous in the mad-capped live show of The Radical Dudez.

Jay & the Barn Flyz - Peja or Paul: May 2004 (Ripped-Off Records)

1. baptism*
2. listening to you (I'm going to have a hard time)
3. song before the storm
4. paul's theme
5. perfect thing to say
6. let down
7. rolando
8. a confession
9. rock of ages
10. maybe I'm the worst
11. kick drum
12. soft walls
13. peja's theme
14. love is a four-letter word

From the liner notes: "This album was recorded while a life grew inside my wife's belly. Some of these songs are for that little person. Others are for you." Which, really, isn't too lame, when you consider how cool Peja's turned out to be. * means the same as before.

Jay and the Barn Flyz - how it feels to be a rock&roll dad. . . : December 2004 (Ripped-Off Records)

1. safe and warm*
2. tilt
3. august, with its leaves and perfect starts
4. in the shadow of the sleeping giant
5. cathy's song
6. sink or swim
7. leaving me tonight
8. blisters
9. he who dies with the most toys. . . wins

This album was a Christmas give-away. While supplies last, it comes free with every copy of "Free Soup for the Revolution". It is dedicated to the memory of my awesome Uncle Jim. Recorded at Ripped-Off Records in Kingston.

The Allure of Glenn Close

The idea was to have a web page. But that's expensive. And I don't really know how. And I'd rather not learn. (Oh, reaching that sweet, sweet age when attaining new skills has all the allure of Glenn Close.) So, I guess I'll let people know about this bloggy thing, and then if stuff happens, you'll find out, if you want. Also, I ramble -- so that'll probably happen too.

Here's an old Barn Flyz garageband.com site that has 3 old songs for you to enjoy:
http://www.garageband.com/artist/barnflyz