Gheorghemas Minor Chords: Random Idiots unleash a sad new single

Feeling pretty good, are you? 

Yeah?

Amid all of this Gheorghemas good cheer -- and we did enjoy Day 5 and its upswing of Tribe-related positivity -- we have a new song to share from the minds that brought you:

• "Dr. Seuss" in 1991
• "Hey Evan" in 2004
• "Dear Ozzy (Thanks for Nothing)" in 2009
• "Where's Johnny?" in 2022

...and many more. 

I highlight those songs beyond the rest of the mess because (a) they're brilliant, but moreso (b) because they are tributes to friends of ours who have tragically fallen by the wayside.

Okay, technically, the third one simply references Ozzy Osbourne in the title, who died this year, and the protagonist in the song is at the end of their life. But it's a fun song and hasn't been dredged up in a while. 

And yes, I know, Dr. Seuss was not technically our "friend," but he shared a birthday with Dave, and Dave celebrates with the good doctor every year, and Theodor Geisel's passing sparked one of the true mountaintops of the Random Idiots range when we musically memorialized him... sort of. 

Anyway, Dave and I, as Random Idiots in name and behavior, have had a habit of writing and recording songs about our actual friends who have died. And goddammit, we really had a bad run of losing friends early on in life. First Evan on a motorcycle in the summer of 2001, then Lud and Scoop two months later in 9/11. Flynn went in '06, and Johnny in 2021. There were others along the way. 

And our tribute tunes, in a way, help keep their spirits alive.

But it does beg the question.

A legitimate question, we feel.

Enjoy, and be safe out there.

Music Making History: How A Song Saved A Theater

It's not often that my obscure musical interests intersect with the type of content that fits here at GTB, but this one seems appropriate.

If you have 15 minutes to spare, check out this video about a St. Paul, Minnesota community coming together to save a historic building.

 

There's a bit more of the story that can be found here.

It's vital in these times to remember that the strength of a united community can make good things happen.  

I'm grateful for the little community and its ability to foster friendship and dipshittery.

Cheers, Gheorghies.