Music In The Wood

[Jeff Endress]

Rick

The 'Wood is the Lakewood 'Hood

Jeff

[Rick Uldricks]

Rick

The 'Wood is the Lakewood 'Hood

Jeff

That's what I was afraid of.

[Kenneth Warren]

Rick:

Because the Lakewood Observer is committed to the exponential heightening of imagination associated not only with music but also with Ars Poetica, we invoke with “The Woodâ€Â

[Rick Uldricks]

Thanks for the explanation, Kenneth.

All of this makes sense now.

Really.

[dl meckes]

Yeah, it doesn't really work for me either, Rick.

[Kenneth Warren]

dl:

Dante doesn't work?

Do you prefer laboring under Mr. O'Bryan's trademark?

Please give your explanation of the Wood.

Kenneth Warren

[Gabriel Biber]

Bravo.

[dl meckes]

Dante works. The metaphor works, although I prefer the more modern take on coming out of the enchanted forest, a "dark" and "creepy" place into the light (albeit a field of poisoned poppies) in the movie of the Wizard of Oz (but then I prefer a repentent woman/child over a she-wolf reference any day...).

The 'hood of the 'wood doesn't work for me. It sounds too forced. That is not my particular vernacular, although I occasionally us it in this forum.

I am not of the hip-hop world. I have no linguistic roots growing there. I may enjoy the music, but I can't do the dance.

Mr. O'Bryan's trademark? Which one is that today?

How fondly I remember Steve Allen giving serious readings of popular rock song lyrics and the deliciously ridiculous result.

Fo'Shizzle, don't wannna be no Buster.

[Jim O'Bryan]

Dante works. The metaphor works, although I prefer the more modern take on coming out of the enchanted forest, a "dark" and "creepy" place into the light (albeit a field of poisoned poppies) in the movie of the Wizard of Oz (but then I prefer a repentent woman/child over a she-wolf reference any day...).

The 'hood of the 'wood doesn't work for me. It sounds too forced. That is not my particular vernacular, although I occasionally us it in this forum.

I am not of the hip-hop world. I have no linguistic roots growing there. I may enjoy the music, but I can't do the dance.

Mr. O'Bryan's trademark? Which one is that today?

How fondly I remember Steve Allen giving serious readings of popular rock song lyrics and the deliciously ridiculous result.

Fo'Shizzle, don't wannna be no Buster.

DL

It would appear you talk it as well as you dance it.

As it seems to go too fast for some, and the dance is crazed, I will take off my left shoe and put a large stone in the right one.

I love Ken's description, though Jeff's is also good. It would seem that the boys are less afraid of the 'wood, than the girls. Equality smashed, let me open the door to the back of my tree house and let you in, honey.

The story I prefer is, after making over 3,000 Lakewood stickers I realized I misspelled my beloved city. In an effort to salvage the job I took the client out for lunch and beers. By the end of the day I had him convinced that 'wood was better, than Lakewood. He could store more in a smaller space, and they could be shipped for half the price. Maybe it was the story, the beer or the frustration, he bought them, from then on 'wood became a word of luck and endearment.

So you see it does have a magical quality for those not afraid to dream.

Wait, I'm sorry that was BS. It has to do with Lakewood being mostly wooded when the Erie Indians roamed the shores. It was the woods that made it so hard for the English to fight them. It was the woods that formed a shelter, a fortress and a home. Later it would be the wood that allowed people moving west to build both homes and roads. The wood roads would become wood race tracks, like Indy. Like Indy they wood was replaced by bricks. Even with with brick streets, the our city loved their forests so much it coined "The City Of Trees" and fought(1897 I believe) to keep "wood" in their newly formed name. Some mostly north of the WSL wanted LakePort, to underline the importance of the Lakewood Port Authority, which still has a sign dating back to the 90s behind Sweetwater. However strong willed new Americans fought and won to keep the name. To this day there is a tree in the Lakewood seal showing our love and dependence on the woods, of the 'wood.

So you see it does have a magical quality for those not afraid to dream.

Or maybe it was...


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... because, as a teary eyed Denny Wendell packed his last box, on his move to Bay Village. Where he was forced to move. turned and said, "I am really going to miss it here in the 'wood." Which brought tears to everyone's eyes that were there that day, and a light bulb went off above one head.

DL - Of course their is, "It's Lakewood's Time"

Were the poppies poisoned? Or were the poisoned poppies that made people so lazy they could not reach their dreams and return home merely a metaphor for how the man keeps us down with the "white lady"? In the original Russian version were they poisoned? Or were they dreams of individuality an personal success that merely kept the "country" from achieving what is needed for all, while you day dream, nap, act lazy and let your country down.

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[Rick Uldricks]

I can't say I relate to the Erie Indian or Hip Hop Dante references - here's what I think of when I hear Lakewood referred to as the 'wood.

"Huh huh huh, you said 'wood.'" "Huh huh huh yeah yeah."
-Beavis & Butthead, 1993

http://www.jumptheshark.com/b/beavisandbutthead.htm

[Kenneth Warren]

Rick:

There is a continuum to cultural devolution of wood. That "Huh huh huh, you said 'wood.'" "Huh huh huh yeah yeah," scored by Beavis & Butthead, circa 93 is easily joined to Dante's "meandering forest" (erronea selva)â€Â

[Rick Uldricks]

[quote="Kenneth Warren"]Rick:

There is a continuum to cultural devolution of wood. That "Huh huh huh, you said 'wood.'" "Huh huh huh yeah yeah," scored by Beavis & Butthead, circa 93 is easily joined to Dante's "meandering forest" (erronea selva)â€Â

[Mark Crnolatas]

Wow, I havn't been to the Deck for a bit (except for a quickie on one or two of the other threads) , and this thread appears to have taken on a rather heavy tone.

The "Wood". I remember someone used it first on this deck in a post. I think it was Kenneth, but it may have been someone else. It really doesn't matter.
Several of us picked up the term, in our own postings.

If there is an offline, on-the-street, witnessed, documented and a sworn deposition on file somewhere regarding how the term was coined, then my apologies for my own simplistic explanation.


Mark C.
"You are forgiven for your happiness and your successes only if you generously consent to share them." Albert Camus

[Bob Ignizio]

Uh, yeah... getting back on topic. I really have been slacking off when it comes to visiting the message board, but Jim told me this topic was being discussed so I figured I'd check it out. Culture and education and all that are fine, but (being the entertainment writer for the paper) I'd like to see this be first and foremost about entertainment. Preferably some kind of entertainment that would actually appeal to those under 40, if possible.

Gogol Bordello and My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult are both good suggestions in that direction, especially MLWTTKK, since there's a Lakewood connection. These are both acts that generally play mid level (1000-3000 seat) venues, which seems about the right level to shoot for both from a standpoint of how much they're going to want as a guarantee, and from a standpoint of how big an audience you'd want to deal with. Other interesting artists at or around that level worth considering, in my opinion, would be: The Decemberists, TV on the Radio, Neko Case, Rocket From the Tombs (Lakewood connection), Cat Power, etc. Some smaller national acts who could be sort of a sub headliner and would probably ask for a reasonable guarantee include Annihilation Time, Nunslaughter (internationally known death metal band based in Lakewood), The Spits, View From Everest (Lakewood based "adult alternative" rock band signed to a national label), and any number of other touring acts who play venues like the Beachland Tavern, Peabody's, etc. Charles at My Mind's Eye Records on Madison has contacts with a lot of bands on this level and would most likely be glad to help.

As for openers, there are a lot of good area bands with Lakewood connections who draw good crowds, many of whom I've already covered for the paper. These include: Colorforms, Amy Kasio, Jacknife Powerbombs, The Volta Sound, The Dad of Rock, Baptized in Blood, Susan Weber & Monet's Orbit, Uncle Scratch's Gospel Revival, Horror of 59 (my own band), The Sex Crimes, Southern Tresspass, Hollywood Blondes, Saint Andrew... anyway, those are the ones I can think of at the moment who have at least some connection to our fair city. That pretty much runs the gamut from electronic pop to black metal to punk rock to singer/songwriter stuff to experimental weirdness.

If all that seems a little too edgy for you, then you could always go the route my former hometown of Cuyahoga Falls goes. In addition to regular "rockin on the river" weekend concerts during the summer, usually featuring some middle of the road classic rock cover band or the like, they also do a big festival with acts like B.B. King, John Sebastian, and so on. Not very interesting to most of the younger crowd, but the baby boomers eat it up. They've also done one-off shows with bands like Blue Oyster Cult. There's a whole slew of once popular sixties, seventies, and eighties bands available for a reasonable price who can still draw a respectable crowd. I'd recommend talking to Jim Mileti at The Winchester if you want to go this route, since his club books a lot of these kind of acts, as well as up and coming artists who appeal to an older audience.

While the events Cuyahoga Falls puts on are free and fit the "fun raiser" concept Jim is talking about, they also make money by selling refreshments, including beer. The city handles the alcohol sales themselves, and they rent space to little food wagons like you'd fine at a county fair or small town carnival. This has been going on for several years now, and is quite successful for them on a number of levels.

[Jim O'Bryan]

While the events Cuyahoga Falls puts on are free and fit the "fun raiser" concept Jim is talking about, they also make money by selling refreshments, including beer. The city handles the alcohol sales themselves, and they rent space to little food wagons like you'd fine at a county fair or small town carnival. This has been going on for several years now, and is quite successful for them on a number of levels.

So that is the list to choose from Gordo Bordello, fine stuff, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, or The Lakewood Project.

This thread has been very interesting. Must be many half filled Ipods in town.



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