When the economy tanked the spoonman industry was hit fairly hard. Jim was forced into further poverty and soon began to use his spoons for black tar heroin.
It's been doing strange things to him, he's going through phases. Thankfully he's moved from the Lou Reed stage into the safer Robert Palmer stage.
OH NO IM GOING TO HAVE NIGHTMARES ABOUT SPOONS NOW TONIGHT AFTER WATCHING THIS VIDEO SPREAD THE WORD TO 10 OF YOUR FRIENDS OR A GHOST WILL EAT OUT YOUR SISTER TONIGHT ==========;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
One time I saw him live. He went from rattler to lizard...then lizard...then lizard...then lizard...then rattler...then back to lizard...and everyone in the first 20 rows went NUTS
Holy crap this guy preformed at my school once. It was the most pointless assembly ever, I learned nothing except that learning how to play the spoons was boring.
Feel the rhythm with your hands....
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When the economy tanked the spoonman industry was hit fairly hard. Jim was forced into further poverty and soon began to use his spoons for black tar heroin.
ReplyDeleteIt's been doing strange things to him, he's going through phases. Thankfully he's moved from the Lou Reed stage into the safer Robert Palmer stage.
I can totally see rock stars playing spoons.
ReplyDeleteWell, the heroin thing explains why his spoons were on fire at one point there, John.
ReplyDelete"Spoonman Comes Alive" is arguably one of the best live albums of the '70s.
ReplyDeleteOH NO IM GOING TO HAVE NIGHTMARES ABOUT SPOONS NOW TONIGHT AFTER WATCHING THIS VIDEO SPREAD THE WORD TO 10 OF YOUR FRIENDS OR A GHOST WILL EAT OUT YOUR SISTER TONIGHT ==========;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
ReplyDeleteIs this the guy that stupid Soundgarden song was about?
ReplyDeleteTo be a spoon man, you must have the right mix of talent, dedication, and myopia.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, nothing says heavy metal like spoon playing...
ReplyDeleteThis is an SNL sketch waiting to happen.
ReplyDeleteThis video proves once in for all that every genre of music could use more spoons.
ReplyDeleteAs The Tick would say, "SPOON!"
I don't know why but I just want to call this guy a Jackass after watching this.
ReplyDeletePlaying spoons is the tap dancing of percussion
ReplyDeleteI wanna see a spooning demonstration next to some hot chick with big ta-tas!
ReplyDeleteYou can tell that Ford and Gorbachev were fucking enthralled by this guy! SPOONMAN was instrumental during the negotiations of SALT II.
ReplyDeleteI sorta want to see a Duane-esque clip of the last few headbanging seconds looped. But the idea also frightens me.
ReplyDeleteStill, those flaming spoons would be a big hit at Burning Man.
One time I saw him live. He went from rattler to lizard...then lizard...then lizard...then lizard...then rattler...then back to lizard...and everyone in the first 20 rows went NUTS
ReplyDeleteOh, you can't scare me, I'm sticking to the union. I'm sticking to the union till the day I die.
ReplyDeleteHoly crap this guy preformed at my school once. It was the most pointless assembly ever, I learned nothing except that learning how to play the spoons was boring.
ReplyDeleteDef Played at my school too.
ReplyDeleteHe looks like he's having a seizure.
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His Kim Jong Il costume is the balls!
ReplyDeleteWill he spoon with me?
ReplyDeleteIt can be said that spoons defy genre.
ReplyDeleteExcept super-shitty. They fit right into that genre.