1.) The Arf-Society will release a limited edition two-CD set of the legendary Grandmothers reunion concert from 28 July 2002. The price is just 15 Euros, with all proceeds going towards helping Jimmy Carl Black pay his medical bills. Pre-order now from
press@arf-society.de to ensure you get your copy of this special set in time for Christmas. The album features Don Preston, Roy Estrada, Bob Harris, Jimmy Carl Black, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Bunk Gardner, André Cholmondeley and Glenn Leonard performing: You’re Probably Wondering Why I’m Here/Lonely Little Girl/Motherly Love/The Duke Of Prunes/Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance/Son Of Orange County/More Trouble Every Day/Flower Bunk/The Idiot Bastard Son/Village Of The Sun/Echidna’s Arf (Of You)/In The Sky/Silicone Hump/Holiday In Berlin/Big Leg Emma/Lonesome Cowboy Burt/The Eternal Question/How Could I Be Such A Fool/I Ain’t Got No Heart/I’m Not Satisfied/Wowie Zowie/It Can’t Happen Here/Honorary Membership/Love Of My Life/Soft-Cell Conclusion.
2.) Don Preston (with Bunk Gardner) and Steve Vai have now joined Dr Dot, Jeff Berlin, Captain Sensible, Ed Mann, Jon Larsen, RagacatZZ, Zappatika, The Wrong Object and Southern Comfort on a fantastic new compilation CD to help Jimmy Carl Black. You can buy it soon from Leaping Cat Records. It will not be available as a download so if you see it offered anywhere else, don’t buy it.
