Oui Oui Music Newsletter
June 14, 2022
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Dearest People of Slimness,
My dog ate a whole bag of Scrabble tiles, so I took him to the vet to get him checked out.
No word yet.
Slim Folks! How are we? Everybody good? Peachy? Hunky dory? I’m just checking in on you ridiculously good-looking people with excellent taste in music.
Thanks to all who pre-ordered, pre-saved, and pre-added the new Slim Man song 3 AM.
The more people who do that stuff before the release date (July 11) the better our chances are of hitting the charts.
If you haven't, there’s still time! Here’s the link:
We have some very cool concerts coming up!
Just two shows remaining at Vicky’s! Tuesday June 14th and 21st. Tateng Katindig is back for both gigs, so stop by and say hello to The Thrilla from Manila!
June 30th, we’re playing a new venue called Larkspur Grill in the Hotel Paseo in Palm Desert, CA. I stopped by a few weeks ago to check the place out, and it has a vintage Airstream trailer in the courtyard.
My kind of place!
July 16th and August 8th, we’re playing one of our favorite venues, the Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach, CA.
It’s an outdoor show with a big, beautiful stage with a grand piano. And there are art exhibits all around the festival grounds.
Definitely worth a road trip! It’s only a couple blocks from the Pacific Ocean, so bring your beach balls and boogie boards and surf all day and boogie down all night with the Slim Men!
August 20th, we’re playing the Rams Head in Annapolis, MD. It’s been voted the top nightclub in the USA year after year, and Annapolis is one of my favorite towns in Maryland.
The Graduate Hotel is right up the street, and that’s where we’re staying. So…make a weekend of it.
All details on all gigs are on the website:
And let’s not forget about the new cookbook! Slim Man Cooks Volume 2 is full of great recipes, funny stories, and it even has videos for every dish.
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A perfect gift for Father’s Day! Get the old grouch a cookbook so he can cook for YOU on his special day!
Happy Father's Day, Slim Poppas!
AND NOW THE REAL NEW REAL NEWS FROM SLIM’S SHADY TRAILER PARK
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The following story is true. Hard to believe, but this is how it all went down…
Quite a few years ago my friend Darlene heard me sing End of the Rainbow at a Slim Show. Afterwards, she made me promise that if she ever got married, I’d sing it at her wedding.
I promised. And I’m a Slim Man of my word.
I’ve known Darlene for quite some time. She used to volunteer at the KSBR Bash, an outdoor concert I played in SoCal every Memorial Day.
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And a few years later, Darlene fell in love and got engaged. She wanted to have the wedding at the nudist resort where she lives.
That’s right. Nudist resort.
She called me and asked if I would sing End of the Rainbow. I was a bit apprehensive. Not about singing the song, but about singing it au naturel. I told her I would, but only if I could croon with my suit on. And I didn’t mean my birthday suit!
She happily agreed. She scheduled the wedding and then COVID hit and she postponed it. Then she rescheduled the wedding and the second wave of COVID came crashing down on her matrimonial plans.
And then, a couple months ago, she told me it was back on. It was gonna be at the Olive Dell Nudist Resort. Memorial Day Weekend.
I was all set to sing at her wedding. The Naked Wedding Singer!
And then...I broke my leg a month before the naked nuptials. I was riding a collapsible bike to the Coachella Music Festival and the bike suddenly…collapsed. I fractured my fibula.
The surgeon needed 10 screws and a metal plate to put my busted leg back together.
I told Dar I might not be able to make it. She was heartbroken.
A few weeks later I met with the surgeon and asked him if I’d be able to do the gig. He told me I’d be OK as long as I kept my leg elevated and didn’t lift anything.
I called my friend Benicio. He told me he’d drive me to the gig, set up the gear, but no way was he gonna do it with the pickle and onions waving about. I told Benicio nudity wasn't mandatory.
I called Darlene and she was tickled pink.
So Benicio and I packed up the Slimousine and headed to the Olive Dell Nudist Resort.
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Dar's friend Bill met us at the front gate. He drove up in a white Cadillac and got out wearing a Hawaiian shirt and beige pants. What a relief...he had clothes on!
He came over to the passenger side of the car and I rolled down the window. He introduced himself, and that’s when I realized Bill wasn’t wearing beige pants.
He wasn’t wearing any pants at all.
He was just very tan. And his boys were dangling right there in front of my eyeballs.
A little warning would have been nice. Maybe Bill could have shouted “INCOMING” on approach.
But Bill just acted like swaying his sausage and peppers in front of my pupils was customary.
He told us to follow him to the wedding site. We drove up a dusty dirt road with potholes and crevices the size of the Grand Canyon. Benicio had to slow down to a crawl so we didn’t bottom out.
When we finally got to the top of the hill, the view was pretty impressive. Mountains all around. A view of the valley. We got out of the car and almost immediately a guy jogged past us wearing a hat, running shoes and nothing in between.
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Running naked with nothing to hold things in place seems a bit painful. Especially if you trip and fall into a prickly pear cactus.
Sitting by a small flatbed trailer was a barstool with a big red, white and black cushion on a milk crate in front of it.
I guess this was gonna be the Slim Perch for the afternoon.
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Bill took off and then a car pulled up and three guys got out. They told us they were our roadies. Roadies! I finally had some roadies!
But they didn’t look like any roadies I’d ever worked with.
One had on Elvis sunglasses and a black leather kilt. The other was sporting black leather shorts and boots. And the third guy was wearing a T-shirt and what looked like a vinyl tablecloth wrapped around his legs.
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We set up the PA and everything worked fine. About 20 yards away were a bunch of canvas folding chairs under some tents. People started arriving and…
Not everybody was in the buff. Some folks had see-through fishnet type garments on. A few women had body paint covering their hoo-hahs.
One couple had on grass skirts and not much else. One guy arrived completely naked but went to his car for a purple bathrobe.
Well, it was a little chilly. Chilly on the willy!
After the guests were seated Bill returned in his Caddie. Darlene cracked the back window and asked me to start singing. She told me she didn’t want the groom to see her with her wedding dress on before the ceremony because it was bad luck.
When she got out of the car all she was wearing was a pair of thigh-high black leather boots and black gloves. That was her wedding dress!
Craig, the groom?
He had on a red satin bow tie, a black leather vest and matching chaps. Nothing on underneath.
The ceremony started.
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The priest wore a big black straw hat and a see-through black dress. After the bride and groom exchanged vows, she declared them man and wife.
I sang End of the Rainbow as the newlyweds strolled down the aisle.
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And then all the guests headed down to the clubhouse for the reception.
Before they left for the afterparty, Darlene and Craig gave me a couple presents. A key ring with the date and NAKED WEDDING engraved on it.
And they gave me a butt towel.
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Apparently, that’s what naked people use when they go out to dinner at the nudist resort. They put a butt towel on the chair so the next person doesn’t have to worry about…well, you know.
How thoughtful.
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Slim People, if I ever get married I'm pretty sure I won't have a naked wedding.
But I am sure of this...Darlene and Craig love each other. And if they want to tie the knot without a stitch of clothes on, that's fine with me.
And think of all the money they saved on a wedding gown, bridesmaids dresses, and tuxedos!
Keep smiling, Slim People. While you still have teeth!
It's all about love.
Who loves ya?
Uncle Slimmy
PS: Here's a video for swordfish with white wine and capers. She's a-so nice!
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THE SLIM MAN BAND
LIVE AT VICKY'S!
EVERY TUESDAY THROUGH JUNE 21st
SHOWTIME 6 PM
Craig Chesnut on drums, Chase Huna on sax, and Tateng Katindig, the Thrilla from Manila, on piano.
VICKY'S
45-100 Club Drive
Indian Wells, CA 92210
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THURSDAY, JUNE 30th!
LARKSPUR GRILL AT HOTEL PASEO
PALM DESERT, CA
SHOWTIME 6 PM
The Larkspur Grill is really nice! This is our first time playing this place. So we need you Slim People to show up in full force!
It's free to get in, but will cost you about $100 to get out!
Craig Chesnut on drums, Chase Huna on sax, and Hans Zermuehlen on piano.
LARKSPUR GRILL
45400 Larkspur Lane
Palm Desert, CA
760.340.6069
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SATURDAY, JULY 16th!
MONDAY, AUGUST 8th!
FESTIVAL OF ARTS
LAGUNA BEACH, CA
SHOWTIME 5:30 PM
The Slim Man Band is coming back to Laguna Beach! Surf's up, Slim People!
This is one of our absolute favorite gigs. The full Slim Man Band will be in full effect, playing your favorite Slim songs in one of the most beautiful settings you'll ever see!
FESTIVAL OF ARTS
650 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Beach CA 92651
800.487.3378
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 20th!
RAMS HEAD ON STAGE
ANNAPOLIS, MD
SHOWTIME 8:00 PM
NAPTOWN! The Slim Man Band is BACK! WE'RE GONNA DO A LITTLE SOMETHIN' DIFFERENT!
The Hazelrigg Brothers are gonna open the show. They're EXCELLENT!
And then Geoff Hazelrigg is gonna play upright bass for the Slim Set with brother Giorgio on piano, Kevin Levi on sax, Rick O'Rick on keys, John E Coale on drums and Hit Man Howie Z on bongos.
FUN FUN FUN!
RAMS HEAD ONSTAGE
33 West Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
410.268.4545
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