On May 9, 1998, the Professors play what Bob Kubey called "the
most enjoyable gig
in the history of the Professors" in the
basement of John Barrows' home in Little Silver,
New Jersey. About 7-8 delighted fans enjoyed the most uninhibited set ever performed
by the Professors, with a boisterously informal performance by Bob Kubey as
Master of Ceremonies. The set was performed without lead vocalist J.
Singing duties were shared by Barrows, Radford, and the debut performance of Marie
Radford, singing on "Untenured Blues," which she also helped to write. The Little Silver
gig also saw the inaugural performance of the Professors' new PA system and the
debut of Eight Minutes (Barrows and Wallinger) which features some phenomenal
slide guitar work by Barrows.
THE PROFESSORS
John Barrows - Harp/Guitar/Vocals
Bob Kubey - Drums
Gary Radford - Lead Guitar
Nick Romanenko - Bass Guitar
GUEST ARTIST
Marie Radford - Vocals
on Untenured Blues
THE SET
- Psycho Killer (David Byrne/Chris Frantz/Tina Weymouth - The Talking Heads)
- Dreading the Dawning (John Barrows/Gary Radford)
- Eight Minutes (John Barrows/Mark Wallinger) **
- Sway (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards - The Rolling Stones) **
- Untenured Blues (Gary Radford/Marie Radford)
- Spirit of the Age (Robert Calvert/Dave Brock - Hawkwind) **
- Treachery (Gary Radford/Marie Radford)
- Before You Accuse Me (Eric McDaniel - Eric Clapton) **
- Brainstorm (Nik Turner - Hawkwind) **
** = debut song
Listen to some of Bob's announcements:
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