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Tomatoes will Rock! Heads will Roll!

Tomatoes Will Rock

Of course the Squad's appreciation goes out to Mr. and Mrs. Tomato and of course their son (and our host) Rockin for having us at his delicious pizza place to play.  Rumors that cousin Killer might come to the show have apparently been greatly exaggerated. Said Rockin, "He's just been so moody and depressed since they shut down The Back Room. People just need to give him space."

And make sure you come in time to catch our friends Black Molly.  "If cowboy surf has a dark side, this is it."  We don't know what that means, but we know what we like (and what we fear). Black Molly brings a lot of the former and won't shy away from the latter, and neither should you.

Heads Will Roll

Our next auspicious offering of exaggerated entertainment will be Thursday, July 9th at Headhunters on Red River.  We play at 9PM, followed by a lot of fine folks we don't know but will enjoy discovering.  Headhunters puts the "ki-Bar" back in "Tiki Bar," so prepare to have your Ti rocked off!

The Squad Recording 3X3 Hurrah!  Hurrah!

How long has it been since you had a hot, steaming bowl of WRS recordings?  Well that's too long!  To fight this trend, The Squad has pledged ourselves to a new strategy:  3X3 - we will release a new 3-song EP every 3 months to keep the hits rolling all year long.  The first edition of this new set of sonic wonders is in the final mixing stages, so watch out for "Summer," "Rock and Roll," and "Heartbreaker" on a CD or website near you later this summer!

Keep your heads in the shade and keep reaching for the beer, Racketeers!

Reed, Isaac, Bruce, and Megan

Friday Jun 26
    * Rockin' Tomato Pizza Company
    * 3003 South Lamar
    * Austin, TX 78704
    * 9:30pm Black Molly
    * 10:30pm World Racketeering Squad - FREE

Thursday Jul 9
    * Headhunters
    * 720 Red River
    * Austin, TX 78701
    * 9:00pm - World Racketeering Squad - FREE
    * 10:00pm - Back it up Johnny
    * 11:00pm - S.A.O.
    * 12:00am - A Letter of Warning
    * 1:00am - Lost July

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NEW YORK (AP) — Estelle Bennett, one of the Ronettes, the singing trio whose 1963 hit Be My Baby epitomized the famed "wall of sound" technique of its producer, Phil Spector, has died at her home in Englewood, New Jersey. She was 67.

www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2009-02-13-obit-bennett_N.htm 

Reed considers returning to teaching

As you may know, I'm a certified high school English teacher in the great state of Texas. (The chip in my brain makes me add "the great state of")

Watching this video, I realized I might have missed my calling more narrowly than I thought.