Ya gotta love The Cramps. Their style of rockabilly is so bizarre that it's been dubbed by some as "psychobilly." And, if you happen to be unlucky enough to have to be hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital, I can't imagine a much better bit of therapy than to see The Cramps perform at your hospital.
Enjoy!
There's more:
And, while we're at it, here's a Cramps classic:
(Via Mt. Holly Major's Office and Boing-Boing.)
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A recent news article by Helen Branswell of Canadian Press ("Wait an hour to swim after eating? Says who?") contained two pieces of information, one that surprised me and one that didn't.
I'm grading a big backlog of homeworks today, so I don't have time to do any really lengthy posts this morning. Thus, a poll question inspired by going through these homeworks:
Good stuff, but I was disappointed to see there apparently aren't any live Cramps performances on YouTube of "Sunglasses After Dark", "TV Set" or "Shortnin' Bread".
Oh well.
Was this a mental hospital before or after The Cramps played? :)
Huge Cramps fan here; I last saw them live about 4 years ago in St. Petersburg, FL and was amazed that Lux Interior still has the kind of energy he does after all these years. A Cramps show should be on everybody's "things to do before I die" list.
Coincidentally, I currently have the Live at Napa State DVD on my Netflix queue and am sitting in front of my computer wearing my "Fiends of Dope Island" t-shirt as I type this. I think I'll go listen to "Big Beat from Badsville" now!