Blood, Sweat & Beers - Voted Best of Dublin 2011!
The Funny Business
"You realize this is supposed to be a family friendly show, and I don't mean the Manson Family." - Festival Booking Agent, May 2010
"You should write a song about 'knuckle babies.'" - Jen R. , 2009 (It's been written and is available if you subscribe to Eric's Youtube BSBTeamEric)
"We had some complaints from a couple of our regulars about you guys playing offensive music, but then we heard that most of our other regulars were asking you to play it, so we'd love to have you back. Joke 'em if they can't take a f%&k." - Club Owner, Galena, OH 6/23/2009
"I'm sure it kills in the clubs, but it's nowhere near 'radio friendly.'" -Dean Metcalf, producer of The Bob & Tom Show, 9/26/2007
"I guess neither of us can tell our grandmothers how we really make a living." -Kim Kelly, porn star, 4/20/2007
"Where's that guy going with my harmonica?" -John Popper of Blues Traveler, 8/26/2006
"I teabag stuff all the time now. Thanks, guys." -Billy Moriss of Warrant, 8/29/2006
"(To the audience) Seriously? Those guys just sang about pooping on peoples' chests, and you're offended at what I just said?" -Inga Brittingham, lead vocalist for Naked Beggars, 6/26/2006
"They're like Tenacious D ... with less class." -Cleveland Scene Magazine, 2006
"You should write a song about 'knuckle babies.'" - Jen R. , 2009 (It's been written and is available if you subscribe to Eric's Youtube BSBTeamEric)
"We had some complaints from a couple of our regulars about you guys playing offensive music, but then we heard that most of our other regulars were asking you to play it, so we'd love to have you back. Joke 'em if they can't take a f%&k." - Club Owner, Galena, OH 6/23/2009
"I'm sure it kills in the clubs, but it's nowhere near 'radio friendly.'" -Dean Metcalf, producer of The Bob & Tom Show, 9/26/2007
"I guess neither of us can tell our grandmothers how we really make a living." -Kim Kelly, porn star, 4/20/2007
"Where's that guy going with my harmonica?" -John Popper of Blues Traveler, 8/26/2006
"I teabag stuff all the time now. Thanks, guys." -Billy Moriss of Warrant, 8/29/2006
"(To the audience) Seriously? Those guys just sang about pooping on peoples' chests, and you're offended at what I just said?" -Inga Brittingham, lead vocalist for Naked Beggars, 6/26/2006
"They're like Tenacious D ... with less class." -Cleveland Scene Magazine, 2006
Here are some original songs for your enjoyment - WARNING: If you do not have a twisted sense of humor, do not even think about clicking "play" on any of these. Don't come crying to us if you end up offended.
Cleveland Steamer (I'm a Dreamer)
Russell Crowe (Tea Bagging Song)
Pee On Me
D to the P (Donkey Punch)
Shave Your Hairy Beanbag
Crabcakes (A One Night Love Story)
Uncle Earl (The Molester Song)
Kim "Man Juice" Kelly
Why You Frontin'? (The Wigger Song)
Most bands would only give you the positive reviews, but we don't have egos to feed. Here's a letter from Dean Metcalf, producer of the nationally-syndicated Bob & Tom Show out of Indianapolis proclaiming how much we suck and our music is too descriptive (like Rodney Carrington dances around sexual topics):
Eric,
Thanks for the note. Sorry to say, I don't think there's anything here we could ever use on the air. I'm sure it kills in the clubs, but it's nowhere near "radio friendly." Too descriptive and dwells on sexual and excretory topics. The FCC gets really upset at that sort of thing. If you listen to our Cleveland Steamer song from a few years ago, you'll notice that we don't describe any of the acts.
The donkey punch song is simply mean & nasty and primarily encourages guys to beat women for not serving them properly. This is not the sort of message or humor we're interested in on the show. As for the teabagging song, I have no clue why it's called Russell Crowe...but then again, I only made it through about a minute & a half of it. Again, describing the act is not going to work on the air.
Anyway, good luck with the comedy & music and thanks for listening. Sorry we can't help you here.
Thanks,
Dean
Dean Metcalf
Producer
The Bob and Tom Show
6161 Fall Creek Rd.
Indianapolis, IN 46220
(317)-475-7477
dmetcalf@bobandtom.com
MY RESPONSE:
Dean:
It's surprising that you don't get that we're not encouraging people to beat women, even though most of our comedy is based on exaggeration and irony (as is most comedy in general). Frankly, we're making fun of explicit acts that are taboo in America (and most civilized cultures), and if you can't miss that then I don't know what you're doing working in comedy. YOU RUN A COMEDY SHOW, DICK! HOW CAN YOU NOT GET COMEDY?!?
Does "D to the P" actually sound like we mean it? I'll give you that Russell Crowe is a stretch. If you do a teabag just right, it looks like a Roman War Helmet. Who starred in Gladiator? Right, so it's more of an inside joke, but it's hard to believe that you don't find any potential at all in this music, especially considering that lyrics are often changed to be a better fit for the radio. A couple of tweaks here and there and BAM, "Shave Your Hairy Beanbag" could be on your morning show, but I'm not mad.
Anyway, it's okay that not everybody likes us or gets us. I do appreciate the feedback you've given and will work even more diligently to entertain those who follow us and do my best to attract a larger audience.
Thank you, at the very least, for responding and not completely blowing me off. I can only imagine what you might have said had you not been holding back.
In closing, I apologize for the venom but not for the reaction; I don't care if you don't like the music, but I found it very difficult to believe that you thought we were serious, or that you think the B&T fan base is so ignorant that they would start hitting their women in the back of the head every time they got pissed if you aired our music.
Thanks again for the response and your time. I know you're very busy.
Eric
MY RESPONSE:
Dean:
It's surprising that you don't get that we're not encouraging people to beat women, even though most of our comedy is based on exaggeration and irony (as is most comedy in general). Frankly, we're making fun of explicit acts that are taboo in America (and most civilized cultures), and if you can't miss that then I don't know what you're doing working in comedy. YOU RUN A COMEDY SHOW, DICK! HOW CAN YOU NOT GET COMEDY?!?
Does "D to the P" actually sound like we mean it? I'll give you that Russell Crowe is a stretch. If you do a teabag just right, it looks like a Roman War Helmet. Who starred in Gladiator? Right, so it's more of an inside joke, but it's hard to believe that you don't find any potential at all in this music, especially considering that lyrics are often changed to be a better fit for the radio. A couple of tweaks here and there and BAM, "Shave Your Hairy Beanbag" could be on your morning show, but I'm not mad.
Anyway, it's okay that not everybody likes us or gets us. I do appreciate the feedback you've given and will work even more diligently to entertain those who follow us and do my best to attract a larger audience.
Thank you, at the very least, for responding and not completely blowing me off. I can only imagine what you might have said had you not been holding back.
In closing, I apologize for the venom but not for the reaction; I don't care if you don't like the music, but I found it very difficult to believe that you thought we were serious, or that you think the B&T fan base is so ignorant that they would start hitting their women in the back of the head every time they got pissed if you aired our music.
Thanks again for the response and your time. I know you're very busy.
Eric
Do you have pics of our band or fans at our shows? Email them to eric@bsbrocks.com!
The Band Pics
Book us today!
(330) 606-0568 or
(614) 545-4500
eric@bsbrocks.com
Eric J. Rine
Dublin, Ohio
Akron/Canton, Ohio
(330) 606-0568 or
(614) 545-4500
eric@bsbrocks.com
Eric J. Rine
Dublin, Ohio
Akron/Canton, Ohio
